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  • AARP Says Jack Ryan Is Great For People Over 50

    We all know the rating system for films; from G to X to everything in between, the combination of letters and numbers helps us determine what is appropriate for which age group. But a lot of people don’t realize that there’s a way to choose movies for people over 50, and “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit” has made the cut.

    The AARP, an organization which advocates for adults over the age of 50, has given the film the first ever “Movies For Grownups” seal, which came as a surprise to those who see the film as a younger, snappier version of the Jack Ryan films in past years; “The Hunt For Red October” is now a classic.

    Of course, Jack Ryan is a Tom Clancy character, and Tom Clancy is very popular with adults, so it’s not hard to see why the AARP would bestow their seal on “Shadow Recruit”. Films with the seal have the option of choosing different promotional packages paid for by the organization, an added bonus. The “Movies For Grownups” idea has sparked awards shows and film festivals, giving the AARP bigger clout when it comes to their recommendations.

    “From Paramount’s side, it makes total sense to target mature adults because they’re becoming a bigger and bigger force at the box office in terms of ticket sales,” says Gitesh Pandya of BoxOfficeGuru.com.

    The move to get more adults into theaters may be due to the declining number of teens and young adults queuing up at the box office. But a recent study by Morgan Stanley says that while many teens are still willing to pony up their cash to see a movie–rather than download it, like they do their music–the choice of films is often not high on their list of priorities. Young people, the study says, will gather at a theater for a group encounter and often won’t even choose which movie they’re seeing until they get there.

    Image via Thinkstock

  • Tom Selleck Talks Tom Clancy and Magnum P.I.

    Tom Selleck who nearly became synonymous with the word “mustache” in the 1980’s recently spoke about dreams to bring the show that made him big onto the big screen itself.

    The handsome sixty-eight-year-old actor revealed that the late beloved author, Tom Clancy, was considering completing a script for the popular Magnum P.I. television series that ran in the 1980’s.

    Tom Selleck was recently interviewed by Yahoo! TV prior to Tom Clancy’s untimely death where Tom Selleck spoke about the potential to take Magnum P.I. to the big screen.

    “It’s been a weird progression with Magnum. Tom Clancy is a huge Magnum fan. In the early ’90s, he’d done a couple of wildly successful movie adaptations of his books. We got together, and I went to Universal, and I said ‘It’s time we could do a series of feature films.’ They were very interested, and I had Tom, who wanted to do the story, and I had this package put together, but Universal’s the only studio that could make it, and they went through three ownership changes in the ’90s, and I think that was the real window for Magnum,” Tom Selleck said who is shown in the following image during the height of his popularity in 1988.

    Tom Selleck said that he is doubtful of being cast in the movie based around the popular television series, in the event that one ever materializes by the studio. “If they did a Magnum movie, I think it’s been pretty clear — because I’ve heard rumors there were scripts and all — I don’t think they see me doing it,” Tom said.

    After watching the following intro to Magnum P.I. can anyone honestly think of an actor who could replace Tom Selleck and fill the shoes of the suave Miami private investigator?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fIcl3mDpdU

    Tom did speak passionately about the show’s transcendence and continued support from fans. “I do know that Hollywood and feature films has a tendency to buy a TV title, spend $150 million on it, and put big explosions in it and make fun of it, and that will not work with Magnum. We still have a huge following,” Mr. Selleck said.

    Thankfully fans of the actor, himself, can still get their mustache-watching fix and catch Tom Selleck on the show Blue Bloods on CBS at 10 p.m. Friday.

    [Images Via Wikimedia Commons/ Main Picture Courtesy of U.S. Military & 1988 Picture Courtesy of Alan Light]

  • Tom Clancy, Legendary Author, Has Died at 66

    Twitter, as well as the New York Daily News, have issued reports that Tom Clancy died last night in a Baltimore hospital near his home at age 66.

    A native of Baltimore, Clancy started out as an insurance salesman before going on to write bestselling political thrillers involving governments, militaries, and CIA agents. In 1996, Clancy co-founded Red Storm Entertainment, which ended up being sold along with his name to Ubisoft Entertainment.

    Clancy’s stories, going back to his first novel,The Hunt for Red October, resonate with so many readers because of his attention to detail. Military generals who were stationed on submarines during the Cold War would go on to marvel at the accuracy of Clancy’s fiction.

    In an interview with retired Air Force General Chuck Horner, Clancy said regarding his ability to write about confidential material that “It’s all out in the open… I call it ‘connect the dots.’ If this is true, and this is true, there has to be something between the two that connects them. I probably would have been a pretty good intelligence officer had I gotten into that instead of doing insurance.”

    Business Insider noted Clancy’s advice to aspiring writers in an AMC blog: “You learn to write the same way you learn to play golf… You do it, and keep doing it until you get it right. A lot of people think something mystical happens to you, that maybe the muse kisses you on the ear. But writing isn’t divinely inspired – it’s hard work.”

    [Image via the YouTube interview of Tom Clancy discussing his writing and characters with Chuck Horner]

  • Ghost Recon Future Solider As An Intern

    The return to the world of Tom Clancy-based video games has been greeted with a generally positive reception (Destructoid loved it), and it’s hard not think things like the following parody won’t hurt, either. When people care enough to make these entertaining mash-ups, one could argue you’ve already succeeded. Furthermore, it’s also logical to think creations like these help as much, if not more, than the actual marketing campaign.

    Considering the futuristic tech that’s on display in the game, the key is transferring that over to a real world setting, and IGN succeeded:


    With over 100,000 views, and close to 5000 likes, as opposed to 116 dislikes, the Ghost Recon: Future Intern parody does its job very well, but don’t take my word for it. Check it out if you haven’t already.