Captain Phillips is a Paul Greengrass directorial that revolves around the hijacking of a ship by the Somali pirates. Captain Richard Phillips takes charge and negotiates with the pirates who ...

Director Paul Greengrass is probably best known for his Jason Bourne action pics with Matt Damon, but his best movies have actually been based on real-life events, movies like “Bloody Sunday” and most ...

When the movie “Captain Phillips” opens in theatres nationwide on October 11, Virginians can be on the lookout for scenes filmed in Hampton Roads. The film stars actor Tom Hanks as Capt. Richard ...

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 ...

FRANKENMUTH, MI — The real-life captain whose high-seas ordeal became a Hollywood blockbuster is coming to Frankenmuth. Richard Phillips, the former cargo ship captain who was held hostage by Somali ...

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 ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up In the title role, Academy-Award winning actor Tom Hanks brings ...