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ScreenTime No. 128 :: Movies and Basketball, Too

by Greg W. Locke March 11, 2012

Opening This Weekend: Though there are three big releases this coming weekend, only one matters: Disney’s sci-fi adventure epic, John Carter. Decades and decades in the works, the Andrew Stanton-directed film stars Thomas Haden Church, Bryan Cranston, Wilem Dafoe, Samantha Morton, Dominic West and leading man Taylor “Tim Riggins” Kitsch. One of the most expensive [...]

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2012 Oscar Predictions

by Greg W. Locke February 25, 2012

Each year, the two weeks leading up to the Academy Awards (aka The Oscars) are two of the biggest weeks for home rentals and indie film ticket sales. That so, we figured we’d take the opportunity to share with you our predictions and hopes. And, of course, we’re going to tell you whom we think [...]

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ScreenTime No. 115 :: The So Far Awards

by Greg W. Locke December 22, 2011

I already have it written. My next column, that is. Well, it’s mostly written. As you may have already guessed, said column will be about my favorite films released in 2011. The reason that column isn’t running this week? Easy – there are 11 promising films opening up over the next 10 days or so. [...]

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ScreenTime No. 114 :: Our Favorite Television of 2011

by Greg W. Locke December 16, 2011

Over the past decade original television programming has become the biggest entertainment draw in the U.S, with new seasons of shows starting year round and new series kicking off seemingly every week. Sure, reality television programs are still going reasonably strong, and sporting broadcasts will probably always do well; but it’s the scripted program format [...]

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ScreenTime No. 113 :: The Bad, The Good, and Twilight

by Greg W. Locke December 8, 2011

I went to the new Twilight movie tonight, no joke. Not because I was excited to see a vampire baby or ‘ol MegaNeck’s abs, but because I try to watch everything. Or, ya know, as close to everything as I can manage, given availability and time constraints. Last year I saw 117 titles released in [...]

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ScreenTime No. 112 :: December

by Greg W. Locke December 1, 2011

Opening This Weekend: With last weekend’s Thanksgiving crop of heavy-hitting newcomers still going strong, there are no major films set for release in the U.S. this week. A few small movies will open and a few others will expand; but, mostly, this week we have no big new releases. Have no fear, the new stuff [...]

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ScreenTime No. 111 :: Putty Hill, Hugo and the Shame of Manohla Dargis

by Greg W. Locke November 25, 2011

Opening This Weekend: This being Thanksgiving week, one of the biggest weeks of each year at the movies, the new releases all come out on Wednesday, rather than Friday. First up is Martin Scorsese’s new film, Hugo, a family adventure flick starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Chloe Grace Moretz, Emily Mortimer, Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Michael [...]

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ScreenTime No. 110 :: TV Today

by Greg W. Locke November 19, 2011

I don’t often write about television. Growing up in the 90s, small screen programming never felt like art to me – that is, not to the degree that film did. The were shows here and there, such as “Northern Exposure,” “Twin Peaks” and “My So-Called Life,” that certainly had cinematic minds behind them; that said, [...]

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ScreenTime No. 109 :: Ratner, Puss, J. Edgar and Me

by Greg W. Locke November 10, 2011

Opening This Weekend: Three big films open this weekend, any of which could possibly vie for the No. 1 spot at the box office over the weekend. We’ll begin with the (likely) bad and end with the (possibly) good. First up is Adam Sandler’s new comedy, the heavily promoted Jack and Jill, directed by longtime [...]

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ScreenTime No. 108 :: Cinema By the Numbers

by Greg W. Locke November 4, 2011

In 1982 a children’s sci-fi movie called E.T. was produced and promoted for just under $11 million dollars. Within a year that movie reached right around $800 million in ticket sales. Three years prior to E.T, George Lucas’ first Star Wars film did almost identical numbers in a less flourishing financial landscape. To put those [...]

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