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‘Gold’ Review: Zac Efron Stars In A Predictable Survival Thriller That Quickly Loses Its Shine

March 11, 2022 11:09 am

Zac Efron's done an excellent job of erasing his squeaky-clean Disney Channel image in recent years. If his fratboy roles in "Neighbors" and its sequel commenced the process, then his turns as a paint-huffing ...

‘Gold’ Trailer: A Desert-Ravaged Zac Efron Races To Excavate A Fortune

Edward Davis

February 4, 2022 1:16 pm

News, Trailers

One hates to be too cynical, but even before a trailer was dropped or much promotion, Screen Media has been making sure everyone knows how hard and what brutal conditions Zac Efron worked on the upcoming drama...

‘Split’ Wins Second Straight Weekend, ‘La La Land’ Crosses $200 Million Worldwide [Box Office]

Kevin Jagernauth

January 29, 2017 9:54 pm

Box Office, News

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The weekend arrived with new movies offering a little bit of everything — cutesy family fare, another franchise sequel, and an A-list drama vehicle — but audiences wanted more M. Night Shyamalan. "Split" top...

The Copper-Alloyed ‘Gold’ With Matthew McConaughey Can’t Strike It Rich [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

January 23, 2017 3:33 pm

News, Reviews

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Transformations are everything in cinema, and recognizable physical changes often yield major results. Think of an actor so committed to their role they’ll starve themselves (Christian Bale, Matt Damon) or pack...

Matthew McConaughey Gets Naked To Get Rich In New Red Band Trailer For ‘Gold’

Kevin Jagernauth

January 10, 2017 2:43 pm

News, Trailers

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So when your movie is not an Oscar contender and you can't use the awards season to push ticket sales, what do you do? Well, if you're The Weinstein Company, you bank on Matthew McConaughey's butt. READ MORE...

10 Films To See In January

Erik McClanahan

January 3, 2017 11:24 am

Features

Happy new year dear Playlist readers (or: how I learned to stop worrying and try to forget that 2016 ever happened). As we move forward in these crazy times, we look to the movies for not just entertainment, bu...

Download Over 40 Oscar-Contending Screenplays: ‘Silence,’ ‘Moonlight,’ ’20th Century Women’ ‘Arrival’ & More

Will Ashton

December 23, 2016 8:32 pm

News

Have you been struggling to type out that script? The one you’ve sat on for the past few months/years or so? Trying to figure out how to make it work? Hell, do you need some help getting it started in the first...

Matthew McConaughey Dreams Big In New Trailer For ‘Gold’

Kevin Jagernauth

December 16, 2016 7:24 am

News, Trailers

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By this point in the awards season, we have a pretty good idea of who the Oscar contenders are, and who didn't make the cut, and despite gaining some weight, and losing some hair, it doesn't look like it's goin...

Best & Worst Of The 2017 Golden Globe Awards Nominations: Thandie Newton, ‘Deadpool,’ ‘Moonlight’

Gregory Ellwood

December 12, 2016 5:41 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

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The HFPA gives birth to awards season dreams and the HFPA crushes them. Well, that's what they like to think. The Golden Globe Awards are nothing more really than a marketing exercise to get people to buy ticke...

Matthew McConaughey Rides To The Top In New Trailer For ‘Gold’

Kevin Jagernauth

October 6, 2016 11:40 am

Trailers

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While it might seem like the Oscar race is at the midway point following the storm of fall festival movies, we're just getting started. In fact, there are plenty of movies waiting to be seen that could impact h...

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