Seemingly from out of nowhere, actor turned director Gilles Lellouche throws a Molotov Flanby into the Competition with only his second feature, a terrific and unexpectedly potent piece of genre filmmaking that could, to avoid spoilers, be described as a kind of mash-up of Badlands and La Haine, as if directed by Walter Hill. Throw in a little Eurocrime, from the likes of Fernando Di Leo and late-period Jean-Pierre Melville, and you’re getting close to what Lellouche has achieved here, a romantic banlieue opera that delivers all the gritty, vicarious thrills of the now-standard post-Goodfellas gangster movie but also burrows into issues of class and gender in refreshingly unpredictable ways.
It arrives as a movie seemingly made by committee, since the film is based on an Irish novel — Jackie Love Johnser Ok? by Neville Thompson — and features contributions by fellow filmmakers Ahmed Hamidi and Audrey Diwan. It quickly...
It arrives as a movie seemingly made by committee, since the film is based on an Irish novel — Jackie Love Johnser Ok? by Neville Thompson — and features contributions by fellow filmmakers Ahmed Hamidi and Audrey Diwan. It quickly...
- 5/24/2024
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
If Criterion24/7 hasn’t completely colonized your attention every time you open the Channel––this is to say: if you’re stronger than me––their May lineup may be of interest. First and foremost I’m happy to see a Michael Roemer triple-feature: his superlative Nothing But a Man, arriving in a Criterion Edition, and the recently rediscovered The Plot Against Harry and Vengeance is Mine, three distinct features that suggest a long-lost voice of American movies. Meanwhile, Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Antiwar Trilogy four by Sara Driver, and a wide collection from Ayoka Chenzira fill out the auteurist sets.
Series-wise, a highlight of 1999 goes beyond the well-established canon with films like Trick and Bye Bye Africa, while of course including Sofia Coppola, Michael Mann, Scorsese, and Claire Denis. Films starring Shirley Maclaine, a study of 1960s paranoia, and Columbia’s “golden era” (read: 1950-1961) are curated; meanwhile, The Breaking Ice,...
Series-wise, a highlight of 1999 goes beyond the well-established canon with films like Trick and Bye Bye Africa, while of course including Sofia Coppola, Michael Mann, Scorsese, and Claire Denis. Films starring Shirley Maclaine, a study of 1960s paranoia, and Columbia’s “golden era” (read: 1950-1961) are curated; meanwhile, The Breaking Ice,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Amy Forsyth and Christian Cooke have joined the cast of “Plainclothes,” a new independent film from writer-director Carmen Emmi. They will star alongside Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey, who Variety previously reported would lead the project.
Set in the ’90s and inspired by true events, the film follows a working-class undercover officer tasked with entrapping and apprehending gay men, only to find himself drawn to one of his targets. The film is produced by Arthur Landon, Colby Cote, and Eric Podwall on behalf of Page 1 Entertainment and Lorton Entertainment. Alex Wenger and April Kelley will co-produce.
Forsyth will play Emily, ex-girlfriend and trusted confidant to Lucas (Blyth). She received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for best supporting actress for her role in the 2021 film “The Novice.” She was also seen in the Oscar-winning film “Coda” that same year. She currently stars in the recurring role of Carrie Astor on...
Set in the ’90s and inspired by true events, the film follows a working-class undercover officer tasked with entrapping and apprehending gay men, only to find himself drawn to one of his targets. The film is produced by Arthur Landon, Colby Cote, and Eric Podwall on behalf of Page 1 Entertainment and Lorton Entertainment. Alex Wenger and April Kelley will co-produce.
Forsyth will play Emily, ex-girlfriend and trusted confidant to Lucas (Blyth). She received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for best supporting actress for her role in the 2021 film “The Novice.” She was also seen in the Oscar-winning film “Coda” that same year. She currently stars in the recurring role of Carrie Astor on...
- 3/19/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Oxygen’s riveting true crime series, “Dateline: Unforgettable,” returns with Season 3 Episode 6 titled “Point Blank,” airing at 8:00 Pm on Thursday, February 22nd. In this gripping episode, viewers are drawn into the chilling investigation following the murder of Todd Chance.
As the story unfolds, police painstakingly follow a trail of video evidence in their relentless pursuit of the killer. With each clue uncovered, the tension mounts as they inch closer to identifying their suspect.
Host Andrea Canning guides viewers through the twists and turns of the case, recounting a particularly revealing interview that sheds light on the shocking details surrounding Todd’s tragic death. Amidst the investigation’s complexities, an eye-popping revelation emerges, sending shockwaves through the community and leaving viewers on the edge of their seats.
Tune in to Oxygen at 8:00 Pm on Thursday, February 22nd, to unravel the mystery and uncover the truth behind “Dateline: Unforgettable: Point Blank.
As the story unfolds, police painstakingly follow a trail of video evidence in their relentless pursuit of the killer. With each clue uncovered, the tension mounts as they inch closer to identifying their suspect.
Host Andrea Canning guides viewers through the twists and turns of the case, recounting a particularly revealing interview that sheds light on the shocking details surrounding Todd’s tragic death. Amidst the investigation’s complexities, an eye-popping revelation emerges, sending shockwaves through the community and leaving viewers on the edge of their seats.
Tune in to Oxygen at 8:00 Pm on Thursday, February 22nd, to unravel the mystery and uncover the truth behind “Dateline: Unforgettable: Point Blank.
- 2/15/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
“I didn’t expect to get so old,” sighs 93-year-old Thelma Post (June Squibb) in Josh Margolin’s hilarious and unexpectedly poignant mash-up of Point Blank and The Straight Story. Squibb, so good in Nebraska, once again represents for the hip-op generation, bringing wisdom and truth — plus the best waspish comic timing since Maggie Smith in Robert Altman’s Gosford Park — to a comic action-thriller that has fun with the pitfalls of old age but does so with dignity and respect. Appeal should be across the board; indeed, the film would make a great May-December double bill with the 2022 Aubrey Plaza vehicle Emily the Criminal, a similar study of an ordinary woman sucked into a shady underworld.
Margolin lays out all the film’s key elements with refreshing speed, opening with 24-year-old Daniel (Fred Hechinger) patiently helping the recently widowed...
Margolin lays out all the film’s key elements with refreshing speed, opening with 24-year-old Daniel (Fred Hechinger) patiently helping the recently widowed...
- 1/19/2024
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Alita: Battle Angel star Rosa Salazar has joined the cast of Shane Black’s next film, Play Dirty. She’ll appear alongside Mark Wahlberg and Lakeith Stansfield.
After years in development, Shane Black’s thriller Play Dirty appears to be gathering pace. It was only the other day that Lakeith Stansfield was announced as a co-star alongside Mark Wahlberg; it’s now reported that he’ll be joined by Rosa Salazar, whose previous roles include the zesty anime adaptation, Alita: Battle Angel.
Deadline, the outlet that broke the story, doesn’t disclose what role Salazar will be playing in Black’s thriller, which is based on the long-running – and influential – series of novels written by Donald E Westlake.
It’s previously been reported that Play Dirty will draw on several of those novels rather than one in particular, though judging by Deadline’s synopsis, it’ll take at least a...
After years in development, Shane Black’s thriller Play Dirty appears to be gathering pace. It was only the other day that Lakeith Stansfield was announced as a co-star alongside Mark Wahlberg; it’s now reported that he’ll be joined by Rosa Salazar, whose previous roles include the zesty anime adaptation, Alita: Battle Angel.
