Everyone has them. The movie opinions that earn them bewildered stares at parties. The movie opinions that end promising dates after the first round of cocktails. The movie opinions that get even beloved friends shouting at you. But you stand your ground. You dig in your heels. You believe this often unpopular take because you know, deep in your heart, that it's true. The rest of the world is wrong. You are the only sane one left.Welcome to /Film's list of our Hottest Takes, a collection of opinions that will likely baffle, frustrate, and infuriate many of you. And you'll probably quietly nod along with a few of them. We asked the entire /Film team to pitch the takes that they know get them annoyed glances at best and furious monologues at worst. But this isn't a list built to anger anyone, and there is no entry on this...
- 12/4/2023
- by SlashFilm Staff
- Slash Film
The Story: Eddie Hawkins (Bruce Willis) aka the Hudson Hawk is a master cat burglar recently released from prison after a long stretch. Determined to go straight, he’s nonetheless blackmailed by the psychotic Darwin (Richard E. Grant) and Minerva Mayflower (Sandra Bernhard) to undertake a series of jobs in Rome involving the components of a machine designed by Leonardo da Vinci that converts lead into gold.
The Players: Starring: Bruce Willis, Andie MacDowell, Danny Aiello, James Coburn, Richard E. Grant and Sandra Bernhard. Directed by Michael Lehman.
The History: With Bruce Willis’s sad health situation forcing him into retirement, it’s worth digging into his filmography to examine some of his less-seen gems. For me, one of the big ones is Hudson Hawk. In 1991, Bruce Willis was arguably at the peak of his fame. “Moonlighting” was done and Die Hard had made him into one of the biggest action stars in town,...
The Players: Starring: Bruce Willis, Andie MacDowell, Danny Aiello, James Coburn, Richard E. Grant and Sandra Bernhard. Directed by Michael Lehman.
The History: With Bruce Willis’s sad health situation forcing him into retirement, it’s worth digging into his filmography to examine some of his less-seen gems. For me, one of the big ones is Hudson Hawk. In 1991, Bruce Willis was arguably at the peak of his fame. “Moonlighting” was done and Die Hard had made him into one of the biggest action stars in town,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Update: A judge has found Midnight Rider's first assistant director, Hillary Schwartz, guilty of criminal trespass and involuntary manslaughter after a brief hearing, according to Variety. He sentenced her to 10 years probation. She must also pay a $5,000 fine and is prohibited from working as producer, director, first assistant director or any other job overseeing safety.
Following the death of camera assistant Sarah Jones on the Georgia set of the Gregg Allman biopic Midnight Rider, director Randall Miller and the film's primary producers were charged with involuntary manslaughter and criminal...
Following the death of camera assistant Sarah Jones on the Georgia set of the Gregg Allman biopic Midnight Rider, director Randall Miller and the film's primary producers were charged with involuntary manslaughter and criminal...
- 3/9/2015
- Rollingstone.com
The lawyer for the family of Sarah Jones said today that it has reached an agreement with Midnight Rider director Randall Miller, his wife and producer Jody Savin, and several crewmembers in the wrongful death civil lawsuit filed after their daughter was killed during production in February on a train trestle in rural Georgia.
Attorney Jeff Harris said the confidential agreement had been reached with Miller, Savin, their Unclaimed Freight production company, location manager Charles Baxter, unit production manager/executive producer Jay Sedrish and Jay Sedrish Inc, executive producer and financier Don Mandrick, first assistant director Hillary Schwartz, director of photography Mike Ozier, Epozier Films Inc and landowner Rayonier Performance Fibers Llc.
“Richard and Elizabeth Jones’ objectives in filing this lawsuit, after the death of their 27-year-old daughter, Sarah, have been clear and unwavering,” said Harris. “To find out what happened on the day of their daughter’s death, determine who was responsible,...
Attorney Jeff Harris said the confidential agreement had been reached with Miller, Savin, their Unclaimed Freight production company, location manager Charles Baxter, unit production manager/executive producer Jay Sedrish and Jay Sedrish Inc, executive producer and financier Don Mandrick, first assistant director Hillary Schwartz, director of photography Mike Ozier, Epozier Films Inc and landowner Rayonier Performance Fibers Llc.
