Movin’ On Up
August 11th – August 17th
Tropic Thunder – Robert Downey Jr. is great as Kirk Lazaraus as Lincoln Osiris. It’s worth the price of admission just to watch what he does on screen. It would be a crazy year in movies indeed–come awards season–if acting nominations went to one guy in clownface and another guy in blackface. Finally, it should go without saying that this is an R-rated comedy with satirical elements. It makes fun of things. That’s why they call it comedy.
The Jane Austen Book Club – Answer: What you’d get if the Sex and the City girls liked books half as much as they like shoes (and were more interesting to boot). Don’t get me wrong. Girls can love shoes. And some shoes are worth loving. But shoes aren’t books. They never will be. It also doesn’t hurt that this book club includes Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, and Amy Brenneman. Instantly, these characters are smarter and sexier than the SATC girls could ever dream of being.
