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Movie reviews, Whatcha Watchin podcast, and more
Author: Alexis Gentry
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Was ‘Cloverfield’ shot with Britney-cam?
It seems like a great idea: a post-9/11 disaster flick with aliens. Unfortunately, Matt Reeves’ Cloverfield begins like an episode of The Hills and looks like the cinematography was done by Britney Spears a la her homemade reality show Chaotic. The hype surrounding this film and the spectacular trailer gave me very high hopes for…
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Delightfully awkward ‘Eagle vs Shark’ now on DVD
Eagle vs Shark, a brilliant comedy from New Zealand director Taika Waititi and featuring Jemaine Clement of Flight of the Conchords is now on DVD. The film plays like a New Zealand version of Napoleon Dynamite with amped up awkwardness and stellar performances all around.
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D-listers unite for ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’ on NBC
The Celebrity Apprentice made its debut last night on NBC. The cast included some famous faces as well as individuals who could barely be called “celebrities”. The most horrifying contestant has got to be Omarosa. In the first challenge, the teams ran hot dog carts in New York and tried to raise money for charity.…
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Candy light bulbs bring holiday cheer
The dollar store can be a magical place. At first glance, it can seem like a shop filled with cheap crap that was probably made by little slave children in some foreign country, things that didn’t sell when they were in a real store, damaged or slightly askew goods, and lame little trinkets that make…
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Leopard worth the upgrade for Mac users
Leopard, the new Mac OSX operating system, ships with over 300 new features. Since its release date just over a month ago, there have been countless reviews, blog posts, and lists covering the highlights of the system. With so many to choose from, I decided to list the top five reasons I upgraded from Tiger…
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Jason Reitman does it again with ‘Juno’
It should come as no surprise that Jason Reitman has made another stellar film. Juno, written by the insanely talented Diablo Cody, is one of the best comedies in years. Juno is the story of Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page), a witty teen who discovers she is pregnant after a romantic encounter in a recliner with…
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‘Skills Like This’ sure to shine at Starz Film Fest
Max Solomon has just finished his last play and come to the awful realization that he’s just not that good at being a playwright. While dining with his friends, he decides to rob a bank and discovers that larceny might be his best skill. That’s the basic plot of Skills Like This, a quirky comedy…
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‘Across the Universe’ a visually stunning journey through Beatles’ music
Across the Universe is a stylistic musical from director Julie Taymor (Frida) and adapted from the Beatles songbook. The film, set in the 1960s, follows the story of a dockworker in Liverpool, aptly named Jude (Jim Sturgess), traveling to America to find his father. Upon his arrival in the US, he befriends a rebellious college…
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Guest Review: Control
Anton Corbijn’s Control, the biographical cinematic journey of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis, takes story telling and filming making to a new level. From scene to scene, “Control” is framed in such a way that individual shots are piece of art. Corbijn’s background as a professional photographer and use of symmetry, as well as, an eye…
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“Everyone knows it’s Butters!”
Eric Stough is not Trey Parker’s little brother, though many people believe he is because he looks and behaves like the sweeter, younger version of the South Park co-creator. In fact, Stough, the inspiration for the Butters character, has been close friends with Parker since middle school and is, in many ways, the fifth Beatle…
