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As the creator and star of one of the most popular and widely quoted comedy sketch shows of all time, Keegan-Michael Key is a brilliant actor, writer, and producer known for his outlandish characters.
However, his comedic chops run the gamut as he has had numerous supporting roles in genres from family to raunchy. Beyond television, he has graced his fair share of movies, and his presence, no matter how brief, always stands out as the scene-stealer that he is.
Having been in the entertainment industry for almost twenty-five years, Key has amassed twenty-three award nominations, including three wins with a Peabody, an American Comedy Award, and an Emmy for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series.
We combed through the comedian's career to compile a list...
As the creator and star of one of the most popular and widely quoted comedy sketch shows of all time, Keegan-Michael Key is a brilliant actor, writer, and producer known for his outlandish characters.
However, his comedic chops run the gamut as he has had numerous supporting roles in genres from family to raunchy. Beyond television, he has graced his fair share of movies, and his presence, no matter how brief, always stands out as the scene-stealer that he is.
Having been in the entertainment industry for almost twenty-five years, Key has amassed twenty-three award nominations, including three wins with a Peabody, an American Comedy Award, and an Emmy for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series.
We combed through the comedian's career to compile a list...
- 5/3/2024
- by Joshua Pleming
- TVfanatic
Plot: When Tommy Walcott is invited into a limo by famous actor Andy Samberg, his dull life takes a thrilling turn. Tommy is offered a chance to win a million dollars in a dark web reality TV show, where assassins from all over the world attempt to kill him for 30 days. The catch? He can’t be killed if he’s not entirely alone, leading him to recruit an unlikely team to help him survive.
Review: Jake Johnson is hilarious. After his breakout role as Nick Miller on Fox sitcom New Girl, Johnson has appeared alongside Tom Cruise in The Mummy, Chris Pratt in the Jurassic World franchise, and voicing Peter B. Parker in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Across the Spider-Verse. While Johnson has written several films, including Digging for Fire, Win It All, and Ride the Eagle, he makes his directorial debut with the new film Self Reliance.
Review: Jake Johnson is hilarious. After his breakout role as Nick Miller on Fox sitcom New Girl, Johnson has appeared alongside Tom Cruise in The Mummy, Chris Pratt in the Jurassic World franchise, and voicing Peter B. Parker in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Across the Spider-Verse. While Johnson has written several films, including Digging for Fire, Win It All, and Ride the Eagle, he makes his directorial debut with the new film Self Reliance.
- 1/10/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
In the far corner of his backyard in Eastside L.A., Jake Johnson hand-built an 8-by-12-foot studio cabin where he does most of his work. Sure, he needs to duck to pass through the petite doorway — roughly a foot short thanks to a minor snafu in his original flooring plan — but it’s cozy and rustic and has borne witness to some of the more fruitful years of the 45-year-old’s Hollywood career. “The house is dominated by them,” says Johnson, affectionately gesturing in the direction of the 9-year-old twin daughters he shares with his wife of 12 years. “So, when I need to work, I come here.”
The Chicago native is best known for his seven-season stint playing confident idiot Nick Miller on the Fox comedy New Girl. But he’s leveraged his sitcom success into a unique résumé — rejecting his agents’ plans for a blockbuster track, like the...
The Chicago native is best known for his seven-season stint playing confident idiot Nick Miller on the Fox comedy New Girl. But he’s leveraged his sitcom success into a unique résumé — rejecting his agents’ plans for a blockbuster track, like the...
- 7/17/2023
- by Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As the 'gaming' world continues to evolve into the digital realm, we are still waiting to see movies about online casinos. Although someone looking down at their smart phone or iPad wouldn't make for a very exciting feature, we did find more 'gambling' films streaming on Netflix:
With the Netflix TV drama series "Narcos" now an online game, new online casino platforms continue to develop, offering access to state-of-the-art CG slots, with perks not available at land-based equivalents, including free spin rounds, skill-based mini-games and opportunities to win multiple progressive jackpots.
Gambling movies now streaming on Netflix include:
"Win It All"
The eccentric comedy "Win It All" (2017), written, directed by 'mumblecore' pioneer Joe Swanberg and released by Netflix, stars Jake Johnson as 'Eddie Garrett' who agrees to watch a duffel bag for an acquaintance who is heading to prison.
When Garrett discovers cash in the bag, he...
With the Netflix TV drama series "Narcos" now an online game, new online casino platforms continue to develop, offering access to state-of-the-art CG slots, with perks not available at land-based equivalents, including free spin rounds, skill-based mini-games and opportunities to win multiple progressive jackpots.
Gambling movies now streaming on Netflix include:
"Win It All"
The eccentric comedy "Win It All" (2017), written, directed by 'mumblecore' pioneer Joe Swanberg and released by Netflix, stars Jake Johnson as 'Eddie Garrett' who agrees to watch a duffel bag for an acquaintance who is heading to prison.
When Garrett discovers cash in the bag, he...
- 4/28/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Movies with a casino theme are few and far between, and the available crop runs the gamut of historically significance to raw documentaries to spoof comedies. There are must-watch flicks hidden in digital platform shelves alongside those you’d rather skip, which is why we’ve come up with the best five casino movies on Netflix right now. Since land-based casino entrances aren’t an everyday thing unless you’re a professional gambler and online platform trawling can be monotonous, the power of cinema has alternative gambling-related entertainment for the whole family.
Dealing with the controversial topic of gambling such as addiction, the best casinos themed movies on Netflix right now delves into the thrills and darker settings of high stakes gaming. Going on personal film-watching love or hate expertise and the reviewed rating; these movies include;
1. 21
Inspired by the non-fiction novel by Ben Mezrich, ‘bringing down the house,’ the...
Dealing with the controversial topic of gambling such as addiction, the best casinos themed movies on Netflix right now delves into the thrills and darker settings of high stakes gaming. Going on personal film-watching love or hate expertise and the reviewed rating; these movies include;
1. 21
Inspired by the non-fiction novel by Ben Mezrich, ‘bringing down the house,’ the...
- 1/9/2020
- by AMP Training
- AsianMoviePulse
One of today’s foremost purveyors of “mumblecore” cinema – a derisive pigeonholing label for low budget indies which often involve the Duplass Brothers and sonorous dialogue – Joe Swanberg has managed to carve out a special niche for himself with his low-key hangout films, usually made in collaboration with “New Girl” actor Jake Johnson, such as the charming “Drinking Buddies” and “Digging for Fire.” Swanberg and Johnson scored their biggest mainstream success to date with this year’s Netflix original feature “Win It All” starring Johnson as a raffish gambling addict, and Swanberg is carrying on the momentum of his newfound recognition with a second season of his Netflix anthology series “Easy.”
Set in Swanberg’s beloved native Chicago, the first season of “Easy” adhered to a loose template following the sex lives of a disparate collection of couples and singles, with the episodes usually depicting a self-contained misadventure, such as...
