Drama

Michael Shannon and Kevin Spacey are Elvis & Nixon for historical drama

Posted 12 years ago

Two of my favorite actors, Michael Shannon (REVOLUTIONARY ROAD) and Kevin Spacey (AMERICAN BEAUTY), are set to star as Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon respectively in the true story ELVIS & NIXON. That right there already has me giddy; these...

Matt Damon is going to get shrunk for Alexander Payne in Downsizing

Posted 12 years ago

Alexander Payne‘s career is full of movies, serious and otherwise, that are consistently some of the most sincere and entertaining films released. From SIDEWAYS and ABOUT SCHMIDT to THE DESCENDENTS and NEBRASKA, every Payne film is worth repeated viewings. But,...

Mark Wahlberg doesn’t know when to fold ’em in the new The Gambler trailer

Posted 12 years ago

The first red band trailer for THE GAMBLER gave us very little from Mark Wahlberg and a lot from John Goodman and Jessica Lange. This new trailer puts a lot more of the plot into perspective while also showcasing Michael...

Michael Fassbender the latest name tied to Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs movie

Posted 12 years ago

I wonder if it is an insult or an honor to be the third choice for a role after Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale pass on it? That determination may come into play in whether Michael Fassbender takes the lead...

Antoine Fuqua and Southpaw star Jake Gyllenhaal reteam for drug cartel film

Posted 12 years ago

Several years go Eminem was being set up for a pseudo follow-up to 8 MILE, SOUTHPAW. Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutters was somewhat inspired by Eminem's life in the writing of the story and Antoine Fuqua (THE EQUALIZER, TRAINING...

Die Hard tops Time Out’s list of the 100 greatest action films of all time

Posted 12 years ago

I am partial to lists and the ranking of the greatest movies of all time, especially when broken down by genre. With over a hundred years worth of movies to choose from, it can sometimes be daunting to whittle a...

Christian Bale has dropped out of Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs biopic

Posted 12 years ago

Well, it was a nice two weeks. Just over a week ago, rumors that Christian Bale was joining Danny Boyle‘s Steve Jobs biopic were confirmed. Bale was David Fincher‘s original choice to play the famous founder of Apple. The Aaron...

Jessica Chastain & Oscar Isaac star in this trailer for A Most Violent Year

Posted 12 years ago

J.C. Chandor's third directorial feature, A MOST VIOLENT YEAR, looks to show audiences a crime drama set in the early 80s in New York City. Statistically the most dangerous time period of that city's existence, this story will focus on...

Nicolas Winding Refn set to shoot female-led horror film The Neon Demon

Posted 12 years ago

Director Nicolas Winding Refn has finally settled on his next project and will find himself returning to Los Angeles to film THE NEON DEMON. The picture is being billed a horror film led by a female cast. Refn wrote the...

Weekend Box Office Report: October 31-November 2, 2014

Posted 12 years ago

Nightcrawler crawls to #1! Moviegoers were drawn to different kinds of creeps this Halloween weekend, putting the Jake Gyllenhaal crime drama NIGHTCRAWLER at the top of the box office with an estimated $10.9 million! The directing debut of screenwriter Dan...

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