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The Weekender: ‘Spectacular’ Spectacular
IN THEATERS: Kick-Ass 2* (R) Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, Jim Carrey Screenplay by Jeff Wadlow Directed by Jeff Wadlow It’s just a hair off the nut-punch of the first one, but for my money this is the summer’s … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, ashton kutcher, butler, chloe moretz, girls, iceberg slim, jobs, kick-ass 2, liam hemsworth, oprah, paranoia, paul rudd, prince avalanche, shailene woodley, spectacular now
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The Weekender: ‘Sea’ of Love
IN THEATERS: Elysium* (R) Starring Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley Written and directed by Neill Blomkamp Though not quite as sharp in its satire as it could have been, and certainly not as daringly original as District 9, this … Continue reading
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Tagged amanda seyfried, blue jasmine, cate blanchett, disney, elysium, jennifer aniston, logan lerman, lovelace, matt damon, millers, percy jackson, planes, post tenebras lux, we're the millers
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The Weekender: You’ve got to be Smurfing kidding me… again
IN THEATERS: 2 Guns* (R) Starring Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton Written for the screen by Blake Masters Directed by Baltasar Kormákur Based on a comic book I’ve never heard of, 2 Guns is exactly what an R-rated summer movie … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 guns, act of killing, crystal fairy, denzel washington, indonesia, michael cera, neil patrick harris, smurfs, terms and conditions may apply
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The Weekender: Your kiss is on my ‘List’
IN THEATERS: The Wolverine (PG-13) Starring Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee, Rila Fukushima Screenplay by Mark Bomback and Scott Frank Directed by James Mangold After the disaster of X-Men Origins, can a standalone Wolverine film save itself from embarrassment? James … Continue reading
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Tagged aubrey plaza, big star, hugh jackman, james cromwell, nothing can hurt me, still mine, to do list, wolverine
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The Weekender: Seeing ‘RED,’ again
IN THEATERS: RED 2 (PG-13) Starring Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich Screenplay by Jon & Erich Hoeber Directed by Dean Parisot I’m expecting another breezy, enjoyable action flick that doesn’t insult my intelligence. Basically everything that A Good Day … Continue reading
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Tagged almodovar, bruce willis, conjuring, fruitvale station, i'm so excited, jeff bridges, michael b jordan, only god forgives, red, red 2, ripd, ryan gosling, ryan reynolds, turbo, vera farmiga, vhs 2
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Emmy Picks 2013: Drama
The Academy will announce the Emmy nominations on Thursday. It’s always a crapshoot in predicting what strikes voters’ fancy, but it’s usually whatever struck their fancy last year. I’m going a little more in depth this year, picking which six (or … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, boardwalk empire, breaking bad, damages, dexter, downton abbey, franklin and bash, game of thrones, good wife, grey's, grey's anatomy, homeland, house of cards, justified, last resort, law and order, law and order special victims unit, law and order svu, mad men, mr selfridge, nashville, netflix, newsroom, parenthood, shameless, smash, svu, true blood, walking dead
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Emmy Picks 2013: Comedy
The Academy will announce the Emmy nominations on Thursday. It’s always a crapshoot in predicting what strikes voters’ fancy, but it’s usually whatever struck their fancy last year. I’m going a little more in depth this year, picking which six (or … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 rock, arrested development, big bang, big bang theory, episodes, girls, glee, hot in cleveland, house of lies, louie, maron, mike and molly, modern family, netflix, new girl, nurse jackie, office, parks and rec, raising hope, saturday night live, snl, two and a half men, veep
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The Weekender: ‘Rim’ Job
IN THEATERS: Pacific Rim (PG-13) Starring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi Story by Travis Beacham Screenplay by Travis Beacham & Guillermo del Toro Directed by Guillermo del Toro There’s no denying that Guillermo del Toro is a great director … Continue reading
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Tagged adam sandler, berberian sound studio, grown ups 2, idris elba, pacific rim, toby jones
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The Weekender: ‘Let Me’ Entertain You
IN THEATERS: The Lone Ranger (PG-13) Starring Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Tom Wilkinson Screen story by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and Justin Haythe Screenplay by Justin Haythe and Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio Directed by Gore Verbinski Certainly not … Continue reading
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Tagged attack, band called death, despicable me, israel, johnny depp, kevin hart, lone ranger, palestine, sam rockwell, steve carell, way way back
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The Weekender: Who’s ‘House’? Run’s House
IN THEATERS: The Heat* (R) Starring Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Marlon Wayans Written by Katie Dippold Directed by Paul Feig If Hot Fuzz is the cream of the crop of recent buddy-cop movies, and The Other Guys is a step … Continue reading
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Tagged channing tatum, gemma arterton, heat, melissa mccarthy, twenty feet from stardom, unfinished song, white house down
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