A remastered Phantasm took SXSW by storm Monday, March 14, in Austin, Tex. Director/writer Don Coscarelli was joined by series stars A. Michael Baldwin and Kathy Lester, co-producer Paul Pepperman, and J.J. Abrams himself, who, through his production company, Bad Robot, spearheaded the effort to get the film back to as pristine a condition as possible. The 1979 feature underwent a meticulous 4k restoration based off the original 35mm negative. While we’re sad that the Tall Man, Angus Scrimm, passed on last year, we’re hoping the flick will screen across the country soon so we can celebrate his contribution to horror cinema!
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- 3/17/2016
- by Harker Jones
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
On Demand DVD Releases July 20-26 Before We Go (pictured) Chris Evans and Alice Eve star as two strangers whose chance encounter in Grand Central Terminal sparks a nighttime adventure through New York City that will change their lives forever. (PG-13, 1:29) 7/21 Pre-theatrical release And, in case you missed them the first time around: The Gambler Gamblers don’t always know when to stop. When Jim Bennett — an English professor by day and a high-stakes gambler by night — goes over the edge, he risks everything. Playing everyone to pay his debts, the rush of the moment is king. Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange, … Continue reading →
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- 7/20/2015
- by Meredith Ennis
- ChannelGuideMag
Chicago – Browsing Dostoyevsky titles with consideration for proper roles for Mark Wahlberg, one might expect the Beantown hero to take on an adaptation of “The Idiot” before anything like “The Gambler.” After all, while Wahlberg has proven to be a diverse screen force - one who has well-grown past his Funky Bunch days - he often leans towards goofy men, or at least goofy men in goofy movies.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Such provides a nice surprise with the drama “The Gambler,” which finds him in a role the utilizes his charisma and acting skills, within a tale that doesn’t involve directors Michael Bay or Seth McFarlane. Playing a college professor who gambles his life away, the film is a showcase of his talents, like his compelling motormouth delivery, or a stable cool that he maintains even when his character is falling apart. Here’s a film that offers a scene of Marky Mark rambling about Camus,...
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Such provides a nice surprise with the drama “The Gambler,” which finds him in a role the utilizes his charisma and acting skills, within a tale that doesn’t involve directors Michael Bay or Seth McFarlane. Playing a college professor who gambles his life away, the film is a showcase of his talents, like his compelling motormouth delivery, or a stable cool that he maintains even when his character is falling apart. Here’s a film that offers a scene of Marky Mark rambling about Camus,...
- 5/14/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
On Demand DVD New Releases April 27-May 3 The Boy Next Door (pictured below) Claire is still smarting after a split with her husband over infidelity issues. Her new teenage neighbor Noah befriends Claire’s son Kevin, and the relationship between Noah and Claire quickly gets physical. She tries to rectify the situation, but Noah refuses to go away quietly. Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman (R, 1:31) 4/28 The Gambler Gamblers don’t always know when to stop. When Jim Bennett — an English professor by day and a high-stakes gambler by night — goes over the edge, he risks everything. Playing everyone to … Continue reading →
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- 4/27/2015
- by Meredith Ennis
- ChannelGuideMag
Mark Wahlberg has described his role of gambler Jim Bennett as the most challenging role of his career (battling giant robots aside..ahem) Besides the fact that Wahlberg attended numerous college lectures to nail down professor mannerisms and style, he lost a whopping 61lbs on a diet that consisted of vegetables, liquids, cardio and probably some left over oil from the last Transformers outing. With a slightly withdrawn and gaunt looking Jim Bennett, it’s easy to see where Wahlberg put in the physical work for this role. However, his performance of a gambler who borrows money from his mother and a loan shark, in a quest for a second chance at life, while good is not exactly outstanding. At this stage of his career, Mark Wahlberg is playing more of himself than any other character, in the same way that Bruce Willis or Arnie does. However, that’s not...
- 1/22/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Vic Barry)
- www.themoviebit.com
The 1974 film scripted by James Toback is relocated to Los Angeles, and turned into something pretty preposterous in the process
Writer and film-maker James Toback has had a mini-resurgence lately: his documentary Seduced and Abandoned was widely enjoyed, and Jacques Audiard remade his 1978 movie Fingers as The Beat My Heart Skipped. Now 1974’s Toback-scripted The Gambler has had a modern – rather sanitised – makeover, transposed from New York to La. It’s another tellingly personal tale of a highbrow guy with a lowlife secret.
