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October Film Reviews & Best Horros Films of 2024

September 30, 2024

Words by Harry Moore Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Reboot-obsessed Hollywood finally gets its hands on one of the last untouched ’80s classics with the release of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” the long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton’s classic supernatural comedy. Having spent decades in development, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” is saddled with years of expectation and a multitude of various screenplay drafts, causing the film

Dance·Movies·On Stage·Theatre

October Theater, Dance and Film

Oct. 1 “The Year Earth Changed” (film) St. Augustine Yacht Club staugustinefilmsociety.com Oct. 1-6 “Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue” Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts fscjartistseries.org Oct. 3-6 “Noises Off” Flagler College–Lewis Auditorium flagler.edu Oct. 3-Nov. 10 “The Wedding Singer” Alhambra Theatre & Dining alhambrajax.com Oct.

September Film Reviews

Words by Harry Moore Deadpool & Wolverine At long last, Ryan Reynolds

Films of the Summer

Words by Harry Moore Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Set

December Movies

December 2, 2008

Movies

NOVEMBER 26 AUSTRALIA Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man (Hugh Jackman) in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape,

Four Christmases

December 2, 2008

Movies

by Rick Grant Grade: D / Rated PG-13 / 82 min Every year during the holiday season the major studios feel compelled to release this type of mind rot. Why must we have formulaic Christmas’ themed films? Ah yes, like eggnog and fruitcake, it’s a tradition. This film starts out

Bolt

November 20, 2008

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by Rick Grant B+ / Rated PG / 96 min Bolt (John Travolta) is a special dog that has been kept all of his life on the set of his super-dog show Bolt. His handlers and his actress pal, Penny (Miley Cyrus) have led to him believe that his show

Battle in Seattle

November 18, 2008

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by Rick GrantB+ / Rated R / 96 min This is writer/director Stuart Townsend’s fictionalized documentary film chronicling the disastrous 1999 WTO conference in Seattle. Just prior to the WTO meeting, a labor protest commingled with the WTO activists creating a violent citywide riot that shut down the WTO conference.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

November 13, 2008

Movies

by Rick Grant A / Rated PG / 89 min Those nutty talking animals of the NYC Zoo return to the screen for a hilarious sequel, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. Like in the original film, the penguin squad steals the movie with their shenanigans, such as their dilapidated airplane ride

Quantum of Solace

November 13, 2008

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by Rick Grant C- / Rating PG-13 / 106 min Call this muddled 22nd Bond film, Quantum of Confusion. It features 007 (Daniel Craig) on a mission of revenge to terminate those responsible for killing his girlfriend Vesper (Eva Green), which harkens back to Casino Royale. This continuation of the

latino film festival

November 2, 2008

Movies

by jon bosworth “Jacksonville lacks alternative cinema,” Jesse Rodriguez, Director of the Jacksonville Film Events Office, tells me from in front of one of the venues of the Chicago International Film Festival between screening films. Chicago is Rodriguez’ hometown and the Chicago International Film Festival was his passion for many

november movies

November 2, 2008

Movies

OCTOBER 31 HAUNTING OF MOLLY HARTLEY What would Halloween be without at least one horror-thriller, but this one is suspicious for being pretty lame as a teenage girl discovers that her parents made a pact with the devil to save her life. Molly Hartley (Bennett) looks to put her troubled

special movie showings

November 2, 2008

Movies

Nov. 3 Monthly meeting of Jacksonville’s chapter of The International Laurel & Hardy Appreciation Society Movies to be screened at the meeting: a Popeye cartoon, Brotherly Love, L&H short Come Clean, L&H feature film Pack Up Your Troubles. Pablo Creek Library, 13295 Beach Blvd. 6:30 to 8:15 pm. Info: 246-0312

Pride & Glory

October 26, 2008

Movies

by RICK GRANTDRated R125 min If a film school professor could screen this movie for his students and afterwards ask the students “want’s wrong with this film? Anyone?” The correct answer would be “everything!” Auteurs, the O’Connor brothers (Gavin and Gregory) conjured up this filmmaking abortion. It fails on every