Thursday, August 25, 2011

Talking Pictures: 'Our Idiot Brother' | 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark' | 'Colombiana' | 'Sholem Aleichem' | 'Brighton Rock'

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'Our Idiot Brother' puts the fun in dysfunction
'Our Idiot Brother' — 3 stars
Rudd puts the fun in dysfunction

A Crocs-sporting, semiprofessional farmer specializing in organics is played, winningly, by Paul Rudd.

'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark': Scariest? Maybe not 'Don't Be Afraid ... Dark' — 2 stars
Scariest? Maybe not

When filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says he considers the 1973 TV movie the scariest thing ever made, he's not really talking about the teleplay itself.
'Colombiana': Pretty name, skimpy costumes for a killer 'Colombiana' — 2 1/2 stars
Pretty name, skimpy outfits

This may not be the brainiest of films, but fanboys will come away with a scrap of horticultural knowledge as well as a good time.
'Sholem Aleichem': Literary giant more than 'Fiddler's' creator 'Sholem Aleichem' — 3 1/2 stars
More than 'Fiddler's' creator

Sporting a pen name that doubled as a greeting and a taste of Jewish life, Sholem Aleichem is best known for creating Tevye the dairyman.
This trip to 'Brighton Rock' sends viewers back to '47 version 'Brighton Rock' — 2 stars
Viewers sent back to '47

The film version of Graham Greene's 1938 novel isn't very good, but if you haven't yet seen the 1947 film version of Greene's book, do so!
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