Tag: films / movies
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Coraline Movie Trailer
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in Movie NewsThe official full length trailer from the Neil Gaiman children’s novel (also adapted into a graphic novel by P. Craig Russell) has been doing the rounds for the past few days. Directed by Henry Selick, who was responsible for The Nightmare Before Christmas – which was based on a picture book by Tim Burton, but…
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Wall E Movie Review
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2008 Director: Andrew Stanton Script: Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter Cast: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Sigourney Weaver, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy After the delightfully oddball concoction Ratatouille, Pixar has moved further still from family movie conventions with Wall E, the tale of a diminutive recycling robot (a Waste…
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars Movie Review
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2008 Director: Dave Filoni Written by: Henry Gilroy, Steven Melching, Scott Murphy Voice Cast: James Arnold Taylor, Matt Lanter, Ashley Drane, Tom Kane, Christopher Lee, Samuel L. Jackson There’s a noticeable lack of grandeur in the very first minutes of Clone Wars. Gone is the scrolling text, replaced by a recap montage and a Starship…
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The Bothersome Man (Den Brysomme Mannen) Movie Review
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2006 Dir: Jens Lien Script: Per Schreiner Cast: Marian Saastad Ottesen, Fridjov Såheim, Kirsti Eline Torhau The Bothersome Man begins with perhaps the most nauseating and disparaging kiss in movie history. As he watches two adolescent lovers slurping hideously as they attempt to eat each others faces, bland everyman Andreas nonchalantly jumps in front of…
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Hancock Movie Review
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2008 Dir: Peter Berg Script: Vince Gilligan, Vincent Ngo Cast: Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron, Eddie Marsan Formerly a hot property which numerous studios fancied making but could not conceive the special effects on a feasible budget, Tonight He Comes’ decade-long journey from screenplay to screen has attracted an equal share of interest and…
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Wanted Movie Review
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2008 Dir: Timur Bekmambetov Script: Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Chris Morgan Cast: James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, Thomas Kretschmann, Konstantin Khabensky, Marc Warren, Terrence Stamp I must confess to having had a difficult time reading Mark Millar’s superhero satire Wanted the first time around, and further difficulty in reviewing it. How could I objectively…
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“Lucas Raped My Childhood” – The Inevitable Disappointment of Indiana Jones
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in ColumnI came prepared. The nineteen year wait was over. The forth Indiana Jones movie was here. I knew it featured in some level of depth Kingdoms and Crystal Skulls, both of which I had already extensively researched in frantic preparation. I’d donned my finest fedora, packed my favourite whip and hammered my youthful features with…
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Movie Review
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2008 Dir: Steven Spielberg Script: David Koepp (screenplay) George Lucas, Jeff Nathanson (story) Cast: Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent Let’s face it: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is never going to top, or even compare to, the holy trinity of action movies. Raiders of the Lost…