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Tag: Movies
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Confessions of a fangirl
Every year, I go to Comic Con for Trashwire to cover the event, from the cosplayers to the celebs on panels. But, every year, there’s always something special that becomes my personal Comic Con goal—my own little fangirl quest, if you will. These quests can involve something simple, like attending a cool panel, but they…
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Danny Boyle explains what ‘family friendly’ has done to cinema.
Does he have a valid point here?
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Best Moments of The Golden Globes
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler knock it out of the park at the Golden Globes! http://youtu.be/2Z2m1lgHbrQ
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‘Life of Pi’ a visual masterpiece
I mentioned to a friend of mine that I was going to see Life of Pi and she was adamant that I read the book before venturing off to see this film. Like most people I have found that the book is always better than the movie. Books always lend more scope, detail and feeling…
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Kids fight modern-day commies in ‘Red Dawn’
Back in the 1980s when the original Red Dawn was released, Americans were terrified of the communist Soviet Union. In the new Red Dawn remake, it’s communists from North Korea invading Spokane, Washington. Thankfully, a group of kids, lead by Chris Hemsworth, are there to defend their town and their country.
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‘Silver Linings Playbook’ an entertaining film with heart
If you come home to discover your wife in the shower with another man, don’t beat the guy up until he’s inches from death. That’s what Pat (Bradley Cooper) does in Silver Linings Playbook and it results in him spending eight months in a mental institution.
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Cheesiest movie lines ever
Relive the 100 of the cheesiest movie lines of all time in just 10 minutes with this video.
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‘The Hunger Games’ a spectacular adaptation
Let’s face it, Hollywood rarely succeeds in making a book-to-screen adaptation that lives up to the original. Even True Blood, one of my favorite shows, takes quite a few creative liberties with Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse novels. After reading (and totally loving) Suzanne Collins’ best-selling The Hunger Games, I was keeping my fingers crossed that…
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Happy birthday Russ Meyer
Roger Ebert, who co-wrote my favorite Russ Meyer movie, posted a link to the E! True Hollywood Story of Russ Meyer on Twitter today in celebration of the great breast enthusiast and cinematic rebel. Definitely worth checking out.
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They didn’t like ‘Friends With Kids’ either
Our review of ‘Friends With Kids’ is up now on Trashwire. In short, the film is a pretty big disappointment. Read ours and then check out this spot-on review from What the Flick.
