Paul Bullock Dec 16, 2016
Our salute to Steven Spielberg at 70 considers his most recent work, such as Lincoln, War Horse, Tintin, Bridge Of Spies and The Bfg.
There’s a scene early on in Lincoln where the film stops to listen to a man tell a story. This is made a little less remarkable for the fact that the man in question is Abraham Lincoln and the story is part of a wider point the President is making about the abolition of slavery. But regardless it’s a unique moment and one that sums up Steven Spielberg’s current cinema. Quiet and thoughtful, it’s a sequence that homes in on the power of words and the significance of storytelling, and Spielberg captures that weight with directorial reverence: three minute-plus long takes that draw us into the room and leave us captivated by Lincoln’s words. For Spielberg, one of the...
Our salute to Steven Spielberg at 70 considers his most recent work, such as Lincoln, War Horse, Tintin, Bridge Of Spies and The Bfg.
There’s a scene early on in Lincoln where the film stops to listen to a man tell a story. This is made a little less remarkable for the fact that the man in question is Abraham Lincoln and the story is part of a wider point the President is making about the abolition of slavery. But regardless it’s a unique moment and one that sums up Steven Spielberg’s current cinema. Quiet and thoughtful, it’s a sequence that homes in on the power of words and the significance of storytelling, and Spielberg captures that weight with directorial reverence: three minute-plus long takes that draw us into the room and leave us captivated by Lincoln’s words. For Spielberg, one of the...
- 12/10/2016
- Den of Geek
Paul Bullock Dec 15, 2016
Our salute to Steven Spielberg at 70 moves to the 2000s: A.I, Munich, Minority Report, Catch Me If You Can & Crystal Skull.
By the end of the 1990s, Spielberg found himself in a position of unparalleled luxury. As an executive, he’d set up Amblin and DreamWorks and was enjoying success with both, while as a director he’d ridden through an uneven decade to achieve the critical success he’d longed for. Where do you go from there? What do you do when you’re the film-maker who’s done everything? Well, Spielberg himself never seemed sure of how to answer that question because during the first ten years of the new millennium he hopped from genre to genre, covering sci-fi and historical thriller, retro caper and fish-out-of-water comedy. It's one of the most eclectic decades of his career and, in my opinion at least, the...
Our salute to Steven Spielberg at 70 moves to the 2000s: A.I, Munich, Minority Report, Catch Me If You Can & Crystal Skull.
By the end of the 1990s, Spielberg found himself in a position of unparalleled luxury. As an executive, he’d set up Amblin and DreamWorks and was enjoying success with both, while as a director he’d ridden through an uneven decade to achieve the critical success he’d longed for. Where do you go from there? What do you do when you’re the film-maker who’s done everything? Well, Spielberg himself never seemed sure of how to answer that question because during the first ten years of the new millennium he hopped from genre to genre, covering sci-fi and historical thriller, retro caper and fish-out-of-water comedy. It's one of the most eclectic decades of his career and, in my opinion at least, the...
- 12/10/2016
- Den of Geek
Fan Art by Florian de Gesincourt
For those of you that have read Ernest Cline's Ready Player One, then you know it’s packed with glorious references from the '80s including the work of director Steven Spielberg. While at the press event for his upcoming film The Bfg, Spielberg talked about those '80s references and explained that some of the things will be changed for the film, specifically with his own past work, but not everything. He also said that the reason he took on the challenge of adapting the book into a film is because of his love of the '80s!
Spielberg was asked how he was planning to prevent the retro reference-filled story from being a personal "victory lap" of the 1980s, and this was his reply:
“I think we were pretty awesome in the 1980s. I love the '80s, and I think one...
For those of you that have read Ernest Cline's Ready Player One, then you know it’s packed with glorious references from the '80s including the work of director Steven Spielberg. While at the press event for his upcoming film The Bfg, Spielberg talked about those '80s references and explained that some of the things will be changed for the film, specifically with his own past work, but not everything. He also said that the reason he took on the challenge of adapting the book into a film is because of his love of the '80s!
Spielberg was asked how he was planning to prevent the retro reference-filled story from being a personal "victory lap" of the 1980s, and this was his reply:
“I think we were pretty awesome in the 1980s. I love the '80s, and I think one...
- 6/21/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Steven Spielberg’s casting spree for Ready Player One continues unabated today, with news emerging that Japanese singer-cum-actor Win Morisaki has inked a deal to join the long-in-development adaptation.
On board to play Daito, Morisaki joins an ensemble cast that already boasts Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Simon Pegg, Ben Mendelsohn, The Bfg‘s Mark Rylance and, as we learned just recently, Deadpool‘s T.J. Miller.
Adapted from Ernest Cline’s 2011 novel of the same name, Ready Player One is rooted in an ultra-futuristic virtual universe known as Oasis, where Wade Watts (Sheridan) toplines the sci-fi adventure as “a gunter (a portmanteau of egg hunter) who is the first person to discover the first of three keys left behind by the late Oasis creator James Halliday.”
Those elusive easter eggs spawn an old-fashioned treasure hunt, with Sheridan, Cooke and Co. diving headfirst into the alternate reality dreamed up by the brilliant...
On board to play Daito, Morisaki joins an ensemble cast that already boasts Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Simon Pegg, Ben Mendelsohn, The Bfg‘s Mark Rylance and, as we learned just recently, Deadpool‘s T.J. Miller.
Adapted from Ernest Cline’s 2011 novel of the same name, Ready Player One is rooted in an ultra-futuristic virtual universe known as Oasis, where Wade Watts (Sheridan) toplines the sci-fi adventure as “a gunter (a portmanteau of egg hunter) who is the first person to discover the first of three keys left behind by the late Oasis creator James Halliday.”
Those elusive easter eggs spawn an old-fashioned treasure hunt, with Sheridan, Cooke and Co. diving headfirst into the alternate reality dreamed up by the brilliant...
- 6/6/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
It was only yesterday I was talking about how it looks like Steven Spielberg has found a new collaborator in Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance, who broke out in Bridge of Spies, plays the title character in The Bfg, and just joined Spielberg's The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara. Now that creative partnership has been cemented even further.
THR reports that Rylance has also joined Spielberg's next project, Ready Player One. Rylance will play James Halliday, the enigmatic founder of the Oasis, a virtual game world where players are searching for the easter egg Halliday leaves behind when he dies. In Willy Wonka fashion, whoever finds the egg receives Halliday's multi-billion dollar fortune and assumes control of the Oasis itself.
