In my review of STAN & OLLIE, I wrote: “STAN AND OLLIE is a warm and clever look at the Hollywood that made Hollywood. I learned quite a bit about this seminal comedy pair, and I came away from it moved and happy. STAN AND OLLIE is a great movie, one of the 2018’s best. “ (read the entire review HERE)
STAN & OLLIE is currently available on Blu-ray and DVD from Sony Pictures Classics. The film stars Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy as well as Nina Arianda and Shirley Henderson as their respective wives.
Check out this exclusive clip on the amazing prosthetics and fat suit used in the film
Laurel & Hardy, one of the world s greatest comedy teams, set out on a variety hall tour of Britain in 1953. Diminished by age and with their golden era as the kings of Hollywood comedy now behind them, they face an uncertain future. As the charm and beauty of their performances shines through, they re-connect with their adoring fans. Even as the tour becomes a hit, Stan & Ollie can t quite shake the specter of Laurel & Hardy s past; the long-buried ghosts, coupled with Oliver’s failing health, start to threaten their precious partnership. A portrait of the most tender and poignant of creative marriages, they are aware that they may be approaching their swan song, trying to rediscover just how much they mean to each other.
Calling all Sugar Rush fans…now is your chance to race home with a signed, limited edition replica of the “Sugar Rush” steering wheel featured in the film!
If you remember the steering wheel is at the very core of Walt Disney Animation Studio’s ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ as Ralph and best friend Vanellope von Schweetz attempt to save her game, Sugar Rush. Their quest takes them to the vast, uncharted world of the internet where they rely on the citizens of the internet – the Netizens – to help navigate their way to eBay to find a replacement steering wheel.
Timed to the in-home release of the film, this IRL replica of the steering wheel has been donated by Walt Disney Animation Studios so that 100% of the proceeds from this auction item can be donated to Make-A-Wish® to help grant life-changing wishes to children with critical illnesses. Disney and Make-A-Wish® have a long-standing history together. Since 1980, Disney has helped Make-A-Wish grant more than 130,000 wishes — experiences that not only brighten lives for a special moment, but also help wish kids and their families replace fear with confidence, sadness with joy, and anxiety with hope. Currently, more than 10,000 Disney wishes are granted every year, a number that continues to grow.
The steering wheel itself has been autographed by Sarah Silverman, Gal Gadot and Jane Lynch. Winning bidder will also receive a limited-edition autographed poster by cast and filmmakers including John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Taraji P. Henson, Jack McBrayer, Phil Johnston, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer as well as a Blu-ray copy of the movie!
Auction Dates: February 26 @ 6am PST – March 5 @ 6am PST
This February, Disney’s hit animated film RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET will makes its way to digital libraries and home theaters. The digital release will be available February 12, and the blu-rays will be in stores two weeks later on February 26.
Now you can win the RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET Blu-ray Combo Pack. We Are Movie Geeks has 1 copy to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment answering this question: What is your favorite movie with John C. Reilly in it? (mine is WALK HARD!). It’s so easy!
Starring John C. Reilly as the titular Ralph and Sarah Silverman as fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz, Ralph Breaks the Internet broke box office records when it achieved the second biggest Thanksgiving opening of all time, grossing more than $435 million to date.
Check out the bonus features you can expect from both the digital and physical media versions:
Blu-ray & Digital:
How We Broke the Internet — Go behind the scenes at Walt Disney Animation Studios to get an in-depth look at how the filmmakers brought a world to life that billions of people visit every day but never actually see — the internet. Take a front-row seat as the team reveals the inspirations for the story and what it took to bring it to the screen. Discover all that went into developing the characters of the film including netizens like KnowsMore as well as characters like Double Dan. See the lengths the team took to create the car chase scenes in Slaughter Race and much, much more.
Surfing for Easter Eggs — Surf the web for the near-countless Easter Eggs, inside jokes and references hidden throughout the movie.
