Director Antoine Fuqua’s follow-up to his gritty police drama, Brooklyn’s Finest is a rousing patriotic, no-holds barred action thriller that puts a new, yet predictable spin while simultaneously updating the Die Hard blueprint for a new generation in the jingoistic, Olympus Has Fallen. Read the rest of this entry »
Reel Shorts | Olympus Has Fallen
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Tags: Aaron Eckhart, Angela Bassett, Antoine Fuqua, Gerard Butler, Melissa Leo, Morgan Freeman, Movie Reviews, Olympus Has Fallen, Reel Shorts
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FilmGordon Radio | Olympus Has Fallen Cast
20 03 2013This week on the BIG show, host Tim Gordon sits down for a conversation with the talented cast from the upcoming action thriller, Olympus Has Fallen. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Aaron Eckhart, Angela Bassett, Antoine Fuqua, Black Reel Awards, Gerard Butler, Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon, Olympus Has Fallen
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Fuqua Preps Tupac Biopic
20 01 2011The life and times of Tupac Shakur are heading to big screen. Director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day and Brooklyn’s Finest) will helm the much-anticipated project slated to begin shooting this April. Read the rest of this entry »
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Snipes Loses Court Appeal
17 07 2010Film star Wesley Snipes lost his latest bout with the IRS when a federal court in Atlanta upheld tax evasion convictions charges against the actor. Read the rest of this entry »
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Cover Guy | Wesley Snipes
30 03 2010Wesley Snipes has gone from Hollywood’s Penthouse to the outhouse during the course of his 25-year career. In a fascinating article in the April GQ magazine, the former “New Jack City” star talks about going from Nino Brown to a state of “Career, Interrupted!” The star faces three years in jail, and Chris Heath tries to make sense of it all. Read the rest of this entry »
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Reel Shorts | Brooklyn’s Finest
7 03 2010In recent years, Boston has provided the backdrop for a number of gritty crime capers set in tight-knit communities, intimate character-driven dramas such as “Mystic River” (2003), “The Departed” (2006), “Gone Baby Gone” (2007) and “What Doesn’t Kill You” (2008). By comparison, New York contributions to the genre tend to more action-oriented and revolve around crooked cops rather than folks from the ‘hood. Just think of “16 Blocks” (2006), “Righteous Kill” (2008) and “Pride and Glory” (2008). Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Antoine Fuqua, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Gritty Crime Drama, Movie Reviews, Police Corruption, Reel Shorts, Richard Gere, Wesley Snipes
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Conversations with . . . Wesley Snipes & Antoine Fuqua
27 02 2010
Last week I sat down with two men that I have a great deal of respect for in film star, Wesley Snipes and Black Reel Award winning director extraordinaire, Antoine Fuqua. We kicked it about their upcoming film, “Brooklyn’s Finest” as well plans for Snipes’ highly-anticipated career renaissance. Read the rest of this entry »
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