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Doug Liman

‘Edge of Tomorrow’ reunion coming via an ’80s drug film

Zach Dennis Jan 17, 2015 0

UPDATE: The New York Post has spoken to "sources" who claim that Tom Cruise will gain significant weight to portray Barry Seal, whose nickname was "Fat Man". The real Seal weighed nearly 300 pounds, so if all is true, expect Cruise to…

Media Flux

‘Edge of Tomorrow’ replicates the video game experience without the bad aftertaste

Colin Biggs Jan 13, 2015 0

The premise seems familiar enough: it's the not-too-distant future and Earth is under attack by aliens. The "Mimics" arrived by an errant asteroid and now they have taken over half of continental Europe. To help combat these…

Lists

Halfway Mark: The Best Movies of 2014 (so far) Part 2

Ricky D Jul 1, 2014 4

15. Stranger by the Lake Directed by Alain Guiraudie Written by Alain Guiraudie France Though Stranger by the Lake premiered at last year's Cannes Film Festival (and appeared on Sound On Sight's best of 2013 list), it finally…

Lists

Halfway Mark: The Best Movies of 2014 (so far) Part 1

Ricky D Jul 1, 2014 1

Picking the best movies that come out in any given year is no easy feat. For film fans, a quality feature can come out at any time, from any one, and discovering an enjoyable and well-crafted feature is truly a pleasure. As we reach the…

Cinema 101

Tom Cruise: The Man Inside the Machine

Dylan Griffin Jun 9, 2014 0

Believe it or not, it’s not easy being Tom Cruise. Over the weekend, Tom Cruise’s latest big-budget scifi-actioner Edge of Tomorrow opened. To be polite, the box office returns left this $178 million picture well over the edge of being a…

Trailers

‘Edge of Tomorrow’, with Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, releases a new trailer

Deepayan Sengupta Mar 26, 2014 0

Over the course of his career, actor Tom Cruise has made a name for himself in the science fiction genre, with films such as Minority Report, War of the Worlds, and Oblivion part of his filmography. Actress Emily Blunt has found herself…

Trailers

‘Edge of Tomorrow’, with Tom Cruise, releases its first trailer

Deepayan Sengupta Dec 11, 2013 0

Over the course of a career that has spanned over three decades, Tom Cruise has taken on a variety of roles, with a filmography that includes films such as Risky Business, Top Gun, Born on the Fourth of July, Minority Report, Collateral,…

Film

25 Days of Christmas: ‘Go’ takes its own path to Christmas

Kate Kulzick Dec 18, 2011 1

Throughout the month of December, TV Editor Kate Kulzick and Film Editor Ricky D will review classic Christmas adaptions, posting a total of 13 each, one a day, until the 25th of December. The catch: They will swap roles as Rick takes on…

Doug Liman to direct a film about Morris “Two-Gun” Cohen

Ricky D Mar 22, 2011 0

Morris Abraham Cohen, regularly referred to as, Two-Gun Cohen, was a Jewish soldier and adventurer who became aide-de-camp to the Chinese leader Sun Yat-sen and a major-general in the Chinese army. Cohen fought with the Canadian Railway…

Blog

Doug Liman To Direct “All You Need Is Kill”

Kyle Reese Aug 24, 2010 0

The Bourne Identity and Mr & Mrs Smith director Doug Liman is set to direct the time-travel actioner All You Need is Kill, says Variety. The movie, based on the Japanese novel of the same name, has been in development for a few months…

Blog

Trailer: Fair Game

Josh Youngerman Aug 20, 2010 0

The trailer for Doug Liman's latest film Fair Game has been released. The film, which tells the story of Valerie Plame and her husband Joseph Wilson, got picked up by Summit Entertainment after playing in competition at Cannes. The film…

Damon-less Bourne 4 a Possibility?

Jacob Barker Jun 10, 2010 0

Variety is reporting that Universal Pictures have green-lit a fourth film in the Bourne franchise tentatively called The Bourne Legacy. Tony Gilroy (the screenwriter for the first three) has been brought on board to pen the script. But Paul…

Podcasts

Sound On Sight Radio #124 – Misadventures in Las Vegas

Sound On Sight Podcast Jun 8, 2009 6

This weekend saw Todd Philips' "The Hangover" far outperforming expectations, but Philips is hardly the first to tackle the infamous city (and its associations) in the realm of studio comedy before, so we've decided to take take an hour…

Top 5 Vegas Films

Ricky D Jun 5, 2009 0

Swingers (1996) Directed by Doug Liman It really isn't hard to see why this film has acquired a cult following. The atmosphere is laid back, the dialogue is some of the best in any 90's comedy, the characters are appealing and well-drawn,…