you know, those ravenous, re-animated corpses with the insatiable munchies for human-body bits - have been chewing up the big screen for more than 50 years. Their latest appearance, in this big-budget horror spoof that which mixes equal parts carnage and comedy, has become a bona fide box-office hit. ...more

October 23, 2009

a target as wide as a barn, ba dump bump - than this lame "comedy" about a paunchy director whose anti-American spirit (he wants to abolish the Fourth of July!) earns him visits from three flag-waving ghosts: George Washington, JFK and Patton, the latter played by Kelsey Grammer (no, really). ...more

January 2, 2009

KUNG-FU PANDA *** Resistance is futile. Somewhere deep in your depraved DNA is the trigger that will reduce you to helpless laughter at the sight of an obese, kung fu-loving panda voiced by Jack Black, who goes from lowly noodle shop employee to elite fighter without losing his love handles. The star-packed vocal cast includes Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman and Jackie Chan. ...more

November 6, 2008

NEW IN TOWN Max Payne (not reviewed) DEA agent Max Payne (Mark Wahlberg) and assassin Mona Sax (Mila Kunis) team up to solve a series of murders and get revenge for the death of their family members. The gritty movie is based on a gritty video game. See Review on TBOextra.com. 99 minutes (PG-13; violence including intense shooting sequences, drug content, some sexuality and brief strong profanity) ...more

October 17, 2008

THE EYE In this remake of yet another Japanese horror flick, Jessica Alba plays a violinist who has been blind since a childhood accident. After receiving a corneal transplant, she regains partial sight, but only of the spooky, haunted, slo-mo-and-CGI movie variety (think "Blink," et al.); apparently the previous owner of said corneas saw dead people. ...more

June 5, 2008

Actor Wesley Snipes' defense team unexpectedly rested its case in his tax fraud trial Monday, cutting in half a proceeding once expected to last a month. ...more

January 29, 2008

They came because of memories of Jeanne Corcoran, the Vegas Strip and Nevada's high desert. ...more

November 3, 2007

SARASOTA - A judge on Friday denied bail for a 48-year-old actor accused of drugging and raping a woman in his Bayfront home earlier this week. Attorney Catherine Sloane said she was disappointed in the judge's decision to keep her client, Joseph S. Arsenault, in jail. ...more

September 15, 2007