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Bleed For This (Blu-ray Review)

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Starring: Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Ciaran Hinds, Katey Sagal, Ted Levine
Directed By: Ben Younger
Running Time: 117 mins
BBFC Certificate: 15
UK Release Date: March 27th 2017

Our Score

Bleed For This is based on the true story of Vinny Pazienza, as played by Miles Teller. Having had difficulty making his weight for his Lightweight bouts, world champion boxer Vinny ends up in hospital with severe dehydration, and decides to move up a weight. However, shortly after becoming only the second person to become the world Junior Middleweight champ after being a Lightweight champion, he’s involved in a serious car accident which breaks his neck.

The doctors don’t know whether he will ever walk again, but Vinny insists they fit him with a large metal halo in the hope that not only will he regain full function, but his neck will recover enough that he will be able to fight. Although those around him feel he should give up boxing, he is determined to get back in the ring. With a single-minded drive he strives to get back to full fitness, and to take a shot at another world championship belt. [Read more…]

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Sully (Cinema Review)

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sully-slideStarring: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney
Directed By: Clint Eastwood
Running Time: 96 Minutes
UK Release Date: December 2nd 2016
BBFC Certificate: 12A

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Clint Eastwood has always had the disposition as the outsider, the outlaw who doesn’t play by the rules and the one who would fight for the people against those in authority, especially if that power is abused.

He continues this theme within his current directorial effort, Sully, which tells the remarkable true story of how an airline pilot managed to safely land a commercial airplane in the Hudson River in 2009, saving all 115 aboard and becoming a hero.

I remember hearing about this on the news and as this film points out, it was a miracle, especially in a post 9/11 world. [Read more…]

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Sully Trailer – Tom Hanks is the Hero On The Hudson for Clint Eastwood

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sully-poster-slideCaptain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger is famous for something that took less than 10 minutes – crash landing the airplane he was piloting into New York’s Hudson, an miraculously saving all the passengers. That might not sound like enough for an entire movie, but there will be plenty more to it in Clint Eastwood’s Sully, which has just released its first trailer.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘From Oscar-winning director Clint Eastwood (“American Sniper,” “Million Dollar Baby”) comes drama “Sully: Miracle On The Hudson”, starring Oscar winner Tom Hanks (“Bridge of Spies,” “Forrest Gump”) as Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger.

‘On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed the “Miracle on the Hudson” when Captain “Sully” Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career.

‘“Sully” also stars Aaron Eckhart (“Olympus Has Fallen,” “The Dark Knight”) as Sully’s co-pilot, Jeff Skiles, and Oscar nominee Laura Linney (“The Savages,” “Kinsey,” Showtime’s “The Big C”) as Sully’s wife, Lorraine Sullenberger.’

The film is set for an Oscar-friendly December release. [Read more…]

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New London Has Fallen Trailer – Gerard Butler is fighting to save the UK

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london-has-fallen-trailer-slideSynopsis: The sequel to the worldwide smash hit Olympus Has Fallen begins in London, where the British Prime Minister has passed away under mysterious circumstances.

His funeral is a must-attend event for leaders of the western world. But what starts out as the most protected event on earth, turns into a deadly plot to kill the world’s most powerful leaders, devastate every known landmark in the British capital, and unleash a terrifying vision of the future.

Only three people have any hope of stopping it: the President of the United States, his formidable secret service head (Gerard Butler), and an English MI-6 agent who rightly trusts no one.

The movie is due out in UK cinemas on March 4th 2016. [Read more…]

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