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Second Opinion – Vice (2018)

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Vice, 2018. Written and Directed by Adam McKay. Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Jesse Plemons, Alison Pill, Lily Rabe, Tyler Perry, Justin Kirk, LisaGay Hamilton, Shea Whigham, Eddie Marsan, Fay Masterson, Bill Camp, Don McManus, Bob Stephenson, Jillian Armenante, Abigail Marlowe, and Jamie Bernadette. SYNOPSIS: The tale of how former vice […]

Movie Review – Vice (2018)

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Vice, 2018. Written and Directed by Adam McKay. Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Jesse Plemons, Alison Pill, Lily Rabe, Tyler Perry, Justin Kirk, LisaGay Hamilton, Shea Whigham, Eddie Marsan, Fay Masterson, Bill Camp, Don McManus, Bob Stephenson, Jillian Armenante, Abigail Marlowe, and Jamie Bernadette. SYNOPSIS: The story of Dick Cheney, an […]

Going Straight: Seven Great Comedy Actors Who Turned Dramatic

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Freda Cooper with seven great comedy actors who turned dramatic… According to most actors, comedy is harder than drama, so finding that stars best known for giving us the giggles have played against type with huge success isn’t a big surprise.  The latest in the line of screen actors who cut their teeth on making […]

Netflix announces Steve Carell workplace comedy Space Force

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Netflix has announced that The Office star Steve Carell is set to reteam with the show’s developer and executive producer Greg Daniels for a new workplace comedy series entitled Space Force. Inspired by President Donald Trump’s Space Force initiative, the series has been co-created by Carell and Daniels and will revolve around the people tasked […]

Movie Review – Welcome to Marwen (2018)

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Welcome to Marwen, 2018. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Diane Kruger, Merritt Wever, Janelle Monáe, Eiza González, Gwendoline Christie, Leslie Zemeckis, Siobhan Williams and Neil Jackson. SYNOPSIS: A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process. Welcome to Marwen isn’t […]

Robert Zemeckis’ Welcome to Marwen tanks, will lose over $50 million

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December has been a very bad month for Universal Pictures. Firstly, the Peter Jackson-produced Mortal Engines bombed, and will reportedly cost the studio over $100 million, and now it is facing another huge loss after the Robert Zemeckis-directed Welcome to Marwen tanked hard over the Christmas weekend. The film, which is based upon the documentary […]

Movie Review – Welcome to Marwen (2018)

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Welcome to Marwen, 2018. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Merritt Wever, Janelle Monáe, Eiza Gonzalez, Gwendoline Christie, Leslie Zemeckis, Neil Jackson, Diane Kruger, Matt O’Leary, Falk Hentschel, Stefanie von Pfetten, Siobhan Williams. SYNOPSIS: A New York resident uses a self-built world of action figures to help combat the psychological pain of […]

New poster and clips for Vice starring Christian Bale as Dick Cheney

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With less than a week to go until its US release (and just over a month until it hits UK cinemas), a new poster has arrived online for Adam McKay’s political comedy-drama Vice featuring Christian Bale as Dick Cheney, Amy Adams as Lynne Cheney, Steve Carell as Donald Rumfeld, Sam Rockwell as George W. Bush, and Tyler […]

Movie Review – Vice (2018)

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Vice, 2018. Written and Directed by Adam McKay. Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Jesse Plemons, Alison Pill, Lily Rabe, Tyler Perry, Justin Kirk, LisaGay Hamilton, Shea Whigham, Eddie Marsan, Fay Masterson, Bill Camp, Don McManus, Bob Stephenson, Jillian Armenante, Abigail Marlowe, and Jamie Bernadette. SYNOPSIS: Vice explores how a bureaucratic Washington insider […]