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New John Wick Movie Delivered Great Action,Drama & More

Posted by on October 25th, 2014 Movie News & More, Movie Reviews, News No Comments »

Lionsgate released their new action/thriller flick, “John Wick,” into theaters this weekend. I just checked it out, and thought it was very entertaining, delivering tons of hardcore violent,action scenes, tons of drama, and more. The movie stars: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Dean Winters, Bridget Moynahan, Ian McShane, John Leguizmo, and Willem Dafoe.

In the new flick, character, John Wick, received a beautiful new puppy ,named Daisy, that was left for him by his deceased wife that he recently lost to cancer. He eventually bonds with the puppy and drives around a cool, vintage 1969 Mustang car. However, John has an encounter with a trio of Russian gang members at a gas station one day. Their leader ,Iosef, tries to make an offer to buy the Mustang, and John rudely tells him it’s not for sale after he gets on his nerves.

A few scenes later, John is violently attacked by losef and his gang after they broke into his house to wait for him. They ended up, killing Read more »

New John Wick Movie Received Mostly Positive Reviews From Major Critics

Posted by on October 24th, 2014 Movie News & More, News No Comments »

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Lionsgate released their new action/thriller film, “John Wick,” into theaters yesterday, October 23rd, and all the reviews are in from the top,major movie critics. It turns out that it went over pretty well with the majority of them as it got an overall 69 score out of a possible 100 across 26 reviews at the Metacritic.com site.

The film stars: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Dean Winters, Bridget Moynahan, Ian McShane, John Leguizmo and Willem Dafoe. We’ve posted blurbs from a couple of the critics,below.

Chris Nashawaty from Entertainment Weekly, gave it a great 91 score, saying: “John Wick, is not only a return to badass form for the actor, it’s also one of the most excitingly visceral action flicks I’ve seen in ages.”

Robert Abele over at the Los Angeles Times, gave it another great 90 grade, stating: ” It’s a B movie made with A-student love for the relentless thrill of bodies in brutal motion.” Read more »

New Fury Movie Received Mostly Positive Reviews From Major Critics

Posted by on October 17th, 2014 Movie News & More, Movie Reviews, News No Comments »

Columbia Pictures (Sony) released their new action/drama movie, “Fury,” into theaters yesterday, October 16, and all the reviews are in from the major,top movie critics in the business. It turns out that most of them liked it with an overall 64 score out of a possible 100 across 38 reviews at the Metacritic.com site.

The film stars: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Pena, Jon Bernthal and Jason Isaacs. We’ve provided blurbs from a couple of the critics, below.

Mick LaSalle at the San Francisco Chronicle, gave it a perfect 100 score, saying: “At its best, Fury examines the psychological experience of warfare.”

Kenneth Turan from the Los Angeles Times, gave it an 80 score, stating: ” What makes this film distinctive is the adroit way Read more »

New Gone Girl Movie Delivered Crazy Plotline,Drama & More

Posted by on October 4th, 2014 Movie News & More, Movie Reviews, News No Comments »

20th Century FOX released their new drama/thriller flick, “Gone Girl” into theaters this weekend. I just watched it,and thought that it was quite interesting with a wicked crazy storyline, hardcore drama, and more. Its stars: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Kim Dickens, Patrick Fugit, Carrie Coon,and David Clennon.

In the new flick, character Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) has major problems with his wife ,Amy Dunne (Rosemund Pike) to the point of violence. He also cheats on her with a hot 20 something. So, one day, Nick returns home to find a smashed coffee table. His wife Amy is missing. Her disappearance creates a media frenzy, and his awkward behavior on camera is interpreted as evidence of psychopathy and guilt.

If that weren’t enough, he learns that Amy was preggers and the circumstantial evidence mounts against him, causing him to become the prime suspect for her supposed murder. From there, we’re given the backstory with Amy narrating how she set up the whole thing to frame Nick out of pure vengeance and just being plain old fed up with his BS. Read more »

New Annabelle Movie Delivered Great Thrills,Suspense,Drama & More

Posted by on October 4th, 2014 Movie News & More, Movie Reviews, News No Comments »

New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.) released their new horror/thriller flick, “Annabelle,” into theaters this weekend. I just checked it out, and thought it was very entertaining, serving up some major suspense and thrilling moments. It stars: Annabelle Wallis and Ward Horton.

In the new flick, happily married couple, Mia and John, are expecting their first baby. And everything just seems so happy go lucky. But little by little that quickly changes, starting with Mia hearing screams from the neighbor’s house after an apparent stabbing murder takes place.

