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Game: Week 3 – 2011 Summer Box Office Predictions: Results
Blowing the rest out of the water, Pirates of the Caribbean 4 handily, and as expected, sank the competition. Next week, we’ll have a real horse race. Don’t forget to come back Wednesday to submit your predictions for our next week of the 2011 Summer Box Office Predictions Game. The full rules are linked in…
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Weekend Preview: May 27-29, 2011
There are five new releases this week. We have previews for three of them below. Please note that due to issues with the apple website, I was not able to review the most recent trailer for Kung Fu Panda 2.
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Cannes Film Festival Winners
The winners of the 64th Festival de Cannes have been announced and despite all the grousing over The Tree of Life being a heavily divisive film, it still managed to pick up the top prize. After Lars von Trier’s outburst about Hitler sympathies (for which he later apologized), the perception was that his film Melancholia…
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Oscar Week in Review: May 15-21, 2011
Oscar News Oscar Nominee Terrence Malick premiered his long-awaited The Tree of Life at the Cannes Film Festival this week. The film got a puzzling mix, with people not quite sure what to make of it, although it is still a strong contender at the Oscars. FilmDistrict purchased the film In the Land of Blood…
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Trailer Watch: Martha Marcy May Marlene
Every time I see this title, I think it’s a Woody Allen film and it is decidedly not. Martha Marcy May Marlene Plot Summary: Having escaped a cult, a young woman must confront her buried memories in order to rebuild her life. Release Date: October 7, 2011 Trailer Poster Rating: B- Commentary: I get a…
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What to See: May 20-22, 2011
On Wednesdays, we preview all of the upcoming new wide and limited releases hitting the theaters the coming weekend. On Fridays, we’ll now tell you what you should see. We pose two questions each week to our contributors and their responses are posted below. Wesley Lovell 1. Would you recommend readers see Pirates of the…
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Film Fun Friday #57
Always remember to have fun! If you have further suggestions on how we can improve, ideas for other games you’d like to see or just want to tell us how much fun you’re having, feel free to drop us a Comment. If you would like to submit a puzzle of your own, just send me…
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Trailer Watch: Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Jim Carrey seems ready to return to the realm of blockbusters with this likely hit. Mr. Popper’s Penguins Plot Summary: Cursed with an invasion of penguins in his home, a middle aged man must juggle reality and fantasy as he tries to acclimate himself to having these home invaders around. Release Date: June 17, 2011…
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Feed the Queue #46
An incredibly tight race resulted in our first tie in some time. But before we get there, let’s start at the bottom with 8-point vote getter The Mouse That Roared. Just above that with 14 points is State of the Union. Two points higher is The Candidate with 16 points. Dave came in fifth with…
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Oscar Profile #38: Marlon Brando
Born April 3, 1924 in Omaha, Nebraska, Marlon Brando was the middle of three children born to a pesticide manufacturer and a local stage actress who mentored Henry Fonda among others. He had a troubled childhood with his stern father and alcoholic mother whom he often had to bail out of jail. Following older sister…
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