Archive for January, 2015
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January 5, 2015
This image released by 20th Century Fox shows Liam Neeson in a scene from "Taken 2." Gun violence in PG-13 rated movies has increased considerably in recent decades, to the point that it sometimes exceeds gun violence in even R-rated films, according to a study released Monday. Ohio State University and the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania surveyed gun violence in top-grossing movies, finding that it had more than tripled in PG-13 films since 1985.
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January 5, 2015
As precisely everybody in the entire world foresaw, FIFA's self-funded vanity project movie about their own formation proved to be the biggest pile of festering shite since the mountainous turd laid down by the triceratops in Jurassic Park. Starring Tim Roth as Sepp Blatter, Gerard Depardieu as Jules Rimet and Sam Neill as Joao Havelange, "United Passions" cost an estimated $27million to make, with it's global box office takings stood at a measly $200,000 the last time anybody bothered to check .
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January 5, 2015
"Taken 3" is one of the highly-anticipated films of 2015. Liam Neeson, however, thinks the film's content gives a wrong impression about Europe as a tourist spot.
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January 5, 2015
A selection from the clutch of notable page-turners set to hit big screens in the coming year, from literary thrillers to romantic and young adult fiction, classics to recent releases and everything in between. After the harrowing industrial tale Serena was turned into a film in 2014 , Ron Rash's earlier 2006 novel of American historical fiction is expanded from an O. Henry Prize story.
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January 4, 2015
The new year at the box office is off to a solid start thanks to holiday holdovers and newcomer "The Woman in Black 2: The Angel of Death." The third and final installment of "The Hobbit" series topped the box office for the third weekend in a row, according to studio estimates.
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January 4, 2015
While anxious viewers await the return of Gotham tomorrow night with "Rogues' Gallery", breakout star Robin Lord Taylor made the rounds to discuss his portrayal of the legendary Batman franchise villain. The actor shares other career news as well: in a Jan. 2 Newsday interview, Taylor mentions a potential sequel to the 2012 torture flick " Would You Rather ": "There are some things coming along, and I did a horror film called 'Would You Rather' that was bought by IFC , and they want a sequel."
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January 4, 2015
For those keeping track, the newly annual tradition of each film year opening with a horror sequel continues, thanks to the release of The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death . But I should mention that, beyond the presence of the titular ghost, director Tom Harper's follow-up doesn't share many traits with the original.
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January 4, 2015
Joseph Reginella decided to make the cot because he's a huge fan of the hit Steven Spielberg movie about a killer shark which terrorises the town of Amity Island. Mikey's dad Mark Melaccio was complicit in the making of the terrifying crib, which recreates the film's famous boat attack scene.
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January 4, 2015
I've studied the film industry, both academically and informally, for 25 years and extensively written about it for the last five years. My outlets for film criticism, box office commentary, and film-skewing scholarship have included The Huffington Post, Salon, and Film Threat.
