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action movie stories: 28 news summaries

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 Sly, Arnie, Willis 
 to Unite Onscreen 

The Expendables also stars Rourke, Li

Sep 13, 09 5:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Musclemen Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Bruce Willis are uniting for one last action flick, the Guardian reports. The Expendables, slated for release next year, tells the story of a band of mercenaries in Latin America, and will show the three grizzled stars together for the first time since the... More »

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entertainment • film • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Sylvester Stallone • Randy Couture • Jet Li • action movie • Bruce Willis • movies • Mickey Rourke

(Newser) - Most critics—who didn't have access to advance screenings, normally a huge red flag—agree that G.I. Joe: the Rise of Cobra isn’t anything but a popcorn flick. For some, that’s enough. For others, not so much.
  • "It’s all put together with such
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entertainment • film • movie review • popcorn • action movie • blockbusters • summer movies • GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra

(Newser) - Though rarely a fan of wizards and witches, the Vatican has declared the latest Harry Potter film a positive tale of “friendship, altruism, loyalty" that achieves the "correct balance" in depicting teen romance, reports the Guardian. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, opening today, makes clear that... More »

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Harry Potter • Pope Benedict XVI • Vatican • Daniel Radcliffe • action movie • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • Emma Watson

 This Summer's Top Trailers 


Jul 8, 09 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Summer may not always yield the best movies, but it never fails to deliver the year’s best trailers. Wired celebrates this sacred art by picking out the trailers that managed to throw the most hype onto the screen in 3 minutes or less. We’ve helpfully compiled them in... More »

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Star Trek • movie trailer • action movie • movies • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • Bruno • summer movies • The Hangover • District 9 • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen • 2012

OPINION

 Stuntmen's Favorite Films 


Jul 7, 09 4:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to movies, nothing wows like an epic action sequence. Which flicks do stunt performers like best? Kevin Conley lists 'em for Slate:
  • The Matrix Trilogy: Legendary kung fu director Yuen Wo-Ping didn't really want the job and issued near-impossible demands—including six months of training for
... More »

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entertainment • list • car chase • stunts • action movie • Ryan O'Neal • The Matrix • stuntman • Joel Silver • Yuen Wo-Ping • Panom Yeerum

OPINION

 A Tough Guy for Everyone 

Why Wolverine has had such lasting appeal

May 3, 09 4:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wolverine has endured. The character has two comic-book series, a new blockbuster movie, and his own exhibit at New York’s comic museum 35 years after being introduced as a sidekick. Why has Wolverine had such long lasting appeal? With a dark, mysterious past, and a “penchant for berserker... More »

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superhero • racism • comics • minorities • Wolverine • action movie • X-Men

ANALYSIS

Statham Cracks Skulls, Cracks Up Audiences

Actor's films expertly blend adventure, slapstick

Apr 17, 09 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jason Statham, the hulking British action star specializing in shoot-em-up, kick-em-down movies, owes much to Jackie Chan and Wile E. Coyote, Jody Rosen writes for Slate. After all, Statham trades in “a mix of bionic brute force and slapstick”—delivered with his Everyman charm. It may sound absurd,... More »

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Hollywood • action movie • Jason Statham

MOVIE REVIEW

 Push All Style, No Coherence 


Feb 6, 09 4:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Push, the latest would-be superhero franchise, “has vibrant cinematography and decent acting,” writes Roger Ebert, “but I’m blasted if I know what it’s about.” Oh, he gets the basics: Movers are telekinetic, Watchers are psychic, and Pushers control minds. There are also Stitchers, Wipers,... More »

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superhero • movie review • action movie • Dakota Fanning • Push • Chris Evans

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 Critics Not So 
 Taken With Taken 

Plot, lead character 'preposterous'

Jan 30, 09 11:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Critics disagree over whether Bourne-style action flick Taken is a quality picture, but they concur on one thing: Its plot is “preposterous,” as Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times puts it. It’s “a completely unbelievable action picture” in which Liam Neeson’s “sharpshooting, pursuit-driving, pocket-picking,... More »

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film • movie review • action movie • Liam Neeson • Taken

 A-Team Bound for Theaters 

Joe Carnahan tapped to direct

Jan 28, 09 1:11 PM CST
(Newser) - The A-Team is coming back! Fox has tapped director Joe Carnahan, of Smokin’ Aces fame, to direct a big-budget update of the hugely popular '80s action show, Radar Online reports. Few plot details have emerged, except that it will keep the core story of veterans—now of Iraq, not Vietnam—... More »

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television • film • mercenaries • Fox • Twentieth Century Fox • action movie • Iraq war • Mr. T

