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D23 Expo 2015: ‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’ Preview & Posters!
At the D23 Expo 2015, in Anaheim, California, on Saturday, fans were delighted when Alice herself (Mia Wasikowska) was there to give a preview of the next chapter in Alice’s life, Alice Through the Looking Glass, the sequel to 2010’s Alice in Wonderland. New teaser posters were presented as well.
Check out the new posters for Alice Through the Looking Glass here below.
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Tags: Alan Rickman, Alice Through The Looking Glass, Anne Hathaway, D23, D23 Expo, Disney D23, Helena Bonham Carter, James Bobin, Johnny Depp, Lewis Carroll, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Sheen, Rhys Ifans, Sacha Baron Cohen, Stephen Fry, Timothy Spall
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Streaming Review: Vanilla Sky
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By cGt2099
| May 17th, 2013 at 8:57 pm
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Vanilla Sky
Netflix | Amazon | Epix | Google Play | SEN | Vudu | YouTube
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Directed by Cameron Crowe
Starring Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Kurt Russell, Jason Lee, Cameron Diaz, Noah Taylor, Timothy Spall
Paramount Pictures
Originally Released: December 14, 2001
Vanilla Sky is one of those movies that, for one reason or another, I never got around to seeing – until now. And it also happens to be one of those movies that nobody ever says, "Meh, it was okay". Cameron Crowe‘s surreal swirl of romance, sci-fi, thriller, and drama is a divisive piece of work, resulting in the vast majority of viewers either loving it or loathing it.
So that being said, there’s very little I can say within the circumstance of this review about this movie that will sway you one way or the other. Vanilla Sky is just one of those flicks you have to see for yourself, and make your own mind up about.
But whichever end your mind is made up about – one thing is certain: Vanilla Sky will fuck with your head.
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Blu-Ray Review: Wake Wood
Wake Wood
Blu-ray l DVD
DIRECTED BY: David Keating
WRITTEN BY: David Keating
STARRING: Aidan Gillen, Eva Birthistle, Timothy Spall, Ella Connolly
Dark Sky Films
RELEASE DATE: July 5, 2011
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for horror movies. OK—so maybe it’s a little after the “most wonderful time,” but folks are always seeking out the most terrifying, twisted, bloody and gory, and downright fun horror flicks they can find, October or not.
But therein lies the problem, as well. Finding good horrors can be a troublesome task, requiring you to sit through hours of unwatchable crap in hopes of finding a bright and shiny gem from time to time. It is in these circumstances that having a friend who knows lots of gems can come in quite handy, leading you to enjoy much more scary good times and helping you to avoid the aforementioned crap.
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Blu-ray Review: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1
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Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Blu-ray Combo | DVD | On Demand
Directed by David Yates
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
Warner Home Video
Release date: April 15, 2011
The tale of the wizard Harry Potter and his struggle against the evil Lord Voldemort has nearly reached its end in Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1, the first of a two-part finale for the film franchise. The Harry Potter movies have come a long way in the 10 years since the first offering, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, when Harry was just a little boy and Voldemort was merely a named to be feared and never spoken. As Harry and his loyal friends grew older, the franchise got darker, with this latest one being the darkest and most frightening one of all.
Voldemort’s (Ralph Fiennes) power has grown strong and, as always, his one focus in life is to kill Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), the boy who lived, the Chosen One, the one destined to bring about his downfall. Thanks to his friends and powerful allies, Harry has managed to either stay hidden from the dark lord or escape his clutches whenever they’ve battled. But unlike the previous installments, in The Deathly Hallows: Part 1, the wizard world itself has grown dark, too. Voldemort’s Death Eaters and other minions and loyal subjects have taken over the government with a mission to rule over the Muggle — non-magical — world and subjugate all Muggles and Muggle-born wizards and witches. No one is safe under this regime, so Harry and his friends Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint) are forced to go underground on their own while searching for the hidden Horcruxes, the magical artifacts that house pieces of Voldemort’s soul that the trio must figure out how to destroy.
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Tags: Alan Rickman, Brendan Gleeson, Daniel Radcliffe, David Thewlis, Emma Watson, Fiona Shaw, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1, Helena Bonham Carter, Imelda Staunton, Jason Isaacs, John Hurt, Julie Walters, Michael Gambon, Ralph Fiennes, Richard Griffiths, Robbie Coltrane, Rupert Grint, Timothy Spall, Warwick Davis
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DVD Review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Blu-ray)
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Blu-ray Edition
Directed by Tim Burton
Starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen
Paramount Home Entertainment
Release date: October 21, 2008
Deny it all you want, but deep down inside everyone loves musical theater. Everyone has at least one show where they’ve memorized all the songs, they find themselves humming the songs in the shower, they keep hidden in some deep pocket of their iPod. Me, I like lots of shows, but I had never heard any of the songs on this one until I saw this film in the theater. Now I’ve had the chance to revisit it, and I find myself humming about the worst pies in London, and can’t help but smile. At times hilarious, at times frightening, Sweeney Todd has a lot going for it, not the least of which is Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, and of course the skillful direction of Tim Burton.
Judging from films such as the Nightmare Before Christmas (mental note: add that to my Christmas watching list) and Corpse Bride, it seems that Tim Burton has a very deep love for musicals, and it shines through in this production. The design and look of the film is what you would expect from a Tim Burton film, full of dark and moody tones, but still with a sense of playfulness. It’s basically what we’ve come to see from his films, but he is able to bring his vision of London to life, and makes the film feel like a movie with song, rather than just someone filming the stage version, if you catch my drift.
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