Set in Swanberg’s beloved native Chicago, the first season of “Easy” adhered to a loose template following the sex lives of a disparate collection of couples and singles, with the episodes usually depicting a self-contained misadventure, such as...
- 11/17/2017
- by Alex MacKay
- The Playlist
2017 is just flying by! As we have now wrapped up August and are charging headfirst into the month of September, I wanted to once again put a bow on everything that’s come before the impending fall festival season. That way, it could focus us more clearly on the awards contenders to come, all the while remembering the hopefuls from the parts of 2017 we’ve completed. As such, today I’m putting out my list of the best of the first third of the year so far. Below you’ll see what the first eight months have brought us, including some films seen at festivals as well as early year releases that the precursors will surely forget, sadly. I don’t have any titles that I’m embargoed on right now, so this is as close to an exhaustive look at everything that’s hit screens between January 1st and today as possible.
- 9/1/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
This article originally appeared on EW.com.
After 39 days, four hidden immunity idols, three advantages, one sugar-related prank, and countless bonkers Tribal Councils, a winner was crowned on Survivor: Game Changers, and that winner was… Sarah Lacina. The 33-year-old police officer from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, dominated the season strategically and was rewarded for her efforts, beating Brad Culpepper and Troy “Troyzan” Robertson in the finals to take home the million dollar prize.
While Sarah used strong social connections and strategic moves to get to the end, Brad got there by going on an epic challenge winning streak, coming in...
After 39 days, four hidden immunity idols, three advantages, one sugar-related prank, and countless bonkers Tribal Councils, a winner was crowned on Survivor: Game Changers, and that winner was… Sarah Lacina. The 33-year-old police officer from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, dominated the season strategically and was rewarded for her efforts, beating Brad Culpepper and Troy “Troyzan” Robertson in the finals to take home the million dollar prize.
While Sarah used strong social connections and strategic moves to get to the end, Brad got there by going on an epic challenge winning streak, coming in...
- 5/25/2017
- by Dalton Ross
- PEOPLE.com
10 episodes from the upcoming season of “Orange Is the New Black” were leaked online yesterday, which may just be the tip of the iceberg. The group calling itself TheDarkOverlord claims to have stolen dozens of other shows and films from Larson Studios, an audio post-production company based in Hollywood, including “New Girl,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “Portlandia.”
Read More: ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Season 5 Leaked Online by Hackers
The news has yet to be confirmed, but would be trouble for a number of studios if it turns out to be true. Netflix has yet to comment since the episodes of “Orange” were released, though the company did provide a statement once it found out TheDarkOverlord had them: “We are aware of the situation. A production vendor used by several major TV studios had its security compromised and the appropriate law enforcement authorities are involved.”
Read More:...
Read More: ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Season 5 Leaked Online by Hackers
The news has yet to be confirmed, but would be trouble for a number of studios if it turns out to be true. Netflix has yet to comment since the episodes of “Orange” were released, though the company did provide a statement once it found out TheDarkOverlord had them: “We are aware of the situation. A production vendor used by several major TV studios had its security compromised and the appropriate law enforcement authorities are involved.”
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- 4/30/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Folks, is the year moving a bit quickly or is it just me? Maybe it’s me? I can deal with that. Anyway, on to the point of this whole thing. With it now being just about the month of May, we’ve officially finished up with the first third of the calendar. As such, I wanted to once again highlight the best of the year so far, consisting of my top ten and various awards for 2017 to date. Much like last time around, when I did the first quarter of the year at the start of April, I’m mostly limiting it to things that have already hit theaters. My only exception is that I’m including eligible titles from the recently concluded Tribeca Film Festival. There are some others from the year that I’m fond of and might have otherwise included, but I didn’t want to cheat too badly,...
- 4/28/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Joe Swanberg has had one of the more interesting career upswings of any independent filmmaker out there. After being one of the essential founders of the mumblecore indie movement, he made a right turn of sorts a few years back. Opting for bigger stars and similarly simple premises, he’s found more acclaim than ever before. Between Drinking Buddies, Happy Christmas, and Digging for Fire, Swanberg is as exciting a writer/director as ever before. Most recently, Swanberg has teamed up again with frequent collaborator Jake Johnson for Win It All, a film that at once feels both different and similar than what he’s been up to lately. Above all else, it’s a great vehicle for Johnson, who does his best work when paired with Swanberg. The flick is a character study, centered on gambler Eddie Garrett (Johnson). He’s broke, but charming. A nice guy unable to resist a card game,...
- 4/12/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
All six are on the slate but not all scheduled.Courtesy DC
Update: This one’s been seemingly debunked by Jon Berg and Geoff Johns, two guys who would definitely know. Dig the tweet chain below. But regardless of when the films are being released, they are still all in various stages of production, so you’re getting them, the question is just when. Thanks to Adam Hlavac for politely correcting me.
Hey @geoffjohns why didn't you tell me we were releasing 4 Batman movies in 2019? Can we increase that to 10?
— @thejonberg
In 2019, Batman will celebrate his 80th year of costumed crimefighting, and if you believe rumors started on the Reddit Dceu board (and as reported by Screen Rant), Warner Bros. is gonna do it up big, like, six films big.
According to the report, all four live-action Batfilms currently in development — The Batman, Gotham City Sirens, Nightwing, and Batgirl — will all drop in 2019, along with two animated...
Update: This one’s been seemingly debunked by Jon Berg and Geoff Johns, two guys who would definitely know. Dig the tweet chain below. But regardless of when the films are being released, they are still all in various stages of production, so you’re getting them, the question is just when. Thanks to Adam Hlavac for politely correcting me.
Hey @geoffjohns why didn't you tell me we were releasing 4 Batman movies in 2019? Can we increase that to 10?
— @thejonberg
In 2019, Batman will celebrate his 80th year of costumed crimefighting, and if you believe rumors started on the Reddit Dceu board (and as reported by Screen Rant), Warner Bros. is gonna do it up big, like, six films big.
According to the report, all four live-action Batfilms currently in development — The Batman, Gotham City Sirens, Nightwing, and Batgirl — will all drop in 2019, along with two animated...
- 4/11/2017
- by H. Perry Horton
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
With his new, SXSW-premiering Netflix Original, Win it All, the famously improvisatory writer/director Joe Swanberg has dealt his fans a real surprise: a picture with a much clearer plot, rhythm and character journey than his previous films. Indeed, with this movie about risk-taking, Swanberg has taken on a risk many successful filmmakers have avoided — the risk of artistic evolution. Pairing up again with collaborator Jake Johnson (Swanberg’s Drinking Buddies, TV’s New Girl), Swanberg puts his focus on gambling and the addiction to both winning — and perhaps losing too. Johnson, who co-wrote the script, plays Eddie Garrett, a down-and-out […]...
- 4/10/2017
- by Meredith Alloway
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
‘Win It All’ Is a Low-Stakes Table But a Good TimeJoe Swanberg’s latest character study combines neo-noir and lawnmowing.
