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Movie Review – Patriots Day (2016)

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Patriots Day, 2016. Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, Michelle Monaghan, Christopher O’Shea, Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Wolff, Themo Melikidze, Jimmy O. Yang, Jake Picking, and Melissa Benoist. SYNOPSIS: An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis’s actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing […]

J.K. Simmons chose between two different roles for La La Land

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Over the past few weeks, La La Land has become a force to be reckoned with. Between its seven Golden Globe wins (and a slew of other accolades) and strong numbers at the box office, the film’s director, Damien Chazelle, has truly outdone himself, a seemingly impossible task seeing as how his previous film, Whiplash, set […]

Movie Review – The Accountant (2016)

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The Accountant, 2016. Directed by Gavin O’Connor. Starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, John Lithgow, and Jeffrey Tambor. SYNOPSIS: As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise. I won’t pretend to have much of an […]

Movie Review – La La Land (2016)

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La La Land, 2016. Directed by Damien Chazelle Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, Finn Whitrock, and J.K. Simmons. SYNOPSIS: Dreams are chased and love is found in Damien Chazelle’s ode to Hollywood musicals and celluloid magic. On paper, La La Land, reads like it’s going to be my favourite movie of […]

Movie Review – The Accountant (2016)

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The Accountant, 2016. Directed by Gavin O’Connor. Starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, John Lithgow, and Jeffrey Tambor. SYNOPSIS: As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise. Sometimes, too much going on in the script […]

52nd Chicago International Film Festival Review – La La Land (2016)

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La La Land, 2016. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, Finn Whitrock, and J.K. Simmons. SYNOPSIS: A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. How do you be revolutionary when you’re such a traditionalist? It’s a question that is presented to Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), a […]

60th BFI London Film Festival Review – La La Land (2016)

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La La Land, 2016. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend and J.K. Simmons. SYNOPSIS: In Los Angeles, aspiring actress Mia (Emma Stone) works in the coffee shop on the Warner Brothers’ lot and goes to auditions.  Jazz devotee and struggling musician Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) resorts to playing at weddings, parties […]

Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg’s Boston Marathon bombing movie Patriots Day gets a first trailer

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  Coming off of the slightly disappointing opening weekend results for Deepwater Horizon, CBS Films has released the first trailer for Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg’s second collaboration of the year, Patriots Day. Much like Deepwater Horizon, Patriots Day is based on fairly recent true events, in this case, the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that killed three […]

J.K. Simmons talks Justice League, says Commissioner Gordon will interact with most of the team

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As production continues on Justice League, ET caught up with our new Commissioner Gordon, J.K. Simmons, who revealed that he’s wrapped filming on his part in the DC blockbuster. Simmons also spoke about working with director Zack Snyder, and revealed that Gordon will interact with most of the Justice League, although primarily with Ben Affleck’s Batman. […]

J.K. Simmons wants to explore Commissioner Gordon’s “badass side” in Justice League

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As production continues on next year’s huge DC blockbuster Justice League, J.K. Simmons has been chatting to Entertainment Weekly about his role as Commissioner Gordon, stating that he hopes to explore the character’s “badass side” in the superhero ensemble. “People of my generation remember Commissioner Gordon as this jolly, ineffectual Santa Claus type, and I […]