Rating-Matinee'   Contraband tells the tale of a legendary smuggler who is forced back into the business when a crook holds his wife and kid hostage. The script is well written, containing good dialogue and a good plot. The acting is also pretty good, and the film greatly benefits from Mark Wahlberg as…

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Relativity Media is still currently working on a remake of the gothic comic 'The Crow' but due to scheduling…

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Source: Variety

Following David O. Russell's departure from the seemingly doomed franchise, Sony has eagerly snatched up 'Limitless' director…

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Note: This post is a continuation of "People @ the Top of Their Game (3/26/11) Part 1," which you can read here.

 

3. Mark Wahlberg, David O. Russell and the cast and crew of The Fighter (cont'd)

 

In addition, critics pointed to the end credits, where the real players were shown, to explain how only Bale pulled his weight by toning down…

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Since I'm trying to build an active community of readers, I do realize the writing-focused posts can be a little cold. I figured I'd kill two birds with one stone (I hate that expression) by personalizing as well as expanding my base with a list I'm calling "People at the Top Of Their Game." Here, I'll be plugging some of my current favorite people in the media at the moment, which'll hopefully balance my criticisms in other posts with insight into what I enjoy. This probably won't be…

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'Community' star Joel McHale is the latest actor to sign on to the live-action film…

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Okay, I'm finally giving you another review. Then again, it shouldn't be all that surprising because this summer has been really lackluster and to the good advice of my go-to critic, C. Robert Cargill, I have managed to steer clear of most of the average-to-God awful summer films. It's just disappointing to see so many stinkers this year, especially compared to the last two summers. Now, is The Other Guys more like Anchorman and…

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Will Ferrell and Marky Mark just not quite the pair for this comedy...
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Date night tells the story of a couple that change their routine date night into a much more frenetic and exciting night out in the city when they are confused for another couple that has problems with the organized crime. It is a movie that will keep you entertain for and hour and a half, it is a very good combination of action,… Continue

The Lovely Bones







The lovely bones starts: Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Rachel Weisz, and Susan Sarandon.



Director: Peter Jackson



Run-time/rating: 2 hr. 15 min/ PG-13

Mr. Lord of the Rings himself is back directing another filled movie with huge visual effects. But can Peter Jackson turn a popular book into a good movie?

The lovely bones is about a young energetic… Continue

The Happening is a stupid, stupid movie. I don’t think anyone can deny that. In fact, it may just be the stupidest movie I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen Snakes on a Plane and Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus. It plumbs the depths of dumb in ways that few films have ever done before and for that, the M. Night Shyamalan deserves some credit. A few days before reviews for the film were posted online, M. Night said that The Happening was intended to be a B-Movie and I can’t help but call bullshit. If it… Continue

This is my second abridged script. This time, I'm doing Max "Say hi to your mother for me" Payne.

MAX PAYNE: THE ABRIDGED SCRIPT


FADE IN:

INT. NEW YORK CITY

BEAU BRIDGES:
Max Payne.

MATT WAHLBERG grumbles.

LUDACRIS:
Max Payne.

MATT WAHLBERG grumbles some more.

MILA KUNIS:
Max Payne.

Director JOHN MOORE tries to be JOHN WOO and fails.

END

Max Payne: 1 Star

How many ways can I say brilliant? M. Knight does it again! After his smash hit with lady in the water I didn't think he could pull off another PERFECT film such as this one! This movie is about some sort of occurrence in which people stop dead in their tracks and start spouting beautifully artistic soliloquies before taking their own life,all against their own will. The film begins with one of these elegantly crafted sequences followed by a short educational scene,and then descends into… Continue

Well, if you're a videogame fan you've probably played Max Payne 1 and/or 2, and you've probably also heard about the new Max Payne movie directed by John Moore (The Omen) starring Mark Wahlberg as the avenging cop who loses everything and Mila Kunis (That 70's Show) as Mona Sax..



From Imdb.com:

Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a DEA agent (Wahlberg) whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy and an assassin (Kunis) out to avenge her sister's… Continue

I remember hearing M. Night Shyamalan interviewed on the Howard Stern show where he recounted his journey with his last movie, 'Lady In The Water'. Disney was ready to go with it but didn't really like the ending, which made him cry (no joke). After crying about it for a few days and searching his feelings, Shyamalan decided that Disney "didn't believe in the project" and he too it to Warner Bros., who was more than willing to give him complete creative control.



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Hey guys, it's Ken again, here with another movie review. This one was released earlier this month (i think), so it is pretty new. Anyways, this movie had been out everytime i was at the movie store, so i made sure i grabbed it once i saw that there was one in. Here is my movie review for, We Own The Night. Starring Joaquin Phoenix (Walk The Line, The Village) and Mark Wahlberg (Shooter, The Departed).



What is it about?

Bobby… Continue