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After Earth (2013) – Review
2 Stars
As someone who freely admits to being fearful of roaming cattle on my jogs through the hills of California, After Earth taps into a certain primal fear of mine. The majority of the film tracks, young Jaden Smith through a series of encounters, escapes and near-death experiences with environmental predators. This is essentially a campfire tale, albeit one dressed up with a $135 million budget and given a snazzy sci-fi retrofit.
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Podcast EP204: Star Trek Into Darkness Predictions, Toxie, Ender’s Game vs Gravity
Box Office Ace Predictions: Star Trek Into Darkness
News: Arnold Schwarzenegger Eyes The Toxic Avenger
Robert Downey Jr. Boards Jon Favreau’s Chef
Timur Bekmambetov Plans Squirrels
300: Rise of an Empire and All You Need is Kill Pushed Back
Will Smith Targets The Wild Bunch
TrailerAddict: Captain Phillips
Riddick
Ender’s Game
Gravity
Plus much more, tune in now!
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The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) – Review
3 1/2 Stars
Will Smith is a such a likable actor and audiences have become so accustomed to seeing him portray cocky winners, that experience the continual hardships that await him in The Pursuit of Happyness is emotionally exhausting. Christopher Gardner is a medical supply salesman in San Francisco during the early 1980s. Saddled with outdated equipment and mounting bills, Chris lives sale-to-sale depending on his hard work ethic to make ends meet. His wife decides that she has had enough and packs her meager belongings, though it is never clearly stated, it seems that an addiction or mental instability may have been a deeper issue than finances. However this leaves Chris the sole provider for himself and his six-year-old son, who attends daycare in Chinatown and seems frighteningly adjusted for the trauma he endures.
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Top 5 Best Alien Invasion Movies
This is my list of the top five best Alien Invasion movies. This has been an incredibly popular sub-genre dating back to the Orson Wells broadcast of 1938. Since 1977 there have been 35 Alien Invasion themed films released culminating in $4,171,019,251 at the global box-office. Many of the silver-screens biggest stars and directors have crafted or appeared in an Alien Invasion film at some point in their respective careers. The average Alien Invasion movie grosses $119,000.000 at the domestic box-office.
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Signs (2002)Box Office Gross: $227,966,634 Adjusted: $311,541,321
Following the smash hit The Sixth Sense and the under-performing follow-up Unbreakable, directing phenom M. Night Shyamalan returns to the summer box office landscape that served as the backdrop for his cinematic breakthrough. In Signs, another paranormal outing for the writer-director, Shyamalan explores the eerie implications of a 500-foot crop circle that mysteriously appears on the Bucks County, PA farm of reverend Graham Hess (Mel Gibson). As Hess and his family (Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin) try to take stock of what the sign means, and how its message incorporates into their faith, they start to get the feeling they are not alone in the fields behind their house.
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Independence Day 2 Still Possible Without Will Smith, Says President Bill Pullman
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The Will Smith part of it may be ongoing, but I think there’s strategies for both. I like what I have to do in both of them. I’m not in an old age home in a wheelchair being wheeled out for one more moment. It’s a very interesting conception of what happens to Whitmore between then and when it picks back up.Sounds like Whitemore’s alien fighting days aren’t over yet. As for Smith, I hope he returns, this is the movie that cemented him as a Hollywood star and proved that he could open big blockbusters. Earlier Fox pulled the 3D retrofit for Independence Day from its theatrical release schedule, something that happened with another Will Smith starrer I, Robot. We did at least get that as a 3D Blu-ray release, and I’m still hopeful that Independence Day still gets a 3D Blu-ray release, it’s one of the few 3D retrofits I was excited about, especially with the awesome July 4th slated release.
Anyone excited about the possibility of ID2?
Win a Copy of Men in Black 3 on Blu-ray / DVD
Men in Black 3 will be available on DVD and Blu-ray Friday November 30, 2012
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Enter Movie Mavericks DVD Giveaway Sweepstakes for Men in Black 3 and You Could Win a Copy of the film on Blu-ray / DVD!
