Tag: Swingers
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True Detective Creator To Direct Easy’s Waltz Starring Vince Vaughn And Al Pacino
“True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto will make his feature film directorial debut with the drama “Easy’s Waltz.” Deadline confirmed the news, revealing the project will star Vince Vaughn alongside Michelle Monaghan, Simon Rex, and Al Pacino. Unsurprisingly, given his history of penning entire seasons of his crime drama anthology solo, Pizzolatto will also be on…
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‘Vengeance’ Review: B.J. Novak’s Very Funny Directorial Debut Is a Razor-Sharp Podcast Noir
At the risk of damning an impressively strong debut with faint praise, B.J. Novak’s “Vengeance” is perhaps the best possible movie someone could make out of a murder-mystery that starts with John Mayer standing on the rooftop bar of a Soho House, but doesn’t end with the musician dead in a ditch somewhere.In fact, Mayer…
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Rio Hackford, Club Owner and Actor, Dies at 52
Actor and club owner Rio Del Valle Hackford, who appeared in films and TV shows including “Jonah Hex,” “Swingers,” “Treme” and “The Mandalorian,” died Thursday in Huntington Beach, Calif. He was 52.His brother Alex Hackford said he died after an illness.Rio Hackford, who was the son of director Taylor Hackford, was remembered by friends for…
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‘Locked Down’ Director Doug Liman on Shooting a Movie About the Pandemic During the Pandemic [Interview]
Doug Liman resists paths of convention. The director, who’s always prided himself as a rule-breaker, typically doesn’t follow trends but establishes them. Look at The Bourne Identity, Swingers, and even Mr. & Mrs. Smith – other movies have tried to copy their success. Once again, Liman ventured into uncharted territory with Locked Down. Liman shot…