On Saturday afternoon, my sister took me to see the movie “Pitch Perfect”.  I was pretty excited to watch the film because the previews on television were really funny, so it seemed like a good movie choice.  Although there is the Brendan movie theatre right in Vacaville we had...

In my opinion, I thought the movie Hunger Games was an awesome film. All of the characters were played well and it was easy to follow along. Although I haven’t yet read the book, after seeing the movie I am reconsidering it. Others who have read the series have said that the movie was a...

Pixar’s newest upcoming production, Brave, features the first female protagonist in a Pixar film.  This will also be Pixar’s first fairy tale adaptation.  Princess Merida (voiced by Kelly MacDonald), a proficient archer born of royalty, violates an “age-old custom”...

 Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) and Jude Law (Enemy at the Gates) returned for an action-packed sequel to Sherlock Holmes. Although the Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows lacked the eerie mystery that surrounded its predecessor, the action and adventure made up for it. The special effects...

The new thriller that came out on September 8th had a star cast consisting of Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, and Laurence Fishburne. It was directed by Steven Soberbergh, who also directed the movie Ocean’s 11. The movie depicts the...

The new planet of the Apes (The Rise of the Planet of the Apes) was one of the biggest movies to come out this summer, making $54,806,191 on its opening weekend. It has been a full decade since the last installment to the Planet of the Apes franchise. Logan Legg, who is a student at Dixon High...

While this year’s compilation of films so far has been great, movie watchers should be on the edge of their seats for next year’s lineup. The makers of highly anticipated action thrillers have declared their release dates to be in 2012. The conclusion of Christopher Nolan’s...

Popular classic novels often are translated into movies that attempt to successfully portray the feelings of the novel into a two-hour movie. It is not always easy to accomplish this task within the unwritten time limit that most movie studios seem to acknowledge. Parts of the story are often...