Deadline, the outlet that broke the story, doesn’t disclose what role Salazar will be playing in Black’s thriller, which is based on the long-running – and influential – series of novels written by Donald E Westlake.
It’s previously been reported that Play Dirty will draw on several of those novels rather than one in particular, though judging by Deadline’s synopsis, it’ll take at least a...
- 1/18/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
The Killer.How do you make a good movie in this country and be jumped on?Once, in 1967, in the opener for her Bonnie and Clyde review, Pauline Kael asked the opposite question: “How do you make a good movie in this country without being jumped on?” Now, times have changed. Nothing provokes us to jump and say, “Hold the torches! That’s the key! The way forward.”An automatic film like David Fincher’s new thriller, The Killer, comes and goes with the velocity of a Twitter news cycle: about six fervent days of talk. (The seventh and beyond? Fits and bursts of takes amid miles of silence.) Whether you think it’s good or bad, The Killer has not lingered in the popular consciousness. And I can’t imagine it lingering. It might have passed me by with the similarly fleeting presence of recent moving-image works like Richard Linklater...
- 1/3/2024
- MUBI
If anyone is good at spotting hidden meanings in movies, it’s Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino wrote a book of film criticism in which he said one of Elvis Presley’s movies had a rich subtext. The film was helmed by one of the most consequential action movie directors of all time.
Quentin Tarantino felt 1 Elvis Presley movie is similar its director’s struggles in Hollywood
In his 2022 book Cinema Speculation, Tarantino talked about the work of film director Don Siegel of Dirty Harry fame. “But the rogue law enforcement officer, at odds with their superiors, who operates independently to get their man and enforce their own self-determined version of justice, is practically the quintessential Siegel protagonist,” he wrote. “Even his criminals go rogue.
“Mickey Rooney’s Baby Face Nelson stands in direct contrast to Leo Gordon’s Dillinger, and both Walter Matthau’s Charley Varrick and Burt Reynolds’ cat burglar...
Quentin Tarantino felt 1 Elvis Presley movie is similar its director’s struggles in Hollywood
In his 2022 book Cinema Speculation, Tarantino talked about the work of film director Don Siegel of Dirty Harry fame. “But the rogue law enforcement officer, at odds with their superiors, who operates independently to get their man and enforce their own self-determined version of justice, is practically the quintessential Siegel protagonist,” he wrote. “Even his criminals go rogue.
“Mickey Rooney’s Baby Face Nelson stands in direct contrast to Leo Gordon’s Dillinger, and both Walter Matthau’s Charley Varrick and Burt Reynolds’ cat burglar...
- 12/17/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
For the past few years, Joel Silver has kept a relatively low profile, his most recent credit on the little-seen “SuperFly” remake of 2018. Still, the hard-charging producer behind some of the biggest hits of the ’80s and ’90s was attempting to mount a comeback. And his prospects looked promising with a series of feature film and TV projects at Amazon that were based on Donald E. Westlake’s Parker noir crime novels.
Alas, the Silver comeback has hit a snag. Sources say Amazon has fired the polarizing Hollywood figure from at least two films — one starring Mark Wahlberg, the other Jake Gyllenhaal — for being verbally abusive to two female executives. But sources close to Silver say Amazon is retaliating against the producer after he pushed back on the studio’s calls to use artificial intelligence to finish a movie during the strike. Amid the chaos, Silver’s longtime friend Robert Downey Jr....
Alas, the Silver comeback has hit a snag. Sources say Amazon has fired the polarizing Hollywood figure from at least two films — one starring Mark Wahlberg, the other Jake Gyllenhaal — for being verbally abusive to two female executives. But sources close to Silver say Amazon is retaliating against the producer after he pushed back on the studio’s calls to use artificial intelligence to finish a movie during the strike. Amid the chaos, Silver’s longtime friend Robert Downey Jr....
- 11/30/2023
- by Tatiana Siegel
- Variety Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: This post contains details from the plot of John Wick: Chapter 4.
At the end of John Wick: Chapter 4, director-producer Chad Stahelski and producer Erica Lee appeared to be putting the franchise to rest, as John Wick (Keanu Reeves) took a bullet to the gut in a duel, seemingly succumbing to his injuries. That being said, is there any way the hero of this franchise could be resurrected, as has been done with action heroes of films like Netflix’s Extraction?
“You never know,” Stahelski teased Saturday at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles event. “Keanu’s hard to kill.”
“Never say never,” added Lee, in a conversation moderated by Justin Kroll, also featuring supervising sound editor Mark Stoeckinger.
Related: Deadline Contenders Film Los Angeles Arrivals and Panels Gallery: Cillian Murphy, Taraji P. Henson, Annette Bening, Bradley Cooper and More
In all seriousness, though, Stahelski said, the pair are...
At the end of John Wick: Chapter 4, director-producer Chad Stahelski and producer Erica Lee appeared to be putting the franchise to rest, as John Wick (Keanu Reeves) took a bullet to the gut in a duel, seemingly succumbing to his injuries. That being said, is there any way the hero of this franchise could be resurrected, as has been done with action heroes of films like Netflix’s Extraction?
“You never know,” Stahelski teased Saturday at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles event. “Keanu’s hard to kill.”
“Never say never,” added Lee, in a conversation moderated by Justin Kroll, also featuring supervising sound editor Mark Stoeckinger.
Related: Deadline Contenders Film Los Angeles Arrivals and Panels Gallery: Cillian Murphy, Taraji P. Henson, Annette Bening, Bradley Cooper and More
In all seriousness, though, Stahelski said, the pair are...
- 11/19/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The episode of Revisited covering Wrong Turn 2: Dead End was Written by Emilie Black, Edited by Juan Jimenez, Narrated by Niki Minter, Produced by Tyler Nichols and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
A long, long time ago, in a state deep in the woods, a bunch of people were eaten by cannibal hillbillies in a film called Wrong Turn. Soon, the locals to where the film was taking place got very angry about the depiction of their fellow mountain and wood residents, which they thought gave them a bad name. Horror fans responded by seeing the film anyways, making it a minor hit. The first film had a budget of $12.6 million and made $28.7 million at the box office. While this may lead to a sequel at times, it was not a given. Fast forward to 4 years later and we are gifted with the first of a long series of sequels.
A long, long time ago, in a state deep in the woods, a bunch of people were eaten by cannibal hillbillies in a film called Wrong Turn. Soon, the locals to where the film was taking place got very angry about the depiction of their fellow mountain and wood residents, which they thought gave them a bad name. Horror fans responded by seeing the film anyways, making it a minor hit. The first film had a budget of $12.6 million and made $28.7 million at the box office. While this may lead to a sequel at times, it was not a given. Fast forward to 4 years later and we are gifted with the first of a long series of sequels.
- 11/1/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Gaumont is launching “Night Call,” a high-concept thriller set over the course of a night, directed by rising filmmaker Michiel Blanchart.
Blanchart, who is repped by WME and Itaka Media, previously directed the short film “You’re Dead Hélène,” which was a festival standout and played at Clermont-Ferrand and Sitges, among other festivals. It also made the live action Oscar shortlist last year. Blanchart is set to direct a U.S. feature adaptation of “You’re Dead Hélène,” produced by Sam Raimi.
“Night Call” follows Mady, a student who works as a locksmith by night. He helps Claire get into her apartment and soon realizes that she lied to him about her identity and robbed something that belonged to a dangerous man, Yannick. Mady gets embroiled in a manhunt and will have one night to prove his innocence.
