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The 7th Annual Blockbuster Awards
The winners and losers of this year's Blockbuster Awards (and show highlights to boot).
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• awards
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• movies
• music
The Demise of the Blockbuster Film
Blockbuster films were once thoughtful, yet hugely entertaining additions to filmmaking, but now are insults to their origins.
• demise of blockbuster films
• jaws first blockbuster
• steven spielberg
• blockbuster
• hollywood
Alternatives to Hollywood Blockbusters
Hollywood studios spend billions of dollars luring audiences to their biggest and shiniest blockbusters, while our continental counterparts continue to make smarter, subtler films. American audiences might not know what they are missing, and Hollywood would like to keep it that way.
• hollywood
• blockbuster
• film
• movie
• video
Summer Blockbusters Boost Disney
After the firings, Disney Studios finds their third quarter earnings are up 39%.
• disney studios
• pixar
• cars
• financial statement
• pirates of the caribbean: dead man's chest
Season of the Summer Blockbuster
The imminent arrival of such films as Transformers, the fifth Harry Potter and the sequel to the Fantastic Four herald that we are in the thick of the summer movie season
• transformers
• harry potter
• bourne ultimatum
• rush hour 3
• fantastic four
The Summer Blockbuster
The Summer Blockbuster changed Hollywood. Studios had regained control of the system and once again the film world evolved into something other than an art-form.
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• high concept films
• jaws and star wars
• star wars was the highest grossing film of all tim
• the profitability of star wars merchandise
Challenging the New Epics
Summer has arrived and with it has come a broad swath of high-budgeted, action-packed blockbusters. Between Iron Man, Zohan and Batman the hits will keep coming.
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• hollywood
• goodfellas
• the goonies
• lawrence of arabia
Mid-Summer Movie Report '07
Are summer movies a waste? People are always complaining about overstylized summer blockbusters, but are they really all that bad?
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• movies
• transformers
• sicko
• life free or die hard
Creating the Blockbuster Setting, Part I: Location
One of the most important choices you will make as a fiction author is where you set your story. Next to character and theme, location can determine the success of your novel.
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• location
• theme
• trends
• bestseller
Michael Almareyda's Hamlet
Experimental filmmaker Michael Almareyda makes a <b><i>Hamlet</b></i> for our times - lust, greed, revenge, corporate take-overs. This is innovative, fresh Y2K Shakespeare.
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• shakespeare
• film
• adaptation
• swordfight
Moving on up
DVD's are invading the world around us, and now they are making a move to take over the Blockbuster stores.
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• blockbuster
• sales
• movie
• releases
Will You Return..to Theaters?
Catch up on "The Mummy" to get excited for "The Mummy Returns" (if you haven't already seen it).
• the mummy
• the mummy returns
• brendan fraser
• blockbuster
Iron Man opens in theaters
Robert Downey Jr. is absolutely excellent. The film represents a departure from the traditional comic book movie formula. Acting and script get credence over action.
• iron man
• downey
• favreau
• comic book movie
• summer movie
Anti-Nazi Hollywood Cinema
In the 1930s and 1940s, Hollywood was the dominant force in cinematic terms. It had the largest and most powerful studios, churning out films by the biggest stars.
• antinazi
• chaplin
• hollywood
• the great dictator
• litvak
Have Computer Visuals Gone Too Far?
In the past couple of years, computer visuals have become much more commonplace, where we actually have digital characters and entire sets all being created on computers. This summer's blockbusters are perfect examples of this new trend. Has the craft of filmmaking lost something with this new reliance on computers for visual effects?
• visual effects
• computer
• cgi
• minority report
• steven spielberg
Summer Films to Watch For
In a summer full to the brim with blockbuster films, it's easy to be overlooked. Here are five films to keep an eye out for if you tire of the big budget fare.
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• bottleshock
• savage grace
• religulous
• lou reed's berlin
Laemmle's Empire
The name Laemmle, for many Angelenos, is synonymous with independent and foreign films but Hollywood filmmaking was helped along by Carl Laemmle, an entrepreneur and founder of Universal Pictures, before the chain of cinemas were founded, by the same name.
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• carl laemmle
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• cinema
Summer Movie Preview
Spider-Man was launched last weekend, and began the summer movie season incredibly early with a huge bang! This week, I look ahead at the other films to be released this summer in May and June in Part 1 of my 2002 Summer Movie Preview.
• spider-man
• star wars
• episode ii
• attack of the clones
• summer
The 2003 Summer Movie Preview
Well, it's May, and the summer movie season for 2003 is off and running. This week, we conclude our two part series previewing this summer's films by looking at the anticipated films scheduled to be released in July and August.
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• preview
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Best Gluten-Free Cookbooks
Whether you're GF due to Celiac Disease, gluten intolerance or ataxia, food allergy, or autism, these three cookbooks have plenty of wheat free foods.
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• gluten-free
• celiac
• wheat
• food allergy
Books to Impress English Teachers
Whether you're in high school or college English classes, spring is the time for papers, précis, and reports about writers from to Woolf to modern authors.
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• report
• paper
• high school
• college
College Care Package Ideas
Surprise your child with a thoughtful care package that reflects his or her tastes and interests.
• college care packages
• care package ideas
• coffee and tea
• starbucks gift card
• quiznos gift card
Far-Out Physics Books
Real physics is often weirder than science fiction. Thorne discusses black holes, wormholes, and time warps in a conversational and intriguing book.
