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    Aug 10 2009
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    The influential film reviewer

    By Dan Cinema, Newtown, Wellington
    Sign outside Video-Ezy in Newtown: For my review of Confessions of a Shopaholic ("A horrible, shallow, un-funny, rom-com with a mismatched pair of leads ...") click here and scroll down.
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    Aug 05 2009
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    Review: Hannah Montana: The Movie and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

    By Dan Cinema, Reviews
    I discovered a lovely Hollywood studio phrase the other day: execution dependent. It means a script that won’t make money unless good people are involved. This week’s films are the…
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    Aug 03 2009
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    Review: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Arranged, Bride Flight and W.

    By Dan Cinema, Conflict of Interest, Reviews
    After hits like Bad Boys and The Rock, as well as failures like The Island and Pearl Harbor, we all know that Michael Bay is better than any director alive…
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    Aug 02 2009
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    Looking forward to 2010 NZFF #1

    By Dan Cinema
    Illness has forced me to miss the final week of this year's Film Festival, which is somewhat disappointing but hasn't stopped me from thinking about next year. My wish list…
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    Jul 27 2009
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    Great out-of-context paragraphs of our time #1

    By Dan Literature
    A strange, awful and yet wonderful paragraph from a New York Times article on the death of an artist I had never heard of: A Hamster’s Nest is what it…
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    Jul 26 2009
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    Review: Gomorrah, The Proposal and A Bunch of Amateurs

    By Dan Cinema, Reviews
    Martin Scorsese isn’t just a legendary director, he is also one of the world’s great enthusiasts for cinema - the definitive cineaste if you will. By heading the World Cinema…
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