"Monsters vs. Aliens" opens with an old 3-D gag: A ball bounces directly into the audience, causing moviegoers to instinctively scoot back in their seats. But the resemblance to old-fashioned 3-D ends there.

The most charitable thing we can say about the otherwise insufferable "Observe and Report" is that it shows Seth Rogen has some range.

The Shawnee community is invited to a viewing of the film “Inside/Out” that will be shown at three family nights held at two elementary schools, Jefferson on Monday, and Horace Mann on March 26 and Shawnee Middle School March 30. All activities will start at 6:30 p.m.

Jones Theatres Inc. and Legends 1450 KGFF Radio are joining forces again to present the annual “Cans” Film Festival, a special movie showing today to collect canned goods for The Salvation Army holiday food baskets.
The movie “Kung Fu Panda,” rated PG, will be shown at the Hornbeck Theatre, 125 N. Bell in downtown Shawnee.
The showing is before the annual Christmas parade. Cost of admission is two cans of non-perishable food per person.
Doors will open at 3:45 p.m. and the movie begins at 4:15 p.m. The movie will be over by 5:45 p.m., in time for the parade at 6:30 p.m.

Befriended by famous aviator Wiley Post in the late 1920s, Pearl was performing as a barnstormer and commercial pilot by age 14.
Produced by the Chickasaw Nation, the feature-length film is based in part on Dr. Paul Lambert’s biography “Never Give Up!: The Life of Pearl Carter Scott” published by the Chickasaw Press in 2007.

He Said: I love Joel and Ethan Coen, the director brothers that recently won an Academy Award for “No Country For Old Men.”  I cannot think of one of their movies that I did not like. I used to say that “O Brother Where Art Thou” was my favorite, but now it’s “Burn After Reading.”

Independent filmmakers from across the United States will be showcasing their pieces of work at the Southern Winds Film Festival, held in Shawnee today and Saturday. Below are various summaries of films available at the film festival.

“The Dark Knight”

He Said: I am a huge Batman fan and have been waiting for this movie for what seems like forever. “The Dark Knight” delivered on all levels for me. I have seen it twice and would love to see it again. Director Chris Nolan hits it out of the park in this second installment in his “Batman” trilogy.

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Suspense filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan has formed an impressive career out self-written, produced and directed thrillers, drawing inspiration and comparisons to Hitchcockian fare. Shyamalan’s latest movie, “The Happening” is one of the grandest disaster films in years … but not in ways the filmmakers had intended. A travesty on every front, “The Happening” is a poorly written exercise chock-full of forced dialogue, ham-fisted acting from Marky Mark and his funky bunch, and hackneyed plot devices.

Suspense filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan has formed an impressive career out self-written, produced and directed thrillers, drawing inspiration and comparisons to Hitchcockian fare. Shyamalan’s latest movie, “The Happening” is one of the grandest disaster films in years … but not in ways the filmmakers had intended.

While the Bond films were all about action and hot women, “Get Smart,” under the comedic guidance of Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, refused to take itself seriously. At a recent series of interviews for the new film adaptation some of the actors shared a few thoughts about the film.

He Said: I was really looking forward to seeing “The Strangers,” and I was ready for a scary movie that made me jump in my seat. But I am still waiting for a scary movie.

That 1970s-era television – 20 inches in diameter with wood trim and shiny knobs – has been petering out for years, but it still hasn't moved from the spot in the living room where it has been sitting for three decades.

Reminiscent of minimalist horror films from the late ’70s and early ’80s, “A Beautiful Day” is the latest project from local film troupe Outsiders Productions.

Tecumseh native Brett Cranford served as unit production manager for the film “Paranoid Park,” an independent movie being shown through Sunday at Noble Theater at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art.

As a preamble to Heath Ledger’s upcoming posthumous portrayal of the Joker in “The Dark Knight”, DC Comics has reissued the seminal work on Batman’s most nefarious foe. Originally printed as a short series in 1988, Batman: The Killing Joke is famed comic scribe Alan Moore’s origin tale that offers a dark, bitter rendering of the events that transformed one normal man into a master of terror and tyranny.

Operating as an opening act for the flood of summer superhero movies, “Iron Man” flies to theaters with a successful blend of action, humor, and a tinge of topical drama.

“The Orphanage” is Hispanic director Juan Antonio Bayona’s foray into the world of supernatural horror. “Pan’s Labyrinth” director Guillermo Del Toro produced the film, running with first-timer Sergio Sanchez’s moody script. The film received mainstream recognition through numerous critics’ choice awards and a successful North American theatrical run throughout the early Spring. “The Orphanage” arrived on DVD April 22.

“The Forbidden Kingdom” is a martial arts/fantasy story that finally unites two of the most prolific kung-fu actors (Jackie Chan and Jet Li) in one movie. The film is directed by Rob Minkoff, working from John Fusco’s script, and costars Michael Angarano (“Almost Famous”) and Collin Chou. Most of the film is filmed on-location in China, with Peter Pau’s cinematography and Yuen Woo Ping’s action choreography highlighting the slightly tame direction.