Sam Rockwell

Seven Psychopaths, one hilarious DVD release

Tyler Kurbat — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:00:00 -0800

Check which 5 DVDs topped our list this week, from Dracula to puppy burglars and beyond! If you're looking to take home a new movie for you or the kids, look no further.

Sam Rockwell out-Murrays Bill Murray in The Way, Way Back

Joyce Slaton — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:01:00 -0800

Every single funny person you know is in the new comedy The Way, Way Back, described as a throwback to summer comedies like Meatballs and Caddyshack.

Seven Psychopaths movie review: Savagely satiating

Shanee Edwards — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:00:00 -0700

In this delightful dude-driven, Adaptation-meets-Pulp Fiction-inspired flick, convention gets thrown out the car window as Colin Farrell struggles to write a screenplay populated by psychopaths who soon take over his life. The darkly comedic tone makes for a violently blissful experience.

Inside Conviction: Betty Anne Waters' true tale

Joel D. Amos — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:45:00 -0800

When we talked to Betty Anne Waters, the woman at the center of Conviction's true story, the first thing that struck us was how strong she was considering everything she had been through. Waters, with only a high school diploma, went to college and then law school all in an effort to free her brother who was wrongfully convicted of murder.

Betty Anne Waters: Hilary Swank’s Conviction real-life inspiration

Joel D. Amos — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:54:00 -0700

In Conviction, Hilary Swank plays Betty Anne Waters, a Massachusetts woman whose brother was wrongfully convicted of murder. Betty Anne Waters’ brother was sent to jail for life without parole and after all of his appeals were unsuccessful, Waters took it upon herself to get her bachelor’s degree and head to law school with the dream of freeing her brother. Now that Hilary Swank's Conviction has arrived in theaters, Waters tells us she is ready to hear more heartwarming stories of those wrongfully jailed being set free.

Conviction movie review

Joel D. Amos — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:59:00 -0700

Conviction is the perfect title for the Hilary Swank-starring, true life story. Conviction's moniker reflects not only the wrongful murder conviction that fell upon Swank’s on-screen brother but also captures the will of a sister unwilling to accept his wrongful incarceration.

Conviction: First look starring Hilary Swank

Joel D. Amos — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:26:00 -0700

Conviction arrives in theaters October 15 and is the true story of Betty Anne Waters and her struggle to win her brother’s freedom. Waters' brother Kenny was wrongly accused of a crime and instead of being sidelined by her brother’s guilty verdict and his decades-long sentence, she took it upon herself to deal with the situation by going to law school.