Helldivers 2 players were rejoicing, knowing that they had managed to eradicate the Automatons from Super Earth and were waiting for another enemy faction they wanted to stamp out of the galaxy. But it turns out that the evil robots have returned in full force and are wreaking havoc.
The Automatons have also dropped a diss track against Super Earth, which is much sicker than Eminem’s, and it says a lot about these bots’ mindset. This has worked for the enemy forces, as players are feeling offended as well.
Automatons Are Back in Helldivers 2 With a Diss Track The Automatons have returned in Helldivers 2 and they bring a diss track.
The latest Operation Swift Disassembly in Helldivers 2 was a success, with players eradicating the Automaton faction, but somehow they returned. It was revealed that the last force was just a vanguard, and a huge fleet had begun an assault in Cyberstan and other nearby planets.
The Automatons have also dropped a diss track against Super Earth, which is much sicker than Eminem’s, and it says a lot about these bots’ mindset. This has worked for the enemy forces, as players are feeling offended as well.
Automatons Are Back in Helldivers 2 With a Diss Track The Automatons have returned in Helldivers 2 and they bring a diss track.
The latest Operation Swift Disassembly in Helldivers 2 was a success, with players eradicating the Automaton faction, but somehow they returned. It was revealed that the last force was just a vanguard, and a huge fleet had begun an assault in Cyberstan and other nearby planets.
- 4/10/2024
- by Rohit Tiwari
- FandomWire
"Why on Earth do you keep poking holes in our plan?" Netflix has unveiled a new trailer for a quirky WWII comedy called Operation Mincemeat, from filmmaker John Madden. This was released in Warner Bros in the UK earlier this year, and Netflix is releasing it in the US this summer (both in theaters and streaming). During WWII, two witty intelligence officers use a corpse and false papers to try to outwit German troops. They were recruited to hep pull the attention away from a planned invasion in 1943, so that the Allied forces could gather their troops. Colin Firth stars as Ewen Montagu, Matthew Macfadyen as Charles Cholmondeley, plus Johnny Flynn as Ian Fleming, with a cast including Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Jason Isaacs, Lorne MacFadyen, Alex Jennings, Rufus Wright, Mark Gatiss, Hattie Morahan. This looks like a clever twist ...
- 4/6/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"Why on Earth do you keep poking holes in our plan?" Warner Bros UK has released an official trailer for a kooky WWII movie called Operation Mincemeat, the latest from filmmaker John Madden. Uncover a most extraordinary true story lead by an all-star cast, adapted from a book called "Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory". During WWII, two intelligence officers use a corpse and false papers to try to outwit German troops. They were recruited to pull the attention away from a planned invasion in 1943, so that the Allied forces could gather their troops. Colin Firth stars as Ewen Montagu, Matthew Macfadyen as Charles Cholmondeley, plus Johnny Flynn as Ian Fleming, with a cast including Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Jason Isaacs, Lorne MacFadyen, Alex Jennings, Rufus Wright, Mark ...
- 10/5/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Nick Cannon and The Black Squad have dropped another Eminem diss track, but “Pray For Him” seems to be getting the same response from the internet as “The Invitation.”
Which is, to say, a very small percentage of people are embracing Cannon’s guns-blazing approach — or even the notion that the “Masked Singer” host would be fit to sharpen Slim Shady’s lyric-writing No. 2 pencils.
Though “Pray For Him” is a better diss song than “The Invitation” was, this one is even a better example of Cannon’s collaborators doing the heavy lifting. As talented as some of them are, the opinion of social media users — and this writer — seems to be that they don’t stand a chance against Marshall Mathers, solo or in summation.
Also Read: Twitter Is Not Backing Nick Cannon on His Eminem Diss Track, 'The Invitation' (Audio)
For his part, all Eminem has...
Which is, to say, a very small percentage of people are embracing Cannon’s guns-blazing approach — or even the notion that the “Masked Singer” host would be fit to sharpen Slim Shady’s lyric-writing No. 2 pencils.
Though “Pray For Him” is a better diss song than “The Invitation” was, this one is even a better example of Cannon’s collaborators doing the heavy lifting. As talented as some of them are, the opinion of social media users — and this writer — seems to be that they don’t stand a chance against Marshall Mathers, solo or in summation.
Also Read: Twitter Is Not Backing Nick Cannon on His Eminem Diss Track, 'The Invitation' (Audio)
For his part, all Eminem has...
- 12/11/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
In the streaming era, major hits tend to be sluggish: Between 2012 and 2017, the average tempo of the 25 most-streamed tracks on Spotify fell by 23 beats per minute, to 90.5 b.p.m..
Why? There are plenty of theories: the utter and total dominance of southern hip-hop, which revels in slower speeds; a bleak national mood that leaves people uninterested in brisk, peppy tracks; and streaming platforms’ obsession with all things “chill,” which leaves little room for anything vigorous and potentially jarring.
Back in 2017, songwriters and producers also suggested that favored tempos — like everything in pop — are cyclical,...
Why? There are plenty of theories: the utter and total dominance of southern hip-hop, which revels in slower speeds; a bleak national mood that leaves people uninterested in brisk, peppy tracks; and streaming platforms’ obsession with all things “chill,” which leaves little room for anything vigorous and potentially jarring.
Back in 2017, songwriters and producers also suggested that favored tempos — like everything in pop — are cyclical,...
- 2/5/2019
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
Songstress Ariana Grande has established a new YouTube record for most-watched video in a 24-hour period following a debut.
Grande’s hit, Thank U, Next, topped previous record holders and K-pop superstars Bts’s Idol. Released at 12 noon Pacific time on Friday, Thank U, Next has now passed 46 million viewers, edging Bts’s 45.9 million total in just under 22 hours. The Bts record was set in August, eclipsing Taylor Swift’s Look What You Made Me Do.
The Grande video, which combines lyrics on her tumultuous romantic life with visuals reminiscent of early 2000 female-driven films, had 829,000 viewers watching simultaneously at its peak, generating 516,000 chat messages during its debut stages, the latter also a record. The flood of comments was so overwhelming that YouTube experienced a delay in posting them.
Actors in the video include Mean Girls stars Jonathan Bennett and Stefanie Drummond, and features an amusing take by momager Kris Jenner...
Grande’s hit, Thank U, Next, topped previous record holders and K-pop superstars Bts’s Idol. Released at 12 noon Pacific time on Friday, Thank U, Next has now passed 46 million viewers, edging Bts’s 45.9 million total in just under 22 hours. The Bts record was set in August, eclipsing Taylor Swift’s Look What You Made Me Do.
