Tag: Dear John

Movie Review: ‘Safe Haven’ Starring Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, and Cobie Smulders

Posted: February 14, 2013 at 10:49 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

Lasse Hallström and Nicholas Sparks are back together again after their first outing together, Dear John just three years ago. All the things you’ve come to expect from a Nicholas Sparks film are there. The beautiful North Carolina set pieces, the tragic back stories, and forced drama all make appearances. That isn’t to say there aren’t […]

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Even More “Captain America” Casting News; Channing Tatum Auditions?

Posted: March 16, 2010 at 12:05 pm   /   Local, Movie News

I am beginning to think the studio is drawing this out as long as possible to gain more media exposure, and that they have picked someone weeks ago. Although, the lastest reports seem to indicated that Dear John’s Channing Tatum is the latest actor to throw his hat into the ring. He meets many of […]

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The Short List for “Captain America” Casting

Posted: February 24, 2010 at 3:17 pm   /   Local, Movie News, Opinion

Since production on the film starts in a couple months, Marvel is narrowing down its choices for the title role in the Captain America  film. You’ll be surprised at who people are reporting are testing for the roll.  Which of these lucky men are going to play the All American Hero, Steve Rogers? 1. John […]

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Scott Hicks In Talks To Direct Nicolas Sparks’ “The Lucky One”

Posted: February 23, 2010 at 2:27 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Good news for all you Dear John and The Notebook fans. It looks like you might be getting another Nicolas Sparks movie adaptation coming soon. This time from the director who brought you Shine and The Boys are Back. Scott Hicks is in talks to direct the popular Nicolas Sparks novel The Lucky One. The […]

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Dear John – Movie Review

Posted: February 5, 2010 at 8:28 pm   /   Local, Tom O'Keefe Movie Reviews

What John Grisham is to legal thrillers, Nicholas Sparks has become to chaste romantic weepies about star-crossed lovers. The latest film based on his work is Dear John. Starring Amanda Seyfried as Savannah and Channing Tatum as the eponymous John. The two meet while she is on Spring Break at the beach and he is […]

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Dear John

Posted: February 4, 2010 at 11:39 pm   /   Local, Movie Reviews

I was looking forward to seeing Dear John for weeks before seeing the movie, all the time having high hopes. Often times when that’s the case, it doesn’t end up to be as good as you hope.  Most romantic movies are unrealistic, and just cheesy. NOT Dear John. If there was a John and Savannah […]

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Win Passes to “DEAR JOHN” at the St. Louis Advance Screening

Posted: January 27, 2010 at 12:32 pm   /   Contests, Local

ReviewSTL invites you to enter to win passes to the St. Louis advance screening of “DEAR JOHN” Enter for your chance to win a pass good for two! Synopsis: A soldier home on leave falls for a conservative college girl. Instead of returning home to her, he reenlists after the attacks on September 11th, 2001. […]

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Nicholas Sparks’ Dear John – Trailer

Posted: October 16, 2009 at 10:18 am   /   Local, Movie News

Dear Channing Tatum, Are you about to show a good performance? After A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints I thought you had it in you, but your last few films have let me down so much. Luckily, you are paired with rising Amanda Seyfried who eclipsing her Mean Girls costars (I’m looking at you Rachel […]

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Will Ferrell to Star in Indie ‘Everything Must Go’

Posted: October 16, 2009 at 9:54 am   /   Local, Movie News

Will Ferrell in an indie comedy? Sign me up. I don’t think this is an indie film that will push Ferrell’s comedy further, but hopefully it will take him out of his comfort zone enough that he gives us another Stranger Than Fiction like performance. I was just having a discussion with someone the other […]

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