There is a twisted sort of circular logic at play in “Margot at the Wedding,” writer/director Noah Baumbach’s newest look at self-absorbed East Coasters (which is the follow-up to “The Squid and the Whale,” his 2005 picture about self-absorbed East Coasters). Nicole Kidman plays Margot, a writer who has cribbed so extensively from her own […]
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The Coen brothers release a terrifying and reflective new thriller, and their best film since “Fargo.” See this one.
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Ever since their first movie, 1985’s low budget neo-noir “Blood Simple,” the writing and directing team known as the Coen brothers have always been visual stylists—not in a rich-art-direction-Baz Luhrmann (who fills every frame of “Moulin Rouge” to the limit with splashes of color) kind of way, but more in a Gregg Toland-deliberate-camera-placement-and-lighting-scheme kind of […]
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The AMPAS today announced its shortlist of documentaries. These are the only docs that will be considered by the Academy to even be nominated for an Oscar come January. The short-sighted eggheads left the best documentary from two years ago, Werner Herzog’s “Grizzly Man,” off their list, and they’ve done it again this year. “The King […]
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Find out if this is showing in 3-D IMAX before rushing off to see Robert Zemeckis’ animated re-telling of the epic poem.
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“Beowulf” mounts a heroic effort and that’s not all, the randy Geat! “We came, we saw, we wore fashionable wraparound neon glasses.” Eric and J.D. file an on-camera report from a 3-D IMAX screening of “Beowulf.” Prefer the more considered approach? Eric also filed a print review right here.
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(Note: This review is of the 3-D IMAX version of “Beowulf,” which is not showing at all theaters. Check your local listings for details.) It is oddly appropriate that the oldest surviving epic poem in the English language is the inspiration for the absolute newest in motion picture technology. Director Robert Zemeckis has chosen to […]
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Wanna see Bruce Willis shoot Jack Black’s arm off while sporting the worst rug/’stache combo ever? Then you came to the right place! Eric’s list of the worst Bruce Willis movies will be followed next Top 10 Tuesday by J.D.’s response.
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Some A-List movie stars are allowed to get away with murder, and no one seems to do just that more often than Bruce Willis. For every “Pulp Fiction,” “Die Hard,” or “Sin City” on his resume, the actor has ten movies as bad as “Perfect Stranger.” And since that scummy little stinker came out earlier […]
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CineFile Video in Santa Monica, CA has very possibly made the coolest set of movie-related T-shirts ever, combining the best thing about heavy metal (the band logos of course!), and the best in legendary film directors from around the world. The only problem is they are saying that these hilarious designs are only available in […]
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Every Halloween, video stores are bombarded with the same question: “Do you know any good horror movies I haven’t seen yet?” Believe me, I know– I used to work at one. Unfortunately, most of the people that are looking for a new scary movie to rent stick with the tried-and-tired franchises like “Friday the 13th,” […]
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Eric and J.D. saw the number one movie at the box office this weekend, and this is what they had to say about it. Visit the Scene-Stealers YouTube page for more video fun from the Scene-Stealers.
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The new horror flick “30 Days of Night,” based on the comic book series of the same name, is one of those simple, high concept movies you can explain to your friends right away. In a tiny Alaskan oil town, it stays dark for 30 days out of the year. Bloodthirsty vampires come to feast, […]
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One of the toughest and most intangible things for a first-time director to capture onscreen is a consistent mood or tone. In his directorial debut, Ben Affleck creates a strong sense of locale that permeates the entire story and becomes its most affecting element. It is familiar turf for Boston native Affleck, and his movie […]
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