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Want a quality action film, but you only have an hour and a half? Step this way...
Looking back over the genre, action films definitely haven’t suffered from the trend to make everything longer. They’ve always been pretty long, regularly clocking in at over two hours. Perhaps because of all the slo-mo? But while the sweet spot for action classics seems to be the 100-110 minute mark, there are those that have cut the genre right down to basics, and succeeded all the more for it.
Below is my pick of 25 great action films 90 minutes or under. Even more so than other genres, action crosses many other films - picking a pure ‘action’ flick is all but impossible. So below I’ve chosen films that retain action sequences as their main narrative device, and keep the action at the heart of the movie, rather than as a extra.
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Want a quality action film, but you only have an hour and a half? Step this way...
Looking back over the genre, action films definitely haven’t suffered from the trend to make everything longer. They’ve always been pretty long, regularly clocking in at over two hours. Perhaps because of all the slo-mo? But while the sweet spot for action classics seems to be the 100-110 minute mark, there are those that have cut the genre right down to basics, and succeeded all the more for it.
Below is my pick of 25 great action films 90 minutes or under. Even more so than other genres, action crosses many other films - picking a pure ‘action’ flick is all but impossible. So below I’ve chosen films that retain action sequences as their main narrative device, and keep the action at the heart of the movie, rather than as a extra.
- 3/10/2016
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Festival to include 18 world premieres and close with Us crime documentary 3½ Minutes, Ten Bullets.
Amit Gupta’s One Crazy Thing (fka Nothing Like This) is to receive its European premiere as the opening film of the 14th East End Film Festival (July 1-12).
Starring and produced by Ray Panthaki, the romantic comedy also stars Daisy Bevan
Panthaki plays a former daytime TV star whose life has hit rock bottom until he meets his dream girl - and has to choose his moment to tell her about the leaked sex tape that made him an internet sensation.
Eeff will this year include 18 world premieres, 8 European premieres and 20 UK premieres.
The closing film will be Marc Silver’s 3½ Minutes, Ten Bullets, which examines the aftermath of a tragic incident at a gas station in Jacksonville, Florida, in which an unarmed 17-year old African-American was gunned down for playing loud music. It marks British documentary filmmaker Silver’s follow-up to Who...
Amit Gupta’s One Crazy Thing (fka Nothing Like This) is to receive its European premiere as the opening film of the 14th East End Film Festival (July 1-12).
Starring and produced by Ray Panthaki, the romantic comedy also stars Daisy Bevan
Panthaki plays a former daytime TV star whose life has hit rock bottom until he meets his dream girl - and has to choose his moment to tell her about the leaked sex tape that made him an internet sensation.
Eeff will this year include 18 world premieres, 8 European premieres and 20 UK premieres.
The closing film will be Marc Silver’s 3½ Minutes, Ten Bullets, which examines the aftermath of a tragic incident at a gas station in Jacksonville, Florida, in which an unarmed 17-year old African-American was gunned down for playing loud music. It marks British documentary filmmaker Silver’s follow-up to Who...
- 5/26/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Endeavour: ITV, 8pm
Endeavour is back for its second series and Shaun Evans - as Inspector Morse - is on the case once again after his four-month sabbatical in the first of four feature-length episodes.
Inspector Morse has his plate full as he works on a baffling suicide, a missing persons case and a theft of medieval artefacts.
The Oxford city elections are also underway and it looks like it is going to be a photo finish, while simultaneously a beauty contest is also taking place.
Co-starring Roger Allam, Anton Lesser, James Bradshaw, Jack Laskey and Sean Rigby.
The Musketeers: BBC One, 9pm
The show reaches its conclusion tonight and as drunken Athos holds a woman hostage, he and the rest of the gang are shocked when the woman reveals her identity as none other than Milady.
Tensions arise between the Musketeers and d'Artagnan over Milady, and this...
Endeavour is back for its second series and Shaun Evans - as Inspector Morse - is on the case once again after his four-month sabbatical in the first of four feature-length episodes.
Inspector Morse has his plate full as he works on a baffling suicide, a missing persons case and a theft of medieval artefacts.