The Music of Ralph Breaks the Internet— Take a look at the music of Ralph Breaks the Internet with appearances by Imagine Dragons, Julia Michaels, Alan Menken, Sarah Silverman and more.
Deleted Scenes — Five deleted scenes with intros from directors Rich Moore and Phil Johnston. Scenes include Into the Internet, Opposites, Domestic Hell, Bubble of One & Recruiting “Grandma.”
BuzzzTube Cats — Many videos were created by the animators to fill the screens of the Internet world…and lots of them are of cats! Check out the BuzzzTube to watch this hilarious cat compilation.
Music Videos — “Zero” by Imagine Dragons and “In This Place” by Julia Michaels.
Digital Exclusive:
Baby Drivers – Slaughter Racing School – Take a spin behind the wheel with the artists behind Ralph Breaks the Internet as they go to race car driving school
STAN AND OLLIE is a moving love letter to beloved comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy (portrayed by Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly). The film focuses on the dynamics of the duo’s 1953 comeback tour through the music halls of England, which took place amid Ollie’s deteriorating health. With the exception of a look at the filming of WAY OUT WEST, one of Laurel and Hardy’s most beloved comedies, director Jon Baird and screenwriter Jeff Pope resist the temptation to show too many re-creations of old movies and imitators of old stars. Fortunately for fans of the pair, that tour featured re-creations of many of their routines, songs and gags and there is plenty on screen to enjoy.
STAND AND OLLIE is one of the great human dramas of Hollywood, though little of it actually takes place in tinseltown. There’s a 15-minute opening set there in 1937, the peak of Laurel and Hardy’s popularity. They’re introduced arguing money with producer Hal Roach (Danny Huston in a brief role), who runs the studio they’re contracted to. This is followed by an eye-popping single take where the pair talk about their financial mess, wives and divorces, and gambling problems, all while taking a long walk from their dressing room across the sound stages to film the ‘Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia‘ musical number for WAY OUT WEST. It’s a glorious shot with extras in Egyptians outfits and dancing beauties wandering by while the sets are being prepared around them. The pair has a falling out when Stan walks away from Roach after his contract has expired and Ollie teams up with Harry Langdon for a film, making Stan feel somewhat betrayed. Fast forward 16 years to 1953 where Laurel and Hardy are in their early 60s and beginning a comeback stage tour in the UK. The tour has been booked by British producer Bernard Delfont (Rufus Jones) and while at first they’re performing in near-empty theaters due to poor marketing, business begins to pick up. The aging stars are hoping that being back in the public will help them raise money for one more film, an ambitious comedy version of Robin Hood, but first there are long-held resentments to be resolved.
Coogan and Reilly are inspired choices to play Laurel and Hardy, two very different men who hold both grudges and genuine affection for each other, . With the help of some seamless make-up and prosthetics, they are astonishing representations of the great comedy team and the actors’ chemistry that makes for some special entertainment. John C. Reilly especially immerses himself in the role of Oliver Hardy, conjuring convincing pain, desire, and regret in the character. Though Stan’s life at this point had less drama and tragedy, Steve Coogan keeps up with his costar at every step in a trickier role. Where Ollie was just naturally funny, the script makes clear that Stan was the smarter business man, as well as the genius behind their lines and staging. There are also juicy roles for Nina Arianda and Shirley Henderson as Ida and Lucille, Laurel and Hardy’s wives. The two women, who have little in common besides their loyalty to their husbands, are an entertaining duo unto themselves. Henderson is anxious and fragile as the dedicated Lucille, while Arianda is priceless as the strong-willed, hard-drinking Russian actress who loves to name-drop her small roles in previous films.
The single most memorable sequence in STAN AND OLLIE is Ollie’s fantasy of how that Robin Hood movie (which was never made) might have turned out. In that dream, filmed on color, Stan and Ollie are young and vibrant again, a nice touch. Like GODS AND MONSTERS and ED WOOD, STAN AND OLLIE is a warm and clever look at the Hollywood that made Hollywood. I learned quite a bit about this seminal comedy pair, and I came away from it moved and happy. STAN AND OLLIE is a great movie, one of the 2018’s best.
