Tag: Tommy Lee Jones
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‘Finestkind’ Director Passed Tommy Lee Jones’ Test, Scoring an A-List Cast
Editor’s Note: The following contains minor spoilers for FinestkindScreenwriter and director Brian Helgeland (Legend) returns to the Toronto International Film Festival this year with Finestkind, a crime drama on the high seas led by Ben Foster and Toby Wallace and co-starring Tommy Lee Jones and Jenna Ortega. Ahead of the film’s world premiere at TIFF,…
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How the Director of ‘Finestkind’ Convinced Tommy Lee Jones to Join the Film
Tommy Lee Jones is a tough nut to crack – at least when it comes to getting him on board for a new production. The recipient of esteemed honors including an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, The Fugitive star has earned the right to be…
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Linda Haynes, Who Appeared in ‘Rolling Thunder’ and ‘Brubaker,’ Dies at 75
Linda Haynes, who appeared in films including “Rolling Thunder,” “Drowning Pool” and “Brubaker,” died July 17 in South Carolina. She was 75.Her son Greg Sylvander reported her death on Facebook.“As an only child, I have dreaded these times my entire life. I find peace in the knowing that my mother was at peace and had…
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How Tommy Lee Jones’ ‘Fugitive’ Performance Anchored One of the Best Oscar Races of All Time
In the vast tapestry of Oscar history, specific years define instants of talents converging to produce a constellation of extraordinary performances. 1993 was one such epoch when the best supporting actor lineup at the 66th Academy Awards ceremony showcased an assembly of unparalleled depth. The roster included Leonardo DiCaprio for “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” Ralph…
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Will Smith Says Steven Spielberg ‘Said the Coldest Sh*t’ to Convince Him to Star in ‘Men in Black’
Will Smith needed some convincing to take on “Men in Black” and, with it, back to back extraterrestrial movies.The Oscar winner revealed during Kevin Hart’s “Heart to Hart” Peacock talk show (via Insider) that he was hesitant to star in the 1997 film alongside Tommy Lee Jones right after “Independence Day.” It was “Men in…
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Samuel L. Jackson Sounds Off On A Time To Kill Cutting An Oscar-Worthy Scene
For a time in the 1990s, a film adaptation of a John Grisham novel was guaranteed to turn a tidy profit at the box office, if not mushroom into a full-on blockbuster. “The Firm,” “The Pelican Brief” and “The Client” all made loads of money off of a built-in audience that just had to see…
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Sergio Calderón, ‘Men in Black’ and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Actor, Dies at 77
Sergio Calderón, a longtime actor who appeared in films including “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” and “Men in Black,” died Wednesday of pneumonia. He was 77.Calderón’s representative, Julie Smith, confirmed his death to the LA Times on Thursday.Calderón appeared in the 1997 film “Men in Black,” where he played the floating head on…
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Wango Films lines up dystopian tale ‘The Monsters In Our Shadows’ (exclusive)
Story set as humanity reaches point of extinction by alien species.Los Angeles and Toronto-based Wango Films has reported a strong early interest in its upcoming dystopian drama The Monsters In Our Shadows to be directed by April Mullen, whose recent credits include Wander starring Aaron Eckhart and Tommy Lee Jones.Wango are on the Croisette talking…