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Being disappointed in a movie is a fairly common thing for me, but then again, I see a lot of movies. It's usually not a big deal, because it's usually the mild sort of "ah, that could've been better." But sometimes ...
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I write.I critique.I blather.I judge.I suppose.I mouth off.I opinionate.It's what I do.Every once in a while, however, I treat myself. I forget about all those things and -- just for a moment -- I sit back and enjoy it all.Instead ...
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I love movies. I love going to the movies and I love watching movies at home. I love writing about movies, something I've been doing now for fifteen years. But I often feel like I've become jaded by seeing so ...
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The idea of a play within a play seems radical, but the truth is it's been around basically forever. People may think of the movies about movies or plays about plays, using the internal story to reflect on the meta-narrative ...
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It's hard to think about artificial intelligence as a concept that's fresh and new, considering it's been around literally since the beginning of movies (Metropolis in 1927). But the truth is, as technology continues to get more advanced and we ...
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I'm usually up to speed on my movie background before going to see a movie, but I've managed to keep myself in the dark about the new drama True Story. I didn't realize going in that the movie was based ...
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To celebrate the release of Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, HOTCHKA has partnered with Sony Pictures and Red Robin to offer readers in the Washington DC area a chance to enter to win a $25 limited edition Paul Blart: Mall ...
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The newest entry into the DC Universe from Warner Bros Animation is Batman VS Robin, a direct sequel to last year's Son of Batman. Batman VS Robin continues the story of Damian Wayne, son of Bruce Wayne and Talia Al Ghul, raised as an ...
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Fox, Fox, Fox, Fox, Fox ...What in the world are you thinking? Whose decision is this? Who resurrected this idea once again? Better question: Who, in their right mind, approved it? (Note: Whoever that person was was not in their ...
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I was pleasantly reminded of the beauty of the Iranian landscape and language as I watched the beginning scene of Desert Dancer. Peppered with hard to read subtitles, the Persian language was music to my ears. I had to lean ...
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Damn you, Nicholas Sparks. While said in jest, I half-heartedly mean that after watching his latest romance novel adaptation, The Longest Ride, which was released by 20th Century Fox. I’m not damning him for it being a bad film or ...
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HOTCHKA and Warner Home Video want to reward one lucky reader with a copy of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies on Blu-ray!Are you Brave like Bilbo? Take the quiz to find out if you have the bravery ...
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