“Richard and Elizabeth Jones’ objectives in filing this lawsuit, after the death of their 27-year-old daughter, Sarah, have been clear and unwavering,” said Harris. “To find out what happened on the day of their daughter’s death, determine who was responsible,...
- 11/19/2014
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline
Gregg Allman and his manager Michael Lehman have been dismissed from the various lawsuits brought against the production team of the upcoming biopic, Midnight Rider, after a train accident injured several and killed crew member Sarah Jones. While all plaintiffs voluntarily dropped their claims against Allman and Lehman, other parties remain implicated in the lawsuit.
"Gregg and I are pleased that the claims against us have been dismissed," Lehman said in a statement. "But it’s still with a heavy heart. We continue to have great empathy for the pain...
"Gregg and I are pleased that the claims against us have been dismissed," Lehman said in a statement. "But it’s still with a heavy heart. We continue to have great empathy for the pain...
- 11/4/2014
- Rollingstone.com
The family of “Midnight Rider” camera assistant Sarah Jones, who was killed during filming, has dismissed Gregg Allman, executive producer Michael Lehman and Open Road Films as defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit. “The legal process is working and questions are being answered,” said Jones’ father, Richard Jones, in a statement Thursday. “During a very difficult and trying time for our family, Gregg Allman and Michael Lehman demonstrated their genuine sorrow over the loss of our daughter and their willingness to work with us in the future to ensure safe film sets for all. For that, we are grateful.” Also read: Crew.
- 10/30/2014
- by Mike Fleeman
- The Wrap
The family of Sarah Jones said today that it has reached an agreement with Midnight Rider distributor Open Road Films and producers Gregg Allman and Michael Lehman to be dropped from their civil lawsuit over the death of the camera assistant on the set of the Allman biopic.
The news comes after lawyers for Open Road told a Georgia judge on Tuesday during a motions hearing that it was close to an agreement with Jones’ family. The hearing was continued to November 13.
“This [suit] is about the production and Open Road is a distributor — we only deal with things once the film is made, there is no reason for us to be here,” Open Road lawyer Marvin Putnam said following Tuesday’s hearing in Savannah. “And I think that is what the recordings and the papers will reflect.”
Said Jones family attorney Jeff Harris today in a release: “This firm was...
The news comes after lawyers for Open Road told a Georgia judge on Tuesday during a motions hearing that it was close to an agreement with Jones’ family. The hearing was continued to November 13.
“This [suit] is about the production and Open Road is a distributor — we only deal with things once the film is made, there is no reason for us to be here,” Open Road lawyer Marvin Putnam said following Tuesday’s hearing in Savannah. “And I think that is what the recordings and the papers will reflect.”
Said Jones family attorney Jeff Harris today in a release: “This firm was...
- 10/30/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
Lawyers for Sarah Jones' family are dropping Gregg Allman, executive producer Michael Lehman and Midnight Rider's distributor Open Road Films from the civil lawsuit stemming from Jones' on-set death. Jones was the 27-year-old camera assistant who was killed shooting a scene on live train tracks in Georgia on Feb. 20 during the filming of the Gregg Allman biopic. The Jones' attorney, Jeff Harris of Harris Penn Lowry, announced Thursday that the three men would be dismissed as defendants from a wide-reaching civil suit. The news comes two days after a procedural hearing in Savannah, Ga., in which Chatham County
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- 10/30/2014
- by Soo Youn
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cell
Stacy Keach has joined the cast of Tod 'Kip' Williams' film adaptation of Stephen King's apocalyptic thriller "Cell". John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson and Isabelle Fuhrman also star and filming has just begun in Atlanta.
The story is set in a society after a mysterious pulse transmitted through cellphones spreads like a virus through the human population. Keach will play the headmaster of a prep school where the survivors stop along their way. [Source: Variety]
Our Kind of Traitor
Stellan Skarsgard is in talks to join Susanna White's film adaptation of John Le Carre's international spy thriller "Our Kind Of Traitor" at StudioCanal.
Ewan McGregor plays one half of a couple who gets mixed up with a Russian oligarch and major money launderer. Caught up in his plans to defect, they are soon positioned between the Russian Mafia and the British Secret Service. [Source: Screen]
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Stacy Keach has joined the cast of Tod 'Kip' Williams' film adaptation of Stephen King's apocalyptic thriller "Cell". John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson and Isabelle Fuhrman also star and filming has just begun in Atlanta.
