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'''''Newsmakers''''' (Russian Title:'''''Goryachie Novosti/Горячие новости''''') is a 2009 Russian remake of the 2004 Hong Kong film ''[[Breaking News]]''. Directed by Anders Banke, the film is about a group of criminals who are holed up in a Moscow apartment building after a shootout with the police, and the efforts of law enforcement to turn the situation to their advantage after they were humiliated on television by the criminals. | '''''Newsmakers''''' (Russian Title:'''''Goryachie Novosti/Горячие новости''''') is a 2009 Russian remake of the 2004 Hong Kong film ''[[Breaking News]]''. Directed by Anders Banke, the film is about a group of criminals who are holed up in a Moscow apartment building after a shootout with the police, and the efforts of law enforcement to turn the situation to their advantage after they were humiliated on television by the criminals. | ||
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== Beretta 92FS == | == Beretta 92FS == | ||
A suppressed [[Beretta 92FS]] is used by Valery ([[Artom Semankin]]), one of a pair of assassins who are trapped in the apartment building that the criminals hide in. | |||
[[Image:Beretta92F LeftSide.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Beretta 92F - 9x19mm.]] | [[Image:Beretta92F LeftSide.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Beretta 92F - 9x19mm.]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-92FS-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Newsmakers-92FS-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Valery fires at soldiers with the Beretta 92FS.]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-92FS-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Valery places his silenced Beretta 92FS on a table.]] | |||
== Beretta 92FS Inox == | == Beretta 92FS Inox == | ||
A [[Beretta 92FS Inox]] is used by Kley ([[Maxim Konvalov]]), one of the criminals, to shoot a traffic police officer and later when the criminals take over the apartment of Yura (Grigory Baranov) and hold his family hostage. | |||
[[Image:Beretta-Inox.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Beretta 92FS INOX - 9x19mm.]] | [[Image:Beretta-Inox.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Beretta 92FS INOX - 9x19mm.]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-Inox-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Newsmakers-Inox-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kley threatens Yura's son with the Beretta 92FS Inox.]] | ||
== Glock 19 == | == Glock 19 == | ||
A | A Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) spetznaz soldier is briefly shown with a [[Glock 19]] pistol when some of the criminals make an escape attempt. | ||
[[Image:Glock19 2ndGen.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Glock 19 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:Glock19 2ndGen.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Glock 19 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm]] | ||
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== Makarov PM == | == Makarov PM == | ||
The [[Makarov PM]] is the standard sidearm for all Moscow Militsiya officers, including detective Smirnov ([[Andrey Merzlikin]]) and his team. Makarov PMs are also used by some | The [[Makarov PM]] is the standard sidearm for all Moscow Militsiya officers, including detective Smirnov ([[Andrey Merzlikin]]) and his team. Makarov PMs are also used by some MVD soldiers when they raid the apartment building, and is briefly used by detective Katya Verbitskaya ([[Maria Mashkova]]) when she searches for Herman ([[Yevgeni Tsyganov]]), the criminal ringleader. | ||
[[Image:MakarovPM.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Russian '''Makarov PM''' - 9x18mm Makarov]] | [[Image:MakarovPM.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Russian '''Makarov PM''' - 9x18mm Makarov]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-Makarov-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Newsmakers-Makarov-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Smirnov advances with a Makarov PM in hand.]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-Makarov-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Newsmakers-Makarov-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Detectives with Makarov PMs prepare to raid an apartment.]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-makarov-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A spetznaz soldier aims a Makarov PM.]] | |||
[[Image:Newsmakers-Makarov-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Smirnov points his Makarov at Herman.]] | |||
== Stechkin APS == | == Stechkin APS == | ||
A [[Stechkin APS]] is used by the Killer ([[Sergei Garmash]]), an assassin who along with his partner Valery, become trapped with the criminal gang in the apartment building. The Killer uses the Stechkin to shoot at Smirnov as he and Herman attempt to escape from the building. | |||
[[Image:Pistol Russian Stechkin 9x18mm Makarov machine pistol 2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Stechkin APS - 9x18mm Makarov.]] | [[Image:Pistol Russian Stechkin 9x18mm Makarov machine pistol 2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Stechkin APS - 9x18mm Makarov.]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-Stechkin-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Newsmakers-Stechkin-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-Stechkin-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Newsmakers-Stechkin-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-Stechkin-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | |||
== Walther P99 == | == Walther P99 == | ||
Herman ([[Yevgeni Tsyganov]]) | Herman ([[Yevgeni Tsyganov]]) uses a [[Walther P99]] throughout the film. | ||
