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The newest trailer for Now You See Me just hit the web and it will make you want to believe in magic. Usually I’m very skeptical of a movie with magicians as the premise, but perhaps I’m just a bit cynical after The Incredible Burt Wonderstone came out. But really – WHO thought that was a good idea?
Anyway, Now You See Me actually looks like a quality movie about contemporary magicians with an Ocean’s Eleven-esque twist. | Full Story
The first trailer for Now You See Me, an upcoming crime thriller about a group of magicians, has recently surfaced online. While it doesn’t seem to be offering anything new or innovating, it does generate a certain curiosity and intrigue, probably because it’s about a group of bank robbing illusionists. And magic is always fun.
Directed by Louis Leterrier, Now You See Me will star Jesse Eisenburg, Isla Fisher, Woody Harrelson and Dave Franco as a group of magicians who pull off bank heists during their Las Vegas magic show. | Full Story
HBO will be the home of Nic Pizzolatto’s True Detective, a cop drama starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, according to a Deadline report.
The premium cable network ordered eight straight-to-series episodes that will follow the re-investigation of a bizarre 1995 murder, using the detective testimonies to frame the story.
McConaughey and Harrelson play detectives Rust Cohle and Martin Hart, respectively. They join forces to find a ruthless serial killer in the streets of Louisiana. | Full Story
Forest Whitaker and Woody Harrelson are the latest thesbians to jump aboard Scott Cooper’s Out of the Furnace. The two actors will join Christian Bale, Sam Shepard, Zoe Saldana and Casey Affleck to top off the A-list cast.
Whitaker, who won an Academy Award for Best Actor (The Last King of Scotland), will play Sheriff Wesley Barnes of the mill town, Braddock. PA. Harrelson will play the crime boss Harian DeGroat. | Full Story
Bunraku is a world thats past and present, fantasy and reality. A Samurai and western hybrid that is pure visual stimulation. The visuals are assisting a even more Impressive cast. Josh Hartnett plays a mysterious Drifter that forms an alliance in a Japanese warrior played by Yoshi. Both men seek wisdom for The Bartender played by Woody Harrelson. The two men Join forces and wage war against the outrageous destructive criminals that terrorized everyone in their path and bring the corrupt villainous reign of Nicola played by Ron Perlman and is “sneaky” wife Alexandra played by Demi Moore. | Full Story
Movies have enriched Dan Schindel's life so much that he decided
the best way to give back was to become a critic. In addition to Who Got the
Role?, he writes for ScreenPicks, We Are Movie Geeks, Off to
See the Elephant, and several other sites. He spent a year watching and
reviewing a documentary every day for his blog, Days of Docs, so now he
knows everything.
The Hollywood Reporter
