Around 20 sets were built on a sound stage in Budapest, Hungary, one of the largest in the world. Wadi Rum in Jordan was also used as a practical backdrop for filming. …
… Damon said he and Scott were inspired by the 2003 documentary filmTouching the Void, which featured trapped mountain climbers …
Hugo is a 2011 British-American-French 3D historical adventure drama film directed and co-produced by Martin Scorsese …
Based on Brian Selznick’s novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret, it is about a boy who lives alone in the Gare Montparnasse railway station in Paris in the 1930s. …
The film was received with critical acclaim, with many critics praising its visual design, acting and direction. However, it was financially unsuccessful, grossing only $185 million at the box office and barely surpassing its budget. Hugo received eleven 2011 Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture), more than any other film that year, and won five Oscars …
… the sequel to the 2012 sleeper hit film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and features an ensemble cast consisting of stars Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Tina Desai, Lillete Dubey, Maggie Smith, Celia Imrie, Rajesh Tailang, Ronald Pickup, Dev Patel and Richard Gere.
It’s near impossible to match the magic of a surprise hit with a sequel. This was about as good an attempt as possible. I enjoyed the film and hope for a third.
Pitch Perfect 2 is a 2015 … sequel to the 2012 film Pitch Perfect, which was loosely adapted from Mickey Rapkin’s non-fiction book, titled Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory. …
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a rating of 66%, based on 154 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The site’s critical consensus reads, “Pitch Perfect 2 sings in sweet comedic harmony, even if it doesn’t hit quite as many high notes as its predecessor.” …
A sequel, Pitch Perfect 3 is set to be released on July 21, 2017.
Yep. It’s not near as good as the charming original.
Still … I’d say Perfect is worth watching.
Keegan-Michael Key was great. As always.
And John Michael Higgins as the sexist pig a capella competition commentator is a joy to watch.
“This is what happens when you send girls to College.” 🙂
Flo: There’s only one thing to do: Fake your own death and flee the country.
Kommissar: I’m sorry, I don’t speak loser.
Fat Amy: There’s gonna be a whole lot of haters out there, people asking, “Hey, why is the most talented one in the group Australian?” But hey, I’m fat, so that’s close enough.
The novel continues the story of mankind’s battle against demons known as “corelings”, which rise from the planet’s core each night to feast upon humans.
The Desert Spear is book two of the Demon quintet. The Deliverer has returned, but who is he?
Arlen Bales, formerly of the small hamlet of Tibbet’s Brook, learned harsh lessons about life as he grew up in a world where hungry demons stalk the night and humanity is trapped by its own fear. He chose a different path; chose to fight inherited apathy and the corelings, and eventually he became the Painted Man, a reluctant saviour. But the figure emerging from the desert, believed by many to be “The Deliverer”, is not Arlen. He is a friend and betrayer, and though he carries the spear from the Deliverer’s tomb, he also heads a vast army intent on a holy war against the demon plague and anyone else who stands in his way. …
I’m hooked. I’ve already downloaded books 3 and 4. Book 5 is scheduled to arrive in the near future.
… a fictionalized version of Jon Ronson’s 2004 book of the same name, an account of an investigation by Ronson and John Sergeant into attempts by the U.S. military to employ psychic powers as a weapon. The film stars George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey …
The film received mixed reviews from film critics. Review website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 52% of 206 critics have given the film a positive review …
No doubt some members of this organization (Travolta, Cruise for example) believe it’s been positive for their lives. But the “religion” itself is based on irrational nonsense. Scientology should no be getting religious status under any tax code.
L. Ron Hubbard … often referred to by his initials, LRH, was an American author and the founder of the Church of Scientology. After establishing a career as a writer, becoming best known for his science fictionand fantasy stories, he developed a system called Dianetics which was first expounded in book form in May 1950. He subsequently developed his ideas into a wide-ranging set of doctrines and rituals as part of a new religious movement that he called Scientology.
He was, in fact, a troubled man. Charismatic. But quite possibly mentally ill himself. Paranoid. Sometimes a danger to his family and followers.
No genius.
David Miscavige ( born April 30, 1960) is now the leader. A good buddy of Tom Cruise.
Hunt is on the run from the U.S. government as he tries to prove the existence of the Syndicate, an international criminal consortium. …
Tom was good. The plot far better than the average for Hollywood. But the highlight was probably little known Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust.
By May 2015, Paramount was developing a sixth Mission: Impossible film. Hopefully she’ll be back.
L. Ron Hubbard