[[Image:Walther-P99-Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P99 - 9x19mm. Note the ramped trigger guard, small slide serrations, closed and proprietary accessory rail, short magazine release and slightly more curved 'tail' of the pre-2004 models.]] | [[Image:Walther-P99-Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P99 - 9x19mm. Note the ramped trigger guard, small slide serrations, closed and proprietary accessory rail, short magazine release and slightly more curved 'tail' of the pre-2004 models.]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-P99-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Newsmakers-P99-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Herman shoots the hat off of a surrendering police officer.]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-P99-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Herman fires the P99 from a hijacked tram.]] | |||
[[Image:Newsmakers-P99-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Herman aims the P99 while holding Katya hostage.]] | |||
== Unknown pistol == | |||
Orda ([[Aleksei Frandetti]]) uses a pistol to shoot at the police officers during the opening gunfight, and when Smirnov's team surprises him outside of the criminal gang's hideout. | |||
[[Image:Newsmakers-pistol-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Orda shoots a wounded police officer with his pistol.]] | |||
[[Image:Newsmakers-pistol-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A surprised Orda fires at Smirnov.]] | |||
= Shotguns = | = Shotguns = | ||
== Benelli M3 Super 90 == | == Benelli M3 Super 90 == | ||
Kon ([[Sergei Vesnin]]) and Kley both use a [[Benelli M3 Super 90]] with a top-folding stock during the opening shootout. | |||
[[Image:BenelliM3Super90foldingstock.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Benelli M3 Super 90 with top folding stock - 12 Gauge]] | [[Image:BenelliM3Super90foldingstock.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Benelli M3 Super 90 with top folding stock - 12 Gauge]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-Benelli-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Newsmakers-Benelli-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Orda fires the Benelli M3 Super 90.]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-Benelli-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Newsmakers-Benelli-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kley fires the Benelli M3 Super 90.]] | ||
== Sawed-Off Double-Barrelled Shotgun == | == Sawed-Off Double-Barrelled Shotgun == | ||
A [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun#Short barreled Side by Side Shotgun (Sawed Off)|12 gauge sawed off shotgun]], likely a Russian-made Baikal, is seized from a crackhead by Smirnov and used by him as he attempts to track down Herman and the killer. | |||
[[Image:SS311A sawed-off-2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Baikal - 12 gauge.]] | [[Image:SS311A sawed-off-2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Baikal - 12 gauge.]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-Shotgun-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Newsmakers-Shotgun-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Smirnov loads the shotgun.]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-Shotgun-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Smirnov fires the shotgun at the Killer.]] | |||
[[Image:Newsmakers-Shotgun-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A detective holds the shotgun while Smirnov leaves the apartment building.]] | |||
= Submachine Guns = | = Submachine Guns = | ||
== PP-91 | == Kedr PP-91 == | ||
[[Kedr PP-91]] submachine guns with 30 round magazines are used by police officers throughout the movie, first by SWAT officers during the opening shootout, and later by MVD spetznaz soldiers at the apartment building. The criminals also utilize a captured PP-91 during their attempt to escape the police cordon. | |||
[[Image:kedrpp91.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Kedr PP-91 SMG - 9x18mm Makarov]] | [[Image:kedrpp91.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Kedr PP-91 SMG - 9x18mm Makarov]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-Kedr-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Newsmakers-Kedr-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Russian SWAT officer dives over the hood of a car with a PP-91 in hand.]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-Kedr-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Newsmakers-Kedr-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SWAT officers advance towards the criminals with PP-91s.]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-kedr-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Klem prepares to wildly spray the Kedr at police.]] | |||
= Rifles = | = Rifles = | ||
== AKS-74U == | == AKS-74U == | ||
The [[AKS-74U]] is used by Herman during the opening shootout. Some of the spetznaz soldiers raiding the apartment building also use AKS-74Us. | |||
[[Image:AKSU-Krinkov.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AKS-74U (also referred to as the "AKSU" or 'Krinkov') - 5.45x39mm]] | [[Image:AKSU-Krinkov.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AKS-74U (also referred to as the "AKSU" or 'Krinkov') - 5.45x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-AKS74U-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Newsmakers-AKS74U-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Herman cocks his AKS-74U.]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-AKS74U-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Herman opens fire with his AKS-74U.]] | [[Image:Newsmakers-AKS74U-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Herman opens fire with his AKS-74U.]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-AKS74U-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | |||
