It takes guts to remake a movie that is commonly considered a classic. Of course, that hasn’t stopped filmmakers in the past - attempts have been made to modernize such “untouchables” as Casablanca and It’s a Wonderful Life, with predictably unfortunate results. George Romero’s 1978 followup to his classic Night of the Living Dead is […]
Posted on November 23rd, 2008 by admin
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“Darkness Falls” is about what you’d expect from a post-holiday season horror film. Think along the lines of “Leprechaun” and Valentine Not really terrible movies. After all, they’re kinda fun to bring a date to, and there are plenty of cheap thrills and creepy moments. However, they are a far cry from such visceral thrillers […]
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Plot
Aiming to make a new start, single mother Yoshimi and her young daughter Ikuko move into a new apartment in a run-down part of town. Their harmony is soon disrupted by strange goings on, especially a nasty water stain on the ceiling that seems to grow every day. Then a small child keeps appearing.
Review
While still […]
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Dark Reprieve is the tale of two people, Matt and Kate, who awake in some sort of prison/asylum. Neither one knows why they where brought there or who is holding them captive. They are free to move about the prison, but they can not escape the prison. The two characters discuss every possible scenario as […]
Posted on November 23rd, 2008 by admin
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Novelist Wilbur Smith, best-selling author of adventure and international-intrigue stories, has written a number of books centered around the diamond or gold trade and usually set in Africa. Several of these have been made into films, but Dark of the Sun (1968, aka The Mercenaries) stands out as the best of the lot.
The movie is […]
Posted on November 23rd, 2008 by admin
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Harlan Pyne is a very bad man, and like many bad men he just doesn’t understand what he did that was so wrong. In fact, if you were to ask him, he’d say that everyone was always goading him on and misinterpreting his actions. So when Doctor Samantha Goodman actually does goad him on, for […]
Posted on November 23rd, 2008 by admin
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A honeymoon is supposed to be the happiest and most memorable time of a couple�s life together. This should be a vacation beginning long life of love and commitment. One notable exception to this is if you happen find yourself in a horror movie. This is especially true if the name of than film is […]
Posted on November 18th, 2008 by admin
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We open with Sarah (Skye Bennett), an autistic girl who finds her MRI frightening even before the machine malfunctions, almost setting on fire. That’s the tipping point for her father Ben (Noah Huntley), who decides that this hospital isn’t going to do her much good and she might as well be comfortable at home, despite […]
Posted on November 18th, 2008 by admin
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The Crow will forever be remembered as the final performance of budding star Brandon Lee, who died as a result of a tragic behind-the-scenes accident. However, as intense as the hype associated with Lee’s death was, it could not obscure the most impressive aspect of the 1994 feature: director Alex Proyas’ startling, unforgettable vision. It’s […]
Posted on November 18th, 2008 by admin
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Plot
Veteran LAPD officer Eldon Perry is as tough as the streets he ‘protects’, bending the rules to take down the bad guys. But as the city simmers in the hours before the LA riots, Perry realises that he could be sacrificed by cops far more corrupt than he is.
Review
In his recent books, James Ellroy has […]