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Posts Tagged ‘The Rock’


The Flickcast 291: Going Rogue

by The Flickcast, Jun 10 2015 // 1:00 PM

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Hey gang, it’s a new episode of The Flickcast! And it’s not even late. We’re trying to get back on track. The key word there is trying. So here we go.

On this week’s episode, Chris and Joe are back to being angry again. Well, just a little. Topics this week include the new Netflix series Sense8, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, the new X-Files series, the awesomeness of actor John Noble, the Big Trouble In Little China reboot with The Rock and a whole lot more.

Picks this week include Chris’ pick of the western Dances With Wolves and Joe’s pick of the USA series Mr. Robot. No, the other one.

As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship, or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, at Facebook, Google+ or via email.

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Tagged: Big Trouble in Little China, Christopher McQuarrie, Dances with Wolves, David Duchovny, Dwayne Johnson, Gillian Anderson, Jeremy Renner, John Noble, Kevin Costner, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Movies, Mr. Robot, Naveen Andrews, Sense8, Simon Pegg, The Rock, Tom Cruise, TV, X-Files
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The Flickcast 290: Welcome to the Rock

by The Flickcast, Jun 3 2015 // 3:00 PM

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Due to “circumstances” we’re a bit late with a new episode of The Flickcast again this week. But don’t worry, it’s here now. You can relax . . . and enjoy.

On this week’s episode, Chris and Joe’s anger barely registers. But still, they manage to summon a bit of it. People seem to like it when they rant. So there’s that.

Topics this week include even more on Mad Max: Fury Road, the aborted Tron 3, the reboot of Point Break, Ash vs. Evil Dead, the career of The Rock, Big Trouble In Little China and a whole lot more.

Picks this week include Chris’ pick of the History Channel mini-series Texas Rising and Joe’s pick of the BBC show Space Odyssey. No, the other one.

As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship, or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, at Facebook, Google+ or via email.

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Tagged: Ash vs. Evil Dead, BBC, Big Trouble in Little China, Bill Paxton, Bruce Campbell, Delroy Lindo, Dwayne Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Keanu Reeves, Mad Max: Fury Road, Patrick Swayze, Point Break, Ray Winstone, Sam Raimi, San Andreas, Space Odyssey, Sylvester Stallone, Teresa Palmer, Texas Rising, The Rock, Tron 3
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The Flickcast Episode 246: Batfleck!

by The Flickcast, May 15 2014 // 12:00 PM

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Today is Thursday and there’s a brand new episode of The Flickcast for you. Sorry it’s late. We couldn’t help it.

What do you want? We apologized, didn’t we. So give us a break. If you don’t like our schedule go and do your own podcast and then we can complain about how late it is, okay? Okay. Moving along …

On this week’s show Chris and Joe take on some new topics and revisit old ones, as usual. Some of these topics include the first picture of Ben Affleck as Batman, the death of H.R. Giger, the new 24, the underappreciated Dwayne Johnson, Edge of Tomorrow, Godzilla, season finales of their favorite TV series, and a whole lot more. There’s some other stuff in there too. It’s a pretty good episode, all things considered.

The guys also made picks this week. Chris’ pick is the movie Aliens (in honor of Mother’s Day) and Joe’s pick is the NBC series The Blacklist.

As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship, or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, at Facebook, Google+ or via email.

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Tagged: 24, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Arrow, Batman, Ben Affleck, Dwayne Johnson, H.R. Giger, Jack Bauer, Man of Steel 2, Ross McCall, Star Wars, The Rock, Yvonne Strahovski, Zack Snyder
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Movie Review: ‘Pain & Gain’

by Nat Almirall, Apr 26 2013 // 3:00 PM

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I’m not sure whether the appropriate genre for Pain & Gain is comedy or thriller, but I am sure that it’s a story that the cosmos made specifically for Michael Bay. There’s bulked-up dudes, strippers, midgets, stereotypical gay guys, Miami, explosions, slow-motion, and cocaine and the ’90s. Mark Wahlberg is Daniel Lugo, a fitness instructor with the kind of intensity and single-mindedness that makes you feel like he’s constantly comparing his body to everyone else — and addressing each one according to rank.