[[Image:Newsmakers-AKS74U-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A MVD spetznaz soldier takes cover after the criminals open fire.]] | |||
== AK-74M == | |||
Kolyan ([[Pavel Klimov]]) is briefly seen cleaning an [[AK-74|AK-74M]] rifle at the beginning of the film. | |||
[[Image:AK-74M.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AK-74M, 5.45x39mm]] | |||
[[Image:Newsmakers-AK74M-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | |||
== AKS-74 == | == AKS-74 == | ||
The criminals and police both make frequent use of the [[AK-74#AKS-74|AKS-74]] rifle, most prominently during the opening shootout. Unusually, one of the criminals uses an AKS-74 fed from a PKM box magazine. | |||
[[Image:aks74.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AKS-74 - 5.45x39mm.]] | [[Image:aks74.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AKS-74 - 5.45x39mm.]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-AKS74-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Newsmakers-AKS74-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kolyan (Pavel Klimov) fires an AKS-74 at the police.]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-AKS74-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[Image:Newsmakers-AKS74-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Orda fires an AKS-74 fed from a PKM box magazine.]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-AKS74-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A SWAT officer fires an AKS-74.]] | |||
[[Image:Newsmakers-AKS74-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kon reloads his AKS-74.]] | |||
== AK-103 == | == AK-103 == | ||
As MVD and OMON units surround the apartment building, a spetznaz soldier can be seen aiming an [[AK-47#AK-103|AK-103]] rifle, distinguished by its curved 7.62x39mm magazine, AK-74-style muzzle brake and black plastic furniture. | |||
[[Image:AK103.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AK-103 Modern Russian AK rifle 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:AK103.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AK-103 Modern Russian AK rifle 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-AK103-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Newsmakers-AK103-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
== Accuracy International Arctic Warfare | == Accuracy International Arctic Warfare == | ||
Another spetznaz sniper is seen taking up position with an [[Accuracy International Arctic Warfare series#AW|Accuracy International Arctic Warfare]] rifle. | |||
[[Image:L96A1G.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Accuracy International L115A1 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[Image:L96A1G.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Accuracy International L115A1 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
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= Other = | = Other = | ||
== | == F-1 hand grenade == | ||
[[F-1 hand grenade|F-1 hand grenades]] are used by the criminals in multiple occasions as booby traps. | |||
[[Image:deactivated f1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]] | [[Image:deactivated f1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-F1grenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Newsmakers-f1grenade-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Several F-1 hand grenades in the criminal gang's arsenal.]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-F1grenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kolyan examines a F-1 grenade.]] | |||
[[Image:Newsmakers-F1grenade-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|F-1 grenades in a booby-trapped jar tip over.]] | |||
== CornerShot with Makarov attachment == | == CornerShot with Makarov attachment == | ||
As the MVD spetznaz soldiers advance towards the criminals' apartment, one soldier can be seen using a [[CornerShot]] with a Makarov attachment. | |||
[[Image:CornerShot.gif|400px|thumb|none|The CornerShot, shown here with a [[Glock#Glock 17|Glock 17]] 9x19mm]] | [[Image:CornerShot.gif|400px|thumb|none|The CornerShot, shown here with a [[Glock#Glock 17|Glock 17]] 9x19mm]] | ||
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== Unknown single-shot rocket launcher == | == Unknown single-shot rocket launcher == | ||
Kon fires a single shot RPG launcher (either a RPG-22 or RPG-26) to distract the police when the criminals try to flee from the opening shootout. | |||
[[Image:Rpg26-1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPG-26 - 72.5mm]] | [[Image:Rpg26-1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPG-26 - 72.5mm]] | ||
[[Image:RPG-22 rocket launcher.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPG-22 72.5mm]] | [[Image:RPG-22 rocket launcher.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPG-22 72.5mm]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-RPG-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Newsmakers-RPG-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The RPG in the criminals' arsenal.]] | ||
[[Image:Newsmakers-RPG-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Newsmakers-RPG-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kon destroys the original getaway vehicle with the RPG.]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
Revision as of 07:06, 5 April 2010
Newsmakers (Russian Title:Goryachie Novosti/Горячие новости) is a 2009 Russian remake of the 2004 Hong Kong film Breaking News. Directed by Anders Banke, the film is about a group of criminals who are holed up in a Moscow apartment building after a shootout with the police, and the efforts of law enforcement to turn the situation to their advantage after they were humiliated on television by the criminals.
