July 16th, 2008
Spent some time this morning creating my schedule for the Traverse City Film Festival, July 29 - Aug. 3, 2008. I’m a little bummed, because I was waiting for the organizers to let us know which movies qualified for press passes. In the meantime, I missed out on a few movies I really wanted […]
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June 30th, 2008
Writer Charmian Christie has a great blog called Christie’s Corner, where she recounts her culinary triumphs and disasters. It’s a fabulous site that combines food, fun, and, of course, excellent writing. The tag-line says it all: “Real food. Real life. It ain’t always pretty.”
Today on Film Gecko, Charmian talks about movie food and […]
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June 30th, 2008
There’s a story in Variety this morning that a sequel is in the works for 300, the epic movie about King Leonidas and the 300 men who fought the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.
“The King of Persia,” is a favorite catch-phrase around this house. And even if you haven’t seen the movie, […]
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June 24th, 2008
DVD: Persepolis * Official Site
On DVD: June 24, 2008
Runtime: 95 minutes
Directed by: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material including violent images, sexual references, language and brief drug content.
Gecko Rating:
I didn’t really like this quirky little movie the first time I saw it, but it grew on me over time. […]
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June 20th, 2008
Can you believe… Get Smart hits theaters today, and I’m majorly psyched. Her’s the rundown of new movies in theaters:
Get Smart. Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 for CONTROL, battles the forces of KAOS with the more-competent Agent 99 at his side. Gecko Preview & Trailer.
Kit Kittredge. The project is a drama based on the […]
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June 20th, 2008
This movie looks haunting and beautiful, and I can’t wait to see it. Opens in limited release tomorrow, June 20, 2008.
Nazneen’s (Tannishtha Chatterjee) life is turned upside down at the tender age of seventeen. Forced into an arranged marriage to an older man, she exchanges her Bangladeshi village home for a block of […]
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June 19th, 2008
I’ll admit right off the bat this movie doesn’t look like my cup-a-tea. But it looks like something my 13-year-old son will create a lifestyle around. Still, I know all my little Geckos out there are counting on me, so I’ll check it out and report back to you.
It stars Mike Myers as Pitka, […]
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June 19th, 2008
No, not THAT kind of period…the kind where movies are set in all types of historical and cultural settings — everything from the 1780s to the 1960s. Will we be able to handle a bunch of them all at once? I guess the box office will tell that story.
More after the jump…
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June 18th, 2008
My pal and writing colleague, Elizabeth Kricfalusi, is not only a talented writer, she’s also an adventurer who’s making me re-examine my stodgy old ways.
On her blog, Embrace Adventure, Elizabeth challenges us to be adventurous, get out of our comfort zone, and have some fun along the way.
She writes about her adventures […]
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June 8th, 2008
Movie: Kung Fu Panda * Site * Gecko Preview & Trailer
In Theaters:
June 6, 2008
Runtime: 92 minutes
Directed by:
Mark Osborne
MPAA Rating: PG for sequences of martial arts action
Gecko Rating:
Jack Black is such a big kid, and this animated movie is the perfect vehicle for his awesome talents.
The story is set in […]
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