Alice Braga

The 2013 Summer Movie Preview is a snapshot of films opening through the end of August. Release dates (for Los Angeles) and other details, as compiled by Oliver Gettell, are subject to change. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Sneaks list: In the...

The King's Speech With a dozen Oscar nominations under its belt (including best picture), you might not think of a posh costume piece like “The King's Speech” as a buddy comedy, though it is; a dazzling example of that shopworn form. Put...

People have been turning out en masse, including Marcus, to see “The Rite,” a PG-13-rated film in which Anthony Hopkins plays a priest qualified to perform exorcisms. “You know, the interesting thing about skeptics, atheists, is that...

THE MECHANIC(2011)* *1/2 (B-)Directed by Simon WestStarring Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Tony Goldwyn, Jeff Chase, Mini Anden, James LoganCBS Films/Rated R/Action/92 minutesAvailable on: DVD and Blu-rayThe 1972 movie starring Charles...

Dates are changing, studios are firming up release plans, figuring out what will actually be finished in time for this or that target date, in some cases. Films will be picked up at Sundance and find their way into theaters. Documentaries will find a...

Thirty minutes into the exorcism thriller, “The Rite,” Anthony Hopkins shows up. And for this performance, playing a grizzled, whimsical Welsh exorcist plying his trade in the working class back alleys of Rome,  Sir Tony packed the...

Anthony Hopkins and "The Rite" premiere possessed Hollywood. Father Gary Thomas, on whom Colin O'Donoghue's character was based, joined Colin O'Donogue and Anthony Hopkins for "The Rite" premiere....

Predators is a workable revival  of the B-movie hunters-become-the-hunted franchise that Arnold Schwarzenegger and John McTiernan launched back in 1987. It sets up as a taut, nervy Eight Rough Characters in Search of an Exit, flirts with the idea of...

Universal Pictures' first attempt at computer animation and 20th Century Fox's bid to revive "Predators" are both headed for good openings, but "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" should again emerge the winner this weekend at the box office. The animated...

"Despicable Me" had a sensational debut at the box office, taking in a studio-estimated $60.1 million and easily surpassing the second weekend of "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse," which dropped 49% to $33.4 million and is playing virtually even with the......

Predators is a workable revival of the B-movie hunters-become-the-hunted franchise that Arnold Schwarzenegger and John McTiernan launched back in 1987. It sets up as a taut, nervy Eight Rough Characters in Search of an Exit, flirts with the idea of...

No relation to the Emilio Estevez-starring cult classic "Repo Man," this sci-fi tale casts Jude Law and Forest Whitaker as repossession agents of a very specific and unusual nature that takes a strong stomach. They retrieve artificial organs from...