[amazon_link asins=’B07C9QR83J’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’ddcf2223-70b9-11e8-9b66-b10a4a0b8299′]Dan Mazer is the long-time writing and producing partner of Sacha Baron Cohen and has worked with him on various projects, including Borat and Brüno. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that Mazer’s directorial debut,…
[amazon_link asins=’B079JCM1QN’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’51661103-579f-11e8-b6ec-f7b963a3e069′]The third and final film adaptation from EL James’ trilogy of zillion selling erotic blockbusters, Fifty Shades Freed is devoid of any spark, sexual or otherwise. Like its predecessor Freed–again directed by James Foley from…
[amazon_link asins=’B07B12HNN1′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’9346b8bf-4b37-11e8-92be-c16ea2d59538′]There have been many great films about the atrocities of war. Each tells their story in a different way—from a different angle or perspective. Each have brought tales of heroism and intrigue; while a select…
[amazon_link asins=’B079PDT7C3′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’521e23c4-3b66-11e8-b669-6b363bea0beb’]One of the most celebrated movie musicals ever, Grease has managed to find an audience across all gender, race and age boundaries and maintain its tremendous popularity nearly forty years after the film premiered in…
[amazon_link asins=’B0788YKWLB’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’58bc0200-3124-11e8-8077-43f0d751bbc6′]Given the number of sequels that hit theaters in 2017, it’s no surprise that Pitch Perfect 3, with its cast of bankable female stars, hit theaters just in time for the holiday season. However, despite…
[amazon_link asins=’B0767FCYDW’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’a2baee8e-e757-11e7-a754-331df426d35a’]Released in 2014, Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar ranks as one of the great contemporary science fiction films. In my 2015 release of the Blu-ray, I wrote that seeing it “at home on a television will not…
[amazon_link asins=’B076BK4DFL’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’a670d6f1-db7c-11e7-8fdc-6933acfcca94′]It will quickly become obvious that I’m not a big fan of Transformers. However, the film does have the distinction of getting me interested in HD DVD vs Blu-ray war that broke out in 2007….
[amazon_link asins=’B073WYP73T’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’43f68703-99a6-11e7-b5b5-17bc19fe115e’]Originally released when I was nine years old, Steven Spielberg’s E.T. The Extra Terrestrial became my favorite movie. I saw it several times, owned many E.T. dolls, and related merchandise. Thirty-five years, and countless movies…
[amazon_link asins=’B073LF8C4K’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’022034f5-964e-11e7-9e2b-d371fa64240a’]When Guardians of the Galaxy arrived in theaters back on 2014, success wasn’t a sure thing. Granted, Guardians had a decent shot at success because of its Marvel pedigree, but the general public’s lack of…
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