Annie is a reimagining of the Broadway musical-turned-movie based on the classic comic strip Little Orphan Annie. It’s the story of an orphan who becomes the adopted daughter of an unscrupulous, wealthy man who straightens up and flies right because of her. In the comic strip and musical, the wealthy man was billionaire Daddy Warbucks […]
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Fury Celebrates Veterans’ Day/Remembrance Day with Free Admissions for Veterans and Military Personnel!
Sony Pictures Entertainment is showing its admiration and respect for veterans and military personnel by providing free admission the its film Fury at select theaters. Veterans and military personnel with appropriate identification will be given free admission to Fury all day tomorrow, November 11th. Follow the jump for details.
Fury – Ideals are Peaceful, History is Violent!
Fury ratchets up the intensity from the opening moments and maintains it for over two hours through the introduction of characters that initially feel stock but become something else – and escalating violence and hints at the erosion of decency that war can cause.
The Equalizer: Fuqua and Denzel Top Training Day!
When a former special ops expert comes out of retirement to help a teen prostitute, things get violent. Based on the ‘80s TV series, Antoine Fuqua directs The Equalizer as a modern combination of ‘70s thriller and contemporary action flick – to devastating results.
Timing Is Everything Trailer: The Equalizer
There’s a new trailer for Antoine Fuqua’s The Equalizer. Denzel Washington makes a pretty good action hero. Check it out after the jump. The Equalizer opens September 26th.
Sex Tape Is What You Might Expect – Fast, Loud and Very Intermittently Hilarious!
Annie writes a ‘mommy blog’ and her latest entry is bemoaning the lack of opportunities to have sex with her husband and recalling the way they screwed like bunnies when they were first together. One night she gets the kids off to Grandma’s place for a sleepover, but she and Jay can’t quite get things […]
Trailer: Fury–Brad Pitt’s Tank Movie!
The first trailer has been released for Fury, starring Brad Pitt. Set in 1945, it’s the story of a tank crew that finds itself alone against a horde of German soldiers during the final push to end World War II. Fury premieres on October 24th. The trailer follows the jump.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Makes Spider-Man 3 Look Good!
For all its flaws, Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 was committed. By comparison, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 a paint-by-numbers version of the comic. If not for the chemistry between Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, TASM2 would be a complete bust – their on-again/off-again romance is the only part of the movie that feels at all real.
Final Trailer: The Amazing Spider-Man 2!
Take a leap (follow the jump) to the new (and final) trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man. It’s all in the wrist. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opens on May 2nd.
Stalingrad Is A Near-Perfect IMAX 3D Experience!
Stalingrad is an outstanding war movie because it takes one isolated group of people in the middle of the most epic battle of World War II and tells their story. In that way it is kind of the Russian Saving Private Ryan.
RoboCop: Fun Action Flick Lacks Demented Genius of Original!
You can tell RoboCop made by someone who understands how to make an action movie – the editing is superb and the camerawork both muscular and dextrous. Outside of Samuel L. Jackson’s tabloid television host, Pat Novak, there’s almost none of the demented genius of the original – though there are more than a few […]