At some point in our lives, each of us has been exposed to the idea of how much harm corporations can do. Of course, it is too naive to divide the world into clear-cut 'black' and 'white' as it is often portrayed in pop culture, but in the case of multinational corporations, history shows that all of this is far more than essentialist hyperbole.
Corporations, sometimes no less powerful and capitalized than some states, have shown their true colors time and time again, cynically seeking profit at any cost. Even if the price is the health and life of their own customers.
That's why feature films about corporations based on real events have a special value. Yes, sometimes documentaries reveal a much more objective view of the terrible truth, but let's be honest, the format of feature films allows to convey these or those ideas to the viewer much more effectively,...
Corporations, sometimes no less powerful and capitalized than some states, have shown their true colors time and time again, cynically seeking profit at any cost. Even if the price is the health and life of their own customers.
That's why feature films about corporations based on real events have a special value. Yes, sometimes documentaries reveal a much more objective view of the terrible truth, but let's be honest, the format of feature films allows to convey these or those ideas to the viewer much more effectively,...
- 5/10/2024
- by louise.everitt@startefacts.com (Louise Everitt)
- STartefacts.com
Clockwise from left: Atlas (Netflix), My Oni Girl (Netflix), Unfrosted (Netflix)Image: The A.V. Club
Netflix offers a few high-profile originals this May as the summer movie season gets ready to kick off in theaters. Jerry Seinfeld makes his feature directorial debut and acts in Unfrosted, a comedy about the...
Netflix offers a few high-profile originals this May as the summer movie season gets ready to kick off in theaters. Jerry Seinfeld makes his feature directorial debut and acts in Unfrosted, a comedy about the...
- 5/3/2024
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
Last year, the whole world was amazed by the storyline of Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall, a legal drama about a writer trying to prove innocence in her husband's death. It demonstrated the potential toxicity of not only the failed relationship, but the world around us, when people get blamed for crimes even when there’s not enough proof.
There is a 2019 movie of the same genre, telling a similar story, but on much a larger scale. Its plot revolves around Robert Bilott, the real-life environmental attorney, known for the lawsuits against the chemical company DuPont after they contaminated the whole town in West Virginia with unregulated chemicals.
This premise seems to be boring enough to put you asleep with a bunch of pretentious speeches about the need to defend our ecology. However, this drama is not only going to keep you awake, but closely follow the DuPont case.
There is a 2019 movie of the same genre, telling a similar story, but on much a larger scale. Its plot revolves around Robert Bilott, the real-life environmental attorney, known for the lawsuits against the chemical company DuPont after they contaminated the whole town in West Virginia with unregulated chemicals.
This premise seems to be boring enough to put you asleep with a bunch of pretentious speeches about the need to defend our ecology. However, this drama is not only going to keep you awake, but closely follow the DuPont case.
- 4/30/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
Mark Ruffalo has taken a turn. “I’m so sick of being so well-behaved,” he says. “I just want to take the ship as close to the reef as I can without actually crashing it. And maybe I’ll crash it too. I don’t give a sh*t anymore.”
It’s fair to say that prior to his Poor Things role, Ruffalo’s credits are littered with likeable men: Jen Garner’s lovely best friend Matt in 13 Going on 30; the right-side-of-justice Inspector Toschi in Zodiac; real-life environmental activist Rob Bilott in Dark Waters; the abuse-exposing journalist Mike Rezendes in Spotlight… Even his Marvel franchise Hulk is deeply loveable. That’s not to say Ruffalo’s work has been remotely one-note—the man has been Oscar-nominated four times—but there’s a quality of sincerity that lends itself to the full-hearted men he has played.
So, it was hard...
It’s fair to say that prior to his Poor Things role, Ruffalo’s credits are littered with likeable men: Jen Garner’s lovely best friend Matt in 13 Going on 30; the right-side-of-justice Inspector Toschi in Zodiac; real-life environmental activist Rob Bilott in Dark Waters; the abuse-exposing journalist Mike Rezendes in Spotlight… Even his Marvel franchise Hulk is deeply loveable. That’s not to say Ruffalo’s work has been remotely one-note—the man has been Oscar-nominated four times—but there’s a quality of sincerity that lends itself to the full-hearted men he has played.