The Grande video, which combines lyrics on her tumultuous romantic life with visuals reminiscent of early 2000 female-driven films, had 829,000 viewers watching simultaneously at its peak, generating 516,000 chat messages during its debut stages, the latter also a record. The flood of comments was so overwhelming that YouTube experienced a delay in posting them.
Actors in the video include Mean Girls stars Jonathan Bennett and Stefanie Drummond, and features an amusing take by momager Kris Jenner...
- 12/1/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
“Lucha Underground” has become a cult hit with wrestling fans, thanks in large part to the elaborate backstage segments that have given the show an otherworldly mythology that has gotten bigger with each season. Skip Chaisson, director of those cutscenes, takes TheWrap behind the scenes with notes on his favorite shots from the El Rey series and what inspired them.
Episode 1: The Opening Fight Scene: “Inspired by an old El Santo comic, this was our first big fight. It established what we were doing with Lucha “real world” fights.
Episode 4: King Cuerno’s introduction: “This was one of the moments where I knew we were on to something. The sun was setting and King walks out to the edge of the roof a la “The Dark Knight” with no fear, a total badass hero come to life.”
Episode 4: Fenix’s introduction: “This was another step we took...
Episode 1: The Opening Fight Scene: “Inspired by an old El Santo comic, this was our first big fight. It established what we were doing with Lucha “real world” fights.
Episode 4: King Cuerno’s introduction: “This was one of the moments where I knew we were on to something. The sun was setting and King walks out to the edge of the roof a la “The Dark Knight” with no fear, a total badass hero come to life.”
Episode 4: Fenix’s introduction: “This was another step we took...
- 11/6/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Welcome to the Lucha Underground review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and this is Ultima Lucha: Cuatro – Part 1! Did the exclamation point work? Screw it. Let’s rock and or rolllllllllllllllla!
Match #1: The Reptile Tribe defeated The Rabbit Tribe and Sammy Guevara, Ivelisse and Xo Lishus – Trios Title Elimination Match
My Take: 3 out of 5 – This was a good match that had lots of action, but felt like it was less than the sum of its parts. I’d call this an old-fashioned lucha match, complete with wild spots and blood in all the wrong places… actually, the blood worked out where it was. The wrestling was fast and furious and made every-one look like a psychopath. The star of the match was Guevara, who has had one hell of a year and got a chance to show what many of us had been missing. Kevin Kross,...
Match #1: The Reptile Tribe defeated The Rabbit Tribe and Sammy Guevara, Ivelisse and Xo Lishus – Trios Title Elimination Match
My Take: 3 out of 5 – This was a good match that had lots of action, but felt like it was less than the sum of its parts. I’d call this an old-fashioned lucha match, complete with wild spots and blood in all the wrong places… actually, the blood worked out where it was. The wrestling was fast and furious and made every-one look like a psychopath. The star of the match was Guevara, who has had one hell of a year and got a chance to show what many of us had been missing. Kevin Kross,...
- 11/2/2018
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have more weird stuff from the Drew Carey of wrestling leagues. Let’s go, Idaho! Also, we will use Larry Csonka’s review of Lucha Underground, which you can find every week on 411Mania, for further context.
Match #1: Paul London, El Bunny, & Killer Kross defeated Joey Ryan, Ivelisse, & Xo Lishus The following is courtesy of Larry Csonka and 411Mania:
London and Bunny attack before the bell, but Ivelisse fights back and works over London. Bunny tags in and so does Xo Lishus. Bunny hits a springboard head butt and kicks. Bunny follows with a broncobuster as London tags back in. He delivers knee strikes, but Xo Lishus gets a sunset flip for 2. London cuts him off but Xo Lishus gets the tag anyway as Ivelisse runs wild and sends London into Bunny and Germans them both.
Match #1: Paul London, El Bunny, & Killer Kross defeated Joey Ryan, Ivelisse, & Xo Lishus The following is courtesy of Larry Csonka and 411Mania:
London and Bunny attack before the bell, but Ivelisse fights back and works over London. Bunny tags in and so does Xo Lishus. Bunny hits a springboard head butt and kicks. Bunny follows with a broncobuster as London tags back in. He delivers knee strikes, but Xo Lishus gets a sunset flip for 2. London cuts him off but Xo Lishus gets the tag anyway as Ivelisse runs wild and sends London into Bunny and Germans them both.
- 10/5/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Samantha Ronson probably wishes Eminem turned his metaphorical gun on himself and not at Machine Gun Kelly ... 'cause she's tearing the rapper to pieces for "Killshot" and thinks the diss track is absolute trash!!! We got the DJ at Lax, and she wasted no time ripping Eminem a new one, saying his song is misogynistic, homophobic, lazy and something a 4-year-old would write. There was more, and you gotta see just how nuclear she went on Em.
- 9/19/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Machine Gun Kelly thinks Eminem needs some target practice ... 'cause Em "missed" when he fired back at Mgk in their escalating feud. Mgk mocked Eminem onstage Sunday night, wearing a shirt with the logo from Marshall's extremely homophobic diss track, "Killshot." Machine Gun Kelly Disses @Eminem On Stage pic.twitter.com/SFv730QCRn — 24/7 HipHop News (@BenjaminEnfield) September 17, 2018 Kelly made sure the crowd at the Amway Center in Orlando knew exactly how he feels about Eminem,...
- 9/17/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Eminem’s content kamikaze assault continues with the release of his Machine Gun Kelly diss track, “Killshot.” Earlier this month, after getting dissed on Eminem’s Kamikaze, Mgk released “Rap Devil,” which found the Cleveland rapper claiming Em tried to blackball him from the music industry after he tweeted about his daughter, Hailie, being “hot as fuck” in 2012. On “Killshot,” Em takes Kelly to task for a variety of things including him sporting a man bun and his choice of breakfast food.
Eminem spends the majority of his diss track...
Eminem spends the majority of his diss track...
- 9/14/2018
- by Charles Holmes
- Rollingstone.com
Eminem just unleashed on Machine Gun Kelly in an extremely homophobic diss track that hit everything from Mgk's career to his own daughter. Em dropped "Killshot" Friday in response to Mgk's diss track, "Rap Devil," that he dropped last week. In it, Mgk took shots at Eminem's age, his beard and his miserable attitude. Fans weren't expecting Em to sit quiet, and he delivered. Some lyrics ... "Die motherf**ker like the last motherf**ker saying Hailie in vain.
- 9/14/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
With a towel shrouding his face, pro wrestler Shane Strickland is helped to an ambulance waiting outside the abandoned Boyle Heights factory where he just brawled for more than half an hour. His back is covered in fresh wounds shiny with blood and small, glimmering pieces of broken glass.
