Tag: Unhinged

  • This Early Russell Crowe Role Remains His Most Disturbing

    This Early Russell Crowe Role Remains His Most Disturbing

    Russell Crowe is one of the most inherently intimidating actors of his generation. Between the epic combat sequences in Gladiator, the pulse-pounding boxing matches in Cinderella Man, the flashes of extreme violence in L.A. Confidential, and the violent shootouts in 3:10 to Yuma, Crowe never fails to put his physicality on display; his recent turn…

  • Russell Crowe’s 13 Best Movies Ranked

    Russell Crowe’s 13 Best Movies Ranked

    Russell Crowe has a versatility that is rare among actors in the later stages of their careers. While the Australian first established himself as a leading man, he has comfortably stepped into supporting roles over the past few years. He recently made the transition to the small screen as Fox News mastermind Roger Ailes in…

  • ‘Joe Bell’ moves from Solstice to Roadside, Vertical

    ‘Joe Bell’ moves from Solstice to Roadside, Vertical

    Reinaldo Marcus Green directed 2020 TIFF world premiere.Roadside Attractions has acquired the Mark Wahlberg true-life drama Joe Bell and will release exclusively in cinemas on July 23, with Vertical Entertainment on board for a post-theatrical digital release.Solstice has exited the project after acquiring it following the world premiere at Toronto last year. It had been…

  • Russell Crowe To Star In Gary Fleder-Directed Thriller ‘Poker Face’

    Russell Crowe To Star In Gary Fleder-Directed Thriller ‘Poker Face’

    Exclusive: Russell Crowe has committed to next star in Poker Face, a Gary Fleder-directed thriller that is set to begin shooting late next month in Sydney, Australia.The film is scripted by Stephen M. Coates, and Crowe plays Jake, a tech billionaire who gathers his childhood friends to his Miami estate for what turns into a…

  • Liam Neeson’s ‘Honest Thief’ Takes No. 1 at the Box Office as Theaters Continue to Struggle

    Liam Neeson’s ‘Honest Thief’ Takes No. 1 at the Box Office as Theaters Continue to Struggle

    Post-“Tenet,” when major studios have all but abandoned theaters, it’s the indies that shine a little light. They have their pick of the screens and an ability to hold them not seen since… well, ever. (“Unhinged”: nine weeks and counting in the U.S.) It’s not enough to make up the difference of a Covid-impacted marketplace,…

  • You Can Now Rent Out an AMC Theater for Just $99

    You Can Now Rent Out an AMC Theater for Just $99

    As movie theater chains scramble to recoup losses due to shutdowns caused by the pandemic nationwide, AMC Theatres has at least one new trick up its sleeve. Following in the footsteps of the Alamo Drafthouse, which unveiled a similar program earlier this year, the Private Movie Showing program at AMC now allows consumers to rent…

  • Solstice Studios buys TIFF title ‘Good Joe Bell’ in $20m worldwide deal

    Solstice Studios buys TIFF title ‘Good Joe Bell’ in $20m worldwide deal

    Distributor plans awards season run.Solstice Studios has acquired worldwide rights to TIFF acquisition title Good Joe Bell starring Mark Wahlberg in a reported $20m deal.Reinaldo Marcus Green directed the drama about a macho man who walks across the United States to talk about bullying after his gay son is persecuted at high school.Starring alongside Wahlberg…

  • Mark Wahlberg Drama ‘Good Joe Bell’ Sells to Solstice Studios

    Mark Wahlberg Drama ‘Good Joe Bell’ Sells to Solstice Studios

    Solstice Studios has bought the worldwide rights to the drama “Good Joe Bell,” starring Mark Wahlberg, for about $20 million, a source has confirmed to Variety.“Good Joe Bell,” directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, premiered Sept. 13 at the virtual Toronto International Film Festival. The deal closed Saturday. Solstice is planning a theatrical release during the…

  • ‘Tenet’ Drops But Stays Atop U.K., Ireland Box-Office

    ‘Tenet’ Drops But Stays Atop U.K., Ireland Box-Office

    Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” suffered a precipitous 60% decline, but stayed on top of the U.K. and Ireland box-office in its second week.The Warner Bros. release collected £2,151,490 from 613 locations and has now amassed £10,006,540 in the territory, according to final numbers released by Comscore.Disney’s “X-Men” universe film “The New Mutants” collected £686,407 from 538…

  • Cineworld CEO Is “Encouraged” By The Weekend’s Box Office & Says People Are “Eager” To Return To Cinemas

    Cineworld CEO Is “Encouraged” By The Weekend’s Box Office & Says People Are “Eager” To Return To Cinemas

    Last weekend, AMC, Regal, and many other cinemas reopened for the first time in five months, since they were all shuttered due to the Covid-19 pandemic. And while the box office numbers weren’t what you would call “massive,” the Russell Crowe film, “Unhinged,” did bring in around $4 million and showed that there are people…