Dee Bryant jams on the gas as her Mustang rockets forward toward a line of plastic bollards at the Irwindale Speedway. Suddenly, she takes her foot off the gas. The growling car whips around 180 degrees in a perfect arc.
Veteran stuntwoman Bryant is a top driver and a rare Black woman rising through the ranks. She has doubled for Angela Bassett, Kerry Washington, and Regina King, among many others. She’s here demonstrating the prowess of the Mustang as the iconic car turns 60.
It has appeared in more than 5,000 films and TV shows. Steve McQueen charging through the streets of San Francisco in his 1968 Mustang Gt is in every sense of the word, iconic.
Steve McQueen in 1968’s “Bullitt.”
From “John Wick” to “Gone in 60 Seconds” to “Charlie’s Angels” to thousands of other productions, “the producers want the Mustang because it creates a symbol. You know, they don’t...
Veteran stuntwoman Bryant is a top driver and a rare Black woman rising through the ranks. She has doubled for Angela Bassett, Kerry Washington, and Regina King, among many others. She’s here demonstrating the prowess of the Mustang as the iconic car turns 60.
It has appeared in more than 5,000 films and TV shows. Steve McQueen charging through the streets of San Francisco in his 1968 Mustang Gt is in every sense of the word, iconic.
Steve McQueen in 1968’s “Bullitt.”
From “John Wick” to “Gone in 60 Seconds” to “Charlie’s Angels” to thousands of other productions, “the producers want the Mustang because it creates a symbol. You know, they don’t...
- 4/20/2024
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
In Michael Mann’s heady, intricately dark, raptly absorbing “Ferrari,” there’s a quiet scene that takes place the night before the Mille Miglia, the spectacular 1,500-kilometer motorsport endurance race. Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver), the Italian sports-car magnate who needs to win the race (the survival of the company that bears his name depends on it), has five drivers who are scheduled to compete. In a kind of calm-before-the-storm ritual, several of them write notes to their romantic partners, telling them how much they love them, just in case they don’t survive the race.
This is no mere superstitious formality. In the Mille Miglia, the possibility of crashing and burning, as the cars zoom at 150 kilometers per hour through the open roads of Italy, is all too real. That’s the ominous underside of racing’s power. The speed is thrilling because it represents a challenge to the universe,...
This is no mere superstitious formality. In the Mille Miglia, the possibility of crashing and burning, as the cars zoom at 150 kilometers per hour through the open roads of Italy, is all too real. That’s the ominous underside of racing’s power. The speed is thrilling because it represents a challenge to the universe,...
- 8/31/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Biography films are a fascinating genre that depict the lives of real people, often with dramatic and artistic flair. They can inspire us, educate us, entertain us, and challenge us to think about the world in new ways. Some of the most acclaimed and influential films of all time belong to this genre, and they span across different eras, cultures, and themes.
In this article, we will rank the 10 best biography films of all time, after the release of Oppenheimer in 2023. Oppenheimer is a biographical film directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American scientist who led the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. The film has been praised for its stunning cinematography, complex narrative, and powerful performances. It is widely considered to be one of the best films of 2023, and a masterpiece of biographical cinema.
But what are the other films...
In this article, we will rank the 10 best biography films of all time, after the release of Oppenheimer in 2023. Oppenheimer is a biographical film directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American scientist who led the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. The film has been praised for its stunning cinematography, complex narrative, and powerful performances. It is widely considered to be one of the best films of 2023, and a masterpiece of biographical cinema.
But what are the other films...
- 7/28/2023
- by amalprasadappu
- https://thecinemanews.online/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4649
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. And watch your speed, unless you want to be breaking news.
2019’s Ford v Ferrari is a gearhead’s movie. A speed freak’s movie. A Ford man’s movie. Keep your Chevys in the garage and your Found-On-Road-Dead jokes to yourself while the Shelby Ford GT40 screams down the straightaway like a rocket. The film is based on the effort of designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles to rudely knock Ferrari off its throne at Le Mans. Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca made it a grudge match to embarrass Enzo Ferrari after he flipped them off in a failed buyout.
The film stars Matt Damon and Christian Bale, which means it was halfway to success from the green flag. It got quite a lot of...
2019’s Ford v Ferrari is a gearhead’s movie. A speed freak’s movie. A Ford man’s movie. Keep your Chevys in the garage and your Found-On-Road-Dead jokes to yourself while the Shelby Ford GT40 screams down the straightaway like a rocket. The film is based on the effort of designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles to rudely knock Ferrari off its throne at Le Mans. Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca made it a grudge match to embarrass Enzo Ferrari after he flipped them off in a failed buyout.
The film stars Matt Damon and Christian Bale, which means it was halfway to success from the green flag. It got quite a lot of...
- 10/7/2020
- by Randy Fuller
- Trailers from Hell
Might we be underestimating Christian Bale at the Oscars? He has earned four nominations and one win in just the last 10 years, and his performance as real-life racer Ken Miles in “Ford v Ferrari” is looking more and more like a threat for a Best Actor bid this year. History has proved that it’s perilous to underestimate him, especially when he’s playing a historical figure.
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Though Bale had already put together an impressive resume by then, he didn’t get his first Oscar nomination until “The Fighter” (2010), for which he won Best Supporting Actor. He quickly followed that with a Best Actor bid for “American Hustle” (2013), another Best Supporting Actor nom for “The Big Short” (2015), and then he was back in the Best Actor race with “Vice” (2018).
All of those happened to be biographical roles. We know Oscar voters love those,...
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Though Bale had already put together an impressive resume by then, he didn’t get his first Oscar nomination until “The Fighter” (2010), for which he won Best Supporting Actor. He quickly followed that with a Best Actor bid for “American Hustle” (2013), another Best Supporting Actor nom for “The Big Short” (2015), and then he was back in the Best Actor race with “Vice” (2018).
All of those happened to be biographical roles. We know Oscar voters love those,...
- 1/2/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Twentieth Century Fox/Chernin Entertainment’s Ford V Ferrari has revved its engines past the $200M mark globally, accelerating to $200.6M through Monday. The split is $106.6M domestic and $94M at the international box office. Disney is handling the awards-season contender that reps the sort of movies Fox has excelled at making.
Directed by James Mangold and starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon, Ford V Ferrari has been one of the biggest original films in the U.S. this year, spending seven weeks on the Top 10 domestic chart during a crowded corridor.
Critics have hopped along for the ride with a 92% Fresh at Rotten Tomatoes, while audiences gave it an A+ CinemaScore.
Fvf debuted at Telluride, then played Toronto and other festivals, beginning domestic and overseas rollout in mid-November. It still has further majors to come including Japan (January 10) and China (date to be determined).
Titled Le Mans ’66 for...
Directed by James Mangold and starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon, Ford V Ferrari has been one of the biggest original films in the U.S. this year, spending seven weeks on the Top 10 domestic chart during a crowded corridor.
Critics have hopped along for the ride with a 92% Fresh at Rotten Tomatoes, while audiences gave it an A+ CinemaScore.
Fvf debuted at Telluride, then played Toronto and other festivals, beginning domestic and overseas rollout in mid-November. It still has further majors to come including Japan (January 10) and China (date to be determined).
Titled Le Mans ’66 for...
- 12/31/2019
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Tracy Letts has a juicy supporting role in James Mangold‘s new film “Ford v Ferrari” as Henry Ford II, owner of the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s. Letts is also co-starring in Greta Gerwig‘s new film “Little Women,” his latest collaboration with the director after “Lady Bird.”
Letts recently spoke with Gold Derby senior editor Zach Laws about what drew him to “Ford v Ferrari,” the appeal of working with directors like Mangold and Gerwig and what’s happening with his new stage play, “The Minutes.” Watch the exclusive video chat above and read the complete transcript below.
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Gold Derby: Tracy, what’s so interesting about this movie is that the big selling point is that there’s a big race at the end of it, but really it’s about the relationship between these two...
