Month: August 2011

Movie Review – True Adolescents (2011)

August 28, 2011
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Movie Number– 123 Title– True Adolescents (2011) Running Time– 89 minutes (“Not Rated”) Director– Craig Johnson Writer– Craig Johnson Starring– Mark Duplass, Bret Loehr, Carr Thompson, and Melissa Leo — (Originally an IP Movies Review) There’s nothing new about coming of age stories, but when these tried and true tales are told through the lens…

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Movie Review – The Bleeding House (2011)

August 26, 2011
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Movie Number– 118 Title– The Bleeding House (2011) Running Time– 87 minutes (“Not Rated”) Director– Philip Gelatt Writer– Philip Gelatt Starring– Alexandra Chando, Patrick Breen, Betsy Aidem, and Richard Bekins — (Originally an IP Movies Review) As a film critic for independent websites, I get to spend a lot of time with first-time writers and…

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Movie Review – Camp Hell (2011)

August 24, 2011
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Movie Number– 117 Title– Camp Hell (2010) Running Time– 99 minutes (“R”) Director– George VanBuskirk Writer– George VanBuskirk Starring– Will Denton, Bruce Davison, Conner Paolo, Christopher Denham, Andrew McCarthy, and Dana Delany — (Originally an IP Movies Review) One of the positives about living in America is that I am granted this wonderful freedom to…

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Movie Review – Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

August 12, 2011
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Movie Number– 109 Title– Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Running Time– 105 minutes (“PG-13”) Director– Rupert Wyatt Writer– Rick Jaffa (screenplay), Amanda Silver (screenplay), and Pierre Boulle (novel) Starring– James Franco, John Lithgow, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, Brian Cox, and Tom Felton — There are few things better than setting your expectations…

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Musings On… Criterion Sale-ing 2011

August 9, 2011
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Now that the dust has finally settled, and my credit cards have had a week to regain their solid form, it’s time to look back at the Barnes and Noble Criterion Collection sale, and evaluate my purchases. There’s no doubt that all of my twitter followers knew about this sale because I was hyping it…

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Movie Review – Arthur (2011)

August 3, 2011
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Movie Number– 105 Title– Arthur (2011) Running Time– 110 minutes (“PG-13”) Director– Jason Winer Writer– Peter Baynham (screenplay), Steve Gordon (story) Starring– Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, and Jennifer Garner — (Originally an IP Movies Review) Every once in a while a movie takes you by surprise, delivering laughs or scares where you may…

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Movie Review – Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

August 1, 2011
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Movie Number– 104 Title– Cowboys & Aliens (2011) Running Time– 118 minutes (“PG-13”) Director– Jon Favreau Writers– Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, and Steve Oedekerk Scott Mitchell Rosenberg (graphic novel) Starring– Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and Olivia Wilde — (Written for Inside Pulse – Movies) The 2011 summer movie season will…

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