Captain Phillips is a movie about a true incident. It’s about the horrific pirate attack on the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship. The story is about how the captain of the ...

Tom Hanks proves again that when it comes to portraying the average guy he has no equal. He assumes the persona of Captain Richard Phillips as easily as pulling on a clean tee-shirt and blue jeans.

If you’re unfamiliar with the events of April 2009, when an American cargo ship was hijacked by Somali pirates off the coast of Africa, do yourself a favor and do not Google the incident before seeing ...

The most shocking moment in Captain Phillips, which re-creates the ordeal of a freighter captain kidnapped by Somali pirates, comes in the very first shot: an exterior of Phillips’ Vermont home, for ...

Watch Tom Hanks, late in Paul Greengrass’ gripping thriller “Captain Phillips,” for perhaps the finest moments of acting in his distinguished career. As Richard Phillips, commanding officer of a ...

Eddie Award winners included "Frozen," "20 Feet From Stardom," "Breaking Bad," "Homeland," and the finale of "The Office." By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor In nine of the past 10 years, the winner of ...

Every now and then a news story pops up about piracy on the high seas, and it usually evokes the same response every time: There are still pirates? There are, and in Paul Greengrass’ film “Captain ...

Almost anybody with internet access knows what Barkhad Abdi’s face looks like, even if they haven’t seen his movies. “I am the captain now,” goes the dialogue paired with his threatening visage. If ...

One day, Barkhad Abdi was driving taxicabs in Minneapolis and the next, he was on movie sets in Malta and Morocco, making his acting debut opposite Oscar winner Tom Hanks in the high-octane hostage ...