Fifty Dead Men Walking

(2009)

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In the late 1980s, a young hooligan by the name of Martin McGartland served as a "tout", or an informer, for the British special forces occupying Northern Ireland. ... Full Article

This may be a first for me, but I'm kind of hoping it won't be the last. This interview with actor Jim Sturgess--best know for his leading-man work in ACROSS THE UNIVERSE and last year's card-counting flick 21--may be the... ... Full Article

COLD SOULS In a tour de force acting performance that will likely go all but unnoticed, Paul Giamatti plays a version of himself going through a spiritual crisis involving acting, an overall heavy burden on his soul, and the Russian... ... Full Article

FIFTY DEAD MEN WALKING " - Being a Double Agent can be TWICE as Troublesome & Painful! = Rating = 8.5 of 10 stars (based on an advance screening). ... Full Article

"Fifty Dead Men Walking," a streamlined, adrenalized thriller that is not as deep as it would like to appear, treads a retrospective political tightrope. Loosely adapted by the Canadian director Kari Skogland from Martin McGartland's 1997 memoir (written with Nicholas... ... Full Article

Belfast, 1988. The height of the Troubles. British troops occupy the city and are at war with the Irish Republican Army. The British want to retain Northern Ireland as part of the United Kingdom. ... Full Article

Entertainment Columnist It's rare that a movie about Ireland's Troubles gets it right. It's worth noting as well that McGartland himself is none too pleased with key events in the movie that uses his name. ... Full Article

And his love of money -- and his more urgent need for same after his girlfriend (Natalie Press) becomes pregnant -- combine to make him susceptible to the mixture of threats and seduction Kingsley's Fergus skillfully employs to bring him... ... Full Article

TORONTO - The gritty streets of Belfast play a central role in the Irish Republican Army drama "Fifty Dead Men Walking," but for Canadian actor Kevin Zegers they also represent a pivotal stage in his acting career. ... Full Article

I'm not sure exactly what everyone was saying in the IRA thriller Fifty Dead Men Walking , so authentic were the thick Ulster accents. That's all right, though, because I'm not exactly sure what the IRA was all about either. ... Full Article

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