Tag: Adventureland
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Sundance film festival roundup – Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg, wild provocations and indie grit
The two stars had four films premiering between them in Utah, but the best performances came from Sebastian Stan and Saoirse Ronan, while a first-time director sold his horror film to Netflix for a cool $17m…It’s been 15 years since the sweet, shaggy slacker romcom Adventureland played at the Sundance film festival – and if…
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Back to One, Episode 66: Jesse Eisenberg
While he might be best known for his Oscar-nominated performance as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network, Jesse Eisenberg’s preternatural ability for making unique characterization choices has won him roles in wildly original films, both indie and studio, such as The End of the Tour, Adventureland, Holy Rollers, American Ultra, Zombieland, and two of my…
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Theme Park Bits: Craft Beer in Galaxy’s Edge, a Nighttime Harry Potter Show, and More
In this edition of Theme Park Bits: The big day is finally arriving for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and they’ve got craft beer. The Adventureland sign has returned to Disneyland. Universal’s nighttime Harry Potter show is returning this summer. And more! As you know, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is now open at Disneyland. It’s a…
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Theme Park Bits: Epcot Forever, Adventureland Sign Going Away, and More
In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Epcot’s new nighttime spectacular has an arrival date. The Adventureland entrance at Disneyland may be replaced for crowd control. A new restaurant is coming to Universal Studios CityWalk. And more! As you may already know, Epcot’s current nighttime show, the wonderful IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth, is going away…
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Film Review: ‘Cruise’
“Cruise,” written and directed by Robert Siegel, is its own intoxicating brand of youth nostalgia film. It’s set in the outer boroughs of New York in 1987, and it’s every bit as fresh and authentic about the period as a movie like “Adventureland” was — it gets the big hair and the bangles, the mall-boutique…