City of Ember / **1/2 ()
"City of Ember" (PG, 95 minutes). In a futuristic but old-fashioned village buried far beneath earth's surface, humans have lived for more than 200 years. But now it's up to young Doon and Lina (Harry Treadaway and Saoirse Ronan) to avoid the giant mutant moles and find an escape route. Correctly rated PG; there's not a moment of dash-13 in it. With Tim Robbins, Bill Murray, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Martin Landau and Mary Kay Place. Rated Two and a half stars.

Box Office Predictions (October 10-12)
The week after the Chihuahuas ran the box office comes a plethora of movies with potential to take the top spot.  Whether or not the dogs drop from box office champs will determine on these following films released today. First, let’s start with Body of Lies.  Opening in over 2,700 theaters with power houses Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio running the show, this film has great promise to take the box office crown this weekend.  What are the drawbacks?  Well, if you don’t know, Body of L

"City of Ember": Heroes rise up from dystopian detritus
The family fantasy "City of Ember"— directed by Gil Kenan ("Monster House") and starring Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Saoirse Ronan and Harry Treadaway — is an engrossing adaptation of Jeanne Duprau's novel about a futuristic underground city.

Review: City of Ember
One of the most gorgeous-looking films I've seen this year is City of Ember, the Fox/Walden adaptation of Jeanne Duprau's young-adult fantasy novel about a post-apocalyptic underground city. Although the story is aimed at younger audiences, it's still enjoyable for grown-ups. The movie should be viewed on as large a screen as you can find, giving you the sense that you're this close to the fascinating and decaying city where the story is set. The movie's prologue lays out the premise clearly. In the future

Who turned out the lights? Dark secrets from below
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)City of Ember: Fantasy. Starring Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Harry Treadaway and Saoirse Ronan. Directed by Gil Kenan. (PG. 95 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Movies are planned months and years in advance, and yet it's not uncommon for...

Movie Review - 'City of Ember'
City of Ember Starring Harry Treadaway, Saoirse Ronan, Bill Murray, and Tim Robbins Directed by Gil Kenan Rated PG It's a tremendous concept, but I have a gut feeling they've started telling us the story in the wrong place. City of Ember is based on a children's book by Jeanne DuPrau about an underground civilization that is running out of time and options.Ember was created by "The Builders," and though the characters in the story don't know how they got t

Who turned out the lights? Dark secrets from below
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)City of Ember: Fantasy. Starring Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Harry Treadaway and Saoirse Ronan. Directed by Gil Kenan. (PG. 95 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Movies are planned months and years in advance, and yet it's not uncommon for...

Theatrical Releases for 10-10-08
A few new movies opening this weekend.QUARANTINE – An attempt to be the next CLOVERFIELD. A group of people are trapped in a building under quarantine by the CDC. With a no name cast, will anyone care to see it?THE EXPRESS - A Dennis Quaid football film. I originally left this off the list, as I thought it had already opened. All these football films blend together. BODY OF LIES– Ridley Scott directs this thriller with Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe from the writer of THE DEPARTED. I’ve see

Movie review: Muddled 'Body of Lies'
RATING: (ALERT VIEWER)Body of Lies: Action drama. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe and Mark Strong. Directed by Ridley Scott. (R. 128 minutes. At Bay Area theaters. For complete movie listings and show times, and to buy tickets for select theaters,...

'City of Ember' Celebrates Its Premiere in New York
The city that never sleeps became the host to the special screening event of Fox-Walden adventure fantasy film about two teenagers racing to save the people living in an underground city. © Sylvain Gaboury/PR Photos In anticipation of "City of Ember" theatrical release this coming Friday on October 10, Fox-Walden Media have presented moviegoers with the premiere of their latest adventure fantasy film. Held at AMC Loews 1

Under-plotted and overdecorated
CITY OF EMBERDirected by Gil KenanWritten by Caroline ThompsonStarring Bill Murray, Saoirse Ronan and Harry Treadaway

Review: City of Ember
Plot: After an unknown calamity makes the earth uninhabitable, society is forced to go underground. For generations, the city of

Will There Be A City Of Ember 2? [City Of Ember]
If you're a fan of the underground world of young adult scifi that is Jeanne Duprau's City Of Ember, then you're aware there's a sequel to this novel called The People of Sparks. So in a press conference for the movie adaptation Bill Murray, Tim Robbins and Saoirse Ronan answered who might be coming back, and what were the chances for an Ember 2. And Murray has a very complicated scientific explanation of his character's future. Spoilers for the film below. In the end of Ember the corrupt Mayor met

'City of Ember' web reviews
Younger audiences will likely have a good time watching "City of Ember" this weekend, Gil Kenan's family adventure about two teenagers who race against time to help the citizens of Ember escape before the city’s powerful generator breaks down and all the lights go out forever. Saoirse Ronan, Tim Robbins and Bill Murray star. Let's see what online critics have to say about the flick: • Cinematical's Jette Kernion: "Caroline Thompson's script gives us strong main characters and entertaining supporting cha

Movie review: Muddled 'Body of Lies'
RATING: (ALERT VIEWER)Body of Lies: Action drama. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe and Mark Strong. Directed by Ridley Scott. (R. 128 minutes. At Bay Area theaters. For complete movie listings and show times, and to buy tickets for select theaters,...

