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Analysis of the action genre. Also includes a list of the greatest action films.
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Action Films Films have tremendous impact, continuous high energy, lots of physical stunts and activity, possibly extended chase scenes, races, rescues, battles, martial arts, mountains and mountaineering, destructive disasters (floods, explosions, natural disasters, fires, etc fights, escapes, non-stop motion, spectacular rhythm and...Interviews with stars and analysis of trends and classics by Fred Topel.
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Action Movies Upcoming film news, celebrity interviews and reviews Weapon franchise has made his directorial debut with his own script, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. Find out what happens when all those action cliches meet the guy who's tired of them in this in-depth interview with a legendary action man...Searchable by car type, film or location. Provides chase descriptions, pictures, forums, and links.
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Varaces Varaces Races is a database of car chases in films. The list of films in the database is growing daily and more features are being added to the website. If you have any suggestions for the site, don't hesitate to send...Articles on the genre and information on over two hundred disaster films, including a section devoted to Air Disaster Movies.
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Untitled Document Online has been upgraded and Moved to: www.disasteronline.com Please update your bookmarks!...Beth Rowan's picks, including The Towering Inferno, The Abyss, The Poseidon Adventure and Airport.
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Disaster Movies The greatest disaster films of all time by Beth Rowen The disaster movie genre flourished in the 1970s, long before effects became major characters. While most of the early, campy films featured formulaic plots and one-dimensional characters, a few, such...Film and video reviews.
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Fan site documenting the author's obsession with female action heroes, includes an essay on the subject, photos and favorite films.
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Girls With Guns Ever since junior high school I've been fascinated by female action heroes. Attractive women who are strong and smart, and don't take any shit from their idiot male counterparts. Unfortunately, this genre is either shunned or ignored by the mainstream...Various top lists for films in the genre with brief descriptions.
http://www.groovymovie.info/Action.htm
Reviews and articles on action and other movies that contain female leads.
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Girls With Guns I venerate the armed woman as a transcendent symbol of independent female power from ancient goddesses like the knife-wielding Hindu Kali to the pistol-packing babes of Charlie's Angels Camille Paglia New at GWG: October Roller Derby Mania News: Boston Brawling:...Shrine to action stars and filmmakers. Reviews, ratings and facts on over four hundred films.
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index It saddens me to have to announce that I am ending my commitment to The Action Kings after nearly four terrific years online. This was a difficult decision for me to make and I know that many of my loyal...Extensive look at the genre from swashbucklers to "Lawrence of Arabia" to disaster movies.
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Adventure Films Films are exciting stories, with new experiences or exotic locales. Adventure films are very similar to the action film genre, in that they are designed to provide an action-filled, energetic experience for the film viewer. Rather than the predominant emphasis...Charts the shift from the vengeful vigilante cop of the 1970s to the action-hero cop of the 1980s.
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cops80s Main crime film sections currently available: Gangster sagas Detective films Film noir Neo-noir Cop action films ParodiesTV series Film reviews Cop Action Films by Philippa Gates, Wilfrid Laurier University An Overview In the late 1940s and early 1950s, the police...Internet Movie Database users vote for the top fifty all-time Action movies.
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Internet Movie Database users vote for the top fifty all-time Adventure movies.
http://www.imdb.com/Charts/Votes/adventure/