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Win THE KARATE KID Prize Package in Honor of It's 30th Anniversary!

June 4, 2014, 1:00 pm
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Thirty years ago this month, Daniel LaRusso faced off against Johnny Lawrence at the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and with a single "Crane Kick", cinematic history was born.

Now thanks to our friends at TV Store Online, we're giving away a Karate Kid prize package that would make Mr. Miyagi proud.

One winner will receive two t-shirts: 

Karate Kid Cobra Kai Valley Championship Gold T-shirt 

Strike first, strike hard with this vintage yellow Cobra Kai t-shirt!

The officially licensed Karate Kid tee shirt features the classic Cobra Kai dojo logo alongside the legend, "All Valley Karate Championship."

 Put it on and sweep the leg.

 
 Karate Kid All Valley Cobra Kai Logo T-shirt

Show no mercy with this black Cobra Kai t-shirt!

The officially licensed Karate Kid tee features the Cobra Kai logo and reads, "All Valley Karate Championship.

Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it?  Pain does not exist in this dojo, does it? Defeat does not exist in this dojo, does it?  




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Disney Movies Anywhere Introduces PIXAR SUMMER MOVIES TO GO

June 4, 2014, 3:00 pm
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Soak up summer with Pixar Summer Movies To Go exclusively on Disney Movies Anywhere, the free app that lets you stream and download Disney, Pixar and Marvel films anywhere. Beginning June 3, log on for new Pixar surprises coming each week throughout 13 weeks of summer.

With Pixar Summer Movies To Go, a different fan favorite film will be available each week and you can unlock exclusive bonus content like special filmmaker introductions, film trivia and more Pixar surprises! Additionally, in the Discover section of the Disney Movies Anywhere app you’ll find “Countdown to Pixar’s Ultimate Movie-Making Secrets.”

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Indiegogo GO!: ALICE AND THE INVADERS FROM WONDERLAND Interview with Bret M. Herholz

June 4, 2014, 5:00 pm
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Bret and I met over the weekend at the strangest place, a crafts fair in his hometown of Worcester, MA, just minutes after a fender bender outside, and in a room with local Celtic punk bands playing amidst tables loaded with cupcakes, taxidermy, necklaces and pins.

Naturally, I gravitated to the comic book artist there and looked at his book, Sherlock Holmes and the Painful Predicament of Alice Faulknerand enjoyed his portfolio of drawings. There was a steampunk Batgirl in his signature style as well as Sherlock Holmes vs. the deadly Daleks.


His new book takes on Alice in Wonderland and puts her Alice where she should be, a strong hero and her adventures after she returns home. Bret’s Indiegogo campaign runs until June 20th.

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Win Charlie Higson's THE ENEMY Series!

June 4, 2014, 7:00 pm
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When the sickness came, every parent, policeman, politician - every adult fell ill. The lucky ones died. The others are crazed, confused and hungry.

Only children under fourteen remain, and they’re fighting to survive.

A gang of children begin their quest across London, where all through the city - down alleyways, in deserted houses, underground - the grown-ups lie in wait.
Now, in this fifth terrifying entry in Charlie Higson's Enemy series, suddenly it's not so clear who--or what--the enemy is.
As the chilling series continues to build toward its grand finale, the kids who have survived the diseased grown-ups grow more desperate for food, for a cure, for hope of any kind . . .

First the sickness rotted the adults' minds. Then their bodies. Now they stalk the streets of London, hunting human flesh.

The Holloway crew are survivors. They've fought their way across the city and made it to the Natural History Museum alive--just barely. But their fight will never end while the Enemy lives, unless there's another way. . . .

The kids at the museum are looking for a cure. All they need are medical supplies.To get them they must venture down unfamiliar streets, where it isn't only crazed, hungry sickos who lurk in the shadows.
And we're giving away one set of all 5 newly re-packaged books in The Enemy series to a lucky Forces of Geek reader!

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Win EASTERN BANDITS on Blu-ray!

June 5, 2014, 6:00 am
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Eastern Bandits is the heroic story of rebels with a fortune to gain, and everything to lose.

Leader Fang Youwang, with his compatriots Kuei, San Pao, and Lady Dagger - lead a posse of roving bandits that are fearless, enterprising, and loyal to the death.

