Tag: Hero

Blu-ray Review: Hero

Special Edition Disney / Buena Vista | 2002 | 99 mins. | Rated PG-13 Awe inspiring. Even those new or indifferent to the martial arts genre have been blown away by Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s Hero, an internationally acclaimed cinematic…

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Blu-ray Review: Three Days of the Condor

Rarely is the hero the reader, that user of mind not body. The routine of the reader is antithetical to that of the hero. The devourer of words is seen as passive, a spectator, an observer of others actions. All…

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Blu-ray Review: The Express

Inspirational sports stories have been being produced since the advent of film. So many sports films follow a cookie cutter plot of failure to redemption, there are too many to mention. On occasion though, a story comes along that transcends…

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Leatherheads Trailer

A romantic comedy set against the backdrop of America’s nascent pro-football league in 1925. Dodge Connolly, a charming, brash football hero, is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor…

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