Tag: Shotgun Stories
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Indie Director Darling Jeff Nichols Pitched The World’s Most Depressing Aquaman Movie To WB
It’s either a rite of passage … or a war of attrition, depending on how you look at it. If you’re an acclaimed filmmaker who has typically made original movies at a mid-sized budget with adult audiences in mind — in other words, exactly the type of movie that has been largely done away with…
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Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, And Tom Hardy Hit The Road In The Trailer For Festival Darling The Bikeriders
It sure feels like it’s tougher and tougher to get everyone on the same page these days, but there still remains a few hard-earned truths left in this cynical old world. For one thing, Jeff Nichols is one of the most interesting filmmakers around after directing features such as “Shotgun Stories,” “Take Shelter,” “Mud,” “Midnight Special,”…
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‘The Bikeriders’ Review: Austin Butler and Tom Hardy Are Cool Personified in the ‘Godfather’ of Biker Movies
Don’t let the word “bike” fool you. In Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders,” the wheels in question are choppers — good, all-American motorcycles, built from the ground up by tough guys in leather jackets — and the “club” they’re a part of is really more of a gang. Nichols hails from the Heartland and has a…