SeeSawAustin

by: Laurie Lyons Man on a Ledge seems like a movie that was created because two drunk guys came up with a great concept, but couldn’t build an entire movie out of it: what if a kinda nerdy boyfriend and his hot, feisty girlfriend tried to pull off a heist together? Unfortunately for us, that [...]

by: Amber Kokas Who’s in it? Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, and Jeremy Renner The Lowdown: Director Brad Bird put his stylish touch on his very first live-action film to bring us the fourth installment in the Mission: Impossible series where one time teen heartthrob turned washed up action hero, Tom Cruise aka Ethan [...]

by: Amber Kokas Who’s in it: Director Garry Marshall put together an incredible cast that left me asking, who the hell ISN’T in it?! This movie is jammed packed with so many celebrities, I couldn’t even keep up with them! Although, they do need some mentioning (deep breath): Hilary Swank, the fabulous Michelle Pfeiffer, hot [...]

by: Madison Cleo Puss in Boots is one tough kitty. In the new film from Dreamworks/Paramount, Puss is without his companion Shrek and is fighting crime his own way. Puss in Boots introduces new characters Kitty Softpaws and Humpty Dumpty, both keeping true to the Shrek aesthetic of a character somewhere in between a true [...]

by: Laurie Lyons The sad thing about this list is my complete and utter inability to be two or three places at once. I hear that science people are working on that, though, so maybe I will have better luck at next year’s film fest. In lieu of cloning myself or creating my own mini [...]

by: Laurie Lyons So Contagion’s synopsis goes like this: “An action-thriller centered on the threat posed by a deadly disease and an international team of doctors contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak.” I was so very underwhelmed by the complete lack of the “action” part of action-thriller, that upon leaving the theater [...]

by: Laurie Lyons Austin Film Festival may still be a few months away, but for those of you eager to know which phenomenal films will be featured in this year’s fest (whew, that was a lot of alliteration!), the wait is over. Today, Austin Film Fest announced the first ten films to be confirmed for [...]

by: Chad Happens Thank Uncle Sam, they got it right. Captain America: First Avenger, Directed by Joe Johnston (Rocketeer) is a like a Saturday morning cartoon, a big bowl of Cap’n Crunch, and a little does of nostalgia.  The film takes you back to the good ol’ days of World War II, along the lines [...]

by: Lisa Tsosie Everyone has had a total fucking asshole for a boss at least once or twice in their lives. Horrible Bosses, directed by Seth Gordon (whose resume includes The King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters and Four Christmases), delves into the realities of the corporate world: sometimes 401K and dental come with an [...]

by: Laurie Lyons The latest installation of the Transformers franchise is pretty much exactly what you expect of it, except for it’s, well, better. If you go into the theater expecting world class theater with high brow themes, you should probably walk into another theater. If you go into the theater expecting two and a [...]