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Weekend Roundtable: Smart Sci-Fi

Josh Zyber — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 20:00:41 +0000

Most science fiction movies that Hollywood spits out are really just action movies with light sci-fi trappings, providing an excuse to watch spaceships dogfight like fighter jets or giant robots smash each other to bits. Every so often, however, a serious sci-fi movie with some ideas on its mind will still get produced. Here are...

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New to VUDU: Week of November 27th, 2011

Josh Zyber — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:00:49 +0000

With news that iconoclastic British filmmaker Ken Russell has died, I decided to use this week’s VUDU update to see if the streaming service has any of his movies in its catalog. Indeed, I found one. Since this is a slow week otherwise, perhaps now would be a good time to check out this maverick...

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Blu-ray Highlights for 11/29/11 – Oh, Smurf It

Josh Zyber — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:00:15 +0000

We have quite an eclectic mix of movies coming out on Blu-ray this week. One of the big titles of the week stars an annoying singing gnome… and another stars the Smurfs. Ouch. Here’s a look at the release slate, from now through Saturday: ‘2011 World Series Highlight Film‘ (A&E – December 1st) ‘30 Minutes...

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Now Playing: Score One Up for ‘Another’ Sundance Gem

Luke Hickman — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:00:41 +0000

If another Earth existed, a mirror version of our own world, the home to another version of you and me, would you want to visit it? If there was any chance that your “other you” had made different decisions along the way, would you want to meet and speak with him or her? These are...

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Weekend Box Office: ‘Potter’ Drastically Drops While ‘Cap’ Over-Performs

Luke Hickman — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:00:11 +0000

After last week’s record-setting opening, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2’ dropped more than 71% in attendance. Over the entire weekend, ‘Potter’ barely nabbed $5 million more than what it earned from its initial midnight openings alone. Even so, with another $48 million in its second weekend, the ‘Potter’ finale has now grossed...

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Weekend Movies: Cap and JT Attempt to Dethrone Harry Potter

Luke Hickman — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:00:58 +0000

With ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2’ crushing every opening weekend box office record last week, it’s going to be tough for either of our two major new releases to knock the boy wizard off his pedestal. Does a second-string Marvel superhero or a carbon copy of a six-month-old sex-buddies romantic comedy have...

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Sundance Journal: The Last Day

Aaron Peck — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:00:19 +0000

Thursday was my last day at the Sundance Film Festival. I hit a wall and just couldn’t go to any more movies. This has never happened to me in my last couple of trips to Sundance. I’ve been able to go non-stop throughout the entire ten days seeing three to five movies a day. This...

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