The Art of Self-Defense, 2019. Written and Directed by Riley Stearns. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada, Phillip Andre Botello, Jason Burkey, David Zellner, and Leland Orser. SYNOPSIS: A man is attacked at random on the street. He enlists at a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei, in an […]
Jesse Eisenberg learns The Art of Self-Defense in trailer for new dark comedy
A new trailer has been released for writer-director Riley Stearns’ dark comedy The Art of Self-Defense which stars Jesse Eisenberg as a timid bookkeeper who takes up Karate to defend himself after being attacked by a motorcycle gang; watch it here… After he’s attacked on the street at night by a roving motorcycle gang, timid […]
Jesse Eisenberg learns The Art of Self-Defense in trailer for new dark comedy
Following its world premiere this weekend at SXSW, Bleeker Street has released the first trailer for the dark comedy The Art of Self-Defense which stars Jesse Eisenberg as a man who takes up Karate in order to learn to defend himself after becoming the victim of random attack. Written and directed by Riley Stearns, the […]
The Sopranos movie prequel casts Alessandro Nivola as Tony Soprano’s uncle
Back in March, it was announced that The Sopranos creator David Chase is returning to the world of the acclaimed HBO series for a prequel film entitled The Many Saints of Newark, which is being produced by New Line Cinema. Having secured Alan Taylor, director of the Emmy Award-winning episode ‘Kennedy and Heidi’, to helm […]
Movie Review – Disobedience (2018)
Disobedience, 2018. Written and Directed by Sebastián Lelio. Starring Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola, Anton Lesser, Cara Horgan, Nicholas Woodeson, Allan Corduner, Sophia Brown, and Bernice Stegers. SYNOPSIS: A woman returns to the community that shunned her for her attraction to a childhood friend. Once back, their passions reignite as they explore the boundaries […]
Movie Review – You Were Never Really Here (2017)
You Were Never Really Here, 2017. Written and Directed by Lynne Ramsay. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsanov, Alex Manette, Frank Pando, John Doman, Alessandro Nivola, Jason Babinsky, Vinicius Damasceno, and Judith Roberts. SYNOPSIS: A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe’s nightmares […]
Poster and trailer for Disobedience starring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams
Bleeker Street has revealed a new poster and trailer for director Sebastian Lelio’s upcoming romantic drama Disobedience which stars Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, and Alessandro Nivola; take a look below… From a screenplay by Sebastián Lelio and Rebecca Lenkiewicz, and based on Naomi Alderman’s book, the film follows a woman (Rachel Weisz) as she returns […]
Movie Review – You Were Never Really Here (2017)
You Were Never Really Here, 2017. Directed by Lynne Ramsay. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsanov, Alessandro Nivola, and Judith Roberts. SYNOPSIS: When a teenage girl (Ekaterina Samsanov) goes missing, a fixer (Joaquin Phoenix) with a unique skillset is sent to hammer out some justice on those responsible. It takes a very special film to leave […]
Movie Review – The Neon Demon (2016)
The Neon Demon, 2016. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring Elle Fanning, Jena Malone, Bella Heathcote, Abbey Lee, Karl Glusman, Alessandro Nivola, Christina Hendricks, Desmond Harrington and Keanu Reeves. SYNOPSIS: When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means […]
Movie Review – The Neon Demon (2016)
The Neon Demon, 2016. Directed by Nicolas Winding-Refn. Starring Elle Fanning, Jena Malone, Bella Heathcote, Desmond Harrington, Alessandro Nivola, Christina Hendricks, Abbey Lee and Keanu Reeves. SYNOPSIS: When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get […]
