Arbitrage (movie)

Sundance darlings eye alternative distribution platforms

2013-01-17 00:00:00

Not that long ago, premiering a star-driven Sundance Film Festival movie on a video-on-demand channel was an admission of failure. But last year's festival produced two huge on-demand hits, Richard Gere's crime drama "Arbitrage" and Kirsten Dunst's...

Oscar nomination snubs include Affleck, Bigelow and 'Skyfall'

2013-01-10 07:37:00

Oscar nominations were rife with snubs Thursday morning, particularly in the director category, where several favorites were absent from the list. Ben Affleck and Kathryn Bigelow, considered virtual locks for their work on their fact-based thrillers...

Golden Globe nominations 2013: 'Lincoln,' 'Argo,' 'Zero Dark Thirty' top list

2012-12-13 09:06:00

Two vastly different films about the scourge of slavery in America, a thriller about the rescue of American hostages in�Iran and a study of the dogged quest to capture�one of the world's most wanted men --�Osama bin Laden -- were among the top nominees...

African-American Film Critics name 'Zero Dark Thirty' best film

2012-12-16 20:00:00

"Zero Dark Thirty," Kathryn Bigelow's chronicle of the search for terrorist Osama bin-Laden, continued its winning ways Sunday evening when it was named best film of 2012 by the African-American Film Critics Association. The film, which opens Wednesday,...

Golden Globes nominations 2013: 'Lincoln' leads the pack

2012-12-14 06:00:00

Spreading its praise between accessible, star-driven movies and a handful of challenging films, the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. bestowed a leading seven Golden Globe nominations on Steven Spielberg's biography "Lincoln" while handing five nods apiece to...

Palm Springs Film Festival honors Richard Gere

2012-12-17 09:10:00

Richard Gere, who earned a Golden Globe nomination last week for "Arbitrage," will receive the Chairman's Award at the 24th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival awards gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center on� Jan. 5. "Throughout his...

Golden Globes 2013: Lead actor choices take small turn in comedy

2012-12-13 09:20:00

Hollywood Foreign Press voters didn't go for Johnny Depp or Brad Pitt this year, saving their lead actor surprises for men who headlined smaller, more intimate films. In the comedy-musical category, lead honors went to Jack Black for the dark indie...

The risks and rewards of 'auteur' filmmaking

2012-11-29 07:00:00

Nicholas Jarecki was in trouble: He couldn't come up with the perfect line for Susan Sarandon to say to Richard Gere for a particular scene in "Arbitrage." He needed a catchphrase a business tycoon would have invented. But as a film writer and director...

'Resident Evil: Retribution' sinks 3-D version of 'Finding Nemo'

2012-09-16 09:03:00

A 3-D version of “Finding Nemo” was expected to dominate the box office upon its debut, but the animated film sank to the runner-up position at the multiplex this weekend. Instead, “Resident Evil: Retribution,” the fifth...

Mostafa Travels From 'A to B' With Pan-Arab Producers

2013-05-17 14:30:04

Emirati helmer Ali F. Mostafa ("City of Life") will shoot "A to B," a road movie about three Western-educated Arab youths who travel 1,500 miles from Abu Dhabi to Beirut in memory of their deceased best friend whose presence is felt throughout. A rare...

Scrabble at the Bain Center

2013-03-28 08:24:00

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The purr of power in 'Broken City' ★★ 1/2

2013-01-17 12:06:00

In "Broken City," a Manhattan-set drama likely to appeal to those who enjoyed the more elegantly plotted machinations of "Arbitrage," the scenes between Russell Crowe as a powerful New York City mayor and Jeffrey Wright as the equally powerful police...

"I'm in a grass hut on a beach in Goa, India. I just left Mundgod, my phone wasn't working, and I couldn't get any messages. I turned on my phone here, and it started buzzing and vibrating in my hand ? popping all over the place. I thought it was broken.

2012-12-13 10:51:05

Golden Globe-winning actor Richard Gere is photographed at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Gere can be seen in the suspense thriller "Arbitrage."

2012-11-08 11:45:00

R; 1:40 running time Gere is the centerpiece in "Arbitrage," and his preoccupied, distracted air as an actor (which can lead to pure laziness when he's not engaged by the material) works extremely well in the role of the Wall Street investor who is having a fraught 60th birthday week.

2012-09-13 07:43:00