I may be overly sympathetic towards Eddie (Win It All’s protagonist played by Jake Johnson) during the film’s opening credit sequence, because I recently took a similarly bleary-eyed train back home from Chicago’s Chinatown after a long night of cutting my losses. It’s not just that, though. Win It All is a slow-burn dramedy set on undercutting the romanticized, disheveled losers of noir while still developing a charm of its own. Johnson, in his expressive, frumpy portrayal of a low-stakes gambling addict — the kind of guy that wears a thin gold chain around his neck and really means it — finds pain, humor, and hope in a dead-end card junkie.
It helps that he co-wrote the screenplay with director and editor Joe Swanberg, who’s been his collaborator (in Drinking Buddies and Digging for Fire) in...
I may be overly sympathetic towards Eddie (Win It All’s protagonist played by Jake Johnson) during the film’s opening credit sequence, because I recently took a similarly bleary-eyed train back home from Chicago’s Chinatown after a long night of cutting my losses. It’s not just that, though. Win It All is a slow-burn dramedy set on undercutting the romanticized, disheveled losers of noir while still developing a charm of its own. Johnson, in his expressive, frumpy portrayal of a low-stakes gambling addict — the kind of guy that wears a thin gold chain around his neck and really means it — finds pain, humor, and hope in a dead-end card junkie.
It helps that he co-wrote the screenplay with director and editor Joe Swanberg, who’s been his collaborator (in Drinking Buddies and Digging for Fire) in...
- 4/10/2017
- by Jacob Oller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Two new indie distributors injected some life into the specialty box office this weekend with two unconventional releases.
Both “Colossal” (Neon Films) and Japanese anime smash “Your Name.” (FUNimation) rode positive reviews to strong box office. With more conventional World War II drama “Their Finest” (Stx), three films from non-establishment distributors show impressive arthouse strength.
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Jessica Chastain vehicle “The Zookeeper’s Wife,” shaping up to be the biggest specialty release so far this year, justified its initial wider run with a solid second weekend.
At least nine of the new limited releases this week also are available on Video on Demand. The only one to see much traction was “Alive and Kicking” (Magnolia), directed by specialty industry veteran Susan Glatzer, marking an unusual documentary presentation from Blumhouse Productions. The dance movie grossed $9000 in five theaters.
Both “Colossal” (Neon Films) and Japanese anime smash “Your Name.” (FUNimation) rode positive reviews to strong box office. With more conventional World War II drama “Their Finest” (Stx), three films from non-establishment distributors show impressive arthouse strength.
Read More: ‘Colossal’ Is the Monster Movie No Studio Would Ever Make, And It’s Teaching Hollywood a Lesson
Jessica Chastain vehicle “The Zookeeper’s Wife,” shaping up to be the biggest specialty release so far this year, justified its initial wider run with a solid second weekend.
At least nine of the new limited releases this week also are available on Video on Demand. The only one to see much traction was “Alive and Kicking” (Magnolia), directed by specialty industry veteran Susan Glatzer, marking an unusual documentary presentation from Blumhouse Productions. The dance movie grossed $9000 in five theaters.
- 4/9/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
When Jake Johnson met director Joe Swanberg for the first time, he had no idea that this meeting would start what has so far been a fruitful and highly creative actor-director partnership. The fact that “Drinking Buddies” turned out to be their first movie helped a lot. The 2013 film, starring Johnson, Anna Kendrick and Olivia Wilde, has become the blueprint example of how good Swanberg’s style can be when everything just clicks.
Continue reading Jake Johnson Talks ‘Win It All,’ His Scorsese/De Niro Relationship With Joe Swanberg, And More at The Playlist.
Continue reading Jake Johnson Talks ‘Win It All,’ His Scorsese/De Niro Relationship With Joe Swanberg, And More at The Playlist.
- 4/8/2017
- by Jordan Ruimy
- The Playlist
Win It All fluctuates the highs and lows of Joe Swanberg’s cinematic lyricism (indie and simplistic), but smartly pushes all-in at the right moments. Dramatic beats are so in-tune with the gambler’s lament in this pursuit of mega-buck paydays that are always “right around the corner.” It’s more than just an addiction, though. The gambler is someone who becomes accustomed to losing, because risk and reward go hand-in-hand. Adrenaline spikes even when cash flows outward, because there’s always a chance for redemption. Taking down a massive pot with pocket Aces makes you feel invincible until your full-house gets busted by quads – trust me. Then it’s doubt, self-depreciation and another stack of chips that are going to turn your life around until they vanish, too.
Jake Johnson stars as Eddie Garrett, a gambling man who spends his days parking cars and nights shuffling cards. He’s...
Jake Johnson stars as Eddie Garrett, a gambling man who spends his days parking cars and nights shuffling cards. He’s...
- 4/7/2017
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Joe Swanberg is an indie filmmaker in a renaissance period. Yes, he helped create mumblecore with filmmakers like Mark Duplass, Andrew Bujalski, Lynn Shelton and Aaron Katz, but Swanberg has arguably veered the least away from his improvised roots. In fact, unlike say, The Duplass Brothers, who (largely) tightly scripted their excellent HBO show, “Togetherness,” Swanberg has mostly kept his loose methodology.
Continue reading Joe Swanberg Talks ‘Win It All,’ ‘Easy’ & His Fruitful Creative Collaboration With Jake Johnson at The Playlist.
Continue reading Joe Swanberg Talks ‘Win It All,’ ‘Easy’ & His Fruitful Creative Collaboration With Jake Johnson at The Playlist.
- 4/7/2017
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
The new Netflix comedy Win It All is the third collaboration between Joe Swanberg and Jake Johnson, following Drinking Buddies and Digging for Fire. The duo approached the new film differently than their previous work, describing it as a “straight-up comedy.” The A.V. Club sat down with Swanberg and Johnson, as well as cast members Joe Lo Truglio and Aislinn Derbez, to find out how this new approach altered the filmmaking process.
- 4/7/2017
- by Baraka Kaseko
- avclub.com
Welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly look at the new movies hitting theaters this weekend, as well as other cool events and things to check out.
Three New Movies May Have Trouble Making Much of a Mark
After a couple impressive March weekends with one new box office record, and a couple impressive openings, we’re now into April, and of the new movies, there just doesn’t seem like anything can defeat last week’s powerful duo of DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby--which exceeded all predictions with $49 million, taking the top spot from Beauty and the Beast. Ghost in the Shell didn’t even do as well as I thought it may, opening with just $19 million, those late reviews helping to kill its weekend.
Sony Pictures Animation are giving the loveable blue Smurfs a third go at American audiences with The Smurfs: The Lost Village (Sony), after two previous movies,...
Three New Movies May Have Trouble Making Much of a Mark
After a couple impressive March weekends with one new box office record, and a couple impressive openings, we’re now into April, and of the new movies, there just doesn’t seem like anything can defeat last week’s powerful duo of DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby--which exceeded all predictions with $49 million, taking the top spot from Beauty and the Beast. Ghost in the Shell didn’t even do as well as I thought it may, opening with just $19 million, those late reviews helping to kill its weekend.
