Liam Neeson hasn’t kept count, but someone in the Open Road marketing department sure did: Marketing for Neil Jordan’s “Marlowe,” which casts the Oscar nominee as Raymond Chandler’s iconic gumshoe Philip Marlowe, note that the actor has reached the milestone of appearing in 100 films. If that’s not reason enough to speak to the 70-year-old Irish actor about the breadth of his cinematic career, what could possibly be?
(Due diligence: Neeson’s IMDb profile currently lists 139 acting roles, including voice work and TV shows, and as Neeson will remind us, documentaries. We did our own count, including TV movies, feature films, voice work, and cameos, and got to 99. We’ll take it.)
So: Over the course of 100 films (give or take), 45 years in the industry, and numerous awards, Neeson has portrayed real people, iconic characters, transcended genre (“Love Actually” and “Star Wars”) — and at the end of it,...
(Due diligence: Neeson’s IMDb profile currently lists 139 acting roles, including voice work and TV shows, and as Neeson will remind us, documentaries. We did our own count, including TV movies, feature films, voice work, and cameos, and got to 99. We’ll take it.)
So: Over the course of 100 films (give or take), 45 years in the industry, and numerous awards, Neeson has portrayed real people, iconic characters, transcended genre (“Love Actually” and “Star Wars”) — and at the end of it,...
- 2/16/2023
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
For the past decade, Liam Neeson has made a name for himself as an action star. He’s appeared in a string of high-octane movies that usually involve his character trying to rescue someone else. His latest project, Marlowe, is a significant change of pace for the star, a hardboiled film noir that is based on a popular 2014 novel. Neeson isn’t the only star making waves in Marlowe, however. The movie features a star-studded cast, including Hollywood veterans and famous character actors. With Marlowe out now set, learn more about the intrigue and mystery that awaits in Neeson’s newest film.
What is ‘Marlowe’ about?
Neeson has been a major star for decades, originally rising to fame for character-driven dramas such as Rob Roy. During the early 2000s, he found a new lane with the success of his hit action film Taken. And the movie kickstarted a series of gritty action flicks,...
What is ‘Marlowe’ about?
Neeson has been a major star for decades, originally rising to fame for character-driven dramas such as Rob Roy. During the early 2000s, he found a new lane with the success of his hit action film Taken. And the movie kickstarted a series of gritty action flicks,...
- 2/15/2023
- by Christina Nunn
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The name’s Drebin. Detective Frank Drebin of Police Squad. The beloved Leslie Nielsen comedy had recently been given the greenlight for a reboot at Paramount with Liam Neeson stepping in the lead role. Once planned to be a Seth MacFarlane movie, he stays on a producer, and Akiva Schaffer steps in as writer and director of the comedy. Neeson has now said that the production hopes to move forward with shooting to take place this summer, according to Collider.
While Neeson is promoting his more serious film noir, that’s a throwback to a classic, golden era of noir movies, Marlowe, the Taken actor mentioned that the goal is to start sometime this year. “Yes, we’re waiting on a script. Yeah, we’re hoping it’ll happen this year, maybe in the summertime. I approached Seth MacFarlane, he and his team are working on it, the scripts. So,...
While Neeson is promoting his more serious film noir, that’s a throwback to a classic, golden era of noir movies, Marlowe, the Taken actor mentioned that the goal is to start sometime this year. “Yes, we’re waiting on a script. Yeah, we’re hoping it’ll happen this year, maybe in the summertime. I approached Seth MacFarlane, he and his team are working on it, the scripts. So,...
- 1/19/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
When Sandy Powell began researching the costumes for “Living,” the story of a public works department functionary grappling with a terminal diagnosis, she had firm ideas of what kinds of archival materials and media would help her recapture the spirit of 1953 London. It’s a very particular period in history — a moment when the United Kingdom was slowly beginning to shake off the privation and hardship of rationing. Yet it’s also a precursor to the explosion of cultural expression that would trigger the fashion revolution of the swinging sixties. These were not the most colorful times, sartorially speaking.
