When Oklahoma teenager Nex Benedict went to school on Feb. 7, months of bullying over their gender identity boiled over into a physical fight between them and three older girls in the school bathroom. The next day, Nex was dead. Now, as the circumstances around their death continue to develop, trans and queer youth tell Rolling Stone they’re hurt, angry, and scared for what could come for them.
Nex’s death is still under active investigation by the Owasso Police Department in Oklahoma. According to a representative for the Owasso School District,...
Nex’s death is still under active investigation by the Owasso Police Department in Oklahoma. According to a representative for the Owasso School District,...
- 2/23/2024
- by CT Jones
- Rollingstone.com
On Feb. 7, Nex Benedict was involved in a fight at Owasso Public High School in Oklahoma. The 16-year-old, who identified as nonbinary, was rushed to a hospital a day later and died.
Relatives of the 10th-grader, who used they/them pronouns, said Benedict had been bullied over their gender identity, per the Washington Post. Amid outrage involving the death of the Oklahoma teen, police claimed that an autopsy “indicated that the decedent did not die as a result of trauma.”
According to the Owasso Police Department, following the fight, a...
Relatives of the 10th-grader, who used they/them pronouns, said Benedict had been bullied over their gender identity, per the Washington Post. Amid outrage involving the death of the Oklahoma teen, police claimed that an autopsy “indicated that the decedent did not die as a result of trauma.”
According to the Owasso Police Department, following the fight, a...
- 2/22/2024
- by Charisma Madarang and CT Jones
- Rollingstone.com
After the news of Toby Keith’s death broke overnight, reactions from the stars of the country music world and beyond followed, as some legendary figures and admirers of the late Nashville star began to share tributes online.
Keith “passed peacefully last night on Feb. 5, surrounded by his family,” read his official website’s announcement of his death; he was 62. The news came two years after the singer posted about his stomach cancer diagnosis on his official Instagram page.
His Instagram page is where many are directing their reactions and condolences following the news. “God Bless you and Family,” singer Randy Houser commented. “Hard to imagine an America without Toby Keith in it.”
Actor Stephen Baldwin commented, “Wow this announcement has totally taken my breath away. I’ve been praying for Toby and it is truly wonderful to know he is finally home praise Jesus” and Georgia-based singer-songwriter Channing Wilson wrote,...
Keith “passed peacefully last night on Feb. 5, surrounded by his family,” read his official website’s announcement of his death; he was 62. The news came two years after the singer posted about his stomach cancer diagnosis on his official Instagram page.
His Instagram page is where many are directing their reactions and condolences following the news. “God Bless you and Family,” singer Randy Houser commented. “Hard to imagine an America without Toby Keith in it.”
Actor Stephen Baldwin commented, “Wow this announcement has totally taken my breath away. I’ve been praying for Toby and it is truly wonderful to know he is finally home praise Jesus” and Georgia-based singer-songwriter Channing Wilson wrote,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Kevin Dolak
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
House Speaker Mike Johnson has thrown his support behind Greg Abbott as the Texas governor continues to defy the Biden administration following a Supreme Court ruling granting the federal government authority to remove swaths of razor wire installed at the southern border by the state.
On Monday, the conservative-controlled court determined in a 5-4 ruling that the Biden administration can remove concertina wire Texas installed at various points of their border with Mexico. The coils of wire have been linked to slews of injuries of undocumented migrants.
In response to the ruling,...
On Monday, the conservative-controlled court determined in a 5-4 ruling that the Biden administration can remove concertina wire Texas installed at various points of their border with Mexico. The coils of wire have been linked to slews of injuries of undocumented migrants.
In response to the ruling,...
- 1/25/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
This week, the award-winning Lava for Good media platform and its co-founders, Jason Flom and Jeff Kempler, were honored with the Champion of Justice Award at this year’s Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project luncheon.
Maip’s 14th Annual Awards is an inspiring event that raises awareness and funds for its work to provide free, timely legal services to wrongfully convicted prisoners. This year’s luncheon, which took place in Washington DC on June 28, celebrated the storytellers who shine a light on the wrongfully imprisoned and often play a critical role in securing their freedom.
Maip’s mission is aligned with Lava for Good’s tireless efforts to elevate public awareness and activism around criminal legal reform and innocence advocacy by bringing deeply personal stories of the tragedies and triumphs of the wrongfully convicted to a global audience through its podcasts and live events. Lava for Good was presented with the Champion...
Maip’s 14th Annual Awards is an inspiring event that raises awareness and funds for its work to provide free, timely legal services to wrongfully convicted prisoners. This year’s luncheon, which took place in Washington DC on June 28, celebrated the storytellers who shine a light on the wrongfully imprisoned and often play a critical role in securing their freedom.
Maip’s mission is aligned with Lava for Good’s tireless efforts to elevate public awareness and activism around criminal legal reform and innocence advocacy by bringing deeply personal stories of the tragedies and triumphs of the wrongfully convicted to a global audience through its podcasts and live events. Lava for Good was presented with the Champion...
- 7/3/2023
- Podnews.net
Schwarzenegger Doesn’t Think Trump Can Win the Presidency Again: ‘You Need the Swing Voters’ (Video)
Former California governor and noteworthy Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t too worried about what Trump would do if he got back into the White House, because he doesn’t think he’ll be reelected.
“I’m not worried about it because I don’t think it’s gonna happen,” he told Chris Wallace on the latest episode of his CNN show “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?”. “I just don’t think that you get reelected with 30% or 33% of people voting for you in your polls. Those are great poll numbers amongst conservatives, but I think if you put it all together, it’s not enough. You need the swing voters, you need the independents, so the question is can you do that? I believe he can’t.”
Trump’s poll numbers for the Republican nomination continue to be much higher than his opponents like Ron DeSantis and Mike Pence,...
“I’m not worried about it because I don’t think it’s gonna happen,” he told Chris Wallace on the latest episode of his CNN show “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?”. “I just don’t think that you get reelected with 30% or 33% of people voting for you in your polls. Those are great poll numbers amongst conservatives, but I think if you put it all together, it’s not enough. You need the swing voters, you need the independents, so the question is can you do that? I believe he can’t.”
Trump’s poll numbers for the Republican nomination continue to be much higher than his opponents like Ron DeSantis and Mike Pence,...
- 6/17/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt vetoed funding last month for the state’s public television network, a decision he says was triggered in part by content he has deemed “indoctrination” of children.
Calling the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority an “outdated system,” Stitt said in an interview with Fox News Digital, “The big question is why are we spending taxpayer dollars to prop up or compete with the private sector and run television stations? And then when you go through all of the programing that’s happening, the indoctrination, the over-sexualization of our children, it’s just really problematic, and it doesn’t line up with Oklahoma values.”
An Oeta spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment.
But Stitt’s move signals a potential new chapter in the culture wars, which has seen conservative communities restrict books from school and public libraries over content they have deemed inappropriate for children.
Calling the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority an “outdated system,” Stitt said in an interview with Fox News Digital, “The big question is why are we spending taxpayer dollars to prop up or compete with the private sector and run television stations? And then when you go through all of the programing that’s happening, the indoctrination, the over-sexualization of our children, it’s just really problematic, and it doesn’t line up with Oklahoma values.”
An Oeta spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment.
But Stitt’s move signals a potential new chapter in the culture wars, which has seen conservative communities restrict books from school and public libraries over content they have deemed inappropriate for children.
- 5/8/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Governor Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma is on a mission to dismantle the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (Oeta), the state’s only Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) affiliate. The governor has accused Oeta of airing content aimed at indoctrinating children. In his latest move, Stitt has vetoed a bill that would have allowed Oeta to continue its operations […]
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- 4/29/2023
- by Grady Owen
- ShockYa
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s office confirmed on Wednesday that McCurtain County Commissioner Mark Jennings has resigned after he and three other county officials were recorded fantasizing about lynching Black people and hiring hitmen to murder local reporters.
The four officials — Jennings, Sheriff Kevin Clardy, Sheriff’s Captain Alicia Manning, and Jail Administrator Larry Hendrix — were recorded discussing a lawsuit against the sheriff’s office, Manning and the Board of County Commissioners brought by McCurtain Gazette-News Reporter Chris Willingham. The Gazzete News first reported on the recording on Friday.
“Yeah,...
The four officials — Jennings, Sheriff Kevin Clardy, Sheriff’s Captain Alicia Manning, and Jail Administrator Larry Hendrix — were recorded discussing a lawsuit against the sheriff’s office, Manning and the Board of County Commissioners brought by McCurtain Gazette-News Reporter Chris Willingham. The Gazzete News first reported on the recording on Friday.
“Yeah,...
