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Review: Tom Cruise Vehicle 'Oblivion' Is A Mostly Involving, Visually Spectacular Sci-Fi Epic

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • April 10, 2013 12:31 PM
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  • 21 Comments
Tom Cruise, Oblivion
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Only a few years ago, big sci-fi action spectacles were confined pretty much to the summer months. But now, the season has crept out to the extent that it essentially lasts from the middle of February (see the release of "A Good Day To Die Hard" this year) to... pretty much the rest of the year, with barely a few weeks going by without a major tent-pole arriving. Even the once-barren month of April isn't safe anymore, with the arrival of "Oblivion," an expensive, visually lavish sci-fi picture top-lined by megastar Tom Cruise.
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More: Review, Oblivion, Tom Cruise, Joseph Kosinski, Olga Kurylenko, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough, Melissa Leo, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Watch: Trailer For The $100 Million 3D Fiasco 'Empires Of The Deep' Starring Olga Kurylenko

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • October 23, 2012 1:29 PM
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  • 57 Comments
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We prophesized this film might be the most unintentionally hilarious 3D movie ever made, and it seems that prediction is coming true. Announced with great fanfare more than two years ago as a $100 million (though it's apparently much more than that) Chinese 3D movie production with the "Avatar" 3D camera operator Anthony Arendt lending his talents to the production, with Michael French and Jonathan Lawrence co-directing, word on the movie has been pretty much zilch since. However, it should be noted that Pitof (of the notorious "Catwoman" fame) was originally attached with Monica Bellucci in the lead, and we can't imagine he could have done much worse.
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More: Empires Of The Deep, Film Trailers, Olga Kurylenko

Plot Details Firmed Up For Terrence Malick's Untitled Ben Affleck/Rachel McAdams Film

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • November 2, 2011 1:04 AM
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  • 13 Comments
That's His Next Film, Not His Next Next Film, His Next Next Next Film Or His Next Next Next Next FilmWhat in the name of grace and nature has gotten into Terrence Malick recently? With the announcement yesterday of two new projects both starring Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett -- "Lawless," also with Ryan Gosling and Rooney Mara, and "Knight of Cups" with Isabel Lucas -- it means that the reclusive auteur looks likely to make more films in the space of this decade than he did in the previous 35 put together. Of course, he unveiled "The Tree of Life" this year, and has the IMAX documentary "Voyage of Time" reportedly still in the works, not to mention his rumored involvement with "Green Lantern 2." Okay, that we just made up.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Terrence Malick, The Burial, Rachel McAdams, Rachel Weisz, Olga Kurylenko

First Look Aaron Eckhart In 'The Expatriate' & Rosario Dawson In 'Fire With Fire'

  • By Edward Davis
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  • August 29, 2011 5:51 AM
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Two first looks at what are upcoming B-movies? Hard to say, you be the judge. The first is the action thriller "The Expatriate" starring Aaron Eckhart. It's a picture without many stars outside of Olga Kurylenko, and while she's certainly attractive, she's hardly a big star. The film is directed by Philipp Stölzl, a German director known for "North Face," "Young Goethe in Love" and music videos by Garbage, Evanescence and Rammstein.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Erased, Aaron Eckhart, Josh Duhamel, Olga Kurylenko, Rosario Dawson

Brit Marling, Jessica Chastain, Olivia Wilde, Noomi Rapace & Olga Kurylenko Testing For 'Oblivion'

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • August 26, 2011 3:08 AM
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  • 3 Comments
Film Now Titled 'Horizon'Throughout all the negative PR of the last few years, Tom Cruise remains undeterred, awesomely acting as if he is still Hollywood's biggest star. After the somewhat-dicey "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" this holiday season, he's got a no-fail supporting role in "Rock Of Ages" followed by crime picture "One Shot" arriving in 2013, a pretty decent slate for a guy some audiences still consider toxic. After that, Cruise is going big, returning to the genre that served him well in "War Of The Worlds" and "Vanilla Sky" with Joseph Kosinki's "Horizon," formerly titled "Oblivion," and its currently casting two lovely ladies with the opportunity to seduce the practicing Thetan.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Film Studios, Joseph Kosinski, Genre Films, Olivia Wilde, Olga Kurylenko, Jessica Chastain, Brit Marling, Oblivion, Universal

Olga Kurylenko Will 'Expatriate' With Aaron Eckhart In Assassin Thriller

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 14, 2011 2:17 AM
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  • 1 Comment
'Trust' Star Liana Libreto Also On BoardAaron Eckhart's transition from respected character actor into mainstream leading man has been a bumpy road. For every "The Dark Knight" there is an ill-conceived entry like the rom-com "No Reservations," and while it did solid box office ($180 million worldwide) "Battle: Los Angeles" was fucking terrible. But Eckhart isn't through kicking ass and taking names, and he's currently filming "Expatriate" and now has a former Bond girl on his tail.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Erased, Aaron Eckhart, Olga Kurylenko

Is Terrence Malick's Next Film Called 'The Burial'?

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • November 3, 2010 2:22 AM
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With Terrence Malick hard at work on his next film starring Rachel McAdams, Ben Affleck, Rachel Weisz, Olga Kurylenko, Javier Bardem and Barry Pepper, details have, as usual with Malick, been completely under wraps. Aside from the casting, and set pictures revealing that Bardem and Pepper play priests in the film, little is known about the picture but has a French website spilled the beans on the title?
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More: Actors, Actresses, Terrence Malick, Barry Pepper, Rachel McAdams, Rachel Weisz, Olga Kurylenko

Set Photo: Ben Affleck Filming On Terrence Malick's Untitled Romance Drama

  • By Edward Davis
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  • November 2, 2010 4:59 AM
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  • 4 Comments
Ok, "Tree Of Life" is in the can and set for a May 27, 2011 release date (it'll likely premiere at the Cannes Film Festival a few days before the picture goes into regular theatrical release) so onto Terrence Malick's next film, an untitled feature that, shockingly, is already shooting in Oklahoma and not waiting five years to gestate.
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More: Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Terrence Malick, Barry Pepper, Olga Kurylenko, Esther Phillips

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