Early rumors indicated that Spielberg was trying to lure the former Wonka himself, actor Gene Wilder, out of retirement to play this role, and I have to admit this is...
THR reports that Rylance has also joined Spielberg's next project, Ready Player One. Rylance will play James Halliday, the enigmatic founder of the Oasis, a virtual game world where players are searching for the easter egg Halliday leaves behind when he dies. In Willy Wonka fashion, whoever finds the egg receives Halliday's multi-billion dollar fortune and assumes control of the Oasis itself.
Early rumors indicated that Spielberg was trying to lure the former Wonka himself, actor Gene Wilder, out of retirement to play this role, and I have to admit this is...
- 4/14/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
I thought about starting this with some note about living in a world where literature is increasingly unappreciated — but nobody really needs that so I’ll instead just relate The Wrap‘s story that Ramin Bahrani is looking to follow 99 Homes with an adaptation of Ray Bradbury‘s perennial sci-fi classic Fahrenheit 451. The project has been in WB’s pipeline for some time, in semi-recent years attracting the likes of Mel Gibson and Frank Darabont with its dystopian future and central figure, Guy Montag, a “fireman” whose main task is to burn the written word.
Unadaptable this text is not, judging solely by François Truffaut’s great adaptation. While that one’s a bit more off-kilter than what I expect HBO Films and Warner Bros. to deliver — unless they’re really putting their chips down here — Bahrani’s eye for social issues of this current day should make him...
Unadaptable this text is not, judging solely by François Truffaut’s great adaptation. While that one’s a bit more off-kilter than what I expect HBO Films and Warner Bros. to deliver — unless they’re really putting their chips down here — Bahrani’s eye for social issues of this current day should make him...
- 4/13/2016
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Fans of the book Ready Player One were ecstatic when it was announced that Steven Spielberg would be taking the director.s chair. The film has begun its slow build toward production with several major casting announcements. However, one small, but pivotal, role has been left out until now. Spielberg.s new favorite actor, Mark Rylance is in talks to take the part of Oasis creator James Donovan Halliday. In the world of Ready Player One, James Halliday is the Bill Gates by way of Howard Hughes creator of a virtual reality video game called the Oasis that eventually consumes the entire internet, as well as the lives of most of the people on the planet. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mark Rylance is currently in talks to take the role. The plot of the book follows several characters as they attempt to solve a puzzle left within the game...
- 4/13/2016
- cinemablend.com
Extending their piping hot streak long into 2018, The Hollywood Reporter has today revealed Mark Rylance is set to make it three for three with Steven Spielberg collaborations, after enlisting for the director’s long-anticipated adaptation of Ready Player One.
It follows the pair’s work across Cold War thriller Bridge of Spies and, soon, The Bfg, meaning that after Rylance and Spielberg whisk moviegoers off to the mystical plains of Giant Country, they’ll be plotting course for the Oasis.
Lifted from Ernest Cline’s celebrated sci-fi novel, Ready Player One largely takes place in the virtual world of Oasis – a timely topic, given the advent of Oculus Rift, Htc Vive and more – one created and governed by the deeply enigmatic James Donovan Halliday. THR confirms that Rylance will take point as Halliday, a troubled visionary that can be likened to Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs.
In fact, late last...
It follows the pair’s work across Cold War thriller Bridge of Spies and, soon, The Bfg, meaning that after Rylance and Spielberg whisk moviegoers off to the mystical plains of Giant Country, they’ll be plotting course for the Oasis.
Lifted from Ernest Cline’s celebrated sci-fi novel, Ready Player One largely takes place in the virtual world of Oasis – a timely topic, given the advent of Oculus Rift, Htc Vive and more – one created and governed by the deeply enigmatic James Donovan Halliday. THR confirms that Rylance will take point as Halliday, a troubled visionary that can be likened to Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs.
In fact, late last...
- 4/13/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
The Oasis has found its creator. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Academy Award-winner Mark Rylance (Bridge Of Spies) is currently in final talks to join the cast of Steven Spielberg's next directorial venture - Ready Player One. He'll portray James Donovan Halliday, the enigmatic creator of the Oasis, whose death sets off the events in the popular Ernert Cline novel, i.e. the competition to find Halliday's hidden Easter Egg. This news marks the fourth consecutive collaboration between Spielberg and Rylance, which started with his Academy Award-winning turn in Bridge Of Spies. He'll be seen next as the titular character in The B.F.G., which is due out this July, and also recently signed on to play Pope Pius IX in The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, which will be Spielberg's follow-up to Ready Player One. Rylance joins an impressive cast headlined by X-Men: Apocalypse star Tye Sheridan,...
- 4/13/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Directed by Academy Award® winner Steven Spielberg, and starring an outstanding cast including; Academy Award® winner Tom Hanks (Forest Gump, Cast Away, Saving Private Ryan) as James Donovan, and BAFTA© winner Mark Rylance (The Other Boleyn Girl, Intimacy, Angels and Insects) as Rudolf Abel, Bridge Of Spies a dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of the Cold War.
The film tells the story of Brooklyn based lawyer James Donovan (Tom Hanks), as he is first recruited by the CIA to defend an arrested Soviet spy, Rudolf Abel in court, and then thrown head on into the centre of the conflict when they send him to Germany and task him with the near impossible mission of negotiating the release of a captured American U-2 pilot. However Donovan risks the anger of the agency and the Us Government when he decides to stake Abel’s return to...
Directed by Academy Award® winner Steven Spielberg, and starring an outstanding cast including; Academy Award® winner Tom Hanks (Forest Gump, Cast Away, Saving Private Ryan) as James Donovan, and BAFTA© winner Mark Rylance (The Other Boleyn Girl, Intimacy, Angels and Insects) as Rudolf Abel, Bridge Of Spies a dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of the Cold War.
The film tells the story of Brooklyn based lawyer James Donovan (Tom Hanks), as he is first recruited by the CIA to defend an arrested Soviet spy, Rudolf Abel in court, and then thrown head on into the centre of the conflict when they send him to Germany and task him with the near impossible mission of negotiating the release of a captured American U-2 pilot. However Donovan risks the anger of the agency and the Us Government when he decides to stake Abel’s return to...