- 4/19/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
We’re happy to report that this Goddard – Abrams – Reeves monster thriller holds up, when most everything else from the years of shaky-cam nausea and ‘found footage’ boredom disappoints. The ‘found’ video recording of the end of NYC is more than a gimmick, and it brings the panic for a you-are-there night of mayhem, chaos and destruction. The show was engineered to look like low-grade amateur video footage . . . so . . . why a 4K presentation? Curious format-philes will want to know.
Cloverfield 4K
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Code
Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
2008 / Color / 1:78 widescreen / 85 min. / 15th Anniversary Limited Edition SteelbookStreet Date January 23, 2023 / Available from / 30.99
Starring: Michael Stahl-David, Odette Yustman, T.J. Miller, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan, Mike Vogel.
Cinematography: Michael Bonvillain
Production Designer: Martin Whist
Art Director: Doug J. Meerdink
Film Editor: Kevin Stitt
End title Music: Michael Giacchino
Written by Drew Goddard
Produced by J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
Directed by...
Cloverfield 4K
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Code
Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
2008 / Color / 1:78 widescreen / 85 min. / 15th Anniversary Limited Edition SteelbookStreet Date January 23, 2023 / Available from / 30.99
Starring: Michael Stahl-David, Odette Yustman, T.J. Miller, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan, Mike Vogel.
Cinematography: Michael Bonvillain
Production Designer: Martin Whist
Art Director: Doug J. Meerdink
Film Editor: Kevin Stitt
End title Music: Michael Giacchino
Written by Drew Goddard
Produced by J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
Directed by...
- 1/17/2023
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Oklahoma could become the worst state in the nation for women who want to control their own bodies. On Thursday, the state’s legislature approved a bill that bans, in essence, all abortions starting at fertilization, as The New York Times reports.
The bill is similar to the abortion bounty law in Texas, which empowers any private individual to sue anyone who “aids and abets” abortion in Texas after six weeks of gestation. But Oklahoma takes it even further, subjecting anyone who “aids and abets” an abortion to civil suits...
The bill is similar to the abortion bounty law in Texas, which empowers any private individual to sue anyone who “aids and abets” abortion in Texas after six weeks of gestation. But Oklahoma takes it even further, subjecting anyone who “aids and abets” an abortion to civil suits...
- 5/19/2022
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
If Roe v. Wade is overturned by the Supreme Court, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts wants to ban abortion in his state, and he wants that ban to apply to victims of rape.
CNN’s State of the Union host Dana Bash asked the governor about a recent effort he supported to pass a “trigger” abortion ban that would go into effect immediately if the Supreme Court rules to overturn abortion rights, which appears to be imminent considering the recently leaked Supreme Court draft opinion.
CNN's Dana Bash: "Do you think...
CNN’s State of the Union host Dana Bash asked the governor about a recent effort he supported to pass a “trigger” abortion ban that would go into effect immediately if the Supreme Court rules to overturn abortion rights, which appears to be imminent considering the recently leaked Supreme Court draft opinion.
CNN's Dana Bash: "Do you think...
- 5/15/2022
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill on Tuesday that explicitly prohibits nonbinary gender identification on a state birth certificate, the Associated Press reports. The law is the first in the nation of its kind.
Last fall, Stitt issued an executive order to stop the Oklahoma State Department of Health from issuing nonbinary birth certificates after the department allowed nonbinary options in a civil case: an Oklahoma-born Oregon resident sued when the agency originally refused their request. Republicans were outraged, prompting the executive order as well as the resignation of...
Last fall, Stitt issued an executive order to stop the Oklahoma State Department of Health from issuing nonbinary birth certificates after the department allowed nonbinary options in a civil case: an Oklahoma-born Oregon resident sued when the agency originally refused their request. Republicans were outraged, prompting the executive order as well as the resignation of...
- 4/26/2022
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
At an evangelical church in Kissimmee, Florida, on Thursday, Governor Ron Desantis signed into a law a bill prohibiting abortions 15 or more weeks after conception.
“This will represent the most significant protections for life that have been enacted in this state in a generation,” the Republican governor crowed.
The law carves out exceptions if the mother’s health is endangered or if the fetus has a fatal abnormality, but not for rape, incest, or human trafficking. It will take effect July 1, barring any successful legal challenges. Until then, abortions are...
“This will represent the most significant protections for life that have been enacted in this state in a generation,” the Republican governor crowed.
The law carves out exceptions if the mother’s health is endangered or if the fetus has a fatal abnormality, but not for rape, incest, or human trafficking. It will take effect July 1, barring any successful legal challenges. Until then, abortions are...
- 4/14/2022
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on Tuesday morning signed a bill making it illegal to perform abortions in the state, with perpetrators facing up to 10 years in prison and a 100,000 fine.
“I promised Oklahomans that I would sign every pro-life bill that hits my desk and that’s what we’re doing today,” Stitt said on Tuesday. “We want Oklahoma to be the most pro-life state in the country. We want to outlaw abortion in the state of Oklahoma.”
The state’s Republican-controlled Senate passed Senate Bill 612 last year with overwhelming support.
“I promised Oklahomans that I would sign every pro-life bill that hits my desk and that’s what we’re doing today,” Stitt said on Tuesday. “We want Oklahoma to be the most pro-life state in the country. We want to outlaw abortion in the state of Oklahoma.”
The state’s Republican-controlled Senate passed Senate Bill 612 last year with overwhelming support.
- 4/12/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Oklahoma has seen booms before, mostly in the oil business. But right now, the state’s boom has more to do with celluloid.
Among several Sundance hits over the past few years, “Minari” and “Stillwater” shot in the state, and now Martin Scorsese is lensing his big-budget “Killer of the Flower Moon,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, there while Oklahoma’s Sterlin Harjo will shoot Season 2 of his groundbreaking FX series “Reservation Dogs” (pictured above) using a lot of local talent and crew.
Keys to making Oklahoma attractive to filmmakers include the $30 million cash rebate available — set until 2031 — a base rate of 20% with the opportunity to reach 38% in a rebate. The state legislature passed this program in July. Equally important is the stability of those incentives.
The state started to gain traction with its 2014 program, which although it has exhausted its funds, showed producers that Oklahoma had stable incentives and “we started to get consistent business,...
Among several Sundance hits over the past few years, “Minari” and “Stillwater” shot in the state, and now Martin Scorsese is lensing his big-budget “Killer of the Flower Moon,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, there while Oklahoma’s Sterlin Harjo will shoot Season 2 of his groundbreaking FX series “Reservation Dogs” (pictured above) using a lot of local talent and crew.
Keys to making Oklahoma attractive to filmmakers include the $30 million cash rebate available — set until 2031 — a base rate of 20% with the opportunity to reach 38% in a rebate. The state legislature passed this program in July. Equally important is the stability of those incentives.
The state started to gain traction with its 2014 program, which although it has exhausted its funds, showed producers that Oklahoma had stable incentives and “we started to get consistent business,...
- 11/29/2021
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt commuted the death sentence of Julius Jones hours before he was set to be executed for a murder conviction on Thursday. Jones will now serve life in prison, The New York Times reports.
“After prayerful consideration and reviewing materials presented by all sides of this case, I have determined to commute Julius Jones’s sentence to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole,” Stitt said in a statement.
Jones was convicted in 2002 of first-degree murder in the killing of Paul Howell during a carjacking where he was fatally shot in 1999. Jones,...
“After prayerful consideration and reviewing materials presented by all sides of this case, I have determined to commute Julius Jones’s sentence to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole,” Stitt said in a statement.
Jones was convicted in 2002 of first-degree murder in the killing of Paul Howell during a carjacking where he was fatally shot in 1999. Jones,...
- 11/18/2021
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt granted clemency on Thursday to Julius Jones, just hours before he was to be executed for a murder conviction.
Jones’ case had drawn the attention of Kim Kardashian and other celebrities. Kardashian, an advocate for criminal justice reform, tweeted about Stitt’s decision, “Thank you so much Governor Stitt for commuting Julius Jones sentence to life without parole and stopping his execution today.” She said that she spoke to Jones on the phone on Wednesday.
“He also wanted me to pass a few messages along that were really important to him,” she wrote. “The most important is that you have to always make sure you are doing the right thing. Julius was hanging out with the wrong crowd and that landed him in the position he’s in today.”
I’m so grateful to everyone who used their voice and helped to save Julius’s life today.
Jones’ case had drawn the attention of Kim Kardashian and other celebrities. Kardashian, an advocate for criminal justice reform, tweeted about Stitt’s decision, “Thank you so much Governor Stitt for commuting Julius Jones sentence to life without parole and stopping his execution today.” She said that she spoke to Jones on the phone on Wednesday.
