One of the most beloved films of all time, there’s something in Casablanca for literally everyone. Action, romance, drama, gripping plot, timeless themes, fantastic acting, sweeping music, etc, etc. yes, there’s a reason why this film has endured for decades. Yet one element lives on perhaps even grander that the story, its plot or characters; Max Steiner’s musical score. Equally as iconic as the film itself, hum a few bars of his “As Time Goes By” infused theme and you can easily recall countless scenes from this classic gem. As great as it is though, there’s only so much you can get from Max Steiner’s score watching the film. To get the full impact…
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“The CineMagic 8-Ball” – In Theaters 4/6/12
When so many movies are released each weekend and trailers often seem better than the movie itself, what should one do? In this precarious situation, we consult the The CineMagic 8-Ball (TM) to help us see through the nebulous marketing haze. Doing so just might save us all a disheartening trip to the cinema and spare us unnecessarily springing for $7 popcorn. See what the 8-Ball says about this week’s releases… ——————————————————————————————————————————————- AMERICAN REUNION Jim, Michelle, Stifler, and their friends reunite in East Great Falls, Michigan for their high school reunion. Yup the whole gang (and I do mean everyone) is back for this trip. After 13 years, Jim & co are a little older but…
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'The Mummy' Is The Next Universal Property Scheduled For A Reboot
Universal has had much success with their Mummy films. From the classics to the Brendan Fraser trilogy, it just goes to show that for a dried up old Mummy, there’s still lots of life beneath those rags. In a recent Variety article, it’s been reported that Universal has plans to reboot The Mummy franchise yet again. For this re-re-imagining, the studio has brought on Jon Spaihts (Prometheus) to find a new angle for the classic movie monster. “I see it as the sort of opportunity I had with ‘Prometheus’: to go back to a franchise’s roots in dark, scary source material and simultaneously open it up to an epic scale we haven’t…
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Sweet Trailer…'Savages'
Oliver Stone is one of the biggest and most respected names in Hollywood. Though his last few films haven’t lived up to the films that made him famous, he’s still prety great at what he does crafting tense stories to explore with multifaceted and fractured characters. In his new film Savages, the girlfriend of two pot growers has been kidnapped by a Mexican drug cartel…I’ll stop there because as you’ll see in the trailer, it gets so much deeper and more intriguing from there. Starring the kind of ensemble that Stone films are known for, Savages has quite an impressive cast to say the least. Aaron Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Benicio…