"The Railway Man (film) The Railway Man is a 2013 British–Australian war film directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. It is an adaptation of the 1995 autobiography of the same name by Eric Lomax, and stars Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine, and Stellan Skarsgård. It premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2013. During the Second World War, Eric Lomax is a British officer who is captured by the Japanese in Singapore and sent to a Japanese POW camp, where he is forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway north of the Malay Peninsula. During his time"
"Iron Man 3 Iron Man 3 (stylized onscreen as Iron Man Three) is a 2013 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to 2008's ""Iron Man"" and 2010's ""Iron Man 2"", and the seventh film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Shane Black from a screenplay he co-wrote with Drew Pearce, and stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man, alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stéphanie Szostak, James Badge"
"The Girl on the Train (2013 film) The Girl on the Train is a 2013 American independent thriller film directed and written by Larry Brand, and produced by James Carpenter, Rebecca Reynolds, Gary Sales. The film stars Henry Ian Cusick, Nicki Aycox, Stephen Lang. Danny Hart, a documentary filmmaker, boards a train at Grand Central Terminal, heading to upstate New York to interview the subjects of his latest project. A chance encounter with a mysterious young woman leads him on a journey of a very different sort, and within the blink of an eye, Hart is forced to leave his"
"put their bravery to the test in order to find their new friend in time for the re-opening of Ulfstead Castle the very next day. Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway King of the Railway is a 2013 direct-to-video CGI-animated fantasy-comedy adventure film of the TV series, ""Thomas & Friends"". The film's CGI animation is by Arc Productions. Directed by Rob Silvestri, the film stars Ben Small and Martin Sherman as Thomas the Tank Engine in the UK and the US respectively. Co-stars include Keith Wickham, Kerry Shale, William Hope and Teresa Gallagher. Bob Golding, Mike Grady, Jonathan Forbes,"
"at the same time in autumn 2013; however as of autumn 2014 neither had been released, and the film never started production. In 2018 a rollercoaster inspired by the film opened at Alton Towers. The wooden rollercoaster features a 6 storey wicker man structure which the train passes through three times as it bursts into flames. The Wicker Man The Wicker Man is a 1973 British mystery horror film directed by Robin Hardy. It stars Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt, and Christopher Lee. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer, inspired by David Pinner's 1967 novel ""Ritual"", centres on"
"belief that this was irrelevant and bent the original vision ever so slightly, stating, ""Instead, we decided to look for someone who is not literally older, but who has a seasoned history in the film world."" On May 7, 2013, it was announced that Keanu Reeves began negotiations to star in the piece in April, and was later confirmed as the film's male lead, after Iwanyk and Peter Lawson of Thunder Road showed him the script, which he thought to be full of potential and further stated, ""I love the role, but you want the whole story, the whole ensemble"
"The Railroad The Railroad () is a 2006 South Korean film starring Kim Kang-woo and Son Tae-young. The second feature film of writer and director Park Heung-sik, it was also co-produced and co-edited by his wife, Park Gok-ji. ""The Railroad"" won the FIPRESCI award and Best Actor for Kim Kang-woo at the 25th Torino Film Festival. The name is taken from the Gyeongui Line. Man-soo, a railroad engineer, experiences a traumatic accident, while Hanna, a German-language university lecturer who is having an affair with one of her colleagues, also suffers a personal tragedy. The two meet after boarding a train"
"the elaborate story of a commodities banker and street hustler crossing paths after being made part of a bet. The film features a scene between Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Denholm Elliott, and Dan Aykroyd when they must don disguises to enter a train. For no reason relevant to the plot Dan Aykroyd's character puts on full black face make up, a dread locked wig and a Jamaican accent to fill the position of a Jamaican pot head. The film has received very little criticism for its use of racial and Ethnic stereotype, Rotten Tomatoes even citing it as ""featuring"
"a runaway train as it barrels through snowy desolate Alaska. Voight and Roberts were both nominated for Academy Awards for their respective roles. Oscar ""Manny"" Manheim is a ruthless bank robber and hero to the convicts of Alaska's Stonehaven Maximum Security Prison. After two previous escape attempts, Manny is put in solitary confinement for three years. A court order compels sadistic Associate Warden Ranken to release him from solitary. Planning a third break out, Manny is forced to advance his plan to mid-winter after he is stabbed. Manny recruits young prisoner Buck McGeehy to help in the complicated plan. After"
"film: Masterman was renamed Beddoes, the dead maid was named Paulette instead of Susanne, Helena Goldenberg became Helena Grünwald (which is German for ""Greenwood""), Antonio Foscarelli became Gino Foscarelli, Caroline Martha Hubbard became Harriet Belinda Hubbard, and the train line's Belgian/Flemish director, Monsieur Bouc, became instead an Italian director, Signor Bianchi. On 16 June 2015, 20th Century Fox hired Kenneth Branagh to direct and star as Poirot in another film adaptation of the story, which was released on 3 November 2017. On 29 September 2016, the studio issued a press release announcing much of the cast, including Johnny Depp as"
