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New Release Review - 360

Directed by: Fernando Meirelles

Starring: Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, Lucia Siposová, Gabriela Marcinkova, Johannes Krisch, Jamel Debbouze, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Maria Flor, Ben Foster

An examination of relationships told through interconnecting stories spanning the globe.

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Labels: By Eric Hillis, New Releases

New Release Review - The Wedding Video

Directed by: Nigel Cole

Starring: Lucy Punch, Miriam Margolyes, Robert Webb, Rufus Hound, Harriet Walter

The events leading to Punch and Webb's wedding are told through footage shot by best man Webb.

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Superman Summer - Superman: The Movie (1978)

Directed by: Richard Donner

Starring: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Trevor Howard, Valerie Perrine, Terence Stamp, Phyllis Thaxter, Susannah York

The Man of Steel had been vacant from the big screen for close to thirty years when the father/son producing team of Alexander and Ilya Salkind decided it was time to bring him back.

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Labels: By Eric Hillis, Retro Reviews, Superman Summer

Pre-Code Retrospective - Freaks (1932)

Directed by: Tod Browning

Starring: Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Olga Baclanova, Harry Earles, Henry Victor

Trapeze artist Baclanova cons smitten carnival midget Earles into marrying her. Little does he know she is conspiring with strongman Victor to poison him for his inheritance.

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Labels: By Eric Hillis, Pre-Code Retrospective, Retro Reviews

Winning Streak Blogathon - Robert Altman (1970-75)

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Labels: Articles, By Eric Hillis

New Release Review - The Bourne Legacy

Directed by: Tony Gilroy

Starring: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacy Keach, Scott Glenn, Zeljko Ivanek

Following the events of "The Bourne Ultimatum", Treadstone attempt to cover their tracks by eliminating their agents but one, the chemically addicted Renner, escapes with chemist Weisz on a quest for answers.