strange weather is a 2016 drama film directed by katherine dieckmann .

it was screened in the gala presentations section at the 2016 toronto international film festival .

strange weather ( film )

“strange weather” opens in theaters , vod , and on digital platforms on friday , july 28 .
not even hunter , who eventually wears out her welcome , can keep strange weather from going off the cliff .
as the focus of strange weather , holly hunter is her typical fantastic self , using her committed performance to ground a narrative about a familial tragedy .
like thelma & louise , strange weather revolves around two southern women , the open road and a surreptitiously packed handgun . but the similarities end there .
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katherine dieckmann’s film is beholden to a studiously weird narrative that’s governed by formula screenwriting .
where the brilliance of strange weather lies - in great part through hunter ' s stunningly human and subtly searing performance - is in its constant grappling with the nonlinear process of grief .
boutique distributor brainstorm media has taken north american theatrical rights to katherine dieckmann’s drama “ strange weather , ” starring holly hunter , with netflix taking worldwide subscription vod rights , excluding japan .
strange weather ★ ★ ( 2 / 4 stars ) directed by : katherine dieckmann written by : katherine dieckmann starring : holly hunter , carrie coon and kim coates running time : 95 mins .
it’s almost impossible for the film to honor its predecessor without lapsing into contrived and preordained formula .
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the film is produced by kalamalka prods . and ideal partners film fund . the deal was brokered by jessica lacy at icm partners , robert halmi jr . , great point’s chairman , and brainstorm’s president meyer shwarzstein .
katherine dieckmann’s strange weather is an odd , stifling , and occasionally quite moving mixture of self - help clichés and genre - film tropes , which are woven together in a thicket of unusually authentic american southern atmosphere . dieckmann has a knack for moody details , rendering the world of a small - town woman in succinct and telling brushstrokes .
reviewed at toronto film festival ( gala ) , sept . 9 , 2016 . running time : 96 min .
even with its ordinary thread and style of filmmaking with an exclusion of a fitting soundtrack , holly hunter ( darcy baylor ) puts on a tremendous effort and there ' s an exceptional character arc to be had in
strange weather
.
if only strange weather had given these people more room to breathe beyond the churning plot . for all its potential , the movie ultimately feels like a frustrating miscalculation ; the ingredients are there — it ' s the recipe that ' s off .
michael showalter’s film is always at least gut - rumbling and keeps its humor in situations that are morose and awkward .
the film is at its best when dieckmann slows down the action and revelations for its real charm : two ladies , on the road , talking . more movies could stand to trust their stars to make an artful conversation as compelling as any action sequence or as exciting as a revenge flick . “strange weather” has the stars ; it just needs to let them shine .
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too bad then that the pair find more demons along the way , big ones that threaten to overtake the film’s best assets .
dieckmann tries too hard to force a character sketch into a dramatic shape by giving darcy ' s quest a preset endpoint : the louisiana office of walker ' s old classmate , who stole his lucrative franchise restaurant idea . the harder
strange weather
drives toward a payoff , the more it sputters .
the film is at its best when dieckmann slows down the action and revelations for its real charm : two ladies , on the road , talking .
holly hunter gives one of the best performances of her career in writer - director katherine dieckmann ' s indie drama
strange weather ,
playing a southerner reckoning with her son walker ' s suicide . watching an actress of hunter ' s caliber in a meaty leading role partly compensates for the creaky plot and overearnest tone .
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brainstorm will handle the north american theatrical release on the film , which premiered at the toronto film festival , prior to the netflix global rollout scheduled for fall 2017 . great point media , which has backed such movies as “lady macbeth , ” “complete unknown” and “the party , ” is handling international sales in cannes .
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academy award winner holly hunter gets behind the wheel in this engrossing story of a woman ' s quest for rectitude in the wake of harrowing loss . steeped in a strong sense of place and peopled by convention - defying characters , katherine dieckmann ' s strange weather draws you into its sultry southern milieu and takes you on a back - roads trek you won ' t soon forget .
a case of excellent actors’ straining to elevate a contrived screenplay , “strange weather , ” directed by katherine dieckmann ( the atmospheric “diggers” ) , casts holly hunter as darcy , an academic administrator , at a university in georgia . darcy is at a crossroads : applying for a belated bachelor’s degree , she may soon lose her job to budget cuts . her son , walker , committed suicide seven years earlier .
with supporting parts ( including crumbley’s stock yuppie - scum ) even more patly conceived , there’s not much beyond pretty scenery and forced “grittiness” to distract from the hollow histrionics at the heart of “ strange weather , ” whose clumsy signifiers include being set during a long , hot drought . there’s no free - at - last rain dance for darcy , but just about every other lyrical cliche appears on cue .
the comparison may be unfair , but it ' s such a rare pleasure to see two top - notch actresses have the screen to themselves , playing smart , strong women , that we feel robbed when the movie doesn ' t do them justice . where strange weather errs ( and where thelma & louise did not ) is in detracting from that pleasure by half - burying the main characters under unwieldy chunks of plot .
shwarzstein stated , “we loved the film as soon as we saw it in toronto — it has mystery , humor , raw emotion and features one of holly hunter ’s most outstanding performances to date . ”
the forecast for “strange weather , ” a rather dour road - trip movie through the backroads of dixie taken by two gal pals that is weighed down by a heavy downpour of grief and retribution ? there is 100 percent chance that at some point you might wish you were watching the rollicking “thelma & louise” instead , especially when oh - so - mournful lady - sung laments to the strains of acoustic guitars pour forth from the soundtrack .
the first thing we learn about katherine dieckmann ’s “ strange weather ” is it’s set on the 88th consecutive day without rain in a tiny georgia town . plants are wilting ; so are people . everyone is hysterical and exhausted , and no one more so than darcy baylor ( holly hunter ) . crackling with the actress’ firecracker energy , early introductions to darcy’s life make it clear that there are still plenty of secrets left to be told .
while darcy’s rage is pure and understandable ( and boy does hunter sell the hell out of it ) , “strange weather” struggles to move past the sense that everything is happening too fast and too close . coincidences fly at every turn , slingshotting both darcy and byrd into a situation neither is prepared for , forcing both actresses to shoulder some heavy scenes ( including a revealing argument that belongs in both ladies’ highlight reel , it’s that potent ) . hunter particularly excels in a confrontation that forces her to run through a gamut of emotions in the minimum of time , but by now that’s old hat for her .
holly hunter is one of those erstwhile hollywood leading women — like jill clayburgh or debra winger — whose name provokes a certain wistfulness , because there’s no good reason why she stayed at the top such a short while . that is , none beyond the industry’s infamously short attention span toward most female stars , who generally get shunted to the b list at an age where almost any other career would just be getting established . those who miss the spunky , rueful , heart - of - gold hunter from her early signature films will find something of a return to that form in “ strange weather , ” though in a vehicle that doesn’t always serve her to best effect .
unsurprisingly , i ' ve fallen in love with this film about a grown woman rediscovering herself whilst journeying to take down the man who stole her dead son ' s hot dog company idea . i ' ve nothing further to say besides carrie coon matches holly hunter ' s intensity perfectly , and i love women . cheers !
amidst all the la la land swooning and moonlight cheering , there were , of course , other films at the toronto film festival this year , ones that maybe got lost in the din of louder movies . to give them a little attention , here’s a brief rundown of five movies i saw at tiff that were smaller , but still of note .
another is glenne headly ' s brief turn as darcy ' s childhood friend mary lou , who hosts darcy and byrd when they stop for a night in meridian , georgia . mary lou ' s straight - shooting advice , and the giddy reminiscences she and darcy share , are an example of what strange weather does best : showing women simply talking . too bad there ' s so much else crowding it . though she wrings a bit of mild suspense from the haziness surrounding the death of darcy ' s son , dieckmann overestimates our interest in the how and why of the tragedy . what we truly want to know more about is who these women are — darcy and byrd , but also mary lou and geri — and what they mean to one another .
we first see darcy , a hippie - ish fifty - something georgia university administrative assistant , watering her garden in the middle of the night while smoking a cigarette . ( it ' s something she ' ll do several times over the course of the film , one of those movie - ishly quirky touches that often pass for character nuance . ) byrd ( coon ) , her closest confidante , lives next door with her african - american girlfriend geri ( andrene ward - hammond ) and works at the same university , in the fundraising department .
it really is time for more female driven , female directed road movies . after decades worth of a genre dominated by men , by the male perspective ( with few bright exceptions like thelma & louise ) , it ' s still sadly refreshing to see the exception of a feminine view . there are still , of course , the same old tropes of a dead child , of a woman in her late 50s / early 60s harbouring regrets and unfulfilled dreams - but the movie exists in a long line of film history , which leaves it with little matieral for comparison .
not really that impressive . i did not get much from it . so holly hunter plays a woman that lost her son , a few years back and then discovers that someone stole hurt son ' s idea and she ' s wants to do something about it . it a very personal piece about a mother ' s grief and wondering what part she had to play in her son ' s death and how big the part was . you get the point but i still did not get much from watching this story unfold . i like the way the film looks and that ' s pretty much it .
