Pride and Glory Film, Is This Another Dull Cop Movie?

Well, this fiery, gritty New York cop movie boasts more than street smarts. It contains a volatile blend of street sensitivity and testosterone . In his first film since his Olympic hockey movie Miracles, the director, Gavin O'Connor, has made a tale about the NYPD that captures the loneliness of police work when it is done as a family business. The O'Conner brothers, whose father was a police officer, were given access to the police department and its officers. Gavin O'Connor described their intent: "My father was a New York City detective, and I grew up in that world. It's a celebration of honest cops, which was everything my father was about. Though it is fictional, it is an homage to my father."

The O'Connor brothers co-wrote the movie script with Joe Carnahan and New York Police Officer Robert A. Hopes. This adds something to the authenticity of the movie, however there are times during the film that seem way out of the ordinary. One scene that comes to mind involves a police officer holding an iron close to a baby's face.

Hollywood star Edward Norton stars as Ray Tierney, a New York cop drawn into a task force investigating a Washington Heights shoot-out that took down four fellow officers. Noah Emmerich stars alongside him as his brother, Jon Voight as their father, and Colin Farrell stars as their brother-in-law. A family of cops that have their loyalties tested.

As Norton's good cop cries "Enough!" to the kind of blind loyalty that hides corruption, Pride and Glory should catch the public mood and draw the audience. Pride and Glory explores the boundaries of melodrama. It's a drama, except that it's acted out by men who brutally express themselves with fists, clubs and guns.

A social-political subtext often supplies Edward Norton with the juice he needs to get him going as an actor. Here he and O'Connor explore how navigating a city's lower depths and allowing extortion and other crimes to fester within the police department taint well-meaning men and result in police brutality and torture.

The title refers to the qualities that draw men and women to the force but the movie is full of observations and insights that are, in many ways, richer than its stated themes. Egan's brutality wouldn't be so shocking if Colin Farrell wasn't so persuasive as a man who delights in his own family.

In this film, evil does live with the good - in the police department, and in their families.

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Quantum Of Solace - A Personal Review

There was a buzz of anticipation about the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, but my own personal opinion is that it was a bit of a disappointment. I'm a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to James Bond and this new film just didn't feel like a typical Bond movie.

It's not helped I don't think by Daniel Craig. He's obviously a very talented actor because I remember him being outstanding in Our Friends In The North, but he just doesn't seem to fit the overall persona of James Bond. I know they have tried to modernise Bond for a younger audience but they've taken away some of Bond's defining traits.

For example the writers decided to do away with the much-quoted catchphrases he uses in every film, and as well as that they've also taken away a lot of the cool gadgets that are a staple of every Bond film. So traditionalists, like myself, will not be too happy about these obvious omissions.

So what about the rest of the film?

Well there's obviously a lot of high-action stunts, car chases, etc, as you would expect from any Bond film, but the plot is fairly weak in my opinion. Part of the problem is that it continues on from where the last film, Casino Royale, left off, which means that anyone wanting to see this film should ideally have watched Casino Royale beforehand. Plus even if you have watched the last instalment it's still quite hard to remember intricate details of the overall plot, which makes it hard to follow at times.

As well as a fairly weak plot, the villain of the movie doesn't really feel very threatening either. In fact I found myself losing interest while watching Quantum of Solace. Maybe I'm just getting old and want more out of a film nowadays than just a lot of high-action stunts and exciting car chases, but the movie just didn't do it for me.

I had heard beforehand that they tried to update Bond a little bit and revert to a closer depiction of the Bond that Ian Fleming had wrote about, but for me it seemed too far removed from the previous Bond movies, and to some extent felt like a completely new franchise.

So overall my own view is that it was quite a big disappointment, but don't let me put you off watching it. I'm sure younger viewers will probably love the film, and despite a lot of negative reviews, I've also seen some glowing reviews as well, so opinion is clearly divided on Quantum of Solace.

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Holiday Movie Preview

1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Dec 25, starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. There's already Oscar buzz surrounding this adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's story from the 1920s. Pitt is Button, a man born in his 80s who ages backwards starting from the end of World War I and ending in the 21st century. Button struggles, loves and finds joy in life and sadness in death; he can no more control the passing of time just like the rest of us. The stellar supporting cast includes Tilda Swinton and Julia Ormond. Read more about the Oscar buzz surrounding The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in Entertainment Weekly magazine.

