Ray Liotta

First Clip from KILLING THEM SOFTLY Starring Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, and Sam Shepard

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 10th, 2012 at 9:38 am

The first clip from Andrew Dominik‘s Killing Them Softly has gone online.  The film (formerly titled Cogan’s Trade) stars Brad Pitt as a mob enforcer who’s tasked with investigating the robbery of a high-stakes poker game.  The terrific cast also includes Ray Liotta, James Gandolfini, Richard Jenkins, Richard Jenkins, Ben Mendelsohn, Scoot McNairy, Bella Heathcote, and Sam Shepard.  The clip shows Shepard’s character roughing up Liotta, and it gives an indication of the tone Dominik’s trying to strike.  There’s some clever camerawork culminating in a bit of dark comedy, and I’m curious to see if the rest of the film has the same attitude.

Hit the jump to check out the clip, and click here to check out some images from the movie.  Killing Them Softly will premiere at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, and hit theaters stateside on September 21st.

5 New Images from COGAN’S TRADE Starring Brad Pitt

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 14th, 2012 at 9:02 am

Five new images from Cogan’s Trade have gone online.  Based on the novel by George V. Higgins and written and directed by Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford), the film stars Brad Pitt as Jackie Cogan, a mob enforcer who must investigate the robbery of a high-stakes poker game.  The film also stars Ray Liotta, James Gandolfini (both looking like they’ve slipped back into mob-mode), Richard Jenkins, Ben Mendelsohn (Animal Kingdom), Scott McNairy (Monsters), Bella Heathcote (In Time), and Sam Shepard.  With Dominik at the helm and this spectacular cast, Cogan’s Trade is one of my must-see movies of the year.  Although no release date has been announced, I’d be surprised if The Weinstein Company didn’t set the film loose on the festival circuit this fall.  Hit the jump to check out the images.

Michael Chiklis, Forest Whitaker, Ray Liotta, and Common Team Up for Crime Thriller PAWN

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: November 28th, 2011 at 1:42 pm

The Shield co-stars Michael Chiklis and Forest Whitaker are set to reunite for the crime thriller Pawn. The indie centers on a hostage situation gone wrong, as an ex-con “becomes entangled in a manipulative chess game between the Feds, local police and the mob.” In addition to Chiklis and Whitaker, Deadline reports that Ray Liotta and Common are also set to star with David A. Armstrong making his feature directorial debut. Chiklis will be producing the pic alongside Brad Luff, Jeff Most, and Michael Becker. The script was written by Jay Anthony White and production is set to begin on December 1st.

Chiklis recently wrapped his role as the villain in the revenge thriller Parker opposite Jason Statham, while Whitaker just starred in The Last Stand with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Common can currently be seen on AMC’s western drama series Hell on Wheels.

First Trailer for WANDERLUST Starring Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston [UPDATED with New Images]

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 3rd, 2011 at 1:20 pm

The trailer for David Wain‘s Wanderlust has gone online.  The movie focuses on Manhattan couple George and Linda (Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston) who are forced to move to Atlanta when George loses his job.  Moving to Atlanta is apparently a fate so terrible that it causes Aniston to scream at the heavens.  The two then move around to various locations until they land on a commune and start to feel renewed.  It looks like For Better or Worse or Did You Hear About the Morgans? if either of those movies were funny.  Wain delivered a great little gem with Role Models and it’s tough to go wrong when you throw in The State alum like Ken Marino and Joe Lo Truglio.  There’s a bunch of great jokes in the trailer, and it isn’t even a red-band version.  Color me excited for this flick.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  The great cast also includes Justin Theroux, Malin Akerman, Ray Liotta, Lauren Ambrose, Kathryn Hahn, and Alan Alda.  Wanderlust opens February 24, 2012. [We've updated the article with new images which you can check out after the jump.]

Ray Liotta Talks THE SON OF NO ONE, THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES, and COGAN’S TRADE

by Christina Radish    Posted: November 2nd, 2011 at 9:50 pm

In the crime drama The Son of No One, written and directed by Dito Montiel (Fighting) actor Ray Liotta plays Captain Mathers, the man about to replace Charles Stanford (Al Pacino) as Deputy Commissioner. When a dark secret threatens to be made public, both men become concerned that rumors will start about corruption in the police department, and they decide to put a stop to that.