Their baby-faced masks make them terrifying; their underground lair untraceable.

And now, they’re plotting a double-scam - a heroic rescue and a kidnapping mission - that will make them legends…if anyone gets out alive.


And we're giving away three copies!

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The Nana Splits: A Rapping Banana Wants You To Butter Ya Self, Because, You Know, It's Important And Stuff

June 5, 2014, 7:00 am
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I thought I would start out this morning by introducing you to the Nana Splits, an animated rap group consisting of a banana, a stick of butter and hotdog bun, all who want you to know how awesome it is to be a wealthy food stuff.

The lyrics are NSFW and the beat is pretty sick so, all-in-all, not a bad rap song...even if it does involve a banana.

You can thank Cal-Arts student Julian Petschek for the animation and Kat Knoc (ButterKrust) and C.U.B (NanaSplits) for the vocals. And yes, this song will get stuck in your head for the day.

Where My Food At Bitches?! (Just so you know, you will be yelling that at lunch time)

Video after the break.

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SUPERHEROSTUFF Wants To Send You To The 2014 NYCC!

June 5, 2014, 8:00 am
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SuperHeroStuff.com is partnering with local comic-book stores to give one lucky fan an all-expense paid trip to the 2014 New York City Comic Con!

“SuperHeroStuff, and our wholesale team, works with hundreds of comic book stores already, so it made sense to partner with comic shops to give away this awesome prize.” said Eric Frost, Retail Program Director for SuperHeroStuff. He went on to say that, “Every business is looking for new ways to engage their customers and this is one way that SuperHeroStuff can support their wholesale customers and pop culture fans at the same time. Everyone wins, and we love that.”

To enter, visit your local comic shop and look for a contest box or enter at Winatriptocomiccon.com.

Prize pack includes domestic airfare for two, hotel for 5 nights within walking distance to the convention, two VIP 4-Day Passes into the event, and $200 in spending cash! What more could you want? So spend a weekend in Spider-Man's hometown NYC with 100,000+ comic fans. Get to see some of your favorite artists and celebrities in person. Check out some amazing Cosplay. Eat some great food. Play a new game with other fans. And Party in the Big Apple!

Enter at Winatriptocomiccon.com for your chance to win.


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THROWBACK THURSDAY: Dick Cavett's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad TV Episode...Which Is Surprisingly Hilarious (Starring Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara & John Cassavetes)

June 5, 2014, 9:00 am
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I was a baby when The Dick Cavett Show was on the air (1968-1975) and to this day, I wish that my parents had met and fornicated earlier than they did for the simple reason that the show was probably one of the smartest, hippest, most progressive talk shows to have ever been created (my dad once said, "The Dick Cavett Show was to the talk show as The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour was to the variety show" meaning: subversive, hilarious and able to piss off the masses).

Appearing opposite of Johnny Carson, Cavett's brand of intellectualism, wit and talent in getting people to open up lent to a series of guests who would often eschew the typical late night talk show (he also held court with both a morning show and a primetime show from 1968-1969 that showed that the man was no lazy ass). Some of the guests included: engineer/designer/futurist Buckminster Fuller, Christine Jorgensen (the first person to have sexual reassignment surgery and who would start the tradition of guests walking off the stage in high pisstivity), Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, plus many others.

One of the more notable aspects of the show was Cavett's choice of hosting just one guest where the conversation would flow and television history could be made. He would also have shows that involved guests who were there to promote something together, like the Woodstock show which had performers from the famed concert as well as audience members who had been at the concert, or in the case of the video below, actors and a director who were promoting a film.

In the episode you will see, actors Peter Falk (Colombo), Ben Gazzara (Road House) and director John Cassavetes came to the show to promote the film The Husbands, but instead of hawking their product like good little guests, they spent their time infuriating Cavett, smoking furiously (at the time this was allowed on-air) and being completely, horribly drunk.

It is, needlessly to say, one of the more fascinating episodes to have ever been allowed on TV (not to mention excruciating to watch just for how uncomfortable it makes Cavett and the audience).

You know, sometimes I think the greatest aspects of pop culture died in the 70s and what you are about to see after the break is one of the reasons why....(sigh)

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THE SOPRANOS: THE COMPLETE SERIES Arrives on Blu-ray!

