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Stephen King, Jerry Bruckheimer, Bill Murray And Ethan Coen - A Day For Talent
Stephen King, Jerry Bruckheimer, Bill Murray And Ethan Coen – A Day For Talent
Maybe it’s prophecy, or just coincidence – but Stephen King (74) Jerry Bruckheimer (78), Bill Murray (71) and Ethan Coen (64) were all born on the same date (21 September). That’s an impressive group of talent to share a birthday.
These men have different, but equally impressive talents. King is a hugely successful (and monumentally) prolific writer, Bruckheimer is Hollywood’s biggest producer…
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#beverly hills cop#bill murray#coen brothers#enemy of the state#fargo#groundhog day#jerry bruckheimer#lost in translation#no country for old men#o brother where art thou#raising arizona#rushmore#salem&039;s lot#stephen king#the life aquatic with steve zissou#the rock#the shining#the stand#top gun
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Stephen King, Jerry Bruckheimer, Bill Murray And Ethan Coen - A Day For Talent
Stephen King, Jerry Bruckheimer, Bill Murray And Ethan Coen – A Day For Talent
Maybe it’s prophecy, or just coincidence – but Stephen King (74) Jerry Bruckheimer (78), Bill Murray (71) and Ethan Coen (64) were all born on the same date (21 September). That’s an impressive group of talent to share a birthday.
These men have different, but equally impressive talents. King is a hugely successful (and monumentally) prolific writer, Bruckheimer is Hollywood’s biggest producer…
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#beverly hills cop#bill murray#coen brothers#enemy of the state#fargo#groundhog day#jerry bruckheimer#lost in translation#no country for old men#o brother where art thou#raising arizona#rushmore#salem&039;s lot#stephen king#the life aquatic with steve zissou#the rock#the shining#the stand#top gun
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Review: Oscar Isaac Excels In Paul Schrader's Brilliant Crime Drama THE CARD COUNTER
Review: Oscar Isaac Excels In Paul Schrader’s Brilliant Crime Drama THE CARD COUNTER
Throughout his career, writer/director Paul Schrader has delved into the dark soul of man and stirred up the contents within its murky depths. Films like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ, Bringing Out the Dead, The Walker and First Reformed have all shone a light onto the shadowy nature hidden within men’s souls. Now Schrader has added The Card Counter to this pack of…
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#bringing out the dead#first reformed#oscar isaac#paul schrader#taxi driver#the card counter#the last temptation of christ#the walker#tiffany haddish#tye sheridan#willem dafoe
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A Man & His Dog: Tom Hanks Hits The Post-Apocalyptic Road In The Trailer For FINCH
A Man & His Dog: Tom Hanks Hits The Post-Apocalyptic Road In The Trailer For FINCH
This trailer for Tom Hanks starrer Finch is echoing a lot of other films. I’m getting vibes of The Martian, I Am Legend (in all its incarnation), The Midnight Sky and Hanks’ own Castaway.
Not get me wrong, this doesn’t look bad – in fact it looks like an enjoyable sci-fi adventure. The main question is – does Finch offer anything new to the last man on earth/lone survivor tale?
We’ll find out…
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Uncovering Curiosities: Ed Zwick's DEFIANCE
Uncovering Curiosities: Ed Zwick’s DEFIANCE
There have been a slew of holocaust dramas over the years which attempt to show the Second World War from different cinematic perspectives. For 2008’s Defiance, director Ed Zwick decided to focus on Jewish refugees fighting for their freedom – as opposed to being helpless victims like they are in many WWII films.
Defiance follows three Polish-Jewish brothers -Tuvia (Daniel Craig), Zus (Liev…
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#braveheart#daniel craig#ed zwick#james bond#james newton howard#jamie bell#legends of the fall#liev schreiber#mia wasikowska#robin hood#schindler&039;s list#the last samurai#the siege
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Notebook Reviews: OUT OF SIGHT
Notebook Reviews: OUT OF SIGHT
Steven Soderbergh – 1998.
Out Of Sight is as slick and fun crime film from director Steven Soderbergh. If you need an example of a movie in which all the elements come together in a perfect way, then this is it. The direction is superb, the screenplay exceptional, the casting spot-on and the cinematography and editing are first-rate. Add-on the funky score by David Holmes and you have something…
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#david holmes#dennis farina#elmore leonard#george clooney#jackie brown#jennifer lopez#michael keaton#music#notebook review#out of sight#quentin tarantino#scott frank#steven soderbergh#ving rhames
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Behind The Scenes: George R.R. Martin & Peter Dinklage On The Set Of GAME OF THRONES
Behind The Scenes: George R.R. Martin & Peter Dinklage On The Set Of GAME OF THRONES
Writer/Producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss managed the near impossible when they brought George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire book series to the small screen back in 2011. Stunning production values and epic locations gave Game of Thrones a look that was comparable to the great big screen Hollywood epics. The impressive visuals were one thing, but Game of Thrones also arrived with great…
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#behind the scenes#blu-ray#carice van houten#charles dance#d.b. weiss#david benioff#emilia clarke#game of thrones#george r.r. martin#gwendoline christie#hbo#images#jason momoa#kit harrington#lena heady#maisie williams#mark addy#michelle fairley#michiel huisman#nikolaj coster-waldau#pedro pascal#peter dinklage#richard madden#sean bean#sophie turner
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Review: PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND With Nicolas Cage Is Nuts - In More Ways Than One
Review: PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND With Nicolas Cage Is Nuts – In More Ways Than One
Please be aware that this review of Prisoners Of The Ghostland contains spoilers.
