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27 Things We Learned from ‘The Lookout’ Commentary
4 September 2014 11:00 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Scott Frank wrote some of the best films of the past 20 years. His work on Out of Sight, Get Shorty, and Minority Report is nothing short of fantastic. After plenty of experience as a screenwriter Frank finally got behind the camera in 2007 with The Lookout. His snowy neo-noir was a hit with critics, but didn’t perform quite as well at the box office. That’s a shame, because it’s an exceptional dramatic thriller, boasting outstanding performances from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Isla Fisher, Matthew Goode, and Jeff Daniels. You also couldn’t ask for a more rewarding script: it takes its time for quiet moments, and yet moves at an exceedingly fast clip; everything set up has a satisfying payoff; and Frank’s original story plays with archetypes. The friendly cop could’ve been a bumbling moron with a gun, but when he’s in a shootout, he’s portrayed as a genuinely competent enforcer. Frank »
- Jack Giroux
Will Forte Talks Life Of Crime, How The Brothers Solomon Got Him the Job, Last Man On Earth, the MacGruber Sequel, and More
3 September 2014 11:11 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Life of Crime, Daniel Schecter’s adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel The Switch, is now playing on VOD and in theaters. The film features younger versions of the Robert De Niro and Samuel L. Jackson characters from another Leonard adaptation, Jackie Brown, with John Hawkes and Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) filling the roles this time around. The story features Hawkes and Bey kidnapping the trophy wife (Jennifer Aniston) of a wealthy man (Tim Robbins) only to find out he doesn’t actually want her back. The film also stars Mark Boone Junior, Isla Fisher, Will Forte. Life of Crime is loaded with juicy characters and great dialogue, and it’s definitely worth checking out. For more on the movie, read Matt’s review or watch the trailer. At the recent Los Angeles press day for the film I landed an exclusive video interview with Will Forte. He talked about making Life of Crime, »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Film Review: 'Life of Crime'
3 September 2014 10:33 AM, PDT | CineVue | See recent CineVue news »
★★★☆☆Adapted from crime author Elmore Leonard's novel The Switch, Daniel Schechter's Life of Crime (2013) is a polyester clad, bell-bottom sporting time capsule of seventies kitsch. An intelligently plotted crime caper starring Jennifer Aniston, rapper Mos Def and John Hawkes - as well as a glitzy supporting cast that includes Isla Fisher, Nebraska's Will Forte and Tim Robbins - Schechter's latest marks its arrival with a fanfare of style and sass, but lacks the necessary bite to leave a lasting impression. Mickey (Aniston) is the trophy wife of corrupt real estate developer Frank Dawson (Robbins). Her position in high society makes her the perfect mark for aspiring kidnappers Ordell (Def) and Louis (Hawkes).
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- CineVue UK
John Hawkes Talks Life Of Crime, His Preparation Process, Elmore Leonard, Baltasar Kormákur’s Everest, and More
2 September 2014 12:24 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Life of Crime, Daniel Schecter’s adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel The Switch, is now playing on VOD and in theaters. The film features younger versions of the Robert De Niro and Samuel L. Jackson characters from another Leonard adaptation, Jackie Brown, with John Hawkes and Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) filling the roles this time around. The story features Hawkes and Bey kidnapping the trophy wife (Jennifer Aniston) of a wealthy man (Tim Robbins) only to find out he doesn’t actually want her back. The film also stars Mark Boone Junior, Isla Fisher, Will Forte. Life of Crime is loaded with juicy characters and great dialogue, and it’s definitely worth checking out. For more on the movie, read Matt’s review or watch the trailer. At the recent Los Angeles press day I landed an exclusive video interview with John Hawkes. He talked about making Life of Crime, »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Movie Review – Life of Crime (2013)
2 September 2014 4:00 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Life of Crime, 2013.
Directed by Daniel Schechter.
Starring Jennifer Aniston, Tim Robbins, John Hawkes, Mos Def, Isla Fisher andWill Forte.
Synopsis:
Just what do you do when you kidnap a man’s wife for a million dollars, only to find that he was about to divorce her anyway, and doesn’t want to pay the ransom?
