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- 3/15/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Sen. Rand Paul's 13-hour-long filibuster of CIA director John Brennan's nomination drew overwhelming admiration of libertarians, (many) conservatives, (some) liberals, and principled progressives. But, naturally, it also drew a fair amount of anger and mockery from dismissive liberals and neoconservatives alike. Seething condescension, accusations of "craziness" and "empty-headedness," and outright dismissal of Paul's civil libertarian concerns constituted a large portion of the critics' thoughts. Some seemed to jump to a knee-jerked defense of their beloved Obama administration; others seemed unable to handle the thought of a Republican challenging the perpetual warfare state; and the most powerful voices simply seemed to yearn for a day when Bush-like foreign policy was the unchecked norm. Below are the seven absolute worst examples of negative reaction to Rand Paul's principled "stunt" on the Senate floor:...
- 3/10/2013
- by Andrew Kirell
- Mediaite - TV
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul (R-ky) has been earning a hero's plaudits from conservatives, and varying degrees of qualified praise from liberal media types, for his 13-hour talking filibuster of prospective CIA Director John Brennan's nomination. The "Fili-Blizzard," as some are calling it, is the culmination of a bipartisan effort to wring as much information as possible out of the Obama administration on the formerly top-secret Predator Drone program, a reasonable goal that doesn't appear to have any endgame.
- 3/7/2013
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
Sen. Rand Paul (R-ky) is the hero of the Republican Party Thursday morning, after staging a nearly thirteen hour filibuster to protest the narrow issue of John Brennan's CIA director nomination and the broader controversy of civil liberties and potential drone strikes on Americans. Everyone from Joe Scarborough to Michelle Malkin is praising his impressive dedication to a cause about which he clearly feels strongly. But at least one of Paul's Gop colleagues in the Senate is speaking out against him.
- 3/7/2013
- by Matt Wilstein
- Mediaite - TV
As the filibuster of CIA director nominee John Brennan approached its eight-hour mark Wednesday evening, Sen. Rand Paul and his fellow outraged colleagues began to show signs of tiring, with little left unsaid about the Obama administration and the drone program. But to the rescue came Sen. Ted Cruz, armed with a stack of paper on which supportive tweets were printed.
- 3/7/2013
- by Matt Wilstein
- Mediaite - TV
Sen. Rand Paul's (R-ky) filibuster of John Brennan's CIA nomination just became a bipartisan affair: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-or) announced he will join the effort to protest the Obama pick's appointment by railing against executive overreach on targeted killings. Several hours into his filibuster effort, Paul's Republican colleagues in Sen. Ted Cruz (R-tx) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-ut) joined him on the Senate floor.
- 3/6/2013
- by Andrew Kirell
- Mediaite - TV
‘Release The Drones, Said The Queen’: Rand Paul Reads From Alice In Wonderland During CIA Filibuster
Senator Rand Paul (R-ky) stood up in the Senate chamber just before noon on Wednesday and declared his intention to "speak until I can no longer speak" in opposition to the nomination John Brennan for the position of CIA director. Without the 41 Republican "no" votes needed to prevent a cloture vote and block Brennan's nomination, Paul was forced to halt the proceedings by standing and speaking for as long as he could. "I rise today to begin to filibuster John Brennan's nomination for the CIA," Paul began.
- 3/6/2013
- by Matt Wilstein
- Mediaite - TV
In an appearance on Fox News Sunday, Senator Rand Paul (R-ky) continued to press the issue of whether President Obama's nominee for CIA director, John Brennan, believes that the President has the authority to order drone strikes on U.S. citizens on American soil, as well as on foreign soil. Host Chris Wallace pressed Paul on his objections, asking "If we knew where an al Qaeda operative was, American or foreign, on U.S. soil, wouldn't we just go and catch him?"...
- 2/17/2013
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
In recent days, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-or) has expressed his suspicion about the Obama administration’s policy of legally justifying drone strikes on Americans who are deemed to have joined Al Qaeda. During the Senate confirmation hearings for Central Intelligence Agency director nominee, John Brennan, Wyden asked repeatedly if President Barack Obama’s administration would allow Americans targeted for a drone strike to surrender prior to killing them.
- 2/7/2013
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
On Thursday, multiple anti-war protesters, arising in waves, interrupted Senate confirmation hearings to appoint a new director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Protester after protester arose to interrupt President Barack Obama’s nominee to be the next CIA Director, John Brennan. After multiple protesters were ejected from the hearings, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-ca) shut the proceedings down as police flooded the chamber to escort the remaining protesters out of the building.
- 2/7/2013
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
Obama’s nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan, is set to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee today for his confirmation hearing. Brennan is expected to face tough questions over the administration's policy of "targeted assassinations" abroad through drone strikes and other means. This week, NBC News revealed a Doj memo that argued for the lawfulness of the president targeting U.S. citizens who are leaders of al Qaeda or "associated forces.”...
- 2/7/2013
- by Andrew Kirell
- Mediaite - TV
In this new documentary, the Nation's investigative reporter lifts the lid on the ugly reality of Us counter-terror operations
As President Barack Obama prepared to be sworn in for his second term as the 44th president of the United States, two courageous journalists premiered a documentary at the annual Sundance Film Festival. Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield reaffirms the critical role played by independent journalists like the film's director, Rick Rowley, and its narrator and central figure, Jeremy Scahill.
The increasing pace of Us drone strikes, and the Obama administration's reliance on shadowy special forces to conduct military raids beyond the reach of oversight and accountability, were summarily missed over the inaugural weekend by a Us press corps obsessed with first lady Michelle Obama's new bangs. Dirty Wars, along with Scahill's forthcoming book of the same title, is on target to break that silence … with a bang that matters.
As President Barack Obama prepared to be sworn in for his second term as the 44th president of the United States, two courageous journalists premiered a documentary at the annual Sundance Film Festival. Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield reaffirms the critical role played by independent journalists like the film's director, Rick Rowley, and its narrator and central figure, Jeremy Scahill.
The increasing pace of Us drone strikes, and the Obama administration's reliance on shadowy special forces to conduct military raids beyond the reach of oversight and accountability, were summarily missed over the inaugural weekend by a Us press corps obsessed with first lady Michelle Obama's new bangs. Dirty Wars, along with Scahill's forthcoming book of the same title, is on target to break that silence … with a bang that matters.
