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Band of Brothers – Where are they now?

Twelve years ago, HBO put to screen a miniseries that was one part Television event, one part historical drama, which had the considerable backing of executive producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and the hype of being something of a spiritual successor to their highly acclaimed war film Saving Private Ryan. Through ten one hour …

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New ‘Super 8’ TV Spot

A new TV spot for J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 was recently released, and I will now officially admit that this is my most anticipated film of the year, after The Tree of Life. I’m a huge fan of Spielberg and the whole throwback to his earlier career is quite appealing. Here is the plot synopsis …

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The Rise And Fall Of The Hollywood Auteur Part II

By the late 1970s, the tremendous creative license the major studios under a new generation of production chiefs had granted the young tyros of the 1960s – Coppola, Scorsese, et al – had expired as each managed to deliver at least one, major, back-breaking flop.  For Scorsese, it had been the grim musical New York, …

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Top 6 Ghost Films

1. The Shining Jack Torrance only kills one person yet he is the monster of the film. No one ever questions Wendy, who not only repeatedly hits Jack over the head with a baseball bat, but also lashes after him with a knife, finally leaving him to die of hypothermia. Clearly the so-called “victim” in …

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