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Weekend Movies: Not a ‘Trek’ Fan? Ha!

Weekend Movies: Not a ‘Trek’ Fan? Ha!

Captain’s log Five dot One-Seven dot One-Three. Get off your asses and head to the closest large-format screen immediately!
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Now Playing: Trekkin’ the Night Away

Now Playing: Trekkin’ the Night Away

I must admit that when I walked into the crowded theater to watch J.J. Abrams’ second journey into the ‘Star Trek’ universe, I was a bit apprehensive. The studio didn’t hold any press screenings before the film was released on Wednesday. For some reason, the actual press screening was one hour later than the regular screening for paying audiences. Usually, studios do this when they know they have a terrible movie on their hands and don’t want negative reviews published before opening day. Would that be the case here, or did Abrams simply want to keep the film’s many secrets under wraps until it was released?
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The Trailer Park: No, It’s Not Another ‘Solaris’ Remake

The Trailer Park: No, It’s Not Another ‘Solaris’ Remake

George Clooney and Sandra Bullock get lost in space in this week’s collection of movie trailers. Also, modern-day pirates prove they’re far scarier than Johnny Depp impersonating Keith Richards.
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Weekend Box Office: ‘Gatsby’ Sees Great Return

Weekend Box Office: ‘Gatsby’ Sees Great Return

I imagine that Baz Luhrmann and the folks at Warner Bros. must be doing “jazz hands” right about now. While they didn’t pack enough punch to dethrone the ‘Iron Man’ behemoth, they still put up a pretty damn fantastic fight.
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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Movie & TV Moms

Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Movie & TV Moms

Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday. Did you remember to mail your mother a nice card and flowers? After everything she’s done for you, a little appreciation is the least you can offer in return. In honor of this most important holiday, we thought that today’s Roundtable would be a good time to celebrate some of our favorite fictional moms from the worlds of film and TV.
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Weekend Movies: Let’s Party Like It’s the Roaring ’20s

Weekend Movies: Let’s Party Like It’s the Roaring ’20s

If anything, this will be an interesting weekend at the box office. Baz Luhrmann’s flashy adaptation of an American literary classic and a Tyler Perry-produced comedy may not worry about competing against one another, but both have to compete against last weekend’s $174 million blockbuster. Darryl from ‘The Office’ and the Man in the Iron Mask (Leonardo DiCaprio) go toe-to-toe with the Man in the Iron Suit.
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Now Playing: ‘Gatsby’, Actually Pretty Great

Now Playing: ‘Gatsby’, Actually Pretty Great

Director Baz Luhrmann has created a grand opus filled with shiny costumes, modern music, magical camera tricks and classical early Hollywood filmmaking to once again bring to life F. Scott Fitzgerald’s beloved and iconic novel ‘The Great Gatsby’. The film is over-the-top, lavish and a bit flawed, but so is the title character, after all. The feel and tone of the film is entrancing, as the visuals take us to the early 1920s New York, where we become infatuated with Gatsby and his American dream.
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The Trailer Park: More Motherf**king Alien Bugs!

The Trailer Park: More Motherf**king Alien Bugs!

In this week’s batch of previews, spies infiltrate local radical groups, near-future society is purged of its wicked desires, and we fight another alien bug invasion.
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R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen

R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen

The need to announce the deaths of film legends never stops being depressing. This week, we’ve lost special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 92. Do kids today even know who he is, or why he’s important?
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Poll: What Did You Think of ‘Iron Man Three’?

Poll: What Did You Think of ‘Iron Man Three’?

Why ‘Iron Man 3′ Should Have Been Called ‘Iron Meh 3′ – An Essay by Luke Hickman. [Warning: Spoilers ahead.]
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