So, it was hard...
- 2/22/2024
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
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Mark Ruffalo is among those praising the Environmental Protection Agency for its move, announced Friday, to designate two “forever chemicals,” which have been linked to cancer and other health issues, as hazardous substances under the Superfund law.
The Epa’s proposed rule will require that releases of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl compounds into soil or water be reported to federal, state or tribal officials if they meet or exceed certain levels, which could facilitate cleanup efforts.
While the two compounds, Pfoa and Pfos, part of a larger class of Pfas “forever chemicals,” have been voluntarily phased out by U.S. manufacturers, the substances don’t degrade in the environment and instead accumulate in humans and animals over time, and are believed to be in the blood of 99 percent of Americans.
Pfas have been linked to multiple diseases, including types of cancer. The man-made synthetics...
Mark Ruffalo is among those praising the Environmental Protection Agency for its move, announced Friday, to designate two “forever chemicals,” which have been linked to cancer and other health issues, as hazardous substances under the Superfund law.
The Epa’s proposed rule will require that releases of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl compounds into soil or water be reported to federal, state or tribal officials if they meet or exceed certain levels, which could facilitate cleanup efforts.
While the two compounds, Pfoa and Pfos, part of a larger class of Pfas “forever chemicals,” have been voluntarily phased out by U.S. manufacturers, the substances don’t degrade in the environment and instead accumulate in humans and animals over time, and are believed to be in the blood of 99 percent of Americans.
Pfas have been linked to multiple diseases, including types of cancer. The man-made synthetics...
- 8/27/2022
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
To celebrate the release of the anticipated real-life drama Dark Waters, we had the pleasure of sitting down with star and producer Mark Ruffalo, director Todd Haynes and Rob Bilott, the lawyer responsible for raising awareness of a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world’s largest corporations.
Based on the book “Exposed” by Bilott, Dark Waters tells the story of the real-life lawyer who, after being contacted by a local farmer who is friendly with his grandmother, decides to look into the unexplained deaths in Parkersburg, West Virginia and how they may be somehow linked to DuPont and the chemicals they use to manufacture Teflon. Hoping to not just raise awareness of the situation but to also bring justice to those affected, Ruffalo and Haynes describe the importance of the film’s place, why they wanted to shine an even bigger light on the matter and...
Based on the book “Exposed” by Bilott, Dark Waters tells the story of the real-life lawyer who, after being contacted by a local farmer who is friendly with his grandmother, decides to look into the unexplained deaths in Parkersburg, West Virginia and how they may be somehow linked to DuPont and the chemicals they use to manufacture Teflon. Hoping to not just raise awareness of the situation but to also bring justice to those affected, Ruffalo and Haynes describe the importance of the film’s place, why they wanted to shine an even bigger light on the matter and...
- 2/25/2020
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Updated with additional distributors and adjustments. As blockbusters battled it out at the box office, the specialty space hit high notes with Judy, flew with The Peanut Butter Falcon, shined with Uncut Gems, gave us one helluva Farewell and took us back to Downton Abbey. Major box office strides were made in 2019 with fare from indie, art-house-driven distributors that delivered confident numbers, proving that audiences are craving bold and intimate narratives told through a scaled-down lens. Of the distributors in the specialty box office space, Focus Features, A24, Roadside Attractions and Neon had a banner year with a slate of films that garnered critical acclaim.
Focus Features
Under Universal, Focus Features dominated with a mind-blowing $208 million total gross for 2019. The film adaptation of Downton Abbey was its top title, as fans of the popular series came out and put $96.85 million in the film’s domestic box office till.
The upstairs-downstairs...
Focus Features
Under Universal, Focus Features dominated with a mind-blowing $208 million total gross for 2019. The film adaptation of Downton Abbey was its top title, as fans of the popular series came out and put $96.85 million in the film’s domestic box office till.
The upstairs-downstairs...
