By: debbie lynn elias Adapted by writer/director Andrew Dominik from Charles V. Higgins’ 1984 crime novel Cogan’s Trade, KILLING THEM SOFTLY moves from Higgins’ 1970’s mob-infested Boston to 2008 and the economic collapse in Anytown (or Everytown), U.S.A., where even the mob seems to be having some financial difficulties within
By: debbie lynn elias In 1984, the movie world was rocked by John Milius’ RED DAWN. Politically set in the Cold War era, WWIII had begun with Soviets invading the United States – and by Soviets, I mean from Cuba, the USSR and Nicaragua. In a small Colorado town, a
By: debbie lynn elias It’s been 28 years since the movie world was rocked by John Milius’ RED DAWN. Beloved to the point of cult status today, RED DAWN proved a springboard for some actors who would become some of Hollywood’s hottest talents – Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Charlie Sheen,
By: debbie lynn elias A man on the move with a voice becoming more familiar to us all as the years go by is Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Doing everything from voicing in How to Train Your Dragon on both the big and small screen to playing a zombie vampire in Fright
By: debbie lynn elias Bollywood’s gone Hollywood, 3D animation style, that is, with DELHI SAFARI. Talk about enjoyable!! Filled with family, friendship and fun, DELHI SAFARI is an adventure for children and adults of all ages!! A real delight! Animals beyond cute and, in some cases, impishly bad; an environmental
By: debbie lynn elias In 1984, the movie world was rocked by John Milius’ RED DAWN. Politically set in the Cold War era, WWIII had begun with Soviets invading the United States – and by Soviets, I mean from Cuba, the USSR and Nicaragua. In a small Colorado town, a
By: debbie lynn elias Maybe the Mayans got it right after all. Maybe 2012 is the end of the world. It certainly is the end of the Twilight saga and for many Twihard fans that may equate to world ending heartbreak. While Stephanie Meyer gave us a literary world of
By: debbie lynn elias I always find it interesting during interviews to ask actors and actresses about their “take away” from a particular film. Responses and personal thoughts are always varied, as I found with Adrianne Palicki and Josh Peck on asking each of them: “What did you take away
By: debbie lynn elias UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: DAY OF RECKONING is the latest chapter in the ongoing saga of the Unisols – a cloned “master race” of soldiers ready to do the bidding of whatever government agency or force has domination over them. Presiding over the more advanced Unisols than those
By: debbie lynn elias There is no question that Leo Tolstoy admired women. His works are not only replete with a multiplicity of discussions about women, but are often structured with the main characters being women who are not only embroiled in typically male-dominated situations, but expand the viewpoints on
