Category Archives: Columbia Pictures

First ‘Men In Black 3’ Teaser Hits The Web

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The Men In Black franchise is much like the Transformers franchise. The first films were sci-fi, popcorn cinema classics that struck a perfect blend of action, heart and humor, then the sequels came out and were cinematic abominations. While the … Continue reading →

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Monday Picks: ‘Blue Thunder’

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s Monday pick is the action thriller Blue Thunder (1983) directed by John Badham (Dracula, War Games). The film stars Roy Scheider (Frank Murphy), Malcolm McDowell (Colonel Cochrane), Daniel Stern (Richard Lymangood), Candy Clark (Kate), and in his final … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘The Eagle Has Landed’

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is director John Sturges’s classic World War II thriller The Eagle Has Landed. The film stars some of Hollywood’s best talent: Michael Caine (Col. Kurt Steiner), Donald Sutherland (Liam Devlin), Donald Pleasence (Heinrich Himmler), Robert Duvall (Col. Max … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Anzio!’

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick comes to us from the Italian front, a rigorous and often overlooked campaign of ETO during World War II. Robert Mitchum stars as a war correspondent (Dick Ennis) (loosely based on famed correspondent Ernie Pyle) in the … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Das Boot’

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is Wolfgang Petersen’s 1981 masterpiece Das Boot (The Boat) which tells the story of a German U-boat crew and their amazing two month ordeal while on patrol in the North Atlantic in the fall of 1941. The … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Force 10 from Navarone’

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the 1978 release of Force 10 from Navarone, directed by Guy Hamilton (Battle of Britain). This was the sequel to the 1961 film The Guns of Navarone, which I wrote about last week. The film is loosely … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘The Guns of Navarone’

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the classic World War II commando caper The Guns of Navarone (1961) directed by J. Lee Thompson, and written by acclaimed author Alistair MacLean, (Where Eagles Dare). The film stars Gregory Peck (Capt. Keith Mallory), David … Continue reading →

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Jason Segel and Cameron Diaz In a New Red Band Trailer For ‘Bad Teacher’

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Matt Raub

Many fans may be holding their collective breaths to catch a first glimpse of Jason Segel’s upcoming Muppets film. But before that, he’s getting down and dirty with Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake in Bad Teacher from Columbia Pictures. From … Continue reading →

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