Trailer Watch: ‘Immortals’ Looks Like ‘300’ Meets ‘Clash of the Titans’

It’s no surprise that the first words we’re greeted with in this trailer for Immortals is “From the Producers of 300” since it’s oozing with the same sort of hyper-stylized flair. Plus, we also get lots of epic battle shots full of shirtless warriors tak


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Hello sequels, goodbye Harry Potter: Summer movie preview

Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz in On Stranger Tides, the latest instalment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Peter Mountain Photo Jason Anderson Special to the Star From guaranteed blockbusters — including Harry Potter’s swan song — to box office


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Capsule reviews of feature films

THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU 2 stars. Slack adaptation of Philip K. Dick's short story "Adjustment Team" stars a disengaged Matt Damon as an aspiring pol who goes off message when he falls for flirty dancer Emily Blunt. The action sequences feel like filler, th


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Review: The Tilted Kilt in White Marsh

The Tilted Kilt is a Celtic-themed chain bar-restaurant where the waitresses wear less dressing than its Caesar salads; think Hooters dressed up in skimpy tartan duds.
At first glance, it looks like the only draw it's got going for it is a good view, and


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Adam Sandler & His Daughters Go For A Bike Ride

Natalie is a SAHM of three children: her 3-year-old son and 1-year-old twin girls. She writes Mommy of a Monster and Twins, which is all about the day-to-day chaos that comes with chasing three kids in three different directions, usually all at the same


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Movie reviews: 4-28

Summaries are condensed from Blade reviews and reflect the theater schedule starting Friday. Films are rated on a scale of 5 stars (best) to Bomb (worst). The reviewer's name, movie running time, and abbreviations of the theaters where the movie is playi


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Summer movie season is awash in sequels, not to mention comic-book heroes and wedding romcoms


Summer 2011 will be more of a numbers game than usual.
The eighth and final "Harry Potter" movie will bring the fabled franchise to a close, having already grossed more than $2 billion since the boy wizard crawled out from under the stairs and into the w


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