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‘Fast & Furious 8’ Hits $900 Million Worldwide In Just Two Week, Repeats #1 Spot [Box Office]

April 23, 2017 12:42 pm

The fastest film to reach $1 billion ever? That distinction goes to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," which hit the mark in all of 12 days. "The Fate Of The Furious" isn't quite there yet, but revving to a $908 m...

‘The Promise’ Director Claims Genocide Deniers Have Tanked His Movie’s IMDb Score

Matthew Monagle

April 21, 2017 4:50 pm

News

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Something strange is happening with "The Promise" on IMDb. As of right now, 50.8% (65.6k) of all reviews for Terry George's film about the Armenian Genocide give it a 10/10, while 47.8% (61.7k) of all reviews s...

Christian Bale & Oscar Isaac Can’t Escape The Soap Opera-y ‘The Promise’ [Review]

Kevin Jagernauth

April 20, 2017 4:45 pm

News, Reviews

It’s been over a decade since director Terry George had a big hit with the three-time Oscar nominated “Hotel Rwanda,” and his career ever since has been in a steady downward tumble, culminating in his last feat...

Christian Bale & Oscar Isaac Fight For Love Amidst War In New Trailer For ‘The Promise’

Kevin Jagernauth

March 2, 2017 11:56 am

News, Trailers

Featuring a terrific lead cast, lensing by Javier Aguirresarobe (“The Road,” “The Others,” “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”), and direction by Terry George ("Hotel Rwanda"), it's a shame that "The Promise" was such a...

Oscar Isaac And Christian Bale Succumb To The Soap Opera Theatrics Of ‘The Promise’ [TIFF Review]

Kevin Jagernauth

September 12, 2016 7:14 am

Reviews

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It’s been over a decade since director Terry George had a big hit with the three-time Oscar nominated “Hotel Rwanda,” and his career ever since has been in a steady downward tumble, culminating in his last feat...

Oscar Isaac & Christian Bale Team In First Trailer For Period Epic ‘The Promise’ From ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Director Terry George

Oliver Lyttelton

September 9, 2016 12:28 pm

Trailers

Oscar watchers at TIFF are looking for the next movie that could upend the Oscar race, and it could be “The Promise.” It comes from “Hotel Rwanda” director Terry George, and has potent subject matter, telling t...

The 30 Most Anticipated Films Of The 2016 Toronto International Film Festival

Oliver Lyttelton

August 31, 2016 1:27 pm

Features

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So far, 2016 has been one of most disappointing years for movies we can remember, and the fall film-festival season couldn’t come fast enough. And already, Venice opener “La La Land,” has made the cinematic lan...

TIFF First Look: Christian Bale & Oscar Isaac In ‘The Promise’

Kevin Jagernauth

August 16, 2016 11:17 am

News

While we've all known a bit about the general handful of movies that are in the early fall festival/awards season conversation, one picture that has remained relatively quiet thus far is "The Promise." But that...

TIFF 2016 Adds ‘The Promise’ With Christian Bale, ‘Voyage Of Time,’ And Much More

Kevin Jagernauth

August 16, 2016 11:07 am

News

While it's always the A-list titles and awards season movies that get the most attention at film festivals, for my money, the interesting stuff is always in with the smaller scale movies or the foreign gems wai...

50 Films We Hope To See At The 2016 Fall Festivals

Oliver Lyttelton

June 30, 2016 12:17 pm

Features

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Let’s be honest, this summer movie season has been kind of a bummer. “Captain America: Civil War” got things off to a pretty good start, but since then, the big blockbusters — “X-Men: Apocalypse,” “Alice Throug...

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