Letts recently spoke with Gold Derby senior editor Zach Laws about what drew him to “Ford v Ferrari,” the appeal of working with directors like Mangold and Gerwig and what’s happening with his new stage play, “The Minutes.” Watch the exclusive video chat above and read the complete transcript below.
SEEJack Mathews: Is ‘Ford v Ferrari’ about to make Oscar history?
Gold Derby: Tracy, what’s so interesting about this movie is that the big selling point is that there’s a big race at the end of it, but really it’s about the relationship between these two...
- 12/29/2019
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Director James Mangold’s Ford v Ferrari centers on a rivalry born of automotive history, racing lore and mutual disgust. Teaming awards-season veterans Matt Damon and Christian Bale, its star power fueled the pic’s $195 million worldwide gross, but its screenplay helped drive the action on and off the track.
The script from Jez Butterworth (Spectre) & John-Henry Butterworth (Edge of Tomorrow) and Jason Keller (Escape Plan) is stacked with racing thrills and color, plus no shortage of colorful characters. The dialogue is crisp and true, but often it is the script’s unspoken language that roars. For example: “Shelby’s blood beats in his ears. He takes a ragged breath. Road ahead looks like blurry hell. No armco barriers, no escape lanes, just cliff edge and trees lining the road.”
Read the full script here.
Titled Le Mans ’66 for many racing-mad European audiences who might more familiar with the true story,...
The script from Jez Butterworth (Spectre) & John-Henry Butterworth (Edge of Tomorrow) and Jason Keller (Escape Plan) is stacked with racing thrills and color, plus no shortage of colorful characters. The dialogue is crisp and true, but often it is the script’s unspoken language that roars. For example: “Shelby’s blood beats in his ears. He takes a ragged breath. Road ahead looks like blurry hell. No armco barriers, no escape lanes, just cliff edge and trees lining the road.”
Read the full script here.
Titled Le Mans ’66 for many racing-mad European audiences who might more familiar with the true story,...
- 12/27/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
There was a moment in film history when male actors adhered to the traditional expectations of stardom: Masculine swagger, overconfidence, chiseled good lucks that dare not reveal a sensitive side. Based on this year’s greatest performances, that time is gone for good. Many of the best male lead performances of the year revealed fragile, insecure characters grappling with the changing world around them, even if many of them came from movie stars.
This time last year, there were a lot of famous actors in the spotlight. The world was swooning over Bradley Cooper’s tragic rock star Jackson Maine in “A Star Is Born” while Rami Malek overcame the controversies of “Bohemian Rhapsody” to become an Oscar frontrunner. At the same time, cinephiles celebrated one of Ethan Hawke’s greatest performances in “First Reformed” and Steven Yeun’s progression into a major acting talent with Lee Chang-dong’s “Burning.
This time last year, there were a lot of famous actors in the spotlight. The world was swooning over Bradley Cooper’s tragic rock star Jackson Maine in “A Star Is Born” while Rami Malek overcame the controversies of “Bohemian Rhapsody” to become an Oscar frontrunner. At the same time, cinephiles celebrated one of Ethan Hawke’s greatest performances in “First Reformed” and Steven Yeun’s progression into a major acting talent with Lee Chang-dong’s “Burning.
- 12/11/2019
- by Eric Kohn, Anne Thompson, Kate Erbland, David Ehrlich, Tambay A. Obenson and Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
If justice is done, James Mangold’s “Ford v Ferrari” will soon make history as the first of more than one hundred movies about the sport of auto racing to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. It’s not that Oscar has been unkind to racing movies, it’s that “FvF” is the first one that deserves to be included.
I was an auto racing executive in the late Sixties to the mid-Seventies and knew some of the people involved in the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans that is the focus of Mangold’s movie, and it gets the tone, period and competitive nature of the drivers right. It also does justice to the relationship between car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and British-American driver Ken Miles (Christian Bale) who are the center of the story.
A close friend and former associate of mine named Bob Thomas knew...
I was an auto racing executive in the late Sixties to the mid-Seventies and knew some of the people involved in the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans that is the focus of Mangold’s movie, and it gets the tone, period and competitive nature of the drivers right. It also does justice to the relationship between car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and British-American driver Ken Miles (Christian Bale) who are the center of the story.
A close friend and former associate of mine named Bob Thomas knew...
- 12/5/2019
- by Jack Mathews
- Gold Derby
Tracy Letts says he’s driven by the need to tell stories that showcase humanity. It’s a need that earned him a 2008 Pulitzer Prize for “August: Osage County” and led to his current Broadway play, “Linda Vista,” about a 50-year-old divorcé (played by Ian Barford) in the midst of a midlife crisis. Letts also brings the human touch to his acting roles; he won a Tony Award as George in the 2012 Broadway revival of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” His many on-screen credits include playing the dad of Saoirse Ronan’s character in Greta Gerwig’s Oscar-nominated film “Lady Bird.” Currently, Letts appears as Henry Ford II, heir to the Ford Motor Co., in James Mangold’s “Ford v Ferrari.”
How did you come to play the role of Henry Ford II?
James Mangold had talked to me about playing a part in a Patty Hearst movie. That project got abandoned,...
How did you come to play the role of Henry Ford II?
James Mangold had talked to me about playing a part in a Patty Hearst movie. That project got abandoned,...
- 11/22/2019
- by Lorraine Wheat
- Variety Film + TV
There’s a scene in James Mangold’s Ford v Ferrari that had Tiff audiences almost rolling in the aisles. Tracy Letts as Henry Ford II is persuaded by Matt Damon’s Caroll Shelby to take Ford’s latest racecar for a spin, but the bossman is vastly underprepared for the reality of 100mph. When the car finally stops, all his gravitas turns to childlike sobs. But then the real brilliance of Letts is that within seconds, we go from laughing to crying along with him. Aside from this iconic role, he also has a turn in Little Women, directed by Greta Gerwig, with whom he made Lady Bird.
Deadline: Is it true that you did that crying in the car scene in one take?
Tracy Letts: It wasn’t a one-take. In fact, we did many, many takes. It’s just that apparently James used the first take.
Deadline: Is it true that you did that crying in the car scene in one take?
Tracy Letts: It wasn’t a one-take. In fact, we did many, many takes. It’s just that apparently James used the first take.
- 11/19/2019
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Ford v Ferrari’
It was no-contest between Fox/Chernin Entertainment’s Ford v Ferrari and Sony Pictures’ Charlie’s Angels reboot at Australian cinemas last weekend.
Paradoxically, James Mangold’s drama based on the 1966 Le Mans race between Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari opened marginally below the Us but streets ahead of Elizabeth Banks’ Charlie’s Angels which, however, outperformed the dismal Us bow.
Exhibitors were hoping for more from both titles. “Things are difficult in cinema land at the moment,” says Wallis Cinemas’ soon-to-depart programming manager Sasha Close. “It seems audiences might be waiting for the big Disney films, with Frozen 2 opening on November 28 and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker launching on December 19.
“Both Ford v Ferrari and Charlie’s Angels fell slightly short of our estimates. Whilst Ford v Ferrari may be propelled along for a few weeks by good word of mouth and reviews, the Charlie’s Angels reboot...
It was no-contest between Fox/Chernin Entertainment’s Ford v Ferrari and Sony Pictures’ Charlie’s Angels reboot at Australian cinemas last weekend.
Paradoxically, James Mangold’s drama based on the 1966 Le Mans race between Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari opened marginally below the Us but streets ahead of Elizabeth Banks’ Charlie’s Angels which, however, outperformed the dismal Us bow.
Exhibitors were hoping for more from both titles. “Things are difficult in cinema land at the moment,” says Wallis Cinemas’ soon-to-depart programming manager Sasha Close. “It seems audiences might be waiting for the big Disney films, with Frozen 2 opening on November 28 and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker launching on December 19.
“Both Ford v Ferrari and Charlie’s Angels fell slightly short of our estimates. Whilst Ford v Ferrari may be propelled along for a few weeks by good word of mouth and reviews, the Charlie’s Angels reboot...
