Category Archives: Novels

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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War Movie Mondays: ‘To End All Wars’

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the real life story about the Bridge over the River Kwai, and a fantastic war drama about a group of allied POWs who are forced to build the infamous Burma “Railway of Death” in director David … Continue reading →

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Interesting Mix of Actors In the Running for ‘Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

Whenever a new high-profile project gets going rumors pretty much instantly start to circulate concerning who is writing, directing or acting in a particular film or TV show. In the case of the upcoming Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, we already … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the Bomb’

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove (1964) is the ultimate black comedy, war movie which pokes fun at the absurdity of nuclear war and those responsible for escalating tensions throughout world during the Cold War. The film stars the great Peter Sellers … Continue reading →

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Guillermo del Toro Steps Down As ‘The Hobbit’ Director

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Joe Gillis

If you were one of many fans who thought that if Peter Jackson wasn’t going to direct The Hobbit a really great alternative was Guillermo del Toro, prepare to be disappointed. After spending the last two years developing the adaptation … Continue reading →

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Catch A Preview of the New ‘Eclipse’ Teaser Trailer

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Heather Toshiko

What can we say, there’s a brand new preview of the trailer for the upcoming third chapter in The Twilight saga, which is better known as Eclipse, and we’ve got it for you today. Courtesy of the fine folks at … Continue reading →

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First Pic of Bryce Dallas Howard In ‘Eclipse’ Revealed

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Joe Gillis

UPDATE: Apparently, the image wasn’t supposed to be let out of the proverbial bag yet so at the request of Summit Entertainment, we’ve taken it down. But fear not, we’ll be back with it, and more, when we can. Over … Continue reading →

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Columbia Confirms ‘The Lost Symbol’ Is Coming

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Bob Starr

This clearly falls into the “no surprise” category as Columbia Pictures has confirmed that Dan Brown’s novel, The Lost Symbol, will get the big screen treatment. The third film in the Robert Langdon series, this time we find Langdon traversing … Continue reading →

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