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Monthly Archives: September 2015

Making chess cinematically thrilling is one huge mountain to climb for any filmmaker. Portraying mental illness battling genius on the big screen without it appearing flippant is traditionally a thankless task. Pawn Sacrifice screenwriter Steven Knight and director Edward Zwick have joined forces to achieve the impossible in their biographical […]

Pawn Sacrifice Review: The Madness of King Bobby Fischer

September 18, 2015 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / Pawn Sacrifice by joeldamos

Everest is one of those movies that has to be seen on the big screen. In fact, the harrowing true tale needs to be experienced in the largest screens around, IMAX 3D. The Jon Krakauer book Into Thin Air chronicled the tragic Mt. Everest climb of the late ’90s that […]

Everest Review: Heading Into Thin Air

September 18, 2015 in Movie Reviews tagged Everest / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

For Rosa Salazar, joining a cast that bonded in the most extreme of set circumstances like The Maze Runner cast did on the first film, could be challenging. It could be like arriving in high school in the middle of senior year! But for Salazar, who plays Brenda (someone who […]

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’ Dylan O’Brien & Rosa Salazar ...

September 17, 2015 in Interviews tagged Dylan O'Brien / interviews / Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials by joeldamos

Vin Diesel is hoping to start up a new franchise with The Last Witch Hunter and judging by the film’s latest trailer, he might be on to something. Diesel portrays Tobey Kaulder, the last remaining witch hunter in history and with a coven starting to awaken in modern times, it […]

The Last Witch Hunter Trailer: Vin Diesel Has An Awakening

September 17, 2015 in Movie Trailers tagged Movie Trailers / The Last Witch Hunter / Vin Diesel by joeldamos

The latest trailer for Steve Jobs is here and it reminds us why this film had such Oscar buzz before anyone saw a single frame. Michael Fassbender simply blows us away as the legendary Apple founder. The biopic is written by The West Wing and The Social Network writer Aaron […]

Steve Jobs Trailer: Has Oscar Written All Over It!

September 17, 2015 in Movie Trailers tagged Movie Trailers / Steve Jobs by joeldamos

Warner Bros. has released four new posters for its upcoming thrilling release, Point Break. They do a fantastic job of painting a picture of why filmmakers sought to remake the classic that starred Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze. This Point Break will be putting the “extreme” in extreme sports. Alcon […]

Point Break Debuts Four Posters: Go to the Extreme

September 16, 2015 in Movie Posters tagged Movie Posters / Point Break by joeldamos

You can forgive Everest star Josh Brolin for being a little in awe of the man he plays in the new film from Baltasar Kormákur (2 Guns). Beck Weathers was part of the tragic expedition to the top of Mt. Everest that was chronicled in the bestselling book Into Thin […]

Everest: Josh Brolin Talks Going to Extremes for Moving Tribute

September 16, 2015 in Interviews tagged Everest / interviews / Josh Brolin by joeldamos

Lionsgate has released a new and touching trailer for Mockingjay Part 2 that celebrates two things. First, the unbreakable bond between sisters, Katniss and Primrose Everdeen. Second, the fact that advanced tickets for the final chapter in The Hunger Games saga have been given an on-sale date! And… we’ve got […]

Mockingjay Part 2 Trailer: For Prim!

September 16, 2015 in Movie Trailers tagged Mockingjay Part 2 / Movie Trailers by joeldamos

Director Edward Zwick (The Last Samurai, Defiance) had his challenges making his latest, Pawn Sacrifice. First, it was a film that chronicled the life of Bobby Fischer and his mental illness — something incredibly difficult to capture on screen. Second, Fischer’s extraordinary rise from chess prodigy to world champion who […]

Pawn Sacrifice Exclusive: Director Edward Zwick Talks Tobey Maguire Majesty

September 15, 2015 in Interviews tagged Exclusives / interviews / Pawn Sacrifice by joeldamos