Wednesdays at 5:45 pm during The Wrap (repeats Thursdays at 1:40 pm) A critical look at new films opening in Switzerland this week Movie Week podcast feed Wednesdays at 5:45 pm during The Wrap (repeats Thursdays at 1:40 pm) A critical look at new films opening in Switzerland this week Movie Week podcast feed WRS WRS web@wrs.ch en Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:18 UT Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:29:17 GMT Big Medium 2.0.8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/movies/index.shtml (C) WRS 2009 News & Politics no Comedian Chris Rock stars alongside Julie Delpy in a romantic comedy about cultural differences in the sequel to the movie 2 Days in Paris. While Weekend focuses a one-night-stand that turns into much more. Film critic Franziska Oliver reviews these films: Wed, 16 May 2012 15:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/movies/movie-week-2-days-in-new-york-and-weekend.shtml?30666 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20666 Programmes/Movie Week Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.magpictures.com/2daysinnewyork/ http://www.weekend-film.com/ Christian Jungen, film critic for the NZZ am Sonntag, looks at Tim Burton and Johnny Depp’s latest labour of love, Dark Shadows, based on the cult vampire TV show, and 50/50 a refreshingly humorous film with Seth Rogan about surviving cancer: Wed, 09 May 2012 15:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/movies/movie-week-4.shtml?30558 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20558 Programmes/Movie Week Daily Shows/The Wrap http://darkshadowsmovie.warnerbros.com/index.html http://5050movie.co.uk/ Cameron Crowe directs a sentimental tale based on a true story of a single father trying to rehabilitate a zoo and his life in We Bought a Zoo. Film critic Franziska Oliver says the movie tries to squeeze too much into one story. She also slams the party movie, Project X, as an obnoxious flick full of foul language and pointless teenage debauchery: Wed, 02 May 2012 15:45:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/movies/movie-week-we-bought-a-zoo-and-project-x.shtml?30413 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20413 Programmes/Movie Week Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.weboughtazoo.com http://projectxmovie.warnerbros.com/ Mega-superhero blockbuster The Avengers earns high marks from NZZ am Sonntag film critic Christian Jungen, as does My Week with Marilyn, a tale of romance based on the true story of a young set assistant who has an affair with Marilyn Monroe who’s working on location in England with Sir Lawrence Olivier Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:06:14 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/movies/movie-week-the-avengers-and-my-week-with-marilyn.shtml?30294 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20294 Programmes/Movie Week Daily Shows/The Wrap http://marvel.com/avengers_movie/ http://myweekwithmarilynmovie.com/ Chronicle takes us on a wild trip as three high school students gain superpowers and use them to their great amusement until their lives begin to spin out of control. Film critic Franziska Oliver calls it “smart, fresh and surprising”—but she can’t say the same for Albert Nobbs despite actress Glenn Close’s portrayal of a man in this film set in 19th century Ireland: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:30:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/movies/movie-week-chronicle-and-albert-nobbs.shtml?30185 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20185 Programmes/Movie Week Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.facebook.com/chronicle http://albertnobbs-themovie.com/ The unusual but star-studded cast—Liam Neeson, supermodel Brooklyn Decker and singer Rihanna—couldn’t save the boardgame inspired Battleship for NZZ am Sonntag film critic Christian Jungen but he has more time for The Deep Blue Sea, starring Rachel Weisz in a story of a British Royal air force pilot, a judge’s wife and their passionate adulterous love: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:16:27 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/movies/movie-week-battleship-and-deep-blue-sea.shtml?30068 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20068 Programmes/Movie Week Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.battleshipmovie.com/ http://www.thedeepblueseamovie.com/ Film critic Franziska Oliver did not fall under the spell of Julia Roberts as the evil queen in Mirror, Mirror, a modern retelling of the Snow White tale—but she gives a perfect score to sci-fi comedy Iron Sky, which is built on the wacky plotline that Nazis left Earth in 1945 to set up camp on the moon and rebuild their strength to return in 2018: Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:37:30 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/movies/movie-week-mirror-mirror-and-iron-sky.shtml?29994 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19994 Programmes/Movie Week Daily Shows/The Wrap http://mirrormirrorfilm.com/ http://www.ironsky.net/ Film critic Franziska Oliver previews a Hollywood blockbuster set in an ancient Titan