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J.J. Abrams to Direct New ‘Star Wars’ Film

By J.J. Abrams to Direct New ‘Star Wars’ Film

We don’t know that much about the newest Star Wars installment, but at least we know who will be directing it. Disney (now the proud owner of the Star Wars franchise) has selected renowned sci-fi ...

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Oscar Predictions: Prepare for ‘Lincoln’ Victory, ‘Silver Linings’ Snub

By Oscar Predictions: Prepare for ‘Lincoln’ Victory, ‘Silver Linings’ Snub

The Oscars will be held on Feb. 24 and speculations on who will take home the wins are flying around the Internet. Here are my own predictions for Best Picture, Actor, Actress and Director. Best ...

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Apocalyptic Must-See Movies

By Apocalyptic Must-See Movies

Eric Duffert: Children of Men If you haven’t seen Children of Men yet, you really don’t know what you’re missing. As far as apocalyptic movies go, this is about as good as it gets. Loosely ...

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New Film ‘A Late Quartet’ Connects Love, Music

By New Film ‘A Late Quartet’ Connects Love, Music

A Late Quartet is a film about the difficulties of change and the depths of one’s life passion. This film follows The Fugue Quartet and the musicians’ relationships with each other. Peter, the cellist (Christopher ...

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Daniel Day-Lewis Brings President Lincoln to Life

By Daniel Day-Lewis Brings President Lincoln to Life

It’s amazing how much we can read and learn about Abraham Lincoln, yet we have no idea what the man would have been like in real life. That’s what it was like for me, at ...

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Unconditional Love Triumphs in ‘The Sessions’

By Unconditional Love Triumphs in ‘The Sessions’

The Sessions is a true story about the life of Mark O’Brien and his relationships with three different women in the last years of his life. Starring John Hawkes as Mark O’Brien, this film was written ...

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Movie Producers Running Out of Ideas, Turn to Sequels and Books

By Movie Producers Running Out of Ideas, Turn to Sequels and Books

You know whom I can’t stand? People who constantly compare a book to the movie. And don’t even get me started on those who incessantly flap their gums on the merit of a movie’s sequel. ...

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‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Falls Short Compared to Other Disney Films

By ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Falls Short Compared to Other Disney Films

EDITOR’S NOTE: In the original print edition of this article, the headline classified the film “Disney-Pixar” when it is actually “Disney.” As an avid Disney fan as a child (and now as well), I went ...

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‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ Finds the Outcast in All of Us

By ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ Finds the Outcast in All of Us

by Jessica Keesee I recently heard the book The Perks of Being a Wallflower described as this generation’s The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Normally, I would take offense to this statement, because ...

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Adele Sticks to Classic James Bond Sound for New Theme Song

By Adele Sticks to Classic James Bond Sound for New Theme Song

Last Friday, the highly anticipated theme song to the upcoming James Bond film Skyfall was unveiled. Aptly named “Skyfall,” the track is a sleek and soulful feast for the ears. Sung by British songstress Adele ...

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Eastwood and Adams Shine in ‘Trouble With The Curve’

By Eastwood and Adams Shine in ‘Trouble With The Curve’

When I first heard about Trouble With The Curve I thought it was yet another baseball movie targeted toward baseball fans. However, I was pleasantly surprised to experience a heart-warming story about a relationship between ...

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Rising to the Occasion

Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises meets expectations

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Christopher Nolan is my favorite director. Inception was my favorite movie of 2010, the same for The Dark Knight in 2008 and his no-budget debut film Following 1998 is better than most films you’ll ever ...

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Katy Perry Sparkles in Part of Me

By Katy Perry Sparkles in Part of Me

What do you get when you combine Bettie Page, Candy Land, whipped cream and a cat aptly named Kitty Purry? Katy Perry, of course. Add a film crew to the mix and you have the ...

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Prometheus Entertains Despite Resolving Little

By Prometheus Entertains Despite Resolving Little

What has been seen cannot be unseen. Here we have Prometheus, the science fiction thriller consisting of quite a few astonishingly distressing scenes, the most disturbing being an automated procedure to a main character’s mid-section. ...

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