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a poignant , lyrical drama about a mother ( hunter ) , who , in an effort to deal with the grief over the death of her son , travels the back roads of the deep south to settle a score . a story of . . . see full summary »
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a poignant , lyrical drama about a mother ( hunter ) , who , in an effort to deal with the grief over the death of her son , travels the back roads of the deep south to settle a score . a story of grief and forgiveness , of looking inward to find a way to move forward .
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it may be time to retire the type of road movie in which the protagonist , ostensibly on an urgent journey , insists on taking back roads — partly because she doesn’t like trucks , she says , but really because a quick drive on the interstate wouldn’t sustain a feature .
darcy soon learns that mark ( shane jacobsen ) , a friend of walker’s , has grown wealthy after founding a chain of hot dog restaurants — walker’s idea . conspiring to confront mark in new orleans , she brings along her friend byrd ( carrie coon ) and the gun walker used to kill himself , probably more for symbolism than for proving chekhov’s axiom .
the journey is a pretext for healing , as darcy visits an old friend ( glenne headly , who died in june ) and walker’s father ( ted ferguson ) , who abused her but is now ailing and mute . this gives darcy a chance to unburden her thoughts to him while allowing ms . dieckmann , who wrote the screenplay , to avoid the complications of constructing a conversation .
that’s the movie in a nutshell : a catharsis more meaningful for the character than for her audience .
rated r for sex and grief . running time : 1 hour 32 minutes .
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like so many women who unwisely spend too much time in gyms ruining their looks under the delusion of self - improvement , [ hunter ' s ] muscles upstage her femininity . but the girl can still act .
hunter , her darcy often wearing a cowboy hat along with a tank top and skinny jeans more often seen on teens , gives a lived - in , down - but - not - out performance throughout .
in a quivering , bone - deep performance , hunter takes darcy from a mother encased in guilt to a woman who can acknowledge her shattering loss while still recognizing her right to be alive .
carrie coon proves once again that she ' s a phenomenal talent who is currently being severely under - utilized in the hollywood ecosystem .
. . . a heartfelt and modestly poignant examination of maternal grief , yet it ' s consistently undermined by plot mechanics and clichés .
this slight drama doesn ' t have very much to it , but any movie about a middle - aged woman is a welcome rarity , and in it , hunter proves she can still bring life and spirit to any kind of material .
it ' s hard to imagine another actor in the world who could elicit those particular responses to those moments , or who could make the wild narrative swing of the climactic encounter not only play , but play credibly .
basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …
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but after crossing into the water - ravaged environs of louisiana , a falling - out over a long - hidden revelation causes byrd to fly away back home via bus . torpor settles upon the proceedings as darcy , with no buffer around to keep her grounded , eventually gets to engage in the showdown she has been hankering for and the facts she needs .
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in katherine dieckmann ' s latest feature , hunter and carrie coon make a major argument for bechdel test - passing features .
despite the closeness of their bond — we first meet darcy and byrd while they’re both sneaking outside at night , eager for a little relief from the stifling heat — it’s soon apparent that the women are hiding something from each other . byrd can’t understand why darcy is so cruel to her adoring ex - boyfriend clay ( kim coates ) , while darcy can’t conceal her questions about byrd’s relationship with live - in girlfriend geri (
andrene ward - hammond ) . those seemingly minor misunderstandings take on an entirely new dimension when the obsessive darcy embarks on a quixotic quest for answers that even byrd isn’t eager to find .
hunter and coon have a natural , believable chemistry ; it would be enough to watch them quibble through their lives and their own friendship . unfortunately , dieckmann’s screenplay soon becomes concerned with a macguffin of a mystery that threatens to overtake even its talented actresses .
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hunter stars as darcy baylor , who works as an administrative assistant at a small university . with her job in danger and her personal relationships stagnating , darcy hits the road with her best friend byrd ( played by the excellent carrie coon ) .
but dieckmann ( who previously directed the slice - of - life indies
diggers
and
motherhood
) excels at capturing the textures and diversity of her location , showing the south as a varied region where agriculture , academia , poverty and progressivism sit side by side .
plus , the filmmaker is savvy enough just to let hunter work . this performance is built from dozens of tiny , human gestures — from the way darcy looks defiant and stung whenever she ' s criticized , to the way she pets her dog with her bare feet . darcy ' s story may feel contrived , but her character is vividly real .
hunter plays grief - stricken darcy , who is struggling to come to terms with the death of her son . convinced there is something behind his suicide , darcy travels back to the deep south to uncover the truth with the help of childhood friend byrd ( carrie coon ) . bolstered by her on - again off - again lover clayton , played by kim coates ( “sons of anarchy” ) , darcy begins “an emotional road trip of self - discovery , ” according to a statement .
halmi added , “working with brainstorm and netflix is a great partnership for the domestic release and perfectly suited to this emotionally gripping drama . ”
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dieckmann has an eye for the american south that refutes the condescending sentimentality of most films , capturing the ravages of flooding and famine with a haunting matter - of - factness that interrogates darcy’s self - pity , especially when she’s grilling one of walker’s acquaintances as he collects his family from the fallout of a disaster . and there’s a breathtaking confrontation between darcy and her ex - husband , wes ( johnny mcphail ) , which climaxes with a close - up of the man’s frozen , woeful , ultimately unknowable face .
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holly hunter and carrie coon star in katherine dieckmann ' s drama about a southern woman who enlists her friend to help find answers about her son ' s suicide .
through the fundraising database , byrd learns that mark wright ( shane jacobsen ) , a former close friend of darcy ' s son , is now the filthy - rich owner of a chain of customize - your - own - hot - dog eateries near new orleans . when byrd tells her about it , darcy is struck by how familiar the concept sounds , and soon remembers that before he killed himself her son had pitched the exact same idea as part of a business school assignment . she grabs byrd and the two set off to track down mark and get some answers .
hunter , sporting a stetson and arms so wiry and muscular they look ready to snap , is vivid as ever . an actress who excels at suggesting the always - spinning wheels of a sharp mind , she ' s totally persuasive as a woman coming to the painful realization that the image she had of herself as a mother may not have matched the reality . though coon doesn ' t have as much to do as the sassy , supportive byrd , she ' s the kind of skilled performer who can effortlessly flesh out a character beyond what ' s on the page . and in a key supporting role , kim coates ( sons of anarchy ) hits some sweet notes as darcy ' s steadfast on - and - off lover .
a mississippi mother seeks answers after her son ' s suicide in katherine diekmann ' s drama .
with : holly hunter , carrie coon , kim coates , glenne headly , andrene ward - hammond , turner crumbley , walker babington , shane jacobsen , craig boe .
with arm - twisting co - worker byrd riding shotgun , darcy fires up her old ford truck , and sets off for kevin’s corporate hq in new orleans . this is the kind of movie where despite the psychological urgency of our heroine’s quest , she insists on taking back roads so that we can savor every last drop of down - home southern culture . pit stops include a visit with glenne headly as an over - the - top old pal ; and , of course , a shocking revelation or two must be shared between darcy and byrd before they reach the big easy .
much of the goings on feel plain hokey , and the rather theatrical dialogue mixed with a couple of certified big speeches don’t help matters . through it all , darcy is sassy , wounded , and indomitable— a tailor - made role so tightly fitted to hunter that it begins to feel like a straitjacket , one in which the actress ( who now sports the almost alarmingly sinewy physique of the latter - day madonna ) thrashes about as if every emotion might be her last .
production : a great point media presentation in association with kalamalka prods . and quincy pics of an ideal partners production . ( international sales : icm partners , los angeles . ) producers : jana edelbaum , rachel cohen . executive producers : jim reeve , robert halmi jr . , caroline kaplan , allene quincy .
crew : director , writter : katherine dieckmann . camera ( color , hd ) : david morrison . editor : madeleine gavin .
with : holly hunter , carrie coon , kim coates , glenne headly , andrene ward - hammond , turner crumbley , walker babington , shane jacobsen , craig boe .
holly hunter is one of those erstwhile hollywood leading women — like jill clayburgh or debra winger — whose name provokes a certain wistfulness , because there’s no good reason why she stayed at the top such a short while . that is , none beyond the industry’s infamously short attention span toward most female stars , who generally get shunted to [ … ]
years after her son ' s suicide , a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea .
kind of a standard road - trip - of - adult - discovery movie , except that holly hunter and carrie coon are amazing in it , and the big confrontation at the end is worth the price of admission on its own . hunter plays a ragged mother who learns that an old associate of her son ' s stole his business plan and became a millionaire with it after the son committed suicide , so she grabs the suicide weapon and crosses the country to confront the boy . plenty of incident and character development along the way , but it ' s the connection she makes with the old associate at the end that will stick with me strongest .
