Alan Rapp

Coming Soon to Theaters

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  • Title: Star Trek
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I have to admit I’m a little less enthused after viewing this latest trailer for the new Star Trek film which will hit theaters next summer.  Do we really need to see Kirk (Chris Pine) as dumb pre-pubescent kid?  And did he just tell Spock (Zachary Quinto) to “buckle up”?  Eric Bana, Simon Pegg, Winona Ryder, Karl Urban, John Cho, Zoe Saldana, Bruce Greenwood, Anton Yelchin, and Ben Cross also star.  Check out the official site.  The film beams into theaters on May 8, 2009.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

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This Week in Comic Book Film

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  • Title: Punisher: War Zone
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Because the previous attempts to bring the character to the big screen have been so successful (note the sarcasm) the character gets yet another reboot with Ray Stevenson in the title role taking on New York’s underworld.  Dominic West, Larry Day, Doug Hutchison, Wayne Knight, Dash Mihok, and Angel alum Julie Benz also star.  Check out the official site.  The Punisher returns to theaters on Friday.

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Australia, The Movie That Wouldn’t End

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  • Title: Australia
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Australia is a mess; it’s at times a pretty mess, but a mess nonetheless.  The seemingly endless tale of a dover and an aristocrat, and a Aboriginal child, and an evil cattle baron and his evil assistant, of cattle drives and social conventions, and so much more, would have been better suited for a mini-series than a single feature film.  Instead we get at least 12 hours of plot cut together into a 3 hour movie.  The result is less than spectacular.

Where to begin?  Director and co-writer Baz Luhrmann gives us an epic (in time though not scope) tale about Australia.  Over the course of nearly 3 hours we follow the troubles and tribulations of our main characters, plus many side tales, until finally it all mercifully comes to an end.

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Milk

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  • Title: Milk
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“I’m Harvey Milk and I’m here to recruit you.”

Sean Penn stars as Harvey Milk, a businessman from New York who would struggle for years in an attempt to become San Francisco’s first openly gay elected official.

The film follows the failed campaigns and the process of organizing and entire community into public activism.  Director Gus Van Sant also spends considerable time on Harvey’s friendships and love life, giving us a complete picture of the man from his days before politics to his untimely end.

Penn is terrific as the lead.  Emile Hirsch, James Franco, Diego Luna, and Alison Pill all put in strong performances as the constellations which revolve around Hervey’s world.

Van Sant does a good job in showing us how Harvey related to the rest of the world.  Although the big public moments are meant to get your attention, its the quieter and more intimate ones that are more memorable.  Though those uncomfortable with gay relationships might want to steer clear of this one.

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Bones – Season 3 on DVD

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  • Title: Bones – The Complete Third Season
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“You know, this is our first Christmas as a couple.”

“Aw, too bad Santa’s dead.”

Dr Temperance “Bones” Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and Special Agent Sealy Booth (David Boreanaz) return to solve another season of bone-chlling (pun-intended) mysteries.

I became a quick fan of the show enjoying not only the mystery of the week but the chemistry of the cast.  This season includes the deepening of Hodgins (T.J. Thyne) and Angela’s (Michaela Conlin) relationship, the search for Angela’s long lost husband, a new cannibal serial killer, the murder of Santa Claus, a Halloween adventure with real skeletons, and the poor decision making of Zack (Eric Millegan).

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