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Tag: Johnny Depp
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Depp dazzles as Whitey Bulger in ‘Black Mass’
While ‘Black Mass’ might be more grounded in fiction than the reality of Whitey Bulger, Johnny Depp and Joel Edgerton turn out great performances that make this a very enjoyable gangster movie.
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For your consideration: Into the Woods
Into The Woods had me looking for a break in the forest to escape to. The only things that kept me in the woods were Meryl Streep and Chris Pine. Streep, who played the old witch, seemed to be having a lot of fun with her role, and that was extremely enjoyable to watch. Pine’s…
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Kevin Smith’s ‘Tusk’ Is Sure To Stay With You.
‘Tusk’ is a horror film written and directed by Kevin Smith and the first in his “True North Trilogy”. The premise is based on a story from his SModcast podcast. The film stars Michael Parks, Justin Long, Haley Joel Osment, Génesis Rodríguez, and Johnny Depp. Synopsis: When podcaster Wallace Bryton goes missing in the backwoods…
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Burton’s ‘Dark Shadows’ disappoints
Back in the 1990s, Hollywood started taking old TV shows and making them into movies, set in present day, and making fun of just how outdated they seemed by today’s standards. The Brady Bunch Movie, The Adams Family and even Pleasantville showed us that the characters of old would have a tough time fitting in…
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Check out the first Dark Shadows trailer
Here’s the first trailer for Tim Burton’s big screen adaptation of Dark Shadows, starring Johnny Depp.
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Depp channels Thompson in wandering tale of excess and corruption
The Rum Diary, based on the early Hunter S. Thompson novel, takes a searing look at excess and corruption in Puerto Rico in 1960. Johnny Depp stars as Paul Kemp, a journalist who travels to the island to write for a failing newspaper. Paul is a go-with-the-flow kind of guy who’s not out to mix…
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Johnny Depp clashes with Ricky Gervais over Golden Globes
In this clip from the Ricky Gervais/Stephen Merchant comedy ‘Life’s Too Short’ (starring Warwick Davis) Johnny Depp goes to see Ricky Gervais and tears into him about the Golden Globes. His delivery of the lines is incredible, particularly “I want you to know this, and I want you to carry this with you for the…
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides first look photos
Synopsis: Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise—this time in Disney Digital 3D™. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed tale of truth, betrayal, youth and demise. When…
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Stunning stars make The Tourist worth watching
If Madonna thought Rita Hayworth “gave good face”, I can only imagine her reaction to Angelina Jolie in The Tourist. Like Mr. & Mrs. Smith, this film takes two really, really, ridiculously good looking people, Jolie and Johnny Depp, and pairs them in an sometimes romantic, sometimes comedic espionage thriller.
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Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland a delightful trip down the rabbit hole
Tim Burton’s continuous foray into children’s tales yields another winner. Alice in Wonderland is more than an adventure through the rabbit hole of Burton’s mind, it is a creative and visual achievement that will excite and delight audiences.