world, and loaded with action and not so convincing special effects. As well, Daniel Radcliffe sheds his Harry Potter persona in this latest horror film about a particular ghost who terrorizes the townspeople: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/movies/movie-week-wrath-of-the-titans-and-the-woman-in-bl.shtml?29881 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19881 Programmes/Movie Week Daily Shows/The Wrap http://wrathofthetitans.warnerbros.com/index.html http://wrathofthetitans.warnerbros.com/index.html Christian Jungen, film critic for the NZZ am Sonntag, reviews a film based on Suzanne Collins’ young adult literary trilogy, The Hunger Games, and some are saying that it could be bigger than the Twilight series. Plus, the independent horror/psychological drama Take Shelter is the recipient of a number of prizes, including Critics Week Grand Prize at Cannes: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/movies/movie-week-the-hunger-games-and-take-shelter.shtml?29761 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19761 Programmes/Movie Week Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.thehungergamesmovie.com/ http://www.sonyclassics.com/takeshelter/ Film critic Franziska Oliver has High marks for Contraband, an action movie where our hero Mark Wahlberg is lured back in to do one last job to save a member of his family, but she can’t recommend checking into The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:24:36 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/movies/movie-week-contraband-and-the-best-exotic-marigold.shtml?29623 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19623 Programmes/Movie Week Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.contrabandmovie.net http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thebestexoticmarigoldhotel/ Film critic for the NZZ am Sonntag Christian Jungen reviews two action-packed, star-studded Hollywood blockbusters: Safe House, with Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds, and Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire, with martial arts fighter-turned-actress Gina Carano: Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/movies/movie-week-cia-hits-hollywood-with-safe-house-and-.shtml?29486 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19486 Programmes/Movie Week Daily Shows/The Wrap http://haywiremovie.com/ http://www.nooneissafe.com/ Film critic Franziska Oliver has a mixed review and just 3 stars for Iron Lady, the Oscar-winning biopic of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, open now in Swiss Romand and Ticino and coming March 1 in the Swiss German region. She prefers the lesser known BAFTA award-winning film about redemption called Tyrannosaur, which she awards 4 stars: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:30:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/movies/movie-week-the-iron-lady-and-tyrannosaur.shtml?29366 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19366 Programmes/Movie Week Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.theironladymovie.co.uk/blog/ Film critics Franziska Oliver and, from the NZZ am Sonntag, Christian Jungen make their (non-monetary) wagers on the 2012 Academy Awards this Sunday in Hollywood—plus their picks for the best nominated films that won’t win and films that should have made the list: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:45:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/movies/movie-week-oscar-special.shtml?29166 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19166 Programmes/Movie Week Daily Shows/The Wrap Film critic Franziska Oliver has high marks for the new Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson dramedy Young Adult, about a newly divorced fiction writer who returns home to her small Minnesota hometown looking to rekindle a romance with her now happily married ex-boyfriend, but she’s not sharing the Academy’s love for Oscar-nominated 9/11 film Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close starring Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:27:44 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/movies/movie-week-young-adult-extremely-loud-incredibly-c.shtml?29104 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19104 Programmes/Movie Week Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.youngadultmovie.com/ http://extremelyloudandincrediblyclose.warnerbros.com/index.html Film critic from the NZZ am Sonntag Christian Jungen reviews a couple films from two legendary directors. In Martin Scorcese’s latest release, a children’s tale called Hugo, a young boy living in a Paris railway station in the 1930s discovers the magical world of cinema. While George Lucas re-tweaks and re-releases Star Wars: Epsiode 1 - The Phantom Menace for viewing in 3D: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:50:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/movies/movie-week-scorceses-hugo-and-star-wars-episode-1-.shtml?28981 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18981 Programmes/Movie Week Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.hugomovie.com/ http://www.starwars.com/watch/episode-i-3d.html