it ' s meh at best , the cast is probably the only reason why i even gave this a go in the first place . the story plays out pretty well until you realize you have seen how it ' s going to end in other movies , i mean it ' s definitely not horrendous as there is some stuff to like . the cast is pretty nice as i said before , the filming was pretty decent and there ' s a few moments that i actually liked . but other than that it ' s nothing really special at all , just below average . .
katherine dieckmann really created something incredible with this movie ; darcey baylor is a stellar character and the way the story unfolds is beautiful . i love women and female friendships and cowboy hats
holly hunter is and always will be a great actress but even she can’t save this emotional yet misguided story . not particularly bad but not particularly good either .
look , this ain ' t all that much but , come on : road trip movie with holly hunter and carrie coon soundtracked by sharon van etten . need i say more ?
the beginning is weird and very random . but eventually , it does get better . holly hunter , still grieving her son , feels her sons friend stole his business idea & she’s sets out to find him . along the way , she finds a little peace . a little slow moving , but some great acting .
i wish there was a little more to this movie . it ' s not bad , but it kind of circles around an interesting character - driven story of grief and healing , but never really commits to the deep dive into something that would be memorable . holly hunter is great as always and carrie coon continues to be one of the most under - appreciated and under - used actresses in hollywood .
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collateral beauty is a 2016 american drama film directed by david frankel and written by allan loeb .

the film stars an ensemble cast of will smith , edward norton , keira knightley , michael peña , naomie harris , jacob latimore , kate winslet , and helen mirren .

it follows a man who copes with his daughter 's death by writing letters to time , death , and love .

the film premiered at the dubai international film festival on december 13 , 2016 , and was released in the united states on december 16 , 2016 .

it was panned by critics , although it grossed over $ 88 million worldwide against its $ 36 million budget .

collateral beauty

collateral beauty may just be the collateral damage of a new combination of factors that will shape hollywood in the future .
filming has just begun on her new movie collateral beauty in new york city .
collateral beauty is shaping up to be the worst - reviewed film of the year .
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will smith -
collateral beauty
( warner bros . pictures / new line cinema )
collateral beauty has such a clever and unique story . what inspired you to write it ?
will smith is no longer a box office draw as collateral beauty flops in the us .
michael pena , kate winslet and will smith in a scene from the movie collateral beauty .
“creed” cinematographer maryse alberti will shoot “collateral beauty , ” which is currently filming in new york .
if there ' s one constant about collateral beauty , it ' s how consistently it disappoints .
kind of blue : will smith and helen mirren in collateral beauty . photograph : barry wetcher / ap
for will smith , making his new film collateral beauty was a difficult case of life imitating art .
on friday , march 4 , keira knightley and edward norton were spotted filming collateral beauty together in nyc .
keira knightley has joined the cast of new line’s ensemble drama “ collateral beauty , ” starring will smith .
the failure of
collateral beauty
is all the more grievous for the waste of its superb actors .
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collateral beauty , however , was savaged by critics and has a terrible 14 % rating on rotten tomatoes .
looks like will smith’s latest film collateral beauty has not had any collateral impact with cinemagoers – as it’s had the worst box office opening weekend of his entire career .
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collateral beauty comes from the writer of the film where kevin james became a cage - fighter , as well as the film where jason bateman gets drunk and artificially inseminates jennifer aniston with his sperm by mistake . but collateral beauty is different to those films . collateral beauty is , by some distance , stupider than those films . look , here’s the trailer .
hugh jackman has dropped out of the drama “ collateral beauty ” a month after the project was unveiled by palmstar media .
palmstar media and likely story have acquired rights to collateral beauty , the drama that will star hugh jackman and rooney mara .
tomorrow , wednesday , feb . 24 , collateral beauty will be filming at union turnpike and myrtle ave in queens , ny .
helen mirren is in early discussions to join will smith in the new line drama “ collateral beauty , ” sources tell variety .
yesterday , collateral beauty filmed scenes at the whitney museum , and tonight smith was spotted filming at 6th ave and 21st st .
you said you were mulling collateral beauty over for a few years . but how long did the actual script take to write ?
the movie sounds like the aftermath of a dirty bomb filled with treacle matter , but this review is a thing of collateral beauty .
new line cinema is nearing a deal to acquire worldwide rights to collateral beauty , a drama that has will smith attached to star .
not to mention warner bros spent $ 36m ( £28 . 8m ) making collateral beauty in the first place , according to box office mojo .
will smith’s ensemble drama collateral beauty took just $ 7m ( £5 . 6m ) in its opening weekend ( picture : warner bros / youtube )
critics responded accordingly . a few headlines : “collateral beauty is a cold and crass christmas carol remake that’s exactly as bad as you’ve heard” ( from vulture ) , “‘collateral beauty’ review : a tragic tale that’s overly manipulative” ( abc ) , and “review : nakedly pandering collateral beauty deserves a lump of coal” ( time ) . deadline suggests that reviews such as these ( and rotten tomatoes roundups in particular ) have a higher impact on moviegoers today :
collateral beauty received vicious reviews with such headlines like the new york post ‘s “ collateral beauty does collateral damage” and its critic kyle smith declaring , “this must be the first movie ever made in which the death of a child is presented as a pesky obstacle to a corporate sale . ” the headline for the new york times’ review read “lots of plastic in the face of collateral beauty ” with manohla dargis ( who by the way loved ghostbusters ) raging “the five stages of grief sometimes seem applicable to movie reviewing , except that i usually skip denial , rarely get around to acceptance and generally just settle into anger , which is where i am with collateral beauty . ”
disney’s “ rogue one : a star wars story ” has some new competition on dec . 16 — will smith ’s drama “ collateral beauty . ”
and then the second trailer for the forthcoming will smith movie collateral beauty was released . and now things are much worse than anyone could have imagined .
collateral beauty , the movie with a terrible title where will smith talks to angels , not surprisingly did poorly at the box office this past weekend .
ranking fourth on the us box office list , collateral beauty was also beaten by disney’s latest animated flick moana , and holiday comedy office christmas party .
collateral beauty only limped to fourth place on its opening weekend in the us , posting the worst box office ever for a will smith wide release .
the 70 - year - old headed to the set of new movie , collateral beauty , wearing a grateful dead t - shirt and tight leather trousers .
collateral beauty isn’t just an emotional film for will smith . in his case , filming the holiday movie came at a very difficult time in his life .
keira , who welcomed her daughter edie in may last year with her musician husband james righton , has been busy filming collateral beauty since earlier this month .
will smith is slowly but surely recovering from his father ' s death - - and credits his new movie , collateral beauty , for helping him through it .
earlier in december , smith revealed he was filming collateral beauty at the time of his father’s death – and was able to channel his grief into his role .
clitoral beauty is going to be the name of my new pubic grooming salon .
i heard two different stories about collateral beauty ‘s conception today . first , was that the movie was originally conceived as a richard curtis - type romantic comedy / drama ( not with the director , but akin to his style ) . but when smith became attached , collateral beauty morphed into a tearjerker . this is not true . collateral beauty was always conceived as a melodrama , even when hugh jackman was attached , and it was the version of the story that warner bros . greenlit .
“devil wears prada” helmer david frankel is in early talks to direct new line drama “collateral beauty” starring will smith , following the loss of director alfonso gomez - rejon .
jason segel is in talks to join hugh jackman and rooney mara in “me and earl and the dying girl” helmer alfonso gomez - rejon ’s “ collateral beauty . ”
a presentation of new line cinema and village roadshow pictures , “collateral beauty” will be distributed by warner bros . in the heart of awards season on dec . 16 .
kate winslet carries a cup of coffee as she walks across the set of her upcoming film collateral beauty on friday afternoon ( march 4 ) in new york city .
collateral beauty is not good . it’s needlessly complicated , treats its audience like it’s dumber than a box full of unused fox network reality show pitches , and totally wastes will smith in a dull tearjerker that elicits absolutely zero tears , except the ones you will shed when you realized you wasted your hard - earned money on collateral beauty .
collateral beauty , starring will smith , kate winslet , keira knightley , edward norto n and helen mirren , has been filming on location in new york since late last week .
disney’s “rogue one : a star wars story” has some new competition on dec . 16 — will smith’s drama “collateral beauty . ” warner bros . announced monday that it has moved “chicken soup for the soul” out of the dec . 16 slot into 2017 and replaced it with new line’s “collateral beauty . ” the “star wars” spinoff is the [ … ]
but for the most part , the dna of those two movies was already written . so collateral beauty was my sole focus two years ago as we ramped up to production .
to me that is what collateral beauty means : the good that comes from the bad . or the light that can – not always does – but can come from darkness .
collateral beauty , ” whatever that means . this is “collateral schmaltz , ” the kind that has the power to close rather than open your heart as you rush out of the theater while the terribly named onerepublic ballad , “let’s hurt tonight , ” provides exit music .
but keira knightley was worlds away from her usual monochrome - styled self in a wildly colourful outfit on the new york set of her star - studded film collateral beauty on sunday .
collateral beauty , warner bros . , $ 7 , 102 , 085 , 3 , 028 locations , $ 2 , 345 average , $ 7 , 102 , 085 , 1 weeks .
