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The Taking of Pelham 123: Denzel Washington and John Travolta face off in this remake of the 1974 thriller about a complex plot to hold a New York subway car up for ransom.

For Paramount Pictures and director Stephen Sommers, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is all about the launch of a new action franchise, following what he did for Universal with his Mummy movies.

Denzel Washington and John Travolta are both at the top of their game in "The Taking of Pelham 123," a remake of the cult-fave 1974 thriller about a hostage situation involving a New York City subway car.

The slow roll of summer movies onto DVD continues this week as a trio of popcorn hits make their way onto store shelves with the release of GI Joe, The Taking of Pelham 123, and I Love You, Beth Cooper .

PICK OF THE WEEK "The Claudette Colbert Collection" : Six films starring one of the greatest screwball heroines, easily found online for a cost of under $6 per film.

"The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" is a director's nightmare because the two main players in this action thriller are not in the same spot until almost the explosive ending.

WHO WOULD NAME their son "Odd"? Apparently parents in Norway, where this sparse film about a 67-year-old train engineer forced to retire takes place.

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Home / Articles / Movies & TV / DVD Reviews / Answer Man, G.I. Joe, Beth Cooper, Taking of Pelham 123, You're Welcome America Answer Man, G.I. Joe, Beth Cooper, Taking of Pelham 123, You're Welcome America By Bill Frost The Answer Man A spiritual-book author is stumped by a single mom looking for the meaning of life.

They awoke in the very best rooms at the Longboat Key Club & Resort and were driven in BMWs to the Ringling Museum of Art, Ca d'Zan and the Asolo Theater.

Heavy hitters in the movie business were in Sarasota Monday. They toured various attractions as the Sarasota County Film and Entertainment Office tried to show them why they should film their next movie on the Suncoast.

After weeks of frenzied activity, the Best Western University Park Inn and Suites opened Friday on Shiloh Road.

The much talked about "Unstoppable" train action movie, currently being filmed throughout Cameron County, recently had one of its biggest production days during a scene involving a massive explosion.

Starring Denzel Washington, and John Travolta, the thriller is about the highjacking of the New York metro subway 6 train that departed from Pelham Bay Park Station at 1:23 p.m, by a group of four armed men led by Bernard Ryder .

Sam Leith: We need better excuses for returning to past classics than nostalgia or celebrities getting their kit off On my way home from seeing Anna Friel in a new stage version of Breakfast at Tiffany's last week, I picked up a newspaper containing a big article about the remake of the film Fame, and then went home to watch TV reports of a doomed ...

ALPHA MALE: James Gandolfini plays a military man in In the Loop - though he's arguing against an Iraq-style war.

John Travolta described the moments before his son's death in the Bahamas as he testified Wednesday against two people accused of trying to blackmail him with private information about the rescue effort.

'The Taking of Pelham 123' actor John Travolta will give evidence at the trial of two people accused to trying to extort $25 million from him after the death of his son Jett in January.

Hollywood finally came to the realization that a marquee name is no longer enough to attract audiences, with A-list actors -- Julia Roberts , Johnny Depp , Tom Hanks , Denzel Washington and John Travolta -- failing to score box office wins, while films with no recognizable cast are spinning box office gold.

Rating : * * * Verdict : Big, loud, dumb and furiously entertaining. As a police car, with a dozen-motorcycle escort races through the mean streets of New York to deliver $10 million to the bad guys before hostages start dying at the rate of one a minute, the mayor asks a valid question.