Pitch Perfect 2

Lightning may not be rebottled the second time around, but it's still a toe-tapping good time

"...Directed by: Elizabeth Banks. Starring: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp,..."

May 15, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

DVDanger: Mad Max

Before we hit Fury Road, the original revs up

"...The Last Five Years (Anchor Bay) Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan may be co-headliners in this..."

May 9, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Ryan Reynolds, the Most Interesting Man in the World

How Van Wilder became Hollywood's most unpredictable talent

"...would greenlight for the first pairing of Reynolds and Anna Kendrick...."

May 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Last Five Years

Anna Kendrick shines in Richard LaGravenese's loving adaptation of Jason Robert Brown's stage musical.

"...Directed by: Richard LaGravenese. Starring: Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan...."

Feb. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cake

In a rare dramatic role, Jennifer Aniston plays a woman grappling with chronic pain, painkiller addiction, and personal tragedy.

"...Directed by: Daniel Barnz. Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Adriana Barraza, Anna Kendrick, Sam Worthington, Chris Messina, Mamie Gummer, Felicity Huffman..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

DVDanger: Youth Gone Wild

Pre-millenial teen angst, both period and retro, melds with noir

"...lost as the littlest vampire in Near Dark. As wannabe tough kid Tim, he takes the same observer role..."

Jan. 17, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Into the Woods

The Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical, a pastiche of classic fairy tales turned on their heads, gets a thoroughly cinematic workout.

"...Directed by: Rob Marshall. Starring: Anna Kendrick, James Corden, Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep, Lilla Crawford,..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

DVDanger: Joe Swanberg Wishes You a Happy Christmas

On fatherhood, impostor syndrome, and staying unpredictable

"...quite as lo-fi as his early breakthrough work, like Hannah Takes the Stairs and Kissing on the Mouth. Back..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFF Snags Jon Stewart’s Rosewater

The Humbling, The Last 5 Years tapped for opening night

"...Robert Brown's musical of the same name, which stars Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan as a man and woman..."

Sept. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

DVD Watch: '24 Exposures'

Joe Swanberg on filmmaker obsessions tops this week's releases

"...Christmas, his upcoming second collaboration with Pitch Perfect star Anna Kendrick...."

May 27, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

’Twas the Night Before Sundance

I'm coming for you, Robert Redford!

"...Christmas intrigued me. The film stars Drinking Buddies alum Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, and Lena Dunham. Kendrick's character, Jenny,..."

Jan. 15, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

Yes Yes: Sundance Announces 2014 Class

Austinites a-plenty in Competition and NEXT slates

"...her older brother, his wife, and their 2-year-old son.Cast: Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Webber, Lena Dunham, Joe Swanberg...."

Dec. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Drinking Buddies

Mumblecore pro Joe Swanberg successfully ups his game by using professional actors in this observational drama.

"...Directed by: Joe Swanberg. Starring: Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Ron Livingston, Ti West, Jason Sudeikis, Mike Brune..."

Sept. 13, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Raise a Glass to 'Drinking Buddies'

Something big is brewing with Joe Swanberg these days

"...New Girl) and his ever-patient girlfriend Jill (Pitch Perfect's Anna Kendrick), and brewery promotions manager Kate (House M.D.'s Olivia..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Company You Keep

Members of the Weather Underground resurface in this contemporary thriller directed by Robert Redford.

"...Nolte, Chris Cooper, Terrence Howard, Stanley Tucci, Richard Jenkins, Anna Kendrick, Brendan Gleeson, Brit Marling, Sam Elliott, Stephen Root..."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Drinking Buddies'

Olivia Wilde breathes life into a fantasy female

"...Premiere D: Joe Swanberg; with Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Ron Livingston..."

March 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

After A Fashion: Texas Film

Spiff it up, slacker, and you might make Your Style Avatar's 'Seen at SX' list

"...Rudd, Simon Baker, Rose Byrne, Ron Livingston, the Roots, Anna Kendrick, Bruce Campbell, Band of Horses, Johnny Depp, Andy..."

March 15, 2013 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

SXSW: A Cold One With Joe Swanberg and His 'Drinking Buddies'

The festival's oddest and most comfortable press gathering

"...Band of Brothers), and Luke is engaged to Jill (Anna Kendrick, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Pitch Perfect)...."

March 14, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Review: 'Drinking Buddies'

Swanberg's film is deftly directed but leaves an aftertaste

"...his near-marriage to Jill, played with sweet insecurity by Anna Kendrick, who demonstrates new facets of her considerable chops..."

March 12, 2013 SXSW Post by Melanie Haupt

SXSW Film: Drinking Buddies Red Carpet

March 9, 2013. 15 photos.

"...Anna Kendrick at the Drinking Buddies red carpet at the..."

March 10, 2013 Photo Gallery

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...Tan’s Pit Stop, David Gordon Green’s Prince Avalanche, and Hannah Fidell’s A Teacher all screen in the Festival Favorites..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Jogging Toward March

SXSW Film announces opening night film, Texas Film Hall of Fame picks 2013 inductees

"...Evil Dead remake; Joe Swanberg's comedy Drinking Buddies, starring Anna Kendrick and Olivia Wilde; and Alex Winter's Napster doc,..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Magic Gathering at SXSW Film

Carell & Buscemi comedy ‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone’ to open fest

"...Buddies – and his biggest name cast to date (Anna Kendrick, Jake Johnson, Ron Livingston, and Olivia Wilde again)...."

Jan. 15, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Pitch Perfect

Despite the cookie-cutter dysfunction seen in this college girls' a cappella group, this film film can be a lot of fun.

"...Directed by: Jason Moore. Starring: Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, Skylar Astin, Ben Platt,..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

End of Watch

This believable L.A. cop drama, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena, is from the writer of Training Day, David Ayer.

"...Directed by: David Ayer. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick, Cody Horn, America Ferrera, Frank Grillo and David..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What To Expect When You're Expecting

The gamut of the modern babymaking experience is explored by a small batallion of entertainers.

"...Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Chace Crawford, Brooklyn Decker, Ben Falcone, Anna Kendrick, Matthew Morrison, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock, Rodrigo Santoro..."

May 18, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

50/50

50/50 accomplishes the near-impossible: It's a feel-good cancer comedy.

"...Directed by: Jonathan Levine. Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Anjelica Huston and Bryce Dallas Howard...."

Sept. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The World <3 Scott Pilgrim

Cast of the nerdcore adventure hit the Highball

"...News) eponymous hero Scott (Michael Cera), his sister Stacey (Anna Kendrick), the girl of his dreams Ramona Flowers (Mary..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

This glad-hearted and furiously funny piece of pop entertainment stars Michael Cera and is told in the vernacular of video games.

"...Winstead, Ellen Wong, Kieran Culkin, Mark Webber, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Jason Schwartzman, Mae Whitman and Brandon..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Screens Top 10s

"...Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air), Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air), Carey Mulligan (An Education),..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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