Captain Phillips

Captain Phillips is a 2013 American action thriller directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi. The film is a biopic of merchant mariner Captain Richard Phillips, who was taken hostage by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean during the Maersk Alabama hijacking in 2009 led by Abduwali Muse.

The screenplay by Billy Ray is based upon the book, A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea (2010), by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty. The film is produced by Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, and Michael De Luca.[3] It was released on October 11, 2013,[4] and had its premiere when shown at the 2013 New York Film Festival.

The Blacklist

The Blacklist follows Raymond “Red” Reddington (James Spader), one of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives, as he joins with the FBI, claiming that they can work with one another. When he agrees to cooperate in bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists, he tells them that he will only speak with Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone), a rookie FBI profiler.

As they work together, Keen questions Reddington’s motives and Reddington simply feels she is very special. When one terrorist is taken down, Reddington informs them that it is only the beginning. Reddington gives the FBI access to “The Blacklist”, a list with known terrorists and criminals the world doesn’t know about. With Reddington’s help, they work together to eradicate the list.

Created by Jon Bokenkamp, the series also stars: Harry Lennix as FBI Assistant Director Harold Cooper, Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler, Ryan Eggold as Tom Keen, Ilfenesh Hadera as Jennifer Palmer.

GRAVITY

Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone–tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth…and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.

12 YEARS A SLAVE

 

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender), as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist (Brad Pitt) will forever alter his life.

ELYSIUM

Elysium is a 2013 American science fiction action-thriller film written, co-produced and directed by Neill Blomkamp and starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster. It was released on August 9, 2013 in both conventional and IMAX Digital theaters.

WALKING DEAD SEASON 4

AMC’s Walking Dead is back for the fourth season which premiered on October 13, 2013. The series will run for 16 episodes which will end in March 2014.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in an ABC TV series based on Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division). The series premiered on ABC on September 24, 2013 and was picked for a complete season of 22 episodes.

Some of the main casts for the show include Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Melinda May and Chloe Bennet as Skye.

 

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SLEEPY HOLLOW

Sleepy Hollow is TV series that premiered on Fox on September 16, 2013. Base on the short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by American author Washington Irving,Sleepy Hollow has been such a success for FOX that has already been renewed for a second season.

Some of the cast include the Tom Maison as Ichabod Crane, Nicole Beharie (The Good Wife) as Lieutenant Abbie Mills and Orlando Jones who plays Captain Frank Irving.

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