Category: Movie Reviews
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Taken 2 and Argo over performs at the box office, revenues 58% better than last year
Box office revenues have increased by almost 58 percent compared to last year because of several films that have exceeded expectations, with ‘Taken 2’ and ‘Argo’ right in front. Dan Fellman, Warner Brothers’, President of Domestic Distribution, puts things in perspective, in saying “Good movies rise to the occasion. Both ‘The Town’ and ‘Gran Torino’…
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Another Record Year For The Movie Industry in 2010
If one has had any doubts as to whether the movie industry has fared well over the last year or so, thanks to the economic recession, file sharing, BitTorrent and so on and so forth, the recent results that have come from the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA) suggest a different tale altogether by…
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The Life of Movies
What better way to escape reality than to dive into the realm of movies? When you first step foot into the theatre and the lights are down, the ability to forget about the world outside the doors becomes effortless. Time is lost and the mind is freed from the pressures of reality. The characters plights…
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“Megamind” holds no surprises
With all the superhero-themed movies hitting the big screen in recent months and years, it is becoming hard to come up with new material. “Megamind,” the new animated superhero dreamed up by Dreamworks, gets around the “new material” need by following the formula set forth by so many movies before it. Directed by Tom McGrath,…
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Batman movie gets a name
“Holy smokes Batfans, Nolan’s talking!” Yep, that’s right Director Christopher Nolan has finally named the next Batman movie. For the last few weeks he’s been dropping various ambiguous hints about the upcoming movie and has been notoriously vague about giving anything concrete out. But finally in an interview with Geoff Boucher, the director said that…
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The Saga Continues… Strongly!
There were howls at midnight on Wednesday and none of them came from any canine maws. Instead they were howls of anguish as boyfriends and husbands alike took their partners to watch the newest installment of the “Twilight” saga. “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” opened midweek and in a true show of strength raked in at…
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Compiling a Unique Movie List for Friends
You might be the one who avidly watches movies, and is known as the film critic amongst your circle of friends. To make their life easier, and even yours, maybe a movie list compilation might come in handy with your friends. When you watch movies, you might look out for certain qualities and rate it…
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What Happens When Aliens Live Among Us? – “District 9” Movie Review
District 9 is a movie about an alien spaceship that comes to rest over Johannesburg, South Africa. The government first waits for something to happen, and when it does not, they drill into the spaceship to make ‘first contact’. When they drill through, they come across malnourished aliens unable to make their way back home.…
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7 Hot Men’s and Boy’s Movie Costumes For Halloween 2009
Trying to figure out which costumes will be hot for Halloween ’09? Here are seven costumes that most certainly be the hottest movie costumes for men and boys. Wolverine – The wolverine costume from the new X-Men Wolverine movie is much hotter than the costume from the X-Men comic book. However, it may not be…
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“Inglourious Basterds” Movie Review
Inglourious Basterds is the latest Quentin Tarantino film to hit the big screens. The movie is based on a World War II film made by Enzo Castellari in 1978. However Tarantino merely borrows the title from the old film and re-does almost everything else. In this film, Brad Pitt’s character, Aldo Raine organizes a group…