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'The Blind Side': A tearless tearjerker, and better because of it?
1 December 2009 11:38 AM, PST
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A funny thing happened when I went to see The Blind Side, aside from me not being as bothered by Sandra Bullock's blond hair as I was when I saw All About Steve, that is — I didn't cry. And I liked the movie more because of it.
Say what you want about the film's "cotton candy-uplift" — EW critic Owen Gleiberman certainly did — but I think writer-director John Lee Hancock deserves some credit for showing some restraint. Spoiler Alert: Unless I missed it, he never once had Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) say the words "thank you" to Leigh Anne Tuohy
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- Mandi Bierly
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'The Blind Side' is Irresistible and Heartwarming
26 November 2009 12:10 AM, PST
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I’m always surprised by sports flicks. Whether it’s “Hoosiers”, “Remember the Titans” or the latest genre release “The Blind Side”, each of them consists of the same exact formula but viewers never seem to grow tired of them. What tends to grab the attention of movie-goers when it comes to these particular films is that most of them have some sort of truth behind them. In this case, the same story can be told over and over so long as it’s through the eyes of a different individual each time.
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- Chad Langen
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Review: ‘The Blind Side’
20 November 2009 10:15 AM, PST
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I don’t particularly like Sandra Bullock, and I really dislike sports movies, so logic dictates that I would not care for The Blind Side. I saw the trailer, and like everyone else I wrote this film off as a heaping pile of Hallmark Channel goo.
I gritted my teeth and vowed to trudge through the movie, and instead I got one of the biggest surprises (to me) of the year. The Blind Side is good. Really good. Sandra Bullock gives her best performance to date. The story is touching, inspirational and timely.
In the tradition of Rudy, The Rookie, Remember the Titans, and Hoosiers, The Blind Side is based on a true story. Michael Oher is wandering the streets in Memphis in the bitter cold clad only in shorts and a t-shirt, when the wealthy Tuohy family sees him. After the daughter recognizes him from her school, Leigh Anne
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- Shannon Hood
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Film review: The Blind Side solid film that pulls on heartstrings
20 November 2009 3:04 AM, PST
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The Blind Side
Warner Bros. Pictures
The Blind Side is an inspiring true story of beating the odds. It’s not Oscar material, but it is a solid film. You can’t argue with truth, and the movie proves a person doesn’t have to be dead or old to have a film made about his or her life that pulls on the heartstrings of the audience and leaves them asking the question: What am I doing to change someone’s life for the better?
If you plan on watching the film because of the sports aspect, you will be sadly disappointed. It doesn’t follow the same vein as Remember the Titans or Miracle. The film isn’t about a team; it’s about an individual realizing his potential thanks to loving hands reaching out for him. You don’t have to know anything about (American) football to understand
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- Angelique Moon
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Film review: The Blind Side solid film that pulls on heartstrings
20 November 2009 3:04 AM, PST
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The Blind Side
Warner Bros. Pictures
The Blind Side is an inspiring true story of beating the odds. It’s not Oscar material, but it is a solid film. You can’t argue with truth, and the movie proves a person doesn’t have to be dead or old to have a film made about his or her life that pulls on the heartstrings of the audience and leaves them asking the question: What am I doing to change someone’s life for the better?
If you plan on watching the film because of the sports aspect, you will be sadly disappointed. It doesn’t follow the same vein as Remember the Titans or Miracle. The film isn’t about a team; it’s about an individual realizing his potential thanks to loving hands reaching out for him. You don’t have to know anything about (American) football to understand
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- Angelique Moon
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The Blind Side: An Inspired Featurette
19 November 2009 8:52 AM, PST
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We haven't written much about it yet, but I can tell you that a few folks here at Reject HQ really enjoyed the inspirational story behind Warner Bros. Pictures' upcoming sports drama The Blind Side. The movie is not a perfect one, but it is full of heart and features a performance from Sandra Bullock that could easily put her in the conversation come Oscar time. Yes, you read that right, Sandra Bullock gives an Oscar-worthy performance. I said it.
The film tells the remarkable true story of All-American football star Michael Oher. Teenager Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) is surviving on his own, virtually homeless, when he is spotted on the street by Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock). Learning that the young man is one of her daughter’s classmates, Leigh Anne insists that Michael—wearing shorts and a t-shirt in the dead of winter—come out of the cold. Without
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- Neil Miller
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Hayden Panettiere to Make Producing Debut With 'Hms'
13 November 2009 1:46 AM, PST
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Hayden Panettiere will be adding another title to her name, executive producer. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actress famed for her role as Claire Bennet on NBC's "Heroes" has been attached as co-executive producer for "Hms", The CW's new ensemble drama from "Mystic Pizza" writer Amy Holden Jones.
The TV project revolves around a group of bright students at Harvard Medical School and will mark Panettiere's producing debut. The 20-year-old actress will share the responsibility with Jones, who said that the series will have a younger "Grey's Anatomy" vibe.
"Hms" was originally developed for the WB network during the 2004-05 development season. The script recently caught the attention of the network that has produced such series as "Gossip Girl", "90210" and "The Vampire Diaries".
