Archive for September, 2011
« Previous EntriesNew Discovery Channel lineup: Mythbusters, Penn & Teller
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011The Discovery Channel got lucky back in 2003 when they went with the television series Mythbusters. A geeky program that mixes explosives, science, and common rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos and news stories. It’s a combination that has propelled the cable network to greater exposure and a loyal fanbase. Almost 10 years down [...]
Commentary on Morgan Freeman words on racism
Sunday, September 25th, 2011Morgan Freeman is an incredible actor. He is one of a few actors that has gravitas. He is the leading choice in Hollywood to play the role of God, President(s), or any number of authority figures. Even his voice adds credibility, and interest among moviegoers. It’s because of this, Mr. Freeman is groundbreaking. In an [...]
Movie Preview: The Thing (2011)
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011Perhaps one of the bigger letdowns coming up will be the revisioned prequel to The Thing. This is based on John Carpenter’s excellent remake, starring Kurt Russell as RJ MacReady, of the original 1951 film The Thing From Another World. The 2011 film is about the unlucky Norwegian scientific team that originally finds the alien [...]
Movie Preview: Underworld: Awakening
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011So here is the problem – you have a series of films that has a huge fanbase, a character that is well liked, and a storyline featuring another main character that generally is useless. How do you continue that movie series? The answer is Underworld: Awakening. The 4th film in the scifi fantasy series of [...]
Movie Preview: Ghost Rider – Spirit of Vengance
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011For some reason, Marvel Comics felt a need to make a sequel to the Ghost Rider film. Fans of Nicolas Cage will be happy. That’s likely it. Like the first Ghost Rider film, Cage returns as Johnny Blaze – the tormented man that contains the spirit of Xatharos (the Ghost Rider). As the last film [...]
Movie Preview: Killer Elite
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011These days you just have to say Jason Statham, and action junkies line up to see the film. Thankfully he has yet to let them down. Well Transporter 3 missed on a lot of points but it had good actions and fight scenes, and the remake of The Mechanic was rather bland. Killer Elite does [...]
Movie Preview: Drive
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011We have been away for a while as the summer has been filled with political shake ups (covered at our political commentary site VASS) and more recently the floods that have hit Upstate New York. But we wanted to get back on the horse. Drive looks to be a stylish and intense take on the [...]
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