Hey loyal readers, 3D is back once again to give you your weekly movie recommendation.  This month I’ve been recommending heist movies.  In keeping with that theme, this week I’m advising you to give “The Score” a try. 

Like many of the heist films I’ve been recommending, I was first drawn to this film because of its cast.  It features Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando, and Angela Bassett.  They are all great actors who turn in wonderful performances as usual, but the stand out here is definitely Norton. 

In the film…

From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

“Cheri”

Director Stephen Frears, screenwriter Christopher Hampton and star Michelle Pfeiffer of 1988’s delicious “Dangerous Liaisons” reunite for “Cheri,” another worthwhile exploration of love, sex and conniving in period France that isn’t as well-honed as their previous Oscar-winning effort.

Set at the turn of the 20th century in France, “Cheri” journeys into a world of classy, high-power courtesans, AKA prostitutes, beautiful women who skillfully maneuver rich and influential men into funding their lavish lifestyles.

Clever courtesan Lea de Lonval (Pfeiffer), 49, is contemplating retirement, having become…

J.J. Abrams’ hit reboot “Star Trek” warps onto DVD and Blu-ray today, just in time for Christmas shopping.

In honor of its 70th anniversary, the film classic “Gone with the Wind” gets an “Ultimate Collector’s Edition” release on DVD and Blu-ray.

Several recording artists are releasing CDs today, again to coincide with the holiday gift-buying season. Among those releases are the self-titled first album from 2009 “American Idol” winner Kris Allen and an expanded re-release of runner-up Adam Lambert’s pre-”Idol” debut record. (Lambert will put out his new album “For Your Entertainment”…

In keeping with my heist movie theme for this month, I’m recommending the 1992 comedy “Sneakers.”  If you haven’t seen this film, then you must not know who is in it: Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, David Strathairn, Dan Ackroyd, River Phoenix, Timothy Busfield, Mary McDonnell, Sir Ben Kinsley, and James Earl Jones.  It is quite a cast, and they have terrific chemistry.

The movie is based on the idea of a group of talented individuals, with somewhat shady pasts, who have formed a business where they test people’s security by breaching it. …

From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

Researchers “Up” for Pixar movie

A harrowing trip to South America, a visit from an ostrich and an intimidating amount of math were involved in researching Pixar Animation Studios’ latest adventure.

“Doing research is one of the best parts of working on these films,” said co-director and writer Pete Docter (pictured left) in an online chat with entertainment journalists. “One day we brought in an ostrich. It was cool to see an ostrich running around on the front lawn here. And of course the film…

From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

“Up”

It’s a credit to the storytelling masterminds at Pixar Animation Studios that “Up,” a movie crammed with balloon-buoyed houses, talking dogs and goofy flightless birds, makes me cry every time I see it.

Emotional resonance and unbridled imagination allow Disney/Pixar’s 10^th and most fantastical animated feature film to truly soar.

Grieving the death of his wife, retired balloon salesman Carl Frederickson (voice of Ed Asner) decides to make good on an unfulfilled promise to his spouse. He attaches thousands of balloons to their house and sails…

Oklahoma country artist Shawna Russell is offering a free download of her powerful new song, “Rumor,” during the month of November at her Web site www.shawnarussell.com/home.htm. The talented Okemah singer is in great voice on this new track, which is definitely a great free gift.

Fans who download the song will also have the opportunity to purchase a limited-edition series signed copy of Russell’s unreleased “Goddess Multimedia Edition” CD/DVD combo at a special price of $14.99.

“Rumor” has spread across radio waves and the Internet since its release three weeks ago on…

The classic children’s series “Sesame Street” celebrates four decades of teaching children to read, count and sing with the new two-disc DVD set “Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days.” The DVDs include five hours of favorite moments and songs, celebrity segments and backstage footage.

Families also can add the latest Disney/Pixar release, “Up,” to their DVD collections today, while comic book fans can invest in the Ultimate Edition of the “Watchmen” film.

In music news, rockers Kings of Leon, who have Oklahoma ties, are releasing their performance DVD “Live at the O2 London, England” today. New albums…

Emmy Award-winning actor Ed Asner talks to students at Oklahoma City’s Hillcrest Elementary School last Friday. (Photos by Paul B. Southerland/The Oklahoman)

Emmy Award-winning actor Ed Asner visited Oklahoma City’s Hillcrest Elementary School on Friday. Asner is best known for his role in “Mary Tyler Moore,” but most of the kids there probably knew him for his parts in the film “Elf” and as the voice of Carl in the Disney/Pixar film “Up.”

Asner was in town for a one-night performance in his one-man show “FDR.” While at the school, he took…

My movie recommendation for you this week is the 2001 heist film titled, accurately enough, “Heist.”  I’m a fan of heist films in general (you may notice me highlighting more of them in the coming weeks), and this one caught my eye because of its excellent cast, which includes Gene Hackman, Delroy Lindo, Danny DeVito, and Sam Rockwell. 

The film revolves around a band of thieves, led by Hackman, who are forced by a gangster (played by DeVito) to perform a gold heist.  Of course, if you know anything about heist films, you know…