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Trailermania: Under the Sea!

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Trailermania: Under the Sea!

It's been more than a decade since we dove deep into Pixar's undersea wonderland. And I gotta tell you, from the moment this trailer begins, I find myself longing to go back there. I don't know that any big-screen world has had such an

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Neil Gaiman's "The Graveyard Book," Directed by Wrong Howard?

An open letter to Neil Gaiman: Why? Why has "The Graveyard Book" been taken away from Henry Selick, the master animator who gave us "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "Coraline"? And why does it appear to be in the hands of Wrong Howard?

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

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A Beautiful Mind (2001)

[July 2012 Update: In the buzz of recent Hollywood news, we've learned that Jennifer Connelly will reunite with Russell Crowe for Darren Aronofsky's epic retelling (reinvention?) of the story of Noah, the Ark, and the Deluge. That inspires me to look back at Crowe and Connelly&

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Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

Some stories are short for a reason. Dr. Seuss's children's book How the Grinch Stole Christmas tells a simple tale about a mean old grouch who learns that love conquers all. The Grinch hates the Whos, it's as simple as that. But no matter

Frost/Nixon (2008)

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Frost/Nixon (2008)

[This article comparing and contrasting Frost/Nixon and Doubt was first published at Image.] • Be sure you get tickets for two of this month's new releases: Frost/Nixon and Doubt. Both films were adapted from celebrated stage plays by their original playwrights. Both are dramatic, intense, and powerfully

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Prequel to Boring: Yawn Howard and Dan Brown, Together Again

You probably remember how, after all of the hype, The Da Vinci Code opened to enthusiastic cries of "Underwhelming!" and "Boring!" Yes, after all of the fright and hubbub amongst Christians who thought the movie might lay waste to the Christian church internationally, it turned out

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Mark Shea is saving Ireland...

Mark Shea is saving Ireland... from The Da Vinci Code. From Day 4 of his Ireland journal: "That would be offensive." No duh. The only time people fall for this notion that a fictional story which goes out of its way to malign and defame a billion people

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So Dull the Con of Moviegoers.

Michael Phillips of The Chicago Tribune: ... The movie version is so intent on taking its mystical and religious business seriously, at an overfull 2½ hours, it forgets to be entertaining. And it sets some sort of record for number of endings in a single picture. I counted 666. Wait a

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"It's just a movie" Except that 60% believe its lies.

Calm down. You Christians are just paranoid. It's fiction. It's just a movie. And yet... today, on ABC News: ... The British survey, released by a group of prominent Catholics, revealed that readers of Dan Brown's blockbuster novel are twice as likely to believe Jesus

Today's specials: U2, Ron Howard, The Simpsons' movie, and... "16 Candles 2"?

Today's specials: * U2 HEARTS ARCADE FIRE In the new issue of Mojo, you'll find a disc featuring songs that Bono and the boys think you should hear. And I hate to say "I told ya so" but there's an Arcade Fire track

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The gladiator returns to the coliseum...

Paul Giamatti stars in "Gladiator 2: Cinderella Man" I haven't seen Cinderella Man yet, but man, the hype around this movie is building, and the momentum it's gaining looks likely to guarantee it a spot as an Oscar favorite. Think about it: It'