It Ends with Us is a romantic drama film directed by Justin Baldoni from a screenplay by Christy Hall. Based on a 2016 novel of the same name by author Colleen Hoover, the romantic drama film follows the story of Lily Bloom as she moves to Boston to achieve her lifelong dream of opening a business. While running her business she meets Ryle, a charming neurosurgeon, and falls in love with him. But when she sees a side of Ryle that reminds her of her parent’s relationship, their relationship begins to crumble and that’s when her first love Atlas reenters her life. It Ends with Us stars Blake Lively in the lead role with Justin Baldoni, Brandon Sklenar, Isabela Ferrer, Jenny Slate, Alex Neustaedter, and Hasan Minhaj starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the drama and romance in Blake Lively’s It Ends with Us here are...
- 8/9/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Exclusive: Siena Agudong (Resident Evil), Luke Eisner (Tall Girl) and Noah Lomax (The Walking Dead) are among the newest additions to the cast of The Upside of Unrequited, the forthcoming coming-of-age comedy from filmmakers Anna-Elizabeth and Hillary Shakespeare, aka The Shakespeare Sisters.
Other newcomers to the cast include Patrick Luwis (Barbie) and Matthew Sato. As previously announced, Ayvan Williams Jessica Belkin and Savannah Smith will also star.
Based on the book of the same name by New York Times bestselling author Becky Albertalli, The Upside of Unrequited centers on Molly (Williams), an awkward teenager who feels left behind when her twin sister Cassie (Belkin) starts her first relationship with her dream girl Mina (Agudong). In an attempt to get closer to her sister again, Molly lets Cassie set her up with Mina’s best friend Will (Eisner). Molly goes along with it but she’s caught:...
Other newcomers to the cast include Patrick Luwis (Barbie) and Matthew Sato. As previously announced, Ayvan Williams Jessica Belkin and Savannah Smith will also star.
Based on the book of the same name by New York Times bestselling author Becky Albertalli, The Upside of Unrequited centers on Molly (Williams), an awkward teenager who feels left behind when her twin sister Cassie (Belkin) starts her first relationship with her dream girl Mina (Agudong). In an attempt to get closer to her sister again, Molly lets Cassie set her up with Mina’s best friend Will (Eisner). Molly goes along with it but she’s caught:...
- 7/16/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
What if someone came to your house and asked you to leave it for good since you did not pay your mortgage or for any other reason, would you leave your family home? Did you even imagine that this kind of situation would ever happen?
This movie will resonate extremely with those people who have been in the exact same situation that Andrew Garfield‘s character goes thru when he loses his family home and everything that he has worked hard for in a matter of 2 minutes. That is the amount of time given by the Realtor Rick Carver played by the enigmatic Michael Shannon. The movie shows how the housing eviction system is not only brutal but has no time to care for anyone’s situation and sheds no tears in the process.
Dennis (Andrew Garfield) is a single father who lives in his family home with his mother...
This movie will resonate extremely with those people who have been in the exact same situation that Andrew Garfield‘s character goes thru when he loses his family home and everything that he has worked hard for in a matter of 2 minutes. That is the amount of time given by the Realtor Rick Carver played by the enigmatic Michael Shannon. The movie shows how the housing eviction system is not only brutal but has no time to care for anyone’s situation and sheds no tears in the process.
Dennis (Andrew Garfield) is a single father who lives in his family home with his mother...
- 8/15/2023
- by Prem
- Talking Films
The Disney spotlight might usually be on the wildly popular royals who are heirs to the throne - from Queen Elsa in Frozen to Cinderella - but now, royal siblings are finally getting the recognition they deserve in Disney+'s new film Secret Society of Second-Born Royals. The story follows Sam, a teen second in line to the throne who pretty much wants nothing to do with being royal. But when Sam is one day recruited into a secret society with fellow second-born royals, they all discover that they have superhuman abilities and must work together at a top-secret training camp so they can save the world.
Ahead of the film's release on Sept. 25, we sat down with Peyton Elizabeth Lee (Sam), Niles Fitch (Tuma), Isabella Blake-Thomas (January), Olivia Deeble (Roxana), Noah Lomax (Mike), and Faly Rakotohavana (Matteo) to test their knowledge of classic Disney Princess movies. The cast quizzed...
Ahead of the film's release on Sept. 25, we sat down with Peyton Elizabeth Lee (Sam), Niles Fitch (Tuma), Isabella Blake-Thomas (January), Olivia Deeble (Roxana), Noah Lomax (Mike), and Faly Rakotohavana (Matteo) to test their knowledge of classic Disney Princess movies. The cast quizzed...
- 9/29/2020
- by Kristin Harris
- Popsugar.com
The Disney+ film Secret Society of Second-Born Royals hit the streaming site on Sept. 25, catapulting us into a world of regal, heroic grandeur. The aptly titled movie - starring Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Niles Fitch, Isabella Blake-Thomas, Noah Lomax, and Faly Rakotohavana - centers on a group of young secondborn royals who develop superpowers to protect the kingdom of Illyria.
While the province seems like a faraway land, it's merely movie magic as the film was actually shot in Ontario, Canada, during the summer of 2019. Most of production took place in Downtown Toronto, and the school where the teens hone their abilities was lodged at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Many of the school scenes were filmed specifically in the Hart House Building, which the university describes as "a student-focused centre for the arts, dialogue, and wellness."
During production, some of the castmates shared snaps from their Toronto filming site. "Even...
While the province seems like a faraway land, it's merely movie magic as the film was actually shot in Ontario, Canada, during the summer of 2019. Most of production took place in Downtown Toronto, and the school where the teens hone their abilities was lodged at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Many of the school scenes were filmed specifically in the Hart House Building, which the university describes as "a student-focused centre for the arts, dialogue, and wellness."
During production, some of the castmates shared snaps from their Toronto filming site. "Even...
- 9/26/2020
- by Brea Cubit
- Popsugar.com
The Ott screen is the new cinema hall -- at least for now till cinemas remain shut. So, when it comes to original film releases, streaming platforms are going all out with fresh options in the festive months.
While the influx of direct-to-ott film releases continues, Ott platforms have also lined up own original films. Here's the content you can look forward over the next few months.
Tribhanga
Kajol enters the digital space with the film, which is a Mumbai-set drama for global streaming giant, Netflix. The film will weave a complex story of a family while going back and forth through three generations, from the late 1980s to present day. The film, directed and written by veteran actress Renuka Shahane, also stars Tanvi Azmi and Mithila Palkar. Release date is yet to be announced.
Ak Vs Ak
Featuring Anil Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap, it is directed by Vikramaditya Motwane.
While the influx of direct-to-ott film releases continues, Ott platforms have also lined up own original films. Here's the content you can look forward over the next few months.
