Conspicuous Trailer of the Week: The Switch

I first heard about this flick when I blogged about Jason Bateman last September when it was still called The Baster. Yeah, no doubt they went with a 'safer' title though it sounds so generic now (there are eight other movies with that exact title on IMDb!). .... The plot: An unmarried 40-year-old woman (Kassie) …

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It’s raining Bateman – Jason B is EVERYWHERE!

It's been quite a lovely & warm September but today's rainy weather with high only in the mid 50s definitely signals the end of Summer. Yup, tank-top weather is done, over, finito. Well at least there's the beautiful foliage to look forward to, and then the brrrrrrr months will be here for the next five …

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DVD Pick: The TV Set

With the workplace comedy Extract opening today, I somehow feel like bringing up this movie I saw quite a while ago. It's got one of the most fitting and clever tagline: "A place where dreams are canceled." The TV Set, as it's aptly named, is a satire about the journey of a TV pilot as …

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EXTRACT – a must-see Labor day comedy

If you've seen Office Space, then you know Mike Judge is great at comedies set in the workplace. The trailer had me in stitches even after repeated viewings! Extract stars Jason Bateman (Juno, Arrested Development) who plays Joel, the owner of a bottled beverage factory. He is one step away from selling his flavor extract …

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