- 11/18/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Christian Bale and Matt Damon’s racing drama “Ford v Ferrari” is set to win the weekend box office by a long shot with an esimated $29 million from 3,528 domestic locations.
Elizabeth Banks’ “Charlie’s Angels” reboot could land in a distant second in its debut weekend with about $8.2 million, but the second frame of Roland Emmerich’s “Midway” may come out on top, with about $8.6 million.
“Ford v Ferrari,” which stars Bale and Damon as British driver Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby, respectively, took in nearly $11 million on Friday. Directed by James Mangold, the Fox film follows the pair as they attempt to build a car that can beat Ferrari at the behest of Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts) in the 1960s. Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Jason Keller wrote the script, and Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone, and Ray McKinnon also star. Critics have favored the film,...
Elizabeth Banks’ “Charlie’s Angels” reboot could land in a distant second in its debut weekend with about $8.2 million, but the second frame of Roland Emmerich’s “Midway” may come out on top, with about $8.6 million.
“Ford v Ferrari,” which stars Bale and Damon as British driver Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby, respectively, took in nearly $11 million on Friday. Directed by James Mangold, the Fox film follows the pair as they attempt to build a car that can beat Ferrari at the behest of Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts) in the 1960s. Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Jason Keller wrote the script, and Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone, and Ray McKinnon also star. Critics have favored the film,...
- 11/16/2019
- by Erin Nyren
- Variety Film + TV
Big-time stars Matt Damon and Christian Bale take on the big screen in competitive roles, as they tell the story of the racy world inhabited by two big shot businessmen, Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari. Through action-packed scenes and crisp close ups of polished actors and wheels, the sports drama keeps its viewers’ blood […]
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- 11/15/2019
- by Ashley Johnson
- Uinterview
The thrill of driving a car at high speeds is one that many share. At the same time, the sport of auto racing is hard to compelling depict on screen. Car chases are a cinematic staple, but that’s a completely different beast. More often than not, racing movies focus as much on the humans as the machines. In the case of the new film Ford v Ferrari, there’s a strong balance between the two elements. Featuring some incredible technical work below the line, as well as a surprising sense of fun, this flick has more to offer than most other outings of this ilk. I’ve been pondering this one for over a month, hence waiting until the day of release to write about it, but the more I think on it, the more I find myself liking it. The film is a sports drama, centered on a...
- 11/15/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Ford v Ferrari is showing plenty of speed in its North American debut, while Charlie's Angels can't take flight.
James Mangold's period race car pic — starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon — grossed $10.9 million on Friday from 3,258 theaters for a projected debut in the $28 million to $30 million range, ahead of expectations for 20th Century Fox and Disney. The movie, which has major Oscar ambitions, landed a coveted A+ CinemaScore from audiences.
Ford v Ferrari tells the real-life story of the two men who, in 1966, helped Henry Ford II and his Ford Motor ...
James Mangold's period race car pic — starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon — grossed $10.9 million on Friday from 3,258 theaters for a projected debut in the $28 million to $30 million range, ahead of expectations for 20th Century Fox and Disney. The movie, which has major Oscar ambitions, landed a coveted A+ CinemaScore from audiences.
Ford v Ferrari tells the real-life story of the two men who, in 1966, helped Henry Ford II and his Ford Motor ...
- 11/15/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Ford v Ferrari is showing plenty of speed in its North American debut, while Charlie's Angels can't take flight.
James Mangold's period race car pic — starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon — grossed $10.9 million on Friday from 3,258 theaters for a projected debut in the $28 million to $30 million range, ahead of expectations for 20th Century Fox and Disney. The movie, which has major Oscar ambitions, landed a coveted A+ CinemaScore from audiences.
Ford v Ferrari tells the real-life story of the two men who, in 1966, helped Henry Ford II and his Ford Motor ...
James Mangold's period race car pic — starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon — grossed $10.9 million on Friday from 3,258 theaters for a projected debut in the $28 million to $30 million range, ahead of expectations for 20th Century Fox and Disney. The movie, which has major Oscar ambitions, landed a coveted A+ CinemaScore from audiences.
Ford v Ferrari tells the real-life story of the two men who, in 1966, helped Henry Ford II and his Ford Motor ...
- 11/15/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Racing drama “Ford v Ferrari” sped to $2.1 million on Thursday night, while Sony’s “Charlie’s Angels” reboot pulled in a modest $900,000.
The earnings for “Ford v Ferrari” are in the same range as “Terminator: Dark Fate,” which took in $2.4 million on its way to a $29 million debut on Nov. 1-3 for Paramount.
“Ford v Ferrari” is expected to win the weekend handily with as much as $20 million at 3,528 venues in North America. The Disney-Fox film follows an eccentric team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and his British driver, Ken Miles (Christian Bale), who are dispatched by Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca to build a new vehicle to defeat the dominant Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans world championship in France.
“Ford v Ferrari,” directed by James Mangold and produced by Chernin Entertainment, has generated 91% on Rotten Tomatoes. The film, which has a $100 million price tag,...
The earnings for “Ford v Ferrari” are in the same range as “Terminator: Dark Fate,” which took in $2.4 million on its way to a $29 million debut on Nov. 1-3 for Paramount.
“Ford v Ferrari” is expected to win the weekend handily with as much as $20 million at 3,528 venues in North America. The Disney-Fox film follows an eccentric team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and his British driver, Ken Miles (Christian Bale), who are dispatched by Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca to build a new vehicle to defeat the dominant Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans world championship in France.
“Ford v Ferrari,” directed by James Mangold and produced by Chernin Entertainment, has generated 91% on Rotten Tomatoes. The film, which has a $100 million price tag,...
- 11/15/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
James Mangold's Ford v Ferrari is driving up some serious Oscar buzz. Based on real-life events, the film chronicles the story behind Ford Motor Co.'s conquest to outperform every car on the racetrack.
In a move to secure the company with the fastest cars, Ford made an offer to buy Ferrari and its fleet of race cars in 1963. Just before the deal was to close, however, Enzo Ferrari pulled out, disagreeing with Ford's demand to retain financial control.
The sudden change of plans fueled Henry Ford II to create his own engine, one that would not ...
In a move to secure the company with the fastest cars, Ford made an offer to buy Ferrari and its fleet of race cars in 1963. Just before the deal was to close, however, Enzo Ferrari pulled out, disagreeing with Ford's demand to retain financial control.
The sudden change of plans fueled Henry Ford II to create his own engine, one that would not ...
- 11/15/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
James Mangold's Ford v Ferrari is driving up some serious Oscar buzz. Based on real-life events, the film chronicles the story behind Ford Motor Co.'s conquest to outperform every car on the racetrack.
In a move to secure the company with the fastest cars, Ford made an offer to buy Ferrari and its fleet of race cars in 1963. Just before the deal was to close, however, Enzo Ferrari pulled out, disagreeing with Ford's demand to retain financial control.
The sudden change of plans fueled Henry Ford II to create his own engine, one that would not ...
In a move to secure the company with the fastest cars, Ford made an offer to buy Ferrari and its fleet of race cars in 1963. Just before the deal was to close, however, Enzo Ferrari pulled out, disagreeing with Ford's demand to retain financial control.
The sudden change of plans fueled Henry Ford II to create his own engine, one that would not ...
- 11/15/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Matt Damon as racing car builder Carroll Shelby and Christian Bale as driver Ken Miles in Ford V Ferra Ri. Photo courtesy of Fox Studios.
Ford V Ferrari tells the unlikely but true story of the Ford Motor Company, the American maker of family cars, challenging Ferrari, the legendary Italian sports car maker, in one of the most difficult races in Europe, the 24-hour Le Mans, in the golden era of racing cars. But you don’t have to be a racing fan or a gear-head to enjoy this thrilling tale, since it is really about the people behind (and in) the cars, bonds of friendship and the struggle of underdogs, a tale set in the era of American know-how and individualism, as two men set out to snatch glory from the reigning king of racing.
