Ultimately, CLEAN HANDS is both affecting and frustrating. Its compassion for those struggling with addiction is genuine, its depiction of Brooke’s suffering often devastating, and its commitment to the real-world mission of Brooke’s House admirable. But a story about a father’s determination to save his daughter also demands an examination of the father himself.
This is one of the best, if not the best, film of Renny Harlin’s career… He checks every box an action fan could want —explosions, gunfire, rockets, helicopters, vehicular mayhem, Gatling guns, hand-to-hand combat and knives—but never allows the spectacle to become the whole movie.
Written and directed by Boll and starring Armie Hammer and Costas Mandylor, CITIZEN VIGILANTE is a brutal, bloody, provocative contemporary Western, trading horses and dusty frontier towns for the streets of Europe, social media, the dark web, and an international manhunt…Boll doesn’t pussyfoot around any of this. CITIZEN VIGILANTE is built around an uncomfortable dramatic question: what happens when the distance between law and perceived justice becomes so great that someone decides to fill that void himself?
For Josh Pais, acting is not about repeating what has worked before. It’s about remaining curious enough, courageous enough, and open enough to discover something new. “I’m just always striving to get better at my craft. That’s what keeps me going, and it lights me up.”
Working with cinematographer and executive producer Chris Morsby, a compact cast, limited locations, and an equally lean crew, Gallant approached BACKPAY with an editor’s understanding of what could be accomplished within a tightly controlled production.
“I’m very quick to say I was standing on the shoulders of a gigantic, amazing true story, and my job was just to serve it, get out of its way.” But translating that true story into a cinematic experience required considerably more than simply recording events.
One word for this trailer for THE RUNNER – WOW! A few more would be Intense, Heart-Pounding, Nail-Biting. You don’t want to miss this trailer OR the film!
Check out the trailer for David Ayers’ HEART OF THE BEAST!
On June 5th, IFC brings us Jonathan Zuck’s shark-tastic CHUM! Just watch this trailer! There is no such thing as too much blood or too many sharks!
As much as I always love the TCM Classic Film Festival Opening Night Red Carpet, the presentations in Club TCM in the Blossom Room (the site of the first Academy Awards) at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel are always a favorite of mine, and this year was no exception.
Disney, Pixar, and cute woodland animals? Say no more! Count me in for HOPPERS! Check out the trailer and first images for this animated delight.
Parting is such sweet sorrow. Get ready for one last time with the Crawleys in DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE.
