On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every day of the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. Today’s Free Movie of the Day is the 2019 action film Rumble Strip, and you can check it out over on the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.
The feature writing and directing debut of Jack Littman, Rumble Strip has the following synopsis: In the near future, man has accomplished two things: The colonization of distant planets and the total destruction of Earth. After a generation of darkness, plant life is finally returning. SPHERECorp., a group of disbanded government entities rose to power using the remaining population as prisoners to mine and ship materials to the stars. When an ex-mercenary’s love is kidnapped, he must rescue her...
The feature writing and directing debut of Jack Littman, Rumble Strip has the following synopsis: In the near future, man has accomplished two things: The colonization of distant planets and the total destruction of Earth. After a generation of darkness, plant life is finally returning. SPHERECorp., a group of disbanded government entities rose to power using the remaining population as prisoners to mine and ship materials to the stars. When an ex-mercenary’s love is kidnapped, he must rescue her...
- 3/29/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Many actors aspire to be chameleons, but for Alfred Molina, it comes naturally. Just watch him rehearse for "Fiddler on the Roof" on the set of "Spider-Man 2" (in costume as Doc Ock no less). Whether he's menacing Spider-Man with mechanical arms or busting a move to "Jessie's Girl," Molina's always a joy to watch.
However, the actor feels he was constrained early on in his career. Why? He wasn't English enough. He once joked he could never be cast in a Merchant Ivory film (producers of "Remains of the Day" and "A Room With A View"), explaining to the Irish Times:
"I think what I meant by that was that it would be unlikely that I would be cast and if I was I would be the swarthy foreign guy who tries to make a pass at Helena Bonham Carter, or the carriage driver who makes an impertinent remark to Dame Maggie Smith.
However, the actor feels he was constrained early on in his career. Why? He wasn't English enough. He once joked he could never be cast in a Merchant Ivory film (producers of "Remains of the Day" and "A Room With A View"), explaining to the Irish Times:
"I think what I meant by that was that it would be unlikely that I would be cast and if I was I would be the swarthy foreign guy who tries to make a pass at Helena Bonham Carter, or the carriage driver who makes an impertinent remark to Dame Maggie Smith.
- 10/29/2022
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
A few years ago, in a conversation about Stanley Kubrick’s “The Killing,” a friend said of character actor Elisha Cook Jr., “It’s always fun watching him get abused and humiliated.” Not everyone can convincingly play losers and lowlifes so that you both pity and loathe the characters. One modern-day actor who has picked up where Cook Jr. left off, albeit with much more sadness, is William H. Macy. And a new video tribute highlights the sad and pathetic characters the actor plays. Read More: William H. Macy's Impressive Feature Directorial Debut 'Rudderless' Subtitled “Cinema’s Number One Loser,” the Macy tribute from Huffington Post’s Oliver Noble and Ben Craw (via Uproxx) runs just over four minutes and features the most famous sad sacks the actor has played, including Jerry Lundegaard of “Fargo,” Little Bill in “Boogie Nights,” George Parker in “Pleaseantville,” the desperate-for-love Quiz Kid Donnie Smith in “Magnolia,...
- 4/29/2015
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
Deadbeat father. Quiz Kid Donnie Smith. 70's porn assistant director. Down-on-his luck car salesman who hires the wrong goons to kidnap his wife to collect some ransom money. These are some of the many prominent characters actor William H. Macy has played on screens big and little. Now he has something new to add to his prolific portfolio: filmmaker. Last year, his directorial debut Rudderless had its world premiere at the renowned Sundance Film Festival. It had a small theatrical run and tomorrow it's available on DVD. I reviewed it while at Sundance and recommend adding this film to your collection. Rudderless is a poignant and strangely inspiring movie about loss, pain, and bearing your heart to the world while coming apart at the...
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- 1/20/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Kanye West's beloved mother, Donda West, may have died in 2007, but her spirit has inspired a nonprofit that's giving young people in Chicago the arts education they deserve. Donda's House officially opened its doors in August 2013, "but the idea of Donda's House came about in December 2011," the nonprofit's co-founder and executive director, Donnie Smith, tells People. "That year, my husband Che 'Rhymefest' Smith ran for City Council," she says. "He wanted to launch an arts program for youth. Based on our research, somewhere along the lines of 75 percent of black and Latino young people in the United States do...