It isn’t really Henry Ford II, the head of Ford Motor Company and grandson of the founder,...
Ford V Ferrari tells the unlikely but true story of the Ford Motor Company, the American maker of family cars, challenging Ferrari, the legendary Italian sports car maker, in one of the most difficult races in Europe, the 24-hour Le Mans, in the golden era of racing cars. But you don’t have to be a racing fan or a gear-head to enjoy this thrilling tale, since it is really about the people behind (and in) the cars, bonds of friendship and the struggle of underdogs, a tale set in the era of American know-how and individualism, as two men set out to snatch glory from the reigning king of racing.
It isn’t really Henry Ford II, the head of Ford Motor Company and grandson of the founder,...
- 11/15/2019
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
James Mangold’s Ford V Ferrari is an old-school odyssey, sensationalized by burnt rubber, colliding pigheads, and grease stains. Based on a true story, it contrasts the openness of the road with the restrictiveness of the destination, and while a great deal of its hostility rightfully rests in the laps of assembly line ringleaders, much of the film feels similarly contrived by rehashed nuts and bolts.
However, this strange contradiction makes sense in conversation with its arena. Ford V Ferrari seeks pure cinematic gold when it comes to being voluptuously entertaining, a benchmark it surpasses on several occasions. This is partly because the film is spearheaded by two cases of pleasantly zesty acting – courtesy of the remarkably untapped chemistry between Matt Damon and Christian Bale – as well as an entire ensemble of fine supporting performers. But it’s mostly because the rhythmic velocity of the action is so crisply composed...
However, this strange contradiction makes sense in conversation with its arena. Ford V Ferrari seeks pure cinematic gold when it comes to being voluptuously entertaining, a benchmark it surpasses on several occasions. This is partly because the film is spearheaded by two cases of pleasantly zesty acting – courtesy of the remarkably untapped chemistry between Matt Damon and Christian Bale – as well as an entire ensemble of fine supporting performers. But it’s mostly because the rhythmic velocity of the action is so crisply composed...
- 11/15/2019
- by Luke Parker
- We Got This Covered
This post contains Spoilers for “Ford v Ferrari,” starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale
A good chunk of James Mangold’s “Ford v Ferrari” is devoted to a diligent recreation of the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race, and it all leads to a climax that, if you don’t know anything about it, feels almost too strange to be real.
The real life Le Mans ’66 ended with a historic finish: Ford trounced the frontrunner Ferrari as all three Ford cars crossed the finish line in a dead heat. But there’s some additional drama in the “Ford v Ferrari” portrayal. In the film’s telling, once it becomes clear Ford will win, Ford executives, including Henry Ford II, realize that having all of its cars finish at the same time would make an excellent PR stunt — so they instruct driver Ken Miles (Bale) to slow down his pace to let...
A good chunk of James Mangold’s “Ford v Ferrari” is devoted to a diligent recreation of the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race, and it all leads to a climax that, if you don’t know anything about it, feels almost too strange to be real.
The real life Le Mans ’66 ended with a historic finish: Ford trounced the frontrunner Ferrari as all three Ford cars crossed the finish line in a dead heat. But there’s some additional drama in the “Ford v Ferrari” portrayal. In the film’s telling, once it becomes clear Ford will win, Ford executives, including Henry Ford II, realize that having all of its cars finish at the same time would make an excellent PR stunt — so they instruct driver Ken Miles (Bale) to slow down his pace to let...
- 11/15/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Legendary automobile designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) teams up with legendary race-car driver Ken Miles (Christian Bale) to defeat an epic foe, as brought to thrilling life in Ford v Ferrari. Based on a true story, the dramatic thriller unfolds primarily through the keen eyes of the designer and the driver as they prepare under deadline pressure for a 24-hour endurance contest, pitting the Ford Motor Company, guided by Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts) and Lee Iacocca (Jon Bernthal), against...
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- 11/14/2019
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Maybe it’s too much to expect a film titled “Ford v Ferrari” to really touch on anything beyond the heart-pounding 24 hours of 1966’s legendary Le Mans auto race in France, upon which the film is based.
But with a staggering two-and-a-half-hour runtime, you’d think director James Mangold (with writers Jason Keller and Jez and John-Henry Butterworth) would have delved more deeply into the interior lives of its two protagonists, played by Christian Bale and Matt Damon, in order to ground their narrative in something other than adrenaline and testosterone.
There’s certainly lots of opportunity to do so, especially through the intriguing friendship between sports-car engineer and driver Ken Miles (Bale), who competed in the historic race, and driver and car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon), who had previously hired Miles as a test driver before eventually bringing him on board to represent Ford Motor Company at Le Mans.
But with a staggering two-and-a-half-hour runtime, you’d think director James Mangold (with writers Jason Keller and Jez and John-Henry Butterworth) would have delved more deeply into the interior lives of its two protagonists, played by Christian Bale and Matt Damon, in order to ground their narrative in something other than adrenaline and testosterone.
There’s certainly lots of opportunity to do so, especially through the intriguing friendship between sports-car engineer and driver Ken Miles (Bale), who competed in the historic race, and driver and car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon), who had previously hired Miles as a test driver before eventually bringing him on board to represent Ford Motor Company at Le Mans.
- 11/13/2019
- by Candice Frederick
- The Wrap
“When I read a script, all I’m looking for is quality of writing,” reveals Tracy Letts. Although he admittedly doesn’t know much about cars or racing, he does know a thing or two about writing as a Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning playwright. So he was instantly drawn to “Ford v Ferrari” because of “the human element … We understand what all of the principle characters have invested in this outcome of the race.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Letts above.
See Tracy Letts (‘Ford v Ferrari’): He’s a real supporting Oscar contender with Matt Damon and Christian Bale both going lead
Directed by James Mangold, the 20th Century Fox release tells the true story of how Ford Motor Company drafted expert racer Ken Miles (Christian Bale) and ace auto designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) to create a car that could challenge champion Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans race.
See Tracy Letts (‘Ford v Ferrari’): He’s a real supporting Oscar contender with Matt Damon and Christian Bale both going lead
Directed by James Mangold, the 20th Century Fox release tells the true story of how Ford Motor Company drafted expert racer Ken Miles (Christian Bale) and ace auto designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) to create a car that could challenge champion Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans race.
- 11/13/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Fox/Chernin Entertainment’s Ford v Ferrari, an original movie aimed at older males about the 1966 Le Mans race between Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari, will lay claim to the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office with a $20 million, maybe even $30M+ start. That will stop Sony’s franchise reboot of Charlie’s Angels in its tracks with its lowest opening in the series — $10M-$12M per industry estimates at 3,400 theaters.
The first two Charlie’s Angels movies, which starred Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu and were directed by McG, opened to $40.1M (2000’s Charlie’s Angels) and $37.6M (2003’s Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle), respectively.
Also this frame comes New Line/Bron Studios’ Bill Condon-directed Helen Mirren-Ian McKellen movie The Good Liar, which is tracking in the low-single digits. If it’s lucky and finds its much older 60+ audience, the pic could...
The first two Charlie’s Angels movies, which starred Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu and were directed by McG, opened to $40.1M (2000’s Charlie’s Angels) and $37.6M (2003’s Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle), respectively.
Also this frame comes New Line/Bron Studios’ Bill Condon-directed Helen Mirren-Ian McKellen movie The Good Liar, which is tracking in the low-single digits. If it’s lucky and finds its much older 60+ audience, the pic could...
- 11/13/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Vroom! You can feel the power thrumming under James Mangold’s Ford v Ferrari — and that’s a shock because this thunderously exciting true story is based on a stuffy business proposition. Back in the 1960s, Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts) determined to beat Enzo Ferrari (Remo Girone) at his own game by building a hot, fast race car — the GT40 — that could win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, pitting American crass against Italian class.
Luckily, Mangold fuels his true-life plot with enough flesh-and-blood action to leave to leave you dizzy.
