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General discussion and ruminations about the movies. Includes the contents of the reviews and trailers categories.

Pixar's Up Floats to Life

Posted on Mar 7, 2011Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

When Ed Asner as Carl Fredricksen used balloons set his house afloat in the Pixar film Up, he inspired National Geographic engineers to do the same.

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X-Men: First Class First Look

Posted on Feb 11, 2011Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Check out the trailer for Marvel's X-Men: First Class prequel, debuting June 3, 2011.

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Looking Back at 2010, Looking Ahead to 2011

Posted on Feb 1, 2011Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

I look back at the best and worst movies of 2010 and what films will draw me to the theaters in 2011.

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Ice Age 4 begins breaking ground

Posted on Jan 14, 2011Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Scrat's pursuit of the elusive nut continues on July 13, 2012, with the release of Fox's fourth Ice Age film, Continental Drift.

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The Antisocial Network

Posted on Oct 5, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Mark Zuckerberg's founding of Facebook is retold in Aaron Sorkin and Ben Mezrich's 'The Social Network', a witty and dramatic though somewhat unfounded tale.

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Summer Shorts: Validation

Posted on Sep 3, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Kurt Kuenne's 'Validation' is a poignant romantic comedy about a parking attendant who can make anyone smile — except the one who matters.

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Summer Shorts: Rent-a-Person

Posted on Aug 27, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Kurt Kuenne's 'Rent-a-Person' is a romantic musical comedy about a men's bathroom attendent.

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Summer Shorts: Flower Warfare

Posted on Aug 20, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Flower Warfare demonstrates a lighthearted and colorful approach to what would otherwise be a bloody territorial battle.

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