"Jon Favreau Jonathan Kolia Favreau (; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. As an actor, he is known for roles in films such as ""Rudy"" (1993), ""Swingers"" (1996) (which he also wrote), ""Very Bad Things"" (1998), ""The Break-Up"" (2006), ""Friends"" (1994-2004), ""Couples Retreat"" (2009), and ""Chef"" (2014) (which he also directed). He has additionally directed the films ""Elf"" (2003), """" (2005), ""Iron Man"" (2008), ""Iron Man 2"" (2010), ""Cowboys & Aliens"" (2011), and ""The Jungle Book"" (2016), and served as an executive producer on ""The Avengers"" (2012), ""Iron Man 3"" (2013), """" (2015), """""
"was shaky, but adequate."" The Lone Ranger (2013 film) The Lone Ranger is a 2013 American western action film directed by Gore Verbinski and written by Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Based on the radio series of the same name, the film stars Johnny Depp as Tonto, the narrator of the events and Armie Hammer as John Reid, the Lone Ranger. The film is told through Tonto's memories of the duo's earliest efforts to subdue local villainy and bring justice to the American Old West. William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, Ruth Wilson, James Badge Dale, Tom Wilkinson and Helena"
"Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway King of the Railway is a 2013 direct-to-video CGI-animated fantasy-comedy adventure film of the TV series, ""Thomas & Friends"". The film's CGI animation is by Arc Productions. Directed by Rob Silvestri, the film stars Ben Small and Martin Sherman as Thomas the Tank Engine in the UK and the US respectively. Co-stars include Keith Wickham, Kerry Shale, William Hope and Teresa Gallagher. Bob Golding, Mike Grady, Jonathan Forbes, Rebecca O'Mara and Miranda Raison join the cast. The sequel to Hero of the Rails. In 2013, Thomas, Percy, James and all their Steam team"
"railroad dispatcher who lives in a poor neighborhood by the railroad tracks and is seduced by Betty (Michaels), who is after his money. After they marry, Betty and her lover Steve Kowalski (Nixon) scheme to murder him. But in a chance accident, Jan regains his hearing and discovers their plot. Steve has a last-minute change of heart and Betty leaves, disgusted with Steve's inaction. ""Time"" magazine praised Haas as ""Hollywood's most promising new moviemaker"" since Stanley Kramer, calling the film ""a fascinating game of cat & mouse, played for pathos as well as suspense"", and noted how its sense of"
"Running Man (2013 film) Running Man () is a 2013 South Korean action film starring Shin Ha-kyun as an ordinary man who begins to be chased and watched by the entire nation after he is falsely accused in a homicide case. ""Running Man"" was the first ever Korean movie to have 100% of its investment come from a Hollywood studio, 20th Century Fox, which also produced it along with CreaPictures. Distributed by Fox both domestically and worldwide, it was released in theaters on April 4, 2013. Jong-Woo (Shin Ha-kyun) went to prison four times for petty crimes likes burglary and"
"The Lone Ranger (2013 film) The Lone Ranger is a 2013 American western action film directed by Gore Verbinski and written by Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Based on the radio series of the same name, the film stars Johnny Depp as Tonto, the narrator of the events and Armie Hammer as John Reid, the Lone Ranger. The film is told through Tonto's memories of the duo's earliest efforts to subdue local villainy and bring justice to the American Old West. William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, Ruth Wilson, James Badge Dale, Tom Wilkinson and Helena Bonham Carter also are"
"The Wolverine (film) The Wolverine is a 2013 superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Wolverine. The film, distributed by 20th Century Fox, is the sixth installment in the ""X-Men"" film series and the second film of the Wolverine solo film series. Hugh Jackman reprises his role from previous films as the title character, with James Mangold directing a screenplay written by Scott Frank and Mark Bomback, based on the 1982 limited series ""Wolverine"" by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller. In the film, which follows the events of """", Logan travels to Japan, where he engages an old acquaintance in"
"The Commuter (film) The Commuter is a 2018 action thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by Byron Willinger, Philip de Blasi and Ryan Engle. The film stars Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Jonathan Banks, and Sam Neill. It follows a man who is unwittingly recruited into a murder conspiracy after meeting a mysterious woman while on his daily train commute. The film premiered in New York City on January 8, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on January 12, 2018, by Lionsgate, and on January 19, 2018 in the United Kingdom by StudioCanal; it"
"Jeremy Irvine Jeremy William Fredric Smith (born 1 July 1990), better known as Jeremy Irvine, is an English actor who made his film debut in the epic war film ""War Horse"" (2011). In 2012, he portrayed Philip ""Pip"" Pirrip in the film adaptation of ""Great Expectations"". Irvine earned a reputation as a method actor after he went for two months without food, losing around , and performed his own torture scene stunts in ""The Railway Man"" (2013). He has since starred in """" (2015), and portrayed Daniel Grigori in the direct-to-video film adaptation of the young adult novel ""Fallen"" (2016)."
