Spotlight director Tom McCarthy’s untitled Matt Damon thriller sets release

Posted 6 years ago

Focus Features and Participant Media have set a series of release dates for filmmaker Tom McCarthy's untitled thriller starring THE MARTIAN and GOOD WILL HUNTING actor Matt Damon. Though the film has yet to receive a title, Focus Features has announced that the...

Spotlight’s Tom McCarthy to direct film adaptation of S-Town podcast

Posted 7 years ago

Everyone loves a great true crime podcast that ventures down wildly unexpected paths, much like “Serial” and “S-Town.” They’ve been lauded as some of the best podcasts around, and soon we will see all the mystery and intrigue play out...

Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro re-enact Meet the Parents for SNL cold open

Posted 7 years ago

One of the most unlikely pairings in cinematic history is that of comedy star Ben Stiller and multi-Oscar winner Robert De Niro. The two weaved magic together in MEET THE PARENTS (and were still great together in the lesser sequels),...

Spotlight’s Tom McCarthy to re-write live-action Christopher Robin movie

Posted 8 years ago

Much like with their Marvel and STAR WARS movies, Disney has been able to recruit some of the best directors and writers working in movies today. Their reach knows no bounds, and as proof they just nabbed Oscar-winning screenwriter Tom...

Review: Spotlight

Posted 10 years ago

This was originally reviewed as part of our TIFF 2015 coverage. PLOT: The true story of The Boston Globe's “Spotlight” team coverage of the Massachusetts Catholic Church sex abuse scandal. REVIEW: Going into this year's edition of The Toronto International...

Michael Keaton heads up investigative journalism in the Spotlight trailer

Posted 10 years ago

Now here's a movie that's going to warrant some serious attention! Premiering later this year at the Toronto International Film Festival (check out the list here), SPOTLIGHT tells the true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation into one...