Tribhanga
Kajol enters the digital space with the film, which is a Mumbai-set drama for global streaming giant, Netflix. The film will weave a complex story of a family while going back and forth through three generations, from the late 1980s to present day. The film, directed and written by veteran actress Renuka Shahane, also stars Tanvi Azmi and Mithila Palkar. Release date is yet to be announced.
Ak Vs Ak
Featuring Anil Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap, it is directed by Vikramaditya Motwane.
- 9/22/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
A first-born royal may inherit the throne, but on Disney+, it’s the younger sibling that rules. All that and more is explained in the just-released trailer for Secret Society of Second-Born Royals, a new movie premiering Friday, July 17.
The movie stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee (Andi Mack) as Sam, a “rebellious teenage royal who unknowingly develops superpowers from a genetic trait attributed only to second-borns of royal lineage. Second-in-line to the throne of the kingdom of Illyria, Sam constantly questions what it means to be royal and wants to create her own legacy. Unlike Sam’s picture-perfect older sister Eleanor...
The movie stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee (Andi Mack) as Sam, a “rebellious teenage royal who unknowingly develops superpowers from a genetic trait attributed only to second-borns of royal lineage. Second-in-line to the throne of the kingdom of Illyria, Sam constantly questions what it means to be royal and wants to create her own legacy. Unlike Sam’s picture-perfect older sister Eleanor...
- 5/27/2020
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Greg Bryk is set as a lead opposite Peyton Elizabeth Lee in Secret Society of Second Born Royals, a contemporary princess story for Disney+, the upcoming streaming service. The movie begins production this month in Toronto.
The film introduces Sam (Lee), a rebellious princess second in line to the throne of the kingdom of Illyria. Just as Sam’s disinterest in the royal way of life is at an all-time high, she is stunned to learn that she has superpowers and belongs to a secret society with a longstanding tradition of covertly keeping the peace throughout the kingdom. The movie follows Sam’s adventures at a top-secret training program for a new class of second-born royals tasked with saving the world.
Bryk will play villain Inmate 34, who manages to escape after being imprisoned for ten years in one of the most secure prisons in the kingdom of Illyria.
Also starring are Skylar Astin,...
The film introduces Sam (Lee), a rebellious princess second in line to the throne of the kingdom of Illyria. Just as Sam’s disinterest in the royal way of life is at an all-time high, she is stunned to learn that she has superpowers and belongs to a secret society with a longstanding tradition of covertly keeping the peace throughout the kingdom. The movie follows Sam’s adventures at a top-secret training program for a new class of second-born royals tasked with saving the world.
Bryk will play villain Inmate 34, who manages to escape after being imprisoned for ten years in one of the most secure prisons in the kingdom of Illyria.
Also starring are Skylar Astin,...
- 5/17/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s roundup, Showtime debuts the trailer for the miniseries about Fox News founder Roger Ailes, and Tom Hanks and Savannah Guthrie will co-host a special hour of NBC News’ “Today.”
First Looks
Showtime has released the official trailer for the seven-part limited series “The Loudest Voice,” about Fox News founder Roger Ailes. The series will explore how Ailes became the Republican Party’s de facto leader, while touching on the sexual harassment accusations that brought his Fox News reign to an end. Russell Crowe stars as Ailes and Naomi Watts plays Gretchen Carlson, with Sienna Miller, Seth MacFarlane and Simon McBurney rounding out the cast. The series premieres Sunday, June 30 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt.
AMC released the official key art and a sneak peek clip from the upcoming supernatural horror series “NOS4A2,” which focuses on a gifted young woman who discovers she has a supernatural ability to find lost things.
First Looks
Showtime has released the official trailer for the seven-part limited series “The Loudest Voice,” about Fox News founder Roger Ailes. The series will explore how Ailes became the Republican Party’s de facto leader, while touching on the sexual harassment accusations that brought his Fox News reign to an end. Russell Crowe stars as Ailes and Naomi Watts plays Gretchen Carlson, with Sienna Miller, Seth MacFarlane and Simon McBurney rounding out the cast. The series premieres Sunday, June 30 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt.
AMC released the official key art and a sneak peek clip from the upcoming supernatural horror series “NOS4A2,” which focuses on a gifted young woman who discovers she has a supernatural ability to find lost things.
- 5/9/2019
- by Daniel Nissen
- Variety Film + TV
Peyton Elizabeth Lee is now officially Disney royalty: The Andi Mack actress has been tapped to star opposite Crazy Ex-Girlfriend‘s Skylar Astin in Secret Society of Second Born Royals, an original TV-movie for the Disney+ streaming service.
The feature-length film is described as a contemporary princess story that draws on themes of self-discovery and empowerment. Lee will play Sam, a rebellious princess who is second in line to the throne of the kingdom of Illyria. “Just as Sam’s disinterest in the royal way of life is at an all-time high, she is stunned to learn that she has...
The feature-length film is described as a contemporary princess story that draws on themes of self-discovery and empowerment. Lee will play Sam, a rebellious princess who is second in line to the throne of the kingdom of Illyria. “Just as Sam’s disinterest in the royal way of life is at an all-time high, she is stunned to learn that she has...
- 5/9/2019
- TVLine.com
“Andi Mack” star Peyton Elizabeth Lee has landed the lead role in “Secret Society of Second Born Royals,” an original movie for Disney+, Disney announced Thursday. The film is set to go into production in Toronto later this month.
Per the film’s logline, “Secret Society of Second Born Royals” stars Lee as Sam, “a rebellious princess second in line to the throne of the kingdom of Illyria. Just as Sam’s disinterest in the royal way of life is at an all-time high, she is stunned to learn that she has superpowers and belongs to a secret society with a longstanding tradition of covertly keeping the peace throughout the kingdom. The movie follows Sam’s adventures at a top-secret training program for a new class of second born royals tasked with saving the world.”
The film will also feature Faly Rakotohavana as Prince Matteo, Isabella Blake Thomas as Princess January,...
Per the film’s logline, “Secret Society of Second Born Royals” stars Lee as Sam, “a rebellious princess second in line to the throne of the kingdom of Illyria. Just as Sam’s disinterest in the royal way of life is at an all-time high, she is stunned to learn that she has superpowers and belongs to a secret society with a longstanding tradition of covertly keeping the peace throughout the kingdom. The movie follows Sam’s adventures at a top-secret training program for a new class of second born royals tasked with saving the world.”
The film will also feature Faly Rakotohavana as Prince Matteo, Isabella Blake Thomas as Princess January,...
- 5/9/2019
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Disney Channel’s Andi Mack star Peyton Elizabeth Lee will be the lead in the original movie Secret Society of Second Born Royals, a contemporary princess story for Disney+, the upcoming streaming service. The movie will begin production this month in Toronto.
