Posts Tagged ‘Gerard Butler’
Film Review – Gods of Egypt
I’m a firm believer that to know what a good movie is, one has to see bad ones. How can you discern the difference if you haven’t seen both in ample amounts? In the case of Gods of Egypt (2016), here’s an opportunity to see…
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Film Review – How to Train Your Dragon 2
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) succeeds by fulfilling the potential established by the first film, without succumbing to the trappings of being a sequel. Yes, it is a bigger story, with a grander scope and darker themes, but writer/director Dean DeBlois maintains the…
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Film Review – Winter’s Tale
Sometimes movie adaptations of something popular comes along way too late. The excitement and momentum a given phenomenon has at times has to be capitalized upon while everyone still passionately cares. Admittedly, books or plays that are classics have a timeless quality that makes them…
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Film Review – Olympus Has Fallen
At this point, Gerard Butler has carved himself a career that falls into two categories: the romantic comedy or the action spectacle. If he’s not in one, he’s in the other. Scrub, rinse, dry, repeat. This time, we see him, guns blazing, in Antoine Fuqua’s…
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Interview – Jason Keller/Sam Childers – Machine Gun Preacher
Ed conducts an interview with Jason Keller, writer of the film Machine Gun Preacher, and Sam Childers, whose life is the basis for the title character. This episode can be played online via the flash player below or it can be downloaded from here. It…
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Film Review – Machine Gun Preacher
Giving. How much do we give to others? To what extent can we sacrifice to help people who are suffering? As Americans, what can we do for one another and for others around the world? And how blinded are we to suffering? These, as well…
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RocknRolla is a film about London’s crime-driven underworld. Crime boss Lenny is working a real estate deal with a big-time Russian mobster. Lenny controls London and thinks he is untouchable, but the Russian proves him wrong.
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