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(09/22/11 7:19am)
Friday date nights, impromptu hall movie trips and a weekend visit from the family just aren’t complete without the perfect theater.
Where are all the deals, and which movie hub offers the best concessions? With Nickelodeon acting as USC’s only near-campus theater outside the walls of the Russell House, it can be hard to navigate all of the city’s options. All the way from Columbiana to Dutch Square, The Mix has you covered with a rundown of the best ticket prices, student deals and all-around theater experiences. These are the five Columbia movie theaters we’re thinking about this week.
(09/20/11 7:11am)
On Sunday night, Nickelodeon Theatre gave Columbia a taste of what to expect from April’s Indie Grits Festival.
(09/08/11 8:17am)
United 93 (2006)
(08/22/11 10:43am)
Roxi Movies installed a movie kiosk in the basement of the Russell House Friday next to the Golden Spur Gameroom and CarolinaCard Office.
(07/06/11 5:31am)
As with any Spielberg science-fiction project, there are two aspects from “Falling Skies” one can expect: aliens and family dynamics. The writers also focus the entire plot on the events that occur several months after the actual invasion and how the humans plan to regain the planet.
(07/06/11 5:29am)
While it has the same dazzling visuals as any Pixar film, “Cars 2” lacks most of the other qualities of great Pixar films: the emotional ambition of “Up” (2009), the thrilling action of “The Incredibles” (2004), the visual poetry of “WALL-E” (2008) and the compelling characterization of “Finding Nemo” (2003). It does offer some — but not enough — humor and exciting intrigue, but intrigue is no substitute for emotion. There was also no reason for making this installment other than the strongly selling merchandise.
(04/13/11 6:16am)
The fifth annual Indie Grits Film Festival, which brings together local and regional independent filmmakers, kicks off today and continues through the weekend. Events will be held at multiple locations and include showcases of student films and regional independent filmmakers from across the southeast.
(02/25/11 8:30am)
Midway through “The Social Network,” Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake) spreads his arms and exclaims to Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg), “This is our time.”
(02/18/11 10:02am)
When we think of those “great sports movies,” it’s not really football movies that come to mind. Maybe in the last decade or so, with “Remember the Titans” (2000) or “Friday Night Lights” (2004), you could make a claim to the gridiron’s dominance. More often than not, it’s the diamond that holds the drama.
(01/19/11 8:54am)
It’s January, which unfortunately means that it’s resolution time.
Nearly every person on campus has decided that this year they will lose the freshman 15, resulting in Strom being clogged with a universal ineptitude, turning the gym into something more like a DMV. I am all for America ending its battle with obesity, I just prefer that the initiative happen somewhere far away from the streets of USC. However, unlike USC’s student body, Hollywood seems to lack the “dream big” attitude that we Gamecocks have recently acquired. So, since the movie business will not make its own resolutions for the new year, I have decided to offer up a few suggestions.1. Stop casting Ashton Kutcher in anything. Period. This “actor” does not care about movies at all. Every single film he has ever been cast in has received a “rotten” score on RottenTomatoes.com, an impressive feat considering his idiotic persona seems to pop into movies all the time. Odds would say he’d be in at least one good flick. I mean, even Ron Jeremy appeared in “Boogie Nights” (1997). In fact, his last film, “Killers” (2010) is considered one of the worst films released last year, and possibly the worst of his career, which proves he is only getting worse. 2. Someone please pay off Nicholas Cage’s debt. Nicolas Cage is not a respected actor. In fact, he is more akin to the crazy guy down the street who eats whatever dies in his yard. However, he does have an Oscar and possesses plenty of talent, but due to the fact that he compulsively buys castles (never said he was rational), he is in more debt than Blockbuster. This in turn forces him to take roles like those in “Season of the Witch” (2011) and “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” (2010), which are surprisingly beneath even him. So I am proposing that someone help him out so he doesn’t become the crack addict begging on the street corners of the acting business. 3. Let Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan) tell the Easter Story. He has been quoted as saying that he “had problems with” “The Passion of the Christ” (2004). A quick solution to this problem is to just let him direct his own version. There could be Jared Leto as Jesus, a sobering but cerebrally stimulating story, and the score would be amazing. His style would correlate perfectly to the mood of the plot; nearly every aspect lines up except for it being hugely blasphemous. And, there’s no way Aronofsky would be able to do it without some egregious sex scene. Not sure how the pope will handle that one. 4. Stop making unnecessary films and sequels. Well this one’s too late because Hollywood is creating a “Missile Command” movie. Yes, that is the space-themed 1980 Atari game where you shoot laser-like lines at dots falling from the sky. This one was the most important resolution, and Hollywood already failed.5. End the Vampire fad. Immediately.This has gone on way too long. When I was young, I thought Dracula was stupid and didn’t make sense. The guy can’t eat garlic, but human blood is his life source. Of all things to be a weakness, it had to be garlic? Last year, and the year before that, I thought the obsession with these mosquitoes would fade away. Instead, it just grew stronger with the release of “Twilight” (2008). It is like Kudzu. Yet, there is no way to stop it, and the only way to ignore it is to go hide in a cave. These are just a few of the suggestions that Hollywood should take to heart. I know that none will come true and might be considered for two weeks before being put next to the Rosetta Stone and filed under “maybe next year.”
