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		<title>SUNDANCE: 5 Broken Cameras</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[5 Broken Cameras 5 Broken Cameras is the most personal documentary I have ever seen. Emad Burnat films years of struggle within his hometown of Bil&#8217;in as the Israeli army pushes further into the borders of their city. Emad cycles through five cameras throughout the course of the documentary, and as he says, each camera represents a part of his story. Several of his cameras are shot by Israeli soldiers, another is hit by exploding tear gas. The film begins and ends with images of his five broken cameras, which symbolize the destruction they captured during their lifespan. Emad&#8217;s voiceoiver offers the perfect copmliment to the images he captures, removing any need for staged interviews commonly seen in documentary films. Emad doesn&#8217;t start out as a professional, but his courage and determination to film while surrounded by chaos allows his ability as a cameraman to develop. Emad began filming when his fourth son, Gibreel, was born. Along with two of Emad&#8217;s close friends, he films the struggle as the Israeli army begins to construct a separation barrier that continually encroaches on their city. Emad continually puts himself in harms way in order to film attacks on peaceful protests. As the film progresses, the dangers for Emad and his family begin to grow. Arrests are made daily, children are taken into custody and night raids are a constant threat. The struggle continues down a seemingly endless path, Emad&#8217;s friends are held in jail for extended periods, others are wounded or killed. During a Q &#38; A session following the screening Emad answered questions about his experience shooting the film. His answers confirmed his personality that shone through during the film. One man asked how he was able to get so close to the Israeli army during the attacks on his friends and family. His response was simple yet powerful. The city he called home was being taken away from him. He walked next to the soldiers because it was his land they were trespassing on. He understood the dangers he faced every time he went out to film the resistance. Even after urges from his wife to give up filming, he maintained that it was his duty and purpose to film the events. 5 Broken Cameras is a powerful documentary that shows the determination of the people who believe their land is wrongfully being taken from them. Over five years Emad documented a resistance that grew more dangerous by the day. With countless acts of violence and growing despair of those around him, Emad finds hope in the eyes of his youngest son Gibreel. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>SUNDANCE: V/H/S &#8212; Holy Gruesome Horror</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[V/H/S I will admit, found footage films have been a major point a frustration for me over the past decade. Post-Blair Witch, the film style grew to be formulaic and at times impossible to watch. V/H/S arrives at Sundance just in time, thirteen years after the initial run of The Blair Witch Project. V/H/S centers around a group of petty criminals who are sent to an old man&#8217;s house to steal a single vhs tape. They are told nothing other than that they will know which tape to take when they see it. After entering the house they find hundreds of tapes and a dead man upstairs, making a quick and easy score much more complicated. Watching the tapes in search of &#8220;the one&#8221; affords the film the opportunity to show five different short films, each shot by a different director. The narrative of the short films are not connected in any way, but they do share similar themes of murder, betrayal and/or creepy supernatural circumstances. I won&#8217;t describe any of the shorts in detail because I feel it might take away from the horror that I experienced during the film. All five shorts stand out in their own way. The &#8220;slasher&#8221; sequence directed by Glenn McQuaid &#8211; featuring a jock, his nerdy friend and a cheerleader &#8212; had a slightly confusing plotline, but amazing special effects turned the otherwise simplistic short into a pretty terrifying ten minute sequence. One of the last shorts in the film centers around Emily (Helen Rogers) who communicates with her boyfriend over Skype. Emily believes her apartment is haunted, and frequently hears voices outside her door. The entire short was filmed using only the built-in laptop cameras, but Rogers fantastic performance kept me captivated enough not to be distracted by the slightly lower quality of the video. It has been too long since I have been truly scared while watching a movie, and I am not ashamed to admit that after watching V/H/S, I didn&#8217;t want to turn my lights off when I went to bed later that night. I hope that V/H/S is a turning point in the found-footage horror genre. The film is gruesome throughout, full of blood and gore to be expected of any horror film, but I never felt that the gore or violence was used just to be disgusting. V/H/S wildly exceeded my expectations, and I can&#8217;t wait for a second screening to see all that I missed while covering my eyes the first time around.]]></description>
