Archive | Arts & Entertainment
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Movie Review: Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter
Grade: D “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” is just like it sounds. It’s Abraham Lincoln, hacking through vampires with a silver-edged axe. And, somehow, it’s boring. Ridiculous action movies with silly premises are not inherently bad.
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Movie review: “Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”
To quote Honest Abe’s quasi-sensei Henry Sturgess (Dominic Cooper) in Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, “Real power comes not from hatred, but from truth.” And there is a truth I have to tell, my friends.
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Movie review: ‘Brave’ showcases Pixar’s first heroine
Not only has Pixar been long overdue for a non-sequel film since 2009’s “Up,” but the renowned animation studio has also never featured a female as the protagonist in any of its previous films.
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Movie review: “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World”
It’s clear that Hollywood has no shortage of end-of-the-world blockbusters. While most doomsday scenarios seem more concerned with the fire and brimstone side of things, Lorene Scafaria’s (“Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist”) forthcoming feature film “Seeking a Friend for the End of the ...
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Movie review: ‘Rock of Ages’ brings nothin’ but a good time
3/5 Stars Rock of Ages, a musical comedy about music, features an expansive cast of A-list celebrities filling a variety of roles. There’s a diva (Mary J. Blige), a heartthrob (Tom Cruise), and a crazy person (Russell Brand), as well as a mixture of the three (Alec Baldwin).
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Movie review: In space, nobody can hear you scream for your money back
Imagine you’re sitting at a fancy dinner party. The table is remarkably set; after all, you’ve been waiting 33 years for the host to have a dinner party like he did back in 1979. Drinks are served, and sure, you get a little buzzed.
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Concert review: Bonnaroo highlights the best of entertainment
Once my weekend at the 2012 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. was over, the only question I had to ask was … why was this my first? The entire weekend was a blast. There was much to see and many activities catered to a variety of interests.
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Book review: A titanic failure of management and policy
Run to Failure Abrahm Lustgarten W.W. Norton April 2012 The horrifying image of a muddy column of oil rushing incessantly from the earth’s guts into the deep blue waters of the Gulf is forever branded in my memory.
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Movie review: “Chernobyl Diaries” starts strong, ends poorly
“Chernobyl Diaries” had potential to be a great (and possibly even original) horror movie, but it leaves viewers asking for more at the end, and not in the good way either.