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Dennis Willis SOUNDWAVES CINEMA 1999-2009

After ten years, twenty contributors and 800 reviews, Soundwaves Cinema fades into the sunset. The first few years were pretty exciting: a bunch of friends bravely storming the internet with our informed, unbridled love of films daring to tell you what we think! Before aggregators like Rotten Tomatoes or an internet filled with ten million blogs, we built a little corner for ourselves. It was never the most sophisticated-looking site. We never had whiz-bangy flash or javascript widgets.… Continue

Added by Dennis Willis on September 20, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Sean Novak HALLOWEEN 2: ZOMBIE'S LAST CHANCE

Oh Rob Zombie. What are we going to do with you? I’ll start with this – I like Zombie - personally. I think he comes off as a nice, humble guy in interviews and a real film buff who obviously adores his horror and genre movies. He’s a fanboy, just like the rest of us. But what I think Zomb… Continue

Added by Sean Novak on August 25, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Dennis Willis REVIEW: FUNNY PEOPLE

Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, Aubrey Plaza, RZA, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow
SCR/DIR: Judd Apatow
R / 2:20 / RELEASE: 7/31/09

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Added by Dennis Willis on July 30, 2009 at 6:16pm — No Comments

Dennis Willis VIDEO RELEASES 7/28/09

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Added by Dennis Willis on July 30, 2009 at 5:15pm — No Comments

Dennis Willis VIDEO RELEASES 7/21/09

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Added by Dennis Willis on July 20, 2009 at 12:49pm — No Comments

Dennis Willis PURPLE RAIN turns 25 (STREETS OF FIRE, too!)

Two musical films released during the summer of 1984 share similar ambitions, histories, chart accomplishments and enduring cult appeal a quarter century later. Prince’s Purple Rain is little more than a series of music videos loosely connected by a threadbare story of a troubled musician with daddy issues. Prince’s character “The Kid” also tussles with rival musicians Morr… Continue

Added by Dennis Willis on July 20, 2009 at 12:41pm — No Comments

Dennis Willis PG-13 turns 25. Thanks for nothing.

The movie industry marks an auspicious birthday but with all the recent attention given to a certain fallen pop star, it’s understandable if we didn't hear much about it. But indeed, July 1, 1984 was a watershed date in the annals of cinema, arguably

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Added by Dennis Willis on July 8, 2009 at 12:07am — 1 Comment

Dennis Willis VIDEO RELEASES 7/06/09

Psychic espionage! Rabbi exorcists! Flaming moose! This week's video and DVD releases are pure comic genius, a trifecta of the most looney-bin moments of the year. And the beauty of it is that none of these films set out to be intentionally funny! But they are hysterical!

KNOWING (2009
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Added by Dennis Willis on July 6, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

Dennis Willis VIDEO RELEASES 6/30/09

All capsule reviews are excerpts from Dennis Willis' forthcoming book Flick Nation. 12 ROUNDS (2009) John Cena, Ashley Scott, Steve Harris, Gonzalo Menendez, Aidan Gillen, Brian J. White, Taylor Cole, Vincent Flood SCR: Daniel Kunka DIR: Renny Harlin PG-13 / 1:48 / BOX: $11,852,057 www.12rounds-movie.com It’s nice to know that the spirit of the 1980’s is still with us. Remember the dir… Continue

Added by Dennis Willis on June 30, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

Dennis Willis VIDEO RELEASES 6/23/09

All capsule reviews are excerpts from Dennis Willis' forthcoming book Flick Nation. CODE, THE (2009) Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas, Radha Mitchell, Robert Forster, Rade Serbedzija SCR: Ted Humphrey DIR: Mimi Leder R / 1:39 / DVD RELEASE: 6/23/089 Experienced art thief Freeman recruits Banderas to steal two mysterious antique Faberge eggs to help him repay a Russian mobster. Forster is the dogged police lieutenant who has been trying to nab F… Continue

Added by Dennis Willis on June 24, 2009 at 12:15pm — No Comments

SoundwavesTV VIDEO RELEASES 6/02/09

All capsule reviews are excerpts from Dennis Willis' book Flick Nation. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD (2008) Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Michael Shannon SCR: Justin Haythe; Based on the novel by Richard Yates DIR: Sam Mendes R / 1:59 / RELEASE: 12/26/08 BOX: $21,941,000 www.revolutionaryroadmovie.com Brutal and searing adaptation of Yates’ novel captures a married couple in freef… Continue

