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Blade Runner 2049

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Blade Runner 2049 Directed by : Denis Villeneuve Written by : Hampton Fancher & Michael Green, based on a short story by Philip K. Dick Starring : Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford,  Robin Wright, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks and Dave Bautista Rating : 14A Release Date : October 6th 2017 Ryan Gosling and Ana de Armas try to write a story using only the letters GATC and the numbers 1 and 0 in  Blade Runner 2049      The behemoth that has become the entertainment industrial complex is slowly phasing out the avant garde classics of yesteryear. Although the rare gem of originality and importance like Get Out still make it to the mainstream, and there are some recent art house flicks like Lady Bird  that make a splash, it is still rare that a film with substance, intelligence and artistic merit makes it to the multiplex. Furthermore, it's even rarer a sequel, reboot, reimagining or whatever else you want to call it is even good - let alone spellbinding. Blade Runner 2049  is

The Foreigner

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The Foreigner (2017) Directed by : Martin Campbell Written by : David Marconi, based on  Stephen Leather's The Chinaman  Starring : Pierce Brosnan, Jackie Chan, Rating : 14A Release Date : October 13th 2017,                          On VOD/Blu-Ray/DVD January 9th, 2018 Jackie Chan & Pierce Brosnan meet in The Foreigner Image Source      Both Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan are known for the larger than life, heroic and iconic roles they’ve played. Brosnan had Bond, Remington Steele , and a multitude of varied roles throughout his long career, (including the grief stricken, distant father in the criminally underrated Remember Me) . Chan made a name for himself as a martial arts action star, completely eclipsing those who came before him.*  Starting first with his Chinese cinematic work like Drunken Master , Police Story , Twin Dragons, the crossover hit Rumble in the Bronx , and then Hollywood fare like Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, Kung Fu Panda, and the Karate