It’s safe to say that the announcement of Die Hard: Year One wasn’t exactly met with a chorus of yippie-ki-yays. Fans immediately assumed that franchise star Bruce Willis would be playing a minimal role in the film, but that might not be the case after all. Speaking with Slashfilm (opens …
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Harder. Faster. Um, realer. That’s the PR spiel supporting this delayed big screen follow-up. It’s a sequel few were demanding, but fewer still can ignore, especially with The Rock plastered all over the posters, dangling there like a dumbbell-loving carrot for fanboys who scoffed at Stephen Sommers’ ludicrous G.I. Joe: …
Read More »Lay The Favourite (Favorite)
Casting Rebecca Hall as bubbly babe Beth, who jumps into professional sports betting in Vegas only to find the personal stakes sky-high, this good-natured but tinny coming-of-age comedy-drama is more of an also-ran than a sure thing. After the lacklustre Chéri and uneven Tamara Drewe , Stephen Frears seems to …
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