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King Kong

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King Kong (2006)

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King Kong (2006)

A full hour of forgettable, underwhelming set-up introduces us to the key human characters of Peter Jackson's King Kong. That long, humdrum approach to the Main Event - the revelation of the ape - confirms what some have long suspected: that Peter Jackson, who served up those sensational

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The Most Disappointing Movies of 2005

Since I'm struggling to find ten movies worth recommending in a Top Ten List, I realize now that I'm far more prepared to serve up a different kind of list... THE TOP TEN BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENTS OF 2005No, not the ten worst movies... but the ten movies

The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe

Specials: Winter Solstice. Undertow. Bortz scratches. Aslan talks. Hobos bite.

I'm back from a bout with the flu, and a couple of days of recovery on beautiful Whidbey Island, surrounded by sun, surf, sand, and DEER... deer everywhere. I wanted to tell you about what I saw last week BEFORE falling ill... I rented two films on DVD

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Cruise, "Sin City"; Leary and Loy on Eastwood and "Closer"

So, here are a few pieces I stumbled across today... A mind-boggling update on director Todd Haynes' spectacularly weird concept for a movie about Bob Dylan. I cannot wait to see this. I'm Not There: Suppositions on a Film Concerning Dylan Congratulations, Peter Jackson! King Kong filming