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Admit it. You’ve been waiting for another movie about Robin Hood. Not exactly? Well, surely you’ve wanted to see Russell Crowe beat up people with objects other than phones for the sake of entertainment, right?

Tony Stark ain’t Peter Parker. But then again, Robert Downey Jr. ain’t exactly Tobey McGuire, is he? This is a good thing for which moviegoers should be rejoicing in with the arrival of “Iron Man 2.”

Molly is a “10.” As in a “Perfect 10.”Kirk is a “5.” As in a “So Far From Perfect it’s not Even Funny 5.” Molly is a sought-after executive party planner who charges big bucks for organizing high-brow social events. Kirk? Well “ He’s a security guard at ...

Going in to my screening of “Shutter Island,” I tried to steer clear of any particular expectations of what it would be like, although to say I was expecting it to be “good” would be a considerable understatement. A lack of expectations will only benefit t...

Hollywood depictions of war are too often dripping with the political leanings of people at the top of the movie’s food chain. Don’t get me wrong: I’m as liberal as the next liberal media type, but I don’t need film producers, directors and actors force-fe...
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
Rachel Getting Married Rachel Getting Married
By RT @ 5:53 PM :: 639 Views :: 1 Comments :: Article Rating :: Drama

"Rachel Getting Married" (released Tuesday on DVD) is the anti-"Watchmen" in this week of new-release films. Whereas the one is shot in a highly stylized, big-budget format featuring tales of superheroes in hiding investigating the murder of one of their own, the other is a simple tale, shot in a do-it-yourself manner, of a young woman in rehab home for the weekend to attend the wedding of her big sister.

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Monday, March 02, 2009
Friday the 13th Friday the 13th
By RT @ 3:49 PM :: 590 Views :: 1 Comments :: Article Rating :: Horror

If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times: When it comes to horror, less is more. Write this little nugget of information down, aspiring horror movie writers, and refer to it often. When you're trying to scare an audience, the less we see, the more scared we are.

Think about it. Are three-year-olds more scared of the monster in their room's shadows when they only see its dark outline in the corner, or when they turn the lights on and realize it's actually their life-sized, inflatable Spongebob Squarepants doll?

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