- 1/4/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
2019 has been a reckoning, overdue and arguably well-deserved, for men in power. The ways in which this has played out in real life is, sadly, too often unsatisfying: criminals escape justice, the rich retain their wealth, and the corrupt remain in power. But on film, screenwriters can not only deliver satisfying resolutions to the stories that inflame our sense of outrage, but also examine the mindset of the people within and without the power structures that are in desperate need of change, whether they’re fighting it or helping it along. Some of these journeys come down to a simple loss of authority or relevance in the face of a changing world, and others are driven by an urgent need to foreground the previously marginalized, and to tear down antiquated and unbalanced institutions that favor the historically privileged. A remarkably diverse slate of films over the past year has addressed these ideas in thoughtful,...
- 1/3/2020
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
Our year-end coverage continues with a look at the best performances of the year. Rather than divide categories into supporting or lead, we’ve written about our thirty favorite performances from 2019, period. Check out our countdown below and start watching the ones you’ve missed here.
30. Masahiro Higashide (Asako I & II)
Japanese director Ryūsuke Hamaguchi followed up his five-hour drama Happy Hour with Asako I & II, an endlessly imaginative and playful riff on Vertigo as well as an adaptation of Tomoka Shibasak’s 2010 novel. Setting our perspective with Erika Karata as Asako Izumiya–a woman who gets entangled with a man who looks the same in two different periods of her life–the actress is excellent in the lead role. However, it’s Masahiro Higashide as the men in question, playing both Ryohei Maruko and Baku Torii, that vibes perfectly with the mysterious, enigmatic vibe the director is exploring here.
30. Masahiro Higashide (Asako I & II)
Japanese director Ryūsuke Hamaguchi followed up his five-hour drama Happy Hour with Asako I & II, an endlessly imaginative and playful riff on Vertigo as well as an adaptation of Tomoka Shibasak’s 2010 novel. Setting our perspective with Erika Karata as Asako Izumiya–a woman who gets entangled with a man who looks the same in two different periods of her life–the actress is excellent in the lead role. However, it’s Masahiro Higashide as the men in question, playing both Ryohei Maruko and Baku Torii, that vibes perfectly with the mysterious, enigmatic vibe the director is exploring here.
- 12/18/2019
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
The determined struggles of true-life heroes, whose tales look to resonate loudly this awards season, were at the heart of Focus Features’ Contenders NY presentation Saturday at the DGA Theater in New York City.
For Harriet writer/director Kasi Lemmons (who helmed both Eve’s Bayou and Talk To Me) the task was to offer up the grueling human struggle of one of U.S. history’s most famous figures: abolitionist Harriet Tubman. But Lemons didn’t really see the embodiment of Tubman until meeting singer/actress Cynthia Erivo (Tony and Grammy winner for Broadway’s The Color Purple), whom she could truly picture playing the American hero who escaped slavery and led hundreds to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
“Having Cynthia is everything,” Lemmons told the appreciative DGA Theater crowd. “Harriet is very much a woman and almost a superhero and was so important to so many people and I thought,...
For Harriet writer/director Kasi Lemmons (who helmed both Eve’s Bayou and Talk To Me) the task was to offer up the grueling human struggle of one of U.S. history’s most famous figures: abolitionist Harriet Tubman. But Lemons didn’t really see the embodiment of Tubman until meeting singer/actress Cynthia Erivo (Tony and Grammy winner for Broadway’s The Color Purple), whom she could truly picture playing the American hero who escaped slavery and led hundreds to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
“Having Cynthia is everything,” Lemmons told the appreciative DGA Theater crowd. “Harriet is very much a woman and almost a superhero and was so important to so many people and I thought,...
- 12/7/2019
- by Robert Edelstein
- Deadline Film + TV
Based on real-life events, Dark Waters tells the surprising story of a dangerous secret that was kept hidden from the humble citizens of a small community for decades. To expose the shocking truth, two farmers convince big-city attorney Rob Bilott (Mark Ruffalo) to investigate further, leading Bilott to begin a fight for justice against a big chemical company that stretches over the years. Anne Hathaway portrays Sarah Bilott, who steadfastly supported her husband throughout the lengthy legal...
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- 12/6/2019
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Don Kaye Dec 6, 2019
Mark Ruffalo took a break from Hulking out to play a real-life hero in the devastating Dark Waters. We discuss that, Scorsese, and more.
