Sugar Editorial Picks
Nov 11, 2009 -
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued a press release today, announcing that 20 films have been submitted for Best Animated Film consideration at this year's Oscars. This means there could be five movies competing at the awards show in March. (In the history of the category, there have typically been only three.) So who is up for the honor?
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Jul 21, 2009 -
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. Also out this week: The Great Buck Howard, Monk: Season Seven, and Psych: Season Three.
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Feb 23, 2009 -
It's no surprise that when Tyler Perry has a movie out, it's going to do well at the box office — but $41 million well? Dang! Madea Goes to Jail took the top spot over the weekend and is Perry's best debut to date.
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Feb 16, 2009 -
The economy may be on shaky ground but you wouldn't know it by looking at the box office totals from this weekend. The Friday the 13th remake actually set records and had "the best opening ever for a horror movie in grossing an estimated $42.2 million from 3,105 theaters through Sunday." Meanwhile He's Just Not That Into You exceeded expectations by snagging the No.
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Feb 09, 2009 -
Big name stars plus romantic self-help equals box office bucks this past weekend as He's Just Not That Into You took the No. 1 spot earning an estimated $27.5 million. The action flick Taken slipped to No.
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Feb 07, 2009 -
It's pretty darn hard not to be impressed by the miniature, handmade world brought to life in Coraline. The painstakingly careful process of making the movie is mind-boggling when you think about it and the end result is extremely cool to watch on a giant screen in 3-D. Stop-motion animation is an art form all its own, and it's truly a delight to watch this strange and sometimes very scary story told using this medium.
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Jan 29, 2009 -
A little while ago I received in the mail this seemingly cute little colorful box from an unfamiliar sender. Turns out it contains two buttons which, should I decide to cross over into my "Other Mother"'s world, would have to replace my real eyes. Creepy!
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Nov 20, 2008 -
Neil Gaiman's story Coraline is coming to the big screen courtesy of The Nightmare Before Christmas director Henry Selick and now we've got a deliciously whimsical, cute, surreal trailer for the February release. Dakota Fanning voices Coraline, a little girl who discovers an alternate version of her life — a way better and more interesting version. But when "Other Mother" (voiced by Teri Hatcher) tries to keep her forever, "Coraline must rely on her resourcefulness, determination and bravery to get back home."
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Dec 28, 2007 -
Holy cow this is eerie. The animated movie Coraline, based on a novel by Neil Gaiman, is a bona fide ghost story, with Dakota Fanning voicing the main character. Now there's a sneak preview of the project and for such a brief clip of a project based on a children's book, it's very chilling.
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Jul 31, 2007 -
Before Phasekitty left Comic-Con, she got to see a special preview of Coraline. The 2008 movie is based on Neil Gaiman's book of the same name, which tells the story of a girl who opens a door into a magical dimension where she meets another set of parents who want her to stay in their world forever. Phasekitty got in on a Q&A with Gaiman and director Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach) and even won an autographed copy of the movie's poster.
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