ATLANTA – Steven Spielberg wasn’t at AMC Phipps Plaza movie theater on Tuesday, but his presence was felt. Terry Press, co-head of marketing for DreamWorks SKG, the movie studio founded by Spielberg, David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg in 1994, arrived in Georgia to promote the studio’s slate of movies set for release this year. The [...]

Videos “American Pop” (R) Ralph Bakshi’s animated tribute to American rock ‘n’ roll, which has sat in legal limbo since 1981, is finally revealed to home audiences. The intended “hip” nature of this adult-oriented flick is more than obvious, and though it will appeal to some, it’s definitely outdated. (C-) “Bean” (PG-13) Rowan Atkinson’s bumbling [...]

Spring break can be depressing if one has to stay home, wasting time watching TV and going to movies instead of hanging out on the beach, getting a tan and falling heavily under the influence. Hollywood is being kind, though, with promising pics opening this week: John Travolta’s “Primary Colors” and Neve Campbell’s “Wild Things.” [...]

There are no sinking ships in “The Man in the Iron Mask,” but there is one very valuable commodity. And his name is Leonardo DiCaprio. Had “The Man in the Iron Mask” opened early last year, it would’ve gone the way of most costume dramas: to video shortly. But its star, DiCaprio, has come into [...]

If Disney had scrapped the idea of a monster in “Beauty and the Beast” and instead had Belle turn to a life of prostitution, the resulting film would have looked a lot like “Dangerous Beauty.” Catherine McCormack, who was wonderful as the slain wife in “Braveheart,” shows the same magnetism in this film, which casts [...]

“Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue!” – Lloyd Bridges, “Airplane!” (R.I.P.)   ALPS (548-5256)   · Anastasia (G) Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. Yo quiero Meg Ryan. · Flubber (PG) Saturday and Sunday at 12:50 and 5 p.m. (F) · Gattaca (PG-13) Daily at 7:10 p.m. Any Uma Thurman [...]

Movie critics can be really stuffy sometimes. Some major publications call “The Big Lebowski” the worst effort yet by the lauded Coen brothers (Joel, director and co-writer; Ethan, producer and co-writer). Of course, being the worst Coen brothers’ movie is fairly relative. Nobody was comparing it to “Flubber” or “Batman and Robin,” but people said [...]

When three or more big-name movie stars come together, audiences should beware. Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick headlined the dreadful “Family Business.” How about Robert De Niro, Sean Penn and Demi Moore in “We’re No Angels;” Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts and Patrick Stewart in “Conspiracy Theory;” Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Madonna and Hoffman [...]

“She’s got an awfully big chest to be going to church.” – Nicole Kidman, “Far and Away”   ALPS (548-5256)   · Anastasia (G) Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. · Flubber (PG) Saturday and Sunday at 12:50, 5:10 and 7:20 p.m. Daily at 7:20 p.m. Son of a whore, I hate this movie. Will [...]

“Hush,” the new thriller starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Jessica Lange, begs the question: Who would volunteer to move in with her mother-in-law? That’s only one of the stupid ideas in this brainless mess in which Helen Baring (Paltrow), the pregnant wife of a New York businessman, gets attacked in the city and wants to move [...]