Month: January 2010

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[Review] The White Ribbon

There is nothing slight about this opus, Haneke’s most recent project: a two-and-a-half hour story of a small German town pre-WWI and the strange occurrences that go on after the town’s doctor gets in a horse accident (one of the opening and most haunting of the entire film)....
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Disney Acquires 10% of POW!

Along with Thursday's stockholder approval of the Mouse's acquisition of Marvel, Disney is expanding its grasp on all things (now and once) Stan Lee, acquiring a 10% stake in POW! Ent., a company run by Lee himself....
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Live-Action ‘Star Blazers’ Trailer

It is certainly a rarity that a movie is put into production without hitting the film news radars. This one somehow managed to sneak through, at least until...
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Jack’s Favorite Films of 2009

Writing this list was nothing short of headache inducing. Why? Because this has been nothing short of a fantastic year for movies. If you told me earlier this...
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2009: Cinescape, A Retrospective

I thought these were three great mash-ups of the year in film. One just came out, the other two have been circling the internet for a few weeks. I especiall...