Latest in Ronald Bronstein

Following its well-received premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September, the Safdie brothers' Uncut Gems, their sixth film, proved just as successful on release, grossing a record per-venue average of $105,099 for distributor A24 before going wide Christmas Day. Set in 2012, it stars Adam Sandler as Howard…

The John Lennon sage axiom “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans” aptly applies to Josh and Benjamin Safdie in their ten-year long march developing jewelry crime thriller Uncut Gems.  But as they started and stopped, other projects kept sprouting up and progressing, such as their previous…

It all started in 2009 when Benny and Josh Safdie had the inspiration to make a movie based on their father’s mentor in the 47th Street NYC diamond district. But Uncut Gems‘ delay has been worth the wait. The A24 pic which opens limited on Dec. 13 follows Adam Sandler as a diamond district jeweler who comes in…

After making its debut at Telluride and the Toronto International Film Festival, Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie’s crime thriller Uncut Gems starring Adam Sandler became the talk of the town with its tale of a charismatic New York City jeweler who is actively on the lookout for his next big score. The film, written by…