Tag Archives: Jonah Hill

Award-Winning Screenwriters and Their Flawed Current Screenplays: Being the Ricardos, Don’t Look Up, and West Side Story

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Mark DuPré

WARNING: Major film nerd writing ahead. The pre-Oscar nominations by the Writers Guild of America are out, and the usual past Oscar winners and nominees are nominated this year. We have Aaron Sorkin (Oscar for adapted screenplay for The Social … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aaron. Sorkin, Adam McKay, Amadeus, Ant-Man, Araiana DeBose, Cate Blanchett, Desi Arnaz, Don't Look Up, J.K. Simmons, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Jonah Hill, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lincoln, Lucille Ball, Meryl Streep, Mike Faist, Munich, Nicole Kidman, Queen Anne, Rachel Zegler, Sharon Tate, Steven Spielberg, The Big Short, The Favourite, The Social Network, The Trial of the Chicago Seven, Tony Kushner, Tyler Perry, West Side Story, West Side Story (2021) | Leave a comment

Hail, Caesar!

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Mark DuPré

I so wanted Hail, Caesar! to be as good as its trailer. It had all the ingredients that would delight this film nerd: references to movie situations and characters that I would get and most everyone else wouldn’t (appeal to … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Alden A, Alden Ehrenreich, Barbra Streisand, Beautiful Creatures, Ben Hur, Blue Jasmine, Capital Pictures, Channing Tatum, Coen brothers, Eddie Mannix, Esther Williams, Frances McDormand, Gene Autry, gene kelly, George Clooney, George Reeves, Hail Caesar!, Hedda Hopper, Hobie Doyle, House Un-American Activities Committee, Javier Bardem, Jeff Bridges, Jonah Hill, Josh Brolin, Louella Parsons, O Brother Where art Thou?, Ralph Fiennes, Roger Deakins, Scarlett Johansson, Sean Penn, Superman, The Robe, Tilda Swinton | Leave a comment

Foxcatcher

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Mark DuPré

Foxcatcher is disturbing almost from the first moment, and never stops being so. Directed by Bennett Miller (Capote, Moneyball) and only his third feature-length film, it seems the director is attracted to true stories (his other two major films are … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Bennett Miller, Bourne, Brad Pitt, Capote, Captain Phillips, Catherine Keener, Channing Tatum, David Schultz, Foxcatcher, John E. du Pont, Jonah Hill, Mark Ruffalo, Mark Schultz, Moneyball, Paul Greengrass, Steve Carell, Vanessa Redgrave | Leave a comment

Django Unchained

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Mark DuPré

My film students know full well how much I don’t “appreciate” the work of Quentin Tarantino. I softened a bit with Inglourious Basterds, a lusciously filmed work that contained genuine moments of love, suspense, and an acknowledgement of historical tragedy. … Continue reading →

Posted in Newer films | Tagged Blazing Saddles, Christophe Waltz, Django Unchained, Inglourious Basterds, Jamie Foxx, Jonah Hill, Kerry Washington, Ku Klux Klan, Leonardo DiCaprio, Quentin Tarantino, Samuel L. Jackson, What's Eating Gilbert Grape? | Leave a comment

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