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Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, Chris Pine. What do all these guys have in common? They’ve all played the famous(ish) CIA analyst character Jack Ryan from author Tom Clancy’s series of bestselling espionage thrillers. From “The Hunt For Red October”, to “Patriot Games”, to “The Sum Of All Fears”, Ryan has been the series’Continue Reading

When he’s not doing Shakespearean plays or marshaling Gods of Thunder to the big screen, Kenneth Branagh is a pretty accomplished actor. His last performance in “My Week With Marilyn” where he played legendary actor Laurence Olivier was met with quite a bit of acclaim. But he’s not all about highbrow acting gigs, as heContinue Reading

If you’re not familiar with the name Jack Ryan, perhaps these will ring a bell: “The Hunt For Red October”, “Clear And Present Danger”, “Patriot Games”, “The Sum Of All Fears”. Played by various actors over the years, including a definitive turn by Harrison Ford, Ryan is one of the more memorable characters in spyContinue Reading

Jack Ryan is one of the more intelligently-written cinematic action heroes. Actually, he isn’t an action hero in the proper sense of the term. Rather, he’s a regular (albeit very smart) guy who just happens to be forced into action on a regular basis. Kind of like John “Die Hard” MacClane with an Ivy LeagueContinue Reading