- 11/18/2014
- by Tara Fowler, @waterfowlerta
- PEOPLE.com
Kanye West's beloved mother, Donda West, may have died in 2007, but her spirit has inspired a nonprofit that's giving young people in Chicago the arts education they deserve. Donda's House officially opened its doors in August 2013, "but the idea of Donda's House came about in December 2011," the nonprofit's co-founder and executive director, Donnie Smith, tells People. "That year, my husband Che 'Rhymefest' Smith ran for City Council," she says. "He wanted to launch an arts program for youth. Based on our research, somewhere along the lines of 75 percent of black and latino young people in the United States do...
- 11/18/2014
- by Tara Fowler, @waterfowlerta
- PEOPLE.com
A million seconds is a lot to keep track of, so it makes sense that NBC's Million Second Quiz has seen some choppy waters in the ratings department. In what Deadline calls a "last-ditch stab for momentum," the show contacted Ken Jennings, (Jeopardy! champion, real-life Quiz Kid Donnie Smith) about coming to appear on the show. Travel plans were quickly assembled, then immediately dissembled. Suddenly "there had been a 'miscommunication,'" Jennings blogs. "The network, for unspecified reasons, was not willing to fly 'trivia champions' in for the show. I could fly myself to New York if I like, they said. I wouldn't even have to wait in line." Score!
- 9/16/2013
- by Zach Dionne
- Vulture
The IMDb250. A list of the top 250 films as ranked by the users of the biggest internet movie site on the web. It is based upon the ratings provided by the users of the Internet Movie Database, which number into the millions. As such, it’s a perfect representation of the opinions of the movie masses, and arguably the most comprehensive ranking system on the Internet.
It’s because of this that we at HeyUGuys (and in this case we is myself and Barry) have decided to set ourselves a project. To watch and review all 250 movies on the list. We’ve frozen the list as of January 1st of this year, find it here. It’s not as simple as it sounds, we are watching them all in one year, 125 each.
This is our 22nd update and my next five films watched for the project. I had a few...
It’s because of this that we at HeyUGuys (and in this case we is myself and Barry) have decided to set ourselves a project. To watch and review all 250 movies on the list. We’ve frozen the list as of January 1st of this year, find it here. It’s not as simple as it sounds, we are watching them all in one year, 125 each.
This is our 22nd update and my next five films watched for the project. I had a few...
- 6/21/2010
- by Gary Phillips
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Philip Seymour Hoffman in Magnolia
Photo: New Line Cinema Beware of anyone who associates with Ricky Jay. He shows up in the films of David Mamet, who always loves a good con. He's the narrator of one of my favorite movies of 2009, The Brothers Bloom, also a movie about con artists. When there is trickery and sleight of hand afoot, look around and you might notice a large bearded man peering around the corners.
I know a magician. He's a pretty damn good one. His name is Jerry. To tell you more is to reveal his secrets. I asked him a few weeks ago which magician he is most impressed by. I mentioned some popular names like David Blaine (you know, to help him out). He shook his head at every name I mentioned and said, "That's easy. The greatest magician I've ever seen is Ricky Jay."
Ricky Jay pops...
Photo: New Line Cinema Beware of anyone who associates with Ricky Jay. He shows up in the films of David Mamet, who always loves a good con. He's the narrator of one of my favorite movies of 2009, The Brothers Bloom, also a movie about con artists. When there is trickery and sleight of hand afoot, look around and you might notice a large bearded man peering around the corners.
I know a magician. He's a pretty damn good one. His name is Jerry. To tell you more is to reveal his secrets. I asked him a few weeks ago which magician he is most impressed by. I mentioned some popular names like David Blaine (you know, to help him out). He shook his head at every name I mentioned and said, "That's easy. The greatest magician I've ever seen is Ricky Jay."
Ricky Jay pops...
- 12/17/2009
- by Andre Rivas
- Rope of Silicon
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