Month: February 2008

my week at the movies: ‘Vantage Point,’ ‘Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day,’ ‘Flawless,’ ‘Married Life,’ ‘Snow Angels,’ ‘CJ7,’ ‘Paranoid Park’

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The screening of Vantage Point [opens wide February 22] I was supposed to attend last week was cancelled at the last minute. I’d like to think that’s not a bad sign — I’ll find out this week, when I’ll finally see it. But I was able to replace it with a screening of Miss Pettigrew … more…

Academy Award countdown: 7 days till Oscar

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Philip Seymour Hoffman, nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Charlie Wilson’s War, won an Oscar for Best Actor in 2005’s Capote. (Click the DVD for a quote from his character.) (Buy Capote at Amazon.) (Read my review of Capote.) (Read my review of Charlie Wilson’s War.) (Technorati tags: Academy Award countdown, Oscar … more…

Academy Award countdown: 8 days till Oscar

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Saoirse Ronan, nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Atonement, has never been nominated for an Oscar before. (Click the DVD for a quote from her character.) (Atonement is estimated to be released on Region 1 DVD in March.) (Buy a Region 2 DVD of Atonement at Amazon UK.) (Read my review of … more…

opening wide this week: ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles,’ ‘Jumper,’ ‘Step Up 2 the Streets,’ ‘Definitely Maybe’

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The Spiderwick Chronicles Three kids discover that the spooky house they just moved into is actually a doorway to a realm inhabited by strange creatures. It’s called The Suburbs, and their first big battle is against that Hey You Kids Get Off My Lawn monster. (my review) Jumper Hayden “Anakin Skywalker” Christensen discovers he can … more…

The Spiderwick Chronicles (review)

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Bad things happen when you leave the city. Like you discover that the creepy old house you inherited is surrounded by goblins enthralled to an evil ogre, the house itself is home to a goofy brownie who hulks out into a boggart when he gets angry, and more.