“He also wanted me to pass a few messages along that were really important to him,” she wrote. “The most important is that you have to always make sure you are doing the right thing. Julius was hanging out with the wrong crowd and that landed him in the position he’s in today.”
I’m so grateful to everyone who used their voice and helped to save Julius’s life today.
- 11/18/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
“We’re back, baby,” Donald Trump told Chris Christie.
It was a few days before Trump’s summer 2020 campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla., and the president was excited, thinking this rally was going to be a packed, raucous affair that injected new energy into his troubled reelection run.
But it turns out that holding a raucous indoor rally during a global pandemic isn’t exactly the best of ideas, and instead of a rager, Trump got a disaster. The rally hall was full of empty seats, and a rash of...
It was a few days before Trump’s summer 2020 campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla., and the president was excited, thinking this rally was going to be a packed, raucous affair that injected new energy into his troubled reelection run.
But it turns out that holding a raucous indoor rally during a global pandemic isn’t exactly the best of ideas, and instead of a rager, Trump got a disaster. The rally hall was full of empty seats, and a rash of...
- 11/11/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Prairie Surf Media has named former Starz executive Paul Goldman as Executive Vice President, Head of Production at the company and its new Oklahoma-based Prairie Surf Studios.
Goldman will report to Prairie Surf founders and co-ceo’s Rachel Cannon and Matt Payne overseeing production and related services at studio’s 1.3m square feet of production support space and five clear span soundstages in downtown Oklahoma City. He joins Prairie Surf Media from Starz, where he was SVP, Head of Production. Previously, he served as VP of Post Production for ABC Studios.
The studio opened last summer and follows Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signing off on a new cash-back film rebate program with a rolling $30 million dollar cap and up to 38% for qualified expenditures. The “Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021″ was signed in May and took effect July 1 to attract new film and TV production. The Prairie soundstages range from 25,000 – 32,000 square...
Goldman will report to Prairie Surf founders and co-ceo’s Rachel Cannon and Matt Payne overseeing production and related services at studio’s 1.3m square feet of production support space and five clear span soundstages in downtown Oklahoma City. He joins Prairie Surf Media from Starz, where he was SVP, Head of Production. Previously, he served as VP of Post Production for ABC Studios.
The studio opened last summer and follows Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signing off on a new cash-back film rebate program with a rolling $30 million dollar cap and up to 38% for qualified expenditures. The “Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021″ was signed in May and took effect July 1 to attract new film and TV production. The Prairie soundstages range from 25,000 – 32,000 square...
- 11/9/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Texas governor Greg Abbott has partially lifted the veil on lockdown in his state, allowing select nonessential businesses to reopen in order to get the economy moving again. That includes movie theaters, which outside of drive-ins remain shuttered virtually from coast to coast, causing much speculation as to when that might end — and stirring drama between exhibitors and distributors, in the case of AMC and Regal vs. Universal.
With Texas allowed to reopen some nonessential businesses as of May 1, some exhibitors are battening the hatches to prepare for moviegoers, while others continue to wait out the storm. According to Variety, Evo Entertainment in Texas plans to open two locations on Monday, employing “airport security-style check-in,” CEO Mitchell Roberts said. Guests will be ferried through a cordoned area in the front door, asked whether anyone in their household had flu symptoms in the last 14 days, and finally be subjected to an infrared temperature screening.
With Texas allowed to reopen some nonessential businesses as of May 1, some exhibitors are battening the hatches to prepare for moviegoers, while others continue to wait out the storm. According to Variety, Evo Entertainment in Texas plans to open two locations on Monday, employing “airport security-style check-in,” CEO Mitchell Roberts said. Guests will be ferried through a cordoned area in the front door, asked whether anyone in their household had flu symptoms in the last 14 days, and finally be subjected to an infrared temperature screening.
- 5/2/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
A handful states are starting to reopen for business, but theaters around the country remain closed. The major chains are not expecting to open until July at the earliest.
But in Oklahoma, one theater is making plans to open well before then.
Gov. Kevin Stitt — who stirred controversy in March when he posted a photo of himself and his kids at a crowded restaurant — announced on Wednesday that many businesses, including theaters, will be allowed to reopen on Friday, May 1.
At Circle Cinema in Tulsa, owner Clark Wiens doesn’t plan to open the doors quite that fast. But he does intend to reopen sometime in May, and he is changing his operations to get ready. He has installed plexiglass screens, and plans for all theater employees to wear masks and gloves.
“We made a lot of changes,” he told Variety in an interview. “We want to find all we...
But in Oklahoma, one theater is making plans to open well before then.
Gov. Kevin Stitt — who stirred controversy in March when he posted a photo of himself and his kids at a crowded restaurant — announced on Wednesday that many businesses, including theaters, will be allowed to reopen on Friday, May 1.
At Circle Cinema in Tulsa, owner Clark Wiens doesn’t plan to open the doors quite that fast. But he does intend to reopen sometime in May, and he is changing his operations to get ready. He has installed plexiglass screens, and plans for all theater employees to wear masks and gloves.
“We made a lot of changes,” he told Variety in an interview. “We want to find all we...
- 4/24/2020
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Meet Indominus Rex, a designer dinosaur with the brain of Hannibal Lecter and a cloaking device like Predator! Steven Spielberg steps back and lets a pro team put together the most-likely-to-earn-billions entry imaginable for the Jurassic Park franchise, where dinosaurs love to eat people, but not cute kids or privileged heroes. The special effects are better than ever in 3-D. Jurassic World Blu-ray + DVD Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2015 / Color / 2:1 widescreen / 125 min. Street Date October 20, 2015 / 34.98 Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Irrfan Khan, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Jake Johnson, Omar Sy, Bd Wong, Judy Greer, Lauren Lapkus, Brian Tee, Katie McGrath, Andy Buckley. Cinematography John Schwartzman Film Editor Kevin Stitt <Original Music Michael Giacchino Written by Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly, based on characters by Michael Crichton Produced by Patrick Crowley, Frank Marshall Directed by Colin Treverrow
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Is a review even necessary?...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Is a review even necessary?...
- 10/27/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Wamg is giving away copies of Jurassic World to five lucky readers.
Shattering records globally, Jurassic World crushed the opening-weekend box-office, scoring the highest domestic, international and worldwide openings of all time. The film has taken in more than $1.6 billion globally to become the third-highest grossing film in history.
Now fans can experience the thrill and awe when Jurassic World arrives on Digital HD on October 1, 2015 and on 3-D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on October 20, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
More than two decades since Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park was released, fans of the original films and new moviegoers alike can witness the story come full circle as the park that was only a promise comes to life.
Now, 22 years later, an even bigger and enormously popular attraction has risen on Isla Nubar: Jurassic World. To keep attendance high, the park operators introduce a new, genetically modified hybrid creature called Indominus Rex.
Shattering records globally, Jurassic World crushed the opening-weekend box-office, scoring the highest domestic, international and worldwide openings of all time. The film has taken in more than $1.6 billion globally to become the third-highest grossing film in history.
Now fans can experience the thrill and awe when Jurassic World arrives on Digital HD on October 1, 2015 and on 3-D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on October 20, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
More than two decades since Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park was released, fans of the original films and new moviegoers alike can witness the story come full circle as the park that was only a promise comes to life.
Now, 22 years later, an even bigger and enormously popular attraction has risen on Isla Nubar: Jurassic World. To keep attendance high, the park operators introduce a new, genetically modified hybrid creature called Indominus Rex.
- 10/14/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
© 2015 Universal Studios and Amblin Entertainment, Inc.
Filming has begun locally on The Book Of Henry, director Colin Trevorrow’s (Safety Not Guaranteed) first feature as director since this year’s blockbuster Jurassic World (which has grossed nearly $1.7 billion worldwide). Focus Features is overseeing the production and holds worldwide rights, including for domestic release.
The original screenplay for The Book Of Henry is by acclaimed novelist Gregg Hurwitz.
Two-time Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts stars in the film alongside young actors Jacob Tremblay (of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival hit Room) and Jaden Lieberher (of St. Vincent and the upcoming Midnight Special).
The supporting cast includes Dean Norris (Breaking Bad), Lee Pace (The Hobbit trilogy, Guardians of the Galaxy), Emmy Award winner Sarah Silverman, Maddie Ziegler (of Sia’s music videos “Chandelier” and “Elastic Heart”), and Bobby Moynihan (Saturday Night Live).
The Book of Henry is the story of...
Filming has begun locally on The Book Of Henry, director Colin Trevorrow’s (Safety Not Guaranteed) first feature as director since this year’s blockbuster Jurassic World (which has grossed nearly $1.7 billion worldwide). Focus Features is overseeing the production and holds worldwide rights, including for domestic release.
