Cinophile: THE ROOKIE
[column size=one_half position=first ] Let’s not try and dress a turd here: The Rookie was for the most a bad idea. Last Updated: October 12, 2015
[column size=one_half position=first ] Let’s not try and dress a turd here: The Rookie was for the most a bad idea. Last Updated: October 12, 2015
Awards season craziness is almost over! With the release of American Sniper and Whiplash, six of the eight nominees for Best Picture have now come to South African cinema. Unfortunately you’ll still have to wait a bit for The Theory of Everything and The Grand Budapest Hotel – but they will be out in the next month so I’m sure …
There is a third act climax in the six-time Oscar nominated American Sniper where an explosive firefight takes place in the midst of a raging sandstorm. The buffeting winds and blanketing sand obscure nearly all vision like a very literal fog of war until it’s almost impossible to tell friend from foe, hero from villain, as they noisily and messily inflict death …
Last week we gave you guys Part 1 of our list of actors who should have some of their most famous characters team up. Why? Well, because we have way too much time on our hands and come on, who wouldn’t want to see Rambo and Rocky team up? So without further ado, here’s the final 10 entries on our …
As both the erstwhile Man With No Name and Dirty Harry, Clint Eastwood certainly knows a thing or two about shooting. But the movie veteran is doing some shooting of a different kind as he once again moves behind the camera to direct American Sniper, a movie about – what else? – shooting. The true story stars Bradley Cooper as …
A few days ago we told you about Shane Salerno (co-writer for Avatar 4) picking up the movie rights to Don Pendleton’s ‘The Executioner’ series of books, featuring former anti-Mafia vigilante/guilty pleasure/now elite counter-terrorist agent Mack Bolan. Now Deadline is reporting that a deal has been struck with Warner Bros to launch the character in a potential trilogy of movies, with …
Back in 1998, Dougray Scott was busy playing the baddie in Mission: Impossible 2, when the production ran behind schedule, forcing Scott to pull out of this other little project he was working on and giving up his role to a relatively unknown Australian stage actor and soap star. The movie was X-Men, the actor was Hugh Jackman, and the rest is history. …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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