Shortly after that, Mia and John get attacked by the same man and woman who killed their neighbors. The police arrived and shot them both before they could kill Mia and John. Then later on, it was revealed that the girl was Annabelle Higgins and the dude was her boyfriend. They were both involved in some twisted demonic cult. Annabelle died with one of the ugly dolls in her hands, signaling that her soul may have jumped into it. Read more »

Kristen Stewart To Assist In Production Of Upcoming Twilight Saga Movies Reboot,New Details

Posted by on October 4th, 2014 Celebrities, Movie News & More, News No Comments »

According to a recent report from the New York Times, Lionsgate in conjunction with Facebook, has made plans to make another 5 Twilight Saga short mini films, and they’ve enlisted former Bella Swan beauty, Kristen Stewart, to come on and assist with it.

Kristen will be apart of a group of female panelists that will pick five up-and-coming female directors to direct the mini-movies, titled “The Storytellers.” New Creative Voices of The Twilight Saga. Kristen will be joined by other female stars on the panel, which are: Kate Winslet, Octavia Spencer, Julie Bowen, Twilight creator/author Stephenie Meyer, Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke, producer Cathy Schulman and Frozen co-director Jennifer Lee. Read more »

New Gone Girl Movie Received Mostly Positive Reviews From Major Critics

Posted by on October 3rd, 2014 Movie News & More, News No Comments »

20th Century FOX released their new drama/thriller movie, “Gone Girl” into theaters today, and all the reviews are in from the major,top movie critics, and it turns out to have resonated quite well with most of them, getting an overall 79 score out of a possible 100 across 45 reviews at the Metacritic.com site.

The film stars: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Kim Dickens, Patrick Fugit, Carrie Coon,and David Clennon. We’ve added blurbs from a couple of the critics,below.

Claudia Puig from USA Today, gave it a perfect 100 score, saying:” Grimly dark humor and spot-on production design buttress the captivating story and heighten the unnerving atmosphere…Gone Girl will leave you breathless and haunted.”

Joe Nuemaier over at the New York Daily News, gave it another wicked 100 score, stating: “Fincher is a fearless filmmaker who understands his audience’s intelligence (not to mention their cinematic blood lust). By the end of Gone Girl, we feel like we’ve lived through about four movies, Read more »

New Equalizer Movie Delivered Great Action,Drama,Plotline & More

Posted by on September 27th, 2014 Movie News & More, Movie Reviews, News No Comments »

Columbia Pictures (Sony) released their new action flick, “The Equalizer” into theaters this weekend. I just checked it out and thought it was way better than I originally thought it would be. It featured great action scenes, cool plotline, and lots of suspense. It stars: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour, Bill Pullman, and Melissa Leo.

In the new flick, character Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) is a middle aged, retired intelligent officer who believes he’s put his Special Forces past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. However, he ends up meeting a hooker named Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), who is just a young girl that’s been under the control of a violent Russian gangster. And when she comes up nearly beaten to death, Robert just can’t stand idly by and do nothing. Read more »

New Equalizer Movie Received Mixed Reviews From Major Movie Critics

Posted by on September 27th, 2014 Movie News & More, News No Comments »

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Columbia Pictures (Sony) released their new action flick, “The Equalizer” into theaters this weekend, and the top critics have submitted their reviews. It ended up pleasing roughly half of them, getting an overall 57 score out of a possible 100 across 41 reviews over at Metacritic.com.

The movie stars: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour, Bill Pullman, and Melissa Leo. We’ve included blurbs from a couple of the critics,below.

Richard Roeper at the Chicago Sun-Times, gave it a nice 88 score, saying: “The Equalizer features some gruesomely creative violence, but it’s equally memorable for the small, gritty moments set in that diner, or on the rough-and-tumble streets of Boston. And most of all, it’s got Denzel going for it.” Read more »

New Star Trek 3 Plot Spoilers & Filming Details Revealed By Director

Posted by on September 24th, 2014 Movie News & More, News No Comments »

According to a new report from Comicbookmovie.com, some new spoiler and filming details for the upcoming “Star Trek 3” action flick has been revealed by director, Robert Orci, via the Trek Movie website. They report that the first draft of the script has been completed and pre-production has already started with, “‘pre-vis,’ early effects tests, set and wardrobe design and even some casting discussions for new characters.”

The movie will likely start up production in mid-February 2015 as Paramount Pictures is eyeing a Summer 2016 release date. The exact release date is expected to get officially announced pretty soon. As for the plot spoilers, they claim it will be set “well into” the five year mission that Captain Kirk and his Read more »