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Elfs Can’t Drink and Drive Either

By From http://www.andrewflusche.com • Dec 20th, 2014 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

You can’t make this stuff up. Apparently a guy dressed up as an “Elf on the Shelf” and got behind the wheel after drinking. It sounds like he was sleeping it off in the parking lot when the police saw him and arrested him. Aside from this guy’s costume, this case provides a good reminder […]

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Police Need a Warrant For Your Phone

By From http://www.andrewflusche.com • Nov 1st, 2014 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

A Virginia Circuit Court judge made big headlines last week with his ruling about a police search of a suspect’s cell phone. Headlines were things like: “Cops Can Force You To Unlock Phone With Apple Touch ID, Judge Rules” And: “Cops can make you unlock your smartphone with fingerprint, says judge” But they’re all wrong! […]

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The Growing Up of the Superhero Movie Over Time

By From http://www.rifilmfestival.com • Sep 23rd, 2013 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

While there are plenty of successful movies that influence Hollywood to create remakes, there are a few movies that fall through the cracks, never getting the updated take they deserve. The 1980s films “The Last Starfighter” and “Flight of the Navigator” are two good examples of films that would benefit from advances in technology. Studios […]



The Rebirth of the Action Hero Body

By From http://www.rifilmfestival.com • Jun 6th, 2013 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Prior to the 1980s, action movie stars came in all shapes and sizes. Everyone from Steve McQueen to Gene Hackman was featured prominently in action roles. However, as stars like Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger began to gain more prominence in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the idea of the muscular action star began […]



Popular Movie Remakes

By From http://www.rifilmfestival.com • Apr 16th, 2013 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Each year, movie producers, directors and actors make hundreds of films. Some are new, and some are remakes like the ones you see on certain TV channels through http://www.tvbydirect.com/directv-deal/. While many people think that movie remakes are a new trend, film crews have actually been recreating films for many years. Actions films are commonly reproduced, […]



Casablanca: How it Defined Noir and Remains a Classic

By From http://www.rifilmfestival.com • Apr 14th, 2013 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Casablanca is a classic American film that featured Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart. The movie was released in 1943. Americans love these types of love stories because they appeal to the heart. The movie has all the ingredients that make classic films good. There is violence, drama and love scenes throughout the movie. The movie […]



Encounter with a homeless man touches a Virginia Starbucks manager

By From • Dec 27th, 2012 • Category: News.Local

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Dredd: Was Karl Urban Better Than The Stallone Version?

By From http://www.rifilmfestival.com • Oct 4th, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Judge Dredd is a 35-year running character from the British science fiction magazine 2000 AD. Set in a dystopian future, Dredd is a policeman, judge and jury charged with keeping the peace and punishing the guilty. In 1995 a major motion picture brought Dredd to the screen for the first time with American superstar Sylvester […]



Halloween: Did the Definitive Slasher Really Need a Reboot?

By From http://www.rifilmfestival.com • Oct 1st, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The name Michael Myers will live in infamy when it comes to the horror genre for movies. The scene where he stands at the bottom of the steps, knife in hand, will forever be etched in any viewer’s memory. It showed that this individual was a madman from the beginning. This wasn’t a poorly nurtured […]



Which “Night of the Living Dead” is the Definitive?

By From http://www.rifilmfestival.com • Sep 29th, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Which “Night of the Living Dead” is the Definitive? Without a doubt the original “Night of the Living Dead” is the definitive edition. It certainly captures one of the best horror movies of all time on film. With the countless remakes and reinterpretations, only one thing can be said of one of the films over […]