The Oxford city elections are also underway and it looks like it is going to be a photo finish, while simultaneously a beauty contest is also taking place.
Co-starring Roger Allam, Anton Lesser, James Bradshaw, Jack Laskey and Sean Rigby.
The Musketeers: BBC One, 9pm
The show reaches its conclusion tonight and as drunken Athos holds a woman hostage, he and the rest of the gang are shocked when the woman reveals her identity as none other than Milady.
Tensions arise between the Musketeers and d'Artagnan over Milady, and this...
- 3/30/2014
- Digital Spy
Moviefone's Top DVD of the Week
"The Place Beyond the Pines"
What's It About? In "A Place Beyond the Pines" Derek Cianfrance ("Blue Valentine") weaves together three vignettes starring Ryan Gosling as a bleach blonde, motorcycle-riding bank robber, Eva Mendes as a tough single mother, and Bradley Cooper as a conflicted cop. The first part of the film follows Luke (Gosling) as he robs banks to support his unexpected child and to win back the mother Romina (Mendes). Halfway through "Pines" breaks off to tell the story of Avery (Cooper), a wounded cop who discovers corruption in his department.
Why We're In: While "Pines" breaks off suddenly in various directions, the film's audacious screenplay and structure are what make it so powerful and compelling. Cianfrance's drama is one of novelistic proportions and definitely worth its long running time.
Rt & Follow to win @FocusFeatures' Place Beyond The Pines Combo Pack! #BeyondThePines...
"The Place Beyond the Pines"
What's It About? In "A Place Beyond the Pines" Derek Cianfrance ("Blue Valentine") weaves together three vignettes starring Ryan Gosling as a bleach blonde, motorcycle-riding bank robber, Eva Mendes as a tough single mother, and Bradley Cooper as a conflicted cop. The first part of the film follows Luke (Gosling) as he robs banks to support his unexpected child and to win back the mother Romina (Mendes). Halfway through "Pines" breaks off to tell the story of Avery (Cooper), a wounded cop who discovers corruption in his department.
Why We're In: While "Pines" breaks off suddenly in various directions, the film's audacious screenplay and structure are what make it so powerful and compelling. Cianfrance's drama is one of novelistic proportions and definitely worth its long running time.
Rt & Follow to win @FocusFeatures' Place Beyond The Pines Combo Pack! #BeyondThePines...
- 8/6/2013
- by Erin Whitney
- Moviefone
"Double-0 Seven on an island populated exclusively by women? We won't see him till dawn!"
Thirty years ago, moviegoers were treated to not one, but two new James Bond movies in theaters: the non-canon Never Say Never Again starring Sean Connery, and tonight's feature, Octopussy, starring Roger Moore. Moore managed to best Connery at the box office battle of the Bonds that year, but the debate over which actor was the better Bond will never end for those who grew up watching their movies in the '60s, '70s and '80s.
Octopussy borrows its name and title character from a short story by James Bond creator Ian Fleming, but the plot is original. When MI6 agent 009 (Andy Bradford) is found dead at the British embassy in East Berlin dressed as a circus clown, 007 (Moore) is dispatched to investigate. The trail leads Bond to Octopussy (Maud Adams), a wealthy...
Thirty years ago, moviegoers were treated to not one, but two new James Bond movies in theaters: the non-canon Never Say Never Again starring Sean Connery, and tonight's feature, Octopussy, starring Roger Moore. Moore managed to best Connery at the box office battle of the Bonds that year, but the debate over which actor was the better Bond will never end for those who grew up watching their movies in the '60s, '70s and '80s.
Octopussy borrows its name and title character from a short story by James Bond creator Ian Fleming, but the plot is original. When MI6 agent 009 (Andy Bradford) is found dead at the British embassy in East Berlin dressed as a circus clown, 007 (Moore) is dispatched to investigate. The trail leads Bond to Octopussy (Maud Adams), a wealthy...
- 2/12/2013
- by BrentJS Sprecher
- Reelzchannel.com
The Doctor is very good at saving the world, but very poor at sitting still. So when he’s stuck waiting a full year for an invasion to start, it gives a new meaning to cabin fever. The Year of the Slow Invasion, the year The Doctor got involved in Amy and Rory’s life and not the other way around. A very personal episode (featuring the entire world), rife with spoilers, so sit back, and keep your eye on the box.
