‘Alice in Wonderland’

“How is a raven like a writing desk?”
This was the question the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) asked throughout Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland.”
Shown in digital 3-D, the movie offers a new adventure in the already famous Wonderland. Rather than twisting the original story, this plot takes place years later with a new Alice (Mia Wasikowska).
Wonderland [...]

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‘The Answer Man’

Unlike the many other movies highlighting the difficult lives of the high and mighty stars and politicians of our time, Jeff Daniels’ and Lauren Graham’s movie, “The Answer Man,” recently released on DVD, explores the subject on a deeper and slightly more disturbing level.
Jeff Daniels plays Arlen Faber, the man who knows everything about God. [...]

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‘The Lovely Bones’ lies somewhere in-between

When my friend Brooke said she wanted to go see “The Lovely Bones,” I said, “Are you serious?  I think that movie looks confusing and weird.”
My opinion turned out to be right. 
It sure wasn’t worth my half-hour trip down to town or the two movie tickets my grandma got me for Christmas.
When I walked [...]

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You can skip ‘Leap Year’

Humorless, anti-climatic, and lacking even the slightest chemistry between the actors, “Leap Year” was disappointing.
With Amy Adams and Mathew Goode, I thought “Leap Year” would be a cute romantic comedy I could watch again and again whenever I needed a movie to cheer me up. Instead, as I sat through this tediously long movie, I [...]

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‘2012′

The Apocalypse. The Second Coming. The Rapture.
It goes by countless names.
People have been predicting when the world will end for thousands of years, but undoubtedly the most famous of these theories is the ancient Mayan calendar.
The Mayans were said to be a very intellectually advanced people, so naturally some find hidden meaning behind the mysterious [...]

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In the mood for a good scare?

In the mood for a scary movie?
Might want to read this before you go.
Unleashed writer Lety Clark-Olivero has been busy watching a bunch of them. Here’s her take on four recent frightening flicks.
Zombieland (Rated R)
This horror comedy tells the story of a nationwide quest for a Twinkie.
Directed by Ruben Fleischer, “Zombieland” is sure to get [...]

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‘New Moon’ shines

It’s finally here.
The Twilight saga continues with the second movie in the series.
Ever since I saw the first movie, I’ve been following all of the monthly trailers and reading all of the rumors: Who would be in the second movie? What scenes would be left out? And how was Taylor Lautner preparing for his many [...]

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Where The Wild Things Are

Since the day I first found out a live action film based on the book “Where the Wild Things Are” was in production, I began following the news and trailers for months.
When the day finally came that I was able to see it, I walked out of the theater with mixed emotions. I felt joy [...]

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More Paramore

I’m a huge Paramore fan.
But I promise I will try not to make this review too biased.
“Ignorance,” Paramore’s first single on the new album “Brand New Eyes,” sounds like any other good Paramore song, upbeat and very catchy, just like all the songs on the band’s previous record, “Riot!”
So I thought “Brand New Eyes” was [...]

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‘Onion Girl’ reveals many layers

By MORGAN PUALANI
UNLEASHED STAFF
“The Onion Girl” by Charles de Lint is a story of and about layers.
The book is split into two stories that eventually merge into one. It’s about magic and faeries, and starts — rather appropriately considering the subject matter — with the class opener, “Once upon a time … ”
What comes after, [...]

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