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Posted by Becca Martin at 01:24 PM on September 10, 2007
"Shoot Em Up" didn't capture the box office last weekend, but it was by far the best film I've seen in months....
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Posted by Becca Martin at 03:41 PM on September 04, 2007
If you want to see just one goofy high school comedy this season, make it "Superbad." You will laugh (with some embarassment that teenage angst remains so fresh) until your sides hurt!...
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Posted by Becca Martin at 10:52 AM on August 06, 2007
Never watched "The Simpsons." Thought it was kind of silly. Got dragged to the movie.LOVED it! Laughed until my face hurt!"The Bourne Ultimatum" is good, too, but it has too many chases and not enough story. Still worth seeing --...
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Posted by Becca Martin at 09:00 AM on July 23, 2007
What a great movie! Dark, frightening, exciting, hopeful. If you're waiting to borrow a copy of "Deathly Hallows" like I am, it's perfect way to get back into the Harry Potter world. You probably don't need Kleenex ... yet....
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Posted by Becca Martin at 09:48 AM on July 18, 2007
If you didn't wake up seethingly angry this morning, you haven't seen "Sicko."...
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Posted by Becca Martin at 10:16 AM on July 09, 2007
You don't have to know anything about Transformers the toys to enjoy "Transformers" the movie. Another great chance to enjoy something with your kids!...
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Posted by Becca Martin at 10:33 AM on June 28, 2007
Not much on action flicks, but I saw "Live Free or Die Hard" last night at Fiesta Square. GREAT movie! Lots of fun! Go!...
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Posted by Becca Martin at 09:49 AM on June 27, 2007
Associated Press movie critic David Germain says "Live Free or Die Hard" is the sort of movie you approach like last year's "Basic Instinct 2" or "Rocky Balboa." "You go in expecting the worst and figure you'll at least get...
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Posted by Becca Martin at 11:14 AM on May 29, 2007
Sunday's reading of a work-in-progress, "My Father's War," ended with not a dry eye in the house. Seeing one man's stories of World War II brought to vivid life by playwright Bob Ford, knowing that one man is UA drama...
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Posted by Becca Martin at 11:07 AM on May 29, 2007
"Shrek the Third" — Thumbs up. Much sweeter than No. 2, without so much of the adult subtext. My daughter liked it better."28 Weeks Later" — Thumbs at half-mast. It was okay, but having a budget seemed to kill the...
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Posted by Web Admin at 11:16 AM on May 25, 2007
That's right. Star Wars came out 30 years ago today.I wasn't alive in time to catch Star Wars in the theaters. I was born in October of 1980, five months after the release of The Empire Strikes Back. I've been...
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Posted by Web Admin at 02:33 PM on May 24, 2007
Anyone who missed the Towncraft screening at Dickson Theater this week and/or didn't spend $30 on the DVD/CD/Book package can download the movie from the official Towncraft Web site. The site even includes instructions on how to burn the movie...
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Posted by Web Admin at 01:55 PM on May 24, 2007
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End sets sail tonight and will escape with a chest of box-office booty by week's end. It's opening at every Northwest Arkansas theater except the Malco Towne Center 12 in Rogers. (Malco, truth...
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Posted by Web Admin at 02:06 PM on May 10, 2007
Pick up the Friday edition of The Morning News (or visit www.nwaonline.net) for our preview of Towncraft, Matson Films' new feature-length documentary about Little Rock's punk and indie music scene.Dickson Theater will host a screening of the movie and a...
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Posted by at 10:57 AM on April 19, 2007
Most of the area theaters picked up the same three movies this week: Fracture, a murder mystery starring Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling (above); In the Land of Women, a romantic comedy-drama with Adam Brody, Kristen Stewart, Meg Ryan and Olympia...
