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First Trailer and Poster for THE BOURNE LEGACY Starring Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, and Edward Norton

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 8th, 2012 at 9:22 am

The first trailer and poster for The Bourne Legacy have gone online.  The central message of the trailer is this: Jeremy Renner can kick the shit out of people just as well as Matt Damon. It’s clearly the same Bourne flavor, and audiences will be happy to get another great actor beating up bad guys. The editing moves so fast that it’s tough to tell how much writer-director Tony Gilroy‘s style will differ from Paul Greengrass‘ (who directed Supremacy and Ultimatum), but I’m eager to see what Gilroy has in store.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer and poster.  The film also stars Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacy Keach, Oscar Isaac, Albert Finney, Joan Allen, David Strathairn, and Scott Glenn.  The Bourne Legacy opens August 3rd.

Oscar Isaac Lands Lead in Coen Brothers’ 60s Folk Music Film INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: October 13th, 2011 at 7:16 pm

With the pedigree that Joel and Ethan Coen have established in the last 25 years, the lead roles in their pictures are very much coveted. Some of the most iconic characters in recent memory have been from Coen films, from The Dude to Anton Chigurh to the reimagining of Rooster Cogburn. Now, rising star Oscar Isaac (Drive) can count himself among those rare talents, having landed the lead in the next Coen brothers’ picture, Inside Llewyn Davis. The film focuses on the 60s folk music scene in New York’s Greenwich Village, including such icons as Tom Paxton and Dave Van Ronk. Hit the jump for more on the project.

Very Bloody Red Band Stills from DRIVE

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: September 19th, 2011 at 4:34 pm

Nicolas Winding Refn’s much buzzed-about Drive opened in theaters this past weekend, and I finally got to see the movie everyone’s been talking about. I loved it, and I absolutely think it’s one of the best films of the year. It’s like a John Hughes movie, except with more people getting stabbed in the eye with forks. Ryan Gosling and Albert Brooks give outstanding performances, and the music is fantastic. I was afraid the film may have been too overhyped for me to rightfully enjoy it as much as my peers, but my apprehension was quickly put to rest. Today, some red band stills from the film have been released. They’re pretty spoilery, so if you haven’t seen the movie yet I’d advise you to wait.

Hit the jump to check out the images. The film stars Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Ron Perlman, and Albert Brooks. Drive is in theaters everywhere right now, so there’s no excuse for you to not see it. Seriously, go.

DRIVE Review

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 16th, 2011 at 7:00 am

With Drive getting released today, here’s my review from Comic-Con

Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive works across time and genre. It’s set in present-day Los Angeles, uses an 80s score and soundtrack, features a tragic 50s noir protagonist, and wraps everyone up in archetypical figures that manage to feel fresh through strong performances and gorgeous cinematography. It’s a film that confidently walks the line between alienating its audience with bold choices but it never strays so far into the obtuse or the strange that you lose the hard-boiled crime story simmering underneath. It constantly challenges the audience to look away with its intensity, its thoughtfulness, and its brutality, but it’s too damn entertaining to look away.

TIFF 2011: TEN YEAR Review

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 13th, 2011 at 3:59 pm

People tend to freak out a little when it comes to their ten year high school reunion.  They see it as a chance to make up for past regrets, prove how well they’re doing (even if they’re not), and regress a bit to the meaningless drama of our teenage years.  Jamie Linden’s Ten Year gets the meaningless drama part.  Following a group of male friends and their female appendages, Ten Year features redundant storylines, a dearth of humor, an almost total lack of creativity, and a waste of a perfectly good cast.

Brian Petsos, Oscar Isaac, Elijah Wood, Adam Brody, Kristen Wiig, More to Star in REVENGE FOR JOLLY!

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: September 7th, 2011 at 6:21 pm

Atlas Independent is new to the filmmaking game, but they’re off to a good start with the supporting cast for their first feature Revenge for Jolly!.  Brian Petsos stars as the owner of a dog who died under suspicious circumstances.  He and his cousin “follow a series of clues in an attempt to track down the dog’s murderer, leaving a path of destruction in their wake.”  Oscar Isaac plays the cousin; Elijah Wood, Adam Brody, Ryan Phillippe, Kristen Wiig, David Rasche, Kevin Corrigan, Garret Dillahunt, Bobby Moynihan, and Gillian Jacobs also star.  That’s a cast I trust with this absurdist premise.

Director Chadd Harbold wrapped the sub-$10 million production in August.  For more info on Revenge for Jolly! and Atlas Independent’s mission statement, read the full press release after the jump.

3 More Character Posters for DRIVE

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: August 30th, 2011 at 1:33 pm

There’s not much more I can say about Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive that I didn’t already say in my review (or at least nothing I can say without wading into spoilers).  It’s easily the best film I’ve seen so far this year.  I would be shocked if it didn’t make it into my Top 10 of 2011.  You need to see it when it opens.

Film District has released three more character posters for the movie highlighting supporting characters Standard (Oscar Isaac), Blanche (Christina Hendricks), and Nino (Ron Perlman).  Check out the posters after the jump.  The film also stars Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, and Albert Brooks.  Drive opens September 16th.

Six New Character Banners for DRIVE

by Jason Barr    Posted: August 29th, 2011 at 4:55 pm

Six new character banners from director Nicolas Winding Refn’s (Bronson) crime drama Drive have landed online. Starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks, Christina Hendricks, Bryan Cranston, Ron Perlman, and Oscar Isaac, the film centers on a stunt driver (Gosling) who moonlights as a wheelman for hire. Matt screened the film at Comic-Con last month and loved it. Steve also loved it and I’m currently angry at both of them for having seen it already. So there.