“We are big fans of Peyton and are thrilled that she and the rest of the cast will bring this exciting world to life for Disney+,” said Agnes Chu, Svp Content for the streaming service. “We love the themes of self-discovery and empowerment inside Secret Society of Second Born Royals, and our partners at Disney Channel are the perfect team to deliver this movie with adventure, humor and heart.”
The film introduces Sam (Lee), a rebellious princess second in line to the throne of the kingdom of Illyria. Just as Sam’s disinterest in the royal way of life is at an all-time high, she is stunned to...
“We are big fans of Peyton and are thrilled that she and the rest of the cast will bring this exciting world to life for Disney+,” said Agnes Chu, Svp Content for the streaming service. “We love the themes of self-discovery and empowerment inside Secret Society of Second Born Royals, and our partners at Disney Channel are the perfect team to deliver this movie with adventure, humor and heart.”
The film introduces Sam (Lee), a rebellious princess second in line to the throne of the kingdom of Illyria. Just as Sam’s disinterest in the royal way of life is at an all-time high, she is stunned to...
- 5/9/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Director Ramin Bahrani scores his most lauded venture yet with the critically acclaimed 99 Homes. Premiering in competition at Venice in 2014, Broad Green Pictures released theatrically a year later, though its limited booking didn’t reclaim its budget of eight million. Michael Shannon landed a Golden Globe and Indie Spirit Award nod for Best Supporting Actor, but a hushed awards campaign didn’t break into Oscar territory. A social issue drama masquerading as a potential genre film, this film should obtain a wider audience for the highly regarded Bahrani.
Though his 2012 farming melodrama At Any Price found the filmmaker gaining wider visibility with notable cast members, its Death of a Salesman treatment of modern capitalistic woes in America’s heartland left much to be desired, even as it showcased a surprising couple of performances, notably from Zac Efron. The filmmaker returns to look at a similar situation in a different market,...
Though his 2012 farming melodrama At Any Price found the filmmaker gaining wider visibility with notable cast members, its Death of a Salesman treatment of modern capitalistic woes in America’s heartland left much to be desired, even as it showcased a surprising couple of performances, notably from Zac Efron. The filmmaker returns to look at a similar situation in a different market,...
- 2/9/2016
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake, and he's had enough from the look of things. A Very Scary Xmas II kicks off on December 11th in New York. Also in this round-up: details on the Fantastic Phantasmagoria as well as information on Double Take's free Ultimate Night of the Living Dead issue and Kickstarter information / trailer for Brave New Jersey.
A Very Scary Xmas II: Press Release: "Hauppauge, NY (December 2015) -- Naughty or Nice no longer matters as Santa has had just about enough! The lists have gotten longer, the kids are ungrateful and somewhere along the way they took the sugar out of the cookies and put almonds in the milk! It's enough to drive an elf crazy...matter of fact, drive All the elves crazy! So watch out as you stroll 34th St. and be extra careful in the Elf Asylum! This Holiday...
A Very Scary Xmas II: Press Release: "Hauppauge, NY (December 2015) -- Naughty or Nice no longer matters as Santa has had just about enough! The lists have gotten longer, the kids are ungrateful and somewhere along the way they took the sugar out of the cookies and put almonds in the milk! It's enough to drive an elf crazy...matter of fact, drive All the elves crazy! So watch out as you stroll 34th St. and be extra careful in the Elf Asylum! This Holiday...
- 12/4/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Lionsgate and the world.s exhibitors were probably betting that nearly everyone who saw The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 would roll up to the finale.
How wrong they were -- and by a long shot. In Australia the finale of the franchise based on Suzanne Collins. novels rang up $9.8 million on 624 screens. That.s $2 million less than the debut of part 1 and Catching Fire.s $12.5 million opening in 2013.
Some exhibitors were theorizing that the Francis Lawrence-directed action fantasy was impacted by going against the second weekend of Spectre. That may be so although the Bond film plunged by 52 per cent to $5.4 million, scoring $20.6 million so far.
Another possible explanation is that some cinemagoers were so let down by part 1 they had no desire to see how the story ended. Or maybe it.s just that part 2 is bleak, too long and lacking the excitement and thrills of earlier editions.
How wrong they were -- and by a long shot. In Australia the finale of the franchise based on Suzanne Collins. novels rang up $9.8 million on 624 screens. That.s $2 million less than the debut of part 1 and Catching Fire.s $12.5 million opening in 2013.
Some exhibitors were theorizing that the Francis Lawrence-directed action fantasy was impacted by going against the second weekend of Spectre. That may be so although the Bond film plunged by 52 per cent to $5.4 million, scoring $20.6 million so far.
Another possible explanation is that some cinemagoers were so let down by part 1 they had no desire to see how the story ended. Or maybe it.s just that part 2 is bleak, too long and lacking the excitement and thrills of earlier editions.
- 11/23/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Hello class, welcome to cinema economics 101. Before you start rolling your eyes, I should tell you that this isn’t about how producers raise the cash in order to fund your favorite flicks. No, we’re going to take a look at the latest entry in Hollywood’s flicks about finance: the very high ups and the low, low downs. This film joins the ranks of the Wall Street series, with more than a passing nod to Arbitrage, Glenngary Glen Ross, and Boiler Room (and the soon to premiere The Big Short). Don’t be too concerned with the poster’s “based on real events” boast because it’s not about one incident, but an overall economic disaster that’s still affecting a whole lotta’ people. We’re talking the very recent housing boom and inevitable bust. How recent? Let’s turn the clock back just five years as we...
- 10/9/2015
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
99 Homes
Written by Ramin Bahrani & Amir Naderi
Directed by Ramin Bahrani
USA, 2014
Great actors are a filmmaker’s best friend. Michael Shannon transforms the otherwise heavy-handed economic morality tale, 99 Homes, into something dynamic and alive. Director Ramin Bahrani often favors preaching over telling a compelling story, but it’s a worthwhile sermon as we continue to extricate ourselves from the Great Recession. Mostly, it’s just a pleasure to watch the force of nature that is Michael Shannon deconstruct the American Dream with terrifying precision.
Back in the day, Rick Carver (Shannon) was a legitimate real estate agent. He enjoyed, “Putting people in homes” and giving families hope for a bright future. The de-regulation and reverse-mortgages of the new millennium, however, transformed him into an evictions enforcer. The propulsive opening sequence finds Carver ruthlessly scheduling his next foreclosure, even as he looks upon the lifeless body of his latest “client,...
