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Alberto De Martino’s The Antichrist is easy to dismiss as a shameless rip-off of The Exorcist. But that would be to diminish the stylistic verve that De Martino brings to the project. In fact, aside from the more overt story elements relating to the occult, De Martino’s direction owes more to other Euro contemporaries like Walerian Borowczyk and Sergio Martino than to William Friedkin.

Densely plotted, if overlong, The Antichrist proves more enamored with matters of sexual repression than demonic possession. As the film opens, Ippolita (Carla Gravina) attends a madhouse religious ceremony—featuring snakes, writhing bodies, and a possessed man (Ernesto Colli) who hurls himself from a cliff to his death—alongside her aristocratic father (Mel Ferrer), in an effort to try and walk again. She’s been paralyzed since she was 12, the result of a car accident that also killed her mother. Needless to say, her...

Some of Europe’s most acclaimed below-the-line talents will do a deep dive into the artistry of movie magic for In Between Stars and Scars: Masters of Cinema, a new documentary feature being produced by Yi Zhou’s Into the Sun Entertainment.

Triple Oscar-winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now, The Last Emperor, Reds), three-time production design winner Dante Ferretti (Hugo, Sweeney Todd, The Aviator), Oscar-winning film editor Thom Noble (Witness) and Academy Award-winning make-up artist Giorgio Gregorini (Suicide Squad) will feature in the doc, which was shot during the making of Zhou’s upcoming feature film debut, Stars and Scars, in Rome and Los Angeles.

All the involved talents are attached to work on the feature, an English-language sci-fi drama centered on the rare phenomenon known as Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (Hsam), where people can recall an abnormally large number of their life experiences in vivid and extraordinary detail. Christopher Lambert...

Denzel Washington’s “The Equalizer 3” is showing some box office virtuosity, taking flight in its domestic debut after grossing $13.1 million on opening day from 3,241 venues. That includes $3.8 million in Thursday previews, boosted by showtimes in premium large format auditoriums.

The third and ostensibly final entry in Sony’s action series is gunning for the second-highest Labor Day weekend opening in history. The holiday isn’t typically a boon for box office, though Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” set a record two years ago with a $94.6 million four-day opening. “Equalizer 3” won’t reach those heights, but it’s contending against the runner-up for the record — Rob Zombie’s “Halloween” remake, which stabbed into $30 million in 2007. After Friday, the new vigilante film, co-financed by Sony, Tsg and Eagle Pictures, is projecting a four-day opening north of $42 million.

Those numbers show that Washington is one of...

Sony's Equalizer 3 features a star-studded cast headlined by actors Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning.

The highly-anticipated third movie highlighted the return of Washington's Robert McCall alongside the debut of several newcomers, such as David Denman, Sonia Ammar, and Remo Girone.

Equalizer 3 is the franchise's final installment, with the film showing how McCall briefly goes into retirement before reverting to his vigilante ways to protect his friends. 

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Plot: After being badly injured, Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) is nursed back to health by the friendly inhabitants of a town in Southern Italy. When he discovers the Sicilian Mafia is terrorizing them, he does what he does best…

Review: I absolutely love the Equalizer movies. It seems no one is making straight-forward action thrillers nowadays other than Antoine Fuqua, who’s become the greatest master of the genre since the late Tony Scott. His movies are taut, efficient and packed with gruesome, R-rated action. They know precisely what they are, and if this is the final Equalizer film, it perfectly closes out the only big-screen trilogy of Denzel Washington’s career.

Robert McCall is a perfect character for Denzel. At seventy years old, Washington has the right mix of righteous anger, world-weariness and kindness to do the character justice. One thing I always loved about the franchise was how...

This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie being reviewed here wouldn't exist. This article also contains major spoilers for "The Equalizer 3."The original 1985 TV series "The Equalizer," starring Edward Woodward, was part of a notable trend in television from the '70s and '80s. Multiple shows at the time were about dangerous, mysterious, lawless drifters who traveled from town to town seeking out justice and applying violence where it might be needed. The trend included shows like "Kung Fu," "Then Came Bronson," "The A-Team," "The Incredible Hulk," and a little later, "Renegade." Robert McCall was an ex-military man who had a talent for finding people in distress and helping them — violently — as the situation required.

In 2014, filmmaker Antoine Fuqua adapted "The Equalizer" to the big screen, casting Denzel Washington in the role of Robert McCall.