The Power Of Three
by Chris Chibnall
Directed by Douglas Mackinnon
Amy and Rory have been spending more time away from The Doctor, and it seems less and less of a problem to them. But when tiny little boxes appear all over the world, it’s a mystery sure to attract their time traveling friend, which of course it does. But his arrival also attract the attention of...
The Power Of Three
by Chris Chibnall
Directed by Douglas Mackinnon
Amy and Rory have been spending more time away from The Doctor, and it seems less and less of a problem to them. But when tiny little boxes appear all over the world, it’s a mystery sure to attract their time traveling friend, which of course it does. But his arrival also attract the attention of...
- 9/25/2012
- by Vinnie Bartilucci
- Comicmix.com
And the Doctor Who updates – and spoilers – just keep coming. Today we have for you the titles of those first five episodes of the season that we all keep talking about. Remember, those are the episodes that are airing before the Christmas episode when we meet the new companion. In other words, the first five episodes are the Ponds episodes.
They are:
“Asylum of the Daleks,” by Steven Moffat
“Dinosaurs on a Spaceship,” by Chris Chibnall
“A Town Called Mercy,” by Toby Whithouse
“The Power of Three,” by Chris Chibnall
“The Angels Take Manhattan,” by Steven Moffat
Now here comes the slightly spoilery part. We have synopses for the first three episodes, but they’re the kind of synopses that networks provide, that you’d read in TV listings. The interviews that follow also allude to the info in the synopses. If that’s too spoilery for you, you may...
They are:
“Asylum of the Daleks,” by Steven Moffat
“Dinosaurs on a Spaceship,” by Chris Chibnall
“A Town Called Mercy,” by Toby Whithouse
“The Power of Three,” by Chris Chibnall
“The Angels Take Manhattan,” by Steven Moffat
Now here comes the slightly spoilery part. We have synopses for the first three episodes, but they’re the kind of synopses that networks provide, that you’d read in TV listings. The interviews that follow also allude to the info in the synopses. If that’s too spoilery for you, you may...
- 8/16/2012
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
As filming continues on Doctor Who Series Seven in Wales, we take a look at what we know about the first part of the Doctor’s new adventures, including the departures of Amy and Rory, a return for the Daleks, and of course the arrival of his new side-kick.
Episode by episode, here is the rundown of what is known about the shows to be broadcast in 2012.
Episode 1
The return of the Daleks to Doctor Who will see possibly the largest gathering of the Doctor’s most famous enemy, and also Daleks from different eras of the show’s history. While the lethal dustbins may have been a little bit samey in their last few appearances, I’m not expecting it to be any run of the mill Dalek episode.
All in all, sounds like a positive start to the new series.
Episode 2
Little is currently known about this episode,...
Episode by episode, here is the rundown of what is known about the shows to be broadcast in 2012.
Episode 1
The return of the Daleks to Doctor Who will see possibly the largest gathering of the Doctor’s most famous enemy, and also Daleks from different eras of the show’s history. While the lethal dustbins may have been a little bit samey in their last few appearances, I’m not expecting it to be any run of the mill Dalek episode.
All in all, sounds like a positive start to the new series.
Episode 2
Little is currently known about this episode,...
- 6/11/2012
- by Anthony Lund
- Obsessed with Film
To mark the 50th Anniversary of one of the most successful movie franchises of all time and with filming almost complete on James Bond’s 23rd official outing in Skyfall due for release later this year, I have been tasked with taking a retrospective look at the films that turned author Ian Fleming’s creation into one of the most recognised and iconic characters in film history.
For Octopussy, the thirteenth official James Bond film, 1983 proved to be rather unlucky. After a lengthy court battle with the co-writer of Thunderball, Kevin McClory, Albert R. Broccoli’s Eon Productions had lost the right to use Bond’s nemesis Blofeld and his organisation Spectre in any of their films. McClory had been trying since 1974 to get his own rival Bond film made but due to a lack of financial backing and legal action from United Artists and the Fleming Trustees his project...
