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Toy Story/Toy Story 2 3D Double Feature: Pure Bliss

• October 21, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Film Reviews
Tags: The Brilliance of Pixar, Toy Story, Tom Hanks, 3D, Toy Story 2, Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Tim Allen, Wallace Shawn, Rex, John Ratzenberger, Hamm, Don Rickles, Mr. Potato Head, Joan Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Wayne Knight, Randy Newman, You've Got a Friend In Me, 3D film, Toy Story 3D double feature, double feature, Annie Potts, Jim Varney, Slinky Dog, Emperor Zurg, Estelle Harris

Surrogates: Better than Bruce Willis’ Hairpiece

• October 17, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Film Reviews
Tags: bad hair, bad wig, Boris Kodjoe, Bruce Willis, Jack Noseworthy, James Cromwell, John Brancato, Jonathan Mostow, Michael Ferris, Radha Mitchell, robots, Rosamund Pike, sci-fi, sci-fi films, science fiction, science fiction films, Surrogates, Ving Rhames

9: The Future of Humanity Rests With a Burlap Doll

• October 10, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Film Reviews
Tags: 9, CGI, Christopher Plummer, computer animated film, Crispin Glover, Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Martin Landau, Nine, Shane Acker, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, steampunk, stitchpunk, Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov

Adam: Sweeter Than Your Average “Disability Film”

• October 8, 2009 • Leave a Comment

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Tags: Adam, Amy Irving, Asperger syndrome, Asperger's, Asperger's syndrome, Frankie Faison, Hugh Dancy, Mark Linn-Baker, Max Mayer, Oscar buzz, Peter Gallagher, Rose Byrne

Cold Souls: Not Too Much Soul, But It’s Plenty Cold

• October 6, 2009 • Leave a Comment

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Tags: Charlie Kaufman, Chekov, Cold Souls, David Strathairn, Dina Korzin, Emily Watson, indie, Lauren Ambrose, meta-comedy, Paul Giamatti, Sophie Barthes, Uncle Vanya