Entering the film market the week after the running of the Kentucky Derby, The Cup, a true horseracing story, makes it’s bid for the sports fan base. A true account of one of a first ever winners by a non-Australian horse in a race dominated by the continent’s best runners, this film works not only […]
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The Cup, A Grueling Sports Film (Film Review)
May 9th, 2012 
John Delia Downtown Cinema (with Malone) Reviews THOU SHALT NOT KILL… EXCEPT (Blu-Ray Review)
May 6th, 2012 Malone You know Doc, one of the greatest Westerns of all time is, without question, The Good The Bad and The Ugly. Shot on a shoestring in the Spanish desert, Sergio Leone showed us a style of filmmaking not previously seen in the genre. This was no John Wayne-in-Monument Valley picture. The landscape, new and exciting, […]
Downtown Cinema (with Malone) Reviews FRANKENHOOKER (Blu-Ray Review)
April 24th, 2012 Malone Hey Doc, let me ask you a question: Do you remember the 1980’s? Remember how science and computers were all the rage? You didn’t have to know anything about how either one worked, but you could create beautiful women or launch a global nuclear war with just a couple of keystrokes and a modem that […]
TRAILER TUESDAY: BRAVE, Virginia, LOOPER, Five Year Engagement, MANSOME, The Bourne Legacy and MORE!
April 24th, 2012 Beyond the Marquee Instead of bouncing around the net trying to find the latest trailers for the hottest films, just drop by Beyond the Marquee here on TRAILER TUESDAYS and we’ll load you up with what you need. Whether you’ve seen them allready, or ar thirsty to revisit them again, here are this weeks’ latest and greatest.
Brave New Digital World: The Fantastic App of Mr. Morris Lessmore
April 20th, 2012 David Derks There was a gem of a short film released last year that was originally part of an app available on iTunes, and it won the Oscar earlier this year for best animated short subject called The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. It’s a brilliant piece of filmmaking that will put a smile on […]
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Tags: Animation, Family, New Media 
2 Comments »The Mouse That Roared: The Gruffalo (Film Review)
April 19th, 2012 David Derks The mouse meets the predators The Gruffalo is a charming animated short film about a mouse who encounters danger while on a journey to an acorn tree. Based on the award-winning children’s book The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson & Alex Scheffler, a mouse goes on a journey to a distant acorn tree where he encounters three […]
Posted in ANIMATED, ANIMATED, ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, David Derks, INDEPENDENT FILMS Tags: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Foreign, Rated G 2 Comments »
THE RAID: REDEMPTION, A Kick-butt Action Flick (Film Review)
April 12th, 2012 John Delia A kick to the head, a fist to the body, guns blazing, explosions rocking the hallways, knives slashing, bodies everywhere and that’s only the first 15 minutes of film The Raid: Redemption. With amazing choreography, realistic combat and creative cinematography the movie makes a big hit. Don’t look for an original story, but that’s not […]
Posted in FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, INDEPENDENT FILMS, John Delia, MOVIES, RANTS & REVIEWS Tags: Action, Crime, Rated R, Thriller 1 Comment »
