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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: The Strangely Bittersweet Story at 15

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Hasitha Fernando on David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as it turns 15…Many a collective eyebrow was raised when auteur David Fincher announced that he’d be tackling a rated PG-13 romantic drama cum period piece after his underrated masterpiece Zodiac. But as always, the supremely talented filmmaker proved us all wrong with what […]

Brad Pitt to star in Quentin Tarantino’s final film The Movie Critic

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Brad Pitt is to reunite with Quentin Tarantino for his final film The Movie Critic. Per Deadline’s report, it is unclear whether Pitt has been cast in the lead role, but there is a strong belief that he has. It would be third time the two have worked together following Pitt’s Oscar winning performance for 2019’s […]

George Clooney says his and Brad Pitt’s Wolfs is “like an R rated Ocean’s”

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George Clooney and Brad Pitt are two of Hollywood’s biggest names who have worked several times together throughout their career. The duo are set to team up once again for Jon Watts’ action thriller Wolfs.Wolfs features Clooney and Pitt as “professional ‘fixers’ who find themselves hired for the same job.” The cast also includes Amy Ryan […]

The Kings of Cool

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Who are the undisputed Kings of Cool? We take a look at the coolest actors to grace the silver screen… Some stars are pretty good at what they do. Maybe it’s hard work and in the case of being a tough guy, that means hours at the gym. Then there are gifts that just come […]

Margot Robbie & Brad Pitt producing The Thin Man remake

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Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap and Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment have joined forces to acquire the rights to the classic Thin Man film series. According to Deadline the two joined forces to win a hotly contested auction for the popular series of films, which kicked off in 1934 with W.S. Van Dyke’s comedy-mystery film The Thin Man. Starring William […]

Movie Review – Babylon (2022)

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Babylon, 2022.Written and Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Diego Calva, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, Jean Smart, Tobey Maguire, Olivia Wilde, Samara Weaving, Eric Roberts, Katherine Waterston, Flea, Max Minghella, Lukas Haas, Spike Jonze, Lewis Tan, Jeff Garlin, P.J. Byrne, Sarah Ramos, Olivia Hamilton, Troy Metcalf, John Kerry, Anna Chazelle, Thomas […]

Kerry Condon straps in for Kosinski and Pitt’s Formula One flick

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Following her Academy Award nominated performance for being the best thing in The Banshees of Inisherin, Kerry Condon will take her place in the pit-lane for Apple’s Untitled Formula One racing movie.According to reports Condon is set to play the team’s technical director, overseeing the design and development of a sophisticated Formula One race car.News […]

Movie Review – Babylon (2022)

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Babylon, 2022.Written and Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Diego Calva, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, Jean Smart, Tobey Maguire, Olivia Wilde, Samara Weaving, Eric Roberts, Katherine Waterston, Flea, Max Minghella, Lukas Haas, and Spike Jonze.SYNOPSIS:A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters […]

As Babylon bombs, are audiences over their Margot Robbie & Damien Chazelle phases?

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If you looked at the box office less than a decade ago, some acts felt like surefire hits. Fresh off Oscar wins, and landmark character works, Damien Chazelle and Margot Robbie felt like the new bonafide stars. But, the love affair between fans and these filmmakers is winding down.In the latest awards contender box-office bomb, […]