Tag: The Talented Mr. Ripley
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‘Ripley’: Everything We Know About Andrew Scott’s New Series
The year 1999 saw the release of Anthony Minghella’s film adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley. The film had a memorable cast with Matt Damon playing Tom Ripley, Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf, and Gwyneth Paltrow as Marge Sherwood respectively. The project was a commercial and critical success earning over $128 million on a $40…
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Gave Us the Perfect Annoying American in This Movie
Have you seen the “Ugly American” in your travels outside the cozy confines of the United States? Well, get your passports ready, because we are going to address one of the best/worst characters that fits that unfortunate clichéd description. The movie is Anthony Minghella’s terrific 1999 psychological thriller called The Talented Mr. Ripley. It would…
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Sienna Miller Says Dating Jude Law ‘Probably Protected’ Her From Harvey Weinstein’s Abuse
Sienna Miller recently told The Guardian that dating Jude Law is most likely one reason she was never abused by disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein. Miller was the star of the Weinstein-backed “Factory Girl,” in which she played Andy Warhol’s muse Edie Sedgwick. The actor said being in a relationship with Law shaped her connection…
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In ‘Stillwater,’ Matt Damon Finds the Humanity in a Trumper. Would You Expect Anything Less From Matt Damon? (Column)
As an actor, Matt Damon has always had two sides: the light and the dark, the noble and the furtive, the boyishly winning and the ominously coldhearted. Early in his career, when he was that cute kid with the shiny hair and the big grin, he played characters who had a troubled layer or two,…
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Peacock to Stream ‘Ray Donovan,’ ‘The Godfather’ Trilogy, Other Popular ViacomCBS-Owned Titles
“Ray Donovan,” “Everybody Hates Chris,” and “The Affair” are among the popular ViacomCBS titles that will be available on NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service when the platform launches nationally on July 15.NBCUniversal announced its upcoming streaming service has inked a content licensing agreement with ViacomCBS on Wednesday. Other ViacomCBS-owned television shows that will be available on…
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20 Years Later, ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ Still Dazzles And Stings [Be Reel Podcast]
This week on Be Reel, we dare to ask a question posed by many conned, spurned and murdered Patricia Highsmith characters: “Who are you, Tom Ripley?”As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Anthony Minghella’s seminal Matt Damon vehicle “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” Noah and Chance seek out the character’s origins in the acclaimed Patricia Highsmith…
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Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas in Talks to Star in Erotic Thriller ‘Deep Water’
Ben Affleck is set to play another bad suburban husband in Deep Water, the feature adaptation of the erotic thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith, author of The Talented Mr. Ripley. Affleck and Blade Runner 2049‘s Ana de Armas are in talks to lead the Deep Water cast as a dissatisfied married couple “whose mind games…
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Ben Affleck to Play Mind Games With Ana de Armas in Erotic Thriller ‘Deep Water’
Ben Affleck and rising star Ana de Armas are in negotiations to star in New Regency’s erotic thriller Deep Water, which will mark the first film directed by Adrian Lyne since 2002’s Unfaithful, Collider has confirmed. The film is based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith (The Talented Mr. Ripley) that has been adapted by…
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Christopher Walken, Elizabeth Debicki Join Neo-Noir Thriller ‘Burnt Orange Heresy’ (Exclusive)
Oscar winner Christopher Walken and rising star Elizabeth Debicki (The Night Manager, Steve McQueen’s upcoming Widows) have been cast in The Burnt Orange Heresy, the new neo-noir thriller from Golden Lion-nominated filmmaker Giuseppe Capotondi (The Double Hour).The film – announced by HanWay Films, which is handling international sales in Berlin – is based on a…