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Movie Review – Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, 2017 Written and Directed by Luc Besson Starring Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock, Kris Wu, Rutger Hauer, Sam Spruell, Alain Chabat, Elizabeth Debicki, and John Goodman SYNOPSIS: A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a […]

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. […]

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 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 […]

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 Bomer SYNOPSIS: Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves. Some movies are just dead on […]

Ethan Hawke and Noomi Rapace join kidnap thriller Stockholm

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Deadline has revealed that Ethan Hawke and Noomi Rapace have joined the cast of Stockholm, a new thriller which will reunite Hawke with his Born to Be Blue writer-director Robert Budreau. The film will tell the true story of the 1973 Stockholm bank heist and hostage crisis, which gave rise to the psychological phenomenon Stockholm […]

Luke Grimes set to join The Magnificent Seven remake

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Variety has revealed that American Sniper and Fifty Shades of Grey actor Luke Grimes is in talks to join the ever-expanding cast of The Magnificent Seven. The remake, co-produced by Sony and MGM, is to be directed by Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer, Training Day) and will see Grimes join the impressive cast which already includes […]

Movie Review – Born to Be Blue (2015)

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Born to Be Blue. 2015. Directed by Robert Budreau Starring Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie and Kevin Hanchard SYNOPSIS: A period biopic – which openly takes liberties with the truth – on jazz musician Chet Baker’s addictions, love affairs and struggles with creativity.   There’s a moment in Born to Be Blue when […]

Second Opinion – Born to Be Blue (2015)

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Born to Be Blue, 2015. Directed by Robert Budreau. Starring Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie and Stephen McHattie. SYNOPSIS: A liberal interpretation of a key period in Chet Baker’s life after he’s beaten within an inch of his life, forcing him to re-learn his embouchure while struggling to control his addiction to heroin. There’s […]