The Last Stand

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I’m so glad that “The Expendables” franchise, whether you think it’s any good or not, has revitalized the careers of many an action star. Well, maybe not revitalized, but reactivated for sure. After Sly, Arnie too makes his lead star comeback at last. Enter “The Last Stand”. Arnie is Sheriff Ray Owens, who has given up the cop life in L.A. after seeing too much bloodshed, and is now happily bored in Sommerton Junction, AZ. At the same time, in Las Vegas, under the surveillance of Agent John Barrister (Forest Whitaker) drug lord Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega) makes a [...] Continue Reading…

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Bullet to the Head

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Sly is James “Jimmy Bobo” Bonomo, a hired killer. His badassery will be put to the test when his partner is murdered, and he himself becomes the other killer’s next target. That other killer being the giant ex-special ops Keegan (Jason Momoa), Jimmy has to partner up with Taylor Kwon (Sung Kang), a cop. The two of them will shoot their way through a horde of goons and crooked cops to get to the bottom of the matter.

“Bullet to the Head” is a simple man’s film, very straightforward and formulaic without even trying to pretend to be otherwise. That’s [...] Continue Reading…

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Parker

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Jason Statham is “Parker”. And when Jason Statham is anything, you can predict what kind of a character will he play, as well as what can you expect from the film. I’ve found a review on IMDb that sums “Parker” up succinctly and accurately:
Parker, a.k.a. “Every other Jason Statham film ever…but this time with a ten gallon”. I won’t be going in a detailed review, because if you’ve seen one Jason Statham flick you’ve seen every Jason Statham flick. Don’t believe me? Here are some common trends I’ve noticed across his other films also present in this one:

1. Obligatory [...] Continue Reading…

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Streaming Online: The Future is Grim for Cable Television

Guest post by Sarah Davenport
A handful believed, in the early days of cell phones that a majority of homes may eventually drop their landline service — It didn’t happen overnight, but became “normalized” as more people began to realize they were paying for a service they rarely used.

The same is happening with cable television. In fact, giants like Netflix are banking on it. According to Washington Post, Netflix is pouring approximately $350 million annually into its ability to improve upon its streaming service. That money doesn’t even begin to touch on the investment Netflix is putting into original content [...] Continue Reading…

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Quoovie: New iPhone movie quiz app release + limted free giveaway!!!

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Quoovie is a multiplayer movie quiz for the iPhone: It features several thousand movie-related questions in dozens of different categories like “Sci-Fi”, “Crime”, “Comedy” or “Zombies!”. Movie lovers can play using their Facebook or Twitter accounts as well as sign up with their e-mail address. With round-based, asynchronous gameplay the players can challenge each other with Trivia, Quote, Crew, Poster and Soundtrack questions and prove their cinematic knowledge.

Quoovie is a game app developed for Apple’s iPhone. Requiring an online connection, it allows the player to challenge friends and contacts with Facebook, Twitter or E-Mail to a “match”. A match [...] Continue Reading…

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