Guy Hamilton, perhaps best known for directing James Bond features, including Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever, gets the chair filming this ultra-patriotic, star-studded WWII movie depicting a key battle in defense of the isle...
by Vincent Leo · Published April 17, 2011 · Last modified December 9, 2019
Acclaimed filmmaker Danny Boyle directs and co-writes the adaptation of the inspirational memoirs of Aron Ralston’s true-life tale of survival. Ralston (Franco), an avid adventurist, became trapped during a fall in a crevice in...
Shia LaBeouf stars in this solid Walt Disney production, which represents one of their finest in terms of live-action films in recent memory. The technical aspects of the film are top-notch across the board,...
Three years, three Oscar-worthy performances for Russell Crowe, who won it in 2000 for his role as Maximus Meridus in Gladiator. Crowe deserved and received another nomination with his incredible performance with this one, and...
In 1970, the world was already becoming bored by the missions into space, seeming routine after the pinnacle of achievement the year before with the first manned landing on the moon. The mission of...
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