In the last several years, Tom Hanks has added a slew of real-life characters to his portfolio, including such luminaries as Walt Disney, Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood), heroic pilot Capt. Chesley Sullenberger, and newspaper publisher Ben Bradlee. Now, you can add yet another famous real-life figure to the list: Colonel Tom Parker, the legendary […]
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- 6/6/2022
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
“Dancing with the Stars” is coming back for a 30th season this fall, and there’s a long list of celebrities I’d love to see compete. Below is a list of male stars I think the show should consider to vie for the next Mirror Ball Trophy. Do you agree with these picks? Let us know which you’d most like to see on “DWTS” by voting in the poll at the bottom of this post And of course let us know in the comments who else you would like to see when the show returns in September.
See‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 30: ABC renews the competition series for landmark year Jerry Mathers
This former child star is best known as the title character on the sitcom “Leave It to Beaver,” but he has proven to be pretty musically inclined in the years since. When he was...
See‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 30: ABC renews the competition series for landmark year Jerry Mathers
This former child star is best known as the title character on the sitcom “Leave It to Beaver,” but he has proven to be pretty musically inclined in the years since. When he was...
- 5/25/2021
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
Throughout his nearly six-decade career as an actor and director, Clint Eastwood has persistently examined the complexities of cinematic heroism. While it’s true the filmmaker’s well-known conservative political leanings have influenced many of these on-screen depictions, he’s rarely shied from confronting the violent and emotionally destructive consequences that come with mythologizing American valor.
This has especially been true during the last decade. Eastwood has released an astonishing eight feature films, many of which are based on real-life figures whose heroic achievements have been placed under varying degrees of scrutiny. American Sniper grapples with the lethal lore of Navy Seal sniper Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper), whose entire legend was founded on the brutal statistics of war over an extended period.
Conversely, Sully constructs a fragmented narrative to portray the life-saving, split-second actions taken by pilot Chesley Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) in the fabled Miracle on the Hudson incident. It...
This has especially been true during the last decade. Eastwood has released an astonishing eight feature films, many of which are based on real-life figures whose heroic achievements have been placed under varying degrees of scrutiny. American Sniper grapples with the lethal lore of Navy Seal sniper Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper), whose entire legend was founded on the brutal statistics of war over an extended period.
Conversely, Sully constructs a fragmented narrative to portray the life-saving, split-second actions taken by pilot Chesley Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) in the fabled Miracle on the Hudson incident. It...
- 12/11/2019
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Tom Hanks wants a piece of that jailhouse rock action, ‘The Post’ actor has entered into negotiations to take on the role of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley’s infamous manager in Baz Luhrmann’s next picture.
Luhrmann will direct from a script he co-wrote with Craig Pearce.
Knicknamed the Carni, Parker became the Dutch-born manager of Elvis after spotting his talent whilst still virtually unknown. From his carnival background, Parker moved into music promotion, earning the courtesy rank of ‘Colonel’ from a grateful singer Jimmie Davis. Parker skillfully manoeuvred himself into position as Elvis’s sole representative with control over much of his private life. Within months, he had won Presley a recording contract with the prestigious RCA Victor record label, made him a star with his first single Heartbreak Hotel, negotiated lucrative merchandising deals, made plans for TV appearances as well as a new career as an actor in film musicals.
Luhrmann will direct from a script he co-wrote with Craig Pearce.
Knicknamed the Carni, Parker became the Dutch-born manager of Elvis after spotting his talent whilst still virtually unknown. From his carnival background, Parker moved into music promotion, earning the courtesy rank of ‘Colonel’ from a grateful singer Jimmie Davis. Parker skillfully manoeuvred himself into position as Elvis’s sole representative with control over much of his private life. Within months, he had won Presley a recording contract with the prestigious RCA Victor record label, made him a star with his first single Heartbreak Hotel, negotiated lucrative merchandising deals, made plans for TV appearances as well as a new career as an actor in film musicals.
- 3/29/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Tom Hanks is easily one of my all-time favorite actors, so whenever he lands a new movie role I can’t help but be excited. The actor is going to be joining director Baz Luhrmann’s untitled Elvis biopic and he will take on the role of Elvis’ iconic manager Colonel Tom Parker. Luhrmann is best known for his films such as The Great Gatsby, Romeo & Juliet, and Moulin Rouge.
Parker is the guy who discovered Presley when he was just an unknown musician. He ended up being his lone representation and was responsible for various milestones, including Presley’s record deal with RCA and his successful acting career.
According to Variety, Luhrmann always envisioned a star like Hanks for Parker’s part, but he is looking for a newcomer for the role of Presley.
The report goes on to say that “a budget is still being ironed out,...
Parker is the guy who discovered Presley when he was just an unknown musician. He ended up being his lone representation and was responsible for various milestones, including Presley’s record deal with RCA and his successful acting career.
According to Variety, Luhrmann always envisioned a star like Hanks for Parker’s part, but he is looking for a newcomer for the role of Presley.
The report goes on to say that “a budget is still being ironed out,...
- 3/28/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Tom Hanks is in negotiations to play Elvis Presley’s iconic manager Colonel Tom Parker in Baz Luhrmann’s untitled Warner Bros. biopic[/link] about the legendary musician.
Luhrmann will direct the movie. He also penned the script with Craig Pearce.
Parker discovered Presley when he was just an unknown and quickly moved in as his lone representation. Parker was responsible for various milestones, including Presley’s record deal with RCA and his successful acting career.
While Luhrmann always envisioned a star for Parker’s part, he wants a newcomer for the role of Presley. The director has begun meeting with talent for the part.
Insiders say a budget is still being ironed out, but Hanks’ commitment will urge the studio to push the project forward. Luhrmann hopes to get the pic into production sometime this year.
Hanks is no stranger to portraying real-life figures like astronaut Jim Lovell in “Apollo 13,...
Luhrmann will direct the movie. He also penned the script with Craig Pearce.
Parker discovered Presley when he was just an unknown and quickly moved in as his lone representation. Parker was responsible for various milestones, including Presley’s record deal with RCA and his successful acting career.
While Luhrmann always envisioned a star for Parker’s part, he wants a newcomer for the role of Presley. The director has begun meeting with talent for the part.
Insiders say a budget is still being ironed out, but Hanks’ commitment will urge the studio to push the project forward. Luhrmann hopes to get the pic into production sometime this year.
Hanks is no stranger to portraying real-life figures like astronaut Jim Lovell in “Apollo 13,...