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mcadams is in the midst of shooting marvel’s “doctor strange , ” after which she would segue to “collateral beauty , ” if her deal closes . she’s represented by wme and magnolia entertainment .
collateral beauty official ost album tracklist , original motion picture score . original release date : december 9 , 2016 label : watertower music song previews provided courtesy of itunes original music composed by theodore shapiro
david frankel is the director of “collateral beauty , ” which is being co - financed by village roadshow . smith is starring along with helen mirren , edward norton , naomie harris and michael pena .
new line is rounding out the cast of “collateral beauty” in a big way , as oscar winner and current nominee kate winslet is in negotiations to join will smith in the unconventional drama , thewrap has learned .
on the heels of his breakout turn in the hit sundance movie “sleight , ” jacob latimore has signed on to join will smith in the thought - provoking drama “collateral beauty , ” it was announced friday .
anonymous content’s michael sugar and bard dorros are producing the film , along with collateral beauty ' s screenwriter allan loeb . palmstar ceo kevin frakes will executive producer with anthony bregman of likely story and steven pearl .
collateral beauty took just over $ 7million in the us , despite opening on a whopping 3 , 000 screens . ten years ago , the pursuit of happyness took over $ 26million and opened on less screens .
and coincidently , “collateral booty” is the name of my new line of helen mirren - themed butt toys .
kate winslet looked amazing at the academy awards last night but she wasn’t going to be in l . a . long . after the ceremony , winslet was headed back to new york to continue filming collateral beauty .
collateral beauty stars : will smith , kate winslet , michael pena , helen mirren , edward norton , naomie harris , keira knightley . director : david frankel rating : m verdict : 1 . 5 / 5 stars
collateral beauty is directed by david frankel , who made marley & me and the devil wears prada from a script by alan loeb , whose credits include 21 , wall street : money never sleeps and rock of ages .
hugh jackman and rooney mara are attached to star in the indie drama “collateral beauty , ” which alfonso gomez - rejon will direct from a script by allan loeb , an individual familiar with the project has told thewrap .
this weekend , will smith saw a career - low opening at the box office with warner bros . / new line / village roadshow’s holiday melodrama collateral beauty , which debuted to $ 7m at 3 , 028 theaters .
will smith as howard in collateral beauty . photo by barry wetcher – © 2016 warner bros . entertainment inc . , village roadshow films north america inc . and ratpac - dune entertainment llc u . s . , can
with collateral beauty , when we brought in the filmmaker , the producers and the stars , it became a collaborative experience . we started asking , “are we forecasting this too early ? ” then we started testing it .
edward norton as whit in collateral beauty . photo by barry wetcher – © 2016 warner bros . entertainment inc . , village roadshow films north america inc . and ratpac - dune entertainment llc u . s . , can
annoyed that he’s inadvertently made a film about the benefits of cosmic ordering , which basically makes collateral beauty a terrible sort of noel edmonds : the motion picture , will smith gets on his bike and rides around some more .
featured image : will smith as howard in collateral beauty . photo by barry wetcher – © 2016 warner bros . entertainment inc . , village roadshow films north america inc . and ratpac - dune entertainment llc u . s . , can
4 . ) collateral beauty ( wb / nl ) , 3 , 028 theaters / $ 2 . 4m fri . / $ 2 . 7m sat / $ 1 . 8m sun / 3 - day cume : $ 7m / wk 1
rooney mara remains attached to the project . palmstar and likely story announced they had acquired the rights to allan loeb’s script for “ collateral beauty ” in mid - june . palmstar will be fully financing in conjunction with its partner merced capital .
will smith as howard and keira knightley as amy in collateral beauty . photo by barry wetcher – © 2016 warner bros . entertainment inc . , village roadshow films north america inc . and ratpac - dune entertainment llc u . s . , can
meanwhile , warner bros . / new line is playing it smart : they’re not holding previews tonight for will smith weepie collateral beauty given rogue one ‘s audience grip . manchester by the sea is also expanding this weekend from 366 venues to 1 , 208 .
speaking with deadline yesterday morning , a person close to the collateral beauty production declared that the film’s reviews were a “schoolyard assault . ” unfortunately , a pack nature pervades among reviewers : damned they are by their bosses should their opinion ever steer from the mainstream pack .
you’re a writer with many projects on the go . in addition to collateral beauty , you also have the space between us and the only living boy in new york coming up . what’s your writing process like when you have multiple projects going at the same time ?
just like his onscreen character , smith came to appreciate the “collateral beauty” that accompanies pain . “i think more than ever i see — and intellectually i’ve accepted [ but ] it’s still difficult emotionally — i understand that suffering is how we grow , ” he said .
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critics weighed in on the new will smith movie on tuesday , slamming it as “horrifyingly yucky” and claiming its all - star cast suffers from “actor abuse . ” ( collateral beauty currently sports a 14 percent rating on rotten tomatoes with seven reviews posted there thus far . )
written by allan loeb , “collateral beauty” follows a new york advertising executive ( smith ) who experiences a personal tragedy , so his colleagues try to come up with a plan to get him out of his funk . it works , but in a different way than imagined .
warner bros . announced monday that it has moved “ chicken soup for the soul ” out of the dec . 16 slot into 2017 and replaced it with new line’s “ collateral beauty . ” the “star wars” spinoff is the only other title scheduled for release that day .
helen mirren as brigitte , keira knightley as amy and jacob latimore as raffi in collateral beauty . photo by barry wetcher – © 2016 warner bros . entertainment inc . , village roadshow films north america inc . and ratpac - dune entertainment llc u . s . , can
said warner bros . domestic distribution czar jeff goldstein this morning about the results of collateral beauty , “while i had hoped for stronger attendance this weekend , i’m hopeful audiences will discover this terrific film that’s well done and uplifting and has a great message of hope and connection . ”
it ' s obvious what they ' re going for here but the lack of any organic progression and near criminal levels of disrespect for its own characters makes any emotional response completely hollow . collateral beauty replaces genuine storytelling with lazy manipulation and the result is an expectedly forgettable holiday movie .
gomez - rejon directed the sundance smash me and earl and the dying girl , which fox searchlight landed in a major fest deal and released in june . palmstar media and likely story paid $ 2 . 25 million for the collateral beauty script but jackman exited the project as did rooney mara .
that said , collateral beauty could have benefited from being released at a quieter time of year , and having the proper audience find it , thus generating ample good word of mouth before any film reviewer could sink their hooks into it . it’s a guilty pleasure movie . in testing , collateral beauty scored over 90 % — twice . it also had an 81 % definite recommend . also , going up against rogue one doesn’t help , despite any arguments about getting a leg - up on the holiday . when you start this low , with a cinemascore this high , there’s typically nothing to become of it .
smith’s father , willard carroll smith , sr . , passed away in early november , but he lived a total of four months after his diagnosis . while will didn’t mention what his father was battling with , he was filming collateral beauty throughout that time , playing a man who was struggling with a serious loss .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
having now watched the film , it ' s still not any clearer to me what exactly collateral beauty means . also unclear is how the filmmakers managed to attract such a talented group of actors to this nonsensical , completely misguided mess of a film . attempting to capture the inspirational holiday spirit of past classics like it ' s a wonderful life , the very uninspired collateral beauty follows will smith as advertising executive howard . two years after the tragic death of his six - year - old daughter , howard has become a shell of his former self , ignoring the needs of his colleagues and employees in favour of elaborate domino set ups .
warner bros . had high hopes for the movie as counterprogramming against rogue one ‘s $ 155m opening weekend , and becoming the choice for older females ( who turned up at 55 % females , 78 % over 25 ) . that may still be the case as collateral beauty ‘s prime demo becomes fully available after christmas day . in fact , the studio is comping collateral beauty to the 2007 weepy p . s . i love you , which was also panned by critics , posted a dismal $ 6 . 5m opening , but received an a - cinemascore and did over an 8 multiple with a final domestic of $ 53 . 7m .