Mark Wahlberg plays the part that James Caan had in the original. He is Jim Bennett, a university professor and novelist with an addiction to gambling. Wahlberg is, sad to say, uncharismatic and unconvincing in a tiresome role in which he has to harangue his students on the subject of true genius. On his personal time, he loses a fortune at blackjack, and finally stakes everything on...
Writer and film-maker James Toback has had a mini-resurgence lately: his documentary Seduced and Abandoned was widely enjoyed, and Jacques Audiard remade his 1978 movie Fingers as The Beat My Heart Skipped. Now 1974’s Toback-scripted The Gambler has had a modern – rather sanitised – makeover, transposed from New York to La. It’s another tellingly personal tale of a highbrow guy with a lowlife secret.
Mark Wahlberg plays the part that James Caan had in the original. He is Jim Bennett, a university professor and novelist with an addiction to gambling. Wahlberg is, sad to say, uncharismatic and unconvincing in a tiresome role in which he has to harangue his students on the subject of true genius. On his personal time, he loses a fortune at blackjack, and finally stakes everything on...
- 1/22/2015
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
It doesn’t quite work as a package, but Wahlberg is a real pleasure to watch as he crafts a portrait of a tormented anti-hero with an apparent death wish. I’m “biast” (pro): like Mark Wahlberg
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I think you’re the kind of guy who likes to lose.” So someone pegs Jim Bennett, child of privilege, literature professor, and dude in to an illegal Los Angeles casino run by Korean gangsters for $240,000. Which he has to repay in seven days, or else. But a perverse pleasure in losing — blackjack and roulette seem to be his entertainments of choice — is only a small part of Bennett’s intriguing, but most definitely anti-heroic, complexity. Mark Wahlberg (Transformers: Age of Extinction), as Bennett, has never been this good: he actually makes us buy that Bennett is...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I think you’re the kind of guy who likes to lose.” So someone pegs Jim Bennett, child of privilege, literature professor, and dude in to an illegal Los Angeles casino run by Korean gangsters for $240,000. Which he has to repay in seven days, or else. But a perverse pleasure in losing — blackjack and roulette seem to be his entertainments of choice — is only a small part of Bennett’s intriguing, but most definitely anti-heroic, complexity. Mark Wahlberg (Transformers: Age of Extinction), as Bennett, has never been this good: he actually makes us buy that Bennett is...
- 1/22/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Paramount Pictures released their new drama flick, "The Gambler," into theaters this past Thursday. I just watched it and thought it was quite entertaining with an interesting plotline, much drama, and more. It stars: John Goodman, Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange, Brie Larson and Michael Kenneth Williams. The movie revolved around English professor, Jim Bennett (Mark Wahlberg), who is also an extreme gambler that just constantly gambles away every single penny that he has and then some. After his tab with an Asian gambling ring owner, Alvin Ing, reaches over $260,000, he decides to borrow another $50,000 from a dangerous gangster, named Neville Baraka, only to gamble it all away just moments later. Oh, it was so painful to watch. Now owing two dangerous people a whole hell of a lot of money, Jim turns to an even more dangerous loan shark, named Frank ( John Goodman), to get the money to pay off Neville and Alvin,...
- 12/28/2014
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Is casting Mark Wahlberg as a self-loathing literature professor an inspired or ridiculous choice? Can it be both? It's hard to decide even after seeing The Gambler, director Rupert Wyatt and screenwriter William Monahan's re-imagining of Karel Reisz and writer James Toback's 1974 film. The original story, though it shares some rough similarities with Dostoevsky’s novella The Gambler, was inspired by Toback’s own life as a moneyed Harvard grad and City College lecturer whose own gambling addictions are well documented. His career since has focused on documenting personalities living between seemingly opposite extremes. (In Fingers, the first and best film Toback directed, Harvey Keitel played a concert pianist who worked as a bag man for the mob.)As the never-smiling, tormented Jim Bennett, Wahlberg gets to put his characteristic glower to good use. By night, he hangs out in dark rooms where the dress code appears simply to be "black,...
