CinemaSalem Blog
Andrew Stanton to screen his next Disney endeavor for Super Bowl teams
Rockport native Andrew Stanton, writer and director of one of Pixar’s most charming entries, Wall-E (which also happens to be the Pixar movie with the highest grossing run at CinemaSalem) has another film coming out this Spring. It’s the Marvel comics adaptation JOHN CARTER, and the players of both Superbowl teams will get to see…
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Trailer for Sundance hit “Red Lights”
Red Lights, the new film from Buried director Rodrigo Cortes premiered last week at the Sundance film festival. The film, starring Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Elizabeth Olsen, and Robert De Niro, is about a couple of psychologists studying paranormal paranormal activity, who investigate a world famous psychic. Sure, that may not seem all that original…
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THR has some behind the scenes dish on The Hunger Games
As many of you may have noticed, we here at CinemaSalem hunger for all things Hunger Games. If that hunger is something you share, you might want to check out THR for a low down on the economics of the film, including how the pay and budget compares to the first Twilight film.…
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My pre-Oscar commentary
I’m not going to go into depth in every single category, nor have I even seen enough nominees to be able to do that, so this is more of a selection of who I think will win, who I would like to see win, and who I feel got snubbed in a few select categories.…
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Joe Carnahan to write/direct “Death Wish” remake
Now, before everyone starts freaking out, this is another remake. Get over it. I don’t understand why people get so upset about remakes. Don’t like it, don’t watch it. It couldn’t be any simpler. Remakes don’t have any effect on the original. The original film(s) will always be there. The worst thing about remakes is…
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Oscar Nominated Shorts!
We will be showing the Oscar Nominated shorts (documentary, animation, and live action) in the CinemaSalem screening room from February 10th-17th. To gain a bit of knowledge before viewing them here is the IMDB links for each short.
Documentary:
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
Incident in New…
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This Year’s Oscar Snubs
I woke up bright an early this morning with an agenda: get cracking on watching the films nominated for Best Picture. As a movie buff and Academy Award junkie, I am ashamed to say that I have not seen any of the nine films that garnered nominations for the top prize. I have deemed this…
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Watch this – “First Squad”
I’m not an anime fan. Actually, I haven’t been an anime fan in about 10 years. I used to love it, I would watch TV series and movies all the time and then I just kind of lost interest in it. The style, storytelling, etc. just didn’t interest me anymore. I watch the occasional Disney…
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Helen Mirren Please Respond
Dear Helen Mirren,
I think you are such a beautiful woman and I would love to get tea with you one afternoon. I will pay and treat you like the Queen you are. If I am lucky enough can you teach me how to shoot a Browning M2HB? Thank you for being who you…
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Peter’s 12 most anticipated films of 2012
Now that the 2011 movie season has officially come to an end with the Oscar announcements, it’s time to look ahead to what the rest of 2012 has to bring us. Looking at the release list for 2012, it’s already far stronger than 2011, and we still don’t know about what “big hits” are going…
