In Theatre

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules (March 25): Although the first adaptation of the popular middle-school graphic novel series garnered mixed reviews, Roger Ebert rated the film three-and-a-half out of four stars. The sequel is based on the second book in the series and revolves around main character Greg Heffley and his torturous older brother, Rodrick. When Rodrick finds Heffley’s original diary (the recorded story of the first film), the conflict between the brothers is ratcheted up to the next level. The actor who plays Greg, Zachary Gordon, has appeared in television shows as varied as How I Met Your Mother, Ni Hao, Kai-lan, and Batman: The Brave and the Bold, all available from Direct TV Indiana dealers, along with all other Direct TV locations.
• Scream 4 (April 15): Director Wes Craven and writer Kevin Williamson return to their popular horror series with the intent of starting up another trilogy. David Arquette, Courteney Cox, and Neve Campbell return from the first trilogy, this time joined by Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, and Rory Culkin. The film will parody the endless commercialization of the horror industry. Read the rest of this entry »

Anybody under the age of 40 had to be asking themselves why we’re getting a new “Green Hornet” movie when they first found out. That’s after they looked him up to find out who he was, of course. The pulp-fiction hero of the ’30s and ’40s hasn’t had a presence in mainstream pop-culture since the 1966-1967 television series, which was more notable for introducing Bruce Lee to American audiences than anything else. For some reason, though, starting in the 1990s, big-name writers started batting around screenplay ideas, with George Clooney attached at one point to play the lead. The result, after more than a decade, is Michel Gondry’s The Green Hornet. Read the rest of this entry »