On the Road

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  • Title: On the Road
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On the RoadAdapted from Jack Kerouac‘s semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, On the Road follows the misadventures of young writer Sal Paradise (Sam Riley) who takes up with the charismatic Dean Moriarty (Garrett Hedlund) for a hedonistic journey across the country that involves sex, drugs, the defining music and philosophy of the Beat Generation, and both Dean’s girlfriend Marylou (Kristen Stewart) and wife Camille (Kirsten Dunst).

Francis Ford Coppola purchased the movie rights in 1979, but spent decades unable to get the meandering period piece centered around a group of self-important characters off the ground. In late 2010 his patience was rewarded by director Walter Salles and screenwriter Jose Rivera who were finally able to bring the project to fruition.

On the Road is, at best, a mixed success. The relationship between Riley and Hedlund succeeds while Salles sprinkles in solid small supporting performances from recognizable actors such as Viggo Mortensen, Amy Adams, and Alice Braga.

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Arrow – Salvation

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  • Title: Green Arrow – Salvation
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“You’ve been home for eight months Oliver; I don’t think you’ve left that island yet.”

Arrow - Salvation

Oliver‘s (Stephen Amell) attempt to take down a local slum lord (Duncan Ollerenshaw) on his father’s list is thwarted by the arrival of a new vigilante known as The Savior (Christopher Redman). Inspired by Green Arrow, The Savior begins kidnapping and murdering people he believes have wronged the slums of Starling City known as the Glades who include Ollie’s slum lord and the city’s Assistant District Attorney (Peter Benson) and then broadcasts his deadly form of justice over the Internet. With Felicity’s (Emily Bett Rickards) help Oliver attempts to trace The Savior’s transmissions back to the source, but their killer is always one step ahead of the emerald archer.

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G.I. JOE: Retaliation

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  • Title: G.I. JOE: Retaliation
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G.I. JOE: RetaliationFour years after the train wreck that was G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra, the sequel finally makes it to theaters after converting the movie to 3D and shooting additional scenes to cash-in on Channing Tatum‘s increased celebrity. G.I. JOE: Retaliation doesn’t prove to be worth the wait, but it’s certainly far better than the original.

For those of you unlucky enough to have witnessed the first film, you know that the terrorist organization known as Cobra had risen. Even if they had been defeated by the American special anti-terrorism force known as G.I. JOE, one of Cobra’s own, the master of disguise known as Zartan (Arnold Vosloo), had taken the place of the President of the United States (Jonathan Pryce).

G.I. JOE: Retaliation picks up some months later with President Zartan orchestrating the public disgrace and destruction of the JOEs while Storm Shadow (Byung-hun Lee) and Firefly (Ray Stevenson) break Cobra Commander (now played by Luke Bracey) out of futuristic prison in an overly-elaborate plan.

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Iron Patriot Sixth Scale Figure

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Iron Patriot Sixth Scale Figure

Sideshow’s new Iron Patriot Sixth Scale Figure is available for pre-order. The 12in. figure comes with two interchangeable heads (one head featuring the likeness of Don Cheadle and a second head that lights up), more than 36 points of articulation, LED light up eyes and Arc Reactor, three pair of interchangeable hands, and a figure stand, all of which can be yours for the low, low price of $310.

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Hawaii Five-0 – Hoa Pili

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  • Title: Hawaii Five-0 – Hoa Pili
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Hawaii Five-0 - Hoa Pili

Five-0 looks into vandalism, arson, and a series of death threats sent to a company whose shark tours are endangering the local shark population. After the third boat of the tour’s fleet is burned three miles offshore, McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) and Danny (Scott Caan) head out in search of the boat’s sunken shark cage still holding the body of the owner’s brother. Five-0 searches for the murderer who they are pretty sure the victim managed to wound with a bang stick (an underwater buckshot shotgun used against sharks) as well as investigating the local Kapu surfer gang who attacked the victim a week before his death when the tour began encroaching on their territory and pushing the sharks further inland.

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