Movies
“The Girl on the Train” aspires to be a film noir in the vein of “The Usual Suspects,” but it proves to be a paper-thin plot ornamented with distractions: a nonlinear narrative, unreliable narrators, flatulent dialogue and awkward post-production work.
July 2, 2014
Awards
The new Emily Blunt thriller, “The Girl on the Train,” is expected to ride a locomotive of literary buzz to the top of the U.S. box-office charts this weekend, adding some fuel to what has been a mixed fall movie season so far.
Oct. 4, 2016
There has been some grumbling amongst industry folk who traveled to CinemaCon this year that studios aren’t really showing anything new.
April 14, 2016
From the moment she swept into “The Devil Wears Prada” wearing a bolero jacket and a withering sneer, the remarkable British actress Emily Blunt has made it clear that toughness becomes her.
Oct. 6, 2016
Premium cable network Showtime will add select feature film titles from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners, including “The Girl on the Train,” to its movie programming pipeline.
July 11, 2016
“Gone Girl” director David Fincher, star Ben Affleck and screenwriter Gillian Flynn will get reacquainted for “Strangers,” a Warner Bros. remake of the Alfred Hitchcock thriller “Strangers on a Train,” the Los Angeles Times has confirmed.
Jan. 13, 2015
Entertainment & Arts
The fall movie season is here and there are dozens of new films from Hollywood and beyond vying for moviegoers’ attention. From mega-budget franchise films to low-budget indies, from family-friendly ‘toons to thought-provoking documentaries, we take a look at some of the most-anticipated films of the season.The List: Every movie coming to theaters this fallRead or watch? 8 movies based on books are coming in SeptemberThe summer of our discontent: When franchise overload killed movie originality
Sept. 1, 2016
“The Girl on the Train” is an adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ runaway smash novel, which debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times’ bestseller list in February 2015 and stayed there for 13 consecutive weeks.
A financial action thriller starring Ben Affleck as a criminal math whiz is expected to score the top box office spot in what all signs suggest will be another slow fall weekend for Hollywood.
Oct. 11, 2016
Hero Complex Blog
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Aug. 6, 2009