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trailer break: ‘New Moon’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… OMG it’s SOOOOO romantic. Cuz he KISSES HER on her BIRTHDAY!!!! And then he says she he’s ONE AND ONLY!!! And then Bella is SO CLUMSY which means we know she’s like a totally realistic girl! AND OMG the BLOOD!!! So Edward has to SAVE HER FROM … more…

trailer break: ‘The Hurt Locker’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I’m real excited about this one, for a couple of reasons. First: Kathryn Bigelow has demonstrated more than once that a chick can make a kickass action movie (Blue Steel, Strange Days, Near Dark) that is also smart and complicated and provocative and offers a new perspective … more…

trailer break: ‘The Taking of Pelham 123’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Oh, I know people are gonna be going, “See, mass transit is dangerous! It’s better to be in your car! I’m never ever riding the subway!” And I will laugh at those people. I rode the subway home after my screening of this flick last night, and … more…

trailer break: ‘Imagine That’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… So, I shall assume, then, that all high-powered workaholic corporate executives will be required to watch this Nickelodeon movie so that they will learn to appreciate the offspring they are currently ignoring? Because, of course, those children that they’re currently ignoring could be helping them be even … more…

trailer break: ‘Away We Go’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… The movie itself is not quite the nonstop zaniness that the trailer appears to suggest it is, but as trailers go, this one is pretty darn good at offering a sense of the film without giving it all away. Of course, it’s not really the kind of … more…

trailer break: ‘Year One’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Holy moviola, can you see it? Writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky sat around, probably stoned out of their minds, going, “No no, wait! It’s the Book of Genesis meets Spartacus! No no, wait! It’s Quest for Fire meets Life of Brian! No no, wait! It’s The … more…

trailer break: ‘The Proposal’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Oh, ugh. It’s Green Card meets 9 to 5. See, cuz sexual harrassment is funny when it happens to guys, and it’s romantic, too. Cuz, holy crap, you just know they’re gonna actually fall in love by the end of this. And then I shall go on … more…

trailer break: ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Oh my goodness, Michael Bay does love blowing shit up, don’t he? Unexplained markings in ancient ruins all around the world? Michael Bay wants to make Raiders of the Lost Ark, methinks. With lots of shit blowing up, of course. I don’t like to spectulate about man … more…

trailer break: ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Lovely: end on a joke about the accidental and inappropriate touching of penis. That’s some class, right there. Oh, and the Scrat has been male all along, has it? Of course it has. All animals are by default and assumption male. We all know that the only … more…