2. Valkyrie; Dec 26, starring Tom Cruise and Kenneth Branagh. This historical drama made headlines back in 2007 when the German government denounced Cruise's Scientology beliefs and refused to allow the movie to be filmed in Berlin. In the movie, which is set at the height of World War II, Cruise plays Claus von Stauffenberg a German officer who led a plot to assassinate Hitler in 1944. Read more about the movie controversy and the real-life von Stauffenberg in Time magazine. Read a review of Valkyrie in Entertainment Weekly magazine.

3. Cadillac Records: Dec. 5, starring Beyonce Knowles and Adrien Brody. Cadillac Records is the latest installment in the popular genre of music bio-pics. The movie is set in 1950s Chicago and follows the lives of several American musical legends like Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry. Read more about the movie and the legendary musicians in Rolling Stone magazine, Spin magazine and Billboard magazine.

4. Marley & Me: Dec. 25, starring Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson and Alan Arkin. From the director of The Devil Wears Prada comes this heart-warming family comedy based on John Grogan's bestselling book by the same name. Wilson and Aniston are a couple who adopt a misbehaving Labrador retriever. Of the movie, director David Frankel told Entertainment Weekly magazine, "It's about a marriage and a family. It's about maturing, growing old and confronting mortality." Read more about this movie in Entertainment Weekly magazine and O magazine.

5. Bedtime Stories: Dec. 25, starring Adam Sandler and Keri Russell. In this family-friendly comedy-fantasy Adam Sandler is a wacky uncle whose wacky bedtime stories he tells to his niece and nephew start to come true in real life. Read more about this family-friendly Disney movie in kids in family magazines like Family Circle and FamilyFun.

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Tattoos on Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp got his first tattoo at the age of seventeen. Each tattoo marks a significant thing in his life, a person, an event, or an idea. As Johnny explained, his body tells a story in a way.

As of last count, Johnny has 12 known markings covering his body. He maybe has more but only these twelve are the ones recorded.

Listed below are his tattoos in no special order:

A swallow over a sunset with Jack tattooed underneath. While he was filming one of his most celebrated movies, Pirates of the Caribbean, he had to wear a fake version of these tattoos. He liked it so much that he had them tattooed on his right forearm. Contrary to what people may have assumed, Jack is in honor of his son, and not his character Jack Sparrow. He also had the swallow tattoo inverted so that it is flying towards him. As he mentioned in one of his interviews in 2004, he always wants his son to come back to him.

The inscription Lily Rose. Found over Johnnys heart, the script honors his daughter Lily Rose.

Heart and Betty Sue. Johnny had his mothers name engraved on a heart and tattooed on his left bicep on May 31, 1988 in honor of the first woman in his life.

Wino Forever. Found on his right bicep, it originally read, Winona Forever in honor of his then girlfriend, Winona Ryder. After their breakup, Johnny had it laser-removed.

Native American Head. Just below the Wino Forever tattoo is a Cherokee Indian Chief in full headdress. Johnny had this tattoo to symbolize his ancestral cultural heritage.

The Brave symbol. This tattoo found inside his right arm is from one of his movies, The Brave.

Inverted Triangle. Above his mothers name tattoo is an inverted triangle which also signifies the heart. It is also a universal symbol of the feminine and is often used to express romantic love.

Three Rectangles. Found on his right index finger, Johnny describes them as a permanent phone doodle. In many of his movies, Johnny wears a large ring to cover this tattoo.

Number Three. On Johnnys left hand, between his thumb and index finger, is the number three tattoo. In April 1996, he made a statement about the number three in the Young Flix Magazine. He described the number three as special, creative, mystical, and magical. However, in another interview, he said that he and a friend had that tattoo one day while they were bored.

Crossbones and Skull with the inscription Death is Certain. Johnny claims to be the only one who knows exactly what that saying means.

Question Mark (?). On the right inside leg, over Johnnys ankle is a question mark tattoo.

