Tag: Nightcrawler

  • The First Animated X-Men Show Never Made It Past The Pilot Stage

    The First Animated X-Men Show Never Made It Past The Pilot Stage

    1992’s “X-Men” cartoon themselves.The resulting pilot was “Pryde of the

  • Neon Hires Veteran Exec Kristen Figeroid as President of International Sales and Distribution – Film News in Brief

    Neon Hires Veteran Exec Kristen Figeroid as President of International Sales and Distribution – Film News in Brief

    Indie studio Neon has named veteran exec Kristen Figeroid as its new president of international sales and distribution. In addition, the studio tapped Laurel Charnetsky as its new VP of international acquisitions and operations along with Dan Stadnicki as its manager of international sales and distribution.In their new roles, Figeroid, Charnetsky and Stadnicki will work…

  • 14 Best Underrated Thrillers From the 2010s, Ranked According to Rotten Tomatoes

    14 Best Underrated Thrillers From the 2010s, Ranked According to Rotten Tomatoes

    With so many amazing thriller films out there in the world dominating the scene and pulling focus, multiple lesser-known thrillers get lost in the shuffle, especially within the 2010s. The 2010s saw amazing new thriller flicks like Gone Girl and Nightcrawler that quickly became cult classics and will go down as classics. But it must…

  • The Daily Stream: Nightcrawler Is An Ambitious And Depraved Neo-Noir

    The Daily Stream: Nightcrawler Is An Ambitious And Depraved Neo-Noir

    (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Movie: “Nightcrawler“Where You Can Stream It: Amazon PrimeThe Pitch: Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Louis “Lou” Bloom, an anti-social yet driven individual who forges a new career…

  • ‘Wolfman’ Movie in the Works with Ryan Gosling

    ‘Wolfman’ Movie in the Works with Ryan Gosling

    Ryan Gosling is getting into the Universal monsters business. The actor is circling a Wolfman movie for the studio, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo penned the script, which is intended to be a starring vehicle for Gosling. The move comes after the studio saw a hit earlier this year by…

  • Toronto Film Review: ‘Sound of Metal’

    Toronto Film Review: ‘Sound of Metal’

    “Sound of Metal” is a film with a potent, searing hook. It stars Riz Ahmed, who is such a sensational actor (just watch him in “Jason Bourne” or “Nightcrawler” or “The Sisters Brothers”), as Ruben, a punk-metal drummer, heavy on the tattoos and peroxide, who has been thrashing away as part of a caterwauling noise…

  • How Cinematography Tells The Darkening Character Story In ‘Nightcrawler’

    How Cinematography Tells The Darkening Character Story In ‘Nightcrawler’

    Film viewers love an image that looks stunning, but ultimately, whether they’re conscious of it or not, visuals that bear greater meaning to the narrative and characters. Dan Gilroy’s 2014 directorial debut, “Nightcrawler,” provides striking visuals, which ultimately echo the intense story. Everything we can learn about Jake Gyllenhaal’s Lou Bloom from the dialogue is…

  • Netflix’s Dan Gilroy-Jake Gyllenhaal Film Sets Ensemble (Exclusive)

    Netflix’s Dan Gilroy-Jake Gyllenhaal Film Sets Ensemble (Exclusive)

    Netflix’s untitled Dan Gilroy pic starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo has set a starry ensemble prior to production.British actress Zawe Ashton, “Stranger Things” breakout Natalia Dyer, Tony Award nominee Tom Sturridge, Tony Award winner Daveed Diggs, Academy Award nominee Toni Collette, and Academy Award nominee John Malkovich have signed on to join Gyllenhaal and…

  • Bold Films boards ‘Dangerous Odds’ starring Margot Robbie

    Bold Films boards ‘Dangerous Odds’ starring Margot Robbie

    Robbie to play cleaning lady who rises to top of criminal gambling empire.Bold Films has partnered with Entertainment 360, the production arm of Management 360, and LuckyChap Entertainment to finance and produce Dangerous Odds starring Margot Robbie.Independent production and finance company Bold acquired the project in turnaround from Warner Bros, where LuckyChap has its first…