Well, feature animation fans it’s time to empty out that big change jar and head down to the video arcade. You know, right next to the multiplex. What to do you mean it’s gone? Why the next thing you’ll tell me is that the Blockbuster Video is…uh, oh. That sums up the challenge for the folks at the Walt Disney Animation Studios. In 2010 they finally had a hit that almost rivaled their friendly (same company by then) neighbor at Pixar, a modern attitude take on the Rapunzel fairy tale called TANGLED. And two years later WDAS had an even bigger hit with WRECK-IT RALPH a zany look at what goes on after hours at a video arcade, a clever mix of TOY STORY and WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (lots of cameos from game superstars from several companies). Six years later WDAS decides to finally produce a theatrical sequel (most follow-ups to their features go right to home video or TV), but video arcades are on the outs, unless they’re part of those big family fun places that include food (pizza primarily) and interactive activities (bumper cars, mini-coasters, etc.). Where are folks playing video games now? At home mostly, with gaming systems and online with other folks across town or the globe. There’s now only one option for that brick smashing game icon, as we try to maintain our WiFi connection when RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET.
Yes, the setting of this new flick is today, and somehow Litwak’s Arcade is still open. Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) and Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) spend their days entertaining the kid clientele via their respective games, “Fix-It Felix Jr.” and “Sugar Rush”. At night, the two meet down at the electrical outlet power strip and spend the wee hours at different games before heading to Tappers for a frosty root beer before heading back to their respective home games. Vanellope enjoys their time together but ponders to Ralph whether there’s more to do. One day their routine is disrupted when one of the other games is unplugged and replaced with a WiFi router. The two are curious but are warned away by Surge Protector (Phil Johnston). Hours later, the ultimate disaster occurs, the steering wheel on the Sugar Rush game is broken. Ralph and Vanellope overhear Mr. Litwak (Ed O’Neill) say that he’ll have to order a new one from the internet. Now the duo has a mission, as they sneak into the world wide web via the router cord. The helpful guide/search engine KnowsMore (Alan Tudyk), gets them to the eBay site which has a wheel up for auction. The two bid way too much, thinking the point is to top each other’s number, and so they need to make some quick cash. In their travels the two stumble into the gritty game, Slaughter Race, where Vanellope becomes fast friends with its racing star Shank (Gal Gadot). While they bond, Ralph visits the BuzzTube offices of Yesss (Taraji P. Henson) who plans to make him a viral video superstar (lots of hits=lotsa’ dough). Then the unthinkable happens. Vanellope thinks that she may want to stay online in Shanks’ game. Will these inseparable best buds be …separated? And can Ralph prevent that from happening without, well, breaking the internet?
The returning voice actors easily slip back into their gaming personas, like, um, a comfortable old pair of slippers. Reilly is that same big, friendly affable lunkhead with a soft heart to match his head, at times. He always has the best intentions, though never truly thinks out the consequences. But he’s a devoted pal to Vanellope who still has the right mix of innocence and sass thanks to the spirited vocal stylings of Silverman. This time out, though there’s a touch of pathos to the mischievous imp. Like some many Disney heroines before her, she’s yearning for something and eager to explore the world, newly expanded thanks to the “interweb”. Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch also return as the oddest of arcade couple, eternal lovebirds perky, peppy Felix and tough somewhat surly Calhoun. As for the new additions, Gadot is smooth and sultry as the street-smart Shank making her the ideal big sis to Ms. V. While Henson brings an infectious energy to the also cool, though much flashier Yesss who nearly flings herself across her opulent digs when formulating a plan. Tudyk, who may be WDAS’s good luck charm as much as John Ratzenberger is over at Pixar, makes KnowsMore a very funny and endearing “know-it-all”. SNL vet Bill Hader pops in and out as a motor-mouthed pop-up ad pitchman, similar to a cyber member of Nathan Detroit’s crew from GUYS AND DOLLS. But not everybody’s helpful and pleasant. Alfred Molina represents the “dark side” of the web as the growling, gruesome underworld…er web kingpin known as Double Dan (if you’re reminded of a 1990 sci-fi misfit, then you have TOTAL RECALL). Plus there are loads of familiar voices showing up as the online incarnation of their famous media roles.