His boss is the slightly-schlubby John (Rob Corddry), owner of the Sun Gym in Miami. And his best friend is fellow gym-jockey Adrian (Anthony Mackey).

That the movie opens with Daniel getting chased by the cops is a revelation that we know things won’t end well for Daniel, but the reasons take their time to unfold. We learn that Daniel’s a self-proclaimed go-getter — obsessed with his image and the idea that through physical perfection the rest of the world will lie down before you.

His heroes are Rocky, Scarface, and Don Corleone, suggesting that his understanding of reality comes from the movies and even then, he’s only read the Cliff Notes. He takes a seminar with Johnny Wu (Ken Jeong), one of those motivational speakers who similarly preaches that nothing in life is worth learning if it can’t be written on a note card or reduced to a buzzword.

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Posted in: Movies · Paramount · Reviews
Tagged: Anthony Mackie, Bar Paly, Christopher Markus, De Line Pictures, Dwayne Johnson, Ed Harris, Jennifer Nicole Lee, Ken Jeong, Larry Hankin, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Bay, Micharl Rispoli, Pain & Gain, Paramount Pictures, Pete Collins, Peter Stormare, Platinum Dunes, Rebel Wilson, Rob Corddry, Stephen McFeely, The Rock, Tony Plana, Tony Shalhoub, Vivi Pineda, Yolanthe Sneijder-Cabau
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Box Office Report: ‘GI: Joe’ Comes Out Swinging Over Easter Weekend

by Jonathan Weilbaecher, Apr 1 2013 // 10:30 AM

BoxOfficeBannerNewestThe current trend in sequel box office returns is tied to perception. Gone are the days of diminishing returns as a rule, these are the golden times for franchises. How the general public feels about the franchise is now king, and the thing about feelings are, they can be changed.

Case in point, GI: Joe: Retaliation.

The franchise had a below average first film that left a sour taste in the mouths of cinema-goers. It did have a strong opening weekend and final total gross so a sequel was inevitable, but something had to be done to ensure the public perception didn’t bury the new film before it had a shot.

Warming the hearts of movie executives everywhere, GI: Joe Retaliation proved that franchise perception can be fixed and sequels to poorly received films have a shot to come out as strong as its predecessor without waiting on word of mouth or reviews to set in.

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Posted in: Action · Animation · Box Office · Business · Comedy · Dreamworks · Hasbro · Movies · News · Paramount
Tagged: Box Office, Box Office Report, Bruce Willis, Buisness, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Temptation, The Croods, The Rock, Tyler Perry
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Op Ed: Wrestling is Cool Again

by Vince Berry, Feb 28 2013 // 9:00 AM

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The idea for this editorial came shortly after catching up on Raw on my DVR. Despite being in the era where Raw has turned from a two-hour, weekly Lifetime movie for men into a three-hour Greek epic with Tout™ ads I’ve come to a realization: It’s cool to watch pro wrestling again.

No matter what “era” of wrestling you’re a fan of, there are a few recognizable details that pro wrestling needs to push it from relative obscurity to pop culture significance: fresh faces, exciting action, old favorites, and a household name to tie it all together. And only recently have the stars aligned to provide all four to the WWE Universe.

Those of us old enough to remember the Hulkamania era sometimes talk about the intervening years as if it were the Great War. And in some respects, it was. Once Vince McMahon’s Hulkamania bubble burst, it was on to the lean years of the New Generation. Stricter federal regulations and drug testing meant that lean was taken in the literal sense. The biggest stars of that era were either smaller, more technical workers (Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels) or naturally big stars (The Undertaker, Diesel).

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Tagged: Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, OP-ED, Opinion, Shawn Michaels, The Rock, The Undertaker, Wrestling
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Latest ‘Fast & Furious 6’ Trailer Arrives

by Joe Gillis, Feb 15 2013 // 9:45 AM

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Just when you thought things couldn’t get any faster or furiouser, here comes another installment in the Fast & Furious saga. That’s right kids, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson and their gang of car nuts are back, and this time, it’s personal.

There’s a new trailer for Fast & Furious 6 out now, and we’ve got it for you. The movie is directed by Justin Lin and also stars Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese, Ludacris and perhaps one or two more people with only one name.

Look for it to open on May 24th. Check out the trailer, as it most often is, after the jump.