(01/18/11 8:22am)
For those of us who follow the race to the Academy Awards, Sunday’s 68th Annual Golden Globes
ceremony came equipped with very few surprises. Despite relatively few genuine upsets in the “film” half of the ceremony, one thing remains pretty clear: “The Social Network” is a really big deal.The Facebook drama won four awards — the most of the evening — taking honors for Best Original Score for Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Best Screenplay for Aaron Sorkin, Best Director for David Fincher and Best Motion Picture – Drama. Essentially repeating the four wins it capped at Friday’s Critics’ Choice Awards, it’s starting to look more and more like an unstoppable steamroller barreling toward Oscar night.And while it was certainly the talk of the evening, expected frontrunners in most acting categories capped awards as well. Colin Firth won Best Actor – Drama for his stammering portrait in “The King’s Speech,” while Natalie Portman won Best Actress – Drama for her mentally unstable ballerina in “Black Swan,” and Annette Bening won Best Actress – Comedy or Musical for her depiction of a lesbian mother in “The Kids Are All Right.”“The Fighter” earned two honors in the supporting acting categories, with Christian Bale and Melissa Leo winning Best Supporting Actor and Actress, respectively.The television awards packed in a few more surprises. HBO’s freshman Prohibition drama “Boardwalk Empire” scored wins for Best Television Series – Drama and Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama for lead actor Steve Buscemi.Last year’s Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical winner “Glee” repeated its feat, winning the category for the second year in a row and also earning honors in both supporting acting categories — for Chris Colfer in Supporting Actor and Jane Lynch in Supporting Actress.Katey Sagal won Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama for FX’s “Sons of Anarchy,” while Laura Linney won Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical for “The Big C,” and Jim Parsons earned Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical honors for “The Big Bang Theory.”The Golden Globes have understandably earned a reputation as the more laid-back counterpart to the Oscars. With alcohol provided and a crossover of television and film celebrities attending, it usually ends up with more than a few interesting moments. Ricky Gervais, reprising his role as host, certainly served up plenty of barbs, regularly prodding as he introduced speakers, occasionally to the chagrin of those on stage. For those at home, though, Gervais kept the ceremony grounded, refusing to massage egos. And while the Globes have never really had much in the way of flashy spectacle, Gervais’ interludes helped perk the three-hour ceremony up and kept the pacing as fast as could be expected.Awards pundits are now faced with the reality that “The Social Network” is going to be an awards behemoth; by beating favored British historical drama “The King’s Speech” for this prize, it seems as if the brooding drama has little competition for the Academy Award.Not that that’s a bad thing. “The Social Network” represents something very rare — smart studio-backed entertainment. Funded by Sony, it’s a bold, often daring look at contemporary culture, and its continued recognition can only send one message to studio heads: more, please.Were “The Social Network’s” model to become a paradigm, we could expect more studios to gamble on letting directors, producers and writers with serious, intelligent visions take the reigns on bigger budgets and broader accessibility.And as the box office success of “Social Network,” “Black Swan,” “The Fighter” and “True Grit” indicate, audiences are ready for more sophisticated entertainment in wider release. This year it’s not just the stuffy awards groups: The people have spoken. That’s Entertainment.
(01/12/11 8:26am)
1. “The Dilemma”Vince Vaughan and Kevin James are funny men, but both have had some pretty disappointing films recently.