Rich Moore, who snagged a well-deserved Oscar for ZOOTOPIA a couple of years ago, returns for this sequel sharing the director reigns with first-time feature filmmaker Phil Johnson. Oh, and the two share story and screenplay credits with Jim Reardon, Pamela Ribon, and Josie Trinidad. Big kudos to them all for bringing us a follow-up that just as funny, and perhaps, emotionally richer than the first flick. Happily, the look of the new supporting players is just as interesting as the “Mutt and Jeff” dynamic of Ralph and Vanellope, while bringing us a variety of design and styles. And somehow they all work well together. There are the “cartoony” short and squat looks (inspired by the UPA shorts of the 1950’s) of KnowMore and the “pop-up” pitchmen. But they’re distinct from the icons representing internet viewers with cubed heads and spindly-thin bodies (look for one that recalls a very recently departed, much-beloved superstar). Then we’ve got the fairly realistic, almost out of an adventure comic strip, denizens of the Slaughter Race site, with the fine details of Shank’s streetwear and chopped frayed hair. Somewhere in-between is the slick, curved rendering of Yesss, who has a neo-futuristic fashion sense, sort of hip-hop meets Hirschfield (the caricature genius that inspired the Genie in ALADDIN). Speaking of character design, as the ads and trailers heavily tout, the Disney Princesses appear all together here. The artists have made the icons from different eras look pleasing in CGI 3D (many were originally drawn in 2D cell animation), and they interact without any jarring visual gaffes. So, Snow White can hang with Moana, and it seems natural. Happily, not all the best jokes and gags are in the ads. There’s a winking sense of affectionate satire in the interactions that will delight Disney fans of all ages. But that’s just a few scenes in this smart script that mingles cyber jokes about that annoying buffering spinning colored circle to the dangers of reading the comments section with a sweet, touching story of relationships. It extolls the joys of friendship while having much to say about a “selfish love” and the destructive results of trying to hold a friend back, for fear of losing them. Heady stuff in a family flick, eh? Oh, about the look of the internet, well it’s a glistening blue-tinged mix of Oz and METROPOLIS (the silent classic, not Superman’s home turf), that is often too jampacked with widgets and “gee-gaws” (maybe I should spring for the 3D upgrade on the next viewing). Yes, it’s a visual feast loaded with heart and humor. When RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET, he and his old and new friends will delight movie audiences of any age.
To paraphrase a familiar radio and TV character’s beloved intro, it’s time to “return to those thrilling days of yesteryear”. Yes thrilling and truly dangerous. That would be the very wild West, that is the Western United States and territories of the mid-nineteenth century. Modern moviegoers don’t get much of a chance to see a real “oater” since Westerns became more sporadic, perhaps supplanted in the late 1970’s by the Science Fiction-set fantasies. It’s been almost a year since HOSTILES came galloping into multiplexes. And now another filmmaker “saddles up” for this new story of gunplay in the sagebrush. So, who is tackling the most American of movie backdrops? Why it’s celebrated French writer/director of A PROPHET and DHEEPAN Jacques Audiard (born in Paris, no less) who offers a very unique look at the deadly duo who menaced the prairie, the men known as THE SISTERS BROTHERS.
