• /Filmcast Ep. 256 - Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (GUEST: Laremy Legel, Author Of See Change)

    Dave and Devindra do a cost-benefit analysis of Netflix disc plans, discuss their favorite Oscar pics, and comment on Armond White's expulsion from the NYFCC. Laremy Legel joins us for this episode. Be sure to check out Laremy's newest book, See Change: How Studios Abandoned Women to Focus on Sequels and Superheroes - And Why It's Ruining Cinema. You…

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  • 'Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit' Adds Nothing To The Spy Genre [Video Review]

    I was really looking forward to seeing Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, out in theaters this weekend. I’ve been a fan of the Jack Ryan character in his film incarnations over the years, and I was curious to see what actor/director Kenneth Branagh would do with a spy thriller in the wake of his relatively successful Thor directing…

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  • What I Learned On The Set Of 'Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit'

    On October 25th 2012 I found myself sitting in The White Horse pub watching a monitor showing Chris Pine run through the misty rain into a financial building. While the sequence in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is supposed to take place in the brand-new financial center in Moscow, Russia (a clue to the film's antagonist) it was being…

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  • 'Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit' Serves Up New Clip, Two Character Posters

    As Captain Kirk in the Star Trek movies, Chris Pine has perfected the art of keeping cool under big, violent, explosive pressure. But his character in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is a whole different story. In a new clip from the Paramount thriller, Jack is enjoying a breathtaking view from his comfy hotel when the…

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  • 'Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit' Gets IMAX Release

    Briefly: When you think Kenneth Branagh movies, you think IMAX. Obviously. So it shouldn't be too surprising that, for the second film in a row, Branagh's directorial work is getting the giant screen treatment. Paramount's Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit will get a day and date IMAX release on January 17. Starring Chris Pine, Keira Knightley and Kevin…

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  • Sequel Bits: 'Anchorman 2', 'Trick 'R Treat 2', 'Jack Ryan', 'Hunger Games'

    This extra-cuddly edition of Sequel Bits has Keira Knightley cozying up to Chris Pine and Kenneth Branagh, Jennifer Lawrence getting romantic with Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth, and the Anchorman 2 team showing their love for New York City. After the jump: Michael Bay drops some details about a major Transformers 4 scene Watch video footage of Michael Doughterty announcing Trick 'r Treat…

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  • Confirmed: 'The Wolf Of Wall Street' Gets Christmas Release [Updated]

    Update from editor Peter Sciretta: Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street will be released on December 25th 2013. THR reports that the filmmaker delivered a shortened version of the film to Paramount. Original story follows after the jump. Previously on The Wolf of Wall Street, filmmaker Martin Scorsese was reported to be highly unlikely to make his…

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  • 'Monuments Men' Now Has A February 2014 Release Date; 'RoboCop' Pushed

    Briefly: We knew more or less the window in which George Clooney's new film The Monuments Men would be released after being delayed from a December opening this year. In an interview given just after the detail, Clooney said "We had a meeting with all the effects guys for our CGI stuff, and, we’re just…

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  • 'Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit' International Trailer

    Here's an alternate version of the first trailer for Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, in which Chris Pine plays the latest incarnation of Tom Clancy's intelligence analyst turned unwitting field operative. Kenneth Branagh directs and plays with a Russian accent as the film's villain, and Kiera Knightley and Kevin Costner offer moral support as Pine's Jack…

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  • Martin Scorsese's 'The Wolf Of Wall Street' Could Make It By Christmas

    Officially, The Wolf of Wall Street is still set to open November 15. But a couple of weeks back, word got around that Martin Scorsese was having trouble getting it together in time for that deadline, and it looked like we'd have to wait until 2014 to see it. Today, though, we're hearing that the…

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  • 'Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit' Poster; Trailer Premiere On Thursday

    The timing here is unfortunate -- just as Jack Ryan creator Tom Clancy is reported to have passed away, Paramount is kicking the promotion for Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit into gear. The new film stars Chris Pine as CIA intelligence officer Jack Ryan, and revamps the character's cinematic origin. The film was directed by Kenneth…

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  • Author Tom Clancy Has Died At 66

    Author Tom Clancy, who created the Jack Ryan character that has been played by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck and most recently Chris Pine for the upcoming Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, has died at age 66.  Clancy's publisher confirmed his passing, but did not give a cause of death.  Clancy's first novel, The Hunt…

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