"The Bag Man The Bag Man (also known as Motel or The Carrier) is a 2014 action thriller film directed by David Grovic. It is based on an original screenplay by James Russo and a rewrite by David Grovic and Paul Conway and an inspiration of ""The Cat: A Tale of Feminine Redemption"" by Marie-Louise von Franz. The film stars John Cusack, Rebecca Da Costa, Crispin Glover, Dominic Purcell, and Robert De Niro. The film premiered on February 28, 2014, in New York and Los Angeles. Brutal gangster Dragna recruits professional killer Jack to pick up a bag and wait"
"a recurring back injury. After Clooney's departure, actors including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ryan Gosling, Channing Tatum, Alexander Skarsgård, Ewan McGregor, Robert Pattinson, Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Michael Fassbender, Bradley Cooper, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joel Kinnaman, Russell Crowe, Chris Pine, Ryan Reynolds, and Jon Hamm were considered for the lead role. On March 18, 2013, Tom Cruise was in early talks to take the lead in the film. Armie Hammer was cast in the second lead role as Illya Kuryakin on April 24, 2013, with Cruise set as Solo. Swedish actress Alicia Vikander joined the film on May 8, 2013, as the female"
"Quentin Tarantino knock-off made two decades too late. The Bag Man The Bag Man (also known as Motel or The Carrier) is a 2014 action thriller film directed by David Grovic. It is based on an original screenplay by James Russo and a rewrite by David Grovic and Paul Conway and an inspiration of ""The Cat: A Tale of Feminine Redemption"" by Marie-Louise von Franz. The film stars John Cusack, Rebecca Da Costa, Crispin Glover, Dominic Purcell, and Robert De Niro. The film premiered on February 28, 2014, in New York and Los Angeles. Brutal gangster Dragna recruits professional killer"
"Gotham Independent Film Awards 2013 The 23rd Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on December 2, 2013. The nominees were announced on October 24, 2013. The ceremony was hosted by Nick Kroll. It is the first Gotham Awards ceremony where the awards for best actor and best actress were given out. Inside Llewyn Davis The Act of Killing Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof – ""Dallas Buyers Club"" Brie Larson as Grace Howard – ""Short Term 12"" Ryan Coogler – ""Fruitvale Station"" Michael B. Jordan – ""Fruitvale Station"" Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings"
"Gita Pullapilly – ""Beneath the Harvest Sky"" Gotham Independent Film Awards 2013 The 23rd Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on December 2, 2013. The nominees were announced on October 24, 2013. The ceremony was hosted by Nick Kroll. It is the first Gotham Awards ceremony where the awards for best actor and best actress were given out. Inside Llewyn Davis The Act of Killing Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof – ""Dallas Buyers Club"" Brie Larson as Grace Howard – ""Short Term 12"" Ryan Coogler – ""Fruitvale Station"" Michael B. Jordan – ""Fruitvale"
"The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on May 23, 2014 by Lionsgate. Henry Altmann (Robin Williams) is stuck in Brooklyn traffic while on his way to a doctor's appointment. His car is suddenly struck by a taxi, which propels him into a rage which he unleashes upon the taxi driver. Henry goes to the Brooklyn hospital, where Dr. Sharon Gill (Mila Kunis) is covering for his usual doctor, with whom she is having an affair. After examining scans of his brain, Sharon informs Henry that he has a brain aneurysm and his outlook"
"Man of Steel (film) Man of Steel is a 2013 superhero film featuring the DC Comics character Superman. It is a British-American venture produced by DC Entertainment, Legendary Pictures and Syncopy, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the first installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film is directed by Zack Snyder, written by David S. Goyer, and stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni, and Russell Crowe. ""Man of Steel"" is a reboot of the ""Superman"" film series that portrays the character's origin story."
