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Top 5 Poker Moves Of All Times

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:43:07 +0000

The world of gambling continues to elevate as time goes by. As you can see now, there are lot of versions of casino games whether it is online casino or land based casino. Gambling world is now invading almost all aspects of entertainment and recreation. And now, gambling has already reached the world of movie. Here are the top all time gambling and poker movies that made gambling world more popular.

Casino (1995)

From the book written by Larry Shandling and Nicholas Pileggi, directed by Martin Scorsese, this gambling movie was released in 1995. It stars Robert De Niro as Sam “Ace” Rothstein, The character was based on Frank Rosenthal, who ran the Stardust Casino for the mafia in the 70′s. Rothstein secretly runs the casino while the mafia is backing him up. He must do what the mafia asked him to do because of his gambling charges back east. Nicky Santoro, played by Joe Pesci, was sent by the mob to look over Rothstein and protect him but instead of doing his job, he eventually runs his own operations. Sharon Stone acts as Ginger Mckenna, a former whore and she’s the love interest of Rothstein, who remains in love with her pimp, Lester Diamond, portrayed by James Woods.

Croupier (1998)

An inspired writer Clive Owen played by Jack Manfred works as a croupier in a casino only to find out that his life would make a great novel. Tension begin to emerge between him and his girlfriend, Marion, played by Gina Mckee, when he finds himself in the temptations of the gambling world. Jack started to realize that he is becoming the hero of his novel, the immoral Jake, giving in to these temptations to provide him with subject matter that will make for a memorable work of fiction.

High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story (2003)

Michael Imperioli has portrayed one of the most prominent poker players of all time, Stu Ungar, Who has won 3 WSOP and Super Bowl poker tournaments titles. Ungar was the only player ever to win 3 WSOP tournaments. He won millions of prizes by playing poker but lost everything due to horse races and his drug addiction that also led to his death in 1998. The focus of the movie is in the relationship of Ungar with his wife and those who know him well and portrays his life from the start, on Manhattan’s lower east side, from being a prodigy, turning poker pro in Las Vegas, after escaping from Las Vegas because of the debts brought on by his addiction to horse races and finally, his unforgettable poker playing days, legendary WSOP wins, drug addiction and his untimely death in a Las Vegas hotel room.

The Cooler (2003)

This is considered as the most unique gambling movie ever. This is a story of a man who is not a gambler, but a man who always bring bad luck to other gamblers. Bernie Lootz played by William H. Macy a man with such incredible bad luck that he always make it impossible to win when he’s around. This is the reason why Las Vegas casino hired him, for the purpose of minimizing the winnings of the gamblers at the tables. When he fell in love with a waitress named Natalie, played by Maria Bello, it suddenly turns his luck upside down. When people start winning big because he stands next to them, the casino owner starts to intervene to make lootz’s life miserable.

Casino Royale (2006)

Le Chiffre, played by Mads Mikkelsen, a bank man with connection to terrorists and also an outstanding poker player, is making ways to win a high-stakes poker tournament for him to be able to pay the money that he owes from the terrorists. But at the poker table, Mr. Bond, played by Daniel Craig, is doing everything in his power to stop this from happening. Bond learns the lesson not to trust anyone, specially when they are sitting at the poker table. This movie is Bond’s first mission as a 00 agent, and he has not yet earned his license to kill in the service of her majesty the Queen.

War Horse by Steven Spielberg

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:07:02 +0000

Steven Spielberg has in store for moviegoers drama “War Horse.” This is an incredible story of friendship boy Albert and his horse Joey. When the First World, and Joey is sent with a cavalry regiment on the battlefields of France, Albert, though too young for military service age, still goes to the front to find and save a friend. Starring: Benedict Kamberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Jeremy Irwin, Peter Mullan, Toby Kebbell, Eddie Mars, David Cross, Johnny Harris and others.

