Links for 10/10

-Here is a Watchmen Q&A with Dave Gibbons and Zack Snyder, as well as the new production video, which has some new and extended Manhattan footage, and is probably the best one they have unleashed yet. -Interesting story on Ghostbusters II, and Bill Murray’s issues with the franchise. -Here is an article on the awesome […]

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Review: Body of Lies

Ridley Scott brings in a couple of A-listers in Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe to take a shot at the spy globe trotting genre, and what we get is a very real feeling and superbly made film that will keep you guessing until the end. Roger Ferris (DiCaprio) is a C.I.A. operative in the middle […]

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Link for 10-3

-Here is a breakdown of the new Watchmen footage screened, and announcement of an official running time of 2 hours and 43 minutes. -Check out that awesome Angels and Demons poster. –Thor has a director. –Max Payne gets the PG-13 it always wanted. –Russell Crowe will play both Nottingham and Robin Hood in the upcoming […]

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Review: ‘Flash of Genius’

Flash of Genius is a serious drama about the true life struggles of Bob Kearns who had to fight the major motor companies for vindication on his creation, and the results are a solid offering, even though it might be a bit of heavy material. Bob Kearns (Greg Kinnear) is an engineering professor who was […]

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Review: Religulous

Bill Maher and Larry Charles bring the funny with this documentary that looks at religion and the absurdity that people let guide their beliefs and views on politics. Now, I will say this right now, if you hold any religious belief’s this film might offend you, in fact, I can almost guarantee it, but if […]

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Review: ‘The Duchess’

Keira Knightley stars in this new period film that keeps a quick pace, doesn’t try to be overly eloquent and pompous and strikes a cord at being kind of a new breed of costume drama that was most recently seen with Marie Antoinette, for a very successful experience. Georgiana (Knightley) was daughter of a wealthy […]

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DVD’s for 9/30

Iron Man (Ultimate Two-Disc Edition) [Blu-ray] The biggest DVD/Blu release of the year for many, yes, some people enjoyed this more than Dark Knight, begins blockbuster season in the home video market. The a/v’s on this said to be solid with a wealth of extras for those so inclined. This is one of three amazing […]

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Links for 8/26

Short batch but here they are! -The director of Wanted, Timur Bekmambetov, will be next taking on Moby Dick. -More Shane Black is a good thing, and the Cold Warrior sounds promising. Also go out and see Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang already; I will even let you take credit for finding the movie too your […]

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Review: ‘Eagle Eye’

The new film from D.J. Caruso is a solid action/spyish/thriller that would have done better service to itself if it had just been a bit more original. Jerry Shaw (Shia LaBeouf) is a Copy Cabana employee, he is struggling to make rent, and he has just found out his twin brother has died. Rachel Hollman […]

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Review: ‘Nights in Rodanthe’

This adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel succeeds at being an entertaining and engaging romance film that stays away from sap and cliché’s of the genre, but still kind of prescribes to the formula. Adrienne (Diane Lane) is a separated mother with two kids who is heading to Rodanthe for a weekend to cover running […]

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