June 5, 2014, 10:00 am
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 "The greatest work of American pop culture of the past quarter century"
– The New York Times

For six seasons, millions of viewers loyally tuned in to HBO to watch the drama unfold as modern-day mob boss Tony Soprano juggled responsibilities between his family and his other "family." Hailed as "a remarkable achievement" by the Wall Street Journal and "the greatest show in TV history" by Vanity Fair, David Chase's drama series The Sopranos stars three-time Emmy® winners James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano and Edie Falco as Tony's wife Carmela, plus Lorraine Bracco as therapist Dr. Jennifer Melfi, Emmy® winner Michael Imperioli as Tony's nephew Christopher Moltisanti and Dominic Chianese as Uncle Junior. Other series regulars include Robert Iler as Anthony Soprano, Jr., Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Meadow Soprano, Tony Sirico as Paulie Walnuts, Steven Van Zandt as Silvio Dante, Aida Turturro as Tony's sister Janice, Steven R. Schirripa as Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri, John Ventimiglia as Artie Bucco, Vincent Curatola as Johnny Sack, Frank Vincent as Phil Leotardo and Ray Abruzzo as Little Carmine.

When The Sopranos debuted in 1999, its story of a modern-day mob boss juggling responsibilities between his family and his other "family" was like nothing that TV critics and viewers had ever seen. The series went on to win more than 20 Emmy® Awards throughout its run, including wins for its legendary cast members such as James Gandolfini and Edie Falco. This fall, fans and newcomers alike will have the opportunity to see the show like never before when The Sopranos: The Complete Series Blu-ray with Digital HD debuts for the first time on November 4, 2014. The BD set includes an exclusive feature full of new interviews with cast and crew, along with famous filmmakers and academics who explore how the acclaimed series transformed the television landscape. The Sopranos: The Complete Series Blu-ray with Digital HD will be at the top of any TV aficionado's holiday wish list.

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Can Playing Video Games Be A Spiritual Experience?

June 5, 2014, 11:00 am
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In this episode of the PBS web series Game/Show, host Jamin Warren discusses the spiritual aspect of video games, which, lends credence to the notion that some games can transcend time and space and help people connect to a deeper meaning within themselves.

Heady stuff, I know, but judging how often I see the glazed look in my husband's eyes during one of his game marathons, I believe in it. And, although some might call it a "religious" experience (and for some, perhaps it is,) in this case, the question of whether or not video games can trigger a sense of spirituality revolves around a definition coined by Swedish sociologist Lars Tornstam, who states "That Cosmic Transcendence revolves around an increased feeling of unity or communion with the spirit of the universe". A concept that seems pretty fitting for people who become emotionally involved with game play (which includes myself, especially when I play games like The Novelist or Gone Home).

With the constant arguments against video games being played out in the media and the always present backlash that gamers are somehow not connected to reality, it is important that the naysayers understand how deeply gaming can affect people in positive ways, and how that connection is not so much an obsession as it is a way to connect to a memory of a game that was played long ago:


Yep, that is some deep shit right there.

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Win GRACELAND: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON on DVD!

June 5, 2014, 12:00 pm
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From the creator of “White Collar” comes a gritty, tension-laced crime drama inspired by actual events featuring a hot young cast led by Daniel Sunjata, and Aaron Tveit. It seems like a sweet deal when new FBI Agent Mike Warren’s (Tveit) first assignment lands him in a beautiful L.A. beachfront mansion with other young undercover government agents, including his idol, legendary FBI agent Paul Briggs (Sunjata). But loyalties are tested and lives are put on the line when Warren is ordered to secretly investigate Briggs in this action-packed series that also stars Vanessa Ferlito, Manny Montana, Serinda Swan, and Brandon Jay McLaren.

Extras include:
  • Deleted Scenes      
  • Gag Reel     
  • The Real Graceland

Graceland: The Complete First Season DVD arrives in stores 6/3 courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and we're giving away a copy!


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This October You Can Learn To Speak Dothraki, Which Will Serve No Purpose Whatsoever

June 5, 2014, 1:00 pm
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Beginner course features lessons from Dothraki language creator David J. Peterson

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SCREAM FACTORY Announces A SUMMER OF FEAR!

