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Category: Movies
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A few days ago I was trying to think of movies with cats in them (real ones, not some giant CG Garfield monstrosity), because (I think you’ll agree) cats are awesome. I could watch those cute little guys all day. But sadly, after ten minutes of deep thinking, all I could come up with was…
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I saw ELYSIUM last night. As my most anticipated movie of 2013 I was pretty excited to get into a press screening at the Arclight Hollywood. We were literally the last people in line, got the last passes, were the last to have our phones taken and bagged, and the last to enter the theater…
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I’m not that crazy about the character of Superman. I like the Christopher Reeve films well enough, but they’ve been showing their age for a while, and SUPERMAN RETURNS bored me severely. Maybe it’s not the character, maybe it’s the execution, but in any case, we’re due for an update. Especially in this age of…
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It’s a pretty stunning announcement – Disney to buy Lucasfilm for $4.1 billion. I’d heard a little inkling from a friend on Sunday, but I wasn’t expecting a bombshell of that magnitude. It’s awesome news. New films – Episode VII planned for May 2015, with VII and IX to follow. Kathleen Kennedy in the driving…
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Quick thoughts on THE DARK KNIGHT RISES. True IMAX presentation is always worth the money. It’s stunning. But this installment is a big drop off from THE DARK KNIGHT. There’s something wrong with the structure – Nolan seems to want to take things away from the Batman mythology so much, he cripples his own story…
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I ate a bunch of unhealthy food, met some folks in the film industry, drank too much free beer and saw some movies. Did I mention the unhealthy food? It will take months to recover. That was my SXSW. So what about the movies? It was an eclectic bunch. That’s the best part about festivals,…
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This is my first time at SXSW. I’m here for the Film part of the festival, which seems like the red-headed stepchild of the bunch. The Interactive portion seems to have swallowed everything up and I now have a Pavlovian reaction whenever I see someone wearing an orange lanyard. I brace myself for a chat…
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The Oscars this year were pretty grim. The show is looking tired, Billy Crystal had cobwebs on him and there was a huge glitch with the sound. Not fun. I don’t know why an industry built on entertaining audiences can’t put on a show for one evening, but I’m sure there’s a very good reason.…
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First Paramount update their logo, now Universal. Madness. It’s very blue and shiny, which is exactly what I think people from 1912 would expect from us a hundred years in the future.
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The LA recon mission was a big success. It consisted of mainly drinking in different neighbourhoods and shopping for socks. I felt instantly at home. We are so moving there. Man, I know I’m the seven billionth person on the planet to say this, but LA is BIG. I can’t even get my mind round…