Tag: The Blind Side
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The Blind Side and Hollywood’s blind spot – podcast
Why is the retired NFL player Michael Oher bringing a lawsuit against the family who took him in as a teenager? Andrew Lawrence reportsWhen Andrew Lawrence, now of the Guardian US, interviewed the American football player Michael Oher in 2009, Oher was already uncomfortable about how his life story was being portrayed to the public.…
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Are True Stories Anything But Hollywood Exploitation?
The recent revelations concerning the real life story behind The Blind Side are another in a long history of the exploitative nature inherent to the “based on a true story” genre. This is seemingly a never-ending problem. The Blind Side is both a film that is extremely trite, and as we now know, furthers a…
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‘Blind Side’ Family Alleges Michael Oher ‘Threatened’ to ‘Plant a Negative Story’ Unless They Paid Him $15 Million
An attorney for Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy has issued a response to Michael Oher’s petition against them, which alleged that the couple deceived Oher into making the pair his conservators at age 18 and that he has not shared in the revenue from the feature “The Blind Side,” which drew from his life story.The…
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‘The Blind Side’ Family Responds to Michael Oher’s Financial Claims: ‘We’re Devastated’
Update: Michael Oher has issued a statement along with his legal filing against the Tuohy family.“I am disheartened by the revelation shared in the lawsuit today,” Oher said (via People magazine). “This is a difficult situation for my family and me. I want to ask everyone to please respect our privacy at this time. For…
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‘The Blind Side’ Bombshell: Michael Oher Alleges Tuohy Family Tricked Him Into Conservatorship, Denied Him Film Payments
The story of Michael Oher, the retired NFL star who was supposedly adopted by a wealthy white family who lifted him out of poverty, was immortalized in the 2009 blockbuster film “The Blind Side.” But now, Oher, 37, alleges that much of that heartwarming tale is a lie crafted by the family in order to…
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All 100 Movies Coming to Max in July
Max will enter its second full month after transitioning from HBO Max in late May, and July looks to be one exciting month for the service. Not only will they be streaming exciting new series like Steven Soderbergh’s star-studded limited series Full Circle, the animated series My Adventures with Superman, and the reboot of Project…
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With ‘The Little Things,’ John Lee Hancock Wrote a Script So Dark Even He Wasn’t Ready to Direct It
If “The Little Things” seems like a movie from another time, it is. John Lee Hancock wrote the script 28 years ago, back when he wrote the Kevin Costner vehicle “A Perfect World” for director Clint Eastwood. Steven Spielberg was interested, but found the drama about the fight to find an L.A. serial killer too…
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Alcon Entertainment Picks Up Film Rights To ‘P.S. I Love You’ Follow-Up Novel ‘Postscript’
Alcon Entertainment has secured all filmed entertainment rights to Postscript, the recently released follow-up to Cecelia Ahern’s 2004 debut novel P.S. I Love You. The Blind Side production company will co-finance and co-produce the feature adaptation along with Black Label Media.Alcon produced and financed the 2014 film adaptation of P.S. I Love You, which starred…
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The film quiz of the year: do you know your Green Book from your Cats?
Whether you like arthouse, the multiplex or streaming on your smartphone, this quiz is for youIn January, a Us teenager in Utah caused a highway collision while driving blindfold – she was taking a challenge, inspired by which movie?Eyes Wide ShutBird BoxThe Blind SideCrashAccording to Sight and Sound magazine, what was the best film of…
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Jared Leto Circling Serial Killer Role Opposite Denzel Washington in ‘Little Things’ (Exclusive)
Jared Leto is in early talks to join Denzel Washington and Rami Malek in Warner Bros.’ crime thriller “The Little Things,” sources tell Variety.John Lee Hancock, who directed best picture nominee “The Blind Side” and Netflix’s Woody Harrelson-Kevin Costner pic “The Highwaymen,” is on board to write and direct the film.The story follows a burned-out…