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10 Things to Know Before Seeing Star Trek Into Darkness
By Aaron Mettey 5/17/2013
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For the most part, I am excited to see new movies (save for those in the Twilight series or anything starring Julia Stiles). But the movie that I have anticipated the most this year is Star Trek into Darkness. Perhaps it’s because I grew up in a household where my dad and I watched The Next Generation every Monday night. (The best was when Captain Picard and the Enterprise had to fight the Borg or deal with Q. The holodeck episodes? Not so much.) Or perhaps it was due to J. J. Abrams’ killer 2009 reboot that was perfectly cast and perfectly fun. Either way, I’m pleased to say that Darkness lived up to my anticipation.
9 Best Movie Weddings
By Aaron Mettey 4/26/2013
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The first time I saw the ad I thought it was joke. Surely it was merely a composite photo — put together for some failed movie pitch — that accidentally got released somehow, right? After all, how could the insipidly titled The Big Wedding ever attract Oscar-winners Robert De Niro or Susan Sarandon? Sure, Katherine Heigl is believable (she of the 27 Dresses debacle), but Diane Keaton? And Robin Williams playing a priest in a wedding movie, again? Come on! The poster's designers must have simply cut him out of a production photo for the 2007 travesty License to Wed and plopped him in this one. Right?
New Disney Avengers Girl’s T-Shirt: “I Need a Hero”
By Kathleen Volk Miller 4/18/2013
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13 Movies That Film Critics Got Completely Wrong
By Aaron Mettey 4/12/2013
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As I was reading through old reviews and writings of Roger Ebert last week, I stumbled across an interview he did for the Television Academy Foundation’s Archive of American Television. In it he talks about the importance of film criticism and his infamous disagreements with fellow critic and co-host of At the Movies, Gene Siskel. “As mad I was about him not liking Apocalypse Now, he couldn't believe I could find fault with Full Metal Jacket by Kubrick.”
The Best Roger Ebert Zingers of All Time
By Aaron Mettey 4/05/2013
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Yesterday the world lost a legend. Just days after announcing his cancer had returned, Roger Ebert died at the age of 70.
Which Goosebumps Books Should Inspire the New Movie?
By Annie Monjar 3/28/2013
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Last week, when I read that a Goosebumps movie was in the works, potentially under the direction of Rob Letterman, of Monsters vs. Aliens and Shark Tale, I practically wormholed through time, back to my third-grade math class.
Maybe others remember this. The pandemonium that ensued when a kid brought the newest Goosebumps book to school, fresh from Border’s. Teachers could be in the middle of multiplication tables, but when one of those glossy covers was pulled slyly from under a Lisa Frank binder, stops were pulled. Everyone swarmed the lucky new owner, begging for a spot on the “borrow-when-you're-done” list. I was the first to whip out How I Got My Shrunken Head. It is still the closest I have ever been to rock stardom.
Hollywood: Enough With the Fairy Tales, Already
By Aaron Mettey 3/08/2013
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Michelle Obama Presenting an Oscar: The Horror! The Horror!
By Stephen Silver 2/27/2013
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The biggest surprise on Sunday night's Oscars show wasn't anyone winning a particular award; it was First Lady Michelle Obama appearing live via satellite from the White House to present the Best Picture Oscar.
From Seth MacFarlane’s Bad Jokes to Puppy Purses: the Good, the Bad, & the Ugly of Oscars 2013
By Aaron Mettey 2/25/2013
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PHOTOS: Oscar Dresses, Who Was Hot & Who Was Not
By Richard Rys 2/25/2013
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As a straight male, I don’t judge Oscars style based on hairstyles, shoes or jewelry. I can’t tell the difference between a dress from Tom Ford and one from Target. Instead, I utilize the time-honored Bro Scale, influenced mostly by the traditional “hot or not” metric, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, and the shopping-mall couture of Bebe. With that in mind, here are the real winners and losers from last night’s Academy Awards.