- 3/28/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Author: Competitions
Witness the dramatic and heroic story behind the historic plane landing that captured the world’s attention, and the previously untold events that followed, in Sully: Miracle On The Hudson, on Digital Download and 4K Blu- ray™, Blu-ray™ and DVD now. To celebrate, Warner Bros. are giving 2 lucky readers the chance to win a copy of the film on Blu-ray™ and a merchandise prize bundle, which includes a copy of Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger’s biography Miracle On The Hudson, a hoodie, a Sully T-Shirt, a duffle bag, a cap and a world clock.
On Thursday, January 15th 2009, the world witnessed the “Miracle on the Hudson” when Captain Chesley Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill,...
Witness the dramatic and heroic story behind the historic plane landing that captured the world’s attention, and the previously untold events that followed, in Sully: Miracle On The Hudson, on Digital Download and 4K Blu- ray™, Blu-ray™ and DVD now. To celebrate, Warner Bros. are giving 2 lucky readers the chance to win a copy of the film on Blu-ray™ and a merchandise prize bundle, which includes a copy of Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger’s biography Miracle On The Hudson, a hoodie, a Sully T-Shirt, a duffle bag, a cap and a world clock.
On Thursday, January 15th 2009, the world witnessed the “Miracle on the Hudson” when Captain Chesley Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill,...
- 4/20/2017
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Bill Genovese knows the story that took hold about his sister Kitty, whose early-morning stabbing murder on a New York City street in 1964 became a cultural touchstone with a shocking allegation: that 38 people in nearby apartments witnessed her stabbing and heard her anguished screams over a 30-minute period, but did nothing as her killer returned to stab her again and again.
But Bill also knows the story isn’t true.
“The ’38 witnesses’ story, I had always been somewhat suspect of, maybe naively, because I thought how could that be?” he tells People.
As a child who grew up in the Connecticut suburbs,...
But Bill also knows the story isn’t true.
“The ’38 witnesses’ story, I had always been somewhat suspect of, maybe naively, because I thought how could that be?” he tells People.
As a child who grew up in the Connecticut suburbs,...
- 1/23/2017
- by jefftruesdelltimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
Is there anyone who doesn't love Tom Hanks?
The 60-year-old actor may not have had his wife, Rita Wilson, by his side at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on Monday, but he was still in good company in the desert.
Exclusive: Tom Hanks Adorably Celebrates Wife Rita Wilson's Birthday on the Red Carpet at 'Inferno' L.A. Premiere
At the gala, a scruffy Hanks was honored with the Icon Award for his portrayal of the real-life Captain Chesley Sullenberger in Sully, which was presented to him by co-star Laura Linney.
Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Festival
"I was thrilled and stunned to hear the fabulous actor Andrew Garfield finally, finally see to it that the Palm Springs International Film Festival gave some love to Joe Versus the Volcano," Hanks joked while accepting the award, according to The Hollywood Reporter, referring to Andrew Garfield revealing earlier in the night that Hanks'...
The 60-year-old actor may not have had his wife, Rita Wilson, by his side at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on Monday, but he was still in good company in the desert.
Exclusive: Tom Hanks Adorably Celebrates Wife Rita Wilson's Birthday on the Red Carpet at 'Inferno' L.A. Premiere
At the gala, a scruffy Hanks was honored with the Icon Award for his portrayal of the real-life Captain Chesley Sullenberger in Sully, which was presented to him by co-star Laura Linney.
Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Festival
"I was thrilled and stunned to hear the fabulous actor Andrew Garfield finally, finally see to it that the Palm Springs International Film Festival gave some love to Joe Versus the Volcano," Hanks joked while accepting the award, according to The Hollywood Reporter, referring to Andrew Garfield revealing earlier in the night that Hanks'...
- 1/4/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
‘Nocturnal Animals’ (Courtesy: Merrick Morton/Focus Features)
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
This year’s contenders for best adapted screenplay are quite the eclectic group based on their sources — something that can never be said for those competing for best original screenplay. When looking at this category’s past since the year 2000, can history dictate which type of adapted screenplays the Academy might be leaning toward at the 2017 Oscars?
This site’s namesake, The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg, honed in on nine films considered either frontrunners (the first five) or major threats (the last four) in his latest check-in on the Oscar race: Moonlight, Lion, Fences, Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge, Nocturnal Animals, Sully, Silence, and Loving. The original sources for these films are as varied as the subject matter in the works they inspired, so let’s break them down.
As for frontrunners: Moonlight, written and directed by Barry Jenkins,...
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
This year’s contenders for best adapted screenplay are quite the eclectic group based on their sources — something that can never be said for those competing for best original screenplay. When looking at this category’s past since the year 2000, can history dictate which type of adapted screenplays the Academy might be leaning toward at the 2017 Oscars?
This site’s namesake, The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg, honed in on nine films considered either frontrunners (the first five) or major threats (the last four) in his latest check-in on the Oscar race: Moonlight, Lion, Fences, Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge, Nocturnal Animals, Sully, Silence, and Loving. The original sources for these films are as varied as the subject matter in the works they inspired, so let’s break them down.
As for frontrunners: Moonlight, written and directed by Barry Jenkins,...
- 12/22/2016
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
Sometimes, when it comes to greenlighting a big movie in this town, it boils down to an assistant. In the case of Sully, the big-screen retelling of Us Airways pilot Chesley Sullenberger's "Miracle on the Hudson" emergency landing, you can credit Clint Eastwood's right hand Kristina Rivera. Sully producers Frank Marshall, Allyn Stewart and her partner Kipp Nelson had been shopping Todd Komarnicki's script around, with many studios refusing to read it because they thought…...
- 12/21/2016
- Deadline
The annual list of the best unmade screenplays suggests we’re in for another year filled with films based on real lives. Does anyone want to see the Trump and Madonna on the big screen?
There are 73 films on this year’s Black List, the annual compendium of popular unproduced screenplays. The most popular film-in-waiting there is a biopic of Madonna’s early career. There is also a Monica Lewinsky biopic, one about Donald Trump and two on Stephen King’s life. Carl Sagan turns up in one. Tonya Harding turns up in another. Thomas Edison, Charlie Chaplin and Boudicca all turn up. George Harrison turns up twice. Given that four former Black List entries have won the best picture Oscar over the past six years, this means we will be drowning in biopics very soon.
In fact, we already are. We always are. Even though the only biopic to...
