Most critics' comments about Sweet November , starring Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron are anything but sweet. In an industry where Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron can be thought to pass as real people in love, Toy Story must seem like the height of raw quivering truth. Again, Jay Carr in the Boston Globe is in a generous mood. Slim Pickings Vs. Hannibal Two new films, both of them remakes, are in the unenviable position of having to open over the Presidents Day weekend against last week's box-office champ Hannibal .
Most critics figure they'll be eaten alive.
Theater Chain Goes Bankrupt, Finds New Owner Apparently done in by overexpansion, Loews Cineplex Entertainment, the nation's second biggest movie chain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday as part of a bailout plan that will see Canada's Onex Corp take control of the company. Onex said Thursday that it will immediately close 21 of Loews' 365 theaters and expects to shutter about 50 more. The bankruptcy filing allows the company to break leases at unprofitable theater sites. New York Times . You dream of getting Oscar nominations for your actors and actresses because then everyone wants to work with you.