Musician biopics usually follow the same pathway. Troubled singer/performer who has a hard upbringing, leading to an angst-ridden career that may involve drinks and or drugs, sometimes a little abuse towards the opposite sex. A Complete Unknown, the biopic about Bob Dylan, refuses to follow that line. Instead, it covers a small period in his…
Tag: James Mangold
Le Mans ’66
Director: James Mangold Starring: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Josh Lucas, Tracy Letts, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone, Ray McKinnon Written by: Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth and Jason Keller Running Time: 152 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 15th November 2019 AKA: Ford v Ferrari Films about motor racing have had mild success over…
Logan
Director: James Mangold Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant, Richard E. Grant, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Eriq La Salle Written by: Scott Frank, Michael Green and (also story) James Mangold Running Time: 137 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 1st March 2017 For 17 years, one of Marvel’s most popular characters, The Wolverine, has…
The Wolverine
Director: James Mangold Starring: Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, Will Yun Lee, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Rila Fukushima, Tao Okamoto, Hiroyuki Sanada. Written by: Christopher McQuarrie, Scott Frank, Mark Bomback Running Time: 126 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 25th July 2013 After crashing with an almighty smash after the last time he appeared in a film (not including his brief-blink-and-you’ll-miss-him cameo in X-Men: First Class) the film…
