Roger Ebert Dies at Age 70

April 5, 2013 By 14 Comments

One of the best film critics of all time has passed away at the age of 70. Robert Ebert was not only enthusiastic about his movie reviews, but it truely was his life.

Roger Ebert began as an editor for The Daily Illini at the University of Illinois. He joined the Chicago Sun-Times shortly after, and became a renowned movie critic.

He was the first film critic to earn a Pullitzer Prize, and even earned a spot on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. We will always remember Roger Ebert for his truthful, witty reviews.

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Date Night Pick of the Week: ‘Wilderness Love’

December 13, 2012 By 73 Comments

Susannah and Jerry Stanton are divorced, yet their three children, Bridge (14), Sam (13) and Hannah (10) have continued to hope their parents might someday be reunited. But watching their mom dating, the kids realize this may never happen and get worried about their dad. They decide to launch a covert operation to find him a suitable woman, landing their father on the cover of an Alaska Love Magazine as the most eligible bachelor. Susannah is ironically the one to play matchmaker between her ex-husband and Gina, a photojournalist who stumbles upon Jerry’s picture. Jerry and Gina get along great but Jerry starts questioning what he wants after receiving letters from a woman named Sarah, who seems to intimately know and understand him. When Jerry makes a startling discovery about who Sarah is, it is a revelation that will change everything. A charming story about family, romance and love set in the breathtaking surroundings of the Alaska wilderness.

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Angelina Jolie Calling It Quits?

December 5, 2012 By 982 Comments

Could Angelina Jolie be giving up her acting career?

The actress recently told Britain’s Channel 4 News, “I think I’m going to have to give up the acting as the kids hit the teenage years, anyway, too much to manage at home.”

The famed star looks forward to being a stay-at-home mom. In 2010, she told Vanity Fair that she “Didn’t think she would be acting it much longer.” Jolie fans are happy to see that the actress has decided to hang around a bit longer.
 

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Horror Week: Rob Zombie’s ‘The Devil’s Rejects’

September 28, 2012 By 2,972 Comments

‘The Devil’s Rejects’ is a 2005 horror film written and directed by prolific musician and artist Rob Zombie.  It’s the sequel to his 2003 film ‘House of 1000 Corpses’.  The film is about the family of psychopathic killers from the previous film who are now on the run.  At the time of its release and in the years since, the film has garnered a cult following.  Basically, if you haven’t seen it – and horror films being the genre of the week – you’re missing out on all the fuss of what some call Rob Zombie’s greatest work…

The film stars Sid Haig (pictured above), Bill Moseley, William Forsythe, Sheri Moon Zombie, Matthew McGrory, and Ken Foree.

Rent and stream it instantly for only $4.99 by clicking on any image in this post!

Synopsis:

Ambushed at their isolated home by Sheriff Wydell (William Forsythe) and a squad of armed men, the Firefly family wakes up one morning with guns blazing – yet only Otis (Bill Moseley) and his sister, Baby (Sheri Moon Zombie), manage to escape the barrage of bullets unharmed. Hiding out in a backwater motel, the wanted siblings wait to rendez-vous with their errant father, Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig), killing whoever happens to stand in their way.

Rotten Tomatoes

79% positive reviews

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Featured Trailer | Amazon Falls

September 4, 2012 By 2,178 Comments

JANA is a fading B-movie actress who was famous for her roles in Amazon movies playing a variety of pre-Xena warrior-princesses. Nearing 40, she is desperately trying to keep her leg in the B-movie game and decides to pursue her fading career with a zealous fervor.But new roles are elusive and the clock is ticking. Will she admit defeat or finally get her break?

Watch the movie here: Amazon Falls

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WATCH: Shawn Ashmore’s Horror Movie Trailer ‘The Day’

July 18, 2012 By 1,574 Comments

‘The Day’ is an upcoming horror/thriller flick starring Shawn Ashmore where a group of survivors wander the back roads of a ravaged landscape looking for refuge in a post-apocalyptic future.  The film is directed by Douglas Aarniokoski, co-producer of ‘Machete Kills’ and also known for working on hits like ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,’ ‘From Dusk Til Dawn,’ ‘Once Upon a Time in Mexico,’ and more.

It also stars Dominic Monaghan, Ashley Bell, and Shannyn Sossamon.

Check out the HD trailer and let us know what you think!

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Happy Birthday, Jet Li!

April 27, 2012 By 993 Comments

Jet Li was born Li Lian Jie on April 26th, 1963, in Beijing, China.

