Tag: Matt Damon
Ten Filmmakers Who Should Have Directed The Great Gatsby
Though time will only tell if Baz Luhrmann is the right filmmaker to tackle The Great Gatsby, I remain a skeptic. The material may suggest a certain grandiosity that Luhrmann has proved to be able to bring to life but … [Read the Rest]
‘Margaret’ emerges from a long delay as a near-masterpiece
Margaret Written by Kenneth Lonergan Directed by Kenneth Lonergan USA, 2011 Having spent six years in purgatory, Margaret was quietly released in one theater in New York and one theater in Los Angeles last weekend. Kenneth Lonergan’s follow-up to his … [Read the Rest]
‘Contagion’ values realism, paranoia over genre-movie thrills
Contagion Written by Scott Z. Burns Directed by Steven Soderbergh US, 2011 The big news behind Contagion is its star-studded cast: Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishburne, John Hawkes, Marion Cotillard and Bryan Cranston. While the … [Read the Rest]
‘True Grit’ comes highly recommended
“The Coens once again demonstrate why they are among the very few American filmmakers worth anticipating and they hardly disappoint”. True Grit (2010) Directed by Joel & Ethan Coen Cast: Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Josh Brolin and Matt Damon If … [Read the Rest]
Five New Posters from the Coen Brothers’ “True Grit”
Five new posters from the Coen Brothers’ True Grit remake adaptation, which includes four gritty character sheets have been released. The posters are extremely well designed and we felt it was worth spotlighting on the site. Thanks to Beyond Hollywood … [Read the Rest]
Damon-less Bourne 4 a Possibility?
Variety is reporting that Universal Pictures have green-lit a fourth film in the Bourne franchise tentatively called The Bourne Legacy. Tony Gilroy (the screenwriter for the first three) has been brought on board to pen the script. But Paul Greengrass … [Read the Rest]
Green Zone
“an adequate addition to the Iraq War films sub-genre, but unfortunately not a particularly memorable one” Green Zone Directed by Paul Greengrass The combat film has a tradition in American cinema almost as storied as the Western. Like many genres … [Read the Rest]
TIFF ‘09: The Informant!
The Informant! Directed by Stephen Soderbergh In 1995, Mark Whitacre shocked the world when he became the highest-ranked executive to turn whistleblower in US history. For three years, Whitacre worked with the FBI, covertly taping conversations with his employers and … [Read the Rest]
TIFF ’09: The Informant!
The Informant! Directed by Stephen Soderbergh In 1995, Mark Whitacre shocked the world when he became the highest-ranked executive to turn whistleblower in US history. For three years, Whitacre worked with the FBI, covertly taping conversations with his employers and … [Read the Rest]
Sound On Sight Radio #155 – TIFF ’09 Report: The Informant!
In our second look at the work of director Steven Soderbergh, Sound on Sight takes on three of the celebrated director’s crime-related films – though they’re crimes of different stripes. His latest, The Informant!, takes on white-collar crime, and stars … [Read the Rest]
Trailers: The Informant!
It’s been over a month since Steven Soderbergh’s last release The Girlfriend Experience. So it’s about time we got a look at his latest film The Informant starring Matt Damon. Expecting a Michael Clayton style drama I was pleasantly surprised … [Read the Rest]
Trailers: Ponyo
Hayao Miyazaki’s latest outing, Ponyo, uses a watercolor and pastel like animation style that decidedly has an old school feel to it. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t stunningly beautiful. The absence of CGI is so refreshing nowadays. The reviews … [Read the Rest]
Film News: The Lance Armstrong Biopic / Faris, Applegate, and Pohler as Chpmunks / Runaways Begins Filming / Teaser Trailer for the Michael Moore Bailout Documentary (Well Sort of)
Matt Damon is currently in talks to star in the long awaited Lance Armstrong bio pic from director Frank Marshall. The project had been in had been in the works for years with Jake Gyllenhaal attached to star at one … [Read the Rest]
