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Posted on 30 December 2008Marley and Me turned John Grogan (not to be confused with Josh Groban) from columnist to best-selling author in 2005. We personally sincerely hope its magic works on Jennifer Aniston and her box office rut. Considering David Frankel, of The Devil Wears Prada and Band of Brothers fame, directs the film adaptation, Aniston should have nothing to worry about.
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Posted on 30 December 2008The Christmas movie season limps on this month with the late release of Four Christmases. Pardon the cynicism, but really—has there been any Christmas movie worth remembering since Love Actually? Fred Clause perhaps? The Family Stone? I rest my case. Having said that, Four Christmases looks promising.
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Posted on 30 December 2008Baz Luhrmann can be compared to a martini—as something that is considered an acquired taste, yet immensely popular all the same. Despite less-than positive reviews, the film set the record for the highest-grossing opening weekend for an Australian film.
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Posted on 02 December 2008Catherine Hardwicke’s Twilight is the stuff of adolescent angst and woe, with the assurance of a firm fan base in the best-selling novel it was based upon. So much so that Fandango sold 5 Twilight tickets per second before its US release despite less than impressive reviews. Twilight sucked the box office dry, and is virtually critic-proof. As such, this review might not be of any significance, but here’s our two cents worth anyway.
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Posted on 01 December 2008The zombie film never gets old and if it’s George A. Romero, we can bet that there’s a socially conscious message behind all the gore and horror.
