Mini Movie Reviews Archives
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Filmmaker Interview: Matt Johnson OPERATION AVALANCHE
I was really impressed with this movie, it's clever to imagine two hot shot CIA neophytes pulling off the caper of all capers. Then there's the camera work. Yes, "Found Footage" tends to now be denigrated a bit, and there are a couple times you don't feel the camera would've been rolling, but for the most part, it creates a fantastic storytelling device, and...
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THE BILLBOARD BOYS (Documentary)
WE’RE LIVING HERE IN ALLENTOWN – THE BILLBOARD BOYS By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I think most of us agree the first Reality TV show was MTV’s The Real World and the first competition reality show – Mark Burnett’s Survivor. But did you know there was an event that both preceded and combined these two institutions? Back in 1982 the radio station WSAN came up with a publicity stunt that went viral, way before we ever knew the term, and in all places, Allentown PA. Producer Frank J. Petka, of Tag Visual Media and his partner Writer/Director Pat Taggart from Roxborough and Southwest Philly respectively, are set to release a…
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Movie Blog Post: THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS & COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Fassbender’s character Tom is newly back from War War I and feeling a lot of survivor’s guilt. He takes a job as a lighthouse keeper at a remote lighthouse off the coast of Australia. Before setting out to his isolated post, he's invited to dinner by his employer...
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Foodie Film: SAUSAGE PARTY
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Technically, There’s No Such Thing as X-Rated Food, But This Does Give a Whole New Meaning to The Term Food Porn Seth Rogan, Evan Goldberg & Jonah Hill are some lucky, white, man boys to be able to indulge their sense of humor and create exactly what cracks them up, no holds barred. However, I do wonder if sometime during the 3 years it took to get the animated feature finished, did they ever feel like, I’m tired of this bit now, tell me again why we started this? You’ve probably heard by now, do not take children to see this movie, I reiterate…
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MOVIE KETCHUP: Maggie’s Plan, Free State of Jones, The Legend of Tarzan, Finding Dory, The Purge:Election Year, Ice Age:Collision & Absolutely Fabulous The Movie
Summer is not just a busy time for blockbuster releases, there's always a lot in general released in theaters - indies, horror and everything in between. So here's a quick run down of stuff I screened in the last 2 months.