- 3/28/2016
- by Dan Powell
- Obsessed with Film
To mark the release of Bridge of Spies on 28th March, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on Blu-ray. Set during the height of the Cold War, between America and Russia, American lawyer, James Donovan (Tom Hanks), is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy, Rudolf Abel in court and then help the
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- 3/28/2016
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Mark Rylance’s Russian spy is worthy of an Oscar, while Sean Baker’s snapshot of La’s underclass, filmed on an iPhone, oozes attitude
Just as many of us, for all our rebellious inclinations to the contrary, eventually morph into versions of our parents, so has Steven Spielberg – brash movie brat of the 1970s, inventor of the blockbuster – begun to emulate the golden age classicists who preceded him. The muscular, arrow-backed John Ford-isms that felt a little strained in War Horse and Lincoln, however, reach more satisfying fruition (and join sprightly nudges to Hawks and Hitchcock) in Bridge of Spies (Fox, 12), a rare feelgood cold war thriller that roars and rouses in most of the right places, though not necessarily the obvious ones.
Liberally based on the story of James Donovan, an American insurance lawyer improbably recruited as a go-between in Us-Soviet Pow negotiations, it’s a more terse,...
Just as many of us, for all our rebellious inclinations to the contrary, eventually morph into versions of our parents, so has Steven Spielberg – brash movie brat of the 1970s, inventor of the blockbuster – begun to emulate the golden age classicists who preceded him. The muscular, arrow-backed John Ford-isms that felt a little strained in War Horse and Lincoln, however, reach more satisfying fruition (and join sprightly nudges to Hawks and Hitchcock) in Bridge of Spies (Fox, 12), a rare feelgood cold war thriller that roars and rouses in most of the right places, though not necessarily the obvious ones.
Liberally based on the story of James Donovan, an American insurance lawyer improbably recruited as a go-between in Us-Soviet Pow negotiations, it’s a more terse,...
- 3/27/2016
- by Guy Lodge
- The Guardian - Film News
The Force Awakens and Star Trek Beyond alum Simon Pegg has been brought aboard Steven Spielberg’s long-anticipated adaptation of Ready Player One, according to The Hollywood Reporter, set to play a character billed as “Santa meets Albert Einstein.”
That part in question is Ogden “Og” Morrow, co-creator of the ultra-futuristic virtual reality haven known as the Oasis. Best friend and close colleague to James Donovan (Ben Mendelsohn), the pair’s relationship underpins Ernest Cline’s beloved source material – the Wozniak to Donovan’s Jobs, in essence.
In Cline’s sci-fi novel, Morrow is described as so: “His wild grey hair and long beard made him look like a cross between Albert Einstein and Santa Claus. That comparison was also a pretty good description of his personality.” It’s quite the eccentric part for Pegg to assume, who has won over the hearts and minds of fans following endearing roles...
That part in question is Ogden “Og” Morrow, co-creator of the ultra-futuristic virtual reality haven known as the Oasis. Best friend and close colleague to James Donovan (Ben Mendelsohn), the pair’s relationship underpins Ernest Cline’s beloved source material – the Wozniak to Donovan’s Jobs, in essence.
In Cline’s sci-fi novel, Morrow is described as so: “His wild grey hair and long beard made him look like a cross between Albert Einstein and Santa Claus. That comparison was also a pretty good description of his personality.” It’s quite the eccentric part for Pegg to assume, who has won over the hearts and minds of fans following endearing roles...
- 3/18/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
“It’s the strangest feeling in the world, because I’ve always loved the Oscars,” admits Matt Charman as we chat via webcam (watch above) about his nomination for penning the original screenplay of “Bridge of Spies.” He recalls how he and the woman who'd eventually become his wife used to see the ceremony at a friend’s house in London, with the eight-hour time difference causing them to catch the broadcast in the wee small hours. “They’d hide a key under the mat, we’d let ourselves in, and we’d watch the Oscars.” Talk about devotion. “I’ve always loved it,” he adds, “and now I get to go.” -Break- Subscribe to Gold Derby Breaking News Alerts & Experts’ Latest Oscar Predictions Set during the Cold War,"Bridge of Spies" tells the true story of James Donovan (Tom Hanks), a lawyer who must negotiate the trade of a Sov.
- 2/10/2016
- Gold Derby
The 88th Annual Academy Awards will take place Sunday February 28th at 8:30pm Eastern time. Here is our overview of the major awards nominees in case you didn’t get to see them yourself.
There’s always a lot of talk leading up to the big day about who will win what awards. We try to make our predictions based on trends from the past, but we can’t help to be swayed by our own personal opinions. Some movies truly strike a chord with us, while others aren’t interesting at all. Furthermore, Oscar films are usually heavy in the drama department and therefore they aren’t always the easiest or most entertaining movies to watch.
That’s why we’re here. Here is your guide to the nominees of this year’s Academy Awards. We’ve compiled the following brief summaries, interesting facts, and critical reviews for all these films and people.
There’s always a lot of talk leading up to the big day about who will win what awards. We try to make our predictions based on trends from the past, but we can’t help to be swayed by our own personal opinions. Some movies truly strike a chord with us, while others aren’t interesting at all. Furthermore, Oscar films are usually heavy in the drama department and therefore they aren’t always the easiest or most entertaining movies to watch.
That’s why we’re here. Here is your guide to the nominees of this year’s Academy Awards. We’ve compiled the following brief summaries, interesting facts, and critical reviews for all these films and people.
- 2/8/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
CinemaNerdz is proud to offer our readers a chance to win one of nine the Bridge of Spies Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD Combo disc, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, and Alan Alda.
For your chance to win one of the discs, just look for the “giveaway” box further down on this page. There you’ll be directed to a variety of methods by which you can enter the contest. You’ll be asked to provide a valid email address, visit (don’t forget to like us) on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter, and Tweet the contest. That’s it! That’s all you have to do to enter. We’ll contact you to let you know if you’ve won one of the Bridge of Spies Blu-rays. But hurry, because the contest ends at 12:00Am on Saturday, February 13th!
For your chance to win one of the discs, just look for the “giveaway” box further down on this page. There you’ll be directed to a variety of methods by which you can enter the contest. You’ll be asked to provide a valid email address, visit (don’t forget to like us) on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter, and Tweet the contest. That’s it! That’s all you have to do to enter. We’ll contact you to let you know if you’ve won one of the Bridge of Spies Blu-rays. But hurry, because the contest ends at 12:00Am on Saturday, February 13th!
- 2/5/2016
- by Administrator
- CinemaNerdz
Matt Charman’s Cold War screenplay is based on the true story of U.S pilot Francis Gary Powers whose U-2 spy plane is gunned down in the Soviet Union.
