Author: Karl Scott
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Tower Heist / Rated PG-13 for language and minor violence.
November 23, 2011
Tower Heist opened in theaters on November 4th. One national theater chain declined to book the film because the studio...
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In Time / Rated PG-13 for violence and stupidity. Note: the use of the word stupidity does not mean M. Night Shyamalan wrote or directed this film.
November 9, 2011
Not sure what it wants to be, In Time seems to have put 24,000 one-sentence ideas on slips of paper...
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The Three Musketeers / Rated PG-13 for a severe case of remakeitis.
November 2, 2011
Not counting movie serials or made for TV versions, T3M has been filmed at least a dozen times. And this...
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The Big Year / Rated PG for naked birds everywhere.
October 26, 2011
Every now and then filmmakers find themselves in a dilemma about marketing their films, especially those with an arcane subject....
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Ben Hur and The Magnificent 7 / Happy 50th Anniversary editions. Now on Blu Ray and loaded with great extras. Not rated but both films would be PG for violence and gore. But not Al.
October 19, 2011
Ben Hur and The Magnificent 7 have turned 50. Both films are considered classics. BH was a groundbreaker, winning 11...
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Dark and Stormy Night / Not rated but might be PG due to adult themes.
October 12, 2011
Writer, producer, director Larry Blamire’s latest film (2009) is a low budget, black and white comedy thriller. LB makes movies...
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Moneyball / Rated PG-13 for language and violent tossing around of items during temper tantrums in dugouts and locker rooms.
October 5, 2011
Moneyball is a baseball movie. Unlike other baseball movies this one has very little baseball on screen. It is about...
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Drive / Rated R for bloody violence, bad words and nudity.
September 28, 2011
If you decide to make a movie it is best to have a story deserving of the honor. If you...
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Contagion / Rated PG-13 for adult themes, violence, bad words and gruesome death.
September 21, 2011
Director Steven Soderbergh (Ocean’s 11, 12 and 13, Erin Brockovich and Traffic) returns with a story about disease and death....
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Much Ado About Nothing / BluRay Rated PG-13 for slight nudity, sensuality and language that is almost incomprehensible.
September 14, 2011
Everybody has favorite films. I list mine by decade. Working backwards here they are: 2001-2010 Star Trek 1991-2000 Much Ado...