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The Worst Movie Action Scenes of 2017

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Harrison Abbott on the worst movie action scenes of 2017…In Absentia Luci, Tenebrae Vincunt – In the Absence of Light, Darkness Prevails.Likewise, in the absence of competence, asinine garbage will invariably triumph. Which means that for all the recent advancements in cinematic technique and film-making technology, you can always count on some hack to drop the […]

Sony wins race for Quentin Tarantino’s Manson Family film, working title revealed

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Deadline is reporting that Sony Pictures has won the hotly contested race to finance and distribute Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming Manson Family film, for which the working title has now been revealed as #9.Beyond the announcement and the temp title, which presumably refers to the fact that it’s the director’s ninth film (and, potentially, Manson’s fascination […]

Tom Cruise in talks for Quentin Tarantino’s Manson movie

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We’ve had a flurry of news relating to Quentin Tarantino’s Charles Manson movie, from the involvement of David Heyman (Gravity, Fantastic Beasts) as producer, to rumours of Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt’s involvement. Now Deadline Hollywood us reporting that Tom Cruise has been in talks for one of the two male leads roles.With the script being […]

Tom Cruise and Simon Pegg featured in Mission: Impossible 6 behind-the-scenes photos

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Mission: Impossible 6 director Christopher McQuarrie has taken to Instagram to share three new behind-the-scenes images for the spy sequel featuring Tom Cruise and Simon Pegg; take a look below…SEE ALSO: Henry Cavill shows off his “fashionable nipple attachments” with Mission: Impossible 6 set photohttps://www.instagram.com/p/BbxSPR8nDxj/?taken-by=christophermcquarriehttps://www.instagram.com/p/BbuF5R-nuQp/?taken-by=christophermcquarriehttps://www.instagram.com/p/Bbh-ZlRH2ZT/?taken-by=christophermcquarrie Mission: Impossible 6 will see Tom Cruise joined by returning stars Rebecca […]

Universal’s Dark Universe could already be dead

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When Universal’s attempts to re-launch their monster movie franchise unravelled with serious Mummy issues this summer, grossing just $409 million off a $125 million budget, that wonderfully staged photograph of Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, and Sofia Boutella appeared to be a serious case of running before you could even shuffle. Now […]

Top Gun: Maverick director shoots down rumor that film’s plot involves drones, Jerry Bruckheimer talks sequel pressure

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Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski recently addressed the rumor circulating that the film involves the rise of drone technology. Speaking to CinemaBlend, the director swiftly shoots down the idea:“Personally, I would never want to see a movie about drones. For me Top Gun has always been not about fighter planes. It’s been about fighter […]

Tom Cruise arrives back on set for Mission: Impossible 6 after injury

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Tom Cruise is back at work after his injury kept him away from the Mission: Impossible 6 set.We learned back in August that the film’s production would be shut down for nine weeks following Cruise breaking his ankle while performing a stunt where the Hollywood legend had to jump between two buildings.But now Cruise is back […]

Movie Review – American Made (2017)

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American Made, 2017.Directed by Doug Liman. Starring Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, E. Roger Mitchell, Jesse Plemons, Lola Kirke, Alejandro Edda, Benito Martinez, Caleb Landry Jones, and Jayma Mays.SYNOPSIS:A pilot lands work for the CIA and as a drug runner in the south during the 1980s.Antiheroes require an actor that radiates charisma, so it’s no […]

Exclusive interview with American Made’s William Mark McCullough

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Tai Freligh interviews actor William Mark McCullough  from American Made…A native of Savannah, Georgia, William Mark McCullough has brought his brand of intense, violent and unpredictable characters to numerous films and TV shows.  He had a supporting lead role opposite Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and Adrian Grenier in the crime thriller, Southern Fury and also appears […]

Second Opinion – American Made (2017)

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American Made, 2017.Directed by Doug Liman. Starring Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Caleb Landry Jones, and Alejandro Edda.SYNOPSIS:A pilot lands work for the CIA and as a drug runner in the south during the 1980s.American Made is the best performance from Tom Cruise in a long time. Reteaming with Live Die Repeat/Edge of Tomorrow director […]