Archive for the 'Movies' Category
Posted by kittson on 16 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Movies, Review, Sadie Magazine
[Kittson is writing for yet another website – SadieMagazine.com, an online magazine targeted at teenage girls and young women.]
Six months ago you probably had no clue who Ellen Page was. Sure, she played Kitty Pryde in X-Men: The Last Stand, but the role was so small, she was easy to miss. That summer […]
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Posted by kittson on 29 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Movies, Review, Manhattan Movie Magazine
Apparently there’s nothing funnier to a pre-pubescent boy than watching his friends get hurt. As a female, I have no personal experience with this sentiment, which makes it astonishing that a movie about boys tackling each other, falling out of trees, getting hit in the face with tennis balls, and shooting arrows at each others’ […]
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Posted by kittson on 28 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Movies, Review, RelateMag.com
[Kittson has embarked on another side project. She will be writing reviews for RelateMag.com, a website for teenage girls.]
You know that girl – the one who doesn’t dress like anyone else, listens to weird music, doesn’t even have a MySpace page, and couldn’t care less – the one you’re privately jealous of, because she […]
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Posted by kittson on 11 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Movies, Review, Manhattan Movie Magazine
Watching the Mandarin-language film Tuya’s Marriage (Tuyade Hunshi), which is set in present-day Inner Mongolia, a region and culture we American movie-goers have little experience with, is like eating a type of food for the first time. Initially the very fact of its unfamiliarity is captivating, but it doesn’t take long to grow accustomed to […]
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Posted by kittson on 08 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Movies, Review, Manhattan Movie Magazine
Sometime in April 1992, a 23-year-old man hiked up the Stampede Trail into the Alaskan wilderness. Inspired by literary idols Jack London, Leo Tolstoy, and Henry David Thoreau, he submitted himself to what he considered the ultimate test, sparking a debate that has lasted for sixteen years.
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Posted by kittson on 01 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Movies, Review, Manhattan Movie Magazine
Every year around this time, I’m reminded how fortunate I am to live in New York City. No, not because we have live band karaoke or even Bo Duke on Broadway. I’m grateful, because, while the rest of the country is suffering through studio rejects like Jumper and Vantage Point, we have access to a […]
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Posted by kittson on 01 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Movies, Review, Manhattan Movie Magazine
Beware the film so enigmatic and pretentiously mysterious that you are convinced of its profundity and fail to question the message. Beware the soporific French film The Heartbeat Detector.
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Posted by kittson on 01 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Movies, Review, Manhattan Movie Magazine
Considering the complicated nature of and disparate beliefs concerning the “hot button” issue, one might assume a film depicting the plight of illegal Mexican immigrants in the US would be politically charged. But Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna) is simply a sweet drama, free of political assertions about amnesty or drivers licenses, that […]
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Posted by kittson on 16 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Movies, Television
Folks who love musicals will enjoy Hairspray; folks who don’t probably won’t.
Hairspray has been adapted from the 2002 Broadway show, which was adapted from the 1988 John Waters film (it’s not the first time – The Producers – and it won’t be the last – The Full Monty, anyone?) Unfortunately, something was lost in […]
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Posted by kittson on 06 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Movies, Review, Friday Night In
Winter just doesn’t want to surrender to spring, and everyone’s getting antsy for some warm weather. Why not spend this Friday night in with The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and get nostalgic for the summer vacations of your youth.
Based on the bestselling teen novel by Ann Brasheres, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants […]
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