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Second Opinion – Café Society (2016)

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Café Society, 2016. Written and Directed by Woody Allen. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Blake Lively, Steve Carell, Corey Stoll, Parker Posey, Ken Stott and Jeannie Berlin. SYNOPSIS: In the 1930s, a young Bronx native moves to Hollywood where he falls in love with the secretary of his powerful uncle, an agent to the stars. […]

Natalie Portman is the First Lady in first clip from biopic Jackie

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Following its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, the first clip has arrived online from director Pablo Larrain’s upcoming biopic Jackie which stars Natalie Portman as First Lady Jackie Kennedy; check it out here… The assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 was one of those moments that defined a generation. That this handsome, charismatic […]

Michael Keaton joins American Assassin

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Deadline is reporting that Michael Keaton has signed on to star in American Assassin, CBS Films and Lionsgate’s adaptation of Vince Flynn’s bestselling book series revolving around the character of CIA counter-terrorism operative Mitch Rapp. Keaton will play Stan Hurley, Rapp’s mentor, who teaches him everything he needs to know. The film, which is being […]

Halle Berry to play the head of the CIA in Kingsman 2

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It looks like Halle Berry could be set to enlist for Kingsman 2, with Deadline reporting that the X-Men star is in talks with Fox about joining the cast of the sequel to 2014’s hit spy comedy, where she’d play the head of the CIA. The follow-up to Kingsman: The Secret Service will reunite director […]

DVD Review – Vampyres (2015)

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Vampyres, 2015. Directed by Victor Matellano. Starring Caroline Munro, Verónica Polo, Marta Flich, Almudena León, Anthony Rotsa, Lone Fleming. SYNOPSIS: Two female phantoms haunt an old house and lure unsuspecting victims into their den of sex and death. Of all the horror movies on the list of probable remakes one has to question who thought […]

51st Chicago International Film Festival Review – Spotlight (2015)

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Spotlight, 2015. Directed by Tom McCarthy. Starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Billy Crudup, Len Cariou, Jamey Sheridan, Brian D’Arcy James, Neal Huff, and Stanley Tucci. SYNOPSIS: The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking […]

Full list of winners for the 31st Film Independent Spirit Awards

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Ahead of tonight’s Academy Awards, Film Independent hosted the 31st annual Spirit Awards yesterday in Los Angeles, with Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight the big winner, collecting Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Editing, along with the Robert Altman Award, which recognises a film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast. On the acting front, there […]

Nicole Kidman set for suspense thriller The Silent Wife

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Nicole Kidman has signed on to star in The Silent Wife, an adaptation of the bestselling book by A.S.A. Harrison, which will be directed by Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction, 9 1/2 Weeks) from a script by Billy Ray (Captain Phillips). The suspense thriller will see Kidman as “a dedicated wife who, despite her husband Todd’s […]

Movie Review – Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)

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Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, 2015. Directed by Christopher Landon. Starring David Koechner, Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, Joey Morgan, Sarah Dumont, Halston Sage. Niki Koss, Lukas Gage, and Cloris Leachman. SYNOPSIS: Three scouts, on the eve of their last camp-out, discover the true meaning of friendship when they attempt to save their town from […]