I finally venture out into the theater after about a month of a lot of home cinema viewing. All the great reviews on HANNA got me really curious to check it out on opening weekend. It wasn't powerful enough to defeat HOP in the box office, but managed to finish second with $12.4 million, which …
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Musings on the latest Man of Steel Casting: Michael Shannon as General ZOD
Big news for superhero movie fans everywhere! As you know, I've been following the development of the Superman reboot for a while now. Well, after Superman's been cast, we've not got Supes' love interest with Amy Adams as Lois Lane, then Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as ma and pa Kent. The biggest question hanging …
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My Cinematic Alphabet
When I saw Andy Buckle's Cinematic Alphabet earlier this week, I couldn't help wanting to do one for myself. I've also seen Lesya's list yesterday, and though there are some movies I haven't seen, I just really enjoyed looking at her photo choices. It's a simple concept, just attach a movie I like to every …
The Flix List: A dozen “rotten” movies we secretly adore
Let's face it, not every movie we love is going to be embraced by everybody else on the planet. And how many times you go to a collective movie reviews site and go 'xx%???' Are you kidding me?? That movie is awesome! Or the other way around of course, that movies that gain critical acclaim …
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Updates on Tarsem’s Greek Saga IMMORTALS
Oooh, lookie here! I've been waiting for ages for this movie and finally this weekend we've got some goodies courtesy of WonderCon in San Francisco. (Photo courtesy of nerdreactor.com) I've been talking about this movie as far back as July 2009 around the time Clash of the Titans was filming. I thought it'd go head …
Weekend Roundup: Rockin’ w/ Scott Pilgrim and Getting all Tangled up
Happy Monday! Hope y'all enjoyed a wonderful April Fools Weekend and nobody pulled a prank on ya. It felt quite Spring-y over the weekend but today it's back to parka-weather with rain and high winds 😦 Just a quick box office news, looks like Hop was a heapin' success for Universal this weekend with $38 …
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GUEST POST: Rufus Sewell is the Compelling & Dapper Detective Aurelio Zen
Indeed, the perpetually under-appreciated and underrated British actor Rufus Sewell is the male lead of three superb episodes of Zen, which appeared on BBC1 the first three Sundays in January, 2011. If you're in the US, look for Zen on Masterpiece Mystery on PBS this summer, beginning July 17. Check out the PBS trailer. ,,, Acquiring …
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