Nobody can threaten someone quietly better than Denzel Washington.

Oh, our man can pump up the volume when he needs to, in terms of letting people know he’s bringing the pain — our ears are still ringing from his “King Kong ain’t got shit on me!” taunt from Training Day. But when he lowers his voice to a basso profundo rumble and he fixes that dead-eyed stare on someone, the one that suggests the unflappable, untouchable Teflon Denzel has officially entered the building, and issues some sort of oh-you’ve-stepped-in-it-now promise of bodily harm?...

Returning for the third installment in the gritty action saga, The Equalizer 3 aims to deepen the mysterious world of Robert McCall. With Denzel Washington’s undeniable charm at its helm and Antione Fuqua’s seasoned direction, the film promises a continuation of its intense street-justice narrative. Yet, does it deliver the high-octane thrills we’ve come to expect, or does it falter under the weight of its own legacy? In addition to Washington, the film also stars Dakota Fanning, Eugenio Mastrandrea, Andrea Scarduzio, and Remo Girone. Richard Wenk returns as screenwriter.

The film starts with one of the bloodiest intro scenes, beginning with Robert McCall (Washington) captured by thugs. They don’t stand a chance, though, as McCall delivers his famed countdown smackdown, and just like that, the bad guys are rendered useless. After the encounter, he ends up in the small Italian town of Altomonte to recover. He stays with the local doctor,...

To enjoy the (allegedly) final entry in Antoine Fuqua’s “The Equalizer” trilogy, it’s not at all crucial to understand the particulars of how former Marine and intelligence operative Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) lands in Italy for this latest outing. It’s safe to assume the vigilante is there to kick some bad-dude butt, with more convoluted revelations to come. Wherever Robert McCall lands, even a luxurious private winery, there are villains afoot for him to kill off in the most gruesome manners, details be damned.

And “The Equalizer 3” opens with Robert skulking around said winery, offing dark-clad mercenary types, and apparently setting right some sort of horrible injustice. As we might expect, he gets much more than he bargained for — and so will fans of Fuqua’s brutal action series, which closes out in fine style.

His foray into Italy begins with snappy, bloody vignettes, putting both...

Carnage in Sicily: A winery overturned, its workers bloodied and brutalized lying dead on the floor. It’s hard to tell if it’s Merlot or viscera pouring across the pricy marble. The vineyard’s owner snakes wends his way through the carnage, down the stone stairs to the basement, where one man sits waiting for him. This is Robert McCall (Denzel Washington), and he’s got a bone to pick. He sets his watch, he does his job, and he leaves the property in a mess of bodies.

This is the third entry in director Antoine Fuqua and writer Richard Wenk’s version of the 1980s television show ‘The Equalizer’ (and not to be confused with the 2021 television reboot starring Queen Latifah). The first two ‘Equalizer’ films were drab, dire affairs: Washington’s McCall, like his TV predecessor, was a retired intelligence eager to seek a quiet intellectual life,...

In Antoine Fuqua's 2018 film "The Equalizer 2," Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) spent just as much time engaging in civic rebuilding activities as he did slashing criminal throats. He scrubbed graffiti off of the walls of his Boston tenement, read Proust, and handed a reading list -- including Ta-Nehisii Coates' "Between the World and Me" and W.E.B. DuBois' "The Souls of Black Folk" -- to a neighboring at-risk teen (Ashton Sanders from "Moonlight"). It was a film just as much about righteous indignation as it was about kicking ass and cathartic murder. It was an action film for the Trump era, depicting a strictly moral assassin attacking wealthy white frat bros (one gets his neck cut open by the sharpened edge of his own credit card). 

Fuqua's and Washington's 2023 follow-up "The Equalizer 3," purportedly the final film in the series, takes a simpler tack. McCall's superheroism...

"The Equalizer 3" is the third in a series of 'vigilante action' films directed by Antoine Fuqua ("Training Day"), inspired by director Tony Scott's "Man On Fire" (2004), starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Sonia Ammar and Remo Girone, releasing in theaters September 1, 2023:

"...'Robert McCall' (Washington) a man of mysterious origin, believes he has put his violent past behind him and has dedicated himself to a quiet new life. 

"However, he is dragged into deploying his 'talents' for violence and death when he falls afoul of a 'Russian' mob. Using his particular set of formidable skills, McCall comes out of self-imposed retirement and emerges as an avenger, ready to take down anyone who brutalizes the helpless..."

