‘Drag Me to Hell’ – New Australian Blu-ray Celebrates 15 Years of Sam Raimi’s Horror Return [Review]
Of all the masters of horror that helped to reshape the genre as we know it in the ’70s and ’80s, none were more successful in branching out and achieving commercial success within the studio system than Sam Raimi. His Spider-Man trilogy laid the groundwork for the influx of comic book movies that would follow, but he was eager to return to his roots following the third installment’s turbulent production.
Armed with $30 million and complete creative control, Raimi dusted off a story he wrote with elder brother and frequent collaborator Ivan Raimi back in the ’90s to make his triumphant return to horror with Drag Me to Hell in 2009. The Raimi broters seemingly drew inspiration from 1957’s Night of the Demon but injected it with a heavy dose of Evil Dead DNA, most closely evoking Evil Dead 2‘s cartoonish blend of over-the-top splatter and tongue-in-cheek humor.
If the use...
Armed with $30 million and complete creative control, Raimi dusted off a story he wrote with elder brother and frequent collaborator Ivan Raimi back in the ’90s to make his triumphant return to horror with Drag Me to Hell in 2009. The Raimi broters seemingly drew inspiration from 1957’s Night of the Demon but injected it with a heavy dose of Evil Dead DNA, most closely evoking Evil Dead 2‘s cartoonish blend of over-the-top splatter and tongue-in-cheek humor.
If the use...
- 3/8/2024
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
"Everybody she 'plays' with dies." Flesh seduces. Passion kills. Studiocanal UK has dropped in a brand new trailer for the 4K restoration plus re-release of the infamous erotic investigative drama Basic Instinct, from filmmaker Paul Verhoeven. This originally opened in 1992, and earned the attention of adult audiences for being hyper-sexual, including the well-known scene involving Sharon Stone. It also co-stars Michael Douglas as a violent police detective who investigates a brutal murder that might involve a manipulative and seductive novelist. Commissioned by Studiocanal, it was restored from the original 35mm negative and supervised specifically by the director himself, "with invaluable input to the bonus material from Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas. As boundary-pushing today as it was in 1992, Basic Instinct redefined the erotic thriller subgenre and remains a must-see for audiences globally." The cast also includes George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Denis Arndt, Leilani Sarelle, Bruce A. Young, and Chelcie Ross.
- 4/21/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Brace yourself for something chilling. I, a supposedly serious film critic, run hot and cold on the Coen Brothers. Yes, despite their reputation as masters of their craft, I only occasionally fall for their work. It’s incredibly hard to predict too. I love Inside Llewyn Davis more than almost anyone, but have shrugged off some of their classics. All of this is to say that their latest effort, the western anthology tale The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, actually worked for me, so that should mean something. By having so many tones, it makes it almost impossible for anyone who even sometimes digs the Coens to resist. It hits Netflix this weekend and has been in a few theaters since the weekend. You’d do well to check it out. The movie is an anthology of sorts, told in six separate chapters. Chapter One is literally called The Ballad of Buster Scruggs...
- 11/12/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
We’ve got a new trailer to share with you for Netflix’s upcoming western anthology film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs from director Joel and Ethan Coen and filled with all kinds of hilarious entertainment! This looks like it could very well be another Coen Bros. masterpiece!
I love the move that these filmmakers have made over the course of their career and I couldn’t be more excited to watch their latest movie. I just love their storytelling style. The film also features an incredibly talented cast that includes Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Liam Neeson, Clancy Brown, Brendan Gleeson, Zoe Kazan, Tom Waits, Stephen Root and many more.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is slated for a theatrical release on November 16th. Watch the new trailer for yourself below and tell us what you think!
I’ve also included additional information on the six segments that make...
I love the move that these filmmakers have made over the course of their career and I couldn’t be more excited to watch their latest movie. I just love their storytelling style. The film also features an incredibly talented cast that includes Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Liam Neeson, Clancy Brown, Brendan Gleeson, Zoe Kazan, Tom Waits, Stephen Root and many more.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is slated for a theatrical release on November 16th. Watch the new trailer for yourself below and tell us what you think!
I’ve also included additional information on the six segments that make...
- 11/5/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"I'd appreciate it if you deposit your weapon in the receptacle by the swinging doors." Netflix has debtued a second trailer for the new Coen Brothers film, though it's actually six new Coen Brothers films, as part of their western anthology feature The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Netflix will be releasing this in select theaters (on November 9th) before it arrives on Netflix for everyone else to watch. This premiered at the Venice Film Festival this year, and also played at Nyff. I saw this in Venice loved it, saying it's "thoroughly amusing and compelling to watch; none of the six stories is any worse than any other, they're all top notch." The huge ensemble cast includes Tyne Daly, James Franco, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Zoe Kazan, Harry Melling, Liam Neeson, Jonjo O'Neill, Chelcie Ross, Saul Rubinek, Tom Waits, Clancy Brown, Jefferson Mays, Stephen Root, and Willie Watson.
- 11/5/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
“Things have a way of escalatin’ out here in the west.”
Netflix has released the first trailer for Joel and Ethan Coen’s The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and it it looks absolutely fantastic! The trailer is filled with beautiful cinematography and hilarious humor that had me busting up laughing several times throughout the trailer.
The Coen Bros. certainly have style with the films they make. I love that style, and this western anthology film, which implements that style, looks so freakin’ entertaining! These guys have a wonderful way with words. The movie also comes along with a great cast that includes Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Liam Neeson, Clancy Brown, Brendan Gleeson, Zoe Kazan, Tom Waits, Stephen Root and many more.
I love what I’m seeing in this trailer and I’m super excited about watching the movie! The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is slated for a theatrical release on November 16th.
Netflix has released the first trailer for Joel and Ethan Coen’s The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and it it looks absolutely fantastic! The trailer is filled with beautiful cinematography and hilarious humor that had me busting up laughing several times throughout the trailer.
The Coen Bros. certainly have style with the films they make. I love that style, and this western anthology film, which implements that style, looks so freakin’ entertaining! These guys have a wonderful way with words. The movie also comes along with a great cast that includes Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Liam Neeson, Clancy Brown, Brendan Gleeson, Zoe Kazan, Tom Waits, Stephen Root and many more.
I love what I’m seeing in this trailer and I’m super excited about watching the movie! The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is slated for a theatrical release on November 16th.
- 9/12/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Joel and Ethan Coen’s Netflix six-parter The Ballad of Buster Scruggs took the Best Screenplay award at the Venice Film Festival last weekend, and this new trailer shows what the buzz was about.
“First time?” asks an about-to-be-hanged James Franco (at his glib and goofy best) to the doomed, sobbing prisoner next to him.
The Western anthology is a series of tales about the American frontier, each chapter offering a distinct story about the West. As one character says in the trailer, people love to be distracted with stories – “so long as people in the story are us, but not us.”
Written, produced and directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, with Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle and Robert Graf serving as producers, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs features a cast including Franco, Tyne Daly, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Zoe Kazan, Harry Melling, Liam Neeson, Tim Blake Nelson, Jonjo O’Neill,...
“First time?” asks an about-to-be-hanged James Franco (at his glib and goofy best) to the doomed, sobbing prisoner next to him.
The Western anthology is a series of tales about the American frontier, each chapter offering a distinct story about the West. As one character says in the trailer, people love to be distracted with stories – “so long as people in the story are us, but not us.”
Written, produced and directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, with Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle and Robert Graf serving as producers, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs features a cast including Franco, Tyne Daly, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Zoe Kazan, Harry Melling, Liam Neeson, Tim Blake Nelson, Jonjo O’Neill,...
- 9/12/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
"Things have a way of escalatin' out here in the West." Netflix has debuted the first official trailer for the latest Coen Brothers feature, a western anthology film titled The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, featuring six tales about the American frontier. This premiered at the Venice Film Festival to mostly positive reviews. I saw this film in Venice and loved it, saying in my review that it's "thoroughly amusing and compelling to watch; none of the six stories is any worse than any other, they're all top notch." The film's huge ensemble cast includes Tyne Daly, James Franco, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Zoe Kazan, Harry Melling, Liam Neeson, Jonjo O'Neill, Chelcie Ross, Saul Rubinek, Tom Waits, Clancy Brown, Jefferson Mays, Stephen Root, and Willie Watson. Along with Tim Blake Nelson playing the titular musician/gunslinger Buster Scruggs. I can't wait until this is available for everyone to fully enjoy.
