Mar

24

Tweeney Todd??

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March 24, 2008 | 1 Comment

And now, a review of Sweeney Todd by my tweenager and guest blogger, Mini_Movie_Maven.
I’m sure that most people are aware that Sweeney Todd is based upon a Broadway musical, right?  If you don’t know, then, I really don’t know what to say except, “Shame on you!” (Finger movements added for emphasis!)
So, assuming you do know, […]

Mar

18

New DVD Releases I Want to See

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March 18, 2008 | 2 Comments

Having not been to a cinema for months due to the fact that I live in a college town, chock full of incessant yappers, and “going to the movies” - while once a pleasurable experience - now ranks with eyebrow waxing and oven cleaning, I am often forced to wait for release on DVD or […]

Mar

15

Thank goodness for Insomnia (I think…)

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March 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

 **NOTE:  This posting contains what could be construed as R-rated material.
So, it’s Friday night, my husband is at work and I’m channel surfing looking for something other than Jerry Springer or stale game show reruns to lull me to sleep.  It is midnight, and lo and behold, I stumble across a “gem” from 1983 on The […]

Mar

12

Opening This Weekend….March 14, 2008

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March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Never Back Down, written by Chris Hauty and directed by Jeff Wadlow, involves a high school fight club-esque scenario.  Starring Djimon Hounsou and Sean Faris.
Horton Hears a Who, starring the immensely funny Jim Carrey and Steve Carell in this animated adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic.
Funny Games, U.S., a remake (you don’t say?!) of the Austrian […]

Mar

11

For All You Independent Horror Fans…

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March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

While channel surfing last week, I noticed an interesting little movie on Showtime entitled “Salvage (2006).”  As a horror-flick lover, I was intrigued by the description, “A young woman continuously relives her own murder by a knife-wielding maniac.”  This film is also called “Gruesome” overseas and earned widespread release in small independent film festivals.
At a short […]

Mar

7

The Changing of the Guard

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March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Howdy everyone!
Due to the sudden and mysterious departure of the original MovieMaven, I, Movie_Maven (and please take notice of the slightly altered moniker) have joyfully agreed to maintain this site and to inject my own personality (personalities?) into the world of all things MOVIE.  (I am, however, slightly worried as to what really happened to […]