— by LYNN TACKITT — Did you ever want to go swimming and do water skiing in the ocean, but you found yourself afraid of being an hors d’oeuvre for sharks? What’s the next best solution? Find a place to vacation on a fresh water lake. That’s safe, right? On a weekend vacation at[...]
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Trailer Talk: ‘The King of Fighters’
— by LYNN TACKITT — I used to think that underground “Fight Clubs” were as secret as you could get, but then looking at this trailer, I see that it has given a new twist on hidden fighting. In “The King of Fighters,” the last surviving descendants of three clans are trans[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Zookeeper’
— by LYNN TACKITT — When you are the best at what you do, you should be on top of the world, right? When you’re the best zookeeper, not all your friends speak the same language. Or do they? Griffin (played by Kevin James) is the best zookeeper and one night after he fails to […][...]
Trailer Talk: ‘A Crush On You’
— by LYNN TACKITT — Everyone has been a secret admirer at one point in his or her life. Not everyone is lucky enough to have a secret admirer, though. What happens when a mistake by someone else’s secret admirer becomes the answers to your dreams? Ben (Sean Patrick Flanery) is in the p[...]
The First ‘Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2’ TV Spot
— by LYNN TACKITT — I have long been a fan of the Harry Potter phenomenon. I have read all the books, been at all the movie premieres, own all the DVDs and I can’t even begin to say how much I waiting for the final chapter in the wizarding world of Harry Potter on […][...]
Under Review: ‘Priest’
— by LYNN TACKITT — “Priest” — based on the graphic novels by Min-Woo Hyung — is about a group of vampire hunters who have super powers to hunt and kill what turn out to be not your typical vampires, but ones that look like mutant dogs and roar like tigers. The Pr[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Real Steel’
— by LYNN TACKITT — Do you like boxing movies? How about robot movies? Well, it looks like “Real Steel” is a great combination of both. Once a boxing champion, Charlie Kenton (played by Hugh Jackman) has been replaced by boxing robots. As the sport progresses, Charlie becomes a small[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Columbiana’
— by LYNN TACKITT — Events that occur when we are children shape and mold us into the adults we become. For the people who murdered Cataleya’s parents in front of her, it may not end so well for them, for she grows up to be a killer looking for revenge. Written by Luc Besson [&hell[...]
Under Review: ‘There Be Dragons’
— by LYNN TACKITT — I have gone to movies that have bored me to tears but I refuse to leave because of how much the ticket cost. Then there are movies that while they didn’t move along at a fast pace, I ended up liking them more on the drive home when I thought […][...]
Trailer Talk: ‘What’s Your Number?’
— by LYNN TACKITT — Have you ever gotten into a dating slump where you wonder if you will ever find “the one”? You tend to just gloss over the past relationships and know they didn’t work out, but can’t exactly remember why. Ally Darling (Anna Faris) has come to that poin[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘30 Minutes or Less’
— by LYNN TACKITT — A couple of weeks after school starts is right about the time a lot of people are looking for a fun, goofy movie. Deep plot? No. Action, laughs and goofiness? Yes, please. Coming in August from director Ruben Fleischer — who brought you “Zombieland” [...]
Three Clips from ‘There Be Dragons’
— by LYNN TACKITT — “There Be Dragons” is based on true events. Written and directed by Roland Joffé, it tells a story of two men who start on a path together but go off in very different directions. The story unfolds as a reporter Robert Torres (Dougray Scott) researches Jo[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The High Cost of Living’
— by LYNN TACKITT — Could one horrible event in your life not only change your life, but also change it for the better? When not-so-nice guy Henry (Zach Braff) hits pregnant Nathalie (Isabelle Blais) and leaves the scene, it turns out to be a turning point in both of their lives. In her [...]