Archive for May, 2010
Del Toro Leaves the Shire: Will Not Direct The Hobbit
by Locke Peterseim | May 31st, 2010 | Filed under: Behind the Scenes, NewsWill Producer Peter Jackson Step In? For almost a year, Lord of the Rings fans have assumed the ongoing MGM bankruptcy threat would not seriously affect the two Hobbit movies, currently in pre-production down in New Zealand. No confirmed casting news on who will play Bilbo? No problem! Scripts still not finished? It’s okay! No [...]
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The Messenger
by Locke Peterseim | May 31st, 2010 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, MoviesThe Messenger‘s deceptively quiet, narrow focus is on stateside soldiers whose grim duty it is to notify the next of kin when a service man or woman has died. But like all good films, this one ends up encompassing more than the task it examines—it’s about people of all walks paying the cost of war, [...]
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The Freeze Frame Answers
by Erika Olson | May 31st, 2010 | Filed under: Quizzes, Contests & PollsFirst and foremost, Happy Memorial Day! I hope everyone is enjoying their long weekends, and taking a moment to pay their respects to the brave men and women who’ve died for our great country. I figured that we’d have pretty low participation levels for this week’s challenge, but was pleased to see that a bunch [...]
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Dennis Hopper, 1936-2010
by Locke Peterseim | May 29th, 2010 | Filed under: NewsDennis Hopper passed away today at the age of 74, after an eight-month battle with prostate cancer. I came of age as a film lover after the great American cinema renaissance of the 1970s, but as a teenager in the early ’80s, I managed to catch on VHS one of the last films of that [...]
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Saturday Night Drive-In: Sorority Row
by Locke Peterseim | May 29th, 2010 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, MoviesA couple weeks ago when I reviewed Legion, some were concerned I was putting my mortal soul in peril by mocking the horror film’s Biblical ideas (about angels with big guns and washboard abs). So this weekend I’m again risking life, limb, and soul by taking on another powerful, sacred institution: the sorority system. Sorority [...]
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Freeze Frame
by Erika Olson | May 28th, 2010 | Filed under: Quizzes, Contests & PollsI don’t know what it’s like where you live, but here in Chicago it’s absolutely gorgeous outside, and the rest of the holiday weekend is shaping up to be beautiful, warm and sunny as well. That’s why I’m taking it sooooooooo easy on you with this weekend’s Freeze Frame challenge. I want you to spend [...]
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Erika Bemoans This Weekend’s Theatrical Releases
by Erika Olson | May 28th, 2010 | Filed under: Radio ReviewsYou’ve read my depressing review of Sex and the City 2 (that rhymed!) — and now you can hear me trash it! I didn’t have kind words for Prince of Persia, either. Sigh. Yep, this weekend’s new releases are pretty darn underwhelming. But I did have nice things to say about both It’s Complicated and [...]
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
by Locke Peterseim | May 28th, 2010 | Filed under: Movies, Theatrical ReviewsJake Gyllenhaal isn’t the problem here—he’s plenty likable in this ancient action romp. But overcome by its hyperactive video-game roots, Prince of Persia ends up as little more than inoffensive box-office product; a clamoring mess of sand and fury signifying another never-ending franchise. I like/tolerate most of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies for the [...]
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Thursday Threes: The Answer
by Locke Peterseim | May 28th, 2010 | Filed under: Quizzes, Contests & Polls, ThreesWe always refer to Donna and Millar as “Threes Champs,” but now that I’ve updated the Threes Winner Archives from the fall, winter, and spring (yeah, so I get a little behind in the bookkeeping…), I see that Nichol has taken down her fair share of Threes wins and places since September. Today she gets [...]
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Sex and the City 2
by Erika Olson | May 28th, 2010 | Filed under: Movies, Theatrical ReviewsAll good things must come to an end, and the fab foursome’s reign has finally sputtered out in this embarrassing, hard-to-watch sequel that for some inexplicable reason, leaves “the City” out of Sex and the City. It pains me to write this review. It really does. Because I adored Sex and the City for its [...]
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