Archive for July, 2009
Coraline
by Locke Peterseim | July 31st, 2009 | Filed under: DVD ReviewsToo often I hem and haw and hedge and meander before getting to the point, so let’s jump ahead: Coraline is an absolute treasure. Not to mention, rich, dazzling, scary, and technically mind-boggling. Whether you see it in 2D or 3D, whether you’ve read Neil Gaiman’s book or not, whether you mind or don’t mind [...]
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Freeze Frame, Get Yer Freeze Frame Right Here!
by Erika Olson | July 31st, 2009 | Filed under: ThreesThe past few weeks I've been posting the Friday Freeze Frame challenge at night, so today I thought I'd mix things up and give you the latest trio of mystery stills while the sun's still high in the sky. You know I'm constantly struggling with how hard to make these, and today I fear I'm [...]
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by Locke Peterseim | July 31st, 2009 | Filed under: ThreesAh, after the rout that was Tuesday's Finding Nemo quiz, it seems I did manage to stump a few of you with Thursday's Threes. Of course, even a somewhat more obscure quiz didn't slow down Donna–she was there right away with the correct answer and so pulls down yet another Threes homemade construction-paper medal! Well-earned [...]
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by James Rocchi | July 31st, 2009 | Filed under: UncategorizedI've spent a lot of this week running around trying to track down a "yes" or a "no" answer from the PR department of a major motion picture studio to determine if their upcoming high-budget, high-concept, action film is going to screen for critics. They aren't sure yet; no one would dare say it, but [...]
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This Just Proves My Point
by Erika Olson | July 30th, 2009 | Filed under: TrailersLittle did I know when I wrote about my annoyance with celeb voice work yesterday that there'd be another prime example of this Hollywood trend gone awry delivered to us today. Behold the trailer for Fantastic Mr. Fox (yep, it's another childhood classic turned movie — the original story was by Roald Dahl). Is Mr. [...]
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by Locke Peterseim | July 30th, 2009 | Filed under: Theatrical ReviewsYou're probably hearing two things about The Hurt Locker, director Katheryn Bigelow’s fictional look at a US Army bomb dispersal unit in Bahgdad. One is that it’s the first really great Iraq War movie. The other that it’s a “smart” action movie, much-welcomed in a summer dominated by a very dumb action movie. And those [...]
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by Erika Olson | July 30th, 2009 | Filed under: Other BitsWhere my bibliophiles at? Did you enjoy Part One of my interview about book-to-film adaptations with the fine folks over at 5 Minutes for Books? Yes? (Of course you did.) Then be sure to check out Part Two, in which we continue the novel-versus-movie discussion and I share my fears about some upcoming adaptations. In [...]
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Your Thursday Threes
by Locke Peterseim | July 30th, 2009 | Filed under: ThreesReady for the weekend? Not so fast, Sparky. First you have to get through the Thursday Threes. I give you three films, you tell me what one actor was in all three films. Enter your guess in the comments section directly below this post, and if you are first with the correct answer you win [...]
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Miss March
by James Rocchi | July 30th, 2009 | Filed under: DVD ReviewsIf I were a sports buff, I'm sure I would know of great career-ending debuts: Football players who stepped wrong and shattered their ankle in their first game. Baseball players, who, in their first time pitching, not only loaded the bases but then gave up a home run. Gymnasts who, in their first ever Olympic [...]
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by Erika Olson | July 30th, 2009 | Filed under: News– The "Eclipse situation" we discussed yesterday has gotten even more curious over the past 24 hours. First, Rachelle Lefevre — the actress who got the boot and is being replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard for the role of Victoria — made a statement to the press in which she claimed to be totally stunned [...]
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