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The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview Feature

Summer of Same: August 2009

by Bill Gibron

[30.Apr.09] :. With names like Tarantino, Lee, and Zombie, the final month of the season pulls out all the film geek stops. Still, the only guarantee is familiarity, not freshness.

The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview

 

Film DVD Review

Blades of Glory

by Jesse Hassenger

[10.Sep.07] :. It takes genuine pros to make the mock-sport movie look like a worthwhile competition. A brisk, disposable amusement.

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Film Review

Surfs Up (2007)

by Daynah Burnett

[8.Jun.07] :. Surf's Up offers nuanced and energetic penguins, as well as top-notch CGI.

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The PopMatters Summer 2007 Movie Preview Feature

Monkey Business (Part 2: June)

by Bill Gibron

[2.May.07] :. Apparently, as the sun's strongest rays finally settle over the movie going public, sequels are the remedy to cool down an overheated demographic. This month alone holds five examples of such redux refreshment. The rest of the choices are a variety pack of genres, ideas and possibilities.

The PopMatters Summer 2007 Movie Preview

 

News

Where there’s a Will, there’s a payday

by David Hinckley [New York Daily News (MCT)]

[2.Apr.07] :. The ice kings pulled in lots of cold cash this weekend. “Blades of Glory,” a goofball figure-skating comedy starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder, earned $33 million at the box office,...

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Film Review

Blades of Glory (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[30.Mar.07] :. As pleased with itself as any other Will Ferrell comedy, Blades of Glory targets buddy and sports movie conventions, and -- oh yes -- ponders the profound gayness of figure skating.

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Jon Heder takes to the ice in his next biggest thing since ‘Dynamite’

by Brian McTavish [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[29.Mar.07] :. Jon Heder is on the phone from Los Angeles nearing the end of a long string of press interviews for “Blades of Glory,” his comedy with Will Ferrell that hits theaters Friday. Despite the...

 

Skating comedy gives Ferrell a chance to sparkle

by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)]

[29.Mar.07] :. They call it the Paul Newman Syndrome: An actor takes a role, as, say, a race car driver, and then develops a lifelong love for the sport. Will Ferrell, who plays a competitive ice skater in his new...

 

The PopMatters ‘Short Ends & Leader’ Spring Film Preview

by Bill Gibron

[2.Mar.07] :. In order to separate the worthy from the worthless, PopMatters' "Short Ends & Leader" editor is highlighting 10 new films he's looking forward to this spring.

 

School for Scoundrels (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[29.Sep.06] :. Amanda is demoted from object of desire to prop, so wan and undirected that she'll fall for whoever happens to be winning the boys' contest at any given moment.

 

Napoleon Dynamite: Like the Best Special Edition Ever (2004)

by Bill Gibron

[15.Jun.06] :. Napoleon Dynamite argues not only for the experience of being misunderstood, but also the gradual acceptance of knowing one is misunderstood.

 

The Benchwarmers (2006)

by Jesse Hassenger

[14.Apr.06] :. It's a shame that tee-heeing at gayness couldn't be jettisoned for the kids, rather than re-emphasized.

 

Just Like Heaven (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[16.Sep.05] :. Because Elizabeth inhabits a romantic comedy, her frantic pace and lonely life cannot continue.

 

Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

by Jesse Hassenger

[17.Jun.04] :. Heder's physical details -- mouth agape, low voice, frequent exhales of discomforted disgust -- make for a terrifically funny and assured performance.