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Category: Movies
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Imaginative sci-fi bogged down by teen romance in ‘The Host’
We all know Stephenie Meyer from Twilight, the franchise that set teen hearts aflutter with sparkly vampires and bland high school love interests. She’s back with something of the non-blood-sucking variety with The Host, adapted from her sci-fi novel of the same name. The film takes an classic sci-fi concept (aliens taking over the human…
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Cannes Film Festival will open with ‘The Great Gatsby’!
If you’ve seen Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Romeo + Juliet’ more than a few times, and we certainly have, you will be among the crowd of those counting down the days until this opens in theaters near you!
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‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ fails to sizzle despite visual wonders
I don’t think I’ve ever met a person who wasn’t a fan of The Wizard of Oz. The 1939 film practically defines the term “classic” with iconic themes and visuals that have stuck in the collective mind of moviegoers for over 70 years. Sam Raimi promised stunning 3D and a Wizard-focused origin story, but really…
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‘Big Ass Spider’ premiere midnight showing at SXSW
Love a movie title that lets you know exactly what the movie is all about!
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‘Identity Thief’ squanders talents of comedic stars
When it comes to comedies, there is no offense greater than wasting the talent of your brilliant stars. Identity Thief commits this sin in spades, squandering the skills of stars Jason Bateman and the comedically gifted Melissa McCarthy in a derpy, often slapstick comedy that could be described as Tommy Boy meets Due Date.
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Al Pacino as Phil Spector in new HBO film
The new HBO Film, “Phil Spector,” premieres on Sunday, March 24th at 9PM. This could get weird!
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‘Warm Bodies’ brings new life to teen romance genre
What do you get when you cross Romeo and Juliet with George Romero? You get a refreshingly original zombie romance in the form of Jonathan Levine’s Warm Bodies. Told from the POV of a teenage zombie who’s grown apathetic with his post-apocalyptic existence, Warm Bodies delivers a sweet, funny and fresh take on a classic…
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‘The Last Stand’ doesn’t quite deliver
After seeing Jee-woon Kim’s I saw the Devil, I was looking forward to seeing more of his projects. I went out and found The Good, the Bad, the Weird and enjoyed that. So, needless to say, when I saw the trailer for The Last Stand my interest was piqued. I was expecting something as crazy…
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Could Google hold the whole world hostage?
‘Google and The World Brain’ documentary to screen at The 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
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Warm Bodies, a rom-zom-com
Zombies need love too! Warm Bodies opens Feb. 1st.
