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Movie Review – Ben-Hur (2016)

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Ben-Hur, 2016. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov Starring Jack Huston, Morgan Freeman, Toby Kebbell, Nazanin Boniadi, Rodrigo Santoro, Sofia Black D’Elia, Ayelet Zurer, Moisés Arias, Marwan Kenzari and Pilou Asbæk. SYNOPSIS: Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army, returns to his homeland after years at […]

Second Opinion – Now You See Me 2 (2016)

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Now You See Me 2, 2016. Directed by Jon M. Chu. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Dave Franco, Woody Harrelson, Lizzy Caplan, Morgan Freeman, Daniel Radcliffe and Michael Caine.   SYNOPSIS: The Four Horsemen resurface and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible heist yet. 2013’s Now You See […]

Movie Review – Now You See Me 2 (2016)

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Now You See Me 2, 2016. Directed by Jon M. Chu. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan, Jay Chou, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman. SYNOPSIS: The Four Horsemen, now with a new recruit, are taken hostage by a tech wizard who forces them to carry out a seemingly impossible […]

Movie Review – Now You See Me 2 (2016)

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Now You See Me 2. 2016 Directed by Jon M. Chu Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Lizzy Caplan, Mark Ruffalo, Daniel Radcliffe, Jay Chou, Ben Lamb, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Caine SYNOPSIS: The Four Horsemen resurface and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible heist yet. In […]

Rene Russo set to join Morgan Freeman and Tommy Lee Jones for Villa Capri

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Deadline is reporting that Nightcrawler star Rene Russo is in talks to join the upcoming action comedy Villa Capri, which would see her reunite with her Tin Cup director Ron Shelton. Shelton, who also helmed Bull Durham and White Men Can’t Jump, has written the script as well as taking on directing duties, and the film […]

Ed Harris and Scott Eastwood join The Last Full Measure, Laurence Fishburne and Morgan Freeman also in talks

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Deadline is reporting that Ed Harris (The Rock) and Scott Eastwood (Suicide Squad) have been cast in The Last Full Measure, the new film from director Todd Robinson (Lonely Hearts). In addition to the casting of Eastwood and Harris, Laurence Fishburne (Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice) and Morgan Freeman (Now You See Me 2) are also […]

Second Opinion – London Has Fallen (2016)

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London Has Fallen, 2016. Directed by Babak Najafi. Starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Alon Aboutboul, Radha Mitchell, Colin Salmon and Charlotte Riley. SYNOPSIS: In London for the Prime Minister’s funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders. A sequel to Antoine Fuqua’s 2013 actioner Olympus Has […]

Movie Review – London Has Fallen (2016)

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London Has Fallen, 2016 Directed by Babak Najafi. Starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Radha Mitchell, Patrick Kennedy, Robert Forster, Melissa Leo, Charlotte Riley, Shivani Ghai, Mehdi Dehbi, Waleed Zuaiter, Alon Aboutboul, Jackie Earle Haley, and Michael Wildman. SYNOPSIS: In London for the Prime Minister’s funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to […]

Morgan Freeman doesn’t think Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice will be as good as The Dark Knight trilogy

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With Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice just around the corner, stars from previous Batman outings are being asked about their thoughts on the film. During interviews with Entertainment Tonight, both Christian Bale and Morgan Freeman gave their two cents, with Freeman taking a more negative view than Bale. “You know, I’m happy for Ben, but I […]

Movie Review – Momentum (2015)

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Momentum, 2015. Directed by Stephen Campanelli. Starring Olga Kurylenko, James Purefoy, Morgan Freeman, Jenna Saras and Karl Thaning. SYNOPSIS: A diamond heist gone awry leads a highly-trained operative to go on the run, pursued by a smooth-talking, ruthless assassin attempting to protect an enormous conspiracy. “Diamond heist gone awry” has been the jumping off point […]