‘Movie Corner’ Archives
Tyler Perry”'s Madea”'s Witness Protection & The Dark Knight Rises
By Howard McQuitter Tyler Perry”'s Madea”'s Witness Protection (2012) * Lionsgate Films, Comedy Cast: Tyler Perry (Madea/Joel/Brian), Eugene Levy (George Neeedleman), Denise Richards (Kate Needleman), Doris Roberts (Barbara), Percy Romeo Miller(Jake), Devan Leos (Howie). (PG-13) Running time: 114 minutes. Director: Tyler Perry. Tyler Perry does it again: Madea (Tyler Perry) in wig, fat suit and a dress at his usual antics now have cloyed. That doesn”'t seem to bother Perry for he”'s made his money off of a bad movie. Besides a few laughs, “Witness Protection” is cumbersome, nonsensical and half-hearted; putting an unenthusiastic red mark on Perry”'s franchise. Eugene Levy plays character George Needleman, big man of a financial fund, that”'s been running a Ponzi scheme which other company bosses want to put all the blame in George”'s lap. To avoid scandals and reprisals while investigating the [...]
Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom By Howard McQuitter Moonrise Kingdom ***** Focus Features Cast: Bruce Willis (Captain Sharp), Ed Norton (Scout Master Ward), Bill Murray (Walt Bishop), Tilda Swinton (Social services), Jason Schwartzman (Cousin Ben), Jared Gilman (Sam), Harvey Keital (Commander Pierce), L.J. Foley (Izol), Jake Ryan (Lionel), Neal Huff (Jed), Charie Kilgore (Lazy Eye), Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick (Roosevelt), Kara Hayward (Suzy). Running time:94 minutes. Director: Wes Anderson. Wes Anderson”'s “Moonrise Kingdom” is a shinning star of a film that is catching audiences like bees to honey. He”'s the director of “Rushmore” “The Royal Tenenbaums” and “Fantastic Mr. Fox.” “Moonrise Kingdom” is clever, simple on some levels, complex in all others. The setting is circa 1965, at a Boy Scouts camp on an island close to town in New England. Sam (Jared Gilman) decides he”'s not interested in his troop [...]
Sing Your Song
Sing Your Song ***** (2011) Documentary /S2BN Films Cast: Harry Belafonte (himself), Leadbelly (himself), Sidney Poitier (himself), Fran Scott Attaway (himself), Marge Champion (herself). Running time:105 minutes. Director: Susan Rostock. “Sing Your Song” is produced by Harry Belafonte”'s youngest daughter, Gina, a stupendous documentary on the living African American legend, Harry Belafonte at age 84. “Sing Your Song” is one of those overdue documentaries for which one can breathe a sigh of relief that the subject of the documentary is still living. The handsome, yellow-toned Mr.Belafonte as the years of the civil rights movement rolls on would meet such giants as the actor-orator-activist -singer Paul Robeson, actor Sidney Poitier, singer-actor Sammy Davis Jr., actress Shelly Winters and singer-Afro-centric woman Nina Simone. (more…)
