Posts tagged Bruce Willis
MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the Kicking the Seat's 1000th Episode Talking "Pulp Fiction"
MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the Kicking the Seat's 1000th Episode Talking "Pulp Fiction"

The Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel hosted by Ian Simmons reached a huge milestone this week: 1000 episodes! That is rarified air in this creativce community. To celebrate the occasion, Ian brought in a big collection of “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” to discuss the movie he’s seen on the big screen more than any other. The topic was Quentin Tarantino’s seminal indie classic Pulp Fiction, turning 30 this year. It was an honor to join Ian, David Fowlie of Keeping It Reel, Cati Glidewell of The Blonde in Front, Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions, Jeff York of The Establishing Shot, and Mike Crowley of You’ll Probably Agree discuss how we like our cinematic burgers and massages.

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Media Appearance, Podcast, Social Media, SPECIAL, 2020Don ShanahanAMC River East 21Kicking the Seat, Ian Simmons, Mark Krawczyk, Special Mark Productions, David Fowlie, Keeping it Reel, Cati Glidewell, The Blonde in Front, Mike Crowley, You'll Probably Agree, Jeff York, The Establishing Shot, Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, John TravoltaComment
MOVIE REVIEW: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
MOVIE REVIEW: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

After taking in "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For," the second collaboration between legendary graphic novel creator Frank Miller and virtuoso technical filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, I feel like coining a new term.  "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" is a "genre-buster," meaning that it is a film that pushes far beyond the boundaries of its generally assigned category.  In my opinion, to be a genre-buster, you have to break the confinements of at least three genres.  Two isn't enough.  Two is an "action comedy," "romantic fantasy," or etc. and those are plain as day and too easy.  You've got to mix three and do it well.

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2 STARS, 2014, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanSin City: A Dame To Kill For, Sin City, life lessons from films, life lessons from movies, life lessons, life lessons from film, Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Eva Green, Josh Brolin, Mickey Rourke, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rosario Dawson, Jeremy Piven, Christopher Meloni, Jessica Alba, Powers Boothe, Bruce Willis, A Dame to Kill For, Graphic Novels, comic book movie, comic book films, movie review, movie commentary, summer movie, 2014, 2014 Late Summer Movies, 2014 Summer Movies, Cross-genre, Genre BusterComment
REVIEW RE-RUN: The Expendables 2
REVIEW RE-RUN: The Expendables 2

HUMOROUS DISCLAIMER:  I had pretty overwhelming feeling going in that The Expendables 2 was going to be a carbon copy of the first movie from 2010, only bigger, louder, busier, and very few minor differences of note.  Well, I was right.  While redundant enough to come across as Xerox as The Hangover Part II was to The Hangover with just a change of setting, this doesn't make The Expendables 2 any less awesome.  To have a little fun and prove this point, I have copied my EXACT 2010 review of The Expendables word-for-word below (follow the link and see) and added strike-through edits and red text additions of those very minor differences.  Enjoy!

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3 STARS, MOVIE REVIEW, 2012Don ShanahanThe Expendables 2, The Expendables 3, The Expendables, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Simon West, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terry Crews, Liam Hemsworth, Scott Atkins, The Expendables 2 movie review, The Expendables 2: Back to War, film review, film franchises, film commentary, life lessons from movies, life lessons, life lessons from films, movie commentary, movie review, 2012, summer movie, summer blockbustersComment