Moviegoers bid wistful goodbye to international phenomenon Photo: Warner Bros. Harry has a final confrontation with Voldemort in ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2,’ the final instalment in the film series.
Shia LaBeouf plays Sam Witwicky in TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON, from Paramount Pictures. The mechanical toy robots known as Transformers first appeared on store shelves in the 1980s.
Lightning McQueen and Mater in “Cars 2″ A 2006 animated hit from Pixar introduced a world of speaking motor vehicles, especially a shiny red racecar and his rust-encrusted ideal friend, a tow truck named “Mater.” Now they are back for an adventure that takes them around the world.
Photo: Courtesy 20th Century Fox Mr. Popper (Jim Carrey) and his son Billy (Maxwell Perry Cotton) enjoy the penguins. Wacky comedy is a specialty of Jim Carrey, but when his co-stars are six Gentoo penguins …on the loose in New York City …things really get wild.
People walk past motion picture banners outside a motion picture theatre in Jakarta, Indonesia (File Photo – February 21, 2011) The months of June, July and August are when Hollywood releases its blockbusters, the big-budget films aimed at appealing to global audiences.
‘Midnight in Paris’ recalls the past, looks to the present Photo: ©2011 SONY PICTURES CLASSICS 0wen Wilson channels Woody Allen and Rachel McAdams is his materialistic girlfriend in ‘Midnight in Paris.’ Woody Allen taps into the allure of a bygone era in “Midnight in Paris.” The acclaimed filmmaker captures a picture-perfect Paris and presents an intimate story in a centuries-old city only to remind us that, as much as we glorify the past, it’s ideal to live in the present.
‘The Tree of Life’ starring Brad Pitt won the top prize at the recent Cannes Film Festival Filmmaker Terrence Malick is not prolific. His five feature films span four decades. But each is masterful and has met with acclaim. His latest, The Tree of Life, starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain, recently received the Palme D’Or (top prize) at the Cannes Film Festival. Malick is known for his powerful visuals, spare dialogue and spiritual themes.
Photo: Photo by Roger Arpajou Left to Right: Michael Sheen as Paul, Nina Arianda as Carol, Rachel McAdams as Inez and Owen Wilson as Gil The films of Woody Allen have famously celebrated the romantic side of his native New York.