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‘Planet 51’ Review

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The trailer for “Planet 51” began running almost a year before the film came out in theaters (Jan 16, right before “Paul Blart, Mall Cop”), and I’d probably saw that trailer and others at least 30 times before I finally got to see the actual movie. Normally that’s not a good thing – and that […]
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‘Disney’s A Christmas Carol’ Review

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Disney’s 2009 “A Christmas Carol” is finally out on DVD. The studio hoping that the #1 anti-Christmas guy – Scrooge – can make this movie a hit for the second holiday season in a row. “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” is directed by Robert Zemeckis, who also did the 2004 holiday film, “The Polar Express”. Zemeckis […]
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‘Astro Boy’ Review

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He’s a classic Japanese character and a long-time cartoon cult favorite. Last summer “Astro Boy” hit the big screen, with help from his friends in Hong Kong. “Astro Boy” is set in futuristic Metro City, where robots are smart and helpful, doing practically everything for the humans. The top robotic scientist in the land watches […]
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‘Where the Wild Things Are’ Review

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46 years after it was first published, Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are, was released as a film this past summer, to mixed reviews. “Where the Wild Things Are” follows the plot of the book: Max is a 9 year old boy who’s a little out-of-control. He’s going through some rough […]
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‘Fame’ Review

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Movie musicals have made a comeback over the past few years, thanks to such hits as “Hairspray”, “Mama Mia” and the “High School Musical” films. But last summer’s remake of “Fame” not only won’t “live forever”, it died pretty quickly at the box office. “Fame” is a remake of the 1980 film about life at […]
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‘Walt & El Grupo’ Review

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In the early 1940’s, an extraordinary event happened in the life of Walt Disney, and it had nothing to do with Mickey Mouse. “Walt & El Grupo” is a documentary on an event that very few people, even Disney fans, know about. Just prior to the start of World War II there were troubled times […]
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‘Shorts’ Review

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“Shorts” is a Robert Rodriguez creation, so you’d expect a lot of special effects. However, “special” is a word that should never be used to describe this movie. “Awful” is that word. In “Shorts” a kid named Toby, who has no friends, meets a couple of kids and they find a rainbow-colored rock that allows […]
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‘Bandslam’ Review

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It’s a movie about high school kids…and music. But it’s not from Disney and Zac Efron is nowhere to be seen. In “Bandslam” a high school student named Will moves to New Jersey. He didn’t have any friends in his old school so he’s hoping things will be different this time. He meets two girls: […]
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