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Words by Waverly Loyd Some things just write themselves. But this got me thinking… everyone has their guilty pleasure movies. Their “hear me out” movies. These are movies that in the cinephile world, you know you would get a 60-second head start after confessing your love for them. Seriously though, why are most movie reviewers pretentious a*sholes? Y’all remind

The New Norm for Valentine’s Date Nights

Words by Kaili Cochran As Valentine’s Day approaches, let’s talk about how the definition of date night has been redefined by the popularity and convenience of streaming services and social media. What once was dinner and a movie is now at-home-cooking and streaming.  In 2020, when COVID-19 had

The Girlfriend Experience

August 8, 2009
by Erin Thursby If your taste for the cinema runs toward less mainstream fare, you might want to check out The Girlfriend Experience at the 5 Points Theatre. The movie follows a high-class call girl as she navigating a balance between her boyfriend and her job. While she markets herself,

The Hurt Locker

August 8, 2009
by Rick Grant Grade: A / Rated R / 131 min War is hell, but for Army Specialist Staff Sgt. William James (Jeremy Renner) war is a drug-an addictive adrenaline rush. James is a master bomb expert. He knows every detail of defusing bombs. He enjoys getting inside the mind

dust off the red carpet

August 6, 2009
by jack diablo If you’re new to town like me, you may not be aware that Jacksonville was once home to a booming film industry. Before Hollywood established itself as the world headquarters of cinema, filmmakers migrated to the First Coast to have a place to shoot during those frigid

August Movies

August 6, 2009
NOW SHOWING G-FORCE Armed with the latest in high-tech spy equipment, a covert team of highly trained guinea pigs discover that the fate of the world is in their paws. Tapped for the G-FORCE are guinea pigs Darwin, the squad leader determined to succeed at all costs; Blaster, an outrageous

G-Force

July 31, 2009
by Rick GrantGrade: B+ / Rated PG / 89 min The wrascally rodents of G-Force are a mighty special force in saving the world from Saber (Bill Nighy)-a fiendish CEO who has implanted chips in all his appliances to supposedly communicate with each other. However, the team has uncovered a

The Ugly Truth

July 31, 2009
by Rick Grant Grade: B+ / Rated R / 101 min This scenario presents an original slant on the romantic comedy archetype. Nicole Eastman’ s screenplay plays with the vast differences between how women and men view relationships through the cleverly developed characters, Abby Richter (Katherine Heigl) and Mike Chadway

Harry Potter & The Half-Blooded Prince

July 16, 2009
by Rick GrantGrade: B / Rated PG / 135 min This edition of the Harry Potter saga waxes overly long, boring, and lacks excitement. However, since I’m not a fan of the genre, I must be somewhat objective to the millions of Harry Potter fans. Of course, viewers must suspend

July Movies

July 7, 2009
NOW SHOWING MY SISTER’S KEEPER From the best-selling novel written by Jodi Picoult. Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood.

lights! camera! 48 hours?

July 7, 2009
by elizabeth copley 7 pm Friday, June 5th: “Team 14B448 Jacksonville.com draws…fantasy,” announced Mac McDonald, Producer of the Jacksonville 48-Hour Film Project at the kickoff event at The Landing. I thought to myself, “Big challenge…here we go.” 41 registered teams drew one of 14 possible genres for this year’s Project.

Special Movie Showings

July 7, 2009
Summer Movie Classics at the Florida Theatre Enjoy great selections from cinematic history in the beautiful setting of one of Jacksonville’s own classics. Every Sunday, from June 21 through August 16, at 2 pm, the Florida Theatre will be the place for Summer Movie Classics. Tickets: $7 Single Admission; $40
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