New York, I Love You

The central thesis in this ominibus of short films is that New York is not its landmarks or its landscape; New York is its people.

"...Portman, Faith Akin, Joshua Marston and Randy Balsmeyer. Starring: Orlando Bloom, James Caan, Hayden Christensen, Blake Lively, Julie Christie,..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Elizabethtown

Cameron Crowe's romantic comedy doesn't make the attraction between the characters played by Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom believable and then goes off in dozens more unprofitable directions.

"...Directed by: Cameron Crowe. Starring: Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill,..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Digging for Fire

Joe Swanberg's latest adds some flourish to his usual marital themes

"...Directed by: Joe Swanberg. Starring: Jake Johnson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Orlando Bloom, Brie Larson, Sam Rockwell, Chris Messina, Anna Kendrick,..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Haven

Lacking purpose or thoughtful complexity, Frank E. Flowers' film, starring Orlando Bloom and Bill Paxton, is an overly ambitious mess.

"...Directed by: Frank E. Flowers. Starring: Bill Paxton, Orlando Bloom, Stephen Dillane, Zoe Saldana, Agnes Bruckner, Victor Rasuk,..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Troy

This big-budget adaptation of The Iliad tries mightily, but the end result is the sound and fury of Homer undone.

"...Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen. Starring: Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Eric Bana, Brendan Gleeson, Peter O'Toole, Brian Cox,..."

May 14, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kingdom of Heaven

Ridley Scott's Crusades epic is a historical spectacle on the order of Gladiator and a dissection of war, as gritty and illuminating as Black Hawk Down, that takes flight when it becomes a canvas for ideas and ideologies in action.

"...Directed by: Ridley Scott. Starring: Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson,..."

May 6, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

The next installment of this franchise that no one asked for

"...Rush, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, Kevin McNally, Orlando Bloom, Stephen Graham, Martin Klebba and David Wenham...."

May 26, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hitman: Agent 47

A great old video game is back for a lackluster film reboot

"...why not a niche video-game character? This time, it’s Orlando Bloom doppelgänger Rupert Friend (so good on Homeland, so..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

This third Pirates outing is an empty vessel haunted by the ghosts of its sabre-rattling betters.

"...Directed by: Gore Verbinski. Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Chow Yun-Fat, Bill Nighy, Stellan Skarsgård,..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Needle in a Timestack

Time-travel drama proves the rich can even mess up causality

"...Ridley. Starring: Leslie Odom Jr., Freida Pinto, Cynthia Erivo, Orlando Bloom, Jadyn Wong, Alessandro Juliani and Laysla De Oliveira...."

Oct. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Comedy: Your 2018 Lineup

March mirth blows in with Bloom, Offerman, Gaffigan, & Cavett

"...with the presence of such comedy greats as Rachel Bloom, Jim Gaffigan, Nick Offerman, James Adomian, and … Dick..."

Feb. 27, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

"...Directed by: Gore Verbinski. Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Jonathan Pryce, Keira Knightley and Jack..."

July 11, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

At once a fanboy's wet dream and an engaging, emotionally supercharged epic adventure

"...Billy Boyd, Christopher Lee, Brad Dourif, Cate Blanchett and Orlando Bloom. If further proof was needed that New Zealand..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Black Hawk Down

"...William Fichtner, Ron Eldard, Tom Sizemore, Jeremy Piven and Orlando Bloom. Ridley Scott's newest about the disastrous 1993 raid..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gran Turismo

True-ish story of a gamer who became a racer is a solid rags-to-riches thrill ride

"...Directed by: Neill Blomkamp. Starring: David Harbour, Archie Madekwe, Orlando Bloom, Geri Horner, Djimon Hounsou and Takehiro Hira...."

Aug. 25, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Alamo Drafthouse Reunites Lord of the Rings Cast

Austin cinema chain shares exclusive Q&As with global theatres

"...Two Towers accompanied by the elven folk: Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, and Liv Tyler, plus itinerant ranger Viggo Mortensen...."

March 4, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Orlando Bloom used to work at a skeet shooting range..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

The Outpost

Afghan war drama about one of the bloodiest battles

"...Directed by: Orlando Bloom, Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, Milo Gibson and..."

July 10, 2020 Movie Review

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...in the world. Cast: Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, Orlando Bloom, Jack Kesy, Cory Hardrict, Milo Gibson, Jacob Scipio,..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The concluding chapter of Peter Jackson's Tolkien tales brings us full circle.

"...Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Ian Holm, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Aidan Turner, Billy Connolly, Ryan Gage,..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Superior in nearly all ways to its predecessor, this second film in the prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a welcome surprise.

"...Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Ken Stott, Orlando Bloom, Graham McTavish, William Kircher and Dean O’Gorman...."

Dec. 13, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hitching the Movie Trailers at Super Bowl XLVII

Trailers for new 'Star Trek', 'Fast and Furious' break up game

"...Sparrow, but that was all at the expense of Orlando Bloom, who always seemed a little adrift as supposed..."

Feb. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: When Horror Came to Shochiku

Criterion box set restores a lost corner of J-horror

"...Good Doctor (Magnolia) Wonder if there's any coincidence that Orlando Bloom's medical thriller is headed to homes the same..."

Dec. 18, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Three Musketeers

Did we miss the memo asking for the umpteenth retelling of the Alexandre Dumas classic?

"...by: Paul W.S. Anderson. Starring: Logan Lerman, Milla Jovovich, Orlando Bloom, Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans, Christoph Waltz, Matthew Macfadyen,..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

AFF: 'Main Street' Comes to Downtown Austin

The world premiere of the film based on Horton Foote's final screenplay

"...The cast includes Ellen Burstyn, Colin Firth, Patricia Clarkson, Orlando Bloom, and Amber Tamblyn...."

Oct. 23, 2010 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival Announces Honorees, Opening Night Films

Robert Rodriguez to receive Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award

"...last script forms the basis for Main Street, starring Orlando Bloom, Colin Firth, and Patricia Clarkson...."

Oct. 8, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

AFF Announces Film Lineup

Black Swan! Meek's Cutoff! Blue Valentine!

"...version of Everybody Loves Raymond, while Main Street, starring Orlando Bloom and Colin Firth, was written by the late..."

Sept. 21, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

TV Eye

A new special on Starz, titled Anime: Drawing a Revolution, examines the history and historic influence of the Japanese style of animation

"...the crafts table was a favorite episode, as was Orlando Bloom in another episode, deeply incredulous that Maggie was..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

The pirate genre will always be buoyed aloft on the swells of outrageous action, ridiculous couture, and the derringest of do – and this sequel is no different.

"...Directed by: Gore Verbinski. Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport and Geoffrey Rush. For..."

July 14, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

New Elf in Town

Flaming Idiot Rob Williams trades his torches for the pointy little slippers of David Sedaris' department-store elf in 'The Santaland Diaries'

"...to headlining star. A pair of pointy ears made Orlando Bloom into a Middle-earth dream date for millions overnight...."

Nov. 26, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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