Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of February 19
Argo Based on real events the dramatic thriller "Argo" chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis focusing on the little-known role that the CIA and Hollywood played-information that was not declassified until many years after the event. On November 4 1979 as the Iranian revolution reaches its boiling point militants storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran taking 52 Americans hostage. But in the midst of the cha...
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Harrison Ford May Be Back as Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode VII
The Star Wars news naturally continues to flow after establishing the director for Episode VII as J.J. Abrams and revealing plans for spin-offs centered on individual characters. The latest rumor comes courtesy of Latino Review, which has good credibility in the rumor-space, that Harrison Ford will return as Han Solo in Episode VII. Disney has not commented on the rumor. It's unclear what role Solo would serve in the new film which is believed to take place around 30 years after Return of...
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Trailer for Hours
The first trailer has arrived for the upcoming thriller Hours. The film stars Paul Walker as a father desperate to help his newborn child stay alive during Hurricane Katrina. Hours is slated to release later this year though an official date has yet to be set. Before sunrise on August 29, 2005 Nolan (PAUL WALKER) arrives at a New Orleans hospital with his pregnant wife Abigail (GENESIS RODRIGUEZ) who has gone into early labor. What should be one of the happiest days of Nolan’s life q...
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Trailer for The Numbers Station
The first trailer has arrived for the thriller The Numbers Station. Starring John Cusack and Malin Akerman the film is centered on a former CIA agent tasked with protecting a code operator. The Numbers Station is slated to release on April 26. After his latest mission goes disastrously wrong, veteran CIA black ops agent Emerson Kent is given one last chance to prove he still has what it takes to do his job. His new assignment: guarding Katherine, a code operator at a top-secret remote CIA Ã...
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Trailer for The Internship
The first trailer has arrived for the upcoming comedy The Internship. The film re-unites Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson with the story centered on their two characters trying to make it working at Google. The Internship is slated to release on June 7. Billy (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Owen Wilson) are salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital world. Trying to prove they are not obsolete, they defy the odds by talking their way into a coveted internship at Google, along with a bat...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of February 12
Skyfall Daniel Craig is back as James Bond 007 in SKYFALL, the 23rd installment of the longest-running film franchise in history. In SKYFALL, Bond's loyalty to M (Judi Dench) is tested as her past returns to haunt her. 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challen...
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Disney Planning Star Wars Spin-Offs
When Disney purchased LucasFilm the desire to develop new Star Wars movies on a regular basis was made immediately clear. There were hints that more from the Star Wars universe could be coming than just that and now there are some details on what they are planning. Scripts are now in the early stages for spin-off films that would focus on individual characters. The first reportedly will be centered on Yoda. The spin-offs for various characters, which are said to be for those that have ...
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Chris Pratt Gets Lead Role in Guardians of the Galaxy
The highly coveted role of Peter Quill in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy has been officially cast. Chris Pratt (Zero Dark Thirty, Moneyball, Parks and Recreation) will star as Quill (Star-Lord) the leader of the group which also includes Drax the Destroyer, Groot, Gamora, and Rocket Raccoon. Pratt beat out rumored names like Lee Pace, Joel Edgerton, Jack Huston, Jim Sturgess, Eddie Redmayne, Zachary Levi, and John Krasinski. Brief synopsis: About a U.S. pilot who ends up in sp...
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