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		<title>Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Movie Review (B+)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite my Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Zodiac, Iron Man and Tropic Thunder love for Robert Downey Jr., as well as an awkward fondness for Jude Law and his crazy hairline, the predecessor for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, 2009’s Sherlock Holmes, didn’t meet my entertainment litmus test, which means I was lukewarm in my initial viewing, fell asleep in the second and have not watched the movie since, nor do I have plans to pop in the Blu-ray anytime soon. Seems harsh, right? Well, sleepy time at the movies can make me grouchy, because I never fall asleep in the movie theater. Last time? 1979 when I saw Star Trek: The Motion Picture with my dad. True story. As for Sherlock Holmes, most of the time I just couldn’t follow what was happening &#8211; the edits sucked, the cinematography was dark – and to be frank, it seemed the story revolved more around how much Downey Jr. the filmmakers could thrust at the viewer than on story. Definitely not one of my favorite films. Sigh. Sad face. Fortunately, or maybe unfortunately in some cases, when a film costs $90 million and it reaps half a billion dollars, sequels are greenlit, budgets are increased ($125 million) and Guy Ritchie gets another change to either delight me or make me cranky. Maybe his 2008 divorce from Madonna is more in the rear view mirror than before, because this time around Ritchie’s A Game of Shadows is crisp, quick, easier to digest and relies more on a plethora of delightful characters and camaraderie than it does on the talents (and overuse) of Downey Jr. Another reason Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows succeeds? The movie’s villain – Professor James Moriarty (Jared Harris) is more like Hannibal Lecter than he is the other film’s mysterious baddie, Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong), and Harris projects this confident sinister ambience in every scene he inhabits. Also, fans of the first movie should remember Moriarty was teased as the next bad guy, as Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams) revealed to Holmes (Downey Jr.) the prominent professor was and is her employer and that he would be a formidable rival to London’s greatest detective. And this is where the story begins with A Game of Shadows: Holmes is investigating bombings aroundEurope and believes they are being devised by Moriarty. Of course Holmes’ trustworthy partner and friend, Dr. Watson (Jude Law) – and his lovely fiancé, Mary (Kelly Reilly) get roped into a post-wedding adventure across Europe that finds the group mingling with gypsies inParis, including Sim (Noomi Rapace), and trekking off toGermany to discover Moriarty’s evil designs. I’ll leave the storyline alone, as I don’t want to spoil any surprises, twists and turns, but suffice it to say, this is one of those rare times a the sequel is absolutely better than the original. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is a complete movie – action, laughs, a smidgen of romance – and all told with Ritchie’s unique flair...]]></description>
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		<title>Review: The Help (A+) The Smurfs Don&#8217;t got Nothing on it!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week I went and stayed at my Aunt Kathy&#8217;s for three days and we went and saw The Help. This hands down is the best movie this year. Emma Stone (Easy A) brings to life the journalist Eugenia Skeeter. Skeeter is a funny, sweet girl who wants to be a famous writer. When she gets a job at a local newspaper she is assigned to write a question and answer column for the help. She has no idea how to answer these questions so she asks her friend Elizabeth Leefolt&#8217;s -played by Ahna O&#8217;Reilly ( Forgetting Sarah Marshal)- maid Aibileen Clark- played by Viola Davis (Far From Heaven)- to help her answer the questions. Aibileen is not allowed by Elizabeth to help Skeeter. Skeeter secretly asks Aibileen to help her write a book about the help but again Aibileen refuses. Another one of Skeeter&#8217;s friends Hilly Holbrook- Bryce Dallas Howard (The Village)- just got done firing her maid Minny Jackson- Octavia Spencer (Never Been Kissed)- because Minny used the bathroom inside. Minny goes home to her abusive husband and many kids and tells everything to her best