The story is set in a society after a mysterious pulse transmitted through cellphones spreads like a virus through the human population. Keach will play the headmaster of a prep school where the survivors stop along their way. [Source: Variety]
Our Kind of Traitor
Stellan Skarsgard is in talks to join Susanna White's film adaptation of John Le Carre's international spy thriller "Our Kind Of Traitor" at StudioCanal.
Ewan McGregor plays one half of a couple who gets mixed up with a Russian oligarch and major money launderer. Caught up in his plans to defect, they are soon positioned between the Russian Mafia and the British Secret Service. [Source: Screen]
Entourage: The Movie
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- 2/10/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Having starred alongside each other in Randall Miller’s Bottle Shock a few years back, Eliza Dushku and Bradley Whitford are reuniting with the director for his upcoming Gregg Allman biopic, Midnight Rider.
THR report that Dushku, Whitford, and Joel David Moore have joined the cast, made by Unclaimed Freight Productions’ Miller and Jody Savin.
Midnight Rider is telling two stories: Gregg Allman’s journey from struggling artist through the formation and subsequent success of The Allman Brothers Band, which saw the musician succumb to the excesses of rock and roll; and Gregg Allman’s realization at 64 that he has to get clean for good or risk losing his life.
Tyson Ritter will star as the young Gregg Allman, with William Hurt portraying the old. Wyatt Russell will play brother Duane Allman, with Zoey Dutch and Chad Lindberg also already on board.
Dushku is set to play a small-town Southern...
THR report that Dushku, Whitford, and Joel David Moore have joined the cast, made by Unclaimed Freight Productions’ Miller and Jody Savin.
Midnight Rider is telling two stories: Gregg Allman’s journey from struggling artist through the formation and subsequent success of The Allman Brothers Band, which saw the musician succumb to the excesses of rock and roll; and Gregg Allman’s realization at 64 that he has to get clean for good or risk losing his life.
Tyson Ritter will star as the young Gregg Allman, with William Hurt portraying the old. Wyatt Russell will play brother Duane Allman, with Zoey Dutch and Chad Lindberg also already on board.
Dushku is set to play a small-town Southern...
- 2/10/2014
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Eliza Dushku, Bradley Whitford and Joel David Moore have signed up for Midnight Rider.
The trio will join All American Rejects lead singer Tyson Ritter in the Gregg Allman biopic, reports Variety.
Midnight Rider is based on Allman's biography My Cross to Bear, which chronicles the musician's life and career as one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band.
Ritter is set to play the young Allman, with William Hurt as the present day version.
Dushku has been cast as the small town girl who inspires the song 'Whipping Post'. Whitford takes on the role of Allman's current manager Michael Lehman, while Moore will play his previous manager Bill McEuen, who discovered the brothers.
Midnight Rider, written by Alan Light, also stars Vampire Academy's Zoey Deutch as a groupie for the band.
The film's title is taken from one of the band's first successful songs.
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The trio will join All American Rejects lead singer Tyson Ritter in the Gregg Allman biopic, reports Variety.
Midnight Rider is based on Allman's biography My Cross to Bear, which chronicles the musician's life and career as one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band.
Ritter is set to play the young Allman, with William Hurt as the present day version.
Dushku has been cast as the small town girl who inspires the song 'Whipping Post'. Whitford takes on the role of Allman's current manager Michael Lehman, while Moore will play his previous manager Bill McEuen, who discovered the brothers.
Midnight Rider, written by Alan Light, also stars Vampire Academy's Zoey Deutch as a groupie for the band.
The film's title is taken from one of the band's first successful songs.
Watch The Allman Brothers Band...
- 2/9/2014
- Digital Spy
Eliza Dushku, Bradley Whitford and Joel David Moore have joined the cast of Midnight Rider, the Gregg Allman biopic being made by Unclaimed Freight Productions' Randall Miller and Jody Savin. Tyson Ritter and William Hurt are portraying Allman young and old, respectively, while Wyatt Russell will play brother Duane Allman. Zoey Deutch and Chad Lindberg are also already cast. Story: Gregg Allman Feted by Fellow Musicians at Tribute Concert Dushku will play a small town Southern girl whose embrace inspires one of Alllman's most wrenching tunes "Whipping Post." Whitford (Saving Mr. Banks) will play Gregg's current manager, Michael Lehman,
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- 2/7/2014
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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