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September 27th, 2008

Paul Newman: The Passing of a Legend - VIDEO

Not many actors reach legendary status, but Paul Newman definitely falls into that category. The world lost a true actor, humanitarian, race car driver, popcorn/salad dressing impresario, and all-around good guy when Newman died yesterday at his farmhouse in Westport, Connecticut after a long battle with cancer. He was 83.
In May 2007, Newman […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 2 comments

September 26th, 2008

Ricky Gervais to Host the Oscars?

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Rumors were flying fast and furious today that Ricky Gervais would be hosting the Oscars. I’d go for that! But the truth is that no decisions have been made yet.
“We haven’t made one single phone call,” Larry Mark, who was announced yesterday as a coproducer of the 81st Annual […]

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September 7th, 2008

Tommy Lee Jones Sues Paramount

In last year’s No Country for Old Men, Tommy Lee Jones played a sheriff chasing after a man who was chasing after some money. Well, apparently, now Jones is chasing after some money — specifically, from Paramount Pictures.
It turns out that the contract between Jones, Paramount and its subsidiary, N.M. Classics, Inc. […]

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September 7th, 2008

"Captain Abu Raed" Joins Oscar Race

I’ve been a big fan of Captain Abu Raed ever since I first watched the film and talked with director Amin Matalqa. It’s the touching story of an airport janitor who’s mistaken for an airline pilot by a group of kids living in his neighborhood. As he begins to weave fantastic stories for the […]

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April 15th, 2008

New on DVD: April 15, 2008

Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke decide to rob their parents’ jewelry store, but the heist goes horribly wrong.
Gecko Review * Buy It

Juno
Ellen Page gets knocked up by Michael Cera, then decides to give the baby to yuppie couple Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner.
Gecko Review * Buy It

Lars […]

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April 14th, 2008

Review & Trailer: "Juno" 2-Disc Special Edition DVD

Movie: Juno * Official Site * Buy It on Amazon
On DVD:
April 15, 2008

Runtime: 96 minutes
In Theaters:
Dec. 25, 2007

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content and language
Gecko Rating:

If you think a movie about teen pregnancy can’t be sweet and funny, then you need to see Juno. Under Jason Reitman’s skillful […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 1 comment

April 9th, 2008

DVD Giveaway: There Will Be Blood

“There Will Be Blood” is new on DVD this week. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it’s the intense story about Daniel Plainview (Oscar-winner Daniel Day-Lewis), an oil guy who’s looking for prospects in California at the turn of the 20th century. He’s challenged by a young preacher, Eli Sunday (Paul Dano), who has his […]

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April 8th, 2008

Review & Trailer: There Will Be Blood, 2-Disc Collector’s Edition

Movie: There Will Be Blood / Amazon
In Theaters:
Jan. 11, 2008

Runtime: 158 minutes
On DVD
April 8, 2008

MPAA Rating: R for some violence
Gecko Rating:

Based on the Upton Sinclair novel, “Oil!,” There Will Be Blood takes place at the turn of the 20th century and revolves around an oil man named Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis, who […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 4 comments

March 18th, 2008

Oscar-Winner Anthony Minghella Dies

We lost a great one today, friends. Filmmaker Anthony Minghella died of a hemorrhage following surgery at a London hospital.
He was only 54, which makes his passing all the more sad. He had at least five film projects were in the works, including a remake of “The Lives of Others,” which won […]

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March 17th, 2008

DVD Giveaway: "Gone Baby Gone"

“Gone Baby Gone” was released on DVD Feb. 12, 2008. It tells the story of private investigators Patrick (Casey Affleck) and Angie (Michelle Monaghan), hired to find a 4-year-old girl who went missing from the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. Her mom is a drug-addicted, damaged woman named Helene (Amy Ryan).
It’s a total […]

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