friend Aibileen. After Aibileen learns about Minny and how Hilly told all of her friends she is a thief Aibileen accepts Skeeter&#8217;s offer on helping Skeeter write the book about the help. The two girls secretly work together but they get caught by Minny who just got a job working Celia Foote- played by Jessica Chastain (Stolen). Minny decides to help Skeeter too. They work together and create a masterpiece. The three girls bond and make a friendship that will last forever. Do yourself a huge favor and go and see this movie. If you are sick of blue people dancing and singing and monkeys trying to eat your face off then I suggest you see The Help. It is full of comedy, friendship and just plain awesomeness. Trust me I saw The Smurfs and The Help is so much better. Sorry. &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows &#8211; Part 2 (B+)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I might be one of only a handful of people on planet Earth who have never read one word of J.K. Rowling&#8217;s Harry Potter series of books. Let&#8217;s just get that out of the way right now, because you need to know where my opinions are coming from. Unlike the hordes of Harry Potter fans, during the movies I don&#8217;t pick up on all the little ins and outs and various wizard secrets. People are laughing and crying and I&#8217;m staring at the screen straight-faced and scratching my head. And that&#8217;s okay, because fortunately for moviegoers, you don&#8217;t have to read the books to enjoy the movies, especially the last three or four. Besides, let&#8217;s be perfectly frank, hating Harry Potter in any way, shape or form is akin to hating bunnies, sunshine, rainbows and apple pie. It&#8217;s just not something anyone with a pulse can pull off. The Harry Potter movies are fantastic and the final movie, The Deathly Hallows &#8211; Part 2 is the perfect conclusion to this epic franchise. When we last left Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint) in The Deathly Hallows &#8211; Part 1, they were on the run from Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes), learning about Horcruxs, finding swords at the bottom of lakes, and discovering the legend of the Deathly Hallows, i.e. the Cloak of Invisibility, the Resurrection Stone and the Elder Wand. The movie ended with Dobby taking one for the team and Voldemort rifling through Dumbledore&#8217;s tomb in search for the Elder Wand. In a nutshell, things were looking pretty gloomy. Guess what? Things don&#8217;t get much better when The Deathly Hallows &#8211; Part 2 opens, and I&#8217;m not talking about the absurd 3D the studio decided to slap onto the movie (for shame!). Harry knows Voldemort has the Elder Wand and receives some crucial wand guidance from one of the people they rescued from Malfoy Manor, Ollivander (John Hurt), who explains Draco Malfoy&#8217;s (Tom Felton) wand has changed allegiance (from Harry to Draco). Harry also negotiates with Griphook the goblin to lead the trio into Gringotts and to Bellatrix Lestrange&#8217;s (Helena Bonham Carter) vault, where Harry knows another Horcrux is waiting. From there the three friends head to Hogsmede (where they meet Dumbledore&#8217;s grouchy brother, Aberforth) and then, with the help of Aberforth (Ciarán Hinds) and Neville Longbottom (Matthew Lewis), they enter Hogwarts via a secret passage and the stage is set for the movie&#8217;s climatic ending. I think it&#8217;s fantastic storytelling by Rowling and impeccably fitting the movie ends at Hogwarts, arguably the center of the universe for all wizards. From a cinephile and story standpoint, there&#8217;s not much to nitpick with The Deathly Hallows &#8211; Part 2. The movie is dark, tense and chock full of action. With that said, there are enough light moments, i.e. romance and humor, to break up the drumbeat of good versus evil and the epic conclusion we all know has been coming for ten years. And while I wasn&#8217;t a huge fan of the film&#8217;s...]]></description>
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		<title>Emma&#8217;s Movie Reviews: Thor (A+)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 03:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I saw the commercials for Thor I wasn&#8217;t jumping out of my seat and I didn&#8217;t start jumping up and down clapping (I&#8217;m to cool for that) because I am not a big fan of super heroes. When I went and saw that movie I was in love with it. It was funny, it had romance, it had action, and it had a super hot guy in it. What wasn&#8217;t to like? Thor was so good I went and saw it again and I loved it the second time too. I have never liked a super hero movie that much. Sure I liked Superman, but that was just because I wanted to be Lois Lane, so that doesn&#8217;t really count. Thor is played by Chris Hemsworth (Star Trek) and Natalie Portman (Black Swan) plays the