Music in film is just as important as music you work out to. Imagine Glory without the soundtrack, now imagine it with a terrible scoring, where the tone is numb and directionless, like The Informant. Yes, I think that crappy music ruined an otherwise ok film. But, for my tastes, I have always loved anything Basil Poledouris did, which is probably why I loved Red Dawn, … [Read more...] about Music keeps us going . . .
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Facebook SUCKS!
Facebook, you used to be cool! Back in 2009, I created a small Facebook page for our old site, iRATEfilms.com, and I had just gotten familiar with Facebook and social media, in general. It became immediately evident that only people that were willing to pay advertising fees would grow their fans . . . organically (whatever the hell that means, these days). I didn't have … [Read more...] about Facebook SUCKS!
Stone Takes on Snowden
This won't be controversial, not in the slightest... The H-Bomb: He's taken on such incendiary real world topics as the Vietnam War, Nixon, Bush, 9/11, and the Kennedy assassination, to list a few, now Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone will be taking on NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in the ingeniously titled Snowden. Set for a December 25th release by Open … [Read more...] about Stone Takes on Snowden
Giveaway – LEGO Justice League vs. Bizarro League
If you're like me, you are one of those parents surrounded by LEGOs. They are everywhere, and sometimes late at night you wonder if they are conspiring with the cats to overthrow your home. So, you probably don't have a shortage of the evil little Danish devils, but you just can't help yourself . . . you have to get more and more. It's become an obsession, and it isn't like … [Read more...] about Giveaway – LEGO Justice League vs. Bizarro League
Preview: Poltergeist
Coming this summer, a retelling of a horror classic - Poltergeist! Swift take: I can remember watching this movie as a kid of no more than eight years old; it was one of the first movies I watched on the Home Box Office, or as you kids call it now, HBO. It was terrifying! If you haven't seen the original . . . do it. There is a reason it stands the test of time and … [Read more...] about Preview: Poltergeist