- 9/12/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Perhaps the best surprise we got when it comes to the fall movie season is we were getting a brand-new film from Joel and Ethan Coen. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, once thought to be a Netflix series, is in fact a film and now the six-part anthology feature has its first trailer.
Starring Tyne Daly, James Franco, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Zoe Kazan, Harry Melling, Liam Neeson, Tim Blake Nelson, Jonjo O’Neill, Chelcie Ross, Saul Rubinek, Tom Waits, Clancy Brown, Jefferson Mays, Stephen Root, and Willie Watson, it picked up the Best Screenpaly award at Venice and will next stop by Nyff before a November release.
Rory O’Connor said in our review, “Scruggs is, of course, the latest work from brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, and represents a ravishing if wildly uneven addition to their catalogue. It also marks their first foray into the odd waters of the portmanteau subgenre,...
Starring Tyne Daly, James Franco, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Zoe Kazan, Harry Melling, Liam Neeson, Tim Blake Nelson, Jonjo O’Neill, Chelcie Ross, Saul Rubinek, Tom Waits, Clancy Brown, Jefferson Mays, Stephen Root, and Willie Watson, it picked up the Best Screenpaly award at Venice and will next stop by Nyff before a November release.
Rory O’Connor said in our review, “Scruggs is, of course, the latest work from brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, and represents a ravishing if wildly uneven addition to their catalogue. It also marks their first foray into the odd waters of the portmanteau subgenre,...
- 9/12/2018
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
We've got some new details to share with you regarding the Coen Bros. upcoming western anthology film, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. There's a new poster that's been released that comes with the tagline, "Stories Live Forever. People Don't."
We've also got details on the six story segments that will make up the film thanks to The Playlist:
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Tim Blake Nelson (Buster Scruggs)
Willie Watson (The Kid)
This first segment finds Tim Blake Nelson playing a sharp-shooting songster.
Near Algodones
James Franco (Cowboy)
James Franco’s wannabe bank robber gets his due and then some. And just a little bit more for good measure.
Meal Ticket
Liam Neeson (Impresario)
Harry Melling (Artist)
Lugubrious dark humour pervades the Liam Neeson starrer Meal Ticket, a gothic tale about two weary travelling performers.
All Gold Canyon
Tom Waits (Prospector)
Tom Waits mines a rich seam of humour.
The...
We've also got details on the six story segments that will make up the film thanks to The Playlist:
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Tim Blake Nelson (Buster Scruggs)
Willie Watson (The Kid)
This first segment finds Tim Blake Nelson playing a sharp-shooting songster.
Near Algodones
James Franco (Cowboy)
James Franco’s wannabe bank robber gets his due and then some. And just a little bit more for good measure.
Meal Ticket
Liam Neeson (Impresario)
Harry Melling (Artist)
Lugubrious dark humour pervades the Liam Neeson starrer Meal Ticket, a gothic tale about two weary travelling performers.
All Gold Canyon
Tom Waits (Prospector)
Tom Waits mines a rich seam of humour.
The...
- 9/3/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Previous | Image 1 of 8 | NextMIDDLE Man - Director Ned Crowley and Actor Jim O’Heir.
Chicago – The 52nd Chicago International Film Festival wrapped last week, but the Red Carpet presentations continued right up to that end date. The Chicago connections films, either made in the area or by Chicago filmmakers or actors, had two major Red Carpets, and HollywoodChicago.com was there to capture them. Actors and filmmakers from the new films “Middle Man” and “Imperfections” were there.
Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos © Joe Arce for HollywoodChicago.com. Also answering some Red Carpet questions was the filmmaker and star of “Middle Man.”
Actor Jim O’Heir and Director Ned Crowley of “Middle Man”
HollywoodChicago.com: Ned, how long have you been formulating the story of ‘Middle Man,’ before you had a chance to produce it?...
Chicago – The 52nd Chicago International Film Festival wrapped last week, but the Red Carpet presentations continued right up to that end date. The Chicago connections films, either made in the area or by Chicago filmmakers or actors, had two major Red Carpets, and HollywoodChicago.com was there to capture them. Actors and filmmakers from the new films “Middle Man” and “Imperfections” were there.
Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos © Joe Arce for HollywoodChicago.com. Also answering some Red Carpet questions was the filmmaker and star of “Middle Man.”
Actor Jim O’Heir and Director Ned Crowley of “Middle Man”
HollywoodChicago.com: Ned, how long have you been formulating the story of ‘Middle Man,’ before you had a chance to produce it?...
- 11/2/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
A review of tonight's "Mad Men" coming up just as soon as I get The New York Times to print "Mein Kampf" on the front page... "This was a hell of a boat, you know?" -Roger There's a moment late in "Lost Horizon" that, if you've been on social media tonight, you've likely seen in gif form a few dozen times (or, like me, just kept it on in a loop in the background while writing about the episode). Peggy finally enters the McCann offices, Bert Cooper's infamous octopus painting under her arm, sunglasses concealing her hungover eyes, a cigarette dangling smugly from her lips. She has come a long, long way, baby, from the shy mouse whom Joan had to lead around the old Sterling Cooper office, and she is here to grab everything she's ever wanted, all on her way to one day having her name on...
- 5/4/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Curious to know what movies and TV shows are coming to Netflix Watch Instantly over the next few weeks? Get a head start and mark your calendars using the list below, just released to us by Netflix. Avail 9/1 A Simple Plan (1998) Bill Paxton, Bridget Fonda, Billy Bob Thornton, Brent Briscoe, Jack Walsh, Chelcie Ross When brothers Hank and Jacob discover a dead body and millions of dollars in cash in a downed plane, they plot to hide the loot and split it later. It's a simple plan -- until things go murderously awry amid suspicion and mistrust. Californication: Seasons 1-7 Best-selling novelist Hank Moody battles writer's block and a weakness for drugs, booze and one-night stands while he struggles to make things work...
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- 8/28/2014
- by Movies.com
- Movies.com
Charlie Sheen is gonna make "Major League" fans and baseball collectors lose their minds -- he's slapped his autograph on a limited number of baseball cards to mark the awesome movie's 25th anniversary ... TMZ Sports has learned.You may have heard ... Topps just released a series of cards with the main characters -- featuring Charlie, Tom Berenger, and Corbin Bernsen -- but our sources gave us the scoop ... some of the rare cards are actually signed by the stars.
- 5/30/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
This week: Leonardo DiCaprio is perfectly cast as the titular character in "The Great Gatsby," director Baz Luhrmann's gaudy adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel.
Also new this week is Michael Bay's darkly funny "Pain & Gain" starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson, the family drama "At Any Price" with Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron and the cult monster movie "Q: The Winged Serpent" on Blu-ray.
'The Great Gatsby'
Box Office: $145 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 49% Rotten
Storyline: F. Scott Fitzgerald's Great American Novel gets the flashy Baz Luhrmann treatment in this adaptation starring Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway, a would-be writer who leaves the Midwest and comes to New York in the spring of 1922, an era of bootleg booze, jazz and loosening morals. Nick lives next door to the sprawling mansion of Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), which is across the bay from Nick's cousin Daisy...
Also new this week is Michael Bay's darkly funny "Pain & Gain" starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson, the family drama "At Any Price" with Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron and the cult monster movie "Q: The Winged Serpent" on Blu-ray.
'The Great Gatsby'
Box Office: $145 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 49% Rotten
Storyline: F. Scott Fitzgerald's Great American Novel gets the flashy Baz Luhrmann treatment in this adaptation starring Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway, a would-be writer who leaves the Midwest and comes to New York in the spring of 1922, an era of bootleg booze, jazz and loosening morals. Nick lives next door to the sprawling mansion of Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), which is across the bay from Nick's cousin Daisy...
- 8/26/2013
- by Robert DeSalvo
- NextMovie
Title: At Any Price Sony Pictures Classics Director: Ramin Bahrani Screenwriter: Ramin Bahrani Cast: Zac Efron, Dennis Quaid, Heather Graham, Clancy Brown, Ben Marten, Kim Dickens, Chelcie Ross, Red West, Maika Monroe, Sophie Curtis Screened at: Sony, NYC, 4/4/13 Opens: April 24, 2013 Movies have glorified capitalism (“Wall Street”) and trashed the system (anything by Michael Moore), but “At Any Price” represents one of the few times that capitalism has been regarded as literally seedy. The story takes place on an Iowa farm, and aside from being an entertaining yarn anchored by an exceptional performance from Dennis Quaid, it provides us city slicking Yankees with quite a bit of knowledge [ Read More ]
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The post At Any Price Movie Review appeared first on Shockya.com.
