By Glenn Dunks July 1, 2014 Rarely have I felt such disconnect between material and the actors tasked with performing it as I did with Mark Waters’ Vampire Academy. A little bit Mean Girls (which Waters directed) and a whole lot Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but sadly nowhere near as good as either, this weak […]
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to play sisters in ‘The Nest’
April 11, 2014 
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World’s funniest women Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will play hard-partying sisters in upcoming comedy The Nest, Variety reports. Tina Fey had been attached to the Universal flick for some time, but her fellow SNL Weekend Update anchor and Golden Globes co-host Amy Poehler is now in final negotiations to join her. The script comes from former SNL […]
Continue readingThe top 10 movie teachers
August 31, 2012 0 Comments
The top 10 movie teachers. By Simon Miraudo. Is there a more unfairly maligned profession in the world than teaching? When an oft-absued film critic asks that question, the order of the world is seriously askew. To quote The West Wing‘s Sam Seaborn (as everyone should try to do on a daily basis): “Education is the […]
Continue readingThe top 10 movie jerks
May 18, 2012 4 Comments
The top 10 movie jerks. By Simon Miraudo. Ahhhhhh, jerks. They’re the movie characters we love to hate. Whether they’re the bane of our hero’s existence, or, in fact, the demented anti-hero of their very own film, they too deserve recognition in list form. In honour of the DVD/Blu-ray release of Jason Reitman and Diablo […]
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