- 1/28/2013
- by Amy Goodman
- The Guardian - Film News
A new picture has been released that shows the awful moment where President Barack Obama first heard about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. So sad.
Three weeks after the horrific Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, a new photo has been revealed that shows President Barack Obama standing in the oval office as he learns the news that 26 innocent victims had been killed in the awful shooting. The photo was released on Jan. 3 by the White House, and it shows President Obama standing with his head bowed on what he calls the “worse day of my presidency.”
President Obama Learns The News
On Dec. 14, crazed gunman Adam Lanza entered the school in Newtown, Conn. and killed 20 children and 6 adults. The world was rocked by the tragedy, and President Obama was a pillar of strength for the affected community. Now his reaction to the news is revealed, as the new picture...
Three weeks after the horrific Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, a new photo has been revealed that shows President Barack Obama standing in the oval office as he learns the news that 26 innocent victims had been killed in the awful shooting. The photo was released on Jan. 3 by the White House, and it shows President Obama standing with his head bowed on what he calls the “worse day of my presidency.”
President Obama Learns The News
On Dec. 14, crazed gunman Adam Lanza entered the school in Newtown, Conn. and killed 20 children and 6 adults. The world was rocked by the tragedy, and President Obama was a pillar of strength for the affected community. Now his reaction to the news is revealed, as the new picture...
- 1/4/2013
- by Eleanore Hutch
- HollywoodLife
Spike TV is heading into the world of extreme animals. The male-skewing cable network has given a series order Urban Tarzan, a show that features extreme animal handler UrbanTarzan (formerly known as John Brennan), who rescues, captures and relocates dangerous and exotic animals. Urban Tarzan has been picked up for 10 half-hour episodes to premiere in spring 2013 and will be shot in various locations in the U.S. The show will center on UrbanTarzan as he runs the privately-owned service Urban Tarzan Animal Relocation. Missions include capturing a deadly python in a residential neighborhood to tracking
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- 9/20/2012
- by Philiana Ng
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Spike TV has given a 10-episode series order to Urban Tarzan, a half-hour show starring extreme animal handler known as “UrbanTarzan” (formerly John Brennan who legally changed his name to the one word UrbanTarzan) who rescues, captures, and relocates dangerous and exotic animals. The series, a rare venture for Spike into Animal Planet/National Geographic territory, follows UrbanTarzan as he runs the Urban Tarzan Animal Relocation team, a privately-owned exotic and dangerous animal relocation service whose missions run the gamut from capturing a deadly python on the loose in a residential neighborhood to tracking down a lion who escaped from an animal sanctuary. Urban Tarzan is produced by Asylum Entertainment and will debut on Spike in the spring of 2013. Steve Michaels and Jonathan Koch serve as executive producers. The original concept for the show was created by UrbanTarzan, Lorraine Yarde and Mark Basile.
- 9/20/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
By Ken Thomas, Associated Press
Manalapan, Fla. — President Barack Obama said Friday he was "shocked and saddened" by a deadly shooting at a suburban Denver movie theater and urged the nation to "come together as one American family" in the aftermath of the tragedy.
Obama said in a statement that he and first lady Michelle Obama were shocked by the "horrific and tragic" shooting. Obama said his administration would do everything they can to support the people of Aurora, Colo.
"As we do when confronted by moments of darkness and challenge, we must now come together as one American family. All of us must have the people of Aurora in our thoughts and prayers as they confront the loss of family, friends, and neighbors," Obama said.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said in a statement that he and his wife, Ann, were "deeply saddened by the news of the senseless...
Manalapan, Fla. — President Barack Obama said Friday he was "shocked and saddened" by a deadly shooting at a suburban Denver movie theater and urged the nation to "come together as one American family" in the aftermath of the tragedy.
Obama said in a statement that he and first lady Michelle Obama were shocked by the "horrific and tragic" shooting. Obama said his administration would do everything they can to support the people of Aurora, Colo.
"As we do when confronted by moments of darkness and challenge, we must now come together as one American family. All of us must have the people of Aurora in our thoughts and prayers as they confront the loss of family, friends, and neighbors," Obama said.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said in a statement that he and his wife, Ann, were "deeply saddened by the news of the senseless...
- 7/20/2012
- by Elyse Siegel
- Huffington Post
A heavily armed man entered a movie theater in suburban Denver early Friday and opened fire, killing at least 12 people and injuring 50 others.
The incident, which took place about 12:30 a.m. at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., occurred during midnight screenings of the new Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises."
"This is a horrific event," Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates said during a news conference.
Click here for latest updates.
The gunman, who was wearing a gas mask, reportedly set off a smoke or tear gas bomb then walked up to the front of the screen in one of the theaters and opened fire.
When the movie patrons realized the attack was real and not part of the movie, pandemonium erupted and they began to flee. The film continued to play on the screen as bloodied customers took refuge outside. According to witnesses on the scene, some...
The incident, which took place about 12:30 a.m. at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., occurred during midnight screenings of the new Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises."
"This is a horrific event," Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates said during a news conference.
Click here for latest updates.
The gunman, who was wearing a gas mask, reportedly set off a smoke or tear gas bomb then walked up to the front of the screen in one of the theaters and opened fire.
When the movie patrons realized the attack was real and not part of the movie, pandemonium erupted and they began to flee. The film continued to play on the screen as bloodied customers took refuge outside. According to witnesses on the scene, some...
- 7/20/2012
- by Jade Walker
- Huffington Post
Obama administration under fire for granting access to Hollywood film-makers in apparent violation of official policy
The Obama administration is under fire for granting Hollywood film-makers clandestine access to the Navy Seal team that killed Osama bin Laden in apparent violation of official policy.
Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal were given unprecedented information about the 2011 raid to help them make Zero Dark Thirty, a forthcoming film about the event.
Documents released under freedom of information laws showed the Pentagon and CIA divulged secret information about the commando unit, known as Seal Team Six, which killed the September 11 mastermind.
