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Geek For E!

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Have you heard about Ruby Sparks?

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No?  Me neither.  But I got a heads-up press release yesterday that clued me in on this upcoming film.  I’m intrigued, partially because there are no pics on the interwebs, but mostly because the screenplay for this film was written by Zoe Kazan.  That’s right, she’s Elia Kazan‘s  (On the Waterfront, East of Eden and a zillion other amazing classics) granddaughter.  So I’m hoping that she’ll pull a Sofia Coppola and knock it out of the park.

Want more info on the movie besides the screenwriter’s link to Hollywood royalty? Okay; Ruby Sparks stars Antonio Banderas (The Skin I Live In), Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood), Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right) and Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development).  The directors are Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, who you may know from their work on Little Miss Sunshine.  This movie is slated for release July 25, 2012.  And the story?  Here’s the dish from the press release:

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Movie Review: The Hunger Games

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24 go in.  1 comes out.  The Hunger Games is a harsh look at an even harsher post-apocalyptic world where the winner of a civil war uses the lives of children from the losing areas as a yearly reminder that the losers have truly lost everything.  Throwing children into a pit to fight it out may seem a harsh topic for Young Adult Fiction — and it is — but it’s a topic that has caused the Hunger Games trilogy (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay) to skyrocket up the bestseller charts.  Fans of all ages love the book, so it’s only natural that there would be a movie in the works.  And now the first book of the series gets it’s close-up with The Hunger Games.

I won’t lie; I’m an unabashed fan of the books.  I read them all in one weekend, the benefit of being late to the party, and I have my ship all ready (Team Peeta!), my nails painted for “my District” (Agro, for 11!), and my favorite secondary characters (Rue!  Cinna!  Caesar!  Finnick!  Oops, jumping ahead a bit….)

This movie is good; real or not real?  Most definitely real.

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Movie Review: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

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Salmon fishing.  Yemen.  Seriously?

Yep.  And if you’ve turned your nose up at the title figuring it’s most likely the dullest documentary ever filmed, you’ll be missing out.  Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a wonderful feel good film, a fascinating indie flick that also happens to have one of the sweetest old-school romances I’ve seen in ages.

Sheikh Muhammed is in love with fly fishing.  Does it every time he heads up to Scotland.  But he has a dream; to have a salmon stream in his homeland.  So he asks his consultant Harriet to find out if that could be a reality, and when the fisheries expert Dr. Alfred Jones tosses out a financial outlay that seems impossible, things start to snowball.  Because the Sheikh isn’t about to let a thing like money get in the way of his passion.

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CHLOË GRACE MORETZ TO RECEIVE “CINEMACON® 2012 FEMALE STAR OF TOMORROW” HONORS

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Kick Ass.  Let Me In.  Hugo.  And soon, Dark Shadows.   Chloë Grace Moretz is a young woman with a considerable list of quality performances under her belt.  And now she’s being recognized for it; Moretz will be awarded the CinemaCon Female Star of Tomorrow Award this April.  What is that, you ask?  Well, read on and I’ll fill you in.

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New Dark Shadows trailer hits tonight!

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Depp.  Burton.  Collins.

Sounds good, right?  Vampires, ghoulies, ghosties…and the wonderfully warped world of Tim Burton.  I used to rush home when re-runs of the original Dark Shadows played on weekday afternoons, so hearing about this movie got my expectations up.  Hearing that this will be a bit of a spoof — think The Brady Bunch the tv show vs. The Brady Bunch Movie — makes me think Burton may have another winner on his hands.  She said hopefully.

We’ll all get a good look at Barnabas Collins and his brood tonight, when a trailer for Dark Shadows comes to Apple.  We all know that Johnny Depp is never one to pull away from a role, so his portrayal of Barnabas should be a real hoot.

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Ballet lovers can see Swan Lake in 3D for one night only

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Swan Lake.  Gorgeous choreography, beautiful dancers, amazing moves.  If you like ballet — or just love the idea of watching gorgeous men and women leap and spin in rather revealing outfits — Swan Lake is definitely a ballet to catch.  Especially when it’s done by Tony Award winning choreographer Matthew Bourne.  And if you live in the Columbia area (or can get there), you can see this ballet while chomping on popcorn and nachos.  Best of both worlds, right?

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New Avengers “character banner” posters!

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March is here, and with the warmer weather I’m getting more and more excited about this year’s Summer movie season.  Hunger Games opening next week, Men In Black 3 and Battleship in May, not to mention Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Dark Shadows, Brave and The Dark Knight Rises…. But my comic book geekette is really jonesing for some Avengers, and I’m double-lucky right now; it opens the first week of May, and Marvel has just released new posters that showcase each of the assembled superheroes.  Wanna see?  Yeah you do.

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Movie Review: John Carter

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Oh Pixar.  How I love the things you’ve done.  Especially the films Monsters, Inc. and Wall*E.  Director Andrew Stanton rocked the house, y’all.  Now there’s Stanton’s first live-action film, John Carter, done while on loan to Disney studios.  Um.  When does he get back to Pixar?

John Carter is an intriguing story based on a series of books that were written almost 100 years ago.  This movie has a whole lot going on.  Pity all that action is so dreadfully dull.  I felt like I was watching the movie through plexiglass, as if a beautiful tale was unfolding in front of me that I couldn’t touch.  The start of a series?  Prolly not.

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Horror comics get their due with the Ghastly Awards

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As I’ve often said, I’m a complete and total horror junkie.  The first horror movie I remember seeing was Night of the Living Dead, thanks to a 2-year-old me waking up and wandering downstairs to the sound of my dad fixing the fireplace at 2am.  (Why 2am?  Your guess is as good as mine.)  I’ve been hooked ever since.

I got into comic books not because of the superheroes (not that they aren’t awesome), but because of the creepy-crawly horror issues I’d see every so often at my local bookstore.  Nowadays though, there are tons of good scare on the illustrated page.  So much so in fact , that there’s a new crop of awards to give them their good & proper.  The Ghastly Awards will reveal their first ever list of winners at the end of this month, and I’ve gotta say there are some really amazing professionals and titles getting the nod.  The Walking Dead!  The Goon (here’s hoping the movie gets a release)!  Locke & Key!  And my personal favorites, Crossed 3D &  I, Vampire!  Not to mention Robert Kirkman, Gabriel Rodriguez & Terry Moore!  Read on for a list of the 2011 nominees (and how, if you’re an industry pro, you can send a nomination for the 2012 awards)….

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