June 5, 2014, 2:00 pm
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The home entertainment horror brand celebrates its “Summer of Fear” release slate with a killer
sale and online events featuring exclusive interviews with Director JOHN CARPENTER and more talent.


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Good Storytelling In Games

June 5, 2014, 3:00 pm
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A good story requires several elements, it's not as simple as beginning-middle-end. Great storytelling is more complex and is incredibly important in games writing. It hasn't always been the case but since their humble beginnings, video games have changed - a once simple objective of "save princess" has evolved into detailed film-like scripts with several plot devices and unique storytelling techniques.

Perhaps one of the greatest examples of superb games writing (Japanese RPGs excepted - there are so many!) is Silent Hill 2.

It's dramatically different to its predecessor, managing to tell an interesting story rife with symbolism which is also incredibly emotive, often striking its player with moments of sheer terror - I remember not being able to play the game on my own because it freaked me out so much!


Games developers quickly realised that many gamers prefer more than mindless, repetitive actions - sure, there's a time for mindless, repetitive games (especially if you use public transport regularly) but when you start to think about the games you've played that have truly made a mark or stuck out as memorable, chances are the ones you call to mind are closer to Silent Hill 2 or The Last Of Us than say...Tetris or any of the Call of Duty games.

Don't get me wrong, these titles are excellent games but they lack any real narrative or depth.

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MTV's AWKWARD: SEASON THREE Comes To DVD

June 5, 2014, 4:00 pm
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Uproarious Third Season Arrives on Four-Disc DVD August 5, 2014 with
90 Minutes of Bonus Features Including Cast Interviews, Webisodes and More

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ARCHAIA To Make Sergio Toppi's' 'THE COLLECTOR' Finally Available in English

June 5, 2014, 5:00 pm
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British Comedy 'VINYL' To Be Released on Blu-ray and DVD July 1 By Shout! Factory

June 5, 2014, 6:00 pm
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“Its bitter-sweetness, fine ensemble acting and
its sense of time and place are exceptional…”

– Chicago Sun Times

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HBO Announces THE NORMAL HEART on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD 8/26

June 5, 2014, 7:00 pm
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Starring Academy Award nominee Mark Ruffalo and Academy Award winner Julia Roberts
Directed by Emmy Award winner Ryan Murphy from a screenplay by Larry Kramer


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THE DVD BLUES: New Releases For 5/20, 5/27 and 6/3

June 6, 2014, 5:00 am
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Well, here we are again.  Better late than never.

Lots of good stuff in here this time around.  Fire up that queue and prep that shopping cart.


The Monuments Men

Sony / Released 5/20/14
Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in the history, The Monuments Men centers around an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. In a seemingly impossible mission, the Monuments Men, as they were called, find themselves risking their lives in a race against time to avoid the destruction of 1,000 years of culture. Extras include featurettes and deleted scenes.

Last Word: George Clooney’s WWII flick by way of art museums is a fun watch with an amazing ensemble cast sure to delight the whole family. Clooney stars as Lt. Frank Stokes, based on the real life Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program (MFAA) head George L. Stout. The rest of the all-star cast includes silver screen and small screen favorites Matt Damon, John Goodman, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett and Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey). Alongside the incredible casting is a history lesson that many great artworks were almost destroyed by the Nazi’s during the War, as Hitler was amassing the masterworks to make his own Fuhrer Museum. Luckily for us all, the Allies took the victory and returned most of the artwork to their original locations.

Some have rightly criticized the historical accuracy of the film, but most important is that the movie means well, is entertaining and as a period piece gives us some great recreations via costumes, gear, tanks, maps and a romantic vision of WWII that keeps the gore in the PG-13 bracket. The assembling of talent for The Monuments Men team was fun to watch as scholars are chosen — many of the men knew each other before the war. Most are too old to enlist, and a funny montage of basic training was more Stripes than Band of Brothers as Goodman pokes his head out of the low-crawl and walks across to meet his team. He doesn’t realize the Army is shooting live rounds at him!