The filmmakers were shown a classified facility, whose name was redacted in the released documents, and toured CIA vaults. They were also shown the CIA's replica of Bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Peter King, the Republican chairman of the Congressional Homeland Security committee, said on Wednesday the documents...
The Obama administration is under fire for granting Hollywood film-makers clandestine access to the Navy Seal team that killed Osama bin Laden in apparent violation of official policy.
Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal were given unprecedented information about the 2011 raid to help them make Zero Dark Thirty, a forthcoming film about the event.
Documents released under freedom of information laws showed the Pentagon and CIA divulged secret information about the commando unit, known as Seal Team Six, which killed the September 11 mastermind.
The filmmakers were shown a classified facility, whose name was redacted in the released documents, and toured CIA vaults. They were also shown the CIA's replica of Bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Peter King, the Republican chairman of the Congressional Homeland Security committee, said on Wednesday the documents...
- 5/24/2012
- by Rory Carroll
- The Guardian - Film News
It’s another jam-packed week of DVD and Blu-ray releases, here’s the rundown of what’s available to buy from today, May 16th 2011.
Gulliver’s Travels (DVD/Blu-ray)
A fast-paced comedy adventure showing what can happen when you go up in the world….literally! Jack Black stars as Lemur Gulliver, an underachieving mail room worker who finds himself washed ashore the fantasy land of Lilliput, populated by a tiny civilization known as Lilliputians. With the Lilliputians having no idea of the modern world Gulliver is able to reinvent himself as their hero by impressing them with his size, superior knowledge and incredible inventions like the iPod.
The Walking Dead – Season 1 (DVD/Blu-ray)
After waking from a coma in an abandoned hospital, police officer Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) finds the world he knew gone – ravaged by a zombie epidemic of apocalyptic proportions. Nearby, on the outskirts of Atlanta, a small...
Gulliver’s Travels (DVD/Blu-ray)
A fast-paced comedy adventure showing what can happen when you go up in the world….literally! Jack Black stars as Lemur Gulliver, an underachieving mail room worker who finds himself washed ashore the fantasy land of Lilliput, populated by a tiny civilization known as Lilliputians. With the Lilliputians having no idea of the modern world Gulliver is able to reinvent himself as their hero by impressing them with his size, superior knowledge and incredible inventions like the iPod.
The Walking Dead – Season 1 (DVD/Blu-ray)
After waking from a coma in an abandoned hospital, police officer Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) finds the world he knew gone – ravaged by a zombie epidemic of apocalyptic proportions. Nearby, on the outskirts of Atlanta, a small...
- 5/16/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Pakistan officials say Hamza bin Laden, perhaps Osama's most militant son, escaped the raid that killed his father. David A. Graham reports on why having this bin Laden on the loose could be dangerous. Plus, full coverage of Osama bin Laden's death.
Hamza bin Laden was supposed to be a dead man. As the Obama administration made jubilant remarks in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death, counterrorism adviser John Brennan told reporters that the young man had been killed alongside his father.
Related story on The Daily Beast: End The Costly War in Afghanistan
Then the story changed: It was Khaled bin Laden, not Hamza, who was killed. That might have been the end of the story, but now reports out of Pakistan suggest the tale is even more elaborate: Not only was Hamza not killed, but he escaped in the midst of the raid.
Whether that's true is still hotly contested.
Hamza bin Laden was supposed to be a dead man. As the Obama administration made jubilant remarks in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death, counterrorism adviser John Brennan told reporters that the young man had been killed alongside his father.
Related story on The Daily Beast: End The Costly War in Afghanistan
Then the story changed: It was Khaled bin Laden, not Hamza, who was killed. That might have been the end of the story, but now reports out of Pakistan suggest the tale is even more elaborate: Not only was Hamza not killed, but he escaped in the midst of the raid.
Whether that's true is still hotly contested.
- 5/12/2011
- by David A. Graham
- The Daily Beast
Lions Gate Home Entertainment have their brand new movie, The Next Three Days starring Russell Crowe, Liam Neeson, Olivia Wilde and Elizabeth Banks coming out on the 16th May and have been kind enough to give us three copies to give away.
Oscar-winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, Robin Hood) stars in the nail-biting, action thriller The Next Three Days. In a taut, tense piece of movie-making (directed by Paul Haggis who made the Oscar-winning Crash), Crowe stars as a man driven to desperate measures. Also starring Liam Neeson (The A-Team, Clash of the Titans), Olivia Wilde (Tron: Legacy, TV’s House) and Elizabeth Banks (The 40-Year Old Virgin, TV’s 30 Rock) The Next Three Days will be available on DVD and Blu-ray from the 16th May 2011.
John Brennan (Crowe) is a teacher whose normal world is turned upside down when his wife Lara (Banks) is arrested and then...
Oscar-winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, Robin Hood) stars in the nail-biting, action thriller The Next Three Days. In a taut, tense piece of movie-making (directed by Paul Haggis who made the Oscar-winning Crash), Crowe stars as a man driven to desperate measures. Also starring Liam Neeson (The A-Team, Clash of the Titans), Olivia Wilde (Tron: Legacy, TV’s House) and Elizabeth Banks (The 40-Year Old Virgin, TV’s 30 Rock) The Next Three Days will be available on DVD and Blu-ray from the 16th May 2011.
John Brennan (Crowe) is a teacher whose normal world is turned upside down when his wife Lara (Banks) is arrested and then...
- 5/6/2011
- by Competitons
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The daring bin Laden raid is being billed as evidence of the new Obama. The truth is, he's been itching to pull this trigger all along. In this week's Newsweek, Andrew Romano and Daniel Klaidman on what could become the defining point of this presidency.
The echoes were unmistakable. On April 24, 1980, President Jimmy Carter sent eight helicopters to rescue the 52 Americans held captive at the U.S. Embassy in Iran. One crashed en route; one turned back; one malfunctioned. Spooked, Carter decided to cut his losses and abort the mission-but not before one of the remaining choppers sliced into a transport plane, igniting a blaze that killed eight servicemen. Carter's presidency never recovered.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Pakistan's Spy Agency and Terrorism
For a brief, anxious moment, President Obama's national-security team, gathered in the West Wing on May 1, suffered a sickening sense of déjà vu. As the...
