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Monopoly: the Movie? Pop culture has become a series of lukewarm adverts – and it’s all so very dull
From films about Play-Doh and Barbie to the Shrek ‘experience’, consumer capitalism has run out of ideasWhen it was announced last week that Margot Robbie will follow up the success of Barbie with a film based on Monopoly, my heart sank, did not pass go, and did not collect £200. Robbie’s production company will partner with Hasbro, just as the Barbie film was an initiative from rival toy company Mattel. Barbie was criticised for being little more than a 114-minute toy ad, but it did so well at...
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Movie Review: 'Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' amps up a true-tale WWII heist
The latest Guy Ritchie flick “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” has a spine of true story to it, even if it does all it can to amplify a long-declassified WWII tale with enough dead Nazis to make “Inglourious Basterds” blush
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Here's What "Shrek," "Bee Movie," And 16 Other DreamWorks Animated Movies Would Look Like As Live-Action 1950s Movies
So, this is what a live-action "How To Train Your Dragon" would look like.View Entire Post ›