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Michael Pitt cast as villain in Ghost in the Shell

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Boardwalk Empire‘s Michael Pitt has landed the villain role in the upcoming film adaptation of Ghost in the Shell, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. Pitt, who played James “Jimmy” Darmody in the hit HBO show, will star alongside Scarlett Johansson (Hail, Caesar!) as a character referred to as the Laughing Man who is part man, part […]

Jason Patric joins Season 2 of Wayward Pines

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Deadline is reporting that Narc star Jason Patric is set to join the second season of the hit thriller series Wayward Pines, which returns this summer from executive producer M. Night Shyamalan (The Visit). In the new season, which begins soon after the events of the first, Patric is set to play Dr. Theo Yedlin, […]

Movie Review – The Finest Hours (2016)

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The Finest Hours, 2016. Directed by Craig Gillespie. Starring Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Holliday Grainger, Ben Foster, Kyle Gallner, John Magaro and Eric Bana. SYNOPSIS: The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952. Disney are taking […]

Movie Review – Spotlight (2015)

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Spotlight, 2015. Directed by Tom McCarthy Starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schrieber, John Slattery, Brian d’Arcy James, Billy Crudup 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 the entire Catholic Church to its […]

Exclusive Interview with actor Jak Wyld

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In an exclusive interview, Senior Staff Writer Scott J. Davis sat down with up-and-coming Australian actor Jak Wyld, who has just taken his next big step in the acting world in the US… Scott J. Davis: You have quite a diverse background – with your early jobs and New Zealand Military training. How did you […]

Movie Review – Dirty Grandpa (2016)

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Dirty Grandpa, 2016. Directed by Dan Mazer. Starring Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Aubrey Plaza, Julianne Hough, Zoey Deutch, Jason Mantzoukas and Dermot Mulroney. SYNOPSIS: Right before his wedding, an uptight guy is tricked into driving his grandfather, a perverted former Army general, to Florida for spring break. Think of the worst moments you have […]

Blu-ray Review – The Ninja Trilogy (Enter The Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja, Ninja III: The Domination)

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Enter The Ninja / Revenge of the Ninja / Ninja III: The Domination, 1981/1983/1985. Directed by Menahem Golan and Sam Firstenberg. Starring Sho Kosugi, Franco Nero, Lucinda Dickey, Susan George, Christopher George, Arthur Roberts, Jordan Bennett and James Hong. SYNOPSIS: The three Ninja films produced by 1980’s low-budget kings Cannon Films that like many of […]

Movie Review – 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)

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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, 2016. Directed by Michael Bay. Starring James Badge Dale, John Krasinski, Max Martini, Pablo Schreiber, David Denman, Dominic Fumusa, Alexia Barlier, Peyman Moaadi and David Costabile. SYNOPSIS: An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make […]

Movie Review – Daddy’s Home (2015)

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Daddy’s Home, 2015 Directed by Sean Anders Starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, Hannibal Buress, Scarlett Estevez, Owen Vaccaro and Thomas Haden Church SYNOPSIS: A mild-mannered radio executive strives to become the best stepdad to his wife’s two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling and freeloading real father arrives, forcing him to compete […]