There are 73 films on this year’s Black List, the annual compendium of popular unproduced screenplays. The most popular film-in-waiting there is a biopic of Madonna’s early career. There is also a Monica Lewinsky biopic, one about Donald Trump and two on Stephen King’s life. Carl Sagan turns up in one. Tonya Harding turns up in another. Thomas Edison, Charlie Chaplin and Boudicca all turn up. George Harrison turns up twice. Given that four former Black List entries have won the best picture Oscar over the past six years, this means we will be drowning in biopics very soon.
In fact, we already are. We always are. Even though the only biopic to...
- 12/13/2016
- by Stuart Heritage
- The Guardian - Film News
Fences, Sully and Silence were all snubbed, but there was good news for Deadpool and Mel Gibson.
The 2017 Golden Globe nominations were announced today (December 12) with La La Land and Moonlight unsurprisingly leading the pack.
Read the full list of Golden Globe nominations here.
However, as always there was some shocks and snubs in the HFPA’s list, such as…
Fences snubbed
Denzel Washington will be feeling hard done by after his adaptation of August Wilson’s play was snubbed in the best picture and best director categories. Washington did make the cut for best actor however, and Viola Davis is surely favourite for best supporting actress.
Nothing for Sully
With Clint Eastwood directing, Tom Hanks starring and the real-life subject matter (the heroic pilot Chesley Sullenberger), Sully seemed like a dead cert for some award nominations this year, but Globe voters completely ignored it.
Deadpool in the mix
Ryan Reynolds’ R-rated Marvel adaption was an unlikely...
The 2017 Golden Globe nominations were announced today (December 12) with La La Land and Moonlight unsurprisingly leading the pack.
Read the full list of Golden Globe nominations here.
However, as always there was some shocks and snubs in the HFPA’s list, such as…
Fences snubbed
Denzel Washington will be feeling hard done by after his adaptation of August Wilson’s play was snubbed in the best picture and best director categories. Washington did make the cut for best actor however, and Viola Davis is surely favourite for best supporting actress.
Nothing for Sully
With Clint Eastwood directing, Tom Hanks starring and the real-life subject matter (the heroic pilot Chesley Sullenberger), Sully seemed like a dead cert for some award nominations this year, but Globe voters completely ignored it.
Deadpool in the mix
Ryan Reynolds’ R-rated Marvel adaption was an unlikely...
- 12/12/2016
- ScreenDaily
Wesley Morris has given the “best of” idea a redesign here with his selections, which include Samantha Bee of the Daily Show, among others. But he does give a shout...
- 12/10/2016
- by Sasha Stone
- AwardsDaily.com
The American Film Institute’s annual list highlighting the top 10 movies of the year includes three Oscar frontrunners: “Moonlight,” “La La Land,” and “Manchester by the Sea.”
These lists, along with this weekend’s awards shows —the International Documentary Association on Friday and Sunday’s televised Critics’ Choice Awards (A & E, 5pm Pacific) — build forward momentum for these and other awards contenders.
On the documentary side, the AFI jury — a hand-picked mix of academics, critics, and industry insiders — also gave a special award to Ezra Edelman’s seven-hour epic “O.J.: Made in America” (Espn), which is racking up awards.
Gaining traction are a number of films nominated for multiple Critics’ Choice Awards, including two from veteran Oscar-winners and seven who have never been nominated. Oscar winners are Clint Eastwood, whose “Sully” stars Tom Hanks as real-life aviation hero Chesley Sullenberger, and Mel Gibson’s box-office hit “Hacksaw Ridge,” starring Andrew Garfield...
These lists, along with this weekend’s awards shows —the International Documentary Association on Friday and Sunday’s televised Critics’ Choice Awards (A & E, 5pm Pacific) — build forward momentum for these and other awards contenders.
On the documentary side, the AFI jury — a hand-picked mix of academics, critics, and industry insiders — also gave a special award to Ezra Edelman’s seven-hour epic “O.J.: Made in America” (Espn), which is racking up awards.
Gaining traction are a number of films nominated for multiple Critics’ Choice Awards, including two from veteran Oscar-winners and seven who have never been nominated. Oscar winners are Clint Eastwood, whose “Sully” stars Tom Hanks as real-life aviation hero Chesley Sullenberger, and Mel Gibson’s box-office hit “Hacksaw Ridge,” starring Andrew Garfield...
- 12/8/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The American Film Institute’s annual list highlighting the top 10 movies of the year includes three Oscar frontrunners: “Moonlight,” “La La Land,” and “Manchester by the Sea.”
These lists, along with this weekend’s awards shows —the International Documentary Association on Friday and Sunday’s televised Critics’ Choice Awards (A & E, 5pm Pacific) — build forward momentum for these and other awards contenders.
On the documentary side, the AFI jury — a hand-picked mix of academics, critics, and industry insiders — also gave a special award to Ezra Edelman’s seven-hour epic “O.J.: Made in America” (Espn), which is racking up awards.
Gaining traction are a number of films nominated for multiple Critics’ Choice Awards, including two from veteran Oscar-winners and seven who have never been nominated. Oscar winners are Clint Eastwood, whose “Sully” stars Tom Hanks as real-life aviation hero Chesley Sullenberger, and Mel Gibson’s box-office hit “Hacksaw Ridge,” starring Andrew Garfield...
These lists, along with this weekend’s awards shows —the International Documentary Association on Friday and Sunday’s televised Critics’ Choice Awards (A & E, 5pm Pacific) — build forward momentum for these and other awards contenders.
On the documentary side, the AFI jury — a hand-picked mix of academics, critics, and industry insiders — also gave a special award to Ezra Edelman’s seven-hour epic “O.J.: Made in America” (Espn), which is racking up awards.
Gaining traction are a number of films nominated for multiple Critics’ Choice Awards, including two from veteran Oscar-winners and seven who have never been nominated. Oscar winners are Clint Eastwood, whose “Sully” stars Tom Hanks as real-life aviation hero Chesley Sullenberger, and Mel Gibson’s box-office hit “Hacksaw Ridge,” starring Andrew Garfield...
- 12/8/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Tom Hanks brings dignity to the role of pilot Chesley Sullenberger while Clint Eastwood directs with cool efficiency
There’s no doubt that the story behind Sully, the latest solid, awards-courting drama from Clint Eastwood, is an extraordinary one. On 15 January 2009, American pilot Chesley Sullenberger (played here by Tom Hanks) landed his crippled passenger jet on the Hudson river, saving the lives of all of the 155 souls on board. But this remarkable achievement, named “the miracle on the Hudson”, only took a couple of minutes, from the bird strike that took out the engines to the splashdown. So even allowing for replaying of the emergency landing several times, plus the rescue mission, there’s still a lot of film left to fill.
