http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F Philly.com movie reviews and headlines. en-us Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:20:23 GMT 2010-02-07T14:20:23Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=83633492&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20100207__quot_I_ve_been_really_lucky__quot__says_Amanda_Seyfried__star_of__quot_Dear_John__quot_.html For an actress in a 24/7 Mean Girls media culture, with vultures beaking at her weight, wardrobe, and arm candy, Amanda Seyfried keeps her private life private and her priorities straight. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:20:23 GMT 3f3627216ebf6186fc87eab64d560948 2010-02-07T14:20:23Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=83620117&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20100205__Dear__in_the_spotlight__Allentown_s_Amanda_Seyfried_takes_on_her_first_romantic_lead.html AMANDA SEYFRIED was filming "Dear John" in Charleston, S.C., when best-selling author Nicholas Sparks ("The Notebook") arrived in his private jet to check up on the filming of his novel. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:12:56 GMT 152a8ead9408c0e605349b30ac294e78 2010-02-05T17:12:56Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=83571937&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20100205_It_s_war__no_peace__with_Count_and_Countess_Tolstoy.html Set exactly a century ago, The Last Station is a droll tragicomedy starring those battling Tolstoys, whose family is unhappy in its own way. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:08:46 GMT 639b3c3a7abb1787c2fcc382be0ea8c9 2010-02-05T17:08:46Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=83633502&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20100207_On_Movies__There_was_no_rushing_this_Russian_tale.html Michael Hoffman was back at home in Boise, Idaho, this week after months of hoofing around Europe and the States to promote his film, The Last Station - a film that on Tuesday received Academy Award nominations for two of its stars: Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer. A roiling costume drama about the final, stormy days in the marriage of the great Russian author Leo Tolstoy and his hard-tested wife, Sofya, The Last Station was five years in the making. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:31:34 GMT 6cb3bfaaf702e35f1a502abc01194949 2010-02-05T14:31:34Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=83562507&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20100204_dear_john.html Iraq war movies haven't caught on at the box office, but as yet no one's thought to get Nicholas Sparks involved. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:39:59 GMT 850e2a38a273a533587494b8a1832568 2010-02-05T13:39:59Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=83562672&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20100204_13_sequel_sticks_with_the_violence.html The outsourcing of the action movie peaks this week with a French invasion represented in part by "District B13: Ultimatum." Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:38:50 GMT a087084f1ae1879b3c510c7f63c73dd4 2010-02-05T13:38:50Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=83562687&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20100204_Travolta_in_Love__Hes_over_the_top_in_fast-paced_action_flick.html When it comes to killing terrorists, movies seem content to let TV have all the fun. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:36:45 GMT c11f7e0906ce07738c57d92747f65c05 2010-02-05T13:36:45Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=83571927&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20100205_Absence_just_makes_this_flick_grow_duller.html In the reliably moist novels of Nicholas Sparks - The Notebook and Message in a Bottle - life is a beach, love shifts like a sand castle in a storm, and lovers don't know what they've got till it's gone. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:03:01 GMT 4450b13259b6832ad5dbdf8eeac343f2 2010-02-05T08:03:01Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=83572032&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20100205_Travolta__Rhys_Meyers_pummel_Paris.html As evidenced by the locomotive 2008 action hits Taken and Tell No One, the city of Paris lends itself especially well to high-speed chases, ricocheting fire fights, and the elaborate destruction of buildings and street furniture. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:02:54 GMT 559ca2ad6d2276efbff41ccae39f66ef 2010-02-05T08:02:54Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=83572072&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20100205_Stuck_in_the_chairlift_from_hell.html How do you make a decent thriller from this premise: three people stuck in a chairlift at a deserted ski resort? Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:02:43 GMT 61dd7f31c447dafbacee97423866542b 2010-02-05T08:02:43Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=83572022&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20100205_Car_chases__fighting__and_lots_of_parkour.html District 13: Ultimatum, a hopped-up, hammy sequel to the 2004 urban French action romp, is, like its predecessor, rife with parkour stunts - parkour being a daunting discipline that involves running, jumping, rolling, leaping, sliding, and sidling over, around, and along various large obstacles and altitudinous edifices. Roof-hopping, check. Banister-leaping, mais, oui. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:02:21 GMT fbdb807c32086d61d40cbbcf57667a47 2010-02-05T08:02:21Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=83571992&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20100205_Repertory_Films_showing_this_week.html Repertory Films Ambler Theater 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler; 215-345-7855. www.amblertheater.com. Finding Neverland (2004) $4. 2/6. 11 am. Sustainability Movie Series: Tapped (2009) $10; $24 series. 2/9. 7:30 pm. Frankenstein (1931) $9; $6.75 seniors, students and children under 18. 2/10. 5:30 pm. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:36:42 GMT d792163972bc3e1f4390cac7cb8ee950 2010-02-05T07:36:42Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=83572027&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20100205_162_F-words_here_-_and_we_don_t_mean__fine____flair____finesse_.html Like Reservoir Dogs with a Cockney bark - but without Quentin Tarantino's filmmaking chops - the British entry 44 Inch Chest offers a tough-talking meditation on jealousy and marital betrayal. Its cast is stellar - Stephen Dillane, John Hurt, Ian McShane, Tom Wilkinson, and, at the center of it all, a broke-down bad man, Ray Winstone. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:34:32 GMT 0e4f6f4368f959eb39608e797111e997 2010-02-04T20:34:32Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=83523047&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20100204_A_horror_maestro_from_Wilmington.html Horror film geeks, don't abandon hope: There is a cure for Paranormal Activity-overdose. His name is Ti West. He hails from Wilmington. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:49:55 GMT 666a52e6e6fc891caad1cdf3800fbf29 2010-02-04T16:49:55Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=83420577&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20100203_Bigelow__Cameron_tied_at_9_for_Oscar.html It could be a reality TV show: A divorced couple compete for prizes before an audience of millions. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:02:28 GMT b132535427d75ae0654da15be9e94fa5 2010-02-03T08:02:28Z