- 2/4/2016
- by Jazz Tangcay
- AwardsDaily.com
Good movies are rarer than we sometimes realize. If there’s one thing you can say for Steven Spielberg, he makes good movies. His films hold together with a solidity often missing in the more bloated, action and CGI- filled blockbusters that fill our multiplexes. His characters entertain while maintaining reality and depth; his plot arcs are well paced; and damn he knows how to create cinematic tension with a minimum of fuss. All of this is true for Bridge of Spies, Spielberg’s latest Academy Award-nominated Cold War thriller that has just hit Blu-ray and DVD.
Bridge of Spies introduces us to James Donovan (Tom Hanks), a successful insurance attorney in New York given the unenviable task of defending accused Soviet spy Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance) in criminal court. The trial is meant to showcase the American justice system, proving to the Soviets and the American people that even...
Bridge of Spies introduces us to James Donovan (Tom Hanks), a successful insurance attorney in New York given the unenviable task of defending accused Soviet spy Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance) in criminal court. The trial is meant to showcase the American justice system, proving to the Soviets and the American people that even...
- 2/3/2016
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
Steven Spielberg's entertaining true life account of a chapter in the Cold War concerns a crucial negotiation by a brave attorney (Tom Hanks) who goes way out on a limb in East Berlin. Hopefully I'm not alone feeling the same 'narrative undertow' in the storytelling style -- the movie works, but it's also aggravating. Bridge of Spies Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD Touchstone 2015 / Color / 2:40 widescreen / 141 min. / Street Date February 2, 2016 / 39.99 Starring Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Alan Alda, Will Rogers, Austin Stowell, Mikhail Gorevoy, Sebastian Koch, Burghart Kalussner. Cinematography Janusz Kaminski Film Editor Michael Kahn Original Music Thomas Newman Written by Matt Charman, Ethan Coen & Joel Coen Produced by Kristie Macosko Krieger, Marc Platt, Steven Spielberg Directed by Steven Spielberg
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Steven Spielberg doing a genre movie is usually good news, and if you discount Forrest Gump most everybody has fond memories of Tom Hanks. A...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Steven Spielberg doing a genre movie is usually good news, and if you discount Forrest Gump most everybody has fond memories of Tom Hanks. A...
- 2/2/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
The prolific writer, director, producer and studio executive is, of course, the grandfather of the blockbuster, his shark flick Jaws earning the term after it smashed box office records and made the Cincinnati native a household name. It would catapult Steven Spielberg into a long-term deal with Universal Studios and forever change the landscape of cinema – and all this from a guy who couldn't get into USC's School of Theater, Film and Television.
Available at the Cineplex Store today, Bridge of Spies, marks the fourth collaboration between Spielberg and Tom Hanks. It's been over a decade since the pair last worked together on 2004's The Terminal, and now, for their latest offering, we're getting something completely different.
Hanks stars as American lawyer James Donovan who is recruited by the CIA to help rescue a pilot who has been detained in the Soviet Union. Things are going to get intense as...
Available at the Cineplex Store today, Bridge of Spies, marks the fourth collaboration between Spielberg and Tom Hanks. It's been over a decade since the pair last worked together on 2004's The Terminal, and now, for their latest offering, we're getting something completely different.
Hanks stars as American lawyer James Donovan who is recruited by the CIA to help rescue a pilot who has been detained in the Soviet Union. Things are going to get intense as...
- 2/2/2016
- by Andrea Miller, Emma Badame and Rachel West
- Cineplex
At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what's streaming on Netflix, we've got you covered.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
"Bridge of Spies"
Steven Spielberg's mid-20th Century Cold War drama is nominated for six Academy Awards -- Best Picture, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Mark Rylance), Original Score, Production Design, Sound Mixing, and Original Screenplay. Tom Hanks stars as Brooklyn lawyer James Donovan, who is sent by the CIA on a near-impossible mission to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot. The movie is out on DVD, Blu-ray, and Digital HD on February 2. Blu-ray bonus featurettes, which go behind-the-scenes of the film and showcase the real-life historical events, include "A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies," "U-2 Spy Plane: Beale Air Force Base," "Spy Swap: Looking Back on the Final Act," and "Berlin 1961: Recreating the Divide.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
"Bridge of Spies"
Steven Spielberg's mid-20th Century Cold War drama is nominated for six Academy Awards -- Best Picture, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Mark Rylance), Original Score, Production Design, Sound Mixing, and Original Screenplay. Tom Hanks stars as Brooklyn lawyer James Donovan, who is sent by the CIA on a near-impossible mission to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot. The movie is out on DVD, Blu-ray, and Digital HD on February 2. Blu-ray bonus featurettes, which go behind-the-scenes of the film and showcase the real-life historical events, include "A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies," "U-2 Spy Plane: Beale Air Force Base," "Spy Swap: Looking Back on the Final Act," and "Berlin 1961: Recreating the Divide.
- 2/1/2016
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
On Demand DVD New Releases Feb. 1-7 Big Stone Gap Ashley Judd and Patrick Wilson star in a heartwarming tale about small-town life, self-discovery and the triumph of love. Based on Adriana Trigiani’s best-selling novel. (PG-13, 1:36) 2/2 Bridge of Spies James Donovan is a simple insurance lawyer in Brooklyn during the Cold War. He finds himself in the middle of a high-profile case when he is brought in to help negotiate the release of an American pilot. The mission he is sent on is nearly impossible, but this is a man who is willing to risk everything to show the … Continue reading →
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- 2/1/2016
- by Meredith Ennis
- ChannelGuideMag
Whether it’s the genre-defining Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers or The Pacific, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg have a long and prestigious history with wartime dramas, and it’s one that continues with the excellent Bridge of Spies, which hits Blu-Ray on February 2nd.
Centering around Hanks as a Brooklyn Lawyer in over his head, Bridge of Spies follows one James Donovan as he is sent on the near-impossible mission of freeing a captured American U-2 pilot. No small task, particularly when you consider that Spielberg’s gripping drama takes place during the height of the Cold War, a time when tensions between the USA and Ussr were on a razor’s edge.
To celebrate the film’s release on Blu-ray, we’re going to give away one copy to a lucky reader. To enter for a chance to win, simply subscribe to our brand new push notification...
Centering around Hanks as a Brooklyn Lawyer in over his head, Bridge of Spies follows one James Donovan as he is sent on the near-impossible mission of freeing a captured American U-2 pilot. No small task, particularly when you consider that Spielberg’s gripping drama takes place during the height of the Cold War, a time when tensions between the USA and Ussr were on a razor’s edge.
