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‘Saving Private Ryan’ Contest Results

Josh Zyber — Thu, 17 May 2018 16:00:40 +0000

Listen up, Charlie Company! We’ve got two copies of ‘Saving Private Ryan’ on 4k Ultra HD heading your way. Let’s find out who won last week’s contest. As explained in the original post, we challenged you to provide funny or clever captions for the following image: Honorable Mentions Alex: Wait, explain it to me again...

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Contest: Win ‘Saving Private Ryan’ on 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray!

Josh Zyber — Mon, 07 May 2018 17:00:35 +0000

Paramount offered us two extra copies of the new Ultra HD Blu-ray edition of Steven Spielberg’s war classic ‘Saving Private Ryan‘ to give away to our readers. Enter our contest for your chance to win one. To win a copy of the Ultra HD Blu-ray, all you have to do is participate in our photo...

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‘Ready Player One’ Review: Culture Popped

Luke Hickman — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 16:00:39 +0000

As the influence of nerd culture continues to spread throughout the entertainment industry, I’ve started to become bitter toward it. I like my entertainment to stand on its own. I don’t want to see it milk the nostalgic teat of its predecessors. ‘The Martian’ bugged the hell out of me, so when I learned the...

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‘The Post’ Review: Fetishizing Print

Philip Brown — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 16:00:44 +0000

Look out, here comes a Steven Spielberg movie starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks about the value of journalism challenging government and the struggle women face in a man’s world. It’s also a period piece and based on a true story. In other words, ‘The Post’ is so calculated for Oscar glory in 2017 that...

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‘E.T.’ Ultra HD Contest Results

Josh Zyber — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 12:00:55 +0000

Our contest is over and it’s time for E.T. to phone home… to your home, which is where he’ll be going if you’re our lucky winner. Let’s check the results! As explained in the original post, we challenged you to provide funny or clever captions for the following image: Honorable Mentions Deaditelord: The moment E.T....

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Contest: Win ‘E.T.’ on UHD!

Josh Zyber — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 15:00:32 +0000

Steven Spielberg’s record-breaking 1982 blockbuster smash ‘E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial’ has been beautifully remastered for 4k Ultra HD, and we have an extra copy to give away. It can be yours if you enter our contest. To win a copy of the Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital HD combo pack, all you have to do...

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‘The BFG’ Review: Simple Spielbergian Pleasures

Philip Brown — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 13:00:55 +0000

‘The BFG’ was apparently a dream project for Steven Spielberg. The director nursed it along since the book was published in 1982, waiting for effects technology to catch up to one of Roald Dahl’s most playful fantasies. It’s not entirely a coincidence that the book was published the same year that Spielberg made his childhood...

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The Trailer Park: Living in a Fantasy World

M. Enois Duarte — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 16:00:07 +0000

Whether it’s a child living amongst giants, a survivor finding an unusual friend on a deserted island, or a blundering, seemingly inept private eye, the latest trailers for upcoming movies feature characters stuck in their own fantasies. ‘Swiss Army Man’ At first, seeing Paul Dano on a deserted island making friends with the corpse of...

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‘Bridge of Spies’ Review: Tinker Tailor Spielberg Hanks

Philip Brown — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 13:00:34 +0000

Small and subtle by the blockbuster pioneer’s often grandiose standards, ‘Bridge of Spies’ nonetheless continues to make the case for Steven Spielberg possibly being the finest American filmmaker alive. Even though much of this tale of gosh-darn American goodness in the face of Cold War paranoia might consist of guys in suits sitting in rooms...

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‘Minority Report’ Pilot Recap: “Can You See?”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 13:00:29 +0000

Remote-controlled pigeons, really? That’s the best plot that the writers could come up with for the big, expensive premiere of their ‘Minority Report’ TV spin-off? How disappointing. As the latest in a long string of new TV series based on old movies that viewers hopefully half-remember liking once a long time ago, Fox has dredged...

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The Trailer Park: Mars Needs Damons

M. Enois Duarte — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 16:00:13 +0000

Some of the best known and respected actors are starring in roles that demand pretty big shoes this year. In the past, they’ve proven themselves adequately and, for the most part, to the satisfaction of the box office. Aside from one long-time favorite of many, however, the question remains whether they will satisfy moviegoers later...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of May 3rd, 2015 – Mr. Grey Will See You Now

Josh Zyber — Mon, 04 May 2015 12:00:28 +0000

Aww, how thoughtful. Just in time for Mother’s Day comes that embarrassing S&M sex movie your mom’s been wanting to watch with you. What a great gift. Savor the awkwardness! New Releases ‘Fifty Shades of Grey‘ – I just don’t understand the world sometimes. How did a ridiculous piece of half-literate ‘Twilight’ fan-fiction ever become...

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