"Trainwreck (film) Trainwreck is a 2015 American romantic comedy film directed by Judd Apatow and written by Amy Schumer. The film stars Schumer and Bill Hader along with an ensemble cast that includes Brie Larson, Colin Quinn, John Cena, Vanessa Bayer, Tilda Swinton, Ezra Miller, and LeBron James. The film is about a hard-drinking, free-spirited young magazine writer named Amy Townsend (Schumer) who has her first serious relationship with a prominent sports doctor named Aaron Conners (Hader). Principal photography began on May 19, 2014, in New York City. The film premiered at the 2015 South by Southwest Film Festival on"
"tone and a sense of balance."" Jon Favreau Jonathan Kolia Favreau (; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. As an actor, he is known for roles in films such as ""Rudy"" (1993), ""Swingers"" (1996) (which he also wrote), ""Very Bad Things"" (1998), ""The Break-Up"" (2006), ""Friends"" (1994-2004), ""Couples Retreat"" (2009), and ""Chef"" (2014) (which he also directed). He has additionally directed the films ""Elf"" (2003), """" (2005), ""Iron Man"" (2008), ""Iron Man 2"" (2010), ""Cowboys & Aliens"" (2011), and ""The Jungle Book"" (2016), and served as an executive producer on ""The Avengers"" (2012), ""Iron"
"of a crowd reacting to Spider-Man catching Gwen Stacy from ""Spider-Man 3""s B-roll was used in the 2017 film ""Life"". Official Reviews Other Spider-Man 3 Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 American superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It was directed by Sam Raimi from a screenplay by Raimi, his older brother Ivan, and Alvin Sargent. It is the third and final installment in Raimi's original ""Spider-Man"" film trilogy, following ""Spider-Man"" (2002) and ""Spider-Man 2"" (2004). The film stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rosemary Harris, Cliff Robertson,"
"The F Word (2013 film) The F Word (released in some countries as What If?) is a 2013 Canadian romantic comedy film directed by Michael Dowse and written by Elan Mastai, based on TJ Dawe and Michael Rinaldi's play ""Toothpaste and Cigars"". The film stars Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Megan Park, Adam Driver, Mackenzie Davis and Rafe Spall and follows a pair of best friends who begin to have feelings for each other. It premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2013 and was released in Canada on August 22, 2014. The film was a nominee"
"on the scene as being over a thousand-to-one, and highly unlikely to have been in Spencer's favor. French officials at the ceremony to honor Spencer's selfless act acknowledge his bravery and he is awarded the French Legion of Honour in recognition of his act of courage. On September 22, 2015, Mark Moogalian was awarded the Legion of Honor by President François Hollande for his actions on the train. Additionally, Paul-Mikel Williams, Max Ivutin, Bryce Gheisar, Cole Eichenberger, and William Jennings portray younger versions of Stone, Sadler, and Skarlatos. On April 20, 2017, it was announced that Clint Eastwood would next"
"Jonny Lee Miller Jonathan Lee Miller (born 15 November 1972) is an English-American film, television and theatre actor. He achieved early success for his portrayal of Simon ""Sick Boy"" Williamson in the dark comedy drama film ""Trainspotting"" (1996) and as Dade Murphy in ""Hackers"" (1995), before earning further critical recognition for his performances in ""Afterglow"" (1997), ""Mansfield Park"" (1999), ""The Flying Scotsman"" (2006), ""Endgame"" (2009) and ""T2 Trainspotting"" (2017); for ""The Flying Scotsman"" he received a London Film Critics' Circle nomination for Actor of the Year. He was also part of the principal cast in the films ""Melinda and Melinda"""
"Julian Jarrold was reported to be directing the film instead. In January 2016, Jaume Collet-Serra closed a deal to direct the film, marking his fourth collaboration with Neeson, and also executive produced through Ombra Films, with partner Juan Sola. The film was produced by StudioCanal and The Picture Company. In September 2015, it was announced that Liam Neeson would star in the film. In June 2016, Vera Farmiga joined, in a role described as ""a mysterious woman who boards a commuter train and proposes an enticing opportunity to Neeson's character, one that has dire circumstances if he accepts."" The project"