“I’ll tell you the problem with the scientific power that you’re using here. It didn’t require any discipline to attain it. You read what others had done and you took the next step. You didn’t earn the knowledge for…
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It’s Friday, which means we’re over at Kirkus! Today, Thea is talking about Divergent: the film adaptation. Could it live up to ALL THE HYPE (and Thea’s previously stated hopes)? Go HERE to find out!…
Today we are thrilled to bring you the first in an ongoing series of page-to-screen reviews and author interviews, starting with the incredible bestselling sensation Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. Our movie reviewing Smuggler, Lavanya Narasimhan, had the…
Title: Monsters Directed and Written by Gareth Edwards; Starring Whitey Able and Scoot McNairy Release Date: October 29, 2010 (US) Official Website: www.monstersthemovie.com Available for Rental on iTunes USA Synopsis: Alien life forms have spread throughout Central America leading…
Title: Kick-Ass Graphic Novel (Vol. 1 collecting issues #1 to #8) by Mark Millar (writer) and John Romita, Jr (illustrator) February 2008-Present. Moviedirected by Matthew Vaughn; Starring Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz, and Nicholas Cage. Released 2010. Dave Lizewski, is…
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Smugglivus Day 26 – Guest Blogger: Jessica of Racy Romance Reviews
Welcome to Smugglivus – Day 26! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2009, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2010. Today’s…
Directed by Chris Weitz Written by Melissa Rosenberg, based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Anna Kendrick Running time: 130 minutes Rated: PG-13 (violence and action) Well, folks, it’s finally here. The…
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Young Adult Appreciation Month – Movie Review: Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince
We are Harry Potter fangirls. The sort of fans that stand in line at midnight for the last book (that would be Thea) or who stand by the window from 6am to wait for the delivery from the postman…
Title: Terminator Salvation Movie directed by MCG; screenplay by John D. Brancato and Michael Ferris; starring Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Moon Bloodgood Review: I think I speak for much of my generation when I say…
Title: X-Men Origins: Wolverine Movie directed by Gavin Hood; screenplay by David Benioff and Skip Woods; starring Hugh Jackman, Liev Shreiber, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Kitsch, Will I Am, Dominic Mognahan and Kevin Durand. The first…
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Movie Review: Watchmen
“Who Watches the Watchmen” WE DO! The most highly anticipated movie of 2009 (at least for us) is finally out in theaters, and of course we both went on opening night. So…what did we think? Was it everything we…
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Halloween Week – From the Page to the Screen: It
Title: It Novel by Stephen King TV Movie directed by Tommy Lee Wallace; teleplay by Lawrence D. Cohen & Tommy Lee Wallace; Starring Tim Curry, Richard Thomas, John Ritter, Annette O’Toole, Jonathan Brandis, Brandon Crane, and Seth Green. It…
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I Know It’s Cheesy, But…
Ana and I have been talking, and we wanted to start a new occasional special. In which we share some guilty pleasures. Embarrassing? Perhaps. But hey, they’re guilty pleasures. Nothing wrong with that. And so I’ll kick it off…
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Mamma Mia!!!!
I am a huge Abba fan and having watched Mamma Mia on stage three times (so far) I was really looking forward to watching the movie. I know a lot of people think Mamma Mia is about Abba but…
Title: The Dark Knight Movie directed by Christopher Nolan; screenplay by Christopher Nolan and Johnathan Nolan; starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Morgan Freeman Somehow, some way, someone upstairs must’ve decided…
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Movie Review: Hellboy II
Title: Hellboy II: The Golden Army Directed by Guillermo del Toro; Written by Guillermo del Toro based on the comics by Mike Mignola; Starring Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Luke Goss and Anna Walton This Friday, Hellboy II:…
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An Earnest Letter
Dear Mr. M. Night Shyamalan; This weekend I went to the opening showing of your latest film, The Happening. I should let you know that I have seen all of your movies. I was enthralled with your wonderful debut,…
Actually I saw this one last weekend, but shh. Who’s counting? Title: Prince Caspian Book by C.S. Lewis Movie directed by Andrew Adamson; Starring Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Mosely, Anna Popplewell and Peter Dinklage I’ll be…
I love Indiana Jones. I have watched all the movies several times. He is one of those larger than life, Iconic Hollywood characters that have become intrinsic part of Cinema History. I still remember the first time I saw…
This Episode’s Unearthings: Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, and Army of Darkness Since the recent Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness got me in the mood…. Any horror fan worth their salt has seen The Evil Dead movies. These…
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Movie Review: The Orphanage
Title: El Orfanato (The Orphanage) Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona; “Presented” by Guillermo del Toro; starring Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, and Roger Príncep In between all the basketball this weekend, I finally got a chance to watch this movie.…
Title: Iron Man Book (Iron Man Vol. 1: Extremis) by Warren Ellis and Adi Granov Movie directed by Jon Favreau; starring Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, and Gwyneth Paltrow Last weekend, Iron Man hit theaters full force,…
Title: The Golden Compass Novel by Philip Pullman Movie directed by Chris Weizt; screenplay by Chris Weizt; starring Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, and Dakota Blue Richards This past Tuesday, the film adaptation of Philip Pullman’s classic The Golden Compass…
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Movie Review: The Darjeeling Limited
I am a huge fan of Wes Anderson movies – they are all a reflection of a personal vision: he usually directs, writers, produces and is involved with the photography, design and soundtrack. I love the feeling of his…
Title: The Ruins Novel by Scott Smith Movie directed by Carter Smith; screenplay by Scott Smith; starring Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore, and Laura Ramsey Last Friday, the film adaptation of Scott Smith’s second novel, The Ruins, hit…