The thriller is set in a Brussels, shaken by demonstrations pitting Black Lives Matter activists against police.
Blanchart, who is repped by WME and Itaka Media, previously directed the short film “You’re Dead Hélène,” which was a festival standout and played at Clermont-Ferrand and Sitges, among other festivals. It also made the live action Oscar shortlist last year. Blanchart is set to direct a U.S. feature adaptation of “You’re Dead Hélène,” produced by Sam Raimi.
“Night Call” follows Mady, a student who works as a locksmith by night. He helps Claire get into her apartment and soon realizes that she lied to him about her identity and robbed something that belonged to a dangerous man, Yannick. Mady gets embroiled in a manhunt and will have one night to prove his innocence.
The thriller is set in a Brussels, shaken by demonstrations pitting Black Lives Matter activists against police.
- 10/31/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
In the upcoming episode of “Dateline” titled “Point Blank,” scheduled to air at 3:00 Am on Friday, September 29, 2023, on Oxygen, the focus will be on the investigation into the murder of Todd Chance.
The police are on a mission to find the person responsible for this crime. They are relying on video evidence to help them solve the case. The episode will reveal the steps taken by law enforcement as they follow this trail of video evidence in their pursuit of the killer. Viewers can expect to see how the police work tirelessly to piece together the clues and bring the perpetrator to justice. Tune in to “Dateline” to witness the unfolding investigation as it happens.
Release Date & Time: 10:00 Am Friday 29 September 2023 on Nick Jr
Monster High Crushed; Over Bro-tective Cast – Season 1 Episode 10 Main Cast Gabrielle Nevaeh Green as Clawdeen Wolf
Iris Menas as Frankie Stein
Courtney Lin as DraculauraTony Revolori as Deuce Gorgon,...
The police are on a mission to find the person responsible for this crime. They are relying on video evidence to help them solve the case. The episode will reveal the steps taken by law enforcement as they follow this trail of video evidence in their pursuit of the killer. Viewers can expect to see how the police work tirelessly to piece together the clues and bring the perpetrator to justice. Tune in to “Dateline” to witness the unfolding investigation as it happens.
Release Date & Time: 10:00 Am Friday 29 September 2023 on Nick Jr
Monster High Crushed; Over Bro-tective Cast – Season 1 Episode 10 Main Cast Gabrielle Nevaeh Green as Clawdeen Wolf
Iris Menas as Frankie Stein
Courtney Lin as DraculauraTony Revolori as Deuce Gorgon,...
- 9/24/2023
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Eddie Marks, a member of the costume department on such films as The Breakfast Club, The Witches of Eastwick and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and the president of the Western Costume Company since 1992, has died. He was 76.
Marks died Monday of natural causes during a visit to Prague, a spokesman for the company told The Hollywood Reporter.
Marks joined Western Costume in 1989 as a vice president and became president three years later. He helped steer the company from a cramped Melrose Avenue warehouse near the Paramount lot to a hangar-sized building on Vanowen Street in North Hollywood in 1990.
Western Costume was founded sometime between 1912 and 1915 and has been among the world’s largest suppliers of costumes ever since. “What makes us stand out from our competitors is that, over the last 30 years, I’ve bought 11 companies that were costume rental companies,” Marks told THR in a 2019 profile of Western Costume.
Marks died Monday of natural causes during a visit to Prague, a spokesman for the company told The Hollywood Reporter.
Marks joined Western Costume in 1989 as a vice president and became president three years later. He helped steer the company from a cramped Melrose Avenue warehouse near the Paramount lot to a hangar-sized building on Vanowen Street in North Hollywood in 1990.
Western Costume was founded sometime between 1912 and 1915 and has been among the world’s largest suppliers of costumes ever since. “What makes us stand out from our competitors is that, over the last 30 years, I’ve bought 11 companies that were costume rental companies,” Marks told THR in a 2019 profile of Western Costume.
- 9/13/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In principle, using the rainy-day, kitchen-sink post-rock of Manchester band The Smiths so prominently in a film like The Killer seems incredibly perverse, given that it’s an exotic, globe-trotting thriller about an American assassin. But in reality, it’s actually a very sound choice indeed: legend has it that the band’s singer, Morrissey, had two reasons for naming his band so, the first being that “Smith” is one of the most common and thus unremarkable surnames in the world. The second, and much more subversive theory, suggests that it’s also a reference to David and Maureen Smith, brother-in-law and sister of ’60s serial killer Myra Hindley, the snappily dressed couple whose testimony blew open the Moors Murderers case and whose beatnik likenesses adorn the cover of Sonic Youth’s 1990 album “Goo”.
There’s a slight chance David Fincher and his creative team may not know these things,...
There’s a slight chance David Fincher and his creative team may not know these things,...
- 9/3/2023
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Frederic Forrest, a character actor who had a memorable role in 1979’s “Apocalypse Now” and earned an Oscar nomination for “The Rose” in the same year, died Friday in Santa Monica. He was 86.
Forrest’s death was first reported by his “Rose” co-star Bette Midler, who paid tribute to the actor on Twitter.
“The great and beloved Frederic Forrest has died,” Midler wrote. “Thank you to all of his fans and friends for all their support these last few months. He was a remarkable actor, and a brilliant human being, and I was lucky to have him in my life. He was at peace.”
Frederic Forrest in “Apocalypse Now”
As Jay “Chef” Hicks in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now,” Forrestt played the tightly-wound former New Orleans chef on the river patrol boat who raves “I didn’t come here for this, I don’t fucking need this, all I...
Forrest’s death was first reported by his “Rose” co-star Bette Midler, who paid tribute to the actor on Twitter.
“The great and beloved Frederic Forrest has died,” Midler wrote. “Thank you to all of his fans and friends for all their support these last few months. He was a remarkable actor, and a brilliant human being, and I was lucky to have him in my life. He was at peace.”
Frederic Forrest in “Apocalypse Now”
As Jay “Chef” Hicks in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now,” Forrestt played the tightly-wound former New Orleans chef on the river patrol boat who raves “I didn’t come here for this, I don’t fucking need this, all I...
- 6/24/2023
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Frederic Forrest, the resilient character actor best remembered for his performance as the high-strung Chef Hicks in Apocalypse Now and for his Academy Award-nominated turn as Huston Dyer, the Awol army sergeant who captured Bette Midler’s heart in The Rose, has died. He was 86.
Forrest died Friday at his home in Santa Monica after a long illness, his friend, actor Barry Primus, told The Hollywood Reporter.
On Twitter, Midler called Forrest “a remarkable actor, and a brilliant human being, and I was lucky to have him in my life. He was at peace.”
The great and beloved Frederic Forrest has died. Thank you to all of his fans and friends for all their support these last few months. He was a remarkable actor, and a brilliant human being, and I was lucky to have him in my life. He was at peace.”
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) June 24, 2023
The first of two...
Forrest died Friday at his home in Santa Monica after a long illness, his friend, actor Barry Primus, told The Hollywood Reporter.
On Twitter, Midler called Forrest “a remarkable actor, and a brilliant human being, and I was lucky to have him in my life. He was at peace.”
The great and beloved Frederic Forrest has died. Thank you to all of his fans and friends for all their support these last few months. He was a remarkable actor, and a brilliant human being, and I was lucky to have him in my life. He was at peace.”
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) June 24, 2023
The first of two...
