Eight years after Zack Snyder’s 300 hit theaters and rapidly became a joke through a relentless parade of Internet memes, we’re finally getting the sequel-prequel-recap that nobody wanted. Fortunately, the first trailer for 300: Rise of an Empire makes Noam Murro’s contribution to the story of Sparta’s war with Xerxes look pretty good; if the film didn’t really need to be made in the first place, at the very least it may have the muscles needed to justify its own existence. I can’t honestly go back and watch 300 without laughing anymore, but maybe this will be just new enough for me to take it seriously: The film reportedly unfolds before,…
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G-S-T Review…The Purge
There are plenty of films out there that envision a utopia, or something realizing a nearly optimal society. In James DeMonaco’s nail-biter the family of a well-to-do security consultant (Ethan Hawke) are terrorized in this highly fictitious home invasion thriller. But this isn’t about some random act of terrifying gratuitous violence like The Strangers (to which The Purge will easily be compared), no it’s part of a much larger world – the above mentioned utopia. In the year 2022 America is as close to perfection as possible, unemployment is at 1% and the USA is a nation reborn, thanks to an annual event called “The Purge”. In a society, or more…
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ALL PASSES CLAIMED – FREE Advance Screening Passes To 'THE PURGE' In AUSTIN, TX
Attention: ALL PASSES HAVE BEEN CLAIMED. Thanks for your interest in THE PURGE. —————————————————————————————————————————————— SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING Passes to THE PURGE in AUSTIN, TX Go,See,Talk is partnering with Universal Pictures to award 50 pairs of passes (admits 2) to a special advance screening of THE PURGE starring Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey and Adelaide Kane. The screening will take place in AUSTIN, TX on Tuesday, June 4 at 7:30 PM. Winners will be notified no later than Monday, June 3rd. For your chance to win simply send an email to contest@goseetalk.com with PURGE_DALLAS as the subject and we’ll email you a digital e-pass (good for you +1 guest) to the first 50 people who enter. Act fast – it’s first-come, first-served! Email us now for your chance to see THE PURGE before it hits theaters on June…
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ALL PASSES CLAIMED – FREE Advance Screening Passes To 'THE PURGE' In DALLAS, TX
Attention: ALL PASSES HAVE BEEN CLAIMED. Thanks for your interest in THE PURGE. —————————————————————————————————————————————— SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING Passes to THE PURGE in DALLAS, TX Go,See,Talk is partnering with Universal Pictures to award 50 pairs of passes (admits 2) to a special advance screening of THE PURGE starring Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey and Adelaide Kane. The screening will take place in DALLAS, TX on Tuesday, June 4 at 7:30 PM. Winners will be notified no later than Monday, June 3rd. For your chance to win simply send an email to contest@goseetalk.com with PURGE_DALLAS as the subject and we’ll email you a digital e-pass (good for you +1 guest) to the first 50 people who enter. Act fast – it’s first-come, first-served! Email us now for your chance to see THE PURGE before it hits theaters on June 7th.…