Matt Arado
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'Control' transcends rock-star clichesJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - "Control" -- When the inevitable Kurt Cobain biopic is made, I hope the filmmakers use "Control" as their inspiration. The film tells the story of Ian Curtis, the le...
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Heres the pitch: Wiffle ball's thrivingMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - In the age of MySpace, iTunes and Grand Theft Auto, the Wiffle ball might seem like the kind of ancient artifact that Indiana Jones would hunt down. Yet every spring, wh...
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Stallone back in action in above-average 'Rambo'May 26, 2008 11:00 pm - "Rambo" (two-disc collector's edition) -- When I first heard that Sylvester Stallone would play John Rambo a fourth time, I wondered which version we'd see: the tortured...
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Toys of summer: Scoping out this year's crop of movie action figuresMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Ever since "Star Wars" action figures and vehicles got cash registers ringing more than 30 years ago, the summer movie season has started in the toy section, not the tic...
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Revel in Romero: 'Dead' series has its dayMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - This is a killer DVD week, as we get a chance to look at two films from horror master George A. Romero. The films came out 40 years apart, and watching them both offers ...
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Indiana Jones re-release a worthy adventureMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - "Indiana Jones: The Adventure Collection" -- Seeing "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was one of the great movie-going experiences of my childhood, ranking just a hair behi...
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Top 10 cool car screen starsMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Lucky for us, Speed Racer doesn't have to worry about high gas prices. Americans love to see cars burn rubber on TV and in the movies, even if driving one in real life m...
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Dylan biopic not the same old songMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - "I'm Not There" (two-disc collector's edition) -- Filmmaker Todd Haynes smashes all the conventions of the Hollywood biopic with his surreal, fascinating and uneven ...
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Will Marvel's latest superhero movie usher in a new "Iron' age?Apr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Most people, even those who haven't touched a comic book in decades, could probably tell you that Superman's weakness is Kryptonite, Spider-Man got his powers from a rad...
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Heigl elevates rom-com cliches in '27 Dresses'Apr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - "27 Dresses" -- Katherine Heigl caused a stir when she criticized her breakout film, the Judd Apatow comedy "Knocked Up," as sexist. I'm interested to hear what she'...