Pixar’s growing influence on Disney, particularly that of head of Walt Disney Animation Studios John Lasseter, is certainly evident in Wreck-It Ralph.
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Alex Cross is a bad movie that aspires to be a mediocre movie, only to fail even at that modest goal — in spectacular fashion.
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Written and directed by Stephen Chbosky, who adapted his own novel of the same name for the film, The Perks of Being a Wallflower centers around Charlie (Logan Lerman), an awkward, introverted high school freshman who has seen too much pain in his young life.
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Cashing in on the success of Glee, Pitch Perfect takes viewers on the wacky ride of competitive a capella competition.
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Although Hotel Transylvania isn’t Tartakovsky’s creation, you can certainly see his fingerprints all over the film in a script he helped punch-up and his influence to push the movie towards a more high-energy animation style resembling Tex Avery’s classic cartoons.
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Clichéd and as subtle as a kick to the groin, the screenplay by first-time screenwriter Randy Brown doesn’t so much foreshadow events as scream loudly from Hollywood playbook exactly what will occur. Overly sentimental, and not ambitious in the least, the film is a crowd pleaser with well-placed grumpy old man jokes that won’t force audiences to think much (or at all).
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‘The Words’ provides stories within stories within stories. After all, why settle on a single plot with one narrator, when three will do? Nothing in this script develops naturally. And that’s the problem.
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Those seeking out Robot & Frank are likely to get exactly what they expect, no more, no less, but for longtime fans of Frank Langella (or those desperate for anything even remotely sci-fi), it’s enough.
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With glaring flaws in story, tone and character Hit & Run is the kind of movie everyone should want to remove from their resume as soon as possible.
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When three reporters track down a man who posted a classified ad looking for a partner in time travel they get more than they bargained for.
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In honor of the release of yet another live-action Snow White film, Snow White and the Huntsman, here’s a look a the 10 best live-action fairy tale movies.
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What does Hollywood have in store for us this year? A couple more superhero flicks, new films by director Wes Anderson and Woody Allen, time travel, a fictional character literally brought to life, and the end of the world.
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As Ralph Fiennes’ first time behind the camera, it’s a mixed success. ‘Coriolanus’ has a grittiness that fits its tale, although at two hours, there are some sequences that feel rushed.
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‘Wyatt Earp’s Revenge’ isn’t great, but it works well enough as a straight-to-DVD B-movie western. A slightly better budget would have helped enhance the gunfights, but Feifer does what he can with what he has to work with.
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Originally entitled ‘Bail Enforcers,’ the low-budget Canadian action film ‘Bounty Hunters’ stars former WWE wrestler Trish Stratus as Jules, a bounty hunter who works part-time at a strip club (I swear I’m not making this up).
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