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Category: Movies
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Cinqué Lee much more than just Spike Lee’s brother
Cinqué Lee, despite the unique name he has, is probably someone who has a body of work more recognizable to you than his name. Lee, brother of acclaimed director Spike Lee, has worked in the film industry since the late 80’s wearing a wide variety of hats. From director to producer to actor and even…
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‘Window On Your Present’ a cinephile’s dream
Window On Your Present is the new film from writer/director Cinqué Lee. By new I must clarify newly released on DVD by BrinkDVD, as the actual film itself was the first from Lee which he shot in 1988. The fantasy film follows Europa, played by Maria Pineres, as she makes her way through a crumbling…
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10 reasons Tom Waits is better than you
Will Ables, Trashwire’s resident music dude, is a big fan of Tom Waits. In fact, he’s such a big fan that he’s compiled this list of reasons why no one will ever be as cool as Tom Waits. He’s even backed it up with video evidence.
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‘Shame’ painfully dull despite NC-17
Shame, starring Michael Fassbender as Brandon Sullivan, is a very appropriately titled film. Mostly because I’m ashamed for having watched it; and I’m not ashamed because of the nudity in it. I’m an adult (kind of) and I can handle a little on screen penis. Mostly, I’m ashamed because I hated the movie. If it…
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The Descendants perfectly mixes comedy and tragedy
Some people might think of Hawaii as a perfect place. The inhabitants of this group of islands don’t have any problems, heartache or stress. Why would they? They live in Hawaii! The Descendents aims to disprove that theory. George Clooney stars as Matt King, a Hawaiian local who is a lawyer, a descendent of royalty…
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Sex and morality collide in ‘Breaking Dawn’
If you have eyes and ears, chances are you’re familiar with the Twilight film series, adapted from the hugely successful books. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part I, the fourth of five films, is the beginning of the end for our sparkly vampire and his clumsy fiancée. This time, Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Bella…
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Same jokes, different season in ‘A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas’
The Harold & Kumar series began with a witty jaunt to White Castle, landed the boys in Gitmo and now sees them decking the halls in A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. This time around, we find Harold (John Cho) happily married and successful. He and his wife, Maria (Paula Garcés), are celebrating Christmas…
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Audience empathizes with former cult member in ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’
Your family isn’t there for you, the world has nothing to offer you and you’ve lost all hope. But while you feel like you’ve hit rock bottom you run into a group of friendly people who take you in. They live on a self-sustaining farm and call you family. They give you a job to…
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Fast pace keeps ‘In Time’ entertaining
Time is money in In Time, starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. In this future society, everyone stops aging at 25 (when they’re at the height of hotness, coincidentally) and gets one year of time to “spend” trying to extend their lifespan. The super rich can live forever while the poor end up dying in…
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‘In Time’ surprisingly entertaining
Every morning Will Salas (Justin Timberlake) wakes up he has less than a day to live. So he gets up early and looks for work to buy more time. The movie In Time is a futuristic world where time has replaced money. When you want to buy things you purchase them in units of minutes,…