Nicolas Cage himself has described Prisoners Of The Ghostland as ‘the wildest’ movie he’s ever made and that’s possibly very true – but sadly this Sion Sono directed sci-fi/samurai/western, is not one of his stronger efforts. It’s crazy for sure, but Sono’s film lacks real narrative focus. Much like the recent…
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#bill moseley#escape from new york#mad max#nicolas cage#prisoners of the ghostland#sci-fi#sion sono#sofia boutella#western#willy&039;s wonderland
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Remembering Batman's Adam West
Remembering Batman’s Adam West
Legendary Batman star, Adam West was born William West Anderson on September 19, 1928.
For many West’s portrayal as The Caped Crusader was their introduction to Batman and he continued to embrace the character throughout his lengthy career.
Debuting in 1966, Batman was a phenomenon, it’s high camp and star-studded villains (Julie Newmar, Frank Gorshin, Caesar Romero and Vincent Price to name a…
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#adam west#batman#batman: return of the caped crusaders#batman: the animated series#burt ward#family guy#frank gorshin#julie newmar#vincent price
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Uncovering Curiosities: Dave Franco's THE RENTAL
Uncovering Curiosities: Dave Franco’s THE RENTAL
Actor Dave Franco makes a strong directorial debut with The Rental. The concept of the film might not be wholly original, but Franco litters the film with enough well played characterisation and tense moments to make it well worth your time.
Dan Stevens, Alison Brie, Sheila Vand, Jeremy Allen White play two couples who hire a swish Airbnb for a celebratory weekend. However, things turn sour…
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#alison brie#dan stevens#dave franco#get out#jeremy allen white#joe swanberg#jordan peele#m night shyamalan#sheila vand#the rental#thriller
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Notebook Reviews: MAD DOG AND GLORY
Notebook Reviews: MAD DOG AND GLORY
John McNaughton – 1993.
John McNaughton’s Mad Dog And Glory is an interesting comedy-drama starring Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, and Bill Murray.
McNaughton’s film is so fascinating because of its casting – De Niro and Murray are playing against type – De Niro is the meek cop (the ironically names Mad Dog), while Murray plays the bullish gangster. Uma Thurman does good stuff as Glory, the woman…
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#bill murray#david caruso#john mcnaughton#mad dog and glory#notebook review#robert deniro#uma thurman
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Trailer: Guillermo Del Toro’s NIGHTMARE ALLEY Starring Bradley Cooper, Rooney Mara & Cate Blanchett
Trailer: Guillermo Del Toro’s NIGHTMARE ALLEY Starring Bradley Cooper, Rooney Mara & Cate Blanchett
The great Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley is a remake of the 1947 film noir classic/ adaptation of the 1946 novel by William Lindsay Gresham. Del Toro is coming-off the huge financial, critical and award-wining success of The Shape Of Water and it looks like he used his clout to deliver a very interesting looking film.
Nightmare Alley certainly looks impressive – and the writer/director…
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#bradley cooper#cate blanchett#david strathairn#guillermo del toro#mary steenburgen#richard jenkins#ron perlman#rooney mara#shape of water#tim blake nelson#toni collette#trailer#willem dafoe
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Behind The Scenes: John Wayne & John Ford On The Set Of THE SEARCHERS
Behind The Scenes: John Wayne & John Ford On The Set Of THE SEARCHERS
Has there ever been filmmaking duo quite like John Wayne and John Ford? You could potentially argue a few pairings – but the Wayne and Ford partnership delivered 14 films between 1939 and 1963, leading to some of the best work of their respective careers. The finest of these is likely the 1956 western, The Searchers.
Ford’s film sees Wayne play Ethan Edwards, a Civil War veteran who goes in…
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#a new hope#attack of the clones#behind the scenes#box office#george lucas#images#jean-luc goddard#john ford#john m#john millius#john wayne#martin scorsese#natalie wood#paul schrader#star wars#steven spielberg#the searchers#western
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Uncovering Curiosities: Ant Timpson's COME TO DADDY
Uncovering Curiosities: Ant Timpson’s COME TO DADDY
Genre producer Ant Timpson makes a strong directorial debut with the oddball 2019 comedy-thriller, Come To Daddy. Elijah Wood stars as Norval, a young musician attempting to reconnect with his estranged father. He arrives at his dad’s lakeside home and things get off to an okay start, before a series of events lead Norval to believe that things are not what they seem.
Come To Daddy is a film of…
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Notebook Reviews: THREE KINGS
Notebook Reviews: THREE KINGS
David O. Russell – 1999.
Director David O. Russell delivers as visceral and thought-provoking Gulf War movie in the shape of Three Kings. On the surface this is a war/heist film, but Russell’s film much more than that. The director gives the material a certain cinematic gravitas, adding layers to something which could simply have been solely for entertainment purposes. That’s not to say that…
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A Fair Price To Pay: Christopher Nolan's Universal Deal
A Fair Price To Pay: Christopher Nolan’s Universal Deal
We now know that Christopher Nolan will be making his new movie with Universal Pictures – his first away from Warner Bros. in almost 20 years. Written by Nolan, the film will focus on J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who played a major role in the creation of atom bomb during World War II.
The terms of the deal between Nolan and Universal have now been revealed – and while the…
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Warner Bros To Remake THE BODYGUARD; Tony Nominee Matthew López To Write The Script
Warner Bros To Remake THE BODYGUARD; Tony Nominee Matthew López To Write The Script
The Bodyguard is a movie which managed to capture lightening in a bottle. The 1992 romantic-thriller was based on a 15 year-old script by Lawrence Kasdan, which was originally intended to star Steve McQueen and Diana Ross. However, the film managed to secure the then scorching-hot combination of Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, becoming a massive box office hit and a musical phenomenon in the…
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#diana ross#kevin costner#lawrence kasdan#matthew lopez#mick jackson#steve mcqueen#the bodyguard#warner bros#whitney houston
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