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You don’t have to rock the mike like a vandal, or light up the stage and wax a chump like a candle, to go to the extreme.
January 5, 2012
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You don’t have to rock the mike like a vandal, or light up the stage and wax a chump like a candle, to go to the extreme.
Just say meh. 2011 accelerated the troubling trend of hedging all bets in Hollywood: eliminating original content and seeking out prepackaged franchise fodder as if nothing else existed
In 2011 I saw nearly 250 films, not counting the Independent offers viewed at film festivals or sent to my home for comment. This was no year to brag about with too many sequels, enough superhero’s to save two planets, repetitious story lines, not enough good drama, a lot of raunchy romance with more skin and sex than in an art house, very few box-office blowouts, a small number of good acting newcomers, and some bad performances by our legends.
Time Warner Cable Digital TV customers now have instant access to the action packed film, Colombiana, on Movies On Demand the same day as its DVD release. Colombiana stars Zoe Saldana as Cataleya, a woman seeking revenge after witnessing the murder of her parents as a young child growing up in Bogota.
Another fine adventure for the London detective becomes afoot in the newest 19th century Sir Arthur Conan Doyle crime film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. The cast from the 2009 release reprises their roles under the able direction of Guy Richie making this outing even more exciting than the last. Don’t skimp here; choose the theater with the best sound and picture quality to magnify your action experience.
Eight fleeting thoughts on the business and pleasure of making a Top 10 list: 1. That kind of a year.
I know how busy Washington University students are during the semester, so there are probably a lot of movies you wanted to see but just couldn’t find the time to. Here are ten movies to watch over winter break (or during reading week, when anything seems better than studying some more). “50/50â€: Wash
– The DVD extra for WWE’s 2011 Vengeance DVD will feature a Matt Striker interview with WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio.
The “Jurassic Park” blockbuster offerings “Jurassic Park” (1993), “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” (1997), and “Jurassic Park III” (2001) come out on a three-disc set called the “Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy.” This package contains three Blu-ray discs with each one dedicated to a specific installment.