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The Human Dimension

by Laura Leon April 11, 2012

The transformation of the 1997 sensation, Titanic, into 3D may seem like a mere gimmick, designed to propel millions of kids who never saw the original back to the multiplex for a first gander. OK, ...

Lost and Found

by Shawn Stone December 7, 2011

The Invention Of Hugo Cabret

Hugo began life as a graphic novel, and the intricate visual detail in director Martin Scorsese’s first foray into the 3D wonderland reflects this. Quite simply, Hugo is a gorgeous thing to look at. Scorsese ...

The Swashbuckling Spirit

by Shawn Stone October 26, 2011

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Paul W.S. Anderson’s version of The Three Musketeers opens with a bravura sequence that doesn’t seem like it belongs in The Three Musketeers. Athos, Aramis, Porthos and a female confederate storm a Venetian palace with ...

Robot Smash

by Shawn Stone July 6, 2011

At this late date, is there a point to getting upset at anything in a Michael Bay film? Set aside the fact that the new Transformers movie couldn’t possibly be worse than the last, it’s ...

Time For a Recall, Pixar

by Laura Leon June 29, 2011

The summer blockbuster seasons roars into theaters with Cars 2, the rip-snorting sequel to the popular Pixar film that made “Lightning McQueen” and “Mater” household names. Well, that is, if your household is overrun with ...

Fine Feathered Friends

by Laura Leon April 27, 2011

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One second into the opening musical number of Rio will have you completely forgetting the cold and dreary winter we’ve endured. Dappled sunlight lends a dreamy glow to the candy-colored flora and fauna of Brazil, ...

Hellraiser

by Shawn Stone March 3, 2011

  This is a movie as single-minded as its protagonist. John Milton (Nicolas Cage) is a mysterious, even courtly “traveler” out to save his kin from harm—and to punish evildoers with extreme prejudice. Drive Angry is ...