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2012
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Boom-buster business
With the holidays approaching, Hollywood is rolling out a second batch of blockbusters primed to either capitalize on the spirit of the season (A Christmas Carol) or provide a couple of hours of blissful escapism, like this week’s “rock ’em, sock ’em, world-go-boom!” epic, 2012, from today’s maestro of destruction, Roland Emmerich. The trailer indicates […]
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Don’t be scared by 2012
Director Roland Emmerich declares his superiority to Italian Renaissance artists in 2012, first by threatening the Mona Lisa, then by reveling in the destruction of the Sistine Chapel. 2012 (AKA Revenge of the Earth) has been under some scrutiny for exploiting 9/11 imagery. But its failure isn’t that noble: Emmerich hasn’t the skill to invoke […]