A day that will live in history in South Africa occured on February 11, 1990 . It was the day that South African Nelson Mandela was finally released after serving 27 years in prison. Three years later, Mandela became a candidate, on behalf of the African National Congress, to run for South Africa’s […]
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Movie Screening: Want to see Sherlock Holmes?!
This is the one you’ve all been waiting for! We’re closing the year with a Bang! Our buds at Warner Brothers have given us a boatload of tickets for Sherlock Holmes! The screening will be at our top-secret location in Washington, DC, Monday, December 21st at 7:30 PM. SHERLOCK HOLMES In Theatres on Friday December […]
MOVIES & TELEVISION: Gene Barry, Star of The War of the Worlds, Bat Masterson, Dead at 90.
Gene Barry, best known for playing Dr. Clayton Forester in George Pal’s groundbreaking 1953 film The War of the Worlds and the dandified marshal, Bat Masterson in the series of the same name, died December 9th. Cause of death is, as yet, unknown. Barry, who was born Eugene Klass, changed his surname to Barry as […]
MOVIE REVIEW: The Princess and the Frog: Ms. All Work and No Play Meet Mr. All Play and No Work!
Once upon a time, little girls dreamed of growing up and discovering they were princesses – or of at least marrying a prince. Disney made a lot of movies based around that idea, some brilliant, some merely marvelous. The Princess and the Frog harkens back to those days and – although the film is set […]
Movie News: Washington, DC Area Film Critics Name Up In the Air Best Film!
Hey Everyone, The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA), of which I’m a member, voted Up In The Air the best film of 2009 and George Clooney best actor. Usually I complain every year about what eventually ends up our winners but this year I really can’t complain although I personally wanted to see […]
CONTEST: Want To See Invictus in Washington, DC?
We’re going to close the year strong, our friends at Warner Brothers has given us tickets to the new Clint Eastwood film that stars Morgan Freeman/Matt Damon – Invictus. The trailers for this look really good. Contest Rules Sign up for our Twitter feed at http://www.twitter.com/eclipsemagazine , send us a tweet that says you want […]
MOVIE REVIEW: The Road Is Long and Hard and Not Particularly Hopeful!
I have not read Cormac McCarthy’s The Road so I came to the film with no expectations in that regard. What I saw was a bleak, dank, relentlessly dark film in which every time hope raised its head, it was peremptorily smacked down, which makes the final scene seem like either a cheat or a […]
MOVIE REVIEW: Fantastic Mr. Fox – Fabulous Fake Fur Fun!
Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox is one of the best films of the year! Adapted from – and expanded upon – Roald Dahl’s excellent book, Fox is an original. An organic delight from start to finish. The story of a slightly egocentric fox [he has a trademark!] who gives up stealing chickens and squabs for […]
MOVIE REVIEW: Ninja Assassin: Dark and Grim; Bleak and Bloody!
Just to make sure that we know what we’re getting in Ninja Assassin, the film’s first sequence wastes no time telling us. A gang boss is getting a tattoo when a letter arrives. It is sealed with wax and when he breaks the seal and opens the letter, out pours some black sand. The tattoo […]
MOVIES: Gerry Anderson’s UFO May Spawn Movie Starring Joshua Jackson!
According to Variety.com, Fringe’s Joshua Jackson has signed on to play Paul Foster, a test pilot who finds himself working for S.H.A.D.O. [Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization], a shadowy organization headquartered beneath a Hollywood movie studio, that defends the Earth against aliens who abduct humans to use for replacement parts. The film is based on […]
MOVIE REVIEW: Michelle Reviews Twilight: New Moon and declares she’s Team Jared!
It’s hard to believe that my first movie review in months is this. The sad thing about Twilight: New Moon is that I went in with very low expectations and found the movie to be ok, but here’s the thing – Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is loathsome and not aware how insipid, self involved, narcissistic […]