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Deepwater Horizon (Blu-ray Review)

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Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Kate Hudson, John Malkovich, Dylan O’Brien
Directed By: Peter Berg
Running Time: 107 mins
BBFC Certificate: 12
UK Release Date: January 30th 2017

Our Score

In 2010 the worst maritime oil spill ever took place in the Gulf Of Mexico, after an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform. At the time, the media was so fixated on the oil that it was easy to overlook the fact that the initial disaster on Deepwater Horizon was truly cataclysmic and resulted in the deaths of 11 people.

Peter Berg’s movie sets out to redress the balance somewhat, depicting what happened on the platform and the horrific events the survivors endured. [Read more…]

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Transformers: The Last Knight Featurette – First look at Michael Bay’s latest dose of robots & explosions

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transformers-last-knight-featuretteIs there really much point us writing anything about a new Transformers movie? By now everyone who even vaguely cares knows exactly what they’re going to get. That said, they have promised this one will be a little different, with redesigned Autobot and Decepticons, but with Michael Bay still at the helm, it’s still gonna be pretty much what we expected.

He have now got our first look at the movie though, with Paramount releasing a behind the scenes featurette to talk about the film’s partnership with IMAX.

The film has a mix of old and new, with veterans Mark Wahlbers, Stanley Tucci, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro and Tyrese Gibson being joined by the likes of Anthony Hopkins and Laura Haddock. Not much is known about the plot, other than it somehow brings together the robots with King Arthur, Nazis and new dinobots, with Optimus Prime needing to find an artifact on Earth that may be able to bring Cybertron back to life. [Read more…]

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Patriots Day Trailer – Mark Wahlberg & Peter Berg take on the Boston Marathon Bombing

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patriots-day-slideMark Wahlberg and director Peter Berg have only just been in cinemas with a film based around modern day disaster, with Deepwater Horizon. However, they’ll soon be back with another, Patriots Day, which has just dropped its first trailer.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘An account of the Boston Marathon bombing, PATRIOTS DAY is the powerful story of a community’s courage in the face of terror.

‘In the aftermath of an unspeakable attack, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders (Mark Wahlberg) joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the bombers before they strike again. Weaving together the stories of Special Agent Richard DesLauriers (Kevin Bacon), Police Commissioner Ed Davis (John Goodman), Sergeant Jeffrey Pugliese (J.K. Simmons) and nurse Carol Saunders (Michelle Monaghan) this visceral and unflinching chronicle captures the suspense of one of the most sophisticated manhunts in law enforcement history and celebrates the strength of the people of Boston.

The film will be getting an Oscar qualifying release in the US in December, before rolling out wider and internationally in January. [Read more…]

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New Deepwater Horizon Trailer – Mark Wahlberg & Dylan O’Brien take on a real-life disaster

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deepwater-horizon-slideWhen in 2010 oil was gush from deep in the Gulf Of Mexico with BP having massive difficulty is stemming the flow, it was easy to forget that the ecological disaster only came after a terrible human disaster, when the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, killing 11 people. Director Peter Berg has reteamed with his Lon Survivor star Mark Wahlberg to tell the story of what happened.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘On April 20th, 2010, the world’s largest man-made disaster occurred on the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. Directed by Peter Berg (Lone Survivor), this story honours the brave men and women whose heroism would save many on board, and change everyone’s lives forever.

Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O’Brien and Kate Hudson also star. The film will be in cinemas in September. [Read more…]

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Deepwater Horizon Trailer – Mark Wahlberg & Dylan O’Brien take on a real-life disaster

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deepwater-horizon-slideWhen in 2010 oil was gush from deep in the Gulf Of Mexico with BP having massive difficulty is stemming the flow, it was easy to forget that the ecological disaster only came after a terrible human disaster, when the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, killing 11 people. Director Peter Berg has reteamed with his Lon Survivor star Mark Wahlberg to tell the story of what happened.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘On April 20th, 2010, the world’s largest man-made disaster occurred on the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. Directed by Peter Berg (Lone Survivor), this story honours the brave men and women whose heroism would save many on board, and change everyone’s lives forever.

Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O’Brien and Kate Hudson also star. The film will be in cinemas in September. [Read more…]

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Michael Bay Confirms He’s Returning To Direct Transformers 5

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michael-bayAfter the third Transformers movie, Michael Bay said he was done directing the franchise. However, then Paramount promised to fund his passion project, Pain & Gain, if he came back for a fourth outing. But according to Bay, that was definitely it.

Now things have changed again, as a couple of months ago he entered talk to direct the fifth instalment, and now he’s confirmed he’s taken the gig. He told Rolling Stone, “I’m doing Transformers … 5, is it?…Transformers, I still have a great time. It’s fun to do a movie that 100 million people will see. But this is the last one. I have to pass the reins to someone else.”

When reminded that he’s said that before, he replied. “I know. J.J. [Abrams] told me, ‘You’re the only guy that could do this.’ But it’s time to move on. One more.”

We’ll have to see whether he sticks to his word (and to be honest there are quite a few people who’d like him to step aside and give someone else a chance to see whether they can bring something a bit different to the franchise). Mark Wahlberg is also expected to return, with a 2017 release planned.

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