The original screenplay for The Book Of Henry is by acclaimed novelist Gregg Hurwitz.
Two-time Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts stars in the film alongside young actors Jacob Tremblay (of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival hit Room) and Jaden Lieberher (of St. Vincent and the upcoming Midnight Special).
The supporting cast includes Dean Norris (Breaking Bad), Lee Pace (The Hobbit trilogy, Guardians of the Galaxy), Emmy Award winner Sarah Silverman, Maddie Ziegler (of Sia’s music videos “Chandelier” and “Elastic Heart”), and Bobby Moynihan (Saturday Night Live).
The Book of Henry is the story of...
- 10/5/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Shattering records globally, Jurassic World crushed the opening-weekend box-office, scoring the highest domestic, international and worldwide openings of all time. The film has taken in more than $1.6 billion globally to become the third-highest grossing film in history.
Now fans can experience the thrill and awe when Jurassic World arrives on Digital HD on October 1, 2015 and on 3-D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on October 20, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. More than two decades since Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park was released, fans of the original films and new moviegoers alike can witness the story come full circle as the park that was only a promise comes to life.
Now, 22 years later, an even bigger and enormously popular attraction has risen on Isla Nubar: Jurassic World. To keep attendance high, the park operators introduce a new, genetically modified hybrid creature called Indominus Rex. Bigger, stronger and far more intelligent than...
Now fans can experience the thrill and awe when Jurassic World arrives on Digital HD on October 1, 2015 and on 3-D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on October 20, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. More than two decades since Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park was released, fans of the original films and new moviegoers alike can witness the story come full circle as the park that was only a promise comes to life.
Now, 22 years later, an even bigger and enormously popular attraction has risen on Isla Nubar: Jurassic World. To keep attendance high, the park operators introduce a new, genetically modified hybrid creature called Indominus Rex. Bigger, stronger and far more intelligent than...
- 8/25/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Viewers will be able to enter the realm of dinosaurs from the comfort of their couches this fall, when Jurassic World comes out on Digital HD October 1st and 3-D Blu-ray, standard Blu-ray, and DVD October 20th.
Press Release: Universal City, Calif., Aug. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Shattering records globally, Jurassic World crushed the opening-weekend box-office, scoring the highest domestic, international and worldwide openings of all time. The film has taken in more than $1.6 billion globally to become the third-highest grossing film in history. Now fans can experience the thrill and awe when Jurassic World arrives on Digital HD on October 1, 2015 and on 3-D Blu-ray™, Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on October 20, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. More than two decades since Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park was released, fans of the original films and new moviegoers alike can witness the story come full circle as the park that was only a promise comes to life.
Press Release: Universal City, Calif., Aug. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Shattering records globally, Jurassic World crushed the opening-weekend box-office, scoring the highest domestic, international and worldwide openings of all time. The film has taken in more than $1.6 billion globally to become the third-highest grossing film in history. Now fans can experience the thrill and awe when Jurassic World arrives on Digital HD on October 1, 2015 and on 3-D Blu-ray™, Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on October 20, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. More than two decades since Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park was released, fans of the original films and new moviegoers alike can witness the story come full circle as the park that was only a promise comes to life.
- 8/25/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Hero is a word we hear often in sports, but heroism is not always about achievements on the field of play. “42″ tells the story of two men—the great Jackie Robinson and trailblazing Brooklyn Dodgers Gm Branch Rickey—whose brave stand against prejudice forever changed the world by changing the game of baseball. From Academy Award® winner Brian Helgeland (“L.A. Confidential”) comes the real-life drama “42,” starring Chadwick Boseman (“The Express”) as Jackie Robinson and Oscar® nominee Harrison Ford (“Witness”) as Branch Rickey. In 1947, Branch Rickey put himself at the forefront of history when he signed Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking Major League Baseball’s infamous color line. But the deal also put both Robinson and Rickey in the firing line of the public, the press and other players. Facing blatant racism from every side, even his own team, Robinson was forced to demonstrate tremendous courage and restraint by not reacting in kind,...
- 3/22/2013
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
From The New York Times bestselling author Lee Child comes one of the most compelling heroes to step from novel to screen – ex-military investigator Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise).
When a gunman takes five lives in what seems like an open and shut murder case, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: .Get Jack Reacher!. So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence, a secret to keep and a target on Reacher.s back.
Jack Reacher hits theaters December 21, 2012.
Paramount Pictures and Wamg invite you to enter to win a pass (good for 2) to the advance screening of Jack Reacher on December 19th at 7 Pm in St. Louis.
Official Rules:
1. You Must Be In The St. Louis Area The Day Of The Screening.
2. Name the first book in the Jack Reacher series.
When a gunman takes five lives in what seems like an open and shut murder case, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: .Get Jack Reacher!. So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence, a secret to keep and a target on Reacher.s back.
Jack Reacher hits theaters December 21, 2012.
Paramount Pictures and Wamg invite you to enter to win a pass (good for 2) to the advance screening of Jack Reacher on December 19th at 7 Pm in St. Louis.
Official Rules:
1. You Must Be In The St. Louis Area The Day Of The Screening.
2. Name the first book in the Jack Reacher series.
- 12/13/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Global bestselling author Lee Child did not set out to be a bestselling author. After attending law school in his native Great Britain, Child signed on with the U.K..s Granada Television, and spent the next 18 years working as a presentation director on some of the most respected shows and series during what some critics term .the golden age. of British television. But a corporate restructuring left Child without a job in 1995, and so he sat down to write a book, eventually titled Killing Floor. Published in 1997, his debut novel featured a central character named Jack Reacher, who immediately captivated readers. 17 Reacher novels later, Child.s (and the readers.) affinity for the character has not lessened.
.Jack Reacher. is based on One-Shot, the ninth in the series of Reacher novels, so why begin in the middle, as it were? Producer Don Granger says, .One Shot is perhaps the most...
.Jack Reacher. is based on One-Shot, the ninth in the series of Reacher novels, so why begin in the middle, as it were? Producer Don Granger says, .One Shot is perhaps the most...
- 12/1/2012
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
We reported just over a month ago that Elizabeth Banks had joined the increasingly esteemed cast of Man on a Ledge, alongside Sam Worthington, Jamie Bell, Anthony Mackie and Edward Burns. Now, along with news from Variety that Ed Harris has signed on as well, we have the first on-set snap of Sam Worthington, well, standing on a ledge.
Collider, who we can thank for the snap, helpfully include the following detailed press release:-
Man On A Ledge Begins Principal Photography
Directed by Asger Leth and Starring Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Anthony Mackie, Jamie Bell, Ed Harris, and Edward Burns for Summit Entertainment
New York, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Principal photography has begun in New York City on the Summit Entertainment feature Man On A Ledge.
An ex-cop and now wanted fugitive (Sam Worthington) stands on the ledge of a high-rise building while a hard-living New York Police Department hostage negotiator (Elizabeth Banks...
Collider, who we can thank for the snap, helpfully include the following detailed press release:-
Man On A Ledge Begins Principal Photography
Directed by Asger Leth and Starring Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Anthony Mackie, Jamie Bell, Ed Harris, and Edward Burns for Summit Entertainment
New York, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Principal photography has begun in New York City on the Summit Entertainment feature Man On A Ledge.
An ex-cop and now wanted fugitive (Sam Worthington) stands on the ledge of a high-rise building while a hard-living New York Police Department hostage negotiator (Elizabeth Banks...
- 11/2/2010
- by Dave Roper
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Principal photography has begun in New York City on the Summit Entertainment feature Man On A Ledge.
An ex-cop and now wanted fugitive (Sam Worthington) stands on the ledge of a high-rise building while a hard-living New York Police Department hostage negotiator (Elizabeth Banks) tries to talk him down. The longer they are on the ledge, the more she realizes that he might have an ulterior objective.
Sam Worthington (Avatar) and Elizabeth Banks (The Next Three Days) star among an ensemble cast including Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker), who portrays Worthington’s best friend and ally and Jamie Bell ( Billy Elliot ) who is Worthington’s younger brother and ardent supporter. Also along for the ride is four-time Oscar® nominee, Ed Harris (Pollock) who plays a powerful businessman, while Edward Burns (27 Dresses) is a rival negotiator who tries to swoop in when he believes Banks has a conflict of interest. Newcomer...
An ex-cop and now wanted fugitive (Sam Worthington) stands on the ledge of a high-rise building while a hard-living New York Police Department hostage negotiator (Elizabeth Banks) tries to talk him down. The longer they are on the ledge, the more she realizes that he might have an ulterior objective.
