Tag: Mark Wahlberg
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Since it is Super Bowl LIII weekend, here are TailSlate’s Ten Favorite Football movies
Movies about football have been around almost as long as the game itself. The first professional football player signed a contract to be paid to play in 1892. In 1921, Two Minutes to Go was the first movie about the game. Here, in no particular order are our 10 favorite films primarily about football. 2004…
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You can bank on ‘All The Money in the World’
“If you owe the bank $100, that’s your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that’s the bank’s problem” – J. Paul Getty “If you look after the pennies, the dollars will look after themselves” – J. Paul Getty Prior to its release, most news about the film All The Money in the World…
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A look at the sniper in movies
We’ve been watching snipers in movies going back to 1941 when actor Gary Cooper portrayed Medal of Honor recipient Alvin York in the film Sergeant York. Alvin York was actually a Corporal when he earned his Medal of Honor in France’s Forest of Argonne in 1918. He was promoted to Sergeant after he brought in…
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‘Patriots Day’ tells the story of the heroes and villains of the Boston Marathon Bombing
“We reaffirm that on days like this, there are no Republicans or Democrats. We are Americans, united in concern for our fellow citizens.” – President Barrack Obama at a press conference after the Boston Bombing Marathon Each year on the third Monday in April the state holiday of Patriot’s Day is celebrated in Massachusetts. And…
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‘Lone Survivor’ is worth going through Hell Week for
Based on the true story of a mission in Afghanistan in 2005 that went horribly wrong.
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‘2 Guns’ fires high-velocity action
Baltasar Komakur delivers a pretty good action/comedy with this one, thanks to stars Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg.
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‘Pain & Gain’ doesn’t hurt… much… but is Michael Bay’s best since ‘The Rock’
I don’t want to provide film spoilers, but after you’ve seen the film, check out the real story, which is much more interesting.
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It isn’t NYC that needs repair in ‘Broken City’ – it’s the script
An excellent cast that is given very little to do in a very formulaic bit of fluff.
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Flawed ‘Ted’ reveals Seth MacFarlane’s limits as a storyteller
Ted Seth MacFarlanes foul feature film debut isnt exactly childs play.
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‘Four Brothers’ is a smart, fun film from director John Singleton
[I]Four Brothers[/I] was a long time coming but it was worth the wait. We can only hope that it wont take as long for Singleton to deliver another film worthy of his promise and potential.