Helen Mirren with a sniper rifle; dreams do come true.
RED
starring Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, Karl Urban, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Brian Cox, Helen Mirren, Richard Dreyfuss
directed by Robert Schwentke
I love when a graphic novel is given the chance to get a movie treatment. Sure, some of the material gets lost in the translation, but it sheds light on a writing medium that gets little attention. No, I’m not talking about super hero comic book movies; those are everywhere. I’m talking about the little six issue original series packed with intriguing stories about characters that haven’t been established for fifty years. RED, by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, is the latest graphic to get its chance on the big screen.
Clint Eastwood Sees Dead People
If you were a spirit, would YOU talk to Matt Damon?!
Hereafter
starring Cecile De France, Jay Mohr, Richard Kind, Matt Damon, Frankie McLaren, George McLaren, Bryce Dallas Howard
directed by Clint Eastwood
Ask the question “What happens after you die?” and you’ll get a dozen different answers, depending on who you ask. Its one of those questions that has no one definitive answer for the collective public; it really boils down to what each one of us believes. Clint Eastwood’s new film Hereafter does not attempt to answer this question, but rather explore the notion of an afterlife and the effect it has on a few souls among the living.
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