Past Articles by Regina Scruggs
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(DreamWorks. 1 hour, 36 minutes. Rated PG for action and some language. Directed by Tom McGrath.) Voices of Will Ferrell (Megamind), Brad Pitt (Metro Man), Tina Fey (Roxanne), Jonah Hill (Hal/ Titan), David Cross (Minion), Ben Stiller (Bernard). Music by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe. |
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Music From The Movies, THIS MISSION IS POSSIBLE...while Tom Cruise is filming the next Mission: Impossible, we can enjoy selections from the first three movies! All feature the famous theme by Lalo Schifrin (pictured with me in Los Angeles in 2008). Music by Danny Elfman, Hans Zimmer, and Michael Giacchino. In reviews, Jared gives the lowdown on Morning Glory. |
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Music From The Movies, YES, YOU CAN SEE HER NOW...Oscar-winning actress Shirley MacLaine is coming to Houston! As part of the 2010 Cinema Arts Festival Houston (www.cinemartsociety.org/), she will be here for a screening of her 1983 film Terms of Endearment on Saturday the 13th. We'll celebrate her 55-year career with music from Terms as well as Sweet Charity, The Trouble with Harry, The Apartment, Steel Magnolias, and much more! In reviews, Regina likes Megamind and Jared says the time is right for Due Date. |
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Music From The Movies, DON'T BE SCARED...if you don't hear my voice on this week's show! You will hear a few famous voices as well as some great spooky music for Halloween weekend! Break out the cider and listen for selections from The Bride of Frankenstein, Psycho, Shutter Island, Dracula, Sleepy Hollow, Twilight Zone: The Movie, and much more! Jared and I will be back next week with new reviews. |
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(Warner Bros. 2 hours, 6 minutes. Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements including disturbing disaster and accident images and brief strong language. Directed by Clint Eastwood.) Matt Damon (George Lonegan), Cecile de France (Marie Lelay), Jay Mohr (Billy Lonegan), Bryce Dallas Howard (Melanie), George and Frankie McLaren (Marcus/Jason), Thierry Neuvic (Didier), Marthe Keller (Dr. Rousseau), Richard Kind (Christos), Steven R. Schirripa (Carlo), Jenifer Lewis (Candace), Lyndsey Marshal (Jackie), Sir Derek Jacobi (Himself). Music by Clint Eastwood. |
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Music From The Movies, TIME TO MAKE THE CALL...and show your support for Music From The Movies during KUHF's fall fundraising campaign! Listen for soundtrack favorites this Saturday night and call in with your contribution! In reviews, Regina talks about Clint Eastwood's latest, Hereafter (how surprising), and Jared gives the word on Hilary Swank in Conviction. |
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(Summit Entertainment. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence and brief strong language. Directed by Robert Schwentke.) Bruce Willis (Frank Moses), Morgan Freeman (Joe Matheson), John Malkovich (Marvin Boggs), Helen Mirren (Victoria), Karl Urban (William Cooper), Mary-Louise Parker (Sarah Ross), Brian Cox (Ivan Simonov), Julian McMahon (Robert Stanton), Ernest Borgnine (Henry, the Records Keeper), James Remar (Gabriel Singer), Richard Dreyfuss (Alexander Dunning). Music by Christophe Beck. |
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Film Review: "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger" (Sony Pictures Classics. Rated R for some language. 1 hour, 38 minutes. Directed by Woody Allen.) Anthony Hopkins (Alfie), Josh Brolin (Roy), Naomi Watts (Sally), Freida Pinto (Dia), Antonio Banderas (Greg), Lucy Punch (Charmaine), Gemma Jones (Helena), Pauline Collins (Cristal). |
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Film Review: "It's Kind of a Funny Story" (Focus Features. Rated PG-13. 1 hour, 41 minutes. Directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden.) Keir Gilchrist (Craig), Emma Roberts (Noelle), Viola Davis (Dr. Eden Minerva), Lauren Graham (Lynn), Jim Gaffigan (George), Zoe Kravitz (Nia), Zach Galifianakis (Bobby). Music by Broken Social Scene. |
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Film Review: "The Social Network" (Columbia Pictures. 2 hours. Rated PG-13 for sexual content, drug and alcohol use and language. Directed by David Fincher.) Jesse Eisenberg (Mark Zuckerberg), Justin Timberlake (Sean Parker), Andrew Garfield (Eduardo Saverin), Joseph Mazzello (Dustin Moskovitz), Armie Hammer (Vinklevoss twins), Rashida Jones (Marylin Delpy), Rooney Mara (Erica Albright). Music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. |
