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New Jack City: Atlanta Serves as ‘Peachy’ Movie Stand-In For Kansas City
The Hollywood publicity machine will soon be churning out the merits of Warner Brother’s THE GOOD LIE starring Reese Witherspoon… And rightfully so….. THE GOOD LIE, co-produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, is based on the true story of … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: “THE DROP” – A Mob Drama With Heart
THE DROP is not so much a mobster movie as it is a character study… And make no mistake, that character is Tom Hardy playing the part of a Brooklyn bartender caught in the middle between the mob and the … Continue reading
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New Jack City:’ The Identical’ – Faith-Based Bomb Offers Up Bogus Quotes
Faith-based movies don’t by definition have to be bad movies… Yet time and time again these low budget “message movies” lack good writing, direction, production values and/or acting. The word cheesy often comes into play when reviewing them. And since much … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Rayne, Jack Poessiger, Jon Niccum, Kansas City Star, The Indentical, USA Today
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘The Identical’—And Now You Know the Rest of the Story
The weekend after Labor Day is traditionally THE worst period for moviegoing of the entire year… Why? Simple, the mindset just isn’t there. The public is sidetracked by other weekend activities like Friday night high school football. Saturday college games. Sunday’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashley Judd, Blake Rayne, Elvis, Graceland, Ray Liotta, The Indentical
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New Jack City: Summer 2014 Movies Fizzle at the Box office
Many moons from now when we look back to the movie summer of 2014, we’ll still be asking ourselves, WHAT HAPPENED? However, the answer is really quite simple. As a wise man so brilliantly put it: “IF PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO SEE IT, … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: Pierce Brosnan Plays Russian Roulette as ‘The November Man’
Forget Bond, James Bond… As ex-CIA agent Peter Devereaux, Pierce Brosnan is a lot edgier—taking on the bad guys in an R-rated, no rules kind of way. Code named THE NOVEMBER MAN, Brosnan is surprisingly lethal despite that he’s enjoying the quiet … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘When The Game Stands Tall’—The Streak Of A Winning Machine
From the outset “WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL” looked like this year’s “FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS” A closer look however reveals that the Sony release is pointed more in a faith-based sports direction. With its emphasis on character, hard work and love, the film’s … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: ‘The Giver’—The Power of Memory in an Alternate Reality
I knew the basic storyline of THE GIVER even though I’d never read Lois Lowry’s best selling utopian sci-fi novel which hit bookshelves in 1994… Added to which a name cast of Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes, Alexander Skarsgard and Taylor Swift (all in … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: OMG – ‘Expendables’ Destined to Become Deleteables?
THE EXPENDABLES 3 merges old school with new blood… Combining aging beefcake with newly recruited fighters in a PG-13 rated mission to take down Mel Gibson who co-founded the Expendables but went rogue—and in a BIG way! A new era … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: ‘The Hundred-Foot Journey’—A Culinary Gem
CHOCOLAT director Lasse Hallstrom’s delicious culture clash in THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY makes for this summer’s most charming new surprise… If you enjoy old world foodie fairy tales and loved THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL then this one’s for you. Helen … Continue reading
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Tagged Helen Mirren, Lasse Hallstrom, Steve Spielberg, The Hundred Foot Journey
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New Jack City: Looking Past a Disappointing 2014 in the Movie Biz
Face it, 2014 has been a tough year for the movie industry… Statistics show the domestic box office down some 7% thus far this year and 20 percent for the summer as of last week. That after enjoying four consecutive up years. However many industries … Continue reading
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Tagged AMC China, Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Wars Vii, Terminator Genesis
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’—Fulfilling Fanboy Dreams
Just another space adventure? Think again. It’s the start of a new major Marvel Studios franchise! Comic fans have been stoked out about this 10th installment in Marvel’s cinematic universe for ages. (Well, that’s maybe overstating it a bit.) But the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bautista, Chris Pratt, Jack Poessiger, Marvel. guardians of the Galaxy
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Jack Goes Confidential: Chadwick Boseman Scores As ‘Godfather Of Soul’
Two musical biopics in one season, who would’ve thunk it? However that’s just what the summer of 2014 has bestowed on moviegoers. The first of course was Clint Eastwood’s screen adaptation of the Broadway hit JERSEY BOYS, which pretty well filled its cast … Continue reading
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Tagged Chadwick Boseman, Get on Up, Jack Poessiger, James brown, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones
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New Jack City: Obama Disappoints with Paint-By-Numbers Approach
Am I missing something here? With the world situation in total turmoil the President heads to Kansas City to give a – what – rah-rah speech? Not about sanctions against Russia, Israel, the Gaza Strip, the shot down Malaysian aircraft—just … Continue reading
New Jack City: Star Adds Insult To Delivery Injury with Phony Cruise Scam
Something for nothing, anybody? To say my newspaper delivery has been irregular at best would be charitable. I’ve been keeping the phone numbers to the customer service departments of both the Kansas City Star and USA Today handy because I know I’ll be needing … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Bahamas cruise, Jack Poessiger, Kansas City Star, Perry Come, USA Today
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘And So It Goes’ – Geriatric Dramedy Aiming for the Social Security Set
The pickings have been slim for older audiences so far this year… Sure we’ve had LAST VEGAS, CHEF and JERSEY BOYS, but nothing to match previous geriatric breakout hits like THE BUCKET LIST and THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL. This weekend marks … Continue reading
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Tagged And So It Goes, Diane Keaton, Frankie Valli, Jack Poessiger, Michael Douglas
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Jack Goes Confidential: Sparkless ‘Sex Tape’ Triggers Viral Coitus Cornucopia
Jason Segel to Cameron Diaz: “Do you remember erections?…..We should have sex sometime.” But 10 years earlier things sure were different. They couldn’t keep their hands off each other—doing the deed in all kinds of places, settings and positions. That’s … Continue reading
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New Jack City: Here Today — Gone Tomorrow (Germany) — And Now Back
Been missing my movie reviews of late? Or maybe those ever-so-meaningful insights to be found on NEW JACK CITY? Well, fear not! JACK GOES CONFIDENTIAL’s coverage of the big screen returns next week, appropriately enough with the movie SEX TAPE. So why the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bitburger, Jack Poessiger, Sex Tape, TRansformers 4, World Cup
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Transformers 4’ a Super-Sized Bag of Robotic Summer Popcorn
It’s been three years since movie-meister Michael Bay last unleashed the epic Transformers battles that left Chicago in ruins—but saved the world… Now as humanity picks up the pieces, a shadowy group surfaces trying to control the direction of history … Continue reading
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