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Road to the Oscars 2019 – Can Vice win Best Picture?

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In the week before the 91st Academy Awards are handed out, Tom Beasley takes a look at each Best Picture nominee and its chances of Oscars victory. Finally, it’s Christian Bale’s transformative take on Dick Cheney in Vice… Adam McKay made the pivot to serious filmmaking a few years ago when he looked under the […]

Second Opinion – Vice (2018)

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Vice, 2018. Written and Directed by Adam McKay. Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Jesse Plemons, Alison Pill, Lily Rabe, Tyler Perry, Justin Kirk, LisaGay Hamilton, Shea Whigham, Eddie Marsan, Fay Masterson, Bill Camp, Don McManus, Bob Stephenson, Jillian Armenante, Abigail Marlowe, and Jamie Bernadette. SYNOPSIS: The tale of how former vice […]

Movie Review – Vice (2018)

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Vice, 2018. Written and Directed by Adam McKay. Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Jesse Plemons, Alison Pill, Lily Rabe, Tyler Perry, Justin Kirk, LisaGay Hamilton, Shea Whigham, Eddie Marsan, Fay Masterson, Bill Camp, Don McManus, Bob Stephenson, Jillian Armenante, Abigail Marlowe, and Jamie Bernadette. SYNOPSIS: The story of Dick Cheney, an […]

New poster and clips for Vice starring Christian Bale as Dick Cheney

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With less than a week to go until its US release (and just over a month until it hits UK cinemas), a new poster has arrived online for Adam McKay’s political comedy-drama Vice featuring Christian Bale as Dick Cheney, Amy Adams as Lynne Cheney, Steve Carell as Donald Rumfeld, Sam Rockwell as George W. Bush, and Tyler […]

Movie Review – Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)

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Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, 2018. Directed by Andy Serkis. Starring Rohan Chand, Andy Serkis, Christian Bale, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Freida Pinto, Naomie Harris, Peter Mullan, Eddie Marsan, Matthew Rhys, Jack Reynor, Tom Hollander, and Louis Ashbourne Serkis. SYNOPSIS: A human child raised by wolves must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere […]

Movie Review – Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)

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Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, 2018. Directed by Andy Serkis. Starring Christian Bale, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hollander, Andy Serkis, Peter Mullan, Naomie Harris, Freida Pinto, Eddie Marsan, Jack Reynor, Matthew Rhys, and Rohan Chand. SYNOPSIS: A human child raised by wolves must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere Khan, as well […]

Vice director Adam McKay says the film is a comedy rather than a drama

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After cutting his teeth on the Will Ferrell comedies Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky and Bobby, Step Brothers, The Other Guys and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, writer-director Adam McKay scored huge critical acclaim as he shifted into more dramatic territory with 2015’s The Big Short. Having won […]

Andy Serkis’ Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle gets a new poster, trailer and images

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Ahead of its limited theatrical release next month, Netflix has released a new trailer, poster and images for Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. Directed by Andy Serkis, the film is an adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale The Jungle Book and stars Rohan Chand in the title role, alongside Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, […]

First trailer and poster for Vice starring Christian Bale as Dick Cheney

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Annapurna Pictures has debuted the first trailer and poster for the upcoming comedy drama Vice. Written and directed by Adam McKay, the film sees Christian Bale taking on the role of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney alongside a star-studded cast that includes Amy Adams, Steve Carrell, Sam Rockwell, Jesse Plemons, Alison Pill, Lily Rabe, Tyler Perry, […]

Vice teaser offers first glimpse of Christian Bale as Dick Cheney

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With the first full trailer set to drop tomorrow, writer-director Adam McKay has shared a teaser for his star-studded comedy drama Vice, which sees Christian Bale taking on the role of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. Take a look at the teaser here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykJrMjaj9vE VICE explores the epic story about how a bureaucratic Washington […]