Archive for July, 2008

Movie Review | ‘Frozen River’: Only a Few More Smuggling Days Left Before Christmas? It’s Not a Wonderful Life

July 31st, 2008 by By STEPHEN HOLDEN
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Courtney Hunt’s somber film “Frozen River” ventures deep into the trenches where hard-working Americans struggle to put food on the table.

Movie Review | ‘America the Beautiful’: What You See

July 31st, 2008 by By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
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Clueless, directionless and altogether pointless, “America the Beautiful” will outrage only those who have spent the last 50 years in suspended animation.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

July 31st, 2008 by Cinema Blend Movie Reviews
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Painfully unbalanced, iDragon Emporeri takes itself too seriously in the drama department and not seriously enough when it comes to humor and action. I had hoped for a movie that would hold my interest and kept me laughing as much as the original. Instead I got lukewarm eye-candy that had me checking my watch every five minutes....

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Swing Vote

July 31st, 2008 by Cinema Blend Movie Reviews
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The film contains bits of Capra-esque, everyman fantasy and bits of gritty and realistic rural drama, but the balance never works out to create a coherent or compelling story. Its good to see Costner doing comedy again, but hell need a better vehicle before he stages a real...

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The New Old Age: Silver Hair on the Silver Screen

July 31st, 2008 by By JANE GROSS
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As the population inexorably grows older, will there be more movies about aging?