Safdie Brothers Sign First-Look Deal with HBO!!

Uncut Gems filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie have signed a two-year first-look deal with HBO that will see A24 executive produce all projects that fall under the deal, the network announced Tuesday. While HBO didn’t announce any new projects from the Safdies’ Elara Pictures label, the mere fact that the siblings are taking their talents to television is cause for celebration ’round these parts. I … Continue reading Safdie Brothers Sign First-Look Deal with HBO!!

‘Good Time’ Filmmakers to Remake ’48 HRS.’ with Jerrod Carmichael Co-Writing the Script!!

Since everything is getting remade these days, you may as well put the remakes in the hands of talented filmmakers. Benny and Josh Safdie have earned raves for their film Good Time and now they’ve been tapped to co-write and direct a remake of Walter Hill’s 1982 action-comedy 48 Hrs. The original starred Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte as a convict and a cop, respectively, … Continue reading ‘Good Time’ Filmmakers to Remake ’48 HRS.’ with Jerrod Carmichael Co-Writing the Script!!

Good Time (2017) Review!!!

Synopsis – After a heist goes awry, a bank robber spends a night trying to free his mentally ill brother from being sent to Riker’s Island prison. My Take – Now days, low budget thrillers have become so peculiarly grounded in reality that despite a few unrealistic plot points, the story keeps going & manages to get us so hooked that it doesn’t even matter.  … Continue reading Good Time (2017) Review!!!

‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Repeats at #1 as New Releases Fail at the BO!!!

No need to sugar coat it, this was a miserable weekend. The combined gross of the top twelve failed to total over $50 million, something that hasn’t happened in an August weekend in over 20 years. In fact, the combined $49 million for the top twelve is the worst since the top twelve combined for $43.5 million in late September 2001. Making matters worse, with … Continue reading ‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Repeats at #1 as New Releases Fail at the BO!!!

‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Tops Weekend with $21M+ Opening as ‘Logan Lucky’ Falls Short at the BO!!

Lionsgate and Summit‘s action-comedy The Hitman’s Bodyguard finished ahead of pre-weekend expectations and took the #1 spot at the weekend box office while WB and New Line‘s Annabelle: Creation scored a second place finish over its sophomore frame. The weekend wasn’t too kind, however, to Bleecker‘s Logan Lucky, which did manage to finish third, but was unable to crack double digits from over 3,000 locations. … Continue reading ‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Tops Weekend with $21M+ Opening as ‘Logan Lucky’ Falls Short at the BO!!

‘Annabelle’ Sequel Shines as Summer 2017 Continues to Drop at the BO!!

It’s a great weekend for Warner Bros. which saw Annabelle: Creation, the latest installment in the Conjuring franchise, top the box office with $35 million while Dunkirk topped $150 million domestically. However, fellow new releases struggled to give the box office much of a jolt as the top twelve brought in a combined $103.8 million, down 6% compared to last weekend and the fourth lowest … Continue reading ‘Annabelle’ Sequel Shines as Summer 2017 Continues to Drop at the BO!!