Oliver Stone's 'W.' also comes home successful

Every year, a movie is released that is so torturous for me to sit through that it almost violates the terms of the Geneva Convention. A couple years ago, this movie was Marie Antoinette . Last year, it was Things We Lost in the Fire . It’s not that there aren’t more boring films out there ...

(We're re-posting our review of The Secret Life of Bees from the Toronto International Film Festival to coincide with the film's theatrical release this weekend.) By: Kim Voynar The Secret Life of Bees , adapted and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood from the best-selling book by ...

Culture Pulp's Mike Russell has written the following about Fox Searchlight''s The Secret Life of Bees, which opens today: It "falls into a loose, annoying subgenre of movies I'm going to call 'Ya-Ya Sisterhood Bullshit,'" he says. "These movies tend...

She cooperates with bees and wants you to get that absentee ballot!

On stinking of honey and learning about Civil Rights.

"From its attention-grabbing B-movie beginning, The Secret Life of Bees , a family drama based on the bestselling novel by Sue Monk Kidd, chugs pleasantly into a television special tailored for the crossover female market, while dropping tantalizing hints that it has more on its mind than a ...

• Max Payne • Quarantine • The Secret Life of Bees • Sex Drive • W. (limited theaters) • What Just Happened? (limited theaters)

A few new movies opening today. W - Oliver Stone’s George W. Bush biopic. I’m a little worried about this one. While many have praised Josh Brolin’s performance, from the clips it just looks campy. Plus, Stone isn’t known for his humor. I will be seeing it though. SECRET LIFE OF BEES - Queen ...

Oscar-winning actress also talks about 'Winged Creatures,' her second movie with Dakota Fanning. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Tim Kash Jennifer Hudson Photo: MTV News Jennifer Hudson may have just released her self-titled debut album , but the former "American ...

The Secret Life of Bees Buzzworthy. Sorry, couldn’t resist. Writer/director Gina Prince-Bythewood’s latest film, “The Secret Life of Bees,” is an adaptation of Sue Monk Kidd's highly praised Civil Rights-era novel and features a powerhouse female-centric cast. Set in South Carolina in 1964, ...

And from Washington DC to Hollywood to Jerusalem -- this week's new releases: The Secret Life of Bees : This female-centric literary drama -- starring Queen Latifah , Sophie Okonedo , Jennifer Hudson , Alicia Keys and Dakota Fanning -- has one good thing going for it: a lot of buzz. (Ouch.) ...

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NO. Also, in the somehow connecting random fictional characters to real-life people column, Why McCain is Thanking Jude Law for playing the title character in Sky Captain: The World of Tomorrow . Bob Tourtellotte, man... WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? Dakota Fanning is AN ACTOR . This movie is a ...

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THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES , based on the New York Times best selling novel and set in South Carolina in 1964, is the moving tale of Lily Owens (Fanning) a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother (Burton). To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her ...

Those furry little buggers took us by surprise and Beverly Hills Chihuahua hung on to the number one spot for two consecutive weeks. Body of Lies surprised too, taking third place despite formidable star power before and behind the camera. Here's the top five: 1. Beverly Hills Chihuahua : ...

One of the most amazing things about Gina Prince-Bythewood's adaptation of Sue Monk Kidd's bestselling novel The Secret Life of Bees is the cast she brought together in bringing Kidd's story to the screen. The director of Love and Basketball found three strong women from the world of music ...