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This Weekend at the Movies

September 19, 2010 By

image This week we get to see Ben Affleck relevant again with The Town. Affleck delivers this time out with a fast paced thriller that is well acted, intelligent, and even has everything we like in a movie with a great blend of action, drama, and humor. Highly recommended.

In the other wide releases, Alpha and Omega brings us proof that it is still possible to make a bad animated movie, Devil features Shamalamadingdong who is at it again with pedestrian thrills you will see coming before you even enter the theatre. The saving grace is Easy A which is surprisingly a smart and funny teen comedy.

Check all this and more out at EntertainmentNutz Movies

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DVD Releases for August 24th

August 24, 2010 By

This Weeks Pick on DVD

The Back Up Plan

Order the back up plan on DVD

image Actors: Jennifer Lopez, Alex O’Loughlin, Michaela Watkins, Eric Christian Olsen, Noureen DeWulf
Directors: Alan Poul
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Number of discs: 1
Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony
DVD Release Date: August 24, 2010
Run Time: 106 minutes

The Back-Up Plan

Special Features

Belly Laughs: Making The Back-Up Plan
Deleted Scenes

Amazon.com Review: Jennifer Lopez and Aussie heartthrob Alex O’Loughlin are pitch-perfect foils in the romantic comedy The Back-up Plan–a film that’s as light as the foam on a root-beer float, but which manages to be both romantic and very funny. Lopez, after a long absence from the big screen, is a pleasure to watch–an accomplished (and underrated) comedian who can spar and spark with the best of her peers, and better than most. Lopez’s chemistry with the dreamy O’Loughlin will engage viewers completely. Lopez plays Zoe, a smart woman whose dating life has been dismal–and who finally decides to become a single mom so she can achieve at least the motherhood she’s always desired. As fate would have it, she meets Mr. Perfect (or Mr. Close To It), O’Loughlin’s Stan, on the very day she visits the fertility clinic and becomes pregnant with twins. The early stages of their courtship involve Zoe’s increasingly desperate measures to conceal her growing belly. By the time she confesses her condition, Stan is smitten–but with hormones on both sides roiling, and reality about to set in as the birth approaches, both Zoe and Stan get cold feet. If the plot of The Back-up Plan is a bit predictable, the flinty performances of both Lopez and O’Loughlin keep the viewer utterly engaged. Supporting actors Eric Christian Olsen, as Zoe’s best guy pal, and the lovely and hilarious Michaela Watkins (The New Adventures of Old Christine) turn in terrific performances, too, and cameos by veterans including Albert Klein (as Zoe’s hyperenthusiastic doctor), Tom Bosley, and Linda Lavin round out the excellent acting ensemble. The Back-up Plan also features an engaging soundtrack with a danceable tune by Lopez, "What Is Love?" and memorable songs by Colbie Caillat, India.Arie, and more. The Back-up Plan shows that love may not always go according to plan–OK, it never does–but it’s worth the ride, however the heart ultimately gets there. –A.T. Hurley

August 24 Releases
- $5 a Day (Drama) Order
- A Step into the Darkness (Drama) Order
- Abandoned (Drama, Mystery, Thriller) Order
- Ajami (Drama) Order
- An American Journey: In Robert Frank’s Footsteps (Documentary) Order
- The Back-up Plan (Comedy, Romance) Order
- The Bad Mother’s Handbook (Comedy, Drama, TV) Order
- Ben 10 Alien Force: Volume 8 (Animation) Order
- Beverly Hills 90210: The second Season (Drama, TV) Order
- City Island (Comedy, Drama) Order
- Dark Arc (Comedy, Drama) Order
- Dorian Gray (Drama, Horror, Thriller) Order
- Flight of the Conchords: The Complete Collection (Comedy, TV) Order
- Four Stories of St. Julian (Crime, Thriller) Order
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – Part Two (Animation, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, TV) Order
- George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead (Horror, Suspense) Order
- George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead (2-Disc Ultimate Undead Edition) (Horror, Suspense) Order
- Ghost Hunters International: Season 1, Part 2 (Documentary, TV) Order
- Gossip Girl: The Complete Third Season (Comedy, Drama, Romance, TV) Order
- The Great Rift: Africa’s Greatest Story (Documentary) Order
- The Least Among You (Drama) Order
- Lost: The Complete Collection (Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, TV) Order
- Lost: The Complete Sixth and Final Season (Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, TV) Order
- Machine Gun McCain (Crime, Drama) Order
- NCIS: The Seventh Season (Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV) Order
- The Simpsons: The Complete Thirteenth Season (Animation, Comedy, TV) Order
- The Simpsons: The Complete Thirteenth Season (Embossed Box) (Animation, Comedy, TV) Order
- The Square (Drama, Thriller) Order
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles Forever (Action, Adventure, Animation) Order
- Three Silent Classics by Josef von Sternberg (Criterion Collection) (Various) Order
- Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes (Animation, Comedy, Family) Order