In Dark Waters, the searing new drama from director Todd Haynes (Carol), Mark Ruffalo plays real-life attorney Rob Bilott, a rising star at a large corporate law firm whose job has been defending chemical companies. But Bilott unexpectedly finds himself drawn to the case of Wilbur Tennant (Bill Camp), a Parkersburg, West Virginia farmer who comes to Bilott’s Cincinnati office to plead for help after 200 of his cows have died.
Tennant lays the blame at the feet of the DuPont plant that’s been in the town for decades. Having grown up nearby, Bilott has mixed feeling about taking the case. Yet he soon discovers that DuPont, the seemingly all-American company that has provided jobs and economic support for the area, has...
Mark Ruffalo took a break from Hulking out to play a real-life hero in the devastating Dark Waters. We discuss that, Scorsese, and more.
In Dark Waters, the searing new drama from director Todd Haynes (Carol), Mark Ruffalo plays real-life attorney Rob Bilott, a rising star at a large corporate law firm whose job has been defending chemical companies. But Bilott unexpectedly finds himself drawn to the case of Wilbur Tennant (Bill Camp), a Parkersburg, West Virginia farmer who comes to Bilott’s Cincinnati office to plead for help after 200 of his cows have died.
Tennant lays the blame at the feet of the DuPont plant that’s been in the town for decades. Having grown up nearby, Bilott has mixed feeling about taking the case. Yet he soon discovers that DuPont, the seemingly all-American company that has provided jobs and economic support for the area, has...
- 12/5/2019
- Den of Geek
In any other whistleblower drama, Tim Robbins‘ Tom Terp would be a villain. The supervising partner to Mark Ruffalo‘s corporate environmental defense attorney Rob Bilott in Todd Haynes legal drama Dark Waters (opening wide this weekend), Terp is initially skeptical about Bilott’s budding crusade against the big chemical corporation DuPont. Understandably so: One of the biggest […]
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- 12/5/2019
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
Starting with 2002’s Far from Heaven, cinematographer Ed Lachman worked with director Todd Haynes on four features before this year’s Dark Waters. Based on a true story, the movie follows corporate attorney Rob Bilott (played by Mark Ruffalo) as he investigates industrial pollution on a farm in Appalachia. The case widened to include the entire town of Parkersburg, West Virginia, and led to a years-long lawsuit against DuPont. Lachman spoke with Filmmaker at Camerimage, the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, held this year in Toruń, Poland. Filmmaker: How did you and Todd approach this story? Lachman: In his storytelling Todd has always dealt with how our culture treats the outsider and insider. The difference is […]...
- 12/3/2019
- by Daniel Eagan
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Starting with 2002’s Far from Heaven, cinematographer Ed Lachman worked with director Todd Haynes on four features before this year’s Dark Waters. Based on a true story, the movie follows corporate attorney Rob Bilott (played by Mark Ruffalo) as he investigates industrial pollution on a farm in Appalachia. The case widened to include the entire town of Parkersburg, West Virginia, and led to a years-long lawsuit against DuPont. Lachman spoke with Filmmaker at Camerimage, the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, held this year in Toruń, Poland. Filmmaker: How did you and Todd approach this story? Lachman: In his storytelling Todd has always dealt with how our culture treats the outsider and insider. The difference is […]...
- 12/3/2019
- by Daniel Eagan
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
If a company was infecting our bloodstream with chemicals that can never be broken down, should they be beholden to communicating this to consumers? Furthermore, should the public have the right to stop them? This is the fight that environmental lawyer Rob Bilott has been embroiled in for the last two decades. His journey in taking on the multi-billion dollar company DuPont for their haphazard contamination of an innocent West Virginian community–depicted in a New York Times article in 2016–is the basis for Todd Haynes’ thrilling new film, Dark Waters.
I am honored to be a guest on The Film Stage and have an opportunity to talk to one of our generation’s great activists; a man who will be studied in future science classes as the modern pioneer for human health and consumer product safety. As an environmental professional who is navigating the world of the emerging contaminant...
