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A Final Bit about TRON: Legacy
James Harleman / June 7, 2011
Greetings, programs! As we’re steeling ourselves for a summer of mind-bending blockbusters that will take us from Ohio to Oa, I took one last visit to
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One last BIG kick from INCEPTION
James Harleman / February 2, 2011
Well, Christopher Nolan’s film has received it’s Oscar nod, and yet I have a feeling the Academy will wind up giving our “Best Picture” to something
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The Worldview of an ELF (via Will Ferrell)
James Harleman / December 17, 2010
A special son raised in a Christmas paradise is sent south to a much harsher world where he sees the darkness in the world and overcomes
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TRON proves ’82 debut was not the “end of line”…
James Harleman / December 13, 2010
In 1982, TRON was passed over for an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects because the Academy felt the movie “cheated” by using a computer (seven
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It all keeps coming back to the BOOK (of Eli)
James Harleman / August 17, 2010
Right now, Inception and The Book of Eli are battling in my mind for best film of the year. We’ve already visited the post-apocalyptic vision by
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HURT LOCKER is the Bomb…
James Harleman / June 10, 2010
“Sometimes you get to a point in life where you only love a few things, maybe even just one.” Those haunting words in The Hurt Locker
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Going UP?
James Harleman / April 26, 2010
In Pixar’s UP, an undeniably delicious treat for the senses, Carl Frederickson is chafing against the age-old aging process lamented in Ecclesiastes 12, and sets out
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DISTRICT 9 showcases (un?)likely hero
James Harleman / April 5, 2010
As mentioned in my commentary on the Oscars and Cinemagogue’s Top 10 for 2010, the surprising gem District 9 ranked high on the list; although it didn’t
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STAR TREK (part 2) BOLDLY goes back
James Harleman / January 26, 2010
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has changed the Best Picture nomination section to include TEN nominees this year… but somehow I doubt my