The WWII references and look of the film harkens to the look of comic books of that era and age, from Jack Kirby and Joe Simon’s Captain America to Joe Kubert’s Sgt. Rock. Were they alive today, I think former military men Kirby and Kubert would rather enjoy Clooney’s visual choices for this movie. Oscar award winning actress Cate Blanchett  is always elegant and at home in a period movie, and this performance leave us wanting more screen time. She stars as Claire Simone (based on curator Rose Valland) who carefully archived much of the important artwork recovered in the movie, aided by Matt Damon’s James Rorimer. Walter Garfield (Goodman) is partnered with Frenchman Jean Claude Clermont (Jean Dujardin) as part of this team, and join Donald Jeffries (Bonneville) as men that face actual Nazi bullets and offensive in the story. Jeffries search for Michelangeo’s Madonna of Bruges serves as the MacGuffin in the film as our Englishman takes a bicycle to a church in Bruges to protect the masterpiece.

Another great relationship explored here is between Richard Campbell (Murray) and Preston Salvitz (Bob Balaban) — both great actors interacting with a lot of brotherly competition and love as they also face threat of a young German pointing a gun at them at one point. The tension is cut with a scene offering the young man a smoke. Hitler sure did love his art, but with this movie we find out he had little respect for Modern Masters at the time, Picasso paintings were torched under his reign of terror!

In his fifth directorial effort, Clooney gives us a sweet look back on the past, and American idealism set forth by our motivations in the WWII era. Here, art history is being preserved as metaphor for our own values in film and art in a fast passed digital world. I would recommend taking the time to slow down, have some laughs and look at the cool maps in this movie. (– Clay N Ferno)

In the Blood

Starz/Anchor Bay / Released 6/3/14
MMA star Gina Carano (Haywire, Fast & Furious 6) stars as Ava, a trained fighter with a dark past in this intense action/thriller from director John Stockwell (Blue Crush, Crazy/Beautiful). When her new husband (Cam Gigandet, Twilight) vanishes during their Caribbean honeymoon, Ava uncovers a violent underworld of conspiracy in the middle of an island paradise. Armed with a deadly set of skills, Ava sets out to discover the truth - and to take down the men she thinks are responsible for her husband's abduction, one by one. Extras include a featurette.

Last Word: In the Blood is watchable. But at times, even that statement is a stretch. Starring former MMA Gina Carano, the film suffers from a muddled plot, bad cinematography, uneven editing, a wasted supporting cast and a lead actress who might be the least charismatic human being on the planet. Newlyweds Ava and Derek (Carano and Cam Gigandet), both with troubled pasts filled with drug and alcohol abuse, take their honeymoon in the Dominican Republic.

Derek's wealthy father (Treat Williams) has his doubts that Ava's intentions are pure, believing that she's after his money. He's also unaware of all of her past, being raised by a creepy drug lord father (Stephen Lang) who taught her how to fight (with the same skill set obviously of a ranked MMA star). When Derek is injured in an accident and disappears, Ava starts hunting down the suspects and the truth. And starts punching and kicking a lot of people.

Eventually, the secrets, twists and turns are revealed and ultimately the resolution and it's execution are both ridiculous. The film is violent and action packed, but not particularly exciting. It's unexciting, and worse forgettable. The back story is reminiscent of La Femme Nikita but manages to avoid emulating everything else good in that film.  Yet, despite the beautiful locations and the attractive Ms. Carano herself, the film is shot with a detached, clinical look reminiscent of an industrial training video, giving an unflattering look to Carano. The editing is clunky and unfortunately distracts during the fight choreography. Considering Carano's fighting skills are a major draw, quick edits and virtually incomprehensible action is another strong strike. The supporting cast, especially Williams, Lang, Danny Trejo and the always entertaining Luis Guzman do what they can with their roles. But the film rests on Carano's shoulders and unfortunately her limited range is revealed very quicky. In The Blood is dull. Just what I don't want in an action movie.

3 Days to Kill

20th Century Fox / Released 5/20/14
Oscar winner Kevin Costner, Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld and Amber Heard, lead this "undeniably entertaining" (The Hollywood Reporter) action-thriller. Costner plays a daring International spy with lethal skills and a hard-earned reputation for tackling the most dangerous missions imaginable. But when a seductive CIA operative (Heard) makes him an offer he can't refuse, he's forced to juggle his two toughest assignments yet: looking after his rebellious teenage daughter (Steinfeld) while hunting down the world's most ruthless terrorist. Extras include featurettes.

