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Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
 Recently it has become very difficult to go see a movie without bringing in a pre-fabricated bias. The scandals, the scoops, the marketing campaigns trying to capitalize on the fame of leads are becoming confusing (let alone tiresome). Although I can avoid the gossip pages, or ignore the constant attentions big stars get these days, I could not help being influenced by the Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie romance that came roaring into the media this past spring. Since I wanted to see the movie regardless of their relationship, and went into the theater anyway. I know I was ready to hate the flick, but no matter how hard I tried - I did not succeed. The movie is fun, smart, and is very sexy - almost despite all the mindless marketing that preceded it. Good for the actors, and the creative team - they managed to put together a great film and to hell with gossip rags. Kudos! read more...
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Be Cool (2005)
 Not cool, but funny. Not original but sincerely trying to fill big shoes. And very entertaining if you loved the first movie (Get Shorty). I liked all the references, and in-jokes, all the while wondering what would newbies think of them. Without the first movie they lose all meaning, but if you happen to watch the two flicks back to back, the sequel works on many more levels and keeps the "Chili Palmer" universe intact. As a stand-alone - I'm afraid this movie is not cool. read more...
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James Doohan (Star Trek's Scotty) has passed away.
 Rest in peace, Scotty. We have grown up with you at the control panel as Ster Trek's most memorable engineer. You may have been typecast after the three-year long run with the original series, but boy, what a character you created. When the ST universe came back in late 70s in a series of movies, and throughout the 80s and 90s (including the guest-star appearance in "Relics", an episode of The Next Generation) you have been the highlight of any plot, and stole every scene with your burly tone and Scottish accent. Thanks for every line of dialogue, and may your journeys continue beyond this world. read more...
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Emmy Nominations
 Hey boy and girls! Can you believe it's awards season again?! Excellent actors, and imaginative writers, superb producers, keen-eye directors and Joan Rivers are going to be out in that red carpet again in just a few short weeks telling the world who they're wearing. All joking aside though-last year has been good to us TV viewers and it's nice to see people responsible for that success get the Emmy nods they deserve. So without any further ado here are the nominees for the 57th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which, by the way, will be handed out Sept. 18 in LA.
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Belated Cat In The Hat review
I admit I did not see the Grinch. There weren't too many movies in 2000 I bothered to see. But I know it had mixed reviews and those that hated it really hated it. I was hoping to see The Cat In The Hat when it was out. I wanted to when I first saw the trailer in the summer. And then of course with all the advertizing and commercialism (It's so shameless you gotta love it.) I was really tempted to see it. I thought it would be funny and interesting. Interesting, yes. Funny, that's debatable. A good movie, far from it. If I can sum it up in one sentence, I'd say 'blasphemous to Dr. Seuss'. read more...
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Battlestar Galactica
 Battlestar Galactica is back with season two this week. Start your weekend early, and get glued to TV screen every Friday at 10pm on Sci-Fi (Space in Canada). NBC will be rerunning some of the season 1 highlights, and new episodes as well. If you're not familiar with the show, here's a brief story: read more...
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War of the Worlds (2005)
 Death and destruction everywhere. Steven Spielberg sheds the usual cutesy antics. The typically warm fuzzy feelings we associate with "his" aliens are gone out of the theater with the first strike of lightning. And there's quite a lot of lightning in the movie. What you're witnessing is an invasion. What will follow is a story of a small family, trying to survive, trying to out-run, to stay alive. Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Tim Robbins and Miranda Otto scream and claw their way out of imminent obliteration by aliens. read more...
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Friday, June 24, 2005 - Herbie vs. Land of the Dead vs. Bewitched
I'm not going to put up the visuals for any of these three box-office contenders. In fact, I'm regretting even mentioning them. OK, I'm not being entirely honest - I wouldn't mind seeing Will Farrell on the big screen, and Romero's films never lose their style. But it's all "been there, done that" anyway, and since the rant is going to be exactly about that, let's not over-advertise any of these "instant-classics". 17-week-long slump, you say, I think it's about to become 18-week-long. read more...
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Rescue Me Premiere
 FX network is bringing back one of its best shows of 2004. Dennis Leary has been trying to get a regular TV gig for quite some time. This time, I think he's here to stay. A brutally honest, in-your-face drama about NYC firefighters in a post-9/11 world, where being a public hero is a weight not everyone can bear. Personal demons, workplace conflicts, and family complications make this job an needed escape, even though the job itself entails facing death every day. read more...
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Batman Begins (2005)
 The franchise that was successfully squandered by a well known director (see Joel Schumacher) gets a well-deserved reboot in this origin story. Dorected by Christopher Nolan (Memento, Insomnia), and written by David S. Goyer (Blade, Dark City), this film is a prequel that sets up all adventures to come. Darker, more violent, even scarier than any of Tim Burton's noble early films, Batman Begins is a return to stylish, sensible comic-book adaptations. No flash, no rubber nipples, no awful one-lines (anyone remembers Mz Freeze?)
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