That look on Steve Martin's face is the same one most moviegoers got when they heard about 'Pink Panther 2.' I mean, seriously?
One time trying to one-up Peter Sellers' iconic inspector Clouseau wasn't blasphemous enough?
Having said that, I'm kind of ashamed to admit that the trailers for this one have made me laugh, especially when Martin inexplicably shouts "Zee Burger!" Opens 2/6.
- That look on Steve Martin's face is the same one most moviegoers got when they heard about 'Pink Panther 2.' I mean, seriously? One time trying to one-up Peter Sellers' iconic inspector Clouseau wasn't blasphemous enough? Having said that, I'm kind of ashamed to admit that the trailers for this one have made me laugh, especially when Martin inexplicably shouts "Zee Burger!" Opens 2/6.
- 'He's Just Not That Into You' sports no less than nine above-the-title stars . Not sure if that's a good sign or a bad one, but with Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore and Jennifer Connelly, this is one star-studded chick flick. Based on a best-selling self-help book that i wouldn't read if you put a gun to my head (OK, well maybe a gun...), the flick was delayed a few times - usually a sign that people won't be that into it. 2/6
- Henry Selick once directed 'A Nightmare Before Christmas,' so there may be hope for Coraline, his latest stop-motion animationfest based on a book by graphic novel god Neil Gaiman. Henry Selick also once directed 'Monkeybone,' which was one of the singularly awful moviegoning experiences of my lifetime, so there's that, too. Probably a must-see for serious animation geeks, but be warned: This one's way too dark for the little ones. Opens 2/6.
- A band of so-called 'psychic warriors' teams up to fight bad guys in this special effects heavy thriller that stars Chris Evans and Dakota "Teflon" Fanning. Why "Teflon"? Well, consider that the young Fanning (who competes against herself this month, as she also voices the lead character in 'Coraline') has a career 38% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Yuck - those are George W-like numbers. Opens 2/6
- And the award for most boring movie title of the month goes to 'The International.' Clive Owen plays an Interpol agent out to uncover unseemly connections between international (!) banks and an international (!) arms operation. Also along for the ride is Naomi Watts, an actress of international (!) acclaim. Sounds like a thoroughly cosmopolitan affair. Opens 2/13
- Who says Hollywood is out of ideas? Instead of yet another Friday the 13th sequel, we get something completely different... a Friday the 13th remake! Yes, the hockey-masked slasher Jason is back (again) and terrorizing teens at Camp Crystal Lake. You know what I like about Jason? Totally old school - none of the new-fangled NHL equipment for him. Despite safety advances, he's sticking with the old school filp-style mask. Opens 2/13 (duh)
- Just in time for Valentine's Day comes 'Confessions of a Shopaholic,' a date movie about a girl (Isla Fisher) who moves to Manhattan and can't stop shopping. Unfortunately, it also arrives just in time for the ongoing Recession, when most Manhattanites can't even afford a date movie anymore, let alone a compulsive shopping habit. Opens 2/13
- Tyler Perry wasn't the first comic to don a fat suit and cross dress for our pleasure - Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence, among others, beat him to it by a mile. But Perry has by now perfected the art - Over the past three years, his movies have made more than $200 million domestically. In 'Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail,' Madea, his famously sassy and cranky cross-dressing creation, lands herself in the pokey. Opens 2/20.
- 'Fired Up' is about a couple of high school football stars who decide to ditch the gridiron and go to cheerleading camp to meet girls. There are so many things wrong with that plan it's hard to know where to start, so let's just say that this doesn't seem like an aptly titled movie. Hard to imagine anyone's all that fired up to see it. Opens 2/20.
- If the thought of Disney Channel stars Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas coming at you in 3-D doesn't set your heart aflutter and make you WANT TO RUN OUT AND BUY TICKETS RIGHT NOW, well then you must not have a pulse. Either that, or you're not a 12-year-old girl. The Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience opens 2/27
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