Over his shoulder, stage crews sweep away shards on which his body was repeatedly slammed, with cruel abandon. Among the debris carted away is a broken medical stretcher with a large chunk of human skin on it, a pile of broken tables, dented metal chairs, and several yards of barbed wire. A woman hoses down a blood-stained wrestling ring for the third time this evening.
Scattered around the ambulance are dozens of Strickland’s fans, who offer stunned applause and cuss-filled cheers as his wounds are treated. In one dripping, sanguified hand, Strickland holds a black mask that bears a marksman’s crosshairs on the front.
Over his shoulder, stage crews sweep away shards on which his body was repeatedly slammed, with cruel abandon. Among the debris carted away is a broken medical stretcher with a large chunk of human skin on it, a pile of broken tables, dented metal chairs, and several yards of barbed wire. A woman hoses down a blood-stained wrestling ring for the third time this evening.
Scattered around the ambulance are dozens of Strickland’s fans, who offer stunned applause and cuss-filled cheers as his wounds are treated. In one dripping, sanguified hand, Strickland holds a black mask that bears a marksman’s crosshairs on the front.
- 6/14/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Elmore Leonard doesn’t make adaptations easy. The many successful films and one great TV show produced from the renowned author’s work seem to indicate otherwise, but for every “Out of Sight” and “Justified,” there’s a “Killshot” and “Karen Sisco.”
Now, after a hailed novel and two feature films, “Get Shorty” becomes the latest Leonard crime story to get the series treatment, and it’s a lot closer in quality to its titular inspiration than its lesser sequel, “Be Cool.” But aside from being pretty darn good, this take goes its own way.
Anyone familiar with the 1990 book or 1995 film will certainly recognize the plot, but creator Davey Holmes’ new show isn’t doing an impression; not on any level. From the casting to the construction, this version of “Get Shorty” is its own beast. The hour-long drama may not be the next big breakout in the golden age of TV,...
Now, after a hailed novel and two feature films, “Get Shorty” becomes the latest Leonard crime story to get the series treatment, and it’s a lot closer in quality to its titular inspiration than its lesser sequel, “Be Cool.” But aside from being pretty darn good, this take goes its own way.
Anyone familiar with the 1990 book or 1995 film will certainly recognize the plot, but creator Davey Holmes’ new show isn’t doing an impression; not on any level. From the casting to the construction, this version of “Get Shorty” is its own beast. The hour-long drama may not be the next big breakout in the golden age of TV,...
- 8/13/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The Hateful Eight
Director: Quentin Tarantino // Writer: Quentin Tarantino
The film that almost wasn’t due to a draft of the script being leaked in early 2014, causing Tarantino to shelve the project. But after a live script reading at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles in spring 2014, extreme interest seemed to reenergize The Hateful Eight, another ‘southern’ from Tarantino following 2012’s Django Unchained. While the role rumored for Christoph Waltz eventually went to Kurt Russell (who starred in Death Proof, of course), Tarantino recycles his usual crew, including Samuel Jackson, Zoe Bell, Michael Madsen, while adding some high profile names like Channing Tatum, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Demian Bichir in a film set in post-Civil War Wyoming, where bounty hunters try to find shelter during a blizzard but get involved in a plot of betrayal and deception. Tarantino has already announced he wants to go out while he’s still ‘fresh,...
Director: Quentin Tarantino // Writer: Quentin Tarantino
The film that almost wasn’t due to a draft of the script being leaked in early 2014, causing Tarantino to shelve the project. But after a live script reading at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles in spring 2014, extreme interest seemed to reenergize The Hateful Eight, another ‘southern’ from Tarantino following 2012’s Django Unchained. While the role rumored for Christoph Waltz eventually went to Kurt Russell (who starred in Death Proof, of course), Tarantino recycles his usual crew, including Samuel Jackson, Zoe Bell, Michael Madsen, while adding some high profile names like Channing Tatum, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Demian Bichir in a film set in post-Civil War Wyoming, where bounty hunters try to find shelter during a blizzard but get involved in a plot of betrayal and deception. Tarantino has already announced he wants to go out while he’s still ‘fresh,...
- 1/14/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Jackie Collins, queen of the sexy thriller, has been hooked on Elmore Leonard ever since she read Get Shorty. But she has never been able to follow the king of crime fiction's 10 rules for writing …
Rip Elmore Leonard. What a guy – what a teller of wild and wonderful and, most of all, raunchy tales. A storyteller with a crazy imagination mixed in with personal experiences. Many have tried, but nobody has managed to outdo crime fiction's master of the thriller.
I discovered the joy of an Elmore Leonard book in the early 1990s when I picked up Get Shorty. What a trip! I was immediately hooked by his colourful language and outrageous characters. I grew up reading Mickey Spillane, and I never thought any writer could beat Spillane for his way of bringing characters to life so that one could actually visualise them. But Elmore Leonard managed to do that – and brilliantly.
Rip Elmore Leonard. What a guy – what a teller of wild and wonderful and, most of all, raunchy tales. A storyteller with a crazy imagination mixed in with personal experiences. Many have tried, but nobody has managed to outdo crime fiction's master of the thriller.
I discovered the joy of an Elmore Leonard book in the early 1990s when I picked up Get Shorty. What a trip! I was immediately hooked by his colourful language and outrageous characters. I grew up reading Mickey Spillane, and I never thought any writer could beat Spillane for his way of bringing characters to life so that one could actually visualise them. But Elmore Leonard managed to do that – and brilliantly.
- 8/21/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Elmore Leonard, the author best known in the film world for the feature adaptations of his works "Get Shorty," "Out of Sight," and "Rum Punch" (which was filmed as "Jackie Brown"), has passed away at 87, three weeks after suffering a stoke. Gregg Sutter, Leonard's researcher and webmaster, broke the news of Leonard's passing on the novelist's Facebook page, writing that he died surrounded by family in Detroit, the city he's called home since 1934. Read More: The Playlist Pays Tribute to Elmore Leonard In addition to the aforementioned books, Leonard is also the writer of the short story "Three-Ten to Yuma," adapted twice to screen, as well as the creator of the character at the center of FX series "Justified," on which he also served as executive producer. He also served as executive producer on "Jackie Brown," "Be Cool" (the sequel to "Get Shorty"), "Killshot," and the upcoming Jennifer Aniston crime caper "Life of Crime.
