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Live the Movie – 50 First Dates
Posted by Team Boxwish about 1 year ago
The tagline: “Imagine having to win over the girl of your dreams… every friggin’ day,” says pretty much everything about sweet rom-com, 50 First Dates. Former art teacher Lucy (Drew Barrymore) is the girl of Henry’s (Adam Sandler) dreams, only since a car accident years earlier she suffers from Goldfield Syndrome, a (fictional) type of anterograde amnesia where she has no memories since the crash and can’t form any new long-term ones. The movie reignites the chemistry the actors showed in their previous onscreen collaboration, 1998’s box office success, The Wedding Singer, and with its soundtrack of pop classics, menagerie of marine life (Sandler’s Henry is a veterinarian) and relaxed summery feel, the rom-com certainly delivers a feel-good factor.
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Posted by Team Boxwish about 1 year ago
Think of animal sidekicks in films and chances are you’re musing on a furry, four-legged friend. From Lassie, the collie dog that never let you down to Will Smith’s , Sam, in I Am Legend, man’s best friend has often hogged the cinematic limelight. But that’s most definitely not the case in Nim’s Island, a family adventure film starring Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster and Gerard Butler based on the popular novel by Wendy Orr. As the central character, Nim, Breslin inhabits an exotic island paradise with her scientist father (Butler) where her days are full of energetic escapades and whimsical wonder. Here there is no place for cohorts as humdrum and ordinary as dogs, rather Nim’s chums include a sea lion, a bearded dragon and a pelican.
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The 1970 Chevy Nova from Death Proof
Posted by Team Boxwish about 1 year ago
PLOT SPOILERS “It fuses the slasher film with high-octane car chase action,” says Quentin Tarantino on his half of the Grindhouse double-bill, Death Proof. The film’s writer/ director/ producer/ cinematography and even guest star was very critical of other cinematic car chases when publicising the 2007 release, claiming that no decent car chases had been committed to celluloid since 1992. But he was determined to reverse this depressing trend with the high-speed action in this, his much touted fifth movie.
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Top ten most iconic red items in movies
Posted by Team Boxwish about 1 year ago
As Hellboy charges into cinemas this month in Hellboy II: The Golden Army, we at Boxwish have rolled out the red carpet for the gruff superhero. How? By going red (not green – sorry eco warriors, we’ve already done that one) like the big guy himself. Onscreen, red can be used as shorthand to convey a number of themes and emotions, from passion to love, sin to violence. It’s also present in more metaphorical ways – red herrings, the red scare or red tape. It’s even a popular name, from Morgan Freeman’s character in The Shawshank Redemption to serial killers (Red Dragon). But we’re going to be fussy with this list. There’s no room for red cars (Lightning McQueen from Cars) or red locations (Red Planet). We’re not looking for subtlety or cryptic insinuations here. What we want are the top ten red-coloured movie items that have attracted our attention over the years. And that’s what we hope to find here…
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The toys and toy shop in Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium
Posted by Team Boxwish about 1 year ago
“It’s a magical toy store, it can do all sorts of things,” boasts 243-year-old Mr Magorium (Dustin Hoffman), the proud owner of his self-named Wonder Emporium in the family fantasy, Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium. And when he says magical he sure means it. Inside the fantastical four walls of the cavernous toy store (the set had 30-foot high ceilings and occupied two-levels and 7,100 square feet), an eclectic mix of modern hi-tech gadgets mingle with nostalgic classics, each competing for the attentions of excited youngsters and all imbued with a fairytale charm.
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Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in Never Back Down
Posted by Team Boxwish about 1 year ago
It’s the fastest growing sport in the US. Its number one organisation, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) dominates pay-per-view programming and networks CBS and NBC have eagerly signed deals with other outfits. It boasts over 3 million websites dedicated to it and has graced the covers of top sports magazines such as Sports Illustrated and ESPN: The Magazine. And yet Hollywood has been slow to realise the phenomenon known as Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).