Sam Worthington (Avatar) and Elizabeth Banks (The Next Three Days) star among an ensemble cast including Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker), who portrays Worthington’s best friend and ally and Jamie Bell ( Billy Elliot ) who is Worthington’s younger brother and ardent supporter. Also along for the ride is four-time Oscar® nominee, Ed Harris (Pollock) who plays a powerful businessman, while Edward Burns (27 Dresses) is a rival negotiator who tries to swoop in when he believes Banks has a conflict of interest. Newcomer...
- 11/1/2010
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
DVD Playhouse—May 2010
By
Allen Gardner
Avatar (20th Century Fox) James Cameron beat his own title as box office champ, set with Titanic over a decade ago, with this eye-popping sci-fi epic about a paraplegic Marine name Sully (Sam Worthington), who takes the form of an “avatar,” or virtual being, to go undercover on the planet Pandora, attempting to infiltrate the native Na’vi to gather intelligence that will aid a joint corporate and military operation to rape the planet of its natural resources, destroying its indigenous population in the process. When Sully suddenly “goes native,” he locks horns with the company CEO (Giovanni Ribisi) and his gung-ho commanding officer (Stephen Lang, in a wonderful, scenery-chewing turn from a long-underrated actor). Thought of by many scholars and film buffs as a “game-changer” as much as the first Star Wars film was—and they may be right. While Cameron’s politically-correct...
By
Allen Gardner
Avatar (20th Century Fox) James Cameron beat his own title as box office champ, set with Titanic over a decade ago, with this eye-popping sci-fi epic about a paraplegic Marine name Sully (Sam Worthington), who takes the form of an “avatar,” or virtual being, to go undercover on the planet Pandora, attempting to infiltrate the native Na’vi to gather intelligence that will aid a joint corporate and military operation to rape the planet of its natural resources, destroying its indigenous population in the process. When Sully suddenly “goes native,” he locks horns with the company CEO (Giovanni Ribisi) and his gung-ho commanding officer (Stephen Lang, in a wonderful, scenery-chewing turn from a long-underrated actor). Thought of by many scholars and film buffs as a “game-changer” as much as the first Star Wars film was—and they may be right. While Cameron’s politically-correct...
- 5/18/2010
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Chicago – We have grown accustomed to experiencing the world through technology. One of the great gifts cinema grants us is the ability to experience the world vicariously through the lives of others. The reason why mainstream movie stars are unnaturally beautiful and glamorous is because they represent how we’d like to envision ourselves.
Jonathan Mostow’s “Surrogates” takes this concept a step further, imagining a world where humans live vicariously through mechanical bodies that possess superhuman looks and abilities. In essence, people can “become” movie stars without ever having to leave the comfort of their house, allowing their “perfected” self to experience the world without fear of pain or disease. This ingenious premise could not be more relevant in today’s society, where addictions to social networking sites often lead to the deterioration of “face-to-face” relationships.
Blu-Ray Rating: 3.0/5.0
And yet, the film itself has a curious lack of urgency.
Jonathan Mostow’s “Surrogates” takes this concept a step further, imagining a world where humans live vicariously through mechanical bodies that possess superhuman looks and abilities. In essence, people can “become” movie stars without ever having to leave the comfort of their house, allowing their “perfected” self to experience the world without fear of pain or disease. This ingenious premise could not be more relevant in today’s society, where addictions to social networking sites often lead to the deterioration of “face-to-face” relationships.
Blu-Ray Rating: 3.0/5.0
And yet, the film itself has a curious lack of urgency.
- 1/27/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The American Cinema Editors have released their nominations for the 2010 Ace Eddie Awards and sci-fi films dominated the Feature Film category.
Winners will be revealed on Feb. 14th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. And there's a strong chance that the winner of the Ace Eddie will also win the Oscar for Best Editing.
Here are the nominees for the 60th Annual Ace Eddie Awards:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Avatar
Stephen Rivkin, A.C.E., John Refoua, A.C.E. &
James Cameron, A.C.E.
District 9
Julian Clarke
The Hurt Locker
Bob Murawski & Chris Innis
Star Trek
Maryann Brandon, A.C.E. & Mary Jo Markey, A.C.E.
Up in the Air
Dana Glauberman, A.C.E.
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy Or Musical):
500 Days of Summer
Alan Edward Bell
The Hangover
Debra Neil-Fisher, A.C.E.
Julie & Julia
Richard Marks, A.C.E.
A Serious Man...
Winners will be revealed on Feb. 14th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. And there's a strong chance that the winner of the Ace Eddie will also win the Oscar for Best Editing.
Here are the nominees for the 60th Annual Ace Eddie Awards:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Avatar
Stephen Rivkin, A.C.E., John Refoua, A.C.E. &
James Cameron, A.C.E.
District 9
Julian Clarke
The Hurt Locker
Bob Murawski & Chris Innis
Star Trek
Maryann Brandon, A.C.E. & Mary Jo Markey, A.C.E.
Up in the Air
Dana Glauberman, A.C.E.
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy Or Musical):
500 Days of Summer
Alan Edward Bell
The Hangover
Debra Neil-Fisher, A.C.E.
Julie & Julia
Richard Marks, A.C.E.
A Serious Man...
- 1/12/2010
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Stellar times for Star Trek….a Writers Guild nomination, a Producers Guild nomination and now this! But where are those Inglorious Basterds among the editors? One of the most interesting noms among the Ace’s lists is in the Documentary category – This Is It. Almost all but forgotten, except for those full-page Fyc ads of the Jackson rehearsal documentary in Variety. I’d love to see it as the big surprise Best Picture nominee on nomination morning. No film has won the Academy Award for Best Picture without also having received an Ace editing nom since “Ordinary People” in 1981.
60th annual Ace Eddie Awards nominees are….
Feature film (dramatic):
Avatar, Stephen Rivkin, John Refua & James Cameron District 9, Julian Clarke The Hurt Locker, Bob Murawski & Chris Innis Star Trek, Maryann Brandon & Mary Jo Markey Up in the Air, Dana Glauberman
Feature film (comedy or musical):
500 Days of Summer,...
60th annual Ace Eddie Awards nominees are….
Feature film (dramatic):
Avatar, Stephen Rivkin, John Refua & James Cameron District 9, Julian Clarke The Hurt Locker, Bob Murawski & Chris Innis Star Trek, Maryann Brandon & Mary Jo Markey Up in the Air, Dana Glauberman
Feature film (comedy or musical):
500 Days of Summer,...
- 1/12/2010
- by Michelle
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
As the nominations were unveiled Tuesday morning for the American Cinema Editors' 60th annual Ace Eddie Awards, this year's awards season is looking more and more like a Hollywood version of Comic-Con.
Just like the Art Directors Guild, the editors organization nominated "Avatar," "District 9" and "Star Trek."
Those three movies will compete for best edited dramatic feature film along with "The Hurt Locker" and "Up in the Air."
Two Meryl Streep vehicles -- "Julie & Julia" and "It's Complicated" -- were nominated in the best comedy or musical category along with "(500) Days of Summer," "The Hangover" and "A Serious Man."
For best animated film, the contenders are "Coraline," "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and "Up."
"This Is It," the Michael Jackson documentary, scored a slot in Ace's best documentary race alongside "The Cove" and "Food, Inc."
An honorary society of motion picture editors founded in 1950, Ace's noms usually point toward Oscar victory...
Just like the Art Directors Guild, the editors organization nominated "Avatar," "District 9" and "Star Trek."
Those three movies will compete for best edited dramatic feature film along with "The Hurt Locker" and "Up in the Air."
Two Meryl Streep vehicles -- "Julie & Julia" and "It's Complicated" -- were nominated in the best comedy or musical category along with "(500) Days of Summer," "The Hangover" and "A Serious Man."
For best animated film, the contenders are "Coraline," "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and "Up."
"This Is It," the Michael Jackson documentary, scored a slot in Ace's best documentary race alongside "The Cove" and "Food, Inc."
An honorary society of motion picture editors founded in 1950, Ace's noms usually point toward Oscar victory...
- 1/11/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Kingdom, about a terrorist attack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, would seem to be another addition to the list of this fall's politically-charged movies. But unlike the upcoming Rendition or In the Valley of Elah, Peter Berg's movie is no more than an action movie with an exotic backdrop. That would be fine, if only the movie were more exciting. It succeeds neither as a pointed political commentary nor as a taut thriller. With Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, and Jennifer Garner heading the cast, the movie should generate some healthy opening-weekend business. But its long-term prospects seem iffy.
