Tag: Craig Gillespie
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Dumb Money Director Witnessed An Intense Experience With The Meme Stock Saga
During the pandemic, a few key events were truly collective experiences as there was little else to do but observe what was happening. One of the biggest examples was the GameStop stock situation, which sent Wall Street into a frenzy and received global news coverage for weeks on end. The whole thing has now been…
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What Happened to Dev Patel’s Chippendales Movie From ‘Dumb Money’s Director?
Director Craig Gillespie has been in the film business for decades, but only in recent years has he seemingly stumbled onto his calling: lively retellings of “stranger than fiction” real-world stories. The kind of tales that grabbed the front pages of tabloids and newspapers alike seem to be up his alley. For years, Gillespie was…
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‘Dumb Money’ Review: Craig Gillespie’s Rousing GameStop Comedy Is Also a Weirdly Moving Tale of Working Class Solidarity
At once a rowdy comedy and a weirdly affecting tale of working class solidarity, “Dumb Money” is perhaps the best period piece ever made about a period that just happened. The movie, directed by Craig Gillespie in full-on comedy mode, takes us all the way back to the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, when…
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Venice 2023: New Films From Bradley Cooper, David Fincher, Sofia Coppola and…Woody Allen
The red carpet may not have as many stars as in previous years, but the 2023 edition of the Venice Film Festival will feature a slew of highly anticipated films. And, likely, their directors taking center stage. Today La Biennale di Venezia announced 82 selections including highly anticipated world premieres Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” Yorgos Lanthimos’…
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TIFF First Wave Lineup Includes ‘Dumb Money,’ ‘One Life,’ and More
The Toronto International Film Festival is still full steam ahead this year despite the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Today, the event unveiled its first 60 films heading to the festival, with the full line-up expected to be around over 200 films. This year’s lineup includes the long-delayed Next Goal Wins from Taika Waititi, Craig…
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‘Dumb Money’ Trailer: Paul Dano and Seth Rogen Try to Get Rich Quick in GameStop True Story
There’s no such thing as dumb luck when it comes to good money.“Dumb Money” is based on Ben Mezrich’s “The Antisocial Network” book, charting the 2021 GameStop short squeeze that changed Wall Street forever. Rebecca Angelo and Lauren Schuker Blum adapted the book. Craig Gillespie directs the feature adaptation, which stars Seth Rogen, Sebastian Stan,…