Sugar Editorial Picks
Jan 31, 2008 -
Though he wasn't nominated for any awards, I believe some of the year's best performances have come from Christian Bale (3:10 to Yuma, Rescue Dawn), and I'm a little sad that he's missing from the red carpet. The man has been honing his craft since he was a wee child and has been working steadily for years since. To properly pay my respects to the talented Mr. Bale this awards season, I'm designating a Movie Night to him.
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Jan 08, 2008 -
All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to these titles, you can also check out the indie comedy Smiley Face, starring John Krasinski and Anna Faris.
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Jan 02, 2008 -
Happy 2008 and welcome to BuzzSugar's monthly must-haves, where I show off a handful of the things I'm most looking forward to watching, buying, renting and reading. I'm hoping to start the new year off right with the following goodies.
To see why these six things are at the top of my list, just read more
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Oct 01, 2007 -
In a surprising turn of events — even for people behind the movie itself — The Game Plan, a PG-rated family-friendly flick starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, came in at No. 1 at the box office this weekend. The Disney movie far outpaced the action-war film The Kingdom, which took in $17.7 million and the No.
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Sep 17, 2007 -
The Jodie Foster/Terrence Howard thriller The Brave One reached the No. 1 spot at the box office over a relatively slow weekend, bringing in approximately $14 million. Variety reports that the main audience for the film was older women, and that its continued success will depend on whether men will be drawn to see it as well.
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Sep 10, 2007 -
I wasn't the only moviegoer wowed by the remake of the Western 3:10 to Yuma this weekend as the movie took the No. 1 spot at the box office. According to Variety, the film "appealed primarily to men over 25" but, um, I'm pretty sure there was plenty there for the ladies to enjoy as well.
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Sep 07, 2007 -
How does one make a Western film, one of them dusty, twangy pictures of old that don't seem to have a place in today's cinemas, appealing to modern audiences? Director James Mangold took on incredible challenges with making 3:10 to Yuma, a remake of a 1957 Western which starred Glen Ford and Van Heflin. How to keep viewers interested?
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Sep 07, 2007 -
Decisions, decisions! This weekend we have not one, but two movies opening in the theaters that feature supremely handsome men wielding guns. If you had to pick between seeing Christian Bale in the Western 3:10 to Yuma and watching Clive Owen raise hell in Shoot 'Em Up, which would you choose?
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Aug 15, 2007 -
We may not be getting the crisp fall weather just yet, but we are getting previews for tons of movies opening in the fall. In preparation for this autumn and winter at the theaters, I've broken up the lengthy list of upcoming movies into many small themes for my Fall Movie Preview series. This way, you'll be in the know when the chillier months roll around, bringing a whole new crop of new films.
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Jul 27, 2007 -
In certain circles there has been much anxious anticipation for the remake of 3:10 to Yuma, the next project to come from James Mangold, writer/director of Walk the Line and director of Girl, Interrupted. From the trailer it looks like the film utilizes some slick cinematography and some famous faces (Christian Bale, Russell Crowe) to make what looks like it could be a successful modern-day Western.
The movie was supposed to come out in October but the studio recently moved the date to September 7 so Yuma would be the first Western flick of the fall (the Coen brothers'
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