I am honored to be a guest on The Film Stage and have an opportunity to talk to one of our generation’s great activists; a man who will be studied in future science classes as the modern pioneer for human health and consumer product safety. As an environmental professional who is navigating the world of the emerging contaminant...
- 12/3/2019
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Disney’s “Frozen 2” is teed up to roast the pre-Thanksgiving weekend box office in its debut with an estimated $124 million from 4,440 North Americans locations.
In a very distant second could be the second frame of Fox’s “Ford v Ferrari” with about $15 million. However, Tom Hanks’ “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” may provide some competition for the second place spot with about $14.1 million from 3,235 in its first weekend of release.
The debut of Stx Films’ “21 Bridges” with Chadwick Boseman should land in fourth with about $10 million from 2,665 theaters while the third frame of John Cena’s “Playing With Fire” rounds out the top five with about $5 million.
“Frozen 2” earned $41.8 million domestically on Friday while adding another $57.8 million internationally for a nearly $100 million global single-day total. “Frozen 2’s” three-day domestic debut estimate is far above the initial $100 million that Disney had predicted for the sequel, and would make the...
In a very distant second could be the second frame of Fox’s “Ford v Ferrari” with about $15 million. However, Tom Hanks’ “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” may provide some competition for the second place spot with about $14.1 million from 3,235 in its first weekend of release.
The debut of Stx Films’ “21 Bridges” with Chadwick Boseman should land in fourth with about $10 million from 2,665 theaters while the third frame of John Cena’s “Playing With Fire” rounds out the top five with about $5 million.
“Frozen 2” earned $41.8 million domestically on Friday while adding another $57.8 million internationally for a nearly $100 million global single-day total. “Frozen 2’s” three-day domestic debut estimate is far above the initial $100 million that Disney had predicted for the sequel, and would make the...
- 11/23/2019
- by Erin Nyren
- Variety Film + TV
Don Kaye Nov 22, 2019
Dark Waters director Todd Haynes explains why whistleblowers are more needed than ever.
This weekend brings us the release of Dark Waters, the eighth feature film directed by the Oscar-nominated Todd Haynes. In the film, Mark Ruffalo plays lawyer Rob Bilott, a rising star at a large corporate law firm whose portfolio is dominated by the chemical companies they defend. But Bilott unexpectedly finds himself drawn to the case of Wilbur Tennant (Bill Camp), a Parkersburg, West Virginia farmer who comes to Bilott’s Cincinnati office to plead for help.
Some 200 cows on Tennant’s property have died, their behavior erratic before their deaths, and their bodies riddled with hideous growths. Tennant lays the blame at the feet of the DuPont plant that’s been in the town for decades. Having grown up nearby, Bilott soon discovers that DuPont, the seemingly all-American company that has provided jobs...
Dark Waters director Todd Haynes explains why whistleblowers are more needed than ever.
This weekend brings us the release of Dark Waters, the eighth feature film directed by the Oscar-nominated Todd Haynes. In the film, Mark Ruffalo plays lawyer Rob Bilott, a rising star at a large corporate law firm whose portfolio is dominated by the chemical companies they defend. But Bilott unexpectedly finds himself drawn to the case of Wilbur Tennant (Bill Camp), a Parkersburg, West Virginia farmer who comes to Bilott’s Cincinnati office to plead for help.
Some 200 cows on Tennant’s property have died, their behavior erratic before their deaths, and their bodies riddled with hideous growths. Tennant lays the blame at the feet of the DuPont plant that’s been in the town for decades. Having grown up nearby, Bilott soon discovers that DuPont, the seemingly all-American company that has provided jobs...
- 11/22/2019
- Den of Geek
Focus Features is looking to flood the specialty box office with their latest title Dark Waters from director Todd Haynes. The film, which stars Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway, is based on a true story about attorney Rob Bilott (Ruffalo) who uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world’s largest corporations.
Dubbed a legal thriller, the film written by Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan, uses Nathaniel Rich’s 2016 New York Times Magazine article “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare” as a jumping-off point to tell the story about Bilott, who risks everything in his life to expose the truth about the contaminated water supply and the big company that is responsible — something that is still affecting the community today.
“It’s about what’s going on in the world and humanity in general — what people know and...