- 4/18/2013
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Sony Pictures Classics' From Any Price adventure drama has several new clips, and new photos. The Ramin Bahrani film opens April 24, 2013 and stars Zac Efron, Heather Graham and Dennis Quaid. In the competitive world of modern agriculture, ambitious Henry Whipple (Quaid) wants his rebellious son Dean (Efron) to help expand his family’s farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high-stakes investigation into their business is exposed, father and son are pushed into an unexpected crisis that threatens the family’s entire livelihood. Also with Clancy Brown, Kim Dickens, Malika Monroe, Chelcie Ross, Red West, Sophie Curtis, At Any Price is screenwritten by Hallie Elizabeth Newton and Bahrani, and produced by Teddy Scharzman, Kevin Turen, Pamela Koffler, Christin Vachon, Justin Nappi and Bahrani.
- 4/2/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Sony Pictures Classics' From Any Price adventure drama has several new clips, and new photos. The Ramin Bahrani film opens April 24, 2013 and stars Zac Efron, Heather Graham and Dennis Quaid. In the competitive world of modern agriculture, ambitious Henry Whipple (Quaid) wants his rebellious son Dean (Efron) to help expand his family’s farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high-stakes investigation into their business is exposed, father and son are pushed into an unexpected crisis that threatens the family’s entire livelihood. Also with Clancy Brown, Kim Dickens, Malika Monroe, Chelcie Ross, Red West, Sophie Curtis, At Any Price is screenwritten by Hallie Elizabeth Newton and Bahrani, and produced by Teddy Scharzman, Kevin Turen, Pamela Koffler, Christin Vachon, Justin Nappi and Bahrani.
- 4/2/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Zac Efron has been doing a brilliant job of diversifying his career in recent years, and At Any Price is the latest and perhaps greatest example so far of his dramatic talents.
Debuting at Venice last year, the film continued its tour on the festival circuit at Tiff – you can read our review here – and will be distributed in the Us this spring by Sony Pictures Classics.
With its April release date on the horizon, the first trailer has been released over at Yahoo Movies, giving us a great first look at the film.
“In the competitive world of modern agriculture, ambitious Henry Whipple wants his rebellious son Dean to help expand his family’s farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high-stakes investigation into their business is exposed, father and son are pushed into an unexpected crisis that threatens the family’s entire livelihood.
Debuting at Venice last year, the film continued its tour on the festival circuit at Tiff – you can read our review here – and will be distributed in the Us this spring by Sony Pictures Classics.
With its April release date on the horizon, the first trailer has been released over at Yahoo Movies, giving us a great first look at the film.
“In the competitive world of modern agriculture, ambitious Henry Whipple wants his rebellious son Dean to help expand his family’s farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high-stakes investigation into their business is exposed, father and son are pushed into an unexpected crisis that threatens the family’s entire livelihood.
- 1/18/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
I have to admit, I hadn't even heard of this film until now. And, likely the inclusion of Zac Efron probably turned off my movie receptors. It's not that I'm against the guy, it's just that he's yet to do anything that made me take notice. However, this new film from director Ramin Bahrani, puts the young actor in good company, with veterans like Dennis Quaid, Clancy Brown, and Chelcie Ross, as well as the always engaging Kim Dickens and Heather Graham. ...
- 1/18/2013
- by Paul Shirey
- JoBlo.com
Trouble With The Curve
Review by Dan Clark
Stars: Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, John Goodman, Robert Patrick, Matthew Lillard, Ed Lauter, Chelcie Ross, Raymond Anthony Thomas, Justin Timberlake | Written by Randy Brown | Directed by Robert Lorenz
We all enjoy the opportunity to be comfortable. It brings a warm sensation as we relax from our busy day to feel at ease for a brief moment. Sometimes movies are capable of providing us that brief moment of escape. They present a certain story or plotline that isn’t challenging and easy to follow. You aren’t required to think yet you still remain entertained. It’s as relaxing as a Saturday afternoon nap where we recharge our batteries before returning to the cruel cynical world. When watching director’s Robert Lorenz’s film Trouble with the Curve I was placed in the ultimate state of comfort. The story is formulaic and never...
Review by Dan Clark
Stars: Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, John Goodman, Robert Patrick, Matthew Lillard, Ed Lauter, Chelcie Ross, Raymond Anthony Thomas, Justin Timberlake | Written by Randy Brown | Directed by Robert Lorenz
We all enjoy the opportunity to be comfortable. It brings a warm sensation as we relax from our busy day to feel at ease for a brief moment. Sometimes movies are capable of providing us that brief moment of escape. They present a certain story or plotline that isn’t challenging and easy to follow. You aren’t required to think yet you still remain entertained. It’s as relaxing as a Saturday afternoon nap where we recharge our batteries before returning to the cruel cynical world. When watching director’s Robert Lorenz’s film Trouble with the Curve I was placed in the ultimate state of comfort. The story is formulaic and never...
- 10/9/2012
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Clint Eastwood talked to an empty chair at the Republican National Convention this summer. He begins his new film, Trouble With the Curve, talking to a toilet ... so maybe that was his idea of a clever marketing campaign. Aside from that oddity, the movie is actually a fun, sometimes sober, oddball look at growing older and coming to terms with past regrets.
Penned by first-time writer Randy Brown, Trouble with the Curve is directed by Robert Lorenz, likewise sitting in the director's chair for the first time, though he has assisted on many films.
The story, which could be called an answer to Moneyball, centers around Eastwood's character Gus. An aging baseball scout, Gus operates in a technology vacuum, making him a target for ladder-climbing Phillip Sanderson, played true to type by Matthew Lillard. With the end of his contract nearing, Gus embarks on what may be his last scouting trip.
Penned by first-time writer Randy Brown, Trouble with the Curve is directed by Robert Lorenz, likewise sitting in the director's chair for the first time, though he has assisted on many films.
The story, which could be called an answer to Moneyball, centers around Eastwood's character Gus. An aging baseball scout, Gus operates in a technology vacuum, making him a target for ladder-climbing Phillip Sanderson, played true to type by Matthew Lillard. With the end of his contract nearing, Gus embarks on what may be his last scouting trip.
- 9/23/2012
- by Mike Saulters
- Slackerwood
I know when I started this series I promised once a week…and that was well over a month ago! So in an effort to not lie to you, I won’t promise once a week. I will promise as often as I can! I’m thinking I can definitely commit to once a month. In all honesty, who wants this to get stale? I sure as hell don’t! Sam Raimi is my hero and I want to make your course in Sam Raimi and His Films 101 as fun as it has been for me to learn all of this over the past nearly 16 years since he has been my hero! Let’s get into this!
The Gift is crafted from a screenplay by Tom Epperson and Billy Bob Thornton, who Raimi worked with on 1998′s A Simple Plan. It tells the tale of Annie Wilson (Cate Blanchett), a...
The Gift is crafted from a screenplay by Tom Epperson and Billy Bob Thornton, who Raimi worked with on 1998′s A Simple Plan. It tells the tale of Annie Wilson (Cate Blanchett), a...
- 1/11/2012
- by Kristy
- The Liberal Dead
Chicago – One of the nice surprises of the Chicago International Film Festival was the opening night presence of a true Chicago-based film. “The Last Rites of Joe May” stars Dennis Farina as an aging small-time hood, taken in by single mother Jenny Rapp, portrayed by Jamie Anne Allman. The production was directed with sublime power by Joe Maggio.
Allman and Maggio were at the festival, circulating opening night and sitting down for interviews the next day. The film uses the city of Chicago as a character, but you won’t see Wrigley Field or the skyline. What you will see is the bitter winter on streets where people like Joe May live and survive.
HollywoodChicago.com got to talk with both Allman and Maggio, and got their keen insight into this excellent Chicago-based film.
Jamie Anne Allman, Jenny Rapp in “The Last Rites of Joe May”
Ms. Allman was born Jamie Anne Brown,...
Allman and Maggio were at the festival, circulating opening night and sitting down for interviews the next day. The film uses the city of Chicago as a character, but you won’t see Wrigley Field or the skyline. What you will see is the bitter winter on streets where people like Joe May live and survive.
HollywoodChicago.com got to talk with both Allman and Maggio, and got their keen insight into this excellent Chicago-based film.
Jamie Anne Allman, Jenny Rapp in “The Last Rites of Joe May”
Ms. Allman was born Jamie Anne Brown,...