Arriving in the UK on the 5th September without too much fanfare and even less hype, it would seem, is the latest offering from director Daniel Schechter (Supporting Characters, Goodbye Baby) who here adapts Elmore Leonard’s novel The Switch, a wannabe comedy crime caper set in the late seventies, starring Jennifer Aniston as Mickey, the trophy wife of millionaire Frank Dawson (Robbins), who gets kidnapped in the same week as Frank disappears to visit his mistress (Fisher) for a few days, just as the divorce papers he is sending to his wife are »
- Steve Leadbetter
Jennifer Aniston Talks Life Of Crime, Elmore Leonard, the Lack of Improv, the Way She Likes to Work, and More
31 August 2014 7:15 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Life of Crime, Daniel Schecter’s adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel The Switch, is now playing on VOD and in theaters. The film features younger versions of the Robert De Niro and Samuel L. Jackson characters from another Leonard adaptation, Jackie Brown, with John Hawkes and Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) filling the roles this time around. The story features Hawkes and Bey kidnapping the trophy wife (Jennifer Aniston) of a wealthy man (Tim Robbins) only to find out he doesn’t actually want her back. The film also stars Mark Boone Junior, Isla Fisher, Will Forte. Life of Crime is loaded with juicy characters and great dialogue, and it's definitely worth checking out. For more on the movie, read Matt's review or watch the trailer. At the recent Los Angeles press day I landed an exclusive video interview with Jennifer Aniston. She talked about making Life of Crime, »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
‘Cantinflas’ Sails Decently In Specialty Box Office Bow
31 August 2014 12:50 PM, PDT | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
As with the major releases, the specialty film box office this Labor Day holiday weekend is comparatively more tepid than last year’s. In 2013, Pantelion began a record-breaking run with Instructions Not Included, the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever in the U.S. This year, it hopes to replicate that success with a similar release blueprint for biopic Cantinflas, which opened in 382 theaters Friday, grossing $2.625 million and averaging $6,827 per screen. The estimated 4-day weekend cume is $3.275 million.
The results so far give Cantinflas the edge when compared to other newcomers this weekend, but it’s well behind last year’s Instructions debut. That film opened the holiday weekend in 347 theaters, grossing $10 million for a very robust $28,818 PTA. It went on to cume $44 million. Cantinflas has a lot of work to do if it hopes to follow suit. Still, Cantinflas has the second-highest PTA of any film currently in release and certainly »
- Brian Brooks
‘Life of Crime’ is a fun but lesser Elmore Leonard adaptation
29 August 2014 10:12 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Written for the screen and directed by Daniel Schechter
USA, 2013
Elmore Leonard has one of the most distinctive voices in American film and television and while you may not recognize his name, you will surely recognize his work. His writing is pure cinema, so it should be no surprise that Leonard’s work served as inspiration for Out of Sight, 3:10 to Yuma, Get Shorty, and Justified. Life of Crime is based on Leonard’s novel The Switch, which is a lesser work, but the story still has the capacity for entertainment. In a slow week of new releases at the theatre, that’s more than enough.
Ordell Robbie (Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def) and Louis Gara (John Hawkes) get much more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer (Tim Robbins). As it turns out, Frank Dawson has no »
- Colin Biggs
Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes, Will Forte, and Director Daniel Schechter Talk Life Of Crime, Their Chemistry Onscreen, Forte’s Giant Beard, and More
28 August 2014 6:26 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Life of Crime is a wonderfully wicked tale filled with outrageously eccentric characters, sly comedy and surprising twists based on Elmore Leonard’s darkly funny novel, The Switch. When a couple of low-level criminals kidnap the wife of a corrupt real estate developer, they get both more and less than they bargained for in this cool crime caper adapted for the screen and directed by Daniel Schechter. The film stars Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes, Yasiin Bey, Mark Boone Junior, Isla Fisher, Will Forte and Tim Robbins and will be released in theaters and VOD on August 29th. At the film’s recent press day, Schechter, Aniston, Hawkes, and Forte talked about making a film set in the 70s, what appealed to Schechter about Leonard’s The Switch and made it perfect for adapting to the screen, the brilliance of Leonard’s dialogue, Aniston’s duo role as actor and executive »
- Sheila Roberts
Life Of Crime – The Review
28 August 2014 2:22 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
A little over a year ago, the entertainment world mourned the passing of prolific author Elmore Leonard, a writer well-known in both literature and motion picture circles. His earliest works were in the Western genre and beginning in the late 1950′s many were filmed (his short story 3:10 To Yuma was made twice!). In the next decade Leonard switched genres and soon became known as one of the great creators of gritty crime thrillers. And Hollywood scooped these up for the screen, perhaps more so than the “oaters”. In the 90′s many celebrated young directors discovered his work and several critical (if not always box office) hits were released. 1998 saw Steven Soderbergh’s take on Out Of Sight following Quentin Tarantino’s spin on “Rum Punch” titled Jackie Brown the previous year. Both films even shared a Leonard character, Michael Keaton as Atf agent Ray Nicholette. This weekend sees a »
- Jim Batts
Weekend Movies & TV: 'Belle,' 'Houdini,' 'Sons of Anarchy,' & More (Video)
28 August 2014 9:15 AM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
This weekend, period drama "Belle" is out on DVD; the film follows a mixed-raced illegitimate daughter raised by her aristocratic uncle in 18th century England. Meanwhile, on TV, "The Leftovers" Season 1 finale airs Sunday on HBO, Adrien Brody stars in History Channel's miniseries "Houdini" as the famous escape artist on Monday night, and "Sons of Anarchy" season 6 is on DVD just in time for its final season this fall.
