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The Blind Side
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron, Tim McGraw, Kathy Bates, Lily Collins, Jae Head
Written By: John Lee Hancock
Directed By: John Lee Hancock
Studio: Warner Bros
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The Blind Side surprised me a bit. I wasn’t expecting to like this movie this much. Sandra Bullock just won an Oscar for her performance in the movie, and the film was also nominated for Best Picture. Thankfully I decided to watch this movie because I ended up really liking it.
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Recap: 82nd Academy Awards (winners and comments)
The 82nd Academy Awards aired last night and I’m assuming most of you saw it, well unless you live in the NY area and have Cablevision, then you missed the first 20 minutes. I don’t know what side is right or wrong, maybe they are both greedy pricks? I particularly hate Cablevision and The Dolans so I think it’s their fault haha. How convenient they are the one always in the middle of these disputes with the studios. But enough with that, the big news last night was that The Hurt Locker got 6 Oscars. The Hurt Locker and director Kathryn Bigelow beat out Avatar and James Cameron for Best Picture and Best Director. I think that was a little bit surprising. I would have thought that the two movies would have been split down the middle. Honestly, I didn’t like Hurt Locker. It was a bit boring, long, and not Best Picture quality in my mind.
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The Lovely Bones DVD and Blu-Ray coming out April 20th
Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones will be out on DVD and Blu-Ray April 20th from Paramount Home Entertainment! I heard the book is good but different than the movie. I’m not sure how either are or if I’ll even end up liking this or not. But since it’s Peter Jackson, I’ll at least give the movie a chance and see it when it comes on DVD. Anyone else see this?
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Recap: 61st Emmy Awards (Winners and Comments)
The Emmys were on last night and for the most part, they were as predictable as ever. 30 Rock, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Daily Show zZzZz. Wake me up when someone else finally wins something. 30 Rock is good but I feel The Office or something deserves to win for a chance. I was even hoping for an upset and seeing Family Guy win. I swear it’s the same actors and actresses winning every year. One shocker was when the brilliant Michael Emerson won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for LOST. It was nice to see 24 represented with Cherry Jones winning, but that makes me wonder. Why the hell didn’t Dennis Haysbert ever win an Emmy for his role for David Palmer? He definitely played a better president than she did. Other than that, same old same old.
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Adventureland
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Margarita Levieva, Martin Starr
Written By: Greg Mottola
Directed By: Greg Mottola
Studio: Miramax
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The latest movie from Greg Mottola, the director of Superbad, gives off a Little Miss Sunshine feel. It’s got some funny moments, but I wouldn’t necessarily file this movie under comedy at the video store.
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Californication: The Second Season
Starring: David Duchovny, Natascha McElhone, Evan Handler, Madeline Zima, Pamela Adlon, Madeleine Martin, Callum Keith Rennie, Paula Marshall, Angus MacFadyen
Created By: Tom Kapinos
Directed By: David Duchovny, Adam Bernstein, Bart Freundlich, Daniel Ducovny, David Von Ancken
Studio: Showtime Entertainment
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The first season of Californication was excellent and just something I never really saw on TV before. The ending was kind of lame but the rest of the season was hilarious, and offered a nice mix of comedy and drama. The same applies for Season 2 of the Showtime show.
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Russell Crowe set to star in “The Next Three Days”
Right now, Russell Crowe is busy fighting round the world and making “Robin Hood” with Alan of Great Big Sea and Ridley Scott. Now he’s attached to star in the remake of the French film “Pour Elle” called “The Next Three Days.” The film will be directed by Paul Haggis, who’s directed films like Crash, In the Valley of Elah and wrote scripts for Quantum of Solace, Casino Royale and Letters from Iwo Jima.
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Gran Torino (Widescreen)
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Christopher Carley, Ahney Her
Written By: Nick Schenk
Directed By: Clint Eastwood
Studio: Warner Bros
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I didn’t know much about Gran Torino except Clint Eastwood plays a grumpy racist war vet. From having no expectations of the film, I ended up really enjoying Gran Torino.
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Revolutionary Road
Starring: Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kathy Bates, Kathryn Hahn, Dylan Baker, Michael Shannon, David Harbour
Written By: Justin Haythe
Directed By: Sam Mendes
Studio: Dreamworks Home Entertainment
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Revolutionary Road reunites Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet again and the result is excellent. The story is just a bit of a downer so if you can stomach 2 hours of a couple fighting and doing stuff they’re not supposed to be doing, than by all means see Revolutionary Road.
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