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Coen Brothers Remake “True Grit” For December Release

Posted: August 2, 2010 at 6:50 am   /   Local, Movie News

Joel and Ethan Coen have a pretty impressive filmography. Every new film they make seems to immediately get Oscar buzz now a days, and their next film, “True Grit,” is no exception. “True Grit” is no stranger to the Oscars. In 1969, the book was adapted into a movie starring John Wayne. Wayne won both […]

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From Paris With Love – Movie Review

Posted: February 5, 2010 at 8:25 pm   /   Local, Tom O'Keefe Movie Reviews

In the 1988 cinematic masterpiece They Live, Roddy Piper uttered the classic line, “I’ve come to chew bubblegum and kick ass…and I’m all out of bubblegum.”  So it is with John Travolta’s latest From Paris with Love only instead of bubblegum, Travolta has come to chew scenery…and there’s plenty of it.  He plays Charlie Wax, […]

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