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Movie Review – Fences (2016)

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Fences, 2016.Directed by Denzel Washington. Starring Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, and Russell Hornsby.SYNOPSIS:Set in 1950’s Pittsburgh ‘Fences’ follows Troy Maxson (Washington) and his wife Rose (Davis) over the course of a decade. Adapted from the August Wilson play it is one of ten which sought to verbalise and explore the […]

Colin Farrell joins Denzel Washington in Inner City

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Colin Farrell has signed on to star alongside Denzel Washington in the legal drama Inner City, which is being written and directed by Dan Gilroy (Nightcrawler).Variety reports that the film sees Washington as “a hard-nosed liberal lawyer named Roman J. Israel, who’s been fighting the good fight while others take the credit. When his partner […]

Movie Review – Fences (2016)

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Fences. 2016Directed by Denzel Washington Starring Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, and Mykelti Williamson.SYNOPSIS:An African-American father struggles with race relations in the United States while trying to raise his family in the 1950s and coming to terms with the events of his life.Filmmaker Spike Lee once said that “parents kill […]

Antoine Fuqua reuniting with Denzel Washington for The Equalizer 2, will shoot next year

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Earlier this year Sony announced that Denzel Washington will be returning to the role of McCall for a sequel to 2014’s The Equalizer, and now producer Todd Black has confirmed to Collider that the follow-up will reunite Washington with director Antoine Fuqua and screenwriter Richard Wenk.“The script is done,” said Black. “We start shooting right […]

Movie Review – The Magnificent Seven (2016)

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The Magnificent Seven, 2016. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-hun Lee, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Peter Sarsgaard, Luke Grimes and Haley Bennett.   SYNOPSIS: Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves. Boasting an all-star cast, Antoine […]

Second Opinion – The Magnificent Seven (2016)

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The Magnificent Seven, 2016.Directed by Antoine Fuqua Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Haley Bennett, Byung-Hun Lee, Vincent D’Onofrio, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Peter Sarsgaard and Matt BomerSYNOPSIS:Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.Some movies are just dead on arrival, and The Magnificent […]

Movie Review – The Magnificent Seven (2016)

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The Magnificent Seven, 2016. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Haley Bennett, Byung-Hun Lee, Vincent D’Onofrio, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Peter Sarsgaard. SYNOPSIS: Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves. Since breaking out way back in 2001 with the […]

TIFF 2016: Antoine Fuqua and cast discuss The Magnificent Seven

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One genre that has been making a bit of a comeback in the last several years is the Western from remakes such as 3:10 to Yuma to originals like The Hateful Eight. Director Antoine Fuqua took on the task of remaking one of the most famous, and arguably defining, Western films with The Magnificent Seven. […]

TIFF 2016 Review – The Magnificent Seven (2016)

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The Magnificent Seven, 2016. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Haley Bennett, Byung-Hun Lee, Vincent D’Onofrio, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Peter Sarsgaard. SYNOPSIS: Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves. Antoine Fuqua directs an all-star cast in his remake […]

Johnny Depp dethrones Adam Sandler as most overpaid actor in Hollywood for 2015

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It’s almost the end of the year, and as such Forbes has posted its annual list of the most overpaid actors in Hollywood, with Johnny Depp dethroning Adam Sander (who topped the list for both 2013 and 2014) for the unenviable title. According to Forbes’ ranking, the poor performance of The Lone Ranger, Mortdecai and […]