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Saturday, May 25, 2013

Vin Diesel's Franchise is Still 'Fast & Furious'

The sixth installment is showing at Tucker's Movie Tavern.

"Fast & Furious 6" is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action and mayhem throughout, some sexuality and language. The movie runs 130 minutes. Ready to see "Fast & Furious 6"? Click here to find showtimes for this and other movies in and near Tucker.

Saturday, May 18, 2013

'Star Trek Into Darkness' Draws Mixed Critics' Reviews

It's showing at Tucker's Movie Tavern.

The premise, courtesy of the film's official website: When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew. Here's what critics are saying: "Star Trek Into Darkness" is rated PG-13 for PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and …

Saturday, April 13, 2013

What Do Critics Think of Jackie Robinson's Biopic?

Here's a trailer and reviews of the movie starring Harrison Ford and Chadwick Boseman. It's playing at Tucker's Movie Tavern.

There are people around who remember when Jackie Robinson entered major league baseball by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. My father was one of them. As someone for whom ability trumped race, Daddy talked about Robinson's skills as a first baseball, a hitter, and most of all, his incredible speed and wily base stealing. He also mentioned the vile, violent reaction many people had to a black man desegregating white baseball. Academy Award winning screenwriter Brian Helgeland directs "42," a baseball biopic about Jackie Robinson during his first season with the Dodgers. The subtitle is "The Story of an American Legend," and it rings true, because Robinson was. He was recruited by Dodgers owner Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) and told not…

Saturday, March 16, 2013

'The Call' Trailer and Review

It's showing at the Movie Tavern in Tucker.

The luminous Halle Berry shows once again why she is an Oscar-worthy actress - even a poor script and a mishmash of a plot can't diminish her. The idea for "The Call" is very cool: a 911 dispatcher Jordan (Berry) gets a call from a teenager Casey (Abigail Breslin) who finds herself in a car trunk, speeding along an L.A. freeway with the psycho who kidnapped her. Jordan talks and talks to Casey, trying to calm her down and find out where she is. Which, eventually, they do. They find Casey in a dripping basement with the kidnapper... and a less-than-satisfying ending. Here's what the critics are saying: "The Call" effectively taps into primal fears only to serve up a deflating bit of intended catharsis. On the way, it stoops to "a-ha" …

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal Filming in Tucker

Another Hollywood production comes to town.

A movie called "Prisoners" is shooting scenes this week at an industrial complex in Tucker. Starring in the kidnapping drama are Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard, and Melissa Leo, among others. The scenes shooting locally are set in the fictional city of Conyers, Pennsylvania. When Patch visited the set on Tuesday afternoon, actors and crew were working on a scene in which a young couple walks out the front entrance of a police station and is accosted by press photographers. Gyllenhaal plays the role of Detective Loki, who follows the couple out of the building. Jackman's character is Keeler Dover, seen sitting in a pick-up truck near the station. "Prisoners," which originally included Leonardo …

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Saturday, November 17, 2012

Twilight Saga Ends With Heartwarming Farewell

Popular Dracula-Werewolf soap opera franchise ends with a big thanks to fans.

The love triangle between Bella (Kristen Stewart), her husband Edward (Robert Pattinson), and Werewolf Jacob (Taylor Lautner) comes to an exciting conclusion in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part Two." Bella finally gets what she wants. She's a vampire; she's married to a vampire; now she has a half-vampire, half-human kid. That the child is from a mixed marriage doesn't sit well with some of the vampires, causing a bit of a problem. Be ready for a few surprises as the final act of the movie kicks up the stakes with a few twists and turns where anything could happen. Fans of the series will enjoy the film for its romance, humor, and a sweet ending to a series they love so much. Non-fans? Well, there isn't much going on for you here. …

Saturday, September 15, 2012

'Resident Evil: Retribution' a Non-Stop Zombie Bloodbath

The "Resident Evil" franchise is back with a fifth movie. There is plenty of action, plenty of zombies, all in 3D. Simply put, it may be the best one yet.

Milla Jovovich jumps back into her role as Alice. This time, she is trapped inside a compound making this a great rescue mission, as she tries to escape the land of zombies in "Resident Evil: Retribution." Fans of the franchise will love the resurrection of some familiar actors from other Resident Evil movies, along with some new ones. This film feels more like a video game than previous films because Alice has to go through different levels to escape. The acting, overall, is not that great. But, really, fans of the franchise aren't there for that. It's all about the action, and there is plenty of it. The Moscow scene involving a Rolls-Royce car chase and Russian zombies was perhaps my favorite. But I digress. Die-hard fans of the series …

Saturday, September 1, 2012

'Lawless' an Early Oscar Contender

An all-star cast goes bootlegging in a film full of violence and great acting.

The summer is wrapping up, and we already have a film that has Oscar implications.  Tom Hardy plays legendary bootlegger Forrest Bondurant, and Guy Pierce is hot on his trail in "Lawless," a film full of violence and great acting. There is never a dull moment in this film that is narrated by Shia LaBeof, who plays Forrest's younger brother. Pierce plays a psychotic federal agent hell-bent on stopping the brothers. Jessica Chastain plays a former dancer and Hardy's love interest. She becomes his partner in crime in this film about moonshine bootlegging and its life-changing consequences.  This film is violent, intense and even funny at times. The romantic element between Hardy and Chastain adds an extra quality to make the entire cinematic …

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Charter School Debate, Suspected Mall Shooter Arrested, Tucker's 'Timothy Green' Connection

Patch's top 10 headlines of the day for Wednesday, August 15, 2012.

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Saturday, July 7, 2012

'The Amazing Spider-Man' Spins More Swagger, Fun Than the Original

Spider-Man is back swinging at the box office; it's somewhat of a reboot with different actors, a different look, and a whole lot more spidey-swagger.

Spider-Man is back, and we love it!  Andrew Garfield takes over from Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker, a nerdy kid who gets bitten by a radioactive arachnid in "The Amazing Spider-Man." The film is somewhat of a reboot about the origins of Spider-Man. Parker gets bullied in school, meets a pretty girl, gets spidey powers. The family falls victim to street thugs; he becomes a superhero. It's pretty much the same storyline, just a bit grittier than the one 10 years ago. This one has more swagger, more angst and Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, the new spidey love interest. This is not a total carbon copy of the original but it's basically the same storyline. Different actors, sure; a different director, sure. There is even a different bad guy; the CGI…

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