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This Week at the Movies

August 21, 2010 By

This week there are plenty of new releases, however, some of them you will see at your own peril. The good this week include our pick which is the cheesy, yet somehow fantastic Pirhana 3d. Nanny McPhee Returns is great for the whole family as well. The other three releases The Switch, Lottery Ticket, and Vampires Suck are all forgettable.

Latest Recommendations:

Stallone and company threaten to kick your ass if you don’t go see The Expendables
One of the funniest movies of the year is Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World.
The best comedy of the year so far has to be The Other Guys
Carell is at the top of his game in Dinner for Schmucks
For some hot action we recommend Angelina Jolie in Salt
For a fantastic mind trip be sure to catch Inception
The very good and wholesome movie Ramona and Beezus

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This Week at the Movies

August 14, 2010 By

This week is all about the demographics. Stallone and company threaten to kick your ass if you don’t go see The Expendables. You can feel free to go sleep through Eat, Pray, Love, or you can go see our pick and one of the funniest movies of the year in Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World.

Latest Recommendations:

The best comedy of the year so far has to be The Other Guys
Carell is at the top of his game in Dinner for Schmucks
For some hot action we recommend Angelina Jolie in Salt
For a fantastic mind trip be sure to catch Inception
The very good and wholesome movie Ramona and Beezus

This weeks Pick

This week’s pick in the wide releases is Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Release Date: August 13, 2010
Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: Edgar Wright
Screenwriter: Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright
Starring: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Alison Pill, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman
Genre: Action, Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for stylized violence, sexual content, language and drug references)
Official Website: ScottPilgrimthemovie.com
Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera). A bass guitarist for garage band Sex Bob-omb, the 22-year-old has just met the girl of his dreams…literally. The only catch to winning Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead)? Her seven evil exes are coming to kill him. Genre-smashing filmmaker Edgar Wright ("Hot Fuzz," "Shaun of the Dead") tells the amazing story of one romantic slacker’s quest to power up with love in "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World."
Scott Pilgrim has never had a problem getting a girlfriend. It’s getting rid of them that proves difficult. From the girl who kicked his heart’s ass–and now is back in town–to the teenage distraction he’s trying to shake when Ramona rollerblades into his world, love hasn’t been easy. He soon discovers, however, his new crush has the most unusual baggage of all: a nefarious league of exes controls her love life and will do whatever it takes to eliminate him as a suitor.
As Scott gets closer to Ramona, he must face an increasingly vicious rogues’ gallery from her past–from infamous skateboarders to vegan rock stars and fearsomely identical twins. And if he hopes to win his true love, he must vanquish them all before it really is game over.

EN 5 Second Review: In a word. Awesome. Scott Pilgram is everything that Kick-Ass wishes it was. This makes you buy into the world of Scott Pilgram completely and just go along for the ride. If you cannot let yourself enter the realm of Scott Pilgram then you may have trouble keeping up It’s an ADD world and we love it.