To his credit, Eastwood handles the action sequences with the same cool-headed efficiency as Sully brought to his piloting – you suspect that Eastwood felt a kinship with this no-frills,...
There’s no doubt that the story behind Sully, the latest solid, awards-courting drama from Clint Eastwood, is an extraordinary one. On 15 January 2009, American pilot Chesley Sullenberger (played here by Tom Hanks) landed his crippled passenger jet on the Hudson river, saving the lives of all of the 155 souls on board. But this remarkable achievement, named “the miracle on the Hudson”, only took a couple of minutes, from the bird strike that took out the engines to the splashdown. So even allowing for replaying of the emergency landing several times, plus the rescue mission, there’s still a lot of film left to fill.
To his credit, Eastwood handles the action sequences with the same cool-headed efficiency as Sully brought to his piloting – you suspect that Eastwood felt a kinship with this no-frills,...
- 12/4/2016
- by Wendy Ide
- The Guardian - Film News
MaryAnn’s quick take… The ultimate anti-disaster movie. A supremely gripping and powerfully emotional film about, paradoxically, what happens when everything works as it should. I’m “biast” (pro): I remember that day vividly…
I’m “biast” (con): …but I worried about how it would be dramatized
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I was still living in New York in January 2009 when Chesley Sullenberger landed a commercial airliner full of passengers on the Hudson River.
Landed a commercial airliner on the Hudson River.
Not in. On.
And almost everyone walked away unhurt. A bit cold and wet. One flight attendant got a nasty cut on her leg. We didn’t know that at the time. All we knew was that a goddamn plane had landed on the river and everything was fine.
It almost sounds like that...
I’m “biast” (con): …but I worried about how it would be dramatized
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I was still living in New York in January 2009 when Chesley Sullenberger landed a commercial airliner full of passengers on the Hudson River.
Landed a commercial airliner on the Hudson River.
Not in. On.
And almost everyone walked away unhurt. A bit cold and wet. One flight attendant got a nasty cut on her leg. We didn’t know that at the time. All we knew was that a goddamn plane had landed on the river and everything was fine.
It almost sounds like that...
- 12/2/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Tom Hanks brings class and gravitas to Clint Eastwood's new film, Sully: Miracle On The Hudson. Here's our review.
I’m a bit of a fan of The Graham Norton Show. I’ve written about it before, but I like in particular the unfussy way that Norton brings all of his guests on at once, allows them to chat to each other, yet still get across what they’re on the programme for.
Last week’s guest was Tom Hanks, who’s been doing promotional duties for the renamed-for-the-uk Sully: Miracle On The Hudson. It’s the story of Captain Chesley Sullenberger, who successfully landed a passenger jet on the Hudson River in New York, saving the lives of all 155 people as he did so. It sounds spoilery saying that, but this is where the film starts.
Hanks, asked to describe the film, eloquently explained that the film followed what happened next,...
I’m a bit of a fan of The Graham Norton Show. I’ve written about it before, but I like in particular the unfussy way that Norton brings all of his guests on at once, allows them to chat to each other, yet still get across what they’re on the programme for.
Last week’s guest was Tom Hanks, who’s been doing promotional duties for the renamed-for-the-uk Sully: Miracle On The Hudson. It’s the story of Captain Chesley Sullenberger, who successfully landed a passenger jet on the Hudson River in New York, saving the lives of all 155 people as he did so. It sounds spoilery saying that, but this is where the film starts.
Hanks, asked to describe the film, eloquently explained that the film followed what happened next,...
- 11/29/2016
- Den of Geek
Tom Hanks in ‘Sully’ (Courtesy: Keith Bernstein/Warner Bros.)
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
One trend in the Oscar race this year seems to be films that are about recent events. This, of course, is not a new fad in cinema as hot-button topics have always lent themselves to being a solid jumping-off point for storytelling on the big screen. A few of the films grabbing attention this time around — Sully and Patriots Day for best picture as well as a few others from various categories — tackle some of the biggest recent events and narratives in recent memory.
Sully, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks, tells the story of Chesley Sullenberger and the Miracle on the Hudson involving Us Airways Flight 1549 from January 15, 2009. This real-life event centers around a flight from New York City’s Laguardia Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport was forced to land in the...
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
One trend in the Oscar race this year seems to be films that are about recent events. This, of course, is not a new fad in cinema as hot-button topics have always lent themselves to being a solid jumping-off point for storytelling on the big screen. A few of the films grabbing attention this time around — Sully and Patriots Day for best picture as well as a few others from various categories — tackle some of the biggest recent events and narratives in recent memory.
Sully, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks, tells the story of Chesley Sullenberger and the Miracle on the Hudson involving Us Airways Flight 1549 from January 15, 2009. This real-life event centers around a flight from New York City’s Laguardia Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport was forced to land in the...
- 11/23/2016
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
When things are tough, look no further than Tom Hanks for an inspirational heart-to-heart.
The 60-year-old actor returned to host Saturday Night Live for the ninth time this weekend, kicking the show off by embodying his role as “America’s Dad.” He trades in his suit jacket for a cozy sweater and gives the nation a much-needed pre-election pep talk.
Speaking to America as if he was talking to his son, Hanks talks about America’s “rough year.” But the Hollywood legend assures the country, “You’re gonna be fine.”
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The 60-year-old actor returned to host Saturday Night Live for the ninth time this weekend, kicking the show off by embodying his role as “America’s Dad.” He trades in his suit jacket for a cozy sweater and gives the nation a much-needed pre-election pep talk.
Speaking to America as if he was talking to his son, Hanks talks about America’s “rough year.” But the Hollywood legend assures the country, “You’re gonna be fine.”
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- 10/23/2016
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Hollywood is rarely in search of the new, so each year brings a longer list of adapted screenplays and a shorter list of originals.
Sundance launched American indie-in-Paris Whit Stillman’s witty adaptation of an early epistolary Jane Austen novella, “Love & Friendship,” which boasted rave reviews for Kate Beckinsale as a bitchy gold-digging mom, and long legs at the arthouse box office ($14 million).
Veteran indie distributor James Schamus returned to his first love, screenwriting, for his well-reviewed directorial debut “Indignation,” adapting the Philip Roth novel about college love, which performed modestly at domestic arthouses ($3.3 million). Lesser-known “Indignation” fared better with Roth than rookie director-star Ewan McGregor and writer John Romano’s film version of the better-known novel “American Pastoral.”
Writer-director Rebecca Miller’s sixth feature, sophisticated New York comedy of manners “Maggie’s Plan,” earned strong kudos at Toronto and Sundance but scored modestly on the specialty circuit ($3.5 million). Woody Allen aside,...
