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Movie Review: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ breathing fire
The creative pairing behind the 2002 Oscar-nominated animated sci-fi feature "Lilo & Stitch†helps the fantastical new animated adventure "How to Train Your Dragon†soar far higher than anticipated. Loosely based on Cressida Cowell's 2003 children's book, "How...
‘How to Train Your Dragon,’ with Jay Baruchel and Gerard Butler, soars even when hero is grounded
A young Viking befriends a creature that is his sworn enemy. With Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera. Directors: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders (1:38). PG: Fiery and growly battles. At area theaters. Dragons, second only to dinosaurs and fairies in their grasp...
The Bounty Hunter: Gerard Butler Shirtless? Yes, Please!
Let me preface this review by saying I'm a sucker for romantic-comedies and they have to be excruciatingly bad for me to not like them. Two come to mind immediately, “Must Love Dogs†starring Diane Lane and “The Wedding Date†with Debra Messing. God those...
‘The Bounty Hunter’ a moderately enjoyable comedy
Three films into his romantic comedy career, Gerard Butler has finally reached "watchable." With "The Bounty Hunter," the bemused Scots leading man comes closer to setting off sparks with his newest leading lady, Jennifer Aniston. Well, closer than he came with Hilary...
Review: The Bounty Hunter
Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler are warhorses of modern romantic comedy. To be fair, Butler hasn't really done that many, and certainly not nearly as many as Aniston; it's just that it seems he's the go-to guy for a casting director looking for a Manly Man to put...
Review: ”How to Train Your Dragon”
Almost everything you knew about dragons is wrong. They don't just breathe fire. They can belch lightning and toxic gas, too. They come in every color and shape imaginable, not just lizard green. They curl up into a ball and fall asleep when you tickle their chins,...
‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Is A Pretty Good Action Yarn
What a refreshing change "How to Train Your Dragon" brings to the cartoon world: The creatures are not all that cute, and they do not speak a word. DreamWorks Animation has been at the head of the pack for adorable, fast-talking critters with such movies as "Over the...
‘How to Train Your Dragon’ is well trained
I had quite a time trying to train my dog when he was a young pup. Finally I gave up and called a dog trainer. Curiously, the trainer spent more time “training†me and my wife than Champ. Go figure. So when it comes to training a dragon (assuming you have one as a...
‘Dragon’ flies high as worthy animated quest
Mythology rules in "How to Train Your Dragon," even if the themes are entirely real and relevant. That merge, and the film's relative complexity, make it one of the best outings in the DreamWorks Animation canon, and very close to Pixar-level storytelling ingenuity....
Gerard Butler in “How to Train Your Dragonâ€
The movie's main character, Hiccup, is a classic misfit. His searching, intellectual nature has no place in a society of stubborn, manly Vikings who prefer to solve their problems with brute force rather than understanding. It quickly becomes apparent that we are...
How to Train Your Dragon: Movie Review
DreamWorks, the makers of the "Shrek" series is at it again with "How to Train Your Dragon", a movie based on Cressida Cowell's children's book. We must admit that our first peek at the movie's trailer did not actually make us jump up and down with excitement and...
Gerard Butler Describes ‘The Most Incredible Story’ In ‘Machine Gun Preacher’
"Machine Gun Preacher." That's a helluva title, isn't it? It's an upcoming "based on truth" story directed by Marc Forster and starring Gerard Butler. The actor told MTV contributor Ryan Downey all about the planned 2012 release when the two chatted last week at the...
‘Dragon’ ship charts new course for Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart is setting up thousands of "How to Train Your Dragon" displays in stores A 40-foot-long Viking ship is set to dock in Times Square on Monday. It will come courtesy of DreamWorks Animation and Wal-Mart for the purpose of advertising "How to Train Your Dragon,"...
“Bounty Hunter” Likely To Be Number One New Release
Even with three new wide releases this weekend, it's unlikely that any of them has a chance to top "Alice in Wonderland" as it storms into its third weekend in theaters. Romantic comedy "The Bounty Hunter" should be the top new draw of the weekend with its release at...
CBS Films Weighs Gerard Butler, Colin Farrell, Matthew Fox For Rapp Role
EXCLUSIVE: CBS Films is gearing up on Consent to Kill, which is Les Moonves's film division's first shot at building a feature franchise. The tough part: making the right choice for undercover CIA counter-terrorism agent Mitch Rapp. The casting process hasn't kicked...
Blade of a Knife: Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus Blog: Exclusive Concept Art and News From His New War Film, Which Starts Shooting This Week
Welcome to the new blog, dedicated to Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut, Coriolanus. I'm a fan and a friend of Ralph's and am hugely excited for his film, which is a contemporary version of Shakespeare's play. Videos, pictures, interviews, background info, and regular...
How to Train Your Dragon
A Paramount release of a DreamWorks Animation presentation. Produced by Bonnie Arnold. Executive producers, Kristine Belson, Tim Johnson. Co-producers, Karen Foster, Doug Davison, Roy Lee, Michael Connolly. Directed by Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois. Screenplay, Will...
How to Train Your Dragon — Film Review
Bottom Line: A lively though disjointed 3D cartoon that never quite entices an audience to invest emotionally in its fantasy world. "How to Train Your Dragon" pits dragons against Vikings with one small child standing between them crying, "Why can't we all just get...
Review: Aniston and Butler in `The Bounty Hunter’
In Steven Soderbergh's "Out of Sight," George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez memorably created romantic sparks while huddled in the trunk of a car. By contrast, the action-laden romantic-comedy "The Bounty Hunter" begins with Jennifer Aniston bursting out a trunk in a...
Movie Review: The Bounty Hunter
Three films into his romantic comedy career Gerard Butler has finally reached “watchable.†With The Bounty Hunter, the bemused Scots leading man comes closer to setting off sparks with his newest leading lady, Jennifer Aniston. Well, closer than he came with...