Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Skyfall


Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 91% (Critics) / 91% (Audience)
Directed By: Sam Mendes
Written By: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan
Starring: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw and Judi Dench
Studio: MGM

Synopsis: Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. (Source)

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My Favorite Things: James Bond

With the latest (and hotly anticipated) James Bond film, Skyfall, debuting in theaters tomorrow it has got me to thinking about my own love of the Bond franchise. Not just Favorite Bond Actor or Favorite Song but favorite in all areas of the Bond movie annals. So click on through to see where my personal 007 affections lay.

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: The Man With The Iron Fists


Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 54% (Critics) / 64% (Audience)
Directed By: RZA
Written By: RZA and Eli Roth
Starring: RZA, Russell Crowe, Rick Yune, Cung Le and Lucy Liu
Studio: Universal Studios

Synopsis: On the hunt for a fabled treasure of gold, a band of warriors, assassins, and a rogue British soldier descend upon a village in feudal China, where a humble blacksmith looks to defend himself and his fellow villagers. (Source)

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And on the Seventh Day God Created Sharknado


Yep, I said Sharknado…a film that is destined to go down in the annals of times as one of the greatest cinematic accomplishments of this century.
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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Rob Zombie’s Halloween II


Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 21% (Critics) / 44% (Audience)
Directed By: Rob Zombie
Written By: Rob Zombie
Starring: Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane and Malcolm McDowell
Studio: The Weinstein Company

Synopsis: Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael’s deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois; meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister. (Source)

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Trailer of the Day: Evil Dead

Mia, a young woman struggling with sobriety, heads to a remote cabin with her brother and a group of friends, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads to danger and horror. – IMDb

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: [REC]3 Genesis

[REC]3
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 40% (Critics) / 28% (Audience)
Directed By: Paco Plaza
Written By: Paco Plaza
Starring: Leticia Dolera, Diego Martín and Javier Botet
Studio: Paramount Pictures

Synopsis: A couple’s wedding day turns into a horrific events as some of the guests start showing signs of a strange illness.
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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Alex Cross


Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 13% (Critics) / 63% (Audience)
Directed By: Rob Cohen
Written By: Marc Moss and Kerry Williamson
Starring: Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Edward Burns and Rachel Nichols
Studio: Summit

Synopsis: Alex Cross follows the young homicide detective/psychologist (Tyler Perry), from the worldwide best-selling novels by James Patterson, as he meets his match in a serial killer (Matthew Fox). The two face off in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, but when the mission gets personal, Cross is pushed to the edge of his moral and psychological limits in this taut and exciting action thriller.
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Wishful Casting: The Female Expendables Movie


With the announcement that there will be an all female Expendables-type film made many a movie fan began doing their own wishful casting. Most of the suggestions were along the same lines as the original Expendables casting and seemed to focus on seasoned action starlets like Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hamilton and Pam Grier. A curveball was thrown to aspiring casting directors everywhere when Gina Carano and Katee Sackhoff were announced as the first actresses to be signed for the film. So using those two ladies being selected as my inspiration of where I think this film is going casting-wise I came up with my own list.

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Trailer of the Day: Carrie (2013)

A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White, a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother, who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom. – Rotten Tomatoes

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Trailer Of The Day: Django Unchained

Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Django Unchained stars Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz). Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. Honing vital hunting skills, Django remains focused on one goal: finding and rescuing Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), the wife he lost to the slave trade long ago. Django and Schultz’s search ultimately leads them to Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), the proprietor of “Candyland,” an infamous plantation. Exploring the compound under false pretenses, Django and Schultz arouse the suspicion of Stephen (Samuel L. Jackson), Candie’s trusted house slave. – Rotten Tomatoes

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Remake Rumble: Judge Dredd (1995) vs Dredd (2012)

The 411: Hollywood’s second attempt at bringing the British comic book icon to the big screen following the 1995 Sylvetser Stallone clunker, Judge Dredd. This time Karl Urban (Star Trek) puts on the signature helmet and takes to the streets of Mega City One delivering severe justice to lawbreakers under the guiding hand of director Pete Travis (Vantage Point).
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