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3 Days To Kill (Blu-ray Review)

October 20, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen, Amber Heard
Director: McG
Running Time: 117 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: October 20th 2014 (UK)

Co-written and produced by Luc Besson, Ethan Renner (Kevin Costner) has discovered that he’s dying and so he decides to leave his job killing terrorists for the Secret behind and go see his family in Paris, hoping to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Zooey (Hailee Steinfeld) before he meets his grace.

However his plans get complicated when Vivi (Amber Heard) contacts him about one last assignment, helping to hunt down one of the world’s most lethal terrorists – and in return he will get injections of a top secret serum that could extend his life. Ethan knows though that if his wife and daughter find out what he’s up to, he’s unlikely to be able to have any sort of relationship with either of them. [Read more…]

Non-Stop Tops The US Box Office, Beating Out The Hotly Tipped Son Of God

March 3, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Going into the weekend box office watchers were uncertain whether Non-Stop or Son Of God would come out on top of the box office chart. In the end the win went to Liam Neeson’s Non-Stop, which took $30 million in its first three days. While not quite on a par with Taken 2, it beat Neeson’s other recent man-vs-the-world flicks, The Grey and Unknown.

Son Of God was in second spot with $26.5 million, which certainly isn’t bad for a film that’s essentially just a repackaged version of part of the The Bible miniseries that aired on TV last year. It took that amount of money despite reviews slating its television grade production values and clunky pacing and script, as well as a tongue in cheek Twitter hashtag suggesting Jesus was too good looking – #hotjesus. It just goes to show how much money you can make by appealing to the US religious folk.

Those were the only two new entries, although The LEGO Movie also had reason to cheer, as it crossed the $200 million mark at the US box office over the weekend.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of February 28th to March 2nd.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	Non-Stop	$30.0	$30.0
2	Son Of God	$26.5	$26.5
3	The LEGO Movie	$21.0	$209.3
4	The Monuments Men	$5.0	$65.6
5	3 Days To Kill	$4.9	$20.7
6	Robocop	$4.5	$51.2
7	Pompeii	$4.3	$17.7
8	Frozen	$3.6	$388.7
9	About Last Night	$3.4	$43.7
10	Ride Along	$3.0	$127.1

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FILMS: Non-Stop, Son Of God, The Lego Movie, The Monuments Men, Three Days To Kill, Robocop, Pompeii, Frozen, About Last Night, Ride Along

The Lego Movie Tops The US Box Office Again, With Pompeii Going Down In Flames

February 24, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The success of The LEGO movie continues with the film topping to US box office for a third week, taking an impressive $31.4 million. That makes for a total of $183 million so far. After this success, it’s little surprise Warner is already moving forward with a sequel.

The LEGO Movie completely obliterated the new competition, neither of which could scare up a huge amount of interest. 3 Days To Kill was in second spot with $12.3 million. It could have been worse as the movie didn’t cost a huge amount to produce, but it’s not a great start for the Kevin Costner action flick.

Going into the weekend, some were wondering if Pompeii would top the chart, but in the end it fizzled rather than erupted as the big budget movie barely took $10 million. It’s far less than most disaster movies, but at least it was a little higher than other recent effects-heavy bombs, The Legend Of Hercules and I, Frankenstein.

Take a look below for the box office top 10 for the weekend of February 21st-23rd 2014.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	The LEGO Movie	$31.4	$183.1
2	3 Days To Kill	$12.3	$12.3
3	Pompeii	$10.0	$10.0
4	Robocop	$9.4	$43.6
5	The Monuments Men	$8.1	$58.0
6	About Last Night	$7.4	$38.1
7	Ride Along	$4,6	$123.1
8	Frozen	$4.3	$384.0
9	Endless Love	$4,3	$20.1
10	Winter’s Tale	$2.1	$11.2

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FILMS: The Lego Movie, Three Days To Kill, Pompeii, Robocop (2013), The Monuments Men, About Last Night, Ride Along, Frozen, Endless Love, Winter's Tale

3 Days to Kill Trailer – Plus a poster for McG’s Kevin Costner starrer

December 17, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Kevin Costner is getting a bit of a career resurgence thanks to Man Of Steel and the upcoming Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and Draft Day. He’s also got 3 Days To Kill, directed by McG, and now we’ve got the first poster and trailer for that film.

Costner plays a dying Secret Service agent who retires in the hope of reconnecting with his estranged daughter. He is presented with an opportunity to take an experimental drug which may save his life, as long as he agrees to take on one last assignment. Amber Heard is the woman who offers him the drug, which the agent discovers has hallucinatory side effects.

It’s due out early next year. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Kevin Costner, Amber Heard DIRECTORS: McG FILMS: Three Days To Kill

Connie Nielsen Joins Kevin Costner In McG Directed Action Thriller

January 8, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

We already knew that Amber Heard and Hailee Steinfeld were in talks to join Kevin Costner in McG’s currently untitled thriller (previously known as Three Days To Kill), and now it’s been revealed that Connie Nielsen (Gladiator) will join them.

McG will directs the action flick from a screenplay by Luc Besson (Taken, The Transporter) and Adi Hasak (From Paris with Love). The darkly comedic action film is about a secret service agent who’s agreed to return from retirement for one last mission – in exchange for access to an experimental drug that could save his life. Hallucinatory, narcoleptic action ensues as he tries to complete the mission while battling the side effects of the drug.

The film is currently in production in Paris and will continue in Serbia, where it will wrap on April 22nd. The hope is to get it in cinemas before the end of the year.

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ACTORS: Connie Nielsen, Kevin James DIRECTORS: McG FILMS: Three Days To Kill

Amber Heard Up For Three Days to Kill

December 14, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Drive Angry and Rum Diary star Amber Heard is going to be giving out drugs if she finalises a deal to star in Three Days to Kill for director McG, according to Variety.

Kevin Costner is already onboard to star in the action-thriller, playing a dying Secret Service agent who retires in the hope of reconnecting with his estranged daughter. He is presented with an opportunity to take an experimental drug which may save his life, as long as he agrees to take on one last assignment. Amber Heard will play the woman who offers him the drug, which the agent discovers has hallucinatory side effects while trying to complete his mission. Hailee Steinfeld is also set to star.

McG will direct from a screenplay by Luc Besson and Adi Hasak. Shooting should begin early next year.

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ACTORS: Amber Heard, Kevin Costner DIRECTORS: McG FILMS: Three Days To Kill