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Movie Review: Straight Outta Compton
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Straight Outta Compton
Director: F. Gary Gray
Screenwriters: Johnathan Herman, Andrea Berloffk
Cast: Corey Hawkins, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Jason Mitchell, Paul Giamatti, Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge
Universal Pictures
Rated R | 147 Minutes
Release Date: August 14, 2015
On the surface, many biopics based on a music artist or group will probably follow the same old Behind the Music narrative of the successes, hardships, and downfalls of said career. Of course, the subject of those episodic documentaries have had some sort of significance, but few have had as much of an impact both in the music industry and culturally as NWA.
In F. Gary Gray‘s Straight Outta Compton, we see a dramatized version of the rise and fall of the rap group whose significance resonates even 30-plus years after their first studio album of the same name. It was because of NWA’s groundbreaking music that the world learned about Compton, CA, and South Central Los Angeles. But the film also covers what went on when the music stopped, revealing that meteoric success can’t stop an inevitable disbanding.
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Tags: Aldis Hodge, Corey Hawkins, F. Gary Gray, Ice Cube, Jason Mitchell, Movie Review, N.W.A., Neil Brown Jr., O’Shea Jackson Jr., Paul Giamatti, Straight Outta Compton, Universal Pictures
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New ‘San Andreas’ Trailer “California Dreamin'”
Warner Brothers has released a new trailer for the earthquake disaster movie San Andreas, which is set to be released in theaters later this week. The new preview is titled “California Dreamin’,” the name of the cover song by Sia used in the trailers. You can check out previous trailers right here if you missed them.
The movie stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Paul Giamatti, Archie Panjabi, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, and Art Parkinson. It’s being directed by Brad Peyton (Journey 2: The Mysterious Island).
You can watch the new trailer for San Andreas below.
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Tags: Alexandra Daddario, Archie Panjabi, Art Parkinson, Brad Peyton, Carla Gugino, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Dwayne Johnson, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ioan Gruffudd, Paul Giamatti, San Andreas, Sia
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Final ‘San Andreas’ Trailer Starring Dwayne Johnson
There are some real world issues that some studios cannot foresee. For instance, the recent devastating Nepal earthquake death toll has exceed 7,000. Unfortunately, Warner Bros. would be releasing San Andreas, whose subject matter is dealing with a fictionalized account of a magnitude 9.0 earthquake centered along the infamous fault line.
Dwayne Johnson plays a helicopter rescue pilot who now must save his ex-wife (Carla Gugino) and his daughter (Alexandra Daddario) from the aftermath of the quake and the following aftershocks. We’ve seen a bit of the destructive force in the previous trailer, but this latest one is sure to reinforce the idea that there is no way of hiding from an earthquake. Check out the latest trailer below.
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Tags: Alexandra Daddario, Archie Panjabi, Brad Peyton, Carla Gugino, Colton Haynes, Dwayne Johnson, Ioan Gruffudd, Kylie Minogue, Paul Giamatti, San Andreas, Will Yun Lee
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New Trailer For Earthquake Thriller ‘San Andreas’ Starring Dwayne Johnson
The second official trailer for San Andreas has been released online by Warner Brothers Pictures. You can check out the first trailer right here if you missed it.
The movie stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as a search and rescue helicopter pilot who’s searching for his daughter with his estranged wife after a monster earthquake devastates the west coast.
Click on over to the other side to read a full synopsis and watch the second trailer for San Andreas now.
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Tags: Alexandra Daddario, Archie Panjabi, Art Parkinson, Beau Flynn, Brad Peyton, Carla Gugino, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Dwayne Johnson, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ioan Gruffudd, Paul Giamatti, San Andreas, Warner Brothers
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‘San Andreas’ Trailer: The Rock Takes On Devastating Earthquake In New Disaster Flick
The first trailer for the upcoming disaster flick San Andreas has been released. The movie follows a helicopter pilot (played by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) desperately trying to get to his daughter after a devastating earthquake hits.
The movie also stars Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Paul Giamatti, Archie Panjabi, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, and Art Parkinson, and is directed by Brad Peyton (Journey 2: The Mysterious Island).
You can read a full synopsis and watch the trailer for San Andreas below.
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Tags: Alexandra Daddario, Archie Panjabi, Art Parkinson, Brad Peyton, Carla Gugino, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Dwayne Johnson, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ioan Gruffudd, Paul Giamatti, San Andreas
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