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Movie Review: More perfect date with ‘No Strings’

Comments Off 10 February 2011

There is only one way sex does not ruin a friendship, and that is in the movies. In “No Strings Attached,” two childhood camp friends, Adam (Ashton Kutcher) and Emma (Natalie Portman), reconnect several times throughout their teens and early twenties, each helping the other through difficult times in their lives and disappearing again for [...]

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Bringing the social to life

Comments Off 07 October 2010

“The Social Network” is David Fincher’s most recent contribution to American cinema, and arguably amongst his best. Fincher depicts the rise of Mark Zuckerberg, one of the founders of the online sensation Facebook. A story that, to some, might seem boring and trivial is actually rife with intrigue and betrayal. Zuckerburg is portrayed by Jesse [...]

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Movie Review: Fun with superheroes

1 Comment 22 April 2010

Some people may indeed consider a movie with the title of “Kick Ass” to be a bit presumptuous. If someone promotes a film with such a title, one should be able to deliver on such a lofty title. However, in the newest addition to the comic book adaptation, the title is fully earned. This flick [...]

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Movie Review: Burton’s Wonderland

Comments Off 01 April 2010

Rabbits in top-coats, cats disappearing in thin air, smoking caterpillars, talking playing cards and magical tea parties only begin to describe the wonderland of the new box office smash “Alice in Wonderland” in 3-D. Most people remember the animated Disney version of “Alice in Wonderland” from their childhood and can admit that it was a [...]

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Movie Review: A Valentine’s day gift

Comments Off 04 March 2010

The list of actors and actresses may be enough to tempt moviegoers to view “Valentine’s Day.” It offers a range of possibilities for relationships, storylines and conclusions.

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Take a trip to Shutter Island

Comments Off 25 February 2010

“Shutter Island” is director Martin Scorsese’s most recent film.  The film came out Feb. 19, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo and Ben Kingsley. The plot of the film starts out in 1954, with Federal Marshals Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule arriving at Shutter Island to investigate the disappearance of one of the patients at [...]

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A zombie road trip

Comments Off 18 February 2010

There’s always one zombie flick that comes out every so many years, and it is always essentially a remake of the one before it, leaving the viewer disappointed. However, the movie “Zombieland” does not follow that sad, sad trend. The movie was released to theaters Oct. 2, 2009 then released Feb. 2,  to Blu-Ray and [...]

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Uncovering the book

Comments Off 10 February 2010

You might recognize the taglines “Deliver Us,” “Religion is power,” and “Believe” from trailers for the recently released film, “The Book of Eli.”  With taglines like this, you might assume that this movie leans slightly on the faith-oriented side of the movie spectrum.  You would be correct, but don’t let that mislead you.

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Carrey cloned in carol

Comments Off 12 November 2009

With Halloween over, Thanksgiving on the way and Christmas already on everyone’s minds, Disney cornered the market on the first Christmas movie to hit theaters this year. It’s the classic Charles Dickens story, “A Christmas Carol.” Jim Carrey stars in this story as the famous character Ebenezer Scrooge, and he also stars as the ghosts [...]

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No trick with this treat

Comments Off 29 October 2009

With Halloween right around the corner, the TV has been flooded with commercials about the latest horror films claiming to be the greatest, scariest horror film in years. But after watching the movie people are usually disappointed because it turned out to have a bad ending or the movie plot was just horrible. The movie [...]

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Childhood reimagened

Comments Off 29 October 2009

The book “Where the Wild Things Are” has had a major effect on many childhoods. It scared the dickens out of many children, but it was so mysteriously intriguing that it had to be read it over and over again.

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Viewing the paranormal

Comments Off 29 October 2009

Everyone has been startled by a bump in the night, quickly explained away as the house settling or air in the pipes, but some sounds are a bit more frightening. Oren Peli’s “Paranormal Activity” is a documentary-style film that tells the story of Micah and Katie, a young couple with a problem. Katie, played by [...]

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