So Powell consulted newsreels, street photography and magazines, as well as certain movies made in the era such as “The Lady Killers,” “Fallen Idol” and “Passport to Pimlico.” And she steered clear of certain publications.
“I wasn’t thumbing through copies of Vogue,” says Powell. “I wanted to see real people...
So Powell consulted newsreels, street photography and magazines, as well as certain movies made in the era such as “The Lady Killers,” “Fallen Idol” and “Passport to Pimlico.” And she steered clear of certain publications.
“I wasn’t thumbing through copies of Vogue,” says Powell. “I wanted to see real people...
- 1/13/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
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Brian Cox entertained attendees of the Edinburgh TV Festival on its third and final day on Friday with stories from throughout his career, while emphasizing that he couldn’t share much detail about Succession at a time when fans are eagerly anticipating season 4.
“The Gestapo-element of HBO are present,” Cox said, “because they don’t want me to talk about Succession.” He told people not to ask about the hit show, which last year was renewed for season 4, before divulging some behind-the-scenes insights and thoughts on his character in the hit series, media mogul and patriarch Logan Roy.
The Emmy- and two-time Olivier Award-winning star said Succession creator Jesse Armstrong was “an absolute genius,” but the actors often get scripts only two days before shooting. “Getting a script is like getting gold,” he said, quipping: “I like to learn the lines.”
He has...
Brian Cox entertained attendees of the Edinburgh TV Festival on its third and final day on Friday with stories from throughout his career, while emphasizing that he couldn’t share much detail about Succession at a time when fans are eagerly anticipating season 4.
“The Gestapo-element of HBO are present,” Cox said, “because they don’t want me to talk about Succession.” He told people not to ask about the hit show, which last year was renewed for season 4, before divulging some behind-the-scenes insights and thoughts on his character in the hit series, media mogul and patriarch Logan Roy.
The Emmy- and two-time Olivier Award-winning star said Succession creator Jesse Armstrong was “an absolute genius,” but the actors often get scripts only two days before shooting. “Getting a script is like getting gold,” he said, quipping: “I like to learn the lines.”
He has...
- 8/26/2022
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Succession star Brian Cox has said Logan Roy, the arch-villain he plays in the HBO/Sky epic, would “hate me,” but claimed he “loves” and “respects the character.”
Cox told the Edinburgh TV Festival the pair share a “deep disappointment in the human experience” but he differs from Roy in being an “optimist.”
“I think things would get better and he doesn’t so Logan would hate me,” he said to a packed audience on the final day of the Festival. “He would say ‘I wish that Brian Cox would just shut the f*ck up’.”
Cox revealed he “loves” and “respects” the character, who he has portrayed with fanfare for three seasons, with a fourth in the offing.
“Unlike Trump or Murdoch he’s self made,” he explained. “He did it all himself. He’s a misanthrope, is kind of unhappy and his curse is he loves his children.
Cox told the Edinburgh TV Festival the pair share a “deep disappointment in the human experience” but he differs from Roy in being an “optimist.”
“I think things would get better and he doesn’t so Logan would hate me,” he said to a packed audience on the final day of the Festival. “He would say ‘I wish that Brian Cox would just shut the f*ck up’.”
Cox revealed he “loves” and “respects” the character, who he has portrayed with fanfare for three seasons, with a fourth in the offing.
“Unlike Trump or Murdoch he’s self made,” he explained. “He did it all himself. He’s a misanthrope, is kind of unhappy and his curse is he loves his children.
- 8/26/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Wales Interactive, acclaimed for its Fmv games and narrative-driven media, have announced the first of three interactive movies with Mia and the Dragon Princess. This offbeat action-adventure follows Mia, a plucky barmaid whose life is thrown into chaos when a mysterious woman turns up at her workplace, on the run from a group of violent thugs and unable to speak English.