Luckily, Mangold fuels his true-life plot with enough flesh-and-blood action to leave to leave you dizzy.
- 11/13/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
This time last year, 20th Century Fox was riding high as “Bohemian Rhapsody” was in the midst of a theatrical run that would finish with $903 million grossed worldwide and four Oscars. But as the now Disney-owned studio prepares to release the acclaimed “Ford v Ferrari” into theaters, their fortunes have completely soured.
In 2019, the studio has not released a single film with a domestic total of over $100 million, with the top-grossing film being January’s “Alita: Battle Angel” with $85 million domestic and $403 million worldwide. After Fox’s merger with Disney was completed in March, the studio released “Dark Phoenix,” a film that ended Fox’s “X-Men” series on a huge bomb with just $252 million grossed worldwide against a $200 million production budget and pushing Fox into an operational loss of $170 million in its first financial quarter under Disney.
Also Read: 'Ford v Ferrari' Film Review: Christian Bale and...
In 2019, the studio has not released a single film with a domestic total of over $100 million, with the top-grossing film being January’s “Alita: Battle Angel” with $85 million domestic and $403 million worldwide. After Fox’s merger with Disney was completed in March, the studio released “Dark Phoenix,” a film that ended Fox’s “X-Men” series on a huge bomb with just $252 million grossed worldwide against a $200 million production budget and pushing Fox into an operational loss of $170 million in its first financial quarter under Disney.
Also Read: 'Ford v Ferrari' Film Review: Christian Bale and...
- 11/13/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Christian Bale and Matt Damon try to put the pedal to the metal in James Mangold’s racing drama.
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You have to really get invested in a story that essentially boils down to “boys and their toys” if you intend to fully enjoy Ford v Ferrari, director James Mangold’s old school drama about real-life racing champs Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and Ken Miles (Christian Bale). The pair bonded as friends and innovators to create a car--bankrolled by the Ford Motor Company--that was meant to best the formidable fleet of Enzo Ferrari at the punishing 24-hour Le Mans race in France.
Working from a script by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth (Edge of Tomorrow) along with Jason Keller (Escape Plan), Mangold crafts something formidable himself: a two-and-a-half-hour character drama in sync with his previous character studies, such as Walk the Line and even the superb Wolverine send-off Logan.
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You have to really get invested in a story that essentially boils down to “boys and their toys” if you intend to fully enjoy Ford v Ferrari, director James Mangold’s old school drama about real-life racing champs Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and Ken Miles (Christian Bale). The pair bonded as friends and innovators to create a car--bankrolled by the Ford Motor Company--that was meant to best the formidable fleet of Enzo Ferrari at the punishing 24-hour Le Mans race in France.
Working from a script by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth (Edge of Tomorrow) along with Jason Keller (Escape Plan), Mangold crafts something formidable himself: a two-and-a-half-hour character drama in sync with his previous character studies, such as Walk the Line and even the superb Wolverine send-off Logan.
- 11/12/2019
- Den of Geek
Writer-director James Mangold plays the Hollywood studio game well enough to build allies who believe in him. While at Fox, studio chief Emma Watts backed X-Men installments “Wolverine” and “Logan” and Oscar-winner “Walk the Line.” That made greenlighting $100-million sports saga “Ford v Ferrari” less of a risk, but it’s the kind of movie that studios don’t care to bank these days. The true story behind the legendary 1966 Le Mans race floundered in development for decades before Mangold started chasing it in 2011. (Fox handed him “Wolverine” instead.) When Michael Mann and Joseph Kosinski’s versions fell apart, Mangold was ready to pounce.
He pushed the movie forward thanks to Oscar-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale, who were lured by the strong script (by “Edge of Tomorrow” writers Jez and John-Henry Butterworth and “Machine Gun Preacher” writer Jason Keller).
The end result passed muster with new Fox owner Disney,...
He pushed the movie forward thanks to Oscar-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale, who were lured by the strong script (by “Edge of Tomorrow” writers Jez and John-Henry Butterworth and “Machine Gun Preacher” writer Jason Keller).
The end result passed muster with new Fox owner Disney,...
- 11/11/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Writer-director James Mangold plays the Hollywood studio game well enough to build allies who believe in him. While at Fox, studio chief Emma Watts backed X-Men installments “Wolverine” and “Logan” and Oscar-winner “Walk the Line.” That made greenlighting $100-million sports saga “Ford v Ferrari” less of a risk, but it’s the kind of movie that studios don’t care to bank these days. The true story behind the legendary 1966 Le Mans race floundered in development for decades before Mangold started chasing it in 2011. (Fox handed him “Wolverine” instead.) When Michael Mann’s version fell apart, Mangold pounced.
He pushed the movie forward thanks to Oscar-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale, who were lured by the strong script (by “Edge of Tomorrow” writers Jez and John-Henry Butterworth and “Machine Gun Preacher” writer Jason Keller).
The end result passed muster with new Fox owner Disney, which sent the film to Telluride and Toronto.
He pushed the movie forward thanks to Oscar-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale, who were lured by the strong script (by “Edge of Tomorrow” writers Jez and John-Henry Butterworth and “Machine Gun Preacher” writer Jason Keller).
The end result passed muster with new Fox owner Disney, which sent the film to Telluride and Toronto.
- 11/11/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch for 2019 and the Newport Beach Film Festival’s Fall Honors recipients were feted on Sunday. In a partnership with Visit Newport Beach and Variety, the celebration was held at a brunch at the Resort at Pelican Hill where stars like Cynthia Erivo and Glen Powell dined against a stunning beachfront backdrop.
The first Nbff Award of Distinction was presented to “Big Bang Theory” alum Melissa Rauch. “I dreamed about being in this field for as long as I can remember,” said Rauch, thanking everyone who has supported her in that dream along the way.
The next Award of Distinction went to Tracy Letts, who can be seen in two upcoming films, “Little Women” and “Ford v Ferrari,” where he plays Henry Ford II. “You needn’t have bothered with ‘Distinction,’ you could have said ‘Artist’ and I would have flopped up here like a seal,...
The first Nbff Award of Distinction was presented to “Big Bang Theory” alum Melissa Rauch. “I dreamed about being in this field for as long as I can remember,” said Rauch, thanking everyone who has supported her in that dream along the way.
The next Award of Distinction went to Tracy Letts, who can be seen in two upcoming films, “Little Women” and “Ford v Ferrari,” where he plays Henry Ford II. “You needn’t have bothered with ‘Distinction,’ you could have said ‘Artist’ and I would have flopped up here like a seal,...
- 11/4/2019
- by Paul Plunkett
- Variety Film + TV
That sound you just heard was Tracy Letts‘s Oscar campaign revving up for “Ford v Ferrari.” Since it premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, pundits have speculated about the category placements for stars Christian Bale and Matt Damon, who co-headline this true-life racing drama about an expert driver (Bale) and auto designer (Damon) working to create a car to compete in the 1966 Le Mans tournament. But now that both are confirmed to be campaigning as leads, the road is cleared for Letts to earn his career-first nomination for his juicy supporting turn as Henry Ford II.
See ‘Ford v Ferrari’ Q&a: James Mangold and his crew on how building a champion car is like building a movie [Listen]
Letts is no stranger to awards. He’s a multi-hyphenate who won a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award in 2008 for writing his play “August: Osage County,” plus an acting Tony for...
See ‘Ford v Ferrari’ Q&a: James Mangold and his crew on how building a champion car is like building a movie [Listen]
Letts is no stranger to awards. He’s a multi-hyphenate who won a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award in 2008 for writing his play “August: Osage County,” plus an acting Tony for...
- 11/3/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Take a look at more footage from the feature "Ford v Ferrari" (aka "Le Mans '66"), directed by James Mangold ("Logan"), starring Matt Damon, Christian Bale ("Batman Begins"), Caitriona Balfe ("Outlander"), Jon Bernthal ("The Punisher"), Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone and Ray McKinnon, opening November 15, 2019:
"...an eccentric, determined team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary 'Carroll Shelby' and his Brit driver, 'Ken Miles'...
