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Harry Brown – Alex’s Review

11 November 2009 9:18 AM, PST | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

Recently it seems every time we open a newspaper we are confronted with the words “Broken Britain”. Knife crime runs rampant throughout our streets and young faces stare up at us from the pages.

Teens are being murdered by their peers and neighbourhoods are being terrified by huge groups of adolescents that deal drugs and are armed to the teeth. This is very much a problem in modern Britain and it is within this world that Harry Brown is set.

I guess it can be said that these youngsters feel they have nothing to live for and the same is true of our title character here. When we first meet Harry he is essentially coasting through towards his own death. His beloved wife is dying in hospital and he spends his days playing chess with his best friend Len.

He lives on a crumbling, decaying London estate and is fully »

- Alex Wagner

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Grimmupnorth 09: Review of The Horseman

4 November 2009 12:09 PM, PST | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »

Year: 2009

Directors: Steven Kastrissios

Writers: Steven Kastrissios

IMDb: link

Trailer: link (We're quoted!)

Review by: projectcyclops

Rating: 7 out of 10

Steven Kastrissios’ brutal revenge film The Horseman kicks off with a two men beating the living daylights out of each other, until one man is crippled, doused with petrol and roasted alive. The survivor calmly cleans himself up, changes clothes and drives off in his pest control van. This is Christian (played to the hilt by Peter Marshall), and through flash-backs we learn that his daughter was found dead after a porno shoot for a sleazy adult film company, run from the aptly named “BloodSports Gym”. He’s pretty pissed.

This Aussie film has a vibe very similar to the Liam Neeson action/revenge flick, ‘Taken’. Both are fast-cut, very violent, slickly directed and are almost unbelievable in the punishment the protagonists give and receive. Think Death Wish for the 2000’s. »

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Birthday Suit: Dolph 'the biggest one' Lundgren

3 November 2009 7:06 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Thought I'd goof around with a little b-day series. In case it's yours! Could be shortlived. Or maybe it'll go on forever. You never know.

Hal Hartley , Paprika Steen and Charles Bronson

Today's Birthdays, November 3rd ...some of them at any rate. For those who are prone to celebrating the lives of the filmic and famous. And if you aren't, you're not having enough fun.

1921 Charles Bronson had a Death Wish, five of them actually, and he had them before "franchise" was a daily spoken word in movie discussions.1930 Lois Smith, sweet character actress, is now 79 years old. I once saw her in a train station. It's true. Weren't you shocked when she died on the first season of True Blood? I sure was.

1931 Monica Vitti, breathtaking Italian goddess

1953 Kate Capshaw aka Mrs. Spielberg. Did she sing or was she dubbed for that awesome "Anything Goes" opening number in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom »

- NATHANIEL R

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The Exterminator

31 October 2009 10:28 PM, PDT | Latemag.com/film | See recent LateFilmFull news »

John Eastman (Robert Ginty) is a Vietnam Vet (aren’t all the best revenge movie / vigilante hero’s?) and when his best friend, Michael Jefferson (Steve James,) who saved his life out in The 'Nam is attacked and left paralysed by a gang of vicious street punks, Eastman decides to even the score.

The film starts off with its heroes fighting the Vietcong in the Vietnam war. After a vicious gun battle, Eastman, Jefferson and another comrade are captured and taken for interrogation. During the interrogation the 3rd comrade has his head hacked off in a surprisingly gory film moment, Eastman is next up for the chop, luckily Jefferson gets the drop on his guards and takes them down, machine gun blazing.

Back in New York, Eastman and Jefferson are honest Joe’s making a living from blue-collar factory jobs. An encounter with some thieves at the factory sets off »

- Leigh

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Terrifyingly Gnarly #18 – House Of The Devil’s A.J. Bowen

28 October 2009 5:38 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

To me, it’s fitting that in our lengthy conversation, actor A.J. Bowen tells me he was close to answering the phone with Tom Atkins’ famous line, “Thrill Me.” With his phenomenal facial hair (which I open the interview with) and true talent showcased in our beloved genre, I can see him attaining the heights of that classic ’80s hero. This Friday, Ti West’s much anticipated House Of The Devil reaches theaters (you can currently check it out on VOD, and you should!) where you can see Bowen in a relatively small but integral and very fun role. Punch drunk in love with the film since I saw it earlier this year at Tribeca and a huge admirer of Bowen’s excellent work in The Signal, I knew I’d have to get him talking about it all. So read on, and get excited about the lumberjack resembling future of horror, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Sam Zimmerman)