Sony Pictures Animation are giving the loveable blue Smurfs a third go at American audiences with The Smurfs: The Lost Village (Sony), after two previous movies,...
- 4/7/2017
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Movies about gamblers are fun. Movies about reformed gamblers, on the other hand, tend to put the viewer in the uncomfortable position of rooting for the protagonist to relapse. That’s the challenge taken up by Joe Swanberg and Jake Johnson—who previously collaborated on Drinking Buddies and Digging For Fire—in their latest joint effort, Win It All. Can they sustain viewer interest in a story about a literal loser who’s making a sincere, committed effort to overcome his gambling addiction and straighten out his life? Not really, as it turns out, but there’s enough disreputable behavior bookending the righteousness, and enough solid jokes along the way, to make the effort moderately entertaining.
Johnson doesn’t deviate much from his winningly hangdog New Girl persona as Eddie, who’s first seen getting cleaned out in a backroom poker game. (The film is set in Chicago, which is...
Johnson doesn’t deviate much from his winningly hangdog New Girl persona as Eddie, who’s first seen getting cleaned out in a backroom poker game. (The film is set in Chicago, which is...
- 4/5/2017
- by Mike D'Angelo
- avclub.com
You time is valuable, and so are both services for different reasons.War Machine (Netflix)
Although there may be a competition going on between Amazon and Netflix for subscribers, the truth is that both company’s streaming services are essential for anyone who watches a lot of movies and TV and who wants to be part of the pop culture conversations as they happen.
There’s no denying that Amazon Prime is worth the $99/year, which not only gives you access to many movies but also a good amount of music streaming and digital media access, plus faster shipping for when you actually want some sort of physical product (you can also just get video content for $8.99/month, which oddly means paying more for less).
And Netflix is still a must-have for both its exclusive and nonexclusive content, though depending on one’s usage could be best for sporadic membership rather than continued subscription — now at $120/year...
Although there may be a competition going on between Amazon and Netflix for subscribers, the truth is that both company’s streaming services are essential for anyone who watches a lot of movies and TV and who wants to be part of the pop culture conversations as they happen.
There’s no denying that Amazon Prime is worth the $99/year, which not only gives you access to many movies but also a good amount of music streaming and digital media access, plus faster shipping for when you actually want some sort of physical product (you can also just get video content for $8.99/month, which oddly means paying more for less).
And Netflix is still a must-have for both its exclusive and nonexclusive content, though depending on one’s usage could be best for sporadic membership rather than continued subscription — now at $120/year...
- 4/4/2017
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
This April, it's the big event series are guaranteed to generate some headlines: Hulu adapts a landmark work of literature with a chilling modern relevance, while Netflix puts white America on blast and gets the world's preeminent Science Guy back on the airwaves where he belongs. Those not in the mood to binge can catch up with (or revisit, or re-revisit, or re-re-revisit) 2016’s most engrossing South Korean thriller on Amazon, or check in with their old friends Thelma and/or Louise. It’s a great time to have a wi-fi hookup,...
- 3/30/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Win It All is a nice movie. That may seem like faint praise, but it’s hard to think of a more accurate or complimentary way to describe the latest collaboration between co-writer/director Joe Swanberg and co-writer/actor Jake Johnson. It is a pleasant, agreeable movie about people you like, where every single scene (and the movie […]
The post ‘Win It All’ is a Low-Key Charmer and a Perfect Vehicle For Jake Johnson [SXSW] appeared first on /Film.
The post ‘Win It All’ is a Low-Key Charmer and a Perfect Vehicle For Jake Johnson [SXSW] appeared first on /Film.
- 3/17/2017
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
The most convincing of the three features Joe Swanberg has made with star and co-writer Jake Johnson (each of which has represented a highlight in his filmography), Win It All should come with what is now called a trigger warning: Gambling addicts may respond poorly to this tale of a poker player who gets in over his head, decides to reform, and thereafter struggles to resist an opportunity he'd be an idiot to exploit. Where their previous collaborations have been star-heavy affairs seemingly designed to expand the indie auteur's audience, this outing relaxes, using a choice couple of familiar faces extremely...
- 3/14/2017
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix’s newest Marvel superhero isn’t going to just take criticism lying down.
After an early wave of negative reviews took aim at the first six episodes of “Marvel’s Iron Fist,” the U.K.’s Metro asked star Finn Jones’ thoughts on the matter.
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“These shows are not made for critics; they are first and foremost made for the fans,” he said. “I also think some of the reviews we saw were seeing the show through a very specific lens, and I think when the fans of the Marvel Netflix world and fans of the comic books view the show through the lens of just wanting to enjoy a superhero show, then they will really enjoy what they see.”
As of this report, “Iron Fist” has earned a mere 14 percent score on...
After an early wave of negative reviews took aim at the first six episodes of “Marvel’s Iron Fist,” the U.K.’s Metro asked star Finn Jones’ thoughts on the matter.
Read More: ‘Iron Fist’ Star Returns to Twitter After Leaving Over Race Debate, Issues Diversity Statement
“These shows are not made for critics; they are first and foremost made for the fans,” he said. “I also think some of the reviews we saw were seeing the show through a very specific lens, and I think when the fans of the Marvel Netflix world and fans of the comic books view the show through the lens of just wanting to enjoy a superhero show, then they will really enjoy what they see.”
As of this report, “Iron Fist” has earned a mere 14 percent score on...
- 3/13/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
From “Nights and Weekends” to “Happy Christmas” and “Drinking Buddies,” mumblecore master Joe Swanberg has shown a distinctive talent for infusing dazzling humanity and humor into simple stories. With his latest SXSW entry, “Win It All,” he does this in the tale of a lovable, low-grade degenerate whose offered an unusual opportunity to conquer his gambling addiction when thousands of dollars are dropped on his door step.
Continue reading Joe Swanberg Gambles On A Lovable Loser’s Redemption With ‘Win It All’ Starring Jake Johnson [SXSW Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading Joe Swanberg Gambles On A Lovable Loser’s Redemption With ‘Win It All’ Starring Jake Johnson [SXSW Review] at The Playlist.
- 3/13/2017
- by Kristy Puchko
- The Playlist
Hey girl, whatcha doing? Hey girl, where you going, to the TV afterlife, forever to be streamed? Maybe! The future of New Girl is in question. New Girl star Jake Johnson said, "Fox won't tell us [whether the show will be renewed]. But we shot a finale where, if this was the end, the core fan base would be Ok." Johnson told The Daily Beast that while promoting his new flick Win It All. When his comments picked up steam, Johnson took to Twitter. "Let's be clear. I have no idea if Ng is coming back. I was doing an interview for #WinItAll & was asked my guess. We've been told it's 50/50," he said. In a statement to The Daily Beast, Fox said no decisions on the future...