Check out the new banners after the jump. Drive opens on September 16th at which point my vendetta with my Collider colleagues may finally come to an end.

New International Trailer for DRIVE

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: August 24th, 2011 at 3:38 pm

Nicholas Winding Refn’s Drive continues to be towards the top of my list of most anticipated films coming out this fall, and another great trailer has just been released. Since its wildly positive debut at Cannes, the film has been generating a huge amount of buzz (Matt loved it). This international trailer doesn’t really show a ton of new footage, but it does feature one of the songs from the apparently fantastic soundtrack.

Hit the jump to watch the trailer. The film stars Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman and Oscar Isaac. Drive opens September 16^th.

New Images for TEN YEAR Starring Channing Tatum, Ron Livingston, Justin Long, Rosario Dawson, Chris Pratt, Kate Mara

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: August 16th, 2011 at 8:38 am

A few weeks ago we posted the first official image from director Jamie Linden ‘s Ten Year when the film got announced as part of this year’s Toronto Film Festival.  Now, thanks to Voltage Pictures website, we’ve got a number of new images and the first poster.  Starring Channing Tatum, Ron Livingston, Justin Long, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Chris Pratt, Kate Mara, Lynn Collins and Oscar Isaac, Ten Year is about a group of friends returning home for their ten year high school reunion.  Hit the jump for more. [Update: We've removed the posters at the request of the studio.]

Comic-Con 2011: DRIVE Review

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 22nd, 2011 at 12:47 am

Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive works across time and genre.  It’s set in present-day Los Angeles, uses an 80s score and soundtrack, features a tragic 50s noir protagonist, and wraps everyone up in archetypical figures that manage to feel fresh through strong performances and gorgeous cinematography.  It’s a film that confidently walks the line between alienating its audience with bold choices but it never strays so far into the obtuse or the strange that you lose the hard-boiled crime story simmering underneath.  It constantly challenges the audience to look away with its intensity, its thoughtfulness, and its brutality, but it’s too damn entertaining to look away.

Red Band Trailer for DRIVE Starring Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: July 21st, 2011 at 5:50 pm

FilmDistrict has released the red band trailer for Drive that premiered today at Comic-Con.  Matt raved about the trailer in his recap of the panel, and I wholeheartedly agree: a terrific tease for the film.  Everyone at Cannes and the LA Film Festival loved it.  It will screen again later tonight at Comic-Con, another place where I am not.  September 16 is the release date for us common folk.  Marking the days…

Ryan Gosling stars as a stunt driver who moonlights as a wheelman for criminals.  When he agrees to help the husband of his beautiful neighbor (Carey Mulligan), matters go awry and he must protect the neighbor and her son.  Christina Hendricks, Bryan Cranston, Ron Perlman, Oscar Isaac, and Albert Brooks also star in Drive, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn.  Watch the trailer after the jump.

SUCKER PUNCH Blu-ray Review

by Andre Dellamorte    Posted: July 4th, 2011 at 5:15 pm

Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch hit theaters in March earlier this year, but it’s road to theaters felt like watching a train hit the emergency break. The year before it came out, the film wowed comic-con audiences, and Warner Brothers had set visits – Snyder was still seen as a wonder boy, even if Watchmen didn’t take it home. But by the week of release, Warners couldn’t hold it in the bag: Sucker Punch is a weird movie that doesn’t totally work for a number of reasons.

It’s one of the great “I made a big hit movie, I’m going to go make my art” films that fails in interesting ways. And now there’s a director’s cut, which hopes to solve some of those problems. Emily Browning plays Babydoll, a girl with a traumatic past who’s put in an insane asylum with a bunch of other girls, and leads a fantasy life that transposes her inmates and doctors into dancers and pimps. My review of the Blu-ray and director’s cut of Sucker Punch follow after the jump.

The Weinstein Company Sends Madonna’s W.E. into the Oscar Race on December 9th

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: June 29th, 2011 at 12:01 pm

Madonna’s directorial debut Filth and Wisdom was widely panned but The Weinstein Company clearly has some faith in her follow-up W.E. (or at least in their ability to market it).  The studio has sent out a press release announcing that they’ll release the movie on December 9th in the heart of awards season.  It makes sense that TWC would try pushing the film into the awards race since the story of W.E. is what was happening off-screen in The King’s Speech.  Whereas King’s Speech made King Edward VIII look like a selfish, short-sighted romantic, W.E. will recount his love story with American Wallis Simpson by viewing their relationship through the modern life of Wally Winthrop.  Wally is unhappy in her own marriage and looks for answers in the story of Edward VIII and Simpson.  The film stars features Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, James D’Arcy, and Oscar Isaac.

W.E. will be given a platform release and open in New York and LA on December 9th and go wide sometime in January.  The other films set to open on December 9th are the star-studded rom-com anthology New Year’s Eve and David Gordon Green’s comedy The Sitter starring Jonah Hill.  Hit the jump for the press release.

LAFF 2011: DRIVE Review

by Ramses Flores    Posted: June 19th, 2011 at 6:00 pm

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Drive will be remembered as one of the best films from 2011.  It will also go down as the film that truly introduced the world to director Nicholas Winding Refn.  To put it simple:  Drive is amazing.

Refn wastes absolutely no time in letting you know that the film you are about to watch will have a unique style of its own as the film opens with a bumping synth score as a neon pink cursive title font starts rolling over immediately striking shots of Ryan Gosling cruising around a moody looking Los Angeles.  Refn makes sure that you know from the start that you are going to be watching a film that is obsessed with being as cinematic as it possibly can.  You can hit the jump to read my full review.

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