Action Flick Chick | October 31, 2011
(Slight spoilers ahead) I absolutely loved the premiere of AMC’s Walking Dead episode 3, “Save the Last One.” It was a gripping episode that finished with a shocking moment of “Oh no he didn’t!” This episode really focused in on the question of whether living in a world filled with zombies actually better than just [...]
Action Flick Chick | October 29, 2011
Zombie Apocalypse premieres tonight on SyFy (9 p.m. EST). I discussed the film with actor Gerald Webb.
AFC: Why are zombie movies so darn popular?
GW: Science fiction and horror genre fans across the board are the most devoted and knowledgeable fans around. They support horror, creature, zombie and science fiction films of every budget level with [...]
Action Flick Chick | October 27, 2011
Writer Kimmie Britt caught up with Ashley Eckstein at Star Wars Fan Days and was nice enough to write about her experience for Action Flick Chick. Check it out!
Guest post by: Kimmie Britt
Autograph booths have been really hit-or-miss lately. The more conventions I stop in at, the more I see ridiculously overpriced signs with bored [...]
Clarabela | October 25, 2011
Miss Representation premiered this week on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network. The film, written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, talks about the way women, and especially women of power are treated by main stream media.Most disturbing is the demeaning portrayals of women in entertainment.
Reel Artsy | October 24, 2011
Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine), Alessandro Nivola (Junebug) and Elisabeth Shue (Leaving Las Vegas) star in the music-centered Janie Jones. A young girl who has been abandoned by her former-groupie mother who informs a fading rock star that she …
Action Flick Chick | October 24, 2011
Bloodletting, the second episode of AMC’s The Walking Dead premiered last night. It had a great opening and ending, but started to drag a little in the middle with all the talking going on. However, they made up for the slow second act by throwing in some action and a budding bromance between Rick and [...]
Reel Artsy | October 23, 2011
There are scenes in Video Girl where Meagan Good is captivating. I’ve seen her in films before, most notably Eve’s Bayou and Stomp The Yard, but this is the first time I recall watching a story centered around her character, a true starring role.Good i…
Reel Artsy | October 20, 2011
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Action Flick Chick | October 20, 2011
Klout, which measures social media influence based on ability to drive action on sites like Facebook and twitter, has added Action Flick Chick Katrina Hill to their Klout Stars, top influencers they’re interviewing on how they got where they are today. Social media can be fun, interesting, educational, a big waste of time, incredibly useful…any [...]
Action Flick Chick | October 19, 2011
Daniel Radcliffe, our beloved Harry Potter, will be starring in the film The Woman in Black. Very different from the Harry Potter films, this is a horror film in which a lawyer by the name of Arthur Kipps (Daniel Muggle-humping Radcliffe), visits the house of a recently deceased client to get his affairs in order. [...]
Reel Artsy | October 17, 2011
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Action Flick Chick | October 17, 2011
AMC premiered the second season of their original television show, The Walking Dead, last night. The show is set in a post-zombie-apocalypse world where a small group of survivors are trying to figure out what the hell to do. In the group of survivors are leader Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), his wife Lori (Sarah Wayne [...]
Film Gurl | October 16, 2011
When I first saw the trailer to this film, I thought it was going to be an action based kind of film full of car chases and gun robbers. Though, I do have to admit – it didn’t look like something I wanted to rush over and see at the theatre. However, based on the [...]
Reel Artsy | October 15, 2011
If you enjoy the extremely quirky side of Kevin Spacey then Father of Invention is for you. The film is a little too quirky at times, but if you’re a fan of his work then you’ll enjoy his hispter-eque mustache, skinny jeans and bicycling scene. The rea…