Brand new Law Abiding Citizen clip – Get Down

Thanks to director F. Gary Gray for the info via Twitter. To those who haven't heard about LAC — sheesh, where have you been? =) — here's the gist: An everyday guy (Clyde) decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets his family's killers free. His target: The district attorney …

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Pondering the latest remakes of the Brontë sisters’ novels

I recently saw the trailer for Bright Star (see trailer below), which is about the poet John Keats and his love and poetic inspiration Fanny Brawne. It looks pretty good, especially the fact that it's based on a true story. Being a fan of period pieces — with Ang Lee's Sense & Sensibility being my …

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THIS JUST IN: Law Abiding Citizen Clip – Confessions

F. Gary Gray just said via Twitter that he's going to the very first screening of his new thriller tonight. Regina Hall, Bruce Mc Gill, & Gerard Butler will be there. "Tonight's the very first screening of "Law Abiding Citizen". It's finally finished & I feel really really good," he tweeted. The film is also …

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Casting News – FlixChatter Highlights Part 3

Happy Tuesday, folks. Time for some casting news I've compiled over the weekend. Let's just get right to it, shall we? The biggest news that sort of hit me out of left filed is concerning my favorite up & coming actor Sharlto Copley. Various sources have reported that he's been offered the role of Murdoch …

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Rest in Peace, Patrick Swayze

I just heard about Patrick Swayze's death as I was having dinner with my hubby. When he said, did Patrick Swayze died? I immediately said, no, it was a bunch of hoax, as false reports were circulating last May of his demise. But this time, it was real, he did pass away after battling pancreatic …

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FlixChatter Review: Julie & Julia

Instead of staying in for our monthly girls' movie nite, we opted to see this movie at the theater. Truthfully, I don't know what to expect as this isn't usually the type of flick I get excited about, but it was actually pretty good. I knew nothing about who Julia Child is, other than she …

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DVD Pick: State of Play

Everything about this movie, from the premise, cast and even the poster screamed 'smart, riveting thriller.' The nice thing is, it lives up to my expectation, and then some. This is Russell Crowe's strongest performance since The Insider 10 years ago. Of course I loved him in Gladiator, but it's his amazingly credible role as …

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