warner bros . / new line / village roadshow’s collateral beauty isn’t winning any box office pageants , on a course to be will smith’s lowest - ever wide release opening with an estimated $ 7 . 2m at 3 , 028 venues in 4th after an estimated $ 2 . 4m friday . that’s way under last year’s concussion which turned in a fss of $ 10 . 5m and finaled at $ 34 . 5m ; literally a 3x multiple . the film review headlines are worse than the box office headlines for this weepie ( kyle smith’s review in the new york post : ” collateral beauty does collateral damage” ) , which is squarely aimed at females ( 59 % turned out , 74 % over 25 ) and meant to counter - program the male dominant rogue one . many in distribution say that female audiences become more available once the holidays are in full swing , and warner bros . is clinging to the hope that the melodrama’s a - cinemascore will create a halo that will counter the venomous reviews which are at 14 % rotten . says one insider close to collateral beauty about the critical reaction , “it’s a school yard assault . ”
production cost is another wrinkle around collateral beauty . i understand that the net was between $ 36m - $ 38m , but many studio outsiders believe it’s much higher , and that’s before we even account for $ 30m - $ 40m estimated p & a . smith , especially when he’s not listed as a producer , doesn’t come cheap with an estimated fee that’s between $ 10m - $ 15m , plus big star demands i . e . entourage , travel ; but in the case of collateral beauty i heard this morning that smith went lower than his usual ask . overall , warner bros . / new line has village roadshow to carry some of the weight here .
collateral beauty also deals with the death of a child , which is now seen as a difficult sell for films . smith ' s character , howard inlet , is clearly buried in grief in the trailers and images , which industry analysts now fear may put off audiences desperate for an escape from the constant bad news of real life .
to the executive’s point , the presence of the awards darling manchester by the sea in the marketplace ( it broke wide in over 1 , 200 theaters , grossing $ 4 . 1m for a running cume in its fifth weekend of $ 14m ) may have also slowed collateral beauty ‘s momentum , particularly in how both titles were vying for older adults . selling the death of a child is a challenge to market and sometimes scares an audience off : manchester avoided it entirely in its trailers focusing more on casey affleck’s character taking in his teenage nephew . ditto for paramount’s arrivals which was sold as a thinking - person’s sci - fi movie . collateral really had no choice in avoiding the topic in its heart - tugging trailers . those connected with the movie say that the tested marketing materials for collateral beauty were never a headache , but conveyed the film’s emotion .
but if a quieter weekend was the best launchpad for collateral beauty , then why was it dated here ? it’s a dan frankel - directed movie with will smith , and both have succeeded with melodramas during the holiday season respectively with marley and me ( $ 143 . 1m domestic ) and the pursuit of happyness ( $ 163 . 6m ) .
warner bros did not screen its new line melodrama collateral beauty last night due to the fierce competition from rogue one . the will smith movie about a father who loses his child and tries to recoup from it as his fellow employees try to steal his company is booked at 3 , 028 venues and is expected to make $ 10m - plus .
helen mirren is in early discussions to join will smith in the new line drama “collateral beauty , ” sources tell variety . david frankel was recently announced as the director of the film following the departure of helmer alfonso gomez - rejon , who departed the pic earlier this fall . anonymous content’s michael sugar and bard dorros are producing along [ … ]
new line and director david frankel are pulling together a star - studded cast to join will smith and helen mirren in “collateral beauty , ” as edward norton , michael pena and naomie harris are set to join the ensemble , while newly - anointed oscar nominee rachel mcadams is also in talks , multiple individuals familiar with the situation have told thewrap .
i went to see this movie that was being pitched as this faux - profound , schmaltz - choked magical realist nightmare out of a misguided impulse towards journalistic due diligence . we shouldn’t judge a movie without actually seeing it , right ? well , collateral beauty makes a very strong case that we should , a case that we aren’t judging nearly enough .
“devil wears prada” helmer david frankel is in early talks to direct new line drama “collateral beauty” starring will smith , following the loss of director alfonso gomez - rejon . anonymous content’s michael sugar and bard dorros are producing along with screenwriter allan loeb , while palmstar ceo kevin frakes and anthony bregman are exec producing . the story follows a new [ … ]
“we’re all one thing , lieutenant . that’s what i’ve come to realize . like cells in a body , ‘cept we can’t see the body . the way fish can’t see the ocean . but you’ve got to open your eyes . and notice all around you… the collateral beauty . ” [ end credits start rolling , accompanied by uptown girl on the soundtrack ]
jason segel is in talks to join hugh jackman and rooney mara in “me and earl and the dying girl” helmer alfonso gomez - rejon’s “collateral beauty . ” the deal is still in nascent stages . the film , written by allan loeb , got buyers excited at the cannes film festival , with palmstar media outbidding all suitors . palmstar will be [ … ]
collateral beauty had easily the most nauseating trailer of the year , starring a sad will smith on a bike writing letters to “death , love , and time , ” — the first of whom eventually appears to him in human form , with a boa - clad helen mirren as “death” extending a hand saying “charmed , i’m sure , ” in the money clip .
hugh jackman has dropped out of the drama “collateral beauty” a month after the project was unveiled by palmstar media . producers have indicated that they hope to replace jackman with johnny depp , but no negotiations are taking place . jackman exited due to commitments for a yet - to - be - titled wolverine project for fox , which has a release date of [ … ]
the rebellion won ' t have much competition stateside .
collateral beauty ,
a weepy will smith drama from warner bros . , is likely to open with $ 12 million on a $ 36 - million production budget . meanwhile , critical favorite
manchester by the sea
will capitalize on its five golden globe nominations by expanding into about 1 , 200 theaters .
warner bros . even received sympathy from a rival major studio distribution executive who defended the mass - appealing qualities of collateral beauty : “film critics are narrow - minded and have dark hearts . they prefer something like manchester by the sea which is significantly much darker than this film and deals with a similar set - up : the death of children , ” said the executive .
the movie’s estimated $ 7 million gross is officially “the worst wide opening for a will smith - led feature ever , ” according to box office mojo , following up smith’s previous worst - ever opening , concussion . there are many theories as to why collateral beauty failed , but i predict it’s largely because people saw the trailer and were like , “what is this ? ”
it use to be a panned tearjerker could get by at the box office ; that reviews only impacted upscale arthouse movies . does collateral beauty ‘s bombing further indicate how intolerant audiences can be toward kleenex movies today , especially after reviews hit ? last september , the feature adaptation of bestseller the light between oceans was eroded with a $ 12 . 5m domestic take ( b + cinemascore , middling 59 % rotten reivews ) . some say ‘no’ , pointing to the example of the fault in our stars ( $ 124 . 8m ) and nicholas sparks’ movies . a hurdle for collateral beauty which it didn’t shy away with in its marketing is dealing with the death of a child , and that can be a hard thing to watch during the holiday season .
keira knightley has joined the cast of new line’s ensemble drama “collateral beauty , ” starring will smith . david frankel will direct the film , which is being co - financed by village roadshow . smith is starring alongside helen mirren , edward norton , naomie harris and michael pena . producers are anthony bregman , bard dorros , allan loeb , michael sugar and palmstar ceo [ … ]
collateral beauty” features two oscar winners ( kate winslet and helen mirren ) , three oscar nominees ( will smith , keira knightley and edward norton ) and a current golden globe nominee , as well as a likely future oscar contender ( naomie harris of “ moonlight ” ) in a pear tree . even such second - tier players as michael peña and ann dowd carry some considerable cachet .
“an all - star cast submits to flagrant actor abuse in collateral beauty , which is every bit as lame as its title . to paraphrase groucho marx , this is a movie where we watch will smith , edward norton , kate winslet , helen mirren , naomie harris , keira knightley and several other fine players bore holes in themselves so that we can watch the sap run out . ”
elsewhere , warner bros / new line’s collateral beauty is looking like a case of the box office ulgies : pained by 13 % rotten tomatoes reviews , it’s looking at delivering will smith his lowest wide - release opening of his career with $ 7 . 5m - $ 8m at 3 , 028 theaters ( that’s lower than the $ 10 . 5m that concussion made last year ) . this is according to industry estimates , not warner bros . there’s more than rogue one to blame here for this ensemble which also stars kate winslet , helen mirren , edward norton , keira knightley and more . if collateral beauty is lucky , it’ll get to $ 10m , but that would still be low for smith . estimated production cost is between $ 36m - $ 38m before p & a .
exclusive : will smith has replaced hugh jackman in collateral beauty , the feature about a new york advertising executive who experiences a personal tragedy and the subsequent unconventional plan from his colleagues to break him out of his depression . rooney mara also is attached to star . overbrook entertainment is coming aboard to co - produce the project alongside anonymous content , palmstar and likely story . palmstar is fully financing .
then there’s also the factor of collateral beauty going up against a monster like rogue one . most adult movies grossed in the single digits this weekend . last month we saw stx release their critically praised and audience embraced the edge of seventeen ( 94 % fresh , a - cinemascore ) against fantastic beasts and where to find them ( $ 74 . 4m ) , and that smart james l . brooks r - rated teen comedy production died with a $ 4 . 75m opening and a near $ 15m stateside cume . some rivals suggested that releasing collateral beauty at a quieter time may have spurred better word of mouth instead of the holiday crush where it’s competing with a number of prolific awards contenders as la la land , fences , hidden figures , and manchester by the sea to name a few .
the producers of collateral beauty have done a marvellous job in managing to persuade so many a - list stars to appear in a thoroughly appalling movie . one can only presume they paid the actors – who include will smith , helen mirren , edward norton , keira knightley and kate winslet – such a lot of money that they threw good taste to the wind and plunged in with their eyes shut .
new york has had its fair share of star turns . the latest movie to feature the big apple as its backdrop is collateral beauty , which stars will smith as an advertising executive reeling from a recent loss who confronts his pain by writing letters to love , time , and death . the letters are unexpectedly answered , changing the way he and his concerned group of friends look at the world .