scientist, Jane Foster. This cast is joined by Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs) as King Odin, Thor&#8217;s daddy, Kat Dennings (Nick and Norah&#8217;s Infinite Playlist), who play&#8217;s Portman&#8217;s hilarious assistant Darcy Lewis, and Stellan Skarsgard (Mamma Mia!) as Erik Sevlig. These amazing actresses and actors make this movie worth seeing. Thor is about Thor (Hemsworth) and how he get&#8217;s banished to Earth by his daddy (Hopkins) and meets Jane (Portman). While Thor is away his evil brother Loki, who is played by Tom Hiddleston (Archipelago), decides to take over the kingdom. The only thing I hated about this movie is the ending. I was more okay with it the second time then I was the first time. So if you hate the ending go see it again. Actually you will love it so much that you will see it many, many times. Thor will be in The Avengers in 2012. Right when the world is going to end. Which is probably why they packed so many good movies in there. I am excited for 2012 because it has so many movies I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing. I really am proud of  Thor. It was a very good movie and I encourage you all to go and see it. The thing that really caught me of guard was how funny it was. I think I was laughing almost the whole movie. I was expecting some action packed boring movie, but it was the exact opposite. When you see a trailer for a super hero movie what is the first word you think of? Action. Although Thor is a action movie and could definitely be called one, it was full of comedy. It was more of an action comedy. There was romance, quite a bit, but there was more comedy and action. This movie is a great family movie &#8211; it didn&#8217;t have a lot of swearing, it was funny, cute, action packed and like I said before it has a super hot guy in it. Do I find anything wrong with this movie? No. This has been one of my favorite movies of this year. Go and see it as soon as possible so you can experience the awesomeness that is...]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Bridesmaids (A-)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 22:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I should, by all accounts, have a secret celebrity crush on Jessica Biel or Brooklyn Decker – you know, a blonde or brunette knockout with a drool-worthy body and the kind of smoldering face that magnetizes you in some kind of lustful tractor beam. But guess what? I don’t. In fact, other than a slight infatuation with Olivia Wilde (but only in her Tron: Legacy get-up), my secret celebrity crush is Kristen Wiig. There. I said it and I don’t care who knows. Honesty is the best policy. Let the mocking begin. At any rate, you’re thinking right now, Kristen Who? Sure, Kristen Wiig is certainly not a household name, but any fan of Saturday Night Live knows her face, humor and how talented she is, something she’s proven in her minor movie roles (Knocked Up, Ghost Town, Adventureland, Whip It!, MacGruber, Paul), and that she easily demonstrates again in Bridesmaids, her first big-time lead role. Wiig easily carries the movie, but she’s got help and the end result is a hilarious ensemble comedy with strong female performances and that Judd Apatow (he produces) brand of hilarity that meshes heart and in-your-face humor. Bridesmaids tells the story of Annie (Wiig), a kindhearted and somewhat aimless thirtysomething woman who has let failed relationships and the collapse of her Milwaukee bakery business derail her life. She’s running in place and disillusioned, drowning her sorrows with booze and stints as an f-buddy of a serious douchebag (Jon Hamm), and she’s about to lose her job at a jewelry store clerk because she depresses all the potential ring-buyers. To make matters worse, Annie’s best friend Lillian (Maya Rudolph) is getting married and wants her to be the maid of honor, a seemingly easy proposition, except that Lillian has a clingy, wealthy new friend, Helen (Rose Byrne), who takes every opportunity to break up Annie and Lillian’s lifelong BFF status. Bridesmaids is hilarious from start to finish, but the bulk of the comedy comes as Annie tries to be the perfect maid of honor and, as is her luck, nothing goes right. The bridesmaids, except for Helen, who won’t eat meat before a dress fitting, are all food poisoned (I laughed so hard during this scene I couldn’t breathe), and, after being drunk and drugged by Helen on their way to Las Vegas for a bachelorette party, Annie gets the whole crew booted off the plane. Lillian hands the planning duties over to Helen and, after a nuclear meltdown by Annie at Lillian’s bridal shower, asks Annie to stay away. Add to this Annie giving romance with a kindhearted police officer the middle finger, and her roommates – a portly and creepy British brother and sister pair – booting her from her apartment and regulating her to living with her mother (the late Jill Clayburgh), Annie has officially, in her words, hit rock bottom. What I love about Bridesmaids is the women are unapologetic. They fart, swear, drink, talk about sex and are, frankly, real...]]></description>
