J.D. SALINGER BIOPIC ‘REBEL IN THE RYE’ EFFECTIVELY EVOKES AUTHOR’S STRUGGLES
By Gary Goldstein The journey of J.D. Salinger from young wiseacre to world-celebrated author and notorious recluse is absorbingly traced in Danny Strong’s “Rebel in the Rye.” The movie opens in 1939, when budding scribe Jerome “Jerry” Salinger (Nicholas Hoult) takes an inspiring Columbia University writing class from Story magazine editor Whit Burnett (Kevin Spacey).... Read More
EXCLUSIVE ‘REBEL IN THE RYE’ TRAILER EXPOSES A FAMED WRITER’S SECRETS
Before he became famous around the world as the author of The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger was a young man in search of inspiration. As portrayed by Nicholas Hoult in Rebel in the Rye, he has no lack of confidence; he knows he wants to be a professional writer, but he doesn’t yet... Read More
ONLY THE BRAVE OFFICIAL TRAILER, STARRING MILES TELLER AND JOSH BROLIN
Here’s your first look at the movie inspired by GQ’s feature story on the Granite Mountain Hotshots and their battle against one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history. GQ
‘Moonlight’ Star Trevante Rhodes to Join Chris Hemsworth in ‘Horse Soldiers’
The Black Label Media feature project is a true account of a U.S. cavalry charge that took place in Afghanistan against the Taliban being produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Trevante Rhodes has found his first role since breaking out with his starring turn in indie sensation Moonlight. The actor is in negotiations to join Chris... Read More
Michael Pena joins Nicolai Fuglsig’s ‘Horse Soldiers’
12:35PM PDT 11/01/16 by Diana Lodderhose EXCLUSIVE: Michael Pena has joined Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon in the cast of Nicolai Fuglsig’s Horse Soldiers, the tense true story of a U.S. Special Forces team and their untested captain sent to a rugged region of Afghanistan in the weeks after 9/11. Lionsgate is expected to be... Read More
Catherine Keener Joins Benicio Del Toro & Josh Brolin In ‘Sicario’ Sequel ‘Soldado’
8:30AM PDT 10/27/16 by Mike Fleming Jr. DEADLINE EXCLUSIVE: Catherine Keener has joined the cast of Soldado, the Lionsgate- and Black Label Media-financed second installment of the drug war thriller that began with 2015’s Sicario. Gomorra helmer Stefano Sollima is directing the film, which was scripted by Sicario scribe Taylor Sheridan. The sequel focuses on... Read More
CHRIS HEMSWORTH & MICHAEL SHANNON SADDLE UP FOR BLACK LABEL MEDIA’S ‘HORSE SOLDIERS’
11:39AM PDT 9/30/16 by Diana Lodderhose and Mike Fleming Jr. DEADLINE EXCLUSIVE: Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon are set to star in the Nicolai Fuglsig-directed Horse Soldiers, the tense true story of a U.S. Special Forces team and their untested captain sent to a rugged, mountainous region of Afghanistan in the weeks after 9/11. They... Read More
‘LA LA LAND’ REVIEW: VENICE REVIEW
1:45 AM PDT 8/31/2016 by Todd McCarthy Damien Chazelle’s follow-up to ‘Whiplash’ is an L.A.-set musical starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a couple of Hollywood strivers who fall in love. If you’re going to fall hard for Damien Chazelle’s daring and beautiful La La Land, it will probably be at first sight. There’s... Read More
RYAN GOSLING SERENADES EMMA STONE IN FIRST TRAILER FOR “LA LA LAND”
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone are falling in crazy, stupid love all over again in the first trailer for “La La Land.” In the film, from director Damien Chazelle, Stone plays Mia, an aspiring actress who serves coffee while she waits for her big break. Gosling is a jazz musician who scrapes by playing in... Read More
FOR LOVE AND MONEY
“Art people are the good rich people”… That’s something my brother said to me whenever we bemoaned the state of things. In a world where The Donald is poised to manage this country like a giant hotel/casino development opportunity, it’s not hard to toy with the idea of giving up all worldly possessions and getting... Read More