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Date of birth 14/03/1941

Brad Pitt says Troy made him rethink his career

Brad Pitt started out his career as a heartthrob. Appearing in movies like LEGENDS OF THE FALL, A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT, THELMA AND LOUISE, and INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE, his poster was plastered to teenage girls' bedroom walls worldwide....

Shattered (Arrow Recommends)

"Arrow Recommends is a column that has my sorry ass advise older movies to your royal asses. I will be flexible in terms of genres i.e. I will cover whatever the bleep I want. For now, it will be the...
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Face-Off: The NeverEnding Story vs. Labyrinth

In our previous Face-Off, THE FIFTH ELEMENT took down STARGATE in a battle of the 90’s sci-fi flicks. Most of you agreed with my decision, and some of you went the other way, but I’m guessing we can all agree...

Classic anti-war movie Das Boot is getting the remake treatment

It looks like Hollywood isn’t the only place where movies get remade. Germany’s Bavaria Studios is planning a remake of Wolfgang Peterson’s acclaimed 1981 anti-war movie DAS BOOT. The film has been released in several editions, most notably a three...
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Syfy developing sci-fi epic Ghost Brigades with Wolfgang Petersen

Here’s an update on a long in-development project: Way back in 2011, we reported that Wolfgang Petersen (TROY, POSEIDON) was working on an adaptation of John Scalzi’s sci-fi epic “Old Man’s War” for Paramount Pictures. Clearly, that never took flight,...
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An Outbreak is headed to the small screen

The horror genre continues to thrive on the small screen as NBC has given a pilot production commitment to "Outbreak", an hour-long series based on the hit 1995 Warner Bros feature directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Dustin Hoffman, Morgan...
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