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Posted by at 02:19 PM on April 03, 2007
Finally.The best television show of the 1990s always deserved better. Artisan Entertainment released the first season of Twin Peaks on DVD in December 2001 — without the series' pilot episode. Fans who wanted the first episode had to settle for...
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Posted by Becca Martin at 11:28 AM on February 19, 2007
Don't go to "Ghost Rider" expecting great theater. Go expecting "X Men" -- and you'll have a great time! Nicolas Cage looks amazing for a guy his age! And Sam Elliott rocks -- as does his horse!On a related note,...
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Posted by at 02:24 PM on February 09, 2007
• The Tulsa alt-rock band The Hero Factor and Fayetteville's Wooden Stares will be at George's starting at 9:30 p.m.• Allman Brothers bassist and star of the jam-band circuit Oteil Burbridge returns to George's at 10 p.m. Saturday.• Singer-songwriter Pierce...
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Posted by at 12:22 PM on February 01, 2007
The big addition to Northwest Arkansas theaters this week is The Last King of Scotland, in which Forest Whitaker (above) finally atones for his Battlefield Earth sins with his portrayal of crazed Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Whitaker has already won...
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Posted by at 11:26 AM on January 24, 2007
AMC Fiesta Square 16 in Fayetteville has picked up Guillermo Del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth (above, nominated in the categories of Foreign Language Film, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Makeup and Original Score) and Pedro Almodovar's Volver (Actress) for the box-office...
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Posted by at 11:55 AM on January 23, 2007
Better study up on this year's slew of Academy Award nominees in time for your Oscar party. The following Oscar-nominated films are still playing in Northwest Arkansas...• Apocalypto (Makeup, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing): Now playing at Malco Towne Center 12...
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Posted by Becca Martin at 12:42 PM on January 16, 2007
In a postscript to yesterday's DVD recommendations, here's a big thumbs down on "Talladega Nights."...
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Posted by Becca Martin at 04:27 PM on January 15, 2007
Looking for something to watch while you're iced in? I heartily recommend "The Illusionist" and "Black Dahlia."...
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Posted by at 01:25 PM on January 05, 2007
Great news for movie buffs in Northwest Arkansas: The Rogers Public Library on Friday announced plans to show classic movies, serials and cartoons one weekend a month in 2007, starting with the screening of the 1938 adventure classic The Adventures...
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Posted by Becca Martin at 11:01 AM on December 26, 2006
National critics must be really good at seeing what they want to see and hearing what they want to hear. At least, I'm often mystified that what they saw isn't anything like what I saw. Case in point: "Night at...
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Posted by Becca Martin at 11:09 AM on December 18, 2006
Best and Worst:Random Reflections on FIlmReaders share the movies they loved — or loved hating — in 2006:...
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Posted by Becca Martin at 01:18 PM on December 13, 2006
Tell us the best or worst movie you saw in 2006 — and why you think so — and we'll publish your opinion in The Morning News!...
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Posted by Becca Martin at 12:04 PM on December 04, 2006
Critics panned "Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj." What were they expecting, Shakespeare?...
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Posted by Becca Martin at 11:15 AM on December 01, 2006
I keep getting into discussions about the new James Bond film, "Casino Royale."I hated it. Thought the foot chase at the beginning was the only redeeming thing about it....
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Posted by at 12:58 PM on November 10, 2006
• Did you hear? Burt Reynolds' college roommate is coming to Fayetteville! (Apparently there's some game going on, too...I'll get back to you on that.)But not so fast, my friends! There's other stuff going on in Northwest Arkansas this weekend....
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Posted by at 02:45 PM on October 24, 2006
• Runaways drummer Sandy West (second from right) dies at 47.• Out today: Albums from Bright Eyes, Euros Childs, The Curtains, John Legend, My Chemical Romance, Ordinary Boys, Sparta and The Walkmen; An American Haunting, Monster House, Nacho Libre and...