Here’s a sweet Jet Li film montage for you. Sit back and watch him kick some serious…


Jet Li started training at the Beijing Wushu Academy at age 8 (Wushu is China’s national sport and a performance version of martial arts). He won five gold medals in the Chinese championships, his first when he was only 11. In his teenage years, he was already a national coach, and before he was 20 he had starred in his first Chinese film ‘Shao Lin tzu’ (1979), or ‘Shaolin Temple’. The movie influenced the beginning of the 1980s Kung-Fu boom in China. He then relocated to Hong Kong, where he was already the biggest Chinese star of the early 1990s.

Off to Hollywood.

Li’s first appearance in a Hollywood film was ‘Lethal Weapon 4′ (1998). For agreeing to play the part of the villain in LW4, Li was promised his first leading role in ‘Romeo Must Die’ (2000). He has gone on to star in many Hollywood action films, including ‘Kiss of the Dragon’ and ‘Unleashed’. He co-starred in ‘The Forbidden Kingdom’ (2008) with Jackie Chan, ‘The Expendables’ (2010) with Sylvester Stallone, as the title character villain in ‘The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor’ (2008) opposite Brendan Fraser, and many more.

If you like martial art films as much as we do, then you should definitely check out these awesome titles available to stream now on BIGSTAR!

Fist of Fury

Yakuza: Like A Dragon

Zatoichi

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4/20, An Ode To Cannabis In Films

April 21, 2012 By 689 Comments

“I know you don’t smoke weed. I know this. But I’m gonna get you high today. Cause it’s Friday. You ain’t got no job. And you ain’t got shit to do!”

Today is 4/20. Which means a lot in cannabis culture and is a large part of film and music culture as well. From 80s teen flicks such as ‘The Breakfast Club’, to drug-centric films like ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’, and not to forget films that defined a generation like ‘Easy Rider’ and ‘Dazed and Confused’, cannabis has played an enormous role throughout the ages.

In celebration of Mary Jane day, here’s a 4 minute, 20 second mashup of some of the best appearances by cannabis in films (brought to you by the folks at HuffPost Culture). Can you name all of these films, or has cannabis affected your memory too? ;)



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NEW on BIGSTAR this week

April 18, 2012 By 994 Comments

Check out these great movies that have just been added to our library:

"Amor en Transito": Mercedes is cleaning up her life in Buenos Aires in order to return to her boyfriend waiting for her in Barcelona. But something keeps her from leaving. She stumbles upon Ariel who grows increasingly attracted to her and her complicated situation.

"Late Rounders": This documentary follows a number of college football players who dream of being selected in the later rounds of the NFL draft, and if not, then to secure an invitation to a team's camp so that they can show what they are capable of and perhaps secure a spot on the roster once the season begins.

"Dogs Lie": Eight patients and two staff meet at luxurious NY sleep clinic for a night of observation and hi tech monitoring.Their lives become dangerously entwined as secrets are revealed.Love,blackmail and murder ensue.

"The Nightmare": Five percent of the world's population have had the experience of awaking paralyzed while a supernatural entity climbs onto their chest suffocating them, inducing a level of fear that is beyond imagination.

"Against the Odds": Of the thousands of men and women imprisoned under inhuman conditions behind the wires of the German concentration camps some found the strength to fight back. They collected evidence about German crimes in the camps, sabotaged equipment they were forced to manufacture, prepared uprisings and even tried to spread typhoid to their guards. Against the Odds tells this story through the testimonies of a group of courageous men that took part in this resistance movement.

"Keys to the VIP": Keys to the VIP (professional league for players) is an award winning reality televion, comedy show. The game involves two self proclaimed players competing against each other to pick up women in a real bar. The two contestants go against each other in rounds to complete different objectives all related to seducing women.

"Hitler Meets Christ": Two men meet in a train station. One believes he's Hitler, the other, Christ. Their unusual pairing brings together two of the most controversial figures in human history.

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Every Day is Earth Day!

April 22, 2011 By

Here at BIGSTAR, every day is Earth day! We help preserve the environment by providing thousands of movies to audiences with virtually no material wastes involved. Beyond this, we also host many movies that focus on documenting nature and ecologically-aware endeavors.

Here are some of my favorite titles that relate to our environment (click the movie image to see previews):

Bikecar

The Migration of the Monarch Butterflies

The Secret World of Plants

Birds of Norfolk: A Bird Watcher's Dream

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