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HOSTAGE set to be first sleeper hit of 2005'

Hey folks, Harry here.... Sorry I've let ya down on spotting this one earlier... I should have been focused on this movie a helluvalot earlier than I am. Why? Well on a surface level it may just look like one of those lessor Bruce Willis phoned in thriller things that very rarely if ever seem to satisfy. Now don't get me wrong, I love my Bruce Willis movies like nobody's business, but let's face it... his suspense movies typically are Grade C endeavors. Now - why do I have my panties ripped off and ready to lay down with this otherwise unremarkable flick? Florent Emilio Siri. Who? Forent Emilio Siri, the director of a fucking great French knock off of ASSAULT ON PRECINT 13 that came out in 2002 called NID DE GUEPES (available direct to DVD in the United States as THE NEST - and never received the domestic Theatrical release it so ripely deserved.) Since 2002 - Florent had directed the development of two SPLINTER CELL video games - before becoming attached to and shooting HOSTAGE, based upon Robert Crais' novel of the same name. Now - I loved NID DE GUEPES, and hope that Florent has a successful jaunt in the world of American filmmaking with this flick. We'll see soon enough, it comes out towards the end of January! Here ya go...

Click here to See Siri's very stylish direction of HOSTAGE!

For more on the fantastic film NID DE GUEPES (aka THE NEST) and its North American release DVD click on the below image for it's Amazon Page...







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