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action movie stories: 29 news summaries

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 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

 Studios Gamble on
 Hulk's Quick Return 

Execs think buzz for June release can overwhelm stink of '03 bust

May 9, 08 6:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Studio executives are hoping that The Incredible Hulk, due out June 13, will roar in dollar-sign green—and not the sicklier shade of moviegoers still recovering from Ang Lee's 2003 version, the Los Angeles Times reports. Funders Universal and Marvel promise more action in the new version, and bigger names... More »

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Universal Studios • Marvel Comics • trailers • Ang Lee • action movie • movie remakes • The Incredible Hulk

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 Chan-Li Vehicle Stuck in Neutral 

Forbidden Kingdom is entertaining, underwhelming

Apr 18, 08 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Forbidden Kingdom, packing the one-two punch of Jackie Chan and Jet Li, is "great fun," David Edelstein writes in New York, once the martial-arts flick gets past "the clunky prologue." Other critics are a little more reserved in praising the film, about a modern-day teenager... More »

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Jackie Chan • Jet Li • martial arts movies • guy movies • action movie • high-concept movies

MOVIE REVIEW

  No Crown for Street Kings 

Cop flick puts overwrought machismo on display

Apr 11, 08 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Street Kings doesn't get a lot of love from critics, who say it resorts at times to the worst of cop-flick cliches. Keanu Reeves plays a cold-hearted, vodka-swigging LA vice cop who's hunting down his former partner's murderers. And while screenwriter James Ellroy's pulp machismo has worked before, here Reeves... More »

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Keanu Reeves • action movie • movies • Street Fights • James Ellroy

 13 Must-See Heist Movies 

In the mood for a caper? Rent one of these.

Mar 13, 08 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Did The Bank Job leave you itching for more scheme-heavy heist films? Entertainment Weekly names 13 greats:
  1. Ocean's Eleven: Ex-con George Clooney gathers a gang to filch $150 million and get back his girl, Julia Roberts.
  2. A Fish Called Wanda: John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis are among
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entertainment • list • bank robbery • box office • heist • action movie • movies • movie remakes

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B.C. a Mammoth Waste of Time

CGI wizardry doesn't sustain 10,000 B.C.

Mar 7, 08 10:58 AM CST
(Newser) - The prehistoric adventure 10,000 B.C. isn't just a spectacle of cutting-edge effects, it's "a tedious bore in which grubby people stand around muttering in a variety of badly chosen accents," writes Josh Tyler in Cinema Blend. Unfortunately for writer/director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day ... More »

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guy movies • action movie • prehistoric mammals • CGI • high-concept movies • Roland Emmerich • cavemen • Steven Strait • Camilla Belle

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All in All, Not a Bad Job

Heist movie highly entertaining, if forgettable

Mar 7, 08 7:35 AM CST
(Newser) - You probably won't ponder The Bank Job once you've left the theater, but most critics say you're likely to enjoy it while you're there. The heist film, very loosely based on a real bank robbery that happened in London in 1971—which captivated the public because of its rumored connection... More »

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London • heist • British royals • guy movies • action movie • Jason Statham

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Action Makes a Good Point

Political thriller doesn't have all the answers, but it sure has action

Feb 22, 08 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - It may lack depth, but critics admit that Vantage Point packs a lot of excitement. The thriller, which begins by showing the same assassination from eight different perspectives, "fails the 'reality test' but maintains a certain intensity for its entire running length," writes James Berardinelli of ReelViews.com.... More »

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movie review • Dennis Quaid • guy movies • action movie • political thriller • "24" • Vantage Point • Forest Whitaker • Matthew Fox • William Hurt • Sigourney Weaver

10 Films Every Man Should See

Put Scarface on pause and check out these manly-man classics

Feb 12, 08 3:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Don't worry if you haven't seen any Oscar contenders, says GQ, offering 10 flicks every self-respecting guy should see. Count on blood, revenge, and a little male bonding:
  1. Rififi (1955): Trade Ocean's 11 for this heist masterpiece
  2. Croupier (1998): In his breakthrough role, Clive Owen is the model of
... More »

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film • men • list • guy movies • action movie • movies

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