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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Don Jon’ Spanks the Monkey
DON JON is the All American—make that AVERAGE American— guy… He’s dedicated to family, friends, his church and women. He’s also obsessed with porn! Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s daily routine is finding just the right clips from his favorite porn sites. It’s as … Continue reading
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New Jack City: Doing The Time Warp Thing — Again
Here’s a deal! The latest SONY Betamex Home Recording System with up to 4.5 hour recording capabilities, fast play, freeze frame and Beta Scan listed at $1,250.50—Now special value priced at just $879.97. The unit weighs in at 38 pounds. Better yet … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Prisoners’ Delivers Madness, Maze & Trauma
Puzzle. Panic. Perseverance… You’re in for a spellbinding and emotional two and a half hours of at times unbearable and psychological tension delivered by Oscar nominees and winners that include Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Terrence Howard, Melissa Leo, Maria … Continue reading
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New Jack City: What’s Next, Weight Controlled Boarding?
Looking ahead to that big vacation next year? Or maybe a big trip overseas? Better set aside some extra coin as travel pricing for 2014 is definitely on the rise—with some exceptions. Those increases coming up. But first something that bugs me.
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Jack Goes Confidential: Vin Diesel Does ‘Riddick’ Proud
We’re smack in the middle of Hollywood’s traditional product donut hole… The post Labor Day annual movie drought that eventually turns into a lineup of more meaningful and quality film fare in just a few weeks. A period which most … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘CLOSED CIRCUIT’ Underwhelms as Terrorist Thriller
The TV spots for CLOSED CIRCUIT look really exciting – fast cuts, action, an international suspense thriller… I should have seen it coming. The tip-off that this wasn’t going to be as exciting as advertised should have been in the narration … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: Woody Allen’s ‘BLUE JASMINE’ Has Oscar Taking Notice
Like THE WAY, WAY BACK, the film distributor of BLUE JASMINE is using a platform releasing pattern for Woody Allen’s latest written and directed movie.. BLUE JASMINE opened in just a handful of major market movieplexes a month ago where it … Continue reading
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New Jack City: Was the Audience Profiled at ‘THE BUTLER’ Screenings?
While “Lee Daniels’ THE BUTLER” certainly did not set the box office on fire this weekend, it did come in # 1 in North American theaters with estimated ticket sales of $25 million… The film also scored an impressive ‘A’ … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘JOBS’ Bio-Drama Delivers — Up To A Point
“Steve, you’re good. Damn good.. But you’re an asshole.” One of the defining lines thrown at Steve Jobs by an inner circle member of his legendary Apple Computer empire. JOBS is a small—and I stress SMALL—biographical drama based on the life of the … Continue reading
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New Jack City: Your 2013 Hollywood Barometer
So what’s the 2013 movie season been like to date? With the summer movie’s winding down, it’s time to look back and see which ones have scored the best to date. Here then are the top dozen films at the domestic … Continue reading
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New Jack City: AMC’s New ‘Glass Palace’ a Sight to Behold
Where was I? Obviously not in Kansas anymore—or was I? Sure enough it was the grand opening of AMC Entertainment’s new Theatre Support Center located at the Park Place development in South Leawood. Could’ve fooled me, because touring the new four story … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘We’re The Millers’—Griswold’s Eat Your Heart Out
Think updated NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION… Except here they cross the border and things get a hell of a lot raunchier. WE’RE THE MILLERS is a hilarious road comedy that works. Its premise maybe far flung but its execution makes for an … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘2 Guns’ Complex Caper Fires for Fun
Who’s doing what to whom here? In ‘2 GUNS,’ Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg go head to head in just over two hours of fast moving and explosive action. A buddy-buddy adventure? Well sort of as we track these two … Continue reading
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New Jack City: ‘The Lone Ranger’ Made How Much?
Right after noon on Sundays the reports come out with the estimated weekend box office results.,, These numbers are based on actual Friday and Saturday ticket sales and then compared to what similar movies grossed on past Sundays. These estimates can … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘The To Do List’ – Cherry Pickin’ Good Time @ the Movies
Finally! An equal opportunity teen sex comedy from a GIRL’s point of view. Think of it as a female PORKY’s meets AMERICAN PIE with lubed doses of SUPERBAD. THE TO DO LIST is the anti SIXTEEN CANDLES comedy that heads … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Wolverine’ Goes Solo—Puts Claws to Japan
So you missed last week’s Comic-Con… What, again? Not to worry. You can re-live a couple of hours of it this weekend in THE WOLVERINE when Hugh Jackman returns for a sixth big outing in Marvel’s X-Men franchise—but with a … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘The Way, Way Back’ a Summer (and Movie) You Won’t Easily Forget
Remember when the family station wagon had that second row of back seats? You know, the one that faced the back window. That’s where the kids used to sit and goof with the cars driving behind them. Hence the movie title, THE WAY, … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: Globe-Trotting Geriatrics Save the World…Again
Too much of a good thing can sometimes kill the golden goose… Case in point, RED 2, the sequel to 2010’s over- the-hill gang action-comedy that surprisingly hit strong across the spectrum. How do they keep the magic going? I … Continue reading
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New Jack City: Faineant Fact Check Nets TV News Nightmare
This has got to be one of the all-time great media pranks… Or maybe the all-time worst. In case you missed it—it’s priceless—in a sick sorta way. It went down last Friday when KTVU-TV2 (San Francisco / Oakland) info babe Tori Campbell reported the … Continue reading
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New Jack City: It’s a Brawn vs. Brain(less) Weekend @ The Movies
This weekend it’s a standoff between Adam Sandler and Godzilla at the movies… Well, not really. PACIFIC RIM is more like legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, rising from the sea to consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, … Continue reading
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