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OMG - The 20 Worst Films of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[15.Jan.09] :. There's bad, and then there's 2008 level bad. You know this list is looking down into a deep dark bottomless pit of cinematic despair when Mike Myers' shameful Love Guru didn't even make the Top 20!

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008

 

Film DVD Review

Mamma Mia!

by Barbara Herman

[12.Jan.09] :. The kind of movie whose campiness you just have to give into if you want to enjoy it -- and then you'll have a blast.

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Short Ends and Leader

Mamma Mia!: 2-Disc Special Edition

by Bill Gibron

[14.Dec.08] :. Sometimes, the cinema can be a lot like oil and water. Certain facets of a film can struggle to stay together, eventually separating like the fabled proverbial liquids. While it’s possible to...

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News

Jukebox musicals ‘Jersey Boys’ and ‘Mamma Mia!’ thread a difficult path to success

by Lawson Taitte [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)]

[22.Jul.08] :. Jukebox musicals get no respect. Maybe it’s because they’re so hard to bring off. In fact, you can count on two fingers the Broadway shows that have successfully combined dialogue with...

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Film Review

Mamma Mia!

by Cynthia Fuchs

[18.Jul.08] :. Meryl Streep scampers and writhes with something like abandon in her tomboyish overalls, her glowing tan and perfectly arranged "wild" blond hair indicating Donna's stanch independence.

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‘Mamma Mia!‘s’ Amanda Seyfried talks about the price of fame

by Howard Gensler [Philadelphia Daily News (MCT)]

[17.Jul.08] :. Amanda Seyfried (pronounced SIGH-frid) says that her big eyes make her look a bit like a frog. But the Amanda sitting across a small table last month in a suite at New York’s Ritz-Carlton...

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‘Mamma’ Mangled

by Bill Gibron

[17.Jul.08] :. When it arrives in theaters tomorrow (18 July), Mamma Mia! will probably go down as one of the biggest hits of Summer 2008. It has all the elements that make for a bold box office champion -...

 

The Return of the Popcorn Circus: July 2008

by Bill Gibron

[30.Apr.08] :. And it just doesn't stop. If part two in this three-ring play was packed with well hyped product, July just keeps the receipt treats coming.