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"Because of these people, I'm beginning to understand real peace... I believe this is where I'm supposed to be." Sounds good - I think we all feel like we're "supposed to be" settling down somewhere nice in Italy. Sony UK has debuted a second official trailer for The Equalizer 3, arriving in theaters in just a few more weeks. He's taking on the Entire mafia in this one. The sequel to The Equalizer (2014) and The Equalizer 2 (2018), originally loosely based on the 1980s TV series, sees Robert McCall in Italy taking on an entirely different kind of crime kingpin. After settling down in Southern Italy, his friends start to end up dead and he realizes he must now confront the dangerous Italian mafia head on. Denzel Washington returns, with a full cast including Dakota Fanning, Sonia Ben Ammar, Remo Girone, Andrea Dodero, Eugenio Mastrandrea, and Andrea Scarduzio. This seems like it might be badass!

Fans of The Equalizer movies are in for a treat as the third and final installment of the action-packed trilogy is set to hit the theaters on September 1, 2023. The Equalizer 3 stars Denzel Washington as Robert McCall, a former U.S. Marine and Dia agent who uses his skills and experience to help those who cannot help themselves. The film is directed by Antoine Fuqua, who also helmed the previous two films, and written by Richard Wenk.

The Equalizer 3 follows McCall as he moves to Southern Italy to escape from his past, but soon discovers that his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses belonging to the Sicilian Mafia. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends’ protector by taking on the mafia. The film promises to deliver thrilling action sequences, explosive stunts, and intense drama as McCall faces his final challenge.

The Equalizer 3 is a film starring Denzel Washington. With Dakota Fanning, Gaia Scodellaro and David Denman.

Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends’ protector by taking on the mafia.

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September 1, 2023

Director Antoine Fuqua The Cast Denzel Washington Dakota Fanning

Gaia Scodellaro

David Denman

Eugenio Mastrandrea

Remo Girone

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"The Equalizer 3" is a new 'vigilante action' film directed by Antoine Fuqua ("Training Day") , as a sequel to the 2018 film "The Equalizer 2", based on the TV series, starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Sonia Ammar and Remo Girone, releasing in theaters September 1, 2023:

"...'Robert McCall' (Washington) a man of mysterious origin, believes he has put his violent past behind him and has dedicated himself to a quiet new life. 

"However, he is dragged into deploying his 'talents' for violence and death when he falls afoul of a 'Russian' mob. Using his particular set of formidable skills, McCall comes out of self-imposed retirement and emerges as an avenger, ready to take down anyone who brutalizes the helpless..."

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"The Equalizer 3" is a new 'vigilante action' film directed by Antoine Fuqua ("Training Day") , as a sequel to the 2018 film "The Equalizer 2", based on the TV series, starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Sonia Ammar and Remo Girone, releasing in theaters September 1, 2023:

"...'Robert McCall' (Washington) a man of mysterious origin, believes he has put his violent past behind him and has dedicated himself to a quiet new life. 

"However, he is dragged into deploying his 'talents' for violence and death when he falls afoul of a 'Russian' mob. Using his particular set of formidable skills, McCall comes out of self-imposed retirement and emerges as an avenger, ready to take down anyone who brutalizes the helpless..."

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"The Equalizer 3" is a new 'vigilante action' film directed by Antoine Fuqua ("Training Day") , as a sequel to the 2018 film "The Equalizer 2", based on the TV series, starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Sonia Ammar and Remo Girone, releasing in theaters September 1, 2023:

"...'Robert McCall' (Washington) a man of mysterious origin, believes he has put his violent past behind him and has dedicated himself to a quiet new life. 

"However, he is dragged into deploying his 'talents' for violence and death when he falls afoul of a 'Russian' mob. Using his particular set of formidable skills, McCall comes out of self-imposed retirement and emerges as an avenger, ready to take down anyone who brutalizes the helpless..."

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Denzel Washington is stepping into some familiar shoes for his new project. The 68-year-old reprises his role as the justice-driven Robert McCall for “The Equalizer 3”, the final entry in the film adaptation of the ’80s television series of the same name.

“The Equalizer” films star Washington as a retired U.S. Marine and former Dia officer, whose desire to dole out justice in his own way and help those being oppressed often pulls him back into dangerous missions. The first premiered in theaters in 2014 and the second in 2018.

