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THE BIG SHORT (2015) Review Directed by Adam McKay Based on the book of the same title, Adam McKay writes and directs this film adaptation starring none other than Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt. The film builds it story in an unusual way for something bad. The financial crisis of 2007 …
Oscar-nominated actor Ryan Gosling plays slick Deutsche Bank dealmaker Jared Vennett, in the critically acclaimed real-life cautionary tale, “The Big Short” from Paramount Pictures. Based on the true story and best-selling book by Michael Lewis (“The Blind Side,” “Moneyball”), “The Big Short” also stars Academy Award-honorees Christian Bale, Steve Carell and Brad Pitt. Adam McKay …
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OUR BRAND IS CRISIS (2015) Review Directed by David Gordon Green Released just before awards season, director David Gordon Green’s Our Brand of Crisis has the looks and cast of an award-winning film. The story and direction though messes things up. From the people behind the academy award winning film Argo, Our Brand is Crisis tries to imitate …
At the moral center of Paramount Pictures’ riveting real-life tale “The Big Short” is the rage-filled hedge-fund manager known in the movie as Mark Baum and portrayed by Oscar-nominee Steve Carell. Watch the featurette “Meet Mark Baum” at Based on the true story and best-selling book by Michael Lewis (“The Blind Side,” “Moneyball”), “The Big …
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Oscar-winner Sandra Bullock stars in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Our Brand is Crisis” as political strategist Jane Bodine, once considered among the best in the business, who has lately retreated from the political spotlight. In “Our Brand is Crisis,” a Bolivian presidential candidate failing badly in the polls enlists the firepower of an elite American management …
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In Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Our Brand is Crisis,” front and center of the election chaos stands presidential candidate and veteran politico Castillo, who sees his consultants (led by Sandra Bullock’s Jane Bodine) as a necessary evil, and whose mix of charm, pride and privilege is deftly captured by Portuguese actor Joaquim de Almeida (“Fast Five”). …
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Warner Bros. Pictures has just released the first poster and trailer for the election satire “Our Brand is Crisis,” starring Oscar winners Sandra Bullock (“The Blind Side”) and Billy Bob Thornton (“Sling Blade”). The trailer may be viewed here: A Bolivian presidential candidate failing badly in the polls enlists the firepower of an elite American management …
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HENERAL LUNA (2015) Review Co-Written and Directed by Jerrold Tarog “Bayan o Sarili?” It’s hard to absorb its opening sequence as it is one of the busiest you’ll see but not that it’s bad, the film welcomes you in an unpleasant and intense gathering as to make the dispute feel authentic. Heneral Luna is big, …