Features: Featuring action designed by world-renowned fight coordinator, Marcus Shakesheff Featuring fight stunts by Taekwondo instructor and content creator with over 500M views, Aaron Gassor aka ‘Ginger Ninja Trickster’ Real time Attribute Tracking that evolves based on your choices and influences the story Multi-optional storytelling with 10 different outcomes Starring Paul McGann, Brian McCardie and MyAnna Buring, Dita Tantang and Noa Bleeker. Guest appearance by Daz Black (DazGames)
Synopsis:
Mia dreams of adventure, but her feeling of responsibility to her workmates – who have become her surrogate family – keeps her working...
Features: Featuring action designed by world-renowned fight coordinator, Marcus Shakesheff Featuring fight stunts by Taekwondo instructor and content creator with over 500M views, Aaron Gassor aka ‘Ginger Ninja Trickster’ Real time Attribute Tracking that evolves based on your choices and influences the story Multi-optional storytelling with 10 different outcomes Starring Paul McGann, Brian McCardie and MyAnna Buring, Dita Tantang and Noa Bleeker. Guest appearance by Daz Black (DazGames)
Synopsis:
Mia dreams of adventure, but her feeling of responsibility to her workmates – who have become her surrogate family – keeps her working...
- 7/15/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
If you’ve been waiting to watch Christopher Nolan’s confounding sci-fi thriller “Tenet,” now is the time to finally get to it on your HBO Max watchlist. Nolan’s latest film is one of many movies leaving HBO Max in July, the full list of which you can read below.
Also leaving HBO and HBO Max this month is another Nolan classic, “Inception,” Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby,” as well as two rom-com favorites “Bridget Jones’s Diary” and “You’ve Got Mail.”
If you’re looking to prioritize some selections, “American Gigolo” was Richard Gere’s break-out role — and it would be a good time to watch ahead of the upcoming TV series starring Jon Bernthal.
Also Read:
The Best Movies on HBO Max Right Now
July 9:
Horrible Bosses 2, 2014
The New Mutants, 2020 (HBO)
July 11:
Black Mass, 2015
July 13:
Blue Exorcist (Subtitled), 2016
July 23:
Human Capital, 2020 (HBO)
July 26:
The Accountant,...
Also leaving HBO and HBO Max this month is another Nolan classic, “Inception,” Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby,” as well as two rom-com favorites “Bridget Jones’s Diary” and “You’ve Got Mail.”
If you’re looking to prioritize some selections, “American Gigolo” was Richard Gere’s break-out role — and it would be a good time to watch ahead of the upcoming TV series starring Jon Bernthal.
Also Read:
The Best Movies on HBO Max Right Now
July 9:
Horrible Bosses 2, 2014
The New Mutants, 2020 (HBO)
July 11:
Black Mass, 2015
July 13:
Blue Exorcist (Subtitled), 2016
July 23:
Human Capital, 2020 (HBO)
July 26:
The Accountant,...
- 7/1/2022
- by Charna Flam
- The Wrap
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’re highlighting the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and an archive of past round-ups here.
Jupiter’s Moon (Kornél Mundruczó)
The juxtaposition of supernatural thriller tropes and urgent socio-political issues in Kornél Mundruczó’s latest movie — an original take on the superhero origin story set to the backdrop of the refugee crisis — might prove a delicate one for some viewers to take. Those unperturbed, however, should find much to relish in Jupiter’s Moon, a film that somewhat lightly plays with themes of religion and immigration as it rumbles, crashes, and ultimately soars through the streets of the Hungarian capital. It’s a tricky balance and Mundruczó (who had a break-out with his canine revolt film White God in 2014) strikes it with style and confidence.
