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Bobcat Goldthwat crams his hat into the over bloated ring that is the found footage genre with the Bigfoot themed Willow Creek. Jim and his girlfriend Kelly are visiting the infamous Willow Creek, the alleged home of the original Bigfoot legend (the tale of huge ape like creatures that roam the forests of North America). It was there, in 1967, the legendary beast was captured on film and has terrified and mystified generations since.
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The novelizations of the Star Wars Trilogy capture the magic and the wonder that is Star Wars in book form.
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In this edition of Trailer Park, we have Cannibals, Possession, Trolls and Storms. Yep, it’s definitely another round of Trailer Park. So, sit back, relax, and take a look at some movies you might be interested in seeing.
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Jeremy Saulnier’s Blue Ruin is a revenge thriller, yet it becomes more than that as it explores themes that other revenge films either ignore or gloss over. It is in the exploring of these themes that raises Blue Ruin to a level above similar films. A brief story outline: An outsider’s life off the grid is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance.
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Back by popular demand! Well, ok… It’s back, just like the 4th Transformers film. Nobody wants it and needs it, but here it is. None the less, here is a heads up on some big films coming up (and some indie films that I can sneak in there from time to time).
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Quite often indie films sneak up on you and blow your socks off. Cheap Thrills had a heap of buzz from various film festivals and sometimes that sets expectations too high. Cheap Thrills not only meets those expectations but then goes beyond them, in what is surely one of the sickest morality tales in a long time.
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Elysium: The Art of the Film is a beautiful coffee table book devoted to the art, cinematography, and design of the 2013 Blomkamp film. It is a sturdy hardcover with stunning photos, drawings, and insight into the decisions behind the film. If you enjoyed both of Neill Blomkamp’s films, you will enjoy having access to the behind-the-scenes process this art of the film book reveals.
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Grand Piano plays like a more mobile and less frantic Phone Booth. Eschewing the ‘punishing the wicked’ modus operandi from Phone Booth, it does keep the same kind of tension. However, to compare the two films is a bit unfair as the films are vastly different, but have the one common element tying them together.
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In Martin Scorsese’s latest crime opus, The Wolf Of Wall Street, he dumps organised crime in favor of bizarre but good old-fashioned white-collar crime and the results are still exhilarating. Long time collaborator Leo DiCaprio and Scorsese have created a blistering portrait of the so-called “Wolf Of Wall Street”, Jordan Belfort. Based on the book of the same name, it tells the story of how Jordan Belfort cheated the system and in turn made obscene amounts of money.
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As the title suggests, here is a list of my top 10 films of the year and the two I disliked the most. Hopefully, I have included at least one …
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After the cult hit that was Anchorman, the calls for a sequel grew stronger each year until 10 years later the powers that be (Will Ferrell & Adam McKay) decided to …
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In this edition of trailer park – Renny Harlin is back doing action flicks in Hercules, we board the YA gravy train with Vampire Academy, Liam Neeson does his thing in Taken 3 I mean Non-Stop, and Darren Aronofsky builds a bigger boat in Noah.

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