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127 Hours (2010)

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127 Hours (2010)

[This capsule review was originally published at Seattle Pacific University's Response website.] Imagine falling into a crack in the earth, and getting trapped there for several days, your arm pinned by an immovable boulder. Such a calamity would probably test your faith. Would you question the existence of

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Oh, Danny Boyyyyyyle...

Danny Boyle, director of Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, and my favorite... Millions... has a new film, and here's the trailer...

Slumdog Millionaire (2009): Or "Why I Didn't Dance at the End"

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Slumdog Millionaire (2009): Or "Why I Didn't Dance at the End"

Pop quiz: Which popular 2008 release features this exchange? “Come away with me.” “And live on what?” “Love.” Is it: A) Slumdog Millionaire B) Twilight C) Frost/Nixon D) Waltz with Bashir The answer? It's certainly cheesy enough to be from B) Twilight... I would have given anything

Specials: Bourne, Batman, Potter, Wenders, Derrickson, Bjork, Sunshine, and more.

A few quick notes and links from my flurry of catching up: I can't believe it. After all of the buzz, the hype, the excitement, I've seen The Bourne Ultimatum, and I'm really, really disappointed. It's the least of the three... basically

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Doug Cummings on "Sunshine"

Doug Cummings turned in his last batch of reviews from the Los Angeles Film Festival today, and they include his response to Danny Boyle's sci-fi thriller Sunshine. I've heard from one of you that Danny Boyle's Sunshine is the best film you've

Specials: Boyle's Sunshine. Lonergan's Margaret. Burnett's B.R.M.C.

Today's specials: * Danny Boyle's next film boasts a diverse cast. * At long last, Ken Lonergan, director of You Can Count On Me, is preparing another project that looks likely to star Matt Damon, Anna Paquin, and Mark Ruffalo. It's called Margaret. * Just how much

Millions (2004)

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Millions (2004)

[This review was originally published at Christianity Today.] • A particularly reliable source once said, "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." When he said this, he was referring to children like Damian. Damian is

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Did I Mention?

Now playing. MILLIONS. "The most gleeful movie about a single-minded kid since A Christmas Story." - The Chicago Reader Go see it. Then tell all of your friends. And take your family.

Danny Boyle: The Looking Closer Interview (Feb. 2005)

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Danny Boyle: The Looking Closer Interview (Feb. 2005)

As Danny Boyle's new film Slumdog Millionaire is cleaning up at this year's various surveys of film critics, perhaps it's a good time to revisit the conversation I enjoyed with Boyle in February 2005 at the release of Millions, which is my favorite of

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Danny Boyle - Director of Trainspotting and 28 Days Later and Millions

I've just come from a meeting with Danny Boyle, the relentlessly creative filmmakers responsible for Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, A Life Less Ordinary, The Beach, 28 Days Later, and now what is sure to become a treasured favorite of many... Millions. He's just as enthusiastic in person

28 Days Later (2003)

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28 Days Later (2003)

After seeing the preview for 28 Days Later, those who love violent zombie movies rushed to the theatre hoping for chaotic bloodletting and absurd violence. Most others assumed it would be just another icky horror film, and they steered around it as if it were typical roadkill. And who can