Movie Review: "Jack the Giant Slayer"

Rating: PG 13 (scenes of intense fantasy action violence, brief language, and some frightening images) Length: 114 minutes Release date: March 1, 2013 Directed by: Bryan Singer Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, DramaStars: 3.5 out of 5 The idea of gargantuan beings living just above...

Movie Review: "The Impossible"

Rating: PG-13 Length: 114 minutes Release date: Dec. 21, 2012 Directed by: Juan Antonio Bayona Genre: Action / Drama / ThrillerStars: 4 out of 5 Movies that depict tragic moments in world history are often plagued by a sadness that seems to drag many of their scenes on much...

A Long Time Ago: The Enduring Legend of Star Wars

Since the original "Star Wars" premiered in 1977, the film series has transcended pulp origins, becoming one of the most beloved sagas in film history. The six movies detailing the Skywalker family and their battle with the Dark Side of the Force have given birth to a ...

The Impossible: Appropriate or Simply Too Real?

Disaster movies are all too common in Hollywood, depicting everything from alien invasions to volcanic eruptions on a global scale. While films such as "The Day After Tomorrow" tell fictitious tales of widespread disaster, there seems to be a niche of films about recent ...

Movie Review: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Rating: PG-13 (Some violence, language, sexual content) Length: 107 minutes Release Date: March 9, 2012 Directed by: Lasse Hallstrom Genre: Drama/Romance/Comedy Stars: 4 out of 5 "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" is a strange name for a movie. It is based on the romantic novel...

Woody Allen shows new film at "secret" Spanish screening

Woody Allen's new film, Cassandra's Dream, won't officially be released until the Venice Film Festival later this year. However, a lucky 600 people in Aviles, Spain got to see the first screening...as long as they...

McGregor and Boorman prepare for Long Way Down

" FILM star, adventurer and all-round Scottish bloke Ewan McGregor is in the final preparation stages for his latest trip The Long Way Down. McGregor is taking his friend Charlie Boorman along for company, as the pair attempt to navigate from the UK to Cape Town; the most...

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