- 12/27/2014
- by Bilge Ebiri
- Vulture
Recently, Paramount Pictures dropped this new movie clip (below) for their new "The Gambler" drama flick. The clip is titled, "Inappropriate Relationship," and it gives us a new look at Mark Wahlberg's character , Jim Bennett, getting picked up by the beautiful Brie Larson who plays character, Amy Phillips in the movie. Check it out,below. The movie stars: John Goodman, Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange, Brie Larson and Michael Kenneth Williams. The official plotline for the movie, reads like this: "Jim Bennett (Academy Award®-nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award®-winner Jessica Lange) in his wake.
- 12/26/2014
- by Eric
- OnTheFlix
A mission matched to Mark Wahlberg’s on-screen roles means an intense optimism, an earnest resolve that one can easily visualize. Eyes wide, nostrils flared, an incredulous stutter – his face is a perfect slate on which to register stakes as they build. “The Gambler” sets that slate to zero and stages a man who knows the stakes and doesn’t care: $125,000 owed, seven days to pay, and Jim Bennett (Wahlberg), a college literature professor, liable to repeat the situation even if he clears his name. The film in which this premise unfolds intrigues by its director, or more specifically its director’s decision to tackle it: Rupert Wyatt (“The Escapist”), who previously handed 20th Century Fox a new franchise with “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” Instead of turning to another big-budget tentpole, he’s used his studio clout on this, a remake of the 1974 New York-set drama starring...
- 12/26/2014
- by Charlie Schmidlin
- The Playlist
Check out what’s playing for the rest of the year with this helpful preview. Also you should follow us on Twitter and Facebook because my mom says they’re cool.
Now Playing Annie
Notable: This is the second musical film for Jamie Foxx since Dreamgirls (2006) and Bobby Cannavale since Romance & Cigarettes (2005).
Somebody pet that dog! Also, this movie isn’t my bag; if you like musicals and re-makes though, you will probably enjoy yourself. It certainly picked a great time of year to come out and get the family together, but if there are any catchy songs in this movie you’re screwed. Note: There are plenty.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Notable: The only actors to appear in all six middle-earth films are Ian McKellen and Cate Blanchett.
The final entry in Peter Jackson’s Middle-Earth journey is finally here. Six huge movies and a...
Now Playing Annie
Notable: This is the second musical film for Jamie Foxx since Dreamgirls (2006) and Bobby Cannavale since Romance & Cigarettes (2005).
Somebody pet that dog! Also, this movie isn’t my bag; if you like musicals and re-makes though, you will probably enjoy yourself. It certainly picked a great time of year to come out and get the family together, but if there are any catchy songs in this movie you’re screwed. Note: There are plenty.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Notable: The only actors to appear in all six middle-earth films are Ian McKellen and Cate Blanchett.
The final entry in Peter Jackson’s Middle-Earth journey is finally here. Six huge movies and a...
- 12/26/2014
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
Mark Wahlberg plays the hand he’s had dealt in The Gambler, out in theatres today.
Wahlberg stars as Jim Bennett, a college literature professor by day, a high-stakes player in the world of underground gambling by night who has reached the end of his game. Balancing a heavy debt he owes to a loan shark, Jim is struggling to make it out alive aided by one of his students, Amy (Brie Larson), with whom he’s developed a relationship with.
With a great supporting cast that includes Jessica Lange as Jim’s estranged mother and John Goodman as a loan shark, The Gambler is directed by Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Escapist). Shot on location in Los Angeles, The Gambler is a throw-back to 1970’s era genre films, and while not a remake of the 1974 movie of the same title starring James Caan, that...
Wahlberg stars as Jim Bennett, a college literature professor by day, a high-stakes player in the world of underground gambling by night who has reached the end of his game. Balancing a heavy debt he owes to a loan shark, Jim is struggling to make it out alive aided by one of his students, Amy (Brie Larson), with whom he’s developed a relationship with.
With a great supporting cast that includes Jessica Lange as Jim’s estranged mother and John Goodman as a loan shark, The Gambler is directed by Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Escapist). Shot on location in Los Angeles, The Gambler is a throw-back to 1970’s era genre films, and while not a remake of the 1974 movie of the same title starring James Caan, that...
