Straw Dog (2011) : Film Review

Straw Dogs (2011)
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Straw Dog (1971)
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Cast:

James Marsden

Alexander Skarsgard

Kate Bosworth

Dominic Porcell

Willa Holland

James Woods

Laz Alonso

Directed By: Rod Lurie

Genre: Thriller

Distributed by: Screen Gems

Running Time: 1h 49m

Releasing Date: September 16, 2011

In 1971 Sam Peckinpah directed a movie name Straw Dog. This movie is based on Gordon William’s novel “The Siege of Trencher’s Farm”. The novel is basically a Psychological thriller novel. The Movie is little bit different from novel. Now the film straw dogs is a remake of 1971,s film and based on same novel with different cast and team. The story of this film is about a L.A. screenwriter David Sumner relocates with his wife to her hometown in the Deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both.

Johnny English Reborn : Film Review

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Cast:

Rowan Atkinson

Gillian Anderson

Rosamund Pike

Richard Schiff

Daniel Kaluuya

Directed by: Oliver Parker

Distributor: Universal Studios

Duration: 1h 41m

Genre: Action, Comedy, Spy

Releasing Date: 15 September 2011, (Australia)

 October 2011 (U.K)

Get ready for an action with full of comedy. Universal Pictures is bringing back bumbling British spy Johnny English for a follow-up assignment.

Studio and U.K.-based shingle Working Title have quickly assembled a sequel to the 2003 comedy starring Rowan Atkinson and are eyeing an August start date.

Johnny English born again with a mission to stop a group of international assassins before they eliminate world leader and cause global chaos. Filming began on 11 September 2010 in Central London at Cannon Street, with further production scheduled for the week beginning 13 September 2010 at Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire and later in Hawley Woods in Hampshire, Macau and Hong Kong

So be ready before this action starts

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Drive : Film Review

Cast:

Ryan Gosling      

Ron Perlman

Carey Mulligan

Bryan Cranston

Christiana Handricks

Directed By: Nicolas Winding Refn

Budget: $13 Million

Releasing Date: September 16, 2011

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery

Running Time: 1h 40m

Drive is basically inspired by the novel of same name by James Sallis. The story of Driver is same as the Novel but academy award winner Hossain Amini writes the screen dialogues. The story of Drive centers on an unnamed Hollywood stunt driver who put himself in a wrong way during his gateway driving at night.

The film project was started in 2008 with director Neil Marshal and actor Hugh Jackman as according to slashfilms.com Marshal says following words

“This is something I haven’t done before, and I’ve wanted to bring a British sensibility to an L.A. shoot and a scorched classic film noir concept,” Marshall told Variety. “Hoss is a fantastic writer, and he’s written three amazing car chases in the film. He’s turned them into dramatic scenes as opposed to the usual crash, bang, wallop. I would like to be shooting it this summer.”

But then responsibility is given to Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn who then cast Ryan Gosling              

As leading role.The film was shoot in California and Los Angeles

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Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol : Film Review

Cast:

Tom Cruise

Jeremy Renner

Paula Patton

Ving Rhames

Vladimir Mashkov

Directed by: Brad Bird

Releasing Date: December 21, 2011

Distributor: Paramount Pictures

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller

Budget: $160 Million

Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol is the fourth film in the series of Mission Impossible films. Tom Cruise once again reprises his role as Ethan Hunt as an agent of IMF (Impossible Mission Force). The film will be releases on December 13, 2011 in Australia and December 21, 2011 in USA, Canada.

The filming took place in Dubai (Some of the popular shots are filmed on Burj Dubai), Moscow, Mumbai, Prague and Vancouver.

When a terrorist bombing destroys the Kremlin, the United States government initiates a black ops "ghost protocol" and disavows the entire Impossible Mission Force. Ethan Hunt and his team are to be blamed for the attack, but are allowed to escape as part of a plan to enable them to operate in the dark, outside of their agency. However, Hunt is warned that if any member of his team is captured during their mission, they will be charged as terrorists planning to incite global nuclear war. Ethan is then forced to work with ex-IMF agent Brandt, who knows more about Hunt and his past than even Hunt himself.

Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol Cast with Director Brad Bird

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Creature : Film Review

Cast:

D’Arcy Allen

Daniel Bernhardt

Mechad Brooks

Serinda Swan

Sid Haig

Directed by: Fred M Andrews

Genre: Horror

Running Time: 1h 33m

 Releasing Date: September 9, 2011

An ex-Navy seal (Mehcad Brooks), his girlfriend (Serinda Swan) and their friends head out on a road trip to New Orleans. The group decides to stop at a roadside convenience store owned by Chopper (Sid Haig), who tells them the tale of Lockjaw, a fabled god-like creature who is half-man, half-alligator.

The legend has it that an inbred local man by the name of Grimley (Daniel Bernhardt) lost his family to a monstrous white alligator, which then drove him to madness and some believe he was transformed into that very creature that now haunts the depths of the swamps. Their curiosity piqued, the group decides to play along with the local tourist trap and journey deep into the backwoods to find the old dilapidated cabin which is supposed to be the birthplace of the creature.

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Inside Out: Film Review

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Cast:

Paul Levesque (Triple H)

Michael Rapaport

Jency Griffen

Bruce Dern

Julie White

Parker Posey

Michael Cudlitz and Others

Directed by: Artie Mandelberg

Studio: WWE Studio

Releasing Date: September 9, 2011

Genre: Crime, Drama

Synopsis:

For the last thirteen years AJ (Triple H) has been behind bars, convicted of manslaughter for killing a man who intended to kill his best friend, Jack (Michael Rapaport). Now released, AJ wants nothing more than to start a small business and live a crime-free life. Unfortunately, within hours of leaving prison, his oldest and best friend, Jack (Michael Rapaport) involves AJ in an accidental shooting in which a man is killed, forcing Jack to skip town.

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Contagion Film Review

Contagion is an action thriller film directed by the director of Ocean Eleven ,Twelve , Thirteen series. Containing  the Super stars like Matt Damon , Kate Winslet , Laurence Fishburne etc.

Contagion follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. As the fast-moving epidemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself. As the virus spreads around the world, ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart.

Cast:

Matt Damon

Kate Winslet

Jude Law

Gwyneth Paltrow

Marion Cottilard

Laurence Fishburne

Directed by : Steven Soderbergh

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Running Time : 1h 45m

Releasing Date : 9 September 2011

Budget: $60 Million

Genre : Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

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Warrior : Film Review

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Cast:

Joe Edgerton

Nick Nolte

Tom Hardy

Jennifer Morrison

Frank Grillo

Directed by: Gavin O'Connor

Running Time: 2h 20 m

Distributed by : Lionsgate

Releasing date : 9 September 2011

Genre: Action , Drama

Rising stars Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton become two estranged brothers and set on a collision course to fight in a mixed-martial arts tournament for the heavyweight Championship.
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