Opening Night Audience Rating:

Opening night audience rating is based on feedback from our partner cinemas and is not a reflection of the quality of a movie, but the audience who attended the movies enjoyment

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Site of the Day: Vancouver Film School Projects

August 11, 2010 By

Vancouver Film School students graduate with a portfolio project or demo reel designed to demonstrate their creative and technical abilities to potential employers and collaborators. These pieces are often the key factor in our students getting hired by internationally renowned companies like Pixar, Lucasfilm, and Electronic Arts.

This site is a selection of outstanding student projects by program

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Visit http://www.vfs.edu/showcase.php

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Deal of the Day: The Green Mile on DVD for just $5.99

August 10, 2010 By

image Writer-director Frank Darabont — who previously adapted Stephen King in The Shawshank Redemption — again mines the author’s library for an inspiring prison-set period piece in The Green Mile. Anchored by Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan’s indelible performances, it’s today’s DVD Deal at just $5.99

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Movie Pick: Dinner for Schmucks

July 31, 2010 By

imageDinner for Schmucks

This week’s pick in the wide releases is Dinner for Schmucks.

EN 5 Second Review: Absolutely tasteless, absolutely fabulous. Dinner for Schmucks is pure tasteless slapstick and we love it. Carell is at the top of his game.

  "Dinner for Schmucks" tells the story of Tim (Paul Rudd), a guy on the verge of having it all. The only thing standing between him and total career success is finding the perfect guest to bring to his boss’ annual Dinner for Extraordinary People, an event where the winner of the evening brings the most eccentric character as his guest. Enter Barry (Steve Carell), a guy with a passion for dressing mice up in tiny outfits to recreate great works of art. From Jay Roach, director of "Meet the Parents" and "Meet the Fockers" comes an unforgettable feast about two unlikely friends and one very memorable dinner.

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Charlie St. Cloud

July 31, 2010 By

Charlie St. Cloud

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Based on an acclaimed novel, "Charlie St. Cloud" is a romantic drama starring Zac Efron as a young man who survives an accident that lets him see the world in a unique way. In this emotionally charged story, he begins a romantic journey in which he embraces the dark realities of the past while discovering the transformative power of love.
Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud (Efron) has the adoration of mother Claire (Oscar® winner Kim Basinger) and little brother Sam (newcomer Charlie Tahan), as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his bright future is cut short when a tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it.
After his high-school classmate Tess (Amanda Crew) returns home unexpectedly, Charlie grows torn between honoring a promise he made four years earlier and moving forward with newfound love. And as he finds the courage to let go of the past for good, Charlie discovers the soul most worth saving is his own.

EN 5 Second Review: As much as we hate to say it, Zac Efron is not the problem with this movie, he actually does a quite good job. The problem is this sappy fantasy plays like a lifetime movie, not a theater movie. If Zac had not signed on no chance this movie makes it to theaters, lets hope he gets better material to work with in his next outing as he has the chops for it.

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Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

July 31, 2010 By

Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

image In the age-old battle between cats and dogs, one crazed feline has taken things a paw too far. Kitty Galore, formerly an agent for cat spy organization MEOWS, has gone rogue and hatched a diabolical plan to not only bring her canine enemies to heel, but take down her former kitty comrades and make the world her scratching post. Faced with this unprecedented threat, cats and dogs will be forced to join forces for the first time in history in an unlikely alliance to save themselves – and their humans – in "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore," a comedy that blends live action with state-of-the-art puppetry and computer animation. It’s time for the fur to fly.

EN 5 Second Review: . Amazingly entertaining for the under 8 crowd, anyone over 8 years old will find this movie horrendous and you will leave the theater dumber than when you entered. We implore you to turn away from the screen if you must take a group of children.

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M. Night Shyamalan Career Graph

July 29, 2010 By

This graph will help you understand why The Last Airbender was so horrific.

We feel pretty sure that the tomatometer is going to end up in negative numbers for his next movie Devil. Maybe that movie name is just how M. Night is feeling has his career in his hands.

To quote Weird Al Yankovic, “I think the studios should give M. Night Shyamalan just 30 or 40 more chances to make another good movie – then THAT’S IT.

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