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  • Review: The Other Guys

    Movie: ‘The Other Guys’  In Theaters: Aug. 6, 2010 Director: Adam McKay Runtime: 107 min.  MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content, language, violence and some drug material Gecko Rating:   While trying to entice my 16-year-old son to go see this with me – yes, my kids have seen so many movies that I…

  • Rubicon is Mesmerizing – So Is James Badge Dale

    AMC sent me the first four episodes of ‘Rubicon,’ and it’s the best show I’ve seen since, well, ‘Mad Men,’ another AMC show. I actually watched each episode twice, not only to catch stuff I missed the first time around, but because it’s just that good. The production is feature-film quality, and like ‘Mad Men,’…

  • The Kids Are All Right, The Secret In Their Eyes on Tap for 2010 Traverse City Film Festival

    I stood in line Sunday for tickets to the 6th Annual Traverse City Film Festival. Fortunately, I have a peach of a husband who didn’t mind keeping my place in line for a few hours until I got out of church. Then I waited a few more hours, but it’s all good. You meet the…

  • Film Gecko Giveaway: Mad Men Season 3 Box Set

    ‘Mad Men’ is one of those shows I started watching about a year after it premiered. I watched season one on DVD, catching up to watch seasons two and three in real time. Season four premieres Sunday, July 25 at 10/9c on AMC, and I’m giving away the Season Three DVD Box Set to celebrate!…

  • Film Gecko Talks to Matt Roloff of Little People, Big World

    If you watched the finale of ‘Little People, Big World,’ you might have wondered how Matt Roloff is doing after his shocking collapse. Well, I’m here to tell you he’s alive and well and doing great! Turns out it was a bad case of vertigo — not a heart attack, as some viewers suspected. I…

  • Review: ‘Shrek Forever After’

    Movie: ‘Shrek Forever After’ In Theaters: May 21, 2010 Director: Mike Mitchell Runtime: 93 minutes MPAA Rating: PG for mild action, some rude humor, and brief language Film Gecko Rating: By the time a popular franchise gets to the fourth movie, you kind of expect that it’ll start to fizzle out. That’s not the case…

  • Sex, Lies and Secrets on ‘The Tudors’

    Oh, those randy royals! King Henry is ailing, and his teenage wife Catherine is friskily hooking up with young Thomas Culpepper. ‘The Tudors’ continues to heat up in season four. It’s NOT going to go well for several of the King’s minions and a certain queen. She’d better start producing some heirs — and soon…

  • New Movie Friday: ‘How to Train Your Dragon,’ ‘Hot Tub Time Machine,’ ‘Chloe’ – Watch the Trailers

    Dragons! Prostitutes! Hot tubs! New in theaters today is everything from a cute dragon flick to an adult fantasy romp to a thriller, which I seem to be really into lately. Here’s what’s new for March 26, 2010: ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ – This one looks really cute, and with a good message to…

  • Review: ‘Cop Out’ – Fun With Bruce and Tracy

    Movie: ‘Cop Out’ Rating: R for pervasive language, including sexual references, violence and brief sexuality Director: Kevin Smith In Theaters: Feb. 26, 2010 I just checked Bruce Willis’ IMDB page to see how many cop movies he’s done in the past 20 years. I counted ten – but that’s just the movies I’m familiar with,…

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