The echoes were unmistakable. On April 24, 1980, President Jimmy Carter sent eight helicopters to rescue the 52 Americans held captive at the U.S. Embassy in Iran. One crashed en route; one turned back; one malfunctioned. Spooked, Carter decided to cut his losses and abort the mission-but not before one of the remaining choppers sliced into a transport plane, igniting a blaze that killed eight servicemen. Carter's presidency never recovered.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Pakistan's Spy Agency and Terrorism
For a brief, anxious moment, President Obama's national-security team, gathered in the West Wing on May 1, suffered a sickening sense of déjà vu. As the...
- 5/5/2011
- by Andrew Romano & Daniel Klaidman
- The Daily Beast
Obsessed With Film has teamed up with Lionsgate to give readers the chance to win one of three copies of The Next Three Days on Blu-ray we have been provided. The hit remake of the French thriller Anything For Her is set to be released on May 16th.
Oscar-winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, Robin Hood) stars in the nail-biting, action thriller The Next Three Days. In a taut, tense piece of movie-making (directed by Paul Haggis who made the Oscar-winning Crash), Crowe stars as a man driven to desperate measures. Also starring Liam Neeson (The A-Team, Clash of the Titans), Olivia Wilde (Tron: Legacy, TV’s House) and Elizabeth Banks (The 40-Year Old Virgin, TV’s 30 Rock) The Next Three Days will be available on DVD and Blu-ray from the 16th May 2011.
John Brennan (Crowe) is a teacher whose normal world is turned upside down when his wife...
Oscar-winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, Robin Hood) stars in the nail-biting, action thriller The Next Three Days. In a taut, tense piece of movie-making (directed by Paul Haggis who made the Oscar-winning Crash), Crowe stars as a man driven to desperate measures. Also starring Liam Neeson (The A-Team, Clash of the Titans), Olivia Wilde (Tron: Legacy, TV’s House) and Elizabeth Banks (The 40-Year Old Virgin, TV’s 30 Rock) The Next Three Days will be available on DVD and Blu-ray from the 16th May 2011.
John Brennan (Crowe) is a teacher whose normal world is turned upside down when his wife...
- 5/5/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
One of many secondary headlines that has come from this weekend's stunning capture and killing of al Qaeda chief of Osama bin Laden is whether or not waterboarding led to actionable intelligence that led U.S. forces to his location in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Last night, Rep. Peter King made some news when he claimed to Bill O'Reilly that waterboarding did in fact lead to crucial information, but during an appearance on Morning Joe earlier today, White House Counterterrorism Chief John Brennan somewhat countered that claim, saying he had no knowledge of the use of that technique.
- 5/3/2011
- by Colby Hall
- Mediaite - TV
Get the latest updates on Osama bin Laden's death. Plus, earlier updates below.
Bin Laden's Young Wife Identified
Related story on The Daily Beast: Britain's Crush on Obama
By the time Osama bin Laden was killed, he was down to only one of his five wives: Amal Ahmed Abdul Fatah, the youngest and his rumored favorite. By the time he moved into his Pakistan mansion, Bin Laden had divorced one of his wives and three others had moved to Syria, according to ABC News, but Amal had remained with him. She had been given to him as a gift when she was still a teenager, and eventually had three children with bin Laden-a daughter and two sons, who lived with them in the compound.
On the night of the raid, Amal was in the bedroom with Bin Laden, and apparently reacted with fury to the Navy SEALs who had come to kill her husband.
Bin Laden's Young Wife Identified
Related story on The Daily Beast: Britain's Crush on Obama
By the time Osama bin Laden was killed, he was down to only one of his five wives: Amal Ahmed Abdul Fatah, the youngest and his rumored favorite. By the time he moved into his Pakistan mansion, Bin Laden had divorced one of his wives and three others had moved to Syria, according to ABC News, but Amal had remained with him. She had been given to him as a gift when she was still a teenager, and eventually had three children with bin Laden-a daughter and two sons, who lived with them in the compound.
On the night of the raid, Amal was in the bedroom with Bin Laden, and apparently reacted with fury to the Navy SEALs who had come to kill her husband.
- 5/3/2011
- by The Daily Beast
- The Daily Beast
Obama just took out the world's top terrorist-providing a burst of momentum just as the 2012 race begins. Howard Kurtz on the Gop dilemma-and why the Dems' advantage may be short-lived.
When Republican candidates face off in their first presidential debate this week, the shadow of Osama bin Laden will hang over the event.
The president they have been attacking as a dithering commander-in-chief has, after all, just presided over a military operation that killed America's foremost enemy nearly a decade after he masterminded the 9/11 attacks.
"They've got to be careful how they handle the president," says former Gop congressman Vin Weber, who is backing fellow Minnesotan Tim Pawlenty. "The country is feeling good about itself for the first time in years, and he is the embodiment of that. The Republicans cannot put that at risk. You don't want to be the one who pops the bubble."
"It could certainly have...
When Republican candidates face off in their first presidential debate this week, the shadow of Osama bin Laden will hang over the event.
The president they have been attacking as a dithering commander-in-chief has, after all, just presided over a military operation that killed America's foremost enemy nearly a decade after he masterminded the 9/11 attacks.
"They've got to be careful how they handle the president," says former Gop congressman Vin Weber, who is backing fellow Minnesotan Tim Pawlenty. "The country is feeling good about itself for the first time in years, and he is the embodiment of that. The Republicans cannot put that at risk. You don't want to be the one who pops the bubble."
"It could certainly have...
- 5/2/2011
- by Howard Kurtz
- The Daily Beast
Photo by Pete Souza.The White House just released a photograph of President Obama and some of his senior staff watching yesterday’s raid on Osama bin Laden’s Pakistani hideaway unfold. The president, alongside Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Leon Panetta’s chief of staff Jeremy Bash, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen, among others, watched 24 troops from the Naval Special Warfare Developmental groun attack the compound. “It was probably one of the most anxiety-filled periods of time in the lives of the people who were assembled here yesterday,” said White House Counter-Terrorism advisor John Brennan. “The minutes passed like days.” As for what everyone might have been saying at the moment the photo was taken, there’s a good chance it’s nothing at all. “A lot of people holding their breath, and there was a fair degree of silence as it progressed,...
