Director's Antoine Fuqua's Magnificent Seven remake ditches many of the western genre staples for a more modern approach, but still entertains with its action and likable characters
We’re just a few weeks away from the high-octane remake of The Magnificent Seven exploding onto the big screen, and in order for us to get to know the characters they’ve released a series of character promo videos where the actors give a brief rundown of their characters – with some new footage to boot. In case you’ve missed it …
I’m not a huge fan of Westerns. I find the genre quite mundane and often quite pretentious. Maybe it’s the time period that doesn’t appeal to me or perhaps the predictability of the characters. I haven’t really figured it out yet, as there are some which I have greatly enjoyed, but many, many more that I would rather just skip …
Wow, it seems like only yesterday that I was posting the first images to director ‘s version of the classic 1960s western Magnificent Seven. Wait just a darn minute, it WAS just yesterday! And now there’s already a first trailer out! Two things about said trailer though: Firstly we get so see the now over-used ‘bang/change shot/bang/in time with music/this is Suicide Squad trailer …
No more remakes, dammit! I’d usually scream this from the rooftops but in this instance I am actually rather excited because CHRIS PRATT and any screenplay by Nic Pizzolatto, the brains behind the first season of True Detective, is sure to be tighter than a dolphins blowhole. I am of course talking about the Magnificent Seven, a movie that deserves its place in …
Training Day, directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Ayer (Fury), is a damn good movie. Released way back in the mists of time (2001 to be precise) the crime thriller starred Denzel Washington as a seasoned and somewhat shady LAPD narcotics detective assigned to take a rookie cop, played by Ethan Hawke, under his wing for a 24-hour …
Welcome to our Weekly Round-Up for the The Extras! A collection of the 15 most popular movie related clips, posters, pics and just plain cool stuff posted on our Twitter profile and Facebook page using the hashtag #TheMoviesExtras in the last week. Remember, these are only the contributions that received the most likes and views since last Thursday, so if …
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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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