- 6/24/2023
- by Chris Koseluk
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Fair to middling” is how Angie Dickinson is feeling this morning as she talks about “Rio Bravo,” the 1959 film that made her a star. “Somebody who says they’re great at 90, you can figure out that they lie a lot.” It’s a line that could have come straight from Jules Furthman and Leigh Brackett’s script for the film — and a reminder that Dickinson’s gift for delivery isn’t dependent on working with a brilliant director, though she has many times in her seven-decade career.
Dickinson has more then 350 screen credits — an enormous body of work that includes “Ocean’s Eleven” (the 1960 original), “Point Blank” and “Dressed to Kill.” She’s set to appear April 13 at the TCM Film Festival to introduce a 4K restoration of Howard Hawks’ classic Western, whose boys’ club cast of John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson and Walter Brennan she breaks up with that same brisk humor.
Dickinson has more then 350 screen credits — an enormous body of work that includes “Ocean’s Eleven” (the 1960 original), “Point Blank” and “Dressed to Kill.” She’s set to appear April 13 at the TCM Film Festival to introduce a 4K restoration of Howard Hawks’ classic Western, whose boys’ club cast of John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson and Walter Brennan she breaks up with that same brisk humor.
- 4/12/2023
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
Intro: After the success of Lethal Weapon 3, it was a given there would be a fourth film in the franchise. But the next sequel proved to be surprisingly difficult to get into production. Until Warner Bros. realized they were heading into 1998 without a surefire summer hit on their hands. They gave Lethal Weapon 4 the greenlight and the movie was thrown together in a mad scramble. Twenty-five years later, it’s time to look back at the results of that rush job in this episode of Revisited.
Set-up: With a global box office haul of three hundred and twenty million dollars, Lethal Weapon 3 wasn’t just the biggest hit of the franchise. The 1992 release was considered to be the most profitable film in Warner Bros. history. So studio executives and producer Joel Silver immediately started looking forward to Lethal Weapon 4. Less than a year after Part 3 reached theatres,...
Set-up: With a global box office haul of three hundred and twenty million dollars, Lethal Weapon 3 wasn’t just the biggest hit of the franchise. The 1992 release was considered to be the most profitable film in Warner Bros. history. So studio executives and producer Joel Silver immediately started looking forward to Lethal Weapon 4. Less than a year after Part 3 reached theatres,...
- 4/11/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Anthony Mackie is an American actor and producer. He has appeared in a wide range of movies, from small independent films to blockbuster superhero movies such as Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Civil War, Infinity War and Endgame. He has also starred in numerous television series such as Altered Carbon, The Wire and Brothers In Arms.
Anthony Mackie. Depostiphotos
Anthony Mackie began his acting career on the stage at the age of 14 with the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. After graduating from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, he went on to land roles in various film and television projects. His breakout role came when he was cast opposite Denzel Washington in the 2002 crime drama Antwone Fisher. This led to further roles in such Hollywood productions as Million Dollar Baby, The Manchurian Candidate and Half Nelson.
In 2014, Anthony Mackie scored his big break when...
Anthony Mackie. Depostiphotos
Anthony Mackie began his acting career on the stage at the age of 14 with the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. After graduating from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, he went on to land roles in various film and television projects. His breakout role came when he was cast opposite Denzel Washington in the 2002 crime drama Antwone Fisher. This led to further roles in such Hollywood productions as Million Dollar Baby, The Manchurian Candidate and Half Nelson.
In 2014, Anthony Mackie scored his big break when...
- 2/24/2023
- by Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
When your students are tanking their classes (if they attend at all) and dumping Fizzies tablets onto the varsity swim meet, you can't be a soft school administrator. That said, Dean Wormer would run Faber College more like Rikers if he had the opportunity. The gruff villain (played by John Vernon) is just one of the highlights of "National Lampoon's Animal House," John Landis' 1978 frat comedy, as the biggest authority standing in the way of Delta House's good time. The movie was penned by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney, and Chris Miller, pulling from their respective experiences in higher education. It was "National Lampoon Magazine" editor-in-chief and writer Kenney who came up with the Dean years before the movie, as the satirical "National Lampoon's High School Yearbook" featured Wormer as a civics teacher and coach. On the big screen, Wormer doesn't suffer fools or twerps, and he's as rigid about...
- 1/25/2023
- by Anya Stanley
- Slash Film
To mark the release of Revenge on 21st November, we’ve been given a Blu-ray copy to give away to 1 winner.
Entitled CEO Richard’s (Kevin Janssens – Undercover ) romantic getaway with his young mistress Jen (Lutz) is interrupted when his sleazy associates Stan (Vincent Colombe – Point Blank) and Dimitri (Guillaume Bouchède – Love at Second Sight) arrive early for the businessmen’s annual hunting trip. Their leering advances turn ugly, culminating in a brutal attack where Jen is left for dead in the desert. Like a phoenix from the ashes, Jen rises, and now she’s out for revenge. What follows is ‘a bloody middle finger…a demand for reckoning…a kick in the balls with a feminine combat boot’ (Rolling Stone).
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned…and now it’s time to get Revenge.
Please note: This competition is open to UK residents only
a Rafflecopter giveaway...
Entitled CEO Richard’s (Kevin Janssens – Undercover ) romantic getaway with his young mistress Jen (Lutz) is interrupted when his sleazy associates Stan (Vincent Colombe – Point Blank) and Dimitri (Guillaume Bouchède – Love at Second Sight) arrive early for the businessmen’s annual hunting trip. Their leering advances turn ugly, culminating in a brutal attack where Jen is left for dead in the desert. Like a phoenix from the ashes, Jen rises, and now she’s out for revenge. What follows is ‘a bloody middle finger…a demand for reckoning…a kick in the balls with a feminine combat boot’ (Rolling Stone).
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned…and now it’s time to get Revenge.
Please note: This competition is open to UK residents only
a Rafflecopter giveaway...
- 11/14/2022
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The BFI London Film Festival will present nine new feature films and documentaries by UK-based filmmakers at its third annual Works-in-Progress showcase. Scroll down for the lineup.
This year, the showcase, which forms part of the festival’s industry program, will be an in-person event screening extracts from each project introduced by their producer to an invited audience of international buyers and festival programmers.
The nine projects are either in production, post-production, or near completion. Clips from each project will also be available online from 8-9 October via a secure platform to a wider pool of invited international industry professionals. The in-person showcase will take place on Saturday 8 October as part of the Festival’s UK Talent Days.
Two projects from last year’s in-progress lineup are set to screen during this year’s Lff. Pretty Red Dress, written and directed by Dionne Edwards, and Medusa Deluxe, written and directed by Thomas Hardiman.
This year, the showcase, which forms part of the festival’s industry program, will be an in-person event screening extracts from each project introduced by their producer to an invited audience of international buyers and festival programmers.
The nine projects are either in production, post-production, or near completion. Clips from each project will also be available online from 8-9 October via a secure platform to a wider pool of invited international industry professionals. The in-person showcase will take place on Saturday 8 October as part of the Festival’s UK Talent Days.
Two projects from last year’s in-progress lineup are set to screen during this year’s Lff. Pretty Red Dress, written and directed by Dionne Edwards, and Medusa Deluxe, written and directed by Thomas Hardiman.
- 9/20/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
After hanging up his Iron Man armor, it looks like Robert Downey Jr. is, at long last, getting interested in working with talented directors once more. He’s currently filming Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and attached to The Sympathizer series directed by Park Chan-wook. Now, he’s set to reteam with the director of one of his finest works.
