Ron Howard’s adaptation of Dan Brown’s Inferno may be the one that kills the franchise. Inferno is more of the same with a crazy weird puzzle that must be solved to prevent a dead biochemist’s plan to kill off half the world’s population (to save it) from coming to fruition. This must be done by […]
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Sully Soars!
Tom Hanks has another Oscar®-worthy role in another very entertaining movie. Clint Eastwood’s Sully tells the story we never knew about – the NTSB investigation into whether Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberg made the right/only choice when he landed Castle 1549 in the Hudson River in January of 2009. All 155 souls aboard survived, but the […]
208Seconds Trailer: Sully: The IMAX Trailer!
208 seconds after takeoff, on January 15, 2009, Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger landed his disabled plane on the Hudson River – saving everyone aboard. That’s the part of the story we all know. The part we don’t know is the one where, behind the headlines, an investigation was going on could destroyed his reputation and career. […]
Bridge of Spies: Like John LeCarre, Only Real!
Bridge of Spies tells a story that unfolded over five years in a little under two-and-a-half hours. It’s the story of a man who was on the prosecutorial team at Nuremberg but had spent the time between then and 1957 as an insurance lawyer. Then he was asked to represent a Soviet spy and, in […]
Iron Curtain Trailer: Bridge of Spies!
When an American U-2 pilot is forced to land behind the Iron Curtain, it falls to a Brooklyn attorney to negotiate his release. Bridge of Spies is the true story of James Donovan – tasked by the CIA to handle this near impossible assignment. Check out the trailer after the jump. Bridge of Spies will […]
The Late Late Show With James Corden Goes Viral!
Sometimes it pays to be a nice guy – The Late Late Show With James Corden has more than tripled the show’s YouTube channel traffic. Show segments – like Every Tom Hanks Movie is 7 Minutes and Katie Couric Pranks James Corden – have gone viral and garnered more than 20 million views. For more details, follow […]
Sneak Peek: Mila Kunis Goes Public On The Late Late Show!
Tonight CBS presents the debut of the new Late Late Show With James Corden (12:37am/1:37C). His first guests are Tom Hanks and Mila Kunis – who flashes a very important piece of jewelry. Check it out after the jump.
Tom Hanks Returns As Robert Langdon In Dan Brown’s Inferno!
It was only a matter of time, of course, before this happened, but Sony has officially announced that Dan Brown’s Inferno is being adapted as a movie by director Ron Howard and his producing producer, Brian Grazer. Tom Hanks will reprise his role as symbologist extraordinaire, Robert Langdon and will be joined by an all-star […]
Spielberg, Hanks Begin Shooting Untitled Spy Thriller!
The Cold War is back! Steven Spielberg has begun shooting his currently untitled spy thriller starring Tom Hanks. The film is based on the true story of James Donovan, an attorney who was given the assignment of negotiating the release of an American U-2 pilot. Details, such as they are, follow the jump. The film will […]
Saving Mr. Banks: Making Mary Poppins Through a Glass Disney!
The story of how Walt Disney persuaded P.L. Travers to sell him the movie rights to Mary Poppins is the subject of Saving Mr. Banks. It’s a tale of saving in many respects – it saved Mrs. Travers from bankruptcy; saved Mr. Disney from breaking a promise to his daughters, and its Christmas season release […]
Captain Phillips Is Tension-Packed Brilliance!
Most movies that bill themselves as ‘Based of a True Story’ tend to have the barest connection to actual events. Captain Phillips is not one of those films.