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(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 07/11/2016 10:24 PM EST There is something very cliché about waking up in your van with your band mates in a cornfield in the middle of nowhere. Even more cliché is when you have to syphon gas from a car to get to your next gig. This could be the beginning of a lot of great rock drama movies; but in this case, it is the opening of the new suspens... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 07/11/2016 8:03 PM EST It's a bird, it's a plane, It's Super… oh wait, no it's not. It's simply a British Ski Jumper who came in last at the 1988 Olympic games and stole the world's heart. Based on a true story, Eddie the Eagle teaches us to dream big, persevere, and to view life through "rose colored glasses". &... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 07/10/2016 3:35 PM EST As the old saying goes, "war is hell". Of course that is true of the soldiers fighting those wars but even more so for the civilians witnessing the atrocities war can bring. Everything from riots and bombs to lost limbs and life befall those not actually fighting in the war. The toll it takes on anyone unlucky enough to ... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 07/08/2016 1:31 PM EST If cats have nine lives, how many reincarnations do dogs get? If Wiener-Dog is any indication, the answer is about five. Or, at least it seems that way in this case. The movie follows the travails of a dog that is passed from home-to-home and scenario-to-scenario and, as independent films go, I've seen worse.Writer/Director To... Read More |
 
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 07/07/2016 6:25 PM EST Zac Efron has had an interesting career so far. He started as a fresh faced teenager singing and dancing his way in to young girls' hearts, then moved on to more serious and adult roles and now he seems to be enjoying more of the frat boy, partying, comedy driven characters. So far this year, we have seen him i... Read More |
 
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 07/07/2016 2:10 PM EST Illumination Entertainment hasn't made a ton of animated films, but, when they do, they typically get it right. Great characters, good stories, terrific animation, etc. Their feature films are something to look forward to and their characters tend to be memorable (Minions anyone?). Their newest foray into the world of animation, The Sec... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 07/06/2016 11:27 AM EST What could be better than an animated, Kung Fu fighting, Warrior Dragon Panda Bear? Tons of adorable, dumpling eating, noodle slurping, roly-poly baby pandas! DreamWorks animation has stepped up their cuteness factor for the third installment in the franchise, Kung Fu Panda 3 (Awesome Edition), out now on Blu-ray and DVD.Back are all th... Read More |
 
(Maureen Buccellato) 07/05/2016 4:32 PM EST At one point in time Steven Seagal (Above The Law, Under Siege) was considered a true Hollywood bad-ass. Well, those days are long gone, but Seagal continues to make films that only his younger self could pull off.Code of Honor stars Seagal as Robert Sikes, a former special-ops operative, who, after his family is killed in a drive-by shooting... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 07/05/2016 11:31 AM EST Author Stephen Elliot had a pretty messed up childhood, which lead to varying degrees of abuse – both at the hands of his father and his own drug addiction. At least that's the way he'd like to remember it. The truth is probably something a little different. He chronicles his journey to the so-called truth in his memoir, The... Read More |
(Nathan M Rose) 06/30/2016 5:01 PM EST In today's day and age, war is a constant. We send our troops out to various countries around the world and have to ask ourselves if the damages are really worth it sometimes. With the advanced technology that now exists in the military, some argue there are less casualties, but, in some cases, the opposite could be true. Gavin Hood's... Read More |