Movie Review – X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
by HELEN GEIB
Hugh Jackman returns as Logan a/k/a Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a prequel to the X-Men movie series and his character’s origins story. See it for the character, Jackman’s performance, the action, and the cool mutant powers. Wolverine kicks off the summer movie season in style. Read more 
Thinking Outside the Multiplex
by MIKE MACCOLLUM
An Academy Award nominated film opens in one Indianapolis theater on May 1, while several lesser-known films continue at theaters in and around Indianapolis this week. For more information on these movies and more – all presented in handy alphabetical order – read on.
The Informers – It didn’t set the national box office on fire and it didn’t receive many positive reviews from critics, but this drama with an ensemble cast is holding over at the Regal Village Park 17 and the Regal Shiloh Crossing 18 this week (although there are only two shows per day at the latter). Read more
Hollywood Releases Preview – May, 2009
by HELEN GEIB
On the Hollywood calendar, today is the first day of summer. X-Men Origins: Wolverine is the opening day headliner for a month filled with big-budget prequels and sequels. The only week a new entry in a popular franchise doesn’t open is the week the new Pixar movie opens. May promises to be huge at the multiplex. Read after the break for the full list of films, and my take on them, scheduled for general release this month. Links are to the film’s IMDb page.
May 1
Battle for Terra – Big, bad humanity tries to eradicate cute, peace-loving alien race as a first-line colonization strategy in this animated film. The animation is to trick you into taking your kids. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Read more
