PIRATE RADIO Movie Review

Pirate Radio will be released to theaters this Friday November 13. The movie stars Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kenneth Branagh, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, Emma Thompson, January Jones, Jack Davenport, and directed by Richard Curtis.
Washington Post
In town to introduce a preview screening of "Pirate Radio," writer-director Richard Curtis ("Love Actually") described his comedy about a boatload of renegade DJs who broadcast rock-and-roll from a ship anchored off the coast of England in the mid-1960s as only "partly true." Read More.
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I remember the first time I watched a Richard Curtis film. I was 14 years old and I sat down with my grandma to watch a little film called Four Weddings and a Funeral which then went on to receive a Best Picture nod. I have always been just as interested in who made a movie as much as I was interested in the final product. [...]

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PIRATE RADIO Movie Clip With January Jones

Check out a clip of the new movie PIRATE RADIO featuring January Jones from Mad Men. Pirate Radio also stars Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kenneth Branagh, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, Emma Thompson, Jack Davenport, and is directed by Richard Curtis.
Pirate Radio Synopsis: PIRATE RADIO is an ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music. It's about a band of DJs that captivate Britain, playing the music that defines a generation and standing up to a government that, incomprehensibly, prefers jazz.
In 1966 – British pop music's finest era – the BBC played just 2 hours of rock and roll every week. But pirate radio played rock and pop from the high seas 24 hours a day. And 25 million people – over half the population of Britain – listened to the pirates every single day.
Recently expelled from school, Carl (Tom [...]

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PIRATE RADIO New Movie Photos

Check out new photos of the movie PIRATE RADIO starring Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kenneth Branagh, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, Emma Thompson, January Jones, Jack Davenport, and directed by Richard Curtis.
Pirate Radio Synopsis: PIRATE RADIO is an ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music. It's about a band of DJs that captivate Britain, playing the music that defines a generation and standing up to a government that, incomprehensibly, prefers jazz.
In 1966 – British pop music's finest era – the BBC played just 2 hours of rock and roll every week. But pirate radio played rock and pop from the high seas 24 hours a day. And 25 million people – over half the population of Britain – listened to the pirates every single day.
Recently expelled from school, Carl (Tom Sturridge) has been sent by his mother to find [...]

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PIRATE RADIO Movie Photos

Check out photos of the new movie PIRATE RADIO starring Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kenneth Branagh, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, Emma Thompson, January Jones, Jack Davenport, and directed by Richard Curtis.
Pirate Radio Synopsis: PIRATE RADIO is an ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music. It's about a band of DJs that captivate Britain, playing the music that defines a generation and standing up to a government that, incomprehensibly, prefers jazz.
In 1966 – British pop music's finest era – the BBC played just 2 hours of rock and roll every week. But pirate radio played rock and pop from the high seas 24 hours a day. And 25 million people – over half the population of Britain – listened to the pirates every single day.
Recently expelled from school, Carl (Tom Sturridge) has been sent by his mother to find [...]

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Natalie Portman Cast as Jane Foster in THOR

Marvel just announced that Natalie Portman has been cast as Jane Foster in THOR.
It was recently announced that newcomer Chris Hemsworth would be playing Thor, and we now know that Natalie Portman will be playing his love interest.
I don't know anything about the Thor comics, but the cast is starting to look really great and with Kenneth Branagh directing, this is shaping up to be a pretty exciting movie.
Thor will be released to theaters on May 20, 2011.
(Source: Marvel)

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Chris Hemsworth Cast as THOR

After months of speculation about who would be cast as THOR in the live action movie from Marvel studios, it was announced that Aussie newcomer Chris Hemsworth is the lucky guy.
Some of you might know Chris Hemsworth from his recent stint on Star Trek as George Kirk (James T. Kirk's father). But get ready to see plenty more of him since he has quite a few projects coming up including Joss Whedon's new horror film, The Cabin in the Woods.
Thor will be directed by Kenneth Branagh with a release date of May, 20, 2011.
As for the story of Thor, well since I am not familiar with the comic book, I'll just tell you what I have been able to put together. Thor is a God who has been put into the body of a medical student, Donald Blake, by his father in order to teach him some humility. At some [...]

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THE BOAT THAT ROCKED Trailer

Check out the trailer for THE BOAT THAT ROCKED starring Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kenneth Branagh, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, Emma Thompson, January Jones, Jack Davenport, and directed by Richard Curtis.
The Boat That Rocked will be released to theaters on August 28, 2009 and on April 1st in the UK. Watch the trailer and read the synopsis below.

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New VALKYRIE Pictures with Kenneth Branagh and Eddie Izzard

Some new picture from VALKYRIE have been released. If I wasn't excited enough, now in addition to Tom Cruise we see Kenneth Branagh and Eddie Izzard (whom I didn't recognize at first).
I have been looking forward to this movie for a while, and now those pictures get me excited about the rest of the cast.
How do you the new Valkyrie pictures?
Don't forget that Valkyrie comes out to theaters on December 26, 2008.

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