To promote the film, Ray Liotta spoke to Collider for this exclusive phone interview about how he wanted to get involved with this film because he liked the story and was surprised by the end, not judging the characters that you play, that he had always wanted to work with Al Pacino, and how it’s the story and director that attract him to projects these days. He also talked about his upcoming roles in The Place Beyond the Pines, with Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper, and Cogan’s Trade, with Brad Pitt. Check out what he had to say after the jump:

Val Kilmer, Ray Liotta, and Gina Gershon to Star in BREATHLESS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 25th, 2011 at 12:03 pm

Val Kilmer, Ray Liotta, Gina Gershon, and Kelli Giddish (Chase) are set to star in Jesse Baget’s Breathless.  Before you freak out and think that they’re remake Jean-Luc Godard’s classic film, Baget’s movie is a thriller about a woman (Gershon), “who is fed up with her husband’s criminal acts and plans with her best friend to do something about him. Kilmer would play the husband and Liotta would play a local sheriff brought into the mix.”  Variety reports that Baget co-wrote the script with Stefania Moscato.

Kilmer continues to be one of Hollywood’s undervalued actors.  When I was at the amazing Twixt panel at Comic-Con, I could see an entire film of him just riffing out an opening sentence to a wannabe-Stephen King novel.  Liotta’s also great and even though he does direct-to-DVD stuff like Street Kings 2, he can still deliver the goods like he did in the Sundance flick The Details.  Liotta will be seen later this year in the David Wain comedy Wanderlust and next year in the Brad Pitt crime drama Cogan’s Trade.

FOD Trailer for FIELD OF DREAMS 2: NFL LOCKOUT Starring Taylor Lautner

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 6th, 2011 at 8:24 am

There’s been much hand-wringing over whether the players and the NFL can come to an agreement and end the lockout before the 2011 season begins.  In the meantime, it’s up to a distant voice to tell Taylor Lautner to build a football field in the Funny or Die trailer for Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout.  I’m not much of a Lautner fan, but I will happily watch him get tackled by Ray Lewis.  There are other cameos along the way including Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez (go Falcons!).

It’s a surprisingly funny fake trailer and you can check it out after the jump.  Pro football may or may not return this August.

SOMETHING WILD Criterion Blu-ray Review

by Andre Dellamorte    Posted: May 27th, 2011 at 7:00 am

Jonathan Demme was one of the brightest spots of filmmaking in the 1980’s. Like early Spielberg, his sensibilities for Americana were funky but authentic. He liked weird people, but not in an ironic or grotesque way. He loves people, and it shows in every bit of his casting. Though the academy would reward him for The Silence of the Lambs, and unintentionally turn him into a serious director for a while, his loosey-goosey charms were never more apparent than in Something Wild, which the Criterion collection has released. It stars Jeff Daniels and Melanie Griffith, and introduced the world to Ray Liotta. Check out our review of the film on Blu-ray after the jump.

2 Exclusive Images from STREET KINGS 2: MOTOR CITY Starring Ray Liotta

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 24th, 2011 at 9:50 am

We’ve been sent two exclusive images from the upcoming crime-thriller Street Kings 2: Motor City.  The film stars Ray Liotta the leader of an undercover narcotics team whose members are being systematically murdered one by one.  Street Kings 2 also stars Shawn Hatosy, Clifton Powell, and Zuliekha Robinson.

Hit the jump to check out the images along with a synopsis and list of special features on the upcoming Blu-ray and DVD.  Street Kings 2: Motor City hits Blu-ray and DVD on April 19th.

Laughably Bad Trailer for THINGS FALL APART Starring 50 Cent

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 9th, 2011 at 8:35 am

I have to give Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson credit for pursuing dramatic work.  Unfortunately, that’s about all the credit I can give him because he’s not a very good actor.  While I admire his dedication and physical transformation to play a cancer-stricken football player in Things Fall Apart, the trailer makes it look like a Lifetime movie (I was about to write “A bad Lifetime movie”, but realized that was redundant).  I like how the trailer kicks off with a big football game and a crowd cheering in an almost-empty stadium.

I don’t want to spoil the rest of the hilarity, so check out the trailer after the jump.  Things Fall Apart also stars Ray Liotta wondering how his career got to this point.

