Author Archives: Ryan Chartrand

Samuel L. Jackson hunts a “Jumper,” Ryan Reynolds gets teary-eyed in “Definitely, Maybe” and booty shaking returns in “Step Up 2.”

“Fool’s Gold” reminds moviegoers what a bad chick flick looks like, “Persepolis” finally makes its way to SLO and Vince Vaughn confuses audiences with a straight-to-DVD style documentary…for the big screen?

Jessica Alba attempts to act a dramatic role in “The Eye,” a cast of secondary characters lead “Strange Wilderness,” and “Meet the Spartans” doesn’t deserve to be teased.

“Rambo” returns to the big screen, Diane Lane fights serial killers in “Untraceable” and Francis Ford Coppola makes his return with “Youth Without Youth.”

BEST PICTURE “Atonement” “Juno” “Michael Clayton” “No Country for Old Men” “There Will Be Blood” BEST ACTRESS Cate Blanchett, “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” Julie Christie, “Away From Her” Marion Cotillard, “La Vie en Rose” Laura Linney, “The Savages” Ellen

“Cloverfield” has, from the start, accomplished its goal. From the moment the first trailer unofficially hit the Internet, everyone from fanboys of the film’s producer J.J. Abrams to the curious Internet surfers were hooked to a film they didn’t even know the name of yet.

The epic monster film “Cloverfield,” the chick flick “27 Dresses” and Woody Allen’s “Cassandra’s Dream” all come to theaters this weekend.

After Apple announced its entrance into the online movie rental market Tuesday, other services like Amazon Unbox and Netflix finally felt a bit uneasy. With competition finally in place in the market, the services are starting to each offer their own prices and features, ultimately making it more difficult for you to pick one to use.