Butter
A movie concerned with the seemingly ridiculous world of butter carving may not sound like a smart, tear-jerking, must-watch political satire. Yet Jim Field Smith’s sophomore effort Butter is all of the above and more. Viewers will be as unsuspecting as one of the film’s lead characters, a sweet little girl who enters the Iowa butter carving competition unaware of the cutthroat, sex-crazed world that awaits. Smith offers a tongue-in-cheek interpretation of this beyond-bizarre environment, making Butter a terrific parody, as heartfelt as it is hilarious.... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsWatch a Trailer for Butter
If you think Will Ferrell and Zach Galafianakis’ newly released political satire The Campaign is over-the-top, take a look at the trailer for Butter. The film features Jennifer Garner and Modern Family‘s Ty Burrell as husband-and-wife butter sculptors who get the itch to run for political office. “I really think Bob and I can parlay this fame we have from butter into political,” said Garner’s character. “Don’t be surprised if you see us in the Governor’s Mansion…or the White House.”... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Odd Life of Timothy Green is an odd, at-times moving meditation on parenthood—the desire to be a parent and the challenges of being one—wrapped in a fairy tale with creepy side-effects. Kid-friendly but not for kids, writer-director Peter Hedges’ family fantasy drama is sentimental and slickly produced—as well as thinly plotted and somewhat thematically disquieting.... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsThe Seven Greatest Female Action Heroes
The recent release of Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire, starring MMA fighter Gina Carano, was as notable for its A-List cast and crew as it was for the casting of an actress not named Jolie in the lead role. As such, it got us to thinking: How many true female Action Heroes are there?... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayArthur review
Alcoholism has rarely looked as fun and glamorous as it does in Arthur, the remake of the 1981 hit starring Dudley Moore. In this bigger re-telling of the tale, Arthur Bach is played by Russell Brand, another rising comedian from across the big pond. And what could have helped a career already on the way up, Arthur will do little to endear U.S. audiences to the Brand brand of humor. read more
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