- 3/13/2017
- E! Online
No “New Girl” can stay new forever. The Fox comedy is about to wrap up its sixth season, and star Jake Johnson thinks it will most likely be its last.
At a SXSW panel where the actor was promoting his new Netflix film, “Win It All,” which he co-wrote with Joe Swanberg, Johnson said though Fox has not officially dropped the show, “We shot a finale where, if this was the end, the core fan base would be Ok.” Fans can infer what that means, but it most likely has something to do with the fate of Nick and Jessica (the show’s de facto Ross and Rachel), played by Johnson and Zooey Deschanel.
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The show’s ratings have dropped steadily since its impressive 10 million viewer debut in 2011; season six premiered at just under 2.31 million viewers.
At a SXSW panel where the actor was promoting his new Netflix film, “Win It All,” which he co-wrote with Joe Swanberg, Johnson said though Fox has not officially dropped the show, “We shot a finale where, if this was the end, the core fan base would be Ok.” Fans can infer what that means, but it most likely has something to do with the fate of Nick and Jessica (the show’s de facto Ross and Rachel), played by Johnson and Zooey Deschanel.
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The show’s ratings have dropped steadily since its impressive 10 million viewer debut in 2011; season six premiered at just under 2.31 million viewers.
- 3/13/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
"My name is Eddie Garrett and I am an idiot. I am addicted to losing." Netflix recently debuted the trailer for the latest film from writer/director Joe Swanberg, titled Win it All, which is premiering at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, TX. Win it All stars Jake Johnson (who also co-wrote the script) as a gambler who is given the task of watching over a bag of money for a friend in jail, but he can't help spending some of it. Of course, he loses it and then his friend is expected to be released early. The cast also includes Keegan-Michael Key, Joe Lo Truglio, Aislinn Derbez, Jose Antonio Garcia, and Cliff Chamberlain. This looks somewhat fun to watch, with some amusing moments, but I'm just not feeling this film. Take a look. Here's the first official trailer for Joe Swanberg's Win it All, direct from Netflix's...
- 3/12/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The most radical thing about “Win It All,” a perfectly agreeable little movie about one man’s attempt to put his gambling problems behind him, is that it follows a pretty conventional arc. More than a decade after director Joe Swanberg started cranking out rambling, improvisatory lo-fi movies, he has wound up funneling those tendencies into formula. At the same time, “Win It All” shows only just enough interest in narrative to keep its light entertainment value in play, while resisting the impulse to tell all but the simplest of stories. It’s still a talky character study, but Swanberg has steadily shown a far greater regard to holding the interest of a general audience, and this is the closest he has come so far.
It’s a reasonable outcome for a movie produced exclusively for Netflix, where Swanberg recently did a full season of his observational comedy “Easy,” further...
It’s a reasonable outcome for a movie produced exclusively for Netflix, where Swanberg recently did a full season of his observational comedy “Easy,” further...
- 3/12/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Netflix’s “Love” may be one of the hardest TV series titles to search on Google. But the folks behind the show still like the title.
“It’s like how I love when I see a diner and it’s just called ‘Food,'” said executive producer Judd Apatow, speaking to IndieWire with stars Paul Rust and Gillian Jacobs. “No need to come up with a fancy name.”
“You can’t get angry,” Rust added. “They’re like, ‘Hey, we promised food.'”
In a similar fashion, with the title “Love,” Apatow, Rust, and co-creator Lesley Arfin have promised to depict that most complex yet most simple of human emotions on the screen. But they don’t promise a happy ending, which makes the quasi-comedy at times a nerve-wracking experience. Perhaps that’s because the show remains firmly grounded in the real world, where happy endings are rarely a guarantee.
“It’s like how I love when I see a diner and it’s just called ‘Food,'” said executive producer Judd Apatow, speaking to IndieWire with stars Paul Rust and Gillian Jacobs. “No need to come up with a fancy name.”
“You can’t get angry,” Rust added. “They’re like, ‘Hey, we promised food.'”
In a similar fashion, with the title “Love,” Apatow, Rust, and co-creator Lesley Arfin have promised to depict that most complex yet most simple of human emotions on the screen. But they don’t promise a happy ending, which makes the quasi-comedy at times a nerve-wracking experience. Perhaps that’s because the show remains firmly grounded in the real world, where happy endings are rarely a guarantee.
- 3/11/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Terrence Malick is the world’s preeminent Benjamin Button filmmaker, his career defined by a few early masterpieces and a string of late-period efforts that play like increasingly unfocused versions of the earlier achievements. Mileage varies on whether that’s a bad thing, but it isn’t conjecture. His newer work reduces the elegant, layered storytelling of “Badlands” and “Days of Heaven” to simpler variations, as if they’re comprised of the beautiful residuals from those grander accomplishments.
There are reasons to delight in the autonomy of Malick’s poetic approach, particularly the way he treasures the lyricism of the natural world over narrative coherence, but that vision can only go so far. His cosmic IMAX documentary “The Voyage of Time” had a logical reason for throwing plot to the wind, but other recent efforts “Knight of Cups” and “To the Wonder” reduce the magisterial approach of “Tree of Life” to undercooked fragments.
There are reasons to delight in the autonomy of Malick’s poetic approach, particularly the way he treasures the lyricism of the natural world over narrative coherence, but that vision can only go so far. His cosmic IMAX documentary “The Voyage of Time” had a logical reason for throwing plot to the wind, but other recent efforts “Knight of Cups” and “To the Wonder” reduce the magisterial approach of “Tree of Life” to undercooked fragments.
- 3/11/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
As half the duo who created the now-defunct comedy series “Key & Peele,” Keegan-Michael Key knows a lot about being funny. Perhaps just as notably, neither he nor longtime collaborator Jordan Peele will let themselves be defined by it.
While the pair co-wrote and starred in last year’s missing-cat romp “Keanu,” their more recent work shows considerable effort to work outside the confines of comedy. Peele recently made his directorial debut with the wildly successful racially themed horror film “Get Out,” and Key has cast a wide net with his acting gigs. Last year, he had a major role in Mike Birbiglia’s ensemble piece about an improv troupe, “Don’t Think Twice,” and he’s currently shooting Shane Black’s big-budget reboot “The Predator.” This month, he’ll surface in “Win It All,” Joe Swanberg’s latest effort, which is produced by Netflix and will premiere at the SXSW...
While the pair co-wrote and starred in last year’s missing-cat romp “Keanu,” their more recent work shows considerable effort to work outside the confines of comedy. Peele recently made his directorial debut with the wildly successful racially themed horror film “Get Out,” and Key has cast a wide net with his acting gigs. Last year, he had a major role in Mike Birbiglia’s ensemble piece about an improv troupe, “Don’t Think Twice,” and he’s currently shooting Shane Black’s big-budget reboot “The Predator.” This month, he’ll surface in “Win It All,” Joe Swanberg’s latest effort, which is produced by Netflix and will premiere at the SXSW...
