Tag: Vengeance
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Where to Watch ‘Oldboy’: Showtimes and Streaming Status
Long before movies like Bong-Joon Ho’s Parasite and Lee Chang-dong’s Burning captured global attention, Korean cinema (or Asian cinema in general) had always stood in a league of its own. Home to some of the most affluent directors in the world, one name continues to ring a bell in modern cinema: Park Chan-wook. Although he…
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Are Effective Satires Possible in the Social Media Age?
Movies always want to comment on the era in which they were made. Dating back to the days of The Great Dictator being a rebuke of Adolf Hitler’s evil or even how pre-Hays Code movies often reflected the excesses of the Roaring ‘20s, it’s only natural for films to reflect the world around them. This…
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B.J. Novak Unpacks That Shocking ‘Vengeance’ Ending: ‘Is America Going to Heal?’
[Editor’s note: The following story contains spoilers for “Vengeance.”]B.J. Novak is waiting for the message of “Vengeance” to be made obsolete. While the filmmaker’s feature directorial debut, a Shakespearian story of revenge, is rife with Quentin Tarantino references, Woody Allen-esque banter, and a nod to Jordan Peele’s masterful transcendence of genre, writer-director Novak wondered if…
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How B.J Novak’s ‘Vengeance’ Captures Its Fish-Out-of-Water Protagonist
From the private clubs and highrises of New York to the sweltering oil fields of West Texas, B.J. Novak’s “Vengeance,” in theaters July 29, dives into a fish-out-of-water story. “The Office” alum Novak, who also wrote and stars in the dark comedy, plays Ben, a writer for The New Yorker and wannabe podcaster who finds…
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Finneas Joined B.J. Novak’s ‘Vengeance’ After Bonding Over ‘Social Network’ Score
B.J. Novak of “The Office” fame is taking viewers to Texas in a true-crime comedy with his directorial debut film “Vengeance.” Novak, who wrote, directed and starred in the upcoming film, still remembers the nerves on the first day on set.“Day one, I was so scared,” Novak told Variety at the Los Angeles premiere for…
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Ashton Kutcher Explains Returning for ‘That ’70s Show’ Spinoff ‘That ’90s Show’: ‘We’re Only in the Position That We’re in Because of That Show’
With more than 15 years having passed since the end of “That ’70s Show,” it’s understandable that it may have been a bit trippy for series star Ashton Kutcher to return for show’s upcoming Netflix spinoff, “That ’90s Show.”“It was really nostalgic to be back on the set,” Kutcher told Variety’s Carson Burton at the…
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‘Vengeance’ Review: B.J. Novak’s Very Funny Directorial Debut Is a Razor-Sharp Podcast Noir
At the risk of damning an impressively strong debut with faint praise, B.J. Novak’s “Vengeance” is perhaps the best possible movie someone could make out of a murder-mystery that starts with John Mayer standing on the rooftop bar of a Soho House, but doesn’t end with the musician dead in a ditch somewhere.In fact, Mayer…
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‘Vengeance’ Review: A Mostly Successful Comic Mystery From B.J. Novak [Tribeca]
B.J. Novak’s feature directorial debut, “Vengeance,” does not begin like you would expect B.J. Novak’s feature directorial debut to begin. It’s an image out of a horror movie, a dying figure in a dark and empty oil field, holding up a cell phone, desperately trying to get a signal. For a moment, it looks like…
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B.J. Novak’s Secret Blumhouse Thriller ‘Vengeance’ Halts Filming
It’s not just the biggest movies in Hollywood being shut down over concerns about the coronavirus. B.J. Novak’s secret Blumhouse thriller Vengeance has halted filming in the wake of the pandemic, with production in Albuquerque, New Mexico now shut down. The The Office alum wrote and was making his feature directorial debut on the film,…
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Blumhouse Suspends Production on B.J. Novak’s ‘Vengeance’ Over Coronavirus
Blumhouse has suspended production on its thriller “Vengeance,” B.J. Novak’s directorial debut, due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.“Vengeance” had been shooting in Albuquerque, N.M., during the past two weeks. Crew members were informed of the decision on Saturday.Novak is directing from his own script, and details of project and its logline have been kept…