Dubbed a legal thriller, the film written by Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan, uses Nathaniel Rich’s 2016 New York Times Magazine article “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare” as a jumping-off point to tell the story about Bilott, who risks everything in his life to expose the truth about the contaminated water supply and the big company that is responsible — something that is still affecting the community today.
“It’s about what’s going on in the world and humanity in general — what people know and...
- 11/22/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
It seems odd at first that Todd Haynes, the artful creator of such classic queer cinema as Far From Heaven, Velvet Goldmine and Carol, would be drawn to such a just-the-facts legal barnburner like Dark Waters. But the filmmaker approaches the whistleblower genre, solidly repped by such films as Erin Brockovich and The Insider, and applies his usual keen eye for how injustice eats away at character. Plus he’s got Mark Ruffalo, an actor of seemingly limitless range — who else could board the Marvel train as the Hulk and...
- 11/22/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo has spoken to Congress about toxic “forever chemicals” that are contaminating the water, food and personal care products of people across the United States.
He said on Facebook:
For me, Dark Waters is a chance to combine two things I’m most passionate about: storytelling and activism.
It was an honor to stand before lawmakers today with real-life heroes Rob Bilott, Bucky Bailey, Mark Favors, the Environmental Working Group (Ewg), and Nrdc to urge them to take immediate action to regulate #PFAs. Our leaders have the power to do something about forever chemicals, they just need to act. And they need to act fast. You can join me today in demanding action against #PFAs at fightforeverchemicals.com
Together, we can ensure communities across the country receive the safety they deserve.
Mark Ruffalo on Facebook
Credit/Copyright: Mark Ruffalo
During his speech to congress he...
He said on Facebook:
For me, Dark Waters is a chance to combine two things I’m most passionate about: storytelling and activism.
It was an honor to stand before lawmakers today with real-life heroes Rob Bilott, Bucky Bailey, Mark Favors, the Environmental Working Group (Ewg), and Nrdc to urge them to take immediate action to regulate #PFAs. Our leaders have the power to do something about forever chemicals, they just need to act. And they need to act fast. You can join me today in demanding action against #PFAs at fightforeverchemicals.com
Together, we can ensure communities across the country receive the safety they deserve.
Mark Ruffalo on Facebook
Credit/Copyright: Mark Ruffalo
During his speech to congress he...
- 11/22/2019
- Look to the Stars
Mark Ruffalo admits trying to find the balance between being an actor, activist and dad isn’t always easy.
“It’s intense. The times when my wife is gone and I’ve had to take care of everything . . . the laundry alone is enough to destroy you,” jokes the actor, 52, who is dad to Keen, 18, Bella, 14, and Odette, 12, with Sunrise, 47, his wife of 19 years.
With his busy career, his wife shoulders more of the responsibilities at home—which Ruffalo is quick to point out. “My wife is just a hero,” he tells People in this week’s issue.
For more on Mark Ruffalo,...
“It’s intense. The times when my wife is gone and I’ve had to take care of everything . . . the laundry alone is enough to destroy you,” jokes the actor, 52, who is dad to Keen, 18, Bella, 14, and Odette, 12, with Sunrise, 47, his wife of 19 years.
With his busy career, his wife shoulders more of the responsibilities at home—which Ruffalo is quick to point out. “My wife is just a hero,” he tells People in this week’s issue.
For more on Mark Ruffalo,...
- 11/21/2019
- by Mia McNiece
- PEOPLE.com
There’s been an overtone of befuddlement to the reception for Todd Haynes’ latest picture, the legal procedural “Dark Waters.” Where’s the smoldering queer angst, the reverent evocation of a stylized past, the restless experimentalism? The true-life account of lawyer Rob Bilott and his campaign to bring the massive DuPont chemical giant to justice after they knowingly poison swaths of rural West Virginia may not have the certain je ne sais quoi we’ve come to associate with the auteur’s films.
Continue reading Todd Haynes Talks ‘Dark Waters,’ Studio Filmmaking & Directing Other People’s Scripts [Interview] at The Playlist.
Continue reading Todd Haynes Talks ‘Dark Waters,’ Studio Filmmaking & Directing Other People’s Scripts [Interview] at The Playlist.
