Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day News

Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal star in "Brothers," opening Friday. We're still waiting for "The Road." That's all I can say after seeing this week's new movie offerings, none of which get my blood racing, exactly.

The scene in Pulp Fiction when Samuel L Jackson's character recites Ezekiel 25:17 to a pleading criminal seems to be the inspiration for The Boondock Saints, parts one and two.

November 27, 2009, 6:42 AM / BOONDOCK SAINTS II:ALL SAINTS DAY. Starring Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus and Billy Connolly.

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Ratings as appeared in Beacon Journal film critic and wire-service reviews:=Weak =Mediocre =Worth Seeing =Shouldn't Be Missed Opening this week THE BOONDOCK SAINTS II: ALL SAINTS DAY - 1/2 The first film in 10 years from Troy Duffy, whose The Boondock Saints has become a cult fetish.

Directed and written by Troy Duffy. Photographed by Miroslaw Baszak. Sean Patrick Flanery - Connor MacManus Norman Reedus - Murphy MacManus Billy Connolly - Poppa M Clifton Collins Jr.

'The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day' gives so much a bad name: Irish pride, clumsy sequel titles containing colons, ethnic slurs, homophobic un-wisecracks, Judd Nelson's inability to say 'when' as an over-actor and the inevitable shot of men walking toward the camera, in sunglasses and slow-motion, just before murdering someone.

Capsule reviews of films currently playing at area theaters by Elkhart Truth movie columnist Ben Ford , the Associated Press and the Los Angeles Times .

"2012": The apocalypse hits and it's a great ride - and funny. Naturally, great special effects from the folks who brought us "Independence Day" and "The Day After Tomorrow." With John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Amanda Peet.

It has taken director Troy Duffy 10 years to complete the sequel to his debut film, an exorbitant stretch unless you're George Lucas, whom Duffy could not be confused with on any level.

A low-budget Tarantino knockoff, The Boondock Saints flopped miserably in theaters but has since won a cult following on video-sustained, no doubt, by the documentary Overnight , which chronicled the showbiz rise and fall of Saints mastermind Troy Duffy.

Christopher Meloni and Denis O'Hare star in "Brief Interviews With Hideous Men.'' Previously released Amelia It's Oscar season: Time to wheel out Hilary Swank for her annual viewing.

Things turned out heavenly on Thursday night at the Angelika Dallas , with the arrival of three principals from the new movie Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day .

Norman Reedus, left, and Sean Patrick Flanery are shown in a scene from "The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day." Share Share Resources Question-and-answer session with actor Sean Patrick Flanery after the show.

All sorts of legendary creatures are coming out for FANGORIA RADIO . Tonighta TMs show, hosted by Debbie Rochon and Fango managing editor Michael Gingold will give you the skinny on a bunch of indie frights: a Genre mainstays Tim Thomerson and Ken Foree, along with producer Mark Terry, will tell us why you should sink your teeth into LIVE EVIL, ...

"Boondock Saints" maverick Troy Duffy, 38, is a man of two worlds. There's the son of a Harvard-educated English teacher who raised his five children to give book reports on the classics.

Matt Damon , Josh Brolin and Jeff Bridges are all in talks to star in the Coen brothers ' planned remake of "True Grit," the Hollywood Reporter says.

"Boondock Saints" maverick Troy Duffy, 38, is a man of two worlds. There's the son of a Harvard-educated English teacher who raised his five children to give book reports on the classics.

Apparition and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group have announced that they have decided to expandA The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day "nationwide to additional markets" on November 13th 2009.

Fans of a oeThe Boondock Saintsa get a chance to see Maine comedian and actor Bob Marley reprise his role as Detective Greenly in the much-anticipated sequel a oeThe Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day,a which hit theaters last week.