- 8/20/2013
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
SXSW 2013 begins in a couple days, and we couldn’t be more excited. By “we,” I mean Fsr founder, publisher and beard-model Neil Miller, professional interviewer and lanky ladies man Jack Giroux, and myself. We’ll be descending on Austin this Friday to take in as much festival film-going, socializing and Alamo Drafthouse food as we possibly can. Of course we’re excited to see movies too. A lot of movies. And to give you an idea of what we’re most looking forward to film-wise the three of us have each listed our five most anticipated films of SXSW 2013 below. Don Jon’s Addiction Joseph Gordon-Levitt‘s directorial debut left critics impressed at this year’s Sundance with our own Allison Loring mentioning that the only downside of the film is the abundance of porn… something I’m guessing none of our readers or 99% of the Internet will mind. Nudity...
- 3/6/2013
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Because music fans are back to loving vinyl for their enjoyment of music, every now and then, a special release of various albums gets the record treatment. Once such soundtrack is the celebrated and loved collection of music used in the Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive. In addition to getting a cool vinyl reissue, Mondo artist Tyler Stout designed the artwork for the LP which will be sold through an exhibit at Mondo's gallery in Austin on March 15th and on March 22nd through their website. In addition, a full poster with this artwork will be sold at the gallery, and might be made available online at some point. Poster below! Here's Tyler Stout's poster for Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive via Pitchfork: Drive is directed by Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, of the Pusher trilogy, Bronson and Valhalla Rising previously. The screenplay was written by Hossein Amini (The Four Feathers,...
- 3/4/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Berlin, Feb 11: Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt has decided to cut sex scenes from his directorial debut "Don Jon's Addiction" so that he gets U/A certificate.
The 31-year-old, who has featured in movies like "10 Things I Hate About You", "Killshot" and "Inception", says cutting the scenes will not affect the movie, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
"Yes, we expect we have to do that (cut a sex scene) and I'll be getting started on it as soon as I get back (to the U.S.)... It won't affect the movie if we change that... I think it is important that those images are in there but what precisely you see isn't that important," Gordon-Levitt.
The 31-year-old, who has featured in movies like "10 Things I Hate About You", "Killshot" and "Inception", says cutting the scenes will not affect the movie, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
"Yes, we expect we have to do that (cut a sex scene) and I'll be getting started on it as soon as I get back (to the U.S.)... It won't affect the movie if we change that... I think it is important that those images are in there but what precisely you see isn't that important," Gordon-Levitt.
- 2/11/2013
- by Rahul Kapoor
- RealBollywood.com
Oscar-nominee Diane Lane will star in David Cromer’s production of the Tennessee Williams’ “Sweet Bird Of Youth,” which begins performances on September 15 at the Goodman TheatreFinn Wittrock, recently in Mike Nichols revival of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” will co-star as young giglo Chance Wayne, while Lane plays Princess Kosmonpolis. Over two decades, Lane has had expansive career, including, “A Walk On The Moon,” “The Perfect Storm,” and “Killshot.” Not a stranger to the stage she, has been on Broadway, most recently in “Runaways” and “The Cherry Orchard.” Cromer, whose directorial credits “Our Town” and “Tribes” at the Barrow Street Theater, and “The House of Blue Leaves” and “Brighton Beach Memoirs” on Broadway, will be making his Goodman Theatre directorial debut.
- 7/11/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Laura Meltzer)
- backstage.com
Charlie Theron’s agent has some serious Shazam going these days. She’s flirting with overexposure, sure, but the Oscar winning beauty has been in hit films across genres this season. Now she’s zeroed-in on the crime genre with a project suited to steal hearts as well as lives: Murder Mystery.
So who ensures the fun side of homicide is shown in Murder Mystery? John Madden, a director who is a bona fide sniper when it comes to heartwarming period pieces. Combine him with Charlize’s towering talent for inhabiting roles and inflicting emotion, and you’ve got an open-shut case on your hands.
Need I even provide evidence on Theron’s cinematic power? Let’s move right on to proving Madden:
First off, I’ll admit that he runs hot and cold at the box office. Even when he’s bringing to bear his talent for conveying a romantic atmosphere,...
So who ensures the fun side of homicide is shown in Murder Mystery? John Madden, a director who is a bona fide sniper when it comes to heartwarming period pieces. Combine him with Charlize’s towering talent for inhabiting roles and inflicting emotion, and you’ve got an open-shut case on your hands.
Need I even provide evidence on Theron’s cinematic power? Let’s move right on to proving Madden:
First off, I’ll admit that he runs hot and cold at the box office. Even when he’s bringing to bear his talent for conveying a romantic atmosphere,...
- 6/14/2012
- by Matthew C. Funk
- Boomtron
It's interesting to watch how fortunes change. For a while, it looked like John Madden would never be able to match the critical and commercial acclaim of "Shakespeare In Love," with a string of ill-received and underperforming films like "Proof," "Killshot" and "The Debt." Which brings us to 2012. Madden is back on top with "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," which has brought in over $110 million worldwide, so no surprise he's now attached to a film with one of the hottest -- literally and figuratively -- actresses of the moment.
While at one time it had Kevin Macdonald attached, Madden will helm "Murdery Mystery" with Theron set to co-star and co-produce the film penned by "Zodiac" and "The Amazing Spider-Man" writer James Vanderbilt. The comedy mystery follows an American couple on honeymoon in Europe who have to go on the run after witnessing and being accused of murder, and are drawn...
While at one time it had Kevin Macdonald attached, Madden will helm "Murdery Mystery" with Theron set to co-star and co-produce the film penned by "Zodiac" and "The Amazing Spider-Man" writer James Vanderbilt. The comedy mystery follows an American couple on honeymoon in Europe who have to go on the run after witnessing and being accused of murder, and are drawn...
- 6/13/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Elmore Leonard’s novels are fuelled by dialogue. Punchy, quick-witted words fired off in a way to give you the lowdown on character And drive you through the story. But film versions? Now that’s a tricky one. For every Out of Sight, Get Shorty, and Rum Punch (filmed as Jackie Brown) there’s a Be Cool, Killshot, and Stick … and the list of negatives outweighs the positives.
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- 4/26/2012
- QuietEarth.us
John Madden's amiable comedy repeats the success of word-of-mouth hits such as Calendar Girls as weekend takings hint at box-office recovery
The winner
Back in September 2003, Calendar Girls bucked the usual downward trend for cinema grosses by rising 5% on its second weekend of play. Now history repeats, as The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which is similarly targeted at older cinemagoers, rises by an identical amount in its second frame, with takings of £2.34m, knocking The Woman in Black off the top spot. Thanks also to a solid midweek performance – the audience for this film is so far proving happy to come out any day of the week – it has now achieved a highly impressive £7.01m after just 10 days of play.
By comparison, Calendar Girls stood at £5.68m at this stage of play – although of course ticket prices were significantly lower eight and a half years ago. Calendar Girls ended up with £20.43m.