- 11/20/2019
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
“The system is rigged,” corporate defense attorney turned protector of the people, Rob Bilott (Mark Ruffalo) vents angrily to his wife Sarah (Anne Hathaway) in a Benihana’s parking lot, fourteen painstaking years of legal warfare against one of the largest chemical conglomerates on the planet propelling his rage. Bilott is the real-world hero of Todd Haynes’ new environmental justice film “Dark Waters,” a Matthew Michael Carnahan and Mario Correa adaptation of the 2016 New York Times article by Nathaniel Rich, “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare.” It begins as a slow-burn procedural and morphs exponentially into an eco-political thriller, that’s earnest, sometimes a little hokey, but always engaging.
Continue reading ‘Dark Waters’: The System Is Rigged In Todd Haynes’ Earnest Eco-Political Thriller [Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Dark Waters’: The System Is Rigged In Todd Haynes’ Earnest Eco-Political Thriller [Review] at The Playlist.
- 11/13/2019
- by Luke Hicks
- The Playlist
Enter here for your chance to win a pair of tickets to an advance screening of the new film Dark Waters on Monday, November 18th at 7:00pm at the Mjr Grand Digital Cinema Troy in Troy, Michigan.
To enter the contest, just look for the “Enter the Contest” box further down on this page. But hurry because the contest ends soon and there are only a limited number of passes available and when they’re gone, they’re gone! We’ll notify you before the screening if you’re one of the winners! No Purchase Necessary!
Screening Details
Where: Mjr Grand Digital Cinema Troy What: Dark Waters Advance Screening When: Monday, November 18th @ 7:00pm
About The Film
Director: Todd Haynes Writers: Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan Producers: Mark Ruffalo, Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Camp, Victor Garber, Mare Winningham, William Jackson Harper...
To enter the contest, just look for the “Enter the Contest” box further down on this page. But hurry because the contest ends soon and there are only a limited number of passes available and when they’re gone, they’re gone! We’ll notify you before the screening if you’re one of the winners! No Purchase Necessary!
Screening Details
Where: Mjr Grand Digital Cinema Troy What: Dark Waters Advance Screening When: Monday, November 18th @ 7:00pm
About The Film
Director: Todd Haynes Writers: Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan Producers: Mark Ruffalo, Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Camp, Victor Garber, Mare Winningham, William Jackson Harper...
- 11/12/2019
- by Administrator
- CinemaNerdz
Harsh reality takes center stage in Focus Features’ Harriet, the harrowing story of abolitionist Harriet Tubman (Cynthia Erivo), and Dark Waters, the tale of attorney Rob Bilott (portrayed by producer and star Mark Ruffalo) ,the Cincinnati lawyer who took on DuPont, which was dumping toxic materials into the water in a small West Virginia town.
Although the films focus on different periods in history, they are connected in defending human dignity against tragic exploitation by the powerful. At today’s The Contenders Los Angeles panels, the creative teams behind the films called their subjects the “superheroes” of their time.
The Harriet panel, moderated by Deadline’s Dominic Patten, included Erivo, writer-director Kasi Lemmons, producer Debra Martin Chase and composer Terence Blanchard. All three stressed the importance of the intensive research that made Harriett Tubman live again in their minds and on the screen.
Erivo, who also co-wrote and recording the...
Although the films focus on different periods in history, they are connected in defending human dignity against tragic exploitation by the powerful. At today’s The Contenders Los Angeles panels, the creative teams behind the films called their subjects the “superheroes” of their time.
The Harriet panel, moderated by Deadline’s Dominic Patten, included Erivo, writer-director Kasi Lemmons, producer Debra Martin Chase and composer Terence Blanchard. All three stressed the importance of the intensive research that made Harriett Tubman live again in their minds and on the screen.
Erivo, who also co-wrote and recording the...
- 11/2/2019
- by Diane Haithman
- Deadline Film + TV
Mark Ruffalo debuted his latest film “Dark Waters” to an eager audience on Monday night at Harmony Gold in Hollywood, sitting amid the audience as he watched the fully finished project for the first time himself.
