Articles by Bill Gatevackes

1. The Seeker: The Dark is Rising (3,141 Theaters, Rated PG): This winter movie season is a big one for the adaptation of the children’s novel series for the big screen. Susan Cooper’s The Dark [click for more]

1. The Kingdom (2,792 Theaters, Rated R): This is how I imagine a phone call during the planning stages of this movie went. STUDIO EXEC: Hey! Is this my star writer!WRITER: Yes, it’s me.EXEC: Great! [click for more]

1. Resident Evil: Extinction (2,828 Theaters, Rated R): I am torn about the series. I love zombie movies. But I hate video game adaptations. And this franchise is both. Some people must like it. This [click for more]

1. The Brave One (2,755 Theaters, Rated R): The Director? Neil Jordan (Mona Lisa, Crying Game, Interview with a Vampire). The Lead Actress? Two-time Academy Award Winner Jodie Foster (The Accused, Silence of the Lambs). [click for more]

1. 3:10 to Yuma (2,652 Theaters, Rated R): I don’t know about you, but I like westerns. I’ll admit that they are an acquired taste, but it is definitely a taste I’ve acquired. Why do [click for more]

I. Balls of Fury (3,052 Theaters, Rated PG-13, Opened Wednesday): Ah, will Hollywood ever run out of sports to parody? I think ping pong falls somewhere between Ice Dancing (Blades of Glory) and Dodgeball (DodgeBall: [click for more]

1. The Nanny Diaries (2,629 Theaters, Rated PG-13): A movie featuring a spunky young woman in a demeaning job answering to a demanding boss adapted from a popular chick lit novel? It’s no stretch of [click for more]

1. Superbad (2,800 Theaters, Rated R): At last! It seems like they started advertising this film in 2004! Yes, if there were Academy Awards for Best Marketing Program, Superbad might have a lock on the [click for more]

1. Rush Hour 3 (3,000+ Theaters): The team that took the buddy film, to a whole other level is back. Why? Well, because they really didn’t have much anything else to do. The Rush Hour [click for more]