Captain Phillips ~ They Are Not Here To Fish!

A new trailer for Sony/Columbia picture's "Captain Phillips," starring Tom Hanks due out in October.In the trailer below, Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks) calls for help when he spots raft approaching fast towards his ship the Maersk Alabama and he his told that they are just there to fish.  Phillips reply is "They are not here to fish!"Here is Columbia Pictures official synopsis:"Captain Phillips is director Paul Greengrass’s...

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Prisoners: How far will you go for your family?

Would you die for your children or your family?I admit I don't care for movies that exploit the audiences emotions by centering on one of the worst thing a parent can go through.  I refused to watch "Ransom” (1996) when my daughter was only 3 years-old.  My loss, I guess.  "Prisoners" is a disturbing film that keeps you on the edge of your seat, but ultimately is frustrating.  Two families similarly constructed living a nightmare...

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The Family - A Fine, Fast, and Funny Film

Luc Besson's “The Family” is a funny look at the lives of a (dys) functional mob family in hiding in Northern France.  Luc Besson ("The Fifth Element," "Taken," "To Paris With Love") has focused his black comedy about organized crime directly on the subject of family.  Most of us, who watch films about the mob, the mafia, or whatever you want to call it, know that it is centered around the concepts of family.  In fact, the first scene...

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Ender's Game - Theatrical and Propaganda Posters

The "Ender's Game" storyline follows a young Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, who is a military savant. Asa Butterfield plays Ender who is his early to mid-teens when this story starts, trains at the Battle School. Going through a series of games designed to teach Ender the martial arts War Tactics). After successfully completing a zero gravity war game, the instructors agree that Wiggan is a tactical genus..Director Gavin Hood's "Ender's Game"...

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Gravity ~ Character Posters of Sandra Bullock and George Clooney: Don't Let Go

Warner Bros. released two new character posters for Alfonso Cuarón  ("Children of Men," "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,"  "Y Tu Mamá También").new film "Gravity." The director and his son Jonás wrote the screenplay.Above is the character poster for veteran astronaut, Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney), who is the commander of the shuttle flight,Below is a poster for Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra...

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Gravity ~ Television Spot 3

Warner Bros. released this new trailer on September 16th, 2013. from director Alfonso Cuarón. Cuarón is the  director of the critically acclaimed "Children of Men," "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," and the Spanish film, "Y Tu Mamá También,"   "Gravity" was written by Cuarón and his son Jonás.Cuarón's film, Gravity is about two astronauts attempt to return to earth after...

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Robocop ~ Reboot, Remake and Rehash Official Trailer

To be honest, I am not sure what I think about this new remake/reboot/rehash of the Robocop franchise This new reboot did what many others have done in recent past and make the main character darker, more serious and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.Replacing Peter Weller s Alex Murphy the Robocop in this new version is Swedish-American actor Joel Kinnaman. Americans will probably best know Kinnaman from AMC's "The Killing."  He...

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Insidious Chapter 2 ~ Into The Further With Our Fears

“Last night I watched myself sleep.”Horror film sequels are an iffy thing at best.  They are also an acquired taste.  There are some average horror films and some exceptional ones.  Even the best of them, loose their sense of terror with each viewing.  For example, "The Exorcist" doesn't get scarier every time you watch it.  We can almost say the same thing about "Insidious Chapter 2.”  The good thing for horror fans...

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