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Movie Review – No Escape (2015)

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No Escape, 2015. Directed by John Erick Dowdle. Starring Owen Wilson, Lake Bell, Pierce Brosnan, Sterling Jerins, and Claire Geare. SYNOPSIS: In Southeast Asia an American family get caught amidst a violent political uprising. Amongst the upheaval and unrest Jack (Owen Wilson) and Annie (Lake Bell) Dwyer spend forty-eight hours on the run. As protests […]

Second Opinion – No Escape (2015)

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No Escape, 2015. Directed by John Erick Dowdle. Starring Owen Wilson, Lake Bell and Pierce Brosnan. SYNOPSIS: In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed. In the midst […]

Pierce Brosnan on turning down Tim Burton’s Batman

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Last year, Pierce Brosnan revealed that he’d turned down the opportunity to play Batman in Tim Burton’s 1989 reinvention of The Dark Knight, and now the former 007 has spoken about his decision in an interview with Details. “It was the beginning of these huge movies, and I just thought, Batman?” states Brosnan. “Batman held […]

Blu-ray Review – The Long Good Friday (1980)

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The Long Good Friday, 1980. Directed by John Mackenzie. Starring Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Dave King, Pierce Brosnan, Eddie Constantine, Paul Barber, Derek Thompson, Brian Hall, Alan Ford, Kevin McNally, P.H. Moriarty, Karl Howman, Bryan Marshall. SYNOPSIS: A ruthless English gangster’s empire starts to fall after a series of bombings over the Easter weekend. Britain […]