Jeremy Renner has an acting career that spans over two decades with film credits that include Oscar-winning works like "The Hurt Locker" and the beloved Avengers movie franchise. Renner began working on screen in the mid-1990s and made his debut in 1995's "National Lampoon's Senior Trip." For the next 10 years, Renner had supporting roles in various films and TV shows, notably "S.W.A.T" and 2007's "28 Weeks Later."
He arguably became a household name following his role as Sergeant First Class William James in Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker," which earned him an Oscar nomination for best actor. Most recently, Renner is known for his portrayal of Clint Barton/Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Mike McLusky on Paramount+'s "Mayor of Kingstown."
Outside of his prolific career, though, Renner has maintained a private personal life, including his romances. In 2012, Renner told The Hollywood Reporter, "I want my personal life to be personal.
He arguably became a household name following his role as Sergeant First Class William James in Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker," which earned him an Oscar nomination for best actor. Most recently, Renner is known for his portrayal of Clint Barton/Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Mike McLusky on Paramount+'s "Mayor of Kingstown."
Outside of his prolific career, though, Renner has maintained a private personal life, including his romances. In 2012, Renner told The Hollywood Reporter, "I want my personal life to be personal.
- 4/26/2023
- by Alicia Geigel
- Popsugar.com
To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life. — William James
When Palm Tree Crew founders Kyrre Gorvell-Dahll, a.k.a., Kygo and Myles Shear, started gifting palm tree necklaces to their inner circle, they had no idea the massive musical movement they set in motion. Through that simple Iykyk gesture that served as a symbol of community, an entire festival was created—The Palm Tree Music Festival launched in 2016. Fast forward seven years, in Aspen, Colorado,...
When Palm Tree Crew founders Kyrre Gorvell-Dahll, a.k.a., Kygo and Myles Shear, started gifting palm tree necklaces to their inner circle, they had no idea the massive musical movement they set in motion. Through that simple Iykyk gesture that served as a symbol of community, an entire festival was created—The Palm Tree Music Festival launched in 2016. Fast forward seven years, in Aspen, Colorado,...
- 3/28/2023
- by Sean Malcolm
- Rollingstone.com
The Hurt Locker is kind of a messed up movie, but it’s still very interesting to watch. It shows how some soldiers simply can’t reintegrate into society without feeling the need to get back into the fray and continue doing something that might kill them one day simply because they can’t handle the quiet. Sergeant First Class William James is addicted to the love he feels for his job in a very dangerous manner, while Sergeant J.T. Sanborn has become disillusioned with the life of a soldier and just wants to go home. The two are at odds throughout the
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- 12/7/2017
- by Wake
- TVovermind.com
Our countdown of the 100 best films of the 21st century continues. This is Part 3 #50 through 26.
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The first decade and a half of the 21st century has brought a lot of changes to the landscape of film. The advancement and sophistication of computers has made realistic computer generated effects a mainstay in both big-budget and small-budget films. The internet and streaming technologies have given big Hollywood new competition in films produced independently and by non-traditional means. We went from purchasing films on yards of tape to plastic disks, and now we can simply upload them to the cloud. Advertisements for films have reached a higher, more ruthless level where generating hype through trailers and teasers is crucial for a film’s commercial success. Movie attendance has fluctuated along with the economy, but that hasn’t stopped films from breaking box office records,...
Click here for Part 1 (#100 - 76)!
Click here for Part 2 (#75-51)!
The first decade and a half of the 21st century has brought a lot of changes to the landscape of film. The advancement and sophistication of computers has made realistic computer generated effects a mainstay in both big-budget and small-budget films. The internet and streaming technologies have given big Hollywood new competition in films produced independently and by non-traditional means. We went from purchasing films on yards of tape to plastic disks, and now we can simply upload them to the cloud. Advertisements for films have reached a higher, more ruthless level where generating hype through trailers and teasers is crucial for a film’s commercial success. Movie attendance has fluctuated along with the economy, but that hasn’t stopped films from breaking box office records,...
