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‘The Outpost’ Trailer: Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones & Orlando Bloom Star In This Military Thriller

May 21, 2020 3:03 pm

Following the events of 9/11, the US began military conflict in Afghanistan that would end up stretching the better part of two decades. What was meant to be a quick, decisive response to the terrorist attack ...

Rod Lurie Says His ‘Straw Dogs’ Remake Will Be Controversial, Hard-R & Feature A 25 Minute Action Sequence

Kevin Jagernauth

July 2, 2010 3:03 pm

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Even though we don't think much of the idea of attempting to remake Sam Peckinpah's ultimate and still controversial statement on masculinity and sexuality "Straw Dogs," it does appear that director Rod Lurie i...

Alexander Skarsgård Says ‘Straw Dogs’ Not A Direct Remake, Was Nearly Cast As ‘Thor’

Kevin Jagernauth

December 22, 2009 3:57 pm

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We we first heard that that a remake of "Straw Dogs" was in the works, with James Marsden in the lead we were less than impressed. Frankly, we still think the whole exercise is a waste of time and judging by so...

Kate Bothsworth And Alexander Skarsgard Join Unneccesary ‘Straw Dogs’ Remake

Rodrigo Perez

July 16, 2009 12:39 pm

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Sigh...Wooden actress Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgard have joined the James Marsden led, Rod Lurie-directed remake of Sam Peckinpah's "Straw Dogs."Marsden plays the role made famous by Dustin Hoffman in t...

Sacrilege! James Marsden Set To Lead ‘Straw Dogs’ Remake

Simon Dang

April 23, 2009 12:37 pm

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The whitebread milquetoast of James Marsden playing Dustin Hoffman, in a remake of a controversial and acidic Sam Peckinpah classic about wimps and the savage nature of man? Sacrilege!Yes, that vile idea of a ...

Yari Group Film Posters, ‘Truth’ And ‘Kill’ Make Both Movies Look Better Than They Are

Rodrigo Perez

December 8, 2008 3:57 pm

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There's nothing inherently super wrong with Rod Lurie's "Nothing But The Truth" and Brian Goodman's "What Doesn't Kill You," they're decent to OK dramas with some great notes, some tired cliches and some excell...

Trailer: ‘Nothing But The Truth’

Rodrigo Perez

November 19, 2008 3:33 pm

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We showed you scenes from Rod Lurie's "Nothing But The Truth" earlier this month, now here's the trailer. The film is loosely based on the Valerie Plame story and uses that CIA/Journalism-gate as a launching pa...

Scenes: ‘Nothing But The Truth’ With Kate Beckinsale And Vera Farmiga

Rodrigo Perez

November 12, 2008 7:49 pm

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Fans of Kate Beckinsale, Vera Farmiga, and or Matt Dillon and Alan Alda, should take note. There's a ton of scenes from Rod Lurie's upcoming political journalism/injustice drama, "Nothing But The Truth," online...

TIFF Review: ‘Nothing But The Truth’ Channels The Valerie Plame Story

Rodrigo Perez

September 13, 2008 4:52 am

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While the Toronto International Film Festival begins to wind down we ask ourselves, we find ourselves asking a lot, "why did we go see this movie?" Not because it's crap, we bought most of our tickets in advanc...

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