Shane Black, who directed Downey Jr. in the brilliant Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (and also proved how to make a Marvel movie interesting with Iron Man 3), will reunite with the actor for a new take on the Parker character, originated by Donald E. Westlake aka Richard Stark. As reported by Matthew Belloni in his newsletter (via Comicbook.com), the crime drama is set up at Amazon Studios and will see Team Downey also produce.
The protagonist of dozens of novels by Westlake, the Parker character graced the big screen in a handful of films,...
Shane Black, who directed Downey Jr. in the brilliant Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (and also proved how to make a Marvel movie interesting with Iron Man 3), will reunite with the actor for a new take on the Parker character, originated by Donald E. Westlake aka Richard Stark. As reported by Matthew Belloni in his newsletter (via Comicbook.com), the crime drama is set up at Amazon Studios and will see Team Downey also produce.
The protagonist of dozens of novels by Westlake, the Parker character graced the big screen in a handful of films,...
- 2/21/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
In the 1980s and 1990s, writer Shane Black became one of Hollywood’s most highly paid screenwriters when he reinvented the action genre by revitalizing buddy cop tropes. Films like “Lethal Weapon” and “The Last Boy Scout” turned him into the rare famous screenwriting name, but eventually, he would turn towards his own directing career. While he has made big-budget, high-concept movies like Marvel‘s “Iron Man 3” and the recent “The Predator,” he’s more arguably more beloved for his witty crime comedies like “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” and “The Nice Guys.” To that end, it looks like Black will reteam with his “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” start Robert Downey Jr.
Continue reading ‘Point Blank’: Robert Downey Jr. & Shane Black Reunite For A New ‘Parker’ Film At Amazon at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Point Blank’: Robert Downey Jr. & Shane Black Reunite For A New ‘Parker’ Film At Amazon at The Playlist.
- 2/20/2022
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
On Aug. 31, 1998, Variety reported that New Zealand filmmakers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh would transform J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy of books into three films. Reporter Benedict Carver added that the books are “a highly prized literary property that has eluded filmmakers for years.”
It was the culmination more than three decades of trying to adapt Tolkien’s work for the screen, after the world of visual effects had finally caught up to the British author’s fantastical storylines.
But three decades before, the Beatles had tried to get a “Lord of the Rings” film off the ground. After playing themselves in “A Hard Day’s Night” and “Help!,” the Fab Four was ready to play fictional characters. Apple Films executive Denis O’Dell spearheaded the hunt for material, and Lennon reportedly loved the idea of “Rings.” Lennon would play Gollum, Paul McCartney would play Frodo, George Harrison would...
It was the culmination more than three decades of trying to adapt Tolkien’s work for the screen, after the world of visual effects had finally caught up to the British author’s fantastical storylines.
But three decades before, the Beatles had tried to get a “Lord of the Rings” film off the ground. After playing themselves in “A Hard Day’s Night” and “Help!,” the Fab Four was ready to play fictional characters. Apple Films executive Denis O’Dell spearheaded the hunt for material, and Lennon reportedly loved the idea of “Rings.” Lennon would play Gollum, Paul McCartney would play Frodo, George Harrison would...
- 12/15/2021
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Orange Studio and pay TV group have boarded “Fahrenheit,” an international sci-fi series produced by Noor Sadar’s Mediawan-owned White Lion Films.
“Fahrenheit” was created by Guillaume Lemans, whose credits include “Anything For Her” and “Point Blank,” as well as Magali Rossitto and Mathieu Delozier. Orange Studio is a co-producer and will handle international sales with Mediawan Rights.
The eight-part series, which blends action and suspense, is set in the near future and follows small groups of hard-line eco-activists who carry out multiple destructive actions, attacks and targeted murders. These are mostly idealistic young people who believe the world is being threatened by ultra-capitalism. Mateo, a young and impetuous CIA recruit, is sent to Los Diablos, in Latin America, to infiltrate one of these activist groups, the Mandrills, and track down its leader, Adam, a charismatic yet dangerous man.
Lemans will be showrunner of the original series that will shoot in English and Spanish.
“Fahrenheit” was created by Guillaume Lemans, whose credits include “Anything For Her” and “Point Blank,” as well as Magali Rossitto and Mathieu Delozier. Orange Studio is a co-producer and will handle international sales with Mediawan Rights.
The eight-part series, which blends action and suspense, is set in the near future and follows small groups of hard-line eco-activists who carry out multiple destructive actions, attacks and targeted murders. These are mostly idealistic young people who believe the world is being threatened by ultra-capitalism. Mateo, a young and impetuous CIA recruit, is sent to Los Diablos, in Latin America, to infiltrate one of these activist groups, the Mandrills, and track down its leader, Adam, a charismatic yet dangerous man.
Lemans will be showrunner of the original series that will shoot in English and Spanish.
- 12/2/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Anthony Mackie has signed on for the lead role in the “Twisted Metal” live-action series currently in the works at Sony Pictures Television, Variety has confirmed.
Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions are developing the series, which is based on the “Twisted Metal” vehicular combat games, the first of which was released in 1995. It was originally reported in 2019 that Sony was interested in developing a series based on the games.
The new series, which was first announced as being in development in February, is described as an action comedy, based on an original take by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the writers behind the “Deadpool” films and “Zombieland.”
The show is about motor-mouthed outsider John Doe (Mackie) who is offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll...
Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions are developing the series, which is based on the “Twisted Metal” vehicular combat games, the first of which was released in 1995. It was originally reported in 2019 that Sony was interested in developing a series based on the games.
The new series, which was first announced as being in development in February, is described as an action comedy, based on an original take by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the writers behind the “Deadpool” films and “Zombieland.”
The show is about motor-mouthed outsider John Doe (Mackie) who is offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll...
- 9/15/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Quentin Tarantino’s oeuvre is known for its bloody, highly stylized acts of violence, and that’s seen in perhaps no more certain terms than in his “Kill Bill” series. While neither Volume 1 nor 2 is exactly appropriate for kids, Tarantino, as revealed in a new interview with Deadline, is fairly confident his son Leo could handle watching the films in a few years.
When asked what age Tarantino would be comfortable having Leo see his movies, the director said, “If we’re judging by me, I saw a lot of stuff early on when it came out, you know, so I would imagine [early]. If I had to imagine, he would probably, as a little boy, be most attracted to ‘Kill Bill,’ anywhere between five, six, or seven.”
Tarantino seemingly wants his son to have the same formative cinematic education he did, which meant watching serious films at a young age.
When asked what age Tarantino would be comfortable having Leo see his movies, the director said, “If we’re judging by me, I saw a lot of stuff early on when it came out, you know, so I would imagine [early]. If I had to imagine, he would probably, as a little boy, be most attracted to ‘Kill Bill,’ anywhere between five, six, or seven.”
Tarantino seemingly wants his son to have the same formative cinematic education he did, which meant watching serious films at a young age.
