Dec
5
New “Friday the 13th” Trailer
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The new trailer for “Friday the 13th [Part 12]” is up on Yahoo. Based on what I saw, I gather that Jason’s doing the killing. But I assume that Mrs. Voorhees (Nana Visitor from “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine!”) is in the film at one point or another. It’s her voice we hear in the […]
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“The Dark Knight” lands on DVD this Tuesday. I made a point not to ask anyone to get it for me this Christmas because I fully intend to buy it on Tuesday. I’ll doubtless watch it a half-dozen times before Santa Claus slides down my heating unit. It’s one of those films that has a […]
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5
Christmas came early this year. But it wasn’t personified by a jolly old fat man in a red suit. No, this holiday season, it took the form of Frank Castle — The Punisher! In the third attempt at adapting the Marvel Comics character for the silver screen, the makers of “Punisher: War Zone” tried something […]
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5
How to Save Indiana Jones
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I’m pretty much the only one who wrung some entertainment value out of the latest Indiana Jones movie. No, it’s not the best in the series. No, it’s not even the best sequel. But there’s more to like about it than not in my estimation. George Lucas wanted to make a ’50s-era b-flick, and he […]
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4
This is a movie the Mormons don’t want you to see! At least that’s what I would assume, considering how the Church of LDS sunk a pile of money into the “Yes on Prop 8″ campaign prior to this year’s election. They probably wouldn’t like a biopic — especially an R-rated one! — about Harvey […]
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4
“Conquest of the Planet of the Apes” Review
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I’ve been trying to finish my review of “Milk” (in short, it’s very, very good), but in the meantime, I should blog about something. So why don’t I talk about another political activist, Caesar, leader of the 1991 ape revolution?
I reactivated my Netflix account at the top of the month, and the first two movies […]
Dec
2
“Punisher: War Zone” opens on Friday, and the geek community has done a complete 180 on the film. Devin at CHUD.com gave it an 8.5 out of 10 and said on the message board that he enjoyed the film more than “The Dark Knight.” That being said, in TDK the Joker stabs someone through the […]
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2
This blog contains spoilers, so if you don’t want to know that Vic lives, too late.
I’m doing this lookback a week late, I know. I don’t get cable. My mom records the show and sends me the tapes because she’s cool like that. At any rate, the tape of the final three eps arrived last […]
Dec
1
I love the original “Planet of the Apes.” It’s simply a great piece of science fiction, and I’m not just saying that because I love talking monkeys. The movie is at once a product of its time and yet still resonant today. That Tim Burton’s 2001 remake of the film completely misses the mark goes […]
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This is a film you’re probably going to be hearing a lot about if you haven’t already. It’s playing to sold-out audiences here in L.A. and expanding to other markets in the coming weeks. I saw it in a packed house a couple weekends ago and not even “Twilight” with all of its non-sex could […]
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