http://worcestermovies.com The Official Site Of Worcester Movies Weekly...And Your Only Stop For Movie Info In Worcester! Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:35:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en HANCOCK [PG-13] review by David Foucher We’re quite used to Will Smith on the 4th of July in this country; he’s been in the pole position for July six times in a row, and frankly, the relative merits of his release on this holiday don't much matter. Fans will be lined up ... http://worcestermovies.com/2008/07/02/review-hancock/ KIT KITTREDGE: AN AMERICAN GIRL [G] review by Robin Clifford Kit (Abigail Breslin) is a smart, imaginative, spirited and inquisitive girl who aspires to have her news articles printed in the local newspaper. It is 1934 and the effects of the Great Depression have descended on her hometown, Cincinnati. Her friends, ... http://worcestermovies.com/2008/07/02/review-kit-kittredge-an-american-girl/ MAD MEN: SEASON ONE [NR] DVD review by Robert Newton When a show like "The Sopranos" makes its final cut-to-black, its greatness does not merely evaporate into the ether; like some kind of symbiotic organism, it finds another host to inhabit, and in this case, that show's executive producer and writer, Matthew ... http://worcestermovies.com/2008/07/01/review-mad-men-season-one/ MONGOL [R] review by Laura Clifford In 1172, young Temudjin (Odnyam Odsuren) learned of humankind's baser instincts when his father, the Khan Esugei (Ba Sen), was poisoned by a rival. Esugei's right-hand-man Targutai (Amadu Mamadakov) then proceeded to steal his former Khan's goods and vowed to kill Temudjin when he reached ... http://worcestermovies.com/2008/07/01/review-mongol/ WALL•E  [G] review by David Foucher The Earth of the year 2700 has been completely abandoned by humanity, our inescapable drive for excess having wasted away the planet's natural resources to the point where we literally abandon our Good Ship Earth. In our absence, we leave the regrettable and monumental job of ... http://worcestermovies.com/2008/06/27/review-wall%e2%80%a2e/ WANTED [R] review by Padraic Maroney With credible actors like Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, and rap crossover Common, the words should have flown from the pages of Mark Millar's and J.G. Jones's comic book series. On paper, the action sequences are kept moving at a blurrily fast pace, and readers ... http://worcestermovies.com/2008/06/27/1789/ There are quite a few '80s fans among us here, which is why we were so joyful when we discovered the video for Providence, RI-based rock band No More Kings' song, "Sweep The Leg," written by Pete Mitchell and Neil Robins. The video, directed by William Zabka, is a total ... http://worcestermovies.com/2008/06/26/web-film-sweep-the-leg/ You can qualify to win a copy of Magnolia Pictures' acclaimed indie horror film The Signal by answering a simple trivia question correctly. Read on for details. It's New Year's Eve in the city of Terminus and chaos is this year's resolution. All forms of communication have been jammed by an ... http://worcestermovies.com/2008/06/26/dvd-giveaway-the-signal/ GET SMART [PG-13] review by Padraic Maroney We've seen pretty much every kind of secret agent spy movie that there is to see. From James Bond to Austin Powers, there isn't anything new that can be thrown at audiences. That is where Get Smart comes in. Based on of the classic television show ... http://worcestermovies.com/2008/06/20/review-get-smart/ THE LOVE GURU [PG-13] review by Kilian Melloy In his Austin Powers movies, Mike Myers shows that it's possible to put one's tongue in one's cheek and add chocolate sauce for a dumb, and yet thrillingly inventive, confection: he mocks the suave super-spy genre by sticking so close to its absurd conventions ... http://worcestermovies.com/2008/06/20/review-the-love-guru/ THE VISITOR [PG-13] review by Kilian Melloy Because we define ourselves according to certain externals, loss can change our perceptions of who we are. The question then is how, or whether, we redefine who we are; a tricky business, because in times of grief or distress, it's easy to pull back and ... http://worcestermovies.com/2008/06/19/review-the-visitor/ THE INCREDIBLE HULK [PG-13] review by Robert Newton Call it "Hulk 2.0." After Ang Lee's flawed but unfairly maligned 2003 screen version of the smashingly popular comic book, Hulk, audiences quickly hungered for a follow-up that delivered more of what they had come to love about the character and its Big Green ... http://worcestermovies.com/2008/06/13/review-the-incredible-hulk/ THE HAPPENING [R] review by Bob Nesti With each release M. Night Shyamalan confirms his status as a one-hit wonder. That hit, The Sixth Sense, was a wonder (and obviously a fluke), but what has he done for us lately? After all, that was nearly a decade ago in 1999. Sadly, his ... http://worcestermovies.com/2008/06/13/review-the-happening/ THE THREE STOOGES COLLECTION VOL. 2: 1937-1939  [NR] Hello! - Hello! - Hello! Sony, On behalf of Stooges fans everywhere (including the three documented females who don't just pretend to like them for the sake of keeping the peace with their men), we thank you. The fact that you are finally giving ... http://worcestermovies.com/2008/06/07/review-the-three-stooges-collection-vol-2-1937-1939/ SQUARE PEG NO MORE Talking with 'Sex And The City' star Sarah Jessica Parker interview by Fred Topel Sex and the City: The Movie has had millions of fans metaphorically lining up for tickets since the TV series ended. Still, filmmakers want more than just their core fans to enjoy the film. Star ... http://worcestermovies.com/2008/06/06/interview-sarah-jessica-parker-sex-and-the-city/