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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

Terminator Salvation

May 21, 2009
Chef Matthew Medure at the grill lights, action, makeup Craig Smith welcomes crowd by Rick Grant Grade: A / Rated R / 115 min In this 4th installment of the Terminator franchise, Skynet finally got the upper hand in 2018 by striking first with nuclear weapons, destroying most of the

Dance Flick

May 21, 2009
by Rick GrantGrade: C+ / PG-13 / 83 min Two Generations of the Wayan clan participate in this parody of every dance movie ever released, except Dirty Dancing. The DD scene was cut because it was too dirty. Damon Wayan Jr. portrays the lead character, Thomas Uncles (His battle dance

The Reluctant Traveler:

May 16, 2009
by ANNA RABHAN Marco Orsini is a little taller than average but otherwise unremarkable in appearance. He has no odd mannerisms and speaks with no easily identifiable accent – all of which makes what comes out of his mouth that much more surprising. Cut to the flat, treeless desert of

Angels and Demons

May 15, 2009
by Rick Grant Grade: A- Rated PG-13 138 min Director Ron Howard upped the pacing for this second film starring Dan Brown’s protagonist, Harvard symbologist, Robert Langdon. The faster pacing creates the tension of a intrigue mystery film, featuring Tom Hanks and as French astrophysicist, Dr. Vittoria Vetra (Ayelet Zuere)

Star Trek

May 15, 2009
Kelty Shellhorn Craig Hand by Rick Grant Grade: A PG-13 126 min It took J.J. Abrams visionary ideas and filmmaking savvy to go back to the beginning of the original crew and pull off a reinterpretation of Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek vision. The carefully researched scenario was deftly written by

Next Day Air

May 15, 2009
by Rick Grant Grade: C Rated R 90 min This scenario is a cautionary tale that warns: Excessive pot smoking makes people stupid. The script, written by Scott Aronson, is a parody of black gangster films involving drug thugs. But these characters are dumber than most of the street criminals

Other Jacksonville Film Festival 2009 Events and Venues

May 13, 2009
*Schedule is subject to change. Visit FilmFestival.Jacksonville.com for daily updates. Events Thursday, May 14, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Opening Night VIP Reception Where: Ivy Ultra Bar (open bar) Cost: $40 includes opening night film Celebrate with us, the Opening Night of the 7th annual Jacksonville Film Festival. This evening

Film Fest Schedule

May 13, 2009
*Schedule is subject to change. Visit FilmFestival.Jacksonville.com for daily updates. Like Dandelion Dust Opening Night Film. Directed by Jon Gunn, 100 min. Thurs, May 14, 8 p.m. at The Florida Theatre Based on the best selling novel by Karen Kingsbury. Jack and Molly Campbell, portrayed by award-winning Mira Sorvino, enjoyed

CALLING ALL FILMMAKERS!

May 12, 2009
The 48 Hour Film Project is returning to Jacksonville. In a wild, sleepless weekend, you and a team of friends can make a movie. Your team will write, shoot, edit and score an original 4 – 8 minute film in just 48 HOURS. On Friday, June 5, your team will

the jacksonville film festival lives

May 12, 2009
by jon bosworth Maybe you’ve heard the rumors, or maybe you’ve just paused and wondered what that vacuum in your cultural life was. Weren’t you getting excited about something around this time last year? Ah yes, the Jacksonville International Film Festival! “We really didn’t know what we were going to
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