Written by Ramin Bahrani & Amir Naderi
Directed by Ramin Bahrani
USA, 2014
Great actors are a filmmaker’s best friend. Michael Shannon transforms the otherwise heavy-handed economic morality tale, 99 Homes, into something dynamic and alive. Director Ramin Bahrani often favors preaching over telling a compelling story, but it’s a worthwhile sermon as we continue to extricate ourselves from the Great Recession. Mostly, it’s just a pleasure to watch the force of nature that is Michael Shannon deconstruct the American Dream with terrifying precision.
Back in the day, Rick Carver (Shannon) was a legitimate real estate agent. He enjoyed, “Putting people in homes” and giving families hope for a bright future. The de-regulation and reverse-mortgages of the new millennium, however, transformed him into an evictions enforcer. The propulsive opening sequence finds Carver ruthlessly scheduling his next foreclosure, even as he looks upon the lifeless body of his latest “client,...
- 10/8/2015
- by J.R. Kinnard
- SoundOnSight
Maybe doing the devil's business isn't so bad... That's the tempting logic at work in the mind of 99 Homes protagonist Dennis Nash, an upright blue collar man whose recent homelessness has left him desperate to get his family back on its feet. Nash, played with convincing everyman vigor by Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man), is a single father of a good kid (played by Noah Lomax) and living with his mother (Laura Dern) in his lifelong home until the fateful day realtor-gone-wrong Rick Carver knocked at his door. Carver (Michael Shannon) is never depicted as anything less than the human embodiment of evil. When we first meet him, he's coming away from the suicide of a suburban homeowner, presumably spurned on to the deed by Carver's...
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- 10/8/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Evictors assemble. Here’s the final trailer for 99 Homes, the topical thriller starring Michael Shannon as Rick Carver, a ruthless Florida real estate magnate who kicks Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield) out of his house before the jobless single father can battle the bank that has cheated him. Nash becomes determined to get his family's home back and protect his mother (Laura Dern) and son (newcomer Noah Lomax) from the fallout. He resorts to teaming up with the guy who…...
- 10/2/2015
- Deadline
Wamg has passes to the St. Louis area screening of 99 Homes.
In this timely thriller, when single father Dennis Nash (Golden Globe nominee Andrew Garfield) is evicted from his home, his only chance to win it back is to work for Rick Carver (Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon), the ruthless businessman who evicted him in the first place.
It’s a deal-with-the-devil that may save his family home; but as Nash falls deeper into Carver’s web, he finds his situation grows more brutal and dangerous than he ever imagined.
Directed by Ramin Bahrani, the film also stars Laura Dern, Noah Lomax, Tim Guinee and Clancy Brown.
99 Homes opens in St. Louis on October 9.
Wamg invites you to enter for a chance to win a pass (Good for 2) to the advance screening of 99 Homes on Tuesday, October 6th at 7Pm in the St. Louis area.
We will contact the winners by email.
In this timely thriller, when single father Dennis Nash (Golden Globe nominee Andrew Garfield) is evicted from his home, his only chance to win it back is to work for Rick Carver (Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon), the ruthless businessman who evicted him in the first place.
It’s a deal-with-the-devil that may save his family home; but as Nash falls deeper into Carver’s web, he finds his situation grows more brutal and dangerous than he ever imagined.
Directed by Ramin Bahrani, the film also stars Laura Dern, Noah Lomax, Tim Guinee and Clancy Brown.
99 Homes opens in St. Louis on October 9.
Wamg invites you to enter for a chance to win a pass (Good for 2) to the advance screening of 99 Homes on Tuesday, October 6th at 7Pm in the St. Louis area.
We will contact the winners by email.
- 9/30/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Enter here for your chance to win passes to an advance screening of 99 Homes starring Michael Shannon, Andrew Garfield, Laura Dern, and Noah Lomax.
For your chance to receive two (2) complimentary passes to see the new film 99 Homes at the Mjr Troy Theater in Troy, Michigan on Wednesday, October 7th at 7:00Pm, just look for the contest box further down on this page. But hurry, because the contest ends at 12:00am on October 6, 2015! We’ll contact you via email if you’ve won a pair of passes.
About The Film
99 Homes: In this timely thriller, charismatic and ruthless businessman, Rick Carver (Academy nominee Michael Shannon), is making a killing by repossessing homes – gaming the real estate market, Wall Street banks and the Us government. When he evicts Dennis Nash (Golden Globe nominee Andrew Garfield), a single father trying to care for his mother (Academy Award nominee Laura Dern...
For your chance to receive two (2) complimentary passes to see the new film 99 Homes at the Mjr Troy Theater in Troy, Michigan on Wednesday, October 7th at 7:00Pm, just look for the contest box further down on this page. But hurry, because the contest ends at 12:00am on October 6, 2015! We’ll contact you via email if you’ve won a pair of passes.
About The Film
99 Homes: In this timely thriller, charismatic and ruthless businessman, Rick Carver (Academy nominee Michael Shannon), is making a killing by repossessing homes – gaming the real estate market, Wall Street banks and the Us government. When he evicts Dennis Nash (Golden Globe nominee Andrew Garfield), a single father trying to care for his mother (Academy Award nominee Laura Dern...
- 9/30/2015
- by Administrator
- CinemaNerdz
This review was originally published during our coverage of Tiff 2014.
For more than a century, great artists, novelists and filmmakers have examined the question: What is the American Dream? Their stories of men and women rising from rags to riches, in means dignified and corrupt, have electrified audiences. The latest masterwork to explore that dream state (or the lack thereof) is Ramin Bahrani’s 99 Homes, a masterfully acted and searing look at a fractious time of modern American history: the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, which left both rich and poor out of their homes. However, in a world of enormous disparity between the ultra-rich and the paycheck-to-paycheck poor, a better question would be: Where is the American Dream?
Well, it is certainly not in Florida, where 99 Homes is set, a state where the prosperity of gated communities meets the grind of small-town poverty. Bahrani’s drama opens on a...
For more than a century, great artists, novelists and filmmakers have examined the question: What is the American Dream? Their stories of men and women rising from rags to riches, in means dignified and corrupt, have electrified audiences. The latest masterwork to explore that dream state (or the lack thereof) is Ramin Bahrani’s 99 Homes, a masterfully acted and searing look at a fractious time of modern American history: the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, which left both rich and poor out of their homes. However, in a world of enormous disparity between the ultra-rich and the paycheck-to-paycheck poor, a better question would be: Where is the American Dream?
Well, it is certainly not in Florida, where 99 Homes is set, a state where the prosperity of gated communities meets the grind of small-town poverty. Bahrani’s drama opens on a...
