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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 2009

Page

13

Movie Titles Shaping 2000s Box Office Trends

A rundown of notable films including Angels and Demons The Hangover Land of the Lost Night at the Museum Battle of the Smithsonian The Proposal Star Trek Sin Nombre The Taking of Pelham 123 highlighting their cultural impact and commercial performance across major studios and franchises.

Montage of 2000s film quips and critiques

A collage review notes Ang els & Demons breezy pace and farcical tone, Easy Virtue’s Coward origin humor, Hangover-style non sequiturs, Imagine That’s clever premise, Night at the Museum sequel’s kid appeal, Star Trek reboot access, brutal road to the Rio Grande, 1970s action by Tony Scott, Up’s optimistic Pixar cheer, Year One’s crude humor, and varied reception of these films with mixed success.

Fragmentary film durations and ratings

A garbled OCR list shows various movie durations and MPAA ratings such as two hours and eighteen minutes, one hour forty five minutes, two hours six minutes, and other inconsistent times with PG PG 13 R and similar notations, lacking clear structure or titles.

Year One review slams dull prehistoric comedy

Cary Darling says Year One starring Jack Black and Michael Cera offers a stale pairing and limp humor. The film follows Zed and Oh leaving their village, meeting Cain and Abel, then wandering to a Roman outpost and the Sodom Gomorrah area amid crude jokes and aimless plot.

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Year One review finds weak jokes and weak script

The film introduces Maya and Eema sold into slavery to the Romans and follows a scattershot misfire of a comedy. Black and Cera struggle against a script that feels lazy and unfocused with Harold Ramis co writing and directing. The cast lands some odd bits but never salvage the overall clumsy effort.

Maya June Diane Raphael Eema Juno Temple Zed Black Cera Harold Ramis Hank Azaria Christopher Mintz-Plasse Bill Hader Horatio Sanz

Freedom Rings installation fuels local heritage efforts

Sixth and Massachusetts hosts a new public art piece titled Freedom Rings by Stephen Johnson. Martha Parker of the Wakarusa museum lauds the work and its link to local Civil War era heritage, while organizers seek $400,000 for a 5,000 square foot expansion at the Freedom Frontier National Heritage Area.

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Top Singles Countdown Highlights

The report lists the week’s top five songs led by Boom Boom Pow by The Black Eyed Peas followed by Gotta Feeling and Knock You Down by Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne Yo. Pitbull’s I Know You Want Me Calle Ocho sits at four with LoveGame by Lady Gaga rounding out the top five.

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