Archive for November, 2010
The Geeky Evolution of Sorcerer’s Apprentice‘s Jay Baruchel
by Locke Peterseim | November 30th, 2010 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, MoviesWith the release of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice on DVD and Blu-Ray, Jay Baruchel joins the (kinda sorta) elite group of actors with three or more titles in the redbox kiosks: Sorcerer’s Apprentice, How to Train Your Dragon, and She’s Out of My League. I’ve enjoyed Mr. Baruchel’s work for a decade, but if in 2010 [...]
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What’s New at Redbox This Week?
by Redbox | November 30th, 2010 | Filed under: Redbox InsiderHere are all of today’s new releases! The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Modern-day wizards duke it out in the Big Apple, with parts of their tale loosely based on the animated Disney classic, Fantasia. Genre: Action/adventure Starring: Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina Available on both DVD and Blu-ray ———— Santa Baby 2 Santa’s business-minded daughter must [...]
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Hathaway and Franco to Host the Oscars: Is This Good News or Bad News?
by Erika Olson | November 29th, 2010 | Filed under: Award Shows, NewsWaaaaaay back in October 2008, I proclaimed “Anne Hathaway is everywhere.” Now that statement rings true once more. She is literally everywhere I turn, and it is getting on my last nerve! Earlier this year she made her presence known as the White Queen in Alice in Wonderland, as well as in Valentine’s Day as [...]
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In Passing: Leslie Nielsen and Irvin Kershner
by Locke Peterseim | November 29th, 2010 | Filed under: NewsTwo men responsible for helping create some of the most iconic movie moments of the ’80s passed away this weekend–one is certainly familiar to us all, the other you may only know if you’re a film or Star Wars buff. – Leslie Nielsen, 1926-2010 Leslie Nielsen died Sunday in Florida of complications from pneumonia. He [...]
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Tangled Almost Upsets Potter at Box Office… But Not Quite
by Locke Peterseim | November 29th, 2010 | Filed under: Box Office News, News1) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 – $50.3 million (3-day weekend) / $76.3 million (5-day holiday) — Despite a 60% drop from last weekend’s opening, Potter remained strong enough to fend off a surprising challenge from Disney’s Tangled. The long holiday weekend brought the seventh film in the franchise’s total haul to $220 [...]
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Are you a Loser or Just Expendable? Take the Redbox Quiz!
by Locke Peterseim | November 28th, 2010 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, Movie Lists, Movies, Other BitsLooking to join a butt-kicking team of sweaty, tattooed special-ops commandos–or to just relax watching 100 minutes of big orange fireballs and wisecracks? There are plenty of them out there these days, including the R-Rated The Expendables and the PG-13 The Losers. So if you’re not sure which swaggering, team of highly destructive social rejects [...]
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Could Jeremy Renner Become the New Face of Mission: Impossible?
by Locke Peterseim | November 27th, 2010 | Filed under: NewsLast week in an interview with MTV News, Jeremy Renner said the plan is for for him to eventually take over Mission: Impossible starring duties from Tom Cruise. The star of The Hurt Locker and The Town is currently filming Mission: Impossible IV: Ghost Protocol, which stars Cruise and is being directed by Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatoullie, [...]
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In Theaters: Review of Love and Other Drugs
by Locke Peterseim | November 26th, 2010 | Filed under: Movies, Theatrical ReviewsTheatrical Review: Love and Other Drugs may not get to all the places it tries to go, but with Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway in an all-out battle of the Big Sexy Eyes and the Devastating Smiles it’s easy to forgive the rom-com-satire-dramedy its flaws and go along for the ride. Love and Other Drugs [...]
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In Theaters: Review of Burlesque
by Locke Peterseim | November 26th, 2010 | Filed under: Movies, Theatrical ReviewsTheatrical Review: Get past the bag-o-hammers clichés and there’s a high-kicking fun to be had with Burlesque. Just sit back, embrace the commitment to entertaining cheese, and enjoy a coupla show-biz broads belting out big tunes. Burlesque opens in a Des Moines Café of Big Dreams, but within minutes waitress Ali (Christina Aguilera) is grabbing [...]
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The Hair Club for Expendables Quiz Winners!
by Locke Peterseim | November 25th, 2010 | Filed under: Other Bits, Quizzes, Contests & PollsWow, it’s been so long since I’ve done a quiz and answers, I’ve forgotten how… (Don’t worry, I may bring the Threes and Poster quizzes back one of these days in one form or another…) I asked you to identify six of The Expendables‘ over-testosteroned stars by only the very tops of their hair-free domes. Scott [...]
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