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And to think I almost didn’t see this… I’m certainly a Martin Scorsese fan and look forward to his movies, but to be honest, the initial trailers that I saw for Hugo just didn’t do anything for me.  This looked like another kid’s fantasy film from it’s marketing and there was nothing there other than [...]

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“Worlds colliding, Jerry!  Worlds colliding!” After seeing Lars von Trier’s latest movie, Melancholia, I couldn’t help but think of lines that George Costanza uttered to Jerry Seinfeld (of course in an episode of Seinfeld) when two different aspects of his life that he didn’t want to meet were on a collision course. von Trier’s Melancholia [...]

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J. Edgar, the latest film from director Clint Eastwood, tells us the story of J. Edgar Hoover through his nearly 50-year career of building and leading the FBI.  With a script from Dustin Lance Black (Milk), J. Edgar doesn’t give a thoroughly detailed history, but more takes the route of a complex character study.  For [...]

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#1 Immortals from Relativity debuts at #1 with an opening weekend gross of $32.2 million in 3112 theaters. Budget was $75 million. #2 Jack and Jill from Sony debuts at #2 with an opening weekend gross of $25.0 million in 3438 theaters. Budget is unknown. #3 Puss in Boots from Paramount/Dream Works drops from #1 [...]

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The evil king, Hyperion of Crete seeks to invade Greece and conquer the Gods of Olympus by using the fabled Epirus Bow to unleash the Titans from their imprisonment in the bowels of Mount Tartarus.  Planning for this moment, a disguised Zeus has been giving guidance to Theseus since his boyhood and now hopes for [...]

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That suave and adventurous feline, Puss In Boots has returned to the village of San Ricardo to make one more big score, even though he has a price on his head.  Puss learns of a treasure held by the thieving couple Jack and Jill; magic beans that will grow a giant beanstalk leading him to [...]

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Let’s just get this out of the way; if you’re looking for a faithful adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic, you should look elsewhere.  It’s pretty evident seeing the trailer for this latest version of The Three Musketeers that this wasn’t going to be like any past filmed adaptation. On the other hand, if you’re looking [...]

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Amongst the hosts, Tony was first this week with 21 points, Jonathan was second with 17 while Andrew was third with 13 points. Seven weeks into Season Two Tony is in first with 20.57 points, Andrew is in second with 18.57 points and Jonathan is in third with 18 points. Visit our scoreboard for a [...]

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It’s 1981 and Danny Bryce, an ex-special ops agent believes he’s finally out of the game and has retired for good.  That retirement is relatively short-lived when he discovers that his long time friend, partner and mentor, Hunter is being held against his will by a wealthy oil sheik in Oman.  The sheik will free [...]

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The Driver is a solitary man.  By day, he works in an auto shop and does part-time work for film industry as a stunt driver.  His boss and handler, Shannon, has a dream to put The Driver on the stock car racing circuit, but lacks the finances to do so.  Occasionally, through Shannon, The Driver [...]

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