Archive for December, 2007

“Wild Hogs” Movie Review

Sunday, December 30th, 2007
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Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy star in Wild Hogs, the hysterically funny comedy about four weekend-warrior friends who decide to rev up their ho-hum suburban lives with a cross-country motorcycle adventure.

They don thei...

“Bridge to Terabithia” Movie Review

Sunday, December 30th, 2007
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Based on Katherine Paterson's young-adult novel and filmed in picturesque New Zealand, Bridge to Terabithia has lessons to impart about empathy and self-expression, but the tone is never heavy-handed.

Jesse (sleepy-eyed Josh Hutcherson, Zathura), a f...

“Disturbia” Movie Review

Sunday, December 30th, 2007
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After his father is killed in a car accident, things unravel for Kale Brecht (Shia LeBoef) and he is placed under house-arrest for punching his Spanish teacher. Having nothing better to do, Kale occupies himself by spying on his neighbors.

But one ni...

“Eragon” Movie Review

Sunday, December 30th, 2007
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The Kingdom of Alagaesia is ruled by the evil King Galbatorix, a former dragon rider that betrayed his mates and his people in his quest for power. When the orphan farm boy Eragon finds a blue stone sent by Princess Arya, he soon realizes that it is...

“Hot Fuzz” Movie Review

Sunday, December 30th, 2007
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Police officer Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is transferred to a rural village. On arrival, Angel teams up with the oaf-like PC Danny Butterman (Nick Frost) and together they investigate a series of mysterious murders, all of which are classed as 'acci...

“Pan’s Labyrinth” Movie Review

Sunday, December 30th, 2007
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Following a bloody civil war, young Ofelia enters a world of unimaginable cruelty when she moves in with her new stepfather, a tyrannical military officer. Armed with only her imagination, Ofelia discovers a mysterious labyrinth and meets a faun who...

“Alpha Dog” Movie Review

Sunday, December 30th, 2007
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They grew up together in the suburbs of LA, living their own version of the American dream, with every day a blur of partying and looking for the next thrill. Johnny (Emile Hirsch, Lords of Dogtown) is the leader in their sordid world of drugs, greed...

Shoot ‘Em Up (2007)

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Shoot If there is a formula for a brainless action picture, it’s almost a shame that newcomer Michael Davis has to show other filmmakers how it is done well, but also how to make it enjoyable. It’s also a plus to get some actors who are in on the joke, but don’t treat it like one. Yeah, there’s outrageous stuff and crazy action setups, new and inventive uses for carrots, but one actor in particular stands out in the action. (more…)

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Jennifer Garner Receives State Honor at Home

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Jennifer GarnerJennifer Garner may be the toast of Broadway for her Roxane in Cyrano de Bergerac, and she may be the national critics’ darling for her role as the wannabe mom in the new movie Juno, but to the folks at home, she’s no slouch, either.

In fact, on Sunday she was named West Virginian of the Year.

“For her dedication, work ethic and unique role as role model and ambassador for West Virginia,” the actress and mom receives the annual honor, heralds her hometown paper, Charleston’s Sunday Gazette-Mail – which also proudly notes that Garner is the cover girl on this month’s Glamour.

Though born in Houston and a resident (when not appearing on Broadway) of Los Angeles with husband Ben Affleck and their 2-year-old daughter Violet, Garner, 35, first moved to West Virginia at 4, in 1976, her mother, Pat Garner, tells the newspaper, adding: “She’s pretty passionate about her love of West Virginia. She just considers it home.”

According to younger sister Susannah Carpenter (one of three Garner siblings, and an accountant in Charleston), “Everyone in my family has a deep love of West Virginia.”

In Jennifer’s own words – she sent the paper an e-mail – the star says that when it comes to visiting home, “I like to do the things that are familiar. I like to see people I grew up with. I always go to Taylor Books. I love going home to my church – Christ Church United Methodist. I probably visit a Dairy Queen, and I love the farmer’s market.”


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Miley Cyrus: Pics with Friend ‘Nothing Bad’

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Miley CyrusPhotos of Miley Cyrus, shown frolicking on a hotel floor with a female friend and sharing a piece of candy, have been circulating the Internet this week, but the 15-year-old pop sensation insists that the candid shots and what took place are strictly innocent.

“They’re nothing bad!” Cyrus told Z100 New York on Friday, right before her sold-out Best of Both Worlds concert at Nassau Coliseum.

“At first, I was really upset. It really sucks,” said the Hannah Montana star, who at one point exclaimed, “Look at me getting all upset!”

Not that she simply plans to shrug off the controversy, or the fact that the photos were even leaked. “It’s not something I’m going to let slide,” she said. “I’m really upset about it, ’cause it was, like, not even a big deal.”

As for the blonde with her in the shots, Cyrus calls her “a friend of mine that’s a normal girl. … That’s one of my best friends. I have all these girls who I hang out with all the time.”

While Cyrus says she’s used to all the attention, both good and bad – “I have to deal with that anyways,” she said – her friend is not. “This girl doesn’t even have to deal with that, and it’s so hard,” said Cyrus. [Now] she has to go to school and deal with this crap.”

Concerning the photos themselves, Cyrus said, “It’s two girls at a sleepover, and if all of a sudden that’s bad, then what is the world coming to?”

Cyrus also says that she’s into the tour for the fun of it – and once the fun goes away, so will she.

“What I decided before I came out to L.A. and started working,” she told the radio station’s Niko, “was the minute I didn’t have fun was the minute I go home. I don’t want to go home, and I don’t want to not do what I do, because I love it, but this … it’s Satan attacking.”


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