Act of Valor (2012)

Act of Valor (2012)

War and the aspect of military brotherhood is not anything new for the big screen as there has been movie after movie that tried every angle to bring this across. While Act of Valor isn’t the greatest war movie ever made, it is one of the better films to bring across the sacrifice that comes with military service and it helps that it is being brought across...

In Defense of AMC Stubs™ and The Theater in General

In Defense of AMC Stubs™ and The Theater in General

Editor’s Note: There have been some lengthy discussion on AMC’s change in rewards programs on an article posted about the change. Out of many of the commenters there, D.C. took it upon himself to provide not only an explanation into the positives behind the change but also to alert us on the drastic shape our beloved movie theaters are in. I think...

Metropolis by Fritz Lang

Metropolis by Fritz Lang

As an owner of the original 1927 Metropolis DVD by Fritz Lang, it never dawned on me that what I was viewing was only a portion of the man’s creation. Although it flowed well, it was hard to get my Spike TV buddies to sit down and look at the mother of Science Cinema. Recently while perusing my Netflix queue I saw a movie with the title Metropolis Restored...

RZA’s Wu-Tang Vs The Golden Phoenix is Here!

RZA’s Wu-Tang Vs The Golden Phoenix is Here!

For the longest time RZA has been talking about a movie that he was working on and how he would not release it until he got the blessing of “The Abbot” Quentin Tarantino. Well judging from this lengthy expose trailer for Wu-Tang Vs The Golden Phoenix, I am going to assume that the Abbot told his young padawan learner to go ahead and birth his baby to...

Repo Men

Repo Men

The people are normal and there are mundane things in effect, cars are cars, they don’t fly. There is a barbecue, an old typewriter and men wear suits and ties like they do now – in my time. Yet there are stacked advertisements digitally displaying things on the side of high-rises, people getting artificial hearts, livers, kidneys etc. is the norm. One can...