KUROSAWA Akira’s 1954 classic SEVEN SAMURAI tells the tale of feudal class and warfare in ancient Japan. A village under fire from bandits calls on seven swordsmen wandering the countryside to help rid them of marauders threatening to destroy their village. ...

Antoine Fuqua was just in his early teenage years when he was introduced to the different genres of movies including his first brush with the original ‘The Magnificent Seven’ directed by John Sturges and starred Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, and Horst Buchholz. ...