- 3/10/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
I love New Girl's Jake Johnson. He seems like one of those actors who is just a normal dude you'd like to do a bro hang with. If that's not true, no one tell me because I don't want that dream ruined. Anyway, Jake is headlining a new Netflix film where he plays an unlucky gambler. Here's the description of Win It All:
Jake Johnson (New Girl) stars as small time gambler Eddie Garrett, who agrees to watch a duffel bag for an acquaintance who is heading to prison. When he discovers cash in the bag, he’s unable to resist the temptation and winds up deeply in debt. When the prison release is shortened, Eddie suddenly has a small window of time to win all the money back.
Will he do it? The trailer doesn't seem like he's going to get it done, but it does look pretty entertaining.
Jake Johnson (New Girl) stars as small time gambler Eddie Garrett, who agrees to watch a duffel bag for an acquaintance who is heading to prison. When he discovers cash in the bag, he’s unable to resist the temptation and winds up deeply in debt. When the prison release is shortened, Eddie suddenly has a small window of time to win all the money back.
Will he do it? The trailer doesn't seem like he's going to get it done, but it does look pretty entertaining.
- 3/10/2017
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
Over the past decade, South By Southwest has become 10 days of hand-to-hand combat between media and technology. Nestled within that war zone is a film festival — this year, 125 features screen at the SXSW Film Festival, including 51 from first-timers. Most come to town without distribution, and they may never see a bigger audience than this one.
The film festival is a solid platform for discovering new filmmakers; if you want to explore the connective tissue of contemporary American cinema, few other places offer such a fertile arena. Unlike industry heavyhitter Sundance, it’s not a fast-paced marketplace — but the SXSW conference is still one of the biggest windows into the future of the movies because so much of it has nothing to do with the movies at all.
This year, SXSW Film’s marquee titles duke it out with the TV shows in the Episodics section. (Among its premieres are two...
The film festival is a solid platform for discovering new filmmakers; if you want to explore the connective tissue of contemporary American cinema, few other places offer such a fertile arena. Unlike industry heavyhitter Sundance, it’s not a fast-paced marketplace — but the SXSW conference is still one of the biggest windows into the future of the movies because so much of it has nothing to do with the movies at all.
This year, SXSW Film’s marquee titles duke it out with the TV shows in the Episodics section. (Among its premieres are two...
- 3/10/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Festival’s director of film Janet Pierson talks convergence, TV, politics.
Pierson has flown the film flag for nine years at Austin’s ever-growing cross-collaborative SXSW, whose humble origins began alongside the already established music fest in 1994.
Previously a producer rep with husband John Pierson – working on films such as She’s Gotta Have It, Slacker and Clerks – Pierson is no-nonsense when it comes to championing the festival’s unique ability in bringing together film, music and interactive professionals.
She has also favoured selecting populist films that do not compete with the cinephile tone of Berlin or Cannes.
As the film festival gets underway today through March 19, the newly promoted Pierson, now director of film, talks to Screen about this year’s increased collaboration with the interactive and music events, the programme’s robust line-up of breakout and alumni talent, new additions such as the Vr/ Ar track, and how contemporary politics has shaped part of the...
Pierson has flown the film flag for nine years at Austin’s ever-growing cross-collaborative SXSW, whose humble origins began alongside the already established music fest in 1994.
Previously a producer rep with husband John Pierson – working on films such as She’s Gotta Have It, Slacker and Clerks – Pierson is no-nonsense when it comes to championing the festival’s unique ability in bringing together film, music and interactive professionals.
She has also favoured selecting populist films that do not compete with the cinephile tone of Berlin or Cannes.
As the film festival gets underway today through March 19, the newly promoted Pierson, now director of film, talks to Screen about this year’s increased collaboration with the interactive and music events, the programme’s robust line-up of breakout and alumni talent, new additions such as the Vr/ Ar track, and how contemporary politics has shaped part of the...
- 3/10/2017
- ScreenDaily
Festival’s director of film Janet Pierson talks convergence, TV, politics.
Pierson has flown the film flag for nine years at Austin’s ever-growing cross-collaborative SXSW, whose humble origins began alongside the already established music fest in 1994.
Previously a producer rep with husband John Pierson – working on films such as She’s Gotta Have It, Slacker and Clerks – Pierson is no-nonsense when it comes to championing the festival’s unique ability in bringing together film, music and interactive professionals.
She has also favoured selecting populist films that do not compete with the cinephile tone of Berlin or Cannes.
As the film festival gets underway today through March 19, the newly promoted Pierson, now director of film, talks to Screen about this year’s increased collaboration with the interactive and music events, the programme’s robust line-up of breakout and alumni talent, new additions such as the Vr/ Ar track, and how contemporary politics has shaped part of the...
Pierson has flown the film flag for nine years at Austin’s ever-growing cross-collaborative SXSW, whose humble origins began alongside the already established music fest in 1994.
Previously a producer rep with husband John Pierson – working on films such as She’s Gotta Have It, Slacker and Clerks – Pierson is no-nonsense when it comes to championing the festival’s unique ability in bringing together film, music and interactive professionals.
She has also favoured selecting populist films that do not compete with the cinephile tone of Berlin or Cannes.
As the film festival gets underway today through March 19, the newly promoted Pierson, now director of film, talks to Screen about this year’s increased collaboration with the interactive and music events, the programme’s robust line-up of breakout and alumni talent, new additions such as the Vr/ Ar track, and how contemporary politics has shaped part of the...
- 3/10/2017
- ScreenDaily
Festival’s director of film Janet Pierson talks convergence, TV, politics.
Pierson has flown the film flag for nine years at Austin’s ever-growing cross-collaborative SXSW, whose humble origins began alongside the already established music fest in 1994.
Previously a producer rep with husband John Pierson – working on films such as She’s Gotta Have It, Slacker and Clerks – Pierson is no-nonsense when it comes to championing the festival’s unique ability in bringing together film, music and interactive professionals.
She has also favoured selecting populist films that do not compete with the cinephile tone of Berlin or Cannes.
As the film festival gets underway today through March 19, the newly promoted Pierson, now director of film, talks to Screen about this year’s increased collaboration with the interactive and music events, the programme’s robust line-up of breakout and alumni talent, new additions such as the Vr/ Ar track, and how contemporary politics has shaped part of the...
Pierson has flown the film flag for nine years at Austin’s ever-growing cross-collaborative SXSW, whose humble origins began alongside the already established music fest in 1994.
Previously a producer rep with husband John Pierson – working on films such as She’s Gotta Have It, Slacker and Clerks – Pierson is no-nonsense when it comes to championing the festival’s unique ability in bringing together film, music and interactive professionals.
She has also favoured selecting populist films that do not compete with the cinephile tone of Berlin or Cannes.
As the film festival gets underway today through March 19, the newly promoted Pierson, now director of film, talks to Screen about this year’s increased collaboration with the interactive and music events, the programme’s robust line-up of breakout and alumni talent, new additions such as the Vr/ Ar track, and how contemporary politics has shaped part of the...
