Archive for October, 2010
Box Office Report: Saw 3D Slashes the Competition
by Erika Olson | October 31st, 2010 | Filed under: Box Office NewsAbsolutely no surprises in the ticket-sale race over Halloween weekend! 1) Saw 3D (aka Saw 7), $22.5 million Guess who WASN’T one of the people chipping in $10 to make the supposedly final chapter in the Saw franchise #1 at the box office? Me. I’ve never seen any of these films and I don’t plan [...]
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The Scary Movie Lists: What’s the Best/Scariest Ever?
by Locke Peterseim | October 29th, 2010 | Filed under: Movie Lists, MoviesWhat’s your favorite horror film? Or the scariest movie you’ve ever seen? Check out my picks in the lists below and share your opinions and arguments! – Spooky Spirits – My Favorites: The Exorcist The Changeling Evil Dead II Read my full Spooky Spirits list right here ___ Monsters, Zombies and Other Critters – My [...]
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Movie Trivia: Freeze Frame
by Erika Olson | October 29th, 2010 | Filed under: Quizzes, Contests & PollsQuick — attempt the Freeze Frame challenge before you eat too much Halloween candy this weekend and can no longer see straight! Movie #1 Movie #2 Movie #3 You know these, right? Then enter the three movie titles into the Comments section below this post and be prepared to see your name in bold on [...]
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The Scary Movies List! Part 3: Psycho Killers
by Locke Peterseim | October 29th, 2010 | Filed under: Movie Lists, MoviesBehold my third and final entry (for this year, at least) in my Scariest Movies of All Time lists. Earlier today I did Spooky Spirits (haunted houses, ghosts, demons, witches, and curses), and Monsters (aliens, mutants, animals, critters, werewolves and vampires, and yes, zombies). That leaves us with “Psycho Killers”–that is (mostly) human folks handy with [...]
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The Scary Movies List! Part 2: Monsters, Zombies & Critters
by Locke Peterseim | October 29th, 2010 | Filed under: Movie Lists, MoviesThis Halloween I’m churning out my Scariest Movies of All Time lists. There’s Spooky Spirits (Haunted Houses, Ghosts, Demons, Witches, and Curses), and Psycho Killers (serial killers and torturers–both supernatural and human) and now it’s time for Monsters–including aliens, mutants, animals, critters, werewolves and vampires, and yes, zombies (both fast and slow moving). Why are [...]
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The Scary Movies List! Part 1: Spooky Spirits
by Locke Peterseim | October 29th, 2010 | Filed under: Movie Lists, MoviesWe’ve covered a lot of Halloween ground at redblog this year: Betsey’s round-up of Not-So-Scary Redbox Halloween Movies for Families My Picks for some of the best horror films currently available from redbox Erika’s peek (between her fingers) at the new redbox mini-movie about renting the scary. My reviews of such spooky films as the [...]
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Hangover 2 Drops Mel Gibson
by Erika Olson | October 29th, 2010 | Filed under: NewsRemember when Mike Tyson’s cameo in The Hangover was billed as part of his “comeback”? Well, Mel Gibson’s people were hoping for the same thing — a quick appearance in the sure-to-be-a-hit sequel would’ve been the troubled actor/director’s first step toward rebuilding his image in the public eye after several years of… well… you know. [...]
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DVD Review: The Girl Who Played with Fire
by Locke Peterseim | October 28th, 2010 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, MoviesDVD Review: The Swedish adaptation of The Girl Who Played with Fire (book two in Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium” trilogy) gives us more of what we want—namely Noomi Rapace’s electrifying Lisbeth Salander. On the other hand, it can’t help but feel like a sequel, running just to be running. Both on page and screen, The Girl [...]
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Woe is Me: More Bad Little Fockers Marketing
by Erika Olson | October 28th, 2010 | Filed under: In My Humble Opinion, Other Bits, TrailersSigh. Remember the godawful trailer for Little Fockers? (If you don’t, refresh your memory here.) Now there are some bad posters to complement it. Behold the embarrassing Photoshop work! I mean, who is Ben Stiller looking at? ‘Cause it ain’t his on-screen father-in-law, I can tell you that much. And what’s up with the random [...]
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DVD Review: Winter’s Bone
by Locke Peterseim | October 28th, 2010 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, MoviesDVD Review: Rich with authenticity, Winter’s Bone is a descent into a Midwestern county where the menace of crank has replaced family blood ties. It’s also a gripping emotional thriller–and one of the year’s best films. The danger of applauding a modest masterpiece like Winter’s Bone for its gritty, honest nuance is that such praise [...]
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