This week’s selection of sci-fi from which our readers had to choose, leaned more towards sci-fi/horror than traditional science fiction. Here are the ranks: Coming in last place with 11 points was 1987’s Innerspace, a film I remember watching in the theater, but which I don’t remember much of. One point higher with 12 points…
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Born in Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, England to working class parents on May 9, 1936, Albert Finney was educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and later became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He made his London stage debut in The Party in support of Charles Laughton who became an early mentor. Finney…
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Contagion Rating Director Steven Soderbergh Screenplay Scott Z. Burns Length 105 min. Starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishburne, John Hawkes, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard, Kate Winslet, Anna Jacoby-Heron, Jennifer Ehle, Demetri Martin, Elliott Gould, Enrico Colantoni, Bryan Cranston, Sanaa Lathan MPAA Rating PG-13 for disturbing content and some language
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The title sounds like something more interesting than it is. Machine Gun Preacher Plot Summary: A born again Christian and former criminal, seeks to put his newfound respect for God and man to work by travelling to Africa to help where he can. When he decides to build an orphange for the vast popuolation of…
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For a full list of rules, click here: 2011 Oscar Season Box Office Predictions Game Rules. Submit Your Predictions for This Week Top Ten Films at the U.S. Box Office of the week in order from most money to least. Individual monetary predictions for each film. Top limited release film and its per screen average.…
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Both the Telluride and Venice Film Festivals ended in the last week. These two festivals, along with the currently running Toronto Film Festival, are some of the prime locations for major Oscar contenders to premiere their films. Here is a look at some of the films that opened to welcome applause at the two festivals,…
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This is going to be an odd weekend. All of the week’s new releases have the potential of doing well, but Drive may be the most original film, which could boost it into the top spot. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens…
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Return Links What Are You Watching? Poll Archive What Are You Watching? (Sept. 16-18, 2011) What are you watching? (Sept. 16-18, 2011) Public OpinionView Results
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Does Sam Worthington actually know how to act? Could this be the proof? Texas Killing Fields Plot Summary: Two small town cops are thrust into a dangerous mystery when a serial killer begins dumping young girls into a strip of Texas desert where victims are frequently dumped and jurisdiction is questionable. Release Date: October 14,…
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Every week, we’ll pose a new “five favorites” question. You just list your five favorites that fit in that category (preferably in preference order) and you’re welcome to discuss and debate the selections and see just how much you do or do not have in common with others. If you want to take a look…
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New This Week 2000 was the year in which such eagerly awaited films as All the Pretty Horses; Pay It Forward; Unbreakable and The Legend of Bagger Vance disappointed critics and fizzled at the box office, causing studios to scramble for titles to promote for the year’s top Oscars. It might have been the perfect…
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The Grifters Rating Director Stephen Frears Screenplay Donald E. Westlake (Novel: Jim Thompson) Length 110 min. Starring Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening MPAA Rating R
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