Their story begins in 1851 at a near-deserted ranch in the dead of night. The two brothers, Eli (John C. Reilly) and Charlie (Joaquin Phoenix), burst in on a disparate group of men, Gunshots echo over the land, and the peaceful setting is soon a blazing inferno. Next morning, Charlie confers with their boss, the rich property owner known as The Commodore. The Sisters Brothers have little time to rest as they are given their next assignment. An aspiring prospector named Herman Kermit Warm (Riz Ahmed) has skipped out on a loan and needs to be brought in by any means necessary. Another member of the team of enforcers, scout John Morris (Jake Gyllenhaal) has gone ahead to track Warm. Morris will leave word for the men along the trail to San Francisco. Eli and Charlie bicker (as brothers are wont) as they ride through the lush hills and forests, managing to escape death, both from the wildlife and from the residents of an oft-kilter village named, of all things, Mayfield. Their adventures are intercut with the unexpected friendship of Morris and Warm, who hopes to use his scientific skills with a chemical mixture to easily scoop up gold nuggets from the riverbeds. When all four finally meet, the brothers mull over a life-changing decision. Should they continue to be The Commodore’s enforcers, or should they start a new life with Morris and Warm, a life more gentle, and finally put down roots in the land of opportunity that is old California? And will their boss send others to bring them back, just as the Sisters Brothers hope to hang up their holsters forever?
Though he’s saddled (sorry) with the role of the quieter sibling, John C. Reilly’s superb performance really carries this tale of redemption. His Eli has the most complex character “arc”, going from listless “gun for hire” through a realization that he just can’t keep living this way. Though he’s entering the “twilight” of his life, Reilly shows us how an uncultured man is open to change and eager to “better” himself. This is best shown in a sequence in which Eli discovers and is fascinated by the miraculous new invention of the toothbrush, along with its foaming powder (this is echoed later as he is stunned at the wonders of the “water closet”). Just as he amuses us, Reilly pulls at our heartstrings as Eli longs for a true “pure” love, with a red scarf to remind him of that missed chance at bliss. Reilly’s great in the “goofball” misfits of the Will Ferrell team-ups, but here he truly gets to show the range of his talents. Oh, and he is part of an engaging team in his pairing with the “wild card” Charlie played with verve by Phoenix. He’s coarse and crude, but he’s hiding a truly horrific family secret. Unfortunately, Charlie’s drunken swagger is too similar to Phoenix’s recent role as the inebriated cartoonist in DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT. Speaking of duos, this film marks an unexpected reunion of the stars of 2014’s cult classic NIGHTCRAWLER. Oddly the two actors seem to be more “in sync’ this time around. Gyllenhaal’s Morris and Ahmed’s Warm are articulate, thoughtful men who are often “out of place’, maybe two “fish out of water” in the brutal and violent West. Like Eli, Morris has that “itch” and the level-headed Warm draws him into another life option (but nothing like Gyllanhaal’s last Western, the one on the mountain). This film also offers several great, almost cameos, roles wonderfully realized by rising star Alison Tolman (TV’s “Fargo”) and screen veterans Carol Kane and Rutger Hauer (don’t blink).
Audiard’s confident direction (you’d think he had a couple of “horse operas” under his gunbelt) keeps this sprawling saga moving at a brisk clip for the first hour or so. That opening range “raid’ is a real corker, with pistol blasts suddenly lighting up the silent darkness. It concludes with a fiery image that’s so beautiful and horrific it may visit your dreams (nightmares, more likely). That same’s true for the eerie interlude at the saloon/brothel of Mayfield, making us wonder if the “hole in the wall” escaped Purgatory or Hell itself. Unfortunately, the movie’s momentum slackens when the teams join forces on the riverbanks and “gold fever’ strikes. Perhaps about 15 or twenty minutes could have been excised from the screenplay by Audiard and Thomas Bidegain which adapts the lauded novel by Patrick DeWitt. But it’s got a subtle, haunting score by Alexandre Desplat which works so well with the majestic cinematography by Benoit Debie. Their work, along with Reilly’s compelling performance, carries the film through the rough spots of the long, winding trail. It’s not another SHANE or THE SEARCHERS, but the legend of THE SISTERS BROTHERS has scenes that will stay with you long after you dismount the theatre saddle, er…seat.