The title sequence does a nifty job of sketching the history of America's involvement in Saudi Arabia during the last century, from the discovery of oil to the emergence of Osama bin Laden. The film itself opens with a gripping set-piece -- a baseball game held in the American compound (populated mainly by oil company workers and their families) that is disrupted by a deadly terrorist assault. The FBI is charged with investigating the killing of Americans on foreign soil, but Washington honchos, including a craven Attorney General (Danny Huston), refuse to authorize any official American action. So a strong-willed FBI agent, Ronald Fleury (Foxx), assembles his own small team and heads off to the Middle East to investigate. While the Saudis are initially wary of these American interlopers, the leading Saudi officer eventually decides to cooperate with Fleury's team. They mine the crime scene for clues and interview witnesses, with the hope of tracking down the mastermind behind the attacks.
The relationship of the two lead investigators is the strongest element in the film. Screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan seems to have taken some inspiration from In the Heat of the Night. The dynamic between the two detectives is exactly the same as in that Oscar-winning 1967 film. Fleury is the fish out of water in an alien world, and after some tense initial encounters, he and the local sheriff join forces to solve the crime. Foxx demonstrates his usual charisma, though the best performance comes from Ashraf Barhom (who previously appeared in Paradise Now) as the humane Arab colonel.
Unfortunately, the other actors have less opportunity to shine. Jason Bateman (as the least experienced team member) and Jeremy Piven (as a slick American diplomat who might be a cousin of Entourage's Ari Gold) do have a few funny moments. Garner has little to do, and Cooper barely registers at all. The biggest waste of the film is casting this superb Oscar-winning actor in a role that any B-level TV personality could have played just as smoothly. The fault is not with the actors; their roles are completely devoid of sharp character details. All we learn about Fleury is that he's a devoted father, which is established in a treacly early scene in which he visits his son's school.
The shallow script might have been salvaged by more dynamic direction. But Berg (Friday Night Lights) films much of the action in close-ups with a jerky moving camera. The film cries out for long shots that would clarify the logistics. Berg simply thrusts us into the middle of the chaos, which might have been his intention, but the result is a vertigo-inducing ride that leaves a lot of the action unintelligible.
The excessive use of close-ups undermines the strong work of cinematographer Mauro Fiore and production designer Tom Duffield. The film ends by suggesting that lust for revenge can warp righteous American patriots as well as Islamic fundamentalists. Still, this earnestly even-handed message is a bit of a cheat. Given the heinous actions of the terrorists, audiences are primed to cheer when they finally get blown to smithereens. We might cheer more loudly if The Kingdom were a more effective piece of rabble-rousing.THE KINGDOM
Universal Pictures
Relativity Media, A Forward Pass/Stuber-Parent Production
Credits:
Director: Peter Berg
Screenwriter: Matthew Michael Carnahan
Producers: Michael Mann, Scott Stuber
Executive producers: Mary Parent, Steven Saeta, Sarah Aubrey, John Cameron, Ryan Kavanaugh
Director of photography: Mauro Fiore
Production designer: Tom Duffield
Music: Danny Elfman
Costume designer: Susan Matheson
Editors: Kevin Stitt, Colby Parker Jr.
Cast:
Ronald Fleury: Jamie Foxx
Grant Sykes: Chris Cooper
Janet Mayes: Jennifer Garner
Adam Leavitt: Jason Bateman
Col. Faris Al Ghazi: Ashraf Barhom
Damon Schmidt: Jeremy Piven
James Grace: Richard Jenkins
Gideon Young: Danny Huston
Sgt. Haytham: Ali Suliman
Aaron Jackson: Tim McGraw
Francis Manner: Kyle Chandler
Elaine Flowers: Frances Fisher
Maricella Canavesio: Anna Deavere Smith
Prince Ahmed Bin Khaled: Omar Berdouni
General Al Abdulmalik: Mahmoud Said
Abu Hamza: Hezi Saddik
Running time -- 110 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
The title sequence does a nifty job of sketching the history of America's involvement in Saudi Arabia during the last century, from the discovery of oil to the emergence of Osama bin Laden. The film itself opens with a gripping set-piece -- a baseball game held in the American compound (populated mainly by oil company workers and their families) that is disrupted by a deadly terrorist assault. The FBI is charged with investigating the killing of Americans on foreign soil, but Washington honchos, including a craven Attorney General (Danny Huston), refuse to authorize any official American action. So a strong-willed FBI agent, Ronald Fleury (Foxx), assembles his own small team and heads off to the Middle East to investigate. While the Saudis are initially wary of these American interlopers, the leading Saudi officer eventually decides to cooperate with Fleury's team. They mine the crime scene for clues and interview witnesses, with the hope of tracking down the mastermind behind the attacks.
The relationship of the two lead investigators is the strongest element in the film. Screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan seems to have taken some inspiration from In the Heat of the Night. The dynamic between the two detectives is exactly the same as in that Oscar-winning 1967 film. Fleury is the fish out of water in an alien world, and after some tense initial encounters, he and the local sheriff join forces to solve the crime. Foxx demonstrates his usual charisma, though the best performance comes from Ashraf Barhom (who previously appeared in Paradise Now) as the humane Arab colonel.
Unfortunately, the other actors have less opportunity to shine. Jason Bateman (as the least experienced team member) and Jeremy Piven (as a slick American diplomat who might be a cousin of Entourage's Ari Gold) do have a few funny moments. Garner has little to do, and Cooper barely registers at all. The biggest waste of the film is casting this superb Oscar-winning actor in a role that any B-level TV personality could have played just as smoothly. The fault is not with the actors; their roles are completely devoid of sharp character details. All we learn about Fleury is that he's a devoted father, which is established in a treacly early scene in which he visits his son's school.
The shallow script might have been salvaged by more dynamic direction. But Berg (Friday Night Lights) films much of the action in close-ups with a jerky moving camera. The film cries out for long shots that would clarify the logistics. Berg simply thrusts us into the middle of the chaos, which might have been his intention, but the result is a vertigo-inducing ride that leaves a lot of the action unintelligible.
The excessive use of close-ups undermines the strong work of cinematographer Mauro Fiore and production designer Tom Duffield. The film ends by suggesting that lust for revenge can warp righteous American patriots as well as Islamic fundamentalists. Still, this earnestly even-handed message is a bit of a cheat. Given the heinous actions of the terrorists, audiences are primed to cheer when they finally get blown to smithereens. We might cheer more loudly if The Kingdom were a more effective piece of rabble-rousing.THE KINGDOM
Universal Pictures
Relativity Media, A Forward Pass/Stuber-Parent Production
Credits:
Director: Peter Berg
Screenwriter: Matthew Michael Carnahan
Producers: Michael Mann, Scott Stuber
Executive producers: Mary Parent, Steven Saeta, Sarah Aubrey, John Cameron, Ryan Kavanaugh
Director of photography: Mauro Fiore
Production designer: Tom Duffield
Music: Danny Elfman
Costume designer: Susan Matheson
Editors: Kevin Stitt, Colby Parker Jr.
Cast:
Ronald Fleury: Jamie Foxx
Grant Sykes: Chris Cooper
Janet Mayes: Jennifer Garner
Adam Leavitt: Jason Bateman
Col. Faris Al Ghazi: Ashraf Barhom
Damon Schmidt: Jeremy Piven
James Grace: Richard Jenkins
Gideon Young: Danny Huston
Sgt. Haytham: Ali Suliman
Aaron Jackson: Tim McGraw
Francis Manner: Kyle Chandler
Elaine Flowers: Frances Fisher
Maricella Canavesio: Anna Deavere Smith
Prince Ahmed Bin Khaled: Omar Berdouni
General Al Abdulmalik: Mahmoud Said
Abu Hamza: Hezi Saddik
Running time -- 110 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 9/12/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Opens
Thursday, Dec. 25
"Paycheck" is a nifty science-fiction twist on the old amnesia plot where a guy spends most of a movie trying to remember what he did and why everyone is after him. Only in this case, the character played by Ben Affleck isn't trying to remember the past but the future.
Working from a story by Philip K. Dick -- aren't the best science-fiction movies usually based on stories by Dick? -- writer Dean Georgaris and director John Woo propel a viewer through shoot-outs, chases and suspense sequences that break enough new ground to feel fresh. There are moments when you know you're watching a John Woo film but many more where he seems to want to flex new muscles without drifting too far from the action genre. The moral issues that are central to Dick's science fiction are touched upon only briefly, yet they do reverberate through the film. While opening against stiff competition at Christmas, Paramount and DreamWorks nevertheless should find yuletide cheer in this "Paycheck".
Affleck plays scientific genius Michael Jennings, a "reverse engineer" who can take a piece of high-tech equipment, disassemble it so he sees how it ticks, then improve and reassemble the device into a more advanced piece of equipment in a few weeks. He is also a scientific whore, agreeing to perform his reverse engineering for a conglomerate run by his old buddy, billionaire entrepreneur Jimmy Rethrick (Aaron Eckhart), in exchange for a whopping paycheck and -- this is the kicker -- his willingness to allow his quirky pal Shorty (Paul Giamatti) to erase his memory of those work weeks so he cannot disclose company secrets to anyone else.