Review: Body of Lies
I found myself asking one simple question during Ridley Scott's Body of Lies, a well-shot, big-name intelligence thriller that sees Leonardo DiCaprio's CIA man caught up in action in the Middle East -- namely, what is Body of Lies for? I don't mean that in the sense of asking what it supports or believes in -- although, with the film's mix of Hollywood heroics and sneering cynicism, you're certainly left with that question -- but rather in the sense of asking what it is that Body of Lies means to accomplish

Review: ‘Body of Lies’
Ridley Scott brings in a couple of A-listers in Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe to take a shot at the spy globe trotting genre, and what we get is a very real feeling and superbly made film that will keep you guessing until the end. Roger Ferris (DiCaprio) is a C.I.A. operative in the middle east collecting intel and eliminating targets under the watchful eye of his supervisor Ed Hoffman (Crowe) who sits at home in D.C. and at Langley calling the shots from overhead surveillance from the sky.  Hoffman

Review: ‘Body of Lies’ flat
Three years after his Crusades epic “Kingdom of Heaven,” director Ridley Scott returns to the shifting sands of the Middle East with “Body of Lies.” Unfortunately, despite the star power of Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, the movie lags. Read the full story   Archived Entry Post Date : Saturday, Oct 11th, 2008 at 8:02 am Category : Uncategorized Do More : You can leave a response, or trackback from your own

Body of Lies: Anatomy of a Scene
Ridley Scott, the director of "Body of Lies," discusses a scene from the film starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a C.I.A. operative and Russell Crowe as his superior. Tags: warner bros, drama, book, thriller, featurette, bts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe Embed Trailer <object width="360" height="205"><param name="movie" value="xhttp://www.traileraddict.com/emb/6861"><param name=

Movie Review: Body of Lies
CIA spy Roger Ferris is sent to Jordan to find a Middle Eastern terrorist in Body of Lies. Smart but spent, Body of Lies is an American stereotype done up nice. Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio), a CIA agent in Iraq, is reassigned to Jordan to find Al-Saleem (Alon Abutbul), a terrorist threatening to commit attacks all over Europe. Contrary to and against the warning of his successors, Ferris decides to include the Head of Jordanian General Intelligence Department, the well dressed and brilliant Hani Sal

Movie Drinking Games: Body of Lies
Ridley Scott is back with Russell Crowe in tow. And they’ve picked up Leonardo DiCaprio along the way. Together, they are taking on the terrorists in the Middle East, with the help of an Jordanian bureaucrat who looks like Andy Garcia. Even though devout Muslims aren’t allowed to drink, you ...

The Russell Crowe Gimmick: A History
Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros.This needs to stop. In Body of Lies, Russell Crowe once again pulls out his oldest gimmick: The Contrarian Detail. Again and again, Crowe plays tough guys — and tries to humanize them with some too poetic, too cute detail, to ridiculous, distracting effect. His Black Bart cowboy had a taste for painting in 3:10 to Yuma (remember him sketching the sagebrush in between gunfights?). His fearless sea captain had a fine hand with the violin in Master and Commander (how&r

Kevin's Review: Body of Lies - Probably the Best Thriller of Its Kind
Post-9/11 thrillers have come and gone over the years, but none have ever really gotten the recipe right. The Kingdom is too heavy on action; Traitor tries to be too smart; and there's just no redeeming Rendition. It's easy to say that Ridley Scott's Body of Lies is a bit tardy, but I'd prefer to describe the film's entrance into this growing genre as fashionably late. With Scott at the helm, and Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe as leads, Body of Lies is a blockbuster both on paper and in execution. The

Review: 'Body of Lies' flat
Three years after his Crusades epic "Kingdom of Heaven," director Ridley Scott returns to the shifting sands of the Middle East with "Body of Lies." Unfortunately, despite the star power of Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, the movie lags.

Movie Review - 'Body of Lies'
Body of Lies. Ironically, in the first film, the spying is to know too much, while in Body of Lies, too little is known in spite of it. The film is based on a novel by David Ignatius - adapted for the screen by The Departed screenwriter William Monahan - about a search for a high-ranking terrorist that involves the incompatible methods of the intelligence communities of the United States and Jordan. Ferris is on the ground doing the dirty work of Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe), who sits in air