- 12/6/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – Dennis Farina is Chicago. Born and raised in the Windy City, his persona and manner is everything Chicago – bold, classy and the true urban Midwest. His latest film is “The Last Rites of Joe May,” which features another actor who got his start in Chicago theater, Gary Cole.
Last month, at the Chicago International Film Festival, both actors did a press day promoting their gritty Chicago-based film, which was directed by Joe Maggio. “The Last Rites of Joe May” stars Farina in the role of a lifetime, permeating the wintry streets of Chicago as an aging small time hustler that everyone assumes is dead after he comes back from an extended hospital stay. Gary Cole has a small but significant role as Lenny, a neighborhood boss.
HollywoodChicago.com sat down and interviewed the two Chicago acting icons regarding their film and careers.
Dennis Farina, Title Character in “The Last Rites of Joe May...
Last month, at the Chicago International Film Festival, both actors did a press day promoting their gritty Chicago-based film, which was directed by Joe Maggio. “The Last Rites of Joe May” stars Farina in the role of a lifetime, permeating the wintry streets of Chicago as an aging small time hustler that everyone assumes is dead after he comes back from an extended hospital stay. Gary Cole has a small but significant role as Lenny, a neighborhood boss.
HollywoodChicago.com sat down and interviewed the two Chicago acting icons regarding their film and careers.
Dennis Farina, Title Character in “The Last Rites of Joe May...
- 12/2/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – Dennis Farina is Chicago. Born and raised in the Windy City, his persona and manner is everything Chicago is – bold, classy and the true urban Midwest. His latest film is “The Last Rites of Joe May,” which features another actor who got his start in Chicago theater, Gary Cole.
Last month, at the Chicago International Film Festival, both actors did a press day promoting their gritty Chicago-based film, which was directed by Joe Maggio. “The Last Rites of Joe May” stars Farina in the role of a lifetime, permeating the wintry streets of Chicago as an aging small time hustler that everyone leaves for dead after he comes back from an extended hospital stay. Gary Cole has a small but significant role as Lenny, the son of one of Joe’s old contacts.
HollywoodChicago.com sat down and interviewed the two Chicago acting icons regarding their film and careers.
Last month, at the Chicago International Film Festival, both actors did a press day promoting their gritty Chicago-based film, which was directed by Joe Maggio. “The Last Rites of Joe May” stars Farina in the role of a lifetime, permeating the wintry streets of Chicago as an aging small time hustler that everyone leaves for dead after he comes back from an extended hospital stay. Gary Cole has a small but significant role as Lenny, the son of one of Joe’s old contacts.
HollywoodChicago.com sat down and interviewed the two Chicago acting icons regarding their film and careers.
- 12/2/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
A man is chased in the Everglades and after speaking in Spanish, he is shot by an arrow through the heart. Another man finds him and attempts to remove his necklace, but doesn't reckon with Horatio (David Caruso) sneaking up behind him. Horatio thinks he killed the other man. In french, he begs for Horatio to shoot him. Natalia (Eva Larue) and Ryan (Jonathan Togo) check the Cs and Natalia comments on the arrow going through the tissue and causing a lot of damage. The bow, the murder weapon, turns out to be a compound bow, which Ryan claims could be dumped anywhere out there., well not just anywhere, since Ryan will turn out to be the one who finds it. Me Tom (Christian Clemenson) finds the Vic had a brand on his arm in the form of the number 9, recently burned there. He also has a wound on his right ankle.
- 11/15/2011
- by mhasan@corp.popstar.com (Mila Hasan)
- PopStar
Chicago – The 47th Chicago International Film Festival wrapped on Oct. 20, 2011 with a spectacular showing of the new film “The Artist”. Over the past two weeks, HollywoodChicago.com has been covering the red carpets and publishing exclusive portraits of the stars and directors.
From red carpets before a film, to perspective tributes on directors and performers, they stood before the lens of HollywoodChicago.com and photographer Joe Arce. Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All images © Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com.
CIFF1: Dennis Farina on the Red Carpet for ‘Last Rites for Joe May,’ October 6th, 2011 CIFF2: Gary Cole, ‘Last Rites of Joe May,’ at 2011 Chicago International Film Festival CIFF3: Billy Zane walks the Red Carpet on Opening Night, October 6th, 2011 CIFF4: Marshall Allman of ‘True Blood’ participates on Opening...
From red carpets before a film, to perspective tributes on directors and performers, they stood before the lens of HollywoodChicago.com and photographer Joe Arce. Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All images © Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com.
CIFF1: Dennis Farina on the Red Carpet for ‘Last Rites for Joe May,’ October 6th, 2011 CIFF2: Gary Cole, ‘Last Rites of Joe May,’ at 2011 Chicago International Film Festival CIFF3: Billy Zane walks the Red Carpet on Opening Night, October 6th, 2011 CIFF4: Marshall Allman of ‘True Blood’ participates on Opening...
- 10/24/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Dennis Farina in .The Last Rites of Joe May ., distributed by Tribeca Film. Photo Credit: Jay Silver
Chicago Film To Open 47th Chicago International Film Festival
With The Last Rites Of Joe May
Chicago, Il.Cinema/Chicago today announced that the 47th Chicago International Film Festival will officially open with The Last Rites Of Joe May, showcasing a tour-de-force performance from longtime film and Chicago theater actor Dennis Farina (Get Shorty, Snatch, Midnight Run). Acclaimed indie director and Festival veteran Joe Maggio will walk the red carpet with Mr. Farina and actors Gary Cole (Office Space, Pineapple Express) and Jamie Anne Allman (.The Killing., The Notebook) to present the Chicago Premiere of the film at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park (205 E Randolph Street.Chicago) on Thursday, October 6th 2011 at 6pm, with the official presentation to begin at 7pm. Additional surprise guests will be announced.
.The Last Rites Of Joe May...
Chicago Film To Open 47th Chicago International Film Festival
With The Last Rites Of Joe May
Chicago, Il.Cinema/Chicago today announced that the 47th Chicago International Film Festival will officially open with The Last Rites Of Joe May, showcasing a tour-de-force performance from longtime film and Chicago theater actor Dennis Farina (Get Shorty, Snatch, Midnight Run). Acclaimed indie director and Festival veteran Joe Maggio will walk the red carpet with Mr. Farina and actors Gary Cole (Office Space, Pineapple Express) and Jamie Anne Allman (.The Killing., The Notebook) to present the Chicago Premiere of the film at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park (205 E Randolph Street.Chicago) on Thursday, October 6th 2011 at 6pm, with the official presentation to begin at 7pm. Additional surprise guests will be announced.
.The Last Rites Of Joe May...
- 9/15/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago- Earlier today, Cinema/Chicago announced that the 47th Chicago International Film Festival will premiere with the film “The Last Rites of Joe May.” The film stars longtime film and Chicago theater actor Dennis Farina.
“The Last Rites of Joe May” is the story of a hustler (played by Farina) who is shocked to see life went on normally without him when his friends and acquaintances thought he had died while Joe was in the hospital fighting pneumonia. Joe must now cope with living with new tenants who had moved in when Joe’s landlord thought he had died and the struggle of redefining a legacy that he realizes is less than stellar.
“The Last Rites of Joe May” was written and directed by Joe Maggio and co-stars Jamie Anne Allman, Meredith Droeger, Ian Barford, Chelcie Ross, and Gary Cole.
Maggio was humbled by the nomination and praised the city...
“The Last Rites of Joe May” is the story of a hustler (played by Farina) who is shocked to see life went on normally without him when his friends and acquaintances thought he had died while Joe was in the hospital fighting pneumonia. Joe must now cope with living with new tenants who had moved in when Joe’s landlord thought he had died and the struggle of redefining a legacy that he realizes is less than stellar.
“The Last Rites of Joe May” was written and directed by Joe Maggio and co-stars Jamie Anne Allman, Meredith Droeger, Ian Barford, Chelcie Ross, and Gary Cole.
Maggio was humbled by the nomination and praised the city...
- 9/15/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Title: Fertile Ground Directed by: Adam Gierasch Starring: Gale Harold, Leisha Hailey and Chelcie Ross Running Time: 95 minutes, Rated R After Emily Weaver goes through a gruesome miscarriage, she and her husband Nate decide to move to a rural town where his family’s ancestral home is located. As they are settling in, Emily begins to have horrifying visions and ghostly encounters. Part of the DVD extras has the story-boarding, which I thought was brilliant to show the viewer how they plotted out their beautifully filmed cinematography. It really was great for a modest budget horror film. The commentary by director Adam Gierasch, writer Jace Anderson and lead actress Leisha...
