Written by James M. Tate / 12/31/2014 / No comments / 2014 , angelina jolie , bio , war
ANJELINA JOLIE DIRECTS UNBROKEN
2014 rating: * A true life story about Olympic runner Louis Zamperini, who, during The Second World War after his plane goes down, survi...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/30/2014 / 1 Comment / 2014 , amy adams , biopic , christoph waltz , tim burton
TIM BURTON DIRECTS BIG EYES
year: 2014 rating: *1/2 What BIG EYES has in common with another Tim Burton film, BIG FISH, is that both are based on liars, but only on...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/27/2014 / No comments / 2014 , drama , gambling , mark wahlberg , melodrama , remake
REMAKE OF 'THE GAMBLER' (2014)
year: 2014 rating: ** THE GAMBLER 2014 : Certain iconic movies you just can’t remake. Others shouldn’t but it still happens. Yet there...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/26/2014 / No comments / burt reynolds , demi moore , exploitation , nineties , robert patrick , ving rhames
SHOWGIRLS IS THE GODFATHER COMPARED TO 'STRIPTEASE'
year: 1996 rating: * "It will never happen again” is the last line in STRIPTEASE, a flimsy exploitation with a single promise – to ...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/25/2014 / No comments / 2014 , adventure , bio , reese witherspoon
REESE WITHERSPOON PRODUCES AND STARS IN WILD
year: 2014 rating: **1/2 WILD mirrors INTO THE WILD but with a happy ending. Not a spoiler since this is a completely documented true st...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/24/2014 / No comments / 2014 , comedy , james franco , seth rogen
ROGEN & FRANCO STARRING IN THE INTERVIEW
year: 2014 rating: **1/2 A combination of SPIES LIKE US, as two inept goofballs are sent overseas on a dangerous government mission, wit...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/23/2014 / No comments / 2014 , adventure , ben stiller , dan stevens , owen wilson , rebel wilson , robin williams
REVIEW OF NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB
year: 2014 rating: *** Starting much like the middle of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK or the beginning of THE EXORCIST, we learn an Egypt ar...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/21/2014 / 1 Comment / eighties , martin scorsese , paul newman , sequel , sport , tom cruise
THE COLOR OF MONEY
Foreign Posters Rule CLICK FOR THE NEW HOME OF THE COLOR OF MONEY REVIEW year: 1986 cast: Paul Newman, Tom Cruise rating: **** ...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/19/2014 / No comments / 2014 , aileen quinn , bobby cannavale , cameron diaz , eighties , jamie foxx , musical , remake , rose byrne
REVIEWS OF REBOOT ANNIE AND THE ORIGINAL THEATRICAL
year: 2014 rating: * ANNIE 2014: To make people forget what you’re taking the place of, the most effective device is to mention that ...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/16/2014 / No comments / franchise , martin freeman , peter jackson , sequel
REVIEW OF THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES
2014 rating: **1/2 The first post-production buzz concerning the third HOBBIT was that it had another name... Smaug Fully Loaded ...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/15/2014 / No comments / 2014 , hilary swank , meryl streep , tommy lee jones , western
TOMMY LEE JONES DIRECTS THE HOMESMAN
year: 2014 rating: ** Right before the journey gets underway, a helpful blacksmith tells Hilary Swank’s Mary Bee Cuddy that the townsfol...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/14/2014 / No comments / carrie fisher , david prowse , fantasy , franchise , george lucas , harrison ford , mark hamill , science-fiction , star wars
QUICK GLIMPSE INTO THE STAR WARS ORIGINAL TRILOGY
Short and Concise Reviews of the original STAR WARS Trilogy A long time ago... in this galaxy, the STAR WARS franchise was a perfect thi...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/13/2014 / No comments / 2014 , biblical , christian bale , joel edgerton , ridley scott , sigourney weaver
CHRISTIAN BALE IN EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS
year: 2014 rating: ** Right before the strategic waves crash down, when the Red Sea finally parts, it's really more... drained. ...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/10/2014 / No comments / christopher walken , eighties , james bond , roger moore , spy , tanya roberts
MOORE BOND SEVEN: A VIEW TO A KILL
The final Roger Moore performance as Secret Agent 007 James Bond year: 1985 rating: *** The first and only time a disclaimer a...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/09/2014 / No comments / 2014 , animated , bio
TWO LEFTOVER REVIEWS: PENGUINS & THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
year: 2014 rating: ** PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR: The coolest chase scene in the Roger Moore James Bond MOONRAKER has nothing to do with ou...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/08/2014 / No comments / comedy , deborah winters , drama , jack lemmon , larry linville , quirky , seventies , walter matthau
WALTER MATTHAU IS 'KOTCH' W/ DEBORAH WINTERS INTERVIEW
year: 1971 cast: Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr, Charles Aidman, Ellen Geer, Larry Linville rating: ***1/2 One of the bes...
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