'The Grey' Surprises
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It’s January, which means battle-tested Liam Neeson has his annual low-budget action/adventure counter programming at the ready for everyone tired of the dour films that populate awards seasons and critics’…

‘The Grey’ surprises
Not Really Out on a Ledge
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‘Man on a Ledge’ Veers Into Unintentional Camp
Nobb it up!
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Albert Nobbs, a passion project for actress Glenn Close, was consistently overlooked or left unfunded for years and only through her tireless struggle has it finally made it to…

‘Albert Nobbs’ Gives a Solemn Look into Secret Lives
A Dangerous Method
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David Cronenberg delivers a character study centered around three people central to the birth of psychoanalysis. Michael Fassbender stars as Carl Jung, who would expand on the ideas of Sigmund…

‘A Dangerous Method’ A Deep Character Study From Cronenberg
New Scene-Stealers Podcast
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After a few weeks off, Eric Melin, Trevan McGee and Trey Hock are back and entirely hosted on scene-stealers.com. In this week's episode, the guys talk about The Grey, Albert…

New Scene-Stealers Podcast: New Movies and Oscar Nominations!
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‘The Grey’ surprises

by Trevan McGee on January 27, 2012

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It’s January, which means battle-tested Liam Neeson has his annual low-budget action/adventure counter programming at the ready for everyone tired of the dour films that populate awards seasons and critics’ lists. He’s done it before with Taken and Unknown, and in the same vein comes The Grey. Here’s the problem, if you can call it [...]

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‘Man on a Ledge’ Veers Into Unintentional Camp

by Eric Melin on January 27, 2012

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‘Albert Nobbs’ Gives a Solemn Look into Secret Lives

by Trey Hock on January 27, 2012

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Albert Nobbs, a passion project for actress Glenn Close, was consistently overlooked or left unfunded for years and only through her tireless struggle has it finally made it to the screen.

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‘A Dangerous Method’ A Deep Character Study From Cronenberg

by Alan Rapp on January 27, 2012

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David Cronenberg delivers a character study centered around three people central to the birth of psychoanalysis. Michael Fassbender stars as Carl Jung, who would expand on the ideas of Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) to create analytical psychology. Jung’s breakthrough comes through his relationship with Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley), a mental patient whom he is able to help by applying Freud’s methods.

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After a few weeks off, Eric Melin, Trevan McGee and Trey Hock are back and entirely hosted on scene-stealers.com. In this week’s episode, the guys talk about The Grey, Albert Nobbs, Man On A Ledge, Shame, and the 2012 Oscar nominations.

… and Trevan was visited by Joey the War Horse.

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Egg Thinks He’s Got ‘Em All Fooled!

by Eric Melin January 25, 2012 Columns
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The Chicken and the Egg #23: Our bi-weekly movie-reference-happy comic strip here on Scene-Stealers is back. Each week the characters recreate a famous scene from a familiar film. See if you can guess this one…

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Win passes to GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE in Kansas City!

by Eric Melin January 24, 2012 Giveaways
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We have advance passes to see GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE in Kansas City and we want you to have them! The screening of GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE is Thursday February 16 at the AMC Independence 20 at 7:30pm.

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Win Passes to see ‘Safe House’ in Kansas City!

by Eric Melin January 24, 2012 Giveaways
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We have advance passes to see SAFE HOUSE starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds in Kansas City and we want you to have them! The screening of SAFE HOUSE is Tuesday February 7 at the AMC Mainstreet 6 at 7:30pm.

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Top 10 Greatest Sports Victories in Movie History

by Warren Cantrell January 24, 2012 Top 10s
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The best part of any sports flick is usually the triumphant raising of a trophy (well, unless there’s a sweet-ass training montage), so with the Super Bowl opponents locked in, I thought it appropriate to honor the best sports victories in movie history.

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Oscar Nominations Announced – Full List of 2012 Academy Awards

by Eric Melin January 24, 2012 Blogs
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The 2012 Oscar nominations were announced this morning. Here is the complete list of Oscar nominations for the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

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Overlooked ‘Hard Candy’ a Button-Pushing Tug-of-War

by Eric Melin January 23, 2012 Columns
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‘Hard Candy’ is one of those intimate low-budget movie concepts that is so brilliant you can’t help wishing you had thought of it first. What makes the movie more than a great concept, though, is the sure-handed and stylish direction, some whip-smart dialogue, and a towering performance by a then-young newcomer named Ellen Page.

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Gritty Docudramas New on Blu-ray and DVD

by Eric Melin January 22, 2012 Blu-ray/DVD Reviews

Two gritty docudramas make their way to Blu-ray and DVD, but each take a different approach to worthwhile bonus content. This review is of the new Rachel Weisz thriller ‘The Whistleblower,’ and Steven Soderbergh’s Oscar-winning ‘Traffic.’

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There May Be A Reason Besides Race That Studios Didn’t Want ‘Red Tails’

by Ian McFarland January 20, 2012 Print Reviews
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George Lucas makes another movie aimed at 6-year-old kids, this one about the Tuskegee Airmen. But is there any other reason besides the dogfight sequences to go see it?

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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Cloying

by Eric Melin January 20, 2012 Reviews
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‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’ is supposed to be about a precocious little boy learning from his grief, but it comes out all wrong, despite the presence of Tom Hanks.

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‘Shame’ All About Sex, But Not Sexy At All

by Trey Hock January 20, 2012 Print Reviews
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‘Shame’, director Steve McQueen’s sophomore feature, tells the story of Brandon, a New York advertising exec and sex addict, whose wayward sister, Sissy, threatens to destroy his world’s delicate balance.

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