Tag: The Way Back
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The 15 Best Survival Movies, from ‘Cast Away’ to ‘The Revenant’
From “Gravity ” and “Wild” to “The Way Back” and “Jaws,” the most compelling survival movies fearlessly examine characters’ will to live, imbuing their perilous struggles with the intensely personal motivations and desires that make every person unique. These stories allow audiences to consider what specific obstacles along one person’s quest for survival and happiness…
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‘Hustle’ Review: Adam Sandler and LeBron James Team Up for Netflix’s Rock-Solid Basketball Drama
Adam Sandler really, really loves basketball, and — in his post-“Meyerowitz Stories” era — he also seems to be interested in making good movies. At the very least, he no longer seems actively opposed to the idea. With “Hustle,” those two passions come together (again) in a grounded, affecting, and immaculately made dramedy that has…
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‘Mare of Easttown’ Creator Brad Ingelsby on Moving from Movies to TV, Season 2 Plans, and More
Look at the movies written by Brad Ingelsby and you see the grounded working class sensibility that created HBO’s limited series “Mare of Easttown.” In his first crack at creating a television series, the seven-episode drama broke out with 16 Primetime Emmy nominations — enough to challenge frontrunner “The Queen’s Gambit.”Eight years ago, finicky movie…
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‘Mare of Easttown’ Trailer: Kate Winslet Returns to HBO Alongside Guy Pearce, Jean Smart, and More
The release date for the Kate Winslet-led “Mare of Easttown” is drawing near. HBO released a new trailer on Wednesday for the limited series, which is set to premiere on the premium cabler April 18.Per HBO, the series is an “exploration into the dark side of a close community and an authentic examination of how…
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‘Big Shot’ Trailer: John Stamos Plays an Inspirational Basketball Coach in New Disney+ Series
Sports movies used to be a big part of the filmgoing landscape, but as Hollywood has evolved into its current form, they’ve become few and far between. Occasionally we’ll get something like The Way Back, the Ben Affleck drunk coach movie, but since the movie industry has largely edged out mid-budget films, those types of…
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Ben Affleck Praises Marvel’s Kevin Feige As “The Greatest Producer Who Ever Lived”
Ben Affleck is done keeping quiet about his feelings on comicbook movies. He’s been open about why he took on the Bat-cowl, and now the actor and filmmaker praises Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige as “the greatest producer.” Now, someone replace Hugh Jackman for Feige in “The Greatest Showman,” pronto.Read More: Ben Affleck Talks Alcohol…
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Zac Efron to Star in ‘Three Men and a Baby’ Remake for Disney Plus
Zac Efron will star in a remake of the 1987 hit comedy “Three Men and a Baby” for Disney Plus.Gordon Gray, whose producing credits include “The Rookie” and Ben Affleck’s “The Way Back,” is producing. Will Reichel has written the script for the remake. A director for the remake has not yet been set.The original…
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The films opening around the world this weekend: ‘Stage Mother’, ‘Adorables’, ‘The Way Back’
Warner is opening ’The Way Back’ starring Ben Affleck in Germany.As cinemas begin to reopen again in many territories, Screen is tracking which films are being released in key territories each week.UK and Ireland, opening Friday July 24Without major studio tentpoles driving audiences to cinemas, takings in the UK and Ireland remain low compared to…
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Let Other Studios Race to VOD; Sony Pictures Classics Believes It’s Theaters Or Nothing
After Universal ran to premium VOD at the first opportunity, other distributors were quick to follow suit. Sony trotted out “Bloodshot,” while Disney offered “Onward,” Searchlight presented “Downhill,” and Warner Bros. sold “The Way Back.” However, if there’s going to be a last man standing for theatrical exhibition, it’s Sony Pictures Classics co-president Tom Bernard,…
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Ben Affleck’s ‘The Way Back’ to Be Available on Digital March 24
Warner Bros. will make the latest Ben Affleck film “The Way Back” available via digital in the U.S. and Canada on March 24, with international markets to follow, as more and more people are looking for at-home entertainment amid the coronavirus shutdowns, Warner Bros. Pictures Group. chairman Toby Emmerich announced Thursday.“With audiences largely unable to…