Sounds like a caper film from the distant past. An international production, perhaps, starring the likes of Michael Caine, Lino Ventura and Claudia Cardinale, in which a group of cons with distinctively different backgrounds team together to rip off some…
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Looking for a great DVD/Blu-ray hit you may have missed in the theaters? Check out Movie Irv’s recommendations for these three “sleeper” hits: Last Years Sleepers Now on DVD The Hurt Locker, In The Loop, Bronson
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The other movie about Iraq that was nominated for multiple Academy Awards is The Messenger, an absorbing drama that was critically acclaimed but little seen. Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson (nominated for Best Supporting Actor) play soldiers who take on…
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Roger, Corman Roger Corman was recently honored with a special Academy Award, and a new 3-D remake of his 1978 production Piranha is heading for theaters this year. So it makes sense that Corman’s “B” movie classics from New World…
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It’s been 29 years since we had a big-budget movie about the Greek gods. In 1981, Clash of the Titans, was released, featuring Harry Hamlin as the hero Perseus, Laurence Olivier as Zeus, Claire Bloom as Hera, Ursula Andress as…
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You may be able to take Channing Tatum out of the military, but you can’t take the military out of Channing Tatum. That’s because the 29-year old actor keeps getting cast in roles in which he plays a soldier. For…
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Since he hit the mainstream with good reviews for 1997’s Kurt Russell road thriller Breakdown, Jonathan Mostow has gotten the rep of being that rare director who can fluidly mix action and intelligence. His follow-up to Breakdown was 2000’s U-571,…
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Scott Cooper has reason to celebrate. On the weekend of the Critic’s Choice and the Golden Globe Awards, the 39-year-old writer-director of Crazy Heart boasts an air of self-confidence. And who could blame him? His $7 million film has just…
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Regina King has been one busy actress over the years. And her plate seems completely full now, too. Over the last few years, she’s provided two voices for Adult Swim’s The Boondocks animated TV shows. Movie roles have included This…
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Just in from Toronto and contemplating a workout and rest before a DVD signing of his movie The Marine 2 at a local music/movie shop, Ted DiBiase feels a cold may be coming on. For this reason, he supplements the…
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