Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category
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Review: The Informant
One of the staples of the entertainment site will be frequent reviews for movies opening up in theaters as well as DVD and Blu-ray reviews. As time goes on the review format will certainly evolve. Not only in structure but also in level of comfort of writing them. Slight spoilers ahead, but given these are true events I feel comfortable discussing them so just be forewarned. The Informant! opened today starring Matt Damon and directed by Steven Soderbergh. Loosely based on a true story, Dam...
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Primetime Ratings From Thursday 9/17
While Fox won the very competitive night of Thursday September 17th, Survivor: Samoa debuted with 11.5 million viewers making it the highest rated show of the evening. Survivor remains a lucrative show for CBS, though the 19th season premiere was down from last season by over two million viewers. The season premiere of Fringe drew 8 million viewers which was down slightly from the series premiere, however that was a much hyped two hour event and it is now in a much more competitive time s...
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New on DVD: Week of September 15
Starting this Tuesday and every Tuesday after, we will posting a list of movies releasing that week. We are a little late to the party this week due to the expansion of Pastapadre.com not occurring until last night. But we still have a list of movies you will find in stores or online. The big release this week is X-Men Origins: Wolverine. I didn’t mind the movie. I thought it was better than X3 but lagged behind the X1 and X2. I did enjoy seeing the origins of Wolverine...
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Premieres 9/17 – What Did You Think?
Representing the first big night of season premieres, Thursday September 17th had the return of Fringe, Survivor, and The Office. It also introduced the new show Community which follows The Office on NBC. Fringe quickly became one of my favorite shows in its first season, and last night it kept that momentum going. The ending brought about another twist that, while I thought it might happen because of an earlier scene it still rattled me based on the impact it will have. The opener for th...
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Box Office Predictions 9/18/09
September tends to be a dumping ground for studios to push out offerings that couldn't survive in more competitive months. That isn't the case this weekend as four strong candidates that all appeal to different demographics release this weekend. Over the last several months it has been proven that audiences are interested in 3D movies, as box office takes have been boosted significantly by the 3D screens. Even mediocre efforts like Final Destination saw a significant chunk of its opening ...
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Fringe Season 2 Season Premiere
The season premiere of Fringe airs tonight at 9pm on Fox. The first season I was immediately hooked on the show and it improved and really hit a groove as the season went on. It has a nice balance of overriding mystery and mythology while keeping itself inviting to people who haven't followed it from the start. For those who may not have watched through the first season I won't go into the twist at the end but that will definitely be the focus of this season as the characters react to what it...
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