Jupiter’s Moon (Kornél Mundruczó)
The juxtaposition of supernatural thriller tropes and urgent socio-political issues in Kornél Mundruczó’s latest movie — an original take on the superhero origin story set to the backdrop of the refugee crisis — might prove a delicate one for some viewers to take. Those unperturbed, however, should find much to relish in Jupiter’s Moon, a film that somewhat lightly plays with themes of religion and immigration as it rumbles, crashes, and ultimately soars through the streets of the Hungarian capital. It’s a tricky balance and Mundruczó (who had a break-out with his canine revolt film White God in 2014) strikes it with style and confidence.
- 3/8/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Though there’s no sign he plans to retire soon — he has several further projects in the can — producer-star Ron Perlman’s vehicle “Asher” is the kind of movie that often serves as an actor’s onscreen bow-out these days. Like recent “The Old Man and the Gun” or imminent “The Mule,” it provides “Hellboy” star Perlman a way to both stay in the game and acknowledge “aging out” as a veteran criminal whose next job may be his last.
That blend of action genre content and character study is a comfortable mix for Perlman, even if “Asher” doesn’t quite have the stuff to be truly memorable on either count. This leisurely neo-noir, directed by Michael Caton-Jones from a first produced script by Jay Zaretsky, opens today on 10 U.S. screens simultaneous with digital-formats release.
Asher (Perlman) is a dignified silver-haired gent living a quiet, solitary existence in his New York loft apartment.
That blend of action genre content and character study is a comfortable mix for Perlman, even if “Asher” doesn’t quite have the stuff to be truly memorable on either count. This leisurely neo-noir, directed by Michael Caton-Jones from a first produced script by Jay Zaretsky, opens today on 10 U.S. screens simultaneous with digital-formats release.
Asher (Perlman) is a dignified silver-haired gent living a quiet, solitary existence in his New York loft apartment.
- 12/7/2018
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
In Hollywood, where original ideas are an endangered species, the race against time in delivering your formula is always a critical factor. For every “Capote” there’s an “Infamous,” for every “Braveheart,” there is a “Rob Roy“—aka the lesser, after-the-fact and often-ignored, second version of the same movie that arrives in theaters too late and yet too soon following its predecessor.
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- 11/29/2018
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Welcome to The Best Movie You Never Saw, a column dedicated to examining films that have flown under the radar or gained traction throughout the years, earning them a place as a cult classic or underrated gem that was either before it’s time and/or has aged like a fine wine. This week we’ll be looking at Rob Roy! The Story: Robert Roy MacGregor (Liam Neeson), the head of a Scottish clan, borrows a substantial…...
- 11/16/2018
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Scorpio Film Releasing, creators of The Disco Exorcist and Nun of That, have provided us with the official trailer for their latest feature film, Murder University. It delivers suspense, thrills, and a bloody good time in the spirit of a 1980's slasher.
Synopsis:
A series of brutal, cult-like murders are taking place at a New England college. Josh Greene (Jamie Dufault), a shy freshman, is the lone survivor of a series of murders that are reminiscent of a similar string of killings some twenty years prior. As he seeks to uncover the secret behind the attacks, he is joined by Detective Forrester (Michael Thurber), who was instrumental in halting the bloodshed before, and his daughter, Meg (Sammi Acampora), who had barely escaped being a victim previously.
The film is directed by Richard Griffin (Nun of That), written by Lenny Schwartz, and produced by Ted Marr (Atomic Brain Invasion) and Kristin Kayala...
Synopsis:
A series of brutal, cult-like murders are taking place at a New England college. Josh Greene (Jamie Dufault), a shy freshman, is the lone survivor of a series of murders that are reminiscent of a similar string of killings some twenty years prior. As he seeks to uncover the secret behind the attacks, he is joined by Detective Forrester (Michael Thurber), who was instrumental in halting the bloodshed before, and his daughter, Meg (Sammi Acampora), who had barely escaped being a victim previously.
The film is directed by Richard Griffin (Nun of That), written by Lenny Schwartz, and produced by Ted Marr (Atomic Brain Invasion) and Kristin Kayala...
- 6/8/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
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