- 9/25/2015
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
Andrew Garfield didn't know when he signed on for 99 Homes that the indie would have such an impact on not only him, but on his family. In the movie (in theaters now), Garfield plays a single father trying to win back his childhood home after losing it in foreclosure. In a desperate move, Garfield actually goes to work for the man (played perfectly evil by Michael Shannon) who evicted him from his house, which he shares with his mom (Laura Dern) and son (Noah Lomax). Garfield opened up to E! News about relating to the storyline after seeing his parents face some big problems when he was younger. He didn't detail exactly what happened, but he did tell me, "When I was between the ages of 11 and 17, there...
- 9/25/2015
- E! Online
Not so much entertaining as it is enraging, 99 Homes gets in your face with the injustices suffered by countless hardworking people in the global financial crisis.
Michael Shannon is just the man to represent the stone-cold face of capitalism as a property developer who cashes in on others' misfortunes, while Andrew Garfield is a young father who could go either way when offered the chance to sell his soul.
This would be box office poison were it not for these two fine performances, constructed in layers (before being stripped to their bare bones), so that neither man is wholly good, or evil. Shannon, however, has the tougher job to convey some sort of humanity as Rick Carver, after a brazen opening scene that finds him resolutely unmoved by the suicide of a man he was about to evict.
Carver acts on behalf of a bank that is foreclosing on mortgage...
Michael Shannon is just the man to represent the stone-cold face of capitalism as a property developer who cashes in on others' misfortunes, while Andrew Garfield is a young father who could go either way when offered the chance to sell his soul.
This would be box office poison were it not for these two fine performances, constructed in layers (before being stripped to their bare bones), so that neither man is wholly good, or evil. Shannon, however, has the tougher job to convey some sort of humanity as Rick Carver, after a brazen opening scene that finds him resolutely unmoved by the suicide of a man he was about to evict.
Carver acts on behalf of a bank that is foreclosing on mortgage...
- 9/24/2015
- Digital Spy
Housing Complex: Bahrani Extends Capitalism Criticism to Housing Market
Though his 2012 farming melodrama At Any Price found director Ramin Bahrani gaining wider visibility with notable cast members, its Death of a Salesman treatment of modern capitalistic woes in America’s heartland left much to be desired, even as it showcased a surprising couple of performances, notably from Zac Efron. The filmmaker returns to look at a similar situation in a different market, navigating through the topicality of foreclosure.
Folding us into a Floridian malaise, Bahrani elevates blood pressure to match the blazing summer heat in this upsetting and often persuasive rendering of greed in a world that seems to have lost all semblance of humanity. Assuredly complex in its examination, it’s too bad that this emotional tornado culminates in a finale that would have been appropriate for the censorship era of villainous punishment, but one can sense that Bahrani...
Though his 2012 farming melodrama At Any Price found director Ramin Bahrani gaining wider visibility with notable cast members, its Death of a Salesman treatment of modern capitalistic woes in America’s heartland left much to be desired, even as it showcased a surprising couple of performances, notably from Zac Efron. The filmmaker returns to look at a similar situation in a different market, navigating through the topicality of foreclosure.
Folding us into a Floridian malaise, Bahrani elevates blood pressure to match the blazing summer heat in this upsetting and often persuasive rendering of greed in a world that seems to have lost all semblance of humanity. Assuredly complex in its examination, it’s too bad that this emotional tornado culminates in a finale that would have been appropriate for the censorship era of villainous punishment, but one can sense that Bahrani...
- 9/23/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
After being evicted from his home and forced to move his mother and son into a seedy motel, Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield), an honest construction worker, goes to work for Rick Carver (Michael Shannon), the ruthless businessman who evicted his family from their home. Nash soon finds himself making lots of money, but at what cost? In this powerful Fandango Movieclips exclusive clip from the thriller 99 Homes, Nash tells his mother (Laura Dern) and son (Noah Lomax) that he has sold their...
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- 9/22/2015
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Chalk it up to image control and the studio weight behind them — comic book films have become a time-release truth bomb, with a contractually bound gap for its cast and crew between its release and when the “real story” can emerge. That can occasionally slip, but the full tale behind Marc Webb’s “Amazing Spider-Man” reboot — to which actor Andrew Garfield lent a dedicated two turns as Peter Parker before the role was reset again — is still to come. If the aftermath means more films and roles for Garfield like “99 Homes” (our review) though, then consider the shift a welcome one. Led by Ramin Bahrani, director of “Chop Shop,” “Goodbye Solo,” and “At Any Price,” the “Never Let Me Go” actor delivers an impassioned performance as Dennis Nash, on the losing side of the housing crisis in Florida when he and his mother (Laura Dern) and son (Noah Lomax) are evicted from their home.
- 9/21/2015
- by Charlie Schmidlin
- The Playlist
Writer-director Ramin Bahrani’s 99 Homes was awarded the Grand Prize today at the Deauville American Film Festival. Starring Michael Shannon, Andrew Garfield and Laura Dern, the movie opens September 25 via Broad Green Pictures. In the topical thriller, Shannon plays a shrewd and ruthless businessman who makes a fortune by foreclosing on homes. Garfield plays a single father caring for his mother (Dern) and son (Noah Lomax) who is evicted by Shannon’s character and then…...
- 9/12/2015
- Deadline
As the days get darker and the cold winds of Autumn approach, it’s time to look ahead at the upcoming movies set to hit cinemas this Fall.
The huge slate includes the return of the Jedis, the rebirth of Frankenstein and a new age of Good Dinosaurs. These movies will take audiences to a Galaxy Far, Far Away, on a voyage to Mars and to the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Everest.
Here’s our list of the 2015 Fall movies that we can’t wait to see!
September
The Visit (Sept 11)
Writer/director/producer M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs, Unbreakable) and producer Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, The Purge and Insidious series) welcome you to Universal Pictures’ The Visit. Shyamalan returns to his roots with the terrifying story of a brother and sister who are sent to their grandparents’ remote Pennsylvania farm for a weeklong trip.
The huge slate includes the return of the Jedis, the rebirth of Frankenstein and a new age of Good Dinosaurs. These movies will take audiences to a Galaxy Far, Far Away, on a voyage to Mars and to the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Everest.
Here’s our list of the 2015 Fall movies that we can’t wait to see!
September
The Visit (Sept 11)
Writer/director/producer M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs, Unbreakable) and producer Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, The Purge and Insidious series) welcome you to Universal Pictures’ The Visit. Shyamalan returns to his roots with the terrifying story of a brother and sister who are sent to their grandparents’ remote Pennsylvania farm for a weeklong trip.
- 9/3/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Andrew Garfield makes a deal with the devil in a trailer for the drama 99 Homes.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 star's latest movie tells the story of a family who run afoul of corrupt real estate broker Rick Carver (Michael Shannon).
Andrew Garfield features in first 99 Homes clip
When Dennis (Garfield) goes to work for Carver after being evicted from his family home, he soon has to kick others out of their own houses on a daily basis.
