http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2008 Kansas City Star Movies 60 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:58:11 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@kansascity.com http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/columnists/robert_w_butler/story/718578.html http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/columnists/robert_w_butler/story/718578.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:03 CDT “Step Brothers” is a one-joke comedy that might have made a decent recurring sketch on “Saturday Night Live,” digested in five-minute doses. http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies/story/718717.html http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies/story/718717.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:24 CDT "This sequel settles into familiar but not terribly thrilling territory." http://www.kansascity.com/710/story/718618.html http://www.kansascity.com/710/story/718618.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:50 CDT Ripped abs. Glistening biceps. Rock-hard pecs. What boy wouldn’t want to look like Conan the Barbarian? http://www.kansascity.com/710/story/718591.html http://www.kansascity.com/710/story/718591.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:57 CDT There’s one supremely goofy moment in “The X-Files: I Want to Believe.” http://www.kansascity.com/710/story/708950.html http://www.kansascity.com/710/story/708950.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:06 CDT Can there be any doubt that China’s monumental Three Gorges Dam will indeed change China forever? http://www.kansascity.com/710/story/708954.html http://www.kansascity.com/710/story/708954.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:06 CDT “The Animation Show” can’t help but be a mixed bag. Curator Mike Judge (sans former partner Don Hertzfeldt) has assembled more than two dozen short films from around the world, representing virtually every animation technique ever invented. If even half of them are good, it should count as a success. (It opens today at the Screenland Crossroads.) http://www.kansascity.com/710/story/708976.html http://www.kansascity.com/710/story/708976.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:16 CDT Somewhere, there’s a dimension where Pixar animation has never existed. In that dimension, “Space Chimps” is a monstrous box-office phenom and regarded as an instant classic. http://www.kansascity.com/710/story/709031.html http://www.kansascity.com/710/story/709031.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:22 CDT As colorful as a peacock feather and just about as insubstantial, “Mamma Mia!” bounces along on the music of ABBA and a cast of pros who sell like there’s no tomorrow. http://www.kansascity.com/710/story/706301.html http://www.kansascity.com/710/story/706301.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:05 CDT The Dark Knight” is a good — not great — superhero movie that crams as many ideas into its 2 1/2 hours as it can and still be considered a summer action picture. http://www.kansascity.com/710/story/699752.html http://www.kansascity.com/710/story/699752.html Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:44 CDT “When Did You Last See Your Father?” is based on a true story, but it still feels contrived. http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies/story/718569.html http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies/story/718569.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:40 CDT The stars of “Step Brothers” are stepping up to some bigger projects: •Will Ferrell is park ranger Rick Marshall in “Land of the Lost,” a remake of the cheesy ’70s TV show (July 17, 2009). And Columbia Pictures just announced he’ll play Dr. Watson to Sacha Baron Cohen’s Sherlock Holmes. http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies/story/718600.html http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies/story/718600.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:45 CDT So you didn’t get to San Diego for the nation’s biggest nerdfest, Comic-Con? The next best thing: our peek at fantasy-fueled movies showcased there this week. http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies/story/718602.html http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies/story/718602.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:45 CDT Here’s what you need to know if you’ve never seen TV’s “The X-Files” but are strangely attracted to the trailer: http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies/story/718606.html http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies/story/718606.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:50 CDT Information for parents deciding which movies are best for kids ages 2 to 18: “Step Brothers”: It’s rated R for constant extremely crude humor, very explicit sexual references and situations, pornography, drug references, drinking, very strong language used by adults and children, brief very explicit nudity and comic violence, including beating up children. Recommendation: adults. http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies/story/718607.html http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies/story/718607.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:50 CDT THE ANIMATION BEFORE  BIGGER  STRONGER Doc about steroids, body image and the nature of truth. http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies/story/718619.html http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies/story/718619.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:50 CDT The 13th annual Vince Koehler Film Festival will concentrate on Japanese anime, the style influenced by science fiction and fantasy. http://www.kansascity.com/412/story/717504.html http://www.kansascity.com/412/story/717504.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:46 CDT Batman star Christian Bale asked for privacy Thursday in his first comments since allegations he assaulted his mother and sister at a London hotel, saying the incident was personal. http://www.kansascity.com/412/story/717745.html http://www.kansascity.com/412/story/717745.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:19 CDT More than 30 actors dissatisfied with stalled contract talks said Wednesday they have joined to campaign for seats on the Screen Actors Guild's board of directors, a move that could eventually break the stalemate with Hollywood studios. http://www.kansascity.com/412/story/718204.html http://www.kansascity.com/412/story/718204.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:19 CDT A judge's ruling has brought the organization that hosts the Academy Awards a step closer to discovering how tickets to this year's show got online. http://www.kansascity.com/412/story/719227.html http://www.kansascity.com/412/story/719227.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:56 CDT If you haven't heard of "Twilight," ask a teenager. The best-selling young-adult book isn't bound for the big screen until December, but fan frenzy for the film practically took over Comic-Con on Thursday. http://www.kansascity.com/412/story/717384.html http://www.kansascity.com/412/story/717384.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:39 CDT Although they get a lot of hype, movies shot in 3-D have historically been a bit of a headache. You'd put on a pair of flimsy cardboard glasses with red-and-blue gel lenses that looked like they might rip during a strong sneeze, and then watch murky visuals just for the thrill of having some blurrily realistic-looking thing jump off the screen at you. http://www.kansascity.com/412/story/717402.html http://www.kansascity.com/412/story/717402.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:34 CDT Not every musician will make a film that features a fan facing him from a concert audience with two arms raised, middle fingers extended - more than one fan, in fact. http://www.kansascity.com/412/story/717369.html http://www.kansascity.com/412/story/717369.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:34 CDT Vince Vaughn is the best star for the buck, says Forbes magazine. http://www.kansascity.com/412/story/717322.html http://www.kansascity.com/412/story/717322.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:24 CDT Bob Hope and Bing Crosby might be on the road to nowhere if they tried to team up today the way they did in old Hollywood. http://www.kansascity.com/412/story/717291.html http://www.kansascity.com/412/story/717291.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:54 CDT The Netflix top 10 national rentals for the week ending July 19 are: http://www.kansascity.com/412/story/717376.html http://www.kansascity.com/412/story/717376.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:39 CDT Richard Roeper, fresh off announcing that he was leaving the balcony of "At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper," may have put it best.