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(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 06/21/2018 9:20 AM EDT Why is it movies about heists always make it seem so easy as if anyone could rob a bank or armored car? It promotes a false sense of hope as well thought out plans seem to go off without a hitch (well not always but you know what I mean). It's not surprising then that four College kids decided, planned and executed a heist to steal ... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 06/20/2018 11:05 AM EDT Twenty-five years ago we were taken to an Island and transported back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Jurassic Park was an immediate box office hit which spawned two sequels. In 2015 the series got a reboot when Jurassic World came to theaters and once again was a big hit. Naturally the success of the film made it impo... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 06/16/2018 9:02 PM EDT When one thinks of iconic actor Robert De Niro one instantly thinks of a dramatic leading man in films like Taxi Driver or Raging Bull. One doesn't immediately gravitate towards raunchy comedies in the vain of Neighbors or Animal House. However, that is exactly what we get when this versatile actor shows us another side of himself as Di... Read More |
 
(Nathan M Rose) 06/15/2018 1:56 PM EDT In 1974, Charles Bronson (The Great Escape) starred in Death Wish, a film based on the 1972 novel by Brian Garfield. Now, 44 years later, Bruce Willis(Die Hard) has taken up the role of vigilante Paul Kersey in the remake of the film directed by Eli Roth (Hostel) available now on Blu-ray.Paul Kersey is a surgeon in Chicago (in the original novel Ke... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 06/15/2018 10:57 AM EDT In the 1980's and 1990's comedy was king on television and the thirty-minute sitcom show was all the rage. The Cosby Show, Roseanne, Home Improvement, etc. spent years making us laugh on a weekly basis. Will and Grace came in on the end of this phenomenon and spent eight years entertaining audiences. The cast and crew had ... Read More |
(Terry Zembowsky) 06/14/2018 2:50 PM EDT "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." George Bernard Shaw.There is a group of men who have taken these words to heart and for thirty years have spent one month a year playing a game they started when they were kids. They play TAG. How many of us want to return to childhood when we enjo... Read More |
(Nathan M Rose) 06/12/2018 1:48 PM EDT Back in the 1990s, a little game called Tomb Raider, featuring a female "Indiana Jones" type character named Lara Croft, was introduced to the world. To help the game's appeal to the mostly male gaming audience, she was created with a large bosom and also used two guns versus a whip. The game proved to be a smash hit an... Read More |
 
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 06/12/2018 11:05 AM EDT High school is a time of change and growth for so many young people. Ask most adults and they will tell you it is the best and worst time of their young lives. No longer a child but not yet an adult, it can be confusing and strange experience for anyone. Imagine how much harder it must be when you can't be your true, authentic self and ... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 06/11/2018 9:49 PM EDT Claire Foy is certainly not a new face on the scene but with Netflix's hit series, The Crown, she has become a much more recognizable one. Her portrayal as Queen Elizabeth II has received much acclaim, and she even earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama, as well as Screen Actors Guild Award... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 06/06/2018 3:42 PM EDT The year was 1960 and the "rat pack"…Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., etc. starred in Ocean's 11 about a group of guys who attempt to rob five Las Vegas Casinos in one night. Forty-one years later the film got a reboot (titled Ocean's Eleven –not 11) and starred Brad Pitt (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) and Geo... Read More |