"...are dispatched by 'Henry Ford II' and 'Lee Iacocca' with the mission of building the 'Ford GT40', a new racing car with the potential to defeat the perennially dominant 'Ferrari 'racing team at the 1966 '24 Hours of Le Mans' race in France..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Ford v Ferrari"...
"...an eccentric, determined team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary 'Carroll Shelby' and his Brit driver, 'Ken Miles'...
"...are dispatched by 'Henry Ford II' and 'Lee Iacocca' with the mission of building the 'Ford GT40', a new racing car with the potential to defeat the perennially dominant 'Ferrari 'racing team at the 1966 '24 Hours of Le Mans' race in France..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Ford v Ferrari"...
- 10/28/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
In today’s film news roundup, early estimates are in for “Ford v Ferrari” and “Charlie’s Angels,” Jenn Murray receives an honor and the documentary “Human Nature” gets distribution.
Early Tracking
Disney-Fox’s “Ford v Ferrari,” starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon, is heading for a North American launch in the $23 million to $27 million range, early estimates showed Thursday.
“Ford v Ferrari” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and will be released by Disney on Nov. 15. Critics have been impressed with a current 88% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Bale and Damon will both campaign in the lead actor category for awards for their work. “Ford v Ferrari” follows an eccentric team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary Carroll Shelby (Damon) and his British driver, Ken Miles (Bale), who are dispatched by Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca to build an entirely new vehicle...
Early Tracking
Disney-Fox’s “Ford v Ferrari,” starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon, is heading for a North American launch in the $23 million to $27 million range, early estimates showed Thursday.
“Ford v Ferrari” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and will be released by Disney on Nov. 15. Critics have been impressed with a current 88% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Bale and Damon will both campaign in the lead actor category for awards for their work. “Ford v Ferrari” follows an eccentric team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary Carroll Shelby (Damon) and his British driver, Ken Miles (Bale), who are dispatched by Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca to build an entirely new vehicle...
- 10/25/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Christian Bale and Matt Damon will both campaign in the lead actor category for awards for their work in Fox’s upcoming “Ford v Ferrari,” Variety has learned.
“Ford v Ferrari” follows an eccentric, determined team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary Carroll Shelby (Damon) and his British driver, Ken Miles (Bale), who are dispatched by Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca to build an entirely new vehicle with the potential to finally defeat the perennially dominant Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans World Championship in France. “Ford v Ferrari” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and will be released by Disney on Nov. 15.
Bale has been nominated for four Academy Awards and won in the supporting category for “The Fighter.” He was nominated for “The Big Short,” “Vice” and “American Hustle.”
Damon has been nominated for five Academy Awards and won one for original screenplay for “Good Will Hunting.
“Ford v Ferrari” follows an eccentric, determined team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary Carroll Shelby (Damon) and his British driver, Ken Miles (Bale), who are dispatched by Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca to build an entirely new vehicle with the potential to finally defeat the perennially dominant Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans World Championship in France. “Ford v Ferrari” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and will be released by Disney on Nov. 15.
Bale has been nominated for four Academy Awards and won in the supporting category for “The Fighter.” He was nominated for “The Big Short,” “Vice” and “American Hustle.”
Damon has been nominated for five Academy Awards and won one for original screenplay for “Good Will Hunting.
- 10/22/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
"Ford v Ferrari" (aka "Le Mans '66") is the racing feature, directed by James Mangold ("Logan"), starring Matt Damon, Christian Bale ("Batman Begins"), Caitriona Balfe ("Outlander"), Jon Bernthal ("The Punisher"), Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone and Ray McKinnon, opening November 15, 2019:
"...an eccentric, determined team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary 'Carroll Shelby' and his Brit driver, 'Ken Miles'...
"...are dispatched by 'Henry Ford II' and 'Lee Iacocca' with the mission of building the 'Ford GT40', a new racing car with the potential to defeat the perennially dominant 'Ferrari 'racing team at the 1966 '24 Hours of Le Mans' race in France..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Ford v Ferrari"...
"...an eccentric, determined team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary 'Carroll Shelby' and his Brit driver, 'Ken Miles'...
"...are dispatched by 'Henry Ford II' and 'Lee Iacocca' with the mission of building the 'Ford GT40', a new racing car with the potential to defeat the perennially dominant 'Ferrari 'racing team at the 1966 '24 Hours of Le Mans' race in France..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Ford v Ferrari"...
- 10/18/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Matt Damon and Christian Bale come to blows in the new trailer for Fox’s “Ford v. Ferrari,” as frenemies famed car designer Carroll Shelby and British race car driver Kevin Miles takes on the mission to defeat Ferrari on the race track.
“I will put you in the driver’s seat at Le Mans… if you just shut your mouth and let me do my thing,” Damon’s Shelby tells Bale’s Miles.
Miles responds with a punch. Shelby comes back with a takedown. While the two wrestle on the ground, Miles’ wife pulls up a chair and enjoys the show.
Also Read: 'Ford v Ferrari' Film Review: Christian Bale and Matt Damon Feel the Need for Speed
Later in the trailer, Shelby talks with Miles about the assignment that Henry Ford II has given him: after a potential partnership between Ford and Ferrari broke down in ugly fashion,...
“I will put you in the driver’s seat at Le Mans… if you just shut your mouth and let me do my thing,” Damon’s Shelby tells Bale’s Miles.
Miles responds with a punch. Shelby comes back with a takedown. While the two wrestle on the ground, Miles’ wife pulls up a chair and enjoys the show.
Also Read: 'Ford v Ferrari' Film Review: Christian Bale and Matt Damon Feel the Need for Speed
Later in the trailer, Shelby talks with Miles about the assignment that Henry Ford II has given him: after a potential partnership between Ford and Ferrari broke down in ugly fashion,...
- 9/15/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Matt Damon and Christian Bale attempt to upheave the race car industry in the new trailer for Ford v Ferrari, a retelling of the Ford Motor Company’s efforts to end Enzo Ferrari’s racing stranglehold in 1966.
The James Mangold-directed film – which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and recently screened at Toronto International Film Festival – is “based on the remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles (Bale), who together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics,...
The James Mangold-directed film – which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and recently screened at Toronto International Film Festival – is “based on the remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles (Bale), who together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics,...
- 9/15/2019
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
"Ford hates guys like us, because we're different." 20th Century Fox has launched the second official trailer for Ford v. Ferrari, the latest from James Mangold (who last made the kick ass Logan in 2017). This premiered at the Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals to very positive reviews aplenty, calling it a "visual and sonic spectacle". The film follows an eccentric, determined team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary Carroll Shelby and British driver Ken Miles, who are sent by Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca with the mission of building from scratch an entirely new car with the potential to finally defeat the perennially dominant Ferrari at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France. Starring Matt Damon as Shelby, Christian Bale as Miles, with Tracy Letts as Henry Ford II, plus an ensemble cast including Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, JJ Feild, Ray McKinnon,...
- 9/15/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
by Nathaniel R
Those magnificent men (and women) and their flying machines. What prompts people to build aerodymanic death traps in which to race at incredible never before accomplished speeds or go up up up to never before seen heights? Today's double feature centers on just this type of man and their creations.
Ford V Ferrari (James Mangold)
This very handsomely made film centers around a famous late 60s battle between the massive Ford Motor Company and the Italian boutique manufacturer Ferrari. How did Detroit's Henry Ford II come to battle Enzo Ferrarri in the European playground of Le Mans anyway? And how does the film get you to root for the Goliath rather than the David in this battle? That's the magic of this old fashioned well-paced movie. Older audiences might be familiar with this story but we weren't so it all played out like a fleet-footed and...
Those magnificent men (and women) and their flying machines. What prompts people to build aerodymanic death traps in which to race at incredible never before accomplished speeds or go up up up to never before seen heights? Today's double feature centers on just this type of man and their creations.
