Freshly Popped Movie Blog Archives - June 2007

June 2007 Archive

Yippie Kai Yessss

By: Chuck Walton on June 26, 2007 at 11:01AM Comments (5)

Before saying anything else about Live Free or Die Hard, I'll have to own up to being predisposed for this kind of stuff. As a kid, I saw Lethal Weapon II at the theater twice in one day, and relished catching a double feature of the Brat Pack in Young Guns and Bruce in the original Die Hard. I freely admit to having a couple Arnold posters on my wall (the cool first Terminator poster with...

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What's the Word on Transformers?

By: Chuck Walton on June 21, 2007 at 3:27PM Comments (14)

Variety has just published its official review for Michael Bay's upcoming action juggernaut Transformers. What'd they think? Click HERE and find out. Be sure to let us know, too what you're thinking about the upcoming blockbuster from the maker of The Rock and Armageddon. And take one more look at the trailer, it's almost fireworks

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Advance Screenings Now Available...

By: Chuck Walton on June 15, 2007 at 11:54AM Comments (1)

“So when's the movie opening, exactly?” Nowadays, the studios are definitely taking the earlier, the better approach to heart. Anticipation, buzz and positive word of mouth are everything in the current movie climate, so if the studio thinks it can capitalize on a good product or just a film’s ‘huge’ factor, expect lots of advance sneaks and last minute,...

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Ready to Surf?

By: Chuck Walton on June 7, 2007 at 9:41AM Comments (3)

It’s good to report that the majority of reviews and user reviews so far see the sunny side up in Sony’s latest animated adventure, Surf’s Up. Coming out of last week's press screening, I knew that kids and surfers would dig it. But it looks like everyone else will, too. As a mellow, avid longboarder,it was just really cool to see that the animators got the actual sensation...

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Once More

By: Chuck Walton on June 7, 2007 at 9:37AM Comments (4)

I mentioned it last week, but there is a small movie that's quietly making fans of everyone who sees it. Once is a film about an Irish street musician who meets a fellow soul mate in a Czech pianist. It was this year's Sundance winner for the Audience Award, and for very good reason. It has the emotional wallop that the bazillion-budgeted summer pics have been straining for, and achieves...

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