2.5 Out of 5
THE BROTHERS SISTER opens everywhere and screens exclusively in St. Louis at Landmark’s Plaza Frontenac Cinemas
From acclaimed director Jacques Audiard (Rust and Bone, A Prophet), and based on the novel by Patrick deWitt, THE SISTERS BROTHERS is a reimagining of the cinematic Western as a dangerous, witty, and emotionally cathartic exploration of what it means to be a man.
It is 1851, and Charlie and Eli Sisters (Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly) are both brothers and assassins, boys grown to men in a savage and hostile world. They have blood on their hands: that of criminals, that of innocents…and they know no state of existence other than being gunmen. The older of the two, introspective Eli (Reilly) rides hard with his younger sibling yet dares to dream of a normal life. The younger of the two, hard-drinking Charlie (Phoenix) has taken charge with gusto as lead man on the duo’s assignments. Each increasingly questions, and quibbles with, the other’s methods.
The Sisters brothers find themselves on a journey through the Northwest, bringing them to the mountains of Oregon, a dangerous brothel in the small town of Mayfield, and eventually, the Gold Rush land of California – a journey that will test the deadly family ties that bind. But, can it also be the path to rediscovering what remains of their humanity?
THE SISTERS BROTHERS also stars Jake Gyllenhaal as learned scout John Morris, and Riz Ahmed as fugitive chemist Hermann Kermit Warm.
The film opens in St. Louis on October 5th.
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John C. Reilly (left) stars as “Eli Sisters” and Joaquin Phoenix (right) stars as “Charlie Sisters” in Jacques Audiard’s THE SISTERS BROTHERS, an Annapurna Pictures release. Credit : Magali Bragard / Annapurna Pictures
Check out a brand-new trailer for RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET, introducing new characters, including the fierce and fun crew of racers from online racing game Slaughter Race. Ali Wong lends her voice to Felony, Timothy Simons voices Butcher Boy, Glozell Green brings Little Debbie to life and Hamish Blake provides the voice of Pyro. Also new to the roster of characters is Double Dan, the proprietor of the dark web’s apothecary. Voiced by Alfred Molina, Double Dan is massive, slimy and decidedly creepy with a second head called Little Dan tucked into his neck folds. “Ralph Breaks the Internet” opens in U.S. theaters on Nov. 21, 2018.
In RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET, video-game bad guy Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) and best friend Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman) leave the comforts of Litwak’s arcade in an attempt to save her game, Sugar Rush. Their quest takes them to the vast, uncharted world of the internet where they rely on the citizens of the internet—the Netizens—to help navigate their way. Lending a virtual hand are Yesss (voice of Taraji P. Henson), the head algorithm and the heart and soul of the trend-making site “BuzzzTube,” and Shank (voice of Gal Gadot), a tough-as-nails driver from a gritty online auto-racing game called Slaughter Race, a place Vanellope wholeheartedly embraces—so much so that Ralph worries he may lose the only friend he’s ever had. Directed by Rich Moore (“Zootopia,” “Wreck-It Ralph”) and Phil Johnston (co-writer “Wreck-It Ralph,” “Zootopia,” writer, “Cedar Rapids”), and produced by Clark Spencer (“Zootopia,” “Wreck-It Ralph,” “Bolt,” “Lilo & Stitch”), “Ralph Breaks the Internet” hits theaters on Nov. 21, 2018.
Video-game bad guy Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) and best friend Vanellope (voice of Sarah Silverman) leave the comforts of Litwak’s arcade in an attempt to save her game. Their quest takes them to the vast world of the internet, a world Vanellope wholeheartedly embraces—so much so that Ralph worries he may lose the only friend he’s ever had.
When “Wreck-It Ralph” opened on Nov. 2, 2012, it turned in the highest opening weekend ever for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film at the time of release.
“Wreck-It Ralph” won the PGA Award for outstanding producer of an animated theatrical motion picture as well as five Annie Awards, including best animated feature, director, screenplay and actor. The film was named best animated feature by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, earned outstanding achievement in casting for an animated feature by the Casting Society of America, and won the Kids’ Choice Award for favorite animated movie. The film was also nominated for an Oscar® and Golden Globe® for best animated feature.
