Tag: The Departed

Matt Damon to Star in Neill Blomkamp’s Next Film?

Posted: December 21, 2010 at 10:55 am   /   Film, Local, Movie News

Matt Damon is one of my favorite working actors today.  This is mostly due to the Bourne trilogy, partly due to The Departed.  The man has picked some great projects in his career.  Not all of them have been great, but he has been pretty smart lately.  So what film is he looking to work […]

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New Poster for Ben Affleck’s “The Town”

Posted: August 16, 2010 at 11:50 am   /   Local, Movie News

Doug MacRay is an unrepentant criminal, the de facto leader of a group of ruthless bank robbers who pride themselves in stealing what they want and getting out clean. With no real attachments, Doug never has to fear losing anyone close to him. But that all changed on the gang’s latest job, when they briefly […]

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“The Town” HD Trailer Directed By and Starring Ben Affleck; Featuring Jeremy Renner, Jon Hamm, and Blake Lively

Posted: July 21, 2010 at 12:04 am   /   Local, Movie Trailers

Who would have guessed ten years ago that a film directed by Ben Affleck would be one of the most anticipated of the year? I’m sure many people would be surprised to hear that the “acclaimed director” of Gone Baby Gone was none other than Mr. Affleck. Affleck has taken a bit of a beating […]

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Sacha Baron Cohen and Sir Ben Kingsley Cast in Scorsese’s “Hugo Cabret”

Posted: March 16, 2010 at 1:36 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Martin Scorsese is coming off with some of the biggest commercial successes of his career with The Departed and Shutter Island both having respectable grosses.  So, what is next for the famous director? A kids film named Hugo Cabret. Hugo Cabret is a twelve year old orphan who lives in a Paris train station. Sacha Baron Cohen […]

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Brooklyn’s Finest – Movie Review

Posted: March 5, 2010 at 7:08 pm   /   Local, Tom O'Keefe Movie Reviews

Director Antoine Fuqua looks to recapture the magic of Training Day, his career highpoint, with new film Brooklyn’s Finest.  The film follows three police officers: Eddie (Richard Gere), a beleaguered patrol officer one week from retirement; Tango (Don Cheadle), an undercover officer no longer sure where his loyalties lie and; Sal (Ethan Hawke), a cash-strapped […]

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“Shutter Island” Lands On Top With $40 Million

Posted: February 21, 2010 at 2:51 pm   /   Local, Movie News

I will be one of the first to admit that I was someone who thought it was a mistake to move Shutter Island from October to February, but it seems to have paid off. The Martin Scorsese psychological thriller came on top on the weekend with an estimated $40.2 million. This marks Leonardo DiCaprio and […]

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Shutter Island – Movie Review

Posted: February 19, 2010 at 7:46 pm   /   Local, Tom O'Keefe Movie Reviews

Set in 1954, U.S. Marshall Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) is investigating the mysterious escape of a female inmate from Ashecliffe Hospital, a prison/asylum for the criminally insane.  Her sudden disappearance from a locked and guarded cell is made all the more perplexing by the fact that the prison is located on Shutter Island, a remote […]

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Leonardo Dicaprio to star in Mel Gibson’s Viking Movie

Posted: December 14, 2009 at 2:34 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Yeah, you read that right. Leonardo Dicaprio appears to be in a deal with Graham King about starring in Mel Gibson’s next directorial effort which surrounds itself around Vikings. Maybe a return to a Braveheart style of film will put Mel Gibson on the road to recovery, that is back to being a true A-lister? […]

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