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Given all the turmoil that surrounded the making of World War Z, which reportedly went through several rewrites and a few extra weeks of shooting before the finished product was complete, you’d expect the film to be a train wre...
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This is the End starts out with some sharp dialogue as Seth Rogen — who plays what he’s referred to in interviews as a fictional, douchey version of himself — picks up his buddy Jay Baruchel — also playing a fictional version o...
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The Boys of Summer, Roger Kahn’s 1972 book about the Brooklyn Dodgers of the 1950s, instantly resonates with baseball fans. On a list of “The Top 100 Sports Books of All Time,” Sports Illustrated magazine placed The Boys ...
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Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson hammed it up together in the 2005 flick Wedding Crashers and The Internship is a rather belated attempt to replicate that magic. The film has received mostly negative reviews, but it’s hardly the wo...
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A thriller from veteran French action flick director Louis Leterrier (The Transporter, The Incredible Hulk), Now You See Me, a movie about a crafty group of magicians who seek to steal from the rich and give to the poor, has a ...
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Matthew McConaughey may bring a pretty-boy hue to many of his acting roles, but he is undeniably gritty in his portrayal of the title character in Mud. Supported by a quality cast and a multi-layered, believable story, he settl...
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Distributed by CBS Films, The Kings of Summer has money behind it, but is relying upon good old-fashioned word-of-mouth for promotion. The indie film shot in Northeast Ohio premiered earlier this year at Sundance and has played...
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When a completely naked Leslie Chow (Ken Jeong) jumps out of the trunk of a car and starts yelling in a strange Asian accent in The Hangover, it comes as a real shock. When Chow escapes from prison at the beginning of Hangover ...
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You could create a drinking game around Scott McGehee and David Siegel’s art house flick What Maisie Knew. Based on a Henry James novel, the film centers on Maisie (Onata Aprile), a young girl whose feuding, self-involved paren...
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Seems like other reviewers have soured on Star Trek and we have no idea why. It is a great cosmic ride with spot-on character development and a worthy adversary. For us, director J.J. Abrams (Mission Impossible III, Super 8) di...