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Manny the Movie Guy has always had a passion for movies. He started his love for film criticism working for his school newspaper in Purdue University. Upon graduation, Manny was offered full-scholarship to complete his Post-Baccalaureate degree in Film at

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Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: 25 of 42
I remember watching "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" starring Angela Lanbury as Mrs. Nellie Lovett. I think the show was a PBS special, and the production's haunting music became the soundtrack of my prepubescent life. The pathos and the dark, brooding theme awakened my inner goth. Years later, I saw the Broa... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Stardust: 9 of 15
Upon seeing the trailer for "Stardust," I was quick to relegate it to the "Lord of the Rings" wannabe category. I mean come on wicked witches, flying ships, magical stars, mysterious kingdom the only thing missing is the one ring to rule them all. But after watching "Stardust," I fell into the spell of this fantastic film! I... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Milk: 5 of 8
I first heard about Harvey Milk from the powerful Academy Award-winning documentary "The Times of Harvey Milk" by director Rob Epstein. That was 1984 and I was a very young film buff. 23 years later, director Gus Van Sant brings Milk's story back to the big screen. I'm still a film buff; just a little older. Milk, as you may... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: My Bloody Valentine 3-D: 2 of 3
From the 1953 classic chiller "House of Wax" to the 1982slasher "Friday the 13thPart III," Hollywood has relied on 3-Dtechnology to heighten shock and suspense.The primeval nature of the horror genre is synonymous with thestereoscopic visuals. So when I heard Lionsgate was releasing a 3-D reimagining ofthe 1981 horror flick ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Hancock: 15 of 22
Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's "Hancock!" It's a superhero flick that's one of the worst films of Will Smith's career. What went wrong? For starters, we have a movie that wants to appeal to everyone and it ends up satisfying no one. Its overreaching tone becomes "Hancock's" Achilles heel. The film's fir... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: 48 of 70
I fear for our favorite boy wizard, Harry Potter. As he grows older, his innocence and sense of wonderment are slowly fading away. I supposed it mirrors life, but even in our daily existence, we try to find joy in what we do. Oh sure, Harry gets his first kiss in the new film, but even that is a cause for despair. In "Harry ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Coraline: 7 of 10
"Coraline," the new 3-D animated flick is being marketed to adults. Even the moral compass of the story is aimed toward the parents in the audience. According to the film, parents must spend more quality time with their kids or they will choose an alternate set of moms and dads even if it brings them danger. Based on Neil Ga... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End: 33 of 47
Batten down the hatches and man the sails, one of the most highly anticipated films of the summer sets sail for box-office gold. From Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, the third and final chapter of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy weighs anchor in theaters everywhere. But hear this mateys, beware of th... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Inspired by books and movies: 20 of 27
On the eighth day of March, in downtown L.A. "Horton Hears a Who!" premiered for a day The audience loved it, the stars were there! The movie about Horton, they all seemed to care. In the 1950s, Dr. Seuss wrote a book About an elephant who carefully listens, not just looks A lesson I remembered before I learned to crawl A pe... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Love Guru: 13 of 17
It's been 6 years since Mike Myers came up with an original character. "Austin Powers in Goldmember" opened in 2002, and since then, the comedian navigated between voicing the super-popular "Shrek" films and playing The Cat in the awful adaptation of "The Cat in the Hat." If we're going to believe the production notes of Mye... More..