http://www.lawrence.com/photos/2015/jun/19/293173/ You know that song “Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone)” by Cinderella? Man, it’s so true. Yeah, I know that phrase was already a well-worn cliché before Tom Kiefer and company turned it into a power ballad monster, but ...

http://www.lawrence.com/photos/2015/jun/11/292832/ Hope is a dangerous thing, and with its never-ending stream of sequels and franchise reboots, Hollywood preys on its audience’s hope in the most cynical of ways. Hope is what drew me to see **“Jurassic World,”** even though I knew in ...

There are many things to enjoy about the unconventional new **Brian Wilson** biopic **“Love & Mercy,”** so let’s start with the obvious one: the music. Not only does director **Bill Pohlad** concentrate on 1966 to 1967, the most adventurous and fruitful period of The Beach Boys’ ...

*“The glamour of limelight, from which age must pass as youth enters.” — Opening titles of Charles Chaplin’s “Limelight”* On March 5 of this year, another 20th-century auteur passed from this world. Groundbreaking documentarian **Albert Maysles** (“Grey Gardens,” “Gimme ...

In his video blog this week, film critic Eric Melin discusses the interesting history of animation-turned-live-action director Brad Bird ("The Incredibles," "Ratatouille," "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol") and the recurring themes present in his movies. Check out Eric's review of Bird's ...

“It’s hard to have ideas, and it’s easy to give up.” Casey Newton (**Britt Robertson**), a NASA-loving, teenaged girl says this to her little brother when he asks why they are taking down the launch platform at Cape Canaveral. Casey’s father (**Tim McGraw**) used to work for NASA, ...