Eric talks to one of his favorite bands about movies, life, and hobbit sightings! Check out Nada Surf‘s new album “The Weight is a Gift.” Quicktime users click here.
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What kind of standards can you apply to a movie where a tiny slug from outer space burrows into a man’s stomach, causing him to mutate into a giant squid and develop a ravenous hunger for flesh? Well, it’s no “Citizen Kane,” but “Slither” is the most fun I’ve had at a horror movie since […]
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It’s not very often that Spike Lee directs a movie that he didn’t write. Perhaps that’s why all the trailers and TV ads for his new movie, “Inside Man,” downplay the controversial director’s involvement, instead stressing its “perfect bank robbery” set-up and star power. Clive Owen is the brilliant perpetrator, Jodi Foster the strong-willed power […]
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The Declaration of Independence states that “governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes,” so when the terrorist known only as V announces to a live television audience in 2020 Britain that he will blow up Parliament in one year’s time, we Americans assume things must have gotten pretty bad. That, […]
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The seemingly never-ending string of horror movie remakes continues with French director Alexandre Aja’s modern re-telling of the Wes Craven 1977 low budget cult classic “The Hills Have Eyes.” While the new version features a faster pace and the superior make-up and special effects that more money can buy, it never quite commits to either […]
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It’s the last day of our Scene-Stealers expert Oscar Predictions! Today, we look at Best Director and Bset Picture. One seems all sewn up, the other could go one of two ways! Also, learn about the “Screw Scorsese” rule- an unfortunate and shameful rule. Quicktime users click here.
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This one is all but sewn up, kids. Looks like all Eric’s campaigning will finally pay off on Sunday night, unless there’s a weird dark horse split vote-type thingie. Curious about the “Impersonations or Debilitations” rule? Now’s your chance to learn more. Quicktime users click here.
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We’re midway through Oscar Week and Eric and J.D. are both certain about who will win that Best Actress statue Sunday night. Also, learn about the “Julia Roberts rule,” and see why this prediction can’t lose! Quicktime users click here.
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Another day, another expert Oscar prediction from your pals at Scene-Stealers! Learn about the “Russell Crowe rule,” and get all the insight on the one category this year where anything can happen! Quicktime users click here.
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In the second part of our Oscar Time! trilogy (eat your heart out, Peter Jackson!), Eric and J.D. brave the freezing cold to actively campaign in public for their favorite actors. Eric is guided by the spirit of Truman Capote as channeled by Philip Seymour Hoffman, while the hard-scrabble charisma of Heath Ledger gives J.D. […]
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Our first in a daily series of expert Oscar predictions this week finds Eric and J.D. predicting this year’s Best Supporting Actress category, and rolling out their first of many “Rules of Oscar”! If you want to win your office pool or Oscar party – or ours, for that matter-look no further. The answers are […]
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It’s not the idea behind Paul Haggis’ ‘Crash’ that’s so offensive, but it’s the way that that idea presented — as the ultimate argument settler.
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Screw the Super Bowl, Eric and J.D. are obsessed with the Oscars! The night before the nominations are announced, Part One finds them staying up all night to catch the announcements live at 7:30 the following morning. This is the first in a series of films leading up to this year’s 78th Annual Academy Awards. […]
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All roads lead to Oscar. The studio campaigning, the televised award shows, the critic’s group awards, the people’s choice awards, and the craftsman guild awards are all warm-up shows for the Big Game—the Academy Awards. The Oscar nominations were announced last Tuesday, and the movies that can boast a nomination (or many), will now have […]
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Two lonesome cowboys struggle to “get it together” on the prairie plains…hilarity ensues. Real men who prefer Quicktime click here.
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