“the trouble with collateral beauty , though , isn’t the actors . it’s the movie itself , which keeps piling on the devices until it becomes top - heavy . a decade ago , in the pursuit of happyness , [ will ] smith proved he had the stuff to make a down - and - out character stingingly authentic , but in collateral beauty , when he gets all red - rimmed and teary , it feels like the actor’s showcase it is , because the film’s whole experience of suffering is engineered . instead of using its metaphysical - deception plot as a conduit to genuine emotion , it just pushes the gimmickry further , suggesting that there’s a secret reason why [ helen ] mirren , [ kiera ] knightley , and [ jacob ] latimore are so good at leading smith’s wounded hero to a better place . ”
new line ' s collateral beauty opted not to hold thursday night previews and delivered an estimated $ 2 . 4 million on friday and is targeting a very weak $ 6 . 5 million three - day opening . opening day audiences gave the film an
a -
cinemascore as it played to crowds that were 41 % male versus 59 % female , of which 74 % were over the age of 25 .
maybe this demented set - up would have worked if collateral were a pitch - dark comedy and , i dunno , there was some tiny element of entertainment to be found depicting the harassment of a grieving parent .
exclusive : alfonso gomez - rejon , the director of new line cinema ’s will smith - starrer collateral beauty , has departed the drama owing to creative differences with the studio . this comes less than a month after new line acquired worldwide rights to the pic , which stars smith as a new york advertising executive who experiences a personal tragedy and the subsequent unconventional plan from his colleagues to break him out of his depression .
what’s even more disheartening and a head - scratcher for warner bros . / new line : collateral beauty ‘s test scores were through the roof with over 90 % in two polls and an 81 % definite recommend . a looming bomb , it was not . but then tracking hit showing a huge opening swing between $ 6m - $ 12m . it’s a vicious cycle if you think about it : in this streaming netflix - golden tv age renaissance where moviegoers will think twice about heading out to the multiplex , critics arguably have the power to keep them at home , shut down a movie , and put exhibition in a stalemate . when a movie like collateral beauty dies , it’s from here that industry discussions ensue regarding the collapse of theatrical windows and the introduction of premium vod in the home so that a studio can quickly recoup their costs .
equally confusing is why anyone would root for the trio of business partners – even if they are played by norton , winslet , and michael peña – whose aim is to get their grief - stricken friend fired so that they can sell the company . director david frankel once came up with the devil wears prada ( 2006 ) and marley & me ( 2008 ) , but collateral beauty is no more than a mess .
collateral beauty is a movie that insists grief can be beautiful . in the service of this extraordinarily bland , empty message , it takes the subject most likely to provoke an emotional response—the death of a child—and treats it cheaply , employing pseudobabble , chicken - soup - for - the - soul platitudes , and naked manipulation to tug at its audience’s heartstrings . it’s transparently cynical , with no apparent endgame in mind other than simple profit .
will smith , kate winslet , edward norton , michael pena , helen mirren , keira knightley and jacob latimore . reading a cast listing like this you would think this is either the biggest blockbuster of the year or a film that is expected to be at the forefront of the oscar race . collateral beauty is definitely neither of those and perhaps not as strong as the sum of its parts , but still remains an incredibly watchable movie .
what do you get when you cross “manchester by the sea” with “touched by an angel” ? a strenuously uplifting christmas awards - bait tearjerker . “collateral beauty” was directed by david frankel , who has sometimes brought his work a real snap ( “the devil wears prada , ” “marley & me” ) , but this time , working from a script by allan loeb , he falls into a treacly zone of wan cute “feeling . ” i’ve long thought that helen mirren doesn’t have a cloying bone in her body , but there are moments here where she’s a little too adorably elfin . the trouble with “collateral beauty , ” though , isn’t the actors . it’s the movie itself , which keeps piling on the devices until it becomes top - heavy . a decade ago , in “the pursuit of happyness , ” smith proved he had the stuff to make a down - and - out character stingingly authentic , but in “collateral beauty , ” when he gets all red - rimmed and teary , it feels like the actor’s showcase it is , because the film’s whole experience of suffering is engineered . instead of using its metaphysical - deception plot as a conduit to genuine emotion , it just pushes the gimmickry further , suggesting that there’s a secret reason why mirren , knightley , and latimore are so good at leading smith’s wounded hero to a better place .
“seeing smith play a failed father calls to mind the similarly heavy - handed the pursuit of happyness , the 2006 film that earned smith an oscar nomination that year . that movie at least tackled the somewhat noble goal of depicting the true story of a man struggling to raise himself out of poverty and homelessness . with the bizarre way whit and his crew talk about numbers and money , collateral beauty is just another story about spoiled rich people . ”
collateral beauty features an all - star cast , including will smith ( suicide squad , concussion ) , edward norton ( birdman or [ the unexpected virtue of ignorance ] ) , keira knightley ( the imitation game ) , michael peña ( the martian ) , naomie harris ( spectre ) , jacob latimore ( the maze runner ) , with oscar winners kate winslet ( the reader , steve jobs ) and helen mirren ( the queen , trumbo ) .
naomie harris receives the “hollywood breakout actress award” for her role in “moonlight” which has caught the attention of critics and audiences alike . in “moonlight , which is directed by barry jenkins , harris has been gaining critical acclaim for her breakthrough role as a struggling mother of a boy growing up in a rough neighborhood in miami . this year , harris also stars alongside will smith in “collateral beauty , ” a drama about an advertising executive’s encounters with three mysterious visitors .
there’s a comp that warner bros . is eyeing , and if collateral beauty mimics it , they’ll breath a sigh of relief : the 2007 gerard butler - hilary swank romance p . s . i love you . like collateral beauty that movie opened over the holidays ( dec . 21 ) , was stomped on by critics ( 27 % rotten ) , earned an a - cinemascore and bowed to a dismal $ 6 . 5m…but it churned out an 8 . 3x multiple with a final domestic of $ 53 . 7m ( and global of $ 156 . 8m off a $ 30m budget ) . we also need to consider the foreign drawn of smith and the power wattage of its british cast ( kate winslet , kiera knightley , naomie harris , helen mirren ) . smith’s previous odd duck with warner bros . , last year’s focus , pulled in 66 % of its global $ 159m b . o . from overseas .
in his latest movie , collateral beauty , loeb returns to the dramatic realm – with a mystic twist . the film explores the life of ad exec howard inlet ( will smith ) , who retreats from the world after suffering a devastating personal tragedy . to deal with loss , he writes letters daily to ‘death , ’ ‘love’ and ‘time’ , and is soon visited by visible manifestations of all three , played by helen mirren , jacob latimore , and keira knightley .
warner bros . ’ release of new line / village roadshow’s tearjerker collateral beauty will go down as will smith’s lowest opening ever for a wide release at $ 7 . 1m ( ironically , that’s close to the same amount of cash that sandra bullock’s our brand is crisis died with last year on a non - competitive weekend ) . we detailed the calamity that this film faced as it was buried by critics yet embraced by friday night audiences with an a - cinemascore .
collateral beauty focuses on howard inlet ( will smith ) , who , following the death of his six - year old daughter , enters a state of depression that makes him incapable of doing the most mundane of tasks outside of building vast domino sculptures . but more importantly to his business partners ( winslet , norton and pena ) , he becomes incapable of performing his role as head of the company which is leading to its downfall , and they need to do something about it .
retreating from life after a tragedy , a man questions the universe by writing to love , time and death . receiving unexpected answers , he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty .
collateral beauty follows a new york ad exec played by will smith , who loses his daughter and gets into a funk . he begins to write letters to death , time and love . the peers at his office hire actors to portray these people in an effort to show that smith’s character has gone off the rails . in sum , his peers vie to steal the company away from him . through it all , smith’s character has some heart - to - heart conversations with death , time and love .
let’s start with the obvious . if the plot of a will smith movie sounds kind of like seven pounds , you know trouble is a - brewin’ . seven pounds is , of course , the movie where a grief - stricken will smith commits suicide by sharing a bathtub with a jellyfish . in that film , sad will smith spends the entire runtime atoning for killing someone while driving and texting . it’s po - faced , grim and dull . just like collateral beauty it has a needlessly convoluted plot .
