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May.24.2013
EPIC
Starring: Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson, Amanda Seyfried, Christoph Waltz, Beyoncé Knowles, Blake Anderson, Aziz Ansari, Chris O'Dowd, Steven Tyler, Jason Sudeikis, and more.
Directed by: Chris Wedge Story by: William Joyce, James V Hart, and...
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May.24.2013
While I'm writing fiction, even science fiction and fantasy, I like to ensure that I keep science correct and internal logic intact. If I veer from science, I must supply a plausible explanation for the difference or exception. If I'm putting my story in the current world of physics, I...
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May.22.2013
Lately I've been watching a number of movies with endings that do not quite satisfy. These are all award-winning films, and I guess their way of ending adds to their uniqueness. The films are indeed admirable in most aspects. But the endings grate just a little on my nerves.
First there is the...
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May.19.2013
I love movies. I'm a sucker for a great romance. Truth is, I'm pretty silly for even a hint of romance. I like it when things work out. I don't mind the journey or the ups and downs, but I need a happy ending. I've watched romances with less than happy endings...
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May.19.2013
I have not, both to my credit and - obviously - to my never ending joy, seen any of these movies. [DE]
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10 Biggest Book Adaptation Flops
by Gabe Habash
For this list, we didn’t just want book adaptations that were a critical/audience failure or a box...
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May.17.2013
(I have Dallas Comic Con this weekend. So we went to the movies last night! Yay)
Star Trek Into Darkness
Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bruce Greenwood,...
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May.12.2013
There seem to be a lot of negative - even hostile - reviews about the movie adaptation of The Great Gatsby byBaz Luhrmann. I'll make no comment on the movie as I have not seen it. I will say that I have enjoyed and appreciated any other movie by Mr. Luhrmann, and admit his interpretations can be...
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May.10.2013
The Great Gatsby
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Carey Mulligan, Elizabeth Debicki, Isla Fisher, Amitah Bachchan, Jason Clarke, Max Cullen, and many, many more.
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann Screenplay by: Baz Luhrmann...
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May.08.2013
Well, it was inevitable.
I don't have many heroes but Ray Harryhausen was definitely one of them. I grew up on his films and never got over the impact they had on my young, impressionable mind.
I was saddened but unsurprised to learn of his passing--my first thought was that he and his old pal Ray...
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May.03.2013
Iron Man 3
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Jon Favreau, Ben Kingsley, James Badge Dale, Stephanie Szostak, Ty Simpkins, Paul Bettany, William Sadler, Dale Dickey, Miguel Ferrer, and more.
Directed by:...
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