- 3/10/2017
- ScreenDaily
Following the success of its “Making A Murderer” series, Netflix is doubling down on the American true crime genre with a film about prominent atheist activist who was kidnapped in 1995, Madalyn Murray O’Hair. Co-produced by Elizabeth Banks, the film tells the story of O’Hair’s career as the founder of the group American Atheists, her landmark 1963 Supreme Court case that ended Bible-reading in public schools, and her shocking kidnapping in 1995.
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When she learned that her son was being forced to recite the Lord’s Prayer in school, O’Hair filed a lawsuit against the Baltimore Public School System. Murray v. Curlett eventually made its way to the Supreme Court, and quickly made O’Hair “The Most Hated Woman In America.” O’Hair was president of American Atheists from 1963-1986, after which her son took over the position.
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When she learned that her son was being forced to recite the Lord’s Prayer in school, O’Hair filed a lawsuit against the Baltimore Public School System. Murray v. Curlett eventually made its way to the Supreme Court, and quickly made O’Hair “The Most Hated Woman In America.” O’Hair was president of American Atheists from 1963-1986, after which her son took over the position.
- 3/10/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Lineup and Pre-Festival Announcements and News
‘Life’ Will Close South by Southwest
SXSW: Midnighters, Short Films and Vr Round Out 2017 Lineup
Baby Driver,’ ‘The Strange Ones’ and More Join 2017 SXSW Lineup
SXSW 2017 Episodic Lineup to Include ‘Dear White People,’ ‘American Gods’
Terrence Malick’s ‘Song to Song’ Will Open SXSW 2017: See Expanded Lineup
SXSW 2017 Adds Keynotes and Featured Speakers, Including ‘Rogue One’ Director Gareth Edwards and Actress Kathryn Hahn
SXSW 2017: Music Festival Adds 500 Artists to Lineup
South By Southwest Announces Lee Daniels As Keynote Speaker For 2017
Pre-Festival Analysis
SXSW 2017 Lineup: Drug-Addicted Lovers and Barbecue Lead Surprises and Hidden Gems
SXSW 2017: The Most Exciting TV Events You Can’t Miss
SXSW 2017: 13 Must-See Films At This Year’s Festival
‘American Gods’ Will Premiere at SXSW And You Won’t See Reviews: Here’s Why
How the SXSW 2017 Film Festival Shows Us the Future of the Movies
SXSW 2017:...
‘Life’ Will Close South by Southwest
SXSW: Midnighters, Short Films and Vr Round Out 2017 Lineup
Baby Driver,’ ‘The Strange Ones’ and More Join 2017 SXSW Lineup
SXSW 2017 Episodic Lineup to Include ‘Dear White People,’ ‘American Gods’
Terrence Malick’s ‘Song to Song’ Will Open SXSW 2017: See Expanded Lineup
SXSW 2017 Adds Keynotes and Featured Speakers, Including ‘Rogue One’ Director Gareth Edwards and Actress Kathryn Hahn
SXSW 2017: Music Festival Adds 500 Artists to Lineup
South By Southwest Announces Lee Daniels As Keynote Speaker For 2017
Pre-Festival Analysis
SXSW 2017 Lineup: Drug-Addicted Lovers and Barbecue Lead Surprises and Hidden Gems
SXSW 2017: The Most Exciting TV Events You Can’t Miss
SXSW 2017: 13 Must-See Films At This Year’s Festival
‘American Gods’ Will Premiere at SXSW And You Won’t See Reviews: Here’s Why
How the SXSW 2017 Film Festival Shows Us the Future of the Movies
SXSW 2017:...
- 3/10/2017
- by Indiewire Staff
- Indiewire
‘Tis the season for film screenings, amazing music, and nonstop eating. That’s right, it’s time for SXSW, and Nerdist is back in Austin taking over Bangers Sausage House & Beer Garden (79 Rainey St.) for Nerdist’s Backyard Bash presented by Alpha. Taking place from Friday, March 10 –Sunday March 12, fans who attend will be treated to party games, celebrity interviews, live performances, and all the beer and BBQ they can handle.
Highlighting this year’s event will be cast appearances from Baby Driver, American Gods, Win It All, and Free Fire. The time of these appearances and the list of talent attending (along with the rest of the entire weekend schedule) is below.
As an added bonus, Alpha members who attend will get a free beer and entrée any day they attend.
For more information, go to backyardbash
Friday, March 10:
12pm - 1pm: Rooster Teeth (Gus Sorola, Miles Luna,...
Highlighting this year’s event will be cast appearances from Baby Driver, American Gods, Win It All, and Free Fire. The time of these appearances and the list of talent attending (along with the rest of the entire weekend schedule) is below.
As an added bonus, Alpha members who attend will get a free beer and entrée any day they attend.
For more information, go to backyardbash
Friday, March 10:
12pm - 1pm: Rooster Teeth (Gus Sorola, Miles Luna,...
- 3/10/2017
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
He started to make films before Netflix’s streaming empire skyrocketed, but it couldn’t be a more perfect venue for the films of Joe Swanberg. While it’s unfortunate most people will experience the upcoming films of Bong Joon-ho and Martin Scorsese from home, Swanberg’s rag-tag, lo-fi approach is an ideal fit for this kind of viewing. With that, we have the trailer for next film, Win it All, which premieres at SXSW and lands on Netflix next month.
A reunion after Drinking Buddies and Digging for Fire, Jake Johnson leads the film (along with co-writing it), playing a gambler who tries to dig himself out of debt after a bad decision. Swanberg and Johnson have proven to be a strong fit together and this one doesn’t look to shake up that winning formula. Also starring Keegan-Michael Key, Joe Lo Truglio, and Aislinn Derbez, check out the trailer below.
A reunion after Drinking Buddies and Digging for Fire, Jake Johnson leads the film (along with co-writing it), playing a gambler who tries to dig himself out of debt after a bad decision. Swanberg and Johnson have proven to be a strong fit together and this one doesn’t look to shake up that winning formula. Also starring Keegan-Michael Key, Joe Lo Truglio, and Aislinn Derbez, check out the trailer below.
- 3/10/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The prolific indie director Joe Swanberg (Drinking Buddies) has mostly shied away from direct conflict in his films, which makes the upcoming Win It All seem like a comparatively risky change of pace. It’s the story of a compulsive gambler (Jake Johnson, a Swanberg regular) who is asked to hide a duffel bag of money for a criminal acquaintance and ends up blowing it on bets. And while it seems to be set in Swanberg’s regular milieu (i.e. the north side of Chicago) and was shot in his preferred format of Super 16mm by Easy cinematographer Eon Mora, the trailer doesn’t completely look like a Joe Swanberg movie, either. It’s a little dingier, a little more adventurous in the lighting.
Win It All was actually shot in the summer of 2015, and despite being rumored as a possible pick for Sundance for two years in ...
