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Gordon-Levitt attempts a near-impossible feat.
High risk The Walk
Dir. Robert Zemeckis. 2015. PG. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon. Opens Oct 9.
The latest from Robert Zemeckis (Castaway, Forrest Gump) turns the true story of Philippe Petit’s 1974 walk across a tightrope strung between the World Trade Center
Pawn
towers into a visually gripping heist drama. James Marsh’s near- perfect documentary Man on Wire captured the same feat in dynamic black and white cinematography. The Walk will attempt to re-create the same heart-pounding tension of the daredevil stunt, while relying on vertigo-inducing visuals to keep us on the edge of our seats. The only wildcard is Levitt’s accent. The wunderkind has effortlessly played an indie-noir detective, a beefed-up
porn addict, a superhero sidekick, and even a young Bruce Willis, but it would seem that the versatile Levitt might have found the one thing he cannot play: French. Even if the film can’t rise to its own ambition, or we just can’t acclimate to JGL’s faux French, experiencing the film in the 3D IMAX format should be well worth the upcharge, and it might just take our breath away. Fingers crossed.
Hanks brokers a deal betweeen enemies. Spy games
Bridge of Spies
Sacrifice
Dir. Edward Zwick. 2014. PG-13. Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber. Opens Sept 18.
Critics are already buzzing about Tobey Maguire’s performance as the infamous and troubled chess prodigy Bobby Fischer in this Cold War thriller. Drawing inspiration from Liz Garbus’s gripping 2011 documentary Bobby Fischer Against the World, the fascinating true life story is so rich in character and plot that much of the heavy lifting is already done for director Edward Zwick (Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai). Even if Pawn Sacrifice doesn’t redefine the genre, the source material and performances by Liev Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard have us very excited to experience dramatic stalemates, sacrifices and checkmates on the big screen.
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Dir. Steven Spielberg. 2015. PG-13. Tom Hanks, Amy Ryan, Alan Alda. Opens Oct 16.
Maguire strategizing several moves ahead. Check mate
This film epitomizes the trends we’re seeing this fall: an onslaught of historical dramas and retro biopics stuffed with A-list leads and helmed by legendary directors. Spielberg teams up with Hanks (again) in this Cold War–era drama. The movie adapts the true story of James Donovan, an American lawyer chosen by the CIA to defend KGB spy Rudolf Abel and to meet with his Russian counterparts to negotiate the release of a U.S. pilot. With a supporting cast that includes Amy Adams, Alan Alda and man-of-the-moment Mark Rylance, this one has “Oscar bait” written all over it. (Academy favorites the Coen brothers collaborated on the screenplay.) We love it when filmmakers take bold artistic risks, but sometimes there’s nothing better than watching talented people bring a solid script to life.
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