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Brenna, Salim and Guest Reviewer Kevin Taft review the mid-season TV Pilots of FOX’s new crime drama – The Following and the ‘prequel’ to Sex in the City – The CW’s The Carrie Diaries. Starring Brenna Smith, Salim Lemelle and Kevin Taft. Directed by Jude Perrin. Synopsis: In The Following, a brilliant and charismatic, yet [...]
In the horror genre, upstart sub-genres may come and go—you’ve got “torture-porn”, “zombies”, “vampires”, “werewolves”, “Olsen Twins Musicals”, and many more—but the “slasher” sub-genre will always reign supreme. Indeed, when one thinks of “horror”, one generally thinks of characters like Freddy Krueger, Jason Vorhees, Leatherface, and Michael Meyers (the stabby one, not the Shrek one). [...]
X-Men: First Class is the official first chapter in the X-Men film universe. One could even say that the film is a reboot of sorts, but that may or may not be stretching it a bit. A very cool cast has been assembled to take on the roles of earlier character versions in this latest [...]
With several weeks’ worth of action films out of the way, it is now time to step back into the realm of romantic entanglements involving a lot of attractive people dealing with the complications of maintaining relationships. Crazy, Stupid, Love benefits from having a lot of very good actors dealing with mostly solid material, while [...]
Before they were superheroes, the fate of humanity depended on an extraordinary group of youngsters who went on to become X-MEN: FIRST CLASS. Based on the international bestselling Marvel Comics franchise, this box office hit bursts onto Blu-ray and DVD Friday, September 9 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. For the first time ever, “X-Men” [...]
Filled with electrifying dancing, memorable music and timeless spirit, the contagious celebration of youth FOOTLOOSE arrives on Blu-ray for the first time ever and in a new Deluxe Edition DVD, both featuring more than 30 minutes of all-new special features, on September 27, 2011 from Paramount Home Entertainment. In this beloved fable about teen exuberance [...]
Adding to the list of exciting comic films that are coming out during the packed summer of 2011, we now have the latest entry in the X-Men film franchise. I find X-Men films to be among the tougher comic book properties to make into films, as it involves the use of an ensemble cast and [...]
No teasers in that title, eh? I debated back and forth in my mind, searching for some crafty heading for an article on the most recent Marvel Comics film. After wrestling with a few ideas, I said heck with it. Just call it like it is. I was amped sitting in my theater seat watching this [...]
So I don’t tend to write about my own process and circumstances when writing very often, but I am going to point out something about James Gunn’s film Super, which relates to me. I was at a loss for a few days after seeing this film, before finally sitting down to write this review. It [...]
Mystic River should be on your play list if you are a fan of Law and Order, Criminal Minds, or murder mysteries in general. The focal point of the film is what appears to be a typical murder, but the high-powered cast delivers over two hours of drama and mystery that is far from anything [...]
Well it’s officially hump day! Welcome to the middle of the week and now let’s get down to business. Warner Brothers has announced a February 2nd release date for two Blu-ray catalog titles. The first title to be given the Blu-ray treatment will be Clint Eastwood’s 2003 Mystic River which stars Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon [...]
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