Watch enough movies, and you'll find that you occasionally walk out of the theater sometimes with the vaguely disappointing feeling that you've just shelled out $14 to see a movie you're already seen before. Sometimes, it's no surprise that a film looks derivative -- did anyone really expect Underworld: Awakening to wow us with its…
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In 2010, only 15 films were eligible for the Best Animated Film Oscar. Under the current rules, at least 16 films have to be eligible to have more than three nominees and this year that's looking likely. Eighteen films have been deemed eligible to be nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 84rd Annual Academy…
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Most days, I love my job. Other days, I'm forced to watch the trailer for Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. Yep, the squeaky-voiced CGI hellions are back for a third installment of their regrettably successful film franchise. Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, and Jesse McCartney return as the Chipmunks, along with Anna Faris, Christina Applegate, and…
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Scoff all you want at the Alvin and the Chipmunks series but there are two numbers you simply can't scoff at: $217 million and $219 million. From budgets under $100 million a piece, that's how much the first film and its Squeakquel grossed domestically. So it was absolutely no surprise when 20th Century Fox announced…
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