The following weapons are seen in the film Newsmakers (Goryachie Novosti):
Pistols
Beretta 92FS
A suppressed Beretta 92FS is used by Valery (Artom Semankin), one of a pair of assassins who are trapped in the apartment building that the criminals hide in.
Beretta 92FS Inox
A Beretta 92FS Inox is used by Kley (Maxim Konvalov), one of the criminals, to shoot a traffic police officer and later when the criminals take over the apartment of Yura (Grigory Baranov) and hold his family hostage.
Glock 19
A Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) spetznaz soldier is briefly shown with a Glock 19 pistol when some of the criminals make an escape attempt.
Makarov PM
The Makarov PM is the standard sidearm for all Moscow Militsiya officers, including detective Smirnov (Andrey Merzlikin) and his team. Makarov PMs are also used by some MVD soldiers when they raid the apartment building, and is briefly used by detective Katya Verbitskaya (Maria Mashkova) when she searches for Herman (Yevgeni Tsyganov), the criminal ringleader.
Stechkin APS
A Stechkin APS is used by the Killer (Sergei Garmash), an assassin who along with his partner Valery, become trapped with the criminal gang in the apartment building. The Killer uses the Stechkin to shoot at Smirnov as he and Herman attempt to escape from the building.
Walther P99
Herman (Yevgeni Tsyganov) uses a Walther P99 throughout the film.
Unknown pistol
Orda (Aleksei Frandetti) uses a pistol to shoot at the police officers during the opening gunfight, and when Smirnov's team surprises him outside of the criminal gang's hideout.
Shotguns
Benelli M3 Super 90
Kon (Sergei Vesnin) and Kley both use a Benelli M3 Super 90 with a top-folding stock during the opening shootout.
Sawed-Off Double-Barrelled Shotgun
A 12 gauge sawed off shotgun, likely a Russian-made Baikal, is seized from a crackhead by Smirnov and used by him as he attempts to track down Herman and the killer.
Submachine Guns
Kedr PP-91
Kedr PP-91 submachine guns with 30 round magazines are used by police officers throughout the movie, first by SWAT officers during the opening shootout, and later by MVD spetznaz soldiers at the apartment building. The criminals also utilize a captured PP-91 during their attempt to escape the police cordon.
Rifles
AKS-74U
The AKS-74U is used by Herman during the opening shootout. Some of the spetznaz soldiers raiding the apartment building also use AKS-74Us.
AK-74M
Kolyan (Pavel Klimov) is briefly seen cleaning an AK-74M rifle at the beginning of the film.
AKS-74
The criminals and police both make frequent use of the AKS-74 rifle, most prominently during the opening shootout. Unusually, one of the criminals uses an AKS-74 fed from a PKM box magazine.
AK-103
As MVD and OMON units surround the apartment building, a spetznaz soldier can be seen aiming an AK-103 rifle, distinguished by its curved 7.62x39mm magazine, AK-74-style muzzle brake and black plastic furniture.
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare
Another spetznaz sniper is seen taking up position with an Accuracy International Arctic Warfare rifle.
Other
F-1 hand grenade
F-1 hand grenades are used by the criminals in multiple occasions as booby traps.
CornerShot with Makarov attachment
As the MVD spetznaz soldiers advance towards the criminals' apartment, one soldier can be seen using a CornerShot with a Makarov attachment.
Unknown single-shot rocket launcher
Kon fires a single shot RPG launcher (either a RPG-22 or RPG-26) to distract the police when the criminals try to flee from the opening shootout.