MOVIE REVIEW

 Craig's Bond Saves Solace 

Daniel Craig shines in superspy sequel but some find Bond brand too diluted

Nov 14, 08 12:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Quantum of Solace doesn't quite measure up to its predecessor, but that's because the Bond makers set the bar so high with Casino Royale, say critics. Daniel Craig returns for his second outing as the superspy, and his cold-blooded but charismatic performance ensures that his "place as the best... More »

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movie review • James Bond • Daniel Craig • action movie • Quantum of Solace

Beyoncé Wants to Be Wonder Woman

Aspiring superhero ready to try on Amazon's outfit for size

Nov 8, 08 3:36 AM CST
(Newser) - There’s no film in the works yet, but Beyoncé has made her intentions clear: She wants to be the first big-screen Wonder Woman. The star shared her ambitions with DC Comics and Warner Bros. after being wowed by Linda Carter’s original costume at superhero-themed museum exhibition earlier this... More »

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superhero • DC Comics • comics • Beyonce • action movie • Wonder Woman

MOVIE REVIEW

 Bangkok Dangerously Bland 

Cage-starring remake of Asian hit lacks the spice of the original

Sep 5, 08 10:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Pang brothers' Hollywood rehash of their 1999 hit Bangkok Dangerous lacks spice despite the exotic locale, say critics. The "rough, Bangkok underworld-set story" has morphed into "a cleaner tourist's take on crime and corruption," Jordan Mintzer writes in Variety, with Nicolas Cage playing a more conventional... More »

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Bangkok • movie review • Nicolas Cage • action movie • movies

 UK Bans Jolie 'Wanted' Posters 

Gun-toting ads too violent, promote guns

Sep 4, 08 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - The UK has banned racy ads featuring a gun-toting Angelina Jolie promoting her action flick Wanted, claiming that they glorify the use of firearms and violence, Reuters reports. Britain's media watchdog said it received complaints that the ads weren't suitable for children, especially during a time in which public opinion... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Britain • advertisements • action movie • Wanted

MOVIE REVIEW

 Time to Wrap Up Mummy  

Franchise feels distinctly creaky

Aug 1, 08 11:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is more than a little musty. The third movie in the cycle features "more ancient corpses come to life amid digital effects laid on with a trowel," Jane Horwitz writes in the Washington Post, but the "tiresome and messy" result... More »

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movie review • mummy • Jet Li • action movie • Brendan Fraser

MOVIE REVIEW

 Dark Knight Dazzles 

Heath Ledger's final performance burns in the dark

Jul 17, 08 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dark Knight swoops into cinemas tomorrow and critics say the hype is more than justified. "This is not merely a Batman movie," Amy Biancolli writes in the Houston Chronicle. It is one of the year's best films "and far and away the most hypnotic chiller." The... More »

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superhero • movie review • Batman • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • Christian Bale • the Joker • action movie

MOVIE REVIEW

 Hellboy Burns Up the Screen 

Red-hot sequel showcases del Toro's dazzling imagination

Jul 11, 08 8:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hades' greatest hero is back in Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and most critics agree it's a hell of a ride. Director Guillermo del Toro returns with comic book creator Mike Mignola, ensuring the dynamic sequel is "shot through with the franchise's signature goofiness, sarcasm and good heart,"... More »

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movie review • comics • Guillermo Del Toro • action movie • movies • Selma Blair

movie review

 People Don't Like You, Hancock 

They all want to, though

Jul 1, 08 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Everyone wants to like Hancock. The idea of a slovenly, booze-swilling superhero screwup is undeniably priceless. But “the finished product is so poorly conceived and misguided that even Will Smith… can't save it,” writes Claudia Puig of USA Today. The movie starts out irreverent and fun, then veers... More »

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superhero • movie review • Peter Berg • Will Smith • action movie

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 Get Smart Not So Clever 

Film struggles to balance action and comedy

Jun 20, 08 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The film version of the 1960s TV spy parody Get Smart can’t decide if it's an action flick or a comedy, and it shows. It’s “an action comedy that represents the worst of both worlds,” Mick LaSalle writes in the San Francisco Chronicle—“as funny... More »

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film • comedy • Steve Carell • movie review • action movie

 Gyllenhaal
 Lands Lead in
 Prince of Persia 

Will star in the film adaptation of the cult favorite video game

May 21, 08 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jake Gyllenhaal has scored the lead in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, a Jerry Bruckheimer adaptation of the popular video game, according to the Hollywood Reporter. In the blockbuster fantasy adventure, Gyllenhaal will play a 6th century Persian prince who, along with a feisty princess played by up-and-comer... More »

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Los Angeles • Disney • Jerry Bruckheimer • Jake Gyllenhaal • movie deal • action movie • Prince of Persia • Gemma Arterton • video games

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