Tag: Graphic Novel

Movie Review: ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Starring Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton

Posted: June 6, 2014 at 6:57 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

“Groundhog Independence Day” Time travel movies have always fascinated me. What if you could go back in time, change the past and right the wrongs? What if you could forever alter history for the better? The possibilities are endless. Then there are movies like Groundhog Day, one of the all-time great comedies. While not traditional […]

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Review: ‘Cowboys and Aliens’ Starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford

Posted: July 29, 2011 at 9:28 am   /   Local, Tom O'Keefe Movie Reviews

It’s a simple, and admittedly awesome, premise. Aliens invade the old west. Perfect in its simplicity. You had me at…well, “Aliens invade the old west.” But then you tell me that Han Solo and James Bond will play the cowboys? Well, that’s just flat out genius now, isn’t it? However, Cowboys & Aliens, it turns […]

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Graphic Novel Review – “Batman: Year One”

Posted: January 4, 2011 at 4:37 pm   /   Books, Local

I had heard a lot about Batman: Year One before I read it for the first time.  Comic geeks gush over Frank Miller, especially his work on The Dark Knight Returns.  I personally do not see the exceptional piece of work that everyone else saw with that book, but it was good.  I can tell […]

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Louis Leterrier Bringing “Y: The Last Man” To TV Instead of the Big Screen?

Posted: November 11, 2010 at 1:32 pm   /   Local, Movie News, Television News

Anyone who knows me, knows I’ve been following the production of Y: The Last Man intently for years. I’m a huge fan of the graphic novel, and I think it could easily become a quality film. Although, I’ve not been impressed with the people attached to the production. D.J. Caruso was the first director attached, […]

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Persepolis

Posted: February 5, 2008 at 10:09 am   /   Local, Movie Reviews

This adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name is an excellent film that infuses history and humor through the eyes of a child to examine the transition of Iran into a totalitarian state.Written and Directed by Marjane Satrapi, along with Vincent Paronnaud, she adapts her semi-autobiographical novel with great effect allowing us to […]

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