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Ron Howard’s EDEN Starts Filming in Queensland

Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard has returned to the Gold Coast with Eden.The Imagine Entertainment and AGC Studios feature has recently commenced filming. Eden will generate an estimated $26.5 million for the Queensland economy and create more than 300 local jobs . Imagine Entertainment’s Eden is the second Ron Howard feature film to be made…

Backdraft & Backdraft 2

Director Ron Howard Starring Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro Rated M Score 5/6 Two Chicago firefighter brothers, who don’t get along, have to work together while a dangerous arsonist is on the loose. For those of you who have been reading my reviews for a while, I want to take an opportunity to…

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Director Ron Howard Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke Rated M Score 4/6 During an adventure into a dark criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future copilot Chewbacca and encounters Lando Calrissian years before joining the Rebellion. Considering that it seems that LucasArts lost the keys to the money printing press and Marvel found…

In the heart of the sea

Director Ron Howard Starring Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson Rated M Score 4/6 Based on the 1820 event, a whaling ship is preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days, thousands of miles from home. In the Heart of the Sea is based on Nathaniel Philbrick’s 2000 book…

Rush

Director Ron Howard Staring Daniel Brühl, Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde Rated MA Score 5/6 The story follows their distinctly different personal styles on and off the track, their loves and the astonishing 1976 season in which both drivers were willing to risk everything to become world champion in a sport with no margin for error:…

The Dilemma

Directed by Ron Howard Staring Vince Vaughn, Channing Tatum, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Kevin James, Queen Latifah Rating M Score 4/6 By Tanteliz The “Dilemma” arises when Ronny a confirmed bachelor finally gets around to planning to propose to his girlfriend. He is inspired by what seems like the great marriage between Nick and his…

Frost Nixon

Directed by Ron Howard Staring Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Matthew Macfadyen Rating M Score 6/6 When going to see Frost / Nixon I was hoping that the movie was goin to primarily deal with the actual taping of the historic interviews between Frost and Nixon. Instead the movie deals with how…