“It’s unfinished business,” Washington tells Et when asked what inspired his return to the film series at 2023’s CinemaCon. “You know, the doormen in my building in New York, they love this guy. I talk to them about other films [and] they’re like, ‘Oh yeah, ‘Fences’, yeah, good movie. But when is the next [‘Equalizer’?]’ I’m like, ‘Why do you love him?...

Denzel Washington is back for one more round as the justice-driven Robert McCall in “The Equalizer 3”. On Tuesday, Sony Pictures released the first trailer for the upcoming film, which marks the final entry of the Antoine Fuqua-directed franchise.

Rebooted from the ’80s television series of the same name, “The Equalizer” films star Washington as a retired U.S. Marine and former Dia officer, whose desire to dole out justice in his own way and help those being oppressed often pulls him back into dangerous missions. The first premiered in theaters in 2014 and the second in 2018.

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“Equalizer 3” has a similar plot as its predecessors, following Washington’s McCall as he struggles to reconcile the horrific things he’s done in the past and finds a strange solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed.

Don’t mess with Denzel Washington.

The Oscar winner is back as former CIA agent Robert McCall in “The Equalizer 3,” helmed by Antoine Fuqua. The third film in the franchise follows Robert (Washington) as he relocates to Italy in hopes to forget his past. Of course, danger follows Robert everywhere, and the ex-assassin cannot truly escape his killer instincts.

According to the film’s official synopsis, Robert McCall (Washington) has struggled to reconcile the horrific things he’s done in the past and finds a strange solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed. Finding himself surprisingly at home in Southern Italy, he discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends’ protector by taking on the mafia.

The film marks a “Man on Fire” reunion for Washington and co-star Dakota Fanning,...

"You seem like a man who understands violence." Sony has unveiled an official trailer for The Equalizer 3, another highly anticipated sequel arriving in theaters later this year. The production just wrapped filming in January, and the release is set for September - this is looks totally awesome already. This sequel to The Equalizer (2014) and The Equalizer 2 (2018), originally loosely based on the 1980s TV series, sees Robert McCall in Italy taking on an entirely different kind of crime kingpin. After settling down in Southern Italy, his friends start to end up dead and he realizes he must now confront the dangerous Italian mafia head on. Denzel Washington returns as McCall, with an ensemble cast including Dakota Fanning, Sonia Ben Ammar, Remo Girone, Andrea Dodero, Eugenio Mastrandrea, and Andrea Scarduzio. Let's go!! I don't know how they pulled this off, but it looks even more badass than the first two movies?...

Denzel Washington returns as the fan-favorite vigilante Robert McCall in the trailer for the third “Equalizer” film, premiering in theaters on Sept. 1 via Sony Pictures.

No longer in the U.S., Robert McCall is fighting crime on an international scale, and this time he’s at odds with the Italian mafia. Washington is joined by an all-new cast, reuniting with his “Man on Fire” scene partner Dakota Fanning, who was only 9 years old when she acted opposite Washington in Tony Scott’s action-thriller. David Denman, Sonia Ben Ammar and Remo Girone also star in “The Equalizer 3.”

Robert, now residing in Southern Italy, discovers that a few of his friends are under the control of the local mafia bosses. Ready to return to vigilantism, Robert knows he has to take on this deadly situation in order to protect his friends.

Antoine Fuqua directed the third installment after helming “The Equalizer” and “The Equalizer 2,...

In between doling out Oscar-worthy performances and making Shakespearean monologues feel like something you haven't heard a thousand times before, Denzel Washington has spent the past two decades cracking skulls and taking names, going back to at least "Man on Fire." In fact, he's been doing it so long, his co-star in Tony Scott's sublime 2004 action-thriller, Dakota Fanning, had the chance to go off and grow up into a fully-fledged adult actor. That noise you just heard was the sound of millions of Millennials popping the vertebrae in their backs as they abruptly jerked upright, crying out in terror.

Washington and Fanning are now in the process of reuniting for "The Equalizer 3." The vigilante movie franchise is based on the 1980s series of the same name, which was also re-imagined as a TV show starring Queen Latifah in 2021. Both reboots retain the basic setup of the original show,...

My Name Is Vendetta (Il mio nome è vendetta) is a thriller movie directed by Cosimo Gomez starring Alessandro Gassman and Remo Girone.

