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Ninja Assassin Movie Review

| November 28, 2009 | 11 Comments

Every so often a filmmaker will decide to make the bloodiest movie imaginable. The results are typically messy but fun. “300” and “Shoot ‘Em Up” spring to mind as recent examples. For a time, of course, Quentin Tarantino ruled this genre – exemplified by the bravura “Crazy 88s” sequence in “Kill Bill: Vol. 1″. Now [...]

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John Hughes Dies at 59

| August 7, 2009 | 0 Comments

John Hughes, the director and screenwriter who helped define a young generation with his ’80s films “Sixteen Candles,” “The Breakfast Club” and “Pretty in Pink,” has died. The cause was aheart attack, according to a statement from the publicists Paul Bloch and Michelle Bega. Hughes did a few more teen movies, including “Weird Science” and [...]

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