Mary Steenburgen

Film review: Four Christmases

In this egregious Christmas movie, Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon each demonstrate the classic "Hollywood romcom" face: waxy as a corpse, dead-eyed with self-loathing, and as smiley and blank as someone who has just...

Four Christmases (12A

Traditional seasonal comedy about cynics learning the value of Christmas and the importance of family. Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon play a happy couple who stay that way by avoiding marriage, kids and their dysfunctional...

Holiday highlights: Bond, Nixon, `Madagascar' gang

Thursday, November 27, 2008 The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Nixon's back. So are Kate and Leo, Nicole and Baz, and a vengeful James Bond. Among the big films: Daniel Craig returns as Bond in "Quantum of Solace"; "Titanic"...

Reese Witherspoon visits a different side of the holidays in her new film

Though petite in stature, Witherspoon is a giant when it comes to wielding power in Hollywood. The blond, blue-eyed actress is a top earner who can dependably open a movie, particularly romantic comedies.

DVD reviews: ‘Prince Caspian,’ ‘Wanted’

Also new: ‘Step Brothers,’ ‘X-Files: I Want to Believe,’ ‘Longshots’ The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king. Director Andrew Adamson and cast members provide...

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: New Nobel Son Clip

We have a brand new exclusive clip from the upcoming film Nobel Son, which hits theaters on December 5 and stars Shawn Hatosy, Alan Rickman, Mary Steenburgen, Bryan Greenberg and Eliza Dushku. Click below for this exclusive...

What celebrities are thankful for this year

Being rich and/or famous doesn't stop Hollywood from taking a moment to gorge on turkey and take stock of this year's blessings. The Associated Press asked dozens of celebrities what they're thankful for.Here are just a few...

For Movies Opening Thanksgiving 2008

BIG BUDGET FILMS Australia (PG-13 for violence, sensuality and profanity) Romance drama, set at the dawn of WWII just before the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese, chronicles the love relationship which blossoms between a...

Other films opening today

The following films opening today will be reviewed in print Friday. When possible, we've posted reviews at denverpost.com "Ballast": Lance Hammer's beautifully shot tone poem captures the lives of three people bound by a...

Four Christmases

Tests the audiences' tolerance of grim cheer Rather than the typical snowstorm that strands characters in a Holiday-themed comedy, it's heavy cloud cover that keeps San Francisco couple Brad and Kate from catching their flight...