April 2012

Judi Dench received her sixth Oscar nomination for the darkly funny oddball drama Notes on a Scandal in 2007, just as Fox Searchlight hoped she would when they released it during awards season. As an extra bonus, Cate Blanchett also received a supporting actress nomination as well — her third. The movie went on to […]

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The 16th annual AMC Theatres Kansas City FilmFest starts on Wednesday and Scene-Stealers will be there to cover it! From Wednesday April 11 through Sunday April 15, a wide variety of short films, documentaries, international films, and independent feature-length movies will screen at the AMC Mainstreet 6, the AMC Ward Parkway 14 and the Atkins […]

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In this week’s podcast Eric Melin, Trevan McGee and Trey Hock talk about Seann William Scott and the rest of the gang in American Reunion and the non-stop action import The Raid Redemption. And if you’re a fan of the awesomely underrated Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, check out our upcoming Evening Of 8-bit Featuring Scott Pilgrim Vs The […]

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What’s surprising about ‘American Reunion’ is that, despite it not being a very good movie, it manages to create a good amount of nostalgia for its characters, even if you don’t remember too much about the 1999 original.

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Director Amy Oden’s documentary on women in punk, ‘From the Back of the Room,’ is one of those films that you have to seek out. It’s currently screening in various theaters across the country, and can be purchased on DVD.

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…and 15 that REALLY suck. Let’s be frank. The track record of good fourth movies in a franchise isn’t good. To prove this point, we have two Top 10s on this subject and over 50% of each of them (which rank the best, or at least the ones that didn’t suck too terribly bad), are not movies anyone can really truly stand behind.

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Two critically acclaimed entries into the 2011 Oscar race make their way to DVD and Blu-ray, but one is significantly more successful than the other in the drama department.

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Did Edgar Wright give us permission and then RT our event page for An Evening of 8-Bit Featuring ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’? He sure as hell did! Scene-Stealers and Lost in Reviews have joined forces for a one-night-only special event of art, rock, and videogames at Screenland Crossroads 4/20/2012. Get tix now!

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Rather than portray Christ (Willem Dafoe) as a person with a benevolent perma-smile whose divine light shines 24/7 , Martin Scorsese (raised a Roman Catholic) and co-screenwriter Paul Schrader (raised as a Calvinist) dare to capture his humanity.

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