- 5/2/2011
- Vanity Fair
When the Navy SEALs stormed bin Laden's compound, White House officials initially said used his wife as a human shield. David Graham on the terrorist leader's marriages, divorces, and numerous children. Plus, The Daily Beast's full coverage of bin Laden's death.
Update, May 3: Hours after Deputy National Security Adviser John Brennan said at a press conference that Osama bin Laden had used a woman believed to be his wife as a human shield during the raid that killed him, the White House walked back its initial claim, saying that it was unclear whether the woman was used as a human shield and saying she was not his wife. Instead, Bin Laden's wife was injured but not killed in the raid.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Osama bin Laden's Controversial Sea Burial
As the expression goes, behind every great man stands a great woman. Osama bin Laden showed himself to be something else,...
Update, May 3: Hours after Deputy National Security Adviser John Brennan said at a press conference that Osama bin Laden had used a woman believed to be his wife as a human shield during the raid that killed him, the White House walked back its initial claim, saying that it was unclear whether the woman was used as a human shield and saying she was not his wife. Instead, Bin Laden's wife was injured but not killed in the raid.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Osama bin Laden's Controversial Sea Burial
As the expression goes, behind every great man stands a great woman. Osama bin Laden showed himself to be something else,...
- 5/2/2011
- by David A. Graham
- The Daily Beast
At a press conference today with John Brennan, White House Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Adviser, not only was Pakistan discussed, but the emerging controversy with Osama bin Laden's burial was also addressed. Brennan stated bin Laden's body was buried at sea within 24 hours in accordance with Islamic tradition, but many journalists in the press room loudly expressed their puzzlement, asking "why?"...
- 5/2/2011
- by Matt Schneider
- Mediaite - TV
White House Counter Terrorism Chief John Brennan took questions today regarding yesterday's shocking news that Osama bin Laden had been killed by Navy Seal Team Six. Brennan revealed stunning details about how the U.S. military operation worked with Pakistani forces: they didn't, for fear that the Pakistani military would scramble jets. This is just another chapter in an ongoing narrative that is sure to become a much bigger story, namely, how is it that bin Lade was able to stay holed up in a Pakistani compound for such a long time.
- 5/2/2011
- by Colby Hall
- Mediaite - TV
Nearly a decade after the 9/11 attacks, al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been killed and his body buried at sea, with Americans celebrating his death across the country. Read details on the elite raid that killed bin Laden, photos of his compound, and more.
Plus, full coverage of bin Laden's death.
Inside the Situation Room
On Monday afternoon, the White House released an official photo of President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and the rest of the national security team during the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
White House Briefing
President Obama made one of the "most gutsiest calls" ever by a president, according to Homeland Security chief John Brennan, who spoke at a White House press briefing on Monday. Among the revelations Brennan revealed: Bin Laden apparently used one of his wives as a human shield during the raid that ended his life, causing her death as well.
Plus, full coverage of bin Laden's death.
Inside the Situation Room
On Monday afternoon, the White House released an official photo of President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and the rest of the national security team during the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
White House Briefing
President Obama made one of the "most gutsiest calls" ever by a president, according to Homeland Security chief John Brennan, who spoke at a White House press briefing on Monday. Among the revelations Brennan revealed: Bin Laden apparently used one of his wives as a human shield during the raid that ended his life, causing her death as well.
- 5/2/2011
- by The Daily Beast
- The Daily Beast
Chicago – Two equally ignored Oscar bait contenders from 2010 centered on the same basic question: to what extent would you go to free your beloved from prison? Tony Goldwyn’s “Conviction” and Paul Haggis’s “The Next Three Days,” are less interested in the characters behind bars than they are about those on the outside looking (and breaking) in. While neither film is Best Picture material, both are certainly worth a look.
Goldwyn and Haggis collaborated on 2006’s “The Last Kiss,” and it’s interesting to note the similarities in their most recent projects. “Conviction” and “Days” center on protagonists who are absolutely convinced of their loved one’s innocence, despite evidence to the contrary. Almost no information is revealed about the crime itself, and very few scenes take place in a courtroom. The plot focuses solely on the protagonist’s single-minded, self-sacrificing pursuit of justice, regardless of the personal toll.
Goldwyn and Haggis collaborated on 2006’s “The Last Kiss,” and it’s interesting to note the similarities in their most recent projects. “Conviction” and “Days” center on protagonists who are absolutely convinced of their loved one’s innocence, despite evidence to the contrary. Almost no information is revealed about the crime itself, and very few scenes take place in a courtroom. The plot focuses solely on the protagonist’s single-minded, self-sacrificing pursuit of justice, regardless of the personal toll.
- 3/17/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Director/writer: Paul Haggis.
The Next Three Days released on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD formats March 8th, through Lionsgate and this film is based on another, titled Pour Elle (Sf Gate). The film reviewed here hosts an all-star cast including Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, and Brian Dennehy. Travelling the gamut of genres from thriller, to action, and to drama, The Next Three Days has all the facets of a heist film, without the bank robbery. However, there is a prison escape and director Paul Haggis (Quantum of Solace) shows an instinct for writing challenging moral dilemmas.
You have likely seen the trailers for this blockbuster and you may know the basic plotline. For those unaware, Crowe plays John Brennan, a husband separated from his wife. Wrongly accused of murder, Lara Brennan will spend the rest of her days in prison and her stay is not a pleasant one...
The Next Three Days released on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD formats March 8th, through Lionsgate and this film is based on another, titled Pour Elle (Sf Gate). The film reviewed here hosts an all-star cast including Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, and Brian Dennehy. Travelling the gamut of genres from thriller, to action, and to drama, The Next Three Days has all the facets of a heist film, without the bank robbery. However, there is a prison escape and director Paul Haggis (Quantum of Solace) shows an instinct for writing challenging moral dilemmas.
You have likely seen the trailers for this blockbuster and you may know the basic plotline. For those unaware, Crowe plays John Brennan, a husband separated from his wife. Wrongly accused of murder, Lara Brennan will spend the rest of her days in prison and her stay is not a pleasant one...