The winner
Back in September 2003, Calendar Girls bucked the usual downward trend for cinema grosses by rising 5% on its second weekend of play. Now history repeats, as The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which is similarly targeted at older cinemagoers, rises by an identical amount in its second frame, with takings of £2.34m, knocking The Woman in Black off the top spot. Thanks also to a solid midweek performance – the audience for this film is so far proving happy to come out any day of the week – it has now achieved a highly impressive £7.01m after just 10 days of play.
By comparison, Calendar Girls stood at £5.68m at this stage of play – although of course ticket prices were significantly lower eight and a half years ago. Calendar Girls ended up with £20.43m.
- 3/6/2012
- by Charles Gant
- The Guardian - Film News
The Director of 2008's Bronson and 2009's Valhalla Rising, Nicolas Winding Refn, returns with equally dark blood-soaked subject-matter in his slick adaptation of James Sallis's 2011 book, Drive.
Winding Refn instantly gets our attention with a masterfully choreographed opening title sequence introducing his nameless hero. Giving his criminally-minded “clients” a rigid “five minute window”, he acts as getaway driver using the police radio frequency to monitor their detection. His is a precise operation, silently and calmly undertook without conversing with passengers. Amplified sounds of the city - radios, helicopters, sirens and the car engine's roar - nicely contrast with the silence as our hero and his load hide-out under arches. A final police chase is accompanied by edgy suspense-building electronic music and loud radio sports commentary before we're allowed to delve further into this mysterious driver's life.
Helping his neighbour, Irene (Carey Mulligan), at the supermarket with her broken down car,...
Winding Refn instantly gets our attention with a masterfully choreographed opening title sequence introducing his nameless hero. Giving his criminally-minded “clients” a rigid “five minute window”, he acts as getaway driver using the police radio frequency to monitor their detection. His is a precise operation, silently and calmly undertook without conversing with passengers. Amplified sounds of the city - radios, helicopters, sirens and the car engine's roar - nicely contrast with the silence as our hero and his load hide-out under arches. A final police chase is accompanied by edgy suspense-building electronic music and loud radio sports commentary before we're allowed to delve further into this mysterious driver's life.
Helping his neighbour, Irene (Carey Mulligan), at the supermarket with her broken down car,...
- 2/1/2012
- Shadowlocked
Warner Bros. has picked up a pitch for an action comedy titled Killshot, though beyond the fact that it.s from Ken Woodruff, there.s very little else THR has to say about it. Plot details? Being kept under wraps. Major producers? None that we can speak of at the moment. We don.t even know a lot about Woodruff, who.s best recognized as an executive story editor and co-producer on CBS. weekly drama The Mentalist, with Simon Baker. Before that, he was assistant to the director on Fox.s soap opera The O.C.. Now? He.s a paid screenwriter with an action-comedy project in the pipeline. It.s unlikely that Woodruff is reworking Elmore Leonard.s 1989 novel about a married couple dodging a pair of hitmen. But I guess it.s possible. Director John Madden (The Debt, Shakespeare In Love) attempted an adaptation back in 2008, with Mickey...
- 1/27/2012
- cinemablend.com
Some Heroes Are Real. Thanks to a tip from Bleeding Cool, we found this rather awesome animated tribute to Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive, starring Ryan Gosling as the Driver. It was created by Bruno et Tom on Vimeo, aka Tom Haugomat & Bruno Mangyoku, and is a quick 60-sec recap of some of the best moments. It's just badass. I was waiting for this happen, when I first saw Drive in Cannes I knew it would have an amazing cult appeal, and was waiting for it to be released, so we could finally see awesome art and tributes like this that have been pouring in ever since. If you loved Drive as much as us, then you've got to see this! Drive is directed by Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, of the Pusher trilogy, Bronson and Valhalla Rising previously. The screenplay was written by Hossein Amini (The Four Feathers, Killshot,...
- 12/1/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"You want me to pick you up something from the drive-thru, you give me a time and a place. I give you a 5-minute window." If you're among those who haven't yet enjoyed the masterful thriller Drive from director Nicholas Winding Refn and starring Ryan Gosling, then you're missing out. But for those who have already seen the gripping, intense and even shocking film, this bit of fun is for you. Funny or Die has debuted a hilarious short called Drive-Thru which uses the same beautiful visual style (perhaps with a little less grace) and the film's killer soundtrack in a trailer parody that rivals The Muppets. Watch below! Here's Funny or Die's hilarious Drive trailer parody Drive-Thru: Drive is directed by Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, of the Pusher trilogy, Bronson and Valhalla Rising previously. The screenplay was written by Hossein Amini (The Four Feathers, Killshot, 47 Ronin...
- 11/22/2011
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Jan. 31, 2012
Price: DVD $26.99, Blu-ray $30.99
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Not to be confused with the short-lived 2007 TV show of the same name, Drive is an art house film trying to be an action film, or an action film masquerading as an art film. Take your pick.
The movie stars indie favorite Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine) as a stuntman who moonlights as a driver for people who need drivers who don’t ask questions. A loner, Gosling’s driver meets and falls for his neighbor Irene (Carey Mulligan, Never Let Me Go), whose husband is in jail. When he’s released and needs help with a heist, the driver agrees — for the sake of Irene and her young son. But after the heist goes wrong, Gosling ends up with a contract on his head.
The R-rated film also stars Bryan Cranston (The Lincoln Lawyer), Albert Brooks (Broadcast News...
Price: DVD $26.99, Blu-ray $30.99
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Not to be confused with the short-lived 2007 TV show of the same name, Drive is an art house film trying to be an action film, or an action film masquerading as an art film. Take your pick.
The movie stars indie favorite Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine) as a stuntman who moonlights as a driver for people who need drivers who don’t ask questions. A loner, Gosling’s driver meets and falls for his neighbor Irene (Carey Mulligan, Never Let Me Go), whose husband is in jail. When he’s released and needs help with a heist, the driver agrees — for the sake of Irene and her young son. But after the heist goes wrong, Gosling ends up with a contract on his head.
The R-rated film also stars Bryan Cranston (The Lincoln Lawyer), Albert Brooks (Broadcast News...
- 11/21/2011
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Jan. 3, 2012
Price: DVD $45.99, Blu-ray $55.99
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
FX’s acclaimed drama TV show Justified brings the attitude of the Old West to the criminal forces of today.
The Emmy Award-winning show stars Timothy Olyphant (I Am Number Four) as U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens, who’s old-school in his approach to law enforcement. Season two begins after the deadly showdown that freed Harlan County from the reign of the Crowder crime family. But with the Crowders out of the picture, even deadlier criminal forces try to seize power — which Givens must stop.