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		<title>13 Assassins &#8211; A samurai film worth your attention</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[13 Assassins is a film samurai fans have been waiting for. Unfortunately, it might be difficult for many to see the film in any type of theatrical setting. Assassins was released in Japan last year, and is scheduled for release in the US today (April 29th.) No theaters in Salt Lake will be showing 13 Assassins this weekend or next. This could be due to the high volume of Hollywood blockbusters scheduled for release in the coming weeks (Fast Five, Thor&#8230;) However, for those eager for a good amount of samurai action, the film is available for streaming on several websites including Amazon Instant Stream, Netflix and Itunes. 13 Assassinstakes a while to get its motor going, but the story is intreguing enough to keep you interested until the action picks up. The film is set around the end of the feudal era in Japan. The Samurai are left unemployed, trapped within a shifting culture, searching for a meaningful way to live, or die. 13 Assassins clearly draws from themes similar to those found in classic samurai films such as Seven Samurai, and Yojimbo. The story centers around a group of assassins hired to kill the evil Lord Naritsugu. As the assassins make preparations for their mission, there are interspersed scenes giving reason to despise Naritsugu. He has absolutely no redeeming qualities, and I don&#8217;t remember hating a character so much, so early on in a movie. In contrast, the character development of the 13 samurai keeps you praying for their survival. The action sequences are well choreographed, intense, and tend to have much longer takes than most fight sequences in recent action movies.  This will be a welcome sight to those sickened by the shaky-cam, quick cut action seen in Battle:LA or the Bourne series. All action aside (and there is plenty of action) the film provides a deep look into the cultural and political shifts that took place in Japan. The film runs just over 2 hours, and from what I have read, 20 minutes have been cut from the original version released in Japan. One issue I had was the English translation. Early on it was clear that meaningful aspects of the film were lost due to the limitations when translating a film filled with heavy cultural messages. 13 Assassins is a great samurai action film that deserves more attention than a mostly online (streaming) US release.]]></description>
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		<title>Worth Seeing: Scream 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t like &#8220;scary&#8221; movies. Never have, just don&#8217;t get them. As for the Scream franchise, I saw the first one more than 10 years ago, may have seen Scream 2, but can&#8217;t remember, and certainly didn&#8217;t see the third &#8220;shriekquel&#8221; in the series. I did, however, find myself sitting in the theater to watch Scream 4 Tuesday afternoon, however, and boy did I have a blast. This movie is worth seeing. It&#8217;s fun, it doesn&#8217;t take itself seriously at all&#8230;it&#8217;s worth the price of a ticket. Scream 4 starts by throwing cameo after cameo at you, and it&#8217;s more or less a roster of every active hot actress under the age of 25. When Scream gets into its actual plot, however, it&#8217;s a stabtacular ride with plenty of ridiculous deaths that keep the laughs and OMG&#8217;s coming. Series mainstays Neve Campbell (who really hasn&#8217;t done much of anything the past decade, right?), Courtney Cox (Cougar Town), and David Arquette (Hamlet 2) are back in their classic roles of survivor/author Sidney Prescott, Gale Weathers and Dewey Riley. They&#8217;re joined by many other faces you&#8217;d know, such as Hayden Panettiere, Marley Shelton Rory Culkin, and Anthony Anderson, and Emma Roberts. I can&#8217;t say much without spoiling the fun, but there are some twists and turns and if you&#8217;re like me, you&#8217;ll be guessing who the killer is until the very end, and after that is revealed, the fun really gets started. Swallow your pride, scour the couch cushions for a few quarters and make your way to the theater to see this. It is, after all, a much better movie investment than Your Highness.]