The Bearded Trio

12 STRONG Starring Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Navid Negahban,   Trevante Rhodes, Elsa Pataky and William Fichtner Based on the book The Horse Soldiers  by Doug Stanton Screenplay by Ted Tally and Peter Craig Directed by Nicolai Fuglsig Reviewed by Paul & Patrick Gibbs  Out of Four For some reason, January has become "hug a Republican" month in Hollywood, with a one major release per year aimed at the American Sniper or Lone Survivor crowd, you know who I mean, the people that deeply resents you because you don't have an American flag on your garbage can, or "Support the Troops" or "Shoot A Duck For Jesus" bumper stickers on the truck you don't own. This year's entry comes from Hollywood mega-producer and Jerry Bruckheimer, who used to specialize in macho military recruiting films back in the pre-Johnny Depp phase of his career.  But this is his first major foray into the genre post 9/11 ( Blackh...

Jerry Bruckheimer, one of the most prolific and successful television and film producers in history, will receive the prestigious Honorary Golden Nymph Award recognizing his lifetime achievements in his profession. The presentation will be made by H.S.H. Prince Albert of Monaco at the Opening Ceremony of the 54 th  Annual Monte-Carlo Television Festival, it was announced today by Laurent Puons, CEO of the Festival. The Festival will be held in Monte-Carlo from June 7-11, 2014.  Mr. Bruckheimer’s television programs and films have reached into literally all corners of the globe. His films have earned over $16 billion in worldwide box office, video and recording revenues and in the 2005-06 season he had a record-breaking 10 series on network television, a feat unprecedented in nearly 60 years of television history. His projects have been acknowledged with 41 Academy Award nominations (six wins), 118 Emmy Award nominations (22 wins), 23 Golden Globe nominations (four wins),...