Ray Liotta Joins COGAN’S TRADE; Casey Affleck, Mark Ruffalo, Javier Bardem Confirmed to Co-Star

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 15th, 2011 at 2:10 pm

When we last left Andrew Dominik’s adaptation of George V. Higgins’ crime novel Cogan’s Trade, the film was stacking up a great cast led by Brad Pitt and costarring James Gandolfini, Sam Rockwell, Bella Heathcote, and Richard Jenkins.  Also rumored to be in the cast were Casey Affleck, Mark Ruffalo, and Javier Bardem.  Risky Business now confirms that not only are Affleck, Ruffalo, and Bardem in the mix, but Ray Liotta is getting in the game as well.

The story of Cogan’s Trade revolves around a mob enforcer (Pitt) who must investigate the robbery of a high-stakes poker game.  Liotta is set to play “Mark ‘Markie’ Trattman, the unfortunate hustler who runs the game in a motel room and finds things only going downhill from there.”  Filming begins later this month in New Orleans for an early 2012 release.  The only way I can see this cast getting any better is if the rumor about Bill Murray joining the film comes true.  Hit the jump for a synopsis of the novel.

Sundance 2011: THE DETAILS Review

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: January 25th, 2011 at 3:10 pm

The Details is a darkly comic tale that can never quite seem to get a handle on its tone.  The film plays with notions of fate but only a fate that will deal out punishment and retribution no matter how much good you do or if you even receive a kindness.  That’s not a problem for a black comedy, but The Details grinds to a halt as its main character receives valuable life lessons or as he heads into another predictable comic set-up. Director Jacob Aaron Estes’s best attempt to tie it all together is with an insufferable Danny Elfman-esque score.  Stars Tobey Maguire and Laura Linney do a great job handling the comedy, but even their scenes eventually feel repetitive.  The Details has a lot to offer, most notably frustration.

THE SON OF NO ONE Trailer

by Bill Graham    Posted: January 20th, 2011 at 6:04 pm

The Sundance Film Festival kicked off today and while reviews/news will be pouring in for the next ten days, the trailer for the closing-night film, The Son of No One, has hit the Internet today. Written/directed by Dito Montiel (Fighting), the crime drama tells the story of two friends (Channing Tatum and Tracy Morgan) who must face the consequences of a murder they committed.

In addition to Tatum and Morgan, the film features an impressive cast that also includes Al Pacino, Katie Holmes, Ray Liotta, and Juliette Binoche. One of the more noteworthy aspects of the film is that Morgan, best known for his wild antics on the hilarious NBC comedy 30 Rock, will be playing the film straight.  While fans of him rubbing his bare belly may be disappointed, co-star Tatum told MTV, “I think Tracy Morgan is going to shock the world. Nobody has ever seen him do drama or anything like that.” Hit the jump for the full (mysteriously edited) trailer and synopsis.

Sundance 2011: First Images from THE DETAILS Starring Tobey Maguire and THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED Starring J.K. Simmons and Lou Taylor Pucci

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: December 21st, 2010 at 1:27 pm

While the Sundance Film Festival doesn’t begin until January, we’re bringing you the first images from films that will be screened at the festival. Today we bring you two films that will premiere out-of-competition at the festival: The Details and The Music Never Stopped. The Details stars Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney, Ray Liotta, and Dennis Haysbert. The film tells the story of the chain reaction of events that occur following the discovery of worms living under the sod in a couple’s backyard by raccoons.

The Music Never Stopped stars J.K. Simmons, Julia Ormond, Cara Seymour, Lou Taylor Pucci, and Mia Maestro. The film centers on a father attempting to connect with his son, whose brain tumor prevents him from forming new memories. Hit the jump to check out images, as well as a brief synopsis for both films. The 2011 Sundance Film Festival runs from January 20 – 30th.

Sundance 2011: First Images from Dito Montiel’s THE SON OF NO ONE Starring Channing Tatum

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: December 8th, 2010 at 1:33 pm

We have the first images from Dito Montiel’s new drama The Son of No One, which is set to premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival at the closing night film.  The plot centers on two men in post-9/11 New York who are forced to relive two murders they committed as young boys. Their lives start to unravel by the threat of the revelation of these shocking and personal secrets.  The film stars Channing Tatum, Al Pacino, Juliette Binoche, Ray Liotta, Katie Holmes, and Tracy Morgan.  Tatum also starred in Montiel’s previous two films, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints and Fighting.

Hit the jump to check out the images.  The 2011 Sundance Film Festival runs from January 20 – 30th.

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