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Movie Review – Les Misérables (2012)

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Les Misérables, 2012.Directed by Tom Hooper. Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen and Samantha Barks.SYNOPSIS:In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean – who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole – agrees to care for factory worker Fantine’s daughter, Cosette […]

Russell Crowe’s Unhinged shows off its retro style in new trailer

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Promising to be one of the wildest films of the year, Unhinged is looking crazier and crazier with each trailer. In the new “Be Safe Out There” retro trailer, we get an even better look at the madness director Derrick Borte and Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe are cooking up. The film is also making […]

Russell Crowe is Unhinged in UK trailer for new psychological thriller

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Altitude Films has released a UK trailer for Derrick Borte’s psychological thriller Unhinged which stars Russell Crowe as an unstable man who decides to teach a stranger (Caren Pistorius) a series of deadly lessons after an altercation with her at a traffic light; watch it here…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6ksJw8r_VIAcademy Award winner Russell Crowe stars in Unhinged, a timely psychological […]

Russell Crowe is Unhinged on poster for new psychological thriller

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Ahead of its theatrical release on July 1st, a new poster has arrived online for director Derrick Borte’s psychological thriller Unhinged featuring Russell Crowe; take a look below…SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Unhinged hereAcademy Award winner Russell Crowe stars in Unhinged, a timely psychological thriller that explores the fragile balance of a society pushed […]

Russell Crowe set for A Prophet remake American Son

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Oscar-winner Russell Crowe has signed on for a lead role in Paramount Pictures’ upcoming crime thriller American Son, a remake of director Jacques Audiard’s critically acclaimed French film A Prophet.As per Variety, American Son will follow “a man, who, after falling under the control of a ruthless mobster (Crowe) while in prison, builds a multiracial […]

Russell Crowe is Unhinged in trailer for new psychological thriller

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Confirming its plans to launch in North American movie theaters as the first new film to launch this July, Solstice Studios has released a poster and trailer for director Derrick Borte’s psychological thriller Unhinged which stars Caren Pistorius as a woman who herself and her family a target of a stranger (Russell Crowe) she had […]

Russell Crowe in talks to join Tom Cruise in The Mummy as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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Universal is hard at work on building a shared cinematic universe for its classic stable of monsters, having claimed a release date for a third, as yet untitled movie just yesterday. Now, word has hit that the first film in that new lineup, The Mummy reboot starring Tom Cruise, may be getting some extra star power in […]

Movie Review – True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)

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True History of the Kelly Gang, 2019.Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring George MacKay, Essie Davis, Orlando Schwerdt, Thomasin McKenzie, Nicholas Hoult, Charlie Hunnam, Russell Crowe and Sean Keenan.SYNOPSIS:A retelling of the life story of infamous Aussie outlaw Ned Kelly, from a troubled childhood to his eventual demise at the hands of the authorities. Much like […]

Exclusive Interview – True History of the Kelly Gang stars George MacKay and Essie Davis on telling an iconic story

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Tom Beasley talks to George MacKay and Essie Davis about their roles in the fearsome real-life Outback thriller True History of the Kelly Gang…Taking on the role of Ned Kelly is a big challenge for any actor but, in the wake of an awards season run for World War One drama 1917, George MacKay was […]

Exclusive Interview – True History of the Kelly Gang director Justin Kurzel on violence, Aussie lingo and Russell Crowe’s rude song

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Tom Beasley talks to Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel about his new take on the life of the most famous bushranger in the country’s history…The story of Ned Kelly has been told many times on the big screen, stretching right back to arguably the first feature film ever made, more than a hundred years ago. Aussie […]