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The Lincoln Lawyer – review

On March 26 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

Matthew McConaughey is one of those actors that you just love even though they don’t really do that many good movies.  He’s done a handful over the years, maybe three or four, and he’s a …

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Adjusting the Adjustment Bureau

On March 22 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

When a movie could have been good, but wasn’t, it becomes an even worse movie experience than if there had been no expectation, no potential, for anything better.  So it was with The Adjustment Bureau.  …

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Animal Kingdom | movie review

On February 24 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

Animal Kingdom is not a movie about the jungle but simply the law of the jungle: it’s kill or be killed, and only the strong survive. As the poster tagline claims, it is a crime …

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A Glorious Waste of Time: Jordan Brady’s I Am Comic

On February 17 By Jimmy Callaway In Movies & TV

There’s an old Chinese curse that a lot of hacky writers use to set up the premises of their articles, and it is as follows: May you live in interesting times.  And for stand-up comedy, …

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Too Cool (Or, how a moron ended up at the TCA’s)

On February 9 By Tobias J McGuffin In Movies & TV

Like Dante, I wasn’t even supposed to be there that day. The focus of all the attention was familiar: small waves of television and movie stars, wide-smiling studio execs, nervous-looking producers and show-runners, all surrounded …

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Blue Valentine | movie review

On February 7 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

Blue Valentine screened here at the NO Film Fest the same week Welcome to the Rileys, Black Swan, and 127 Hours did.  I did not end up seeing it due to a prior engagement the …

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The King’s Speech | movie review

On January 27 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

The King’s Speech is a problematic movie for me.  On the one hand, it’s a really great underdog story, the acting jobs were fabulous, and it’s a movie about hope in a time of darkness…but …

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Dead Supermodels: The Photography Of Kaoru Izima | The Nail That Sticks Out

On January 16 By Cameron Ashley In Movies & TV

I love them when they are dead I want some cold-blooded women lying in my bed I love you when you are dead – Batmobile, “Dead (I Want Them When They Are Dead)” At first …

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The Dilemma | movie review

On January 16 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

I almost didn’t go see this movie for three reasons:  it was getting panned by Rotten Tomatoes (somewhere in the 20 percent’s when I checked, which is just shy of worst movie of the year …

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Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie | Review

On January 11 By Phillip Sobel In Gaming, Movies & TV

At last, the holy grail of Warhammer 40k fans the world over has arrived–a 40k movie! Penned by the master himself, Dan Abnett, produced by Codex Pictures and directed by Martyn Pick, it tells a …

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True Grit | movie review

On December 30 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

True Grit is the latest movie from the Coen brothers, and their best since No Country for Old Men.  It convinces me that they should stick to movies that are not comedic in structure but …

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Tron Legacy – Review

On December 19 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

Tron Legacy is the sort of movie that, in my opinion, requires a disclosure of a reviewer’s perspective up front.  So to that end, I feel compelled to admit that I have only seen Tron …

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The Black Swan review from the New Orleans Film Festival

On October 19 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

I could review The Black Swan with one word:  amazing.  The film is dark and shifting, conflating dreams and obsessions into a terrifying reality where nothing is certain.  Natalie Portman stars as Nina, a ballerina …

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127 Hours | movie review from the New Orleans Film Festival

On October 16 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

Danny Boyle’s latest movie is based on a true story (chronicled in the memoir Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston), and it would be a disservice to the story and the …

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Gareth Edwards’ Monsters Review

On October 15 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

Monsters is, as the title suggests, a monster movie.  Sort of.  It’s also an impressive achievement for a first-time director, much less one who had a tiny budget and created all the effects himself on …

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Never Let Me Go | movie review

On October 14 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

Never Let Me Go is adapted from a book that I have not read.  So if you are looking for a book to film comparison, sorry, I can’t give you that—all I can judge is …

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Sherlock’s Little Mistakes 3: The Great Game

On September 30 By Jonathan McCalmont In Movies & TV

0.  Terms of Engagement Welcome, Brothers and Sisters, to the third weekly meeting of the Church of The Hermeneutic Christ.  Blessed be the name of Sherlock and peace be upon his prophets Nero Wolfe, Jane …

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Sherlock’s Little Mistakes 2: The Blind Banker

On September 23 By Jonathan McCalmont In Movies & TV

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The Art of the Steal – Review

On September 17 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

Now this is what a documentary should be!  After my disappointment with Restrepo a couple weeks ago, I was thrilled to realize, after popping in this DVD, that The Art of the Steal was reminding me …

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Sherlock’s Little Mistakes 1 : A Study in Pink

On September 16 By Jonathan McCalmont In Movies & TV

0. Terms of Engagement Mystery fiction is a profoundly consolatory genre.  Whether it is set in a Loamshire country house, a snow-bound train or the streets of Victorian London, the mystery novel is all about …

