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The Iron Giant the missing Pixar film

1999 Directed By: Brad Bird Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Eli Marienthal , Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, Christopher McDonald John Mahoney The Iron Giant is the story of a boy and his giant robot. Sure we've seen variations of the boy and his _____ since the beginning of film but this one truly stands out. The film also has more on its mind than the boy hiding his giant friend from his mother. The story is set in 1957 at the height of the cold war. When the robot crashes into the ocean Americans are staring at the night sky fearfully anticipating an attack from Sputnik. The opening scenes perfectly set up the overall theme of the film. We always have a choice on who we are and what we fear. Even a weapon can choose to be a friend. As heavy handed as this might sound I assure you its not. The story strikes a perfect balance between humor and heart. The film is always interesting and insanely re-watchable. I've seen the films at least five times and the ending

Blood Empires

2014 Directed By: Peter Rajesh Joachim Written By: Stevie Jay and Peter Rajesh Joachim Staring: Kassandra Santos, Stevie Jay, Amanda Barker | Blood Empires is an independently produced crime drama focused on street level gangsters, cops and the middle class families that are affected by having loved ones on both sides of the law. At its heart the film is about individuals grasping to hang on to there humanity while their professions strip it away. The film seems to ask if people who are involved in such brutal lives can find and maintain love.  Less can be more. If there is one thing I can say about the visual style of the film.... its in no way restrained. The film opens with a 3 or 4 minute slow motion sequence that leads to an execution in front of a church. The droning organ music and slow motion let us know where the scene is heading as soon as it starts but it takes a while to get there. We the audience are one step ahead of the film and when the inevitabl

Stanley Kubrick movie timeline

Stanley Kubrick is unquestionably one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. While other directors have larger filmography's few if any have a more influential or diverse catalog.  

Ghostbusters reunion for Entertainment Weekly

As a part of EW's upcoming reunion issue the cast of  Ghostbusters got back together for the photo above you can see the full EW article Here I don't know about you but this picture makes me even more apprehensive about the planned reboot sequel thing they have in the works. You cannot replace the chemistry of that original cast. 

Lemonade War

How does government regulate the economy? In an idyllic suburban neighborhood, Jerry has cornered the market with his lemonade business—until ten-year-old upstart Addie opens her own stand across the street. Competition equals war, and both side...

Furious 7 trailer

  Are these movies any good? I haven't seen any of them since the first one and when I saw it it didn't seem like the kind of film that would spawn 6 sequels. 

Supercut of cats in horror films

We've all seen it and more than likely at some point it made you jump... in honor of the feline misdirect in cinema here is a supercut of jump scares featuring cats