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'Playbook' will win your heart (Video)
I don’t know how she does it, but Jennifer Lawrence continues to raise the bar of her own success. This year she went from a blockbuster to the verge of another Oscar nomination. Working with people...
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'Les Mis' is a grand in scale (Video)
Bringing a beloved stage musical to the big screen is no easy task. Translating something successful from one medium to another can be a horrible idea. You constantly hear people say, “The book was...
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Tarantino makes his western (Video)
Quentin Tarantino is one of the few filmmakers who I will watch anything they make. If he's wrote or directed a film, I’ve seen it more than once. In today’s world of replaceable Hollywood...
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It is officially the beginning of 2013. Ahead of us are any number of exciting and interesting events and experiences. But before I move into the new year, I want to give 2012 the send off it...
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An intimate disaster film (Video)
We’ve seen it cinema before. Aliens have destroyed the world many times over, global warming stranded Jake Gyllenhaal in a New York library, and Bill Paxton and Hellen Hunt chased down tornadoes. Any...
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The Oscar nominations have arrived
This morning, the Oscar nominations were announced. Every year, I anxiously wait for this day so I can memorize, study, and analyze all my favorite categories. I screech when I see surprising...
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The journey to kill a madman in 'Zero Dark Thirty' (Video)
It’s not surprising that the death of Osama bin Laden would lead to a movie, miniseries, and a collection of books. When it was announced that Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal, the Academy Award team...
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Schwarzenegger is back (Video)
Shortly after Arnold Schwarzenegger went from actor to politician, I longed for when he would come back around. I was raised on his films and I loved the idea of all these ‘80s and ‘90s action stars...
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'Hansel and Gretel' all grown up (Video)
Since I’ve seen “The Hurt Locker,” I make it a point to see, and usually buy, everything Jeremy Renner does. He’s such a talented actor; I just love watching him in anything. Now that...
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Soderbergh’s swan song
For years, director Steven Soderbergh has said he would retire when he hit 50 years old. Since that was last month, his latest film is also his last to appear on the big screen. From the man who...
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Another John McClane adventure
I don’t know what it is. Maybe it’s the “Expendables” franchise or maybe just my constant desire for nostalgia, but I’ve always been a Bruce Willis fan. From “The Sixth...
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Warm Bodies is somewhat cold
I’ve grown to really despise anytime a young adult novel or book series is adapted for the big screen. First of all, not everything can hit it out of the ballpark like “Twilight,” ”Harry Potter...
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Stolen ideas and reused clichés in ‘Identity Thief’
I love Jason Bateman. I enjoyed Melissa McCarthy in “Bridesmaids” and “Mike and Molly.” Putting them together in a film from the director of “Horrible Bosses” sounded like a great idea. But the...
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One ‘Last Exorcism’ too many
I’m cautious of found footage films, especially horror films that use it. Often the gimmick never elicits anything original or exciting. So when “The Last Exorcism” came out a few years ago, you can...
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‘Oz’ has something for the whole family
When I first heard about the intended prequel to “The Wizard of Oz,” I didn’t know what to think. Prequels to established classics are even riskier than straight remakes. Regards of the events of the...
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Weather at the multiplex
I love inclement weather. I love being snowed in or struggling to get through dense fog. I may passionately hate people who don’t know how to drive in it, but I’ll take harsh forecasts any day...
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'Burt Wonderstone' leaves nothing to wonder
Comedy is a tricky business. It’s a terribly difficult job finding new and original ways to make people laugh. The greatest film comedians have all had great failures to go along with each of their...
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Butler is back in action mode
Remember Gerard Butler, the action star? Lately, it’s been Gerard Butler, lame rom-com hunk. You have to go all the way back to 2009 to find any action films with him. That’s too long. Thankfully...
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An assault on the senses for 'Spring Breakers'
When watching a movie by director Harmony Korine, it’s best to go in with as few expectations as possible. After all, this is the writer who gave the extremely graphic and necessarily realistic...
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"G.I. Joe" attempts to legitimize itself
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is once again using his franchise magic. Taking almost every film series and elevating it to new heights, he set his sights on the All-American Heroes. Johnson leads the...
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