The stark drama about economic hardships also features Laura Dern and The Walking Dead's Noah Lomax in supporting roles.
Chop Shop director Ramin Bahrani's newest movie was in competition at both the 71st Venice International Film Festival and the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.
99 Homes is out on September 25 in the Us and October 16 in the UK.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 star's latest movie tells the story of a family who run afoul of corrupt real estate broker Rick Carver (Michael Shannon).
Andrew Garfield features in first 99 Homes clip
When Dennis (Garfield) goes to work for Carver after being evicted from his family home, he soon has to kick others out of their own houses on a daily basis.
The stark drama about economic hardships also features Laura Dern and The Walking Dead's Noah Lomax in supporting roles.
Chop Shop director Ramin Bahrani's newest movie was in competition at both the 71st Venice International Film Festival and the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.
99 Homes is out on September 25 in the Us and October 16 in the UK.
- 6/3/2015
- Digital Spy
- 6/3/2015
- by Ryan Adams
- AwardsDaily.com
Looking to take a hard stare at the inequalities present in modern-day America, drama 99 Homes has Andrew Garfield desperately trading in his morality for the sake of his family. Take a look at the first trailer. 99 Homes finds Garfield as Dennis Nash, a construction contractor trying desperately to stay afloat. But when his finances head down the toilet and the bank forecloses on his home, he meets Rick Carver (Michael Shannon), the charming, powerful, greedy, gun-happy real-estate broker who snapped up the place.Deciding that the only way to provide for his family including son Connor (Noah Lomax) and mother Lynn (Laura Dern), Nash offers to work for Carver, helping him prepare homes for eviction and eventually assist with making families leave. As he worries about the ethics and the danger, he knows that it’s helping his own life. With Shannon going full Gordon Gekko, this could be a...
- 6/3/2015
- EmpireOnline
Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel in “The End of the Tour”
Champaign, Illinois isn’t quite Cannes or Park City, Utah, but the film festival hosted there annually in Roger Ebert’s name is as charming as they come. Now Ebertfest, in its 17th year, has announced its lineup of films prior to its four day run in April.
It was previously announced that Jean-Luc Godard’s acclaimed Goodbye to Language 3D would be the opening night film. Now Chaz Ebert has penned a touching love letter to her late husband detailing the choices they’ve made for the festival in his absence.
Among them are James Ponsoldt’s The End of the Tour, Ramin Bahrani’s 99 Homes, Roy Andersson’s A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting On Existence, Céline Sciamma’s Girlhood, and special screenings of A Bronx Tale with Robert De Niro and the 1926 silent film The Son of the Sheik...
Champaign, Illinois isn’t quite Cannes or Park City, Utah, but the film festival hosted there annually in Roger Ebert’s name is as charming as they come. Now Ebertfest, in its 17th year, has announced its lineup of films prior to its four day run in April.
It was previously announced that Jean-Luc Godard’s acclaimed Goodbye to Language 3D would be the opening night film. Now Chaz Ebert has penned a touching love letter to her late husband detailing the choices they’ve made for the festival in his absence.
Among them are James Ponsoldt’s The End of the Tour, Ramin Bahrani’s 99 Homes, Roy Andersson’s A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting On Existence, Céline Sciamma’s Girlhood, and special screenings of A Bronx Tale with Robert De Niro and the 1926 silent film The Son of the Sheik...
- 3/26/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Michael Shannon and Andrew Garfield in “99 Homes”
99 Homes
Written by Ramin Bahrani and Amir Naderi
Directed by Ramin Bahrani
USA, 2014
Director Ramin Bahrani (Man Push Cart, Goodbye Solo) constructs 99 Homes as a dismal assessment of desperation in hard economic times. Michael Shannon stars as ruthless, e-cigarette sucking realtor Rick Carver, who has used the carnage of the 2008 housing crisis to his advantage, helping the banks toss out homeowners who have defaulted on their bad mortgages. He carries a gun because of how personal and dangerous it can become. He is unabashedly invested in personal gain and his interests are always of the utmost importance. When he evicts Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield) and his family, Nash comes after him, only to find that Carver sees potential in him to be as hard-working and ferocious as himself. With a pulsating score by Antony Partos and Matteo Zingales, 99 Homes frames an outstanding and...
99 Homes
Written by Ramin Bahrani and Amir Naderi
Directed by Ramin Bahrani
USA, 2014
Director Ramin Bahrani (Man Push Cart, Goodbye Solo) constructs 99 Homes as a dismal assessment of desperation in hard economic times. Michael Shannon stars as ruthless, e-cigarette sucking realtor Rick Carver, who has used the carnage of the 2008 housing crisis to his advantage, helping the banks toss out homeowners who have defaulted on their bad mortgages. He carries a gun because of how personal and dangerous it can become. He is unabashedly invested in personal gain and his interests are always of the utmost importance. When he evicts Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield) and his family, Nash comes after him, only to find that Carver sees potential in him to be as hard-working and ferocious as himself. With a pulsating score by Antony Partos and Matteo Zingales, 99 Homes frames an outstanding and...
- 2/9/2015
- by Lane Scarberry
- SoundOnSight
Following a heated bidding war, Broad Green Pictures has acquired all U.S. rights to Ramin Bahrani's eviction drama “99 Homes,” which stars Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon, the company announced Tuesday. Bgp plans to release the film next spring and launch an awards campaign in 2015, as the film recently earned strong reviews on the fall festival circuit. Laura Dern and Noah Lomax respectively play Garfield's mother and son in the film, which Bahrani co-wrote with Amir Naderi and Bahareh Azimi. Also read: Venice Reviews: Michael Shannon's Indelible Performance in '99 Homes,’ Plus ‘Reality,’ ‘The Look of Silence’ Bahrani...
- 9/17/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Ramin Bahrani’s much fancied 99 Homes will not compete in this year’s awards season as it emerged that Broad Green Pictures has acquired all Us rights and will distribute theatrically in spring 2015.
Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon star in the Faustian drama in which a cash-strapped construction worker enters into the confidence of an unscrupulous property developer.
99 Homes premiered at Venice and also played at Telluride and Toronto. The cast includes Laura Dern and Noah Lomax.
Hyde Park-Image Nation financed 99 Homes and Hyde Park’s Ashok Amritraj produced with Bahrani, Kevin Turen and Justin Nappi.
Amritraj, CAA and Broad Green CEO Gabriel Hammond brokered the deal.
Hyde Park International handles sales outside the Us.
Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon star in the Faustian drama in which a cash-strapped construction worker enters into the confidence of an unscrupulous property developer.
99 Homes premiered at Venice and also played at Telluride and Toronto. The cast includes Laura Dern and Noah Lomax.
Hyde Park-Image Nation financed 99 Homes and Hyde Park’s Ashok Amritraj produced with Bahrani, Kevin Turen and Justin Nappi.
