Angiepatra

So Angelina Jolie has been cast as Egyptian queen Cleopatra in an upcoming film about the legendary queen. No surprise there. Jolie has the stunning looks and is a strong enough actress to take on being Cleopatra. She already has playing royalty down pat, as she played the Greek princess Olympias in the 2004 film Alexander (pictured above).
I believe no one else in Hollywood could play Cleopatra as Jolie can. She will bring not only beauty to the role, but pain, strength, and of course her famed sexiness.
Being a Jolie fan, I greatly anticipate seeing her take on the role as the queen of the Nile.

*Other Contenders I Can See Playing Cleopatra?

~Gemma Arterton

~Aishwarya Rai

~Catherine Zeta-Jones

~Zoe Saldana

~Kerry Washington

~Eva Mendes



~Salma Hayek



* http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/06/10/scott-rudin-wants-angelina-jolie-for-a-new-cleopatra-biopic/

B-D Team

 The Verdict:

MAYBE SEE...

REVIEW:

Fans of the 80's t.v. series "The A-Team" will most definitely love The A-Team movie. Anyone else... well, maybe so.

If you're looking for a mindless, over-the-top plotted action flick, The A-Team is it.

Good guys (The A-Team) are framed by a bad guy and the good guys (The A-Team) prevail in the end.

I admit, as unlikely as the four actors (Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson) seem together, their undeniable chemistry is what drives (and saves) the movie.

Neeson (Batman Begins, Taken) plays "Hannibal", the more patriach of the four, Cooper (The Hangover, All About Steve), is "Faceman" or The Face, whose good looks do more harm than good, Copley (District 9) is the crazy "Howling Mad" Murdock and Jackson (a newbie to acting and a famed mixed martial artist) plays "B.A." (Bad Attitude) Baracus (He does good justice to playing Mr. T who was the original "B.A.") the tough guy who whose only fear is flying.

Biel (I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Next) provides minimal eye candy as The Face's love interest and Wilson (Lakeview Terrace, Hard Candy) is somehow pretty believable as the sarcastic villian.

The A-Team is a take it or leave it popcorn flick at its greatest. But expect fans of the show to tell you differently.

*Trailer:
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808402981/trailer

*The Stars:

Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Jessica Biel, Patrick Wilson

~Director:

Joe Carnahan

~Music:

Alan Silvestri

~Rating:
PG-13

~How Long:
1 hr. 57 mins.

~Opening:

6/11/2010

Survival of the Living (To Stay Awake)

The Verdict:
DON'T SEE!


REVIEW:
I woke up exactly as "The End" flashed across the movie's big screen, ending George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead. No, I didn't sleep through the entire film, but I did doze off more than a couple of times during this snooze of a zombie flick.
A boring zombie movie? Yes, it is possible.
What was master of the zombie movie Romero (who wrote and directed it) thinking? Compared to his great 1968 Night of the Living Dead and innovative 2008 Diary of the Dead, Survival seems like a bad imitation Romero zombie film gone wrong.
There isn't one recognizable actor and the acting is under or over acted, the dialogue is ultra cheesy, the plot is non-existent, the zombies themselves are unimaginative and not even a bit scary with so-so make-up. With the backdrop of the film taking place mostly on open land (Plum Island, where there are less dead roaming about during the zombie plague) and the usage of horses and gun shoot outs--- Survival is part Western--- and part Foreign, as two of the main characters have hard to understand Irish accents (while most of the other characters are accent-less). Fans of Romero's zombie series should hope his next walking dead film has more bite than Survival. Theatres really really should provide pillows for this one.

~Trailer:

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810045450/trailer

*The Stars:
None

~Director:
George A. Romero

~Music:
Robert Carli

~Rating:
R

~How Long:
1 hr. 30 mins.

~Opening:
5/28/10

Sex Is Good!

The Verdict:
GO SEE!
 
REVIEW:
Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) the fashionista, Samantha (Kim Cattrall) the sex loving single gal, Charlotte (Kristen Davis) the wife and mother and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) the successful lawyer--- are back!

Fans of the once popular t.v. show "Sex and the City" of course flocked to see the 2008 film Sex and the City: The Movie and no doubt to see this 2010 sequel, Sex and the City 2.

Not being a fan of the show and grudgingly dragged to see both, I surprisingly enjoyed and even loved both--- particularly the sequel. It is filled with everything you'd expect: fashion, romance and sex. Sex 2 is all about the fun (though there are a couple of serious moments).

The girls get an all expense paid week long trip to Abu Dhabi in the Middle East and all hell breaks loose with this wild bunch there---

from Carrie reuniting with her ex Aiden (John Corbett) Samantha and her sexuality leading to a jail and public heckling situation and Charlotte and Miranda talking truthfully while drunk, of the perils of motherhood--- highlight the film.

Throw in Liza Minelli at a gay wedding, a fashion flub with Samantha and Miley Cyrus, Carrie's Mr. Big (Chris Noth) flirtations with Penelope Cruz and a few juicy sex scenes, for even more spice.

Sex and the City 2 is perfect for a girls night out. Fun filled with enviable fashions, glamorous locations and playing out like a soap opera, you won't have to be a fan of the show to enjoy.

~Trailer:

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810111276/trailer

*The Stars:
Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristen Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, John Corbett, Jason Lewis

~Director:
Michael Patrick King

~Music:
Aaron Zigman

~Rating:
R

~How Long:
2 hrs. 27 mins.


~Opening:
5/27/10