Action movies are basically children's movies for adults. That is to say that they are expressly designed to hit very specific pleasure centers to generate a predictable and uniform reaction. Bad action movies, like bad children's movies, are rarely open... CONTINUE READING THE HUNT FOR THE WORST MOVIE OF ALL TIME: GONE IN 60 SECONDS»
Posted on October 26, 2009 in
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Tags: Angelina Jolie | Cars | Giovanni Ribisi | Gone In 60 Seconds | Nicolas Cage | Timothy Olyphant
In the tradition of Deliverance and The River Wild, A Perfect Getaway is a man-vs-man-in-nature thriller starring Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich as a vacationing couple who run into the wrong creepy murderers on their beautiful island vacation. I don't... CONTINUE READING A PERFECT GETAWAY: LIKE DELIVERANCE BUT WITH HOT BAD GUYS»
Posted on May 29, 2009 in
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Tags: A Perfect Getaway | Chris Hemsworth | Dale Dickey | Marley Shelton | Milla Jovovich | Steve Zahn | Timothy Olyphant
When I was in Junior High, back in the mid-60s, I was really into Stephen King. One year, our teacher asked us to pick a book, read it, and write a one page report. When I handed in my report... CONTINUE READING THE HUNT FOR THE WORST MOVIE OF ALL TIME: DREAMCATCHER»
Posted on April 6, 2009 in
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Tags: Donnie Wahlberg | Dreamcatcher | Jason Lee | Lawrence Kasdan | Morgan Freeman | Stephen King | Timothy Olyphant | Tom Sizemore
Go, the poorly-marketed Doug Liman cult classic starring Sarah Polley and Katie Holmes as 17-year-old grocery store clerks who get swept into the LA underworld, and also several other storylines, is now on Hulu for free. I don't think I... CONTINUE READING UH OH, THEY ADDED GO TO HULU THIS WEEK»
Posted on December 12, 2008
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Tags: Doug Liman | Go | Jay Mohr | Katie Holmes | Sarah Polley | Timothy Olyphant
Go and Deadwood's dreamy Timothy Olyphant will be joining the cast of Damages on FX in the fall: His character becomes entangled in the life of Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne) as she deals with her boss, Patty Hewes (Glenn Close),... CONTINUE READING TIMOTHY OLYPHANT GETS OUTTA MY DREAMS, GETS INTO DAMAGES»
Posted on June 26, 2008 in
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Tags: Damages | Timothy Olyphant