Also in theaters this weekend: "As Above, So Below" is a subterranean horror movie that follows a team of explorers who venture into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris. Then something bad happens. "The November Man" stars Pierce Brosnan as an ex-cia operative brought back in on a personal mission that finds himself pitted against his former pupil. In "The Congress," an aging, out-of work actress (Robin Wright) accepts one last job -- creating a digital likeness for a future Hollywood, »
- Jonny Black
‘Life of Crime’ Review: We’ve Seen These Ruthless People Before
28 August 2014 7:00 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Ordell (Mos Def) and Louis (John Hawkes) have planned the perfect kidnapping. Their target is Mickey (Jennifer Aniston), wife to a sketchy businessman named Frank (Tim Robbins) who’s hiding a fortune in a secret bank account. The plan is simple. Kidnap Mickey, tell Frank to pay the ransom if he ever wants to see his wife again and then retire in style. But they never considered the possibility that Frank might not want his wife back. Chronology is a funny thing. The inclination will be (and has been if you check the IMDb page) to label Life of Crime a straight-up rip-off of 1986′s Ruthless People. In actuality though this is an adaptation of Elmore Leonard‘s 1978 novel, The Switch. Keep moving backward and you’ll find that all of these incarnations share an inspiration in O. Henry’s 1907 short story, “The Ransom of Red Chief.” The problem for this film then is how to stand »
- Rob Hunter
Life of Crime | Review
27 August 2014 10:00 AM, PDT | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
Criminal Intent: Leonard Done Light
What remains most enticing about Daniel Schechter’s Life of Crime is its connection to Quentin Tarantino’s 1997 masterwork, Jackie Brown. While Tarantino adapted Elmore Leonard’s Rum Punch, Schechter takes on the earlier work of The Switch, which features the younger version of three key characters from the later novel, here existing in 1978 Detroit. A bit too light to register the same malevolence (though apparently Schechter is more in tune with Leonard’s style than Tarantino), and inanely marketed as a ‘caper comedy,’ Schechter takes a rather familiar premise and turns it into a completely enjoyable, utterly innocuous film. Inbal Weinberg’s production design turns the late 70’s into a glossy postcard of kitsch, not unlike her similar rendering of the 80s in the primped The Perks of Being a Wallflower, which only furthers the film’s highly sanitized feel.
- Nicholas Bell
Ansel Elgort Splits From His High School Sweetheart
27 August 2014 7:19 AM, PDT | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »
Ansel Elgort and Violetta Komyshan break up - Us Weekly All the movies you'll want to see this Fall - HuffPost Celebrity It's Nikki Reed vs. Ashley Greene - Gossip Girl Emma Stone kicks things off in Venice - Lainey Gossip Ellen DeGeneres confronts a nude Chelsea Handler - Hollywood Reporter Kendall Jenner flaunts her bikini body - TooFab Isla Fisher hasn't aged one bit - Rotten Tomatoes Pamela Anderson calls off her marriage - Wonderwall Now you can take a walk in Iggy Azalea's shoes - SHEfinds »
- Maria-Mercedes-Lara
Courteney Cox Accepts Jennifer Aniston's Ice Bucket Challenge - With Ed Sheeran!
