Tag: Tom Hanks
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The Forgotten ’80s Slasher He Knows You’re Alone Will Have You Checking Your Surroundings
Armand Mastroianni’s 1980 “He Knows You’re Alone” might have borrowed a number of shots from John Carpenter’s 1978 film “Halloween.” It might have drawn from that movie’s score, and it might have conceived of its unstoppable villain in a similar way. But it doesn’t deserve to be left in the margins of the ’80s slasher…
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Tom Hanks Directed a Julia Roberts Rom-Com You Forgot About
Tom Hanks is many things. He’s America’s dad. He’s Woody the cowboy doll in Toy Story. He’s in Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, A League of Their Own, and so many other classic movies. He can do anything from tell profane knock-knock jokes in Catch Me If You Can to make moviegoers cry with quiet…
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Tom Hanks’ ‘Major Matt Mason’ Movie Moves Ahead at Mattel
Tom Hanks is set to star in a different kind of adventure in the near future when he takes on the title role in the Major Matt Mason film for Mattel. Though the film was announced back in 2019, according to Variety, the success Barbie has seen at the box office is propelling the toy…
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Tom Hanks Made a ‘Splash,’ Thanks to This Bill Murray Bomb
It can be downright dizzying to look back at your life and think about the countless decisions you have made that may have altered the course of your future. As they say, hindsight is 20/20, but that doesn’t erase the fact that those choices have made you who you are today. This “sliding doors” scenario…
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Tom Hanks Was Almost in Martin Scorsese’s ‘Gangs of New York’
Tom Hanks had a tremendous 2002, but it could have been completely different had he accepted the offer to star in Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York. His performance in Catch Me If You Can was the most notable of that particular year, but it was his role as Michael Sullivan in Road to Perdition…
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How Much of Tom Hanks’ ‘Sully’ Is True?
On January 15th, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 left Laguardia Airport with 155 souls onboard and only minutes later made the most famous descent in aviation history, right into the Hudson River. Piloted by Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and his co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles, the plane landed in the freezing water with no fatalities, and Sully…
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107 Out LGBTQ Performers Changing the Face of Hollywood in the 21st Century
With LGBTQ stories in film and on TV more popular than ever before, it’s important to celebrate out-and-proud acting talents — particularly those without the non-binary awards’ categories they deserve.In 2023, the state of Hollywood is unsure to say the least. But even as existential questions about the business of making entertainment persist, audiences and…
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How ‘Apollo 13’ Started the IMAX Era for Blockbuster Movies
Ron Howard’s space docudrama Apollo 13 originally hit theaters in 1995, meeting positive receptions on both critical and commercial fronts. The retelling of the 1970 moon mission gone awry was praised for its sincere script, suspenseful pacing, and stellar performances from an all-star cast of Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, and Ed…
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Sleepless in Seattle at 30: Nora Ephron’s romcom still worth falling for
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan exude timeless star power as a couple kept apart for almost the entirety of the 1993 classicSleepless in Seattle – the film, the phrase – conjures the kind of quixotic romance that already seems long lost to us, on screen and elsewhere.Nora Ephron specialized in whimsical courtships – majestic grand…
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Robin Wright, Christine Vachon to Be Honored at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
U.S. actor Robin Wright will be awarded the President’s Award at the 57th Karlovy Vary Film Festival’s closing ceremony. In honor of Wright, it will screen “The Princess Bride.”Wright is best known for her performance in Netflix series “House of Cards.” She earned three Golden Globe nominations and a win in 2014. She earned five…