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A Glimpse of Winter Falling – Game of Thrones

On September 14 By Elena Nola In Books & Comics, Movies & TV

Since I missed the in-production teaser when it aired during the Countdown to True Blood on Sunday, I had to watch it on HBO’s website.  Which meant that I also read the introduction by the …

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Winter’s Bone | movie review

On July 26 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

Winter’s Bone is about a rural Missouri teenager whose drug-manufacturing father left her between a rock and a hard place when he put their property up to post his bond and then failed to make …

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Jodelle Ferland Interview | Mum on Cabin in the Woods

On July 24 By Elena Nola In Interviews, Movies & TV

Joss Whedon is a man of many secrets, and one of them is the precise nature of the threats or coercions he clearly uses to keep the cast of his latest project, The Cabin in …

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Inception | movie review

On July 17 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

Inception is probably the first movie of 2010 that movie lovers have been legitimately anticipating—that is, looking forward to since that very first preview back in February.  Certainly I was.  Sometimes that anticipation is a …

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Predators | movie review

On July 10 By Eli Lipschutz In Movies & TV

Don’t believe all of the inexplicably great reviews for Predators; it is a seriously stupid movie.  Billed as a return to the greatness of the original Predator movie, this sequel comes off as a second-rate …

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Twilight: Eclipse | movie review

On June 30 By Elena Nola In Books & Comics, Movies & TV

I thought Eclipse was the best of the three movies so far, though not by as large a margin over New Moon as New Moon was over Twilight.  New director David Slade retained the same look …

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Twilight with Jodelle Ferland | Interview

On June 30 By Elena Nola In Books & Comics, Interviews, Movies & TV

Jodelle Ferland is the young actress playing Bree Tanner in Twilight: Eclipse.  She’s got a resume a mile long already, even though she’s not even sixteen, and it includes working with heavyweights like Terry Gilliam …

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Kick-Ass | movie review

On April 17 By Elena Nola In Books & Comics, Movies & TV

Kick-Ass lives up to its name.  Best movie I’ve seen at the theater in months.  I had pretty high hopes going in–all the bad reviews I saw were focused on how violent it was, which just …

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Cassandra Sawtell on Harper’s Island and Gilliam| Interview

On April 1 By Elena Nola In Interviews, Movies & TV

Actress Cassandra Sawtell, whom we hear at the empire know from Harper’s Island, has been nominated for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) at the 2010 Young Artist Awards for her work on the show. …

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Repo Men | Movie Review

On March 21 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

Repo Men is a movie I wish someone could repo from my memory banks.  It was the biggest waste of two hours of my life since Avatar (and possibly longer, since it’s not a film …

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Robert Pattinson’s Remember Me | movie review

On March 13 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

Um. Wow. I am really not sure how to approach this one. First of all, this movie was not what I expected.  It looked from the previews like a love story, possibly happy and possibly …

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The Book of Eli – review

On January 17 By Eli Lipschutz In Movies & TV

The Book of Eli is really great:  it’s got the apocalypse, it’s got all kinds of murder and death with blood and rolling heads, and it’s got Denzel Washington saying profound things and threats from the …

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Adam Bertocci Interview

On January 13 By Elena Nola In Interviews, Movies & TV

Sunday morning I brought the internet gem that is Two Gentlemen of Lebowski to your attention.  Now I’ve got the man of the hour himself here to explain what possibly prompted him to combine Shakespeare and the Dude, …

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Daybreakers | movie review

On January 9 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

Daybreakers, AKA 2010’s first vampire movie, is a pretty solid movie-going experience.  It delivers on its trailers, presenting an eerie future where almost all the humans on earth have been changed into vampires–and in having done so not just …

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James Cameron’s Avatar | movie review

On December 20 By Eli Lipschutz In Movies & TV

Avatar is a great film.  Here is a movie that will actually surprise you and offer things you have never seen before.  James Cameron has delivered a special effects powerhouse that is actually an extended …

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The Princess and the Frog – movie review

On December 13 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

Brad Pitt called The Curious Case of Benjamin Button “a love letter to New Orleans.”  Well.  If Button was a love letter, then Disney’s The Princess and the Frog was a Homeric poem in the …

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Disney options Lauren Kate’s Fallen novel

On December 10 By Damon Cap In Books & Comics, Movies & TV

Medora was kind enough to point me in the direction of this news item and it was a tough call between BSCkids and this site, but in the end I felt it belonged here.  Disney …

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The Road | movie review

On December 2 By Eli Lipschutz In Movies & TV

The Road is, unfortunately, a boring movie, and the title might as well be Sittin’ Round the Campfire. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, is one of the very best books of the decade, and this …

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Disney Channel New Year’s Eve programming – I vote Selena Gomez

On November 21 By Damon Cap In Movies & TV

Disney Channel viewers will be able to vote for the New Year’s Eve programming lineup at DisneyChannel.com beginning Friday.  After all the voting is done, the programs that have won will air on December 31st …

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Twilight New Moon | movie review

On November 20 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

Going to a midnight movie is an experience that has to be included in the review of the film.  First, who was there?  Mostly female–about 1 in 10 people were male–and not as many shrieking …

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Tiffani Thiessen Interview – White Collar

On November 13 By Damon Cap In Interviews, Movies & TV

So I got a chance to join a conference call where we asked Tiffani Theissen some questions, mostly focusing on her role as Elizabeth Burke on the USA Network Show White Collar.