To celebrate the film’s release on Blu-ray, we’re going to give away one copy to a lucky reader. To enter for a chance to win, simply subscribe to our brand new push notification...
- 1/20/2016
- by Mark Cassidy
- We Got This Covered
A call from the president of Colombia; not waking the kids; and sharing the news with a shop assistant - how Thursday morning’s good news played out.Oscars 2016‘The Revenant’ leads Oscar race with 12 nomsFull list of nominations
‘The Revenant’ leads Oscar race with 12 nominationsScott, Spielberg, Sorkin shut out
Best Picture nominees at a glance
Comment: Oscar nominations reward ambition
Galleries: Best Picture; Actors
Titles listed in alphabetical order
45 Years
Charlotte Rampling (Lead actress): “I am deeply moved and thrilled by this nomination. Thank you to the Academy for recognizing 45 Years. Having the wonderful experience of working with the great Tom Courtenay and Andrew Haigh was a truly rewarding experience and I am simply delighted to have everyone’s hard work and true collaboration honoured by our friends and peers in the Academy.”
Amy
Asif Kapadia (Documentary): “The Academy Award nomination for best documentary is an incredible honour, thank you to...
‘The Revenant’ leads Oscar race with 12 nominationsScott, Spielberg, Sorkin shut out
Best Picture nominees at a glance
Comment: Oscar nominations reward ambition
Galleries: Best Picture; Actors
Titles listed in alphabetical order
45 Years
Charlotte Rampling (Lead actress): “I am deeply moved and thrilled by this nomination. Thank you to the Academy for recognizing 45 Years. Having the wonderful experience of working with the great Tom Courtenay and Andrew Haigh was a truly rewarding experience and I am simply delighted to have everyone’s hard work and true collaboration honoured by our friends and peers in the Academy.”
Amy
Asif Kapadia (Documentary): “The Academy Award nomination for best documentary is an incredible honour, thank you to...
- 1/14/2016
- ScreenDaily
Here are the details on Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies, coming to Blu-ray February 2!
Steven Spielberg's critically acclaimed drama Bridge of Spies is coming to home video on February 2, 2016 in a Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD combo pack that features a number of special features that explore the making of the film and the real-life historical events upon which the film is based.
Bridge of Spies tells the story of James Donovan (Tom Hanks), a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on a near impossible mission to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot.
Also starring in the film are Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall, The Other Boleyn Girl) as Rudolf Abel, Amy Ryan (Birdman, Goosebumps) as Mary Donovan, Sebastian Koch (TV’s “Homeland,” The Danish Girl) as Wolfgang Vogel, Alan Alda as Thomas Watters (The Aviator,...
Steven Spielberg's critically acclaimed drama Bridge of Spies is coming to home video on February 2, 2016 in a Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD combo pack that features a number of special features that explore the making of the film and the real-life historical events upon which the film is based.
Bridge of Spies tells the story of James Donovan (Tom Hanks), a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on a near impossible mission to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot.
Also starring in the film are Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall, The Other Boleyn Girl) as Rudolf Abel, Amy Ryan (Birdman, Goosebumps) as Mary Donovan, Sebastian Koch (TV’s “Homeland,” The Danish Girl) as Wolfgang Vogel, Alan Alda as Thomas Watters (The Aviator,...
- 1/10/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Victor Medina)
- Cinelinx
When Cate Marquis reviewed Bridge Of Spies here at We Are Movie Geeks, she wrote “With Spielberg directing and the Coens writing, Bridge Of Spies is the best of both. Add in Hanks and Rylance providing strong performances, and this film is an entertainment winner sure to stick in audience’s minds for a while.”(read all of Cate’s review Here). Soon you’ll be able to own the Bridge Of Spies Blu-ray! Disney and Dreamworks invite you to take a step back into an era of espionage and Cold War. Steven Spielberg directs a dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of a series of historic events, Bridge of Spies tells the story of James Donovan (Tom Hanks), a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on a near impossible mission to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot.
- 1/9/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Reactions roll in following this year’s BAFTA nominations.BAFTAs 2016Bridge Of Spies, Carol lead with nine nominationsFull list of nominations
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Steven Spielberg (director): “I’m very grateful to the voters at BAFTA for this bouquet of nominations for both me and all of my colleagues who made invaluable contributions to this little known story that was such an honor for all of us to tell.”
Mark Rylance (actor): “Thank you very much for this nomination. My scenes were pretty much all with Tom Hanks who was not only a joy to support in his subtle and generous performance but also a great teacher through example about film acting. It was hard to go wrong with such a wonderful script and with a true genius...
Suffragette, Spectre, Joy among shutouts
Fox tops distributor nominationsScreen Stars of Tomorrow nominated
Comment: shining a spotlight on British Film
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Steven Spielberg (director): “I’m very grateful to the voters at BAFTA for this bouquet of nominations for both me and all of my colleagues who made invaluable contributions to this little known story that was such an honor for all of us to tell.”
Mark Rylance (actor): “Thank you very much for this nomination. My scenes were pretty much all with Tom Hanks who was not only a joy to support in his subtle and generous performance but also a great teacher through example about film acting. It was hard to go wrong with such a wonderful script and with a true genius...
- 1/8/2016
- ScreenDaily
Presents American hypocrisy in defense of America with the snorting derision it warrants, while also being a gripping and intense Cold War thriller. I’m “biast” (pro): love Spielberg and Hanks
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Don’t go Boy Scout on me.” “Don’t go bleeding-heart on me.” These are the things that people say to Tom Hanks as Jimmy Stewart as lawyer James Donovan in Steven Spielberg’s based-on-fact Bridge of Spies. They say these things because Donovan is insisting upon mounting an actual legal defense when he is asked to represent an accused Soviet spy in Cold War America, instead of participating in the show trial everyone else — including the judge — is putting on. America throwing out American ideals as soon as they become inconvenient and yet somehow still twisted into a defense of The American Way...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Don’t go Boy Scout on me.” “Don’t go bleeding-heart on me.” These are the things that people say to Tom Hanks as Jimmy Stewart as lawyer James Donovan in Steven Spielberg’s based-on-fact Bridge of Spies. They say these things because Donovan is insisting upon mounting an actual legal defense when he is asked to represent an accused Soviet spy in Cold War America, instead of participating in the show trial everyone else — including the judge — is putting on. America throwing out American ideals as soon as they become inconvenient and yet somehow still twisted into a defense of The American Way...
