Megan Boone & Jon Bokenkamp Back in Blacklist by Jay S. Jacobs When we last left Elizabeth Keen and her team several weeks ago her life and her career was in complete chaos. First of all, she had freed her two-timing double-agent former husband Tom (Ryan Eggold) from a watery prison. Her partner Ressler (Diego … Continue reading
George Lucas Master Filmmaker Stirs Up Strange Magic by Brad Balfour When director/writer/producer George Lucas was pitching the concept of Star Wars after he had a hit with American Graffiti, his nostalgic paean to boys in cars, the studios didn’t want to hear of it, let alone produce and release his space adventure. Boy, did those who passed … Continue reading
Bradley Cooper Transforms Himself into an American Sniper by Brad Balfour Master director Clint Eastwood’s latest feature, American Sniper, offers a taut yet complex portrait of the late Iraqi war vet Chris Kyle. With over 160 kills, Kyle was the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. Uncannily portrayed by two-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper … Continue reading
Marta Kristen and Mark Goddard Fifty Years Later and Still Lost in Space by Mark Mussari Fifty years ago this year, families across the United States sat down on a Wednesday evening to watch the premiere of a new science-fiction series on CBS: Lost in Space. When it first appeared — on September 15, 1965 … Continue reading
Ben Stiller, Rebel Wilson, Ricky Gervais, Dan Stevens, Owen Wilson and Shawn Levy Director & Cast Come Alive with the Third Edition of Night at The Museum by Brad Balfour In the latest, most adventure-filled Night At the Museum edition (which hit theaters near the year’s end), security guard Larry Daley travels from New York … Continue reading
Liam Neeson and Forest Whitaker – Veteran Actors on the Run in Taken 3 by Brad Balfour From Transporter to the Taxi series, the French producer/director/writer Luc Besson has displayed a uncanny instinct in making action thrillers that find passionate audiences. What makes the Taken series all the more remarkable – other than the 50-something … Continue reading
A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (2014) Starring Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, Brian “Astro” Bradley, David Harbour, Adam Davis Thompson, Boyd Holbrook, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Sebastian Roche, Mark Consuelos, Danielle Rose Russell, Laura Birn, Marielle Heller, Liana De Laurent, Whitney Able and Razane Jammal. Screenplay by Scott Frank. Directed by Scott Frank. Distributed by Universal Pictures. … Continue reading
THE GUEST (2014) Starring Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer, Sheila Kelley, Leland Orser, Lance Reddick, Tabatha Shaun, Chase Williamson, Joel David Moore, Ethan Embry, Stephen Brown, Brenden Wedner, Alex Knight, Nancy Jeris, Matt Page, Katie Anne Mitchell, Frank Bond, Mike Miller, Jesse Luken and Kelsey Montoya. Screenplay by Simon Barrett. Directed by Adam Wingard. … Continue reading
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB (2014) Starring Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Rami Malek, Patrick Gallagher, Mizuo Peck, Skyler Gisondo, Rebel Wilson, Dan Stevens, Ricky Gervais, Ben Kingsley, Dick Van Dyke, Rachael Harris, Bill Cobbs, Andrea Martin, Patrick Gallagher, Brennan Elliott, Percy Hynes-White, Mickey Rooney, Alice Eve and Hugh … Continue reading
Retro Review: Casino Royale With news beginning to surface about the upcoming James Bond film—Daniel Craig’s fourth installment as 007, to be titled ‘Spectre’—it’s time we all took a look back at the film that rebooted the franchise. Casino Royale offered a fresh take, and it may well go down as not only Craig’s best … Continue reading
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