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Ten Millenia Away From Being A Great Film...
The first summer blockbuster (yes, it’s a few months premature) hits the screens this week with the knuckledragging, mastodon hunting, prehistoric epic 10,000 B.C. This one fastidiously checks off every requisite item on the summer blockbuster list. Giant mastodons, saber-toothed tigers, vicious velociraptor-like birds, amazing action sequences, and some great CGI form the foundation of 10,000 B.C. Unfortunately, all of these things don't necessarily add up to a great film. More
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It's Not All German
January often marks the beginning of the doldrums of cinema because the studios have already released their Oscar contenders for the past year. For a change from the bland, check out the 11th Annual Berlin & Beyond Film Festival, which features innovative films from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. More
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Kids Doing the Darndest Things
Clearly, Michael Cuesta is fascinated by the lives of children who are thrust too soon into adulthood, whether by choice or by circumstance. In his first feature, 2001’s L.I.E., he studied Long Island teenagers whose lives had been shaped by their dealings with sexual predators. His latest, 12 and Holding, is only slightly less jarring. It examines three children, all saddled with parents who are incapable of providing them with sensible guidance. Left to their own devices, they take matters into their own hands, often with startling results. More
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Halloween house party
Want to see a scary movie for Halloween? Itching to grab your date with adrenaline-infused fright? Not satisfied with watching a cheesy feel-good flick? Well, you have a number of films from which to choose; horror movies and thrillers have fast become the genres du jour. 13 Ghosts is one of the latest movies to explore the concept of the haunted house. Directed by Steve Beck, it's a remake of the 1960 William Castle film of the same name. More
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A Waking Nightmare
During his recent stint as a guest columnist for Entertainment Weekly, Stephen King has made little secret of his fondness for “Lost”, the ABC drama that pits the survivors of a plane crash against supernatural forces that are at once thrilling and supremely confounding. This should come as no surprise to fans of King’s stories -- he has always been fascinated by the mysteries of life, the extraordinary phenomena that can’t be explained away with logic or reason, and he has spent his career translating that wonder into tales of the merrily macabre. More
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Better Than It Has Any Right To Be
Despite formulaic plot turns, an overly familiar premise and a languid, by-the-numbers climax and denouement, Richard Donner's (Conspiracy Theory, Lethal Weapon 1-4, Superman I-II, The Omen) latest effort, 16 Blocks, proves to be a tightly directed, highly engaging, suspense- and tension-filled cop thriller/urban action flick. Plus, with Bruce Willis and Mos Def as a mismatched duo on the run from corrupt cops, entertaining diversions are sure to follow. More
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A Promising Debut
Written, directed by, and starring Julie Delpy, 2 Days in Paris, a romantic comedy/drama set in (where else) Paris, is a surprisingly effective, insightful exploration of romantic relationships, cultural differences, and how the two, when mixed together, can cause serious problems. More
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Land of Lost Memories
2046 is not a date. It is not a mysterious code. It is the means to a destination. 2046 is the number of an apartment that once belonged to an old friend of Chow Mo Wan (Tony Leung Chiu Wai), a Hong Kong-based writer who creates a futuristic sci-fi novel in which 2046 is a perpetually running train which people board in order to relive their lost memories. For director/writer Wong Kar Wai, it is also the name of his latest film. More
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Actually, It is Just a Game
Loosely based on (actually "inspired by") Ben Mezrich’s non-fiction bestseller, Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions, 21 is an underwritten, clichéd, implausible, contrived film that fits all too neatly into the rise-fall-redemption narrative structure we’ve seen countless times before. Directed by Robert Luketic (Monster-in-Law, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, Legally Blonde) from Peter Steinfeld and Allan Loeb’s screenplay, 21 is part morality play, part wish-fulfillment and pure Hollywood hokum. More
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After watching a good comedy or fantasy flick, you walk out of the theater with a little extra bounce in your stride. On the opposite end of the spectrum are the films of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. Instead of standing up to leave when the credits roll, you remain fused to your seat. Though you have sat motionless for the past two hours, it feels more like you just lugged an oak armoire up a dozen flights of stairs. More
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