- 5/31/2011
- by juliana
- ShockYa
2011 - 95 mins. - Rated R
D: Adam GieraschC: Gale Harold, Leisha Hailey, Chelcie Ross, Jami Bassman, Kailah Combs, Ingrid Coree, Clint Curtis, Steve Janousek, JoNell Kennedy
After a miscarriage, a husband and wife move to the country to escape it all. Shortly after becoming pregnant again, she starts to experience a series of hauntings that may be connected to a deadly tradition involving her husband.
In Fertile Ground, the main character is disoriented and confused as to what is unfolding around her. Fertile Ground captures that disorientation and confusion through a series of events that leaves viewers wondering what exactly is happening throughout the film. Gale Harold captures the right balance between being a frustrated husband and menace. Leisha Hailey strikes the right chord as viewers are left to wonder if what is happening is real or not, if it is in her mind or not. Fertile Ground successfully knows...
D: Adam GieraschC: Gale Harold, Leisha Hailey, Chelcie Ross, Jami Bassman, Kailah Combs, Ingrid Coree, Clint Curtis, Steve Janousek, JoNell Kennedy
After a miscarriage, a husband and wife move to the country to escape it all. Shortly after becoming pregnant again, she starts to experience a series of hauntings that may be connected to a deadly tradition involving her husband.
In Fertile Ground, the main character is disoriented and confused as to what is unfolding around her. Fertile Ground captures that disorientation and confusion through a series of events that leaves viewers wondering what exactly is happening throughout the film. Gale Harold captures the right balance between being a frustrated husband and menace. Leisha Hailey strikes the right chord as viewers are left to wonder if what is happening is real or not, if it is in her mind or not. Fertile Ground successfully knows...
- 5/26/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
One thing I have learned about fighting crime in Chicago, it’s a marathon not a sprint; you better be ready to go the distance. - Teresa Colvin
The same could be said about the amazing season of The Chicago Code; it was a marathon, but we were rewarded for going the distance in this week’s series finale, "Mike Royko's Revenge."
Knowing that this episode was written and filmed before anyone knew the show was not renewed I was watching to see where season two would have hooked in:
The Wysocki Family are not perfect cops: I believe this would have been a major plot point if the show had gone into a second season. The lesser ripple would be Vonda because she has been comparing herself to an image of her father that wasn’t true. The bigger ripple would be Jarek realizing the hot water into which his brother’s “ready,...
The same could be said about the amazing season of The Chicago Code; it was a marathon, but we were rewarded for going the distance in this week’s series finale, "Mike Royko's Revenge."
Knowing that this episode was written and filmed before anyone knew the show was not renewed I was watching to see where season two would have hooked in:
The Wysocki Family are not perfect cops: I believe this would have been a major plot point if the show had gone into a second season. The lesser ripple would be Vonda because she has been comparing herself to an image of her father that wasn’t true. The bigger ripple would be Jarek realizing the hot water into which his brother’s “ready,...
- 5/24/2011
- by jim@tvfanatic.com (Jim G.)
- TVfanatic
Chicago – After a 12-year hiatus from comedy (his last was “Edtv” in 1999), the legendary (and typically dramatic) director Ron Howard is back to crack you up with “The Dilemma”.
Kevin James and Vince Vaughn in “The Dilemma”.
Photo credit: Universal Pictures
The Chicago-filmed dramedy is part comedy (with the well-cast chemistry of Vince Vaughn and Kevin James) and part drama (with Winona Ryder and Jennifer Connelly). Queen “Lady Wood” Latifah supports with Channing “Tatoo” Tatum and Chicago stage actor Amy Morton. “The Dilemma” opens everywhere on Jan. 14, 2011.
Much like “The Dark Knight” features Chicago as one of its primary stars, “The Dilemma” clearly looks like Chicago both with its sweeping metropolitan shots and its intimate scenes only locals would recognize. The film also stars Chelcie Ross, Grace Rex, January Stern, Debbi Burns, Rebecca Spence, Heidi Johanningmeier and Talulah Riley from director Ron Howard, writer Allan Loeb and producer Brian Grazer.
Kevin James and Vince Vaughn in “The Dilemma”.
Photo credit: Universal Pictures
The Chicago-filmed dramedy is part comedy (with the well-cast chemistry of Vince Vaughn and Kevin James) and part drama (with Winona Ryder and Jennifer Connelly). Queen “Lady Wood” Latifah supports with Channing “Tatoo” Tatum and Chicago stage actor Amy Morton. “The Dilemma” opens everywhere on Jan. 14, 2011.
Much like “The Dark Knight” features Chicago as one of its primary stars, “The Dilemma” clearly looks like Chicago both with its sweeping metropolitan shots and its intimate scenes only locals would recognize. The film also stars Chelcie Ross, Grace Rex, January Stern, Debbi Burns, Rebecca Spence, Heidi Johanningmeier and Talulah Riley from director Ron Howard, writer Allan Loeb and producer Brian Grazer.
- 1/12/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Red-Carpet Slideshow: ‘The Dilemma’ Stars Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Winona Ryder, Jennifer Connelly
Chicago – The world premiere of the new Chicago-filmed dramedy “The Dilemma” was shown in Chicago on Thursday following a red carpet with stars Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Winona Ryder, Jennifer Connelly, Channing Tatum, Amy Morton and Chelcie Ross.
Director Ron Howard, writer Allan Loeb, producer Brian Grazer and composer Hans Zimmer also walked the Chicago red carpet along with sports stars Kurt Warner of the St. Louis Rams and Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks. “The Dilemma” hits theaters on Jan. 14, 2011.
Other celebrity guests walking the red carpet included Jerry Azumah, Peter Billingsley, Dave Bolland, Nick Boynton, Caleb Hanie, Greg Olsen, Joel Quenneville, Tom Ricketts and Rocky Wirtz. “The Dilemma” also stars Queen Latifah, Grace Rex, January Stern, Debbi Burns, Rebecca Spence, Heidi Johanningmeier and Talulah Riley. The synopsis for “The Dilemma” is below.
Vince Vaughn and Kevin James headline an all-star comedy from director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer...
Director Ron Howard, writer Allan Loeb, producer Brian Grazer and composer Hans Zimmer also walked the Chicago red carpet along with sports stars Kurt Warner of the St. Louis Rams and Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks. “The Dilemma” hits theaters on Jan. 14, 2011.
Other celebrity guests walking the red carpet included Jerry Azumah, Peter Billingsley, Dave Bolland, Nick Boynton, Caleb Hanie, Greg Olsen, Joel Quenneville, Tom Ricketts and Rocky Wirtz. “The Dilemma” also stars Queen Latifah, Grace Rex, January Stern, Debbi Burns, Rebecca Spence, Heidi Johanningmeier and Talulah Riley. The synopsis for “The Dilemma” is below.
Vince Vaughn and Kevin James headline an all-star comedy from director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer...
- 1/8/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – In our latest comedy edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 15 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the highly anticipated new film “The Dilemma” with Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Winona Ryder and Jennifer Connelly!
“The Dilemma,” which was filmed in Chicago, also stars Channing Tatum, Queen Latifah, Amy Morton, Grace Rex, January Stern, Debbi Burns, Rebecca Spence, Heidi Johanningmeier, Chelcie Ross and Talulah Riley from director Ron Howard, writer Allan Loeb and producer Brian Grazer. The film opens on Jan. 14, 2011.
To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “The Dilemma” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening is on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
The movie poster for “The Dilemma” with Vince Vaughn from director Ron Howard.
“The Dilemma,” which was filmed in Chicago, also stars Channing Tatum, Queen Latifah, Amy Morton, Grace Rex, January Stern, Debbi Burns, Rebecca Spence, Heidi Johanningmeier, Chelcie Ross and Talulah Riley from director Ron Howard, writer Allan Loeb and producer Brian Grazer. The film opens on Jan. 14, 2011.
To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “The Dilemma” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening is on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
The movie poster for “The Dilemma” with Vince Vaughn from director Ron Howard.
- 1/4/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – Universal Pictures on Wednesday released new production stills for the new film “The Dilemma,” which was filmed in Chicago. The film, which stars Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Winona Ryder and Jennifer Connelly from director Ron Howard, opens on Jan. 14, 2011.
“The Dilemma” also stars Channing Tatum, Queen Latifah, Amy Morton, Grace Rex, January Stern, Debbi Burns, Rebecca Spence, Heidi Johanningmeier, Chelcie Ross and Talulah Riley from director Ron Howard, writer Allan Loeb and producer Brian Grazer. The synopsis for “The Dilemma” is below.
