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FILM REVIEW: 'SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN'Enigmatic '70s Folk Singer Rodriguez Inspires South African Detective DocumentaryIn fact, Searching For Sugar Man, the musical detective documentary about the singer/song-writer, is the ultimate example that the truth really is stranger than fiction. |
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FILM PREVIEW: COMIC-CON 2012Movie Geeks, Cosplay & Comic Book Fans Collide At Pop-Culture Convention In San Diego, CAWhether you wait in line all day to squeeze your way into Hall H or pop into some of the smaller ballrooms, here are our top picks for San Diego Comic-Con 2012. |
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FILM PREVIEW: 'THE DARK KNIGHT RISES'High Hopes & Sold-Out Premiere For Epic Conclusion Of Christopher Nolans' Batman TrilogyChristian Bale's nuanced portrayal of Batman toys with Nolan’s fluid notions of good and evil in a way that is utterly captivating and believable. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'PRESSPAUSEPLAY'Now Streaming: Moby, Robyn & Lykke Li Partake In Controversial Digital DebateAssuming that we're going to continue having jobs, using money... we should probably have this conversation and get all this figured out sooner rather than later... |
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FILM REVIEW: 'PANDORUM'Now Streaming: A Prometheus Inspired 2nd Look at Cinematic Sci-Fi GemLike 'Prometheus', 'Pandorum' is an unpredictable tale of wonder and suspense – a survival story masquerading as a horror story masquerading as a scientific parable. |
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FILM PREVIEW: 'TED'Seth MacFarlane & Mark Wahlberg Bring a Foul-Mouthed Teddy to LifeDonning his usual hats (directing, producing, voice over), MacFarlane brings us 'Ted', a buddy comedy about a man and his teddy. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'TO ROME WITH LOVE'Ellen Page & Alec Baldwin in Woody Allen's Playful Romp Through The Eternal CityRoberto Benigni is delightfully erratic as ever, his expressive face a welcome treat as a bewildered Pisanello navigates the world of the rich and famous. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'YOUR SISTER'S SISTER'Mark Duplass, Emily Blunt & Rosemarie DeWitt In Carefully Crafted Mumblecore DramaPerhaps with more mainstream success, Shelton will be able to keep her fascination with her characters' flaws and dilemmas without worrying about a studio finish. |
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FILM PREVIEW: 'DJANGO UNCHAINED'Tarantino Takes the Spaghetti Western, Revs It Up A Few Notches & Adds A Whole Lotta FunkTarantino, you had our curiosity -- but now you have our attention. Is it Christmas yet? |
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FILM REVIEW: 'SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED'Audrey Plaza & Jake Johnson Bring Time Travel to Life in Fantastical Adventure-Comedy“Wanted: Someone to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. You’ll get paid after we get back. Must bring your own weapons. Safety not guaranteed..." |
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FILM REVIEW: 'PROMETHEUS'Suspenseful & Terribly Violent, Ridley Scott's Alien Prequel Is A Breathtaking Spectacle'Prometheus' is a galactic monster of a movie that crawls under your skin, burrows into your brain, and leaves total cellular destruction in its wake. |
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FILM PREVIEW: SUMMER COMEDIES 2012 (PART 2)Have a Laugh with Dream Girls Come to Life, Rom-Com-Action & Ferrell Vs. GalifianakisWith the same earnest, and yes, hipster attitude audiences adored in Little Miss Sunshine, 'Ruby Sparks' looks like this summer’s ultimate date movie. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'CURE'Now Streaming: Startling Violence, Dreamy Surrealism & Japanese Art-House HorrorWhat's clear is that Kiyoshi Kurosawa is one of the most inspiring writer/directors the world has yet seen. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'MOONRISE KINGDOM'Wes Anderson At His Absolute Best With A Dreamy, Whimiscal Look at Young LoveWhere Suzy evokes a young Margot Tenenbaum, Sam, with his ‘coonskin cap and oversized glasses, is her Max Fischer. |
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FILM PREVIEW: MIDNIGHT MOVIES - JUNEFrom Killer Fish to Highly Anticipated 'Prometheus', See the Best on Opening Night'The Avengers' broke records, stole hearts, and proved that there can be a truly 'incredible' Hulk. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'DOUBLE INDEMNITY'Now Streaming: Billy Wilder's Classic Crime Story Is Film Noir At Its BestThe great Alfred Hitchcock once wrote that "Since 'Double Indemnity', the two most important words in motion pictures are 'Billy' and 'Wilder.'" |
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FILM PREVIEW: SUMMER COMEDIES 2012 (PART 1)Cool Down & Chill Out With The Hottest Comedies of the SeasonKeira Knightley sheds her dramatic, period-piece veneer to play a lost and lonely girl in search of a friend, at the end of the world. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'CHRONICLE' BLU-RAY/DVDIndie Scale Superhero Flick Shows Skills For Home Viewing'Chronicle' is a smooth union of light and dark, of three boys playing at superheroes and the inevitable weight that follows. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'THE BIG LEBOWSKI'Now Streaming: So Much More Than Meets the Eye In the Coen Brothers' Screwball ClassicIs it possible there's more going on in this goofy tale of purloined rugs, kidnapped mistresses, & bowling than meets the eye? Have we all really seen 'The Big Lebowski'? |
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FILM REVIEW: 'SUPER TROOPERS'Now Streaming: Classic Slapstick Farce Spoofs Cops, Drugs, & Lovable Losers'Super Troopers'' self-awareness doesn't make it meta-comedy. The characters are by no means aware that they're in a farce; but the actors certainly are. |