| Now that 2005 is over and everybody has
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| | Normally Pixar is a guarantee for
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| revealed their top ten list (or at least
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| | quality, but this time I am a little bit
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| a preliminary version of it), the time
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| | more careful than usual. The teaser
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| has come to start looking forward to what
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| | trailer wasn't that hot, and the fact
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| we will be seeing in cinemas this year.
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| | that Pixar has delayed the movie to this
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| There's plenty of movies coming, and to
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| | year also does not bode well. Although,
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| help you on your way, here is my yearly
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| | knowing Pixar, that extra time will have
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| (only the second time, but still) Top 20
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| | been well spent. I won't be surprised if
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| list of coolest upcoming movies!20.
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| | this one ends up in 5 star land after
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| X-Men 3
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| | all.10. My Super Ex-Girlfriend
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| The second X-Men movie is still one of
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| | Luke Wilson must be one of the
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| the best superhero movies of all time,
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| | unluckiest guys in the world. His
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| but that one had an ingredient that this
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| | girlfriend is a super heroine (cool!) but
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| one is lacking: Bryan Singer. What I have
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| | he doesn't know (booo!) until they break
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| heard so far about Brett Ratner's ideas
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| | up and she starts using her super powers
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| for the franchise have not really made me
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| | to get back at him. Yeah, I wouldn't want
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| enthusiastic, but the first teaser
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| | to be in his shoes either. Uma Thurman
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| trailer was pretty cool. Let's keep our
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| | stars as the girlfriend.9. Black Dahlia
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| fingers crossed, hoping that Ratner will
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| | Brian DePalma returns with this slick
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| surprise us after all.19. Click
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| | thriller which stars Scarlett Johansson.
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| Adam Sandler's movies are a bit hit and
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| | Oh, you want to know more? Well, it's all
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| miss, but this one has a few things going
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| | about two cops who try to hunt the killer
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| for it. First: Kate Beckinsale is in it.
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| | of a young actress. Next to Johansson, we
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| Second: And so is Christopher Walken. And
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| | will also see Hilary Swank, Josh Hartnett
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| third: The story is pretty cool, as it is
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| | and Aaron Eckhart. This one looks like a
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| about a guy who finds a remote control
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| | lot of fun.8. The Da Vinci Code
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| that lets him zoom back and forth to
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| | Were you sick and tired of all the Da
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| moments in his life. Which is great,
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| | Vinci hype when the book came out two
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| until the remote control starts showing a
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| | years ago? Get ready to be sick all over
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| mind of it's own. Adam Sandler and high
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| | again when the hype for the movie version
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| concept normally works pretty well, so
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| | starts! If you, like me, did like the
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| this could be real fun.18. The Return of
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| | book though, I think you will be in for a
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| Zoom
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| | thrillride, as Ron Howard directs Tom
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| Last year saw the successful teen
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| | Hanks and Audrey 'Amelie' Tatou.7. Casino
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| superhero movie Sky High, and this year
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| | Royale
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| sees another teen superhero movie. Tim
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| | The return of James Bond, but not as you
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| Allen plays a worn out superhero who is
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| | know him! The new Bond goes back to the
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| called back into action, to train a group
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| | early days of Bond and will be stripped
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| of kid superheroes at a private academy.
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| | of many of the elements that made the
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| Yeah, sounds very familiar, but Sky High
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| | Bond movies so successful in the first
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| was a lot of fun so maybe we will be in
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| | place. Let's hope they won't strip away
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| luck again with this one.17. Mission
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| | too much, unless the stripping involves
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| Impossible 3
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| | the new Bond girl!6. Pirates of the
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| The most irritating man of 2005 (as
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| | Caribbean 2
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| voted by movie lovers all over the world)
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| | The first Pirates of the Caribbean movie
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| is back in his high profile action
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| | was brilliant, and everything points
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| franchise. But will it be a hattrick for
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| | towards this second part being just as
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| Tom Cruise? The first one was pretty
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| | much fun. Everybody returns, plus there
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| good, the second one dissapointing, this
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| | are some cool new characters to add to
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| one, being directed by Lost's JJ Abrams,
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| | the mix. And if you cannot get enough of
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| could be a return to form.16. Marie
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| | Captain Jack Sparrow and his friends:
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| Antoinette
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| | this was shot back to back with the third
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| The director of my favorite movie of
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| | movie, which will be released next
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| 2004, Lost in Translation, returns to the
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| | year.5. A Scanner Darkly
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| big screen with this stylized account of
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| | Richard Linklater returns to his passion
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| the life of Marie Antoinette, a simple
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| | for animation with this movie that is a
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| girl from Vienna who became the Queen of
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| | combination of real life acting and
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| France in 1774. A rags to riches story?