Ford V Ferrari (James Mangold)
This very handsomely made film centers around a famous late 60s battle between the massive Ford Motor Company and the Italian boutique manufacturer Ferrari. How did Detroit's Henry Ford II come to battle Enzo Ferrarri in the European playground of Le Mans anyway? And how does the film get you to root for the Goliath rather than the David in this battle? That's the magic of this old fashioned well-paced movie. Older audiences might be familiar with this story but we weren't so it all played out like a fleet-footed and...
- 9/13/2019
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
James Mangold’s Ford v Ferrari is, in a word, sturdy. It’s the kind of airtight drama that could never be called groundbreaking or even original. But it offers ample pleasures in performance—from stars Matt Damon and Christian Bale—and design. While it could be a bit nastier, this is unquestionably intense grade-a Hollywood entertainment. The racing sequences are genuinely thrilling, and even the boardroom and back-office battles are compelling.
While the story itself—the Ford Motor Company hires auto racing legend Carroll Shelby (Damon) and brash driver Ken Miles (Bale) in an attempt at taking down Ferrari’s dominance at the legendary Le Mans—will be new to some audiences, the structure is undoubtedly familiar. That is an issue, especially at 152 minutes. But Mangold and screenwriters Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Jason Keller keep this baby humming–there’s little time to ponder structural issues when we...
While the story itself—the Ford Motor Company hires auto racing legend Carroll Shelby (Damon) and brash driver Ken Miles (Bale) in an attempt at taking down Ferrari’s dominance at the legendary Le Mans—will be new to some audiences, the structure is undoubtedly familiar. That is an issue, especially at 152 minutes. But Mangold and screenwriters Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Jason Keller keep this baby humming–there’s little time to ponder structural issues when we...
- 9/11/2019
- by Christopher Schobert
- The Film Stage
“Ford v Ferrari” had its first screening at the Telluride Film Festival on Friday, and the expansive pic provided a reminder – amid a sea of independents that dominate festival season– of what big studios can do at their best.
Christian Bale and Matt Damon play two men whose friendship eventually led to a showdown between the Ford and Ferrari auto companies at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s oldest auto endurance race. The film is about car racing, specifically about what makes a great racer versus an ordinary one. It turns out that what makes anyone great at anything is usually that they are doing it not for the money, not for the prizes, but for the pure love of the thing.
The best films are made for the pure love of the thing, too, as are the best performances. Here we have that all-too-rare animal, a studio...
Christian Bale and Matt Damon play two men whose friendship eventually led to a showdown between the Ford and Ferrari auto companies at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s oldest auto endurance race. The film is about car racing, specifically about what makes a great racer versus an ordinary one. It turns out that what makes anyone great at anything is usually that they are doing it not for the money, not for the prizes, but for the pure love of the thing.
The best films are made for the pure love of the thing, too, as are the best performances. Here we have that all-too-rare animal, a studio...
- 8/31/2019
- by Sasha Stone
- The Wrap
Most racing movies are about rivals, but not so “Ford v Ferrari,” which, despite its competition-oriented title, is actually the story of two friends, Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles (played by Matt Damon and Christian Bale), who partnered with the Ford Motor Co. to beat Italian sportscar designer Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Shelby had bested Ferrari once before, winning Le Mans in 1959 behind the wheel of an Aston Martin, but was benched soon after on account of a bum ticker, so he turned to his best driver to develop and commandeer the car that would do the feat. Miles was more of a wild card, a British tank commander who’d survived World War II but went on to become a daredevil racer, pushing his cars to the limit on the track. Miles once quipped, “I’d rather die in a racing car than get eaten up by cancer.
Shelby had bested Ferrari once before, winning Le Mans in 1959 behind the wheel of an Aston Martin, but was benched soon after on account of a bum ticker, so he turned to his best driver to develop and commandeer the car that would do the feat. Miles was more of a wild card, a British tank commander who’d survived World War II but went on to become a daredevil racer, pushing his cars to the limit on the track. Miles once quipped, “I’d rather die in a racing car than get eaten up by cancer.
- 8/31/2019
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
The 46th annual Telluride Film Festival got underway Friday afternoon in roaring fashion with the world premiere of director James Mangold’s supercharged, terrifically entertaining Ford v Ferrari. It’s the tale of two combative, distinctly different but eccentric car artists and car makers, played by Matt Damon and Christian Bale, who take on the task of bringing supremacy to Ford Motor Co. with the fastest car on the tracks at the biggest race of the year, the 24 hours of Le Mans.
If ever there was one this is a true movie movie — a muscular, fast-paced, character-driven, bigger-than-life true story that has all the stuff I love about the craft of moviemaking. It is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid on the race track.
Like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, it pits two big male movie stars against each other and delivers on every cylinder, an old fashioned example of a pure crowd-pleaser that in my opinion should appeal just as much to moviegoers as it will to Academy members who appreciate the craft of movies on a large scale, those that only belong on the biggest screen possible. That’s Ford v Ferrari.
I predict not only will this become a huge word-of-mouth box office hit for Fox and Disney (which now owns the studio and will be distributing in November in time for the holdiay season), it should also handily figure in numerous categories at the Oscars including Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, both Sound categories, and a few acting nods.
The big question is whether strategists try to split the two leading actors into two categories — a likely scenario with Damon in lead, and Bale just great again in a meaty supporting role as the wildcat, hugely talented driver Ford hates but Damon knows can bring home a win if anyone can in the seemingly impossible race to beat Ferrari at its own game, this after being spurned by the Italian automaker when the Detroit giant tried to take them over. The head of Ford then, in the mid 1960s when this all happened, was Henry Ford II, and he is played to the hilt by Tracy Letts, another cast member deserving of a supporting actor nomination if you ask me.
This ought to be catnip for the Academy because it represents big screen moviemaking at its best. Jon Bernthal is also excellent as a younger Lee Iacocca and Josh Lucas is the guy you love to hate as a goody two-shoes corporate suit trying to impress his boss. Catriona Balfe is also very fine as Bale’s wife, and their scenes together with their son (Noah Jupe) have a real poignancy to them.
A project that has been kicking around for the better part of a decade, Mangold and his writers cracked it and make it work on all levels, from the sensational edge-of-the-seat driving sequences to the human factor of which it never loses sight. With every film, this writer-director reminds me more of one of the greats like Howard Hawks, who could excel in just about every genre and always changed things up knowing the story was king, not genre. Mangold seems to do it all, from drama (Girl Interrupted) to thriller (Identity), musical biopic (Walk the Line), action comedy (Knight and Day), Westerns (3:10 to Yuma) and sci-fi Western elegies like the Oscar-nominated Logan which was the perfect finale for Wolverine which he also directed.
In brief remarks before the film screened for the first time at the festival’s “Patrons Screening” today (which also included media members). Mangold explained this was the first time he had been to the Telluride festival since Walk the Line in 2004. He recalled seeing Philip Seymour Hoffman, who touched his hand and simply said “Beautiful, beautiful” after seeing that movie here. Then he went to a restaurant and sat with Roger Ebert, who had championed his first film, the indie Heavy. It all just reminded him of past friendships — in these cases two people now gone.
“I’m saying all this to get around to the fact that they have race cars playing in the promos making it look like the film might be all about race cars,” he said. “But to me this movie is all about friendship, and friends who we meet as we make things. And that’s how I connected to it more than anything.”
Indeed, even though they were sometimes at loggerheads, Damon’s character Carroll Shelby and Bale’s British race car driver Ken Miles were above all friends, ultimately united in this unique and challenging quest to show off the fastest car in the world and fight all the corporate suits along the way. It is a story that really has it all in so many ways. The Telluride audience seemed to be with it all the way too, and word among those exiting was clearly two thumbs up — a great start to the festival.
Disney which now controls Fox and their movies (recently reportedly tearing up most of the development slate) knows not to mess with this one and has kept the same November 15 release date always planned. The Mouse House knows they have a winner, even if it is a Fox movie all the way. In fact, former Fox distribution president Chris Aronson told me months ago when he was still at the studio and before the merger was finaized that Ford v Ferrari was a winner.
