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“What we liked about this story was that it was an action adventure but it also had something to say about commitment, sacrifice, survival and human nature,” offers Allen Hughes, who, with his twin brother, Albert, directed Columbia Pictures’ new action-adventure “The Book of Eli” starring Denzel Washington.  It is the fifth feature film for the pair, who made their auspicious debut at age 20 with the powerful and acclaimed inner-city drama “Menace II Society.”
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Enduring actor John Travolta describes his new film, Columbia Pictures’ action thriller “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3” as “very intense, very hyped up, and very contemporary.”

Directed by Tony Scott (“Crimson Tide,” “Man on Fire”), “Pelham 1 2 3” tells the story of New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber (Denzel Washington), whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. John Travolta stars as Ryder, the criminal mastermind who, as leader of a highly-armed gang of four, threatens to execute the train’s passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour.
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