Tag Archives: John Travolta

Battlefield Earth

Psychlo-tronic First of all: yes, this film based on the novel by L. Ron Hubbard is influenced by his famous cult Scientology. It stars, and was propelled into production, by its star, prominent Scientologist John Travolta, who probably wouldn’t have … Continue reading

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Face/Off

Losing Face For John Woo’s third Hollywood feature, it was announced that he would be getting back to something much closer to the Hong Kong action thrillers that made him famous. Being a big fan of Woo, especially those HK … Continue reading

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Michael

Touched by a Hack Angels visiting Earth for satirical purposes (to coin a contradiction) is old stuff in the movie and TV business. But an Old Testament warrior angel, more akin to the carousing gods of Asgard than to the … Continue reading

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Broken Arrow

Die Hard … in Utah?! Modern action movies have been compared to roller coaster rides, which is true in more ways than one. When you board a roller coaster, you pretty much know what to expect: you’ll be going up … Continue reading

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