Film: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Actor: Chris Pine, Kevin Costner Directed by: Kenneth Branagh More than a decade has passed since Ben Affleck portrayed Jack Ryan and saved the United States in The Sum Of All Fears, and in that time America has been sorely lacking a national hero to believe in. This weekend Hollywood […]
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SCENE & HEARD: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
December 2nd, 2011 James Shotwell
Written by UTG critic Grace Duffy, Scene & Heard takes a look at the music that makes our favorite films so memorable. Whether it’s the 400-piece orchestra Christopher Nolan used for The Dark Knight, or the dozen or so bands that contributed to the soundtrack of Top Gun, there is no denying the impact music has on movies […]
MOVIE REVIEW: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
November 30th, 2011 James Shotwell
Film: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Director: Tomas Alfredson Starring: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy Those in America will have the benefit of watching this without the shadow of a masterly 1970s adaptation by the BBC clouding their vision. For many in Europe, Alec Guinness (he of Obi-Wan fame) had turned in the definitive portrayal of […]