The first weekend of spring was mostly a chill at the Specialty box office, with only some new and holdovers films getting decent numbers Friday to Sunday. Even some stalwarts were showing signs of fatigue. Newcomer I Called Him Morgan from Submarine Deluxe and FilmRise had the best per theater … Read entire story.
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Fox Searchlight Credit to Woody Harrelson: He shows up for Wilson, but he’s like a jockey whipping a lame horse. The movie just never quite works, even when Harrelson’s hare-brained line reads border on brilliant. Based on Daniel Clowes’ graphic novel set in Oakland, Wilson was originally… Read entire story.
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The press notes describe the character Wilson as a “big-hearted slob, lonesome bachelor, devoted father and husband, idiot, sociopath, delusional blowhard, and delicate flower.” Except for the last one it sounds like he could be President of the United States. But seriously (which this insanely amusing new … Read entire story.
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For the third time, writer Daniel Clowes (Ghost World) has seen one of his graphic novels adapted for the big screen. Wilson, based on Clowes’ novel of the same name, stars Woody Harrelson as the titular character, a socially awkward fellow without any filter, any real friends, or any sense… Read entire story.
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Will Poulter, Ben O’Toole and Jack Reynor are joining John Boyega in Kathryn Bigelow’s untitled film about the 1967 Detroit race riots. Mark Boal wrote the screenplay for the film and will produce with Bigelow, Annapurna’s Megan Ellison Matthew Budman and Colin Wilson. Greg Shapiro is exec producing. Set against the … Read entire story.
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