This Is Us star Jon Huertas directs the season finale of ABC’s The Company You Keep. Season one episode 10 – “The Truth Hurts” – will air on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.
The season one cast is led by Milo Ventimiglia as Charlie. Catherine Haena Kim plays Emma, William Fichtner is Leo, Tim Chiou is David, Freda Foh Shen is Grace, James Saito is Joseph, Sarah Wayne Callies is Birdie, Felisha Terrell plays Daphne, and Polly Draper is Fran Nicoletti.
“The Truth Hurts” Plot: Emma and Charlie partner with Daphne to produce a plan to take down the Maguires once and for all, but will the final showdown cause Charlie and Emma to stay on opposite sides or end up closer than ever?
Catherine Haena Kim and Milo Ventimiglia in ‘The Company You Keep’ episode 10 (ABC/Raymond Liu)
The Season 1 Plot, Courtesy of ABC:
A night of passion leads to...
The season one cast is led by Milo Ventimiglia as Charlie. Catherine Haena Kim plays Emma, William Fichtner is Leo, Tim Chiou is David, Freda Foh Shen is Grace, James Saito is Joseph, Sarah Wayne Callies is Birdie, Felisha Terrell plays Daphne, and Polly Draper is Fran Nicoletti.
“The Truth Hurts” Plot: Emma and Charlie partner with Daphne to produce a plan to take down the Maguires once and for all, but will the final showdown cause Charlie and Emma to stay on opposite sides or end up closer than ever?
Catherine Haena Kim and Milo Ventimiglia in ‘The Company You Keep’ episode 10 (ABC/Raymond Liu)
The Season 1 Plot, Courtesy of ABC:
A night of passion leads to...
- 5/3/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Four-time Emmy Award winner Tony Shalhoub guest stars as a former boyfriend of Charlie’s mom, Fran, on ABC’s The Company You Keep season one episode nine. The first season’s penultimate episode will air on Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.
The season one cast is led by Milo Ventimiglia as Charlie. Catherine Haena Kim plays Emma, William Fichtner is Leo, Tim Chiou is David, Freda Foh Shen is Grace, James Saito is Joseph, Sarah Wayne Callies is Birdie, Felisha Terrell plays Daphne, and Polly Draper is Fran Nicoletti.
“The Truth Shall Set You Free” Plot: Realizing they want the same thing, Emma and Daphne agree to work together to take down the Maguires. Later, the Nicolettis consider selling the bar when a great offer comes their way, and David announces he is done with politics.
Polly Draper in ‘The Company You Keep’ episode 9 (ABC/Raymond Liu)
The Season 1 Plot,...
The season one cast is led by Milo Ventimiglia as Charlie. Catherine Haena Kim plays Emma, William Fichtner is Leo, Tim Chiou is David, Freda Foh Shen is Grace, James Saito is Joseph, Sarah Wayne Callies is Birdie, Felisha Terrell plays Daphne, and Polly Draper is Fran Nicoletti.
“The Truth Shall Set You Free” Plot: Realizing they want the same thing, Emma and Daphne agree to work together to take down the Maguires. Later, the Nicolettis consider selling the bar when a great offer comes their way, and David announces he is done with politics.
Polly Draper in ‘The Company You Keep’ episode 9 (ABC/Raymond Liu)
The Season 1 Plot,...
- 4/19/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The teaser for ABC’s The Company You Keep episode eight shows Emma warning Charlie the family can’t just keep going around committing random crimes. The promo video also shows Emma’s warning isn’t having the intended effect on the Nicolettis. Episode eight, “The Art of the Steel,” will air on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.
The season one cast is led by Milo Ventimiglia as Charlie. Catherine Haena Kim plays Emma, William Fichtner is Leo, Tim Chiou is David, Freda Foh Shen is Grace, James Saito is Joseph, Sarah Wayne Callies is Birdie, Felisha Terrell plays Daphne, and Polly Draper is Fran Nicoletti.
“The Art of the Steel” Plot: Daphne tries to use Charlie to help Patrick get out of jail. Elsewhere, Emma partners with Birdie when Leo gathers his old friends around to con a man who lost their pensions years ago.
Milo Ventimiglia in...
The season one cast is led by Milo Ventimiglia as Charlie. Catherine Haena Kim plays Emma, William Fichtner is Leo, Tim Chiou is David, Freda Foh Shen is Grace, James Saito is Joseph, Sarah Wayne Callies is Birdie, Felisha Terrell plays Daphne, and Polly Draper is Fran Nicoletti.
“The Art of the Steel” Plot: Daphne tries to use Charlie to help Patrick get out of jail. Elsewhere, Emma partners with Birdie when Leo gathers his old friends around to con a man who lost their pensions years ago.
Milo Ventimiglia in...
- 4/10/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
A shift in Charlie and Emma’s relationship affects the entire family on ABC’s The Company You Keep season one episode seven. “Company Man” will air on Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.
The season one cast is led by Milo Ventimiglia as Charlie. Catherine Haena Kim plays Emma, William Fichtner is Leo, Tim Chiou is David, Freda Foh Shen is Grace, James Saito is Joseph, Sarah Wayne Callies is Birdie, and Felisha Terrell plays Daphne.
“Company Man” Plot: Charlie becomes Emma’s new CIA asset and is tasked with spying on Daphne while they attend the event together, causing Emma to feel jealous. Later, Leo reveals to Birdie the real reason Simon abandoned her and Ollie.
Catherine Haena Kim and Milo Ventimiglio in ‘The Company You Keep’ episode 7 (ABC/Raymond Liu)
The Season 1 Plot, Courtesy of ABC:
A night of passion leads to love between con man Charlie and undercover CIA officer Emma,...
The season one cast is led by Milo Ventimiglia as Charlie. Catherine Haena Kim plays Emma, William Fichtner is Leo, Tim Chiou is David, Freda Foh Shen is Grace, James Saito is Joseph, Sarah Wayne Callies is Birdie, and Felisha Terrell plays Daphne.
“Company Man” Plot: Charlie becomes Emma’s new CIA asset and is tasked with spying on Daphne while they attend the event together, causing Emma to feel jealous. Later, Leo reveals to Birdie the real reason Simon abandoned her and Ollie.
Catherine Haena Kim and Milo Ventimiglio in ‘The Company You Keep’ episode 7 (ABC/Raymond Liu)
The Season 1 Plot, Courtesy of ABC:
A night of passion leads to love between con man Charlie and undercover CIA officer Emma,...
- 4/3/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Hulu has announced the new titles that will be available to stream on the platform during the month of April. Leading the pack is the new original series “The Handmaid’s Tale,” based on Margaret Atwood’s classic novel of the same name and starring Elisabeth Moss. The series premieres April 26.