• kip
• thorne
• physics
• time machine
• closed timelike curve
Garnett Mania in Boston
The trade that brough Kevin Garnett to the Celtics made Boston an instant contender, but it could cripple the franchise down the road.
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• keving garnett boston celtics
• kevin garnett pierce allen celtics
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George Blocks Kidd Trade
The trade that would send Jason Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks is on hold because of Devean George.
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• jason kidd trade put on hold
• devean george puts trade on hold
• jason kidd trade rumors
• nba trade rumors 2008
Great Chocolate Desserts
If you ever wanted to eat chocolate cake, mousse, crème brulee, torte, ganache, or truffles until it killed you or enable someone else to, try these fantastic cookbooks.
• chocolate
• recipe
• cookbook
• alice medrich
• cocolat
Great Movies for Mom and Daughter
Somewhere between "Barbie as Rapunzel" and "Thelma and Louise" are movies that moms and daughters can both enjoy for some great bonding time.
• mom and daughter
• mother and daughter
• tweenage
• bonding time
• great movies
Incredible Hulk Trailer Released!
The long-awaited new trailer for "The Incredible Hulk", starring Edward Norton, has hit the internet. Will it live up to the hype? James Luxford finds out...
• the incredible hulk
• edward norton
• tim roth
• liv tyler
• film
Novels After The Holocaust
The Holocaust changed the world and damaged its survivors. Fiction explores the human question, and the best stories about Holocaust survival stay with us.
• holocaust
• novel
• book
• great
• recommended
Open Letter to John Stossel
On ABC's 20/20, Stossel told parents not to worry about internet predators because internet-related kidnapping is rare. Pedophiles, however, are common. You should worry.
• john stossel
• 20/20
• abc
• to catch a predator
• nbc
Physics for Dummies
Stephen W. Hawking has updated his profound classic with A Briefer History of Time and includes new data from observational astronomy and particle physics.
• stephen w. hawking
• stephen hawking
• physics
• brief history of time
• briefer history of time
Post-Jane Austen Novels
Jane Austen's Regency era heroines were genteel, but these gritty Victorian era heroines rise from the middle and lowest classes. Good books, great reading!
• jane austen
• george eliot
• michel faber
• crimson petal
• middlemarch
Serial Killer Novels
Hannibal Rising is the latest Thomas Harris novel about the psychopath psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter. If you like your characters well-done, try Dexter or Patrick.
• serial killer
• patrick bateman
• dexter morgan
• hannibal lecter
• thomas harris
Mongol: Genghis Khan's Rise
Billed as an epic action movie on Genghis Khan's beginnings, Mongol instead delivers a love story with everything else trailing behind it.
• sergei bodrov's mongol
• romance stories told as action tales
• the problem with compressing large events into one
• brevity in subtitles versus descriptive
• review of mongol
Danny Glover - A Smiling Humanitarian
Overcoming many obstacles, Danny has won numerous acting awards.
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• black actors workshop american conservatory theate
• escape from alcatraz
• places in the heart 1984
• the color purple 1985
Demi Moore - A Captivating Actress
An actress who commands the screen from GI Jane to the heart felt romance of Ghost. She is a classic beauty with talent that shows.
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• star blockbuster movie ghost with patrick swayze
• a few good men 1992
• gi jane 1997
• striptease 1996
Summer Movie Preview
With the summer boxoffice already on fire even before the Memorial Day holiday has arrived, it's time to look ahead at what theaters will expect in July and August, as I wrap up my 2002 summer movie preview with Part 2.
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• summer movie preview
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Action Films in the 1980s
The 1980s action film was more then just mindless entertainment. The genre actually served a purpose in restructuring the American identity during the Reagan era.
• action films of the 1980s
• ronald reagan and hollywood cinema
• the restructuring of identity during the reagan er
• character driven art films of the 1970s
• action films and the united states
Blu-Ray Wins with Rental Companies
HD-DVD is falling further into the abyss as more companies pledge allegiance to the Blu-Ray Camp. Blockbuster and Netflix are both going Blu-ray Exclusive.
• blu-ray vs hd-dvd
• dvd format comparison
• netflix goes blu-ray
• blockbuster stocks blu-ray
• blu-ray exclusivity
End of the Universe Restaurant
Douglas Adams continues his trend of oddly fitting titles for strange and whimsical stories. Buried throughout his silly prose are some poignant points.
• douglas adams
• restaurant at the end of the universe
• hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
• life
• ultimate question
Great Dragon Lit Like Eragon
Eragon and Eldest take flying dragons to new heights, but there's more to Dragon Lit than Paolini. Read these great Pern novels for your school book report or book club.
• eragon
• eldest
• dragon
• dragon lit
• paolini
Iron Man: The Movie
Iron Man is an unbelievably entertaining film but at its core, it is about something of great interest to the entire world.
• iron man the movie
• comic book film
• iron man real world issues
• jon favreau's iron man
• stan lee's iron man
Neozoic Colorist, Jessie Lam
Lam reveals what it's like to be a digital colorist today, what it was like working with Red 5, and information of how to get FREE comics.
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• free comics
• indie comic
• independent comic studio
• new comic
Tecate Teams up with GoldenBoy
As part of a successful new marketing campaign, Tecate Beer has teamed up with GoldenBoy Promotions, one of the premier boxing promotional companies in the sport.
• tecate beer targets us market
• tecate teams up with goldenboy
• mexican brewing company launches marketing campaig
• mexican boxing fans and beer
• de la hoya and mayweather blockbuster