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  Interview: Kirsten Dunst & Jim Sturgess on “Upside Down”

  March 15, 2013 at 3:14 pm / Action, Adventure, Romance

  Upside Down began as a single image from the mind of director Juan Solanas. While dreaming, he imagined a man on top of a mountain. The man was looking up and saw a woman who, too, was on top of a mountain looking back at him, but upside down.  That single image was the catalyst for the appropriately titled film Upside Down, which tells the story of two lovers who live on twinned worlds with opposite gravities and their desperate attempt [...]

  

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  Movie Review/ Interview: “The Last Stand”

  January 19, 2013 at 3:50 pm / Action, Crime, Thriller

  By now, I’m fairly experienced when it comes to movie junkets.  I clean out my car the night before so the valet doesn’t have to deal with all the clutter.  I pick out my outfit and hang it on the back of my door before I go to bed.  Even though the routine is the same, I found that I was actually a bit awestruck this time around when I went to The Four Seasons Hotel for The [...]

  

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  Movie Review: “Django Unchained”

  December 21, 2012 at 4:52 pm / Action, Drama, Western

  Prepare to saddle up; “Django Unchained,” is a two hour and forty five minute Western- and yes, this is the year 2012. And where that simple information alone may stir hesitation in any modern day movie-goer, it is not until the rest of the promotional literature is read that the setup gives relief: “the new film by Quentin Tarantino.” Yes, this serving of slave revenge epic is slung as a passionate Western set up, and although the director’s penchant for [...]

  

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  Movie Review/ Interview: “Red Dawn”

  December 2, 2012 at 8:35 pm / Action

  The Four Seasons Hotel is the setting for the Red Dawn press day, a day that many people close to the film didn’t know would ever come.  Red Dawn is a re-boot of the 1984 cult-classic that made movie stars out of Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, Lea Thompson, Jennifer Grey, and many more.  The current film stars Hollywood’s up and coming actors Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki, and Isabel Lucas.  The film stays true to the original [...]

  

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  Movie Review: “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” – a twist on history.

  June 21, 2012 at 11:01 pm / Action, Fantasy, Historical, Horror

  When thinking of action films from Hollywood, originality is one of the last words that comes to mind. Generally an action film consists of one of three things: robots, cars, or thieves.And oftentimes a combination of all three. This Summer, I am one of many who wait with great anticipation for an action film that bends the genre, taking a new twist on the tried and true vampire theme all set against a backdrop of history, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. For [...]

  

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  Movie Review: “Brave” – I left with more than just hair envy.

  June 21, 2012 at 8:43 pm / Action, Adventure, Animated, Film Festivals, LA Film Fest 2012

  Great expectations are set when Pixar releases a new animated film. With a history of creating great films like Toy Story, Monsters Inc., Wall-E, and Up, it is easy to forget that Pixar has also made some not-so-great films, like A Bugs Life and Cars 2. And if one is not careful, one’s expectations can be set too high. As for Brave, I walked into the screening both excited and a little leery. Fellow journalists, who had previously screened the film, believed I would love [...]

  

  

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