Tag: Movies
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Green Lantern confuses CG for story
Itโs not every day we get to be excited for a new comic book movie like Green Lantern. No, we only get that excitement once every couple of months when Hollywood decides to churn out a new CGI-filled comic book adaptation. With a cast of Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, and Peter Sarsgaard with Martin Campbell…
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Abrams pays tribute to Spielberg in Super 8
Super 8 has been one of the most highly-anticipated movies of the year. In true J.J. Abrams style, the trailer gave audiences just enough to drive them crazy with curiosity. What was in that train car? We had to know! Now the Steven Spielberg-produced film is finally out and audiences everywhere get to see what…
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New Super 8 clip
Check out this new clip from Super 8 before it opens this Friday.
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The Beaver: WTF?!
Mel Gibson has lost his mind. At least his character, Walter Black, has lost his mind in the film The Beaver. Walter has been battling severe depression and has lost his will to live. After a failed suicide attempt, he stumbles upon a beaver puppet in a dumpster and begins to live vicariously through his…
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Chicks rule in Bridesmaids
Some people say that women arenโt funny. In fact, in the grand history of comedy, women have been mostly relegated to playing girlfriends and wives of the leading men. Even today, many of comedyโs female stars are considered hot chicks first and comediennes second. If Hollywood does make a movie with a predominately female cast,…
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Thor is great action movie fun
When I first saw the 2010 remake of Clash of the Titans, I was sure it was a comedy. The ridiculous accents, the over-the-top action, the beards, all of it felt intentionally bad. Unfortunately, it seems like the filmmakers didnโt realize what a bad movie they had made. Thor is an entirely different story, an…
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The times are a changin’ in The Last New Yorker
Itโs always hard when you realize youโre growing older. Everything around you is changing. The city you grew up in isnโt the same. All the mom and pop shops you used to frequent are selling out to the newest, biggest franchise. Life is passing you by. This is whatโs happening to lifelong friends Lenny and…
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Bridesmaids review coming soon
Our review of Bridesmaids, starring Kristen Wiig, hits Trashwire May 13th. For now, check out this trailer and tell us if you’re excited to see the movie.
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Super available on demand
The new film Super, starring Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler and Kevin Bacon is available on demand now. Here’s a quick synopsis: In the outlandish dark comedy SUPER, James Gunn has created what is perhaps the definitive take on self-reflexive superheroes. When sad-sack loser Frank (Rainn Wilson) sees his ex-addict wife (Liv Tyler) willingly…
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Press release: HBO doc Saving Pelican 895 airs April 20th
More than 7,000 birds were killed as a result of the April 2010 BP oil spill that spread throughout the Gulf of Mexico. But after three months, cleanup workers at the Fort Jackson Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Louisiana had rescued 894 surviving oiled pelicans. HBO Documentary Films presents the story of the effort to…
