‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ Is Pretty Slight Stuff
Bryan Singer’s bland, violent fantasy film, starring Nicholas Hoult and Ewan McGregor, may scare kids but will probably underwhelm everybody else.
‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ Is Pretty Slight Stuff
Bryan Singer’s bland, violent fantasy film, starring Nicholas Hoult and Ewan McGregor, may scare kids but will probably underwhelm everybody else.
Ewan McGregor Plays a Father For the First Time in 'The Impossible'
Ewan McGregor has won acclaim playing everything from a junkie to a Jedi, but there’s one role he’s never really tackled on film: a father.
For “The Impossible,” director Juan Antonio Bayona’s film based on the experiences of a real family caught in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami, casting director Shaheen Baig was careful to err on the side of naturalism.
Toronto Dispatch: ‘The Impossible’ Triumphs, Catherine Keener and Christopher Walken Charm
"The Impossible," starring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor, is prime Oscar bait, and Christopher Walken and Catherine Keener delight in "A Late Quartet."