Synopsis – A father travels from Oklahoma to France to help his daughter who has been arrested for murder. My Take – While the fact that a non-sequel, serious, big-scale thriller-drama film from a leading director has released in cinemas is in itself a cause celebration, as most of these former dependable source of theatrical entertainment have now moved on to become a part of … Continue reading Stillwater (2021) Review!!
Those having any concern that the pandemic is wrecking complete havoc at the box office can rest a bit easy as Disney/20th Century Studio’s Free Guy smashed expectations with a $28.4M opening weekend. Worldwide the Shawn Levy-directed movie is at a $51M start. Something more to applaud is the fact that stateside business for Free Guy surged 24% on Saturday when you back out Thursday previews … Continue reading Ryan Reynolds’s ‘Free Guy’ Triumphs with $28M+ Opening at the BO!!
When it comes to the lackluster result of Warner Bros.’ latest The Suicide Squad at $26.5M this past weekend, one can blame the variant, and they can definitely blame HBO Max, but they’ll also need to blame the brand. Several reasons are weighing down on why this well-intended and valiant effort by the studio to improve a damaged franchise went wrong. While it was a … Continue reading ‘The Suicide Squad’ Takes Top Spot With an Underwhelming $26.5 Million Debut at the BO!!
Jungle Cruise kept its ship together at the domestic box office over the weekend, and actually saw an uptick in Friday-to-Saturday grosses (when you back out Thursday previews of $2.7M) of +16% which puts the adventure film at $34.2M, an opening that’s not far from Dwayne Johnson’s pre-pandemic event film Rampage ($35.7M), and the biggest family film start during the pandemic to date. All in, add … Continue reading ‘Jungle Cruise’ Ships off with $91.8M Opening at the WW BO!!
Steven Spielberg‘s company Amblin Partners has signed a deal with Netflix that will see it produce at least two movies each year for the streaming giant, and already, Film Twitter is resurfacing Spielberg‘s past comments intimating that movies released day-and-date in theaters and at home — which was Netflix‘s entire model at one point — don’t deserve Oscars because they are, by definition, TV movies. However, … Continue reading Steven Spielberg’s Amblin to Produce Two Movies a Year for Netflix!!
After a long year without movie theaters, the Cannes Film Festival is back in full swing with a lineup that includes great names such as Wes Anderson, Sean Baker, Mia Hansen-Love, Leos Carax, and much, much more. The full 2021 lineup was unveiled today in a press conference with Pierre Lescure, president of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, general delegate of the event. … Continue reading 2021 Cannes Film Festival Lineup Revealed!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A father travels from Oklahoma to France to help his daughter who has been arrested for murder. Directed – Tom McCarthy Starring – Matt Damon, Abigail Breslin, Camille Cottin Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Stillwater’: First Trailer Reveals Tom McCarthy’s Dramatic Thriller!! Check It Out!!
Stillwater, starring Matt Damon and from Academy Award-winning writer and director Tom McCarthy, has just received a summer release date. In Stillwater, Damon plays an Oklahoma oil-rig worker who goes to Marseille to try and exonerate his estranged daughter over a murder she did not commit. McCarthy has written Stillwater with Marcus Hinchey, Thomas Bidegain, and Noé Debré. In addition to Damon, Stillwater also stars Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) and Camille … Continue reading ‘Stillwater’: Matt Damon Starring Tom McCarthy Drama Set for July 30 Release!!
Rachel Brosnahan, the Emmy-winning star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, is set to join Anthony Ramos in Amblin’s sci-fi comedy Distant, the studio announced Wednesday. Will Speck and Josh Gordon, the duo behind Blades of Glory and Office Christmas Party, will direct from a script by Spenser Cohen (Extinction). Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger and Anna Halberg will produce, while Jonathan Rothbart and Matt Hirsch will executive … Continue reading ‘Distant’: Rachel Brosnahan Joins Amblin’s Sci-Fi Comedy!!
Ford v Ferrari v… THE LAW?! The star and director of that Best Picture-nominated racing drama — Matt Damon and James Mangold, respectively — are back in the saddle. Er, car. They’re making another movie together, is what I’m saying. And according to Deadline, it’s The Force, a searing corrupt cop drama based on the novel from best-selling thriller author Don Winslow. Damon has waded into corrupt cop territory … Continue reading ‘The Force’: Matt Damon to Re-Team with Director James Mangold!!
Oscar-winning filmmaker Tom McCarthy (Spotlight) has a new project on the horizon, and while it may no longer have an official title, it does have a release date. Focus Features will release Participant Media’s Untitled Tom McCarthy Project, directed by McCarthy and starring Academy Award-winner Matt Damon, domestically on Friday, November 6, 2020 (Limited) and will expand on both November 13, 2020 and November 20, … Continue reading Matt Damon and Tom McCarthy Movie Gets a November 2020 Release Date!!
Following on from last week’s casting of Matt Damon (The Martian), it has now been announced that Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) has also signed on to appear in director Tom McCarthy’s (Spotlight) next film Stillwater. The project, which McCarthy has written with Thomas Bidegain and Noe Debre, sees Damon playing an oil rigger from Oklahoma who travels to Marseille in an effort to exonerate … Continue reading ‘Stillwater’: Abigail Breslin to Play Matt Damon’s Daughter!!!
Matt Damon is gunning for another Oscar, as he has signed on to star in Tom McCarthy‘s drama Stillwater, which is heating up at Participant Media. Damon will play Bill, an American oil rig worker from Oklahoma who travels to Marseille, France to visit his estranged daughter, who is in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural … Continue reading ‘Stillwater’: Matt Damon and Director Tom McCarthy Team for Drama!!!