Jimmy's latest project for Michael breaks the pattern. Not only does the job require three years -- a lot of one's life to give up -- but when he finishes and all memory is erased, Michael is mystified to discover that he agreed to forfeit his $90 million paycheck in exchange for an envelope filled with random objects. What's more, both the FBI and Jimmy's thugs are hunting for him.
When two of these seemingly innocent objects allow Michael to miraculously escape FBI custody, he quickly realizes that each of the objects not only provides a clue to his erased past but is vital to his survival -- worth more, in other words, than $90 million. The movie gradually lets the viewer in on Jimmy's dirty little secret: In the past three years, Michael perfected a lens powerful enough to see past the curvature of time into the future. So everything that happens to Michael he has already foreseen using his own super lens and has taken the precaution to supply himself with everyday objects that will allow him to change that future.
Now for readers who hate Logic Nazis, who delight in pointing out fatal plot holes in movies, this is fair warning: One enormous plot hole is about to be revealed, so you might want to skip to the next paragraph. Once Michael changes his fate and escapes the FBI and his foretold destiny, he is in a new future where he cannot possibly have foreseen anything that happens to him. The rest of the movie cannot be the future he saw with his super lens but a new series of events that directly result from his altering the future.
Fortunately, while caught up in the gripping tension of Michael's race against time to destroy his own machine and to recall his life with Rachel (Uma Thurman), the woman he has loved for the past three years but cannot remember, you don't think about plot holes. The payoffs from each of these everyday objects -- a matchbook, a coin, a crossword puzzle -- are fun. And when both Jimmy and the FBI realize what's going on and scheme how best to thwart a man who has seen the future but cannot remember, these strategies keep the movie intriguing down to the last moment.
Affleck gives his scientific genius enough of a blue-collar attitude to make the character believable. Although underutilized until the picture is almost half-over, Thurman gives Rachel a determined strength of character. But after the gymnastics of "Kill Bill", her fans can only see this outing as a comedown.
Woo and his crew make good use of Vancouver, where they stage a chase through heavy traffic with Affleck and Thurman on a motorcycle and another down in a subway tunnel with a train is about to wipe out the hero. Jeffrey L. Kimball's cool, crisp photography seamlessly integrates the visual effects and stunts into a very real-looking environment. Similarly, William Sandell's futuristic sets don't unduly call attention to themselves as is often the case with science-fiction movies.
PAYCHECK
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures
Credits:
Director: John Woo
Screenwriter: Dean Georgaris
Based on a story by: Philip K. Dick
Producers: John Davis, Michael Hackett, John Woo, Terence Chang
Executive producers: Stratton Leopold, David Solomon
Director of photography: Jeffrey L. Kimball
Production designer: William Sandell
Music: John Powell
Co-producers: Caroline Macaulay, Arthur Anderson
Costume designer: Erica Edell Phillips
Editors: Kevin Stitt, Christopher Rouse
Cast:
Jennings: Ben Affleck
Rethrick: Aaron Eckhart
Rachel: Uma Thurman
Shorty: Paul Giamatti
Wolf: Colm Feore
Agent Dodge: Joe Morton
Agent Klein Michael C. Hall
Running time -- 119 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
Thursday, Dec. 25
"Paycheck" is a nifty science-fiction twist on the old amnesia plot where a guy spends most of a movie trying to remember what he did and why everyone is after him. Only in this case, the character played by Ben Affleck isn't trying to remember the past but the future.
Working from a story by Philip K. Dick -- aren't the best science-fiction movies usually based on stories by Dick? -- writer Dean Georgaris and director John Woo propel a viewer through shoot-outs, chases and suspense sequences that break enough new ground to feel fresh. There are moments when you know you're watching a John Woo film but many more where he seems to want to flex new muscles without drifting too far from the action genre. The moral issues that are central to Dick's science fiction are touched upon only briefly, yet they do reverberate through the film. While opening against stiff competition at Christmas, Paramount and DreamWorks nevertheless should find yuletide cheer in this "Paycheck".
Affleck plays scientific genius Michael Jennings, a "reverse engineer" who can take a piece of high-tech equipment, disassemble it so he sees how it ticks, then improve and reassemble the device into a more advanced piece of equipment in a few weeks. He is also a scientific whore, agreeing to perform his reverse engineering for a conglomerate run by his old buddy, billionaire entrepreneur Jimmy Rethrick (Aaron Eckhart), in exchange for a whopping paycheck and -- this is the kicker -- his willingness to allow his quirky pal Shorty (Paul Giamatti) to erase his memory of those work weeks so he cannot disclose company secrets to anyone else.
Jimmy's latest project for Michael breaks the pattern. Not only does the job require three years -- a lot of one's life to give up -- but when he finishes and all memory is erased, Michael is mystified to discover that he agreed to forfeit his $90 million paycheck in exchange for an envelope filled with random objects. What's more, both the FBI and Jimmy's thugs are hunting for him.
When two of these seemingly innocent objects allow Michael to miraculously escape FBI custody, he quickly realizes that each of the objects not only provides a clue to his erased past but is vital to his survival -- worth more, in other words, than $90 million. The movie gradually lets the viewer in on Jimmy's dirty little secret: In the past three years, Michael perfected a lens powerful enough to see past the curvature of time into the future. So everything that happens to Michael he has already foreseen using his own super lens and has taken the precaution to supply himself with everyday objects that will allow him to change that future.
Now for readers who hate Logic Nazis, who delight in pointing out fatal plot holes in movies, this is fair warning: One enormous plot hole is about to be revealed, so you might want to skip to the next paragraph. Once Michael changes his fate and escapes the FBI and his foretold destiny, he is in a new future where he cannot possibly have foreseen anything that happens to him. The rest of the movie cannot be the future he saw with his super lens but a new series of events that directly result from his altering the future.
Fortunately, while caught up in the gripping tension of Michael's race against time to destroy his own machine and to recall his life with Rachel (Uma Thurman), the woman he has loved for the past three years but cannot remember, you don't think about plot holes. The payoffs from each of these everyday objects -- a matchbook, a coin, a crossword puzzle -- are fun. And when both Jimmy and the FBI realize what's going on and scheme how best to thwart a man who has seen the future but cannot remember, these strategies keep the movie intriguing down to the last moment.
Affleck gives his scientific genius enough of a blue-collar attitude to make the character believable. Although underutilized until the picture is almost half-over, Thurman gives Rachel a determined strength of character. But after the gymnastics of "Kill Bill", her fans can only see this outing as a comedown.
Woo and his crew make good use of Vancouver, where they stage a chase through heavy traffic with Affleck and Thurman on a motorcycle and another down in a subway tunnel with a train is about to wipe out the hero. Jeffrey L. Kimball's cool, crisp photography seamlessly integrates the visual effects and stunts into a very real-looking environment. Similarly, William Sandell's futuristic sets don't unduly call attention to themselves as is often the case with science-fiction movies.
PAYCHECK
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures
Credits:
Director: John Woo
Screenwriter: Dean Georgaris
Based on a story by: Philip K. Dick
Producers: John Davis, Michael Hackett, John Woo, Terence Chang
Executive producers: Stratton Leopold, David Solomon
Director of photography: Jeffrey L. Kimball
Production designer: William Sandell
Music: John Powell
Co-producers: Caroline Macaulay, Arthur Anderson
Costume designer: Erica Edell Phillips
Editors: Kevin Stitt, Christopher Rouse
Cast:
Jennings: Ben Affleck
Rethrick: Aaron Eckhart
Rachel: Uma Thurman
Shorty: Paul Giamatti
Wolf: Colm Feore
Agent Dodge: Joe Morton
Agent Klein Michael C. Hall
Running time -- 119 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
- 1/29/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"X-Men" contains a lively enough mix of athletic stunts,
otherworldly characters and heavy special effects to ensure keen youth interest in this film version of the wildly popular Marvel Comics title. But nonfans of the comic book may wonder what all of the fuss is about. While it's spirited entertainment, "X-Men" lacks the style and substance of such top-drawer science-fiction movies as "The Matrix" or "The Empire Strikes Back".
Whether the film will have enough boxoffice oomph to establish a franchise for Fox is an open question. Unlike film series based on comic books such as "Batman" or "Superman", "X-Men" features an army of heroes and villains, leaving the nonfan without a major character to identify with. Of course, the multiplicity of characters may be a positive attribute in a film series, bringing more depth and complexity to future installments.
