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Sun, Feb 5 2012
Chronicle

Chronicle

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For well over a decade now superhero movies have been insanely popular with audiences. Nearly all Marvel’s back catalogue has been exploited, DC has gotten in the action and in recent years audiences... 

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Thu, Feb 2 2012
Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan

Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan

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The original Star Trek movie, despite very negative reviews was a box office success for Paramount. Enough of a success to justify a sequel. However, studio execs weren’t willing to spend the same kind... 

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Thu, Feb 2 2012
Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

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In 1969 the cult sci-fi show Star Trek was cancelled after 3 seasons and 78 episodes. The writing was on the wall for the show since the end of the second season, and was only saved by a letter writing... 

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Mon, Jan 9 2012
ChickenStu’s Ten Best films of 2011

ChickenStu’s Ten Best films of 2011

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OK. Without any further ado, I’m just going to get into this. 10. Fast & Furious 5: Rio Heist Let me guess. You didn’t know I liked these movies right? Well to be completely honest with you, neither... 

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Mon, Jan 9 2012
War Horse

War Horse

They say that a pessimist is merely an experienced optimist. This is a rather pessimistic way of looking at things. As such, it appears as though Hollywood either tailors to the inexperienced optimist... 

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Fri, Jan 6 2012
The Artist

The Artist

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 Every once in awhile, I walk out of a movie utterly convinced that I’ve just seen the winner of the fill-in-the-blank Academy Award.  The performance or film is so good, so compelling that I simply... 

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Tue, Jan 3 2012
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

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Ethan Hunt exits from out a window and  in a wonderfully continuous, vertigo-inducing shot, we, the audience, are with Ethan as he starts to climb a monstrous towering hotel in Dubai. Why, you might... 

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Tue, Jan 3 2012
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind: The Special Edition (1980)

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind: The Special Edition (1980)

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Three years after the 1977 release of CE3K Steven Spielberg just was not satisfied. It was a box office giant. Critics were unanimous in praise, literally showering the film with acclaim. It single-handedly... 

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Mon, Jan 2 2012
The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)

The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)

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The Incredible Hulk Returns After the popular TV show The Incredible Hulk was controversially cancelled in 1982, angry fans demanded a return. For many years nothing happened. A few years later, “re-union”... 

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Mon, Jan 2 2012
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

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A man of great intellect and eccentricity, detective Sherlock Holmes forces his reluctant assistant, Dr. Watson, to endure his silly experiments. Watson walks into Holmes’ office, dressed up as a wilderness... 

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