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Adrian Grenier's TEENAGE PAPARAZZO - Sundance Documentary Review

TEENAGE PAPARAZZO, the third documentary from Entourage's Adrian Grenier, is a behind the scenes look at a 13-year-old paparazzo Austin Visschedyk and the world of the Paparazzi in general.
By following Austin, Grenier gains entry in the very secretive world of the Paparazzi revealing the truth behind the highly integrated media system that is powering the whole phenomenon. First you have the paparazzi like Austin who are doing everything legal and illegal to get the kind of shots that is going to make them money. Then you get to at the magazine world, and how they weed through the mass of photos that they receive to find the images that are going to drive the most readers to their content. Then you have the readers who seem to be more invested in the lives of celebrities than their own.
Grenier does a masterful job of delving into this seemingly harsh world [...]

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AUTHOR: Eric

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Feb 7

2010

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THE PERFECT HOST - Sundance Movie Review

THE PERFECT HOST, written and directed by first time director Nick Tomnay, is a movie that follows John Taylor (Clayne Crawford, who appears in the new season of 24), a bank robber on the run after a botched bank job, who, using subterfuge, gains entry into the home of Warwick Wilson (David Hyde Pierce - Frasier). Warwick, who is preparing to host a dinner party, starts out the evening being a gracious host but as events start to unwind and identities get revealed, things go from bad to worse.
I have mixed feelings about The Perfect Host. The story can best be described as a constant string of reversals of situation, where one protagonist gains the upper hand and then it switches on you. While this kind of story telling device works well in a heist like movie, here it fell kind of flat as it felt like we were [...]

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AUTHOR: Eric

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Feb 6

2010

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SPACE TOURISTS - Sundance Documentary Review

SPACE TOURISTS is a documentary from director Christian Frei that delves into the very recent phenomenon of wealthy people paying million of dollars to go in space as part of the Russian space program. The doc looks at this story from three major angles.
The first angle follows the story of Anousheh Ansari, the first woman to pay millions of dollars to go into space. Her story is one of a passion that is fulfilled, and we get to see her make it to the space station.
The second angle follows Charles Simonyi, the chief architect of Microsoft Office who is going through a rigorous training to also go into space. This is an interesting look into the arduous preparation that even millionaires have yo go through to make it in the stars.
The final angle focuses on the environmental impact of these privately funded space flights on the communities surrounding it. [...]

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AUTHOR: Eric

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Feb 6

2010

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THE LOSERS Movie Trailer With Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Zoe Saldana

Watch the recently released theatrical trailer of THE LOSERS which stars Idris Elba, Columbus Short, Chris Evans, Oscar Jaenada, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Jason Patric, Holt McCallany, and is directed by Sylvain White.
The Losers Synopsis: Members of an elite U.S. Special Forces unit are sent into the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission. The team--Clay, Jensen, Roque, Pooch and Cougar --find themselves the target of a lethal betrayal instigated from inside by a powerful enemy known only as Max. Presumed dead, the group makes plans to even the score when they're joined by the mysterious Aisha, a beautiful operative with her own agenda. Working together, they must remain deep undercover while tracking the heavily-guarded Max, a ruthless man bent on embroiling the world in a new high-tech global war.
The Losers will be released to theaters on April 9, 2010.

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AUTHOR: Eric

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Feb 3

2010

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ANIMAL KINGDOM - Sundance Movie Review

ANIMAL KINGDOM from director David Michôd tells the story of Josh (played by newcomer James Frecheville) who, after his mom's death, moves in with relatives who happen to be part of the Australian criminal underworld.
The new home is composed of Baz (Joel Edgerton), the sensible and grounded uncle with a wife and kid whom Josh immediately gets attached to. Then you have Craig (Sullivan Stapleton), the drug dealing uncle and Darren (Luke Ford), the cool and young uncle, and finally you have Pope (Ben Mendelsohn) who is the sociopathic black sheep of the family. Finally you have the grandmother (Jacki Weaver) who is the matriarch of the family. I also have to mention Guy Pearce who delivers a solid performance as Leckie, a straight forward cop who is trying to find a way to put the brothers in jail.
Once Josh moves in the house, things start to unravel after [...]

