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Weekend Roundtable: Money Money Money…

Josh Zyber — Fri, 13 May 2016 19:00:42 +0000

This weekend’s new release of ‘Money Monster’ is just the latest example of Hollywood, an industry based almost solely on a foundation of greed and excess, hypocritically preaching about the dangers of money corrupting. Some of the films that result from this are better than others. Here are our picks for the best movies about...

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Weekend Roundtable: Second Generation Stars

Josh Zyber — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 19:00:37 +0000

This weekend, as Clint Eastwood’s son Scott takes us for ‘The Longest Ride’ through some Nicholas Sparks drivel, we felt like musing about other children of celebrities who have attempted to follow their parents’ footsteps into show business, for better or for worse. Shannon Nutt Although his father played such legendary characters as Ned Land...

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Blu-ray Highlights for September 18th, 2012 – I’m Never Gonna Get to See a Mer-man

Josh Zyber — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:00:50 +0000

This week brings us one of the most anticipated Blu-ray releases of the year, if not of all time. That’s right, it’s the Katy Perry concert movie in 3D! Woot woot! You understand that was sarcasm, right? Dear lord, I hope you understand that was sarcasm. Why Did It Have to Be Snakes? Obviously, the...

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Blu-ray Highlights for 3/13/12 – Adventures in the Uncanny Valley

Josh Zyber — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:00:15 +0000

March is ablaze with Blu-ray releases. Last week’s release slate was so packed with new discs that we actually missed some important Best Buy exclusives that we’ll cover today. On top of that, this week brings us another huge assortment of notable titles. Can your wallets handle all this excitement? Here are the new discs...

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Blu-ray Highlights for 12/21/10: Last-Minute Shopping Time

Josh Zyber — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:00:02 +0000

We’re in the final stretch now. Christmas Day is right around the corner, so you better stock up on Blu-ray goodies for the movie buffs in your life. While the titles being released this week weren’t necessarily the biggest films of the year, there are a few things of interest. Here’s the list: ‘Devil‘ (Universal)...

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Statuesque: The Douglas Decision (And Why It Doesn’t Really Matter)

Drew Taylor — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:00:05 +0000

A recent ‘New York Times’ article about Michael Douglas, his health troubles, and the dual Oscar campaigns of two of his films (the very good ‘Solitary Man‘ and the less-good-but-still-pretty-good ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps‘) left me puzzled and a little bit sad. As wonderful as his turns in both of those films are (in...

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Weekend Box Office: One Horse Race Secretariat Can’t Win

Drew Taylor — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:00:23 +0000

This holiday weekend (What is it? Columbus Day? When you’re a writer every day is a work day) was an all-out battle. Disney’s feel-good true-life sports picture ‘Secretariat’ battled gooey romantic comedy ‘Life As We Know It’ and last week’s champion, the Facebook drama ‘The Social Network.’ It looked touch and go for a little...

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Weekend Box Office: Greed Is Good

Drew Taylor — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:00:34 +0000

A whole bunch of movies flew into theaters like the titular owls in ‘Legend of the Guardians’ this weekend, but only one could take home the top spot – and it wasn’t the owls. Instead, Michael Douglas’ serpentine return as Gordon Gekko in above-average sequel ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps‘ took home the gold, grossing...

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Weekend Movies: Owls vs. Gekko

Drew Taylor — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:00:20 +0000

Take heart, America! A bunch of worthy movies open this weekend. Besides the above-average ‘Wall Street’ sequel, there are mighty owls for the whole family, and a romantic comedy that has a bright, silver, ’80s-pop lining, even if the movie itself is utterly useless. There are also some cracking art house choices if you’re willing...

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Now Playing: ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps’ Is Good, Messy Fun

Drew Taylor — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:00:14 +0000

There’s a reason that everyone has been renting or buying or Netflix-ing the shit out of the original ‘Wall Street‘ in preparation for the sequel. For all its zeitgeist-capturing zest, it’s a remarkably conventional film, both in terms of story and direction. As much as people are trying to bring themselves up to speed for...

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