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Film review | The Expatriate – Aaron Eckhart’s ex-agent is back in the spy game with daughter in tow
Dead drops, black ops and a rogue CIA agent on the run from murderously inclined former colleagues: The Expatriate certainly sounds like any number of recent espionage thrillers. Yet Aaron Eckhart’s fugitive spy isn’t quite another Jason Bourne. He’s saddled … Continue reading
DVD review | Argo – Ben Affleck’s shaggy-haired CIA man pulls off an audacious coup
Fresh from triumphs at the Baftas and Oscars, director-star Ben Affleck’s terrific thriller Argo arrives on DVD and Blu-ray. As you’ll all know by now, the film tells the stranger-than-fiction true story of the outlandish CIA scheme to rescue six … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Arkin, Argo, Ben Affleck, CIA, Hollywood, Iran, Iranian hostage crisis, John Chambers, John Goodman, Tehran, Tony Mendez
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Win Real-Life Spy Story Argo on DVD!
Hollywood and high-stakes espionage collide with the Golden Globe®, BAFTA® and Oscar® award-winning Argo, arriving onto Blu-ray™ – with an extended cut of the film featuring never-before-seen scenes and more than 4 hours of special features – and DVD on … Continue reading
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Tagged Argo, Ben Affleck, CIA
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Film review | Zero Dark Thirty – Kathryn Bigelow’s brilliant account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden
Scripted, shot and in the can within 18 months of the May 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow’s compelling account of the decade-long quest to track down and kill the al-Qaida … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Releases, Reviews, The Best View
Tagged 9/11, Abbottabad, CIA, Homeland, Hurt Locker, Jason Clarke, Jessica Chastain, Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boals, Osama bin Laden, Zero Dark Thirty
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Film review | Argo – Ben Affleck wrings laughs and suspense from a strange-but-true spy story
A terrific thriller about an audacious episode of real-life derring-do, Argo features remarkable coups behind and in front of the camera. Directed by and starring Ben Affleck, the film pulls off the feat of being both funny and suspenseful while … Continue reading
Out on DVD | Duplicity
Julia Roberts and Clive Owen make a classy double act as sneaky partners in love and crime in the romantic caper thriller Duplicity. The duo play former government spies: Owen an agent for MI6 and Roberts for the CIA. Now … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourne, Caprice, CIA, Clive Owen, Doris Day, Duplicity, Julia Roberts, MI6, Michael Clayton, Paul Giamatti, Richard Harris, Tom Wilkinson, Tony Gilroy
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Win witty spy thriller Duplicity on DVD
This competition has now closed. The witty espionage comedy Duplicity starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen comes out on DVD on Monday July 27th. To celebrate the film’s release we’re giving you the chance to win one of 3 copies … Continue reading
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Tagged CIA, Clive Owen, Duplicity, DVD competition, Julia Roberts, MI6, Michael Clayton, Tony Gilroy
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Out on DVD | Body of Lies
Ridley Scott gives us his typically muscular take on the War on Terror with Body of Lies, a political action thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe as strategically and temperamentally opposed CIA men. DiCaprio’s the agent in the field … Continue reading
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Tagged Body of Lies, CIA, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe
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Win a copy of Body of Lies on DVD
Leonardo DiCaprio’s CIA field agent finds himself at loggerheads with Russell Crowe’s wily strategist Ed Hoffman in director Ridley Scott’s explosive political action thriller Body of Lies, which gets released on DVD on 30th March. DiCaprio’s Roger Ferris concocts a … Continue reading
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Tagged Body of Lies, CIA, DVD competition, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe
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The Best view | Duplicity – Julia Roberts & Clive Owen shine as double-dealing spies
Five years after playing double-dealing lovers in the claustrophobic chamber drama Closer, Julia Roberts and Clive Owen team up again on screen as sneaky partners in love and crime in the jaunty globetrotting spy caper Duplicity. They play a pair … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourne, Caprice, CIA, Clive Owen, Closer, Doris Day, Duplicity, Julia Roberts, MI6, Michael Clayton, Paul Giamatti, Richard Harris, The International, Tom Wilkinson, Tony Gilroy
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