After the screening, the Oscar nominee and film’s producer was joined for a conversation, led by moderator Pete Hammond, with director Todd Haynes, co-star Tim Robbins and the man Ruffalo calls “the real superhero” Rob Bilott, the lawyer who fought DuPont to bring to light the environmental hazards of unregulated chemicals like Pfoa (C8). After reading a New York Times magazine piece about Bilott, Ruffalo reached out to the attorney about adapting the story.
“I felt like the article probably couldn’t get into really all of the details,” he explained, saying he was curious about the tension created by a corporate defense attorney taking on the corporations they are meant to protect.
After the screening, the Oscar nominee and film’s producer was joined for a conversation, led by moderator Pete Hammond, with director Todd Haynes, co-star Tim Robbins and the man Ruffalo calls “the real superhero” Rob Bilott, the lawyer who fought DuPont to bring to light the environmental hazards of unregulated chemicals like Pfoa (C8). After reading a New York Times magazine piece about Bilott, Ruffalo reached out to the attorney about adapting the story.
“I felt like the article probably couldn’t get into really all of the details,” he explained, saying he was curious about the tension created by a corporate defense attorney taking on the corporations they are meant to protect.
- 10/29/2019
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
The year is winding down, which means many of our most-anticipated films and festival favorites will finally be arriving in theaters. Featuring biopics that break the mold, first and final features by female directors with distinct visions, crime dramas of varying scales, and much more, check out our monthly highlights below.
15. Ford v. Ferrari (James Mangold; Nov. 15)
After spending much of the past decade enmeshed in the world of superheroes, director James Mangold’s next film finds him going back half-a-century to capture a key moment in automotive history. Christopher Schobert said in our Tiff review, “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.
15. Ford v. Ferrari (James Mangold; Nov. 15)
After spending much of the past decade enmeshed in the world of superheroes, director James Mangold’s next film finds him going back half-a-century to capture a key moment in automotive history. Christopher Schobert said in our Tiff review, “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.
- 10/29/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
A late-breaking entry into the fall movie season, Todd Haynes is back and in an entirely different gear with Dark Waters. Starring Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Camp, Victor Garber, Mare Winningham, William Jackson Harper, and Bill Pullman, the film tackles a true story of environmental corruption, with Ruffalo back in Spotlight mode–and even re-teaming with Participant Media.
The film is based on a The New York Times article about Rob Bilott, an Ohio lawyer who uncovered how the chemical company DuPont had polluted drinking water in the region, which opened up a bigger investigation regarding chemicals that were used in everyday productions for decades.
See the trailer below ahead of a Focus Features release this November.
Inspired by a shocking true story, a tenacious attorney (Ruffalo) uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths due to one of the world’s largest corporations.
The film is based on a The New York Times article about Rob Bilott, an Ohio lawyer who uncovered how the chemical company DuPont had polluted drinking water in the region, which opened up a bigger investigation regarding chemicals that were used in everyday productions for decades.
See the trailer below ahead of a Focus Features release this November.
Inspired by a shocking true story, a tenacious attorney (Ruffalo) uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths due to one of the world’s largest corporations.
- 9/18/2019
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
It’s no secret to any film buff that Todd Haynes can do just about anything. From lush period pieces to family films (Wonderstruck) to an experimental retelling of the life of Bob Dylan (I’m Not There), the director has truly proven himself to be a master of any genre or story he feels like telling. Lucky for us, Haynes is slated to make his return behind the camera with the upcoming drama Dry Run.
It is reported by Variety that it will be based on The New York Times article about Rob Bilott, an Ohio lawyer who uncovered how the chemical company DuPont had polluted drinking water in the region, which opened up a bigger investigation regarding chemicals that were used in everyday productions for decades. Mark Ruffalo will be co-producing Dry Run with Haynes and is considering the lead role in the film.
Dry Run will likely...
It is reported by Variety that it will be based on The New York Times article about Rob Bilott, an Ohio lawyer who uncovered how the chemical company DuPont had polluted drinking water in the region, which opened up a bigger investigation regarding chemicals that were used in everyday productions for decades. Mark Ruffalo will be co-producing Dry Run with Haynes and is considering the lead role in the film.
Dry Run will likely...
- 9/23/2018
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
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