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 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:20:51 GMT 2012-02-14T19:20:51Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=139283763&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20120214_ap_fourthtransformersshapesupforbaytodirect.html Director Michael Bay plans a fresh take on shape-shifting robots with the fourth installment in his "Transformers" franchise. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:20:51 GMT 209735a1889f35b799eeb9e16245c727 2012-02-14T19:20:51Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=139167434&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20120212_On_Movies__Fiennes_does_the_Bard_modern__military.html Ralph Fiennes' Coriolanus is not your typical toga-and-sandals Shakespeare. It's camouflage-and-combat boots Shakespeare, it's gritty, it's graffitied. Although the actor and first-time director is faithful to the Bard's text, setting his tale of usurpation and political upheaval in the city-state of Rome, it looks more like Bosnia, or Beirut. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:37:27 GMT 588b8dbbbfdbad5b021bd012d1a2bfac 2012-02-13T14:37:27Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=139036489&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20120210__quot_W_E__quot___Portrait_of_the_playgirl_who_won_a_king.html I'm almost always happy to see a movie about a woman. It follows, then, that I should be doubly happy this early in the new year that The Weinstein Co. has given us not one, but two biopics about a pair of the most polarizing figures in 20th-century England. Margaret Thatcher is the subject of Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron Lady; Wallis Simpson of Madonna's W.E. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:57:58 GMT 2d92e789c2315364e9c79abc03d56b5b 2012-02-11T05:57:58Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=139036609&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20120210_Inquirer_Critics.html @ In the Mix: Dan DeLuca writes about pop music and culture. http://go.philly.com/ inthemix @ On Movies Online: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:01:18 GMT e94ade1558f897be8bc3ee5ab59f15b1 2012-02-11T05:01:18Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=139036569&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20120210_A_heart-shaped_box_full_of_sweet_and_sappy_amnesia.html Paige and Leo, the beaming marrieds played by Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum at the beginning of The Vow, step out of the venerable Music Box cinema in Chicago, into the snowy night. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:44:48 GMT 9ff704fa11ec943c7f6b3ec8aa2d8764 2012-02-10T21:44:48Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=139060899&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20120210_Gary_Thompson__The_5_best_guy_flicks_for_your_sweetheart.html 'TIS NEARLY Valentine's Day, fellas, when you're expected to sit down with your gal to see "The Vow," or something like it. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:35:50 GMT fc72b2da488973e3621132237e207eb3 2012-02-10T14:35:50Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=139021734&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20120209_Madonna_as_director__A_material_W_E_.html FINALLY, A Hollywood feature directed by someone who's performed live at the Super Bowl halftime show. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:12:11 GMT 3cc21630f0f86ce8de3a27986fcacb66 2012-02-09T21:12:11Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=139036554&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20120210__quot_Safe_House_quot___A_spy_formula__worked_hard_and_well.html If Denzel Washington isn't the coolest dude out there, I don't know who is. In Safe House - a breakneck spy thriller set mainly in Cape Town, South Africa - Washington is Tobin Frost, a CIA ace gone rogue. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:10:58 GMT 58097290941aa8cc186a77d2fc0f4945 2012-02-09T21:10:58Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=139021724&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20120209_Rogue_CIA_agent_Denzel_Washington_pairs_up_with_clueless_rookie_in_Sa.html IN THE OPENING moments of "Safe House," rogue agent Denzel Washington endures bullets and waterboarding with the air of a man getting a spa treatment. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:07:18 GMT ebcb3a425b555945ca269bc40ef4ceab 2012-02-09T21:07:18Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=139036549&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20120210_Five_animated_shorts_nominated_for_Oscar_are_a_delight.html The moon is made of tinkling gold stars - and you can reach it by climbing a ladder. Old books soar aloft like flocks of birds - and they settle on people's shoulders, perching with spindly little legs. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:41:00 GMT a3cce3c93fadec2ee9facc1fb5e7004b 2012-02-09T20:41:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=139036484&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20120210_5_little_short_stories__one_s_a_real_winner.html Where feature films conform to the three-act structure of drama, movie short subjects are more like short stories. "The Shore," the best among this year's Oscar nominees for live-action shorts, has the surprise twist of an O. Henry tale. Written and directed by Terry George, the Northern Irish filmmaker behind Hotel Rwanda and In the Name of the Father, this Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:40:03 GMT d96e8ada8dd0324abf82bef3bd72c246 2012-02-09T20:40:03Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=139036614&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20120210__Seinfeld_-wannabe_movie_misses.html There's a lot of Philly love invested in Exit Strategy, a micro-budget romantic comedy from a native son, actor-writer Jameel Saleem. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:18:39 GMT e504d1a184239e48df12a0e940300908 2012-02-09T20:18:39Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=139036619&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20120210_Another__Journey__that_s_family_fun.html Michael Caine must be a jolly good sport. At some point during the making of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, a director had to say to him, "Sir Michael Caine, this is the part when you clamber atop a bee the size of a small plane, hold on tight, and pretend to fly over the island." Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:02:17 GMT 55fb35a59e60355c0ebfd37b2f2b75b2 2012-02-09T20:02:17Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168076&44=139036559&32=3796&7=195392&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F20120210_Pop_goes__Star_Wars__-_in_3-D.html You know how Jar-Jar Binks' eyes pop up out of his head? That was from watching too many 3-D movies back on planet Naboo. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:02:13 GMT d5941b18d3080f95fdc75010cfe64869 2012-02-09T20:02:13Z