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New This Week
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 TRON: Legacy
A Worthy One
Yo
28 years is a long time between sequels; was this one worth the wait? Uh, yeah! It's not every day that a sequel this long in coming turns out to be any good or captures enough of the spirit of the original.
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 The King's Speech
Finding Your Own Voice
David Bruce
We've all been there, haven't we? Of course, we all haven't been about to become king on the eve of a world war. But... I know of an unorthodox coach that might help you find your own.
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Featured Interview: Douglas Gresham
Can We Expect A Fourth Film?
Yo
The third film in The Chronicles of Narnia franchise, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, is has just hit theaters. It's been an interesting ride thus far for this film, and I recently had a chance to chat with Executive Producer Douglas Gresham (who as you may know, also happens to be the stepson of C.S. Lewis) about the interesting journey the Dawn Treader has taken to get to the big screen.
Me: It seems like Dawn Treader is a pivotal film so far as the future of the franchise goes. How do you feel about that? Is there a lot riding on this film so far as what happens next?
DG: Yes, of course, but it's no different from the others. I mean Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe, when we did the first one, we knew that we wouldn't be doing a second one unless we had a success on our hands, and the public were very generous and supported us majestically on that movie. Then we knew with Prince Caspian that we wouldn't be doing a third one unless we had a success on our hands, and of course Prince Caspian did very well at the box office despite some of the things that have been said about it. We took four hundred and twenty, I think, million dollars, which isn't bad; it makes it a blockbuster hit. So of course, whether we make the fourth one depends on how the public supports us with Voyage of the Dawn Treader. So you know, take your friends, take your friends friends, take your enemies too. You're supposed to love them as well, you know. And take everyone and go and see the movie if you want another Narnia film to be made.
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Silent Tribute Series, Part XIII
12/19/10 | Comment Here
There is an unbreakable bond between horror and atmosphere. While other genres can rely on showing you a story, the horror tale bids you to experience it for yourself. Other conventions are content to flirt with your senses; the horror story wants to possess them.
These horror constructs did not spontaneously generate. They are the result of decades of craftsmanship built on centuries of human experience. As humanity experienced moments of terror and dread, those circumstances and their surroundings became a part of our shared consciousness.
Writers and playwrights sharpened those encounters and, eventually, filmmakers began to commit them to film-first to nitrate, then to safety film, and now to digital. The evolution of film stock is paralleled in movies as they move across time.
The foreboding castle from Frankenstein (1931) is reminiscent of the dark stone fortress in The Magician (1926). The ominous mansion in The Cat and the Canary (1927) has reappeared in various incarnations including The Old Dark House (1932) and House on Haunted Hill (1959). Countless tales have appropriate and exploited atmosphere all in an attempt to terrify...
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New on DVD & Blu-ray
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 Inception
Christopher Nolan: Director, Writer, Dreamer
Nate Watts
Now on DVD. Nolan takes us into uncharted territory, as dreams and reality intertwine seamlessly, with no indication of which way is truly up. Even at the end we can hardly know anything for certain, but the ride is the fun part anyway.
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