On this episode, the GeekScholars host a spoiler-free discussion and review of The Magnificent Seven, a remake of a remake (Seven Samurai) of seven highly skilled men who are tasked with defending a sleepy town from a evil despot in the old west. What to Watch This Weekend is a weekly podcast from GeekScholars Movie News. Each Friday, the […]
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The Magnificent Seven Gets 4K Ultra HD Release!
Antoine Fuqua’s remake of the classic western The Magnificent Seven is coming to home video and videophiles will pleased to see that the home video release will include a 4K Ultra HD package. The story of seven hired guns who contract to protect a small town from an avaricious mining baron features an all-star cast […]
Robert Vaughn: An Appreciation!
Robert Vaughn has died at the age of 83. He tended to play dashing, slightly roguish characters who had good hearts and occasionally bad judgement – though he’s best known for his role as a dapper secret agent and the gambling gunslinger from a classic western.
The Magnificent Seven – Fun But Not Quite Magnificent!
Antoine Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven is not the movie that the John Sturges one was and that’s okay. Fuqua has a lot of fun playing with the clichés/tropes of westerns and succeeds in producing a fun movie that is most notable for having a uniquely integrated Seven – and least notable for having a villain […]
Teaser Clips: Magnificent Seven!
Antoine Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven is the opening day film for the Toronto International Film Festival and will premiere in theaters on September 23rd. The remake of the classic western stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke. Sony Pictures has just released a series of teaser clips from the film – along with a look […]
Magnificent Trailer: The Magnificent Seven!
In Anton Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven – starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt – the new seven are fixin’ to liberate the town of Rose Creek from the oppression of ruthless industrialist Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Saarsgard) – and achieve vengeance for Emma Cullen, whose husband he murdered. Check out the new trailer following the jump.
The Magnificent Seven Goes Big with Global IMAX Release!
The Magnificent Seven will give BIG stars when it premieres on September 23rd – the film is getting a global IMAX release. The announcement came from IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, and Sony Pictures Entertainment today. The remake of the classic Western stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke – and is directed […]
Seeking Righteousness Trailer: The Magnificent Seven!
It’s been fifty-six years since a band of gunslingers, ne’er do wells and grifters came to together to save a small Mexican villages from the predations of a notorious bandit and his gang. Now, Antoine Fuqua has assembled a pretty decent team – including Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke – to tell the […]