Tag: The Tender Bar

  • A Spirit Halloween Store Movie Is Coming To A Theater Near You, Apparently

    A Spirit Halloween Store Movie Is Coming To A Theater Near You, Apparently

    As Variety announced today, Strike Back Studios, Hideout Pictures, and Particular Crowd have teamed up with Spirit Halloween stores to make a feature film. Called “Spirit Halloween” (natch), the film will be a family-friendly horror movie, and will star veteran actor Christopher Lloyd, last seen in 2021’s “The Tender Bar,” and Rachael Leigh Cook, last seen in 2021’s…

  • Ben Affleck Is Done Making IP-Driven Movies

    Ben Affleck Is Done Making IP-Driven Movies

    Ben Affleck, the artist formerly known as Batfleck, has a new movie, “The Tender Bar,” coming to theaters and Amazon Prime Video. He’s also coming off a recent reunion with his “Good Will Hunting” co-writer and co-star, Matt Damon, in Ridley Scott’s “The Last Duel,” which is now available on home media. “The Tender Bar” goes…

  • The Tender Bar Review: Cool Uncle Ben Affleck Shines In George Clooney’s Lifeless Drama

    The Tender Bar Review: Cool Uncle Ben Affleck Shines In George Clooney’s Lifeless Drama

    I like George Clooney. He’s a good-looking fellow, he’s a dedicated philanthropist, and he’s a damn fine actor. He seems like he has it all! But there’s one area Clooney continues to fail in, no matter how hard he tries: filmmaking. Clooney has directed some solid flicks — his directorial debut “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind”…

  • Ben Affleck On ‘The Tender Bar,’ ‘The Last Duel’ & Saying Goodbye To IP Content [Interview]

    Ben Affleck On ‘The Tender Bar,’ ‘The Last Duel’ & Saying Goodbye To IP Content [Interview]

    Ben Affleck is coming to terms with a new reality. And, no, it’s not in regards to his personal life, but his film career. After accumulating a resume filled with massive blockbusters and a Best Picture Oscar, the 49-year-old actor, screenwriter and director is now in an industry where the viewing dynamics have changed. In…

  • How ‘The Tender Bar’ Channels Long Island History via New England

    How ‘The Tender Bar’ Channels Long Island History via New England

    George Clooney’s “The Tender Bar,” set in the working-class neighborhood of Manhasset, Long Island, spans 15 years starting in 1973. In the film, which bows Dec. 17 in theaters, young Jr Maguire, played by Daniel Ranieri, spends his time among family members: his mom (Lily Rabe), grandmother (Sondra James), grandfather (Christopher Lloyd) and uncle Charlie…

  • Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan Get Confessional in First Look at George Clooney’s ‘The Tender Bar’

    Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan Get Confessional in First Look at George Clooney’s ‘The Tender Bar’

    There are more than a few surprises coming for awards watchers and film fans this Christmas. George Clooney’s latest, “The Tender Bar,” looks to be one of them.Amazon Studios will release the film in select theaters on Dec. 17, the studio announced Wednesday, followed by a nationwide rollout on Dec. 22. Amazon Prime Video members…

  • Ben Affleck Eyed for George Clooney Drama ‘The Tender Bar’

    Ben Affleck Eyed for George Clooney Drama ‘The Tender Bar’

    Ben Affleck is being considered to star in George Clooney’s feature film version of J.R. Moehringer’s coming-of-age story “The Tender Bar: A Memoir” for Amazon Studios.Affleck and Clooney worked together as producers on “Argo,” which won them and Clooney’s producing partner Grant Heslov an Academy Award for best picture.Clooney and Heslov are producing “The Tender…