Read More: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Trailer: New Teaser Reminds Us Elisabeth Moss’ Story Is Ours
Also available to stream next month are a handful of modern classics, such as “Robocop,” “Days of Thunder,” “Thelma & Louise,” “The Usual Suspects,” “Election,” “JFK,” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” as well as indie favorites like “Short Term 12,” “The Babadook,” “In a World,” and “Hello, My Name is Doris.”
Find the list of all titles coming to Hulu in April below.
April 1
1408 (2007) (*Showtime)
A Horse Tale (2015)
Agent Cody Banks (2003)
Affliction (1998)
Almost Famous (2000)
America’s Sweethearts (2001) (*Showtime)
Bad Company (1995) (*Showtime)
Bangkok Dangerous (2008) (*Showtime...
Read More: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Trailer: New Teaser Reminds Us Elisabeth Moss’ Story Is Ours
Also available to stream next month are a handful of modern classics, such as “Robocop,” “Days of Thunder,” “Thelma & Louise,” “The Usual Suspects,” “Election,” “JFK,” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” as well as indie favorites like “Short Term 12,” “The Babadook,” “In a World,” and “Hello, My Name is Doris.”
Find the list of all titles coming to Hulu in April below.
April 1
1408 (2007) (*Showtime)
A Horse Tale (2015)
Agent Cody Banks (2003)
Affliction (1998)
Almost Famous (2000)
America’s Sweethearts (2001) (*Showtime)
Bad Company (1995) (*Showtime)
Bangkok Dangerous (2008) (*Showtime...
- 3/17/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
Why, oh why don't these people get it by now? You do Not f*ck with James Delaney. Not. Ever.
There were quite a few shocks on Taboo Season 1 Episode 5, including the opening scene. We got want we wanted, sort of: a beautifully shot duel scene, but with a twist.
I Really wanted to see Thorne bite it, but alas, we'll have to wait until another day.
As satisfying as it would have been to see Delaney waste Thorne, it is actually more in keeping with the theme of the show to have Delaney spare him.
My apologies - that was an excellent shot. I can only assume that your second is a Company man, since he failed to load a ball in your pistol. It would appear that my life is more precious than yours. Good day.
Delaney [to Thorne] Permalink: My apologies - that was an excellent shot. I can...
There were quite a few shocks on Taboo Season 1 Episode 5, including the opening scene. We got want we wanted, sort of: a beautifully shot duel scene, but with a twist.
I Really wanted to see Thorne bite it, but alas, we'll have to wait until another day.
As satisfying as it would have been to see Delaney waste Thorne, it is actually more in keeping with the theme of the show to have Delaney spare him.
My apologies - that was an excellent shot. I can only assume that your second is a Company man, since he failed to load a ball in your pistol. It would appear that my life is more precious than yours. Good day.
Delaney [to Thorne] Permalink: My apologies - that was an excellent shot. I can...
- 2/8/2017
- by Ron Gilmer
- TVfanatic
Battleship Island (literal title)
Director: Ryoo Seung-wan (Veteran, 2015)
Distributor: Cj Entertainment
Cast: Hwang Jung-min (The Wailing, 2016), So Ji-sub (A Company Man, 2012), Song Joong-ki
Plot:
During the Japanese colonial era, hundreds of Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island (a.k.a. Hashima Island) to mine for coal, risk their lives to escape.
Hwang Jung-min features as Lee Kang-ok who is a bandmaster at Kyungsung Hotel while So Ji-sub as Choi Chil-sung who is the top fighter in Kyungsung (old name of “Seoul”). Meanwhile, Song Joong-ki plays Park Moo-young who belongs to the Korean Independence group and sneaks onto Battleship Island to rescue a member of the independence group.
The film is eyeing a summer release.
Director: Ryoo Seung-wan (Veteran, 2015)
Distributor: Cj Entertainment
Cast: Hwang Jung-min (The Wailing, 2016), So Ji-sub (A Company Man, 2012), Song Joong-ki
Plot:
During the Japanese colonial era, hundreds of Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island (a.k.a. Hashima Island) to mine for coal, risk their lives to escape.
Hwang Jung-min features as Lee Kang-ok who is a bandmaster at Kyungsung Hotel while So Ji-sub as Choi Chil-sung who is the top fighter in Kyungsung (old name of “Seoul”). Meanwhile, Song Joong-ki plays Park Moo-young who belongs to the Korean Independence group and sneaks onto Battleship Island to rescue a member of the independence group.
The film is eyeing a summer release.
- 1/25/2017
- by Lady J.
- AsianMoviePulse
Deepwater Horizon is a viciously intense disaster film engulfed by the flames of greed and ego – and actual, physical flames. Despite already knowing the film’s infamous outcome, director Peter Berg still manages to deliver a tragic, exciting retelling of the worst oil crisis in Us history. This is no action film – Berg does well to highlight every ill-advised instruction and heroic showing of humanity, focusing solely on survival. Scene after scene, we can only sit and shake our heads as inevitability inches closer, enraged by the honest depiction of corporate stupidity shown by every Bp “Company Man” aboard the Deepwater Horizon.
Mark Wahlberg stars as technician Mike Williams, second-hand to rig top-dog, Jimmy Harrell (Kurt Russell). Upon their arrival on the Deepwater Horizon, Jimmy is informed that Bp executives had executed orders without proper testing – championed by company man Donald Vidrine (John Malkovich). Jimmy is not thrilled by the directive,...
Mark Wahlberg stars as technician Mike Williams, second-hand to rig top-dog, Jimmy Harrell (Kurt Russell). Upon their arrival on the Deepwater Horizon, Jimmy is informed that Bp executives had executed orders without proper testing – championed by company man Donald Vidrine (John Malkovich). Jimmy is not thrilled by the directive,...
- 9/15/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Fite TV in conjunction with Iron Dragon Productions have announced that it has added a selection of Iron Dragon’s line up of modern martial arts themed movies to its programming line-up.
Fite is a free app that is available for download at the Google Play or iTunes app stores.
Fite specializes in all things fighting, including Boxing, Wrestling, Mma and Martial Arts. Iron Dragon has a deep library of martial art themed movies to choose from.
“Iron Dragon Productions has accumulated a vast library of martial arts themed movies over the last several years and we are thrilled to add Fite TV to our distribution footprint for these great movies,”
said Janell Vela Smith, CEO Iron Dragon Productions.
“The addition of these action packed Martial Arts themed movies stays with the vision of ‘All Things Fighting’ for the Fite TV network. Fite remains your number one designation to see the best of the Boxing,...
Fite is a free app that is available for download at the Google Play or iTunes app stores.
Fite specializes in all things fighting, including Boxing, Wrestling, Mma and Martial Arts. Iron Dragon has a deep library of martial art themed movies to choose from.
“Iron Dragon Productions has accumulated a vast library of martial arts themed movies over the last several years and we are thrilled to add Fite TV to our distribution footprint for these great movies,”
said Janell Vela Smith, CEO Iron Dragon Productions.
“The addition of these action packed Martial Arts themed movies stays with the vision of ‘All Things Fighting’ for the Fite TV network. Fite remains your number one designation to see the best of the Boxing,...