Justified also stars Nick Searcy (Moneyball), Joelle Carter (TV’s Third Watch), Jacob Pitts (TV’s The Pacific) and, in the second season, the irrepressible Margo Martindale (Secretariat), whose performance won the show its Emmy Award.
The television series is based on the short story “Fire in the Hole” by Elmore Leonard,...
Price: DVD $45.99, Blu-ray $55.99
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
FX’s acclaimed drama TV show Justified brings the attitude of the Old West to the criminal forces of today.
The Emmy Award-winning show stars Timothy Olyphant (I Am Number Four) as U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens, who’s old-school in his approach to law enforcement. Season two begins after the deadly showdown that freed Harlan County from the reign of the Crowder crime family. But with the Crowders out of the picture, even deadlier criminal forces try to seize power — which Givens must stop.
Justified also stars Nick Searcy (Moneyball), Joelle Carter (TV’s Third Watch), Jacob Pitts (TV’s The Pacific) and, in the second season, the irrepressible Margo Martindale (Secretariat), whose performance won the show its Emmy Award.
The television series is based on the short story “Fire in the Hole” by Elmore Leonard,...
- 11/9/2011
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Rourke Will Be The 254th Celebrity To Have Hands &
Footprints In Chinese Cement On Monday, October 31st
(Hollywood, Calif., October 18, 2011)–The most famous place in Hollywood, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (www.chinesetheatres.com), is set to honor its 254th celebrity, Oscar(R)-nominee Mickey Rourke, with his own hand and footprints ceremony on Monday, October 31 at 11:00 Am. The masters of ceremony and guest speaker will be announced.
Up next, Rourke can be seen in the visually-stunning 3D epic adventure Immortals, starring Henry Cavill, Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz, Isabel Lucas, Freida Pinto, Stephen Dorff, and John Hurt. Directed by Tarsem Singh, written by Charles Parlapanides and Vlas Parlapanides and produced by Gianni Nunnari, Mark Canton and Relativity’s CEO RyanKavanaugh, Immortals tells the story of the ruthless King Hyperion (Rourke), who leads his bloodthirsty army on a murderous rampage across Greece to find a deadly weapon that will destroy humanity.
Footprints In Chinese Cement On Monday, October 31st
(Hollywood, Calif., October 18, 2011)–The most famous place in Hollywood, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (www.chinesetheatres.com), is set to honor its 254th celebrity, Oscar(R)-nominee Mickey Rourke, with his own hand and footprints ceremony on Monday, October 31 at 11:00 Am. The masters of ceremony and guest speaker will be announced.
Up next, Rourke can be seen in the visually-stunning 3D epic adventure Immortals, starring Henry Cavill, Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz, Isabel Lucas, Freida Pinto, Stephen Dorff, and John Hurt. Directed by Tarsem Singh, written by Charles Parlapanides and Vlas Parlapanides and produced by Gianni Nunnari, Mark Canton and Relativity’s CEO RyanKavanaugh, Immortals tells the story of the ruthless King Hyperion (Rourke), who leads his bloodthirsty army on a murderous rampage across Greece to find a deadly weapon that will destroy humanity.
- 10/19/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: It was revealed this morning that Joseph Gordon-Levitt will receive the “Hollywood Breakthrough Actor Award” at this year’s 15th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards for his heartfelt performance in the film “50/50.” This year’s ceremony, presented by Starz Entertainment, is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 24, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
In Jonathan Levine’s film, which opens in theaters this Friday, Sept. 30, Gordon-Levitt plays Adam, an NPR editor diagnosed with cancer. The title refers to Adam’s odds of survival, though he receives tremendous support from his best friend (Seth Rogen), his pretty therapist (Anna Kendrick) and his worried mother (Anjelica Huston).
Gordon-Levitt will be on hand that evening to accept the award in person. His bio is below:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt will next be seen in “50/50,” a comedy directed by Jonathan Levine that stars Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick and Bryce Dallas Howard.
Hollywoodnews.com: It was revealed this morning that Joseph Gordon-Levitt will receive the “Hollywood Breakthrough Actor Award” at this year’s 15th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards for his heartfelt performance in the film “50/50.” This year’s ceremony, presented by Starz Entertainment, is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 24, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
In Jonathan Levine’s film, which opens in theaters this Friday, Sept. 30, Gordon-Levitt plays Adam, an NPR editor diagnosed with cancer. The title refers to Adam’s odds of survival, though he receives tremendous support from his best friend (Seth Rogen), his pretty therapist (Anna Kendrick) and his worried mother (Anjelica Huston).
Gordon-Levitt will be on hand that evening to accept the award in person. His bio is below:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt will next be seen in “50/50,” a comedy directed by Jonathan Levine that stars Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick and Bryce Dallas Howard.
- 9/26/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Nicolas Winding Refn.s Drive is simply perfect. Not since Michael Mann.s 1981 crime drama Thief, has a film of this type had such an impact, and dare I say Drive is even better? Yes, I do. Every woman.s newest sweetheart, Ryan Gosling (Crazy Stupid Love) is Driver, a nameless Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver. He lives simply, adhering to a strict set of rules, which keeps him at the top of his game, out of prison. and alive. On the surface, he.s a pretty boy with a quiet disposition, but hidden within is a strong, efficient survivor with the capacity to be brutal when necessary.
Working as a mechanic for Shannon, played by Breaking Bad.s Bryan Cranston, the two men hold a partnership that handles the criminal side jobs. When Shannon approaches former motion picture producer turned organized crime boss Bernie Rose (Albert Brooks...
Working as a mechanic for Shannon, played by Breaking Bad.s Bryan Cranston, the two men hold a partnership that handles the criminal side jobs. When Shannon approaches former motion picture producer turned organized crime boss Bernie Rose (Albert Brooks...
- 9/16/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Review in a Hurry: Heil, Helen! Decades after World War II, the Queen of England—Helen Mirren, that is—hunts a former Nazi doctor who escaped incarceration. Sounds irresistible, yes? Strong performances and direction make this gripping espionage thriller a mission accomplished. The Bigger Picture: Director John Madden has built his career helming period pieces (Shakespeare in Love), character dramas (Proof), and thrillers (Killshot). In this remake of a 2007 Israeli thriller, he gets to combine all of the above, along with multiple locations, flashbacks, and different actors playing the same roles. The result is surprisingly cohesive. In the mid-1960s, three Israeli secret agents—Rachel (Jessica...