Sundance launched American indie-in-Paris Whit Stillman’s witty adaptation of an early epistolary Jane Austen novella, “Love & Friendship,” which boasted rave reviews for Kate Beckinsale as a bitchy gold-digging mom, and long legs at the arthouse box office ($14 million).
Veteran indie distributor James Schamus returned to his first love, screenwriting, for his well-reviewed directorial debut “Indignation,” adapting the Philip Roth novel about college love, which performed modestly at domestic arthouses ($3.3 million). Lesser-known “Indignation” fared better with Roth than rookie director-star Ewan McGregor and writer John Romano’s film version of the better-known novel “American Pastoral.”
Writer-director Rebecca Miller’s sixth feature, sophisticated New York comedy of manners “Maggie’s Plan,” earned strong kudos at Toronto and Sundance but scored modestly on the specialty circuit ($3.5 million). Woody Allen aside,...
- 10/18/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Hollywood is rarely in search of the new, so each year brings a longer list of adapted screenplays and a shorter list of originals.
Sundance launched American indie-in-Paris Whit Stillman’s witty adaptation of an early epistolary Jane Austen novella, “Love & Friendship,” which boasted rave reviews for Kate Beckinsale as a bitchy gold-digging mom, and long legs at the arthouse box office ($14 million).
Veteran indie distributor James Schamus returned to his first love, screenwriting, for his well-reviewed directorial debut “Indignation,” adapting the Philip Roth novel about college love, which performed modestly at domestic arthouses ($3.3 million). Lesser-known “Indignation” fared better with Roth than rookie director-star Ewan McGregor and writer John Romano’s film version of the better-known novel “American Pastoral.”
Global juggernauts were two Disney movies that both seem animated, but only one will vie for Best Animated Feature. That’s Andrew Stanton’s Pixar sequel “Finding Dory,” an ingenious extension...
Sundance launched American indie-in-Paris Whit Stillman’s witty adaptation of an early epistolary Jane Austen novella, “Love & Friendship,” which boasted rave reviews for Kate Beckinsale as a bitchy gold-digging mom, and long legs at the arthouse box office ($14 million).
Veteran indie distributor James Schamus returned to his first love, screenwriting, for his well-reviewed directorial debut “Indignation,” adapting the Philip Roth novel about college love, which performed modestly at domestic arthouses ($3.3 million). Lesser-known “Indignation” fared better with Roth than rookie director-star Ewan McGregor and writer John Romano’s film version of the better-known novel “American Pastoral.”
Global juggernauts were two Disney movies that both seem animated, but only one will vie for Best Animated Feature. That’s Andrew Stanton’s Pixar sequel “Finding Dory,” an ingenious extension...
- 10/18/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Tom Hanks will be honored with the Hollywood Actor Award at next month’s Hollywood Film Awards for his performance as Capt. Chesley Sullenberger in the Clint Eastwood biopic “Sully,” Dick Clark Productions announced on Tuesday. Hanks, who along with Spencer Tracy is one of only two actors to win back-to-back Best Actor Oscars, received praise from critics for his portrayal of the former Air Force and U.S. Airways pilot who made headlines when he made a successful emergency landing into the Hudson River in 2009 that saved the lives of all 155 passengers and crew aboard. “Tom Hanks delivered another amazing.
- 10/11/2016
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
The new cowboy doesn't arrive on horseback, and if he wears a hat, it's probably part of an official uniform. He might tote a gun, but he doesn't always need one to defend himself. He's no superhero – just a guy with an unshakable dedication to his job. He is many men, but this week, he's Mark Wahlberg and he's here to save the Gulf of Mexico.
A particular strain of highly patriotic blockbusters (or at least movies affecting the outward appearance of patriotism, depending on which side of the aisle...
A particular strain of highly patriotic blockbusters (or at least movies affecting the outward appearance of patriotism, depending on which side of the aisle...
- 10/4/2016
- Rollingstone.com
There are entire corporations built on the depiction of superheroes in film – larger than life characters fighting for truth and justice, and defeating the villains. Depictions of more realistic versions of these types of stories are less frequent – but even more powerful. Their impact is based firmly in the knowledge that these characters we are watching on screen are (or were) real people, with hopes, dreams, and families of their own.
They are relatable individuals often caught up in circumstances that require them to rise to a challenge, and tackle a serious problem head-on. It may be dangerous, it may be difficult, but it is always life-changing – for themselves, and for others. The fall season is traditionally the time of true heroes in film – not least because it is also awards season, and Oscar loves a good biopic. This means that, at this time of year, we are spoilt for...
They are relatable individuals often caught up in circumstances that require them to rise to a challenge, and tackle a serious problem head-on. It may be dangerous, it may be difficult, but it is always life-changing – for themselves, and for others. The fall season is traditionally the time of true heroes in film – not least because it is also awards season, and Oscar loves a good biopic. This means that, at this time of year, we are spoilt for...
- 9/19/2016
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
by Eric Blume
Several years ago pairline pilot Chesley Sullenberger famously landed a plane on the Hudson River saving all lives onboard. Sully, Clint Eastwood's new film about the event and the man has a quiet assurance and uniquely gentle force that reap bountiful cumulative rewards. It’s a powerful movie about big things like the value of work and personal responsibility. It’s also a Great New York Movie that makes you feel the special spirit of the city.
Sully’s narrative cuts back and back and forth between the hours before the landing and several days afterwards. This temporal shifting helps to focus us on what the film is really about: how someone who performs a truly heroic act processes that afterwards...
Several years ago pairline pilot Chesley Sullenberger famously landed a plane on the Hudson River saving all lives onboard. Sully, Clint Eastwood's new film about the event and the man has a quiet assurance and uniquely gentle force that reap bountiful cumulative rewards. It’s a powerful movie about big things like the value of work and personal responsibility. It’s also a Great New York Movie that makes you feel the special spirit of the city.
Sully’s narrative cuts back and back and forth between the hours before the landing and several days afterwards. This temporal shifting helps to focus us on what the film is really about: how someone who performs a truly heroic act processes that afterwards...