A film with a classic premise that develops in a coherent way, and in which Alessandro Gassman takes on a role that is reminiscent of a Liam Neeson character, although slightly darker in temperament.

Premise

After old enemies kill his family, a former mafia enforcer and his feisty daughter flee to Milan, where they hide out while plotting their revenge.

Movie Review

Here we have a movie that is watchable, it is relatively well produced, but will not be remembered. It has the virtue of maneuvering like a classic thriller, although it never really strikes us as impactful.

‘My Name is Vendetta’ is not novel. We have seen similar thrillers before. It navigates within the framework of a thriller format that almost always works, and it seems...

Exclusive: Sony has rounded out its cast for The Equalizer 3, with Eugenio Mastrandrea (From Scratch), Remo Girone (Ford v Ferrari), Sonia Ammar (Scream), Daniele Perrone (Baaria), Andrea Scarduzio (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One) and Andrea Dodero (Blocco 181) signing on for roles.

The actors join an ensemble led by Denzel Washington which also includes Dakota Fanning, and Gaia Scodellaro, as previously announced.

While the film’s plot is being kept under wraps, it’s the third in an action series centered on Washington’s vigilante Robert McCall, from director Antoine Fuqua. The first released in 2014 earned over 194M worldwide, spurring a 2018 sequel that grossed over 190M worldwide.

Slated for release in theaters on September 1, 2023, The Equalizer 3 was written by Richard Wenk. Producers include Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Washington, Fuqua, Clayton Townsend, Alex Siskin, Steve Tisch, Tony Eldridge and Michael Sloan.

Mastrandrea can currently be seen opposite Zoe Saldana...

"He's not the kind of man who runs away." Netflix has revealed an official trailer for an Italian film titled My Name is Vendetta, arriving for streaming at the end of November. This pretty much looks like Italy's version of Taken or John Wick, about a father who is apparently a former enforcer and never told his family – until they're killed. A fast-paced action, survival and revenge film set in Northern Italy in a quiet town in Südtirol. When enemies from the past kill his wife and brother-in-law, the mafia enforcer and his daughter flee to Milan to plot their revenge. Starring Alessandro Gassmann and Ginevra Francesconi as the father and daughter, Santo and Sofia, who train together to take down the people who came after them. The cast also includes Remo Girone, Gabriele Falsetta, Alessio Praticò, Marcello Mazzarella, & Sinja Dieks. This looks like a very generic revenge story, but...

Apple has given a straight-to-series order to a drama series about Enzo Ferrari from writer Steven Knight, Variety has learned.

The series, titled “Ferrari,” is inspired by the biography “Ferrari Rex” by Luca Dal Monte. Pre-production on the show is currently underway in Italy.

The show focuses on Ferrari, who dedicated his genius to the mission of building the fastest racing car in history. But there was a trail of tragedy and torment along the way. Between 1956 and 1961, deeply wounded by the death of his firstborn son, Dino, and by what he considered a betrayal by his lead driver, Juan Manuel Fangio, Ferrari rebuilds his racing team from scratch, selecting five promising rising stars of motor racing to fight for victory.

“I am thrilled to be telling such an evocative story about this legendary man and his iconic brand,” said Knight. “Enzo Ferrari’s utterly extraordinary life was defined by...

From Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker James Mangold, the masterful storyteller behind Walk the Line and Logan, comes a film inspired by a true-life drama about a powerful friendship that forever changed racing history. Le Mans ’66 is one of the most legendary tales in the history of motorsports and is out now on 4k Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & VOD. To celebrate the release, we have 2 Blu-ray copies of the film to giveaway to three lucky winners! Details are as follows…

Academy Award-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in Le Mans ’66, based on the true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles (Bale), who together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the...

Predicting the winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture is never easy. We were sure the top prize at the 2019 Oscars would go to “Roma” but it was “Green Book” that won. In coming up with our 2020 Oscar predictions, we considered a slew of factors, starting with the preferential ballot used to determine the winner. Add in the pedigree of the filmmakers, the critical reception to the films, the box office tally and the track record of the studios. We take all of these into consideration again as we look ahead to the 2020 Academy Awards. (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2020 Oscars predictions for Best Picture.)

Contenders began to emerge at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Others will be seen for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival in May. However, most of the top tier of Best Picture hopefuls won’t screen until September at four film festivals: Venice,...

