Warm Fuzzies or Cinematic Achievement?

Dec 06, 11 Warm Fuzzies or Cinematic Achievement?

Posted by in Movies, Sound Bytes with SusanAshlea

I took in Breaking Dawn Part 1 opening weekend at the 10pm show on Saturday night. I went with THE friend, the one who actually first told be about the Twilight series. I would say it had almost come full circle, but it’s only Breaking Dawn Part 1, so I have to hold off on that phrase for awhile. Breaking Dawn was…well,...

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At the Movies with MVF: Breaking Dawn

Dec 01, 11 At the Movies with MVF: Breaking Dawn

Posted by in Movies

It has now been over a week since Breaking Dawn hit the theaters. As we started talking about who wanted to do a review of the movie, we quickly realized that it would be infinitely more fun to do a chat instead. So, Megsly, SusanAshlea and Saluki booted up their computers and hooked up on gchat to discuss what they thought about...

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Are You Hungry?

Nov 17, 11 Are You Hungry?

Posted by in Columns, Just Sayin' with Jules, Movies

Are you HUNGRY? Film adaptations of beloved books always have me proceeding with trepidation. On one hand, there’s nothing like a fictional world being brought to life, on the other…well, there’s huge potential for a let down. Trailers are the vehicle through which we are given a glimpse of what’s in store...

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I might have gotten choked up while watching this…

Nov 14, 11 I might have gotten choked up while watching this…

Posted by in Featured, Movies, News

The first theatrical trailer for The Hunger Games was released today and it does the job! I am excited about the movie anyway, but after watching the trailer I am slobbering with excitement.  I don’t want to wish my life away, but March can’t come soon enough!

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Sep 03, 11 Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Posted by in Movies

I remember the original Planet of the Apes with its unexpected ending, the cruelty of the apes towards the weakened and mute humans, the hero astronaut arriving as unwitting savior and leaving as horrified witness to humanity’s short-sightedness. I was therefore excited to see a new Planet of the Apes movie. The sequels had not...

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The Hunger Games teaser

Sep 02, 11 The Hunger Games teaser

Posted by in Dystopian, Movies

It’s time to weigh in on the first official teaser! What were your thoughts on it? Do you think it looks like the director is doing a good job so far? What scene are you most looking forward to seeing? And Just in case you haven’t see the teaser yet…. Give us your thoughts in the...

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From the Printed Page to the Silver Screen

Aug 25, 11 From the Printed Page to the Silver Screen

Posted by in Just Sayin' with Jules, Movies

Have you heard the dreamy news? Dreamworks has acquired the rights to the film adaptations of Karen Moning’s Best Selling Fever series. Can you imagine, Jericho Z. Barrons on the big screen? The transformation of one MacKayla Lane right before your eyes? Let’s hold up for a minute. There are questions to be...

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Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood Reviewed by Chelsea Title: Red Riding Hood Year Made: 2011 Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke Starring: Amanda Seyfried (Valerie), Gary Oldman (Soloman), Billy Burke (Cesaire), Shiloh Fernandez (Peter), Max Irons (Henry), Virginia Madsen (Suzette), and Julie Christie (Grandmother) I had the great opportunity to...

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Twenty Eight Days Later: Movie review and discussion

28 Days Later reviewed by Meesh Title: 28 Days Later Year Made: 2002 Directed by: Danny Boyle Starring: Cillian Murphy (Jim), Naomie Harris (Selena) For more information please visit the film’s Wikipedia Page Zombies are part of our culture, our collective psyche. As much as aliens, UFOs and monsters external to humanity were...

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Nosferatu: The Original Vampire Movie

Nosferatu: The Original Vampire Movie reviewed by Pemberly Rose Title: Nosferatu: eine Symphonie des Grauens (translated Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror) Year Made: 1921 Directed by: F. W. Murnau Starring: Max Schreck (Count Orlov), Alexander Granach (Knock), Gustav von Wangenheim (Thomas Hutter), Gretta Schroeder (Ellen...

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Movies that make you scream: House on Haunted Hill

House on Haunted Hill (1999) reviewed by BforQueen Summary: Unspeakable things happened at the Vannacutt Psychiatric Institute for the Criminally Insane—experiments that brought human torture to new depths of depravity… secrets that died with their victims and the practitioners of the demonic acts that masqueraded as...

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Movies that make you scream: Fragile

Fragile, 2005 reviewed by BforQueen Ever since I was young I’ve been fascinated by two things: horror movies and hospitals. I was one of those creepy kids that stood in the horror section of the video store to check out the latest zombie flicks, instead of browsing the Disney section like other kids my age. I couldn’t get...

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