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nationaltreasuresecretscover National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (2007). Nicolas Cage returns as historian Ben Gates, stumbling upon a worldwide conspiracy involving the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and his family. Gecko Review.

Diary of the Dead (2008). Film students document the rise of the living dead in George A. Romero’s latest zombie epic.

Finishing the Game (2007). Kung-fu hopefuls try to fill Bruce Lee’s shoes when they audition to finish the master’s uncompleted movie, Game of Death.

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Meeting Resistance (2007). A revealing documentary which reveals the voices of the Iraqi insurgents we hear so much about, and explains why they fight.

Strange Wilderness (2008). Steve Zahn and Allen Covert are the hosts of a failing nature show who go after the one animal who can help them deliver big ratings — Bigfoot. I received a screener copy of this DVD and watched it. Was going to write a review, but will save us all some time and spell it out in a few words: This movie is lame. You can skip it. There’s my review.

The Willow Tree (2007). A blind man who lives a charmed life gets his sight restored. And sort of regrets it.

What Would Jesus Buy? (2007). Mankind, consumerism, Reverend Billy…yep, it’s all here in this DVD. Definitely worth a look, and you don’t even have to be religious. Check out the trailer:

Image: National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, 2007

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/Film

2008
Iron Man Movie Trailer To Be Adapted Into Feature-Length Film
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The List Universe

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Top 15 Modern Black and White Movies
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Film School Rejects

2008
Really Good Sex: The 10 Hottest Sex Scenes On Film
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/Film

2008
Mark Millar Talks Wanted 2 Film, No Comic Version
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The List Universe

2008
Top 10 Film Portrayals of 20th Century Leaders
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OhGizmo!

2008
Colorsplash FurCam Brings One Exciting Feature To Film Cameras
I always get a kick out of things are shouldn’t be fuzzy, but are. The Moss Colorsplash FurCam is a 35mm film camera covered in a generous amount of real fur from fake rabbits, and it has a few featur... 查看全文

Literature, Arts and Medicine Blog

2008
Teaching Film: A Perspective From Narrative Medicine
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The List Universe

2008
Top 10 Amazing Film Swordfights
Everyone loves a good swordfight and thankfully there have been an enormous number of movies with brilliant fighting scenes in them. This is a selection of ten of the best from some of my favorite mov... 查看全文

China Film Journal

2008
Shu Haolun releases new film about Shanghai
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Film School Rejects

2008
Exclusive: Palahniuk Confirms Lullaby Adaptation is at the Casting Stage [Casting Couch]
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