Tag: A Beautiful Mind
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Russell Crowe Has Had Way Too Many On-Set Injuries!
With both Kraven the Hunter and Gladiator 2 due out soon, Russell Crowe has proven one of the most versatile, prolific, and gifted actors of the last 30 years. He has played everything from a brilliant person with schizophrenia in A Beautiful Mind to a dynamic captain of an 18th-century English ship on the open…
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How Does ‘The Blind Side’ Look in Light of Michael Oher’s Lawsuit? Even More Fake Than It Did Before
It’s a clockwork ritual of awards season. A movie in contention, one based on a true story, will be dinged for presenting a version of reality that isn’t real enough. The critical chatter often starts on Twitter, but it can come from anywhere, ultimately spreading to the mainstream media. We’ve seen this happen with dramas…
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The Worst Best Picture Winner Was Also the First Sound Picture to Win
Discussions about what is the worst movie to ever win the Best Picture Oscar tend to go in very predictable directions, though not necessarily for the wrong reasons. Green Book and Crash are often the go-to answers to that question, while A Beautiful Mind, The English Patient, and The Greatest Show on Earth are also…
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Tom Holland and Chris Hemsworth Saved This Aquatic Adventure From Drowning
Ron Howard has made a number of great movies. Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, Splash, Night Shift, Parenthood, and The Paper are all masterpieces of their respective genres, and have emerged as time-honored classics that are worth revisiting for anyone interested in seeing why certain films resonate with a generation. He also has a few…
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How I Am Legend 2 Will Ignore The First Movie’s Ending
Akiva Goldsman is behind some pretty well-loved scripts, including “Practical Magic,” “A Beautiful Mind,” and the post-apocalypse flick, “I Am Legend.” The 2007 adaptation of Richard Matheson’s famous book of the same name was a massive success, taking in over $585 million worldwide at the box office. Goldsman inked a first-look deal with Warner Bros.…
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Ron Howard Says He Would ‘Probably’ Return to Acting If His Daughter Bryce Dallas Howard Cast Him
Before he won an Oscar for “A Beautiful Mind” and directed classic films like “Apollo 13” and “Cocoon,” Ron Howard was one of America’s most popular screen actors. Beginning his career as a child star on “The Andy Griffith Show,” he went on to become a household name in the 1970s for his roles in…
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Newport Beach Film Festival Honors to Include Ron Howard, Eddie Redmayne and Keke Palmer
The Newport Beach Film Festival has announced it’s 2022 Festival Honors, which includes Oscar winners Ron Howard and Eddie Redmayne and actors from Jonathan Majors and Patton Oswalt to Keke Palmer and Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly.) The artists will be honored at a brunch in conjunction with Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch taking…
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Why Ron Howard Wanted Thirteen Lives To Be A Narrative Film When A Documentary Already Told The True Story
Ron Howard is no stranger to making movies inspired by true events and real-life stories. His filmography is peppered with plenty of biopics and historical dramas, such as “Apollo 13,” “Cinderella Man,” and “Rush.” With “A Beautiful Mind,” Howard earned Oscars for directing and producing, and there’s also “Frost/Nixon,” which earned him a couple more nominations in the…
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Imagine Entertainment Enacts Furloughs, Layoffs Due to Coronavirus Pandemic (Exclusive)
Imagine Entertainment has furloughed less than 20 people and laid off a handful of employees, Variety has learned.The cuts come as the film and television production company behind “Empire” and “A Beautiful Mind” is grappling with the impact of coronavirus on the entertainment landscape. Covid-19 has shut down production and closed most movie theaters, which,…
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Russell Crowe Starring in Road-Rage Thriller ‘Unhinged’
In a pre-Cannes Film Festival signing, Russell Crowe has come on board “Unhinged,” a psychological road rage thriller which will start production July 15 in New Orleans.Rights to the film, which is the first Solstice Studios movie to go into production, will go on sale next week at the Cannes Film Festival.“Unhinged” is directed by…