- 9/10/2016
- by Eric Blume
- FilmExperience
Sully Warner Bros/ Village Roadshow Reviewed by: Harvey Karten, Shockya Grade: B Director: Clint Eastwood Written by: Todd Komarnicki, book “Sully: My Search for What Really Matters,” by Chesley Sullenberger Cast: Tom Hanks, Laura Linney, Aaron Eckhart Screened at: AMC Empire, NYC, 9/7/16 Opens: September 9, 2016 Only a nut would want to swim in sub-zero waters in January, folks like the small but hardy Polar Bear Club made up of men who each year take a swim in the Atlantic off Brooklyn’s Coney Island. Nor would the 155 passengers and crew of U.S. Airways flight 1549 who though they were going on a routine, undramatic trip from New York [ Read More ]
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- 9/10/2016
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture: Fake Blockbuster of the Day: Watch two alien superheroes from competing comic book franchises go at it in this Superman vs. Thor: Clash of the Gods mashup from Screen Rant: Fake Biopic of the Day: Tom Hanks plays Captain Chesley Sullenberger in Sully, now here's Sullenberger playing Hanks in a biopic about the actor (via THR): Actor in the Spotlight: Speaking of Hanks, Fandor Keyframe shows us the evolution of his career in this video clip compilation: Mashup of the Day: Darth Blender cut a trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy in the style of the A-Team opening (via Geek Tyrant): Abridged...
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- 9/10/2016
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Chicago – “Sully” is a solid effort from Director Clint Eastwood, but it never really soars the way its supposed to. It’s a good story, helped immeasurably by Tom Hanks low key performance, but it feels unnecessary. The problem may be that the story of the pilot who pulled off the so-called “Miracle on the Hudson” is so well known, the movie can’t really add anything to it.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
In January of 2009, Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger Us Airways flight encountered a flock of birds as it took off from New York’s Laguardia Airport. The bird strike took out both of the aircraft’s engines, and Sully (Hanks) made the split second decision to land the plane in the Hudson river rather than try to get back to the airport.
Tom Hanks is perfectly cast, and he could have just gone into his default good guy mode and gotten...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
In January of 2009, Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger Us Airways flight encountered a flock of birds as it took off from New York’s Laguardia Airport. The bird strike took out both of the aircraft’s engines, and Sully (Hanks) made the split second decision to land the plane in the Hudson river rather than try to get back to the airport.
Tom Hanks is perfectly cast, and he could have just gone into his default good guy mode and gotten...
- 9/9/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
As one of the 150 passengers aboard "Miracle on the Hudson" Flight 1549, Don Norton, 42, says while most people were focused on whether they would ever see loved ones again, he was focused on getting the emergency exit door open. "I opened one of the doors on the wing and I pretty much focused on that the whole time, how am I gonna open the door?" says Norton, who survived the miraculous landing, which was piloted by Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger. The father of two lived in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the time of the crash, and was flying home with some colleagues...
- 9/9/2016
- by Michelle Boudin, @michelleboudin
- PEOPLE.com
Landing a crashing plane in the Hudson River and not losing a single passenger is easy, but what about playing Academy Award winner Tom Hanks? Captain Chesley Sullenberger got the chance to do just that last night on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” turning the tables on the man playing him in “Sully.” Sullenberger, who could probably have a profitable second act as a voice-over actor at the very least, was delightfully game, perfectly capturing Hanks’ affable cockiness in his floppy-haired youth for the fake biopic “Hanks.” (Coming to theaters on Hanks-giving 2016, obviously.) “Chesley Sullenberger, I used to have such respect for you,...
- 9/9/2016
- by Oriana Schwindt
- The Wrap
'Sully' movie with Tom Hanks as pilot Chesley Sullenberger: Clint Eastwood homage to 'the durable, honorable American male.' 'Sully' movie review: 'Taut, straightforward' drama features Clint Eastwood's latest all-American hero When considering Sully, Clint Eastwood's taut, straightforward account of heroism on trial, it helps to remember that the title character's name works as both noun and verb. And one can see how Eastwood was drawn to both meanings. The noun, of course, is the nickname of airline pilot Chesley Sullenberger, who saved the lives of 155 passengers and crew on January 15, 2009, by pulling off a daring water landing after a flock of birds took out both engines of his Us Airways flight minutes after it took off from New York's Laguardia airport. The Sully depicted here is, like many Eastwood heroes, made of uniquely American clay; a sturdy, rigorous material that the director,...
- 9/9/2016
- by Mark Keizer
- Alt Film Guide
First and foremost: Chesley Sullenberger did extraordinary work in landing Us Airways flight 1549 in the Hudson River, and every single person involved in the rescue efforts that day deserves the highest possible praise for how they handled things. Every single passenger and crew member aboard survived, and that is to be celebrated, certainly. But as a film? I can imagine all of the good impulses that went into the decision to make Sully, but none of that matters when the film is as resolutely limp as this one. Clint Eastwood often works in a minor key, which is one of the things I like most about him as a filmmaker. He has always been interested in the understated, and Sully is certainly that. The danger is that you can be so understated that it becomes inert, and in the case of Sully, I don’t get the entire thing. I...
- 9/8/2016
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Yesterday, I got the chance to finally take a look at Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks’ collaboration Sully. The film is quite good, showcasing both heavyweights at peak skill. This week could have been a pretty barren one, but Sully saves it, just like he did all of the passengers on his plane. In depicting the Miracle on the Hudson, Eastwood could have fallen back on his lazier tendencies, while Hanks could have coasted on his likability, but neither do. This is a high effort and tight work that represents one of Eastwood’s best directorial outings to date. Frankly, it’s a must see and a definite Academy Award contender. Once again, in case you don’t know by now, Sully is a biopic about Captain Chesley Sullenberger (Tom Hanks), the pilot who became a national hero. We all learned about Captain Sullenberger, or Sully, after he glided his...
- 9/8/2016
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
After surviving the emergency landing of Flight 1549 on the Hudson River by pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, Karin Rooney admits she struggled to find her way. "The first year after it was kind of like this state of bliss, like, we survived!" Karin, who was a passenger on the flight alongside her then-boyfriend, tells People. "But soon after, it switched to this downward sense. I went through a pretty dark depression." She and her now-husband Chris Rooney, both 31, had been dating for three years when they survived the Miracle on the Hudson in 2009. They married soon after and planned on immediately starting a family.
- 9/8/2016
- by Michelle Boudin, @MichelleBoudin
- PEOPLE.com
After surviving the emergency landing of Flight 1549 on the Hudson River by pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, Karin Rooney admits she struggled to find her way. "The first year after it was kind of like this state of bliss, like, we survived!" Karin, who was a passenger on the flight alongside her then-boyfriend, tells People. "But soon after, it switched to this downward sense. I went through a pretty dark depression." She and her now-husband Chris Rooney, both 31, had been dating for three years when they survived the Miracle on the Hudson in 2009. They married soon after and planned on immediately starting a family.
