Screens & Tech:
Since 2006's Jammin', a TV documentary of the early years of Girl in a Coma, the band's circumstances have changed a bit. "Back then, we were trying to find out when we were...
By Enrique Lopetegui
2/22/2012
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Chris Pine (of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot) and Tom Hardy (Inception, Warrior) are two of the most appealing actors working; Pine's charm is one of cocksure swagger and...
By Justin Strout
2/22/2012
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Screens & Tech:
United States Navy SEAL teams — or as the public has rightly come to know them, the biggest badasses on Planet Earth, thanks to their well-documented, action-thriller-esque missions to rescue hostages — kill Somali pirates, kill Osama bin Laden, and general
By Justin Strout
2/22/2012
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It is a shame that the short film category at the Oscars is so underrated. Some of the best films frequently come from this group, and this year is no different.
By Enrique Lopetegui
2/15/2012
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Screens & Tech:
The rules are fairly easy in Hollywood if you're a filmmaker wanting to direct a movie. Prove yourself a moneymaker like Michael Bay and budgets will usually swell.
By Kiko Martínez
2/15/2012
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Screens & Tech:
There's a reason why censorship boards cut the scene in the 1931 horror movie classic Frankenstein, where the Monster tosses a happy little girl into a lake and drowns her.
By Kiko Martínez
2/8/2012
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Screens & Tech:
What is man's most primal fear? Losing everything he loves? Dying alone? The unknown? These are only a few of the themes explored in The Grey, a surprisingly...
By Kiko Martínez
2/1/2012
Screens & Tech:
When it comes to cross-dressing and film, male characters color coordinating handbags and heels are typically played for laughs (Mrs. Doubtfire, Tootsie, The Birdcage).
By Kiko Martínez
1/25/2012
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Screens & Tech:
With 9/11 brooding at the center of its emotionally manipulative core, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close displays about as much modesty regarding the 2001 tragedy as...
By Kiko Martínez
1/25/2012
Film:
Say the words "British spy" and most moviegoers would probably picture any one of the James Bond incarnations over the last 50 years performing...
By Kiko Martínez
1/4/2012
Screens & Tech:
Fair warning: You're reading the opinion of a die-hard, lifelong fan. Growing up, Tintin was my Indiana Jones. That said...
By Brian Villalobos
12/28/2011
Screens & Tech:
It's taken screenwriter Diablo Cody (Showtime's United States of Tara) a few years to get the memo, but in her latest film, Young Adult, it looks as if...
By Kiko Martínez
12/28/2011