- 7/15/2016
- by The Tiger
- AsianMoviePulse
In Korea, film reviews are curated by popular portal Naver .
Naver compiles and ranks movies based on openly available reviews, re-defining the reviews with star ratings. Ratings 1, 2, 3, and 4 = negative. 5, 6 are neutral, and 7, 8, 9, and 10 as positive.
Based on these ratings I have curated a list of little-known, highly-rated Korean Action films that have received at least a 7 rating on Naver. These are films appreciated by critics and viewers in Korea, so you can trust that they’re great.
How many of these have you watched?
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10. The City of Violence (2006)
Directed by Ryoo Seung-Wan (Veteran, 2015), who stars in the film.
Two childhood friends reunite for their friend’s funeral. They suspect something fishy and carry out an inquiry into his death.
11. Gangster High (2006)
A group of friends form a soccer team and call themselves “Tigers”. Before long the group becomes a gang, and after standing up for themselves...
Naver compiles and ranks movies based on openly available reviews, re-defining the reviews with star ratings. Ratings 1, 2, 3, and 4 = negative. 5, 6 are neutral, and 7, 8, 9, and 10 as positive.
Based on these ratings I have curated a list of little-known, highly-rated Korean Action films that have received at least a 7 rating on Naver. These are films appreciated by critics and viewers in Korea, so you can trust that they’re great.
How many of these have you watched?
Click Here For Part 1
10. The City of Violence (2006)
Directed by Ryoo Seung-Wan (Veteran, 2015), who stars in the film.
Two childhood friends reunite for their friend’s funeral. They suspect something fishy and carry out an inquiry into his death.
11. Gangster High (2006)
A group of friends form a soccer team and call themselves “Tigers”. Before long the group becomes a gang, and after standing up for themselves...
- 2/14/2016
- by Lady Jane
- AsianMoviePulse
Korean cinema is known for having some of the best action thrillers available, and Netflix is one of the best places to watch them.
Netflix recently announced a expansion of their service to more than 130 new countries. This will make it even easier to access the great Netflix content and in particular their extensive Asian cinema library.
The huge Netflix library can be difficult to navigate at times, so we’ve done the hard work for you and picked out 5 great recent Korean action films to get you going.
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Here are 5 Great Korean Action Films Available on Netflix Now
The Suspect
Plot
A fugitive agent tries to uncover the volatile secrets hidden inside a dead man’s eyeglasses.
Northern Limit Line
Plot
Naval thriller film written and directed by Kim Hak-soon, based on the real-life events of the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong.
Netflix recently announced a expansion of their service to more than 130 new countries. This will make it even easier to access the great Netflix content and in particular their extensive Asian cinema library.
The huge Netflix library can be difficult to navigate at times, so we’ve done the hard work for you and picked out 5 great recent Korean action films to get you going.
5 Great Korean Thrillers Available On Netflix Right NowClick To Tweet
Here are 5 Great Korean Action Films Available on Netflix Now
The Suspect
Plot
A fugitive agent tries to uncover the volatile secrets hidden inside a dead man’s eyeglasses.
Northern Limit Line
Plot
Naval thriller film written and directed by Kim Hak-soon, based on the real-life events of the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong.
- 1/23/2016
- by The Tiger
- AsianMoviePulse
"Heroes Reborn" begins — as it all but certainly had to — with a philosophical monologue. Noah Bennett (Jack Coleman), aka Hrg, aka the most popular "Heroes" character returning for a major role in this sequel miniseries, is considering all that's happened to the world since the original series ended, and the strained relationship he has with daughter Claire. "When you look back at the things you've done, the decisions that you've made" Noah ponders, "the last thing you want to feel is regret. Am I right?" I don't know how much regret "Heroes" creator Tim Kring feels over the way the show went from phenomenon to punchline in only a few years. But it's telling that the first hour of the two-hour "Heroes Reborn" premiere (it airs tomorrow night at 8 on NBC) is book-ended by musings — first by Hrg, then by ponderous scientist Mohinder Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy) — about how much better...
- 9/23/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Golden Years: Askin Adapts Stephen King’s Domestic Dilemma
For those hoping for resurgence in the quality of Stephen King stock, the unique promise of A Good Marriage is not the ticket. Sporting King’s first adapted screenplay of his own work since 1989’s Pet Sematary, his customary flourishes are stamped all over it, including the predilection for the perspective of the underdog and plenty of trawling around in the private headspace of the favored character, which inevitably leads to moments of exaggerated artificiality. True, King has (or had) a unique flair for creating intriguing and sometimes empowered female protagonists, but the suburban housewife anchoring the lukewarm scenario here isn’t nearly as well-honed as the film necessitates.
Married for twenty five years, Darcy (Joan Allen) and Bob (Anthony Lapaglia) seem to have found the secret to success. Celebrating with friends and associates, including their daughter, Petra (Kristen Connolly...
For those hoping for resurgence in the quality of Stephen King stock, the unique promise of A Good Marriage is not the ticket. Sporting King’s first adapted screenplay of his own work since 1989’s Pet Sematary, his customary flourishes are stamped all over it, including the predilection for the perspective of the underdog and plenty of trawling around in the private headspace of the favored character, which inevitably leads to moments of exaggerated artificiality. True, King has (or had) a unique flair for creating intriguing and sometimes empowered female protagonists, but the suburban housewife anchoring the lukewarm scenario here isn’t nearly as well-honed as the film necessitates.
Married for twenty five years, Darcy (Joan Allen) and Bob (Anthony Lapaglia) seem to have found the secret to success. Celebrating with friends and associates, including their daughter, Petra (Kristen Connolly...
- 10/4/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
There was a moment during A Good Marriage, adapted by Stephen King from his own novella and directed by Peter Askin (Company Man), where I thought to myself, you know, I'm kind of digging this. In the aforementioned scene, gas station lights and a restaurant sign in the background provide a cool ambience as an unidentified woman walks out to her car, the screen fading in from black to reveal a noirish gray color palette. A dull, eerie piano score kicks in as the woman gets into her car and drives away, unknowingly tailed by another vehicle from which the action is captured. Unfortunately this is the opening shot of the film, and it is followed shortly by a cliched opening monologue, a generic party sequence, an uncomfortable sex scene, and some seriously hokey dialogue. I'm not sure either King or Askin had terribly lofty ambitions for the film anyway,...
- 10/2/2014
- by Jordan Benesh
- Rope of Silicon
Four interesting tidbits coming atcha that we neglected to discuss for multiple reasons. If you hadn't yet heard them, they'll feel like brand new news to you.