Amritraj, CAA and Broad Green CEO Gabriel Hammond brokered the deal.
Hyde Park International handles sales outside the Us.
- 9/16/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Broad Green Pictures announced today that they have acquired all Us rights to Ramin Bahrani’s feature 99 Homes.
Bgp plans to release the film, which received rave reviews through the Venice, Telluride, and Toronto Film Festivals, in the spring of 2015 in theaters across the country and launch an Oscar campaign.
Directed and co-written by Bahrani, and produced by Ashok Amritraj, Bahrani, Kevin Turen and Justin Nappi, 99 Homes stars Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern and Noah Lomax.
The film, which was financed and produced by Hyde Park-Image Nation, premiered recently at the Toronto International Film Festival and has been one of the most talked about domestic acquisitions titles at the festival. The film had numerous offers from other distributors before Broad Green won the hotly contested bidding war. Hyde Park is currently in negotiations for many of the remaining territories as well.
Coined by critics as the first “humanist thriller,...
Bgp plans to release the film, which received rave reviews through the Venice, Telluride, and Toronto Film Festivals, in the spring of 2015 in theaters across the country and launch an Oscar campaign.
Directed and co-written by Bahrani, and produced by Ashok Amritraj, Bahrani, Kevin Turen and Justin Nappi, 99 Homes stars Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern and Noah Lomax.
The film, which was financed and produced by Hyde Park-Image Nation, premiered recently at the Toronto International Film Festival and has been one of the most talked about domestic acquisitions titles at the festival. The film had numerous offers from other distributors before Broad Green won the hotly contested bidding war. Hyde Park is currently in negotiations for many of the remaining territories as well.
Coined by critics as the first “humanist thriller,...
- 9/16/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Update, 1:07 Pm: I am now being told that 99 Homes will not try for Oscars this year. Broad Green will release it next spring and try for Oscar season 2015.
Exclusive: One of the final marquee titles at the Toronto Film Festival is now spoken for, as the Ramin Bahrani-directed 99 Homes has been acquired by upstart Broad Green Pictures in a big $3 million deal for U.S. rights, with a P&A commitment. This is the latest new player in the indie distribution stratosphere that has made its statement by acquiring a high-profile Toronto film. I’m told that in the deal, international rights stay with Hyde Park, which financed the hot-button pic with ImageNation. While Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon have by all accounts turned in Oscar-caliber performances, the film will be released in the spring. CAA brokered the deal.
The film’s set in Orlando, where construction worker...
Exclusive: One of the final marquee titles at the Toronto Film Festival is now spoken for, as the Ramin Bahrani-directed 99 Homes has been acquired by upstart Broad Green Pictures in a big $3 million deal for U.S. rights, with a P&A commitment. This is the latest new player in the indie distribution stratosphere that has made its statement by acquiring a high-profile Toronto film. I’m told that in the deal, international rights stay with Hyde Park, which financed the hot-button pic with ImageNation. While Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon have by all accounts turned in Oscar-caliber performances, the film will be released in the spring. CAA brokered the deal.
The film’s set in Orlando, where construction worker...
- 9/16/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
If you’re a middle-class American with a mortgage and children, 99 Homes is a horror film, scarier than Halloween and Saw combined. The movie, which debuted in Venice and is looking for distribution at this week’s Toronto Film Festival, stars Andrew Garfield as Nash, a Florida construction worker circa 2006. Out of work and underwater on his mortgage during the housing meltdown, he’s evicted from his family home—along with his mother (Laura Dern) and young son (Noah Lomax). It’s the nightmare scenario: Police knock on the front door and give them two minutes to pack their essentials...
- 9/12/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
“It’s not your home anymore.” Director Ramin Bahrani has long been preoccupied with portraying the price of the American dream on the big screen – the theme is obvious in both At Any Price and Man Push Cart – but his 99 Homes finally fully capitalizes on that obsession to great effect. This time around, Bahrani is concerned with the bursting of the mortgage bubble, turning his attention to the swamplands of Florida, where regular people (oh, hey, just like Andrew Garfield‘s Dennis Nash) are desperately trying to hold on to their family homes, even as opportunists like Rick Carver (Michael Shannon) use their misfortune to fuel their own businesses. Dennis is already desperate when the film opens, mere days away from losing the Nash family home, effectively sealing that his inability to pay the bills has ruined his life, his young son Connor’s (Noah Lomax) life and even his mother Lynn’s (Laura Dern) life. Three...
- 9/11/2014
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Exclusive: Hyde Park International (Hpi) has licensed Ramin Bahrani’s buzz drama 99 Homes to StudioCanal in the UK and Vvs in Canada in a raft of major sales.
The drama premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday night (Sept 5) and stars Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon as a construction worker lured into risky business by an immoral estate agent. Laura Dern and Noah Lomax also star.
Hyde Park-Image Nation produced and financed 99 Homes, which has also gone in Latin America (Swen), Australia/New Zealand (Madman), Portugal (Lusomundo) and Turkey (Aqua Pinema).
Hpi also closed deals in India (Velavan), Indonesia (Pt Amero), Middle East (Gulf), Iceland (Myndform) and Greece (Tanweer).
Hyde Park chief Ashok Amritraj produced alongside Bahrani, Kevin Turren and Justin Nappi. CAA represents Us sales.
The drama premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday night (Sept 5) and stars Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon as a construction worker lured into risky business by an immoral estate agent. Laura Dern and Noah Lomax also star.
Hyde Park-Image Nation produced and financed 99 Homes, which has also gone in Latin America (Swen), Australia/New Zealand (Madman), Portugal (Lusomundo) and Turkey (Aqua Pinema).
Hpi also closed deals in India (Velavan), Indonesia (Pt Amero), Middle East (Gulf), Iceland (Myndform) and Greece (Tanweer).
Hyde Park chief Ashok Amritraj produced alongside Bahrani, Kevin Turren and Justin Nappi. CAA represents Us sales.
- 9/9/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
★★★★☆Festival favourite Ramin Bahrani returns to the Venice Lido with 99 Homes (2014), a dramatic thriller set at the sharp-end of the housing crisis. The very first shot shows that there is blood on the bathroom walls of America. The recent economic travails are not just some victimless white collar larks - Margin Call style - but rather a human tragedy, the result of an ongoing and systematic fracking of the middle-class, driving thousands of homes into foreclosure and leaving families on the street. Shedding his superhero costume, Andrew Garfield plays Dennis Nash, an ordinary working stiff - a construction worker - living with his son (Noah Lomax) and his mother (Laura Dern) in their small suburban home.
