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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Captain Phillips


Muse: Look at me.

Captain Richard Phillips: Sure.

Muse: Look at me.

Captain Richard Phillips: Sure.

Muse: I'm the captain now.


Captain Phillips
Starring Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman
Written by Billy Ray; based upon the book by Richard Phillips
Directed by Paul Greengrass
Plot: Based on the true story of Captain Richard Phillips, a US cargo ship is hijacked by Somali pirates.

"A tense film that sags a bit in the middle, but is solid all around. Hanks is great as always."

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Sunday, September 11, 2011


United 93
Starring David Alan Basche, Olivia Thirlby, Liza Colon-Zayas
Written by Paul Greengrass
Directed by Paul Greengrass
Plot: The account of how passengers aboard United Flight 93 foil the plans of terrorists that hijacked the plane with plans to crash it into the White House on September 11, 2001.


"Paul Greengrass does justice to the brave men and women on United Flight 93 with this documentary style film."

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Saturday, August 13, 2011


Green Zone
Starring Matt Damon, Jason Isaacs, Greg Kinnear
Written by Brian Helgeland, based on the book by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Directed by Paul Greengrass
Plot: Captain Miller of the US Weapons of Mass Destruction team goes rogue when he uncovers faulty intelligence and the conspiracy behind it.


"Intense. An eye-opening action-thriller with some interesting things to say about the US presence in Iraq in 2003."


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