Last Word: Kevin Costner stars as Ethan Renner in the latest action adventure mixed with family drama directed by McG (Charlie's Angels, Terminator Salvation) with screenplay by Luc Besson (Taken, The Fifth Element).  The PG-13 spy movie just barely meets the basic requirements for an action movie, and is mostly about the relationship Renner has with his daughter, Zoey (Hailee Steinfeld). With only 3 days to live, Renner takes the experimental drug treatment from his boss Vivi Delay (Amber Heard) to summon the strength to take on Russian gangsters as an American living in Paris. The whole operation could have used a bit more sting, to tell the truth. In all the movie was not for me but has potential to introduce teenage girls and boys to the spy genre with dashing and distinguished Kevin Costner in a borrowed suit and loose tie.

Normally I am headed to the movies for shows with a bit more venom, violence and —let’s face it— adult situations and language—3 Days To Kill was a bit predictable. The film uses a version of the Taken concept, whereby overprotective father needs to redeem himself not only in the audience’s eyes, but with his estranged ex-wife and daughter. Throughout, we’re treated to some meant-to-be touching flashbacks and montages of Zoey as a little girl, as Ethan tries to connect with her over hot cocoa and amusement park rides. Steinfeld does play the part of a teenager prone to meltdowns and acting out, but in general both of her parents are proud of her and in the end all get along fine.

Connie Nielsen plays the ex-patriot mom Christine Renner that forces her ex-husband to sleep on the couch…for a time. Using the cover story that he is a salesman, Ethan Renner is sneaking around and living in a boarding house with his purple bike as his means of transpiration. Really, he is at the beck and call to the gothic agent Vivi Delay to go on the ‘one last mission’ before his time runs out. Delay provides him with an experimental drug to keep his blood flowing after his ‘exposure’. But at a price—she sends him after The Albino (Tómas Lemarquis), his accountant, and The Wolf (Richard Sammel). The family doesn’t quite know why he is back in their lives, but quickly adjust to Ethan’s deceptions. His first target is another family man, Mitat Yilmaz (Marc Andréoni) with whom he asks for advice about his daughter’s hair crisis while cramming him into the trunk of his car.

A positive note about the film is the humor, Andréoni and Costner have some genuinely funny moments here, as the character of Milat aims to survive and raise his own creepy twins that dress the same. Parisian car chases satisfy the dads in the audience, as well as some great fight scenes, one involving a train platform and the über-father fantasy of taking out 5 teenage boys in a men’s room at a rave as they make moves on Zoey. We all enjoy Costner in the leading man role, and here he is, merging his Pa Kent character with an American James Bond. I hope that next time, when thrust in the spotlight, Costner can allow himself to take this new action hero persona to the bank with a real, bloody and violent flick instead of the watered down and capped off PG-13 version of Taken we have here. Perhaps that is a bit harsh in comparison, this is a very different movie with different motivations. Great performances, funny dialogue and a sincere connection between father and daughter move the story along nicely. The rating and the demographic rounded out sharp edges that would have been cooler if given a chance to be sharp. More violence may not be the answer to get the formula I’m looking for—maybe more tech, more gadgets, more sneaking around? I’m not sure the answer to making a better movie out of this one. (- Clay N Ferno)


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EDGE OF TOMORROW (review)

June 6, 2014, 7:00 am
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Review by Clay N Ferno
Produced by Erwin Stoff, Tom Lassally, 
Jeffrey Silver, Gregory Jacobs, Jason Hoffs
Screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie, 
Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth
Based on All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka
Directed by Doug Liman
Starring Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, 
Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson


Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt star in this dystopian sci-fi tale directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr.  Mrs. Smith).

With spectacular robot control suits and space age firepower, the heroes take on the Mimics, a spindly looking race of alien monsters that seem to know what is happening next.

When Private Bill Cage (Cruise) has an encounter with one of the slippery beasts, his fate is changed by absorbing some of the Mimic’s power.

Under Rita’s (Blunt) training, Cage and the misfit goons of Master Sergeant Farell’s (Bill Paxton) J Squad go after the enemy with guns blazing.

The catch?

They get to do it over again by resetting Cage’s life.

No review of this movie is going to not reference Groundhog Day. So yeah, it’s kinda like Battlestar Galactica meets Groundhog Day.

That elevator pitch is no slight to the movie, it may actually hook some of your on the fence pals to head to the theatre for this one.

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