For Octopussy, the thirteenth official James Bond film, 1983 proved to be rather unlucky. After a lengthy court battle with the co-writer of Thunderball, Kevin McClory, Albert R. Broccoli’s Eon Productions had lost the right to use Bond’s nemesis Blofeld and his organisation Spectre in any of their films. McClory had been trying since 1974 to get his own rival Bond film made but due to a lack of financial backing and legal action from United Artists and the Fleming Trustees his project...
- 5/15/2012
- by Chris Wright
- Obsessed with Film
For Mark Rylance, it's Rooster in Jerusalem. For Alison Steadman, it's Bev in Abigail's Party … leading actors on the parts they will never escape
Mark Rylance
Plays Johnny "Rooster" Byron in Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth, which opened at the Royal Court in 2009 and travelled to Broadway. It has just returned to London, where it is showing at the Apollo theatre in the West End.
Jerusalem first came to me in 2003, when I was too busy running the Globe. Back then it was called St George's Day. The pages were written with an old typewriter and it was very raw, so different to anything else. Sometimes, instead of characters' names, there was just pages of dialogue. It reminded me of how much as a kid I had resonated with adults outside of society, how much I liked their language and stories.
I got busy with other projects and they saw other actors.
Mark Rylance
Plays Johnny "Rooster" Byron in Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth, which opened at the Royal Court in 2009 and travelled to Broadway. It has just returned to London, where it is showing at the Apollo theatre in the West End.
Jerusalem first came to me in 2003, when I was too busy running the Globe. Back then it was called St George's Day. The pages were written with an old typewriter and it was very raw, so different to anything else. Sometimes, instead of characters' names, there was just pages of dialogue. It reminded me of how much as a kid I had resonated with adults outside of society, how much I liked their language and stories.
I got busy with other projects and they saw other actors.
- 10/23/2011
- by Nosheen Iqbal
- The Guardian - Film News
Whilst promoting his star turn as intelligent revolutionary ape Caesar in the damned fantastic Rise of the Planet of the Apes, versatile character actor Andy Serkis has talked up the future of video games as a mode of storytelling to rival the cinema.
Serkis’ involvement in games has been a revolution during this console generation, his work with Ninja Theory on the beautiful PS3 launch title Heavenly Sword and last year’s under-loved Enslaved: Odyssey to the West paving the way for more dramatic storytelling in a medium where character animations are often robotic. The motion capture enhanced success stories of L.A Noire, with its own impressive roster of established actors, and earnest drama-them-up Heavy Rain can be counted among the recent games which have taken the ball from Serkis and run with it. As a result we’re now a long way from Ryo Hazuki and closer to something with greater emotional power.
Serkis’ involvement in games has been a revolution during this console generation, his work with Ninja Theory on the beautiful PS3 launch title Heavenly Sword and last year’s under-loved Enslaved: Odyssey to the West paving the way for more dramatic storytelling in a medium where character animations are often robotic. The motion capture enhanced success stories of L.A Noire, with its own impressive roster of established actors, and earnest drama-them-up Heavy Rain can be counted among the recent games which have taken the ball from Serkis and run with it. As a result we’re now a long way from Ryo Hazuki and closer to something with greater emotional power.
- 8/10/2011
- by Robert Beames
- Obsessed with Film
We have six months to go and a lot of movies left to watch, and as was evidenced by the six films I included in my "Top Ten of the Year Contenders" on yesterday's The Best and Worst Movies of 2011... So Far post, there haven't been a ton of excellent films in theaters just yet. Three of those six films I saw at the Cannes Film Festival and only one of them has hit theaters so far (Midnight in Paris). This means we have to wash away the taste of the last six months. Sure, there were some good films and films we will all likely revisit over the years, but I think we can all generally agree 2011 hasn't exactly been a stellar year for movies.
So what's coming up? Well, I was able to compile a list of the top 21 (plus three) films I'm personally looking forward to seeing.
So what's coming up? Well, I was able to compile a list of the top 21 (plus three) films I'm personally looking forward to seeing.
- 7/6/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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