Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at several of last year’s films overlooked by the major award ceremonies…. As we find ourselves almost half way between the last Oscars and the next, with some uncertainty about just what we’ll see at the 2021 Academy Awards (after months of delayed films and closed cinemas), seems like […]
Why 2019 is the year of Shia LaBeouf
Tom Jolliffe looks at a productive year for Shia LaBeouf, in what could be a triumphant comeback… There was a time, at the height of his blockbuster fame, when Shia LaBeouf was a persistent presence in the media spotlight. That presence too, as he transitioned into adulthood from teen (and pre-teen) superstar, was often connected […]
Celebrating the Most Memorable On-Screen Friendships in 2019 Movies
As we each begin to take stock of 2019 and count our blessings over the festive period, George Nash takes time to celebrate the great movie friendships that have graced our cinema screens over the past twelve months… With the festivities sweeping us up on a wave of shameless consumer indulgence, seasonal knitwear and figuring […]
Movie Review – The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
The Peanut Butter Falcon, 2019. Written and Directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Zack Gottsagen, Dakota Johnson, Bruce Dern, John Hawkes, Jon Bernthal, Thomas Haden Church, Jermaine Rivers, Mick Foley, and Jake “The Snake” Roberts. SYNOPSIS: Zak runs away from his care home to make his dream of becoming a wrestler […]
Poster for The Peanut Butter Falcon starring Shia LeBeouf, Zack Gottsagen and Dakota Johnson
Ahead of its theatrical release next month, a poster has arrived online for the upcoming adventure The Peanut Butter Falcon which stars Shia LeBeouf as a small time criminal who forms an unlikely friendship with a young man with Down Syndrome – Zack Gottsagen – who is pursuing his dream of becoming a wrestler; take […]
Trailer for The Peanut Butter Falcon starring Shia LaBeouf and Zack Gottsagen
Roadside Attractions has debuted the first trailer for directors Tyler Nilson and Mike Schwartz’s The Peanut Butter Falcon. Described as “a modern-day Mark Twain fable” (by us, no less!), the film stars Zack Gottsagen as a young man with Down Syndrome who runs away from his care home to pursue his dream of becoming a […]
SXSW 2019 Review – The Peanut Butter Falcon
The Peanut Butter Falcon, 2019. Directed by Tyler Nilson and Mike Schwartz. Starring Zack Gottsagen, Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Bruce Dern, John Hawkes, Jon Bernthal, Thomas Haden Church, Yelawolf, Jake Roberts, and Mick Foley. SYNOPSIS: A man with Down syndrome and a passion for wrestling escapes from a nursing home and joins a man on […]
Dakota Johnson and Bruce Dern join Shia LaBeouf in The Peanut Butter Falcon
Back in May it was announced that Shia LaBeouf is set to star in the indie adventure drama The Peanut Butter Falcon for writer-directors Tyler Nilson and Mike Schwartz, and now THR is reporting that he will be joined in the cast by Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) and Bruce Dern (The Hateful Eight). […]
Shia LaBeouf to star in The Peanut Butter Falcon
According to Variety, Shia LaBeouf has signed on to star in the indie adventure drama The Peanut Butter Falcon, which is being written and directed by Tyler Nilson and Mike Schwartz. Described as “in the vein of a Mark Twain tale”, the film will follow Zak, “a young man with Down syndrome, who runs away […]