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Your Highness (D)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It takes a lot to offend me. It really does. In most cases, swearing, nudity and violence in movies doesn&#8217;t rankle me or leave me feeling like I need a bath. The fact that Your Highness, the new comedy starring Danny McBride (Tropic Thunder), James Franco (127 Hours) and Natalie Portman (Black Swan), made me feel like I need to scrub my body with Clorox and spend a fortnight reading the Holy Bible speaks volumes about how puerile and callow this amazingly non-funny movie truly is. Your Highness is just flat-out dirty. Set in some far away enchanted land, on a planet with two moons, the story of Your Highness revolves around two brothers &#8211; the noble warrior, Prince Fabious (Franco) and the selfish, foul and, well, ignoble Prince Thadeous (McBride) &#8211; who must join forces to kill an evil wizard (Justin Theroux) that has kidnapped Fabious&#8217; bride-to-be (ZooeyDeschanel). From that starting point, the movie spends inordinate amounts of time listening to, primarily Thadeous, bitch and moan and talk endlessly about masturbating, having sex and smoking pot. This is all thatched together with a bounteous supply of f-words and other notoriously crass words for male and female genitalia. And you know what? I&#8217;ve heard these words in a hundred other movies &#8211; films that I enjoy and would watch again &#8211; but in Your Highness they come across as a noisy, infantile drumbeat of filth. There is no point and no direction. Considering McBride co-wrote the screenplay, I seriously question his definition of humor. At any rate, the two brothers, after their companions &#8211; including a naked eunuch - betray them, find themselves entrapped by a band of naked female warriors (is it safe to say this was a booby trap?) and this leads them to joining forces with Isabel (Natalie Portman), a warrior maiden who is also seeking to exact revenge on the aforementioned evil wizard. They traipse across picturesque landscapes, Fabious is captured and the rest of the band ends up facing a well-hung minotaur in their mini-quest to get some sword of the unicorn. As expected, they eventually battle the wizard, Thadeus is redeemed and becomes a hero like his brother and everyone gets their happy ending. Problem is we&#8217;ve totally lost interest on the way. Fantasy movies generally suck, so a fantasy comedy tanks even worse. I love a good R-rated comedy, but the ones I love are chock full of honesty and heart. Life is R-rated and when comedy reflects life it&#8217;s the oh-my-gosh-I-am-laughing-so-hard-I-can&#8217;t-breathe kind of laughs that ensue. Your Highness has no heart and no resemblance or simlitude to real life. In the end, it&#8217;s 102 minutes of repugnant shock moments that produce more cringes than smiles. I will never see this movie again.]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Limitless (B)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hate Bradley Cooper. I really do. Why, you might ask? Oh, I won&#8217;t beat around the bush at all. I hate him because he&#8217;s a handsome bastard and makes all the ladies go gaga. I&#8217;m 36, rock the love handles and my hair is turning grey, while Mr. Cooper is 36, svelte, has a hairdo that reminds Pat Riley of the golden years, and is one of only a handful of men who can routinely not shave and still look dapper. Yep. I hate him. On the other hand, as a movie lover, it&#8217;s hard not to notice Cooper&#8217;s rise to stardom. From his attention-grabbing role as Rachel McAdams&#8217; douchey boyfriend in 2005&#8242;s Wedding Crashers, to his role as Phil, the reckless, womanizing, best friend in 2009&#8242;s The Hangover, and then last summer&#8217;s stand as Face in the big-screen version of The A-Team, it&#8217;s easy to see Bradley Cooper is a certifiable Hollywood star. His new movie, Limitless, while not earth-shattering, does nothing to harm his career. Fans of The Hangover will get another dose of Mr. Cooper this May when The Hangover: Part II roles into theaters. In Limitless, Cooper plays Eddie Morra, a semi-alcoholic, aspiring writer who is more on the verge of becoming a hobo &#8211; especially with his grungy, sweaty, Kurt Cobain haircut &#8211; than a bestselling author. His apartment looks like he&#8217;s ready for the A&#38;E show, Hoarders, and his girlfriend, Lindy (Abbie Cornish), dumps him because she&#8217;s moving onward and upward (while he&#8217;s standing still) and is sick of being his maid and his bank. Teetering on the edge of rock bottom, Eddie runs into his old brother-in-law, Vernon Gant (Johnny Whitworth), and the two have a drink together. Vernon, who looks slick and seedy, realizes Eddie is struggling and offers him a way out via a new drug called NZT, a tiny clear tablet that, when swallowed, engages parts of the brain we normally don&#8217;t have access to, essentially turning the user from mediocre to monumental in 30 seconds. This happens for Eddie, who finishes his book within a week of taking the drug, cleans up his apartment, gets a haircut, new clothes and begins to rub shoulders with New York&#8217;s notables, including