Hollywood War MoviesMarch 23, 2014 – 02:32 pm
Breaking the Hollywood anti-war boycott of the Iraq War. American Sniper is the movie that should not have existed. Even though the book was a bestseller, nobody in Hollywood wanted the rights. And why would they? The Iraq War already had an official narrative in Hollywood. It was bad and wrong. Its veterans were crippled, dysfunctional and dangerous. Before American Sniper, Warner Brothers had gone with anti-war flicks like Body of Lies and In the…
Hollywood Movies ArbutusJanuary 11, 2015 – 01:35 pm
Next week, Hollywood star Gary Busey will visit Traverse City to act in the movie Camp Manna,filming now at the YMCA Camp Hayo-Went-Ha on Lake Arbutus and later on Torch Lake. Busey’s character, “Cujo, ” an eccentric war veteran and director of a Christian summer camp, will rock out the praise band and fire six lit Bowman arrows into the air. “We wanted Gary for this role because we want the guy who runs the camp to be an eccentric, ” says Eric Machiela…
Video of Hollywood MoviesMarch 27, 2015 – 12:47 pm
This film image released by Sony Pictures shows, from left, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence in a scene from American Hustle. (Photo: Francois Duhamel, AP) Hollywood has a diversity problem. If you disagree, watch Into the Woods — all 8 seconds of it. Dylan Marron, a 27-year-old actor in New York, asks movie lovers and budget-controlling film execs to take a hard look at white-washed blockbusters in a…
Hollywood Movies list 2014July 22, 2015 – 03:29 pm
By AnishMisra created 19 Jul 2013 last updated - 8 months ago 1. Vaikyste (2014) The life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college. (165 mins.) 2. Non-Stop (2014) An air marshal springs into action during a transatlantic flight after receiving a series of text messages that put his fellow passengers at risk unless the airline transfers $150 million into an off-shore account. (106 mins.) 3. Lego filmas (2014) An ordinary Lego construction…
Hollywood Homicide MovieJanuary 29, 2015 – 11:01 am
Pecs appeal: Don t make him angry; you wouldn t like him when he s angry. o quest is more quixotic in hollywood than producing a comic-book movie with real emotional depth. Recent attempts like Spider-Man and Daredevil wedge some angst and weepiness into the mix, but the results seem tactical—a way to broaden the films’ mostly young-male demographic. Ang Lee’s The Hulk, on the other hand, openly embraces the deep-dish emotionalism associated with…
Search Hollywood MoviesDecember 6, 2014 – 10:50 am
Summer movies are always famed for big setpiece special effects and explosive finales. But as America fights two foreign wars and deals with an economic meltdown, Hollywood s dream factory has taken a decidedly nightmarish turn. Suddenly the Apocalypse is in fashion. From arthouse films to animation to popcorn blockbusters, destroying the world has never been more in vogue. Directors and movie studios are clambering over one another to see who can…