In what is clearly understood to be an awards-traction move, Jon Favreau's sleeper hit Chef will be coming back to theaters this Friday in wide release. I'm not sure it has the critical oomph to win any nominations and it didn't have the box office size to make that a non-issue (a la gargantuan hits like My Big Fat Greek Wedding) but could it sleeper hit its way into, say, The Screenplay race? I'm realizing I neglected to consider it at all there which is an obvious mistake. I had a really good time watching it with friends though; it's an easy sit and safe for diverse groups of viewers. My favorite visual was ScarJo eating a bowl of pasta but my...
In what is clearly understood to be an awards-traction move, Jon Favreau's sleeper hit Chef will be coming back to theaters this Friday in wide release. I'm not sure it has the critical oomph to win any nominations and it didn't have the box office size to make that a non-issue (a la gargantuan hits like My Big Fat Greek Wedding) but could it sleeper hit its way into, say, The Screenplay race? I'm realizing I neglected to consider it at all there which is an obvious mistake. I had a really good time watching it with friends though; it's an easy sit and safe for diverse groups of viewers. My favorite visual was ScarJo eating a bowl of pasta but my...
- 8/26/2014
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Interview conducted by Tom Stockman August 14th, 2014
Despite his appearance and the roles you’ve often seen him in before, it turns out that actor John Turturro is one sexy stud! In Fading Gigolo he’s nothing like the nervous genius he played in Quiz Show, or the angry hothead from Do The Right Thing, or that weasel Bernie Bernbaum he played in Miller’S Crossing. No, in Fading Gigolo, which Turturro wrote, directed, and starred in, he played Fioravante, an honest-to-goodness gigolo whose eagerly-paying clientele include Sofia Vergara and Sharon Stone! With Woody Allen as Murray, his unlikely pimp, Fading Gigolo sounds like the most oddball vanity project project to come down the pike in decades. But Fading Gigolo was a funny, gentle, and surprisingly sensitive comedy with a witty script, amusing characters and a jazzy sense of life in New York that felt like an old-fashioned Woody Allen movie,...
Despite his appearance and the roles you’ve often seen him in before, it turns out that actor John Turturro is one sexy stud! In Fading Gigolo he’s nothing like the nervous genius he played in Quiz Show, or the angry hothead from Do The Right Thing, or that weasel Bernie Bernbaum he played in Miller’S Crossing. No, in Fading Gigolo, which Turturro wrote, directed, and starred in, he played Fioravante, an honest-to-goodness gigolo whose eagerly-paying clientele include Sofia Vergara and Sharon Stone! With Woody Allen as Murray, his unlikely pimp, Fading Gigolo sounds like the most oddball vanity project project to come down the pike in decades. But Fading Gigolo was a funny, gentle, and surprisingly sensitive comedy with a witty script, amusing characters and a jazzy sense of life in New York that felt like an old-fashioned Woody Allen movie,...
- 8/21/2014
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
As the Master of Horror, Stephen King has seen countless adaptations of his works. And with long anticipated versions of The Dark Tower, It and The Stand in the works, it’s easy to forget that some of King’s lesser known stories are also getting the big screen treatment.
This fall will see the release of A Good Marriage, based on a short story from the author’s 2010 novella collection Full Dark, No Stars – and honestly, if King’s name wasn’t attached, the familiar nature of the story would have kept this one off our radar altogether. Now, the first trailer for the thriller has hit, showing off the strong cast while unfortunately spoiling the plot’s main twist.
Joan Allen and Anthony Lapaglia star as a happily married couple whose lives are turned inside out when the wife begins to suspect that her long-time husband may have...
This fall will see the release of A Good Marriage, based on a short story from the author’s 2010 novella collection Full Dark, No Stars – and honestly, if King’s name wasn’t attached, the familiar nature of the story would have kept this one off our radar altogether. Now, the first trailer for the thriller has hit, showing off the strong cast while unfortunately spoiling the plot’s main twist.
Joan Allen and Anthony Lapaglia star as a happily married couple whose lives are turned inside out when the wife begins to suspect that her long-time husband may have...
- 8/20/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
There are plenty of familiar Stephen King adaptations in the works (including a prequel and sequel to The Shining), but A Good Marriage somehow flew under all of our radars. It’s based on one of the author’s many short stories, and King actually adapted the story himself (as he did for Pet Semetary and Cell) for this movie.
In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, King had this to say about adapting his story:
“I’ve seen enough movies adapted from my work to know that the things that work the best are the things that aren’t too long and aren’t too short. Some of the stories, when they get expanded, they go in the wrong direction, and with the novels, if they’re really expansive, a lot of times it’s like sitting around a suitcase and trying to get everything in. A Good Marriage is about 100 pages long,...
In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, King had this to say about adapting his story:
“I’ve seen enough movies adapted from my work to know that the things that work the best are the things that aren’t too long and aren’t too short. Some of the stories, when they get expanded, they go in the wrong direction, and with the novels, if they’re really expansive, a lot of times it’s like sitting around a suitcase and trying to get everything in. A Good Marriage is about 100 pages long,...
- 8/20/2014
- by Josh Wilding
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
One of Stephen King's lesser-known stories is getting the big screen treatment, and the first trailer and poster for it have landed online. A Good Marriage is based on King's novella of the same name from his Full Dark, No Stars collection, and Peter Askin (Company Man) directed the thriller based on a script from Stephen King himself. The upcoming film stars Joan Allen (The Contender, The Bourne Supremacy) Anthony Lapaglia (Empire Records, Without a Trace), Kristen Connolly (Cabin In The...
- 8/20/2014
- by Jesse Giroux
- JoBlo.com
“Through hard work and lots of love, my parents have created something very rare: a good marriage.” That’s what Darcy thinks she has with her husband, until she finds his mysterious box in the garage containing a terrifying truth that no amount of couples therapy could ever fix. Based on a Stephen King novella from 2010′s Full Dark, No Stars, A Good Marriage just received its first trailer.
From Screen Media Films, A Good Marriage comes out in theaters and on iTunes on October 3rd. Directed by Peter Askin (Company Man) off a screenplay written by Stephen King based on his own novella, A Good Marriage stars Joan Allen, Anthony Lapaglia, Kristen Connolly, Theo Stockman, and Stephen Lang. In addition to the trailer (via Apple), we also have a look at the film’s official poster below (thanks to EW!).
“When her husband (Anthony Lapaglia) of more than twenty...
From Screen Media Films, A Good Marriage comes out in theaters and on iTunes on October 3rd. Directed by Peter Askin (Company Man) off a screenplay written by Stephen King based on his own novella, A Good Marriage stars Joan Allen, Anthony Lapaglia, Kristen Connolly, Theo Stockman, and Stephen Lang. In addition to the trailer (via Apple), we also have a look at the film’s official poster below (thanks to EW!).
“When her husband (Anthony Lapaglia) of more than twenty...
