Ben is Back, 2018.Written and Directed by Peter Hedges. Starring Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Kathryn Newton, Rachel Bay Jones, Mia Fowler, Jakari Fraser, David Zaldivar, Alexandra Park, Michael Esper, Tim Guinee, and Courtney B. Vance.SYNOPSIS:Follows the charming yet troubled Ben Burns (Hedges), who returns home to his unsuspecting family one fateful Christmas Eve. Ben’s wary […]
Movie Review – Ben Is Back (2018)
Ben Is Back, 2018.Directed by Peter Hedges. Starring Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance, Kathryn Newton, Rachel Bay Jones and David Zaldivar. mater SYNOPSIS: A mother’s loyalty to her drug addicted teenage son is pushed to the limits when he unexpectedly returns home.It’s a family affair in more ways than one in Peter Hedges’ latest […]
Second Opinion – Ben is Back (2018)
Ben is Back, 2018.Directed by Peter Hedges. Starring Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Kathryn Newton, Courtney B. Vance, Michael Esper, David Zaldivar and Rachel Bay Jones.SYNOPSIS:A mother welcomes her drug addict son home early from rehab when he drops by on Christmas Eve, until the family dog disappears…Throughout the early part of Ben is Back, Julia […]
Exclusive Interview – Ben is Back director Peter Hedges on addiction, casting his son, and Dumbo
Tom Beasley chats to director Peter Hedges about his new film Ben is Back, in which his son Lucas Hedges plays the title role…Just a few months after Timothée Chalamet broke the world’s hearts as a bizarrely attractive meth addict in Beautiful Boy, another exciting young actor is flexing his muscles as an addict on […]
New trailer and poster for Ben Is Back starring Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges
Coinciding with is US premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival, a new trailer has been released for writer-director Peter Hedges’ upcoming drama Ben is Back which stars Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance, and Kathryn Newton; watch it here…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xMczla9_XQUPDATE: And here’s the first poster…19 year-old Ben Burns (Lucas Hedges) unexpectedly returns home to his […]
First trailer for Ben is Back starring Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges
A teaser trailer has arrived online for Ben is Back ahead of its world premiere at TIFF next month. Written and directed by Peter Hedges, the drama stars Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance, and Kathryn Newton; watch it here…https://youtu.be/6QoDcrkTBx819 year-old Ben Burns (Lucas Hedges) unexpectedly returns home to his family’s suburban home on Christmas […]
