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"Spider-Man 4" was originally to begin production this month under director Sam Raimi and have Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst back. But when script problems and a disagreement between Raimi and Sony/Columbia Pictures ensued, Raimi informed the studio yesterday that he would not be able to make the May 2011 release....(more)
The reason why "The Lovely Bones" as a film connects emotionally with you is because of actress Saoirse Ronan as young teen Susie Salmon. And this occurs in a film studded with other well-known actors such as Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon and Stanley Tucci who himself does his first non-clichéd performance in at least a decade ....(more)
The first reassurance of "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" is that it is very much in the tone and spirit of filmmaker Wes Anderson’s other films....(more)
"Up in the Air" is another winner for George Clooney, the consummate movie star who brings his usual top-flight brand of intelligence to every project he chooses. Clooney stars as Ryan Bingham, a downsizing specialist that corporations hire to conduct clean, preventive-retaliation layoffs....(more)
As a master of playing characters with a good and evil duality, Viggo Mortensen is the only actor in the world that could have played the father in “The Road.” Although the father isn’t exactly evil, he is a good man that has disposed his better virtues because he believes it is better for his son’s and his own chances for survival....(more)
Hard to recommend a movie where the protagonist is damned in hopelessness, but there must be reason to justify "Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire." Simply put, it is one of the great artistic achievements of the year....(more)
"Twilight: New Moon" is two hours plus of Bella wants to be her hunky caretaker, and if you’ve read the book, you probably know before I did that he has a secret that makes him, you know, the opposite of Edward. Why do these guys feel so protective over this very sulky girl?...(more)
Long in existence, "A Christmas Carol" has been played out in a number of varying budget film productions but thanks to Robert Zemeckis this is probably the most expensive, and thus, it is visually spectacular. Even if you are not an expert on Charles Dickens’ 1843 tale, you can clearly estimate which parts have been updated and freshened for a new generation, and for the most part, Zemeckis’ instincts are right on....(more)
Are Robert De Niro and Jude Law joining "Thor"?...(more)
Movies about isolated, withdrawn and misunderstood kids can either affect similarly young kids in the audience that feel that way. Or they can affect adults that are able to look about twenty or thirty years or so and understand what it was like creating a fantasy adventure on their own in order to escape reality....(more)
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