Ron Howard directs this upcoming flick, which could mark a comeback for the two actors into the comedy world. “The Dilemma” tells the story of a man discovering that his best friend’s wife is having an affair and poses the quandary: how does one go about breaking the news? The film opens in theaters January 14.2.“The Green Hornet”The crime fighter that started as a radio show in the ‘30s hits the big screen January 14. With quite a comedic cast in line, including Seth Rogen and Cameron Diaz, the movie will probably provide for laughs as well as action, which could be a winning attribute. Seth Rogen is an odd choice to play the playboy-turned-masked-vigilante, but this film will nonetheless prove to be entertaining. But does it really need to be shot in 3-D?3.“I Am Number Four”“I Am Number Four” is a film based on a planned book series. It is about a group of alien teenagers on Earth who possess extraordinary abilities and are being hunted down and killed one by one by a bald, tattooed enemy. The question here is this: with the Harry Potter and Twilight film series soon drawing to a close, will “I Am Number Four” be the blockbuster for teen audiences or will it just be discontinued like “Eragon” and “The Golden Compass?” Opens in theaters February 18.4.“Sucker Punch” Zack Snyder has introduced audiences to Spartan warriors, a league of superheroes and computer-animated owls. Now Snyder takes audiences into an escapist fantasy world with dragons, B-52 bombers and machine-gun toting teenage girls. Hopefully, with this film, Snyder will continue his streak as an outstanding visual stylist. “Sucker Punch” opens in theaters March 25. 5.“Rango”Johnny Depp has played some cartoonish characters in the past, like Jack Sparrow in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series and the Mad Hatter in “Alice in Wonderland,” but he actually becomes a cartoon in “Rango.” Depp works again with “Pirates of the Caribbean” director Gore Verbinski in this wacky western animated feature. “Rango” already shows promise in both comedy and animation, but let’s see if it has the potential to rival a Disney-Pixar blockbuster. “Rango” premieres on March 4. 6.“Red Riding Hood”The idea of taking a children’s story and turning it into a horror flick is a pretty rotten idea. It didn’t work for “Lady in the Water” back in 2006 and it probably won’t work now. Also, when you have Amanda Seyfried as the lead, you won’t just have a horror flick, but more likely a crappy teen horror flick. The dastardly old wolf will strike once more when “Red Riding Hood” hits theaters on March 11. 7.“The Mechanic”Fast cars! Explosions! Jason Statham is once again doing what he does best playing a professional hired killer. The star of “The Transporter” (2002) teams with Ben Foster and Donald Sutherland in this hit man action remake filled with destruction and violence. Anticipate a fast-paced and action-packed thriller when “The Mechanic” comes to theaters January 28.8.“Unknown”After a spectacular performance in “Taken” (2008), Liam Neeson returns to the action scene in “Unknown,” a film that tells the story of a doctor waking from a coma and finding that his identity has been stolen. Viewers may have to suspend their disbelief to watch a regular doctor fight against professional assassins, but it’s Liam Neeson doing what he does best. “Unknown” arrives in theaters February 18.9.“Drive Angry”From what trailers have shown, “Drive Angry” will be as a combination of “Gone in Sixty Seconds” (2000) and “Ghost Rider” (2007), two of Nicolas Cage’s worst films. In fact, this looks very similar to “Ghost Rider,” minus the flaming skeletons. It probably won’t help that Cage continues to use his dull style of acting and if the trailer is any indication, he’ll also have some corny taglines. “Drive Angry” races into theaters February 25. 10.“Sanctum”James Cameron wowed audiences with the advanced 3-D technology used to film “Avatar” (2009). Now he serves as executive producer of “Sanctum,” an upcoming 3-D film about an underwater cave diving team trying to survive a tropical storm. “Sanctum” looks to be visually impressive, but its script doesn’t look very gripping. “Sanctum” opens in theaters February 4.
(12/06/10 3:58am)
After indulging their esoteric sensibilities in last year's oddball drama "A Serious Man" and 2008's "Burn After Reading," it's time for Joel and Ethan Coen to hop back into the proverbial saddle of more traditional cinema with "True Grit." The 1800s-era Western follows a 14-year-old girl named Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) as she recruits a one-eyed marshal named "Rooster" Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) to hunt down and kill the man who murdered her father. The trailer showcases breathtaking cinematography and the actors' uncanny ability to fire off the Coen brothers' witty dialogue. Look for "True Grit" to be an intense, smart and well-acted tale of revenge.
(11/30/10 11:40am)
For Disney, the transition to 3-D animation has been a rough one. It has yet to create a computer-animated movie capable of holding a candle to any one of its hand-drawn masterworks. With "Tangled," however, Disney manages to successfully fuse elements of its classic films with 3-D animation into a hybrid that feels both intensely familiar and yet undeniably modern.