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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credits: Sony Pictures Releasing Captain Phillips is a Paul Greengrass directorial that revolves around the hijacking of a ...

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 ...

Captain Phillips is an exciting movie that keeps the audience engaged. From the beginning, viewers are caught up in a tense and high-pressure situation. What starts as a routine voyage quickly becomes ...

Xanthe is a Zimbabwe-born, London-raised writer, performer and content creator with a passion for entertainment and a burning desire to watch TV all the time. In 2009, the U.S. cargo ship, Maersk ...

From headlining breaking news on CNN to fixing a spot at the top of a movie theater’s marquee, the incredible story of a merchant mariner surviving the rough waters of being held captive in foreign ...

The new Tom Hanks film, Captain Phillips, is getting great reviews, but the crew wants everybody to know their version of the story. Via The Guardian: Captain Phillips ‘no hero’ in real life, say ship ...

Tom Hanks stars in Columbia Pictures' "Captain Phillips." The most shocking moment in Captain Phillips, which re-creates the ordeal of a freighter captain kidnapped by Somali pirates, comes in the ...

Last year saw a major motion picture that exemplified the best of a sub-genre of the “based on true events” film, it was based on a true event that was very recent. The finale of ZERO DARK THIRTY ...

An anonymous sailor slams the Somali pirate thriller for taking too many liberties. By Matt Patches Captain Phillips Trailer Screengrab Hanks - H 2013 But did Hollywood steer the true story down a ...