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Articles tagged "john mctiernan"

Film DVD Feature

The Perfect Lean, Mean, Macho Machine

by Marco Lanzagorta

[26.Mar.08] :. The Die Hard series is a true rollercoaster of visual excesses guaranteed to raise the viewer’s adrenaline levels – while invoking intriguing ideological and cultural subtexts that deal with race, gender, masculinity, and social anxieties.

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Predator: Collector’s Edition (1987)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[9.Aug.04] :. Taut and relentless, Predator pares down, stage by stage.

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Basic (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[28.Mar.03] :. As its title suggests, John McTiernan's new action-thriller, 'Basic' is not very new.

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Rollerball (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[7.Feb.02] :. PULL.

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