Carl Van Loon (Robert De Niro), a powerful businessman. &#160; The only problem? Somebody killed Vernon looking for the drugs and now Eddie is being followed and watched, and as he gets more and more dependent on NZT, he  discovers others who have become hooked on NZT and they aren&#8217;t doing so well &#8211; most are sick, like his ex-wife (Anna Friel) and some are dead. Struggling to maintain the exorbitant life he&#8217;s created for himself via the drug, Eddie delves deeper into darker and seedier territories, including Russian thugs, murder and, finally, politics. Limitless is based on the novel The Dark Fields, by Alan Glynn, and is directed by Neil Burger. That name might not jump off the page, but if you&#8217;ve seen 2006&#8242;s endearing and surprisingly good film, The Illusionist,...]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Red Riding Hood (C)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want to hate Red Riding Hood in the worst way. I really do. I want to pounce on director Catherine Hardwicke’s film and pummel it with accusations of zero creativity and kick it with the judgmental boot of milking the Twilight crowd for all they’re worth, but I just can’t muster the malice to point an accusing finger, mostly because I never found myself checking my watch during the 120 minute nouveau retelling of the classic Brothers Grimm folk tale. Trust me, I’m bewildered. Never in a million years would I have predicted I’d like Red Riding Hood more than Battle: Los Angeles. 25 year-old, big-eyed beauty, Amanda Seyfried (Letters to Juliet) is the girl with the red hood in this movie. Her name is Valerie and she lives in a small, rustic, forest village – Daggerhorn, to be specific – in some nondescript country where everyone is a farmer, woodcutter or blacksmith. As for the latter, when the story opens, Valerie is betrothed to Henry (Max Irons), the son of the local blacksmith. Valerie isn’t too happy with this arrangement because she has the hots for a dark, brooding woodcutter named Peter (Shiloh Fernandez) and has plans to steal away with him as soon as her parents (Billy Burke and Virginia Madsen) aren’t looking. Of course her plans come to a screeching halt when the town’s emergency bells start clanging and Valerie’s older sister, Lucy, is found dead in the woods, the apparent victim of the local werewolf, a beast that has been stalking Daggerhorn for decades. The townspeople collect their torches and weapons and march up the mountain to the wolf’s lair, intent on ridding the village of this menace once-and-for-all. They kill a wolf, but in the commotion, Henry’s father, the aforementioned blacksmith, is killed. After, as the villagers celebrate the death of the wolf, things really start to go all Days of Our Lives when Valerie learns that her sister Lucy is actually her half-sister, the ensuing child of a torrid love affair between her mother and, ironically, the just-embalmed town blacksmith, father of her fiancé. Oh the tangled webs we weave! Daggerhorn’s revelry soon comes to an end when Father Solomon (Gary Oldman), a witch and werewolf hunter, comes to town with his cadre of soldiers and giant, steel elephant. He tells the townsfolk the wolf they killed isn’t the ominous creature that has been harassing the village, but just a regular old wolf. He promises to vanquish the godless, devil-loving lycan and proceeds to launch his own little mini-inquisition. With Father Solomon incessantly warning Daggerhorn residents the werewolf is one of them, the townspeople begin to turn on each other and soon it’s hard to remember what is more dangerous, suspicious, me-first villagers, or the blood-thirsty werewolf. And I haven’t even touched on Valerie’s kooky old grandmother who lives in a shoddy old cabin deep in the forest. Could she somehow figure into this whole wolf nonsense? I wrote at the beginning of my review...]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review &#8211; Battle: Los Angeles (D)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know a lot, but I do know that alien movies and military flicks are usually nothing short of awesome, so how a movie that is heavy on both, with a meaty middle of explosions and bullets to boot, turns out so painstakingly dull, lifeless and downright boring has got me scratching my head and shaking my fist. Curse you Battle: Los Angeles! You were supposed to be my unofficial cinema start of summer, but now you&#8217;re nothing more than a soon-to-be Redbox release and odds on favorite for a 2011 Razzie. In a word: Boo! Battle: Los Angeles starts promising and the first 20 minutes are pretty decent, however, with that said, in hindsight, it was nothing more than a quick introduction to all the clichéd military types I&#8217;d get to hang with for nearly two hours. Our main guy is Staff Sergeant Michael Nance (Aaron Eckhart) is back from Iraq and