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AUTHOR: Eric

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Feb 3

2010

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PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF Cast Interview

Our friend Kristen from our sister site Daemon's Books had the opportunity to attend a panel interview of the cast of PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF. The panel featured Logan Lerman (Percy), Alexandra Daddario (Annabeth), Brandon T. Jackson (Grover), and Jake Abel (Luke).
Here is an excerpt of the interview:
Moderator: So if everybody would just go down the line, starting at the end with Logan, and tell us a little bit about what you’ve done before Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief.
Logan: I’ve done a few movies and I was part of a television show, that’s like really where I started, it was called Jack & Bobby. I’m not sure if anybody really saw it [applause], yeah there was like two people here who saw it. I did a movie called Hoot. I did this movie called 3:10 to Yuma. And Gamer. But Percy, that’s what we’re here [...]

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AUTHOR: Eric

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Feb 2

2010

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Tyler Perry's WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO? New Movie Trailer

Watch the theatrical trailer for Tyler Perry's WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO? starring Tyler Perry, Sharon Leal, Janet Jackson, Jill Scott, Lamman Rucker and directed by Tyler Perry.
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too? Synopsis: Gathered together in the Bahamas for their annual one-week reunion, four close couples eagerly reconnect, sharing news about their lives and relationships. But their intimate week in paradise is disrupted by the unexpected arrival of Sheila's ex-husband, Mike, who hopes to break up her new marriage with Troy and win her back. The others soon realize they too are not immune to the challenges of commitment and fidelity. Angela doesn't believe her husband, Marcus, can be faithful now that he's a celebrity television newscaster. Dianne and Terry's relationship is feeling the strain of raising children. And Patricia, a successful self-help psychologist, must finally reveal the deep flaws in her seemingly perfect marriage [...]

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AUTHOR: Eric

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Jan 29

2010

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WALL STREET 2 Movie Trailer with Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf

Watch the trailer of the sequel to the cult movie WALL STREET which will be titled WALL STREET 2: Money Never Sleeps. The movie will stars Michael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf , Josh Brolin, Frank Langella, Carey Mulligan and is directed by Oliver Stone who also directed the first movie.
Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps Synopsis: Gordon Gekko, fresh from prison, re-emerges into a much harsher financial world than the one he left.
Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps will be released to theaters on April 23rd, 2010.

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AUTHOR: Eric

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Jan 29

2010

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LUCKY - Sundance Documentary Review

LUCKY, the latest feature documentary from Jeffrey Blitz (who also did Spellbound), looks into the world of lottery winners and gives an in depth portrait of some of them. Lucky introduces us to one couple who won more than 110 Million dollars, a vietnamese immigrant who was among a group who won 390 million dollars, a homeless guy who won the lottery with his last two dollars, a socially awkward mathematician who won the lottery even knowing the odds and an old man who won and lost all of its money on stupid things. There is also a portrait of an avid lottery player who although has never won, plunks down $70-100 a day on lottery tickets (yes my jaw dropped too when I heard that).
Lucky is the perfect documentary for anyone who has ever imagined what they would do if they ever won the lottery. It gives an honest [...]

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AUTHOR: Eric

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Jan 29

2010

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LIFE 2.0 - Sundance Documentary Review

LIFE 2.0, the first feature documentary of director Jason Spingarn-Koff, plunges into the lives of individuals who are heavy users of Second Life, a virtual online world where users can create avatars, alternate personas that they use to interact in Second Life.
In Life 2.0, we are introduced to several characters who each have their own reasons for loving Second Life or SL as they call it. One couple uses SL to make a connection even though they are each in committed relationships in the real world or First Life as SL users call it. One adult male user even creates an avatar of a 12 year old girl to interact in SL. One woman actually makes a living in SL by creating virtual goods and selling them. Jason Spingarn-Koff does an excellent job at honestly portraying the true motivations behind what each of these individuals are trying to achieve [...]

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AUTHOR: Eric

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Jan 29

2010

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