Classic Film Review: The Magnificent Seven (1960)!

Action Flick Chick | December 7, 2011

You know how oftentimes men won’t communicate with their words, and instead will just give a look, or a nod, or a hand gesture, and the other man just ‘gets’ it. That’s what I call “manspeak” and The Magnificent Seven is chock full of it! Since there’s no subtitles for this subtle language it’s often [...]

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Mini Review: True Grit

Action Flick Chick | January 3, 2011

What YOU need to know:
• Jeff Bridges (Rooster Cogburn) really does have true grit and seemed perfect for the role.
• Hailee Steinfeld (Mattie Ross) was top notch and seemed perfect for the role.
• True Grit overall is solid entertainment with a good story line, a little action throughout so that I wasn’t bored to tears, [...]

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Bleedfest Celebrates Women Who Make Westerns and Horror

Llama Mama | December 28, 2010

The highly anticipated Inanna Award (AKA “The Bleedy”) a bronze statue designed by Neal Harvey of RubberGorilla.co.uk, was revealed in a video presentation at the BleedFest December 5th Awards Ceremony. The first Bleedy Award will be handed out live January 2nd. Your sneak peak:  http://www.vimeo.com/17512261
The Bleedy will be awarded to the In Competition Feature Trailer chosen by [...]

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The Warrior’s Way (2010): Ninjas vs. Cowboys vs. Jang Dong-gun!

Action Flick Chick | December 7, 2010

This movie’s real title? Ninjas vs. Cowboys vs. Jang Dong-gun! And I wholeheartedly approve! The Warrior’s Way completely took me by surprise! I was expecting a rather serious martial arts film showing off a lot of traditional stuntwork and martial arts goodness. What did I get? A film that didn’t take itself seriously at all [...]

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American Outlaws (2001) – A Little Too Much Kick

Action Flick Chick | July 10, 2009

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Cowboys, robberies, and an incredibly historically inaccurate look at the life of Jesse James is what American Outlaws is all about. Colin Farrell plays the infamous Jesse James, a man known for his poor bank etiquette. Ali Larter plays his wonderful cousin who then becomes his wife, a fact that they kind of breeze over in the film.

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