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Game of Thrones Podcast #37: “The Gift”
Winter is coming, and things will only get worse. At the wall, Jon Snow leaves on a mission without the full support of his men. Ignoring Ser Alliser Thorne’s advice, the Lord Commander follows through with his plan to free Tormund Giantsbane and join him in rescuing the Wildlings north of the Wall. Meanwhile, Jon’s […] More
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Game of Thrones, Ep. 5.07: “The Gift” is the best yet of season five
Winter is coming, and things will only get worse. At the wall, Jon Snow leaves on a mission without the full support of his men. Ignoring Ser Alliser Thorne’ advice, the Lord Commander follows through with his plan to free Tormund Giantsbane and join him in rescuing the Wildlings north of the Wall. Notice how the camera once again lingers on Ollie in the background, further proving my suspicions that the young boy can’t be trusted. Is mutiny on the horizon? More
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SOS This Week Podcast #2: Steven Spielberg, Mark Wahlberg and ‘Mulan’
Welcome back to SOS This Week, the weekly film news podcast wrapping up the week in news on the SOS Blog. Zach Dennis and Brian Welk are your hosts this week and every week. Take a look at our pilot episode, which also launched this week, and join us next Friday for more! [powerpress] Main […] More
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Joel Edgerton gets behind the directing chair for paranoid thriller, ‘The Gift’
Simon says….look out for Joel Edgerton and his goatee. The first trailer for The Gift was released on Wednesday, which marks the directorial debut of The Great Gatsby and Exodus star Joel Edgerton. The paranoid thriller also stars Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall. Edgerton has been a solid actor for some time now with bit […] More
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New Projects: Patty Hearst, ‘Barbershop 3’, and a Lego spinoff
Just days after the 39th anniversary of the conviction of Patty Hearst back on March 20, 1976, Deadline is reporting that Fox 2000 has acquired the rights to a new, untitled book being written by Jeffrey Toobin about the life and kidnapping of Hearst. The writers behind Big Eyes, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, will […] More
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Sam Raimi Special: Sordid Cinema Podcast #51
In what might well have wound up as the most heated Sordid Cinema ever (!), Ricky, Edgar and Simon take a slightly askew look at the filmography of one of the most beloved American genre filmmakers of the last three decades. Smack dab in the middle: a sure-to-be-contentious extended segment on Oz the Great and Powerful, Raimi’s […] More
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The Cult of Keanu Reeves: ‘Parenthood’, ‘River’s Edge’, ‘The Devil’s Advocate’ and ‘The Gift’
Each and every month, we here at Sound On Sight dedicate the entire month to a specific theme. Sometimes we follow an event, an actor, a filmmaker and so on, as decided by our readers who vote on our monthly poll. February of 2013 was dedicated to actor Keanu Reeves. When the results came in, […] More
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Watch Carl Erik Rinsch’s The Gift
Philips recently released Carl Erik Rinsch’s futuristic action thriller short film The Gift. It is about a robotic manservant who flees the police. Rinsch is not only Ridley Scott’s protege, but also a commercial director for Scott’s company RSA. Rinsch’s name as he was originally tapped to direct a prequel/remake of Alien, but Fox got […] More
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15 most memorable characters in Sam Raimi’s movies.
15- Donnie Barksdale in The Gift Actor: Keanu Reeves Memorable quote: “Messing with the Devil is gonna get you burned. Everybody knows that.” Say what you will about Keanu Reeves, but given the right project, proper casting, and competent direction, the man can do a decent job. He is far from outstanding in The Gift, […] More