Watchmen to be on time
Nerds can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Warner Bros’ soon-to-be blockbuster “Watchmen” looks like it will be coming out on its intended release date of March 6. A recent ruling deemed that Fox was...
View ArticleGran Torino: Made in Detriot
3.5 out of 4 stars LOWELL, Mass. — Clint Eastwood has yet again shown that he can be more than just Dirty Harry. He can be a wonderful producer, an amazing director, and still show shades of Dirty...
View ArticleAngel of Death: Back to the Front
“For the times they are a-changin” has never rung more true for the entertainment industry. With the internet coming into the fold, and the economy pinching big budget productions, Bob Dylan hit it on...
View ArticleYatterman: The Director, The Star, and a Couple Killer Robots
NEW YORK — After many years as one of Japans hidden gems, “Yatterman” finally finds it’s way onto US soil. “Yatterman” has been a long-time anime favorite in Japan, spawning two successful series and...
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The Hurt Locker: An Interview with Jeremy Renner
NEW YORK — Of the previews and screening at NY Comic-con, one film stood apart and out of place from the rest. Summit Entertainment’s “The Hurt Locker,” is about an Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal...
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Time well spent: Jim Lee and Marv Wolfman
NEW YORK — From commercial cover artist to rogue to video game director, Jim Lee’s signature is synonymous with modern comics’ culture. Lee is the executive creative director for Sony’s upcoming DC...
View ArticleWatchmen: Unforgettable
3.5 out of 4 stars Watchmen is the latest in a line of big budget comic book-to-movie adaptations. Zack Snyder took the task of filming a book, which has been called unfilmable by everyone from casual...
View ArticleDean Koontz’s Nevermore Preview
For many years now, Dean Koontz has been a mainstay on shelves and bestseller lists. His books traditionally are classified as “thrillers,” an amalgam of horror and mystery. Unlike the books of his...
View ArticleKnowing: Too much, yet not enough
1.5 out of 4 stars The secret of “Knowing” is that it’s three movies woven together. The first is about an hour long, and is a creepy, moody, dreary movie about determinism and free will. The second is...
View ArticleObserve and Report: Help is on its way
3 out of 4 stars You’ve met him before. That fast food manager who is content to spend his days bossing around 16 year olds, or maybe that store clerk who gave up a long time ago and is coasting along...
View ArticleCrank 2: High Voltage: DANGER! DANGER!
3 out of 4 stars “Crank 2: High Voltage” is what you watch when you wish Rambo was more badass. It’s what you watch when you have a craving for action that even Arnold can’t fill. It’s for when you...
View ArticleSusan Boyle Goes Gangsta
Susan Boyle was an instant internet success the second she shared her dulcet tones with Simon Cowell and the rest of “Britain’s Got Talent,” so it’s only fair that she’s earned a parody video. Eric...
View ArticleGreen Lantern release date changed
After four successful DC Universe releases, the fifth is coming down the pipeline, and coming fast. “Green Lantern: First Flight” has now had its street date listed as July 28th 2009, almost exactly...
View ArticleBen Folds: Rockin’ the Collegiate
Our favorite sardonic and geeky alt rocker is back, but this time he’s bringing friends. In a move fitting of only Ben Folds, he is putting out his first official “greatest hits” album, but instead of...
View ArticleStar Trek: Reboot is success for next generation
4 out of 4 stars Star Trek is a franchise many wrote off as dead years ago. The recent TV series have been lackluster and the movies even worse. But I am still a fan of the original series, “The Next...
View Article21st Century Breakdown: A modern mess
1.5 out of 4 stars Green Day is dead. Tre, Mike and Billie are still above ground and playing music, but Green Day died when the millennium came around. Everyone forgot about the punk kids who cared...
View ArticleLost: Living up to its name
“Lost” has lived up to its name over the past five seasons by driving its viewers insane with curiousity over the twists and turns its plots make. Considering the show’s first episode was about a...
View ArticleRelapse: Same song and dance
2.5 out of 4 stars “I guess it’s time for you to hate me again” echoes the chorus of a new Eminem track. He might be five years removed from the music scene but Eminem still knows how the world feels...
View ArticleFood, Inc: It’s “The Jungle” out there
3.4 out of 4 stars In regards to Robert Kenner’s latest, “Food, Inc.,” I am not the average moviegoer. I spend my free time honing my culinary skills and reading through medical texts in addition to my...
View ArticleThe Hurt Locker: To hell and back
4 out of 4 stars Beneath the action blockbuster (cough “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”) that graced the screen recently hides this mispackaged gem. Every piece of advertising I have seen on “The...
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