- 3/11/2011
- by Remove28DaysLaterAnalysisThis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
All the Praetorian guards, torture, and "coup-proofing" haven't stopped a wave of protests from deposing two Arab regimes and threatening many more. John Barry and Christopher Dickey on how Mideast despots have stayed in power so long.
A ritual of sorts tends to mark the fall of a dictator. His torture chambers are opened, and the electrical cables and bloodstains testify to his crimes. Under the worst tyrants, like Iraq's Saddam Hussein, there are photographs, too. His torturers were meticulous record keepers, taking pictures up to and including the subject's gruesome death. As light shines into those fetid cells, emotional cleansing begins. Responsibilities are understood and must be assumed.
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The torture chambers have not been opened yet in Tunisia or Egypt. The dictators are gone, but not their Praetorian guards, who are now in charge. The military, the secret police,...
A ritual of sorts tends to mark the fall of a dictator. His torture chambers are opened, and the electrical cables and bloodstains testify to his crimes. Under the worst tyrants, like Iraq's Saddam Hussein, there are photographs, too. His torturers were meticulous record keepers, taking pictures up to and including the subject's gruesome death. As light shines into those fetid cells, emotional cleansing begins. Responsibilities are understood and must be assumed.
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The torture chambers have not been opened yet in Tunisia or Egypt. The dictators are gone, but not their Praetorian guards, who are now in charge. The military, the secret police,...
- 2/22/2011
- by John Barry & Christopher Dickey
- The Daily Beast
An argument at the office holds horrifying consequences for Elizabeth Banks' Lara Brennan in Paul Haggis’s The Next Three Days (2010). After police raid her idyllic family home - where she lives happily with husband John (Russell Crowe) - and following a cruel judicial process, John is forced to come to terms with his wife’s lengthy jail sentence.
Surrounding the sobering reality of prison life (including suicide attempts and impersonal visiting hours) is John Brennan's growing determination to free his wife. After all legal avenues are explored - and ultimately fail - the only option he is left with is breaking his wife free from prison… and this being Russell Crowe, this option is of course totally viable.
Virtue is a central theme in The Next Three Days, especially as the film's core centres around the supposed innocence of Mrs Brennan. The escape plan assembled by John...
Surrounding the sobering reality of prison life (including suicide attempts and impersonal visiting hours) is John Brennan's growing determination to free his wife. After all legal avenues are explored - and ultimately fail - the only option he is left with is breaking his wife free from prison… and this being Russell Crowe, this option is of course totally viable.
Virtue is a central theme in The Next Three Days, especially as the film's core centres around the supposed innocence of Mrs Brennan. The escape plan assembled by John...
- 1/12/2011
- by Cine-Vue
- CineVue
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
(review re-posted as the film is in U.K. theatres from today)
The latest from Academy Award winning Crash scribe Paul Haggis, The Next Three Days is a remake of the 2008 French film Pour Elle (released over here last year as ‘Anything For Her’). Like the original, the film sees an everyday, middle-class, law abiding citizen descend into a world of seedy criminality after his wife is accused of a murder he is certain she did not commit. After losing the final legal appeal against his wife’s life sentence, school teacher John Brennan (Russell Crowe) resolves to take the law into his own hands and break his wife (Elizabeth Banks) out of a maximum security prison, or else face a joyless future without his love – and the mother of his young son. To make matters more urgent, Brennan has to pull off this audacious escape...
(review re-posted as the film is in U.K. theatres from today)
The latest from Academy Award winning Crash scribe Paul Haggis, The Next Three Days is a remake of the 2008 French film Pour Elle (released over here last year as ‘Anything For Her’). Like the original, the film sees an everyday, middle-class, law abiding citizen descend into a world of seedy criminality after his wife is accused of a murder he is certain she did not commit. After losing the final legal appeal against his wife’s life sentence, school teacher John Brennan (Russell Crowe) resolves to take the law into his own hands and break his wife (Elizabeth Banks) out of a maximum security prison, or else face a joyless future without his love – and the mother of his young son. To make matters more urgent, Brennan has to pull off this audacious escape...
- 1/5/2011
- by Robert Beames
- Obsessed with Film
We’ve been sent over a brand new clip by the lovely PR peeps at Thinkjam from the frankly ace Russell Crowe thriller, The Next Three Days, which also boasts direction from Paul Haggis and is released today. This remake of French flick, Pour Elle (For Her), sticks its middle finger up to shoddy Us adaptations. You can read our review here.
Start the year with a cracking piece of mainstream cinema and you’ll get a bloody good reminder of why Russell Crowe is a belting acting, too. Co-starring is Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde and the one and only Liam Neeson. Oh, and the legendary Brian Denehy.
Synopsis:
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a gruesome murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at...
Start the year with a cracking piece of mainstream cinema and you’ll get a bloody good reminder of why Russell Crowe is a belting acting, too. Co-starring is Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde and the one and only Liam Neeson. Oh, and the legendary Brian Denehy.
Synopsis:
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a gruesome murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at...
- 1/5/2011
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
The Next Three days is the new Russell Crowe film about a man resorting to desperate measures to save the woman he loves.
Written and directed by Paul Haggis (Crash, Valley of Elah) it is a film that has split my opinions on whether it’s brilliant entertainment, an absurd mess or a crazy love child of the two.
John Brennan (Crowe) is a mild mannered school teacher whose wife, Lara (Elizabeth Banks), is suddenly arrested and imprisoned for a killing her boss; with a clear motive, an eye witness placing her at the scene and the victim’s blood on her coat the evidence is stacked against her. John knows his wife could not have killed and so attempts to prove Lara’s innocence only to be halted by the compelling evidence and the legal system and so he resorts to a concocting a plan to break her out of prison.
Written and directed by Paul Haggis (Crash, Valley of Elah) it is a film that has split my opinions on whether it’s brilliant entertainment, an absurd mess or a crazy love child of the two.
John Brennan (Crowe) is a mild mannered school teacher whose wife, Lara (Elizabeth Banks), is suddenly arrested and imprisoned for a killing her boss; with a clear motive, an eye witness placing her at the scene and the victim’s blood on her coat the evidence is stacked against her. John knows his wife could not have killed and so attempts to prove Lara’s innocence only to be halted by the compelling evidence and the legal system and so he resorts to a concocting a plan to break her out of prison.