27 August 2014 5:56 AM, PDT | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »
After being nominated by her friend Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox finally took part in the Als Ice Bucket Challenge, and she got a celebrity friend to help out. Ed Sheeran, who introduced Courteney to her fiancé, Snow Patrol's Johnny McDaid, was on hand to dump the first (yes, first) bucket of ice water on the Cougar Town star. The actress made sure to keep the celebrity nominations coming, this time challenging Johnny, his bandmate Gary Lightbody, and Isla Fisher. Watch Courteney's challenge below, and be sure to check out all the celebrity Als Ice Bucket Challenges so far. »
- Maria-Mercedes-Lara
Watch This Sexy, Tantalizing Lingerie Ad Written and Directed by Penélope Cruz
22 August 2014 3:00 PM, PDT | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news »
When Penélope Cruz isn’t busy making out with Scientologists, palling around with Pedro Almodóvar, or being addicted to breastfeeding, she’s apparently writing and directing sexy ads for Agent Provocateur. Cruz’s flesh-baring video for the British lingerie brand features a group of models in the desert and one very helpless man. We’ll let you uncover the threadbare narrative for yourself — and we’re taking bets on whether or not the women perform an aerobics routine or actually dance. Don’t blink and miss the Cruz cameo, too. You can catch the Spanish actress in the upcoming Louis Leterrier film Grimsby with Isla Fisher and Rebel Wilson — cowritten by Sacha Baron Cohen, Phil Johnston and Peter Baynham. [via Design...
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- Alison Nastasi
True Detectives: 7 Movie Capers Based on Books
21 August 2014 10:57 AM, PDT | Fandango | See recent Fandango news »
There’s nothing quite like sinking your teeth into a juicy detective novel full of the kinds of twists and turns that keep your mind busy and your heart racing for hours on end. Author Elmore Leonard is one of the best at delivering these colorful and complex novels full of memorable characters and razor-sharp story lines, and on August 29 another one of his tales comes to the big screen. In Life of Crime (based on Leonard’s The Switch, and opening in limited release), two petty criminals find themselves in over their heads after kidnapping the wife of a wealthy real-estate developer for ransom. Problem is, he doesn’t want her back. Jennifer Aniston, Mos Def, Isla Fisher and Will Forte star. If you’re jonesing for a few more deliciously additive capers...
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Sacha Baron Cohen kisses Rebel Wilson on set of hooligan comedy Grimsby
18 August 2014 4:07 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Sacha Baron Cohen was pictured kissing his co-star Rebel Wilson on the set of comedy caper Grimsby in South Africa over the weekend (August 17).
The 42-year-old actor was spotted wearing an England shirt and a red and white novelty hat while sporting an uneven fringe and long sideburns, as he shot scenes in Cape Town.
The Malay quarter was transformed into a city in Chile during filming of a fictional football match between the South American country and England.
Baron Cohen and Pitch Perfect star Wilson were seen kissing tenderly on the lips, surrounded by fellow football supporters cheering and waving flags while milling around after the match.
The Louis Leterrier-directed spy spoof stars Mark Strong as a black ops agent who goes on the run with his long lost hooligan brother (Baron Cohen). The Borat star co-wrote the screenplay along with Phil Johnston and Peter Baynham.
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Meet Brenton Thwaites, the Star of The Giver and Your New Crush
13 August 2014 3:05 AM, PDT | BuzzSugar | See recent BuzzSugar news »
The Giver opens this week, and that means it's time to familiarize yourself with the star of the big-screen adaptation. Brenton Thwaites plays Jonas, the young hero of Lois Lowry's famous novel, opposite Jeff Bridges. If you haven't heard of him, you probably didn't catch his run on the Australian soap Home and Away - the same show on which Chris Hemsworth, Isla Fisher, and Guy Pearce got their big breaks. He also turned up in Maleficent this year as Prince Phillip, but when we caught up with him recently, we really just wanted some intel on The Giver. Don't be jealous, but he totally jammed out with The Dude. Popsugar: Did you have any hesitation signing up for an adaptation of such a beloved book? Brenton Thwaites: No, my only concern in the beginning was my age. We worked that out by aging Jonas up a bit from the book. »
- Maggie-Pehanick
5 Australian pop-culture imports you should know
8 August 2014 10:46 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Sick of explosion-filled blockbusters and snoozy summer reality TV? Here’s a solution: Try looking to the Southern Hemisphere to fill your entertainment needs. Several EW staffers have fallen under the spell of Australian TV and music, especially Josh Thomas’s charming comedy Please Like Me (which returns to Pivot on Friday at 10:30 p.m. Et).
And it’s not just people who write about this stuff for a living: A friend of mine is obsessed with Dance Academy, a teen drama that’s exactly what it sounds like (and is available for streaming on Netflix). Another swears by Australia’s Next Top Model, »
- Hillary Busis
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