Tag: The Rock
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‘Road House’: Director Doug Liman is Boycotting His SXSW Movie Because Amazon Won’t Release It Theatrically
What a way to start your marketing campaign. The poster for Amazon Studios/Prime Video’s “Road House” movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal was released today, the trailer arrives tomorrow, and the always-mercurial director of the film, Doug Liman, has unfortunately picked the worst time to announce he’s boycotting the movie.Read More: Amazon Dates Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Roadhouse’ For…
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Why Michael Bay’s Immediate Response To Transformers Was A Big Fat No
Michael Bay was a decade into his film directing career when Steven Spielberg and “Transformers” beckoned. He’d established himself as a maestro of mayhem — or, as we call it now, “Bayhem.” He made the $19 million budgeted “Bad Boys” look like a $75 million action extravaganza, and the $75 million budgeted “The Rock” look…
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Ambulance Ending Explained: Violence, Death and Redemption
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Ambulance.Michael Bay’s new heist thriller Ambulance is his most stripped-back feature film in years. After spending years on the never-ending Transformers franchise, Bay is finally getting back to his roots with a gritty crime thriller. Although the Transformers films are thought of as the absolute pinnacle of everything…
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The Rock Is Michael Bay at His Most Michael Bay, and That’s Why It’s Great
In terms of quality of work, Michael Bay has always been at the forefront of scathing criticism. Critics and even audiences have caught up to his over-reliance on explosions, over-the-top action, and downright sub-par filmmaking whose objective is to rake in the profits rather than to present something artistic and “auteur-cinema” worthy. That isn’t necessarily…
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John Cusack Wanted His Con Air Character To Stand Out From Other Action Heroes In One Key Way
Celebrating over 25 years of gonzo action mayhem, “Con Air” still packs a real punch. The explosive Simon West-directed spectacle sees a group of some of the most dangerous convicts in the state taking control of the transport plane extraditing them, with one man, played by Nicolas Cage, trying to make it back home to…
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Tales From The Box Office: Nic Cage Battled Nic Cage In The Summer Of ’97
There are no actors quite like Nicolas Cage and there will probably never be another actor like him, even if movies exist for another 1,000 years. The man is a complete and utter anomaly, a bonafide movie star who has had several careers all wrapped into one. An Oscar-winner, a direct-to-video maestro, and, perhaps most…
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Horror Master Timo Tjahjanto Set To Direct Under Siege Reboot For HBO Max
Most of the great action movies of the ’90s involved two stubborn men scrapping over the keys to the car. Michael Bay relocated the fight to Alcatraz for “The Rock,” while “Con Air,” “Executive Decision,” and “Air Force One” moved the macho spat to the skies. “Under Siege” has Steven Seagal and Tommy Lee Jones…
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From Trump Supporters to Pig Pals, Unconventional Lead Roles Enter the Best Actor Race
The Oscar season may not have officially begun, but three talented leading men — Nicolas Cage (“Pig“), Matt Damon (“Stillwater“) and Winston Duke (“Nine Days“) — are all delivering awards-worthy performances in three very unconventional movies. Likely to face an uphill battle on the awards circuit, the right campaign and support from critics could help…
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Now Stream This: ‘Gone Girl’, ‘His House’, ‘Unfriended’, ‘Moneyball’, ‘The Rock’, ‘Crazy, Not Insane’, and More
(Welcome to Now Stream This, a column dedicated to the best movies streaming on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and every other streaming service out there.) Gone Girl Now Streaming on Hulu Release Date: 2014 Genre: Mystery-Drama Director: David Fincher Cast: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Carrie Coon, Tyler Perry David Fincher is back this…