Hollywood does not usually get into bidding wars over movies about retired married couples from small-town America, but that is exactly what happened when the true story of Jerry and Marge Selbee came to national attention by way Jason Fagone’s HuffPost article in 2018. A 60 Minutes piece followed the next year…
Paramount+ today unveiled the first trailer for its film Jerry & Marge Go Large, starring Bryan Cranston (Your Honor) and Annette Bening (Death on the Nile), which will premiere exclusively on the platform in the U.S. on June 17.
The dramedy directed by Academy Award winner David Frankel (Marley and Me) is inspired by…
Murder on the Orient Express in 2017 proved a big hit especially with adult audiences, who flocked to see an all-star cast of suspects take the heat from director-star Kenneth Branagh who played the infamous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. With countless other Agatha Christie books ready and waiting for a follow-up…
Following the company’s rebranding in March, Paramount+ is continuing to build on its film development slate, setting Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening to star in Jerry And Marge Go Large. The film is inspired by the true story of a retired Michigan couple who help revitalize their community by playing — and winning…
EXCLUSIVE: Four-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right) is set to star in Oscar-winning duo Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s (Free Solo) narrative directorial debut Nyad.
Heralding from The Imitation Game outfit Black Bear and American Sniper producer Mad Chance, the hot package has come…
Screen Media Ventures have moved up the digital release date of Hope Gap after having its theatrical window cut short due to the pandemic. The pic, which was picked up Screen Media and Roadside Attractions last May and had its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, was released in limited…
It says a lot to proclaim Annette Bening’s portrayal of a woman in denial about her failing marriage in Hope Gap as one of the very best of her career. Yet it most definitely is. Sporting a nifty English accent, the four-time Oscar nominee hits new notes of authenticity and power as Grace, a wife of 29 years who is…
“I can’t bear to think you’re unhappy, Jamie,” the mother tells her son. “I’m fine,” he replies. “Fine isn’t the same as happy,” she reminds, adding to her husband, “We’re happy, aren’t we, Edward?” He looks away as he says, “Yes, we’re fine.”
Here is the first trailer for Hope Gap, starring Bil Nighy as a man who ups…
Between her celebrated performances as the unraveling Nic in The Kids Are Alright, dying legend Gloria Grahame in Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, and one-third of the devious Grifters, Annette Bening has created a highly-respected filmography of complex female characters over three decades. But in the political…
Whistleblowers are quite the topic du jour, not only in the nation’s capital but also in the movies. Upcoming next week is Dark Waters, about one lone lawyer’s battle against DuPont Chemical, but this week brings The Report, which chronicles one man’s dogged five-year journey to shine a light on the U.S. government’s…
Annette Bening will be the recipient of AARP’s 2019 Movies For Grownups Career Achievement Award. Bening will receive the honor at the 19th annual Movies for Grownups Awards ceremony on January 11, 2020, in Beverly Hills.
Said Bening in a statement, "I’m really honored that the AARP has selected me. Especially since…
At last night's AwardsLine Screening Series event for The Report, Annette Bening, who plays Senator Dianne Feinstein in Scott Z. Burns' movie, pointed to recent headlines about the whistleblower who raised concerns about the Trump White House's communication with a foreign leader as emblematic of the need for The Repor…