Added by SoundwavesTV on June 2, 2009 at 7:24pm — No Comments

SoundwavesTV VIDEO RELEASES 5/26/09

KILLSHOT (2009) Diane Lane, Mickey Rourke, Thomas Jane, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt SCR: Hossein Amini DIR: John Madden R / RELEASE: 1/23/09 BOX: $18,643 http://www.weinsteinco.com/#/film/killshot Crimi… Continue

Added by SoundwavesTV on May 26, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Dale Jay Dennis MOVIE REVIEW: STAR TREK (2009)

Star Trek (2009) CAST: Leonard Nimoy (Older Spock), Chris Pine (Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock), Eric Bana (Nero), Bruce Greenwood (Christopher Pike), Karl Urban (Dr. Leonard McCoy), Zoe Saldana (Nyota Uhura), Simon Pegg (Scotty) John Cho (Hikaru Sulu), Anton Yelchin (Pavel Chekov) DIR: J.J. Abrams SCR: Robert Orci, Alex Kurtzman MPAA: PG-13 for some Sci-Fi action and violence and brief sexual content. Studio: Paramount Pictures “Forget everything you kne… Continue

Added by Dale Jay Dennis on May 12, 2009 at 8:30am — 2 Comments

Sean Novak The Descent: Part 2 - Still Spelunkin'

I vote for a new title. This film should instead be named The Descent: Remixed. It’s a hip title right? The kids will dig it! Because I don’t see any other crowd they’re making this movie for besides the teenagers who are willing to hand over $12 on opening weekend to sit thro… Continue

Added by Sean Novak on May 7, 2009 at 5:00pm — 6 Comments

Steven Kirk Congrats to Mr. Willis!

Bruce Willis, that is. Bruce tied the knot with his model girlfriend, Emma Heming, on Parrot Cay in the Turks and Caicos islands on March 21. Here's a picture of Bruno and his blushing bride.

You may notice Bruce's new look, but he's not making a fashion statement, he's prepped for his next role, portraying Dennis Willis in the Upcoming "Soundwaves: The Movie" Hollywood… Continue

Added by Steven Kirk on March 26, 2009 at 10:19am — 3 Comments

Sean Novak The Reel Report: 3/25/09

Dear God it's finally here! Spike Jonze's WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE trailer!! Your eyes may never be the same after viewing this!! Quicktime/HD link Ok, after finally viewing it - WOW! I am beyond impressed. This looks 1000 times more magical and larger in scope than the book. Even when I was younger I didn't think the book was some masterwork. I liked the art above anything else, looking back at it n… Continue

Added by Sean Novak on March 25, 2009 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments

Sean Novak The Last House on the Left = Best Date Movie EVER!!!

This may be one of the glossiest remakes ever - for one reason - this one actually has a budget larger than that of your local Elks Lodge chapter. If you’ve never seen the original Last House on the Left, Wes Craven’s directorial debut released in 1972, then you probably never… Continue

Added by Sean Novak on March 12, 2009 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

Sean Novak Who’s defending the Watchmen?

Dense. That is the one common adjective heard from every reader of the Watchmen comic book series originally released in 1986. How can something so dense, descriptive, emotionally heavy and complex fit into a set of moving pictures which only lasts 2-3 hours? Zack Snyder’s… Continue

Added by Sean Novak on March 9, 2009 at 6:00pm — 2 Comments

Sean Novak The Reel Report: 3/5/09

Daft Punk to score TR2N: This is particularly impressive news about this production. In case you haven’t heard Disney is finally getting around to a sequel to the world’s first CG heavy film Tron (1982). Tron 2 is bringing back original star Jeff Bridges and the effects this time around will be fascinating to watch, especially in comparison to the original, but this soundtrack news just puts me over the top about it. I love Daft Punk and I don’t even listen to much da… Continue

Added by Sean Novak on March 5, 2009 at 6:30pm — 3 Comments

Sean Novak Daily Roundup: 3/3/09

Who knows if I can keep this up, but I’d like to make this a daily column posted at the end of each work day which rounds up the film news stories I find of interest. I’d like this to be a one-stop hub for people who don’t want to browse every fan site like I do every waking hour of my sad little life. So enjoy the news of the day - 50% of which will always be remake announcements!

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Added by Sean Novak on March 3, 2009 at 6:30pm — 4 Comments

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