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Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back… in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K’s life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him – secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.Entry Rules: This giveaway is open to residents of the US and Canada (must be 18 and older). Entry is free and you can enter up to 7 times by following the entry guidelines below. Giveaway will close the day before the home video release on Thursday November 29, 2012 at 11:59PM PST. ONE winner will be drawn at random and notified via e-mail on December 1, 2012. Please include your e-mail address with your entry registration (in the box specified when making the comment) in order to be contacted if you win. E-mail addresses will never be shared or used for any other purpose than to notify the winner. Winners have 4 days from notification to reply with a delivery address. While winners often receive prizes in less time, it can take up to 4-6 weeks for prize delivery based on a number of factors. Movie Mavericks cannot be responsible for lost, stolen or otherwise unreceived prizes. Winner will be listed on this post.
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Men in Black III (2012) – Review
3 Stars
The good news, the third film in the Men in Black franchise is a big improvement over the soft-boiled sequel. The bad news, the movie runs out of ideas early on then moves in fits and starts. MIB3 as it’s advertising campaign refers, is greatly benefited from the easy charisma of star Will Smith. His boundless energy and quick-witted line readings are just the shot of fun the film and audiences are looking for. After an extremely disjointed first act, the screenplay settles into a relaxed groove. The set-up this time, is that agent J (Smith) must travel back to 1969 to stop a disgusting creature from being jailed. It turns out the implications of the alien’s incarceration has dire affects on Agent K (Jones), and humanity at large. The time travel plot device is inserted to pair J with the 29 year old version of K (Josh Brolin).
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Men in Black III: Featurette – Trailer Commentary
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Featurette for Men in Black III takes an in-depth look at the film’s trailer with VFX Supervisors Ken Ralston and Jay Redd.
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Men in Black III: Feature International Trailer
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Feature international trailer for Men in Black III is similar to the feature trailer, but does feature alternate editing in the latter half.
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Men in Black III: International Trailer
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International trailer for Men in Black III.
Agent J travels in time to MIB’s early years in the 1960s, to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.
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Podcast EP78: Act of Valor, Gone, Good Deeds and Wanderlust Predictions Plus News
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Podcast EP77: Ghost Rider 2 and This Means War Predictions Plus Movie News
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New Behind the Scenes Pics of Will Smith and Son Jaden Smith in M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘After Earth’
M. Night Shyamalan and Will Smith have recently posted a few behind the scenes photos of their new collaboration, After Earth, on both Twitter and Facebook. The film also stars Smith’s son Jaden. The jungle location looks beautiful, but kind of strange for a post-apocalyptic film. The movie is kind of a reverse Lost in Space in which a family crash lands on Earth 1,000 years after humans have abandoned the planet. Apparently this is no WALL·E version of Earth though, wonder if the reason for humanity fleeing plays into the plot at all.
After Will’s character is captured, it’s up to son (played by his real life son Jaden) to rescue him. Sounds intriguing and could be fun, but if this has one of those Shyamalan twists at the end it’s a guaranteed dud. Luckily he didn’t write this, Stephen Gaghan (Traffic, Syriana) and Gary Whitta (The Book of Eli) are on the hook there. Is anyone still into this guy as a director after The Last Airbender or The Happening? Take a look at the pics below and let us know what you think.
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Interview: David Zuckerman
David Zuckerman is the showrunner for the wildly popular FX series Wilfred. Mr. Zuckerman has been in the industry for over twenty years. His credits include the long running animated comedies Family Guy, King of the Hill and American Dad.
Jason: How did you get your start in the industry?
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
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7 Seconds (2005) – Review
3 Stars
Wesley Snipes seemed destined for super stardom in the early 1990s and yet it never happened. Sure he was in some big movies and gave great performances in others, but somehow it feels like he never truly achieved the status of international icon that he was most assuredly headed for. At the very least he paved the way for the likes of Will Smith. In 2004 Snipes began badmouthing Hollywood and (unsuccessfully) attempted to sue New Line Studio over the brouhaha known as Blade Trinity. The man was poison in the town.
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