“even if it hadn’t come along so soon after manchester by the sea , kenneth lonergan’s symphonic drama about a father emotionally crippled by loss , collateral beauty would look like silly high - concept hollywood grief porn . that’s not to say david frankel’s all - star weepie doesn’t work on its own manipulative terms , spreading its trail of goopy sentiment and inspirational homilies with technical finesse and some decent acting against the picturesque backdrop of new york city in the holidays . audiences unconcerned about their sugar levels might eat it up . ”
while warner bros . sold the movie as an ensemble , it’s not a garry marshall ensemble holiday movie , rather a will smith title since he’s featured prominently in the ads . to say that collateral beauty is an ensemble movie would be like saying it’s a wonderful life isn’t a jimmy stewart movie . in fact , on cinemascore , 52 % of the audience bought tickets because the movie starred smith ( and they gave it an a ) , while 18 % came for the actresses ( they gave it an a - ) .
collateral beauty was directed by david frankel , who helmed the similarly treacly marley and me , not to mention one chance , a dramatized retelling of the rise of paul potts , the 2007 winner of the reality show britain’s got talent . written by allan loeb ( just go with it ) , it was originally going to be directed by alfonso gomez - rejon ( me and earl and the dying girl ) starring hugh jackman and rooney mara , but gomez - rejon left the project after smith was cast , citing creative differences .
typically the recent go - to excuse whenever smith tanks at the b . o . is that the actor is out of his tentpole wheelhouse , venturing into more offbeat dramas ( i . e . last year’s focus’ $ 18 . 7m opening , $ 53 . 9m domestic ) , but collateral beauty ‘s bombing is about more than a leading star’s choices and suggests something more systemic at the box office : critics , more than ever , can dictate the financial fate of a movie , particularly one that’s inherently a crowd - pleaser .
there’s one other major character , the head of a support group for grieving parents , played by naomie harris , who’s as serene and comforting here as she is distressed in “moonlight . ” she and smith create a real connection , but it’s part of the design of “collateral beauty” that no encounter can be free of its place in the grand scheme . that’s supposed to be what makes the movie satisfying , and on some prefab level it works , but there’s something suspect about a drama of broken lives that snaps together this neatly .
and there is the major flaw with will smith movies like collateral beauty , seven pounds , concussion , after earth , winter’s tale , and pretty much any movie where will smith is supposed to be serious , sad , tortured , or in any way stymied by life itself . the will smith the planet fell in love with is fun . think back to the great performances of will smith : men in black , independence day , hitch ( yes , hitch ) , ali , bad boys . there’s a palpable joy to his work .
hollywood , ca , ( october 21 , 2016 ) – dick clark productions announced today that academy award - winning actress nicole kidman will receive the “hollywood supporting actress award” for “lion , ” golden globe - winning actor hugh grant will receive the “hollywood supporting actor award” for “florence foster jenkins , ” bafta - nominated actress naomie harris will be recognized with the “hollywood breakout actress award” for “collateral beauty” and “moonlight , ” and actress lily collins will receive the “new hollywood award” for “rules don’t apply” at the 20th annual “hollywood film awards® presented by virginia black . ”


the kids from the marx and engels street ( serbo-croatian : dječaci iz ulice marksa i engelsa ) is a 2014 montenegrin drama film directed by nikola vukčević .

it was selected as the montenegrin entry for the best foreign language film at the 87th academy awards , but was not nominated .

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the kids from the marx and engels street is bloated with a baroque excess of plot , much of it illogical and unintentionally hilarious . as the two brothers bond over their father ' s grave , they solemnly agree
he hated pussies , liars and cowards
, which has inescapable echoes of team america : world police . the horny - teen sex - comedy side story is also an oddly jarring inclusion , especially a sleazy and casually homophobic episode at a brothel .
breaking away from the rump of the former yugoslavia less than 20 years ago , montenegro is a pocket - sized nation with a total population roughly equivalent to that of nashville , tennessee . it barely even has a film industry at all , so we should at least applaud its chutzpah in boldly putting forward its second ever oscar submission in the best foreign language category . directed and co - written by nikola vukcevic , a theater veteran with one previous feature to his name , the kids from the marx and engels stree t is a highly uneven revenge thriller drenched in the heady perfume of hot - blooded balkan melodrama .
the academy will announce a list of eligible submissions in october 2014 and nine finalists from among the dozens of entries will be shortlisted in mid - january .
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apparently aspiring to be an allegory for montenegro ' s short and turbulent history , the movie unfolds in three time periods , the earliest a flashback to 1992 . after a proud basketball coach refuses to sabotage a game , he is punished with a fatal beating by henchmen working for his crooked boss potpara ( emir hadzihafizbegovic ) , a crime which is unexpectedly witnessed by the coach ' s teenage son stanko ( momcilo otasevic ) . adding insult to injury , potparo then evicts stanko and his newly widowed , heavily pregnant mother ( ana sofrenovic ) from the family apartment that came with her late husband ' s job . their new home is a cramped rooftop shack in a crumbling social housing block on marx and engels street , hence the movie ' s title .
everyone thinks stanko is living the idyllic life of a musician in london . his little brother vojo believes he’s a hero . but what vojo doesn’t know is that fifteen years ago , stanko fled montenegro after a failed attempt to kill the man who murdered their father . a chance glimpse of his nemesis on tv is all it takes to drive stanko onto the first flight back to podgorica , hell - bent on finishing what he started . meanwhile , vojo’s biggest problem is being peer - pressured into having sex with his girlfriend . knowing he isn’t remotely prepared , vojo turns to his brother for help . stanko decides to postpone his revenge – but a sordid trip into the underbelly of podgorica soon brings him face to face with the friends and promises he betrayed on that fateful night , fifteen years ago . momčilo otašević delivers an understated but affecting performance as stanko , a man torn between his dreams , his desire to be a good brother , and his obsession with vengeance . steeped in the miasma of the yugoslav war , ‘the kids from marx and engels street’ spins a tense , melancholy , and yet startlingly hopeful tale of revenge and brotherhood .
everyone thinks stanko is living the idyllic life of a musician in london . his little brother vojo believes he ' s a hero . but what vojo doesn ' t know is that fifteen years ago , stanko fled montenegro after a failed attempt to kill the man who murdered their father . a chance glimpse of his nemesis on tv is all it takes to drive stanko onto the first flight back to podgorica , hell - bent on finishing what he started . meanwhile , vojo ' s biggest problem is being peer - pressured into having sex with his girlfriend . knowing he isn ' t remotely prepared , vojo turns to his brother for help . stanko decides to postpone his revenge - but a sordid trip into the underbelly of podgorica soon brings him face to face with the friends and promises he betrayed on that fateful night , fifteen years ago . momčilo otašević delivers an understated but affecting performance as stanko , a man torn between his dreams , his desire to be a good brother , and his obsession with vengeance . steeped in the miasma of the yugoslav war , ' the kids from marx and engels street ' spins a tense , melancholy , and yet startlingly hopeful tale of revenge and brotherhood .
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' s glossy cinematography and majestic aerial footage of podgorica . but the dramatic tone is haywire , the dialogue often risible and the characters crudely sketched ciphers , from implausibly innocent heroes to monstrous cartoon villains . perhaps the most charitable conclusion is that balkan audiences will appreciate the movie ' s local references and overcooked intensity , but oscar short - list compilers are less likely to be swayed by its soapy charms .
on the other side of town , will vojo and his girlfriend find their needs . . ? …and what is the price of being filled with satisfaction ?
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additionally ,
the tribe
had won the critic ' s week sidebar at the cannes film festival while
the guide
had barely screened internationally .
vukcevic received a bachelor of arts in film and theatre directing from the academy of arts novi sad , yugoslavia , studying under supervision of internationally acclaimed film and theatre director vlatko gilic ( films on cannes film festival – 1973 , 1977 , 1980 ; berlin , oberhauzen , moscow , new york … ) , as student of generation 1998 from drama section . vukcevic has been included in category of the best university students in novi sad . in june 2001 he received a master degree of arts in drama . his thesis was awarded and published as a book “i influence of film on theatre of new forms” .
this year ,
cantinflas
seems like the obvious choice since the film tells the story of mexico ' s most famous actor . the movie was also released in the u . s to great results at the box office . however , it is unlikely to play with the academy . the movie scored terrible reviews with critics complaining about its formulaic script .
portugal has submitted 30 times in the past few years and thus far has never be nominated . although the country has always had big festival films , it has also never made the top nine .
