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James Caan’s Finest Hour: Thief

July 11, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

We look back at the iconic work of the late, great James Caan and take a deep dive into the underrated neo-noir masterpiece Thief, with Caan at his fiery, mesmeric best…  The sad news has broken. Another cinematic icon has left us, leaving behind an awe inspiring legacy. James Caan for a time, was synonymous […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Elf, Eraser, Honeymoon in Vegas, James Caan, Michael Mann, Mickey Blue Eyes, Misery, rollerball, The Gambler, The Godfather, The Killer Elite, thief

Ten Essential Gambling Films

August 4, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe puts his chips on ten essential gambling films… The money goes down. You’ve placed your bets. Now it’s time for the nitty gritty. Win or lose. If you win, do you quit while you’re ahead or go again? Cinema has long held a fascination with gambling across its many forms, but the predominant […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Bad Lieutenant, Croupier, Hard Eight, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Mississippi Grind, The Gambler, The Hustler, Uncut Gems, Wake In Fright, White Men Can't Jump

American Sniper climbs to the top of the UK box office

January 28, 2015 by Gary Collinson

UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th January 2015… After losing out on top spot during its opening weekend, Clint Eastwood’s box office juggernaut American Sniper has climbed to the top of the UK box office at the second attempt, dethroning Taken 3 with a solid […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, UK Box Office Tagged With: American Sniper, Birdman, Ex Machina, Into the Woods, Mortdecai, Paddington, Taken 3, The Gambler, The Theory of Everything, Whiplash

Movie Review – The Gambler (2014)

January 28, 2015 by Scott J. Davis

The Gambler, 2014. Directed by Rupert Wyatt. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Brie Larson, Jessica Lange, Michael K. Williams and John Goodman. SYNOPSIS: Lit professor and gambler Jim Bennett’s debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. Further complicating his situation is his relationship with one of his students. Will Bennett risk […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Scott Davis Tagged With: Brie Larson, Jessica Lange, John Goodman, Mark Wahlberg, Michael K. Williams, Rupert Wyatt, The Gambler

Second Opinion – The Gambler (2014)

January 24, 2015 by Gary Collinson

The Gambler, 2014. Directed by Rupert Wyatt Starring Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Michael K. Williams, Brie Larson, Jessica Lange and George Kennedy. SYNOPSIS: Lit professor and gambler Jim Bennett’s debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. Further complicating his situation is his relationship with one of his students. Will […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Rohan Morbey Tagged With: Brie Larson, George Kennedy, Jessica Lange, John Goodman, Mark Wahlberg, Michael K. Williams, Rupert Wyatt, The Gambler

Movie Review – The Gambler (2014)

December 3, 2014 by Robert Kojder

The Gambler. 2014 Directed by Rupert Wyatt Starring Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Michael K. Williams, Brie Larson, Jessica Lange, and George Kennedy Synopsis: A literature college professor and high stakes gambler runs afoul of a loan shark and his bodyguard-like gangsters while he has an affair with one of his students. There is such a […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Alvin Ing, Brie Larson, Jessica Lange, John Goodman, Mark Wahlberg, Michael K. Williams, Rupert Wyatt, The Gambler, Travis Tope

New TV spots for The Gambler

November 27, 2014 by Gary Collinson

Ahead of its release next month, Paramount Pictures has released two new TV spots for director Rupert Wyatt’s (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) remake of the 1974 film The Gambler, which sees Mark Wahlberg (Transformers: Age of Extinction) starring alongside John Goodman (Inside Llewyn Davis), Brie Larson (Short Term 12), Jessica Lange (American […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Alvin Ing, Brie Larson, Jessica Lange, John Goodman, Mark Wahlberg, Michael K. Williams, Rupert Wyatt, The Gambler, Travis Tope

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