Question of the week: Which seasoned director do you think has lost his mojo?

Though this falls under my Random Movie Question categories, you'd surmise that it's really NOT so random. I was inspired by my friend Ted who texted me after the EXODUS screening that he was surprised the film was made by an experienced director of Ridley Scott's caliber, he said it looked like it had been …

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The [Untouchables] prequel I actually would LOVE to see: Capone Rising

Now, there are few prequels made that actually worked. In fact, I could only think of two that I actually like: Rise of the Planet of the Apes and X-Men: First Class. And The Hobbit is poised to join the scarce number of prequels people anticipated most, but generally speaking, few prequels—or sequels, for that …

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The Untouchables Prequel – In need of a young Capone

I realize the irony given what I said in my previous post, but if there's ever a follow-up to a film I'm rather excited about, it'd be The Untouchables: Capone Rising. I thought the 1987's The Untouchables was one of the best crime dramas with a classic David vs. Goliath story set in the prohibition era. …

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