Tag: Uncut Gems

  • Adam Sandler Teases ‘Insane’ Safdie Brothers’ 340-Page Script for ‘Uncut Gems’ Follow-Up

    Adam Sandler Teases ‘Insane’ Safdie Brothers’ 340-Page Script for ‘Uncut Gems’ Follow-Up

    The Safdie Brothers are already putting Adam Sandler to work on their next film.Sandler revealed that the first draft of the filmmakers’ follow-up to “Uncut Gems” was a whopping 340 pages, with the “Hustle” star teasing it was an “insane” script.“They’ve been writing this movie we’re supposed to do together for a couple years. They…

  • 8 A24 Movies to Get Excited for in 2023

    8 A24 Movies to Get Excited for in 2023

    Never afraid to shake up industry norms, A24 is the groundbreaking film studio behind Everything Everywhere All At Once, Uncut Gems, The Lighthouse, HBO’s Euphoria, and more. Fresh off a stellar 2022 in which the studio celebrated the release of writer/director Darren Aronofsky’s critically acclaimed drama The Whale and Charlotte Wells’ superb debut Aftersun, A24…

  • Quentin Tarantino Confirms ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Role Was Written for Adam Sandler

    Quentin Tarantino Confirms ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Role Was Written for Adam Sandler

    Adam Sandler almost cut his teeth as a Nazi hunter in Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar-winning “Inglourious Basterds.”The “Uncut Gems” star was the muse for the “Basterds” character of Sergeant Donny “The Bear Jew” Donowitz, as writer-director Tarantino confirmed during Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast with co-host Judd Apatow. However, Sandler was already committed to Apatow’s 2009…

  • Best Movies Like Uncut Gems, From Whiplash to Drive

    Best Movies Like Uncut Gems, From Whiplash to Drive

    Uncut Gems is a masterclass in triggering adrenaline response within an audience. The entire movie flows from heated situation to situation as we wait for the tension to finally boil into a conflict that will likely end badly for the main characters. For many, the experience of watching Uncut Gems was totally new, but there…

  • ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Is A24’s First Movie to Hit 100 Million Globally

    ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Is A24’s First Movie to Hit 100 Million Globally

    Holy hot-dog fingers! A24’s zany black comedy “Everything Everywhere All at Once” has cleared a major box office milestone, crossing 100 million in global ticket sales. It’s the first A24 movie to hit that box office benchmark.Since the movie landed in theaters in March, the multiverse adventure turned into the rare indie sleeper hit at…

  • ‘Hustle’ Review: In His First Major Role Since ‘Uncut Gems,’ Adam Sandler Scores in a Rousing Basketball Drama

    ‘Hustle’ Review: In His First Major Role Since ‘Uncut Gems,’ Adam Sandler Scores in a Rousing Basketball Drama

    Years before “Uncut Gems,” you could see Adam Sandler was a good actor. He’d taken a step out of the ha-ha zone as early as “Punch-Drunk Love” (2002) — and going back as far as “The Wedding Singer” (1998), which he made after only two of his knockabout big-hit farces (“Billy Madison” and “Happy Gilmore”),…

  • ‘Hustle’ Review: Adam Sandler’s Got Game In Boilerplate Basketball Flick

    ‘Hustle’ Review: Adam Sandler’s Got Game In Boilerplate Basketball Flick

    Fans of the Sandman know it’s often feast or famine when the comedic superstar steps away from his traditional juvenile humor. The highs are high, and the lows are low. For every “The Meyerowitz Stories,” there’s “The Cobbler;” for every “Uncut Gems,” a “Reign on Me.” “Hustle,” the latest output from Adam Sandler’s longstanding deal…

  • Hustle Review: A Predictable Underdog Sports Story That Still Manages To Charm

    Hustle Review: A Predictable Underdog Sports Story That Still Manages To Charm

    It seems to happen every few years. Adam Sandler will emerge from his wacky, irreverent comedies that double as all-expense-paid vacations for himself and his buddies and make a serious movie. The type of movie that reminds us that Sandler is actually a pretty darn good actor when he wants to be. The most recent example…

  • 34 Movies Rejected by the Oscars in 2022

    34 Movies Rejected by the Oscars in 2022

    Note: This story was published on February 9. It has since been updated.While the Oscar nominations can be predicted more or less — aside from the annual head-turning snubs and surprises — one thing remains certain: The Academy will never, ever recognize all the films that deserve awards attention.In years past, “Uncut Gems,” “I’m Thinking…

  • Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie Join Christopher Nolan’s Epic ‘Oppenheimer’

    Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie Join Christopher Nolan’s Epic ‘Oppenheimer’

    Christopher Nolan is adding more star power to his World War II drama “Oppenheimer.”Oscar winner Rami Malek, Oscar nominee Florence Pugh and “Uncut Gems” director Benny Safdie have joined an ensemble that already includes Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt.The film, with its oh-so-commercial-sounding story about the development of the atomic…