Articles Posted in the Movies Category
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Movie Review: “Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions Of A Marriage Counselor”
By Nick Hamden Ames247 staff writer It has come to the point that if I see a preview for a movie that features a predominantly large African American cast, I assume it was made (or produced/presented) by Tyler Perry. I had that thought when I first saw the trailer for “Temptation: Confessions Of A Marriage [...]
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Movie Review – ‘Dead Man Down’
By Nick Hamden Ames247 staff writer If you had to say anything about “Dead Man Down,” you would say that it had guts. It came out the same weekend as “Oz the Great and Powerful,” meaning it must not actually care about the money. It must be an artsy film! Just watch the trailer; I actually [...]
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Stoffa: Movie Review: ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’
By Gabriel Stoffa Ames247 Staff Writer Something in me was so excited to see a prequel for “The Wizard of Oz.” I watched that movie over and over as a child and even as I grew older. Though as a little kid I would hide from the scenes with the monkey bats and those frightened [...]
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Movie Review: ‘The Last Exorcism Part II’
By Nick Hamden Ames247 staff writer It looks like “The Last Exorcism” went the route of “Blair Witch Project.” Let me explain. “Blair Witch Project” redefined horror, viral marketing, and basically introduced us to the found-footage genre of film. “The Last Exorcism” didn’t do any of that; it was just another documentary-based film. However (even [...]
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Movie Review: ‘Snitch’
By Carly Van Zomeren Ames 247 Staff Writer Helping yourself get out of a sticky situation at the cost of harming or losing a friend can be very tempting sometimes. This moral dilemma is one of the central themes in “Snitch.” The movie begins with Jason Collins (Rafi Gavron) being asked by a friend via [...]
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Movie Review: ‘Dark Skies’
By Nick Hamden Ames247 Staff Writer “Dark Skies” might have one of the worst trailers I have ever seen this year, and every year. Besides giving away far too much, it looks like a parody of itself. We have a kid who talks funny doing a growl about a sandman, some events that are set [...]
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Movie Review: ‘Safe Haven’
By Carly Van Zomeren Ames247 Staff Writer Nicholas Sparks has done it again. His book “Safe Haven,” like many of his previous titles, has officially made its way to the silver screen. The film starts out with a young lady, Katie (Julianne Hough), escaping from what seems to be a murder scene and fleeing to [...]
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2013 Oscar Recap
By Ames247 Staff Seth MacFarlane hosted the 85th Annual Academy Awards live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on February 24th, 2013. If you didn’t get the chance to see the show on Sunday night, here is a recap of what you missed. [<a href="//storify.com/itsstillmichael/the-85th-academy-awards" target="_blank">View the story "Oscar Night 2013" on Storify</a>]
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2013 Oscar Picks
By Nick Hamden Ames247 Staff Writer With Oscar night quickly approaching, here are the movies that I think are worthy of winning their categories. Best Picture – Argo It won every other major award, might as well win this Oscar as well! Best Animated Feature Film – Wreck-It Ralph A lot of good contenders, so [...]
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Movie Review: ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’
By Gabriel Stoffa Ames247 Staff Writer The 1988 classic, action blockbuster “Die Hard” remains one of the best overall action movies ever made and in the top five all-time watchable-every-year Christmas movies. Bruce Willis’ character is the epitome of the American action-hero; from the ability to banter well with baddies to his never-say-die attitude, John [...]