Before making her big break with "Heroes", Hayden Panettiere was known as Lizzie Spaulding of "Guiding Light" for which she was nominated for YoungStar Award. She
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Columbia Grabs New York Times' Column
20 October 2009 12:48 AM, PDT
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Movies based on magazine and newspaper articles aren’t exactly a new thing. After all, that’s where Michael Mann’s The Insider and, erm, Denzel’s Remember The Titans first sprung to life. But Columbia Pictures have taken one step further by snapping up the movie rights to… an ongoing column.Modern Love, which runs in the New York Times’ Sunday Style supplement, plays host to a different true-life tale of love and relationships every week, penned by different writers. The Columbia deal, struck by producers Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun, gives the studio the first pick of the column, which it hopes to mine for a string of romantic comedies.Berman and Braun had already made a deal with the New York Times for a TV show based on Modern Love, but they will also get to produce any films that come from the movie deal.On one hand,
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Twitter Giveaway: Blockbuster’s ‘Top 10 Football Movies’ Prize Pack
1 October 2009 8:15 AM, PDT
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With football season currently underway, what better way to celebrate one of the Us’s favorite pastimes than with a collection of some of the greatest football movies ever made? Well, later today, you’ll get the chance to win them all, for free!
Thanks to Blockbuster’s online rental service, we’re going to be giving away a prize pack of their Top 10 Football Movies along with a free 30-day subscription to the service. The list, which is pretty impressive, includes Brian’s Song, Friday Night Lights, We Are Marshall, North Dallas Forty, The Longest Yard (1974), Remember the Titans, Everybody’s All-American, Invincible, Any Given Sunday, and The Program.
Later today, we will be tweeting a trivia question that has to do with one of these films. Retweet and respond with an answer the fastest, and you could win this prize pack! We won’t tell you which of
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- Matt Raub
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Free Flick Fridays:[p]Out of the Blue
3 September 2009 4:00 AM, PDT
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Out of the Blue:
A Film About Life and Football
Director: Michael Hoffman (2007)
We know it's called Free Flick Fridays, so we're a day early, but the 2009 college football season starts today, and we wanted to paint our faces.
We've got a soft spot for football movies. And Cinderella stories about underdogs triumphing. Yes, those two usually go together (We are Marshall, Remember the Titans, Rudy, etc.), and today's rec is no exception. It is, though, a bit of a novelty in that Out of the Blue is a documentary - this story doesn't need the poetic license a narrative film can offer. Instead, director Michael Hoffman introduces us to the actual young men - and their coaches - who made the impossible possible on an unlikely blue field.
The 2006 Boise State Broncos football team had a lot of potential, but no one dreamed they would turn that potential into a reality with such fervor,
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Weekly Poll Results: Best Football Movie
2 September 2009 9:15 AM, PDT
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Last week's poll was a battle of pigskin pics, and Film Junk readers decided that the #1 football movie is the inspirational Rudy starring Sean Astin, followed very closely by Remember The Titans starring Denzel Washington. Peter Berg's Friday Night Lights placed third, which isn't bad, but I kind of expected it to get a few more votes, especially because of the popularity of the TV show. Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday and the original The Longest Yard rounded out the top 5. Brian's Song was way down at the bottom, although I'm guessing a lot of people simply haven't seen it? I hear it's a classic. Do you concur with these results?
1. Rudy -- 23.5%
2. Remember The Titans -- 21.2%
3. Friday Night Lights -- 14.2%
4. Any Given Sunday -- 13.3%
5. The Longest Yard (1974) -- 7.5%
6. Jerry Maguire -- 6.6%
7. The Program -- 5.8%
8. The Replacements -- 3.1%
9. We Are Marshall -- 2.7%
10. Brian's Song (1971) -- 2.2%
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- Sean
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Win Miracle with Kurt Russell on Blu-ray
23 June 2009 7:39 AM, PDT
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Now available from Disney Home Entertainment on Blu-ray disc for the first time is Miracle, Hollywood's recreation of the unfathomable USA Hockey Team victory against the Soviets in the 1980 Olympics.
I have one copy of this newly released sports tale starring Kurt Russell as USA coach Herb Brooks ready to find a new home. For a chance to take home this copy of Miracle on Blu-ray Disc, send in the completed entry form below. You can optionally return every or any day the contest is running to enter again and increase your odds of winning with each entry.
About Miracle: The studio that brought you The Rookie and Remember The Titans presents a new reason to stand up and cheer: Miracle is here on Blu-ray Disc. Now the action-packed true story that united a nation is more exhilarating and suspenseful than ever in heart-racing high definition. Kurt Russell stars as Herb Brooks,
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Poster: Death In Love
17 June 2009 7:28 AM, PDT
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Death In Love is being sold as a "provocative psychosexual tale," and it stars confirmed hot people Josh Lucas, Adam Brody and Lukas Haas. Interested yet? We've been sent the final theatrical poster for the movie, which opens on July 17. Read below for the movie's plot description and the poster itself.
From writer-director Boaz Yakin (Fresh, Remember The Titans) comes a provocative psychosexual tale set at the crossroads where family, history and sexuality collide. This shockingly visceral and explicit portrait of a family on the verge of destruction exposes the ties that can so dangerously bind us . erotically, psychologically and emotionally.
The story follows the tale of two brothers (Josh Lucas and Lukas Haas) who are trying to climb out of the shadows of their Holocaust survivor mother.s (Jacqueline Bissset) dark past . and the love affair she conducted with a Nazi doctor while in the camps.
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Death in Love poster
14 June 2009 10:43 PM, PDT
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I have not heard so much as a peep about the film Death In Love, a psycho-sexual thriller starring Josh Lucas and Lukas Hass (can you say star power?) but the poster was just released and, well, you just have to see this one. Talk about phoning it in. The film deals with the way in which a mother's experiences in The Holocaust affects the lives of her sons, and is directed by Boaz Yakin who directed the football drama Remember The Titans and wrote the screenplay for the upcoming Prince Of
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- Daniel Barna
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