Edwin Arnaudin

Edwin Arnaudin is a freelance writer and blogger dedicated to featuring the best of Asheville.

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Ashvegas movie review: Much Ado About Nothing

| June 18, 2013 | Comments (0)
Much Ado About Nothing
(Lionsgate)

Shakespeare and Whedon collide in this charming modern adaptation.

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Ashvegas movie review: Man of Steel

| June 18, 2013 | Comments (0)
"Of course I've got time for a Slurpee! It's the American way!"
(Warner Bros.)

Numbing, repetitive action dulls an otherwise brave new approach to the Superman story.

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The Week in Film: Monster Alma Mater edition

| June 18, 2013 | Comments (0)
Monsters University
(Walt Disney Studios)

Pixar goes to college, Brad Pitt takes his zombie battles global, the Whedon gang speaketh Elizabethan, and the rich rob the rich.

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CONTEST OVER Win tix NOW to Thursday’s ActionFest screening

| June 17, 2013 | Comments (11)
CONTEST OVER Win tix NOW to Thursday’s ActionFest screening

Free movie, Ninja Porter, and popcorn? Win tickets now!

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Ashvegas movie review: This Is The End

| June 14, 2013 | Comments (0)
The morning after...
(Sony Pictures)

Playing versions of themselves trying to survive the apocalypse, Team Apatow turn in their funniest work in years.

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Ashvegas movie review: Before Midnight

| June 14, 2013 | Comments (0)
(Sony Pictures Classics)

Older, busier Jesse and Celine make for the most complex, mature, and ultimately focused chapter of Richard Linklater’s “Before” trilogy.

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Ashvegas movie review: The Internship

| June 11, 2013 | Comments (0)
(Twentieth Century Fox)

Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson recapture their “Wedding Crashers” chemistry in their best broad comedy since, well, “Wedding Crashers.”

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Ashvegas movie review: The Purge

| June 11, 2013 | Comments (0)
(Universal Pictures)

A film this gruesome can only be so enjoyable, but for relaying a message through sheer terror, The Purge is an immense success.

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The Week in Film: Walk and Talk edition (Part 3)

| June 11, 2013 | Comments (0)
Before Midnight
(Sony Pictures Classics)

Celine and Jesse continue to chat while Superman gets another shot and the Apatow kids confront the apocalypse.

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Ashvegas movie review: The Reluctant Fundamentalist

| June 7, 2013 | Comments (4)
"Two cups. Two, you cheeky bastard."
(IFC Films)

Ambitious, ambiguous storytelling and a docudrama feel help distance Mira Nair’s film from the average political thriller.

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Ashvegas movie review: The Sapphires

| June 7, 2013 | Comments (0)
(The Weinstein Company)

Full of joyful soul numbers and smart comedy, The Sapphires is that rare film with something for nearly everyone.

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Ashvegas movie review: What Maisie Knew

| June 7, 2013 | Comments (0)
(Millennium Films)

Henry James’ divorce saga gets a modern makeover in this challenging yet rewarding film.

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Ashvegas movie review: Frances Ha

| June 6, 2013 | Comments (9)
(IFC Films)

Noah Baumbach’s gorgeous b&w film is a successful cultural critique, but not all that pleasant of a view.

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Ashvegas movie review: After Earth

| June 5, 2013 | Comments (0)
After Earth
(Sony Pictures)

The Family Smith delivers an awkward, near joyless sci-fi adventure that thinks its more exhilarating, heartwarming, and humorous than it actually is.

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The Week in Film: Aboriginal Soul edition

| June 4, 2013 | Comments (0)
(The Weinstein Company)

Songstresses from Down Under, post-9/11 intrigue, revamped Henry James, “necessary” violence, and Google career advancement, all headed your way this week.

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Ashvegas movie review: Now You See Me

| June 4, 2013 | Comments (0)
From L to R, Canibus, Killah Priest, Ras Kass, and Kurupt.
(Summit Entertainment)

Louis Leterrier’s entertaining film restores balance to the illusionist realm.

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The Week in Film: Modern Love edition

| May 28, 2013 | Comments (3)
France Ha
(IFC Films)

Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig eschew color while illusionists go Robin Hood and the Smiths get post-apocalyptic.

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Ashvegas movie review: Fast & Furious 6

| May 27, 2013 | Comments (0)
(Universal Pictures)

The latest chapter in the improbably resilient cars and criminals saga is an absolute mess.

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Ashvegas movie review: Epic

| May 27, 2013 | Comments (0)
(Twentieth Century Fox)

Not even comic relief mollusks can rescue this animated tale from its snoozefest destiny.

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Ashvegas movie review: The Hangover Part III

| May 27, 2013 | Comments (0)
The Less-Than-Fab Four
(Warner Bros.)

The third time around finds The Wolfpack uninspired by the material, themselves, or even the city where all the madness began.

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The Week in Film: Sequel Hell edition

| May 21, 2013 | Comments (4)
The Hangover Part III
(Warner Bros.)

The Wolfpack and Vin Diesel return, but take heart: so do the Bluths!

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Ashvegas movie review: Star Trek Into Darkness

| May 20, 2013 | Comments (1)
(Paramount Pictures)

J.J. Abrams’ return to the Enterprise is big time, big money entertainment at its best…until it treads some very familiar territory.

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Ashvegas movie review: No

| May 17, 2013 | Comments (0)
(Sony Pictures Classics)

Pablo Larrain’s film is an exceptional record of an exceptional time.

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Ashvegas movie review: Gimme The Loot

| May 17, 2013 | Comments (0)
Gimme The Loot
(Sundance Selects)

Adam Leon’s graffiti tale is a fast and fresh experience too rarely seen in modern cinema.

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