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Oscar Picks: 24 November 2011
Another month has come and gone, but there are still plenty of variables: How much of an impact will Shame make, given its NC-17 rating? Will Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy be as big of a hit stateside as it was … Continue reading
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The Weekender: Someone please think of the children
IN THEATERS: Arthur Christmas (PG) Starring the voices of James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy Written by Peter Baynham, Sarah Smith Directed by Sarah Smith Aardman Animation has worked wonders in the past (Chicken Run, Wallace & Gromit: Curse of … Continue reading
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The Weekender: ‘Breaking’ point
IN THEATERS: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 (PG-13) Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner Written for the screen by Melissa Rosenberg Directed by Bill Condon Two weeks in a row now we’ve had major releases that make me want to … Continue reading
A muggle’s thoughts on the Harry Potter saga
As the final Harry Potter film arrives on DVD and Blu-ray this week, I thought I’d take a look back on the franchise that has grossed billions of dollars worldwide, inspired a theme park and captured the hearts of nearly … Continue reading
The Weekender: All about death
IN THEATERS: Immortals (R) Starring Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, John Hurt Written by Charley & Vlas Parlapanides Directed by Tarsem Singh You’d be forgiven for thinking this is another 300, or worse, Clash of the Titans remake. But you don’t … Continue reading
The Weekender: Does that make me ‘Crazy’?
IN THEATERS: A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (R) Starring John Cho, Kal Penn, Danny Trejo Written by Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg Directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson Their trip to White Castle was a subtly brilliant stoner classic. Their … Continue reading
The Best Horror Movies You Haven’t Seen
Every year, you get lists of the same scary movies to watch with the last out: The Shining, The Exorcist, Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street. Those are all classics and are among the best horror movies ever made. But what … Continue reading
The Weekender: Just give it some ‘Time’
IN THEATERS: In Time (PG-13) Starring Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy Written and directed by Andrew Niccol While the plot sounds incredibly complicated, bear with me. In a dystopian future, with nearly all worldwide currencies worthless, the only valuable … Continue reading
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Oscar Picks: 24 October 2011
Man, a month goes by quickly. I’ve made updates in every category, with shake-ups everywhere except Best Director. I doubt much will change before Thanksgiving, since a lot of these movies don’t come out until December, but you never know. … Continue reading
The Weekender: You’re ‘Killing’ me, Smalls
IN THEATERS: Paranormal Activity 3 (R) Directed by Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman We’re actually going further back in time in this franchise, which started as one little $15,000 found-footage film and grew into a full-blown phenomenon. I didn’t care … Continue reading
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