Archive | Movie Features
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Column: Not ‘Taken’ aback by this mediocre thriller
The movie trailers for "Unknown" are quite disingenuous, just like the film itself. The trailers paint the picture of "Unknown" as a follow-up to 2008's "Taken." Yet, this film is quite far from that superior, former film. Neeson is a pint-sized version of his former self in this film.
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Pixar’s success stems from personal effort
There’s something about Pixar that just works. Since the Academy created the Best Animated Feature category in 2001, Pixar has taken five of those nine Oscars and every one of their films released in the last 10 years has been nominated.
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Column: Nothing to go with in Sandler movie
“Just Go With It” is a perfect recession film. It focuses on rich, employed people who have the ability to take expensive vacations on a whim. This could have been a good formula if the film wasn’t weighed down with flat, unconvincing characters, juvenile jokes and a recycled plot.
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Column: Bieber’s film unsurprising, not entirely disappointing
I hate to admit it: I kind of liked the new "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" movie. But not because it's an amazing piece of filmmaking that I could rank with "The Godfather" or "Casablanca.
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Column: “Gnomeo” Must Die
Let’s ignore that the premise (let alone title) of this film sounds like a non-sequitur coughed through a haze of marijuana smoke by a giggling teenager in his parents’ basement. There’s a rationale here somewhere.
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Column: Oscar must drop the uniform of homogeneity
When marginalized people lament the lack of diversity on the big screen, a common, though patronizing, retort is they need not seek validation from the entertainment industry. Hollywood is about as quintessentially American as football.
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The college scene at Sundance
Utah is in the middle of playing host to the stars at the Sundance Film Festival—and some U. Utah students are getting involved.
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Column: When Hollywood recycles
This week's release of "The Mechanic," a remake of the 1972 thriller starring Charles Bronson, will mark the beginning of an onslaught of film remakes and reboots in 2011.
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Column: Netflix’s appeal diminishes as profit trumps all
A month into my college career, a professor began class by discussing Netflix. I knew about Netflix, of course, but I had never seriously considered becoming a member. The more I thought about joining, the more it made sense.