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New in Theaters: May 14th, 2010
14, May 2010
by Dan
Wide Releases:
Robin Hood – Trailer
Am I in the minority, in that I actually kinda want to see this movie? I’m not saying I’d ever pay to watch it in a theater but I have some time reserved for five months from now for sure.
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This movie has by far the most ridiculous MPAA rating explanation I’ve seen. It is rated PG for “brief rude behavior and incidental smoking.” What does that even mean?
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I like Common an awful lot but I’ve got to question his judgment a bit after starring in this one. Hopefully it’s better than it looks. Also, LeBron, Chicago is a beautiful city…
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New Video Releases for the Week of May 11, 2010
11, May 2010by Dan
New Releases:
Edge of Darkness (DVD & Blu-ray)
The return of Mel Gibson. I’ve missed him more than I could possibly express. I even watched Paparazzi and The Singing Detective (The Singing Detective was actually pretty good) to try to fill the void his 7 or 8 year absence from acting left in my heart.
Flickchart’s Global Ranking: #5638
Total Times Ranked: 1477
Percentage of Times Won: 54.11%
Users Who Have It In Their Top 20: 0
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- Tags: Daybreakers, Edge of Darkness, Fright Night, G-Force, Guns of the Magnificent Seven, Hang 'Em High, High Anxiety, Histor of the World Part I, Legion, Lucas, M, Malice in Wonderland, Marked for Death, Return of the Seven, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Rogues of Sherwood Forest, Soul Power, Sword of Sherwood Forest, The Bandit of Sherwood Forest, The Edge, The Jerk, The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid Part II, The Magnificent Seven, The Magnificent Seven Ride, The Man in the Iron mask, The Prince of Thieves
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New in Theaters: May 7, 2010
7, May 2010by Dan
The summer blockbuster season gets underway this week with the release of Iron Man 2. That’s pretty much all there is though, as the only other wide release is a documentary showing in 500 theaters (for comparison, Iron Man 2 will be in over 4000 theaters). Also, be sure to scroll to the bottom of the post to see what may be the worst movie poster in history.
New Releases:
Iron Man 2 – (Trailer)
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New Video Releases for the Week of May 4th, 2010
4, May 2010by Dan
This week features a pretty solid and varied collection of movies. I’m not going to say some don’t look offensively bad, but I think the good outweighs them this week. The Warner Brothers Archive has some fun looking movies and Netflix continues to add some better than average movies to their instant watch service.
New Releases
Tetro (DVD and Blu-ray)
The thought of sitting down and watching a new Coppola movie gets me giddy. For some reason every one of his recent movies seems to me like a long lost Hitchcock or Hawks movie. It just seems like this huge event from a long-lost talent, even though he’s (thankfully) still with us. He’s done a great job cocooning himself and his style is so pure that it feels like we’re uncovering these wonderful lost masterpieces from long ago.
Flickchart’s Global Ranking: #8528
Total Times Ranked: 201
Percentage of Times Won: 63.28%
Users Who Have It In Their Top 20: 0
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- Tags: About Last Night, Chandler, Doctor Zhivago, Escape from LA, Flap, Frankenstein, Hollywood Homicide, Leap Year, Matinee, Nell, Nine, Pandorum, Saving Private Ryan, Spy Game, St Elmo's Fire, Stir Crazy, Tetro, The Crime of Padre Amaro, The Juror, Tooth Fairy, Virtuality, Zeppelin
Comments: Stepping Up Your Game
3, May 2010by Chad Hoolihan
If I possessed the brainpower (and several lifetimes), I would compose a treatise expounding on the philosophical and psychological motivations behind the rationale for every one of my matchup decisions. My dizzying insight and erudition regarding film and the human condition would penetrate deep into the core of why, for example, Bandidas really is better than The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. With each comment, my soul would be laid bare and another piece of the puzzle to discovering the meaning of our place in this vast and cold universe would be revealed.
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