Magic realism (also known as magical realism) is a literary term that’s applied when a book blends the real and fantastic together, usually to reach a deeper understanding of reality. But when you apply it to film, it’s a bit harder to pin down. Films tend to explain things, even when they revel in the […]
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Here’s Eric’s on-camera review of Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg‘s new comedy “The Other Guys” from ABC affiliate KTKA-49. See this clip on the 6pm news tonight. Eric’s full print review of the movie is here.
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My on-camera review with clips from the movie is here. Read on for the detailed print review: If “The Other Guys” is Will Ferrell and director Adam McKay’s attempt to educate the public about the evils and abuses of Wall Street, they sure picked a roundabout way to do it. The fourth teaming of this […]
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Just for fun, before writing about this week’s Great Song, I Wiki’ed the band: The Replacements. What I got first was a general Wiki link asking me whether I was looking for the movie, an episode of “Band of Brothers,” a short story, a TV series, or the “American alternative rock group.” The fact that […]
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Here is Eric’s review of “Dinner For Schmucks” for ABC KTKA-49. You can catch his reviews every Friday night on the 6pm news. Even though the new comedy “Dinner For Schmucks” is based on a positively rude French farce, director Jay Roach plays this American remake pretty safe. In fact, the tone never quite seems […]
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“Inception” ending confusing? Questions / answers revealed here. What is real and what is not? Does the reality of the constant dream-within-a-dream of “Inception” have you confused? UPDATE! 8/2/2010 below!!!!!! Our instant on-camera review of “Inception” with clips from the movie is right here. My in-depth print review, which covers theme and overall effectiveness of […]
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In this video, Eric and Trevan review Christopher Nolan’s “Inception” moments after a press screening (with clip, as usual). Read Eric’s more in-depth print review of “Inception” right here. Also, a detailed, spoiler-heavy post about the ending and its interpretations is here.
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The on-camera review with clips is here and the post about plot questions and the ending of “Inception” is here. A good fantasy film creates a wholly original world or concept convincingly. A good science-fiction film asks questions about our humanity while bending the laws of nature. “Inception” is all of this and more. In […]
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Ever wonder how bad movies ever came to be so bad? Well, now’s your chance to find out and have a drink with us this Friday at one of the coolest theaters in town! Scene-Stealers is sponsoring the 3-day run of a fantastic and hilarious documentary called “Best Worst Movie” at the Screenland Crossroads. The […]
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This review is from ABC KTKA-49, where Eric’s reviews run every Friday night on the 6′ o clock news. His rating for “Despicable Me” — the Swiss Fist — stands for complete neutrality and is very rarely used; only in the most mediocre of circumstances. “Despicable Me” is the first computer-animated film from a new […]
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As usual, the Scene-Stealers Army didn’t disappoint. We had a contest to win passes to see INCEPTION this coming Monday night and we asked our readers to answer this question: If you had the ability to plant an idea in someone’s dreams, what would the idea be and who would you ‘incept’ the idea into? […]
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