Posts Tagged ‘Peter Jackson’
Film Review – The Adventures of Tintin
Now this is what I’m talking about. The beautiful thing about seeing Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin (2011) is realizing all the shortcomings that made up his lackluster film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). Sure, both films have similarities:…
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What We’re Watching – Horror Edition #1
Brook West: October is never officially Halloween season until I watch Scream (1996). It’s the mother of all my guilty pleasure horror and slasher flicks. Typical teenage slasher movies are like drunk people during tailgating—they’re predictable, annoying, and the thrills are cheap. This is where…
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Episode 93 – The Michael Bay Experience
Spencer and John discuss the tumultuous career of Michael Bay in honor of Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon, look Tom Hank’s work behind the camera for Larry Crowne, and give their DVD picks of the week.
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An Appreciation – King Kong
The adventure film. Of all the genres and subgenres that movies incorporate, I feel that the adventure film is the one that excites people the most. It’s the kind of movie that can bring people to the theater in droves; it touches us in a…
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Top 5 – Ghost Stories
Another MacGuffin Film Podcast Top 5’s segment. This time Brandi and John share their top 5 ghost stories.
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3D – A Qualified Defense
Amongst cineastes, be they as famous as Roger Ebert, or we mere mortals on this website, it has become de rigueur to trash the new trend of 3D film. The industry is pushing everyone toward putting on sometimes unwieldy glasses while staring at a potentially…
READ MORETop 5 – Good/Great Films We Will Never Watch Again
Another MacGuffin Film Podcast Top 5′s segment. This time around Brandi and Allen share their top 5 good/great films they never want to watch again.
READ MOREEpisode 22 – The Sky’s The Limit
Spencer and John review Up In The Air and look back on the career of Jason Reitman. Next, they give their DVD picks of the week. Finally, the episode ends with a preview of Peter Jackson’s latest film, The Lovely Bones. The DVD Picks of…
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