Bottom Line: A quick-silver, impressionistic account of the swift rise and long, steep fall of rock’s first all-girl band.PARK CITY — “The Runaways” bursts with energy, youth, excess, female empowerment, sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. It’s an instant h…

Review in a Hurry: An uptight New Yorker(Amy Adams) meets a cranky Irish guy in the bonnie countryside and we all get another formulatic rom-com. The only bright spot in this formulaic rom-com turns out to be its leading lady.The Bigger Picture: When w…

Review in a Hurry: Finally, a vampire pic with bite. The blood flows freely in this futuristic thriller, as the bloodsucking majority hunt and farm the remaining humans for delicious plasma. There’s much here to feast upon, so chow down, gorehounds.The…

Review in a Hurry: Director Rob Marshall (Chicago) delivers another Broadway musical to the cineplex—but with Nine already an American remake of the classic Federico Fellini film 8 1/2, something feels lost in translation. On the upside, Penelope Cru…

United States (CNS) – 95 minutesIn theaters January 8, 2009Rating: PG, ComedyThe leap of faith that Leap Year asks us to take early on would be too much to ask of an audience on any day or in any year.The strained and unconvincing premise of this other…

United States (CNS) – 90 minutesIn theaters January 8, 2010Rating: R, Comedy”Kiss me, you weenie.”That’s what the girl of his dreams says early on to the teenage protagonist of Youth in Revolt. I mean, really, what’s a dork to do? How in the world can …

United States (CNS) – 122 minutesIn theaters January 8, 2009Rating: PG-13, FantasyWhen Heath Ledger passed away during the production of Terry Gilliam’s latest film, the director had to challenge his own considerable resourcefulness to finish the proje…

Bill Wine – Celebrity News Service Movie Critic88 minutesIn theaters December 23, 2009Rating: PG, ComedyThey’re baa-a-a-ack. Agaa-a-ain.Those singing squirrels — er, I mean chipper chipmunks — Alvin (Justin Long), Simon (Matthew Gray Gubler), and The…

Bill Wine – Celebrity News Service Movie Critic115 minutesIn theaters December 25, 2009Rating: PG-13, MusicalIn the movies, if you add music to 8-1/2, you get Nine.That may not compute, but it explains why some of us prefer movies to math.Nine — based…

Bill Wine – Celebrity News Service Movie Critic 130 minutesIn theaters December 25, 2009Rating: PG-13, Mystery-thrillerIf Holmes is where your heart is, you’re in for a treat: the game’s afoot and so’s the fun.The royally entertaining Sherlock Holmes, …

Bill Wine – Celebrity News Service Movie Critic118 minutesIn theaters December 25, 2009Rating: R, ComedyIt’s not so complicated. Not really.Just round up gifted and charming comedic actors and rustle up a workable script for them. Then turn them loose….

Bill Wine – Celebrity News Service Movie Critic103 minutesIn theaters December 18, 2009Rating: PG-13, ComedyDid you hear about Did You Hear About the Morgans? Well, if you heard it was entertaining, you heard wrong.This one’s almost painful to watch.Di…