After falling in love over the phone a call-center worker (Shiya) leaves India to find the man at the other end of the line (Jesse Metcalfe) in San Francisco. Austin Basis, Nina Bergman, Sarah Foster, and Larry Miller also star. The film opens in limited release in select cities on Friday.
A young couple’s (Paulo Costanzo, Jill Wagner) nature get-away is hijacked by a convict (Shea Whigham) and his girlfriend (Rachel Krebs). The unlikely foursome become trapped in a gas station and get hunted by a mysterious splinter-shooting monster. Laurel Whitsett also stars. Check out the official site. The film opens in limited release in select cities on Friday. Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis
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“You may be ready to say goodbye to East High, but East High’s not ready to say goodbye to you.”
I missed the first two made-for-TV High School Musical films, but even coming late to the party it didn’t take me long to get the lay of the land. It’s senior year at East High in Albuquerque, New Mexico. That means one last musical for the gang, and fears about future college plans and long-distance romance for Troy (Zac Efron) and Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens).
Although the storylines are quite simple. the sets, costumes, and choreography make stand-out performances. The film, tongue firmly in cheek, makes homage to everything from Busby Berkley to Madonna’s “Material Girl” video.
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Over the top acting, typical story line and a complete lack of moral high ground makes Pride and Glory absolutely painful to watch. You don’t give a shit about any one single character, not a one; the most enduring character is a wife dying of cancer. That’s right, a dying wife and interesting enough women were only window dressing in Pride and Glory. Chics don’t carry guns, they are not in the force and they certainly don’t have a brain, just drones that are completely clueless to the peril and damage their husbands are pressing on the poor elements of society. Pride and Glory is way too long and exaggerates every stereotype from unlawful cops to the criminal element, way too much in one film. It’s certainly nothing we haven’t seen before, not a single original thought or character.
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Marvel has screwed the pooch so utterly on Spidey’s continuity it’s hard for me to get a bearing in this issue. The story begins with Spidey and Anti-Venom breaking into Norman Osborn‘s base to take down some baddies.
The story includes appearances by Norman Osborn as the Green Goblin, Harry Osborn, a Venom-ized Scorpion, Songbird, Radioactive Man, Aunt May, and Harry’s new squeeze Lily (who seems to have a thing for Peter – that should turn out well).
Let’s start with the fact that Norman, Harry, and, to a lesser extent May, all play important roles in this issue and all are supposed to be dead. In the old Marvel Universe when someone died they stayed dead, now it’s filled with the resurrected. There’s less walking dead in an Evil Dead flick! What’s next, you gonna’ dig up Uncle Ben?
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