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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Movie of 1979 (Not ‘Alien’)

Josh Zyber — Fri, 19 May 2017 19:00:03 +0000

Even as amazing as it was, the original ‘Alien’ was not the only great movie released in 1979. Our Roundtable this week looks at some other notable titles that hit theater screens that year. As a refresher, Wikipedia has a list of movies released in 1979. Shannon Nutt I was too young in 1979 to...

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Thanksgiving Weekend Movies: Yo, Adrian!

Luke Hickman — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 16:00:52 +0000

Of this holiday’s three big movie releases, there’s at least one to be thankful for. The biggest release of the week belongs to Pixar’s other 2015 movie, ‘The Good Dinosaur‘. The story, which functions like a blend of ‘The Croods’, ‘The Lion King’ and ‘The Land Before Time’, plays out more like one of the...

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‘Creed’ Review: ‘Rocky’ Sequel/Spin-Off Punches Above Its Weight

Philip Brown — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 14:00:05 +0000

I have to admit that I approached ‘Creed’ filled with cynicism and was convinced that I’d hate it. The mere concept of extending the already overblown ‘Rocky’ franchise was bad enough, but to do it through an illegitimate son of Apollo Creed seeking out Rocky for training… well, it sounded more like an internet parody...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of October 4th, 2015 – I Am Spartacus!

Josh Zyber — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:00:59 +0000

Are you looking for another exciting blockbuster movie to own on Blu-ray? This week brings us the biggest box office hit of the year… assuming that the year we’re talking about is 1960, that is. New Releases ‘Magic Mike XXL‘ – Strange. Steven Soderbergh’s 2012 drama about male strippers didn’t exactly call out for a...

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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Movie from the Year You Turned 10-Years-Old

Josh Zyber — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 19:00:28 +0000

Last week, we looked back at the best movies released during the years we were born. For this week’s Roundtable, I thought it would be interesting to jump forward a decade and identify our favorite movies from the time we each turned 10-years-old. In my opinion, age 10 is about the time when a child...

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Weekend Roundtable: Best Movie from the Year You Were Born

Josh Zyber — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 19:00:00 +0000

In this week’s Roundtable, let’s look back in time a little and mark some milestones. What was the best movie released the year you were born? This may or may not happen to be the film that won the Oscar that year, but we’re really interested in movies from your birth year that you’ve actually...

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Uncovered: Playtime with Arts and Crafts

Josh Zyber — Thu, 29 May 2014 13:00:59 +0000

Aww, how cute. Some kids designed movie poster art with paper cut-outs and craft supplies… Wait, hold on a second. You’re telling me these aren’t the work of children? These are actual Blu-ray cases designed by a studio marketing department and sold at retail? Oh, holy hell… As spotted by poster Krawk in our site...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of May 4th, 2014 – Where the Wind Comes Sweepin’ Down the Plain

Josh Zyber — Mon, 05 May 2014 13:00:37 +0000

This is a big week for reissues and repackagings on Blu-ray, but not so much for recent theatrical features. However, if you dig through the release slate, you might find some pretty interesting catalog titles worth taking a look at. New Releases The only notable day-and-date title this week is the ‘Veronica Mars‘ movie, which...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of February 9th, 2014 – To the Bitter End

Josh Zyber — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 14:00:17 +0000

This week’s Blu-ray assortment brings us a couple of last year’s biggest disappointments, but don’t get too discouraged. Some smaller movies, as well as catalog titles and TV box sets, might still be worth a look. New Releases ‘Ender’s Game‘ – Orson Scott Card’s original novel was a landmark of science fiction literature. Unfortunately, the...

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Weekend Roundtable: One Sequel Too Many

Josh Zyber — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:00:53 +0000

This week, a third ‘Hangover’ movie and a sixth ‘Fast & Furious’ grace cinema screens. Why? Seriously, why must every remotely popular movie be turned into a never-ending franchise of sequels, prequels, remakes and reboots, each new entry inferior to the last? Is there no originality left in Hollywood? (That’s a rhetorical question. Of course...

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Cinematic Association: The Dolph Dilemma

Aaron Peck — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:00:33 +0000

While writing an article about Olympics-related movies, I recently discovered a gem. Did you know that Dolph Lundgren starred in a fantastically cheesy movie called ‘Pentathlon’? He plays a German Olympic athlete who defects to the United States and causes an international incident of epic B-movie proportions. After finding this, I had to spend the...

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Movie Madness: Voldemort vs. Balboa – Fox vs. Fett

Aaron Peck — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:00:04 +0000

Wednesday’s Movie Madness matchups weren’t even close. Alice easily took out Morpheus. While there were some passionate comments about why Freddy should win against Tony Stark, the man of iron was able to pull out a victory. Today we take a look at a cinematic legend in Rocky, going up against the most evil sorcerer...

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