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Second Opinion – Everest (2015)

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Everest, 2015. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur. Starring Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emily Watson, John Hawkes, Michael Kelly, Keira Knightley, Robin Wright, Sam Worthington and Naoko Mori. SYNOPSIS: A climbing expedition on Mt. Everest is devastated by a severe snow storm. The fascination with climbing Mt. Everest is one that has been marvelled at […]

Movie Review – How to Change the World (2015)

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How to Change the World, 2015. Written and Directed by Jerry Rothwell. SYNOPSIS: A documentary concerning the formation of Greenpeace and the individuals that motivated the world’s first environmental-peace movement during the early 70’s. From British director Jerry Rothwell (Deep Water, Town of Runners), comes his latest documentary How to Change the World, a film […]

Hobo with a Shotgun director signs on for underwater thriller at Fox

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Jason Eisener, director of the cult exploitation thriller Hobo with a Shotgun, has signed on to direct an as-yet-untitled underwater thriller for 20th Century Fox. The Tracking Board reports that the project “is taking a unique approach in that it’s attempting to reinvent the haunted house genre in a terrifying new way, described as a very […]

Movie Review – Black Mass (2015)

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Black Mass, 2015. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Peter Sarsgaard, Adam Scott, Corey Stoll and Kevin Bacon. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant […]

Movie Review – Everest (2015)

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Everest, 2015. Directed by Baltasar Kormakur. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin, Jason Clarke, John Hawkes, Keira Knightley, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Clive Standen, Michael Kelly and Sam Worthington. SYNOPSIS: A climbing expedition on Mt. Everest is devastated by a severe snow storm. Mother Nature is a bitch – words that consistently kept coming to mind […]

Glenn Close close to joining cast of comedy Bastards

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Glenn Close (Guardians of the Galaxy) is in final talks to join the cast of the upcoming comedy Bastards, Deadline reports. Close will join Owen Wilson (Zoolander 2), Ed Helms (Vacation), J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) and Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) in the comedy, which sees cinematographer Lawrence Sher (Garden State) making his directorial […]

Elizabeth Reaser joins the cast of Ouija 2

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Actress Elizabeth Reaser (The Good Wife, True Detective) has joined the cast of the upcoming horror sequel Ouija 2, reports Deadline. The first film, released in 2014, grossed over $102.5 million worldwide from a small $5 million budget and was another big hit for producer Jason Blum and his Blumhouse Pictures (The Purge, Paranormal Activity). […]

Movie Review – Demon (2015)

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Demon, 2015. Written and directed by Marcin Wrona. Starring Itay Tiran, Agnieszka Zulewska, Andrzej Grabowski and Tomasz Schuchardt. SYNOPSIS: When he finds buried human remains on the eve of his wedding, a groom decides not to let it ruin the fun. As the festivities start and the vodka flows, his decision proves to have terrifying […]

Blu-ray Review – Zardoz (1974)

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Zardoz, 1974. Directed by John Boorman. Starring Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman, John Alderton, Bosco Hogan and Niall Buggy. SYNOPSIS: In the distant future a barbarian finds himself in the realm of the elite and immortal Eternals. Originally released in 1974, John Boorman’s Zardoz is the movie equivalent of a prog rock band being […]