- 8/19/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
With big studio adaptations of high-profile titles like "The Stand" and "It" in the works, it's easy to forget there are a number of smaller-scale Stephen King-based movies on the way. One of them is called "A Good Marriage," and well....it's certainly a movie, that much we'll say. Joan Allen, Anthony Lapaglia, Kristen Connolly, and Stephen Lang star in this one about a regular married couple whose world is rocked when the wife discovers a horrifying secret about her husband — he's a serial killer (though, what serial killer leaves all their clues in a not-so-hidden box in the garage?). This leads to Bing searches (who uses Bing!?), discoveries on the interwebs, and Lapaglia acting crazy in a movie directed by Peter Askin ("Company Man"). Hopefully, the cast — who we really like — will elevate this thing, because otherwise it looks a bit dodgy. "A Good Marriage" opens on October 3rd,...
- 8/19/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The first trailer and poster for A Good Marriage, based on the short story by Stephen King from "Full Dark, No Stars" have just premiered. amz asin="B003YUC3YE" size="small"Directed by Peter Askin (Company Man), the film stars Joan Allen as Darcy Anderson, whose husband (Anthony Lapaglia) of more than twenty years is away on one of his business trips and his unsuspecting wife looks for batteries in the garage. Her toe knocks up against a box under a worktable and she discovers her husband's sinister secret. Kristen Connolly and Stephen Lang co-star. Screen Media holds domestic rights to the film, which is set to hit theaters on October 3. Watch the trailer directly below. sb id="977217" height="360" width="640"...
- 8/19/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Woody Allen acts in so few of his own films these days that it's surprising whenever he takes on a project helmed by someone else. Yet last year, Allen appeared at Tiff in John Turturro's "Fading Gigolo" as the "manager," so to speak, of Turturro's character after he decides to become a professional Don Juan. Millennium Entertainment has released new stills exclusively to Indiewire. How's Woody going to fare under someone else's direction for the first time since 2000's "Picking Up the Pieces" and "Company Man?" Hard to say before the film's release on April 18, but for now, check out the stills below.
- 4/3/2014
- by Max O'Connell
- Indiewire
With the release of its The Last Agent add-on, Dead Rising 3‘s zombified saga has seemingly come to an end. That is, unless another batch of downloadable content, or a related expansion, ends up being announced.
In The Last Agent — which exists as the fourth and final episode of the game’s Untold Stories of Los Perdidos mini-narrative — players control Zdc agent Richard Park, who finds himself in dire straights prior to a chance encounter with Nick Ramos, the main campaign’s lead protagonist. Infected, turning and alone, the agent-with-a-conscience nearly ends up becoming one of the creatures that his employer is responsible for. However, thankfully for himself, and those who end up depending on his assistance throughout this 1.5 to 2 hour-long mini-campaign, that doesn’t end up happening.
Upon regaining his alertness and health, Agent Park resumes helping a former ally, a female doctor whose goal is to help her...
In The Last Agent — which exists as the fourth and final episode of the game’s Untold Stories of Los Perdidos mini-narrative — players control Zdc agent Richard Park, who finds himself in dire straights prior to a chance encounter with Nick Ramos, the main campaign’s lead protagonist. Infected, turning and alone, the agent-with-a-conscience nearly ends up becoming one of the creatures that his employer is responsible for. However, thankfully for himself, and those who end up depending on his assistance throughout this 1.5 to 2 hour-long mini-campaign, that doesn’t end up happening.
Upon regaining his alertness and health, Agent Park resumes helping a former ally, a female doctor whose goal is to help her...
- 3/19/2014
- by Chad Goodmurphy
- We Got This Covered
In a more fair world, one where television shows are not judged by the announcement of their intention to exist but instead by the content of the episodes they produce (which is to say, a world without Twitter), we would keep our mouths shut and wait for Heroes: Reborn to hit the airwaves next year before deeming it the mediocre thing it has every chance of being. But my editors tell me that taking a respite from obsessing over True Detective “might be healthy” for me. And anyways, there are some legit things to fret in theory about the...
- 2/24/2014
- by Jeff Jensen
- EW.com - PopWatch
Melbourne, Jan 11: A long-time CIA employee has revealed that movie stars are sometimes used as spies to gather information.
John Rizzo, who was a lawyer for the intelligence agency for 33 years, has written a tell-all book called Company Man: Thirty Years of Controversy and Crisis in the CIA.
In it, he claims that celebrities make great spies, saying that their power and international celebrity can be valuable, News.com.au reported.
In the book, which has just been released, Rizzo recounts the time a high-profile actor approached the agency to offer up his services, but there was a slight catch.
In a meeting with.
John Rizzo, who was a lawyer for the intelligence agency for 33 years, has written a tell-all book called Company Man: Thirty Years of Controversy and Crisis in the CIA.
In it, he claims that celebrities make great spies, saying that their power and international celebrity can be valuable, News.com.au reported.
In the book, which has just been released, Rizzo recounts the time a high-profile actor approached the agency to offer up his services, but there was a slight catch.
In a meeting with.
- 1/11/2014
- by Machan Kumar
- RealBollywood.com
South Korea produces a higher consistency of quality action-thrillers than any other country. Fact? Opinion? Either way it’s true to me. The last few years alone have seen a barrage of near-instant classics including The Man From Nowhere, The Chaser, The Yellow Sea, A Company Man, Confession of Murder, Secret Reunion, I Saw the Devil, and more. Their success comes from a combination of attitude and aesthetic with the other common element being some stellar fight/action choreography. The most recent film hoping to join the ranks of the ones above is The Suspect. Director Won Shin-yeon‘s latest comes six years after his solid 2007 thriller, Seven Days, but unlike that one this appears to have a somewhat political bent. The story follows a North Korean defector now living in the South who is forced on the run after he’s accused of a triple murder. All is not as it seems though, and...
- 1/8/2014
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Like most Americans living today, I was born after November 22, 1963, so I don't remember John F. Kennedy and can't tell you where I was when news broke of his assassination. So here's what I know about the man, his presidency, and his death, thanks to the history professors of Hollywood.
Let me see if I have this right: JFK was a handsome man with the charisma of a movie star. (Indeed, he had connections to Hollywood through his father, a onetime movie producer; through his brother-in-law Peter Lawford and fellow Rat Packer Frank Sinatra; and through his torrid affair with Marilyn Monroe.) Through his youth, good looks, charisma, and forward-looking rhetoric, he inspired a nation to stop wearing hats, build rockets to the moon, and join the Peace Corps. His even more attractive, youthful, stylish, and patrician wife Jackie swept out the dowdy cobwebs of the Eisenhower years and turned...
Let me see if I have this right: JFK was a handsome man with the charisma of a movie star. (Indeed, he had connections to Hollywood through his father, a onetime movie producer; through his brother-in-law Peter Lawford and fellow Rat Packer Frank Sinatra; and through his torrid affair with Marilyn Monroe.) Through his youth, good looks, charisma, and forward-looking rhetoric, he inspired a nation to stop wearing hats, build rockets to the moon, and join the Peace Corps. His even more attractive, youthful, stylish, and patrician wife Jackie swept out the dowdy cobwebs of the Eisenhower years and turned...
