Tag: mark wahlberg

Scarlett Johansson Starring In David O. Russell’s Uncharted?

Posted: February 1, 2011 at 3:37 pm   /   Film, Local, Movie News

There has been a lot of talk about Oscar nominee David O. Russell’s next film Uncharted.  Fans had been vocal about the casting of Nathan Fillion in the lead role.  Then Mark Wahlberg was announced to play the lead character.  To add insult to injury Russell stated that he wasn’t familiar with Fillion when asked […]

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Tim’s Favorite Films of 2010 Part 2

Posted: January 7, 2011 at 2:40 pm   /   Film, Local

Click here to read Part 1. 6.  Tangled – I love the classic Disney animated musicals.  They are some of my favorite films.  While I did enjoy The Princess and the Frog, it was not quite the return to great animated films that Disney was hoping for.  Tangled was a film I had absolutely no […]

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The Fighter

Posted: December 17, 2010 at 8:19 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

“The Fighter” is based on true story of boxer Mickey Ward, and the struggles he faced along the road to becoming a champion. While dealing with problems at home with his family, as well as with a drug addicted brother as his trainer, Mickey is an unlikely hero that constantly has the odds going against […]

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Another Take By Zac: Film Review: The Fighter

Posted: December 17, 2010 at 3:50 am   /   Another Take From Zac, Local

The Fighter is a fine character study mixed in with a nice little true life sports movie that I can’t help but feel didn’t reach its potential or bar set by its peers. Following the last attempt of Mickey Ward to win a boxing title we dive into the people around him and shape him […]

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Tim Reviews “The Fighter” Starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams

Posted: December 17, 2010 at 1:05 am   /   Film, Local

I love watching movie trailers.  I immediately have to see the newest ones when they hit the web, and I pride myself on my ability to name the movie within seconds of the trailer.  I am a movie geek, so what.  Unfortunately, most trailers these days show you almost the full story within those 2 […]

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“The Fighter” Opens DECEMBER 17! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!

Posted: December 13, 2010 at 9:45 am   /   Local, Movie Screenings

THE FIGHTER OPENS DECEMBER 17 NATIONWIDE. Enter for your chance to win a pass, good for two! Synopsis: Life story of boxer “Irish” Mickey Ward and his trainer brother Dick Eklund, chronicling the brothers’ early days on the rough streets of Lowell, Massachusetts through Eklund’s battle with drugs and Ward’s eventual world championship in London. […]

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“Narnia” Tops the Weekend Box Office

Posted: December 12, 2010 at 1:38 pm   /   Film, Local

To say the weekend box office this weekend was weak is an understatement.  The weekend’s two new releases were The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and The Tourist which saw a rating of 50% and 20% on rottentomatoes respectively.  So the question was if the combined star power of Depp and […]

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Joey Vee’s Moo-Vees – “The Other Guys” Comic Strip

Posted: August 7, 2010 at 5:54 am   /   Joey Vee's Moo-Vees, Local

“The Other Guys” is now playing! Detective Allen Gamble is a forensic accountant who’s more interested in paperwork than hitting the streets. Detective Terry Hoitz is a tough guy who has been stuck with Allen as his partner ever since an unfortunate run-in with Derek Jeter. Allen and Terry idolize the city’s top cops, Danson […]

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Another Take By Zac: Film Review: The Other Guys (Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg)

Posted: August 6, 2010 at 3:51 pm   /   Another Take From Zac, Local

The Other Guys is the latest from Adam McKay and Will Ferrell and it serves as a great send up of the buddy cop genre with a consistently funny pacing and many flashes of brilliance along the way. Allen Gamble and Terry Hoitz are not the guys, that title is held by Detectives Highsmith and […]

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The Other Guys

Posted: August 6, 2010 at 8:15 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews, Tom O'Keefe Movie Reviews

Will Ferrell and Adam McKay (director of and writing partner on films like Step Brothers an Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy) reunite for The Other Guys, a high-octane send-up of the buddy-cop genre. Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg play Allen Gamble and Terry Hoitz, detectives relegated to desk duty while glory-hog, super-cops Highsmith and Danson […]

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