Locke And Key: Small World Comic Book Review
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StarTalk Season 1 DVD Review
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The Ultimate Legacy Is Due Out On DVD January 3, 2017
“The Ultimate Legacy” is the latest in a series of films that includes “The Ultimate Gift” and “The Ultimate Life.” The faith based dramas are all based on books by author Jim Stovall. In this installment, the story revolves around a free spirited and moody young man (Joey) who has been left a high class bed and breakfast of sorts by his late grandmother. Before he inherits it, however, Joey must first prove himself and overcome his past troubles. Helping him on his road to redemption are a young lawyer (Kelly) and a man who has gone through similar trials and tribulations (Jason).
“The Ultimate Legacy” is designed for a very specific audience (most notably fans of faith based films, Jim Stovall novels and Dove approved titles) and will have little appeal outside of that. It’s a not so subtle, corny, and soap operay production about love, kindness, turning your life around, and soul searching. Sure, the film boasts some impressive veteran actors such as Doug Jones, Brian Dennehy, Raquel Welch, Lee Meriwether, and Bill Cobbs, but their talents aren’t enough to endure it unless you are really into these type of films.
Presentation: Widescreen Audio Track: Dolby Digital 5.1
Extras include Cinedigm trailers, a trailer for “The Ultimate Legacy,” 6 ½ minutes of bloopers, and an 11 minute featurette titled “The Ultimate Legacy: Behind The Scenes” which contains set footage, interviews, and discussions about the film and production.
Aleister Arcane Graphic Novel Review
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Sherlock Chronicles Book Review
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Phantasm Blu-ray Review
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Top 10 Christmas Films
With the holiday season in full swing, people (and families) all across the globe are watching Christmas films. I’m sure most of us all watch the same batch of X-Mas films given that there aren’t a ton of great ones out there as of right now, but I thought I’d share my personal favorites in this week’s top 10 list anyway. On with the festive list! Continue reading
Reading The Silver Screen Is Now Available
Author Thomas C. Foster’s “Reading The Silver Screen” (AKA “Reading The Silver Screen: A Film Lover’s Guide To Decoding The Art Form That Moves”) is tailor made for people interested in learning more about cinema. The Harper Perennial book is an educational read that covers how to read and interpret a film, a film’s construction, the role of the camera, scenes, shots, sequences, silent films, film genres, lighting, B&W films, point of view, reading between the lines, screenplay structure, framing, novel to film adaptations, remakes, music, symbolism, visual styles, and more. The author also uses numerous films to illustrate points such as “Citizen Kane” and “Mad Max: Fury Road.”
For film critics (like myself), film buffs, and filmmakers, “Reading The Silver Screen” is pretty much preaching to the choir. It’s all fairly basic stuff that you probably know like the back of your hand. For those not involved with the film world, however, this book might come in handy as author Thomas C. Foster essentially constructs it like a class curriculum. That makes sense given the fact that he is a Professor and that the book even comes with assignments! Some may find that the 348 page book overstates the obvious quite a bit, but it should be noted that there’s still a lot of value here as Foster does a commendable job of breaking down the visual art form of cinema.
“Reading The Silver Screen” is now available at your local bookstores or online booksellers.
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