Taken." title="Spy Daddy: Liam Neeson in Taken." / Taken Running time 93 minutes Written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen Directed by Pierre Morel Starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen Liam Neeson was up for—but never got to play—James Bond, and now he’s getting even. In the vio...

TAKEN Studio: 20th Century Fox Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language. Starring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Katie Cassidy, Famke Janssen and Xander Berkeley Directed by: Pierre Morel What it’s about: Bryan Mil...

Directed by Pierre Morel Starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Xander Berkeley, Katie Cassidy and Olivier Rabourdin The director of District B13 brings us the story of a father who will do anything to ensure the safe return of his daughter. Bryan Mills (Neeson) is an ex-CIA agent who ha...

Year in Review Part 4 of 5 "Overrated" and "Underrated" are loaded statements when it comes to the critical and popular reception of movies. They suggest a false notion that there exists an easily cited consensus but depending on who you read and where you get your information consensus may vary. Wh...

TheWackness Running time 110 minutes Written and directed by Jonathan Levine Starring Josh Peck, Ben Kingsley, Olivia Thirlby, Famke Janssen, Mary-Kate Olsen Not the least of the problems facing people who write about movies on a weekly basis is the deadlines. You can’t say, “I think I’d rathe...

The Wackness Running time 110 minutesWritten and directed by Jonathan Levine Starring Josh Peck, Ben Kingsley, Olivia Thirlby, Famke Janssen Jonathan Levine’s The Wackness, from his own screenplay, takes place in New York during the summer of 1994, when the newly inaugurated mayor, Rudy Giuliani, ...

Liam Neeson looks to be channeling his “Mel Gibson from Ransom” side in a new movie called Taken . It his theaters on September 8th and co-stars Maggie Grace (Lost) and Famke Janssen (X-Men). As you can tell from the trailer below, some kidnappers snatch a girl and her friend while in Pa...

There's plenty of high speed big thrill activity now playing at the multiplex but if you want an actress to get your heart racing this summer, you're going to have to look for counter-programming. Look no further than Famke Janssen's film elevating, career expanding work in Chris Eigeman's directori...

Welcome back to Defamer Attractions, your weekly source of tips, hints and handicapping for the latest in moviegoing. Today we catch up with projections for the not-so-mystifyingly buzz-less Speed Racer, gauge Iron Man's prepatent for a second straight week at No. 1, survey the prospect for our well...

Thanks for throwing us a bone this time, Gwyns. How come we can only get your picture when you're shilling a movie? Hypocrite! Here's Gwyneth Paltrow showing some skin at the Iron Man premiere in Tribeca. She plays Pepper Potts in the movie. Hopefully the Mandarin or the Titanium Man takes care of h...