- 9/1/2011
- E! Online
"What is the line between justice and vengeance?" asks Glenn Kenny at MSN Movies. "What's the exact burden of guilt when that line is crossed? When does righteousness, and particularly self-righteousness, get in the way of doing what's actually right? These questions were explored pretty trenchantly, at least by this reviewer's lights, in Steven Spielberg's 2005 film Munich, in which crack Israeli intelligence operatives tracked down and wiped out the parties behind the massacre of athletes at the 1972 Olympics. And Mossad, and undercover operations, also lie at the heart of The Debt, a new film from director John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) that explores the same questions. This fictional tale aspires to pack a big sting, and it works to an extent, but as a whole the picture is too overdetermined and melodramatic and sentimental in spite of itself to put its ideas and convictions across as powerfully as it would like.
- 9/1/2011
- MUBI
After its predecessor “Killshot” got a cursory limited release before being scuttled off to DVD and the film before that, “Proof,” hobbled in and out of theaters, “The Debt” is director John Madden’s first film in more than a decade to receive a theatrical run of more than 1600 screens, but an overbearing sense of self-importance undermines its box office potential, much less the effectiveness of skillful performances by a mostly-talented cast. Helen Mirren and Jessica Chastain, sharing the screen as the same character as much as current and next generations of great actresses, sustain a frequently overwrought (and overlong)…...
- 8/29/2011
- The Playlist
Since he brought the hammer down on the box office earlier this year in Thor, Chris Hemsworth has been considering a variety of follow-up opportunities. While he’s currently busy swinging Mjolnir once again for The Avengers, he’s now attached to a new Sony action thriller called Shadow Runner.Once again we’re in shadowy territory (sorry), since neither the studio nor idea generator/ executive producer Hossein Amini is willing to let slip just what the movie’s about, though Deadline’s report on the deal makes mention that it’s been inspired by an Israeli assassination team tracking Hamas bigwig Mahmoud al Mabhouh to a hotel in Dubai and killing him. Which points to Hemsworth leading a covert team who pull off dangerous, secret missions. Yeah, that’s a concept we’ve never seen covered on film before…There’s also no word on who else might be...
- 6/30/2011
- EmpireOnline
Elmore Leonard's clever crime novels have made for some terrific movies over the years, including the great 90s triumvirate of Get Shorty, Out of Sight and Jackie Brown. He's even the godfather of the current FX series Justified, having created the character Raylan Givens that Timothy Olyphant plays. The last Leonard novel to be adapted into a film was the virtually unseen 2009 film Killshot, but he's giving it a go again with an adaptation of Freaky Deaky , a crime story that just bulked up its cast. According to Variety Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser and Craig Robinson will all join William H. Macy in the film, about two ex-hippies who concoct a plot to build some bombs and scare a Hollywood producer out of his cash. Fraser will be playing one of the hippies, who now works as a pyrotechnics expert, and Macy will play the mogul with the delicious...
- 6/3/2011
- cinemablend.com
The first half of last year — i.e. January through June — produced two of the 10 best picture nominees (“Winter’s Bone” and “Toy Story 3”), 1 of the 20 acting nominees (Jennifer Lawrence), and 1 of the 10 screenplay nominees (“Winter’s Bone”). The first half of this year, meanwhile, has produced a lot of very good flicks — among them “The Beaver” (Summit, 5/6, PG-13, trailer), “Hanna” (Focus Features, 4/8, PG-13, trailer), “Jane Eyre” (Focus Features, 3/11, PG-13, trailer), “Limitless” (Relativity, 3/18, PG-13, trailer), “The Lincoln Lawyer” (Lionsgate, 3/18, R, trailer), “Meek’s Cutoff” (Oscilloscope, 4/8, PG, trailer), “Rango” (Paramount, 3/4, PG, trailer), “Source Code” (Summit, 4/1, PG-13, trailer), and “Win Win” (Fox Searchlight, 3/18, R, trailer) — but nothing that seems likely to snag an Oscar nod come next January. This, of course, begs the question: which films will be the first serious Oscar contenders of 2011?
Here’s a look at the eight likeliest pre-Fall candidates…
“The Tree of Life” (Fox Searchlight, 5/27, PG-13, trailer...
Here’s a look at the eight likeliest pre-Fall candidates…
“The Tree of Life” (Fox Searchlight, 5/27, PG-13, trailer...
- 5/14/2011
- by Scott Feinberg
- Scott Feinberg
Photo: FilmDistrict One of the films I'm extremely excited to see at Cannes is Drive starring Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, and I have to assume anyone that's seen Refn's Bronson or the Pusher trilogy is anxiously awaiting this film right along with me. Today I received a batch of five images from the film in advance of its Cannes debut which you can browse in full right here.
The film is based on the James Sallis novel with a screenplay by Hossein Amini (Killshot) and is described as a fast paced action thriller that focuses on a Hollywood stunt driver (Gosling), a loner by nature, who moonlights as a getaway driver-for-hire in the criminal underworld. He finds himself a target for some of La's most dangerous men after agreeing to aid the ex-con boyfriend of his beautiful neighbor (Mulligan) in a job that goes dangerously awry.
The film is based on the James Sallis novel with a screenplay by Hossein Amini (Killshot) and is described as a fast paced action thriller that focuses on a Hollywood stunt driver (Gosling), a loner by nature, who moonlights as a getaway driver-for-hire in the criminal underworld. He finds himself a target for some of La's most dangerous men after agreeing to aid the ex-con boyfriend of his beautiful neighbor (Mulligan) in a job that goes dangerously awry.
- 5/3/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
A new trailer has been released for Academy Award–nominated director John Madden's (Killshot) new movie, The Debt, a remake of the Israeli thriller HaHov. Written by Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn, and Peter Straughan, the movie stars Academy Award–winner Helen Mirren as Rachel Singer, a former Mossad agent who comes out of retirement to track down and kill Nazi war criminal Dieter Vogel (Jesper Christensen), "The Surgeon of Birkenau," who has surfaced in a small Ukrainian town 35 years after she supposedly shot and killed him. The story unfolds in both the '60s — with Jessica Chastain as young Rachel and Sam Worthington and Marton Csokas as her Nazi-hunting Mossad partners, David and Stefan, respectively — and in the '00s, with Ciarán Hinds and Tom Wilkinson playing the elder David and Stefan.
Next Showing: The Debt opens August 31
The Debt - Interview
Helen Mirren tells us why she thought...
Next Showing: The Debt opens August 31
The Debt - Interview
Helen Mirren tells us why she thought...