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| | animation. Not in the regular sense
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| Yes, although it is unfortunate that she
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| | though, because in Linklater's movie all
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| became queen only a few years before all
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| | the actors are traced by animators,
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| the French royals were beheaded... Sophie
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| | giving the whole movie a very interesting
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| Coppola directs Kirsten Dunst and Jason
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| | visual effect.4. Nacho Libre
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| Schwartzman in this.15. Benchwarmers
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| | The director of Napoleon Dynamite
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| This movie, starring Jon Heder and Jon
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| | returns with this movie about a Mexican
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| Lovitz, tells the story of a trio of
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| | priest (Jack Black) who at night dons the
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| friends, who try to make up for missed
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| | outfit of a lucha libre wrestler to raise
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| opportunities in their childhood when
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| | money for the local orphanage. I don't
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| they form their own baseball team and
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| | know why, but this movie just sounds like
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| start playing against Little League
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| | it could be the funniest thing since...
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| teams. Could be this years Dodgeball.14.
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| | Well... Napoleon Dynamite!3. Lady in the
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| Happy Feet
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| | Water
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| There's a swarm of cool CGI animated
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| | M. Night Shyamalan will give us some
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| movies coming up this year, but this
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| | more of his own brand of movie making
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| seems to be one of the most fun ones. How
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| | with Lady in the Water, starring Paul
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| can it not be fun: it's about penguins!
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| | Giamatti and Bryce Dallas Howard.
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| About a group of singing penguins to be
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| | Giamatti is a landlord who one day finds
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| precise. Our hero is a penguin cannot
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| | a mysterious woman in the pool of his
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| sing, which is a problem, because this is
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| | building. We don't know much more about
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| the way male penguins woo the females.
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| | the movie yet, but with a Shyamalan
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| Luckily though, he may not be able to
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| | picture you don't want to know too much
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| sing, but he can tapdance better than
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| | in advance anyway. Sounds very
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| anybody else!13. Miami Vice
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| | intriguing!2. Superman Returns
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| Just reading those words will make the
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| | Bryan Singer did great things with the
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| tune to this classic tv-show stick in
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| | X-Men franchise, and when you have the
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| your head for the rest of the day (you
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| | greatest superhero of them all at your
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| don't have to thank me). This might
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| | disposal, what can go wrong? (Let's hope
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| actually be a better TV-remake than most
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| | those words won't come back to haunt
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| though, since Michael Mann is directing
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| | me...)1. The Fountain
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| (him also being director of numerous
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| | Darren Aranofsky will this year
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| episodes of the original series).12.
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| | hopefully unleash his latest work, which
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| Eragon
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| | involves romance and time travel and
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| In case you are worried that there won't
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| | stars Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. A
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| be a big fantasy spectacle this year
| |
| | man finds out the love of his life is
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| (Lord of the Rings having ended, and the
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| | dying, and he starts a journey to the
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| next Narnia only coming out this year):
| |
| | fountain of life in order to be able to
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| rest assured. The next big thing is
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| | save her life...Originally published at
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| coming in the shape of Eragon, another
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| | Rijnders is a Dutch movie journalist with
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| movie based on a book, in which a kid
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| | many years of experience. His weblog ( is
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| hooks up with a dragon and ends up in the
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| | read by thousands of people from all over
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| middle of an age old battle between
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| | the world, next to which he still writes
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| dragons.
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| | reviews for several Dutch magazines.
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| Dragons. Cool!11. Cars
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