The autumn harvest has brought us a crop of worm ridden apples : “Lakeview Terrace,” “Eagle Eye,” “Bangkok Dangerous.” The art cinemas have shown a lot of low hanging fruit: “Flash of Genius,” “The Duchess,” “What Just Happened,” mostly main stream also rans that weren’t going to cut it in the suburban multiplexes. There isn’t […]
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Late Spring Round Up: Comedy at the Crossroads
“Baby Mama,” born of talent from “Saturday Night Live,” and “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” the latest output from Judd Apatow’s comedy factory, give us the opportunity to reflect on the state of funny in American movies. First “Baby Mama.” Here’s a sharp and funny premise; infertile executive hires trailer trash to carry her baby. So, two […]