This is 40 (movie)

Media investor Gordy Crawford signs off. Hulu owners bicker.

2012-12-21 08:28:00

After the coffee. Before seeing if the Mayans are right and this is my last Morning Fix ever. The Skinny: So far, I'm still here. Check back with me later in the day. Friday's headlines include the holiday weekend box office preview, a profile of...

'Hobbit' rules again as Cruise, Apatow, Streisand post soft debuts

2012-12-23 09:26:00

It was a ho-ho-ho-hum weekend at the box office, as five new releases failed to draw moviegoers to the multiplex in droves. "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" was the No. 1 film for the second consecutive weekend, collecting an additional $36.7...

Starz seeks new orbit. Britney getting bounced from 'X Factor?'

2012-12-28 07:38:00

After the coffee. Before figuring out where this year went. The Skinny: We made it through this week in one piece. Now we just have to get through next week until things start to return to normal. Friday's headlines include a preview of the weekend...

'Hobbit' tops box office! HGTV on a roll. ITV gets 'Duck Dynasty.'

2012-12-24 08:28:00

After the coffee. Before the last-minute run to the mall! The skinny: If you're reading this it means you're like me and had to do some work today. Well, we will try to make this a quick read so you and I can sneak out early and enjoy the evening....

'Django Unchained' premiere canceled because of Newtown tragedy

2012-12-17 16:26:00

In the wake of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., the Weinstein Co. has decided to cancel the Hollywood premiere of its movie "Django Unchained." The studio was set to roll out the red carpet for the ultra-violent Quentin Tarantino flick at the...

Apodaca: Boomers won't go gracefully

2013-03-16 18:11:11

This week I'm feeling the need to address a topic that weighs on me more with each passing day: I'm getting old. I've realized this because I no longer spend my weekends traipsing my kids to birthday parties with bounce houses and reptile shows. Instead,...

Movie Guide for TownMall in Carroll County, Jan. 13, 2012

2013-01-12 11:52:00

now playing "Django Unchained" (R). A slave turned bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. With Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio. TownMall Cinemas (12:50, 4:20, 7:50 p.m.) "Gangster Squad"...

Movie Guide for TownMall in Carroll County, Dec. 30, 2012

2012-12-29 16:32:00

now playing "Django Unchained" (R). A slave-turned-bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. With Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio. TownMall Cinemas (12:15, 3:45, 7:20, 10:50 p.m.) "The...

Q&A: 'This is 40' star Leslie Mann and writer/director Judd Apatow

2012-12-17 00:00:00

�Ridiculously, unjustly, few Oscar prognosticators include “This is 40” star Leslie Mann or her husband, writer-director Judd Apatow, on lists of likely nominees. Thing is, Apatow’s a member of the Academy—will he vote for himself?...

'This is 40' review: Judd Apatow's best movie yet

2012-12-19 00:00:00

**** (out of four) “Forty can suck my [bleep]” -- Debbie (Leslie Mann) in “This is 40.” Writer-director Judd Apatow (“The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “Funny People”) may always be a softie, but his latest film...

Jessica Chastain stars in "Zero Dark Thirty," which got off to a strong start in a few theaters Wednesday.

2012-12-20 10:18:55

3. "This is 40" Judd Apatow's best movie is both very funny and very perceptive about getting older individually and as a couple -- with some of the strongest jokes used to underscore the tension, not dissolve it.

2012-12-18 14:21:00

Did I expect them to engage in extremely amusing, likable banter about music and marriage? Absolutely. Did I expect them to tell me to go have kids immediately, and get busy like Prince? No.

2012-12-17 00:00:00