Vince Vaughn and Kevin James headline an all-star comedy from director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer about a man who finds out that what you don’t say to a friend is just as important as what you do. Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum and Queen Latifah join them in “The Dilemma”: a story of how far you can bend a brotherly bond before it snaps.
“The Dilemma” also stars Channing Tatum, Queen Latifah, Amy Morton, Grace Rex, January Stern, Debbi Burns, Rebecca Spence, Heidi Johanningmeier, Chelcie Ross and Talulah Riley from director Ron Howard, writer Allan Loeb and producer Brian Grazer. The synopsis for “The Dilemma” is below.
Vince Vaughn and Kevin James headline an all-star comedy from director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer about a man who finds out that what you don’t say to a friend is just as important as what you do. Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum and Queen Latifah join them in “The Dilemma”: a story of how far you can bend a brotherly bond before it snaps.
- 12/30/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
It looks like Espn is starting to cater to all the movie geeks out there. I'm not really that into sports, but I like what Espn is doing! If you recall, the magazine recently gave some NBA players a Marvel superhero makeover.
Their next issue, called Movie Spectacular, hits shelves on November 29th, and it features some pretty awesome images of actual sports stars recreating scenes from some of their favorite movies such as Back to the Future, The Hangover, Caddyshack, Anchorman, Pulp Fiction and Basic Instinct. The photos feature some of the biggest names in sports like Danica Patrick, Chad Ochocinco and Lindsey Vonn.
This issue of Espn will have articles about about lesser known movie stars like Chelcie Ross who has had roles in Hoosiers, Rudy and Major League. It's got an article that tells a story of trying to pitch a book in Hollywood and even an...
Their next issue, called Movie Spectacular, hits shelves on November 29th, and it features some pretty awesome images of actual sports stars recreating scenes from some of their favorite movies such as Back to the Future, The Hangover, Caddyshack, Anchorman, Pulp Fiction and Basic Instinct. The photos feature some of the biggest names in sports like Danica Patrick, Chad Ochocinco and Lindsey Vonn.
This issue of Espn will have articles about about lesser known movie stars like Chelcie Ross who has had roles in Hoosiers, Rudy and Major League. It's got an article that tells a story of trying to pitch a book in Hollywood and even an...
- 11/18/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Chicago – After being unofficially named the “Untitled Cheating Project” and “Cheaters,” Universal Pictures told HollywoodChicago.com on Thursday that the official name of Ron Howard’s Chicago-filmed picture has changed from “What You Don’t Know” to “The Dilemma”.
Universal officially titled the film as “What You Don’t Know” on another Thursday (July 15, 2010) just two weeks ago. “The Dilemma” stars Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum, Queen Latifah, Chelcie Ross, Amy Morton, Gary Houston and Connor Del Rio from director Ron Howard and writer Allan Loeb.
From left to right: Queen Latifah, Channing Tatum and Jennifer Connelly.
Image credit: Google Images
Ron Howard has also directed “Angels & Demons,” “Frost/Nixon,” “The Da Vinci Code,” “Cinderella Man,” “A Beautiful Mind,” “Edtv,” “Ransom,” “Apollo 13,” “Backdraft,” “Parenthood,” “Cocoon,” “Splash” and “Grand Theft Auto”. Here is the comedy’s official synopsis:
Vince Vaughn and Kevin James headline an...
Universal officially titled the film as “What You Don’t Know” on another Thursday (July 15, 2010) just two weeks ago. “The Dilemma” stars Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum, Queen Latifah, Chelcie Ross, Amy Morton, Gary Houston and Connor Del Rio from director Ron Howard and writer Allan Loeb.
From left to right: Queen Latifah, Channing Tatum and Jennifer Connelly.
Image credit: Google Images
Ron Howard has also directed “Angels & Demons,” “Frost/Nixon,” “The Da Vinci Code,” “Cinderella Man,” “A Beautiful Mind,” “Edtv,” “Ransom,” “Apollo 13,” “Backdraft,” “Parenthood,” “Cocoon,” “Splash” and “Grand Theft Auto”. Here is the comedy’s official synopsis:
Vince Vaughn and Kevin James headline an...
- 7/29/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – Ron Howard’s Chicago-filmed “Untitled Cheating Project” comedy (which has also unofficially been referred to as “Cheaters”) has a new title: “What You Don’t Know,” Universal Pictures confirmed with HollywoodChicago.com on Thursday. The film is slated to hit theaters on Jan. 14, 2011.
“What You Don’t Know” stars a powerhouse of stars including Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Kevin James, Queen Latifah, Channing Tatum, Chelcie Ross, Amy Morton, Gary Houston and Connor Del Rio from director Ron Howard and writer Allan Loeb.
From left to right: Queen Latifah, Channing Tatum and Jennifer Connelly.
Image credit: Google Images
The film centers on a man who discovers that his best friend’s wife is having an affair. Ron Howard has also directed “Angels & Demons,” “Frost/Nixon,” “The Da Vinci Code,” “Cinderella Man,” “A Beautiful Mind,” “Edtv,” “Ransom,” “Apollo 13,” “Backdraft,” “Parenthood,” “Cocoon,” “Splash” and “Grand Theft Auto”.
Principal photography...
“What You Don’t Know” stars a powerhouse of stars including Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Kevin James, Queen Latifah, Channing Tatum, Chelcie Ross, Amy Morton, Gary Houston and Connor Del Rio from director Ron Howard and writer Allan Loeb.
From left to right: Queen Latifah, Channing Tatum and Jennifer Connelly.
Image credit: Google Images
The film centers on a man who discovers that his best friend’s wife is having an affair. Ron Howard has also directed “Angels & Demons,” “Frost/Nixon,” “The Da Vinci Code,” “Cinderella Man,” “A Beautiful Mind,” “Edtv,” “Ransom,” “Apollo 13,” “Backdraft,” “Parenthood,” “Cocoon,” “Splash” and “Grand Theft Auto”.
Principal photography...
- 7/15/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Looking back on my review of the second season of Mad Men, it’s clear that I was trying to avoid causing a ruckus. I’m not sure why, because it made me angrier than just about anything since Shakespeare in Love beat Saving Private Ryan for Best Picture back in 1999. It was the Phantom Menace to season one’s Empire Strikes Back. It took everything that was so carefully constructed about the show thus far and scattered it to the four winds, bringing in poorly advised subplots and introducing plainly appalling characters (to further the Phantom Menace comparison, the Barretts are easily equal to Jar Jar Binks in terms of irrelevance and annoyance) that snuffed the show’s potential before it even got the opportunity to really show what it could do. Having said that, season three is a step in the right direction, even if the show may...
- 3/26/2010
- by Anders Nelson
- JustPressPlay.net
New Grey's Anatomy star Jesse Williams (Dr. Jackson Avery) has made quite an impression on fans this season already, and we have only begun to explore his character.
With his good looks and charm, it was really just a matter of time before the Mercy West transplant got some lovin’ on Grey's Anatomy. The only question is, who with?
Grey’s is getting a little crazy,” he told TV Guide Sunday. “I think there’s going to be a lot of changes for my character. Jackson Avery has a lot of big things happening.”
And yes, that means romance.
“There’s a lot of relationship changes. Within the group,” he teases. Asked if sparks fly between he and a fellow Mercy Wester or Seattle Grace original, he played it coy.
“Well, because it might be one of both,” says Williams. “Jackson ... he’s a man.”
Indeed. What he does give...
With his good looks and charm, it was really just a matter of time before the Mercy West transplant got some lovin’ on Grey's Anatomy. The only question is, who with?
Grey’s is getting a little crazy,” he told TV Guide Sunday. “I think there’s going to be a lot of changes for my character. Jackson Avery has a lot of big things happening.”
And yes, that means romance.
“There’s a lot of relationship changes. Within the group,” he teases. Asked if sparks fly between he and a fellow Mercy Wester or Seattle Grace original, he played it coy.
“Well, because it might be one of both,” says Williams. “Jackson ... he’s a man.”
Indeed. What he does give...
- 2/2/2010
- by steve@iscribelimited.com (L.J. Gibbs)
- TVfanatic
Chicago actor Chelcie Ross has his share of memorable moments in film and onstage. Last year, for example, the actor spent several months in London when he appeared in the National Theatre’s production of "August: Osage County,” a play by Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member Tracy Letts. "Full houses every night. It was an actor’s dream come true — 'Ok, Lord, take me now,'" Ross said. Though he was a mainstay of Chicago stages for years and also has a thriving feature career ("Rudy," "Basic Instinct," "A Simple Plan"), television viewers may know Ross best for his role as Conrad Hilton...
