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A Video Game Trailer You Won’t Want to Miss
by Redbox | February 2nd, 2012 | Filed under: TrailersFinal Fantasy XIII–2 is now available at Redbox for the Xbox 360 and PS3! Curious to see what it’s all about? Check out this awesome trailer! Fun Facts About Final Fantasy XIII-2 This is a direct sequel to the 2010 title Final Fantasy XIII. The story picks up three years after the [...]
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Reunited at Redbox: Jane and Jesse
by Erika Olson | December 31st, 2011 | Filed under: Interviews, Other Bits, Redbox InsiderThis fall, the Redbox team was contacted by Jane and Jesse of Little Rock, Arkansas, who told us about how they knew each other back in elementary school and then reunited at a Redbox kiosk a decade later. Shortly after that fateful evening they began dating… and Jesse eventually popped the question to Jane back [...]
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DVD Review: One Day
by Erika Olson | December 30th, 2011 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, MoviesDVD Review of One Day: An unforgettable tale of a decades-long friendship (rather than the sweeping romance its posters make it out to be), the adaptation of David Nicholls’ internationally adored novel doesn’t quite live up to its source material, but does succeed in perhaps the most important way: like the book, it subtly and [...]
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Interview: Lone Scherfig, Director of One Day
by Erika Olson | December 29th, 2011 | Filed under: Interviews, MoviesAt the end of June, I was lucky enough to share a cup of tea with One Day director Lone Scherfig and talk about her process of bringing David Nicholls’ best-selling novel to life on the big screen. I was supposed to interview Lone with a small group of other film critics, but it worked [...]
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DVD Review: Midnight in Paris
by Erika Olson | December 23rd, 2011 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, MoviesDVD Review of Midnight in Paris: Smart, whimsical, and romantic in all the right places, Woody Allen’s Golden Globe-nominated comedy provides giddy thrills for lit majors and art aficionados, and carefree escapism for the rest of us. The following is a reprint of Redblog’s theatrical review of Midnight in Paris, which is now at Redbox [...]
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DVD Review: Warrior
by Erika Olson | December 22nd, 2011 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, MoviesDVD Review of Warrior: You wouldn’t expect a film about estranged brothers beating each other down in a mixed martial arts competition to be one of the most crowd-pleasing, feel-good movies of the year… but it is. The following is a reprint of Redblog’s theatrical review of Warrior, which is now at Redbox on DVD [...]
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Interview: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Star Gary Oldman
by Locke Peterseim | December 16th, 2011 | Filed under: Interviews, MoviesOne of my favorite films of 2011 is director Tomas Alfredson’s smart, complex new adaptation of John le Carre’s classic 1974 novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. It stars Gary Oldman as George Smiley (a role made famous by Alec Guinness in the 1979 BBC miniseries)–a quietly purposeful retired British spymaster who keeps everything (including his [...]
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DVD Review: Larry Crowne
by Erika Olson | December 16th, 2011 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, MoviesDVD Review of Larry Crowne: How do you pick yourself up and dust yourself off after you’ve been blindsided by job loss? Turns out it’s actually pretty easy to recoup as long as you’ve got a cool retro scooter and Julia Roberts as your new college professor. The following is a reprint of Redblog’s theatrical [...]
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Interview: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Director Tomas Alfredson
by Locke Peterseim | December 15th, 2011 | Filed under: Interviews, MoviesLet me cut to the chase: Director Tomas Alfredson’s new adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, starring Gary Oldman as George Smiley, is in my top-five favorite films of 2011. John le Carre’s classic 1974 novel rewrote the notion of what a spy story could be, and was made into a terrific BBC miniseries in [...]
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DVD Review: Kung Fu Panda 2
by Locke Peterseim | December 14th, 2011 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, MoviesDVD Review: Rather than revisit the scenes and slapstick routines of the first movie, Kung Fu Panda 2 widens its scope to include more epic martial-arts adventure. But what it sets aside in Jack Black-ian humor, the new film makes up for with gorgeous visuals and thrilling, well-executed action sequences. Kung Fu Panda 2 is now [...]
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