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August 24th, 2006

DVD News: - 28% Silent Hill Silent Hill is visually impressive, but as

28% Silent Hill
Silent Hill is visually impressive, but as with many video game adaptations, it s plagued by inane dialogue, a muddled plot, and an overlong runtime.

August 24th, 2006

DVD News: - Film Geek James Westby’s low-budget comedy centers on a video

Film Geek
James Westby’s low-budget comedy centers on a video store clerk. [Not rated]

August 24th, 2006

Review: - 73% The Illusionist The Illusionist is an engrossing, well-crafted story

73% The Illusionist
The Illusionist is an engrossing, well-crafted story of mystery, magic and intrigue that is certain to mesmerize, if not hypnotize, audiences.

August 24th, 2006

Review: - 55% Idlewild The story of the loves and ambitions of

55% Idlewild
The story of the loves and ambitions of two struggling performers is told through intricate musical numbers and vibrantly choreographed dance sequences in Idlewild, an original musical starring multi-platinum and multi-Grammy winning OutKast members Andr Benjamin (Andr 3000) and Antwan A. Patton (Big Boi). Set against the backdrop of a 1930s southern speakeasy, Idlewild explores the lives of Percival (Benjamin), the club’s shy piano player, and Rooster (Patton), the club’s showy lead performer and manager.

August 24th, 2006

Uwe Boll Finds Some Punching Bags Remember a little while

Uwe Boll Finds Some Punching Bags
Remember a little while back when trash-master Uwe Boll challenged his (numerous) critics to a little boxing match? Well, it seems like he finally has some takers, and the bouts will take place in … Vancouver. Press Release courtesy of SKNR.net: GoldenPalace.com sponsors filmmaker s revenge MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 2006,…

August 24th, 2006

More Comedians Invited to "Chuck & Larry’s" Wedding If your

More Comedians Invited to "Chuck & Larry’s" Wedding
If your movie already has Adam Sandler marrying Kevin James, and a side order of Jessica Biel for desert, what more do you need to make a comedy? Oh yeah: Steve Buscemi and Dan Aykroyd. From The Hollywood Reporter: “Steve Buscemi and Dan Aykroyd have joined the cast of…

August 24th, 2006

No More "Oceans" After Lucky 13 To those of you

No More "Oceans" After Lucky 13
To those of you (ok, us) who’ve been wondering how many “Ocean’s” movies Steven Soderbergh has left in him, you now have an answer: The next one, “Ocean’s Thirteen” will be the last one. From ComingSoon.net: “Ocean’s 13” will be the last one. Especially George (Clooney) wanted “to go…

August 24th, 2006

Calif. museum gives up stolen painting (AP) AP - The

Calif. museum gives up stolen painting (AP)

Luis Cabreara, Consul General of Mexico, seated third from left, speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Mexican Consulate in San Diego regarding the recovery of a stolen colonial painting which will be returned to Mexico, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006. The Expulsion From the Garden of Eden, a replica of which is shown at right, was plundered from a church in San Juan Tepemasalco in 2000 and was sold to the Museum of Art in San Diego where authorities from Mexico and the United States helped recover the piece. (AP Photo/Sandy Huffaker)AP - The San Diego Museum of Art relinquished an 18th-century painting to the Mexican government Wednesday after it was found to have been stolen from a rural Mexican church.


August 24th, 2006

Box Office: - How Well Do You Know? Last week, we asked how

How Well Do You Know?
Last week, we asked how well you knew The Sixth Sense. This week, we turn the spotlight to Bruce Willis’s best-known role. How Well Do You Know Die Hard?

August 24th, 2006

Box Office: - Now Playing Will World Trade Center Be Hurt By The

Now Playing
Will World Trade Center Be Hurt By The Gandhi Effect? Steve Mason has the answer. Also, he talks to the creators of Quinceanera about their latest labor of love.