- 11/20/2013
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
Though its title might sound a little dry and academic, “An Ethics Lesson” (the literal English translation, “Ethics of Anger” might have been more suitable), is thankfully anything but. Marking the debut of writer/director Park Myung Rang, the film is a dark and nastily amusing look at modern Korean society and morality, following an unpleasant group of people who get caught up in an ever escalating web of violence following the death of a college student. Playing the gang of miscreants are an interesting ensemble cast, including Lee Je Hoon (“Architecture 101”), Jo Jin Woong (“Perfect Number”), Kwak Do Won (“A Company Man”), Kim Tae Hun (“Detective K”) and Moon So Ri (“Oasis”), who all sooner or later end up at each other’s throats. The fun begins with young and apparently upstanding traffic cop Jung Hoon (Lee Je Hoon) spying on his beautiful neighbour, college student Jin Ah (Ko...
- 9/23/2013
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
It’s very hard this day and age to find an action-thriller that has heart. South Korean import A Company Man tries very hard but sadly, falls short. It is a film with cool martial arts moves, imaginative gun battles and attractive actors. These are the highlights but unfortunately, the story and script seem all too familiar and just not worthwhile.
A Company Man revolves around Hyeong-do (So Ji-sub), a young hitman who is having a change of heart when it comes to his shady profession. He meets a woman and decides to live a normal life but his former employers make this goal rather difficult to reach. Car chases, hand-to-hand combat and bullet fly in this lukewarm action-thriller.
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A Company Man revolves around Hyeong-do (So Ji-sub), a young hitman who is having a change of heart when it comes to his shady profession. He meets a woman and decides to live a normal life but his former employers make this goal rather difficult to reach. Car chases, hand-to-hand combat and bullet fly in this lukewarm action-thriller.
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- 9/15/2013
- by Randall Unger
- JustPressPlay.net
Welcome back to This Week In Discs! As always, if you see something you like, click on the image to buy it. The Painting A painting of a far away kingdom reveals glimpses of people, but unseen is a caste system separating the perfect Alldunns from their lessers, the incomplete Halfies and the ghostly Sketchies. The Alldunns look down on the others treating them as less than second class citizens, but a cross-caste romance threatens to upset the status quo. Three of them, one from each group, are forced on the run where they discover and pass through the edge of the painting. Only to find themselves in the painter’s shack among several other discarded creations. International animation doesn’t get a lot of play here in the States, but thanks to the GKids label a few gems have been making their way into our Blu-ray players. Their latest is a French film cut from the...
- 8/27/2013
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The Korean revenge thriller is a tried-and-true subgenre of modern action cinema. Movies like Oldboy and The Man from Nowhere aim to entertain and shock at the same time, with a mix of brutal fight sequences and clever narrative tricks designed to keep audiences on their toes. While A Company Man, the most recent entry in the subgenre, never reaches the same emotional heights as those instant classics, its set-up and action sequences are just about intriguing and inventive enough to make it worth watching.
A Company Man opens with a bang, as protagonist Hyeong-do (So Ji-Sub) casually discusses work with his colleague, the less-experienced Ra-Hoon (Kim Dong-Joon), before entering a building and calmly gunning down the people inside. It’s an appalling sequence, but one that sets the tone for the cold professionalism that Hyeong-do and Ra-Hoon live by – for them, assassination is just business as usual. Though they...
A Company Man opens with a bang, as protagonist Hyeong-do (So Ji-Sub) casually discusses work with his colleague, the less-experienced Ra-Hoon (Kim Dong-Joon), before entering a building and calmly gunning down the people inside. It’s an appalling sequence, but one that sets the tone for the cold professionalism that Hyeong-do and Ra-Hoon live by – for them, assassination is just business as usual. Though they...
- 8/27/2013
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
This week: Leonardo DiCaprio is perfectly cast as the titular character in "The Great Gatsby," director Baz Luhrmann's gaudy adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel.
Also new this week is Michael Bay's darkly funny "Pain & Gain" starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson, the family drama "At Any Price" with Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron and the cult monster movie "Q: The Winged Serpent" on Blu-ray.
'The Great Gatsby'
Box Office: $145 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 49% Rotten
Storyline: F. Scott Fitzgerald's Great American Novel gets the flashy Baz Luhrmann treatment in this adaptation starring Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway, a would-be writer who leaves the Midwest and comes to New York in the spring of 1922, an era of bootleg booze, jazz and loosening morals. Nick lives next door to the sprawling mansion of Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), which is across the bay from Nick's cousin Daisy...
Also new this week is Michael Bay's darkly funny "Pain & Gain" starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson, the family drama "At Any Price" with Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron and the cult monster movie "Q: The Winged Serpent" on Blu-ray.
'The Great Gatsby'
Box Office: $145 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 49% Rotten
Storyline: F. Scott Fitzgerald's Great American Novel gets the flashy Baz Luhrmann treatment in this adaptation starring Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway, a would-be writer who leaves the Midwest and comes to New York in the spring of 1922, an era of bootleg booze, jazz and loosening morals. Nick lives next door to the sprawling mansion of Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), which is across the bay from Nick's cousin Daisy...
- 8/26/2013
- by Robert DeSalvo
- NextMovie
As of Thursday morning, August 8th 2013, the most recent edition of the Fantasia Film Festival will be a thing of the past. What began with some major, exciting announcements in late June, a press conference on July 9th and tons of public screenings from July 18th to August 7th is in the history books. With so many films shown (around 120), festival veterans and newcomers alike had a stunning choice of movies to discover, be amazed by, be provoked by or just have a great time with.
Naturally, some films will leave an indelible mark on those privileged to see them, whereas others might have left the bitter taste of disappointment in mouths. Having seen just over 30 movies myself, there are definitely a handful which proved to be exceptional examples of filmmaking and may very well offer serious challenge to other movies hoping to make an end of the year list come late December.
Naturally, some films will leave an indelible mark on those privileged to see them, whereas others might have left the bitter taste of disappointment in mouths. Having seen just over 30 movies myself, there are definitely a handful which proved to be exceptional examples of filmmaking and may very well offer serious challenge to other movies hoping to make an end of the year list come late December.
- 8/8/2013
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
A Company Man
Written by Lim Sang-yoon
Directed by Lim Sang-yoon
South Korea, 2012
Who hates their employer? A cursory survey amongst friends, relatives and co-workers may reveal that, while ‘hate’ is perhaps too strong a term, they feel a level of dissatisfaction with their job. Some might even consider their superiors to be aggravating, power-hungry, selfish, annal-retentive demons (and exhale). It might not be very wise however to act out on one’s frustrations, as a simple matter of human decency and preserving the likelihood of further professional opportunities. Ji Hyeong-do (So Ji-sub), the central figure in Lim Sang-yoon’s A Company Man, is not limited by such moral or utilitarian matters. Not all, in fact.
