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Zathura: A Space Adventure – 10th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray Review)

ZATHURA: 10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION stars Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games franchise), Kristen Stewart (Twilight franchise), Jonah Bobo (Crazy, Stupid, Love.), and Dax Sheppard (“Parenthood”) in the story of two young brothers who are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is hurled through the depths of space by the magical board game they are […]

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Top Ten: Aaron’s Favorite Films of 2014

The year of 2014 is literally coming to an end, but I am not letting it end without putting up a list of my favorite films of the year.  This is never an easy list to put together, but somehow I have not only listed my Top Ten favorites, I have actually managed to rank […]

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‘Chef’ Is Deliciously Entertaining (Movie Review)

It does not take a whole lot for a film to win me over if it has a lot of charm. Get the right cast and allow them to have fun that is evident in the film and I will be happy to sit back and enjoy what has been put in front of me. […]

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15th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival to Close with West Coast Premiere of CHEF Starring Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson

As stated in the previous post, the 15th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival is coming soon (opening night is April 24th) and there will be many films and festivities I plan to see and be a part of.  This post contains the official press release concerning the closing night film, which I am very excited […]

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Kori’s Top 10 MUST-SEE Films of 2013

So another year has come and gone way too quickly, bringing with it a long list of great movies as well as some I wish I could get the hours of my life back.  So with this being said, if you are anything like me, then you have a hard time choosing which movie to […]

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Iron Man 3 (Blu-ray Review)

Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds.  When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible.  This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle.  With his back against the wall, […]

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Get Iron Man 3 on HD Digital on 9/3 and on Blu-ray 9/24!

Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds.  When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible.  This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle.  With his back against the wall, […]

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The Latest ‘Iron Man’ Is Back With Black (Movie Review)

Following the fever dream of comic geekery meets worldwide appeal that was 2012’s The Avengers, Marvel Studios is now back to producing a standalone feature for the star that kicked it all off – Iron Man.  Taking a step away from his super friends, Iron Man 3 is refreshing in how it does not need […]

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Identity Thief Steals The Blu-ray Format on June 4th!

Hit the road with Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman this June 4th, when Identity Thief, from the producers of TED and the director of Horrible Bosses steals the Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download market.  The Unrated Edition on Blu-ray Combo Pack includes the UltraViolet, DVD and Digital Copy for the ultimate coupling with alternate takes, […]

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Iron Man 3 – The Final Theatrical Trailer

Iron Man 3 is getting closer and closer to its May 3rd release date and with all that anticipation bubbling to the surface, here is the latest and final theatrical trailer for the film, which sees Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) facing off against a powerful foe known as the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley).  True to […]

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Identity Thief (Movie Review)

Horrible Bosses’ Jason Bateman and Bridesmaids’ Melissa McCarthy lead the cast of Identity Thief, an all-star comedy in which a regular guy is forced to extreme measures to clear his name.  With everything to lose after his identity is stolen, he’ll find out how crazed you can get trying to settle a bad credit score.  Unlimited funds have […]

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Comic Con 2012: Marvel Studios – Iron Man 3 And Other Announcements

Many people waited in high anticipation for what was going to be seen and possibly announced during the Marvel Studios panel, which took place towards the end of the day in Hall H, at Comic Con on Saturday.  The description of the panel stated that Iron Man 3 would be the main presentation, however, many […]

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‘People Like Us’ Is Sentimental Stuff

I really don’t have anything against this movie for what it tries to be.  Given that someone already went ahead and called pull quote credit by proclaiming People Like Us as “The feel good movie of the summer,” I get the feeling that anyone that is going into this movie will probably have a good […]

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Cowboys & Aliens Hits Blu-ray December 6!

This summer’s movie event becomes the holiday season’s must-own Blu-ray as a lone gunslinger leads an uprising against an alien threat in the explosive, stunningly-imagined film, Cowboys & Aliens.   A blazingly original, cross-genre adventure from acclaimed director Jon Favreau (Iron Man, Iron Man 2) and top movie-makers Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Alex Kurtzman […]

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Swingers (Blu-ray Review)

I guess I have to start this off with mentioning how biased I am on this, Swingers is one of my favorite movies.  Regardless of whatever flaws some may see in it; be it the meandering plot, the balance of not having Mike seem too annoying, or its popularizing of common phrases such as, “Vegas […]

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‘Cowboys & Aliens’ Is One Rootin’ Tootin’ Genre Mash-Up

For a movie titled ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ to play itself completely straight, it sure does come off as awful silly in many instances.  More importantly, the film comes off as very dull in many instances, which is quite unfortunate.  Despite having a big name cast, big name producers, a big name director, and eight credited […]

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Elf – Ultimate Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray Review)

It seems like every year we get some kind of Christmas movie and they usually all follow certain patterns which can be comforting or annoying depending on how well executed it is.  Some movies like Elf, take familiar story that comes with the usual plot-lines but somehow manages to create something new and original.

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Comic-Con 2010: Cowboys & Aliens

One panel after the infamous stabbing incident on Saturday, July 24th at Comic-Con 2010, Jon Favreau came enthusiastically running out onto the Hall H stage and grabbed the microphone as he woke up everyone in the crowd with his zest and energy.  What a fantastic moment that was.  Anyway, he then went on to bring […]

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