January and February always seem to feature movies that scare the crap out of us. Makes me wonder if we’re just so horrified at what might possibly happen in the coming year that we steel ourselves with scary movies. Any theories on that? At any rate, “Taken,� the movie about a teen being sold...

Brendan Fraser is back with a new adventure film for the kids. And when you look at his career, you might feel down because he makes millions of dollars, and you’re stuck where you are. But if you see his new movie Inkheart, you might just feel a little better… with a stiff drink in you. And...

Welcome to another Reject Report, and get ready for a big rant from me this week. The story this weekend, of course, is the announcement of the Oscar nominations made on Thursday morning. As a result, this weekend sees a glut of nominated movies, all going wide in hopes of getting that coveted Oscar...

INKHEART Studio: New Line Cinema Rated: PG for fantasy adventure action, some scary moments and brief language. Starring: Brendan Fraser, Sienna Guillory, Eliza Hop Bennett, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren and Andy Serkis Directed by: Iain Softly What it’s about: Brendan Fraser plays a Silvertongue, wh...

Welcome back to Defamer Attractions, your bulletproof guide to everything new, noteworthy and potentially misconceived at the movies. This week, werewolves attack, Brendan Fraser slums (again), and the Weinsteins dump Mickey Rourke. WHAT'S NEW: We don't expect the unusual box-office surge that accom...

It's nice to know that even in a crappy year for movies, the Academy Awards can still manage to screw up their nominations. You have to respect that kind of commitment. It is now 24 hours later and we have yet to finish stewing over The Dark Knight's snub in favor of The Reader. How bad of a misfire...

Normally when faced with a wealth of junket information for a film, I like to put them all together in one big article, to avoid running four or five similar pieces. I’m making an exception here with Inkheart author Cornelia Funke, who was just too vibrant and exciting and full of insight to s...

In theory, we’re totally for the idea of kids’ movies working as propaganda for reading, as the thought of a generation of children getting really good at wrist-flipping their Wiis rather than discovering the joys of Little Women or The Hardy Boys makes us feel sad inside. But Inkheart, based on...

While actors like Brandon Fraser and Paul Bettany were arriving on the Upper West Side last night for the premiere of Inkheart, a children's fantasy adventure film about fictional characters from books coming to life, a rather fantastical event involving a plane landing in the Hudson River had happe...

Let’s make no bones about it: I absolutely loved Inkheart . The single stand out element was Roger Pratt’s cinematography, which is just about unbelievable in places, though it was definitely a well written, well directed and brilliantly cast film. Like or lump Brendan Fraser, he was in ...