- 9/8/2016
- by Michelle Boudin, @MichelleBoudin
- PEOPLE.com
Former Us Airways pilot Chesley Sullenberger's life - along with the lives of his 155 passengers and crew - was forever changed over the course of 208 seconds one chilly January morning in 2009. "January 15, 2009, was like 10,000 other days until 100 seconds after takeoff we encountered a large flock of Canada geese," Sullenberger tells People in an exclusive video interview detailing the moment-by-moment chain of events that transformed him into a hero after his aptly named "miracle on the Hudson" emergency landing. The now-retired commercial pilot, whose story is retold in the upcoming movie Sully, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks,...
- 9/7/2016
- by Johnny Dodd, @Johnny_Dodd
- PEOPLE.com
Former Us Airways pilot Chesley Sullenberger's life - along with the lives of his 155 passengers and crew - was forever changed over the course of 208 seconds one chilly January morning in 2009. "January 15, 2009, was like 10,000 other days until 100 seconds after takeoff we encountered a large flock of Canada geese," Sullenberger tells People in an exclusive video interview detailing the moment-by-moment chain of events that transformed him into a hero after his aptly named "miracle on the Hudson" emergency landing. The now-retired commercial pilot, whose story is retold in the upcoming movie Sully, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks,...
- 9/7/2016
- by Johnny Dodd, @Johnny_Dodd
- PEOPLE.com
It's easy to get the wrong idea about Sully, with Tom Hanks starring as Capt. Chesley Sullenberger, the hero pilot who ditched his disabled plane on the icy waters of the Hudson River on January 15th, 2009, and saved the lives of all 150 passengers and five crew members aboard. If you're thinking award-chasing, biopic crapola, don't. Here's the thing: Clint Eastwood doesn't usually direct that kind of shit. (Did you see American Sniper?) And Hanks is too blisteringly true and adventurous an actor to play Sully as a one-dimensional headline. The...
- 9/7/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Over seven years have passed since Chesley Sullenberger was hailed a hero around the world after the Us Airways jet he was piloting slammed into a flock of Canadian geese, knocking out both his engines, and he responded by calmly executing a flawless, unprecedented emergency landing on the Hudson River, saving all 155 passengers and crew. Seated on a sofa in the northern California home he shares with his wife Lorrie, Sullenberger - whose story is told in the upcoming movie Sully, directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks - tells People that life after his aptly named "miracle on the Hudson" landing wasn't always easy.
- 9/7/2016
- by Johnny Dodd, @Johnny_Dodd
- PEOPLE.com
Over seven years have passed since Chesley Sullenberger was hailed a hero around the world after the Us Airways jet he was piloting slammed into a flock of Canadian geese, knocking out both his engines, and he responded by calmly executing a flawless, unprecedented emergency landing on the Hudson River, saving all 155 passengers and crew. Seated on a sofa in the northern California home he shares with his wife Lorrie, Sullenberger - whose story is told in the upcoming movie Sully, directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks - tells People that life after his aptly named "miracle on the Hudson" landing wasn't always easy.
- 9/7/2016
- by Johnny Dodd, @Johnny_Dodd
- PEOPLE.com
Telluride Film Festival programmers Tom Luddy and Julie Huntsinger pride themselves on curating the cream of the Hollywood crop, which has included Best Picture Oscar-winners “The King’s Speech,” “Slumdog Millionaire,” “Argo,” and “12 Years a Slave.”
However, even a Telluride hit needs amplification from noisy Toronto as they head into awards season.
Launched at Venice and Telluride, Lionsgate’s “La La Land” has propelled Emma Stone and, possibly, costar Ryan Gosling into awards contention. How the audacious musical fares with critics and audiences will impact how far it goes with the Academy, who will give “Whiplash” nominee Damien Chazelle points for ambition and a relatable showbiz story. This film boasts passionate supporters, while many others don’t get the movie at all. The larger media presence in Toronto and New York will continue to ripple out and build must-see for the movie. So far I am discerning a slight generational divide,...
However, even a Telluride hit needs amplification from noisy Toronto as they head into awards season.
Launched at Venice and Telluride, Lionsgate’s “La La Land” has propelled Emma Stone and, possibly, costar Ryan Gosling into awards contention. How the audacious musical fares with critics and audiences will impact how far it goes with the Academy, who will give “Whiplash” nominee Damien Chazelle points for ambition and a relatable showbiz story. This film boasts passionate supporters, while many others don’t get the movie at all. The larger media presence in Toronto and New York will continue to ripple out and build must-see for the movie. So far I am discerning a slight generational divide,...
- 9/7/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Telluride Film Festival programmers Tom Luddy and Julie Huntsinger pride themselves on curating the cream of the Hollywood crop, which has included Best Picture Oscar-winners “The King’s Speech,” “Slumdog Millionaire,” “Argo,” and “12 Years a Slave.”
However, even a Telluride hit needs amplification from noisy Toronto as they head into awards season.
Launched at Venice and Telluride, Lionsgate’s “La La Land” has propelled Emma Stone and, possibly, costar Ryan Gosling into awards contention. How the audacious musical fares with critics and audiences will impact how far it goes with the Academy, who will give “Whiplash” nominee Damien Chazelle points for ambition and a relatable showbiz story. This film boasts passionate supporters, while many others don’t get the movie at all. The larger media presence in Toronto and New York will continue to ripple out and build must-see for the movie. So far I am discerning a slight generational divide,...
However, even a Telluride hit needs amplification from noisy Toronto as they head into awards season.
Launched at Venice and Telluride, Lionsgate’s “La La Land” has propelled Emma Stone and, possibly, costar Ryan Gosling into awards contention. How the audacious musical fares with critics and audiences will impact how far it goes with the Academy, who will give “Whiplash” nominee Damien Chazelle points for ambition and a relatable showbiz story. This film boasts passionate supporters, while many others don’t get the movie at all. The larger media presence in Toronto and New York will continue to ripple out and build must-see for the movie. So far I am discerning a slight generational divide,...
- 9/7/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Clint Eastwood’s Sully is not a perfect film, but it comes close to being a great one as it turns the real-life emergency landing of a passenger plane in the Hudson River into a meditation on duty and crisis that’s more Bertolt Brecht than “based on a true story.” Showing its own integrity and persistence, the movie doesn’t offer a moment of triumph, but instead opts to repeat and re-stage the emergency and its worst-case scenarios in post-traumatic nightmares, lengthy flashbacks, and a hearing in which the pilots watch the incident recreated over and over in simulators, critiquing each. In all of this, Sully finds notes of absurd and macabre humor and poignant humanity—and a portrait of doubt that’s all the more memorable because it comes by way of the soft-spoken, mustachioed airline captain Chesley Sullenberger, one of the least compromised heroes in Eastwood’s...
- 9/7/2016
- by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
- avclub.com
Later this week, Clint Eastwood will unleash a new film into the world in Sully, which debuted a few days ago at the Telluride Film Festival. Early word is very solid, suggesting a potential awards player this year. I’ll be writing about that movie shortly, but for now, I want to look at Eastwood’s career to date, both as an actor as well as a filmmaker. Eastwood is a unique one, that’s for sure. In just a day or two I’ll be back with a straight Sully piece, but right now, it’s more or less just going to be a look at Eastwood and what he’s done so far. Enjoy! In case you don’t know, Sully is a biopic about Captain Chesley Sullenberger (Tom Hanks), the pilot who became a national hero. We all learned about Captain Sullenberger, or Sully, after he glided...
- 9/6/2016
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Academy Award winner Clint Eastwood’s last film, “American Sniper” (2014), earned six Oscar nominations. He now returns with Tom Hanks as his leading man in “Sully,” a dramatic true story of pilot Chesley Sullenberger, who became a hero after an engine failure forced him to land his plane in the Hudson River, saving all his crew and passengers. The first reviews are in, and while they say the film reflects Eastwood’s solid filmmaking, Hanks always comes out on top.
IndieWire’s Eric Kohn gave the film a B- and noted:
“Clint Eastwood digs behind that astonishing visual, providing a compelling assessment of the eerie moments leading up to it. With Tom Hanks appropriately cast as good-natured Sully, Eastwood delivers an earnest, straightforward look at the way the captain’s professionalism saved the day. But while that aspect of the movie hits more than a few obvious notes, the crash...
IndieWire’s Eric Kohn gave the film a B- and noted:
“Clint Eastwood digs behind that astonishing visual, providing a compelling assessment of the eerie moments leading up to it. With Tom Hanks appropriately cast as good-natured Sully, Eastwood delivers an earnest, straightforward look at the way the captain’s professionalism saved the day. But while that aspect of the movie hits more than a few obvious notes, the crash...
- 9/3/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
The honor of Telluride Film Festival’s first official screening Friday went to “La La Land.” Introduced by star Emma Stone and its bleary-eyed director, Damien Chazelle, the film’s looking to better his “Whiplash” record for Oscars (five nominations, including best picture; three wins, including best supporting). The Venice Film Festival, where it opened the event, embraced the film; would Telluride follow suit?
RelatedTelluride Film Festival: These 7 Films Could Change the Awards Conversation
Judging from initial reactions: So far, so good. The audience settled into the stylized love story that lets everyone know in the first frames that it’s an ambitious jump-up-and-sing musical, all in glorious Cinemascope. With an original score and songs by Justin Hurwitz, the movie takes a while to find its groove as a musical romance about artistic striving. How do creative people devote themselves to a meaningful career—as well as unselfish relationships?
Attractive and graceful,...
RelatedTelluride Film Festival: These 7 Films Could Change the Awards Conversation
Judging from initial reactions: So far, so good. The audience settled into the stylized love story that lets everyone know in the first frames that it’s an ambitious jump-up-and-sing musical, all in glorious Cinemascope. With an original score and songs by Justin Hurwitz, the movie takes a while to find its groove as a musical romance about artistic striving. How do creative people devote themselves to a meaningful career—as well as unselfish relationships?
Attractive and graceful,...
- 9/3/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The honor of Telluride Film Festival’s first official screening Friday went to “La La Land.” Introduced by star Emma Stone and its bleary-eyed director, Damien Chazelle, the film’s looking to better his “Whiplash” record for Oscars (five nominations, including best picture; three wins, including best supporting). The Venice Film Festival, where it opened the event, embraced the film; would Telluride follow suit?
RelatedTelluride Film Festival: These 7 Films Could Change the Awards Conversation
Judging from initial reactions: So far, so good. The audience settled into the stylized love story that lets everyone know in the first frames that it’s an ambitious jump-up-and-sing musical, all in glorious Cinemascope. With an original score and songs by Justin Hurwitz, the movie takes a while to find its groove as a musical romance about artistic striving. How do creative people devote themselves to a meaningful career—as well as unselfish relationships?
Attractive and graceful,...
RelatedTelluride Film Festival: These 7 Films Could Change the Awards Conversation
Judging from initial reactions: So far, so good. The audience settled into the stylized love story that lets everyone know in the first frames that it’s an ambitious jump-up-and-sing musical, all in glorious Cinemascope. With an original score and songs by Justin Hurwitz, the movie takes a while to find its groove as a musical romance about artistic striving. How do creative people devote themselves to a meaningful career—as well as unselfish relationships?
Attractive and graceful,...
- 9/3/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
New Sully Featurette shows the "Dream team" at play New Sully Featurette shows the "Dream team" at play Scott Goodyer9/1/2016 12:54:00 Pm
Warner bros has just released a new Sully featurette featuring Tom Hanks, Clint Eastwood and the real life hero Captain Chesley Sullenberger himself talking about the movie.
The movie follows that faithful day when Captain Sully was forced to land his disabled Us Airways plane into the frigid hudson river after striking a flock of geese.
Sully also stars Aaron Eckhart (Olympus Has Fallen, The Dark Knight) as Sully’s co-pilot, Jeff Skiles, and Oscar nominee Laura Linney (The Savages, Kinsey) as Sully’s wife, Lorraine Sullenberger.
Watch the video below and check out Sully when it hits Cineplex theatres September 9th on IMAX!
For more Sully information including showtimes - click here!
Warner bros has just released a new Sully featurette featuring Tom Hanks, Clint Eastwood and the real life hero Captain Chesley Sullenberger himself talking about the movie.
The movie follows that faithful day when Captain Sully was forced to land his disabled Us Airways plane into the frigid hudson river after striking a flock of geese.
Sully also stars Aaron Eckhart (Olympus Has Fallen, The Dark Knight) as Sully’s co-pilot, Jeff Skiles, and Oscar nominee Laura Linney (The Savages, Kinsey) as Sully’s wife, Lorraine Sullenberger.
Watch the video below and check out Sully when it hits Cineplex theatres September 9th on IMAX!
For more Sully information including showtimes - click here!
- 9/1/2016
- by Scott Goodyer
- Cineplex
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