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Emerald City ComiCon 2012 – Revenge of the Nerd
I’ve only been to Seattle’s Emerald City ComiCon (ECCC) a few times, but from my point of view, this was clearly the biggest that I’ve seen so far. A convention that celebrates comic books, video games, sci-fi film and television, and just about everything within…
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Film Review – The Raid: Redemption
A young man wakes up early in the morning. He gets up, works out, gets dressed, and then walks over to his bed where his pregnant wife is laying peacefully. The man leans over and kisses her before he walks out of the door. This…
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Film Review – Mirror Mirror
A confession: I’ve sat at my computer for some time now trying to think of how to start my review of Tarsem Singh’s latest film, Mirror Mirror (2012), and…I’ve got nothing. That’s a bit revealing about what kind of impression this new twist on the…
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SXSW Film Review – Dreams of a Life
A woman sits alone in her apartment one late evening. She watches television while wrapping some gifts to give to her loved ones. After wrapping all the gifts and neatly putting them in a pile next to her, she relaxes in her robe, and lays…
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SXSW Film Review – Bernie
The beginning of Richard Linklater’s film Bernie (2011) states that the events that take place were based on a true story. “Uh huh,” I thought, “as ‘true’ as the next movie playing every other week in theaters.” But to my surprise, the story that we…
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SXSW Film Review – Girl Model
There is an uncomfortable, eerie, and saddening feeling that runs throughout the course of the documentary Girl Model (2011). Directed by Ashley Sabin and David Redmon, the film examines the life of young fashion models as they embark on a strange and disconcerting trip that…
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An Appreciation – L.A. Confidential
“Off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush.” So says reporter Sid Hudgens (Danny DeVito) at the end each of his articles in the tabloid paper Hush-Hush. While Sid works as a supporting character in Curtis Hanson’s masterful crime drama L.A. Confidential (1997), his…
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Film Review – The Lorax
With another year well underway, do you know what time it is? Why, time for another Dr. Seuss adaptation, of course! This go-around, the studio that brought us the highly popular Despicable Me (2010) is back with The Lorax (2012), directed by Chris Renaud and…
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