He was right. It is.
If ever there was one this is a true movie movie — a muscular, fast-paced, character-driven, bigger-than-life true story that has all the stuff I love about the craft of moviemaking. It is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid on the race track.
Like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, it pits two big male movie stars against each other and delivers on every cylinder, an old fashioned example of a pure crowd-pleaser that in my opinion should appeal just as much to moviegoers as it will to Academy members who appreciate the craft of movies on a large scale, those that only belong on the biggest screen possible. That’s Ford v Ferrari.
I predict not only will this become a huge word-of-mouth box office hit for Fox and Disney (which now owns the studio and will be distributing in November in time for the holdiay season), it should also handily figure in numerous categories at the Oscars including Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, both Sound categories, and a few acting nods.
The big question is whether strategists try to split the two leading actors into two categories — a likely scenario with Damon in lead, and Bale just great again in a meaty supporting role as the wildcat, hugely talented driver Ford hates but Damon knows can bring home a win if anyone can in the seemingly impossible race to beat Ferrari at its own game, this after being spurned by the Italian automaker when the Detroit giant tried to take them over. The head of Ford then, in the mid 1960s when this all happened, was Henry Ford II, and he is played to the hilt by Tracy Letts, another cast member deserving of a supporting actor nomination if you ask me.
This ought to be catnip for the Academy because it represents big screen moviemaking at its best. Jon Bernthal is also excellent as a younger Lee Iacocca and Josh Lucas is the guy you love to hate as a goody two-shoes corporate suit trying to impress his boss. Catriona Balfe is also very fine as Bale’s wife, and their scenes together with their son (Noah Jupe) have a real poignancy to them.
A project that has been kicking around for the better part of a decade, Mangold and his writers cracked it and make it work on all levels, from the sensational edge-of-the-seat driving sequences to the human factor of which it never loses sight. With every film, this writer-director reminds me more of one of the greats like Howard Hawks, who could excel in just about every genre and always changed things up knowing the story was king, not genre. Mangold seems to do it all, from drama (Girl Interrupted) to thriller (Identity), musical biopic (Walk the Line), action comedy (Knight and Day), Westerns (3:10 to Yuma) and sci-fi Western elegies like the Oscar-nominated Logan which was the perfect finale for Wolverine which he also directed.
In brief remarks before the film screened for the first time at the festival’s “Patrons Screening” today (which also included media members). Mangold explained this was the first time he had been to the Telluride festival since Walk the Line in 2004. He recalled seeing Philip Seymour Hoffman, who touched his hand and simply said “Beautiful, beautiful” after seeing that movie here. Then he went to a restaurant and sat with Roger Ebert, who had championed his first film, the indie Heavy. It all just reminded him of past friendships — in these cases two people now gone.
“I’m saying all this to get around to the fact that they have race cars playing in the promos making it look like the film might be all about race cars,” he said. “But to me this movie is all about friendship, and friends who we meet as we make things. And that’s how I connected to it more than anything.”
Indeed, even though they were sometimes at loggerheads, Damon’s character Carroll Shelby and Bale’s British race car driver Ken Miles were above all friends, ultimately united in this unique and challenging quest to show off the fastest car in the world and fight all the corporate suits along the way. It is a story that really has it all in so many ways. The Telluride audience seemed to be with it all the way too, and word among those exiting was clearly two thumbs up — a great start to the festival.
Disney which now controls Fox and their movies (recently reportedly tearing up most of the development slate) knows not to mess with this one and has kept the same November 15 release date always planned. The Mouse House knows they have a winner, even if it is a Fox movie all the way. In fact, former Fox distribution president Chris Aronson told me months ago when he was still at the studio and before the merger was finaized that Ford v Ferrari was a winner.
He was right. It is.
- 8/31/2019
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s hard to imagine a movie called “Ford v Ferrari” working without stellar action on the racetrack, and director James Mangold’s recreation of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race delivers where it counts — in the driver’s seat. The rest of this old-school drama, which follows the efforts by the Ford Motor Company to beat Ferrari at the sport it had dominated for years, stays in a familiar lane. But with Matt Damon as hotshot automotive designer Carroll Shelby and Christian Bale as the ramshackle driver Ken Miles, “Ford v Ferrari” .
Much of the movie’s surprisingly breezy 152 minutes revolve around the enterprising Shelby tinkering with the design for the Ford GT40, while no-nonsense Miles keeps jumping back into the driver’s seat. Employed by Ford to unseat the competition, the two men constantly come to blows with the company as they battle against unlikely odds to forge a new path to victory.
Much of the movie’s surprisingly breezy 152 minutes revolve around the enterprising Shelby tinkering with the design for the Ford GT40, while no-nonsense Miles keeps jumping back into the driver’s seat. Employed by Ford to unseat the competition, the two men constantly come to blows with the company as they battle against unlikely odds to forge a new path to victory.
- 8/31/2019
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
The Telluride Film Festival has a tradition of opening up with an anticipated world premiere, and the patron screening of James Mangold’s “Ford v Ferrari” did not disappoint. Back in 2005, Mangold screened his Johnny Cash biopic “Walk the Line” here in Colorado, and the film won Reese Witherspoon a Best Actress Academy Award.
“Ford v Ferrari,” which releases November 15, 2019, from Fox/Disney, should yield a slew of awards nominations, including for director James Mangold and co-stars Matt Damon and three-time nominee Christian Bale (who won Supporting Actor for “The Fighter”). How they break down this even two-hander is another Oscar season quandary.
Despite a hefty 152-minute running time (a trend this fall), the bone-rattlingly intense “Ford v Ferrari” is a tight, taut, percussive, and emotional commercial entertainment that puts audiences inside the real-life drama behind race car driver-turned-designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and gifted, tightly wound driver Ken Miles...
“Ford v Ferrari,” which releases November 15, 2019, from Fox/Disney, should yield a slew of awards nominations, including for director James Mangold and co-stars Matt Damon and three-time nominee Christian Bale (who won Supporting Actor for “The Fighter”). How they break down this even two-hander is another Oscar season quandary.
Despite a hefty 152-minute running time (a trend this fall), the bone-rattlingly intense “Ford v Ferrari” is a tight, taut, percussive, and emotional commercial entertainment that puts audiences inside the real-life drama behind race car driver-turned-designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and gifted, tightly wound driver Ken Miles...
- 8/31/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Telluride Film Festival has a tradition of opening up with an anticipated world premiere, and the patron screening of James Mangold’s “Ford v Ferrari” did not disappoint. Back in 2005, Mangold screened his Johnny Cash biopic “Walk the Line” here in Colorado, and the film won Reese Witherspoon a Best Actress Academy Award.
“Ford v Ferrari,” which releases November 15, 2019, from Fox/Disney, should yield a slew of awards nominations, including for director James Mangold and co-stars Matt Damon and three-time nominee Christian Bale (who won Supporting Actor for “The Fighter”). How they break down this even two-hander is another Oscar season quandary.
Despite a hefty 152-minute running time (a trend this fall), the bone-rattlingly intense “Ford v Ferrari” is a tight, taut, percussive, and emotional commercial entertainment that puts audiences inside the real-life drama behind race car driver-turned-designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and gifted, tightly wound driver Ken Miles...
“Ford v Ferrari,” which releases November 15, 2019, from Fox/Disney, should yield a slew of awards nominations, including for director James Mangold and co-stars Matt Damon and three-time nominee Christian Bale (who won Supporting Actor for “The Fighter”). How they break down this even two-hander is another Oscar season quandary.
Despite a hefty 152-minute running time (a trend this fall), the bone-rattlingly intense “Ford v Ferrari” is a tight, taut, percussive, and emotional commercial entertainment that puts audiences inside the real-life drama behind race car driver-turned-designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and gifted, tightly wound driver Ken Miles...
- 8/31/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
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