December 2011

‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ is a good mix of a solid sci-fi concept, great character development, and a surprising emotional investment. ‘Point Blank’ moves so fast and furiously that you will forget you are reading subtitles altogether.

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In the Scene-Stealers movie podcast #40, Eric and Trevan talk about Take Shelter, Young Adult, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.

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‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ succeeds in dishing up exactly what you would expect: State of the arts stunts, non-stop action, and a series of clearly laid-out heists and chases that go awry in all kinds of creative ways.

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The action sequences have defined the ‘Mission: Impossible’ series since it’s beginnings, and Brad Bird just knocks this film out of the park. Anyone who’s seen ‘The Incredibles’ knows that the world of superspys and bigger-than-life threats has long been adored by Bird, and that shows in nearly every aspect of the film.

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For Good or Ill, ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’ is Guy Ritchie at his Guy Ritchie-est.

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The new dark comedy Young Adult is just plain nuts—it’s a high-wire act without a net.

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The Matrix Trilogy is a misunderstood triumph. We like our conflict between two sides: good and evil. When moral imperatives becomes moral relativism, you have a formula for confusion.

It takes a trilogy of posts to defend a controversial and series like The Matrix Trilogy.

What follows is Part One in Michael Bird’s column The Contrarian.

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‘Design For Living’ is pure cinematic gold, and the Criterion Blu-ray is full of extra material that will help modern audiences appreciate how far ahead of its time this 1933 romantic comedy truly was.

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We asked Scene-Stealers readers to send in their worst high school photo and tell us what high school clique or group they belonged to for free passes to see YOUNG ADULT.

What we got were Jocks, Nerds, and Freaks!

Our readers are the best. Thanks for submitting your pics and congratulations to the winners!

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The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominees for the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The winners will be announced at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at the Hollywood Palladium.

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The Worst Christmas Movies Ever

by Eric Melin on December 13, 2011

in Blogs

Ho, ho, whoa! ‘Tis the season to be wary. This is a terrifying list of the worst Christmas movies ever made. Dead fathers re-animated as talking snowmen? Martians? Pro wrestlers? Overzealous fathers? Smirking idiots? We got ’em. These bad Christmas movies may shake you to your core.

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‘Shattered Glass’ is an overlooked movie starring the man now known as young Anakin Skywalker and based on the true story of Stephen Glass, who made up stories for three years at New Republic magazine.

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Pearl Harbor is re-created and re-packaged in a nice Blu-ray digibook, and a low-budget sci-fi movie examines personal tragedy and redemption on Blu-ray and DVD.

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The Chicken and the Egg #20: Our bi-weekly movie-reference-happy comic strip here on Scene-Stealers is back. Each week his characters recreate a famous scene from a familiar film. See if you can guess this one…

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The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced that “Hugo” director Martin Scorsese will receive the Critics’ Choice Music+Film Award at the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The show will air live for the fifth straight year on VH1 from the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday, January 12

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