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Festival Roundup: "Toronto International Film Festival 2010" Regina travels to the Land of the Maple Leaf in search of new movies, and happens to find them at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. |
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Film Review: "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps" (20TH Century Fox. 2 hours, 16 minutes. Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and thematic elements. Directed by Oliver Stone.) Michael Douglas (Gordon Gekko), Shia LaBeouf (Jacob Moore), Carey Mulligan (Winnie Gekko), Frank Langella (Lewis Zabel), Susan Sarandon (Sylvia Moore), Josh Brolin (Bretton Woods). Music by Craig Armstrong. |
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(Miramax. 1 hour, 40 minutes. Rated PG-13 for mature thematic content, sexual material including dialogue, some nudity, drug use and language. Directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck.) Jennifer Aniston (Kassie), Jason Bateman (Wally), Jeff Goldblum (Leonard), Patrick Wilson (Roland), Juliette Lewis (Debbie), Thomas Robinson (Sebastian). Music by Alex Wurman. |
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Film Review: "South of the Border" (Cinema Libre. 1 hour, 42 minutes. No rating. Directed by Oliver Stone.) |
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(Columbia Tri Star. 1 hour, 39 minutes. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action. Directed by Philip Noyce.) Angelina Jolie (Evelyn Salt), Liev Schreiber (Theodore Winter), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Peabody), Daniel Olbrychski (Orlov), August Diehl (Michael Krause), Hunt Block (President Lewis), Andre Braugher (Sec. of Defense), Olek Krupa (Russian President Matveyev). Music by James Newton Howard. |
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(Roadside Attractions. 1 hour, 40 minutes. Rated R for drug material, language and violent content. Directed by Debra Granik.) Jennifer Lawrence (Ree Dolly), John Hawkes (Teardrop), Kevin Breznahan (Little Arthur), Dale Dickey (Merab), Sheryl Lee (April), Sarah Byrd (Jessie), Kip Niven (Dentist). Music by Dickon Hinchliffe. |
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(Warner Bros. 2 hours, 28 minutes. Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action throughout. Directed by Christopher Nolan.) Leonardo DiCaprio (Dom Cobb), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Arthur), Ellen Page (Ariadne), Tom Hardy (Eames), Ken Watanabe (Saito), Dileep Rao (Yusef), Cillian Murphy (Robert Fischer, Jr.), Tom Berenger (Browning), Marion Cotillard (Mal), Pete Postlethwaite (Maurice Fischer), Michael Caine (Miles), Lukas Haas (Nash). Music by Hans Zimmer. |
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Film Review: "I Am Love (Io Sono L'Amore)" (Magnolia Pictures. 2 hours. Rated R for sexuality and nudity. In Italian with English subtitles. Directed by Luca Guadagnino.) Tilda Swinton (Emma Recchi), Alba Rohrwacher (Elisabetta Recchi), Marisa Berenson (Allegra Recchi), Edoardo Gabriellini (Antonio Biscaglia), Pippo Delbono (Tancredi Recchi), Flavio Pacenti (Edoardo Recchi Jr.). Music by John Adams. |
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Film Review: "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" (Summit Entertainment. 2 hours, 4 minutes. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and some sensuality. Directed by David Slade.) Kristen Stewart (Bella Swan), Robert Pattinson (Edward Cullen), Taylor Lautner (Jacob Black), Xavier Samuel (Riley), Billy Burke (Charlie Swan), Anna Kendrick (Jessica), Bryce Dallas Howard (Victoria), Peter Facinelli (Dr. Carlisle Cullen), Jackson Rathbone (Jasper Hale), Dakota Fanning (Jane), Ashley Greene (Alice), Nikki Reed (Rosalie). Music by Howard Shore. |
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(20th Century Fox. 1 hour, 50 minutes. Rated PG-13 for sequences of action violence throughout, and brief strong language. Directed by James Mangold.) Tom Cruise (Roy Miller), Cameron Diaz (June Havens), Peter Sarsgaard (Fitzgerald), Jordi Mollà (Antonio), Viola Davis (Director George), Paul Dano (Simon Feck). Music by John Powell. |
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(Disney/Pixar. Rated G. 1 hour, 43 minutes. Directed by Lee Unkrich.) Tom Hanks (Woody), Tim Allen (Buzz Lightyear), Wallace Shawn (Rex), John Ratzenberger (Hamm), Michael Keaton (Ken), Estelle Harris (Mrs. Potato Head), Don Rickles (Mr. Potato Head), Joan Cusack (Jessie), Jodi Benson (Barbie), Timothy Dalton (Mr. Pricklepants). Music by Randy Newman. |