Stars: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Tracy Letts, Remo Girone, Ray McKinnon, JJ Feild, Jack McMullen, Corrado Invernizzi, Joe Williamson, Ian Harding, Christopher Darga | Written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, Jason Keller | Directed by James Mangold

Le Mans ‘66 fires on all cylinders at the highest rate and won’t let you go until you get to the finish line. The chemistry between Matt Damon and Christian Bale is both captivating and heartwarming, with both characters highlights of the film.

We’re in the 60’s: American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles are tasked to build a revolutionary race car for Ford and challenge Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. From the very start we are thrust into the heart of a driver, as someone who’s never found any intrigue in racing or any sense of thrill through watching motorsports,...

Christian Bale and Matt Damon’s racing drama “Ford v Ferrari” is set to win the weekend box office by a long shot with an esimated $29 million from 3,528 domestic locations.

Elizabeth Banks’ “Charlie’s Angels” reboot could land in a distant second in its debut weekend with about $8.2 million, but the second frame of Roland Emmerich’s “Midway” may come out on top, with about $8.6 million.

“Ford v Ferrari,” which stars Bale and Damon as British driver Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby, respectively, took in nearly $11 million on Friday. Directed by James Mangold, the Fox film follows the pair as they attempt to build a car that can beat Ferrari at the behest of Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts) in the 1960s. Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Jason Keller wrote the script, and Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone, and Ray McKinnon also star. Critics have favored the film,...

The thrill of driving a car at high speeds is one that many share. At the same time, the sport of auto racing is hard to compelling depict on screen. Car chases are a cinematic staple, but that’s a completely different beast. More often than not, racing movies focus as much on the humans as the machines. In the case of the new film Ford v Ferrari, there’s a strong balance between the two elements. Featuring some incredible technical work below the line, as well as a surprising sense of fun, this flick has more to offer than most other outings of this ilk. I’ve been pondering this one for over a month, hence waiting until the day of release to write about it, but the more I think on it, the more I find myself liking it. The film is a sports drama, centered on a...

Vroom! You can feel the power thrumming under James Mangold’s Ford v Ferrari — and that’s a shock because this thunderously exciting true story is based on a stuffy business proposition. Back in the 1960s, Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts) determined to beat Enzo Ferrari (Remo Girone) at his own game by building a hot, fast race car — the GT40 — that could win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, pitting American crass against Italian class.

Luckily, Mangold fuels his true-life plot with enough flesh-and-blood action to leave to leave you dizzy.

Writer-director James Mangold plays the Hollywood studio game well enough to build allies who believe in him. While at Fox, studio chief Emma Watts backed X-Men installments “Wolverine” and “Logan” and Oscar-winner “Walk the Line.” That made greenlighting $100-million sports saga “Ford v Ferrari” less of a risk, but it’s the kind of movie that studios don’t care to bank these days. The true story behind the legendary 1966 Le Mans race floundered in development for decades before Mangold started chasing it in 2011. (Fox handed him “Wolverine” instead.) When Michael Mann and Joseph Kosinski’s versions fell apart, Mangold was ready to pounce.

He pushed the movie forward thanks to Oscar-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale, who were lured by the strong script (by “Edge of Tomorrow” writers Jez and John-Henry Butterworth and “Machine Gun Preacher” writer Jason Keller).

The end result passed muster with new Fox owner Disney,...

Writer-director James Mangold plays the Hollywood studio game well enough to build allies who believe in him. While at Fox, studio chief Emma Watts backed X-Men installments “Wolverine” and “Logan” and Oscar-winner “Walk the Line.” That made greenlighting $100-million sports saga “Ford v Ferrari” less of a risk, but it’s the kind of movie that studios don’t care to bank these days. The true story behind the legendary 1966 Le Mans race floundered in development for decades before Mangold started chasing it in 2011. (Fox handed him “Wolverine” instead.) When Michael Mann’s version fell apart, Mangold pounced.

He pushed the movie forward thanks to Oscar-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale, who were lured by the strong script (by “Edge of Tomorrow” writers Jez and John-Henry Butterworth and “Machine Gun Preacher” writer Jason Keller).

The end result passed muster with new Fox owner Disney, which sent the film to Telluride and Toronto.

Take a look at more footage from the feature "Ford v Ferrari" (aka "Le Mans '66"), directed by James Mangold ("Logan"), starring Matt Damon, Christian Bale ("Batman Begins"), Caitriona Balfe ("Outlander"), Jon Bernthal ("The Punisher"), Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone and Ray McKinnon, opening November 15, 2019:

"...an eccentric, determined team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary 'Carroll Shelby' and his Brit driver, 'Ken Miles'...

