Review: Miss Potter

Posted by: Dean Kish  •  December 29, 2006 @ 8:41am

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to create a world where the animals talk, walk, wear clothes, and have merry adventures? Imagine what went on inside the mind of "Winnie the Pooh" creator A. A.

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Review: Dreamgirls

Posted by: Tom Milroy  •  December 22, 2006 @ 9:00am

Movie-musicals are a risky business. Remember The Producers? But of course they can also be big business.

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Review: The Good Shepherd

Posted by: Dean Kish  •  December 22, 2006 @ 1:31am

Wouldn't it be grand to get a film about the creation of the world's most covert organization? Uncover the true story to how that agency came to be and what prompted its creation? Then cast electric stars like Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, and Robert DeNiro.

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Review: Venus

Posted by: Dean Kish  •  December 21, 2006 @ 1:28am

Peter O'Toole is 75 years old. He has been nominated for an Academy Award eight times for best actor, starting with the 1962 classic Lawrence of Arabia and all the way up to his most recent nomination. He received an honorary Oscar in 2003 for lifetime achievement.

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Review: Rocky Balboa

Posted by: Dean Kish  •  December 20, 2006 @ 11:59am

Why do we need another Rocky movie?

There are so many ways to answer that question. You can say that 60-year-old Sylvester Stallone is too old, Rocky V sucked, and we have seen this story told way too many times. I will let you have all those answers and say that yes they are all valid.

But what you should probably say is, why not?

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Review: Charlotte's Web

Posted by: Dean Kish  •  December 15, 2006 @ 11:59am

It's based on an immortal story that has charmed generations for decades. "Charlotte's Web" is often referred to by a lot of people as the best children's book ever written and remembered as a lot of people's favorite book from when they were a child. It is timeless.

The film version of Charlotte's Web is as timeless as the book.

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Review: Eragon

Posted by: Dean Kish  •  December 15, 2006 @ 11:59am

There have been a lot of "dragon movies" throughout the years. But there seems to a curse when it comes to making a "dragon movie". Every one of them have been box office disappointments, except The Lord of the Rings trilogy, of course.

Some of the more famous ones were Disney's Dragonslayer and Pete's Dragon which were pretty good for what they were.

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Review: Dreamgirls

Posted by: Dean Kish  •  December 14, 2006 @ 8:40am

I have to admit I am quite a huge admirer of director Bill Condon, who gave us the brilliant films Kinsey (2001) and Gods & Monsters (1998).

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Review: The World's Fastest Indian

Posted by: Tom Milroy  •  December 10, 2006 @ 11:59am

Anthony Hopkins is at the time in his life where he can take any roles he wants. He's 68 years old and in this movie, plays a senior citizen.

This movie is based on the true story of Burt Munro, a New Zealander who has one mission in life: break the speed record for his motorcycle on the salt flats in Utah.

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Review: Blood Diamond

Posted by: Dean Kish  •  December 8, 2006 @ 11:59am

Director Edward Zwick has had a long career in both television and film, dating back to the late 80s with films like 1986's David Mamet-penned About Last Night... and 1989's Academy Award-winning film Glory that rocketed Denzel Washington to super star status.

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