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30 Rock – Interview: Savanna Samson on Her Appearance

On October 23 By Damon Cap In Interviews, Movies & TV

Vivid Girl Savanna Samson gave us the scoop on her appearance on 30 Rock.  The episode was “Into the Crevasse,” which aired last night on NBC. Can you describe what it was like to walk on the …

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Elena’s World – Zombieland review

On October 4 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

The best romantic comedy of the year! I make that claim with only about 5% facetiousness. Zombieland, despite its name and premise (a pair of unlikely allies making their way through an America overrun with …

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Elena’s World – My Thoughts on Shane Acker’s 9

On September 10 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

Shane Acker’s 9 is a movie that has been much anticipated around BSCReview.  We pretty thoroughly covered the media blitz for this movie, all of which I found intriguing and enticing:  the date tie-in, “9/9/9:  …

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Glenn Martin DDS with Kevin Nealon on Nick at Nite

On August 15 By Damon Cap In Movies & TV

On Monday night Nickelodeon’s network new family plan will begin and Glenn Martin DDS will be leading the way as the only original series ordered for the new Nick at Nite schedule.  This will be …

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District 9 | Eli’s Plot Twist

On August 15 By Eli Lipschutz In Movies & TV

District 9 is a revival of the good old days of R rated 80s and early 90s sci-fi action films.  This is a great movie, showing true originality, and delivering on its entertainment mandate.  District …

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G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra | Eli’s Plot Twist

On August 8 By Eli Lipschutz In Movies & TV

Don’t watch G.I. Joe, it’s about as appealing as an abortion.  This isn’t realistic/serious G.I. Joe, and it isn’t pure cartoon fun G.I. Joe.  No, this is a third variety; this is pure, unadulterated shit.  …

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Fast and Furious | DVD Review

On August 3 By Eli Lipschutz In Movies & TV

“Dom, your engine is throbbing!”  Fast and Furious is out on DVD, a trip back in time, to a simpler time, a time when Limp Bizkit was popular, and import racing was fresh and exciting …

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Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender – Cast Images

On July 15 By Jay In Movies & TV

To be completely honest, I am aware of the The Last Airbender in general because of this film, and I am aware of this film because it’s directed by M. Night Shyamalan.  Now we have …

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Public Enemies | Eli’s Plot Twist

On July 3 By Eli Lipschutz In Movies & TV

Michael Mann is the de facto king of cops and robbers city street shootouts. Public Enemies makes a nice shift to period piece old timey stuff with no loss in crisp edge. Few people can …

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EVirtuality | TV (FOX) review

On June 27 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

Virtuality is a new original program that Fox premiered last night.  It was unclear to me whether it was a TV movie or the pilot for a new series that may or may not actually advance …

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Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen | Eli’s Plot Twist

On June 27 By Eli Lipschutz In Movies & TV

Michael Bay is the mad hatter. Truly bizarre visions and creatures rule the screen for nearly two and a half hours. Also on display; epic scope, true summer blockbuster scale; Transformers 2 has everything, and …

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Pixar’s ‘Up’ | Movie Review

On June 1 By Eli Lipschutz In Movies & TV

Pixar consistently delivers, to the point that any review of Up is more a measure of greatness, rather than a critique. Up matches the great craftsmanship and thoughtfulness Pixar is known for, upping the ante …

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Star Trek (2009) | Movie Review

On May 11 By Eli Lipschutz In Movies & TV

J.J. Abrams takes his place among the likes of James Cameron and Steven Spielberg to deliver the first true blockbuster of the summer. Top shelf special effects, epic space battles, and electric momentum make this …

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‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ | Movie Review

On May 3 By Eli Lipschutz In Books & Comics, Movies & TV

X-Men Origins: Wolverine is an epic catastrophe on every level, a confluence of poor ideas, poorer execution, and blinding stupidity. When faced with a celluloid abomination of this magnitude, a person must look back in …

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Zombie Stripper | a Shamron Moore Interview

On April 15 By Damon Cap In Interviews, Movies & TV

I am very happy to introduce Shamron Moore who has a lead part in the new film Zombie Strippers with Robert Englund and Jenna Jameson.  The synopsis of the movie from the official site is …

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