By Marty Mulrooney
22 Bullets is a French thriller directed by Richard Berry. It stars Jean Reno (Léon, Ronin) as Charly Matteï, a retired mobster who seeks revenge on his former childhood friend after being gunned down and left for dead in the underground car park of Marseille’s Old Port. 22 Bullets is out from today (31st January 2011) on DVD and Blu-ray.
Filed under Film
By Marty Mulrooney
Soul Men is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Malcolm D. Lee, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac. Louis (Jackson) and Floyd (Mac) play two former backup soul singers who have not spoken to each other in over 20 years. When their former band member and lead singer Marcus Hooks (John Legend) dies, the pair reluctantly agree to travel across the country together to attend a reunion concert in honour of his death. Soul Men was recently released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK.
Filed under Film
By Marty Mulrooney
127 Hours directed by Danny Boyle tells the extraordinary true-life story of Aran Ralston, a mountain climber who became trapped by a boulder in Robbers Roost, Utah, for more more than five days in 2003. James Franco stars as Aran in a performance that can only be described as a force of nature.
Filed under Film
By Marty Mulrooney
Following the success of last year’s 2009 AMO awards, it only seemed fair to make them an annual tradition. This year, things are a little different: we’ve expanded our award categories to encompass a wider range of great products from the past year. So, without further ado, here are AMO’s top picks of the best films, games, books, graphic novels and music CD’s of 2010!
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