Author: Joey Magidson September 7, 2011
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Author: Robert Hamer September 7, 2011
It had quite the impact back then, and even today the film is referenced when discussing the latest scare disease or epidemic feared to be the next Black Death. Such a standard-setter for the subject of epidemiological paranoia…and I don’t particularly care for it. The main problem with Outbreak stems from a type of mindset that plagued (no pun intended) 90’s Hollywood studios. For some reason, there was distrust in seemingly every serious-minded American movie with a budget of over $50 million dollars to allow their own conceits to sell themselves. Especially obvious in the glut of John Grisham adaptations that flooded that decade, several star-studded, contemporary, ostensibly cerebral thrillers were often turgid affairs that kept eschewing a juicy premise for the sake of cheap sentiment. Read more on Historical Circuit: Outbreak (**)… Categories: Historical Circuit
Tags: Contagion, Cuba Gooding Jr., Donald Sutherland, Dustin Hoffman, Historical Circuit, joyless mediocrity, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, Outbreak, paranoia, Rene Russo, Steven Soderbergh, studio interference, Wolfgang Petersen Comments: Leave a Comment |
Author: Joey Magidson September 7, 2011
The story follows the two very different paths taken by brothers Brendan (Joel Edgerton) and Tommy (Tom Hardy). Both had hard lives with their alcoholic father Paddy (Nick Nolte). Both were also athletes with real potential. Tommy was a prodegy of sorts under the tutoledge of Paddy, a taskmaster with questionable tactics. However, when their mother needed to get away, Brendan doesn’t go with Tommy, as he’s fallen in love. That caused a rift that never healed. Tommy gave up sports and ended up in the Marines, while Brendan married Tess (Jennifer Morrison) and had a brief and unmemorable career in the UFC. Things change years later when Tommy returns home from the military and seeks out Paddy to train him for a big MMA tournament. The tournament becomes a desire for Brendan too, who now has 2 young daughters and a house the bank is about to take away. Each taking their own path, they wind up in the tournament, called Sparta. Tommy is a dark horse who appears unstoppable, while Brendan is the longest of shots, someone with no chance at winning. Both have their reasons for needing the title (and the money that comes with it), but both have emotional wounds that they need to resolve with each other as well. It’s no secret that the wind up unlikely opponents in the finals, but the journey there is the real treat. Comments: 7 Comments |
Author: Anna Belickis September 7, 2011 I hope you are ready for this seasons TV lineup. There are over 100 TV shows airing this year; some new and some returning. To help you keep track of this season TV shows, I have compiled a list of shows that will be airing. New shows will have an * next to it. Read more on Fall TV Preview: Wednesday Nights… Comments: 1 Comment |
Author: Anna Belickis September 7, 2011
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