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Music From The Movies, MAKE OUR DAY...and put 80 candles on the birthday cake for movie icon Clint Eastwood. Music from When Eagles Dare, Play Misty for Me, the Sergio Leone westerns and of course the Dirty Harry movies! In reviews, Regina will pity the fool who doesn't like The A-Team. Jared reports on Splice and Will Smith's son Jaden as The Karate Kid. |
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(20th Century Fox. 1 hour, 57 minutes. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence throughout, language, and smoking. Directed by Joe Carnahan.) Liam Neeson (Col. John "Hannibal" Smith), Bradley Cooper (Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck), Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (B.A. Baracus), Sharlto Copley ("Howling Mad" Murdoch), Jessica Biel (Capt. Charisa Sosa), Patrick Wilson (Lynch). Music by Alan Silvestri. |
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Film Review: "Sex and the City 2" (New Line/ Warner Bros. 2 hours, 25 minutes. Rated R for some strong sexual content and language. Directed by Michael Patrick King.) Sarah Jessica Parker (Carrie Bradshaw), Kristin Davis (Charlotte York), Cynthia Nixon (Miranda Hobbes), Kim Cattrall (Samantha Jones), Chris Noth (Mr. Big), David Eigenberg (Steve), Evan Handler (Harry), Jason Lewis (Smith), John Corbett (Aidan), Willie Garson (Stanford), Mario Cantone (Anthony). Music by Aaron Zigman. |
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(Universal. 2 hours, 11 minutes. Rated PG-13 for violence including intense sequences of warfare, and some sexual content. Directed by Ridley Scott.) Russell Crowe (Robin Longstride), Cate Blanchett (Marion Loxley), Max von Sydow (Sir Walter Loxley), William Hurt (William Marshal), Mark Strong (Godfrey), Oscar Isaac (Prince John), Danny Huston (King Richard the Lionheart), Eileen Atkins (Eleanor of Aquitaine), Mark Addy (Friar Tuck), Matthew MacFadyen (Sheriff of Nottingham). Music by Marc Streitenfeld. |
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DVD Roundup: "Jeff Bridges Movies NOT in the Retrospective!" Regina wanders through Jeff Bridges' back-catalogue and finds some of the hidden gems that won't be featured in this month's retrospective at the MFAH. |
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DVD Review: "The Kinks in You Really Got Me: The Story of the Kinks" (ABC Entertainment. 1 hour, 27 minutes. Unrated.) |
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DVD Review: "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus" (Sony. 2 hours, 3 minutes. Rated PG-13 for violent images, some sensuality, language and smoking. Directed by Terry Gilliam.) With Christopher Plummer, Heath Ledger, Verne Troyer, Lily Cole, Andrew Garfield. Music by Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna. |
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Music From The Movies, MANY BRIDGES TO CROSS...After 40 years in the movies and five nominations, Jeff Bridges finally won the Oscar for his stunning performance in Crazy Heart. We'll preview the "We Love Jeff Bridges" film series, his first major retrospective, May 7-June 25, at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. In reviews, Jared survives the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street. Regina reports on the home versions of Avatar and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. |
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Music From The Movies, A MILLION THANKS...to everyone (particularly Music From The Movies fans) calling with a pledge during this week's KUHF Spring Fundraising Campaign! This week, a favorite show from last year, to enjoy again: my conversation with the talented Hans Zimmer. The German-born composer is an Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe winner who's written over 100 scores. Hear the inside dope on such movies as The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, Backdraft, Frost/Nixon, and more. Hans is funny, smart and fun! |
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Music From The Movies, DIALING FOR DOLLARS...this week KUHF is having its Spring Fundraising Campaign and I'm asking you, faithful listener, to become a contributor! Show your support for Music From The Movies, the only soundtrack radio show in Houston, right now by calling 800.743.5843, or donate right on this page. On the show, we'll check out What's New on the Soundtrack Shelf. In reviews, Jared finally gets to see Kick-Ass and gives you the details. Regina renews her love for David Duchovny in The Joneses. |
