Author: Ryan Northrup

Letter from Iwo Jima (2007) earned high praise from a historian, who commended director Clint Eastwood’s approach to capturing the conflict on film. Written by Iris Yamashita, Paul Haggis and Tadamichi Kuribayashi, Eastwood’s World War II film chronicles the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of the Japanese commander and his forces defending the titular island. The film serves as a companion film to Eastwood’s Flags of our ancestors (2006), which depicts the same battle but from an American perspective. In a recent video for Inside, Historian John McManus analyzes selected scenes from Letter from Iwo JimaAwarding the film…

Clint Eastwood Flags of our ancestors Earns a glowing review from a historian for his depiction of the Battle of Iwo Jima. Released in 2006, Flags of our ancestors Explores the American experience of the iconic World War II battle, and serves as a sister film to Eastwood’s Letter from Iwo Jima (2006). Flags of our ancestorsStarring Ryan Phillippe, Barry Pepper, Joseph Cross and Adam Beach, it focuses specifically on the lives of the men who raised the flag on Mount Suribachi, as captured in an iconic photograph, With early sections of the movie featuring intense beach combat. In a…

Mission: Impossible III Star Keri Russell recalls filming one of the movie’s gun stunts and Tom Cruise’s advice if her hair catches fire. Directed by JJ Abrams, the third installment in the hit Mission: Impossible The franchise was released in 2006, with Cruise returning as superspy Ethan Hunt to retrieve a mysterious item known as the Rabbit’s Foot. Russell appeared in Mission: Impossible 3 As Hunt’s trainee, Lindsay Farris, the beginning of the movie features an extended sequence in which Hunt rescues her from a guarded factory complex. In a recent video for Variety In which actors try to remember…

How I Met Your Mother Get a Brutally honest new fan-made poster for a potential remake. Created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, the hit sitcom premiered on CBS in 2005, chronicling the romantic exploits of Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) as he tells his children the story of how he met their mother. How I Met Your Mother Ended in 2015 with season 9, with the final moments of the show saw Ted, revealed to be a widower, learn that he still has feelings for Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders). A fan-made poster shared by @howimeyourmoheer Now pokes fun at Ted’s…

Paul Feig, who directed multiple episodes of The officeRecalls how Steve Carell saved the Michael Scott character with an acting choice in one scene. Served as an American remake of the British show of the same name by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, The office First aired on NBC in 2005, chronicles the daily lives of workers at the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. Carell’s Michael, a bumbling regional manager, was a core part of the show from the first episode, eventually departing in season 7. During a recent appearance on Jesse Taylor Ferguson Dinner’s on me Podcast (via EW) Fig…

The day after tomorrow Has found success on Netflix’s global top 10 chart after 20 years. In 2004, director Roland Emmerich S The day after tomorrow Chronicles the beginning of a devastating new planetary Ice Age With a story that follows paleoclimatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid) as he treks from Washington DC to New York City to rescue his stranded son, Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal). The film, which also stars Amy Rossum, Ian Holm, Sela Ward and Arjay Smith, was a box office hit, earning $552.6 million worldwide. Now, two decades later, New data from Netflix reveals that The day after…

VFX artists rip separate scenes from TorqueA sad one Fast & Furious Motorcycle ripoff. Directed by: Joseph Cohen, Torque Tells the story of Ford (Martin Henderson), a biker who returns from Thailand to find himself the target of two dangerous street gangs. The film, which was written by Matt Johnson and also stars Ice Cube, Monet Mazur, Dane Cook and Max Beesley, came out three years after The fast and the furious (2001), and was clearly heavily inspired by the film in terms of its characters, storylines and over-the-top action sequences. In a recent episode of their “VFX Artists React”…

Tom Cruise is fighting in The Last Samurai Earns a positive review from a real-life martial arts and katana instructor. Released in 2003, historical epic The Last Samurai is directed by Edward Zwick, with Cruz starring Nathan Algren, a US The film, which also stars Ken Watanabe and Billy Connolly, features a number of intense action sequences, with Nathan engaged in various battles after learning to fight like a samurai. In a recent video for InsideMartial arts and katana instructor Seki Nobuhide Sensei analyzes a ninja ambush scene from The Last SamuraiGrading it for its accuracy. While he admits that…

A martial arts and katana expert explains why Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Volume 1 Gets it wrong in one fight scene and demonstrates the correct technique. Released in 2003, Tarantino’s first Kill Bill Film marked his follow-up to Jackie Brown (1997). The action movie, starring Uma Thurman as The Bride, follows an ex-assassin who seeks revenge against the team of assassins who left her for dead, with many over-the-top action sequences featured throughout the film’s runtime. In a recent video for Inside, Seki Nobuhide Sensei analyzes the bride’s fight against Gogo Yubari in Kill BillRevealing that her opponent makes a…

Fiona’s human form is reimagined in an impressive new live-action fear Concept art video. Released in 2001, fearwhich was directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, became a major animated hit, spawning a franchise that now features four films in the main saga and two Puss in shoes Spinoff movies. Cameron Diaz’s Fiona plays an integral role in the first film and its three sequels alongside the dreaded Mike Myers, mostly as an ogre, but occasionally transforming into her human form. Artist Ulya Stuchuk Now shares a new video on Instagram, taking the ogre version of Fiona and turning her…