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January 17, 2014

A Bridge Too Far

    Director Richard Attenborough's 3rd feature film is an epic depiction of one of the greatest military gambles in history, illustrating the futility of war through hasty decision making processes and political idealism, resulting in the useless loss of life and resources instead of concentrating on maintaining a singular course of action that has been successful.

    The story is about the failure of operation Market-Garden, an historic attempt to drop airborne troops be...
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Published on January 17, 2014 10:41

January 16, 2014

Beverly Hills Cop

    Director Martin Brest's 3rd feature film is a groundbreaking action comedy that would forever change the scope of the genre, featuring top notch action sequences, lots of laughs, great performances, and an awesome soundtrack.

    Detroit police officer Axel Foley takes a leave of absence following the murder of a close friend to pursue his own private investigation into the crime which leads him beyond his jurisdiction into sunny Beverly Hills California.  While in...
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Published on January 16, 2014 06:05

Dumb And Dumber

    Director's Peter and Bobby Farrelly's debut feature is a moronic road movie that is beyond idiotic in every way possible creating a truly unique movie experience that is over the top hilarious and ultimately enjoyable in spite of itself.

    Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne are lifelong friends that are destined for a life of mediocrity due to a blissful ignorance that continues to keep them spinning their proverbial tires in the mud.  When limo driver Lloyd drives...
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Published on January 16, 2014 02:50

Liar Liar

    Director Tom Shadyac's 3rd feature film is a laugh out loud hilarious comedy about a lawyer whose life is turned upside down when his five year old son makes a birthday wish that his dad can't tell a lie for one whole day.

    Fletcher Reede is an unscrupulous attorney that will stop at nothing to make partner, jealously representing his clientele by resorting to the most base and loathsome tactics available.  When his five year old son makes a birthday wish that h...
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Published on January 16, 2014 02:04

January 12, 2014

Clerks 2

    Writer/Director Kevin Smith's 7th feature film is a terrific return to his original breakthrough cult hit about a pair of clerks struggling to find their place in the world after a lifetime of working pointless jobs serving the public.

    After a decade of serving the public at the Quick Stop, life long friends Dante and Randal find themselves out of work when a fire burns down the stores displacing them from their daily routines.  A year later the pair have settl...
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Published on January 12, 2014 10:06

Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back

    Writer/Director Kevin Smith's 5th feature film is an over the top irreverent comedy that is non-stop laughs from start to finish, laced with cameo performances from previous characters, and a ridiculous premise that is fitting for the final adventure of Jay and Silent Bob.

    After Jay and Silent Bob are slapped with a restraining order that prohibits them from conducting their daily affairs near the Quick Stop they expand their territory by visiting their old friend B...
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Published on January 12, 2014 09:34

January 11, 2014

Zombieland

    Director Ruben Fleischer's feature debut is an all out action packed horror/comedy about a group of random strangers that come together during the zombie apocalypse and head west to visit a theme park.

    Columbus is a timid college student travelling back home to Ohio from Texas in search of his family after a major zombie apocalypse has rampaged the entire country.  Due to a lack of social contact, his cautious nature, and a strict set of rules Columbus has surv...
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Published on January 11, 2014 07:41

Lost Boys: The Thirst

    Director Dario Piana's 3rd feature film is a direct to video release that picks up where the previous Lost Boys film ended and pits Edgar Frog against a vampire DJ that is transforming the population by distributing viles of his blood at raves.

    Edgar Frog is down on his luck, broke, and about to be evicted from his trailer.  When a wealthy Vampire/Romance novelist enlists Edgar to find her missing brother, the rogue warrior is back in business once more as he b...
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Published on January 11, 2014 07:22

Grease 2

    Director Patricia Birch's debut feature is a musical romance that revisits Rydell High for yet another senior class in an attempt to create another magical connection this time with a male exchange student from England falling for one of the Pink Ladies.

    This time around the story centres on an English exchange student, coincidentally Sandy's cousin, transferring to Rydell High for his senior year where he starts to fall for one of the Pink ladies only to find that...
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Published on January 11, 2014 07:03

Grease

    Director Randal Kleiser's debut feature is a raucous musical  teen romance featuring some terrific performances, great songs, and some well staged dance numbers that is a treat to listen to but somewhat difficult to watch.

    While vacationing in Los Angeles for the summer a young Australian girl named Sandy falls in love with a local boy named Danny, but their romance is short lived when Sandy informs Danny that she will be returning home at the end of the summer...
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Published on January 11, 2014 06:50