- 4/12/2011
- by BrentJS Sprecher
- Reelzchannel.com
Watch the movie trailer for The Debt, starring Sam Worthington, Helen Mirren, Jessica Chastain, Tom Wilkinson and Ciaran Hinds. John Madden (Killshot, Proof, Shakespeare in Love) directs the thriller from the screenplay by Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman and Peter Straughan, based on the film “Ha-Hov” written by Assaf Bernstein and Ido Rosenblum. The Debt opens August 31st via Focus Features and includes Marton Csokas and Jesper Christensen. This was first under Miramax, which now distributes in the UK. Check out clips from The Debt under the Official Trailer. The powerful story of Rachel Singer, a former Mossad agent who endeavored to capture and bring to trial a notorious Nazi war criminal—the Surgeon of Birkenau—in a secret Israeli mission that ended with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Now, 30 years later, a man claiming to be the doctor has surfaced, and Rachel must go back to Eastern Europe to uncover the truth.
- 4/12/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch the movie trailer for The Debt, starring Sam Worthington, Helen Mirren, Jessica Chastain, Tom Wilkinson and Ciaran Hinds. John Madden (Killshot, Proof, Shakespeare in Love) directs the thriller from the screenplay by Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman and Peter Straughan, based on the film “Ha-Hov” written by Assaf Bernstein and Ido Rosenblum. The Debt opens August 31st via Focus Features and includes Marton Csokas and Jesper Christensen. This was first under Miramax, which now distributes in the UK. Check out clips from The Debt under the Official Trailer. The powerful story of Rachel Singer, a former Mossad agent who endeavored to capture and bring to trial a notorious Nazi war criminal—the Surgeon of Birkenau—in a secret Israeli mission that ended with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Now, 30 years later, a man claiming to be the doctor has surfaced, and Rachel must go back to Eastern Europe to uncover the truth.
- 4/12/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch the movie trailer for The Debt, starring Sam Worthington, Helen Mirren, Jessica Chastain, Tom Wilkinson and Ciaran Hinds. John Madden (Killshot, Proof, Shakespeare in Love) directs the thriller from the screenplay by Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman and Peter Straughan, based on the film “Ha-Hov” written by Assaf Bernstein and Ido Rosenblum. The Debt opens August 31st via Focus Features and includes Marton Csokas and Jesper Christensen. This was first under Miramax, which now distributes in the UK. Check out clips from The Debt under the Official Trailer. The powerful story of Rachel Singer, a former Mossad agent who endeavored to capture and bring to trial a notorious Nazi war criminal—the Surgeon of Birkenau—in a secret Israeli mission that ended with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Now, 30 years later, a man claiming to be the doctor has surfaced, and Rachel must go back to Eastern Europe to uncover the truth.
- 4/12/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Joseph Gordon-Levitt never fails to impress me. Regardless of the project — even when it’s as lackluster as 2008′s “Killshot” — the guy gives it his all. Spencer Susser’s upcoming drama “Hesher” allows the talented actor to stretch his legs a bit. Gordon-Levitt stars as Hesher, a tattooed, head-banging loner who attempts to help a young boy and his grieving father overcome the issues in their life. It may sound pat and derivative, but the trailer suggests otherwise. Here’s a better description of the story: Tj Forney is 13-years-old. Two months ago his mother was killed in an accident, so he and his broken dad, Paul, move in with Tj’s grandmother to pick up the pieces. Hesher is a loner. He hates the world and everyone in it. He has long greasy hair, a baby moustache, a Metallica t-shirt and homemade tattoos. He is malnourished and smokes a lot of cigarettes.
- 4/5/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Hitting movie theaters this weekend:
Drive Angry – Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner
Hall Pass – Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate
Shelter – Julianne Moore, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jeffrey DeMunn (limited)
Movie of the Week
Hall Pass
The Stars: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate
The Plot: A married man (Wilson) is granted the opportunity to have an affair by his wife.
The Buzz: I’m happy to see, after a four-year hiatus, the Farrelly Brothers are back (Dumb & Dumber, There’s Something About Mary, Shallow Hal) — it’s also nice to see Owen Wilson back to his regular Hollywood hard-working self. I didn’t think the red-band trailer for Hall Pass was as funny as the green-band, but I am still holding out hope that the Farrelly’s and Mr. Wilson are as good a match-up in reality as they are on paper. The supporting cast looks solid, with Jason Sudeikis,...
Drive Angry – Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner
Hall Pass – Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate
Shelter – Julianne Moore, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jeffrey DeMunn (limited)
Movie of the Week
Hall Pass
The Stars: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate
The Plot: A married man (Wilson) is granted the opportunity to have an affair by his wife.
The Buzz: I’m happy to see, after a four-year hiatus, the Farrelly Brothers are back (Dumb & Dumber, There’s Something About Mary, Shallow Hal) — it’s also nice to see Owen Wilson back to his regular Hollywood hard-working self. I didn’t think the red-band trailer for Hall Pass was as funny as the green-band, but I am still holding out hope that the Farrelly’s and Mr. Wilson are as good a match-up in reality as they are on paper. The supporting cast looks solid, with Jason Sudeikis,...
- 2/22/2011
- by Aaron Ruffcorn
- The Scorecard Review
Starring: Thomas Jane, Diane Lane, Mickey Rourke, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Director: John Madden
The Scoop: (2008) You'd think a big budget adaptation of a novel by Hollywood favorite Elmore Leonard would get the red carpet treatment, especially when it features such a great cast, but after being shelved in 2006, "Killshot" languished for three years before a limited run in theaters. Worth the time for Elmore fans and also for the excellent short film directed by "Inception" star Gordon-Levitt.
Special Features: "Sparks" short film by Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Rated R, 95 min. | Watch the trailer...
Director: John Madden
The Scoop: (2008) You'd think a big budget adaptation of a novel by Hollywood favorite Elmore Leonard would get the red carpet treatment, especially when it features such a great cast, but after being shelved in 2006, "Killshot" languished for three years before a limited run in theaters. Worth the time for Elmore fans and also for the excellent short film directed by "Inception" star Gordon-Levitt.
Special Features: "Sparks" short film by Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Rated R, 95 min. | Watch the trailer...
- 2/22/2011
- by NextMovie Staff
- NextMovie
Thou he's had a scattershot history in Hollywood, Elmore Leonard is on a bit of a roll as of late. Following a couple duds in the, we've seen 3:10 To Yuma (a terrific modern western), Killshot (not great, but still more hit than miss) and the television series Justified (ridiculously addicting). Hoping to continue the streak, the next adaptation, Freaky Deaky, is currently in the casting stages, and has just added a new name, according to The Playlist. The site reports that Camilla Belle has officially joined the production, only the second one to do so after William H. Macy signed on back in September. While the character that she's playing isn't mentioned, the book has a complex plot involving a pair of political radicals with plans for a big score and the cop trying to take them down. Charlie Matthau, son of Walter, is directing. A lifelong fan of...
- 2/4/2011
- cinemablend.com
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