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(Roadside Attractions. 1 hour, 33 minutes. Rated R for language, some sexual content, teen drinking and drug use. Directed by Derrick Borte.) Demi Moore (Kate), David Duchovny (Steve), Amber Heard (Jenn), Ben Hollingsworth (Mick), Gary Cole (Larry), Glenne Headly (Summer), Lauren Hutton (KC). Music by Nick Urata. |
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(Anchor Bay Films. 1 hour, 40 minutes. Rated PG-13 for sexual content, smoking and language. Directed by Raymond De Felitta.) Andy Garcia (Vince Rizzo), Julianna Marguilies (Joyce Rizzo), Ezra Miller (Vince Jr.), Dominik Garcia-Lorido (Vivian Rizzo), Steven Strait (Tony Nardella), Emily Mortimer (Molly), Alan Arkin (Michael Malakov). Music by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek. |
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Music From The Movies, CONGRATS TO SANDY...finally, our first show featuring music for Sandra Bullock! The recent Oscar winner has been a popular star for almost two decades. Enjoy selections from Speed (score by Mark Mancina), Hope Floats (Dave Grusin), Crash (Mark Isham), In Love and War (George Fenton), and The Blind Side (Carter Burwell). In reviews, Jared dodges the thunderbolts of Clash of the Titans, and considers The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. |
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Film Review: "The Bounty Hunter" (Columbia Pictures. 1 hour, 46 minutes. Rated PG-13 for sexual content including suggestive comments, language and some violence. Directed by Andy Tennant.) Jennifer Aniston (Nicole Hurley), Gerard Butler (Milo Boyd), Jason Sudeikis (Stewart), Jeff Garlin (Sid), Cathy Moriarty (Irene), Carol Kane (Dawn), Christine Baranski (Kitty Hurley). Music by George Fenton. |
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Film Review: "How to Train Your Dragon" (Paramount/Dreamworks. 1 hour, 38 minutes. Rated PG for sequences of intense action and some scary images, and brief mild language. Directed by Christopher Sanders and Dean DeBlois.) Voices of Jay Baruchel (Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third), Gerard Butler (Stoick the Vast), America Ferrera (Astrid), Jonah Hill (Snotlout), Craig Ferguson (Gobber), Kristen Wiig (Ruffnut), T.J. Miller (Tuffnut). Music by John Powell. |
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Music From The Movies, ONE TOUGH BROAD...that was actress Barbara Stanwyck (1907-1990) over her 60-year career! Enjoy music from The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (Miklos Rozsa), Sorry, Wrong Number (pictured; music by Franz Waxman), The Thorn Birds (Henry Mancini), and Double Indemnity (also Rozsa). In reviews, Regina ponders Jennifer Aniston's latest attempt at romantic-comedy stardom, The Bounty Hunter. Jared reports on the SXSW Film Festival. |
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Music From The Movies, BLOCKBUSTERS...new music from two big box-office hits: Valentine's Day (music by John Debney) and Alice in Wonderland (score by Danny Elfman). Also, rare music of Bernard Herrmann from the 1945 drama Hangover Square. In reviews, Regina observes very little neck-biting in Twilight star Robert Pattinson's drama, Remember Me. Jared enters the Green Zone with Matt Damon. |
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(Summit Entertainment. 1 hour, 53 minutes. Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content, language and smoking. Directed by Allen Coulter.) Robert Pattinson (Tyler Hawkins), Emilie de Ravin (Ally Craig), Chris Cooper (Sgt. Neil Craig), Lena Olin (Diane Hirsch), Tate Ellington (Aidan Hall), Pierce Brosnan (Charles Hawkins), Kate Burton (Janine). Music by Marcelo Zarvos. |
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Music From The Movies, THEY'RE ALL WINNERS...On this Academy Awards weekend, great music from past Best Scores! Included are Ben-Hur (Miklos Rozsa), The Lord of the Rings (Howard Shore), Out of Africa (John Barry), and The Lion King (Hans Zimmer). Plus John Williams conducts a medley of Best Songs. In new reviews, Jared checks out District B13: Ultimatum and Saint John of Las Vegas. Regina reports on Alice in Wonderland, Brooklyn's Finest, The Ghost Writer and Valentine's Day. |
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Film Review: "Valentine's Day" (Warner Bros. 1 hour, 57 minutes. Rated PG-13 for some sexual material and brief partial nudity. Directed by Garry Marshall.) Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Hector Elizondo, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner, George Lopez, Shirley MacLaine, Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts, Taylor Swift. Music by John Debney. |