- 11/27/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Xan Brooks, Peter Bradshaw and Catherine Shoard review Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies. Starring Tom Hanks, the Cold war thriller sees Brooklyn lawyer James Donovan (Hanks) called in to defend Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance), a New York resident accused of spying for the Soviets. Also starring Amy Ryan and tipped to triumph at the 2016 Oscars, Bridge of Spies is released in the UK on Friday 27 November
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- 11/26/2015
- by Xan Brooks, Catherine Shoard, Peter Bradshaw, Dan Susman, Henry Barnes and Joan Portillo
- The Guardian - Film News
Just in time for Thanksgiving Oscar voters have a bounty of screeners to watch over the holiday. The most recent arrivals are two of our top 10 Best Picture contenders: "Bridge of Spies," Steven Spielberg's Cold War thriller with two-time Oscar champ Tom Hanks as James Donovan, a lawyer defending accused Soviet spy Rudolf Abel (three-time Tony winner Mark Rylance); and "Room," Lenny Abrahamson's dark drama with rising star Brie Larson as a kidnap victim and newcomer Jacob Tremblay as the son she conceived in captivity. -Break- Subscribe to Gold Derby Breaking News Alerts & Experts’ Latest Oscar Predictions Also arriving this week were three biopics about a trio of fascinating fellows: "Pawn Sacrifice," with Tobey Maguire as world chess champ Bobby Fischer; "Trumbo," in which Emmy and Tony champ Bryan Cranston plays the Oscar-winning scripter Dalton Trumbo who was blacklisted during the Red Sca...
- 11/25/2015
- Gold Derby
Taken from a screenplay by British writer Matt Charman and then dipped in the scripting genius of Joel and Ethan Coen, Bridge of Spies is a remarkable movie about a remarkable figure in history that none of us have ever heard of. That it’s directed by Steven Spielberg elevates it to a masterclass in storytelling that will grip you for the two hours twenty minute running time. While the film is long, it is thankfully quality as well as quantity that make it worth parting with your time and cash. It tells the true story of an insurance lawyer called James Donovan (Tom Hanks) who was tasked with defending Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance) on suspicion of being a Russian spy during the Cold War in 1957. Part courtroom drama, part espionage thriller, Donovan finds himself embroiled in a tense political standoff when asked by the CIA to travel to East...
- 11/25/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Clare Daly)
- www.themoviebit.com
Now that you've seen it, what did you think? In the shadow of war, one man showed the world what we stand for. Now playing in theaters is the new Steven Spielberg movie! Get your tickets, go see it now. Spielberg directs Tom Hanks in Bridge of Spies, about honest lawyer James Donovan recruited by the government to negotiate the trade of a Russian spy for a downed American pilot captured by the Russians during the Cold War. Mark Rylance stars as the spy he's defending; plus Amy Ryan, Alan Alda, Austin Stowell, Jesse Plemons. So how is it? Worth the wait for the new Spielberg flick? Is it better than his more recent movies? Once you've seen it, post a comment with your thoughts on Spielberg's Bridge of Spies. Spoiler Warning: We strongly urge everyone to actually see the film before reading ahead, as there may be spoilers below.
- 10/16/2015
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"Bridge of Spies," Steven Spielberg's Cold War drama starring Tom Hanks, opened Friday to the best reviews for these old friends since their collaboration on "Saving Private Ryan" back in 1998. Both pictures merited a score of 92 at Rotten Tomatoes (compare that to 90 for "Lincoln" and 96 for "Schindler's List"). Read excerpts from the rave reviews below. -Break- Dish the Oscars with Hollywood insiders in our red-hot forums Critics are heaping praise on Spielberg's deft helming and Hanks' portrayal of James Donovan, an insurance lawyer tasked first with defending Russian spy Rudolf Abel and then with negotiating a prisoner exchange with Soviet and East German officials. And they are singling out Mark Rylance for his work as the traitor. According to our official Gold Derby odds, all three men are likely to reap Oscar bids. We are also predicting that the Coen brothers and...
- 10/16/2015
- Gold Derby
By Cate Marquis
The Cold War spy drama Bridge Of Spies is Steven Spielberg’s best film in years. This Oscar-bait film, based on the real events around the American U-2 pilot was shot down and captured over Soviet Russian airspace, features a script co-written by Joel and Ethan Coen, a cast headed by Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance, the renowned British actor some audiences might know from the BBC’s bloody historical drama series “Wolf Hall” that played on PBS, and photography by the Oscar-winning cinematographer Janusz Kaminski, whose past films include “Schindler’s List,” “Saving Private Ryan” and “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.”
All that talent comes together in the perfect blend to create a highly entertaining film. The film is set in the late ’50s-early ’60s Cold War, the period between the Commie-hunting hysteria of the McCarthy era and the Cuba Missile Crisis. Bridge Of Spies dramatizes two interconnected spy cases,...
The Cold War spy drama Bridge Of Spies is Steven Spielberg’s best film in years. This Oscar-bait film, based on the real events around the American U-2 pilot was shot down and captured over Soviet Russian airspace, features a script co-written by Joel and Ethan Coen, a cast headed by Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance, the renowned British actor some audiences might know from the BBC’s bloody historical drama series “Wolf Hall” that played on PBS, and photography by the Oscar-winning cinematographer Janusz Kaminski, whose past films include “Schindler’s List,” “Saving Private Ryan” and “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.”
All that talent comes together in the perfect blend to create a highly entertaining film. The film is set in the late ’50s-early ’60s Cold War, the period between the Commie-hunting hysteria of the McCarthy era and the Cuba Missile Crisis. Bridge Of Spies dramatizes two interconnected spy cases,...
- 10/16/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Tom Hanks-starring period piece Bridge of Spies is Steven Spielberg’s best and most entertaining film since…well, his last Tom Hanks-starring period piece. In the decade-plus since the delightful Catch Me If You Can, Spielberg’s made good starchy period pieces (Lincoln), dull starchy period pieces (War Horse) and a few old-school adventure pictures that still can’t shake a certain sedateness (War of the Worlds, The Adventures of Tintin). But in this witty Cold War thriller, Spielberg gets his groove back – or at least as much as he’s got to offer these days.
It helps that the movie has a pretty wild true story to start with as its premise. It’s 1957 and tenacious New York insurance lawyer James Donovan (Hanks) is assigned to defend a captured Soviet spy, Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance). Donovan is initially reluctant to take the case of such an obvious persona non grata,...
It helps that the movie has a pretty wild true story to start with as its premise. It’s 1957 and tenacious New York insurance lawyer James Donovan (Hanks) is assigned to defend a captured Soviet spy, Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance). Donovan is initially reluctant to take the case of such an obvious persona non grata,...
