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Archive for April, 2008

Baby Mama (review)

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Baby Mama? Really? That’s where we’re going with this? We’re turning supposedly grown women into juvenile idiots like we’ve been doing with supposedly grown men of late? Why don’t we just call it Knocked Up and be done with it?
Look: Babies are great. Sex is great. Messy and ridiculous and laughable — babies and sex [...]

Untraceable

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Cast: Diane Lane, Billie Burke, Colin Hanks
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Running time: 100 mins

Hoblit loves directing thrillers that are as twisted as a corkscrew.

His previous films, Primal Fear and Fracture, attest to that. In his latest project he is on top form once again.
It’s about a hunt for a serial killer, with a difference. [...]

What Makes A Movie A Blockbuster

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Blockbuster movies are extremely expensive to make, involving big named stars and costly special effects. Literally millions of dollars are spent on them with the hopes that the returns will more than make up for their cost. It’s these movies that studios depend upon to keep the money flowing and a bad movie can cost [...]