The Steven Spielberg directed Cold War thriller starring Tom Hanks now has a title and composer.

“Bridge of Spies” is about a Brooklyn lawyer (Hanks) who is sent to negotiate the release of a pilot detained by the Soviet Union.

Here’s a little history lesson for ya. In the Cold War, the Glienicke Bridge was a restricted border between East Germany and West Berlin and was used by the Americans and the Soviets to exchange captured spies. Reporters called it the “Bridge of Spies”.

Spielberg’s usual composer, John Williams, could not score the picture due to health reasons. Williams has scored every Spielberg film except for “The Color Purple” where Quincy Jones took up composing duties. Thomas Newman, whose last two films were “Saving Mr. Banks” and “Skyfall” (receiving Oscar noms for both), is replacing Williams.

Originally written by Matt Charman (co-writer of “Suite Française”) and later revised by the Coen brothers (“Unbroken”, “Inside Llewyn Davis”), “Bridge of Spies” hits US cinemas on October 16.

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Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Review

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August 18, 2019

Bryan Weatherall

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Review - Leonardo DiCaprio as Rick Dalton and Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is a film which comes written and directed by Quentin Tarantino who some may know for films such as The Hateful Eight (2015) or Pulp Fiction (1994). The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Dakota Fanning and Al Pacino. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is about a fading Hollywood actor and his stunt double who are striving to achieve success in the final years of the Hollywood golden age.

Before going into this film, I must admit I was quite excited about it. This is the 9th film from Quentin Tarantino, who is one of my favourite directors of all time and the cast is filled with so many great actors there’s no reason to not want to see this one. Even though my expectations for this film were set very high, I came out of the cinema incredibly happy, very entertained and extremely impressed with what I just saw. Quentin Tarantino has truly delivered something very special this year and I highly recommend going to see it.

The way the story is told is very interesting. The audience follows the career of Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) who is trying to maintain his stardom and Hollywood status in a time when things are changing. The actor is trying to transition from being a major TV star to a Hollywood actor, but it’s very difficult. On top of this, Rick Dalton is ageing and he is no longer in his prime, he’s sort of becoming obsolete. Cliff (Brad Pitt) is sharing a similar fate with his career tied to the success or failure of Rick’s. In contrast to these two, Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie) is a character who is everything good about Hollywood in 1969, her personality is welcoming, she helps people and she’s friendly. Quentin Tarantino’s Sharon Tate is the ideal Hollywood star of the time.

Quentin Tarantino with this film captured the spirit and essence of Hollywood in 1969. I felt like I was watching real people going through real things. The attention to detail on each of the characters and also watching them develop as the film progresses was very well done. This film also one has of the best endings and is maybe the best film that I’ve seen in 2019.

The actors were all great, I really enjoyed watching Leonardo DiCaprio in this film. The actor has a very wide range of things he could do as his character Rick Dalton is going through quite a lot and there are a lot of different emotional elements. On top of this, as a character who is an actor, Rick is seen acting in other films within this film as different characters he is playing. There are some very good performances within this film from Rick Dalton and in some ways, I wish I could watch the films that he was making within this film. Brad Pitt does very well and so too does Margot Robbie. Dakota Fanning surprised me a lot in this film as I didn’t even recognise her as Squeaky Fromme, she was only in the film for a bit, but for that time she was, she was very impactful.

Overall, I have no further comments to make about this film without having to go into major spoilers discussing all the different elements of it. It’s hard to write a long review for a film when everything was awesome in it. The directing, acting, writing, music and everything else about Once Upon A Time In Hollywood was awesome and Quentin Tarantino exceeded my expectations for this film. It may just be one of his best ones yet. I highly recommend going to see it at the cinema this week or as soon as you can. I am already wanting to see it a second time and probably will re-watch it on Blu-Ray when it’s released.

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4 New PS4 Controllers Are Coming Out In September

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3 days ago

August 16, 2019

Bryan Weatherall

Rose Gold PS4 Control

PlayStation has just revealed that 4 new PS4 controllers are coming and also a Rose Gold PS4 collection. The new control colours include Electric Purple, Red Camouflage, Titanium Blue and Rose Gold. These 4 new controllers will release in September 2019.

PlayStation has also revealed that in November 2019, fans will also be able to have a new Rose Gold PS4 Headset which matches the Rose Gold PS4 controller and makes a new Rose Gold PS4 collection. PlayStation has said that it “offers the same Gold Wireless Headset audio features players have come to love, but boasts a Rose Gold metallic finish on the headband, with embossed PS Shapes on the inside.”

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Every PS4 Game & Accessory Releasing In August 2019

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2 weeks ago

August 7, 2019

Bryan Weatherall

Control is one of PS4's biggest game releases this August

August 2019 is a month with quite a few PS4 games and accessories that will be released. If you are looking for something new for your console here is a list of what you can find in stores this August. We’ve also included prices at different store to help you choose. If you want more retailers to be added next month for us to compare, let us know in the comments below.

Prices were correct as of 07/08/2019 but may change throughout the month.