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This week's top grossing movies:
| 1. | Beverly Hills Chihuahua - 1 week in 3,215 theaters |
| 2. | Eagle Eye - 2 weeks in 3,215 theaters |
| 3. | Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist - 1 week in 2,421 theaters |
| 4. | Nights in Rodanthe - 2 weeks in 2,702 theaters |
| 5. | Appaloosa - 3 weeks in 1,045 theaters |
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Metcalf's DVD Screening Room: Oct. 4, 2008 By Mark Metcalf - Oct. 4, 2008 5:30 a.m. In this edition of the screening room, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf takes a look at Robert Downey, Jr., in "Ironman," a rollicking good-time film with self-awareness, and Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto," which is ambitious but falls short. ... |
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It's difficult to fall under the spell of "The Love Guru" By Mark Metcalf - Sept. 27, 2008 12:23 p.m. In this week's edition of the DVD Screening Room, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf samples a few light comedies. Metcalf found it hard to watch Mike Myers' seventh-grade humor in "The Love Guru," but loved the pacing and visuals in "Speed Racer." That is, until the latter film ran out of gas in the second hour. ... |
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Shiny prints offer new look at Godard classics By Bobby Tanzilo - Sept. 25, 2008 5:28 a.m. Serious film buffs need no introduction to the great works of French director Jean-Luc Godard. Two of those works -- 1962's "Vivre sa vie" and "Contempt," from 1963 -- screen at UWM's Union Theatre, Friday-Sunday, Sept. 26-28. But since they will be shown in sparkling new 35mm prints, they're worth rediscovering even if you think you've already seen them. ... |
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UWM brings Africa's past into Milwaukee's present By Maureen Post - Oct. 3, 2008 10:14 a.m. This weekend, Community Media Project welcomes three distinguished African-American filmmakers for a weekend of screenings, installations and discussions. The event, entitled "Africa Beyond," highlights the works of renowned directors Charles Burnett, Kevin Everson and UWM's own Iverson White. ... |
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Video of the Day: Pep talk for the Bad News Brewers By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers - Sept. 16, 2008 3:41 p.m. The Brewers play the Cubs tonight with a slump to shake and a new manager in the dugout, but "Rome wasn't built in a day." ... |
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UWM film documents small-town, Jewish Wisconsin By Bobby Tanzilo - Sept. 16, 2008 11:10 a.m. Curious about what it is like to be Jewish in small-town Wisconsin, the students and faculty of the Peck School of the Arts film department's docUWM made a documentary film on the subject. "Chosen Towns" screens free at a number of locations in the coming weeks. ... |
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 Brian James McGuireFor those of you who support local filmmakers Brian James McGuire and Dan Wilson The Thickness of Delirium featuring Leann Slaby is available on DVD from http://www.thethicknessofdelirium.com.Brian and Dan are already started on their new feature Though I'm Happier Now which explores the rel... Posted by CamSmith at 4:47 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Movies |
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I Am Legend (DVD Review) Watching movies on DVD without having seeing them in the theater has its setbacks. I Am Legend was a huge hit in theaters and by not seeing it, avoiding spoilers for so long was difficult. As a fan of film criticism, I enjoy reading movie reviews, even for movies I haven't seen. So, going... Posted by tracckman at 10:13 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Movies |
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Charlie Wilson's War-The Sequel I recently went to see the Tom Hanks film Charlie Wilson's War. Last summer I shared a room with a fellow activist who, like me, was in Washington DC to lobby our Congress for the Alaska Wilderness Coalition. I noticed a thick book he was engrossed in and asked him about it. He was reading the ... Posted by Colbydog at 2:58 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Movies |
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