- 1/5/2011
- by Gary Phillips
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Paul Haggis is one of Hollywood’s most sought-after writers, showing great diversity through many genres and is responsibly for award-winning films like Million Dollar Baby, Flags of our Fathers and the Bond reboots (Casino Royal and Quantum of Solace). He also proved he was a more than capable director with Crash and the impressive In The Valley Of Elah.
The Next Three Days is a very different film from what generally comes out of Hollywood. It has the conflict and intensity of a great action film while maintaining the patience and subtlety of a moving character drama.
It opens up with the promise of action and danger as a crazed-looking Russell Crowe drives an unknown dying man through the streets of Pittsburgh, but before any context can be acquired we’re taken back three years.
Within moments the audience is acquainted with Russell Crowe’s character, John Brennan, his...
The Next Three Days is a very different film from what generally comes out of Hollywood. It has the conflict and intensity of a great action film while maintaining the patience and subtlety of a moving character drama.
It opens up with the promise of action and danger as a crazed-looking Russell Crowe drives an unknown dying man through the streets of Pittsburgh, but before any context can be acquired we’re taken back three years.
Within moments the audience is acquainted with Russell Crowe’s character, John Brennan, his...
- 12/28/2010
- by Michael Brooks
- FilmShaft.com
From Jersey Shore and Real Housewives of New Jersey to Cake Boss and Jerseylicious, 2010 was the year New Jersey took over TV. Watch Video of the best friggin' clips.
Snooki and Angelina Throw Down on Jersey Shore
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If 2009 was the year of Jersey Shore, MTV's runaway hit about a group of 20-something "guidos" boozing at the beach, then 2010 was the year of the proliferation of all things Jersey, with just about every network trying to cash in on the craze. Though the Jersey Shore gang headed to Miami for the second season of the show, they brought plenty of Jersey flavor along, namely the no-holds-barred fighting that defined the first season. In round one at Seaside Heights, Snooki, aka Nicole Polizzi, may have fallen victim to the punch heard around the world, but the guidette phenom-or public annoyance, take your...
Snooki and Angelina Throw Down on Jersey Shore
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If 2009 was the year of Jersey Shore, MTV's runaway hit about a group of 20-something "guidos" boozing at the beach, then 2010 was the year of the proliferation of all things Jersey, with just about every network trying to cash in on the craze. Though the Jersey Shore gang headed to Miami for the second season of the show, they brought plenty of Jersey flavor along, namely the no-holds-barred fighting that defined the first season. In round one at Seaside Heights, Snooki, aka Nicole Polizzi, may have fallen victim to the punch heard around the world, but the guidette phenom-or public annoyance, take your...
- 12/28/2010
- by Alex Berg
- The Daily Beast
We’ve just been sent over a brand new clip from Paul Haggis’ cracking thriller, The Next Three Days, starring Russell Crowe, Liam Neeson and Olivia Wilde. It opens in the UK from 7th January and we’ll be going live with our review right after the chaos of Christmas has settled.
In the mean time check out this great clip featuring Liam Neeson and Russell Crowe and see what you think. Although a remake of the French movie Pour Elle (For Her), Haggis gives it is own spin and Crowe delivers another committed performance as a man who’ll do anything for his convicted wife. Some scenes will have you gnawing on your hands because your finger nails will have been bitten off! Talk about suspense!
Synopsis:
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a gruesome murder she says she didn’t commit.
In the mean time check out this great clip featuring Liam Neeson and Russell Crowe and see what you think. Although a remake of the French movie Pour Elle (For Her), Haggis gives it is own spin and Crowe delivers another committed performance as a man who’ll do anything for his convicted wife. Some scenes will have you gnawing on your hands because your finger nails will have been bitten off! Talk about suspense!
Synopsis:
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a gruesome murder she says she didn’t commit.
- 12/23/2010
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
Be among the first to see this new thriller, starring Russell Crowe and Liam Neeson, at a preview screening on Monday 13 December at various cinemas across the UK
Oscar winner Russell Crowe stars alongside Elizabeth Banks and Liam Neeson in Paul Haggis' thriller The Next Three Days. Life seems perfect for John Brennan (Crowe) until his wife, Lara (Banks), is arrested for a gruesome murder she says she didn't commit.
Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence.
With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison. Refusing to be deterred by impossible odds or his own inexperience, John devises an elaborate escape plot and plunges into a dangerous and unfamiliar world,...
Oscar winner Russell Crowe stars alongside Elizabeth Banks and Liam Neeson in Paul Haggis' thriller The Next Three Days. Life seems perfect for John Brennan (Crowe) until his wife, Lara (Banks), is arrested for a gruesome murder she says she didn't commit.
Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence.
With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison. Refusing to be deterred by impossible odds or his own inexperience, John devises an elaborate escape plot and plunges into a dangerous and unfamiliar world,...
- 12/10/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
Paul Haggis’s action thriller The Next Three Days, which stars Russell Crowe, Liam Neeson and Elizabeth Banks, hits UK cinemas next month, and thanks to the guys at Lionsgate UK we have an exclusive image from the film:
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a gruesome murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison. Refusing to be deterred by impossible odds or his own inexperience, John devises an elaborate escape plot and plunges into a dangerous and unfamiliar world, ultimately risking everything for the woman he loves.
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a gruesome murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison. Refusing to be deterred by impossible odds or his own inexperience, John devises an elaborate escape plot and plunges into a dangerous and unfamiliar world, ultimately risking everything for the woman he loves.
- 12/7/2010
- by Kat
- Nerdly
Lionsgate UK have just sent us these two new images from Russell Crowe’s new movie, The Next Three Days which hits UK cinemas screens on January 5th next year. We got to see a really early screening of the movie a month or two ago and we rather liked it!
The Next Three Days is directed by Paul Haggis and features a cast which includes Russell Crowe, Liam Neeson and Elizabeth Banks.
Synopsis: Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a gruesome murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison.
The Next Three Days is directed by Paul Haggis and features a cast which includes Russell Crowe, Liam Neeson and Elizabeth Banks.
Synopsis: Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a gruesome murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison.
