Adam Graham Detroit News Film Critic Published 3:55 p.m. UTC Aug 8, 2018 It's a lot easier to love dogs than it is to love "Dog Days." This bland comedy follows in the tradition of Garry Marshall's late career holiday-themed smorgasbords "Valentine's Day," "New Year's Eve" and "Mother's Day," with a bunch of stars paired off in loosely connected vignettes. None of those films were very good, but at least they filled the screen with megawatt stars (Julia Roberts, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Anne Hathaway). "Dog Days" doesn't boast much starpower, nor does it have a holiday to fall back on. It simply picks up a half-dozen storylines revolving around dog-loving Los Angelenos and hopes the puppy dog eyes are enough to pick up the script's slack. Dogs can do a lot, but they can't rescue this sanitized story from its nearly Hallmark-level trappings. One would expect director Ken Marino, a member of the comedy troupe the State, to give "Dog … [Read more...] about Movie review: ‘Dog Days’ a cute-but-sterile comedy about man’s best friend
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Finley: Schuette v. Whitmer, we saw this movie two years ago
opinion The Detroit News Published 3:25 p.m. UTC Aug 8, 2018 Michigan's gubernatorial election is not quite a rerun of the 2016 presidential contest here, but it is shaping up as an intriguing sequel, based on early results Tuesday. Bill Schuette and Gretchen Whitmer are neither as polarizing nor as compelling as Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. And yet there are enough similarities in their face-off to set it up as a key test of how much the electoral dynamics have changed since Michigan handed Trump the presidency. Once again, a woman rooted in the Democratic establishment dodged a strong challenge from the party's Bernie Sanders wing to secure the nomination. Whitmer, the former Senate minority leader, held the Clinton base together in Michigan by bending just far enough left, without breaking into socialism. Schuette, the ultimate career politician, lacks Trump's outsider status, as well as the Peck's Bad Boy persona that so delights … [Read more...] about Finley: Schuette v. Whitmer, we saw this movie two years ago
More bad news for Johnny Depp
His Notorious B.I.G. project, 'City of Lies,' has been pulled from next month's release schedule By Cary Darling Published 9:18 am CDT, Tuesday, August 7, 2018 Photo: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Johnny Depp Johnny Depp Photo: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images More bad news for Johnny Depp 1 / 1 Back to Gallery "City of Lies," a film about the police investigation into the deaths of rappers Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur starring Johnny Depp, has been pulled from release a month before it was due to land in theaters, according to Variety. No reason was offered for the sudden move by the movie's distributor, Global Road Entertainment, and the film has not been given a new release date. The movie, directed by Brad Furman ("Runner Runner," "The Lincoln Lawyer") and also … [Read more...] about More bad news for Johnny Depp
How “lost” Prince song ended up in Spike Lee’s new movie, “BlacKkKlansman”
By Ernie Suggs If the visual gut-punch that comes at the end of Spike Lee’s latest movie, “BlacKkKlansman,” is not enough, listen to the music. A recently discovered 1983 rehearsal recording of Prince singing the Negro spiritual “Mary Don’t You Weep” plays over the end credits of the movie about a black police officer who infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s. It opens nationwide on Friday. The song plays over footage from the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, particularly the moments leading up to when a car plowed through the crowd, killing activist Heather Heyer, 32. James Alex Fields Jr., 21, faces 30 federal charges and also is charged under Virginia law with murder and other crimes. He faces trial later this year. (Jennifer Brett/Atlanta Buzz) Recommended for you Recommended for you Recommended for you Most read 1 Ga. news: Wall collapse exposed major problem on I-75 express lanes 2 … [Read more...] about How “lost” Prince song ended up in Spike Lee’s new movie, “BlacKkKlansman”
Movie poster features headless Little Caesars mascot
Adam Graham The Detroit News Published 2:40 p.m. UTC Aug 7, 2018 A popular Detroit mascot loses his head in an ad for an upcoming horror movie. A poster for "Slice" was unveiled on Monday, featuring what looks an awful lot like a decapitated version of Little Caesars' "Pizza! Pizza!" guy. "Dead. In 30 minutes or less," the poster's tagline reads. "Slice" stars Chance the Rapper and is described as a comic-horror film about a pizza delivery guy who is murdered on the job. Zazie Beetz ("Deadpool 2") and comedian Paul Scheer also star. No release date has been announced for the film, but Chance posted the poster image on his Instagram on Monday with the message, "it's coming." The film will be released by A24, the independent distribution house behind "Lady Bird," "Moonlight" and "Room." A representative for Little Caesars did not respond to requests for comment on Monday. [email protected] (313) 222-2284 @grahamorama … [Read more...] about Movie poster features headless Little Caesars mascot