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Reel News for Reel People

Dave Matthews Band Fans in 2008: Call Us So Damn Lucky
Katherine Heigl Should Reconsider TV After 27 Dresses
Resident Evil: Extinction Might Actually Be an Improvement

Critics Corner: Do We Need Another Rambo?

The Hollywood landscape was a lot different in 1982, when John Rambo first appeared on the scene. First Blood offered us an initial glimpse at one of Sylvester’s Stallone’s two iconic characters – the other being Rocky Balboa – and, over the course of the next six years, we welcomes him into cinemas two more times. Twenty years would pass before Rambo was released, and, I’m surprised to admit, it’s a fairly entertaining action movie. Who knew a sixty-one-year-old actor could pull that off?!

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What's New in the Warehouse?

Kris Rides Kansas to Win the 2008 NCAA Basketball Tournament Pool
Annual Year in Film Lists Boast Some Unusual Choices
Aaron Sorkin Pens Another Gem With Charlie Wilson's War
SLaM 2007 Victors: Dolla Billz Capture Second League Title
Would-Be Lord of the Rings? Eragon Isn't Up To It
Julio's Top 100 Movies: Back for Another Round
The Legend's Cinematic Double-Dip: Lady Jane & Luther
Kill the King? Not Likely at a Dave Matthews Concert
The Ringer Does the Farrelly Brothers No Favors
Hoya Saxa: Was 1997 Really So Long Ago?
Joss Whedon’s Serenity: Firefly Revived for the Big Screen

Horror Can Be a Mixed Bag

Film fans do not tend to expect much from horror films, but that does not mean that their expectations are always met. In the case of Turistas, expectations were definitely not met. In fact, rather than a clever, engaging film – or even one with a few thrills and chills – we are presented with a fairly bland, run-of-the-mill horror movie. Watch The Exorcist on video for the umpteenth time rather than give this offering even two minutes of your time.

WHERE IS IT?

Time has passed, but do not pretend you’re still not asking yourself that question. Where Is the Island? I do not pretend to have the definitive answer – although I have my theories – but this mystery has prompted me to start something I should have begun a long time ago. With my Live Journal blog focusing on fatherhood and those crazy little kids, this new effort is solely entertainment. If you’d care to see what’s tickling my fancy, just ask, Where Is the Island?

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