- 10/16/2015
- by Patrick Dunn
- CinemaNerdz
Bridge of Spies
Written by Matt Charman, Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
Directed by Steven Spielberg
USA, 2015
Governments and citizens have always been willing to overlook due process in times of panic or paranoia. In the new espionage epic, Bridge of Spies, director Steven Spielberg expertly ties modern-day security panic with Cold War paranoia. It’s Spielberg at his wonky best, aided by some first-rate cinematography and a predictably wonderful performance from Tom Hanks. Bridge of Spies may be awkward and clunky at times, but it still paints a vivid picture of the dangerous intersection between secrecy and security.
Russian nationalist Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance) is clearly up to something. An exhilarating opening sequence tracks this mild-mannered painter as he makes his way around 1957 Brooklyn, New York. After evading CIA agents in a crowded subway, Abel is finally arrested in his modest studio, but not before he meticulously inspects a paper...
Written by Matt Charman, Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
Directed by Steven Spielberg
USA, 2015
Governments and citizens have always been willing to overlook due process in times of panic or paranoia. In the new espionage epic, Bridge of Spies, director Steven Spielberg expertly ties modern-day security panic with Cold War paranoia. It’s Spielberg at his wonky best, aided by some first-rate cinematography and a predictably wonderful performance from Tom Hanks. Bridge of Spies may be awkward and clunky at times, but it still paints a vivid picture of the dangerous intersection between secrecy and security.
Russian nationalist Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance) is clearly up to something. An exhilarating opening sequence tracks this mild-mannered painter as he makes his way around 1957 Brooklyn, New York. After evading CIA agents in a crowded subway, Abel is finally arrested in his modest studio, but not before he meticulously inspects a paper...
- 10/15/2015
- by J.R. Kinnard
- SoundOnSight
Usually, the run up to a new Steven Spielberg film is a bit longer and more buzzed about than the one currently for Bridge of Spies. Even from the moment it was first announced as being his latest collaboration with Tom Hanks, things moved quickly and a bit under the radar, which is different. One would have expected such a potential Oscar juggernaut to try and suffocate the race early on. That hasn’t been the case, and with the film hitting theaters tomorrow, I wanted to take another look at it after its recent New York Film Festival debut and try to figure out what its awards prospects now are… Once more, here’s a brief summary of what the movie is about. In short, Bridge of Spies is a Cold War set drama/spy thriller. Hanks stars as attorney James Donovan, who was recruited by the government to...
- 10/15/2015
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Bridge of Spies, the fourth collaboration between director Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, has been met with considerable critical acclaim ahead of its wide release. The Cold War is at the center of Bridge of Spies, in which Hanks assumes the everyman role of Brooklyn lawyer James Donovan. Donovan is called on by the U.S. […]
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- 10/15/2015
- by Chelsea Regan
- Uinterview
It’s impossible to picture Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies with anyone but Tom Hanks in the leading role. At a time when cynicism runs high, especially on the subject of our government, he manages to disarm us with his earnestness, becoming this generation’s equivalent of James Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Another actor could have played James Donovan, the real-life attorney who was given the unenviable task of defending a Russian spy at the height of the Cold War…but Hanks makes the character both credible and relatable as few others could. That’s not to say that this is merely a star vehicle. The brilliant Mark Rylance plays the sardonic spy, Amy Ryan is Hanks’...
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- 10/15/2015
- by Leonard Maltin
- Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy
Read More: Nyff Review: 'Bridge of Spies' Illustrates Steven Spielberg's Unique Skill With just a week to go before the release of Steven Spielberg's well-reviewed historical drama "Bridge of Spies," DreamWorks has unveiled a taut new clip from the film featuring Tom Hanks in master negotiator mode. Written by Matt Charman and the Coen brothers, "Spies" is a dramatic wartime thriller that tells the story of James Donovan (Hanks), a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U2 pilot. The movie also stars Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Alan Alda, Scott Shepard and Billy Magnussen. "Bridge of Spies" opens October 16. Read More: Nyff: How the Coen Brothers Added Their Own Special Touch to Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks' Historic 'Bridge of Spies...
- 10/9/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg re-team for Bridge of Spies, about a famous trade-off of captured spies between the Soviets and the United States during the Cold War. While Hanks portrayed James Donovan, the lawyer who facilitated the trade, Mark Rylance played captured Soviet spy Rudolph Abel, Austin Stowell played Gary Powers, and Will Rogers played the American graduate student caught in the crosshairs, Frederic Pryor. As it turns out, though, Spielberg wasn.t the first person to try and bring this story to life. During the press conference for Bridge of Spies during the New York Film Festival, the filmmaker relayed the tale of how Gregory Peck, renowned actor of films like Roman Holiday and To Kill A Mockingbird, tried to get this movie made. Spielberg said, I was meeting with the Donovan family . I was meeting with the two daughters and the son . this morning. And I found...
- 10/6/2015
- cinemablend.com
Yesterday, I was among the very first pundits to see Steven Spielberg’s new movie Bridge of Spies as it screened at the New York Film Festival. As I’ve mentioned recently, this film was one of the last of the unseen Academy Award hopefuls, so now the Oscar race has ever so slightly seen a clearing up of its possibilities, if you will. Whenever Spielberg gets together with Tom Hanks to make a flick, something interesting happens, and this is no exception. Is it an awards player though? Well, that might not be as much of a slam dunk as we all thought earlier this year… The film is a Cold War set drama with spy thriller elements to it. Hanks stars as attorney James Donovan, who was recruited by the government to give a defense to a captured soviet spy (played by Mark Rylance) and then asked by the C.
- 10/5/2015
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Bridge of Spies
Written by Matt Charman, Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
Directed by Steven Spielberg
USA, 2015
In Steven Spielberg’s continuous efforts to recreate historic wars on the big screen, he’s chosen a seemingly less visual war this time around. While the Cold War can make for compelling cinema, a substantial amount of effort is required to make a convincing and successfully engaging Cold War drama. Bridge of Spies delivers for the most part, but ultimately ends up falling into the sameness that many recent Spielberg films have. But as a film in its own right, it does offer an intriguing true story, a standout performance, and a script worthy of being paired with Spielberg’s seminal directing.
The end credits reveal who wrote the screenplay, two out of the three names belonging to dynamic duo Joel and Ethan Coen. Not the first writers who come to mind to...
