Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Fans of the best-selling book series, get ready to shout "Zoo-Wee-Mama!" in approval
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Locke's Redbox Picks
It's Dancin' Walken, Aussie Noir, Batman, and the Zombie Master!
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Redbox Etiquette
Are you using your manners when you rent movies?
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The Back-up Plan
Jenny from the Block is back in this endearing, funny rom-com.
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Clash of the Titans
Kraken Status: RELEASED
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Close-Up Poster Quiz: The Answer!
by Locke Peterseim | September 2nd, 2010Filed under: Quizzes, Contests & Polls
As we all know, I’m terrible at guessing which Close-Up Poster Quizzes will be easy and which will be hard. And since technically I’m already on vacation and Erika is kindly filling in the winners’ names for me, I don’t how this one went over. Obviously it’s a hugely popular movie, but then I went [...]
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DVD review: True to its irreverent and sarcastic roots, Diary of a Wimpy Kid is sure to make fans of Jeff Kinney’s best-selling children’s series want to shout “Zoo-Wee-Mama!” in approval. It accomplishes the tough task of balancing juvenile humor (there will be boogers!) with sly adult wit. The following is a reprint of our [...]
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Freeze Frame Quiz Answers: George Clooney in the Spotlight (Here… and at the Emmys!)
by Erika Olson | August 30th, 2010Filed under: Quizzes, Contests & Polls
Wanna know a secret? Locke and I were at the redbox headquarters today — that’s why we haven’t posted anything since last night. We spent a good chunk of the afternoon discussing how to make redblog the bestest blog that it can possibly be, so I dare say that y’all are in for a treat [...]
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UPDATED: Takers Edges Exorcism at Box Office
by Locke Peterseim | August 29th, 2010Filed under: Box Office News, News
UPDATED: When the actual “actuals” came in Monday afternoon, Takers sneaked out in front of The Last Exorcism, winning the weekend with $22.5 million to Exorcism’s $22.3 million. Ooooh, box-office ties are soooo exciting! Can’t you just feel the excitement? No really, can’t you? No? Hmmm, maybe I just had too much candy and caffeine today… [...]
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A lukewarm version of Heat, Takers gets by just doing its half-slick, half-shaky thing: delivering cliché cops-and-criminals thrills with a mostly likable cast. As for the bits that blow up into overwrought silliness, they—like the rest of the film—are easily forgotten outside the theater. Takers is somewhat surprising—not in its plot and characters, or its [...]
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The latest entry in the handheld-horror genre is no great shakes… or twitches… or spasms… The Last Exorcism is a familiar head-spin on the usual “demons begone!” routine. But while it lacks new, genuine chills, it does have a couple lead performances that are more nicely realized than in other video faux-umentaries. It’s easy to [...]
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Recommended Smaller, Overlooked or Underrated Movies New this Week in the Redbox Kiosks $5 a Day – I’ve written before about how even “indie” films sometimes fall into their own cliches, especially the “quirky but heartwarming” kind. And this little road lark from British director Nigel Cole will certainly feel familiar: an estranged father and son [...]
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We’ve visited more than our fair share of redbox kiosks over the past month, which means we’ve had plenty of opportunities to witness breaches of redbox etiquette. While this video isn’t a complete list of wrongs, it’s probably enough to get the conversation started. Who knows? Your etiquette tip may be in our next video!
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Well, well, well. Here we are at Friday again. Not only is it Friday, but it is also The Last Friday of August. And you know what that means — next weekend is the official End of Summer. *Sob!* But what we’ll lose in temperature we’ll hopefully gain in movie quality, as award season is [...]
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Locke with This Week’s Radio Reviews
by Locke Peterseim | August 27th, 2010Filed under: Movies, Radio Reviews, Theatrical Reviews
What movies did I talk about this morning with Bob Miller in the Morning at Portland’s KPAM radio? What films didn’t I talk about? We covered the cops-and-robbers heist movie Takers and the Blair-Witchy, Paranormaly “faux-mentery” The Last Exorcism in theaters this weekend, mentioned The Back-Up Plan on DVD, and I put in recommendations for a couple [...]
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Thursday Threes: The Answer
by Locke Peterseim | August 27th, 2010Filed under: Quizzes, Contests & Polls, Threes
It was old home week in the Threes yesterday, or sort of an All-Star edition. In first was Joe Allen, who at one time dominated the quizzes, but seems to have been on hiatus lately. Welcome back and congrats, Joe! In second was 2sa, who you will recall earlier this summer threatened to win every [...]
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