- 7/22/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Screenwriter Ed Solomon joins hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante to discuss a few of his favorite movies.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s Bill & Ted character power rankings
Bill And Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
Bill And Ted Face The Music (2020)
Men In Black (1997)
The French Connection (1971) – Dennis Lehane’s trailer commentary, Mark Pellington’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
No Sudden Move (2021)
A Night At The Opera (1935) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Mosaic (2018)
Take The Money And Run (1969)
Bananas (1971) – Robert Weide’s trailer commentary
Sleeper (1973)
Love And Death (1975)
Annie Hall (1977) – Robert Weide’s trailer commentary
Manhattan (1979)
And Now For Something Completely Different… (1971) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
Blazing Saddles (1974) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Dennis Cozzalio’s Blazing Saddles Thanksgiving
Klute (1971) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review
The Parallax View (1974) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary,...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s Bill & Ted character power rankings
Bill And Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
Bill And Ted Face The Music (2020)
Men In Black (1997)
The French Connection (1971) – Dennis Lehane’s trailer commentary, Mark Pellington’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
No Sudden Move (2021)
A Night At The Opera (1935) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Mosaic (2018)
Take The Money And Run (1969)
Bananas (1971) – Robert Weide’s trailer commentary
Sleeper (1973)
Love And Death (1975)
Annie Hall (1977) – Robert Weide’s trailer commentary
Manhattan (1979)
And Now For Something Completely Different… (1971) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
Blazing Saddles (1974) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Dennis Cozzalio’s Blazing Saddles Thanksgiving
Klute (1971) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review
The Parallax View (1974) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary,...
- 7/6/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
When you’re dealing with characters such as Captain America who have many, many decades of history in the comics backing them up, it’s not like there’ll ever be a shortage of villains/supporting characters to choose from when making the movies. As such, we’ve already seen folks like Red Skull, Bucky Barnes, Arnim Zola, the Falcon and more show up over the course of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
But if there’s one Cap-related character who many feel got over-looked, it’s without a doubt Crossbones, who was played by Frank Grillo in the McU. First introduced simply as Brock Rumlow, a sleeper agent of Hydra, in 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, his screentime was unfortunately reduced when he finally became Crossbones a few years later in Civil War. And, of course, he was then killed off in the opening salvo.
Still, there are many...
But if there’s one Cap-related character who many feel got over-looked, it’s without a doubt Crossbones, who was played by Frank Grillo in the McU. First introduced simply as Brock Rumlow, a sleeper agent of Hydra, in 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, his screentime was unfortunately reduced when he finally became Crossbones a few years later in Civil War. And, of course, he was then killed off in the opening salvo.
Still, there are many...
- 7/14/2019
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Piranha 3D director Alexandre Aja returns to the water for a lean, suspenseful tale of a father and daughter trapped in a flooding, predator-filled house
Withholding a film from the press until the very day that it opens is usually the surest sign said film is a catastrophe. (The recent example of Luc Besson’s misfiring assassin thriller Anna proves this point quite perfectly.) So when Paramount decided not to screen the Sam Raimi-produced horror Crawl, assumptions inevitably slithered through the critical community, another underwhelming summer stinker predicted. It is, then, with genuine surprise and relieved pleasure that I can say Crawl is far from the mess one might assume. And while it’s also far from perfect, it’s a great deal more successful than many of the season’s more hyped offerings.
Related: Point Blank review – mediocre action thriller remake lands on Netflix...
Withholding a film from the press until the very day that it opens is usually the surest sign said film is a catastrophe. (The recent example of Luc Besson’s misfiring assassin thriller Anna proves this point quite perfectly.) So when Paramount decided not to screen the Sam Raimi-produced horror Crawl, assumptions inevitably slithered through the critical community, another underwhelming summer stinker predicted. It is, then, with genuine surprise and relieved pleasure that I can say Crawl is far from the mess one might assume. And while it’s also far from perfect, it’s a great deal more successful than many of the season’s more hyped offerings.
Related: Point Blank review – mediocre action thriller remake lands on Netflix...
- 7/12/2019
- by Benjamin Lee
- The Guardian - Film News
Anthony Mackie rises above a rickety remake of a French thriller about a nurse teaming up with a criminal after his wife is kidnapped
In order to create the optimal viewing experience for rickety Netflix thriller Point Blank, a quickie remake of the acclaimed 2010 French film, expectations should either be lowered or, even better, eradicated completely. It’s an easy-to-follow strategy given that a) Netflix original films are patchy at best and b) here’s yet another one of them that’s received no form of marketing push. The Adam Sandler/Jennifer Aniston comedy Murder Mystery was a solidly enjoyable watch given that it was “mostly agreeable” compared to “utterly wretched” like Sandler’s other Netflix titles while Hilary Swank’s sci-fi thriller I Am Mother was a pleasant surprise given that no one really knew it existed until the day it dropped.
Related: Murder Mystery review – Adam Sandler and...
In order to create the optimal viewing experience for rickety Netflix thriller Point Blank, a quickie remake of the acclaimed 2010 French film, expectations should either be lowered or, even better, eradicated completely. It’s an easy-to-follow strategy given that a) Netflix original films are patchy at best and b) here’s yet another one of them that’s received no form of marketing push. The Adam Sandler/Jennifer Aniston comedy Murder Mystery was a solidly enjoyable watch given that it was “mostly agreeable” compared to “utterly wretched” like Sandler’s other Netflix titles while Hilary Swank’s sci-fi thriller I Am Mother was a pleasant surprise given that no one really knew it existed until the day it dropped.
Related: Murder Mystery review – Adam Sandler and...
- 7/12/2019
- by Benjamin Lee
- The Guardian - Film News
Netflix's latest action attempt teams up Falcon and Crossbones...we mean Anthony Mackie and Frank Grillo for a decent time.
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Much of Netflix’s Anthony Mackie and Frank Grillo-starring actioner, Point Blank, is reliably conventional.
The concept of a mismatched pair of killer and non-killer is so pervasive in cinema that another one of its kind is already in theaters right now (the Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista-starring Stuber). Mackie’s nurse Paul and Grillo’s hardened criminal Abe go from fear to hatred to begrudging respect to bro-dom just as one would expect. The action includes car chases, gun fights, creatively destructive use of surroundings, and is all scored by a jaunty soundtrack.
This is a film you can set your watch to. Everything is as expected…except for the one thing. This epic story of gangs, gunfights, crooked cops, and explosions is set in the Queen City.
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Much of Netflix’s Anthony Mackie and Frank Grillo-starring actioner, Point Blank, is reliably conventional.
The concept of a mismatched pair of killer and non-killer is so pervasive in cinema that another one of its kind is already in theaters right now (the Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista-starring Stuber). Mackie’s nurse Paul and Grillo’s hardened criminal Abe go from fear to hatred to begrudging respect to bro-dom just as one would expect. The action includes car chases, gun fights, creatively destructive use of surroundings, and is all scored by a jaunty soundtrack.
This is a film you can set your watch to. Everything is as expected…except for the one thing. This epic story of gangs, gunfights, crooked cops, and explosions is set in the Queen City.
- 7/11/2019
- Den of Geek
Liam Hemsworth stars in Malik Bader's Killerman, along with Diane Guerrero and Emory Cohen. Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake return with their vocal talent for Trolls World Tour. The sequel to the animated hit debuted its first trailer this week, with an all-star cast including Sam Rockwell and Jamie Dornan.
Samara Weavin stars in Ready or Not and Anthony Mackie leads Netflix's Point Blank. The final trailer for The Angry Birds Movie 2 was also released.
Watch all the latest trailers this week below. ...
Samara Weavin stars in Ready or Not and Anthony Mackie leads Netflix's Point Blank. The final trailer for The Angry Birds Movie 2 was also released.
Watch all the latest trailers this week below. ...
