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Movie Review: \”The Place Beyond the Pines\”

Rating: R for language throughout, some violence, teen drug and alcohol use, and a sexual reference Length: 140 minutes Release Date: Mar. 29, 2013 Directed by: Derek Cianfrance Genre: Crime Drama Stars: 4 out of 5 Director Derek Cianfrance also wrote the screenplay for the 2013 crime drama \”The Place Beyond the Pines\” along with […]

Five Quotes From the Infinitely Quotable \”Goodfellas\”

When a film is 146 minutes long, a good chance exists that it has at least one or two quotable or memorable lines in it. If the film is directed by Martin Scorsese, who gave permission to the actors to ad-lib frequently, the chances of having multiple memorable lines in the film increases exponentially. The […]

Movie Review: \”Layer Cake\”

Rating: R (For strong brutal violence, sexuality, nudity, pervasive language, and drug use) Length: 105 minutes Release Date: June 10, 2005 Directed by: Matthew Vaughn Genre: Crime, drama, and thriller Stars: 3.5 out of 5 In the British crime thriller \”Layer Cake,\” a successful cocaine dealer\’s plans to retire are thwarted when his boss hands […]

\”Hitman\” Howie Tee Joins 36 Production Music as Creative Director

Los Angeles, CA – 36 Production Music, leading provider of top quality real beats, innovative hip sounds, and trending music, has announced that celebrity music producer Howard Thompson, aka \”Hitman\” Howie Tee, will be the company\’s new creative director. Howie Tee has worked with some of the best known music professionals in the industry and […]

The Perfect Gangster Movie: \”Goodfellas\”

\”Goodfellas\” wasn\’t the first mobster movie to hit the big screen, and it wasn\’t the last, but audiences still consider it one of the most memorable. Based on the Nicholas Pileggi book \”Wiseguy: Life in the Mafia Family,\” the movie takes viewers through the rise and fall of New York\’s Lucchese crime syndicate from the […]

Movie Review: \”G.I. Joe: Retaliation\”

Rating: PG-13 (intense sequences of combat violence, martial arts action throughout, language, brief sexuality) Length: 110 minutes Release Date: March 28, 2012 Directed by: John M. Chu Genre: Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi Stars: 3 out of 5 In \”G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,\” released in 2009, the world was in danger because of a substance called nanomite […]

Movie Review: Starbuck

Rating: R Length: 109 minutes Release Date: Mar. 22, 2013 Directed by: Ken Scott Genre: Comedy Stars: 3.5 out of 5 What a curious feature of the modern world that humor may be derived from chaotic family histories and madcap paternity suits. What would have been grim commentary in a documentary from forty years ago […]

Marlon Brando Biography

In the first century of film as an art form, Marlon Brando\’s reputation was rivaled perhaps only by his heavyweight counterpart Sir Laurence Olivier. No other actor in the history of film has more often had his name prefixed by \”the great.\” During his career in film, Marlon Brando appeared in almost fifty films and […]

Movie Review: \”Love and Honor\”

Rating: PG-13 (sexuality, drug content, language, brief language) Length: 100 minutes Release Date: March 23, 2013 Directed by: Danny Mooney Genre: Drama/Romance/War \”Love and Honor\” is a romantic drama set during the Vietnam War that shows a group of young adults growing up and changing during that very tumultuous time in United States history. Dalton […]

From \”The Godfather\” To \”Ocean\’s Thirteen,\” Al Pacino Has Dominated the Big Screen

Al Pacino is a Hollywood legend having one of the longest and most noted careers of any living actor. Pacino has been winning awards for his acting since the \’60s and has played roles that will never be forgotten. His passionate performances, husky voice, and formidable personality packed into a small frame are well-known Pacino […]