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The Twilight Saga: New Moon

By Jeff Bayer on November 28, 2009

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The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Directed by: Chris Weitz
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Michael Sheen
Running Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: November 20, 2009

PLOT: Edward (Pattinson) decides he must leave Bella (Stewart) to keep her safe. Bella finds a new relationship with Jacob (Lautner), a family friend, who turns out to be a werewolf.

WHO’S IT FOR? If you’re a twi-hard then you have already raced to the end of this review to see if I’m on the team that hates or loves this franchise. And the stereotype is that you are a teenage girl. Or wish you still were.

Complete coverage of The Twilight Saga: New Moon

McLaughlin’s TSR – 8/10
Allen’s TSR – 4/10
He Said – She Said … The Twilight Saga

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Old Dogs

Old Dogs

By Nick Allen on November 28, 2009

old_dogsOld Dogs

Directed by: Walt Becker
Cast: Robin Williams, John Travolta, Seth Green
Running Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Rating: PG
Release Date: November 25, 2009

PLOT: Dan and Charlie (Williams and Travolta) are two business partners who have been best friends for thirty years. Their life is thrown for a curve when they find out that Dan has two twins with “the one who got away” from seven years ago.

WHO’S IT FOR? Children will be educated clichés, and adults will get some kicks watching respectable actors subject themselves to thoughtless wacky humor. In modern comedy terms, fun for the whole family!

EXPECTATIONS: Walt Becker directed Wild Hogs and the trailer had as many wacky situations as it could cram into a two minute spot. Signs… Continue reading

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Gogol Bordello Non-Stop

By Megan Lehar on November 27, 2009

Gogol Bordello Non-Stop

Directed by:  Margarita Jimeno
Cast: Eugene Hutz
Running Time:  1 hr 30 mins
Rating: Not Rated
Release Date: November 27, 2009

PLOT: Eugene Hutz forms a band to combine the aesthetic of gypsy folk music with the passion of punk.  Filmmaker Jimeno documents the creation of the band in New York through it’s ascendance in popularity.

WHO’S IT FOR? Fans of Gogol Bordello or people interested in finding out what Gypsy Punk is.

EXPECTATIONS: I’m a fan of the band and was hoping for a film that could rival the excitement and passion of a live Gogol Bordello performance.

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ACTORS:
Eugene Hutz as himself:  Though Gogol Bordello is a band and I wouldn’t want to suggest that each member doesn’t make a contribution, the heart and soul of this film and the group is Hutz.  The… Continue reading

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Getting Home

By Megan Lehar on November 27, 2009

Quickcard Review

Getting Home (Luo Ye Gui Gen)

Directed by:  Zhang Yang
Cast:  Zhao Benshan, Hong Qiwen, Song Dandan
Running Time:  1 hour 35 minutes
Rating: Unrated
Release Date:  November 27, 2009

Global Lens 2009

PLOT: An older man brings his dead friend to his home in the Three Gorges Dam region to be buried and reunited with his ancestors.  It’s a buddy movie between a man and a corpse.

WHO’S IT FOR? People who like foreign films, not fans of Weekend at Bernie’s.

OVERALL

I had to draw the Weekend at Bernie’s comparison early on because although this isn’t a wacky ’80s comedy, it does involve a relationship between a living man and one who is dead.  Zhao (Benshan) carts his deceased friend, Liu, home across much of China because of a promise he once made.  The film walks a… Continue reading

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Fantastic Mr. Fox

By Jeff Bayer on November 25, 2009

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Directed by: Wes Anderson
Cast: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Eric Anderson, Michael Gambon, Bill Murray
Running Time: 1 hr 27 mins
Rating: PG
Release Date: November 25, 2009

PLOT: Based on the novel by Roald Dahl, and written for the screen by Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach comes the tale of Mr. Fox (Clooney). He tried to change his ways, but still wants to steal chickens and his actions get all the animals in town in trouble, even his own family.

WHO’S IT FOR? This film has the rare chance to impress the parents and entertain the kids. If you’re a Wes Anderson fan, you won’t be disappointed. I cuss you not.

EXPECTATIONS: Rushmore is my favorite Anderson film, and I figured added voice work by Clooney and Streep couldn’t possibly be a… Continue reading

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