ready to retire. From all the gossip we hear throughout the military base, it seems Nance got his squad killed and was the only guy to make it out alive. When news begins to report that meteors &#8211; the kind that slow down (ahem, Independence Day) and end up being pissed off aliens intent on sucking the Earth&#8217;s natural resources - are going to impact the West coast, none of the soldiers, particularly 2nd Lieutenant William Martinez (Ramon Rodriguez), wants to work with Nance. I&#8217;d like to tell you there&#8217;s more to the story, but there&#8217;s not. There are people populating this aliens-invade-earth flick, but there&#8217;s no depth to the characters and all they are is faces, most of whom are systematically picked off as the squad goes from point A to point Z trying to keep Los Angeles from falling into interstellar enemy hands. I had a brief burst of hope when the soldiers rescue some civilians (Michael Pena and Bridget Moynahan) early on during the battle, but these folks added nothing but more targets, screams and crying. In the end, Battle: Los Angeles is a cool concept that is poorly executed on all fronts. It&#8217;s all explosions, unintelligible editing, gunfire and lame one-liners. There is no mystery and fear behind the aliens, who look like they came from the Planet of The Anorexic Predator Wannabes, and as a military film, I just didn&#8217;t give a rat&#8217;s bahookey if anyone made it out alive. In fact, considering Hollywood is spitting distance from Los Angeles, I kinda hoped the aliens would wipe out the city, it&#8217;s the least the filmmakers could do in repentance for such a cinematic travesty.]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Morning Glory (A)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Morning Glory is, without reservation, the most charming, smile-inducing movie I&#8217;ve seen in 2010 and nearly everything good in the movie happens because of the charisma, both standalone and shared, Rachel McAdams (Sherlock Holmes) and Harrison Ford (Extraordinary Measures) bring to their roles as a newbie morning show producer and an aging, old-school, prima donna newsman. None of this should be a surprise to anyone familiar with director Roger Michell, helmsman of the charming Notting Hill and Venus, and screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, who penned the ever popular The Devil Wears Prada and 27 Dresses. McKenna&#8217;s writing is quick and zippy, and Michell lends a light hand to the film, allowing his stars to shine. Rachel McAdams plays Becky Fuller, a 28 year-old recently fired morning news show producer, who finds herself at one of life’s many crossroads. Does she continue with her dream of working on NBC’s Today Show, or does she resign the rest of her life to something less glamorous and satisfying. Her mother is no help, serving as the Debbie Downer, telling Becky that her dream has now officially become embarrassing and is a breath away from becoming heartbreaking. However, Becky doesn’t listen to the naysayers and she interviews with Jerry Barnes (Jeff Goldblum), a big wig at the fictitious &#8211; and perpetually last place &#8211; IBC network, who, despite initial reservations and misgivings about her education and resume, offers her the job based solely on her enthusiasm and get-up-and-go personality. At one point, as she enthusiastically talks about her passion, he asks her if she’s going to start singing. This is a great role for Jeff Goldblum, whom we haven’t seen much of since the late 90s, and he’s able to bring his dry whit and half-cocked, tender anger to a smaller, more manageable role. This is the kind of role that gets noticed and smells of comeback. After her first day at work, Becky realizes she’s inherited quite the mess. The morning show she now executive produces, Daybreak, is a joke. The offices are falling apart, the staff’s story ideas are ridiculous, they can’t get any decent talent booked, and her anchors, one of which runs a foot fetish porn site on the side, are boisterous, demanding and full of hot air. The one who isn’t fired, Colleen Peck (Diane Keaton), appears to be on the cusp of an unending nervous breakdown. Still, the longstanding crew of Daybreak recognizes Becky’s ambition and things start to take shape and look somewhat promising. Enter Mike Pomeroy (Harrison Ford), an IBC veteran newsman, whom Becky invites to be Collen’s co-host. Pomeroy, a lover of hard, intelligent news, considers this an insult and refuses, until Becky tosses his contract in his face and lets him know he can’t be relaxing on IBC’s dime anymore. This is where the movie really takes off. The saltiness and surliness Ford brings to Pomeroy ignites the chemistry between him and McAdams (as well as Keaton) and the duo drives the movies laughs and heart with...]]></description>
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