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film obtained the second place award by the ministry of culture of montenegro ' s program for cinema 2010 . however , it was not an international hit and has not obtained the exposure most oscar winners have .
meanwhile , mauritania submitted an entry for the first time with the cannes hit
timbuktu .
this is the third country to surprise with its submission . previously ukraine surprised , submitting
the guide
over the critically - acclaimed movie
the tribe .
the country ' s miroslav slaboshpitsky said his film ,
the tribe
, better represented national cinematography than what was nominated , oles sanin ' s
the guide .
mexico has surprised by submitting the biopic
cantinflas .
the submission comes a year after mexico opted to submit the art house film
heli
over the popular
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first time , and his 16 - years brother ( vojo ) is going to make love for the first time .
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one night , two brothers and two events that will change their lives forever : stanko is going to kill for the first time while his brother vojo plans on sleeping with a woman for the very first time . the actual reason 30 - year - old stanko returned to montenegro was to take revenge on his father’s murderer . but upon arriving in his home country he has yet to discover that nothing’s the way it used to be . not only his town has changed but so have the people around him . his 16 - year - old brother vojo is one of them . he is all grown up and faces a big challenge in his life – his first time . both men insecurely find themselves in seeking satisfaction and self - fulfilment and neither of them seems to be ready and prepared for their self - imposed task – be it murder or intercourse . as it turns out , external circumstances make the achievement of their goals and the accomplishment of their wishes and yearnings utterly impossible . the secret star of the film , ensconced between revenge thriller and melodrama , is actually podgorica . after more than 20 years the town throws off the chains of a communistic past and by and by turns into a vivid metropolis full of urban legends . a remarkable coming of age story that does not only centre on the simultaneous growing up of whole generation but also of an entire city .
slaboshpitsky also claimed that three members of
the guide ' s
production team were involved in a decision that was shrouded in mystery and made by too few members of the committee .
stanko ( 30 ) has to kill a man , for the first time . the same day , his younger brother vojo ( 16 ) has to have sex for the first time . roads of the two brothers will cross the same day several times , in an unusual way
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bulgaria also had a similar reaction after the country submitted
bulgarian rhapsody
over festival hits
viktoria
and
bota .
story about youth of two brothers : in the same night – older brother , stanko ( 30 ) , is going to kill a man for a first time – and his 16 - years brother vojo is going to make love for the first time . many things between two brothers will cross them on that important night , and – will review the meanings of terms : family , trust , youth , loyalty and priority . what seems to be easy – it is not at all at balkans … and what is the price of being filled with satisfaction ?
story about youth of two brothers : in the same night - older brother , stanko ( 30 ) , is going to kill a man for a first time – and his 16 - years brother vojo is going to make love for the first time . many things between two brothers will cross them on that important night , and - will review the meanings of terms : family , trust , youth , loyalty and priority . what seems to be easy – it is not at all at balkans . . . and what is the price of being filled with satisfaction ?
meanwhile , two other countries also submitted . portugal chose the documentary
what now ? remind me .
the documentary by joaquim pinto was a critical success that played at the new york film festival , locarno film festival and was released in august by cinema guild .
story about two brothers : in the same night - older brother , stanko ( 30 ) , is going to kill a man for the first time - and his 16 - years brother vojo is going to make love for the first time . what seems to be easy is not at all , in the balkans . written by anonymous
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that same night , stanko and his father’s murderer finally meet . will stanko find his revenge… ?
he graduated as stage and film director , independent producer since 1995 , member of film board of montenegrin academy of sciences and arts ( canu ) , and professor at national faculty of dramatic arts – cetinje . also , he was artistic director at city theatre podgorica , 2004 - 2010 .
heli
was an incredibly controversial film at the festival circuit , but won the cannes best director award . meanwhile ,
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was a global phenomenon which was beloved by international and mexican audiences . the mexican academy was thus under scrutiny since both films were received with mixed reactions by critics .
vukcevic worked as the director / author in around 80 projects , including his debute feature film ( a view from the eiffel tower , presented at around 30 international festivals ) , ten theatre performances , ( performed and awarded at a number of important festivals , i . e . budva theatre city , infant , exit , tiba , etc . ) he also directed four short films , 25 half - an - hour documentaries for montenegrin broadcasting service tv cg , as well as numerous music videos , commercials , tv clips .
a thirteen - year old boy stanko witnesses his father , a basketball coach , being beaten up after an important game ( 1991 ) . the father soon dies of injuries sustained . the club management forces stanko and his heavily pregnant mother to move out of the family apartment . stanko recognises one of the club managers as his father’s murderer and swears that one day he will have his revenge . five years later ( 1993 ) , stanko is the frontman of a popular montenegrin band with a hit single . stanko’s younger brother vojo , born after their father’s death , adores his elder brother . few day before stanko turns eighteen his mother finds a gun hidden in his belongings . for fear that he may commit a crime she reports him to the police , who arrest him . his father’s murderer , now an influential politician , threatens stanko with prison , or army ( these were war years in former yugoslavia ) – offers a “painless” solution : stanko is to leave the country . stanko consents and leaves . eleven years later we find stanko in a famous london music studio , making a record with famous musicians . during the break , in the studio , he watches the finale of european waterpolo championship ( 2008 ) in spain on tv . montenegro wins . while he celebrates , among the officials celebrating montenegrin victory on tv , he recognises his father’s murderer . this reminds him of the unfulfilled pledge . without an explanation , stanko leaves the studio and heads back to montenegro to complete his wow . but once he lands , he finds that nothing is the same as he left it , the town , or people .
mexico is known for submitting art house films that are beloved by critics and festival hits . these have included
pan ' s labyrinth ,
miss bala ,
after lucia
and
biuitful .
the foreign film competition for the 2015 oscars has become even more competitive over the past week as more countries have submitted , with mexico delivering a stunning decision by offering a biopic on one of its most iconic actors for academy award consideration .
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of the countries that have already submitted , turkey ' s
winter sleep ,
chile ' s
to kill a man ,
and germany ' s
beloved sisters
are some of the top contenders .
hungary ' s
white god ,
poland ' s
ida
and norway ' s
1001 grams
are also films that have a lot of buzz .
story about two brothers : in the same night , older brother ( 30 ) , is going to kill a man for a first time , and his younger ( 16 ) brother is going to make love for the first time . what seems to . . . see more »
story about two brothers : in the same night , older brother ( 30 ) , is going to kill a man for a first time , and his younger ( 16 ) brother is going to make love for the first time . what seems to be easy – it is not at all at balkans .
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two years later , stanko is still nursing a grudge , but has blossomed into a local guitar hero in a hot young rock trio . but on the night of a career - making show at the city ' s sports arena , he goes missing with a illegally acquired gun , intent on revenge against potparo . his assassination bid is thwarted , and potparo offers stanko a stark ultimatum : leave the country immediately or go to jail . or even , worse still , face forced conscription into the ongoing balkan wars .
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there are still a number of countries that have yet to submit , including argentina , belgium , israel , italy , denmark and spain , among others .
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his younger brother vojo ( 16 ) is excited to see him . stanko finds that vojo has a few problems he can’t fix himself so stanko tries to help him , postponing the revenge . stanko emerges to his brother as a man very different to what he imagined , with dark past , and whose actions caused problems for many .
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fast forward to 2009 . now played by goran bogdan , stanko is a musician living in london . but his dormant blood feud is belatedly reawakened after he catches tv footage of potparo , now a high - ranking sports official in newly independent montenegro , celebrating a crucial victory by the national water polo team . vowing to finally settle old scores , stanko flies back to his long - lost homeland . this also reconnects him to his 16 - year - old brother vojo ( filip djuretic ) just in time to help him lose his virginity . strangely , vojo hero - worships stanko , even though he has ignored his family for 15 years . just for reference , podgorica is a cheap three - hour flight away from london .
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1 . montenegro int . film festival ( balkan & mediterranean region ) : awards for - best director , best camera ( sept . 2014 )
2 . serbian actors film festival , nish , serbia ( sept . 2014 ) , award for - best foreign actress
15 . dublin , ireland - fingal int . film festival - oct . 2015 , - best feature film award
16 . india , ffsi international film fest . : kolkata , mumbai , delhi , bengalur - august - december 2015 , federation of film societies of india
19 . cairo international film festival , egypt , november . 2015 ( selected already )
20 . cottbus international film festival , germany , november . 2015 ( selected already )
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nikola vukčević , professor of film directing , at montenegrin national faculty of dramatic arts – cetinje , is a montenegrin film director , born in 1974 , in titograd ( socialist republic montenegro ) , in yugoslavia .
oddly , stanko ' s mother appears not to age at all in 17 years , which means she ends up looking younger than her own son . equally bizarre is how everyone in podgorica , including all of stanko ' s former childhood friends , seems to have grown up to become prostitutes , pimps , drug dealers or pedophiles . vukcevic ' s film is unlikely to boost montenegro ' s tourist business .
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