"...are dispatched by 'Henry Ford II' and 'Lee Iacocca' with the mission of building the 'Ford GT40', a new racing car with the potential to defeat the perennially dominant 'Ferrari 'racing team at the 1966 '24 Hours of Le Mans' race in France..."

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20th Century Fox has released a new featurette for Ford v Ferrari, which comes from director James Mangold (Logan). It sheds some light on the classic underdog story, the friendship and partnership between Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles, and it features interviews by Mangold and star Matt Damon.

The film tells the story of the competition and rivalry between Ford and Ferrari and it also stars Christian Bale, who plays race car driver Ken Miles, along with Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone, and Ray McKinnon.

The film tells the remarkable true story of the “visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) and the fearless British driver Ken Miles (Bale), who together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari...

"Ford v Ferrari" (aka "Le Mans '66") is the racing feature, directed by James Mangold ("Logan"), starring Matt Damon, Christian Bale ("Batman Begins"), Caitriona Balfe ("Outlander"), Jon Bernthal ("The Punisher"), Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone and Ray McKinnon, opening November 15, 2019:

"...an eccentric, determined team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary 'Carroll Shelby' and his Brit driver, 'Ken Miles'...

"...are dispatched by 'Henry Ford II' and 'Lee Iacocca' with the mission of building the 'Ford GT40', a new racing car with the potential to defeat the perennially dominant 'Ferrari 'racing team at the 1966 '24 Hours of Le Mans' race in France..."

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20th Century Fox has released a new trailer and poster for their upcoming film Ford v Ferrari, based on the remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles (Christian Bale). The film follows Shelby and Miles, who battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966. Ford v Ferrari also stars Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone and Ray McKinnon. The film will be released on November 15 by The Walt Disney Studios.

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Academy Award-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in Ford v Ferrari, based on the remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) and...

20th Century Fox has released a roaring new trailer for their fantastic looking James Mangold (Logan) directed film Ford v Ferrari. The film tells the story of the competition and rivalry between Ford and Ferrari.

Matt Damon takes on the role of Carroll Shelby and Christian Bale plays race car driver Ken Miles. They are two of the main players in this story and it looks like they both give great performances. They will be joined by a solid supporting cast that includes Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone, and Ray McKinnon.

The film tells the remarkable true story of the “visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) and the fearless British driver Ken Miles (Bale), who together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the...

"Ford hates guys like us, because we're different." 20th Century Fox has launched the second official trailer for Ford v. Ferrari, the latest from James Mangold (who last made the kick ass Logan in 2017). This premiered at the Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals to very positive reviews aplenty, calling it a "visual and sonic spectacle". The film follows an eccentric, determined team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary Carroll Shelby and British driver Ken Miles, who are sent by Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca with the mission of building from scratch an entirely new car with the potential to finally defeat the perennially dominant Ferrari at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France. Starring Matt Damon as Shelby, Christian Bale as Miles, with Tracy Letts as Henry Ford II, plus an ensemble cast including Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, JJ Feild, Ray McKinnon,...

Most racing movies are about rivals, but not so “Ford v Ferrari,” which, despite its competition-oriented title, is actually the story of two friends, Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles (played by Matt Damon and Christian Bale), who partnered with the Ford Motor Co. to beat Italian sportscar designer Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Shelby had bested Ferrari once before, winning Le Mans in 1959 behind the wheel of an Aston Martin, but was benched soon after on account of a bum ticker, so he turned to his best driver to develop and commandeer the car that would do the feat. Miles was more of a wild card, a British tank commander who’d survived World War II but went on to become a daredevil racer, pushing his cars to the limit on the track. Miles once quipped, “I’d rather die in a racing car than get eaten up by cancer.

It’s hard to imagine a movie called “Ford v Ferrari” working without stellar action on the racetrack, and director James Mangold’s recreation of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race delivers where it counts — in the driver’s seat. The rest of this old-school drama, which follows the efforts by the Ford Motor Company to beat Ferrari at the sport it had dominated for years, stays in a familiar lane. But with Matt Damon as hotshot automotive designer Carroll Shelby and Christian Bale as the ramshackle driver Ken Miles, “Ford v Ferrari” .