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October 16: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

16 October 2009 12:58 PM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »

We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but there’s all this vengeance to be doled out and all those injustices to be put right. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, did you see Law Abiding Citizen this weekend?” you can reply, “No, I indulged in the long history of vigilante cinema and checked out the long history of extralegal fantasy ass kicking.” Instead Of: Law Abiding Citizen, the vigilante action flick about grieving, angry husband and father Gerard Butler taking vengeance against Da Jamie Foxx for setting free the man who murdered his family... Watch: The granddaddy of vigilante flicks, 1974’s Death Wish, in which Charles Bronson goes all badass on bad guys who done bad. Just as the Vietnam War spawned the »

- MaryAnn Johanson

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Review: ‘Law Abiding Citizen’

16 October 2009 12:15 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Well, I’m  humbled and a little embarrassed to admit how much I enjoyed this movie. You see, before I actually started reviewing movies, this is exactly the type of film that would cause me to turn up my nose. I’ve made an earnest attempt to go outside my comfort zone, and damned if I am not pleasantly surprised every once and a while. All I knew about this film was that it starred Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. I’m not exactly a big fan of either.

Law Abiding Citizen is a bloody, sick, and twisted tale of revenge. What if you crossed a gruesome revenge movie like I Spit on Your Grave with a implausible, tech-savy caper like Mission Impossible? Why, you would get something like this film.  Suspend your logic and enjoy the ride. Wholly original, Law Abiding Citizen had me on pins and needles, and »

- Shannon Hood

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Review: ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ Takes Action, Forgets Logic

16 October 2009 11:40 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Law Abiding Citizen is a well-directed, entertaining movie that suffers from one unfortunate affliction: It makes absolutely no sense. There’s a certain amount of suspension of disbelief required by any sort of big budget urban thriller with lots of explosions, stern bureaucrats, macho posturing and self-righteous vengeance. Anybody who’s seen the Death Wish series or any other B (or lower) grade revenge pictures knows what I’m talking about. But this film, from director F. Gary Gray and screenwriter Kurt Wimmer, asks for far, far too much of it. It stars Jamie Foxx as Nick Rice, a self-serious Philadelphia district attorney who consents to a plea bargain with the murderers of Clyde Shelton’s (Gerard Butler) wife and daughter because of insufficient evidence for a criminal trial. Big freaking mistake. Ten years later, the murderers suffer heinous graphic deaths, the last of which involves a gruesome dismemberment carried out on one of the multiple industrial »

- Robert Levin

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Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler Seek Justice With 'Law Abiding Citizen'

16 October 2009 3:52 AM, PDT | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »

Butler makes his producing debut while taking a stab at the law's shortcomings.

By Larry Carroll, with reporting by Ryan J. Downey

Jamie Foxx

Photo: MTV News

Beverly Hills, California — By now, you know that King Leonidas and Ray Charles are getting ready to square off against each other in "Law Abiding Citizen," a new crime thriller in theaters this weekend. You might also know that their real names are Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx, and that the two stars are so intent on stretching the limits of Hollywood typecasting that they switched roles in the film at the last minute. But what you might not realize is how much both stars have riding on "Abiding."

"We started this company, my manager and I, called Evil Twins," Butler explained when we caught up with him recently. The film marks his first effort as a producer — one of the many ways »

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Law Abiding Citizen Reviews

16 October 2009 3:26 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

Please don't let our lack of enthusiasm about this one bother you. It's a Saw-like thriller. Starring Gerard Butler. And Jamie Foxx. Did you know that Jamie Foxx once won an Oscar?

"...one of those movies you like more at the time than in retrospect. I mean, come on, you're thinking. Still, there's something to be said for a movie you like well enough at the time."

— Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"...a slick cat and mouse thriller where occasional splashes of gore substitute for any emotional depth or narrative context."

— Bill Gibron, filmcritic.com

"An exercise in illogic and Death Wish cribbing that lets a bunch of good actors collect big paychecks for playing way less than their A game."

— Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

"...a flagrantly ridiculous thriller that tries to retrofit Saw to function as a mainstream, semi-respectable vigilante picture about the failings of our justice system."

