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January/26/10 06:14 PM
With
Whip It (Be Your Own Hero,) nascent director Drew
Barrymore asks the question “What would happen if
we followed our passions, instead of our
obligations.”
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November/19/09 12:59 AM
Fight
Club is like a big building on fire. You don’t
want to watch the carnage, but it is oddly serene
in its destructive power. Its just one of those
movies that lives within you. Read
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September/24/09 11:45 PM
X-Men
Origins: Wolverine is a 107 minute romp that is
breathtakingly fun. But then I am an X-Men fan.
The first X-Men comic I purchased was Number 1,
signed by that Marvel of comic creations Stan
Lee.
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August/11/09 10:28 PM
A
great ensemble cast led by Kate Hudson and
Matthew McConaughey keeps the tempo going and the
story just interesting enough in How to Lose a
Guy in 10 Days .
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May/30/09 12:17 AM
Normally
a line-up featuring a French dwarf, two Sumo
wrestlers, an assassin with three nipples and
secret agent would be an Austin Powers sequel but
in fact it was the ACTUAL ninth James Bond
movie. Read
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May/01/09 07:03 PM
Director
Robert Wise’s The Day The Earth Stood Still
remakes a 1951 classic film, and not necessarily
for the better. In Wise’s corner however is the
fact that the original movie offered a very real
portrayal of the era, including the fears of a
populace fearful of the red menace of
communism. Read
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April/18/09 04:23 PM
In
The Spirit, Frank Miller brings the life and
times of the very humanistic Denny Colt, a
Central City Cop reanimated from an early death,
to the screen.
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March/24/09 06:12 PM
Now
in its sixth decade, the James Bond franchise
returns with Quantum of Solace. Solace provides
the sequel to Casino Royale, a film that left me
gasping. Read
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January/06/08 11:02 PM
Christian
Bale and Russell Crowe star in an updated remake
(i.e. profanity and graphic violence) of the
Glenn Ford fueled 1957 Western of the same name.
Both actors deliver a gritty performance to prove
the traditional Hollywood cowboy film still has a
place in theaters. Read
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December/19/07 10:59 PM
This
is the definitive, final, final, final version
(I'm serious) of director Ridley Scott's grim
1982 sci-fi homage to Philip K. Dick's novel "Do
Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" At least that
is what is being said. For this final version,
Blade Runner arrives in high definition format
packaged with four other adaptations of the film
to keep fans slathered in the nourish world of
Replicants. Read More...
December/09/07 10:52 PM
Jason
Bourne (Matt Damon) hurriedly bursts back onto
the screen in a quest to recover his stolen
memory. Once again, Bourne races around the world
in an attempt to uncover his past while leaving a
trail of broken, dead and ruined lives behind
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December/07/07 10:49 PM
The
boy wizard’s latest chapter is yet another film
to take advantage the high definition format.
During its 139-minute run, fans are treated to
more of the ongoing conflict between Harry Potter
(Daniel Radcliffe) and Lord Voldemort’s (Ralph
Fiennes). In this chapter the man-child battles
against the evil one’s continuing quest for power
while learning that its good to have friends to
rely on.
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December/05/07 10:44 PM
Johnny
Depp continues to channel Keith Richards as the
prancing, affable Captain Jack Sparrow in the
potentially final ode to Disney's swashbuckling
Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Kiera
Knightly as the tempestuous Elizabeth Swann joins
Mr. Depp’s smoldering rendition while Orlando
Bloom offers a good-boy, Will Turner, to play
against good ole’ Captain Jack.
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November/01/07 11:17 PM
Director
Sam Raimi's trio of films devoted to the
complicated life of Marvel Comics' famed
web-slinger gives Blu-ray owners a breathtaking
look into the complicated life of Peter
Parker. Read
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