A Good Old Western | Review of ‘The Magnificent Seven’ (2016)

By Cynthia Ayala

The Magnificent Seven starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Haley Bennet and Byung-hun Lee
MGM & Columbia Pictures
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“Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.”

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Who doesn’t like a good western film with solid characters? This film brings to life another adaptation of the Seven Samurai giving it a nice feel of the characters and the setting. The conflict is established very early on giving the film a cohesive feeling overall. There is some hint that Chisolm (played by Denzel Washington) has more in mind of helping out these people than he lets on. What’s good about that is the fact that it’s not overtly obvious about what is going on with him. Instead, there is an openness about it that it can go either way, but the viewer doesn’t know until the end. It’s good storytelling because it doesn’t distract from the story as a whole, it adds to it. Continue reading “A Good Old Western | Review of ‘The Magnificent Seven’ (2016)”

‘Black Mass’ Delivers Spectacular Performances and a Great Story | Review of ‘Black Mass’

Black Mass starring Johnny Depp Warner Bros.

By Cynthia Ayala

The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became a FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

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Based on a book of the same title, Black Mass stars Johnny Depp as notorious crime lord James “Whitey” Bulger and his rise to power while he leads the FBI to fight his battles for him making him the king of South Boston.
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Amanda Seyfried Poses In Lace For The New Lovelace Poster

By: Kelly West Since production began on the Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman directed Linda Lovelace biobic, we’ve gotten a few glimpses at the film, including a look at James Franco as Hugh Hefner, an official still of stars Amanda Seyfried and Peter Sarsgaard as Linda Boreman (a.k.a. Linda Lovelace) and Chuck Traynor respectively, and even a vintage poster of Seyfried as Deep Throat‘s Linda … Continue reading Amanda Seyfried Poses In Lace For The New Lovelace Poster

Allison Janney, William Hurt, And Somehow Katie Holmes Starring In Chekov Adaptation

Broadway productions of Anton Chekov’s The Seagull have attracted big-name casts in the past, with Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard and Carey Mulligan all starring together in a recent rendition of the classic play. And now that a version of The Seagull is heading to the screen, an equally high-profile list of names has signed on– though with at least one totally inexplicable casting choice thrown … Continue reading Allison Janney, William Hurt, And Somehow Katie Holmes Starring In Chekov Adaptation