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Slate TV critic Troy Patterson echoes the concerns about the smarmy qualities of the Disney series "The Suite Life on Deck " that Dan Savage discussed in the essay I linked to in June. "On Deck" is the follow-up series that takes real-life twins Cole and Dylan Sprouse. They are the proteges of ...
Television
Disney Studios
Diablo Cody
The adorable monkey whose inquiring personality frequently requires rescue by the man in the yellow hat has a new DVD for the holidays, in stores tomorrow: Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas It is a charming story to relieve some of the pressure of the season with a reminder that laughing ...
Movies
Curious George
Spoiler alert: My pal Jen Yamoto has put together a great list of differences/improvements comparing Stephanie Meyers' book, New Moon, and the movie .
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Twilight
New Moon
Twilight
"You're good with weird," a character tells Bella mid-way through "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." That's an understatement. In the first Twilight movie, as in the first of the series by Stephanie Meyer, high school student Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) moved to the rainiest town in the US, Forks, ...
Movies
Moon
Kristen Stewart
Taylor Lautner
Actress Aria Wallace of Roxy Hunter answered my questions about her "real time" experiment -- 40 days without technology! This is a great idea to try with your family -- no cell phones, computers, or television -- listen to Aria talk about how slowing down, looking, listening, and even playing ...
Movies
My friend Bob Elisberg has a marvelous salute to the sensational Rocky and Bullwinkle , "from the maniacally clever mind of Jay Ward," who yesterday celebrated the 50th anniversary of their first broadcast.
My parents were very strict about television, but this was one of the few shows they ...
Television
Rocky
The mood is romantic. The couple is parked in a secluded spot overlooking their charming home town. They lean in for a kiss. And then an alien rocket ship lands. I hate it when that happens.
Okay, no I don't. I enjoy it. That's a classic cheesy 1950's alien invasion movie set-up and "Planet ...
Movies
Justin Long
"The Blind Side" is a movie about football that had its own broken field running challenge. It is the true story of Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Michael Oher , a homeless black kid adopted by a wealthy white family. So, it could so easily have been syrupy, or condescending, or downright ...
Movies
Sandra Bullock
"Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" has been warmly embraced by audiences and critics since it first appeared in festivals. Two of the biggest media powerhouses in the world, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry, signed on as producers after the film was completed to help ensure its ...
Movies
Push
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This week's release, "The Blind Side," is the
story of Michael Oher, played by Quinton Aaron. Here
is a glimpse of the real Oher, now an offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens. What I find most touching is when he says that he became a part of the family when he realized he was needed. ...
The Real Story: Michael Oher of 'The Blind Side'
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Kaitlyn Maher, who enchanted millions with her appearances on "America's Got Talent," has a sweet, clear voice and a sunny personality. She is quite busy these days, appearing in Disney's new Santa Buddies DVD and singing on the soundtrack. And she has a new CD coming out in December, You ...
Celebrities
My dear friend and fellow critic Tim Gordon starts a new weekly podcast about the movies tonight. He always has something interesting to say and it is always fun to listen to him say it, so be sure to tune in.
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Movies
MaryAnn Johanson has a great piece in her series on the website of the Association of Women Film Journalists in response to the Hollywood conventional wisdom that movies need to be directed at boys and men to make money. Noting that the advance sales for "New Moon" are ahead of "Transformers" ...
Movies
This is exciting! The fantasy/adventure/comedy "Shorts" is about to be released on DVD and thanks to the wonderful folks at Warner Brothers I have FIVE copies to give away to my beloved readers.
In my review for Beliefnet and the Chicago Sun-Times, I said,
A rainbow-colored wishing rock ...
Movies
Warner Brothers
Robert Rodriguez
In my concern for the continuing coarsening of language, I last wrote about whether the term "pimp" had become acceptable for children after it was used in the PG film " G-Force ."
The New York Times writes about another word that has crossed into the mainstream and has become a go-to insult ...
Movies
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Edi Gathegi and Jamie Campbell Bower play Volturi
(bad guy vampires) in "New Moon," the second in
the "Twilight" series based on the best-selling books by Stephanie Meyer. I had a chance to talk with them about making the movie. They were enormous ...
Interview: Volturi from 'New Moon'
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group today launched " DVD2Blu.com ," a site that allows consumers to upgrade the movies they already own on DVD to Blu-Ray Disc. Consumers can select from over 50 of Warner Home Video's most sought-after titles to upgrade including "Body of Lies," "A Christmas ...
Movies
Warner Brothers
Audiences should be set to stun with this splendid reboot of the 40-plus year old "Star Trek" series. By boldly going where many, many have gone before, J.J. Abrams of television's "Lost" and "Alias" has managed to make a thoroughly entertaining film that respects the fans but stands on its ...
Celebrities
Star Trek
J.J. Abrams
Zoe Saldana
Zachary Levi
The Buddies are back! Budderball, B-Dawg, Rosebud, Buddha and Mudbud team up with Puppy Paws, the fun-loving son of Santa Paws (of course) in a rollicking holiday adventure, available November 24, 2009. It features the voice of George Wendt ("Cheers") as Santa and "America's Got Talent" ...