- 12/2/2010
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The close of 2010 is upon us, but that doesn't mean Tinseltown is finished giving us an assortment of movies. This is the time of year when Hollywood brings out their big guns, films in every genre they hope will successfully cap off their fiscal year and be remembered come Oscar nomination time a few weeks later.Some end up classics in the making, others expensive duds that fail to please the masses. The following is a preview of upcoming films that will either be remembered for years to come, or forgotten as quickly as it takes to eat your popcorn.NOVEMBER19HARRY Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1Part 1 begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's immortality and destruction—the Horcruxes. On their own, without the guidance of their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore,...
- 11/26/2010
- LRMonline.com
We’ve just been sent this new UK trailer have debuted the first trailer for the Russell Crowe’s new movie, The Next Three Days. This new trailer is pretty similar to the domestic one released back in August but shows us a little more towards the end. The movie is directed by Academy Award winning director, Paul Haggis (Crash) and also stars Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson, Brian Dennehy and Olivia Wilde.
Synopsis:
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a gruesome murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison.
Synopsis:
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a gruesome murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison.
- 11/22/2010
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Next Three Days
Directed by: Paul Haggis
Cast: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson
Running Time:
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: November 19, 2010
Read Bayer’s Tsr 9/10 of The Next Three Days
Plot: After his wife (Banks) is sent to prison for a murder she may not have committed, a Pittsburgh man (Crowe) devises a plan to break her out.
Who’S It For? This one might work for those who didn’t see the lawyer-driven Conviction, but are still compelled by a movie about getting a loved one out of jail one way or the other.
Expectations: The few fleeting commercials I had seen made it look like a bit of an action movie, which was interesting considering that writer/director Paul Haggis has done writing work of his own on the latest two James Bond movies.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
Russell Crowe as John Brennan: It’s hard not to like this character.
Directed by: Paul Haggis
Cast: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson
Running Time:
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: November 19, 2010
Read Bayer’s Tsr 9/10 of The Next Three Days
Plot: After his wife (Banks) is sent to prison for a murder she may not have committed, a Pittsburgh man (Crowe) devises a plan to break her out.
Who’S It For? This one might work for those who didn’t see the lawyer-driven Conviction, but are still compelled by a movie about getting a loved one out of jail one way or the other.
Expectations: The few fleeting commercials I had seen made it look like a bit of an action movie, which was interesting considering that writer/director Paul Haggis has done writing work of his own on the latest two James Bond movies.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
Russell Crowe as John Brennan: It’s hard not to like this character.
- 11/20/2010
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Nov 19, 2010
The Next Three Days takes hold of you from the first second of the film and doesn't let go until the last. Director and Writer Paul Haggis (Crash, Million Dollar Baby) pulls together an amazing cast to tell the story that will keep you on the edge of your seat almost through the entire film.
John Brennan (Russell Crowe) and his wife Lara (Elizabeth Banks) begin their odyssey when Lara is accused within the first few minutes of the film of murdering her boss. When Lara is convicted and sent to jail for life, ...Read more at MovieRetriever.com...
The Next Three Days takes hold of you from the first second of the film and doesn't let go until the last. Director and Writer Paul Haggis (Crash, Million Dollar Baby) pulls together an amazing cast to tell the story that will keep you on the edge of your seat almost through the entire film.
John Brennan (Russell Crowe) and his wife Lara (Elizabeth Banks) begin their odyssey when Lara is accused within the first few minutes of the film of murdering her boss. When Lara is convicted and sent to jail for life, ...Read more at MovieRetriever.com...
- 11/20/2010
- CinemaNerdz
This week, we got the penultimate chapter in the Harry Potter series, the highely anticipated Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One. Also, a Russell Crowe movie. So which one's worth your time and (more importantaly) money this weekend. That's right, all you witches and wizards out there: It's time for another Cinema Showdown!
First up...
Contestant #1: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Synopsis: It's been a year since Professor Dumbledore's death, and since then, Lord Voldemort has risen to power. Now Harry, Ron, and Hermione find themselves the last hope for not just the wizarding world, but the Muggle world as well. Time's running out for the trio, but will they be able to stick together until the very end, or will the stress of the war tear them apart?
In Five Words: Potter and Friend's Horcrux Vacation
Trailer:
Cast:
Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
Rupert Grint...
First up...
Contestant #1: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Synopsis: It's been a year since Professor Dumbledore's death, and since then, Lord Voldemort has risen to power. Now Harry, Ron, and Hermione find themselves the last hope for not just the wizarding world, but the Muggle world as well. Time's running out for the trio, but will they be able to stick together until the very end, or will the stress of the war tear them apart?
In Five Words: Potter and Friend's Horcrux Vacation
Trailer:
Cast:
Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
Rupert Grint...
- 11/20/2010
- Cinelinx
The Next Three Days
Starring Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks
Directed by Paul Haggis
Rated PG-13
This nail-biting, visceral, edge-of-your-seat, prison break drama stars Russell Crowe as John Brennan, a community college professor whose wife is incarcerated for the murder of her boss. After a failed suicide attempt on the part of his wife, played by Elizabeth Banks, John is pushed to the brink. He is going to break his wife out of jail no matter the consequences.
And consequences there are. There are points in this film that make one wonder whether John will even survive long enough to attempt his escape plan, let alone through its execution. These harrowingly violent events help to paint the portrait of a man who transforms from a desperate husband to a calculating criminal. Crowe, whose heart you can almost feel pounding nearly as hard as your own during the many instances up...
Starring Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks
Directed by Paul Haggis
Rated PG-13
This nail-biting, visceral, edge-of-your-seat, prison break drama stars Russell Crowe as John Brennan, a community college professor whose wife is incarcerated for the murder of her boss. After a failed suicide attempt on the part of his wife, played by Elizabeth Banks, John is pushed to the brink. He is going to break his wife out of jail no matter the consequences.
And consequences there are. There are points in this film that make one wonder whether John will even survive long enough to attempt his escape plan, let alone through its execution. These harrowingly violent events help to paint the portrait of a man who transforms from a desperate husband to a calculating criminal. Crowe, whose heart you can almost feel pounding nearly as hard as your own during the many instances up...
- 11/20/2010
- by Olivia Briggs
- GetTheBigPicture.net
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