The film re-teams the original director, producer and co-writer behind “Wreck-It Ralph.” The screenplay is written by Phil Johnston and Pamela Ribon.
Director Rich Moore, producer Clark Spencer, and co-writer Phil Johnston partnered with fellow director Byron Howard and co-writer/co-director Jared Bush to create the Academy Award®-winning blockbuster animated feature “Zootopia.”
See the new poster for THE SISTERS BROTHERS starring John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Riz Ahmed.
Director Jacques Audiard’s THE SISTERS BROTHERS will premiere this Sunday, September 2 at the Venice Film Festival before heading to the Toronto International Film Festival next weekend.
THE SISTERS BROTHERS opens September 21, 2018 in NY and LA
From acclaimed director Jacques Audiard (Rust and Bone, A Prophet), and based on the novel by Patrick deWitt, THE SISTERS BROTHERS is a reimagining of the cinematic Western as a dangerous, witty, and emotionally cathartic exploration of what it means to be a man.
It is 1851, and Charlie and Eli Sisters (Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly) are both brothers and assassins, boys grown to men in a savage and hostile world. They have blood on their hands: that of criminals, that of innocents…and they know no state of existence other than being gunmen. The older of the two, introspective Eli (Reilly) rides hard with his younger sibling yet dares to dream of a normal life. The younger of the two, hard-drinking Charlie (Phoenix) has taken charge with gusto as lead man on the duo’s assignments. Each increasingly questions, and quibbles with, the other’s methods.
John C. Reilly (left) stars as “Eli Sisters” and Joaquin Phoenix (right) stars as “Charlie Sisters” in Jacques Audiard’s THE SISTERS BROTHERS, an Annapurna Pictures release. Credit : Magali Bragard / Annapurna Pictures
The Sisters brothers find themselves on a journey through the Northwest, bringing them to the mountains of Oregon, a dangerous brothel in the small town of Mayfield, and eventually, the Gold Rush land of California – a journey that will test the deadly family ties that bind. But, can it also be the path to rediscovering what remains of their humanity?
THE SISTERS BROTHERS also stars Jake Gyllenhaal as learned scout John Morris, and Riz Ahmed as fugitive chemist Hermann Kermit Warm.
John C. Reilly (left) stars as “Eli Sisters” and Joaquin Phoenix (right) stars as “Charlie Sisters” in Jacques Audiard’s THE SISTERS BROTHERS, an Annapurna Pictures release. Credit : Magali Bragard / Annapurna Pictures
Here’s a first look at the new trailer and poster for RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: WRECK-IT RALPH 2.
RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: WRECK-IT RALPH 2 leaves Litwak’s video arcade behind, venturing into the uncharted, expansive and thrilling world of the internet—which may or may not survive Ralph’s wrecking. Video game bad guy Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman) must risk it all by traveling to the world wide web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope’s video game, Sugar Rush. In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet—the netizens—to help navigate their way, including a webite entrepreneur named Yesss (voice of Taraji P. Henson), who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site “BuzzzTube.”
When WRECK-IT RALPH opened on Nov. 2, 2012, it turned in the highest opening weekend ever for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film at the time of release. WRECK-IT RALPH won the PGA Award for outstanding producer of an animated theatrical motion picture as well as five Annie Awards, including best animated feature, director, screenplay and actor. The film was named best animated feature by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, earned outstanding achievement in casting for an animated feature by the Casting Society of America, and won the Kids’ Choice Award for favorite animated movie. The film was also nominated for an Oscar® and Golden Globe® for best animated feature.
Directed by Rich Moore (“Zootopia,” “Wreck-It Ralph”) and Phil Johnston (co-writer “Wreck-It Ralph,” “Cedar Rapids,” co-writer “Zootopia,”), and produced by Clark Spencer (“Zootopia,” “Wreck-It Ralph,” “Bolt”), RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: WRECK-IT RALPH 2 hits theaters on Nov. 21, 2018.