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Posted by at 02:24 PM on October 23, 2006
• "Father Knows Best" actress Jane Wyatt dies.• The Prestige debuts at #1; Flags of Our Fathers comes in third.TONIGHT • John Krane, Stellar's Jay (pictured) and Tomorrow the Gallows (maybe...it's a little unclear at this point) at tonight's "Goodbye Blue...
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Posted by at 03:31 PM on October 19, 2006
Apologies for no post yesterday and such a late one today. Look for a podcast soon (if it isn't up already).IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...Bordino's: Gus & Matt Smith, 9 p.m.Foghorn's: Jeff Fox, 7 p.m.George's Majestic Lounge: Wrought, 9:30 p.m.The Green Door:...
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Posted by Becca Martin at 11:10 AM on October 18, 2006
If you haven't seen Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon in Martin Scorsese's "The Departed," you really must go. You won't ENJOY it — if to you, like me, "enjoy" means feeling all warm and fuzzy at the end....
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Posted by at 11:47 AM on October 17, 2006
WATER COOLER TALK...• Snipes sniped by IRS. (How many times will we see variations of this headline over the next 24 hours?)• "The music industry" files more suits against file-sharers in another desperate attempt to stop the bleeding. Key sentence: Legal...
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Posted by at 10:13 AM on October 16, 2006
WATER COOLER TALK...• It's official: CBGB closes.• The Grudge 2 takes the top weekend spot with $22 million.• "Bebop Kid" Freddy Fender died Saturday.Live music options after the jump... ...
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Posted by at 12:46 PM on October 13, 2006
Man, I almost forgot about the movies...This week's new releases look especially uninspiring. I'm curious about Man of the Year; I've read several reviews that suggest the movie has been marketed incorrectly, and that it's actually a lot more cynical...
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Posted by at 11:15 AM on October 12, 2006
WATER COOLER TALK... • Last night: Lost pours salt on the wounds of Cardinals fans everywhere.• Roger Ebert's getting his thumb ready for Oscar season.• Break out This Nation's Saving Grace and celebrate John Peel Day 2006. Live music after...
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Posted by at 12:50 PM on October 11, 2006
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...• New York alt-rockers Ism and Little Rock's Starkz will be at George's tonight. (9:30 p.m.)• Gooding returns to The Gypsy. (9:30 p.m.)• Elsewhere...Foghorn's: Randy Soller, 7 p.m.The Green Door: The Three Twos, 7 p.m.Jose's Southwestern Grille: The...
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Posted by at 12:00 PM on October 10, 2006
Tuesdays = few options outside the weekly norms.IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS... Copeland's of New Orleans: Burford & Miller, 8 p.m.The Flying Burrito Company: Kevin Bennoch, 7 p.m.The Green Door: The Robert Hatfield Band, 7 p.m.Jammin' Java: Open Celtic jam, 6:30 p.m.Out-of-town info...
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Posted by at 10:45 AM on October 09, 2006
• Walton Arts Center has canceled Ed McMahon's "Memories of The Tonight Show" (scheduled for Friday) due to low ticket sales. Patrons who have already purchased tickets can call 443-5600 for refund or trade-in options. • Our "Live in NWA" podcast...
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Posted by at 09:50 AM on October 04, 2006
Malco's new movie theater in Rogers opens today with a string of dollar movies. Proceeds from sales today and tomorrow will go to Arkansas Children's Hospital.As I said in an earlier entry, I'm eager to see if Malco takes...
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Posted by at 12:55 PM on October 03, 2006
Someday I'll learn to type these entries in Word or Stickies first...• Staind, Three Days Grace and others at the Randal Tyson Track Center at 6:30 p.m. today. I'm sure tickets are still available if you care. (They're sold through...
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Posted by at 11:20 AM on September 29, 2006
It's Friday, which means a slew of entertainment stories in The Morning News' Weekend section. I have my usual "Listen Here" column (revisiting the necessary info for music at the other rallies going on around Fayetteville) and a look at...
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