THE HATEFUL EIGHT ** / **** starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bruce
Dern written and directed by Quentin Tarantino
**** / **** Image A Sound A Extras A - starring Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Laura
Dern written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Not exact matches
She demonstrates obvious kinship with the characters played by Molly Shannon in «Year of the Dog» (which Mr. White
wrote and directed) and Laura
Dern in the HBO series «Enlightened» (which he created).
Francis Ford Coppola
wrote the adaptation, Jack Clayton directed, and the film starred Robert Redford as Jay Gatsby, Mia Farrow as Daisy Buchanan, Bruce
Dern as Tom Buchanan, and Sam Waterston as Nick Carraway.
Written by Alex Ross Perry (who's maybe the last human being on Earth whose name you'd expect to see in the closing credits) and filled with all of the sincerity that he's left out of the savagely caustic screenplays he's written for himself, «Nostalgia» begins with an insurance agent named Daniel (John Ortiz) visiting Ronald, a curmudgeonly old hoarder played by Bruc
Written by Alex Ross Perry (who's maybe the last human being on Earth whose name you'd expect to see in the closing credits) and filled with all of the sincerity that he's left out of the savagely caustic screenplays he's
written for himself, «Nostalgia» begins with an insurance agent named Daniel (John Ortiz) visiting Ronald, a curmudgeonly old hoarder played by Bruc
written for himself, «Nostalgia» begins with an insurance agent named Daniel (John Ortiz) visiting Ronald, a curmudgeonly old hoarder played by Bruce
Dern.
Starring: Bruce
Dern Directed by: Douglas Trumbull
Written By: Deric Washburn, Michael Cimino, Steven Bochco Rating: G (US) Running Time: 1 hr 30 min Two Cents: I had a dim recollection of watching this as a child and remember lik...
White most recently co-created,
wrote and directed the HBO series «Enlightened,» starring Laura
Dern, and
wrote the comedies «Year of the Dog,» starring Molly Shannon and John C. Reilly; «The Good Girl,» starring Jennifer Aniston; and «Nacho Libre,» starring Jack Black.
Payne's film,
written by fellow Nebraskan Bob Nelson, also offers a biography of its central character delivered by unusual means, in this case a mosaic compiled one piece at a time from former friends, enemies, and lovers of Woody (Best Actor winner Bruce
Dern), on the road from Billings, Montana to Lincoln, Nebraska with his son David (SNL alum Will Forte).
That career would include a Western in which
Dern became the only person to kill John Wayne onscreen («The Cowboys»), a thriller in which he blew up the Super Bowl («Black Sunday»), a sci - fi drama that introduced little robots five years before «Star Wars» brought us R2D2 («Silent Running»), a Francis Ford Coppola -
written version of «The Great Gatsby,» a Vietnam drama for which he received an Oscar nomination («Coming Home») and, more recently, an Emmy - nominated run on the HBO series «Big Love.»
Previously released but even more essential are Corman's notorious biker classic The Wild Angels (1966) and the quintessential 1960s head film The Trip (1967),
written by Jack Nicholson and starring Fonda as a burned - out TV director who drops acid under the protective watch of
Dern and Dennis Hopper.
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Laura
Dern, Gaby Hoffmann, Thomas Sadoski, Keene McRae Directed By: Jean - Marc Vallée
Written By: Nick Hornby Rating: R (US) Running Time: 2 hr 14 min Two Cents: From watching the trailer, you'd b...
Enter the town sheriff (Bruce
Dern), whose purchase of a book serves as an opening to collaborate on a novel that he wants to
write about the murder of a local girl.
Written and directed by Fox, it centers on Jennifer (Laura
Dern), a globetrotting filmmaker and professor whose mother finds a story Jennifer
wrote at age 13 depicting a «special relationship» with two adult coaches.
Starring: Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Laura
Dern, Linda Cardellini, Kate Kneeland Directed by: John Lee Hancock
Written by: Robert D. Siegel Rating: PG - 13 Running Time: 1 hr.
EVERYBODY»S ALL - AMERICAN * 1/2 / **** Image B Sound B Extras C starring Jessica Lange, Dennis Quaid, Timothy Hutton, John Goodman screenplay by Tom Rickman, based on the book by Frank Deford directed by Taylor Hackford THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON ** / **** Image C + Sound C + starring Bruce
Dern, Stacy Keach, Robert Mitchum, Martin Sheen
written and directed by Jason Miller
She's been told her film
writing taste is very 1980s, and this is actually her second time
writing about Laura
Dern's underwear - as - outerwear.
There's the old Confederate general (Bruce
Dern) sitting by the fire; a mystery man who sits off by himself,
writing (Michael Madsen); a Mexican who tends the horses (Demian Bichir); and an English dandy, played by Tim Roth.
Directed by: Ramin Bahrani
Written by: Ramin Bahrani Starring: Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura
Dern Synopsis: A young father struggles to regain the home he lost to...
Written and directed by Rian Johnson, the film stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong» o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura
Dern and Benicio del Toro.
Written by Bob Nelson (the first time Payne wasn't directly involved in
writing a film he's directed), the comedic drama stars Bruce
Dern (who won best actor at Cannes and is a shoo - in for his first Oscar nomination in over 35 years) and Will Forte (of «Saturday Night Live» fame, pulling off a largely dramatic role) as a father and son road tripping it from Montana to Nebraska to claim the alleged prize money the mentally deteriorating father thinks he's won.
