The strong emerging cast combined with a compelling story makes Red Dawn a strapping box-office contender in the crowed film arena. Aimed at teen to twenties mixed viewers, the movie should attract a solid following for the long haul. Although a remake, this recreation of the 1984 hit with the same title has all […]
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Red Dawn, Defending Our Homeland (Film Review)
November 26th, 2012 
John Delia 
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Tags: Action, PG-13, War 
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Smashed, Days of Alcoholism and Romance (Film Review)
November 26th, 2012 John Delia Nicely acted the film Smashed takes you on a journey of alcoholism and denial. The movie does a good job of opening windows into the humiliating, demeaning and dire consequences of addiction to alcohol. While not a Days of Wine and Roses, the film does make good grades as an educational tool. The movie centers […]
Posted in ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, INDEPENDENT FILMS, John Delia, MOVIES, RANTS & REVIEWS Tags: Alcoholism, Drama, Rated R No Comments »Dragons: Riders of Berk (DVD Review)
November 22nd, 2012 Beyond the Marquee My kids are huge fans of the Dreamworks Academy Award®-nominated hit movie How To Train Your Dragon!, so when we received a review copy of the new animated Cartoon Network series Dragons: Riders of Berk, they were over the top with excitement. The adventures of Hiccup the young viking, Toothless the dragon and all their friends […]
Posted in ANIMATED, ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, Beyond The Marquee, CABLE, DVD, RANTS & REVIEWS, T.V., TELEVISION & CABLE, VIDEO No Comments »Silhouettes From Popular Culture by Olly Moss (Book Review)
November 22nd, 2012 Steve Czarnecki The holidays are upon us and if you truly want to impress someone who adores TV and Movies with the perfect stocking stuffer, THIS IS IT. We’ve followed acclaimed artist Olly Moss and some of his work for some time here at Beyond the Marquee and now we are thrilled to have been given the […]
Marquee Mama Reviews Steven Spielberg’s LINCOLN (Film Review)
November 15th, 2012 Marquee Mama This is a first for me. You’d normally come here to read about kid movies, family-friendly films – pretty much nothing with a rating stronger than PG (which includes films like Wreck-It Ralph and The Lorax). But I stepped out recently with my husband for date night to see the much-anticipated Lincoln. It was a good […]
Breaking Dawn Part 2, for Female Twilight Fans (Film Review)
November 15th, 2012 John Delia No matter what I say about The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, the fanatic female fans of The Twilight Saga will head to the theaters in droves. A flick for the chicks, the men may as well stay at home from this mushy romance that thinks it’s a fantasy yet panders to lust and […]
Lincoln, American Politics 1865 (Film Review)
November 15th, 2012 John Delia The biopic film Lincoln provides a look at how politics changed the United States in the final months of the 16th President’s life. It’s a dark boding story that takes you into the heart of a historical political debate, a congress divided and a family being pulled apart. If you like films with educational substance, […]