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Film Review: "Brooklyn's Finest" (Overture Films. Rated R for bloody violence throughout, strong sexuality, nudity, drug content and pervasive language. 2 hours, 13 minutes. Directed by Antoine Fuqua.) Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Wesley Snipes, Ethan Hawke, Ellen Barkin, Will Patton, Brian F. O'Byrne, Vincent D'Onofrio. Music by Marcelos Zarvos. |
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Film Review: "The Ghost Writer" (Summit Entertainment. 2 hours, 8 minutes. Rated PG-13 for language, brief nudity/sexuality, some violence and a drug reference. Directed by Roman Polanski.) Ewan MacGregor (The Ghost), Kim Cattrall (Amelia Bly), Olivia Williams (Ruth Lang), Pierce Brosnan (Adam Lang), Timothy Hutton (Sidney Kroll), Tom Wilkinson (Paul Emmett), James Belushi (John Maddox), Eli Wallach (Old Man). Music by Alexandre Desplat. |
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Film Review: "Alice in Wonderland (3-D)" (Disney. 1 hour, 48 minutes. Rated PG. Directed by Tim Burton.) Johnny Depp (Mad Hatter), Mia Wasikowska (Alice Kingsleigh), Anne Hathaway (White Queen), Helena Bonham Carter (Red Queen), Crispin Glover (Stayne - Knave of Hearts), Matt Lucas (Tweedledee/Tweedledum), Alan Rickman (Absolem the Caterpillar), Timothy Spall (Bayard the Bloodhound), Imelda Staunton (Tall Flower Faces), Michael Sheen (White Rabbit), Stephen Fry (Cheshire Cat), Barbara Windsor (Dormouse), Christopher Lee (Jabberwocky) Michael Gough (Dodo), Paul Whitehouse (March Hare). Music by Danny Elfman. |
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Music From The Movies, SHALL WE DANCE...in this Oscar season, let's remember six-time nominee, actress Deborah Kerr (1921-2007). Music includes An Affair to Remember (Harry Warren and Hugo Friedhofer), Julius Caesar (Miklos Rozsa), The Innocents (Georges Auric), Quo Vadis (also Rozsa), and of course The King and I (Rodgers & Hammerstein). In new reviews, Jared's all right with Parker Posey in Happy Tears, while Regina's not happy about Martin Scorsese's latest, the long-awaited Shutter Island. |
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(Paramount. 2 hours, 18 minutes. Rated R for disturbing violent content, language and some nudity. Directed by Martin Scorsese.) Leonardo DiCaprio (Teddy Daniels), Mark Ruffalo (Chuck Aule), Ben Kingsley (Dr. Cawley), Michelle Williams (Dolores Chanal), Max von Sydow (Dr. Jeremiah Naehring), Jackie Earle Haley (George Noyce). Music by Robbie Robertson. |
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Music From The Movies, HAPPY PRESIDENT'S DAY...our Commander-in-Chief is a favorite role for actors to play. Harrison Ford was a memorable President in Air Force One (music by Jerry Goldsmith). Ralph Bellamy (pictured) played FDR on stage and screen in Sunrise at Campobello (score by Franz Waxman). Michael Douglas took his turn in The American President (music by Marc Shaiman). And we say Happy Birthday to composer John Williams (age 78 on February 8) by including music from JFK. In new reviews, Regina considers the latest incarnation of The Wolfman, and Jared checks out Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief. |
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(Universal. 1 hour, 35 minutes. Rated R for bloody horror, violence and gore. Directed by Joe Johnston.) Benecio Del Toro (Lawrence Talbot), Anthony Hopkins (Sir John Talbot), Emily Blunt (Gwen Conliffe), Hugo Weaving (Detective Aberline), Art Malik (Singh), Geraldine Chaplin (Maleva). Music by Danny Elfman. |
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Music From The Movies, THE OSCAR NOMINATIONS...Walt Disney was a big winner for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1939. In 2010, we've got five outstanding nominees for Best Original Score. We'll hear music from Avatar, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Hurt Locker, Sherlock Holmes, and Up! In new reviews, Regina watches John Travolta channel Bruce Willis in From Paris With Love, and Jared considers love and war in Dear John. |
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Music From The Movies, IT'S COMPLICATED...when Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin reconnect after divorce (music by Hans Zimmer and Heitor Pereira). Also new on the soundtrack shelf: Extraordinary Measures (Andrea Guerra), Creation (Christopher Young), and The Book of Eli (Atticus Ross). In new reviews, Regina reports on Mel Gibson's comeback in Edge of Darkness, and Jared sees Europe with When in Rome. Plus the baby-boomer TV shows keep coming with The Paper Chase and The Patty Duke Show on DVD. |