As a woman revisiting her past in an attempt to access repressed experience,
Dern stars opposite Ellen Burstyn, Common, and Elizabeth Debicki in the film,
written and directed by Jennifer Fox.
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Written by: Quentin Tarantino Cast: Channing Tatum, Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Roth, Michaegl Madsen, Bruce
Dern, Demián Bichir, and Zoe Bell Synopsis: In post-Civil War Wyoming, bounty hunters try to find shelter during a blizzard but get involved in a plot of betrayal and deception.
Ananda: Emma Stone Because: Since no one has a problem
writing a great supporting role for a female (if only lead roles were the same), this category should have at least five more names in it (Laura
Dern?
Directed by: Alexander Payne
Written by: Bob Nelson Main cast members: Bruce
Dern, June Squibb, Will Forte, Bob Odenkirk, and Stacy Keach Number of Oscar nominations in total: 6 Other nominations besides Best Picture: Best Director (Payne), Best Actor (
Dern), Best Supporting Actress (Squibb), Best Original Screenplay (Nelson), and Best Cinematography Notable precursor wins: Won -LSB-...]
Reviewed by Damien Straker on February 18th, 2014 Roadshow presents a film by Alexander Payne
Written by Bob Nelson Starring: Bruce
Dern, Will Forte and June Squibb Running Time: 115 minutes Rating: M Release Date: February 20th, 2014
He's a persistently annoyed, insistently selfish alcoholic, but
Dern gives him a pitiable humanity that makes it impossible to
write him off.
The eighth film
Written and Directed by Quentin Tarantino, and appropriately named, combines many elements of previous works, rich and poignant dialogue, favorite cast members such as Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Michael Madsen, James Parks, and Tim Roth, adding in a host of new faces to the Tarantino menagerie Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bruce
Dern, and Channing Tatum.
NOSTALGIA ★ ★ 1/2 (2.5 / 4 stars) Directed by: Mark Pellington
Written by: Mark Pellington and Alex Ross Perry Starring: Jon Hamm, Bruce
Dern, Ellen Burstyn, James Le Gros, Mikey Madison and Catherine Keener Running time: 114 mins.
Written and directed by Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi stars Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Daisy Ridley as Rey, John Boyega as Finn, Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke, Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma, Kelly Marie Tran as Rose Tico, Laura
Dern as Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo and the late Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa.
Directed by John Lee Hancock
Written by Robert D. Siegel Starring: Nick Offerman, Linda Cardellini, Patrick Wilson, Michael Keaton, Laura
Dern, John Carroll Lynch, B.J. Novak This was a film that I initially dismissed... Continue reading →
Written and directed by Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi hits theaters December 15 and stars Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Daisy Ridley as Rey, John Boyega as Finn, Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke, Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux, Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma, Anthony Daniels as C - 3PO, Lupita Nyong» o as Maz Kanata, Benicio Del Toro as «DJ», Kelly Marie Tran as Rose Tico, Laura
Dern as Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, and the late Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa.
Written by Jack Nicholson (before Easy Rider made him a star) and starring Peter Fonda, Susan Strasberg, Bruce
Dern and Dennis Hopper, The Trip's dialogue sounds a bit too «groovy!»
The Astronaut Farmer • (worthless) Directed by Michael Polish
Written by Mark and Michael Polish With Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Bruce
Dern, Max Thieriot, Tim Blake Nelson, Bruce Willis, Kiersten Warren, and Richard Edson
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
Written by Rian Johnson Directed by Rian Johnson Featuring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong «o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Laura
Dern, Benicio Del Toro, Gwendolyn Christie, and Peter Mayhew
WILD By Gary Murray Starring Reese Witherspoon, Laura
Dern and Thomas Sadoski
Written by Nick Hornby and Cheryl Strayed Directed by Jean - Marc Vallee Running...
Written and directed by Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens December 15 and stars Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Daisy Ridley as Rey, John Boyega as Finn, Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke, Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux, Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma, Anthony Daniels as C - 3PO, Lupita Nyong» o as Maz Kanata, Benicio Del Toro as «DJ», Kelly Marie Tran as Rose Tico, Laura
Dern as Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, and the late Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa.
Dern stars a journalist and professor who sees her careful life unravel when her mother finds a story she
wrote when she was 13 about a «special» relationship she had with two adult coaches.
Directed by: Josh Boone
Written by: Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (based on the novel by John Green) Main Cast: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff, Laura
Dern, Sam Trammell, Willem Dafoe, Mike Birbiglia, and others... Past Oscar relations: Willem Dafoe is a two time Best Supporting Actor nominee, for Platoon and -LSB-...]
Written and directed by Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, debuts in theaters December 15 and stars Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Daisy Ridley as Rey, John Boyega as Finn, Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke, Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux, Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma, Anthony Daniels as C - 3PO, Lupita Nyong» o as Maz Kanata, Benicio Del Toro as «DJ», Kelly Marie Tran as Rose Tico, Laura
Dern as Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, and the late Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa.
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Dern: Nebraska Once Upon a Time in the West • True Grit (2010) • 3:10 to Yuma (1957) • The Master • Interstellar • Snowpiercer
The picture —
written and directed by Rian Johnson — stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong» o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura
Dern and Benicio Del Toro.
Written and directed by Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, features returning cast members Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa, Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, Daisy Ridley as Rey, John Boyega as Finn, Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, Lupita Nyong» o as Maz Kanata, Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux, Anthony Daniels as C - 3PO, Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma and Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke, joined by franchise newcomers Kelly Marie Tran as Rose, and Benicio del Toro and Laura
Dern in undisclosed roles.