— Scott Tobias, »

- reelz reelz

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Law Abiding Citizen Review

16 October 2009 12:57 AM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

Remember Charles Bronson in Death Wish? Law Abiding Citizen offers a taste of no-mercy vigilante family-man justice 3.0. Ten years after his wife and daughter were slaughtered in front of him, Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) kidnaps one of the perpetrators, straps him down to a torture table, and saws off his limbs (and other things). Then he sends a video of the atrocity to Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx), the slick, out-for-himself Philadelphia prosecutor who cut too soft a deal with the killer…read more [EW]

When “Law Abiding Citizen” feels comfortable enough to be a blunt object of suspense, it comes together splendidly. Pitting the harsh realities of the modern justice system against the suburban cry for blood from a soccer dad, Kurt Wimmer’s screenplay nurtures a pungent odor of injustice that sets up the plot in an exhilarating manner. Morally frozen lawyers? Tired, careless judges? Wimmer manipulates audience reaction superbly, »

- Allan Ford

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Box Office: Stepping on Law Abiding Things

14 October 2009 4:32 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

The comedy Couples Retreat led the box office this past weekend, but the big surprise was the scare flick Paranormal Activity which managed to take number four while playing only 160 theaters. Here's the top five:

1. Couples Retreat: $34.3 million

2. Zombieland: $14.8 million

3. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: $11.5 million

4. Paranormal Activity: $7.9 million

5. Toy Story / Toy Story 2: $7.7 million

We've got three new films going into wide release this Friday:

Law Abiding Citizen

What's It All About: Jaimie Foxx is the District Attorney and Gerard Butler is the crazed man determined to avenge himself upon the legal system that allowed his wife and daughter's murderers to go free.

Why It Might Do Well: Foxx is an Oscar-winner.

Why It Might Not Do Well: The plot feels like a recycled Death Wish for the twenty-first century.

Number of Theaters: 2,700

Prediction: $11 million

Where the Wild Things Are

What's It All About: »

- Matt Bradshaw

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Jerry Bruckheimer Still Wants to Play 'Apaches'

13 October 2009 9:45 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

The property has been bouncing around Hollywood for at least a dozen years, but producer Jerry Bruckheimer is intent on bringing Lorenzo Carcaterra's Apaches to the big screen. According to a recent Variety report, Jerry has hired the screenwriting team of Sean O'Keefe and Will Staples to take a shot at the source material. And no, it's not about actual Apache warriors. It's actually a crime story about a group of retired cops who go on a vigilante spree when the need arises. If this duo can bang out a workable draft, and that's something a lot of established writers have failed to do, then we may have a cool action flick to check out. The book even has a sequel called Chasers, so there's that to consider.

Movie fans will remember Carcaterra's name from Sleepers, the Barry Levinson film that was based on the author's book, plus he's »

- Scott Weinberg

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Villains We Love: 1970s New York

12 October 2009 11:45 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Villainy isn't just found in an evil plot, a straight razor, or a hockey mask. Sometimes it's a crippling state of mind and place that sucks the soul out of its heroes and heroines. It can be Purgatory, it can be hell, it can be a mental asylum, or it can be a bustling metropolis. So, I'd like to salute 1970s New York as being one of the most vicious, ruthless villains to ever wreck havoc on the silver screen.

By now you're regarding me with skepticism, outright derision, or a need to see Pinhead or Jigsaw saluted for the millionth time on a Halloween list. But think about the lurking menace behind Serpico, Taxi Driver, Fort Apache the Bronx, Cruising, Dog Day Afternoon, Klute, Mean Streets, Death Wish and dozens more. (Every once and awhile Hollywood mixed it up and set something in San Fransisco. But it always felt like a New York stand-in, »

- Elisabeth Rappe

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Harry Brown poster

12 October 2009 10:12 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

Is Michael Caine the Clint Eastwood of British cinema? Sure as hell seems like it with his next movie, Harry Brown. After the trailer giving the Gran Torino meets Death Wish vibe, the newest poster for the film adds more to the throwback of 70's gangster films. It also proves that like Eastwood, Caine is still capable of kicking ass at the age of 76. In Brown, Caine plays an ex-serviceman and widower who becomes a reluctant vigilante after the death of his friend. In true vigilante... »

- Niki Stephens

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Exclusive: Thomas Jane Says Perfect 'Punisher' Movie Is More 'Death Wish,' Less 'Spider-Man'

7 October 2009 8:42 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

While comic book fans and critics alike didn't look too kindly on 2004's "The Punisher," Thomas Jane's portrayal of Marvel's gun-toting vigilante Frank Castle is widely regarded as one of the high points in the film. The actor has never been shy about his affinity for the character, and very publicly parted ways with the franchise prior to 2008's "Punisher: War Zone," citing creative differences over the character's direction in the films.