Silence Exile Cunning. This latest tattoo found on Johnny?s arm is a quote from James Joyces book A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. It was first spotted on June 2, 2008 at the MTV movie awards.

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Alice in Wonderland Movie in Production

This remake of a classic will have CGI and live action in the film. Johnny Depp will star as the Mad Hatter and Anne Hathaway will play the White Queen. Helena Bonham Carter I think will do a great job as the Red Queen as she looks and has the temperament to pull it off.

This Tim Burton film will obviously be darker and more twisted than the original Disney version. That is Burton's way with almost all of his films. It may not be as twisted as the video game "Alice" but will still not be as friendly as the the cartoon version. There is definitely room for a lot of creative cinematography with the whole film being a dream sequence. A relative unknown Mia Wasikowska will play Alice, from here pictures she really captures the innocent unaware look that Alice should have. Hopefully Burton will get the most from his Australian actress in her big debut.

Crispin Glover from the "Back to the Future" series as George McFly, is playing the Knave of Hearts. He has always been kinda of creepy and I think Burton will roll with that.

It will be interesting to see what route Depp takes with the Mad Hatter role. Will he go bonkers and act super goofy, or will he play the subtle sly insanity that is more frightening. He just played a insane role as Sweeney Todd and did a fine job at that.

Linda Wolvertoon is adapting the screenplay which is worrisome. The best screenplay she has done so far was Lion King, and not much else. She worked on the "Teen Wolf" and "Ewok" TV series which is not a good sign. Hopefully Tim Burton oversees and makes appropriate adjustments to the script to fit his dark nature, that fans want to see in his films.

The cinematographer Dariusz Wolski worked on Eagle Eye and Sweeney Todd and did a marvelous job on those movies. There is also a giant Art and Visual Effects department working on this film so you know it's going to have great CGI creatures and sets. Michael Lantieri has worked on films such as Lemony Snicket's: Series of Unfortunate Events, The Polar Express and other great films. Paramount should provide a big enough budget for the special effects department to make this the best Alice in Wonderland film. The film is not due out until March 5, 2010. Hopefully they bump up that release date a little sooner.

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Scariest Movies to Ever Hit Our Screens

As Halloween approaches and passes we take a look at some of the scariest movies that have hit our screens. There's nothing better than to dim the lights down on a cold winter's night with a hot cup of tea or cocoa and put on a scary movie. Recently horror films have taken a sinister turn and are now much darker than they used to ever be.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Both the original version and the remake of this are awesome movies; it adds more of a scare factor because you know it is in fact based on a true story. From the very moment the film starts you can feel a lot of tension. This has to be one of the all time great horror movies.

The Sixth Sense
The movie did not really promote itself as a horror, but when watching this it does give you that chilling feeling, who would have guessed that Bruce Willis's character was dead after all? I never did.

Nightmare on Elm Street
Probably one of the first scary movies that I actually watched and boy was it scary in it's hey day. I still remember the saying "Remember, No running in the hallway".

Scream
I think the scream movie is what brought a whole new genre to the horror films. The "Who done it" climax was amazing, but has since been used so many times that you really know what to expect, another version was I know what you did last summer which was also great in its day.

The Exorcist
Probably labelled as one of the scariest films of all time, The Exorcist delivers a chilling supernatural horror; decades after its creation people all over the world still flock to see it.

The Omen
Another very scary movie, the remake brought the story to life and it had some very entertaining adrenaline pumping moments, which were full of scares.

Psycho
In all honesty I think the remake was much better than the original version of the film on this occasion. It brought fear into staying in a motel room.

Jeepers Creepers
Well I have mixed reviews about this, some people say that it is awesome but I think that this was way overrated. When I first watched this, the opening scenes were great, you didn't know what to expect. But then this hideous monster appeared and it was kind of funny because people were expecting it to be a real human.

Hostel
A bit more gore than horror, but this film was a big shocker, who would have thought that people all the way from Amsterdam would get brought to a village in the middle of no where. Very scary.

There are many more horror films which have hit our screens which should be worth a quick mention such as The Haunting, Poltergeist, The Shining, Halloween, The Vanishing, Don't Look Now, Chucky, The Ring the Grudge and many many more.

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