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Posted in: Movies · News · Trailers
Tagged: Dwayne Johnson, Fast Furious 6, Justin Lin, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Movies, Paul Walker, The Rock, Trailers, Tyrese, Vin Diesel
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Second ‘GI Joe: Retaliation’ Trailer Features The Rock and Awesomeness

by Jonathan Weilbaecher, Apr 24 2012 // 3:15 PM

Stephen Sommers first GI Joe film was a spectacular miss. It had a lot of the right elements in place, but they just failed to come together in any meaningful way. Thankfully some one still sees the potential in what direction Sommers was taking the franchise.

The sequel GI Joe: Retaliation is on the way and it looks like it excised many of the original movie’s problems, as well as many of the original movie’s characters. Here is the official synopsis:

In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.

Notice how that synopsis is not very long? This film looks to not be burdened by over complicated plots, and as the new trailer suggests it instead relies on some potentially awesome action. GI Joe works best as a franchise when the action is first and foremost.

In addition to better action the film also boasts a much improved cast, anchored by Dwayne ‘The Rock’  Johnson, who typically excels in these types of roles, and Bruce Willis who is Brice Willis.

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Posted in: Action · G.I. Joe · Hasbro · Movies · News · Paramount · Prequels and Sequels · Trailers · Video
Tagged: Bruce Willis, GI Joe Retaliation, Hasbro, Movies, News, Paramount, Retaliation, Sequel, The Rock, Trailer, Video
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Dwayne Johnson Signs On For Two Comic Book Adaptations: ‘Hercules’ & ‘Ciudad’

by Sebastian Suchecki, Mar 7 2012 // 8:45 AM

As we previously reported, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson was in the running to helm Brett Ratner’s Hercules. Now Johnson has officially signed on for the titular role of Ratner’s Hercules film and has also signed on to do an adaptation of the graphic novel Ciudad.

Many fans are excited about the change in career choices that Dwayne Johnson has been making as The Rock is choosing more action films rather than Tooth Fairy 2. With Faster and Fast Five under his belt, as well as the upcoming G.I. Joe:Retaliation and Pain and Gain, Johnson is going back to his action roots for these 2 films.

Ciudad is an action-thriller adaptation of the upcoming Oni Press graphic novel of the same name.

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Posted in: Action · Adaptation · Announcements · Casting · Comics · Drama · Fantasy · News · Sci-Fi
Tagged: Anthony Russo, Arrested Development, Brett Ratner, Ciudad, Community, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Dwayne Johnson, Fast Five, Faster, GI Joe Retaliation, Hercules, Hercules: The Thracian Wars, Joe Russo, Man on Fire, Pain and Gain, Steve Moore, Taken, The Rock, Tooth Fairy 2, You Me and Dupree
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Brett Ratner Looking to Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to Be His Hercules

by Sebastian Suchecki, Feb 24 2012 // 7:30 AM

Brett Ratner has already signed on to direct Hercules and has his heart set on Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to fill the titular role of the film.  The film will be an adaptation of the Steve Moore graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian War. The screen play is adapted by scribe Ryan Condol.

The Thracian Wars is a pretty dark take on the character, as it paints Hercules as a mercenary who turned his back on the gods following the loss of his family, “finding solace only in battle.” He joins up with six other men who are similarly bloodthirsty, and the band of warriors are hired by the King of Thrace to train his men into warriors.

Johnson would be a great choice to play Hercules as this type of warrior. He can do badass better than anyone else on the market and his charm gives his characters wide appeal.The real question would be whether Ratner would keep the story’s tone as dark as the original graphic novel.

Johnson, who will next be seen as Roadblock in the upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation, will next star in Michael Bay’s crime comedy Pain and Gain with Mark Wahlberg, followed by another Fast and Furious film, and has been tied to the role of Goliath in the aptly named Goliath. With Johnson in such demand, his availability for the role is in question.

No timetable has currently been  given for Hercules.

Read a full synopsis for Hercules: The Thracian Wars after the jump.

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Posted in: Action · Adaptation · Announcements · Casting · Celebrities · MGM · Movies · News · Rumor
Tagged: Brett Ratner, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Dwayne Johnson, Fast and Furious, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Goliath, Hercules, Hercules: The Thracian Wars, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Bay, Pain and Gain, The Rock
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