Written by Matt Charman, Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
Directed by Steven Spielberg
USA, 2015
In Steven Spielberg’s continuous efforts to recreate historic wars on the big screen, he’s chosen a seemingly less visual war this time around. While the Cold War can make for compelling cinema, a substantial amount of effort is required to make a convincing and successfully engaging Cold War drama. Bridge of Spies delivers for the most part, but ultimately ends up falling into the sameness that many recent Spielberg films have. But as a film in its own right, it does offer an intriguing true story, a standout performance, and a script worthy of being paired with Spielberg’s seminal directing.
The end credits reveal who wrote the screenplay, two out of the three names belonging to dynamic duo Joel and Ethan Coen. Not the first writers who come to mind to...
- 10/5/2015
- by Sarah Pearce Lord
- SoundOnSight
Reviewed as part of the Nyff 2015 Plot: The true story of New York lawyer James Donovan, who in the span of a few years defended a Russian spy on U.S. soil and eventually used that spy as a bargaining chip to negotiate the return of two Americans captured during the Cold War. Review: My first thought after Bridge Of Spies was over was, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks could have made this movie in their... Read More...
- 10/5/2015
- by Eric Walkuski
- JoBlo.com
On Sunday, cast and filmmakers from DreamWorks Pictures dramatic thriller Bridge Of Spies celebrated the film’s world premiere at Alice Tully Hall as part of the 53rd Annual New York Film Festival where they received a standing ovation.
One of the best films this year, Bridge Of Spies stars Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Scott Shepherd, Amy Ryan, Sebastian Koch, Alan Alda, Austin Stowell, Mikhail Gorevoy and Will Rogers.
The first reviews came out this evening:
“It’s no small feat turning a shyster and a spy into national heroes, but that’s the unique achievement of Steven Spielberg’s “Bridge of Spies.” If Jimmy Stewart were alive today, the director surely would have asked him to play James Donovan, a noble New York insurance lawyer roped into providing an alleged Soviet agent with pro-bono legal representation, who later goes on to broker his exchange for two Americans held captive by Commies.
One of the best films this year, Bridge Of Spies stars Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Scott Shepherd, Amy Ryan, Sebastian Koch, Alan Alda, Austin Stowell, Mikhail Gorevoy and Will Rogers.
The first reviews came out this evening:
“It’s no small feat turning a shyster and a spy into national heroes, but that’s the unique achievement of Steven Spielberg’s “Bridge of Spies.” If Jimmy Stewart were alive today, the director surely would have asked him to play James Donovan, a noble New York insurance lawyer roped into providing an alleged Soviet agent with pro-bono legal representation, who later goes on to broker his exchange for two Americans held captive by Commies.
- 10/5/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It's no surprise that "Bridge of Spies" (October 16) is a well-made '50s spy thriller that recalls a familiar John le Carré Cold War world. Blink and we could be watching Harry Palmer dig a nail into his palm in "The Ipcress File." But this true Berlin Wall spy exchange story isn't about the usual intricacies of cloak-and-dagger plotting. What Spielberg is after is a character study of an everyman--embodied by his go-to-star Tom Hanks--who is decent, steadfast and true. James Donovan represents what's best about the United States of America, a lawyer who isn't shady, a stand-up guy you can trust--even if you are a Russian spy like Brooklyn painter Rudolf Abel, ably played with quiet finesse by Brit theater ace Mark Rylance ("Wolf Hall"). "It doesn't matter what people think," Donovan says at one point. "It matters what you did." With his first feature since 2012's "Lincoln,...
- 10/5/2015
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
With his sober but stirring Cold War suspense film Bridge of Spies, Steven Spielberg continues his creative evolution from fatherless child to nervous father wondering (absent role models) if he’s doing the right thing in the right way. His protagonist is James Donovan (Tom Hanks), a Brooklyn insurance lawyer tasked with defending a British-born Soviet citizen named Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance) against the charge of spying for the Soviets. We see in the first (masterly) sequence that Abel is indeed a spy (no mystery), but Donovan wants the court to regard the man not as a traitor to be executed but a foreign soldier doing his duty — and bravely refusing to give up information. In this most nebulous of conflicts in a world that could nonetheless end in a nuclear instant, a figure like Abel would look mighty good strapped in the electric chair. But Donovan — though pilloried...
- 10/4/2015
- by David Edelstein
- Vulture
As a film that uses history to tell us something about our present-day circumstances, Steven Spielberg‘s “Bridge of Spies,” which premiered Sunday night at the New York Film Festival, operates most successfully in its first half, when the director (working from a based-on-true-events screenplay by Matt Charman and Joel and Ethan Coen) equates anti-Soviet hysteria during the 1950s with the recent War on Terror, tracking citizens’ willingness to start ignoring the Constitution once they’ve been sufficiently panicked. It’s 1957, and the Cold War is at its chilliest when successful insurance lawyer (and onetime Nuremberg prosecutor) James Donovan, played by Tom.
- 10/4/2015
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
During the height of the Cold War, Brooklyn insurance lawyer James Donovan found himself in the middle of warring superpowers when the CIA tasked him with the seemingly impossible mission of negotiating the release of a captured American U-2 pilot in exchange for a Soviet spy being held in the U.S. Steven Spielberg directs Bridge of Spies, a historical drama based on true events and stars Tom Hanks, Amy Ryan and Alan Alda. In this Fandango Movieclips exclusive clip, Donovan, played by Hanks,...
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- 10/2/2015
- by affiliates@fandango.com
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Wamg has your free passes to one of the most riveting dramas of 2015!
A dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of a series of historic events, DreamWorks Pictures/Fox 2000 Pictures’ Bridge Of Spies tells the story of James Donovan, a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot. Screenwriters Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen have woven this remarkable experience in Donovan’s life into a story inspired by true events that captures the essence of a man who risked everything and vividly brings his personal journey to life.
Directed by three-time Academy Award®-winning director Steven Spielberg, Bridge Of Spies stars: two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks as James Donovan; three-time Tony Award® winner Mark Rylance as Rudolf Abel,...
Wamg has your free passes to one of the most riveting dramas of 2015!
A dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of a series of historic events, DreamWorks Pictures/Fox 2000 Pictures’ Bridge Of Spies tells the story of James Donovan, a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot. Screenwriters Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen have woven this remarkable experience in Donovan’s life into a story inspired by true events that captures the essence of a man who risked everything and vividly brings his personal journey to life.
Directed by three-time Academy Award®-winning director Steven Spielberg, Bridge Of Spies stars: two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks as James Donovan; three-time Tony Award® winner Mark Rylance as Rudolf Abel,...
- 10/1/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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