Articles Posted by Tim Plant
Salt
There is a type of book that only seems appropriate to buy in airports. Typically it’s filled with action scenes, very little character development, writing simple enough that you can skim it, and it has to be something you can leave in the seatback at the end of the flight. Also, often about 50 pages [...]
Inception
Ever had one of those dreams when you couldn’t wake up, a dream that seemed to go on forever and ever? Welcome to Inception. At 2 hours and 28 minutes it’s not just a blockbuster, it’s a clock buster. Inception is all about the concept. It’s part Matrix, part Ocean’s Eleven, with a dash of [...]
Get Him to the Greek
Two years ago, Forgetting Sarah Marshall was a hit not just because of Jason Segel‘s full frontal shot, but because it was a highly entertaining, smart and quirky film. In fact, it was probably in spite of the former that it succeeded. In FSM, Segal’s cute but doughy Peter ends up at a Hawaiian resort [...]
A Guide to Jake Gyllenhaal Shirtless
While some actors seem to rely on being shirtless (yes, I’m talking to you Ryan Reynolds, and you True Blood’s Ryan Kwanten) others utilize it a little more sparingly. Popscorn favorite Jake Gyllenhaal definitely falls into the latter category thus far, but Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time could be a game changer. While the film’s actual quality remains to be judged – and it will be judged – stills from the filming give hope for some shirtless gems to be found in the desert. Until then, here are a couple of movies that will take you back in time to see Jake all over again.
Sex and the City 2
Dear Sex and the City fans: Cheers! Everything you could have possibly wanted in a sequel to the first film, as a continuation of the television series, has arrived. So slip on your strappy sandals, pour a cosmo (or two), change your outfit six times, and be prepared to have your every fashion craving satisfied. [...]
Robin Hood
Robin Hood and Little John walkin’ through the forest … oo-de-lally, oo-de-lally, golly what a bore!
A great deal of nostalgia will be felt for Disney’s cartoon version of Robin Hood after seeing Ridley Scott’s overblown take on it. It’s also going to make you nostalgic for the two and a half hours you wasted in the theater.
Letters to Juliet
Letters to Juliet is like a puppy. It’s sweet, cute, and relies on long looks from its big eyes to get away with being bad. And it’s so adorable that you don’t want to be mean to it, but sometimes you have to be stern so it knows that something is not okay. So, director [...]
Iron Man 2
When Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) takes the stage at an Expo at the beginning of Iron Man 2, he does so in a manner completely befitting his self-assured bravado – by jumping out of a plane and landing on a platform covered with scantily clad dancers. It’s a move that only a man who knows he’s got a hit on his hands could make. Which is also why, though Steve Jobs is too scared to do it, director Jon Favreau can pull it off. He knows that the Iron Man franchise is returning as reigning champ and is going to set the bar for summer movie blockbusters.