Hyeong-do company presents itself to the world as a leading metallurgy exporter, with business connections across Asia and head offices in Seoul. In reality, it is a front for their real speciality: contract assassinations.
Written by Lim Sang-yoon
Directed by Lim Sang-yoon
South Korea, 2012
Who hates their employer? A cursory survey amongst friends, relatives and co-workers may reveal that, while ‘hate’ is perhaps too strong a term, they feel a level of dissatisfaction with their job. Some might even consider their superiors to be aggravating, power-hungry, selfish, annal-retentive demons (and exhale). It might not be very wise however to act out on one’s frustrations, as a simple matter of human decency and preserving the likelihood of further professional opportunities. Ji Hyeong-do (So Ji-sub), the central figure in Lim Sang-yoon’s A Company Man, is not limited by such moral or utilitarian matters. Not all, in fact.
Hyeong-do company presents itself to the world as a leading metallurgy exporter, with business connections across Asia and head offices in Seoul. In reality, it is a front for their real speciality: contract assassinations.
- 8/2/2013
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Aug. 27, 2013
Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $29.98
Studio: Well Go USA
So Ji-sub is a contract killer in A Company Man.
First time writer/director Lim Sang-yun re-imagines contract killing in the world of corporate culture in the 2012 action-thriller film A Company Man starring rising Asian action icon So Ji-sub.
Hyeong-do (So Ji-sub) wears a suit and tie like any other rank-and-file white collar worker … except his profession is murder. Seemingly a section chief in the sales division of a metal fabrication company that is actually a front for an organization of hit men, Hyeong-do is regarded as one of the best contract killers in the business. One day, he meets a married woman (Lee Mi-yeon) and instantly falls in love. Feeling guilty about his bloody past, Hyeong-do tries to quit the “manufacturer,” to the surprise of his colleagues and his enemies. Seen as the ultimate betrayal, he is...
Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $29.98
Studio: Well Go USA
So Ji-sub is a contract killer in A Company Man.
First time writer/director Lim Sang-yun re-imagines contract killing in the world of corporate culture in the 2012 action-thriller film A Company Man starring rising Asian action icon So Ji-sub.
Hyeong-do (So Ji-sub) wears a suit and tie like any other rank-and-file white collar worker … except his profession is murder. Seemingly a section chief in the sales division of a metal fabrication company that is actually a front for an organization of hit men, Hyeong-do is regarded as one of the best contract killers in the business. One day, he meets a married woman (Lee Mi-yeon) and instantly falls in love. Feeling guilty about his bloody past, Hyeong-do tries to quit the “manufacturer,” to the surprise of his colleagues and his enemies. Seen as the ultimate betrayal, he is...
- 6/27/2013
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
You know what, I'm not even sure that I still get excited about the appearance of new Korean revenge thrillers anymore. It seems as though that's all that anyone is interested in now. Sure, very few national cinemas have managed to hone the revenge thriller to quite the same fine point as South Korea, but when do we reach the point of diminishing returns? Did we race past that threshold at light speed without even realizing it? It's hard to tell which way is up anymore in this game. At this point, the problem for me is that so many of these films are just really fucking good, thereby making me question my own exhaustion. A Company Man is just such a film. A tightly...
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- 4/29/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Genre filmmaker Vincenzo Natali takes a whipping for his taste. Up to now the director of Splice has only made original properties, no adaptations, sequels, or reboots. Natali may be adapting Neuormancer and High Rise at the moment, but even there he isn’t taking the easiest path. Both are niche properties, something Natali is well-aware of when it comes to the two books (and to his own films). At this year’s South by Southwest he premiered what he considers his most accessible movie yet, Haunter. Natali describes the subversive ghost story as a mix of Igmar Bergman and John Hughes, making for an odd but promising sounding combo. We spoke to Natali about the film before the festival, and here’s what he had to say about Haunter, the difficulty of making movies nowadays, and more: I know you tried getting Splice made for nearly five years. Was this a much quicker experience? [Laughs] Yeah...
- 3/15/2013
- by Jack Giroux
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
That ever popular darling of genre cinema, the strong, silent and stylishly dressed hitman returns in Korean thriller “A Company Man”, marking the debut of writer director Lim Sang Yoon. To be fair, Lim does try to shake up the usual mix of moodiness and bullets with a few new ideas, portraying the assassination game as just another corporate venture, with popular actor So Ji Sub (“Rough Cut”) as the titular killer, a man whose working life, aside from the business of murder, is very much like that of other people. Possibly due to the presence of So, the film proved popular at the domestic box office, noting up over a million admissions within 2 weeks of its release, despite its very familiar sounding premise. So plays Hyung Do, who has spent his life dedicated to his job as an assassin and to the company he works for, gradually rising up...
- 3/12/2013
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
With opening night a mere three weeks away on April 4th, the Dallas International Film Festival has officially unveiled its full line-up for 2013, and it's a cracker! There are too many titles to talk about them all, however, there are enough of interest to Twitch readers that I can point out a few you might want to look for. Look for bolded entries in the list below for films that have already been reviewed in our archives.In addition to the highlighted films, look out for Deepa Mehta's Midnight's Children, Korean thriller A Company Man, Brazilian time-travel film Man From the Future, and the world premieres of midnight series films, Bounty Killer and Buck Wild. Dallas Iff is always a lot of fun and we'll...
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- 3/12/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Taken 2 has once again taken the box office even with five new movies competing at this weekend.s box office it had no trouble holding on to first place for a second week in a row. The action movie edged out Ben Affleck.s Argo and Friday.s first-place horror feature Sinister, though each put up strong debut numbers. The picture was not as rosy for the remaining three new releases, including Sony.s comedy Here Comes The Boom with Kevin James.
Twentieth Century Fox Film sequel Taken 2 remained in first place at the box office with an estimated $22.5 million. Directed by Olivier Megaton and starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace and Famke Janssen, the $45 million-budgeted film has earned $86.8 million domestically. Internationally, Taken 2 added $41 million for a total of $132.8 million. The action thriller has made $219.6 million worldwide and will pass the $226.8 million worldwide total of Taken in no time
Affleck’s Argo,...
Twentieth Century Fox Film sequel Taken 2 remained in first place at the box office with an estimated $22.5 million. Directed by Olivier Megaton and starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace and Famke Janssen, the $45 million-budgeted film has earned $86.8 million domestically. Internationally, Taken 2 added $41 million for a total of $132.8 million. The action thriller has made $219.6 million worldwide and will pass the $226.8 million worldwide total of Taken in no time
Affleck’s Argo,...
- 10/15/2012
- by Ken Parker
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Just thought you'd like to know...
Playwright Tracy Letts, told the Daily News he was "minimally involved" beyond adapting his own play for the screen, was at the first table read last week (they're only rehearsing for a week? Yikes) and said...
Upham. McGregor. Breslin. Roberts. Streep. Lewis. Martindale. Cooper. Cumberbatch
It is the only day in the entire process I'm able to be there. They asked lots of smart questions."
