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Travolta, Freeman, in compelling noir Poison Rose
John Travolta and Morgan Freeman team up in a mystery-thriller made here in the 21st century based on a story written in the 1990s that re-creates many noir films of the 1930s and 40s while being set...
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Once Were Brothers – Robbie Robertson’s next Last Waltz
Even if you have never been a huge fan, but especially if you are, the story and the impact of The Band and its members remains compelling nearly half-a-century later. And it’s not because the story of...
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1951 Flight to Mars return voyage to Blu-ray
There are 1950s sci-fi movies that are fun because they are so campy and cheaply-produced – the targets of many episodes of “Mystery Science Theater 3000 — and others that are pioneering and feature...
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007’s latest outing like no other
Forget that talk about having to wait two years for “No Time to Die” as a result of three delays over 18-months due to the pandemic, and two other delays prior to that due to a change of director and...
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Latest 007 novel revives Bond where Fleming left him
Bond needed death, or the threat of death, as a constant companion. For him, it was the only way to live. Bond fans will find irony in this nicely-composed turn of phrase in Anthony Horowitz’s latest...
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Jaws back for deeper bite in 3D
That Great White shark in “Jaws” is much bigger in IMAX and even closer and scarier in 3D. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water 47 years after “Jaws” was released in the summer of...
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All Quiet Makes Noise on Blu-ray
The German production of the anti-war/brutal reality of World War I film All Quiet on the Western Front recently came as close as any remake in history to winning an Oscar for Best Picture after the...
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Bond gets political On His Majesty’s Secret Service
It seems only fair to begin a review of this quite unique Bond story with a disclaimer – author Charlie Higson was given only three weeks to write On His Majesty’s Secret Service after Ian Fleming...
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007’s new reality
The first-ever official 007 brand extension to the small screen debuts Friday, Nov. 10, presumably to introduce James Bond to new and broader audiences through a streaming reality competition show on...
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Take a chance on Woody’s Coup de Chance
Longtime directors never die, they just seem to stop appearing in their own films. Like 93-year-old Clint Eastwood, Woody Allen is still directing feature films more than a half-century after his Take...
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