Rain Man and Good Morning Vietnam director Barry Levinson has assembled a stellar cast for his forthcoming JFK drama Assassination, enlisting Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston, Brendan Fraser, and Al Pacino to star in the political-thriller. Levinson, whose previous film was 2021’s little-seen boxing drama The Survivor, will direct from a script by legendary playwright David […]
Al Pacino and Shia LaBeouf to lead JFK conspiracy thriller Assassination
The infamous assassination of US President John F. Kennedy is going to be revisited onscreen again as Deadline reports Rain Man director Barry Levinson will helm Assassination with Al Pacino and Shia LaBeouf leading the film. The JFK assassination is one of the most shocking moments in history with numerous conspiracy theories around what really happened and who […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Rain Man (1988)
Rain Man, 1988. Directed by Barry Levinson. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, and Jerry Molen. SYNOPSIS: Rain Man, winner of four Academy Awards, arrives on 4K Ultra HD, with the film and bonus features included on a Blu-ray disc too. The movie looks sharp, and while MVD didn’t commission any new extras for […]
Robert De Niro and Barry Levinson to reunite for Mob drama Wise Guys
Oscar winners Robert De Niro and Barry Levinson are set to reunite for Warner Bros.’ mob drama Wise Guys. The two most recently worked together on 2017’s Emmy-nominated Bernie Madoff TV-movie The Wizard of Lies, having previously teamed up on two of Levinson’s most-acclaimed offerings; Wag The Dog (1997) and Sleepers (1996). Deadline reports that […]
Ben Foster fights for his life in trailer for HBO’s The Survivor
HBO has released a trailer for The Survivor, the biographical drama from director Barry Levinson which stars Ben Foster as Harry Haft, a professional boxer who was forced to fight his fellow prisoners in Auschwitz extermination camp during World War II, and follows the man as he tries to rebuild his life following the horrors […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – The Survivor
The Survivor, 2021. Directed by Barry Levinson. Starring Ben Foster, Vicky Krieps, Billy Magnussen, Peter Sarsgaard, John Leguizamo, Danny DeVito, Dar Zuzovsky, and Saro Emirze. SYNOPSIS: Harry Haft is a boxer who fought fellow prisoners in the concentration camps to survive. Haunted by the memories and his guilt, he attempts to use high-profile fights against […]
Movie Review – Here Today (2021)
Here Today, 2021. Directed by Billy Crystal. Starring Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish, Sharon Stone, Penn Badgley, Kevin Kline, Laura Benanti, Barry Levinson, Louisa Krause, Anna Deavere Smith, Nyambi Nyambi, Susan Pourfar, Shiloh Verrico, Alex Brightman, Joanna Adler, Matthew Broussard, Grayson Eddey, Brandon Uranowitz, Andrew Durand, Justin Linville, Max Gordon Moore, Audrey Hsieh, Gianmarco Soresi, Tony […]
Elisabeth Moss joins Barry Levinson’s Francis and The Godfather
Elisabeth Moss (The Invisible Man) has joined the cast of Barry Levinson’s upcoming film Francis and The Godfather, telling the tumultuous story behind the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s mafia classic The Godfather. Per Deadline, she’ll star alongside Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) and Jake Gyllenhaal (Spider-Man: Far From Home) in the […]
Oscar Isaac to play Francis Ford Coppola in Francis and The Godfather
Deadline is reporting that Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) has been cast as legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola in the upcoming biopic Francis and The Godfather, which will also star Jake Gyllenhaal (Spider-Man: Far From Home) as producer and studio executive Robert Evans. Francis and The Godfather is being directed by Barry […]
First teaser trailer for Paterno starring Al Pacino
HBO has debuted a teaser trailer for its upcoming drama Paterno. Directed by Barry Levinson, the film stars Al Pacino as disgraced Penn State football coach Joe Paterno alongside Annie Parisse, Riley Keough, Kathy Baker, and Greg Grunberg; watch it here… After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, Paterno’s legacy is challenged and he is forced […]
