Last year at this time, strong and obvious Best Picture Oscar contenders had emerged from the so-called Fall trifecta of film festivals at Venice, Telluride and Toronto. Movies like La La Land and Moonlight, Hidden Figures, Hacksaw Ridge and Arrival all staked their claim to a spot with their debuts and key fest…
Three significant Toronto fest Specialty releases, Victoria and Abdul, Stronger and Battle Of the Sexesopened strong out of the gate this weekend. Focus Features' Victoria and Abdul reigned supreme, however, by per theater average. Starring Dame Judi Dench, the title grossed $152K in four theaters, averaging just…
Three big titles, based on true stories and likely factoring in this year's awards race, are opening a very busy weekend of Specialty newcomers. Emma Stone and Steve Carell star in Fox Searchlight's Battle Of the Sexes, following its debut at the Toronto Film Festival. Also out of that festival is David Gordon Green's…
Like many Bostonians, Jeff Bauman took a place at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon so he could cheer on his girlfriend, Erin, as she reached the end. He was standing next to one of the terrorists before one of their bombs exploded, obliterating both his legs and starting him on a two-and-a-half year journey…
I was upset three years when Jake Gyllenhaal didn’t land an Academy Award nomination for what I consider his best performance, in the creepy and memorable Nightcrawler, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. Now he is back with an equally fine and Oscar-worthy performance as Boston Marathon bombing survivor…
“I just want people to see how amazing my son is,” says Miranda Richardson’s Patty Bauman in this trailer for Stronger, as the clip makes her case. Jake Gyllenhaal stars in the true story of Jeff Bauman, who lost both legs in the 2013 terrorist bombings at the Boston Marathon.
Co-starring as his girlfriend Erin is Tati…
In a whirlwind month, Jake Gyllenhaal has just completed a lauded run starring in a Broadway revival of the seminal Stephen Sondheim musical Sunday in the Park with George. Between performances, he found time to preside over the Tribeca Film Festival launch of Hondros, the documentary about slain war photographer…
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate will team with Manchester By The Sea distributor Roadside Attractions to co-release Stronger, and they’ve set a September 22 bow. Stronger, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal and is directed by David Gordon Green, is the second movie to cover the Boston Marathon bombing tragedy. Lionsgate also released…
EXCLUSIVE:Lionsgate’s Boston Marathon bombing drama Stronger continues to build up its cast, with Flaked actress Frankie Shaw signing on in the role of Gail. Based on the nonfiction bestseller of the same name by Jeff Bauman and Bret Witter, the film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Bauman, the working class Boston man who…
Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany is early negotiations to star in Stronger, an upcoming film about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that will focus on survivor Jeff Bauman, who lost both legs during the attack. Bauman, whose memoir is the basis for the film, was at the finish line in support of his girlfriend, who…