- 6/23/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Liam Hemsworth stars in Malik Bader's Killerman, along with Diane Guerrero and Emory Cohen. Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake return with their vocal talent for Trolls World Tour. The sequel to the animated hit debuted its first trailer this week, with an all-star cast including Sam Rockwell and Jamie Dornan.
Samara Weavin stars in Ready or Not and Anthony Mackie leads Netflix's Point Blank. The final trailer for The Angry Birds Movie 2 was also released.
Watch all the latest trailers this week below. ...
Samara Weavin stars in Ready or Not and Anthony Mackie leads Netflix's Point Blank. The final trailer for The Angry Birds Movie 2 was also released.
Watch all the latest trailers this week below. ...
- 6/23/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Frank Grillo (Avengers: Endgame) and Joe Carnahan’s (The Grey) production company Warparty has struck a partnership with Shanghai-based financier Starlight Entertainment Group.
The “far-reaching strategic partnership” is to develop and produce global content with a focus on elevated genre features and it comes as Warparty looks to expand its output. Financial details of the pact were not disclosed. For Starlight, this is the latest tie-up with a Hollywood player after previous deals with James Wan, Roland Emmerich, F. Gary Gray, Sylvester Stallone and Robert Zemeckis. Film investments include Crazy Rich Asians, Midway and The Widow. “The opportunity to partner with Starlight and their incredibly talented group of producers and directors has given Warparty the opportunity to take our brand and style of filmmaking to China and the rest of the world in a way we could only dream about”, said actor-producer Grillo. Director-producer Carnahan added, “I can’t express...
The “far-reaching strategic partnership” is to develop and produce global content with a focus on elevated genre features and it comes as Warparty looks to expand its output. Financial details of the pact were not disclosed. For Starlight, this is the latest tie-up with a Hollywood player after previous deals with James Wan, Roland Emmerich, F. Gary Gray, Sylvester Stallone and Robert Zemeckis. Film investments include Crazy Rich Asians, Midway and The Widow. “The opportunity to partner with Starlight and their incredibly talented group of producers and directors has given Warparty the opportunity to take our brand and style of filmmaking to China and the rest of the world in a way we could only dream about”, said actor-producer Grillo. Director-producer Carnahan added, “I can’t express...
- 6/21/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Frank Grillo and Joe Carnahan’s production company Warparty is partnering with China’s Starlight Entertainment Group for a first look deal, the company announced on Friday.
The duo enters far-reaching strategic partnership to develop and produce material for the worldwide marketplace.
“The opportunity to partner with Starlight and their incredibly talented group of producers and directors has given Warparty the opportunity to take our brand and style of filmmaking to China and the rest of the world in a way we could only dream about,” Grillo said in a statement.
Also Read: Frank Grillo on Future Marvel, 'Purge' Movies: 'I Think I'm Done'
“I can’t express my gratitude enough to Peter and Nancy and everyone at Starlight and Er Dong,” Carnahan said. “Being able to partner with these wonderful people has been a dream come true. These past few years have proven what a global force the Chinese...
The duo enters far-reaching strategic partnership to develop and produce material for the worldwide marketplace.
“The opportunity to partner with Starlight and their incredibly talented group of producers and directors has given Warparty the opportunity to take our brand and style of filmmaking to China and the rest of the world in a way we could only dream about,” Grillo said in a statement.
Also Read: Frank Grillo on Future Marvel, 'Purge' Movies: 'I Think I'm Done'
“I can’t express my gratitude enough to Peter and Nancy and everyone at Starlight and Er Dong,” Carnahan said. “Being able to partner with these wonderful people has been a dream come true. These past few years have proven what a global force the Chinese...
- 6/21/2019
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Netflix has launched a new trailer for Joe Lynch’s action-thriller ‘Point Blank’ featuring Anthony Mackie and Frank Grillo.
Joe Lynch directs the film which is a remake of the 2010 French film of the same name. Both Grillo and Joe Carnahan producing.
Also in trailers – First trailer for Ken Loach’s hard-hitting drama ‘Sorry I Missed You’ debutsA
The film will premiere on Netflix July 12th
Point Blank Synopsis
When his pregnant wife is kidnapped and held as collateral, Paul, an ER nurse, must team with the badly injured career criminal and murder suspect under his charge in order to save the lives of his wife and unborn child. Pitted against rival gangs and a deadly ring of corrupt cops, the unlikely duo find a way to survive together in the fight of their lives.
The post Anthony Mackie and Frank Grillo are on a revenge mission in trailer for...
Joe Lynch directs the film which is a remake of the 2010 French film of the same name. Both Grillo and Joe Carnahan producing.
Also in trailers – First trailer for Ken Loach’s hard-hitting drama ‘Sorry I Missed You’ debutsA
The film will premiere on Netflix July 12th
Point Blank Synopsis
When his pregnant wife is kidnapped and held as collateral, Paul, an ER nurse, must team with the badly injured career criminal and murder suspect under his charge in order to save the lives of his wife and unborn child. Pitted against rival gangs and a deadly ring of corrupt cops, the unlikely duo find a way to survive together in the fight of their lives.
The post Anthony Mackie and Frank Grillo are on a revenge mission in trailer for...
- 6/21/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Take a look at the upcoming action thriller "Point Blank", directed by Joe Lynch, starring Frank Grillo, Anthony Mackie, Marcia Gay Harden, Teyonah Parris, Boris McGiver and Markice Moore, streaming July 12, 2019 on Netflix:
"...when his pregnant wife is kidnapped and held as collateral, 'Paul', an 'ER' nurse...
"...must team with the badly injured career criminal and murder suspect under his charge in order to save the lives of his wife and unborn child.
"Pitted against rival gangs and a deadly ring of dirty cops...
"...the unlikely duo find a way to survive together in the fight of their lives..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Point Blank"...
"...when his pregnant wife is kidnapped and held as collateral, 'Paul', an 'ER' nurse...
"...must team with the badly injured career criminal and murder suspect under his charge in order to save the lives of his wife and unborn child.
"Pitted against rival gangs and a deadly ring of dirty cops...
"...the unlikely duo find a way to survive together in the fight of their lives..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Point Blank"...
- 6/20/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Anthony Mackie and Frank Grillo are reuniting for a Netflix film that sees them fight crooked cops to save Paul’s (Mackie) wife. Check out the first trailer for Point Blank! The last time we saw Anthony Mackie and Frank Grillo in a film, together, they were on opposite sides in two Captain America films (Winter […]
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- 6/20/2019
- by Matt Malliaros
- Cinelinx
Netflix has released trailer for a gritty new action-packed thriller called Point Blank and it stars Marvel actors Anthony Mackie and Frank Grillo. The movie is a remake of the 2010 French thriller of the same name.
Mackie plays a character named Paul, an ER nurse whose pregnant wife is kidnapped. In order to save her and his unborn child, he must team up with a badly injured career criminal and murder suspect (Grillo), who is under his charge and help him escape. Along the way they are “pitted against rival gangs and a deadly ring of corrupt cops, the unlikely duo find a way to survive together in the fight of their lives.”
The film comes from director Joe Lynch (Knights of Badassdom) and it looks like it’ll be a great and entertaining flick! The movie also stars Marcia Gay Harden, Christian Cooke, Teyonah Parris, Boris McGiver, and Ming Wang.
