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[24 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
Shape me, mold me, remake me…into Conan

Ah, you probably thought I meant  Conan O’Brien huh?  Don’t get me wrong-  I adore Conan.  But honestly, he’s not  CONAN the Barbarian.
Given Hollywood’s current remake frenzy of classic 80′s TV shows and films, I’m stuck between loathing this measure and being excited to see my favorites redone with better technology.   I’m caught in nostalgia one moment and utter contempt the next.   For instance, the Clash of the Titans remake was okay but not what I expected of it.  The A-Team was superb with Bradley Cooper and Liam Neeson.  But …

COMING SOON, HEADLINES, headline »

[1 May 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Queen Latifah finds her champion

 Queen Latifah [Dana Owens] finds her champion not only on the big screen with rapper turned actor Common, in the movie Just Wright, but she also pens a song that does inspire the champion in all of us.   In the movie, Leslie Wright (Queen Latifah) is an off the cuff, no holds barred physical therapist who gets the opportunity to work with NBA All-Star Scott McKnight (Common).  All goes well until Leslie finds herself falling for Scott who happens to be vibing off the affections of Leslie’s childhood friend Morgan …

COMEDIES, ROMANTIC, headline »

[27 Apr 2010 | No Comment | ]
The Back Up Plan Review

Jennifer Lopez and Alex O’Loughlin star in the romantic comedy The Back Up Plan.
About The Back Up Plan:
Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) feels like her biological clock is ticking and with no man in her immediate future, she decides to have a baby without worrying about having a man in her life. Well even the best plans can backfire. Enter Stan (Alex O’Loughlin). They meet when they both enter the same cab during a rainy episode and later at what appears to be something similar to a Farmer’s Market.
What I Liked about …

ACTION, BLOODY-GORY, FANTASY/SCI-FI, MARTIAL ARTS, headline »

[15 Mar 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Ninja Assassin starring Rain, Rick Yune & Sho Kosugi

Ninja Assassin centers around Raizo (pop sensation ‘Rain’), one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Abducted as a child he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose existence is considered a myth.  Tormented by the pitiless execution of his friend by his own clan, Raizo breaks free and vanishes in the aftermath of a vicious attack by his brethren led by Takeshi [Rick Yune]  and his dojo patriarch portrayed by the legendary martial Sho Kosugi).
In Berlin, Europol agent Mika Coretti (Naomie Harris) stumble …

ANIMATION, COMEDIES, GOOFY, KIDS, headline »

[2 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-doo

Scooby doo is a long-running set of American animated series produced for Saturday morning television and reated for Hanna-Barbera Productions by writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, CBS executive Fred Silverman, and character designer Iwao Takamoto.Scooby-Doo