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Kevin Carr’s Weekly Report Card: October 28, 2011
This week, Fat Guy Kevin Carr puts on some 3D glasses to look at some puss… in boots, that is. He proceeds to rewrite fairy tale fiction to include more bodily function humor, an egg-shaped Zach...
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Review: ‘In Time’ Chooses Sleek Action Over Provocative Metaphor
In Time squanders a promising metaphor on an abundance of sleek action scenes that seem to have wandered into the movie from a car commercial. Writer-director Andrew Niccol will always have a beloved,...
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Olivia Wilde and Steve Buscemi May Join the Ever-Expanding Cast of ‘Burt...
For a while there, whenever somebody talked about the upcoming comedy about dueling magicians, Burt Wonderstone, it was often just viewed as the next starring vehicle for Steve Carell. He’s long been...
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‘Relanxious’ to Star Funny Dudes and Hotties Like Jason Sudeikis and Olivia...
It turns out that Relanxious isn’t just an obnoxious sounding made up word, it’s also the name of a new romantic comedy. Written and to be directed by Christopher Storer, Relanxious is the story of a...
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‘People Like Us’ Trailer Tries Very Hard Not To Sleep With Its Own Sister
Writer Alex Kurtzman‘s (Star Trek) directorial debut People Like Us looks to be a sobering yet bright drama about a previously estranged family being glued back together by the will of an absentee...
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Movie News After Dark: Rush, The Dark Knight’s Rating Rises and A Movie...
What is Movie News After Dark? It’s a nightly collection of links and thinks from around the world of movie and television news and reviews. It spends its weekends racking its brain trying to cull...
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An Autopsy Report on the ‘House’ Series Finale
Dr. Gregory House was a caustic, egotistical pill-popper who’d insult a dying woman to her face for his own misanthropic reasons but also because doing so would have provided him with some vital...
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Peter Bogdanovich’s Triumphant Return to Movies About Theater Will Focus on...
It only took legendary filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich over three decades to write another film about the ins and outs and ups and downs of the theater – and who can blame him after the massive bomb that...
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Review: ‘People Like Us’ Overcomes a Clumsy Narrative With Strong...
You know how clumsy puppies can’t help but be adorable, even when they do awful things? Basset Hound pups are a prime example. Their feet are too big, they trip over their own floppy ears, and even...
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Anna Kendrick Will Lead a Crew of ‘Drinking Buddies’ in New Comedy From Joe...
It seems as if Anna Kendrick is on a mission to prove to us that she’s the most versatile, multi-talented actress working in Hollywood today. Not just content to turn heads and get an Oscar nomination...
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‘Deadfall’ Trailer: Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde on the Lam to Canada
There was a time in Stefan Ruzowitzky‘s career that he was directing Matt LeBlanc as he tried to end WWII. Things have progressed from there. Now, Ruzowitzky has Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, Charlie...
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‘Butter’ Trailer Gives Us An Ensemble Cast Carving Butter (Not a Metaphor)
What exactly is Butter? Is it a mock-heroic portrayal of a small town woman’s overblown political aspirations? A domestic story about a man addicted to strip clubs? An inspirational tale about a...
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Spike Jonze’s Man Loves Siri Movie Isn’t As Crazy As It Sounds
We’ve been following along with the development of Spike Jonze’s next project for a while now, and with good reason. For one, it’s a new Spike Jonze movie, and that should be enough to get film geek...
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Finding Sonic Truth with Marcelo Zarvos’ Score for ‘The Words’
Rory Jansen (Bradley Cooper) has done a terrible thing. He’s stolen another man’s words. And because of this deception, three different storylines unfold – one in the past, one in the present, and one...
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Review: ‘The Words’ Tries To Say A Lot, But Falls Slightly Short
Editor’s note: With The Words hitting theaters today, brush up on our Sundance review of the film, first published on January 26, 2012. Writing is a difficult task whether you have to do it for...
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Review: ‘Butter’ Is Better as Basic Comedy, Not Biting Satire
Editor’s note: With Butter finally hitting theaters tomorrow, here’s a re-run of our AFI FEST review, originally published on November 8, 2011, to spread all over your movie theater popcorn. Jim Field...
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Exclusive Poster Debut: Rob Corddry Would Like to ‘Butter’ Your Muffin
Jim Field Smith’s Butter has been sitting on the shelf for some time now. The film had a secret premiere at Telluride last year (over a year ago), where it was met with a fairly positive response....
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Casting Couch: Faces New and Old Join ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier,’...
What is Casting Couch? Today it’s the way to get news regarding all of those upcoming super hero sequels. Tomorrow it might be something else. Though we’ve still yet to have the pleasure of taking in...
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Review: Limp ‘Deadfall’ Rests on Eric Bana’s Shoulders
Deadfall is a prime example of a film losing steam too quickly, making it an exceedingly weak and limp effort from The Counterfeiters director Stefan Ruzowitzky. What starts off as a promising, chilly...
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SXSW 2013 Review: ‘Drinking Buddies’ Moves From Casual to Affecting Over a...
Joe Swanberg is one of a group of filmmakers who made their mark with movies that relied on improvisation more than script, 20 something ennui more than narrative and friends more than professional...
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