Capt. Phillips, played by Tom Hanks in Somali pirate film, to attend Navy SEAL gala on Long Island

Nearly two decades after Capt. Rich Phillips endured a near-death ordeal at the hands of Somali pirates off the East African ...
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Full speed ahead for ‘Captain Phillips’

“Captain Phillips” sees director Paul Greengrass take on the real-life story of Captain Rich Phillips (Tom Hanks) and an incident when he was taken hostage by Somali pirates in April 2009. Reel ...
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Pirate Expert Rates Scenes From Hollywood Movies About Piracy

Iszi Lawrence, comedian, podcaster and history presenter rates portrayals of pirates in four Hollywood movies. Iszi worked on ...
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‘Captain Phillips’: Tom Hanks and the Pirates of the Somali Coast

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 ...