- 11/10/2009
- by Tempo
- The Watcher
We've been a bit neglectful so far this fall season with our television coverage, particularly when it comes to analyses of episodes week to week. So we're going to do our darnedest to correct that oversight, starting right here, right now, with a look back at last week.
After careful consideration, we began to realize that detailed reviews of every episode of every major series, every week, was just too unwieldy—we haven't the manpower, and we doubt you have the patience to sift through long deliberations about the lives of your favorite characters on your favorite shows. We'll still do more detailed reviews every once in a while, but expect analyses of partial seasons more often than individual episodes.
So what's the alternative? Mini recaps/reviews. Think of them as Bk Burger Shots for your pop culture soul.
Ok, that's a wee bit disgusting. Think of them as "reviews you can use,...
After careful consideration, we began to realize that detailed reviews of every episode of every major series, every week, was just too unwieldy—we haven't the manpower, and we doubt you have the patience to sift through long deliberations about the lives of your favorite characters on your favorite shows. We'll still do more detailed reviews every once in a while, but expect analyses of partial seasons more often than individual episodes.
So what's the alternative? Mini recaps/reviews. Think of them as Bk Burger Shots for your pop culture soul.
Ok, that's a wee bit disgusting. Think of them as "reviews you can use,...
- 10/18/2009
- CinemaSpy
In case you haven’t heard, Sam Raimi’s return to semi-low budget horror movie making “Drag me to Hell” is set to open later this week. We have five clips for ya from the movie, featuring its young heroine in various stages of, well, being dragged to hell. Basically, if you ever get the chance to star in a Sam Raimi horror movie, I would recommend rethinking it. Sure, you’ll get instant fame and fortune, but This is what you have to go through. Oh, who are we kidding. You’re going to say Yes, aren’t you? Don’t say I didn’t warn ya. A loan officer ordered to evict an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse, which turns her life into a living hell. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil...
- 5/27/2009
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
The weekend buzz is starting to wind down about "Watchmen" and its box office opening, with the Zack Snyder helmed film pulling in around $55.6 million as far as estimates go. Next weekend, the Warner Bros. Pictures film faces off against Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' Andy Fickman helmed "Race to Witch Mountain." With Dwayne Johnson starring alongside Carla Gugino, AnnaSophia Robb and Alexander Ludwig, the family sci-fi adventure comedy opens in 3000+ theatres, aiming to snag kids and teens. Gugino will most likely be looking at a first and second place at box office as the multi-talented actress forms one of the “Watchmen” leads. Horror “The Last House on the Left” corners the genre with around 2,300 venues served. Remake based on Wes Craven’s original film of 1972, is newly screen-written by Adam Alleca and Carl Ellsworth. Sara Paxton, known for roles in TV’s “Aquamarine” and “Darcy’s Wild Life,” stars alongside,...
- 3/8/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Another poster for the Dennis Quaid horror-mystery The Horsemen is now online. Written by Dave Callaham (Doom) and directed by music video veteran Jonas Åkerlund, the March 6 release also stars Ziyi Zhang, Lou Taylor Pucci, Clifton Collins Jr., Patrick Fugit, Eric Balfour, Peter Stormare, Chelcie Ross and Liam James. Quaid stars as Aidan Breslin, a bitter detective who is emotionally distanced from his two young sons after the untimely death of his devoted wife. While investigating a series of murders of rare violence, he discovers a terrifying link between himself and the suspects in a chain of murders that seem to be based on the Biblical prophecies concerning the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death.
- 2/11/2009
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
Kinopoisk.ru has debuted an international poster for the upcoming serial killer flick The Horsemen. It comes from acclaimed music video director Jonas Åkerlund and stars Dennis Quaid, Ziyi Zhang, Lou Taylor Pucci, Clifton Collins Jr., Eric Balfour, Patrick Fugit, Chelcie Ross and Peter Stormare. It was written by Dave Callaham (Doom). The thriller revolves around a recently widowed detective, still grieving over his wife's death, who discovers a shocking connection between himself and the suspects in a serial killing spree linked to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. It opens in limited release March 13, 2009.
- 12/31/2008
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
Any film genre -- even the Southern gothic melodrama with its wayward belles, mental misfits and backwoods misbehavior -- can stand only so much hokum. But the makers of "The Gift" lay on the rustic nonsense awfully thick, peopling the tiny town of Brixton, Ga., with more "colorful" characters than any town -- or movie -- can tolerate.
A fine cast headed by Australian star Cate Blanchett struggles futilely to give life to these characters. Meant as a psychological thriller but more likely to be received by audiences as a burlesque of Southern stereotypes, "Gift"'s only chance theatrically is to be mistaken for high camp. The film opens this month for Academy consideration in Los Angeles before its Jan. 19 national rollout.
The script is by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson, who know their way around this neck of the woods. Together, they wrote that fine Southern crime drama "Once False Move", and Thornton, of course, won an Oscar for his astonishing screenplay "Sling Blade".
But "Gift", whose central character possesses supernatural clairvoyance, emerges as a kind of "Sling Blade" meets "What Lies Beneath", and this proves to be a meeting that should never take place. Along with terrifying visions of a murdered girl's body, the movie traffics in nastiness ranging from adultery, child molestation and abuse of women to homicide, suicide and patricide by immolation.
Director Sam Raimi hues close to horror-film conventions, the kinds where a threatened woman enters a dark house alone or accompanies a potential killer into the woods without thinking these might be unwise moves.
Blanchett tiptoes through a minefield of unmotivated actions and implausible predicaments to deliver a credible performance as a widow with the "gift" of psychic vision. Among her clients are an emotionally unstable auto mechanic (Giovanni Ribisi) and the abused wife (Hilary Swank) of a redneck hothead (Keanu Reeves).
When a pretty, promiscuous young woman (Katie Holmes) goes missing, her fiance (Greg Kinnear) and father (Chelcie Ross) come by to see what Blanchett's visions tell her about the disappearance.
Reeves' character also drops by frequently to deliver threats against Blanchett and her three children in retaliation for her suggesting to his battered wife that she leave him. So when her psychic visions lead police to the body of the missing woman on Reeves' property, everything points to him as the murderer. Only Blanchett has second thoughts about her second sight.
There is little logic or plausible human behavior in most of the plot's erratic twists and turns. Courtroom scenes make little sense, and a climax between Blanchett and a potential killer might satisfy horror-thriller conventions but is not like to satisfy audiences.
Technical credits are pro, though Jamie Anderson's camera setups and Neil Spisak's production design tend to aid and abet Raimi's penchant for the predictable.
THE GIFT
Paramount Classics
Lakeshore Entertainment/Alphaville
Producers: James Jacks, Tom Rosenberg
Director: Sam Raimi
Screenwriters: Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Epperson
Executive producers: Gary Lucchesi, Gregory Goodman, Sean Daniel, Ted Tannebaum
Director of photography: Jamie Anderson
Production designer: Neil Spisak
Music: Christopher Young
Costume designer: Julie Weiss
Editors: Bob Murawski, Arthur Coburn
Color/stereo
Cast:
Annie Wilson: Cate Blanchett
Valerie Barksdale: Hilary Swank
Donnie Barksdale: Keanu Reeves
Buddy Cole: Giovanni Ribisi
Wayne Collins: Greg Kinnear
Jessica King: Katie Holmes
Gerald Weems: Michael Jeter
Linda: Kim Dickens
Running time -- 105 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
A fine cast headed by Australian star Cate Blanchett struggles futilely to give life to these characters. Meant as a psychological thriller but more likely to be received by audiences as a burlesque of Southern stereotypes, "Gift"'s only chance theatrically is to be mistaken for high camp. The film opens this month for Academy consideration in Los Angeles before its Jan. 19 national rollout.
The script is by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson, who know their way around this neck of the woods. Together, they wrote that fine Southern crime drama "Once False Move", and Thornton, of course, won an Oscar for his astonishing screenplay "Sling Blade".
But "Gift", whose central character possesses supernatural clairvoyance, emerges as a kind of "Sling Blade" meets "What Lies Beneath", and this proves to be a meeting that should never take place. Along with terrifying visions of a murdered girl's body, the movie traffics in nastiness ranging from adultery, child molestation and abuse of women to homicide, suicide and patricide by immolation.
