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Movie Review – High-Rise (2015)

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High-Rise, 2015. Directed By Ben Wheatley. Starring Tom Hiddleston, Luke Evans, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Elisabeth Moss, James Purefoy and Peter Ferndinando. SYNOPSIS: Life for the residents in a tower block spirals into chaos and debauchery following a power cut. Adapting J.G. Ballard’s seminal dystopian novel High-Rise for the big screen was a long process: […]

Movie Review – Mississippi Grind (2015)

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Mississippi Grind, 2015. Written and Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. Starring Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan Reynolds and Sienna Miller. SYNOPSIS: Down on his luck and facing financial hardship, Gerry teams up with younger charismatic poker player, Curtis, in an attempt to change his luck. The two set off on a road trip through the […]

Scott Cooper confirms that Sienna Miller has been cut out of Black Mass

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Black Mass director Scott Cooper revealed during a recent interview with The Boston Globe that actress Sienna Miller has been cut out of the upcoming Whitey Bulger biopic Black Mass.  Cooper praised Miller’s performance in the film, calling her work alongside Johnny Depp’s Bulger “fantastic,” but had his reasons for removing her from the final cut. […]

Movie Review – Unfinished Business (2015)

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Unfinished Business, 2015. Directed by Ken Scott. Starring Vince Vaughn, Tom Wilkinson, Dave Franco, Sienna Miller, Nick Frost and James Marsden. SYNOPSIS: A hard-working small business owner and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails […]

Greenlight for Ben Affleck’s Live By Night, set for fall shoot

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Variety is reporting that Ben Affleck’s long-awaited return to the director’s chair is now moving forward, with news that Live by Night has been given the green-light by Warner Bros. Affleck, who is to appear at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend for the Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice panel, is set to star and […]

Movie Review – American Sniper (2014)

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American Sniper, 2014. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Starring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Cory Hardrict, Jake McDorman, Kyle Gallner, Luke Grimes and Sam Jaeger. SYNOPSIS: Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle’s pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, […]

Second Opinion – American Sniper (2014)

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American Sniper, 2014. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Starring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Cory Hardrict, Jake McDorman, Kyle Gallner, Luke Grimes and Sam Jaeger. SYNOPSIS: Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle’s pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, […]

Movie Review – Foxcatcher (2014)

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Foxcatcher, 2014. Directed by Bennett Miller. Starring Steve Carrell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave and Sienna Miller. SYNOPSIS: Olympic wrestlers Mark and David Schultz are taken under the wing of multimillionaire sponsor John E Du Pont as they train for the 1988 Olympics. There is a lot right with Foxcatcher and a lot wrong […]

Second Opinion – Foxcatcher (2014)

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Foxcatcher, 2014. Directed by Bennett Miller. Starring Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Sienna Miller and Vanessa Redgrave. SYNOPSIS: The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul – a union that leads to unlikely circumstances. Here’s […]

Movie Review – Foxcatcher (2014)

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Foxcatcher, 2014. Directed by Bennett Miller. Starring Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Sienna Miller, Vanessa Redgrave. SYNOPSIS: Based on a true story, Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler Mark Schultz is recruited by billionaire John du Pont to compete in the 1988 games in Seoul and the two develop a kinship that leads to unlikely circumstances. […]