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Movie Review – The Hateful Eight (2015)

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The Hateful Eight, 2015. Written and Directed by Quentin Tarantino Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Roth, Walton Goggins, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, Demian Bichir and Channing Tatum SYNOPSIS: In post-Civil War Wyoming, bounty hunters try to find shelter during a blizzard but get involved in a plot of betrayal and […]

Samuel L. Jackson will return for xXx 3; Conor McGregor also set to appear

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Vin Diesel’s Xander Cage will soon be returning to the big screen in the upcoming third installment of the xXx series, titled xXx: Return of Xander Cage, but a recent post on the actor’s Facebook account confirms that another actor is set to reprise his role as well.  On Monday, Diesel sent out the following […]

Samuel L. Jackson joins Travis Fimmel in sci-fi Inversion

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Variety is reporting that Samuel L. Jackson is in talks to join the cast of Inversion, a new $130 million-budgeted sci-fi from director Peter Segal (Grudge Match), which has Travis Fimmel (Vikings) and Liu Yifei (Once Upon a Time) also attached to star. The film will revolve around Fimmel’s “street-wise American con man who teams […]

BFI Review – True Romance (1993)

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True Romance, 1993 Directed by Tony Scott. Starring Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Michael Rapaport, James Gandolfini, Christopher Walken, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Val Kilmer and Brad Pitt. SYNOPSIS: Two lovers are on the run after killing a small-time pimp and stealing his drugs … “You’re so cool”. The three words Patricia Arquette’s […]

Blazing Samurai animated feature assembles its voice cast

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Blazing Samurai, an animated feature inspired by the comedy classic Blazing Saddles, has announced its star-studded voice cast, which includes the likes of Michael Cera, Samuel L. Jackson, Ricky Gervais and Blazing Saddles helmer Mel Brooks, who is also executive producing. Variety reports that the feature, which is being directed by Mark Koetsier (Kung Fu […]

M. Night Shyamalan wants Unbreakable sequel on “Netflix or HBO”

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Back in January M. Night Shyamalan revealed that he would love to make a sequel to his much loved movie Unbreakable and in a recent interview with IGN the filmmaker reiterated his hopes that a sequel might still happen, only this time for television. When asked about the possibility of an Unbreakable sequel being developed […]

Second Opinion – Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

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Avengers: Age of Ultron, 2015. Written and directed by Joss Whedon. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Bettany, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, James Spader, Thomas Kretschmann, Cobie Smulders, Claudia Kim, Andy Serkis, Don Cheadle, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Hayley Atwell and Linda Cardellini. SYNOPSIS: […]

Movie Review – Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

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Avengers: Age of Ultron,2015. Directed by Joss Whedon Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Bettany, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, James Spader, Thomas Kretschmann, Cobie Smulders, Claudia Kim, Andy Serkis, Don Cheadle, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Hayley Atwell and Linda Cardellini. SYNOPSIS: When Tony Stark […]

Movie Review – Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

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Avengers: Age of Ultron,2015. Directed by Joss Whedon. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Bettany, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, James Spader, Thomas Kretschmann, Cobie Smulders, Claudia Kim, Andy Serkis, Don Cheadle, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Hayley Atwell and Linda Cardellini. SYNOPSIS: When Tony Stark […]