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Film Score Friday: ‘The Hunger Games’ by James Newton Howard

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Last week saw the release of the first 2012 mega blockbuster, The Hunger Games. The film was eagerly anticipated and delivered the majority of it’s promise for a sweeping, epic tale of love, death and the games. Being the first … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Salmon Fishing in the Yemen’

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Grace Suh

Director Lasse Hallstrom (best known for My Life as a Dog and What’s Eating Gilbert Grape) is a man unafraid of heartwarming, and his latest, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, is shameless. The big fish tale of a romantic, mystical Yemeni sheikh (the gorgeous … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘Titanic: Collector’s Anniversary Edition’ by James Horner

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Every once in a blue moon a film score will resonate in pop culture, it will connect with an audience and grow almost a life of it’s own. Often times it goes hand in hand with a film itself that … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Friends With Kids’

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Grace Suh

Friends with Kids is one of those high concept romantic comedies that posits a Big Life Question—in this case: can a couple have a baby together and keep the romance?—and then spends the next 90 minutes trying to answer it. Think … Continue reading →

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Trade Paperback Tuesday: ‘Preacher: Gone to Texas’

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Jason Inman

Everyone knows that Wednesday is new comic book day. While picking up your new issues consider looking at some of the trade paperbacks and hard covers of past issues and story lines. But which ones should you choose? That’s why … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘W.E.’ By Abel Korzeniowski

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

W.E. is the last of our Golden Globe nominated scores, perfect timing as the show airs this Sunday, and by far the most unexpected. In fact before this nomination I didn’t even know this movie existed. The film is actually … Continue reading →

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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

2011 might go down as the year Hollywood finally figured out how to make a great prequel. Between the “X-cellent” X-Men: First Class and Rise of the Planet of the Apes we have seen two high profile franchises recieve a … Continue reading →

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DC Comics Reboot Review: ‘Action Comics #5’

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Jason Inman

Superman’s origin story is one of the most well-known stories in pop culture. Almost everyone on the street knows the basic details of his beginning. Dying planet, desperate scientists, loving farm couple, leads one to become Superman. The story has … Continue reading →

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