KPCC film critics Wade Major and Tim Cogshell join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Arthur, Your Highness, Hanna, Soul Surfer, Circo and more. Plus, we’ll find out about the big hits at the Bermuda International Film Festival, which just wrapped. TGI-FilmWeek!
Guests:
Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and boxoffice.com
Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC and Box Office Magazine
Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and the Christian Science Monitor
Films Reviewed:
Arthur
A besotted playboy faces a choice between a billion dollar inheritance and true love.
Starring: Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Luis Guzman and Nick Nolte
Written by: Peter Baynham, based on characters created by Steve Gordon
Directed by: Jason Winer
Rated: PG-13
Warner Brothers Pictures
Your Highness
Two brothers, one a gallant knight and the other a shiftless slacker, attempt to save a maiden and their kingdom from an evil wizard.
Starring: Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman and Zooey Deschanel
Written by: Danny McBride and Ben Best
Directed by: David Gordon Green
Rated: R
Universal Pictures
Hanna
An expert teenage female assassin evades a ruthless intelligence agent during a mission in Europe.
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Tom Hollander and Cate Blanchett
Written by: Seth Lochhead and David Farr
Directed by: Joe Wright
Rated: PG-13
Focus Features
Soul Surfer
The true story of a teenage female surfer who tries to return to surfing after a shark attack.
Starring: AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt and Carrie Underwood
Written by: Sean McNamara, Deborah Schwartz, Douglas Schwartz and Michael Berk
Directed by: Sean McNamara
Rated: PG
TriStar Pictures
Putty Hill
A young man’s untimely death from a drug overdose draws his family and friends together.
Starring: Sky Ferreira, Zoe Vance and James Siebor Jr.
Written and directed by: Matt Porterfield
Not rated
The Cinema Guild
Wrecked
(Sunset 5)
A man faces his forgotten life after waking trapped in a wrecked car with amnesia.
Starring: Adrien Brody, Caroline Dhavernas and Ryan Robbins
Written by: Christopher Dodd
Directed by: Michael Greenspan
Rated: R
IFC Films
Meet Monica Velour
A nerdy teenager meets an aging porn star and learns the mundane nature of her life.
Starring: Kim Cattrall, Dustin Ingram and Brian Dennehy
Written and directed by: Keith Bearden
Rated: R
Anchor Bay Films
Circo
A traveling circus in Mexico faces challenges to its survival in the new millennium.
Starring: Juventino Ponce Ledezma and Ivonne Galindo Valenzuela
Written by: Aaron Schock and Mark Becker
Directed by: Aaron Schock
Not rated
First Run Features
DVDs
Casino Jack
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Barry Pepper and Jon Lovitz
Directed by: George Hickenlooper
I Love You Phillip Morris
Starring: Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor and Leslie Mann
Directed by: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa
Tron: Legacy
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Olivia Wilde, Beau Garrett and Bruce Boxleitner
Directed by: Joseph Kosinski
Little Fockers
Starring: Ben Stiller, Teri Polo and Robert De Niro
Directed by: Paul Weitz