Much of the movie’s surprisingly breezy 152 minutes revolve around the enterprising Shelby tinkering with the design for the Ford GT40, while no-nonsense Miles keeps jumping back into the driver’s seat. Employed by Ford to unseat the competition, the two men constantly come to blows with the company as they battle against unlikely odds to forge a new path to victory.

The Telluride Film Festival has a tradition of opening up with an anticipated world premiere, and the patron screening of James Mangold’s “Ford v Ferrari” did not disappoint. Back in 2005, Mangold screened his Johnny Cash biopic “Walk the Line” here in Colorado, and the film won Reese Witherspoon a Best Actress Academy Award.

“Ford v Ferrari,” which releases November 15, 2019, from Fox/Disney, should yield a slew of awards nominations, including for director James Mangold and co-stars Matt Damon and three-time nominee Christian Bale (who won Supporting Actor for “The Fighter”). How they break down this even two-hander is another Oscar season quandary.

Despite a hefty 152-minute running time (a trend this fall), the bone-rattlingly intense “Ford v Ferrari” is a tight, taut, percussive, and emotional commercial entertainment that puts audiences inside the real-life drama behind race car driver-turned-designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and gifted, tightly wound driver Ken Miles...

The Telluride Film Festival has a tradition of opening up with an anticipated world premiere, and the patron screening of James Mangold’s “Ford v Ferrari” did not disappoint. Back in 2005, Mangold screened his Johnny Cash biopic “Walk the Line” here in Colorado, and the film won Reese Witherspoon a Best Actress Academy Award.

“Ford v Ferrari,” which releases November 15, 2019, from Fox/Disney, should yield a slew of awards nominations, including for director James Mangold and co-stars Matt Damon and three-time nominee Christian Bale (who won Supporting Actor for “The Fighter”). How they break down this even two-hander is another Oscar season quandary.

Despite a hefty 152-minute running time (a trend this fall), the bone-rattlingly intense “Ford v Ferrari” is a tight, taut, percussive, and emotional commercial entertainment that puts audiences inside the real-life drama behind race car driver-turned-designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and gifted, tightly wound driver Ken Miles...

Twentieth Century Fox has released the official trailer and poster for their upcoming film Ford v Ferrari, based on the remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and the fearless British-born driver Kevin Miles (Christian Bale). The film follows Shelby and Miles, who battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for the Ford Motor Company and take on Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.

Ford v Ferrari also stars Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, Noah Rupe, Remo Girone and Ray McKinnon. The film will be released on November 15 by The Walt Disney Studios.

Release Date: November 15, 2019 Director: James Mangold Screenplay by: Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth and Jason Keller Producers: Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, James Mangold Cast: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts,...

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20th Century Fox has released the official trailer and poster for their upcoming film Ford v Ferrari.

The 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans is one of the most iconic events in motorsports. 50 years to the day following the historic podium sweep at the Le Mans 24 Hours by the Ford GT40 in 1966, the Ford Gt returned to Le Mans and claimed victory.

Academy Award-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in the film from director James Mangold.

Based on the remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles (Bale), who together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.

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If you feel the need for speed come Nov. 15, “Ford v. Ferrari” at the very least should get your engine going.

The year is 1966. Ford Motor Company executive Lee Iacocca (Jon Bernthal) and Henry Ford II (Tracey Letts) are on a mission to build a revolutionary American car that can overtake Italy’s Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France. He recruits two men for the job — U.S. visionary designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and daredevil British-born racer Kevin Miles (Christian Bale).

The two innovators would fight off corporate meddlers, defy the laws of physics and struggle with their own personal foibles as they race the clock to build the revolutionary Ford GT40. Besides the thrill of watching fast-paced action on the big screen, moviegoers will get to see two great actors buddy up for the first time in a film. The two Oscar winners — Damon...

Christian Bale and Matt Damon are bringing a dose of high octane star power to the upcoming racing biopic “Ford v Ferrari.” The sports drama about the Ford Motor Company’s attempt to beat Enzo Ferrari’s racing empire in 1966 is the latest directorial effort from James Mangold, who has been behind the camera for both Oscar-contending dramas (“Walk the Line”) and acclaimed blockbusters (“Logan”). The film reunites Mangold with leading actor Bale following their “3:10 to Yuma” remake.

The official synopsis from 20th Century Fox says the film is “based on the remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles (Bale), who together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours...