I believe Jeff Bridges is one of the most charming actors of the last 50 years, and I'm not alone. Pauline Kael went one step further by calling Jeff, in an oft-quoted line, "[maybe] the most natural and least self-conscious screen actor who ever lived." I don't know if Kael harbored any sort of attraction toward Bridges, but I can't claim that my appreciation of him is entirely platonic.
He's not only a fine figure of a leading man (with an even finer head of hair), but he also possesses an easy charisma that has bolstered his screen presence from "The Last Picture Show" in 1971 all the way to "The Old Man," his recent Hulu show. If Bridges has ever given a bad performance, please enlighten me because I have yet to find it among his many credits. Instead of any further hagiography, here is a breakdown of Jeff Bridges' best movies.
He's not only a fine figure of a leading man (with an even finer head of hair), but he also possesses an easy charisma that has bolstered his screen presence from "The Last Picture Show" in 1971 all the way to "The Old Man," his recent Hulu show. If Bridges has ever given a bad performance, please enlighten me because I have yet to find it among his many credits. Instead of any further hagiography, here is a breakdown of Jeff Bridges' best movies.
- 5/27/2023
- by Jack Hawkins
- Slash Film
Josh Brolin headlines ensemble drama Only The Brave, telling the real-life story of heroic firefighters. Here's our review.
Following the template of sorts set by Peter Berg’s films Deepwater Horizon and Patriots Day, Only The Brave is another true story of genuine American heroes. It’s not clear from the start it’s a true story if you’re unfamiliar with the real life events behind the film, as instead, the movie gets going with introducing us to an ensemble bunch of frontline forest firefighters, who try to divert fires by, quite literally, lighting more fires.
The fire company is led by Eric Marsh, played by Josh Brolin, who gamely tries to outgruff Jeff Bridges, who in turn plays his boss. Marsh pushes for better resources for the group who become the Granite Mountain Hotshots, as their lives become engulfed by Arizona fire season, and the ongoing battle to keep flames at bay.
Following the template of sorts set by Peter Berg’s films Deepwater Horizon and Patriots Day, Only The Brave is another true story of genuine American heroes. It’s not clear from the start it’s a true story if you’re unfamiliar with the real life events behind the film, as instead, the movie gets going with introducing us to an ensemble bunch of frontline forest firefighters, who try to divert fires by, quite literally, lighting more fires.
The fire company is led by Eric Marsh, played by Josh Brolin, who gamely tries to outgruff Jeff Bridges, who in turn plays his boss. Marsh pushes for better resources for the group who become the Granite Mountain Hotshots, as their lives become engulfed by Arizona fire season, and the ongoing battle to keep flames at bay.
- 11/8/2017
- Den of Geek
After film director Joseph Kosinski gave Dierks Bentley a sneak peek at Only the Brave, the singer knew he somehow had to be a part of the new movie, which tells the gripping true story of the 19 elite firefighters who died battling an Arizona wildfire four years ago.
“I told him I’d come to the red carpet just to open doors up,” Bentley, 42, recalls to People.
But Kosinski had much bigger ideas than doorman duties. He wanted Bentley to collaborate on a song that would accompany a wrenching moment in the film: during the credits when photos of the...
“I told him I’d come to the red carpet just to open doors up,” Bentley, 42, recalls to People.
But Kosinski had much bigger ideas than doorman duties. He wanted Bentley to collaborate on a song that would accompany a wrenching moment in the film: during the credits when photos of the...
- 10/23/2017
- by Nancy Kruh and Kara Warner
- PEOPLE.com
As Northern California prepares to recover from a devastating series of wildfires, the heroic and poignant true story behind one of the worst firefighter tragedies in U.S. history is now in theaters.
Only the Brave tells the story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a highly trained team of wildland firefighters that lost 19 of its 20 members when they became entrapped in the Yarnell Hill blaze in Arizona on June 30, 2013.
The wildfire was ignited by lightning on June 28, 2013, and it quickly spread over 8,300 acres through a combination of strong winds, high temperatures and dry conditions caused by drought.
Members of another hotshot team,...
Only the Brave tells the story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a highly trained team of wildland firefighters that lost 19 of its 20 members when they became entrapped in the Yarnell Hill blaze in Arizona on June 30, 2013.
The wildfire was ignited by lightning on June 28, 2013, and it quickly spread over 8,300 acres through a combination of strong winds, high temperatures and dry conditions caused by drought.
Members of another hotshot team,...
- 10/21/2017
- by Mike Miller and Kara Warner
- PEOPLE.com
Here’s yet another “inspired by true events” film , just in time for the somber Fall season. Somber, the right word for this one. Unlike this weekend’s other non-fiction flicks, it’s set in the not too distant past, not decades ago, but in this decade, the 2010’s. It concerns a group of men who regularly risk their lives, and often make the ultimate sacrifice, in order to protect their fellow men. And it shines a light on the families that must stay behind and hope that all goes well. You may be thinking that’s it’s another those on the front line, our soldiers overseas sagas as in the films The Hurt Locker and American Sniper. Well, these heroes aren’t on foreign soil, though they are on the front line, one made of flame. And with their special clothing and gear ,they could be mistaken for soldiers.
