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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 2010

Page

13

Dark Superhero Film Provokes Moral Debate

A critic questions Kick-Ass for graphic violence including an 11 year old girl killing multiple foes and the depiction of child suffering. The piece notes an R rating, satirical intent, and concerns about accessibility to younger viewers amid portrayals of extreme weaponry and lethal action.

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Kick-Ass stars shine in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City screens

Review notes Hit Girl Mindy played by Chloe Grace Moretz trained by Big Daddy Nicolas Cage to kill as a game. Kick-Ass joins Mindy with Aaron Johnson in a blunt satire of vigilante violence. The piece questions humor amid brutal scenes and the film’s grim tone.

Aaron Johnson Christopher Mintz-Plasse Mark Strong Chloe Grace Moretz Nicolas Cage Galaxy 16 Cine Cedar Rapids Sycamore 12 Iowa City Roger Ebert Mindy Big Daddy America Hit Girl Kick-Ass Ray Liotta Mark Wahlberg James Franco Shawn Levy Galaxy Coral Ridge Coralville Sycamore Zachary Gordon Robert Capron Chloe Grace Moretz Sparkles Jeff Kinney Rob Corddry The Daily Show John Cusack Craig Robinson Clark Duke Cusack Crispin Glover Chevy Chase DreamWorks Miley Cyrus Tybee Island Greg Kinnear Kelly Preston Miley Nicholas Sparks Bahamas

Death at a Funeral and Kick-Ass Reviews Highlight Violence

A festival of capsule notices lists Death at a Funeral with cast Chris Rock Tracy Morgan Zoe Saldana Luke Wilson and Danny Glover and Kick-Ass featuring Chloe Grace Moretz Nicolas Cage and Aaron Johnson with strong violence and gore warnings. Oceans presents as an ecological documentary shot globally.

Chris Rock Tracy Morgan Zoe Saldana Luke Wilson Danny Glover Galaxy 16 Cine Wynnsong Cedar Rapids Sycamore Iowa City Chloe Grace Moretz Nicolas Cage Aaron Johnson Roger Ebert

Burton revisualizes Alice in Wonderland still vivid and wrong

A lengthy digest reviews several films with Roger Ebert excerpts. Burton’s Alice in Wonderland is praised for visual grandeur but criticized for third act formula and dull 3-D.

Tim Burton Lewis Carroll Alice Mia Wasikowska Roger Ebert Galaxy 16 Cine Cedar Rapids Sycamore Iowa City Jennifer Aniston Gerard Butler Coral Ridge Coralville Sam Worthington Perseus Liam Neeson Zeus Ralph Fiennes Hades Alexa Davalos Andromeda

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