- 8/31/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Title: 99 Homes Director: Ramin Bahrani Starring: Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern, Noah Lomax Ramin Bahrani, defined by the late Roger Ebert as the director of the decade, competes for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice Film Festival, with ‘99 Homes,’ a story about a father who struggles to get back the house that his family was evicted from, by working for the greedy real estate broker who’s the source of his frustration. The story is very alluring to begin withm since it evokes ‘Faust’ and how wretchedness and the happiness of our loved ones can lead to selling our soul to the devil. Unfortunately though [Spoiler Alert] [ Read More ]
The post 99 Homes Movie Review appeared first on Shockya.com.
The post 99 Homes Movie Review appeared first on Shockya.com.
- 8/30/2014
- by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
- ShockYa
Venice — The title treatment for Ramin Bahrani's Venice Competition entry consists of blood red letters on black. Filling the entire screen with blocky all-caps letters and numbers dozens of feet high, we read: 99 Homes. It looks more like the title treatment for a horror than a drama digging into a moral morass of foreclosure, subsistence level employment, and better paid but more spiritually costly work. As it turns out, it is also a horror movie of sorts. The first shot of the film itself is even a post-mortem scene, as Michael Shannon's predatory realtor Rick Carver -- and how's that for a horror movie name? -- gazes almost impassively at blood dribbling down tacky pink bathroom tiles. The contrast couldn't be more stark: Shannon in an off-white blazer so sharp it hurts (costume design by Meghan Kasperlik is on point throughout), gold watch glinting and not a hair...
- 8/29/2014
- by Catherine Bray
- Hitfix
Ramin Bahrani's 99 Homes has released its first clip.
The video shows Andrew Garfield getting into a confrontation before he gets interrupted.
The film centres around construction worker Dennis Nash (Garfield), whose family is evicted from their home by charismatic but ruthless estate broker Mike Carver (Michael Shannon).
When Carver offers him a job and his stolen home, Nash finds himself forced to put other families through the same ordeal that his has suffered.
Jd Evermore, Tim Guinee and Noah Lomax will also feature in the movie.
99 Homes will premiere at the Venice Film Festival this week.
The video shows Andrew Garfield getting into a confrontation before he gets interrupted.
The film centres around construction worker Dennis Nash (Garfield), whose family is evicted from their home by charismatic but ruthless estate broker Mike Carver (Michael Shannon).
When Carver offers him a job and his stolen home, Nash finds himself forced to put other families through the same ordeal that his has suffered.
Jd Evermore, Tim Guinee and Noah Lomax will also feature in the movie.
99 Homes will premiere at the Venice Film Festival this week.
- 8/28/2014
- Digital Spy
Ramin Bahrani's 99 Homes has released its first clip.
The video shows Andrew Garfield bringing his son and mother (Laura Dern) back to their old home.
The film centres around construction worker Dennis Nash (Garfield), whose family is evicted from their home by charismatic but ruthless estate broker Mike Carver (Michael Shannon).
When Carver offers him a job and his stolen home, Nash finds himself forced to put other families through the same ordeal that his has suffered.
Jd Evermore, Tim Guinee and Noah Lomax will also feature in the movie.
99 Homes will premiere at the Venice Film Festival this week.
The video shows Andrew Garfield bringing his son and mother (Laura Dern) back to their old home.
The film centres around construction worker Dennis Nash (Garfield), whose family is evicted from their home by charismatic but ruthless estate broker Mike Carver (Michael Shannon).
When Carver offers him a job and his stolen home, Nash finds himself forced to put other families through the same ordeal that his has suffered.
Jd Evermore, Tim Guinee and Noah Lomax will also feature in the movie.
99 Homes will premiere at the Venice Film Festival this week.
- 8/28/2014
- Digital Spy
Ramin Bahrani is not a name that many people know of, but he is one of the finest filmmakers working today. Anyone who saw Life Itself, the documentary about late film critic Roger Ebert, may remember that Bahrani befriended Ebert after the reviewer praised some of his early work, and it is likely due to Ebert’s influence that Bahrani has such a renowned reputation. His latest film, 99 Homes, is slated to premiere at the Venice and Toronto film festivals next month, and today we have our first look at it.
The drama stars Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon, two stellar actors who often work on the stage but are now best-known for their roles in superhero films (Garfield in Marc Webb’s Spider-Man movies, Shannon in Man of Steel). Based on the serious scowls on both of their faces in the first image above, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, this...
The drama stars Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon, two stellar actors who often work on the stage but are now best-known for their roles in superhero films (Garfield in Marc Webb’s Spider-Man movies, Shannon in Man of Steel). Based on the serious scowls on both of their faces in the first image above, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, this...
- 8/6/2014
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
Andrew Garfield‘s latest film venture is the farthest thing from Spider-Man – he stars in “99 Homes,” a drama featuring Michael Shannon, Laura Dern and Noah Lomax. The film follows the story of an unemployed contractor, Dennis Nash (Garfield), who lands in hot water and is forced to leave his house after the bank seizes it. As he struggles to get back his family home, Dennis winds up working for the real estate agent (Shannon) who got him in trouble in the first place. Directed by Ramin Bahrani, “99 Homes” will make its worldwide debut at the Venice International Film Festival [...]
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- 8/6/2014
- by Yara Matar
- UpandComers
Spider-Man would never cross paths with General Zod, but in 99 Homes, Andrew Garfield plays a desperate blue-collar construction worker whose family is evicted when the bank forecloses on their home during the economic downturn. In order to get back in their house, he makes a dirty deal to work for Michael Shannon’s crooked real-estate broker, the same man who caused his trouble in the first place.
Directed by Ramin Bahrani (At Any Price), 99 Homes will have its world premiere debut at the Venice Film Festival later this month before coming to North America for the Toronto Film Festival in September,...
Directed by Ramin Bahrani (At Any Price), 99 Homes will have its world premiere debut at the Venice Film Festival later this month before coming to North America for the Toronto Film Festival in September,...
- 8/5/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
The 71st Venice Film Festival announced its lineup this morning, highlighted by films from American directors, including David Gordon Green, Barry Levinson, Peter Bogdanovich, Lisa Cholodenko, Andrew Niccol, and James Franco. As had been previously announced, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman, starring Michael Keaton and many others, will be the opening film when the festival begins on Aug. 27.
Click below for the entire list of 55 films playing in Venice.
Competition
The Cut, directed by Fatih Akin
Starring Tahar Rahim, Akin Gazi, Simon Abkarian, George Georgiou
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence, directed by Roy Andersson
Starring Holger Andersson,...
Click below for the entire list of 55 films playing in Venice.
Competition
The Cut, directed by Fatih Akin
Starring Tahar Rahim, Akin Gazi, Simon Abkarian, George Georgiou
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence, directed by Roy Andersson
Starring Holger Andersson,...
- 7/24/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
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