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Trailer Trashin’: It’s Up Meets Short Circuit in Robot & Frank
Happy Fourth of July, everyone! Whatever you do to celebrate – have a barbecue, go to the movies, watch fireworks – enjoy yourself. I’ll be watching my local parade, having lunch at the Coney Island, and then watching my traditional double feature of Jaws (1975) and Independence Day (1996). But in the meantime, let’s take a look at the first trailer for the upcoming indie sci-fi comedy...[Read More]
Weekend Box Office: Bears Big at the Box Office as Ted and Brave Take Two of Top Three Spots
Seth McFarlane’s name is gold, whether its on his three TV shows on FOX or in the theaters, as his comedy Ted did quite well for itself in its debut weekend. The adventures of the walking, talking, R-rated teddy bear made an estimated $54.1 million (already making back its $50 million budget), and is getting positive reviews as well. So is the second place finisher, Magic Mike, which made an even ...[Read More]
Batman on Film: Batman (1966)
My first real exposure to Batman came as a kid with the 1966 movie starting Adam West as the Caped Crusader and Burt Ward as his faithful ward Robin. Sure, I saw a few Super Friends episodes from time to time, but it was that movie that really hooked me. There I was, watching it for free at an outdoor summer festival in Ann Arbor, Michigan called Top of the Park. I look back on that first viewing ...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Pixar Enters the Prequel Game with Monsters University
Well, faithful readers, this is a day I’ve awaited since I started writing this column – I finally get to write about a Pixar movie! This week brings us the first teaser for the first Pixar prequel, Monsters University. Premise: Set about ten years before the events of Monsters, Inc., this is the story of how James P. “Sulley” Sullivan and Mike Wazowski met during their college days at the U...[Read More]
Dear White People: A Reason to Return to the Theater
Never mind the group-specific title. Dear White People is a movie we can all be excited about. Billing itself “a satire about being a black face in a very white place,” Dear White People follows the events leading up to a race riot at a prestigious, predominately white university through the perspectives of four, very different, black students. “While the script was culled from my own college expe...[Read More]