NEW MOVIE REVIEWS:
“New Year’s Eve” (D-) [Film.com]
“Shame” (B) [Film.com]
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” (C+)
“I Melt with You” (D)
“Hugo” (B+)
“Melancholia” (B-)
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MOVIE COLUMNS:
Eric’s Bad Movies: “Under the Cherry Moon” (1986), starring Prince, directed by Prince, enjoyed by no one. [Film.com]
What’s the Big Deal?: “The Great Escape” (1963), with Steve McQueen jumping a motorcycle over a fence to get away from Nazis. [Film.com]
Re-Views: “Pearl Harbor” (2001), a movie (and a B+ review) which will live in infamy. [Film.com]
One Year Ago: Catching up with “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader,” “The Tourist,” and more. [Movies.com]
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MY OTHER STUFF:
“Rocky! The Musical”: Stallone really is producing a live musical version of “Rocky.” When I learned this, I wrote the opening number, to be sung by townspeople. Enjoy. [YouTube]
Snide Remarks: “Indistinguishable, That’s What You Are” — Some products don’t inspire loyalty.
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider: Reviews of “New Year’s Eve,” “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” a game of Interquel, and many more treasures. [MovieBS] or [iTunes]
Not Just New Movies: Ben and Tyler invited me on to discuss “Cool World” on this week’s podcast. How could I turn that down?? [NJNM]
/Filmcast: Dave, Devindra, and Adam invited me on for “Hugo” talk this week. I never say no to the /Filmcast! No one ever should! [/Film]
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