Movies
This summer appears to be a promising one for the film industry, with blockbusters projected to abound. These large-scale, high-action films have all been highly anticipated for many months and will finally hit theaters once prime movie-going season officially begins. We will see the action-adventure adaptation of a board game, a sequel to the 2008 smash hit “The Dark Knight” and a re-imagining of one of the best-known American presidents in history. Enjoy your summer, and enjoy these movies:
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It feels like a lifetime ago when moviegoers around the globe first became aware of “The Avengers.” It was probably one of the coolest Easter eggs in the history of cinema: Tony Stark had just come back to his apartment to find someone waiting for him. That someone turned out to be Col. Nick Fury, director of SHIELD, and he had come to talk about “the Avenger Initiative.”
Tags: action, adventure, buffy the vampire slayer, captain america, chris evans, comic books, dark knight rises, film review, hulk, iron man, joss whedon, mark ruffalo, movie review, movies, Robert Downey Jr., spider-man, superhero, the avengers, thor
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The romantic comedy is generally not my thing, so it was kind of a relief to see that “The Five-Year Engagement” starred Jason Segel (“The Muppets”), who is looking to extend his streak, and is produced by the usually reliable Judd Apatow. While “Engagement” comes across as a chick flick in many ways, it contains just enough dumb humor to keep the many boyfriends who will inevitably be dragged to this entertained, while still having those touching moments their girlfriends will love.
Tags: alison brie, chris pratt, emily blunt, film review, forgetting sarah marshall, how i met your mother, jason segel, judd apatow, movie review, movies, rom-com, romantic comedy, the five-year engagement
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In “The Cabin in the Woods,” five college students — the jock, the decent guy, the dumb blonde, the stoner and the good girl — spend the weekend in the ideal vacation spot: a cabin in the woods miles away from civilization, a shimmering lake or beautiful mountains.
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Three years ago, if you had told me that there would be another “American Pie” movie released in theaters — as opposed to the four or five straight-to-DVD sequels that came after “American Wedding” — and that this movie would manage to bring back literally every major and minor cast member (who have all achieved varying degrees of success and failure) and that it would actually be a funny, quality movie, I would have said you were insane.
Tags: alyson hannigan, american pie, american reunion, comedy, eugene levy, film review, jason biggs, movie review, movies, seann william scott, sequel
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More often than not, movies based on books aren’t quite as good as the book. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched a movie and said, “The book was better,” by the end of it.
Tags: adaptations, alfred hitchcock, Books, film adaptations, films, forrest gump, francis ford coppola, horror, jaws, movies, psycho, silence of the lambs, steven spielberg, the godfather
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“21 Jump Street,” directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, centers on underachieving cops Schmidt (Jonah Hill, “Superbad”) and Jenko (Channing Tatum, “The Vow”). The pair is sent to the Jump Street unit, where they learn that they must use their youthful appearances in order to go undercover at a local high school.
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Judging by face value, “Act of Valor,” the new war film that stars active-duty Navy SEALs, is not a particularly good movie. The involvement of those SEALs certainly upped the cool factor, but similar to many B-grade action flicks, it is still more about blowing things up than actually telling an interesting story.
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“The Vow,” directed and co-written by Michael Sucsy, had everything needed to make it a good movie, but it did not have any “wow” factors to make it great.
Tags: channing tatum, Drama, film review, movie review, movies, rachel mcadams, romance, romantic comedy, the vow
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The 3-D rerelease of “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” has brought a lot of memories rushing back to me. This movie is the latest in a series of old films to receive the 3-D treatment. First came “The Lion King,” which was done well, then came “Beauty and the Beast,” which I didn’t see, but I imagine was on the same level of quality. And now, we have arrived at “Episode I.”
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It is common knowledge that bad movies outnumber the good ones. It is a lesser-known fact that there are many different degrees of bad movies. There are some that are just lousy (“Green Lantern”). There are others that are so bad they tickle your funny bone (any “Twilight” film), and then there are some that just have no redeeming qualities at all (“G.I. Joe”).
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When I watch the Academy Awards each year, there is at least one decision that disappoints me. Last year, I wanted “The Social Network” to win Best Picture, not “The King’s Speech.”
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Since the beginning of time, where there were cave paintings, there were those that depict people having sex. This trend has continued an evolved immensely throughout the years — from the advent of cameras, through VCR tapes and onto the Internet. Whenever a new medium has come about, the pornography industry is among the first to accommodate it and, in some cases, pioneer it.
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When a young actor first gains recognition through an ultra-popular movie series, the label of his or her character from that series often sticks with them for the rest of their acting career.
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As someone who would not be alive today had the Tuskegee Airmen not saved his grandfather during World War II, I had a strong desire to see “Red Tails.” The film depicts the pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group, who were the first African American aviators in the U.S. military.
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I take pride in my diverse taste of movies. I can enjoy just about any genre of movie, whether it is a drama, an action movie, a romantic comedy, a musical, or even those awful horror movies on Netflix. I will admit, though, I have a soft spot for science fiction. More often than not, [...]
Tags: fantasy, film review, kate beckinsale, lycans, movie review, movies, sci-fi, science fiction, special effects, thriller, underworld, underworld: awakening, vampires
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While it is characteristic of Alexander Payne to create a movie with old man angst and as many tragic elements as there are comic (see “Sideways” or “About Schmidt”), “The Descendants” is different from his past works.
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At midnight Thursday, our group fumbles into the theater. I’m already in deep: one beer, four shots of vodka, one of rum and one of absinthe. The absinthe is the one that’s doing me in, the others I can take. At least I’m not alone. We arrived intoxicated because we are about to watch “Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1.”
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On Wednesday, the university’s Gender, Race, and Identity program and the art department will be co-sponsoring a movie screening and panel discussion surrounding the movie “Miss Representation” at 5:30 p.m. in the Joe Crowley Student Union Theatre.
Tags: documentary, documentary screening, film screening, films, gender race and identity, gender studies, jen hill, joe crowley student union theater, Media, miss representation, movies, sundance film festival, theater, women
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The trailers would have you believe “Immortals” is the kick-ass action film of the year, on par with “300.” For those more familiar with director Tarsem Singh, (“The Fall,” “The Cell”) one knows a visual treat is in store. Unfortunately, almost nothing else works for the film.
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