- 10/20/2017
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The word hero seems to be mentioned a great deal in this age of the 24-hour news cycle, but the members of the Granite Mountain “Hotshots” genuinely deserve to be known as such. They were the best at what they did. This bunch of regular, but courageous firefighters were more than just co-workers: they were a brotherhood that continuously risked their lives trying to contain fast-spreading wildfires. As part of the Prescott Fire Fepartment, which consisted of 92 career personnel, split among five fire stations, this municipal team of “hotshots” — which, in firefighting terms, means the cream of the crop — were the elites of their profession.
Containment is what these brave men and women have as a goal whenever a fire spreads. As a character in the film would say, they are “fighting fire with fire.” This happens with the creation of a fireline, which is accomplished by doing a controlled...
Containment is what these brave men and women have as a goal whenever a fire spreads. As a character in the film would say, they are “fighting fire with fire.” This happens with the creation of a fireline, which is accomplished by doing a controlled...
- 10/19/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
If you've been to the movies any time over the last century, you're familiar with men like Eric Marsh. They're hard-ass guys, often stoic but capable of being sensitive and, in rare cases, prone to sentimentality. Their flaws and temper-flares are balanced out by their virtues: staunch professionalism, a salt-of-the-earth nobility, an almost stubborn loyalty to their men. The kind of dudes who treat their enemies – in this case, the massive forest fires that annually scorch acres of Arizona landscape – with something close to respect. ("What are you up to?...
- 10/18/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Josh Brolin is heroic firefighter in the emotional drama Only the Brave.
Based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots — a small-city crew of firefighters who battled the deadly Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona during the summer of 2013. The fire ended up spreading and taking the lives of 19 men in the crew.
The actor stars alongside Jeff Bridges, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly and Taylor Kitsch in the emotional tale — and People has a first look at his performance in the clip above.
Director Joseph Kosinski tells People that Brolin’s performance was a special one due to the...
Based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots — a small-city crew of firefighters who battled the deadly Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona during the summer of 2013. The fire ended up spreading and taking the lives of 19 men in the crew.
The actor stars alongside Jeff Bridges, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly and Taylor Kitsch in the emotional tale — and People has a first look at his performance in the clip above.
Director Joseph Kosinski tells People that Brolin’s performance was a special one due to the...
- 10/11/2017
- by Ale Russian
- PEOPLE.com
Author: Zehra Phelan
Like a phoenix rising from the flames the debut trailer for Only the Brave starring Miles Teller, Josh Brolin and Jeff Bridges has been revealed.
Directed by the man who is taking the helm on the long awaited sequel Top Gun sequel, Oblivion and Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski, Only The Brave is based on real events of the brave fire fighters from Granite Mountain, a group of men who battled Yarnell Hill Fire in which 19 members of the team died sacrificing their own lives to save that of their families and community.
“Supe” Eric Marsh (Josh Brolin) leads the Granite Mountain Hotshots up the trail at Yarnell Hills–including, generally in this order: Travis Carter (Scott Foxx), Dustin Deford (Ryan Busch), Garret Zuppiger (Brandon Bunch), Andrew Ashcraft (Alex Russell), Wade Parker (Ben Hardy), Scott Norris (producer Thad Luckinbill), Anthony Rose (Jake Picking), Travis Turbyfill (Geoff Stults...
Like a phoenix rising from the flames the debut trailer for Only the Brave starring Miles Teller, Josh Brolin and Jeff Bridges has been revealed.
Directed by the man who is taking the helm on the long awaited sequel Top Gun sequel, Oblivion and Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski, Only The Brave is based on real events of the brave fire fighters from Granite Mountain, a group of men who battled Yarnell Hill Fire in which 19 members of the team died sacrificing their own lives to save that of their families and community.
“Supe” Eric Marsh (Josh Brolin) leads the Granite Mountain Hotshots up the trail at Yarnell Hills–including, generally in this order: Travis Carter (Scott Foxx), Dustin Deford (Ryan Busch), Garret Zuppiger (Brandon Bunch), Andrew Ashcraft (Alex Russell), Wade Parker (Ben Hardy), Scott Norris (producer Thad Luckinbill), Anthony Rose (Jake Picking), Travis Turbyfill (Geoff Stults...
- 7/20/2017
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Brendan McDonough (Miles Teller), Chris MacKenzie (Taylor Kitsch), plan to do the backburn at the Chiricahua Mtn. fireline in Columbia Pictures’ Only The Brave, The True Story Of The Granite Mountain Hotshots.
All men are created equal… then, a few become firefighters.
Columbia Pictures has released the first trailer for director Joseph Kosinski’s Only The Brave.
Only The Brave, based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, is the heroic story of one unit of local firefighters that through hope, determination, sacrifice, and the drive to protect families, communities, and our country become one of the most elite firefighting teams in the country.
As most of us run from danger, they run toward it – they watch over our lives, our homes, everything we hold dear, as they forge a unique brotherhood that comes into focus with one fateful fire.
Based upon the GQ Article “No Exit” by Sean Flynn.
All men are created equal… then, a few become firefighters.
Columbia Pictures has released the first trailer for director Joseph Kosinski’s Only The Brave.
Only The Brave, based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, is the heroic story of one unit of local firefighters that through hope, determination, sacrifice, and the drive to protect families, communities, and our country become one of the most elite firefighting teams in the country.
As most of us run from danger, they run toward it – they watch over our lives, our homes, everything we hold dear, as they forge a unique brotherhood that comes into focus with one fateful fire.
Based upon the GQ Article “No Exit” by Sean Flynn.
- 7/19/2017
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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