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BROADWAY JOURNAL: “Anything Goes”

> Once there was a time when Broadway musicals didn’t have to say anything about society, politics, art, literature, or really much of anything. They were exercises in style, excuses for glamorous people to get up o...

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LIMITED RELEASES: “Queen to Play,” “Ceremony” and “Meet Monica Velour”

> Today, 3 films from first-time directors: Caroline Bottaro’s marvelous QUEEN TO PLAY is, in a sense, a sports movie. We have the out-of-nowhere player whose newly-discovered talent shakes up her whole life, the wi...

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RIO: Cartoon Carnival

> Worth A Ticket; Birds Fly High Enough for Kids, and Adults Too. Click For More Reviews: THOR PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 4 MIDNIGHT IN PARIS Animation has, over the past decade, passed beyond ...

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PROM: Bland-Land

> Not Even For Free; No Pig’s Blood At This Shindig. The relationships we have with the stars we watch are no less real for being imaginary, and that’s particularly true for television stars, whom we often watch inh...

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PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES” – Take the Train

> Watch It At Home; Dreary Franchise Moviemaking. In the 137 minutes of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the 4th installment in Disney’s hugely successful franchise (and yes, you have to sit through all ...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ SUNDANCE REVIEW: “Room 237”

> I write this as a fairly obsessive fan of Stanley Kubrick, back since I desperately wanted to see A Clockwork Orange in its original X-rated release but was too young to get in. So the very idea of ROOM 237, a feature-length ...

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LIMITED RELEASE: “POM Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold”

> Watch It At Home: Morgan Spurlock’s latest doc is more stunt than revelation. If Michael Moore were a movie franchise, Morgan Spurlock would be the direct-to-video entry in the series. Or maybe the one that ...

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DIARY OF A WIMPY KID–RODRICK RULES: Shortbus

> Not Even For Free It was a feel-good story last weekend when the expensive shambles called Sucker Punch went down, defeated by the relatively low-budget family comedy DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES. (Mitch Me...

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“KUNG FU PANDA 2” – Black Belt

> Worth A Ticket; This franchise has been working out. Over the past few years, DreamWorks Animation has been emerging a bit from its place as the jokey, insubstantial sidekick to Pixar’s superhero studio. How To Tr...

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THOR: Hammered

> Watch It At Home: The God of Thunder Musters a Tinny Roar. Put it this way: the new superhero epic THOR cost something like $150M to produce, required the diligent services of hundreds of professionals over a peri...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ SUNDANCE REVIEW: “For a Good Time, Call…”

> There’s a principled discussion to be had about whether the Sundance Film Festival should be featuring movies that are essentially low-budget Hollywood entertainments made outside the studio system. But that discussion ...

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FAST FIVE: Boxoffice Express

> Worth a Ticket: Diesel and The Rock keep their pedals to the metal. If you want to feel truly American, try reflecting on the new FAST FIVE while wall-to-wall coverage of the British royal wedding is airing on the telev...

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LIMITED RELEASE: “The Double Hour,” “Incendies” & “Cave of Forgotten Dreams”

> Plot spoilers are even more problematic when it comes to limited releases, because by definition they’re only being seen by a few people in certain selected locations, and–if they’re good–will ideally ...

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THE BIJOU: “SUPER 8” – Spielberg Much?

> Watch It At Home: That’s MR. Spielberg To You JJ Abrams’ SUPER 8 is the Beatlemania of Steven Spielberg movies. Abrams is no doubt absolutely genuine in his reverence for classics from the 1970...

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WATER FOR ELEPHANTS: Not So Big Top

> Watch It At Home; A circus story that’s not the greatest show in the multiplex. Sometimes even a small moment in a movie can typify how it’s gone wrong. There’s a scene fairly early in WATER FOR ELEPHA...

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BROADWAY JOURNAL: “Anything Goes”

LIMITED RELEASES: “Queen to Play,” “Ceremony” and “Meet Monica Velour”

RIO: Cartoon Carnival

PROM: Bland-Land

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES” – Take the Train

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ SUNDANCE REVIEW: “Room 237”

LIMITED RELEASE: “POM Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold”

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID–RODRICK RULES: Shortbus

“KUNG FU PANDA 2” – Black Belt

THOR: Hammered

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ SUNDANCE REVIEW: “For a Good Time, Call…”

FAST FIVE: Boxoffice Express

LIMITED RELEASE: “The Double Hour,” “Incendies” & “Cave of Forgotten Dreams”

THE BIJOU: “SUPER 8” – Spielberg Much?

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS: Not So Big Top

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