I recently spoke to Jane about his impressive directorial debut "Dark Country," a noir-horror thriller that hit shelves this week, and had to ask him what he thought about Frank Castle's big-screen prospects these days—and whether we'll ever see the Punisher movie he's been dying to make.

"My interest has always been based more in reality than in superhero fiction, and with the original 'Punisher' I very much pushed them to try to make a »

- Rick Marshall

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Exclusive Red Band Bronson Clip and Interview!

5 October 2009 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »

If you're from England, you probably already know the name Charlie Bronson. No, not the famous actor of Death Wish but the criminal born Michael Gordon Peterson, who built his reputation in the British penal system by taking guards hostage then duking it out with all comers in brutal fights that helped him earn the lofty title of "Britain's most famous criminal." Bronson (the movie) is the remarkable new film from Nicolas Winding Refn, the Danish filmmaker behind The Pusher Trilogy , and it's quite a departure in terms of being a much more visual and visceral experience even than his ultra-violent look at Copenhagen's drug underground. Channeling the sensibilities of Stanley Kubrick circa A Clockwork Orange , Refn tells Bronson's story in an unconventional way,... »

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Lil Wayne Rocks The Hottest MCs In The Game At #2!

4 October 2009 8:02 AM, PDT | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »

Huge sales, huge tours, huge label take Weezy to 'A Milli' and beyond!

By Shaheem Reid and Jayson Rodriguez

Lil Wayne

Photo: Universal/MTV News

The 2009 Hottest MCs in the Game rollout is now complete! As in 2007 and 2008, the list, determined by the MTV News Hip-Hop Brain Trust, is based on an Mc's achievements right now, rather than an entire career. The criteria is based on a combination of rhyme skill, flow and how those things are implemented musically as the main factors. The Brain Trust also considered buzz, impact, commercial success -- sales, airplay, business ventures, Web presence, endorsements and helping to spawn other artists' careers -- and the intangible, impact: Can an artist not only contribute to the rap game but influence cultural shifts? Are they trendsetters? All of these factors -- and the results of our audience poll, which closed last week and got a vote at »

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Sylvester Stallone Has A "Death Wish" Plus, He Really, Really Wants Edgar Allan Poe!

3 October 2009 11:48 AM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

Sylvester Stallone is all over the pop culture landscape. The actor-director is starting to tease us with his upcoming "The Expendables" and he's also working on the pre-production for "Rambo 5."

But now, he revealed to Empire Online, that he wanted to remake the Charles Bronson masterpiece, "Death Wish." It's the original vigilante movie from the 70s.

"I'm thinking about it," Stallone told Empire. "It's a classic morality tale, where you take a civilised man and take away everything that matters to him so he becomes primitive again."

But wait, there's more! Stallone is not stopping with "Death Wish" for all his film wishes. He also has a passion for American Gothic writer Edgar Allan Poe. Sly wants his pit and pendulum too :happy

Although Stallone said he would not be playing the author (he died at 39), he thinks an autobiographical film about Poe is bound to come.

When asked about the planned "Cliffhanger" remake, »

- Manny

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Sylvester Stallone Speaks On A 'Death Wish' Remake And Edgar Allen Poe

2 October 2009 7:30 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

You've gotta love Sylvester Stallone. The guy was a dominant force in '80s cinema, particularly with his iconic Rocky Balboa and Rambo characters. Not to mention debatable classics like "Nighthawks," "Cobra," "Over the Top" and "Tango & Cash." He lost some luster over the next decade, but returned to the public eye once again -- ironically -- when he revisited the roles that made him in "Rambo" (2008) and "Rocky Balboa" (2006).

Now that's he's firmly reestablished himself, the Italian Stallion is turning his attention to other possibilities. We already know he's set to star in director Robert Rodriguez's "The Expendables." Now, speaking to Empire, Stallone also revealed that he's interested in remaking the Charles Bronson-starring classic "Death Wish" in addition to a long-gestating biopic on Edgar Allen Poe.

"I'm thinking about ['Death Wish']," Stallone said. "It's a classic morality tale, where you take a civilized man and take away everything that »

- Adam Rosenberg

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