Friday, February 15, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Beautiful Creatures!
Beautiful Creatures Review
This is an exciting & amazing movie with superb special effects. For those not familiar with the story, it's about a young man, Ethan, looking to escape the small Southern town he's always lived in when he meets the new girl in town, Lena, who is immediately the victim of the self righteous Christian fundamentalists in school as well as the rest of the town. She is mysterious, but he isn't the type that goes along with their ideology, & is very intrigued & attracted to her. He finds himself caught up in the strangest household he's ever witnessed & so begins the wildest journey he never expected to be taken on. Ethan is played by Alden Ehrenreich, & I totally see why he was cast, he was perfect as the funny, charming, & adventurous protagonist that can't keep away from the beguiling, yet curiously sad, Lena, who is portrayed by Alice Englert, & was outstanding. I was very impressed with these 2 newcomers, & am hoping to see them continue in the rest of the series.
The movie was complimented with the remarkable talents of the seasoned award winning Emma Thompson, Jeremy Irons, Viola Davis, & Emmy Rossum. I have to admit if it wasn't for those 4 being cast in this movie, I might have passed it up, I am SO very glad I did not. I will be seeing it again upon it's release & it will be one I'll have to own as well on Blu-Ray. I now want to read the novels because I need to know more about what had to be edited for the movie. I say see it, 2 thumbs way up!
Check out the 2 trailers below:
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Friday, September 28, 2012
Spiderman Rocks!
THE AMAZING ANDREW GARFIELD
"A DECADE AFTER SPIDER-MAN—THE GAME-CHANGING BLOCK- BUSTER THAT BROKE ALL THE RECORDS—ANDREW GARFIELD STARS IN THIS SUMMER’S REBOOT, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. WHO BETTER TO GIVE HIM ADVICE THAN TOBEY MAGUIRE, THE ORIGINAL SPIDEY? HERE, THE TWO IMPASSIONED ACTORS DISCUSS THE NATURE OF SUCCESS, STORYTELLING, AND CELEBRITY"
(Click thru the link above for the whole article in V-MAN Magazine)
(Toby Maguire interviews Andrew)
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Save John Carter Petition
John Carter was a phenomenal moving story & well made & well acted movie, but due to its not very good reception in the US, Disney canceled the plans for the franchise. However, it has found a cult following & according to the DVD sales numbers, it has done very well considering the crazy critics reviews of tearing it apart. Evidently not all movie goers listen to the cine snobs that love to destroy movies that are not up their alley. Please sign the petition to show Disney the fans really really want a sequel. Numbers can make a difference. & for the record, the promos for John Carter were terrible, most people didn't even know what John Carter even meant or what it was about at all. It did a fair enough box office worldwide that it should be given a 2nd chance. I mean seriously, it did make almost $300 million & that is nothing to laugh at.
Here's the link to the Blu-Ray combo pack at Amazon which is selling for $22.99 -
& also the 4 disc combo pack that includes the 3D Blu-Ray for $32.08 at Amazon -
Here's the link for the Back to Barsoom site to try to bring the sequel to life -
& the fanblog for the Edgar Rice Burroughs novels & movie here -
Please check out the movie, it's well worth it, at the very least for a 1 day rental at RedBox, you will be glad you did.
Official Disney site for the movie
Official Twitter page
Official Facebook page
Official Trailer
Please sign the petition here at change.org
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Gerard Butler Gets Us Excited For 'Thunder Run'
Alright, finally some news from MTV for Gerry Butler's new film with Sam Worthington & Matthew McConaughey, Thunder Run. I've been dying to hear more about this for almost a year. It is based on the book of the same name by David Zucchino published in 2004 about a particular fight in the war in Iraq. Here's the synopsis of the book from GetGlue: "Based on reporting that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Thunder Run chronicles one of the boldest gambles in modern military history. Three battalions and fewer than a thousand men launched a violent thrust of tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles into the heart of a city of 5 million people and in three days of bloody combat ended the Iraqi war. Thunder Run is the story of the surprise assault on Baghdad, one of the most decisive battles in American combat history by the Spartan Brigade, the Second Brigade of the Third Infantry Division (Mechanized).
More than just a rendering of a single battle, Thunder Run candidly recounts how soldiers respond under fire and stress and how human frailties are magnified in a war zone. The product of over a hundred interviews with commanders and men from the Second Brigade, Thunder Run is a riveting firsthand account of how a single armored brigade was able to capture an Arab capital defended by one of the world's largest armies."
More than just a rendering of a single battle, Thunder Run candidly recounts how soldiers respond under fire and stress and how human frailties are magnified in a war zone. The product of over a hundred interviews with commanders and men from the Second Brigade, Thunder Run is a riveting firsthand account of how a single armored brigade was able to capture an Arab capital defended by one of the world's largest armies."
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