Was one of the smart questions: "Why did they hand something this complex / acclaimed to a filmmaker with only one so-so film (Company Man) under his belt?" because that's what I would have asked. We can only wait and pray and hope John Wells is one of those 0 to 60 filmmakers (they exist) who was just learning on the job the first time 'round and is now ready to really show surgical precision when it comes to dramatic sparks and dark comic beats,...
Playwright Tracy Letts, told the Daily News he was "minimally involved" beyond adapting his own play for the screen, was at the first table read last week (they're only rehearsing for a week? Yikes) and said...
Upham. McGregor. Breslin. Roberts. Streep. Lewis. Martindale. Cooper. Cumberbatch
It is the only day in the entire process I'm able to be there. They asked lots of smart questions."
Was one of the smart questions: "Why did they hand something this complex / acclaimed to a filmmaker with only one so-so film (Company Man) under his belt?" because that's what I would have asked. We can only wait and pray and hope John Wells is one of those 0 to 60 filmmakers (they exist) who was just learning on the job the first time 'round and is now ready to really show surgical precision when it comes to dramatic sparks and dark comic beats,...
- 9/24/2012
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
• Nicolas Cage is attached to the subtly titled thriller I Am Wrath, about a man who becomes a corruption-hating vigilante in the wake of his wife’s murder — so expect even more fodder for this glorious (and Nsfw) Cage mash-up. William Friedkin (The French Connection, Killer Joe) is eyeing the project to direct, but has not yet committed. Paul Sloan penned the script from a story by Yvan Gauthier. [Deadline]
• Joan Allen has signed onto the domestic thriller A Good Marriage, an adaptation of a 2010 Stephen King novella about a wife and mother who discovers her husband of two decades is a serial killer.
• Joan Allen has signed onto the domestic thriller A Good Marriage, an adaptation of a 2010 Stephen King novella about a wife and mother who discovers her husband of two decades is a serial killer.
- 9/12/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
Who doesn’t love a tale of a quiet, unassuming badass, a story full of angst, romance, and betrayal that just happens to come with sudden eruptions of violence? If that sounds like a damn fine time then the new Korean thriller “A Company Man” might be right up your alley. The first trailer for the assassin dram has popped up online for your perusal, and the film appears to fit right in with many of Korea’s previous revenge-themed entries. Hyung-do wears a suit and tie like any other white collar worker… except his profession is murder. He is professional contract killer—a hitman—loyal to his employer and regarded as the best in the business. But one day, to the surprise of his colleagues and his enemies, he suddenly decides to quit his job for a woman. Seen as the ultimate betrayal, Hyung-do is immediately hunted down by his former employers.
- 9/1/2012
- by Brent McKnight
- Beyond Hollywood
A Company Man Trailer, Poster. Lim Sang-yoon‘s A Company Man (2012) movie trailer, movie poster stars So Ji-sub, Lee Mi-yeon, Kwak Byeong-gyoo, Dong Jun, and Lee Kyeong-yeong. A Company Man‘s plot synopsis: “Hyung-do wears a suit and tie like any other white collar worker… except his profession is murder. He is professional contract killer — [...]
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- 8/31/2012
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Currently riding the record breaking success of international heist film The Thieves, Korean production company Showbox is hoping to deliver the second half of a one-two punch to the local box office with upcoming hitman thriller A Company Man.Hyung-do wears a suit and tie like any other white collar worker... except his profession is murder. He is professional contract killer -- a hitman -- loyal to his employer and regarded as the best in the business. But one day, to the surprise of his colleagues and his enemies, he suddenly decides to quit his job for a woman. Seen as the ultimate betrayal, Hyung-do is immediately hunted down by his former employers. Will he be able to escape with his life, much less with...
- 8/31/2012
- Screen Anarchy
The world can never have enough revenge thrillers. Actually, scratch that — the world can never have enough South Korean revenge thrillers. The country cranks out some of the best I’ve seen, and I’m hoping writer/director feature-length debut Lim Sang-yoon’s upcoming assassin-versus-assassins endeavor “A Company Man” keeps that tradition alive. Television pretty boy So Ji-Sub holds a gun pretty well, so my hopes are fairly high. Have a look at this synopsis, courtesy of Han Cinema: Hyung-do (So Ji-sub) wears a suit and tie like any other white collar worker… except his profession is murder. He is professional contract killer — a hitman — loyal to his employer and regarded as the best in the business. But one day, to the surprise of his colleagues and his enemies, he suddenly decides to quit his job for a woman (Lee Mi-yeon). Seen as the ultimate betrayal, Hyung-do is immediately hunted down by his former employers.
- 6/23/2012
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Korean heart throb So Ji-Sub is seldom seen on the big screen, the star of Rough Cut spending most of his time on television, but he'll be there in a big way this fall as the leading man in high octane hitman thriller A Company Man.Hyung-do wears a suit and tie like any other white collar worker... except his profession is murder. He is a professional contract killer -- a hitman -- loyal to his employer and regarded as the best in the business. But one day, to the surprise of his colleagues and his enemies, he suddenly decides to quit his job for a woman. Seen as the ultimate betrayal, Hyung-do is immediately hunted down by his former employers. Will he be able...
- 6/20/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Korean heart throb So Ji-Sub is seldom seen on the big screen, the star of Rough Cut spending most of his time on television, but he'll be there in a big way this fall as the leading man in high octane hitman thriller A Company Man.Hyung-do wears a suit and tie like any other white collar worker... except his profession is murder. He is a professional contract killer -- a hitman -- loyal to his employer and regarded as the best in the business. But one day, to the surprise of his colleagues and his enemies, he suddenly decides to quit his job for a woman. Seen as the ultimate betrayal, Hyung-do is immediately hunted down by his former employers. Will he be able...
- 6/20/2012
- Screen Anarchy
A tale culled from the pages of Stephen King's Full Dark, No Stars is in line for a screen adaptation.
Atlas International has tapped Peter Askin to helm the story "A Good Marriage." Askin's credits include Company Man and the documentary Trumbo.
The synopsis for "A Good Marriage" goes like this:
Darcy Anderson discovers her husband has been keeping an especially terrible secret for years. What happens when, on a perfectly ordinary evening, all the things you believed in and took for granted are turned upside-down? What do you do and who do you call on when you discover that your good marriage has been built on a nightmare foundation of torture and murder?
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Atlas International has tapped Peter Askin to helm the story "A Good Marriage." Askin's credits include Company Man and the documentary Trumbo.
The synopsis for "A Good Marriage" goes like this:
Darcy Anderson discovers her husband has been keeping an especially terrible secret for years. What happens when, on a perfectly ordinary evening, all the things you believed in and took for granted are turned upside-down? What do you do and who do you call on when you discover that your good marriage has been built on a nightmare foundation of torture and murder?
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- 5/21/2012
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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