Month: January 2008

new on DVD: ‘3:10 to Yuma,’ ‘Sunshine,’ ‘Joshua,’ ‘Eye of the Dolphin,’ ‘Eagle vs. Shark,’ ‘Death Sentence’

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See it: • 3:10 to Yuma [buy it]. From my review: Mangold makes you feel like you’ve never seen a Western before. The stagecoach ambush and robbery that opens the movie features some pretty clichéd moments — thundering horses, good guys and bad shootin’ at one another, etc. — but Mangold finds fresh angles on … more…

if hot box office translated into electoral votes…

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Iowa! New Hampshire! Already I’m tired of hearing about the presidential election, and it’s still 10 months away. It’s like how some people start talking about the Oscars in April — borrrr-ing! And meaningless. But at least the Oscars are glamorous and exciting and creative, which cannot be said about our politicians who dress like … more…

movie-ku #114

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The Golden Globe ceremony has been cancelled — are the Oscars next? In a year without Awards shows, won’t Jesus be Sad sans all the thanks?

White Noise 2 (review)

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I was looking forward to checking this out because it stars Nathan Fillion, the seriously geeky girl’s seriously intense crush thanks to his Han Solo-er than thou performance as Captain Mal Reynolds…

my week at the movies: ‘Untraceable,’ ‘First Sunday,’ ‘Teeth,’ ‘City of Men,’ ‘Mad Money,’ ‘Caramel,’ ‘Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show,’ ‘Chop Shop,’ ‘The Air I Breathe,’ ‘In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Sie

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I thought things were gonna settle down in January, but it looks like I’m not gonna get a break: I’ve got nine screenings scheduled for this week, plus a possible not-screened-for-critics multiplex showing when that movie opens on Friday. There’s just too many damned movies opening. I mean, I love movies, obviously, but if I … more…