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Tag: Movies
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‘Dinner for Schmucks’ will leave you hungry for more Galifianakis and Clement
If a film stars Jemaine Clement and Zach Galifianakis, I will see it. It doesn’t matter if it’s funny, if it’s got special effects, if it’s Oscar-quality, or even if it’s feature length, I’ll be there because I love those two comedic actors. Galifianakis and Clement pepper in unique humor in an otherwise broad comedy…
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Trailer for DC Entertainment’s ‘RED’ starring Bruce Willis
At the San Diego Comic-Con this year, DC Entertainment premiered the trailer for their upcoming film Red, based off the 3-part limited comic release from Homage Comics.
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Salt isn’t the right vehicle for a summer thrill ride
Evelyn Salt is CIA. Or she’s a Russian spy. Or she’s an American spy. Or she’s some kind of Russian/American spy hybrid. Either way, I don’t care and neither should you.
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Despicable Me fun in 3D
In the tradition of Shrek, Universal’s Despicable Me is a film for kids, that’s also fun for adults. The Pixar-like 3D animation wows children and the cast list alone is enough to get adults excited. When I saw the first trailer for the film, seeing Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, Will Arnett, and Kristen…
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Predators elevates the franchise with suspense
The Predator franchise was slipping down the slope of ridiculousness and on it’s way to Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus territory when Robert Rodriguez was announced as the producer of a brand new enrtry to the Predator game. Thankfully, Rodriguez and director Nimród Antal brought back the suspense of the original and ditched the cheesy…
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John C. Reilly and Jonah Hill battle for Marisa Tomei’s attention in Cyrus
Both Jonah Hill and John C. Reilly are more recently known for broader comedies like Step Brothers or Superbad, but both prove they can hold their own with quirky indie fare as they battle for the attention of Marisa Tomei in Cyrus.
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Twilight: Eclipse is like True Blood for tweens
When I want to watch sexy vampires and werewolves, I choose True Blood, but if I was ten years younger, I’d be swooning over the sparkly vampires and ab-tastic werewolves in the Twilight movies. If the first film and its sequel New Moon were burgeoning with sexual undertones masquerading as tween-friendly melodrama, then Eclipse is…
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GET HIM TO THE GREEK clip – The art of mind f*cking
One of my favorite scenes from GET HIM TO THE GREEK… The Art of Mind F*cking – watch more funny videos
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Jonah Hex : Expect more, get less
Jonah Hex is most certainly a movie… and as much as I wish I could end my review there, I feel that I must elaborate. In the ever-expanding genre of comic book movies, Jonah Hex has a comfortable home.
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Forget ‘Sarah Marshall’! Russell Brand rocks it in ‘Get Him to the Greek’
Get Him to the Greek isn’t exactly a sequel to Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but it brings back that film’s most memorable character, Aldous Snow, played brilliantly by Russell Brand.