Director Sam Raimi hues close to horror-film conventions, the kinds where a threatened woman enters a dark house alone or accompanies a potential killer into the woods without thinking these might be unwise moves.
Blanchett tiptoes through a minefield of unmotivated actions and implausible predicaments to deliver a credible performance as a widow with the "gift" of psychic vision. Among her clients are an emotionally unstable auto mechanic (Giovanni Ribisi) and the abused wife (Hilary Swank) of a redneck hothead (Keanu Reeves).
When a pretty, promiscuous young woman (Katie Holmes) goes missing, her fiance (Greg Kinnear) and father (Chelcie Ross) come by to see what Blanchett's visions tell her about the disappearance.
Reeves' character also drops by frequently to deliver threats against Blanchett and her three children in retaliation for her suggesting to his battered wife that she leave him. So when her psychic visions lead police to the body of the missing woman on Reeves' property, everything points to him as the murderer. Only Blanchett has second thoughts about her second sight.
There is little logic or plausible human behavior in most of the plot's erratic twists and turns. Courtroom scenes make little sense, and a climax between Blanchett and a potential killer might satisfy horror-thriller conventions but is not like to satisfy audiences.
Technical credits are pro, though Jamie Anderson's camera setups and Neil Spisak's production design tend to aid and abet Raimi's penchant for the predictable.
THE GIFT
Paramount Classics
Lakeshore Entertainment/Alphaville
Producers: James Jacks, Tom Rosenberg
Director: Sam Raimi
Screenwriters: Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Epperson
Executive producers: Gary Lucchesi, Gregory Goodman, Sean Daniel, Ted Tannebaum
Director of photography: Jamie Anderson
Production designer: Neil Spisak
Music: Christopher Young
Costume designer: Julie Weiss
Editors: Bob Murawski, Arthur Coburn
Color/stereo
Cast:
Annie Wilson: Cate Blanchett
Valerie Barksdale: Hilary Swank
Donnie Barksdale: Keanu Reeves
Buddy Cole: Giovanni Ribisi
Wayne Collins: Greg Kinnear
Jessica King: Katie Holmes
Gerald Weems: Michael Jeter
Linda: Kim Dickens
Running time -- 105 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
Any film genre -- even the Southern gothic melodrama with its wayward belles, mental misfits and backwoods misbehavior -- can stand only so much hokum. But the makers of "The Gift" lay on the rustic nonsense awfully thick, peopling the tiny town of Brixton, Ga., with more "colorful" characters than any town -- or movie -- can tolerate.
A fine cast headed by Australian star Cate Blanchett struggles futilely to give life to these characters. Meant as a psychological thriller but more likely to be received by audiences as a burlesque of Southern stereotypes, "Gift"'s only chance theatrically is to be mistaken for high camp. The film opens this month for Academy consideration in Los Angeles before its Jan. 19 national rollout.
The script is by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson, who know their way around this neck of the woods. Together, they wrote that fine Southern crime drama "Once False Move", and Thornton, of course, won an Oscar for his astonishing screenplay "Sling Blade".
But "Gift", whose central character possesses supernatural clairvoyance, emerges as a kind of "Sling Blade" meets "What Lies Beneath", and this proves to be a meeting that should never take place. Along with terrifying visions of a murdered girl's body, the movie traffics in nastiness ranging from adultery, child molestation and abuse of women to homicide, suicide and patricide by immolation.
Director Sam Raimi hues close to horror-film conventions, the kinds where a threatened woman enters a dark house alone or accompanies a potential killer into the woods without thinking these might be unwise moves.
Blanchett tiptoes through a minefield of unmotivated actions and implausible predicaments to deliver a credible performance as a widow with the "gift" of psychic vision. Among her clients are an emotionally unstable auto mechanic (Giovanni Ribisi) and the abused wife (Hilary Swank) of a redneck hothead (Keanu Reeves).
When a pretty, promiscuous young woman (Katie Holmes) goes missing, her fiance (Greg Kinnear) and father (Chelcie Ross) come by to see what Blanchett's visions tell her about the disappearance.
Reeves' character also drops by frequently to deliver threats against Blanchett and her three children in retaliation for her suggesting to his battered wife that she leave him. So when her psychic visions lead police to the body of the missing woman on Reeves' property, everything points to him as the murderer. Only Blanchett has second thoughts about her second sight.
There is little logic or plausible human behavior in most of the plot's erratic twists and turns. Courtroom scenes make little sense, and a climax between Blanchett and a potential killer might satisfy horror-thriller conventions but is not like to satisfy audiences.
Technical credits are pro, though Jamie Anderson's camera setups and Neil Spisak's production design tend to aid and abet Raimi's penchant for the predictable.
THE GIFT
Paramount Classics
Lakeshore Entertainment/Alphaville
Producers: James Jacks, Tom Rosenberg
Director: Sam Raimi
Screenwriters: Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Epperson
Executive producers: Gary Lucchesi, Gregory Goodman, Sean Daniel, Ted Tannebaum
Director of photography: Jamie Anderson
Production designer: Neil Spisak
Music: Christopher Young
Costume designer: Julie Weiss
Editors: Bob Murawski, Arthur Coburn
Color/stereo
Cast:
Annie Wilson: Cate Blanchett
Valerie Barksdale: Hilary Swank
Donnie Barksdale: Keanu Reeves
Buddy Cole: Giovanni Ribisi
Wayne Collins: Greg Kinnear
Jessica King: Katie Holmes
Gerald Weems: Michael Jeter
Linda: Kim Dickens
Running time -- 105 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
A fine cast headed by Australian star Cate Blanchett struggles futilely to give life to these characters. Meant as a psychological thriller but more likely to be received by audiences as a burlesque of Southern stereotypes, "Gift"'s only chance theatrically is to be mistaken for high camp. The film opens this month for Academy consideration in Los Angeles before its Jan. 19 national rollout.
The script is by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson, who know their way around this neck of the woods. Together, they wrote that fine Southern crime drama "Once False Move", and Thornton, of course, won an Oscar for his astonishing screenplay "Sling Blade".
But "Gift", whose central character possesses supernatural clairvoyance, emerges as a kind of "Sling Blade" meets "What Lies Beneath", and this proves to be a meeting that should never take place. Along with terrifying visions of a murdered girl's body, the movie traffics in nastiness ranging from adultery, child molestation and abuse of women to homicide, suicide and patricide by immolation.
Director Sam Raimi hues close to horror-film conventions, the kinds where a threatened woman enters a dark house alone or accompanies a potential killer into the woods without thinking these might be unwise moves.
Blanchett tiptoes through a minefield of unmotivated actions and implausible predicaments to deliver a credible performance as a widow with the "gift" of psychic vision. Among her clients are an emotionally unstable auto mechanic (Giovanni Ribisi) and the abused wife (Hilary Swank) of a redneck hothead (Keanu Reeves).
When a pretty, promiscuous young woman (Katie Holmes) goes missing, her fiance (Greg Kinnear) and father (Chelcie Ross) come by to see what Blanchett's visions tell her about the disappearance.
Reeves' character also drops by frequently to deliver threats against Blanchett and her three children in retaliation for her suggesting to his battered wife that she leave him. So when her psychic visions lead police to the body of the missing woman on Reeves' property, everything points to him as the murderer. Only Blanchett has second thoughts about her second sight.
There is little logic or plausible human behavior in most of the plot's erratic twists and turns. Courtroom scenes make little sense, and a climax between Blanchett and a potential killer might satisfy horror-thriller conventions but is not like to satisfy audiences.
Technical credits are pro, though Jamie Anderson's camera setups and Neil Spisak's production design tend to aid and abet Raimi's penchant for the predictable.
THE GIFT
Paramount Classics
Lakeshore Entertainment/Alphaville
Producers: James Jacks, Tom Rosenberg
Director: Sam Raimi
Screenwriters: Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Epperson
Executive producers: Gary Lucchesi, Gregory Goodman, Sean Daniel, Ted Tannebaum
Director of photography: Jamie Anderson
Production designer: Neil Spisak
Music: Christopher Young
Costume designer: Julie Weiss
Editors: Bob Murawski, Arthur Coburn
Color/stereo
Cast:
Annie Wilson: Cate Blanchett
Valerie Barksdale: Hilary Swank
Donnie Barksdale: Keanu Reeves
Buddy Cole: Giovanni Ribisi
Wayne Collins: Greg Kinnear
Jessica King: Katie Holmes
Gerald Weems: Michael Jeter
Linda: Kim Dickens
Running time -- 105 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 12/13/2000
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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