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Posted on November 18th, 2009 by Carey Norris

2012 blows up the world real good

2012 blows up the world real good

2012 may be the hugest, craziest, most preposterous disaster film ever made

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Posted on November 4th, 2009 by Carey Norris

Paranormal Activity yields big scares

Paranormal Activity yields big scares

Paranormal Activity builds scares out of shadows, loud noises and anticipation.

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Posted on October 15th, 2009 by Carey Norris

Good comedians wasted in Couples Retreat

Good comedians wasted in Couples Retreat

Couples Retreat is as bland and predictable as a bad marriage.

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Posted on October 7th, 2009 by Carey Norris

Zombieland proves that the undead genre still has plenty of life

Zombieland proves that the undead genre still has plenty of life

Zombieland is not a parody of or a post-modern commentary on the zombie genre — like, say, Shaun of the Dead — but it is still a total blast.

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Posted on September 24th, 2009 by Carey Norris

Sidewalk highlights: Sunday

Sidewalk highlights: Sunday

So Long Are You Young: Samuel Ullman’s Poem and Passion • Sunday • 12:45 p.m. [...]

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Posted on September 24th, 2009 by Carey Norris

Sidewalk highlights: Saturday

Sidewalk highlights: Saturday

Official Rejection • Saturday • 1:30 p.m. • Carver Theatre
Film festivals are fun for [...]

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Posted on September 24th, 2009 by Carey Norris

Sidewalk opening night: BEST WORST MOVIE

Sidewalk opening night: BEST WORST MOVIE

In Alexander City, Dr. George Hardy is known as a dentist and one of the [...]

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Posted on September 16th, 2009 by Carey Norris

Whiteout chills but fails to thrill

Whiteout chills but fails to thrill

Despite the potency of Antarctica as a setting, Whiteout is pretty lukewarm.

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Posted on September 9th, 2009 by Carey Norris

Extract falls short of fast-paced farce

Extract falls short of fast-paced farce

Ten years after Office Space flopped at the box office and became a cult hit on [...]

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Posted on August 20th, 2009 by Carey Norris

District 9 presents a splendid sci-fi spectacle

District 9 presents a splendid sci-fi spectacle

The idea of humans meeting aliens or other frightening creatures and turning out to be [...]

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Posted on August 20th, 2009 by Carey Norris

Judging G. I. Joe

Judging G. I. Joe

I was the perfect age to be absolutely obsessed with G.I. Joe as a child. [...]

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Posted on August 6th, 2009 by Carey Norris

Life & death & Funny People

Life & death & Funny People

Comedy is serious business, and director Judd Apatow’s hilarious and surprisingly dramatic new film Funny [...]

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Posted on June 5th, 2009 by Carey Norris

Drag Me to Hell please!

Drag Me to Hell please!

 
If there’s one thing I have learned from the movies, it’s never to piss off [...]

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Posted on May 27th, 2009 by Carey Norris

The 2009 SHOUT out

The 2009 SHOUT out

The fourth annual Birmingham SHOUT, scheduled for May 29-30 at WorkPlay, will showcase features, documentaries and short films by new and established artists and offer attendees the opportunity to view topics of interest to the LGBT communities, as well as to interact with filmmakers and documentary subjects in attendance.

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Posted on May 14th, 2009 by Carey Norris

Star Trek boldly goes where many men have gone before

Star Trek boldly goes where many men have gone before

For the last decade or two, the Star Trek franchise has been in a pretty [...]

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Posted on May 7th, 2009 by Carey Norris

Wolverine fails to put the human in superhuman

Wolverine fails to put the human in superhuman

Origin stories in superhero movies are tricky things. Usually, they are just things that need [...]

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Posted on April 22nd, 2009 by Carey Norris

Crank 2: Electric Boogaloo

Crank 2: Electric Boogaloo

 
The original Crank was an unexpected joy for action-movie fans. It starred Jason Statham in [...]

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Posted on April 16th, 2009 by Carey Norris

Adventureland: Summer Lovin’

Adventureland: Summer Lovin’

Superbad director Greg Mottola’s charming new film Adventureland finds new depths in an old genre.

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Posted on November 21st, 2008 by Carey Norris

Music and Movies at the Alabama Theatre

The next three days feature a wide variety of music-themed movies at the Alabama Theatre, [...]

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Posted on October 31st, 2008 by Carey Norris

Horror Movie a Day: Oct. 31 – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Oct. 31: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974):
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Those few of you who have been following this [...]

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Weekly Tweets

  • Can Jefferson County break the bank? The meaning of Jefferson County's suit against banking behemoth JPMorgan: http://bit.ly/2JfcKk #bham 7 hrs ago
  • @WadeOnTweets I don't see Dr. Davis on Twitter any time soon. We're plugging your blogging academy classes in next week's Weekly Picks btw. 1 day ago
  • Nice to see @bhamterminal 's @acnatta on Fox6 w BSC's Natalie Davis discussing #bham mayoral race. Video @WadeOnTweets: http://bit.ly/1o93gZ 1 day ago
  • @brightsides Thanks for comments on last week's cover. It was designed by Jeremy Markham (http://bit.ly/1l7Yx1). More: http://bit.ly/4bvRoK 1 day ago
  • Forest Perk Coffee opened today--new coffee shop on Clairmont (next to Piggly Wiggly). Just went by there--the coffee's good. Check it out. 1 day ago
  • Shout out to @DNicholAdams for her tweeting of the #bham mayoral forum tonight. She did a great job. Thanks for the live feed! 2 days ago
  • Also slated to appear: William Jason Sumner (?) & Jimmy Snow. No Smitherman or Hoyt? Election Dec. 8. Educate yourselves. We'll help. #bham 3 days ago
  • Mayoral forum information came from Delta Sigma Theta Alum association, who is putting on forum and was kind enough to call me back. #bham 3 days ago
  • William Bell, Patrick Cooper, Emory Anthony, Scott Douglas, Stephannie Huey, Jody Trautwein and others coming to #bham mayoral forum tonight 3 days ago
  • Don't forget there's a mayoral forum tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Huffman High, and a meet & greet Thursday at Highland Hotel, 5-7 p.m. #bham 3 days ago
  • I think if you count the fact that council started about 30 minutes late, this may be the quickest council meeting I've ever seen. #bham 3 days ago
  • Council meeting over except for old & new business. Hoyt says he is the fried turkey king, and will fry turkeys when done w/ politics #bham 3 days ago
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War on Dumb

Can Jefferson County break the bank?

Can Jefferson County break the bank?

Jefferson County has declared war on JPMorgan.

Upon Further Review

Lane Kiffin’s (allegedly) lost boys

Lane Kiffin’s (allegedly) lost boys

Lane Kiffin’s players are undisciplined? You don’t say…

Column

Surviving the New Depression with sweet taters

Surviving the New Depression with sweet taters

Political commentary plus a recipe for sweet potato pie.

Film

2012 blows up the world real good

2012 blows up the world real good

2012 may be the hugest, craziest, most preposterous disaster film ever made

Small World Cartoons

Jobless Recovery

Jobless Recovery

Things are looking up for the economy! Or they’re not.

Suburban Legends

The Wedding Planner

A classic from the Suburban Legends Vault