Mackie plays a character named Paul, an ER nurse whose pregnant wife is kidnapped. In order to save her and his unborn child, he must team up with a badly injured career criminal and murder suspect (Grillo), who is under his charge and help him escape. Along the way they are “pitted against rival gangs and a deadly ring of corrupt cops, the unlikely duo find a way to survive together in the fight of their lives.”
The film comes from director Joe Lynch (Knights of Badassdom) and it looks like it’ll be a great and entertaining flick! The movie also stars Marcia Gay Harden, Christian Cooke, Teyonah Parris, Boris McGiver, and Ming Wang.
- 6/20/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Anthony Mackie may soon get to take on the mantle of Captain America after Chris Evans passed down the shield to his Marvel Cinematic Universe character Falcon at the end of Avengers: Endgame. But before that, he’s gonna have to team up with one of Captain America’s former villains in a new action (comedy?) thriller […]
The post ‘Point Blank’ Trailer: Anthony Mackie and Frank Grillo Get into Some Grand Theft Auto Kind of Problems appeared first on /Film.
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- 6/20/2019
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Hell hath no fury like a man whose pregnant wife has been taken hostage. I mean, who even does such a thing without expecting some major repercussions for such an egregious action? Especially if a badass like Anthony Mackie is on the receiving end of the crime? Fools. All of 'em. Today, Netflix has dropped an action-packed trailer for Point Blank, an upcoming rough-n-tumble thriller starring…...
- 6/20/2019
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
If there’s a Frank Grillo fan club out there, I’d like to join it. Over the last several years, the actor has proven to be one of the best “tough guy” actors on the planet, with performances in films like “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” (and briefly in ‘Civil War’), “Donnybrook,” “The Purge: Anarchy” (I’ll defend this film till the bitter end), and “The Grey.” Now, thanks to Netflix and one of his Marvel co-stars, Grillo is getting high profile gig he deserves in the film “Point Blank.”
Read More: ‘Into The Ashes’ Exclusive Trailer & Poster: Frank Grillo & James Badge Dale Star In This Hard-Boiled Crime Thriller
As seen in the trailer for “Point Blank,” Netflix is bringing back the old ‘80s and ‘90s action-revenge film in a big way.
Continue reading ‘Point Blank’ Trailer: Anthony Mackie & Frank Grillo Recall The Action Films Of Yore With Their Latest Collab at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘Into The Ashes’ Exclusive Trailer & Poster: Frank Grillo & James Badge Dale Star In This Hard-Boiled Crime Thriller
As seen in the trailer for “Point Blank,” Netflix is bringing back the old ‘80s and ‘90s action-revenge film in a big way.
Continue reading ‘Point Blank’ Trailer: Anthony Mackie & Frank Grillo Recall The Action Films Of Yore With Their Latest Collab at The Playlist.
- 6/20/2019
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
"Cops want you dead, homie." Netflix has debuted an official trailer for a gritty, action-packed thriller titled Point Blank, an English-language remake of the 2010 French thriller of the same name (À bout portant). Anthony Mackie stars as Paul, an ER nurse who saves the life of a criminal and then must help plan the patient escape safely in order to save his kidnapped wife. The full cast includes Frank Grillo, Marcia Gay Harden, Christian Cooke, Teyonah Parris, Boris McGiver, and Ming Wang. I am a big fan of Joe Lynch's films and this looks gnarly. Even though it's another one of these English remakes it seems to have its own gritty edge. That car wash fight (at the end of the trailer) looks like good fun. Check it all out below. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Joe Lynch's Point Blank, direct from Netflix's YouTube: When his...
- 6/20/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Production on family drama to commence next week in Los Angeles.
Greg Silverman’s Stampede is ramping up and has announced that Marcia Gay Harden has joined the cast of the company’s first feature, Pink Skies Ahead.
Production is scheduled to kick off next week in Los Angeles on the story of a wild young woman, Winona, whose life unravels after she drops out of university, moves in with her parents, and is diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.
Harden will play Winona’s mother, Pamela, who along with her husband Robert had been planning to sell the house and travel in retirement.
Greg Silverman’s Stampede is ramping up and has announced that Marcia Gay Harden has joined the cast of the company’s first feature, Pink Skies Ahead.
Production is scheduled to kick off next week in Los Angeles on the story of a wild young woman, Winona, whose life unravels after she drops out of university, moves in with her parents, and is diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.
Harden will play Winona’s mother, Pamela, who along with her husband Robert had been planning to sell the house and travel in retirement.
- 6/14/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Marcia Gay Harden has signed on to join Pink Skies Ahead opposite Jessica Barden, Henry Winkler, Rosa Salazar, Lewis Pullman, and Devon Bostick. The Kelly Oxford-helmed film marks the first feature from Greg Silverman’s Stampede.
Set to commence production next week in Los Angeles, the pic tells the story of a wild young woman, Winona (Barden), whose life unravels after dropping out of college, moving in with her parents, and being diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.
Harden, an Oscar winner for her supporting role in the Ed Harris-directed film, Pollock, will play Pamela Landale, wife to Robert, Winona’s mother, yoga instructor, and all-around family quarterback. Pamela and Robert have a plan: to sell the house, move to a smaller, cheaper condo, and travel as their retirement. Winona’s return home from college has just about ruined that plan — and although Pamela loves her daughter, her life still needs to move forward.
Set to commence production next week in Los Angeles, the pic tells the story of a wild young woman, Winona (Barden), whose life unravels after dropping out of college, moving in with her parents, and being diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.
Harden, an Oscar winner for her supporting role in the Ed Harris-directed film, Pollock, will play Pamela Landale, wife to Robert, Winona’s mother, yoga instructor, and all-around family quarterback. Pamela and Robert have a plan: to sell the house, move to a smaller, cheaper condo, and travel as their retirement. Winona’s return home from college has just about ruined that plan — and although Pamela loves her daughter, her life still needs to move forward.
- 6/14/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
“This is like no character I’ve ever played,” Carla Gugino told Variety on the red carpet at the premiere of Cinemax’s “Jett” on Tuesday night. “I think television is filled with great roles for women, which is such a godsend these days. But the anti-hero — there’s still a double standard there.”
In the new series, Gugino stars as Daisy “Jett” Kowalski, a world-class thief fresh out of prison and returning to the game for one final heist. At the intimate premiere, held at New York’s Roxy Hotel, Gugino explained what makes the crime drama stand out and how its female-driven perspective aims to reclaim the genre — and the dated Hollywood archetype of the femme fatale — for a new era in American television.
“We have Walter White [in ‘Breaking Bad’] and Ray Donavan, these great male anti-heroes. But when a woman is an anti-hero, when she doesn’t...
In the new series, Gugino stars as Daisy “Jett” Kowalski, a world-class thief fresh out of prison and returning to the game for one final heist. At the intimate premiere, held at New York’s Roxy Hotel, Gugino explained what makes the crime drama stand out and how its female-driven perspective aims to reclaim the genre — and the dated Hollywood archetype of the femme fatale — for a new era in American television.
“We have Walter White [in ‘Breaking Bad’] and Ray Donavan, these great male anti-heroes. But when a woman is an anti-hero, when she doesn’t...
- 6/12/2019
- by Michael Appler
- Variety Film + TV
Anthony Mackie is sticking with Netflix. The actor can currently be seen in the new season of Black Mirror, his sci-fi feature Io landed earlier this year, and he’ll also appear in Joe Lynch’s Point Blank remake for the streaming service, and the upcoming second season of Altered Carbon. Now he’s adding yet another Netflix title: Outside the Wire
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- 6/8/2019
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
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