The Secret Service of Santa Claus

admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:32:40 +0000

Cartoon “The Secret Service of Santa Claus” lifts the veil of secrecy over how Santa Claus can not breed gifts for all children in the world for just one night. This movie is not just kids movie, it’s also interesting for adults to see with the kids. At the end, who doesn’t like a good Christmas movie during holiday season? Take a look and enjoy!

Midnight in Paris by Woody Allen

admin — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:06:36 +0000

Midnight in Paris is a 2011 romantic comedy-fantasy film written and directed by Woody Allen. The plot centers on a small group of Americans visiting the French capital for business and pleasure. The protagonist, a screenwriter, is forced to confront the shortcomings of his relationship with his fiancée and their divergent goals due to his magical experiences in the city beginning each night at midnight. The movie explores themes of nostalgia, modernism and existentialism.Produced by Spanish group Mediapro and Allen’s Gravier Productions, the film stars Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Kathy Bates, Carla Bruni, Adrien Brody and Michael Sheen. It premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and was released in North America in May 2011. The film opened to widespread critical acclaim and has commonly been cited as Woody Allen’s best film since 1994′s Bullets Over Broadway. It has become a global box office success. Text Source

Sherlock Holmes Game of Shadows

admin — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:09:13 +0000

Less than a month left until the premiere of one of the most anticipated films of the year – “Sherlock Holmes. Game of Shadows.”. The creators have made a picture waiting for a royal gift – in the network has already nineteen new frames from the film. And finally, we can consider Mycroft Holmes in the performance of Stephen Fry – he was not in the trailer.

Screaming Superheroes

admin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:09:10 +0000

Belgian illustrator and graphic designer Roberto Salvador has created a fun series called Screaming superheroes, where the famous heroes of comic books and movies depicted fearful and confused. These superheroes are really funny! I’ve never seen them like that. Hope you will enjoy in these funny superheroes photos! Check out some more of his amazing work.

Snow White And The Hunter

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:33:58 +0000

Movie directed by Rupert Sanders offers a new perspective on the Grimm brothers fairy tale – the evil Queen hires a hunter to kill Snow White, but he falls in love with the girl, saves her life and teaches the basics of survival in the wild. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Ian McShane, Toby Jones, Nick Frost, Ray Winstone, Sam Claflin, Bob Hoskins, Eddie Mars, Lily Cole, Vincent Regan and others.

Top 10 True Story Movies

admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:34:58 +0000

Every true story movie is interesting on some way. If you ask me, true story movies are always more interesting and better, then other movies, because, you get to see real life of some of the characters. I can’t choose favorite, because, every one of them are good, but, if you have one, spread the word. Here is a list of true story movies.

Schindler’s List

JFK

A Beautiful Mind

Hotel Rwanda

The Social Network

Downfall

The King’s Speech

Cinderella Man

Into the Wild

Men of Honor

The Most Bizarre Gadgets From Movies

admin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:40:09 +0000

I am sure that you seen a lot of movies who had some awesome gadget you wanted to have, true, right? All of them were imaginary, and unreal, but, we selected a list of the most bizarre movie gadgets, so you can take a look, and maybe decide to make one? Good luck, and take a look! And, this is just part 1!

The Copter Hat From Inspector Gadget

Robocop from Robocop

Phone From Tomorrow Never Dies

Wall-E from Wall-E

Old lady disguise from Total Recall

X-Ray Glasses From The World Is Not Enough

Cigarette Dart Gun From You Only Live Twice

Paladin Tether Weapon from Jumper

Utility belt from Batman

Explosive Chewing Gum From Mission: Impossible

Titanic Walk

admin — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:00:26 +0000

I am just 100 % sure that every singe human, who watched Titanic movie, was just amazed by the interior of the Titanic. Yes, Titanic was the legendary movie, and, if you ask me, i can watch it another 100 times. Sure you gonna agree with me. But, did you ever wonder how Titanic looks now? Sadly, it’s all old, and not so luxury like back in times when movie was made, but, you can still see the shadows of beauty in it…. Here is interior of Titanic today. Take a look