For director Bryan Singer, though, whose career really took off with his stylish "The Usual Suspects", "X-Men" marks a backward step into impersonal, effects-driven filmmaking. This is a thoroughly competent though not terribly compelling work that demonstrates Singer's ability to handle the logistics of a big-budget production. But he loses his storytelling voice in the process.
In the not-too-distant future of Stan Lee's "X-Men" comic books, a sizable minority of humans have evolved into creatures with phenomenal mental or physical abilities. But the international community is divided about how to respond to these "mutants." Are they warrior-saviors or dangerous misfits who should be isolated from society?
The situation forces Prof. Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), himself a telepath, to gather together these misunderstood individuals into a "mutant high," where they learn how to harness their amazing powers.
Among the pupils are white-haired Storm (Halle Berry), who is able to control the weather, Cyclops (James Marsden), whose eyes emit energy rays, and Jean Grey (Famke Janssen), who possesses telepathic and telekinetic abilities. Despite the gender mix, these are the X-Men.
Meanwhile, the professor's former friend and now archenemy, Magneto (Ian McKellen), prepares for the coming battle between men and mutants by recruiting an evil brotherhood to rule the world. Magneto's minions include the physically powerful Sabretooth (Tyler Mane), whose growl is definitely not worse than his bite, the leaping Toad (Ray Park), whose recoiling, yards-long tongue creates all sorts of mischief, and Mystique (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos beneath layers of blue makeup and silicone prosthetics), who can morph into seemingly anybody.
Interestingly, two main protagonists among the X-Men hate their "gifts." The sullen, anti-social Logan, a k a Wolverine (Australian actor Hugh Jackman), possesses the ability to physically heal himself. Because of this, years before, he fell victim to a bizarre medical experiment that welded retractable metal claws to his skeleton, giving him an unwanted power that only brings him unhappiness.
His companion is Rogue (Anna Paquin), a young girl whose touch can destroy, rendering her incapable of intimacy with any boy. But since she can absorb the powers of other mutants, she becomes an object of desire in Magneto's plot to destroy humankind.
The high-tech battles -- the de rigueur melange of stunts, effects and explosions -- are executed well but fall curiously flat. Much more intriguing is Stan Lee's notion that these superheroes suffer from paranoia and angst. Their unwelcome powers are hurtful and troubling to them as human beings.
Indeed, this angle could have been fruitfully explored at greater length. But Singer and screenwriter David Hayter (working from Singer and Tom DeSanto's story) get easily distracted by both the need to introduce many of the potential franchise's characters and the desire to deliver the action goods.
As a consequence, the film suffers from incompleteness. Characters are poorly sketched, and story lines dangle. When George Lucas created his first "Star Wars" film, before anyone could tell that a series would follow, he made certain that his film stood on its own with completely realized characters and a story line that had closure.
In "X-Men", though, only fans of the comic book will understand many of the scenes and oblique references. Even the main protagonists get short shrift.
Visually, the Toronto-lensed production is impressive. In his third collaboration with Singer, cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel goes for dark, subdued hues. The editing by Steven Rosenblum, Kevin Stitt and John Wright makes for a well-paced film. Only Michael Kamen's forgettable score misses the mark.
X-MEN
20th Century Fox
in association with Marvel Entertainment Group
the Donners' Co./Bad Hat Harry
Producers: Lauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter
Director: Bryan Singer
Screenwriter: David Hayter
Story by: Tom DeSanto, Bryan Singer
Executive producers: Avi Arad, Stan Lee,
Richard Donner, Tom DeSanto
Director of photography: Newton Thomas Sigel
Production designer: John Myhre
Music: Michael Kamen
Co-producers: Joel Simon, William S. Todman Jr.
Costume designer: Louise Mingenbach
Editors: Steven Rosenblum, Kevin Stitt,
John Wright
Color/stereo
Cast:
Xavier: Patrick Stewart
Magneto: Ian McKellen
Wolverine: Hugh Jackman
Jean Grey: Famke Janssen
Storm: Halle Berry
Rogue: Anna Paquin
Sabretooth: Tyler Mane
Toad: Ray Park
Running time -- 104 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
otherworldly characters and heavy special effects to ensure keen youth interest in this film version of the wildly popular Marvel Comics title. But nonfans of the comic book may wonder what all of the fuss is about. While it's spirited entertainment, "X-Men" lacks the style and substance of such top-drawer science-fiction movies as "The Matrix" or "The Empire Strikes Back".
Whether the film will have enough boxoffice oomph to establish a franchise for Fox is an open question. Unlike film series based on comic books such as "Batman" or "Superman", "X-Men" features an army of heroes and villains, leaving the nonfan without a major character to identify with. Of course, the multiplicity of characters may be a positive attribute in a film series, bringing more depth and complexity to future installments.
For director Bryan Singer, though, whose career really took off with his stylish "The Usual Suspects", "X-Men" marks a backward step into impersonal, effects-driven filmmaking. This is a thoroughly competent though not terribly compelling work that demonstrates Singer's ability to handle the logistics of a big-budget production. But he loses his storytelling voice in the process.
In the not-too-distant future of Stan Lee's "X-Men" comic books, a sizable minority of humans have evolved into creatures with phenomenal mental or physical abilities. But the international community is divided about how to respond to these "mutants." Are they warrior-saviors or dangerous misfits who should be isolated from society?
The situation forces Prof. Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), himself a telepath, to gather together these misunderstood individuals into a "mutant high," where they learn how to harness their amazing powers.
Among the pupils are white-haired Storm (Halle Berry), who is able to control the weather, Cyclops (James Marsden), whose eyes emit energy rays, and Jean Grey (Famke Janssen), who possesses telepathic and telekinetic abilities. Despite the gender mix, these are the X-Men.
Meanwhile, the professor's former friend and now archenemy, Magneto (Ian McKellen), prepares for the coming battle between men and mutants by recruiting an evil brotherhood to rule the world. Magneto's minions include the physically powerful Sabretooth (Tyler Mane), whose growl is definitely not worse than his bite, the leaping Toad (Ray Park), whose recoiling, yards-long tongue creates all sorts of mischief, and Mystique (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos beneath layers of blue makeup and silicone prosthetics), who can morph into seemingly anybody.
Interestingly, two main protagonists among the X-Men hate their "gifts." The sullen, anti-social Logan, a k a Wolverine (Australian actor Hugh Jackman), possesses the ability to physically heal himself. Because of this, years before, he fell victim to a bizarre medical experiment that welded retractable metal claws to his skeleton, giving him an unwanted power that only brings him unhappiness.
His companion is Rogue (Anna Paquin), a young girl whose touch can destroy, rendering her incapable of intimacy with any boy. But since she can absorb the powers of other mutants, she becomes an object of desire in Magneto's plot to destroy humankind.
The high-tech battles -- the de rigueur melange of stunts, effects and explosions -- are executed well but fall curiously flat. Much more intriguing is Stan Lee's notion that these superheroes suffer from paranoia and angst. Their unwelcome powers are hurtful and troubling to them as human beings.
Indeed, this angle could have been fruitfully explored at greater length. But Singer and screenwriter David Hayter (working from Singer and Tom DeSanto's story) get easily distracted by both the need to introduce many of the potential franchise's characters and the desire to deliver the action goods.
As a consequence, the film suffers from incompleteness. Characters are poorly sketched, and story lines dangle. When George Lucas created his first "Star Wars" film, before anyone could tell that a series would follow, he made certain that his film stood on its own with completely realized characters and a story line that had closure.
In "X-Men", though, only fans of the comic book will understand many of the scenes and oblique references. Even the main protagonists get short shrift.
Visually, the Toronto-lensed production is impressive. In his third collaboration with Singer, cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel goes for dark, subdued hues. The editing by Steven Rosenblum, Kevin Stitt and John Wright makes for a well-paced film. Only Michael Kamen's forgettable score misses the mark.
X-MEN
20th Century Fox
in association with Marvel Entertainment Group
the Donners' Co./Bad Hat Harry
Producers: Lauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter
Director: Bryan Singer
Screenwriter: David Hayter
Story by: Tom DeSanto, Bryan Singer
Executive producers: Avi Arad, Stan Lee,
Richard Donner, Tom DeSanto
Director of photography: Newton Thomas Sigel
Production designer: John Myhre
Music: Michael Kamen
Co-producers: Joel Simon, William S. Todman Jr.
Costume designer: Louise Mingenbach
Editors: Steven Rosenblum, Kevin Stitt,
John Wright
Color/stereo
Cast:
Xavier: Patrick Stewart
Magneto: Ian McKellen
Wolverine: Hugh Jackman
Jean Grey: Famke Janssen
Storm: Halle Berry
Rogue: Anna Paquin
Sabretooth: Tyler Mane
Toad: Ray Park
Running time -- 104 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
- 7/14/2000
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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