- 1/20/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
Teresa Wright in 'Shadow of a Doubt': Alfred Hitchcock heroine (image: Joseph Cotten about to strangle Teresa Wright in 'Shadow of a Doubt') (See preceding article: "Teresa Wright Movies: Actress Made Oscar History.") After scoring with The Little Foxes, Mrs. Miniver, and The Pride of the Yankees, Teresa Wright was loaned to Universal – once initial choices Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland became unavailable – to play the small-town heroine in Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt. (Check out video below: Teresa Wright reminiscing about the making of Shadow of a Doubt.) Co-written by Thornton Wilder, whose Our Town had provided Wright with her first chance on Broadway and who had suggested her to Hitchcock; Meet Me in St. Louis and Junior Miss author Sally Benson; and Hitchcock's wife, Alma Reville, Shadow of a Doubt was based on "Uncle Charlie," a story outline by Gordon McDonell – itself based on actual events.
- 3/7/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
With both Marvel and DC planning to base their 2015 comic book events around the idea of the Multiverse, it’s worth looking back at quite how we got to a place where fans don’t just have to keep track of one fictional world filled with superheroes, but multiple such worlds in each universe. How in the worlds did we end up with two multiversal epics running at the same time? Let’s start with the basics. The term “multiverse” was actually coined by philosopher William James for his 1895 essay “Is Life Worth Living,” but he didn’t have parallel worlds
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- 11/12/2014
- by Graeme McMillan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
At the end of The Hurt Locker, the loose cannon sergeant William James, played by Jeremy Renner, returns home from the high-stakes tension of diffusing bombs in Iraq. He spends some time with his family but is unengaged in his responsibilities as a husband and father. There, he is a stranger in a strange land, yearning to return to a place more like home to him – the unit in the Middle East where he just spent a year risking his life.
The new photojournalist drama 1,000 Times Good Night is kind of a feature-length version of the last five minutes of The Hurt Locker, exploring the tug of a renowned war photographer to return to war, after an injury subsides her from her job and she has to spend time with her family. That shutterbug’s name is Rebecca (Juliette Binoche) and she has a purpose: to get right into the...
The new photojournalist drama 1,000 Times Good Night is kind of a feature-length version of the last five minutes of The Hurt Locker, exploring the tug of a renowned war photographer to return to war, after an injury subsides her from her job and she has to spend time with her family. That shutterbug’s name is Rebecca (Juliette Binoche) and she has a purpose: to get right into the...
- 10/23/2014
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
Born on August 21, 1904 in Red Bank, New Jersey, William James Basie was taught piano by his mother. At age 20 he moved to Harlem, center of the jazz piano world at that time, and soon began touring with various groups. He first gained fame in Bennie Moten's band, based in Kansas City; when Moten died in 1935, Basie formed his own group incorporating many Moten men.
Columbia Records producer/A&R man John Hammond heard Basie's band on the radio and made the first recordings of the band in 1936, but it was when Basie started recording for Decca in 1937 that he made his most classic records. The three-cd set The Complete Decca Recordings is the crucial documentation of what may have been the hardest-swinging big band, and additionally shows why Lester Young became an icon of the tenor saxophone. Each of the three discs in this set is devoted to one year...
Columbia Records producer/A&R man John Hammond heard Basie's band on the radio and made the first recordings of the band in 1936, but it was when Basie started recording for Decca in 1937 that he made his most classic records. The three-cd set The Complete Decca Recordings is the crucial documentation of what may have been the hardest-swinging big band, and additionally shows why Lester Young became an icon of the tenor saxophone. Each of the three discs in this set is devoted to one year...
- 8/21/2014
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
Top twenty. Now we start to see the more widely recognizable films that people have some emotional attachment to. World War II gets a few mentions in this portion of the list, but this is one of the more diverse sections, overall. We get a mention of the Boer War, the Algerian War, and the Korean War, as well as the only movie about the American Civil War on this list.
20. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Directed by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Conflict: Boer War, World War I, World War II
The only film on the list that spans multiple wars is also probably the least battle-focused film on the list. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp is told through an extended flashback, following Major-General Clive Wynne-Candy (Roger Livesey) as he rises through the ranks of the British military from war to war. The flashback is...
20. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Directed by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Conflict: Boer War, World War I, World War II
The only film on the list that spans multiple wars is also probably the least battle-focused film on the list. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp is told through an extended flashback, following Major-General Clive Wynne-Candy (Roger Livesey) as he rises through the ranks of the British military from war to war. The flashback is...
- 6/26/2014
- by Joshua Gaul
- SoundOnSight
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