Win It All was actually shot in the summer of 2015, and despite being rumored as a possible pick for Sundance for two years in ...
- 3/9/2017
- by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
- avclub.com
Netflix has released trailers for three original films in advance of their premieres at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival, which begins tomorrow in Austin Texas. Those films include: Joe Swanberg‘s new comedy Win It All starring Keegan-Michael Key, Jake Johnson and Joe Lo Truglio, Tommy O’Haver‘s true-crime biopic drama The Most Hated Woman in America starring […]
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- 3/9/2017
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
For his first feature film in two years — quite possibly a record for the prolific writer/director/producer/editor/actor — Joe Swanberg returns with “Win It All,” which is set to premiere at South by Southwest this weekend. Netflix just released a trailer for the movie, which stars co-writer Jake Johnson. Watch below.
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Johnson — who previously worked with Swanberg on “Drinking Buddies,” “Digging for Fire” and an episode of “Love” — plays a gambler who vastly overestimates his own abilities (and luck, for that matter). “When he discovers cash in the bag, he’s unable to resist the temptation and winds up deeply in debt,” reads the Netflix synopsis. “When the prison release is shortened, Eddie suddenly has a small window of time to win all the money back.”
Read More:...
Read More: Joe Swanberg’s Filmmaking Factory: How the Diy Filmmaker Is Supporting a Community of Directors on the Rise
Johnson — who previously worked with Swanberg on “Drinking Buddies,” “Digging for Fire” and an episode of “Love” — plays a gambler who vastly overestimates his own abilities (and luck, for that matter). “When he discovers cash in the bag, he’s unable to resist the temptation and winds up deeply in debt,” reads the Netflix synopsis. “When the prison release is shortened, Eddie suddenly has a small window of time to win all the money back.”
Read More:...
- 3/9/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Jake Johnson and Joe Swanberg seem to have a pretty good thing going. The actor starred in the director’s “Drinking Buddies” and “Digging For Fire,” his TV series “Easy,” and now his next feature, “Win It All.”
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Joined by Aislinn Derbez, Keegan-Michael Key, and Joe Lo Truglio, the film follows a gambler whose greedy ways find him much deeper in trouble than he’s prepared to handle.
Continue reading Jake Johnson Is Ready To ‘Win It All’ In First Trailer For Joe Swanberg’s New Film at The Playlist.
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Joined by Aislinn Derbez, Keegan-Michael Key, and Joe Lo Truglio, the film follows a gambler whose greedy ways find him much deeper in trouble than he’s prepared to handle.
Continue reading Jake Johnson Is Ready To ‘Win It All’ In First Trailer For Joe Swanberg’s New Film at The Playlist.
- 3/9/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
When “The Get Down” returns for the second half of its first season on Netflix, the year is 1978; one year after The Get Down Brothers defeated The Notorious Three. Despite that victory, Zeke (Justice Smith), aka Books, and the rest of the crew are still trying to make their mark with an emerging musical style.
In the trailer for the series’ return below, though, we can see Books in a stuffy blazer, and even though he can make anything look good, it’s so drab and dismal compared to the red he wears when he rhymes. Does that fact that Ed Koch is mayor have anything to do with it? Run, Zeke, run!
Read More: ‘The Get Down’: Netflix Releases New Music Video and Soundtrack Details Ahead of the Show’s Return — Watch
Unfortunately, Shaolin Fantastic (Shameik Moore) appears to have sunken even deeper into Fat Annie’s (Lillias White) clutches.
In the trailer for the series’ return below, though, we can see Books in a stuffy blazer, and even though he can make anything look good, it’s so drab and dismal compared to the red he wears when he rhymes. Does that fact that Ed Koch is mayor have anything to do with it? Run, Zeke, run!
Read More: ‘The Get Down’: Netflix Releases New Music Video and Soundtrack Details Ahead of the Show’s Return — Watch
Unfortunately, Shaolin Fantastic (Shameik Moore) appears to have sunken even deeper into Fat Annie’s (Lillias White) clutches.
- 3/9/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Not all family reunions are happy ones. In Julia Halperin and Jason Cortlund’s “La Barracuda,” premiering this Saturday as part of SXSW’s narrative feature competition, sometimes they’re just downright sinister.
The duo’s new film, starring Allison Tolman and Sophie Reid, explores the unease of a new familial discovery when a so-called sister shows up unannounced. “Sisters. Strangers.” the film’s first teaser hints, and it looks like that’s only the beginning.
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Per the film’s official synopsis, the film follows “a young British woman named Sinaloa [who] comes to Texas to find Merle, her half-sister by way of their dead country musician father. It doesn’t take long for Sinaloa to charm her way into Merle’s life. Her singing awakens something in Merle and erases some of the lingering doubts about their shared bloodline.
The duo’s new film, starring Allison Tolman and Sophie Reid, explores the unease of a new familial discovery when a so-called sister shows up unannounced. “Sisters. Strangers.” the film’s first teaser hints, and it looks like that’s only the beginning.
Read More: SXSW 2017: 13 Must-See Films At This Year’s Festival
Per the film’s official synopsis, the film follows “a young British woman named Sinaloa [who] comes to Texas to find Merle, her half-sister by way of their dead country musician father. It doesn’t take long for Sinaloa to charm her way into Merle’s life. Her singing awakens something in Merle and erases some of the lingering doubts about their shared bloodline.
- 3/9/2017
- by Kerry Levielle
- Indiewire
With Sundance behind us, the next major American festival is waiting in the wings. The SXSW Film Festival lineup has landed, and there’s a lot to dig through.
Read More: SXSW 2017 Episodic Lineup to Include ‘Dear White People,’ ‘American Gods’
Unlike Sundance, which attracts a lot of industry attention around a handful of high-profile titles, SXSW is more about discovery. As usual, there are a lot of compelling possibilities in the program, from the newcomers in its competition sections through the more peculiar and surprising offerings in the Visions section. IndieWire got a few tips from SXSW Film director Janet Pierson and extracted these promising possibilities.
Small Stories, Big Steps
The festival’s narrative feature competition is often the place where filmmakers on their first or second feature get a sudden boost. It was there that Lena Dunham’s “Tiny Furniture” and Destin Cretton’s “Short Term 12” both took off.
Read More: SXSW 2017 Episodic Lineup to Include ‘Dear White People,’ ‘American Gods’
Unlike Sundance, which attracts a lot of industry attention around a handful of high-profile titles, SXSW is more about discovery. As usual, there are a lot of compelling possibilities in the program, from the newcomers in its competition sections through the more peculiar and surprising offerings in the Visions section. IndieWire got a few tips from SXSW Film director Janet Pierson and extracted these promising possibilities.
Small Stories, Big Steps
The festival’s narrative feature competition is often the place where filmmakers on their first or second feature get a sudden boost. It was there that Lena Dunham’s “Tiny Furniture” and Destin Cretton’s “Short Term 12” both took off.
- 1/31/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
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