- 12/25/2014
- by Rachel West
- Cineplex
The Gambler is a film about an English literature professor with a dark side, a gambling addiction that has gotten him into debt with Los Angeles gangsters to the tune of $240,000. The film was directed by Rupert Wyatt (best known for Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)). The film’s screenplay was written by William Monahan (The Departed (2006)), based on the James Toback screenplay for the original film in 1974.
The new film opens with Jim Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) at the bedside of his dying grandfather Ed Bennett (George Kennedy) – not what you would call an upbeat start. After the obligatory funeral scene, Jim goes directly to an underground casino to blow off some steam, where he proceeds to lose a lot. We are now introduced to the gangster who owns the casino, Mr. Lee (Alvin Ing), who gives Jim seven days to pay his $240,000 debt. The clock starts ticking.
The new film opens with Jim Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) at the bedside of his dying grandfather Ed Bennett (George Kennedy) – not what you would call an upbeat start. After the obligatory funeral scene, Jim goes directly to an underground casino to blow off some steam, where he proceeds to lose a lot. We are now introduced to the gangster who owns the casino, Mr. Lee (Alvin Ing), who gives Jim seven days to pay his $240,000 debt. The clock starts ticking.
- 12/25/2014
- by Steven Gahm
- CinemaNerdz
Mark Wahlberg cries in the very first moment of The Gambler, immediately distinguishing his character from the one played by James Caan in the 1974 original. (His name is different too. ) Jim Bennett says goodbye to his dying grandfather (George Kennedy) and rushes directly to a luxurious Los Angeles establishment run by Korean gangsters, where he promptly gambles far more money than he can afford to lose, and walks out deeply in debt. He has seven days to come up with a quarter of a million dollars, and he's not exactly a good risk for a loan. To a casual observer, Jim would appear to be completely enslaved to his addiction. Born into wealth, he is an associate professor of literature at a university...
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- 12/25/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Embarking on an unorthodox journey of self-discovery and identity, as you enthrallingly try to capture and expose who you really are, can be a taunting, yet equally liberating, experience. The rivetingly conflicted and flawed anti-hero in director Rupert Wyatt’s new crime thriller, ‘The Gambler,’ which is set to be released in theaters tomorrow, relies on excessive betting and borrowing money from mob bosses to fill an emotional void of not feeling adequate in life. The overtly complicated title character, Jim Bennett, purposely self-destructs in an effort to start over and find his true personality and purpose. Despite his disdain for the privileged life he has been accustomed to since his [ Read More ]
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- 12/24/2014
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
At year’s end and with little fanfare comes one of the very best movies of 2014. Rupert Wyatt’s spellbinding The Gambler is a dangerously cool drama with a heart, a brain, a terrific lead performance from Mark Wahlberg, and enough existential angst to please lovers of European art-house cinema. It’s a remake of a 1974 film that starred James Caan (and his man-fro) written by James Toback who receives producer credit on the new one.
University Literature Professor Jim Bennett (Wahlberg) has a monkey on his back. He loves to gamble. He’ll wager on anything for overwhelming stakes. But more than winning Jim likes the thrill, the uncertainty, and even the threat of disaster that ultimately could mean a beating or worse. Jim runs up tens of thousands at an upscale Korean-owned gambling den. He never sets any of his winnings aside, doubling down at blackjack until he blows it all.
University Literature Professor Jim Bennett (Wahlberg) has a monkey on his back. He loves to gamble. He’ll wager on anything for overwhelming stakes. But more than winning Jim likes the thrill, the uncertainty, and even the threat of disaster that ultimately could mean a beating or worse. Jim runs up tens of thousands at an upscale Korean-owned gambling den. He never sets any of his winnings aside, doubling down at blackjack until he blows it all.
- 12/24/2014
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Caution: The endings of both Rupert Wyatt’s film and the 1974 original are discussed in the editorial below.
The Gambler
Written by William Monahan
Directed by Rupert Wyatt
USA, 2014
Usually the first thing added to a film when it is remade is glitz. American films from the 1970s had their own distinct, philosophical quality to them, something that inevitably gets lost in translation when the material is put to screen again by a new team of filmmakers. Still, the one thing I didn’t anticipate while watching screenwriter William Monahan and star Mark Wahlberg tackle The Gambler was a lack of visceral thrills. Director Rupert Wyatt’s film nails the look of 1974′s The Gambler, but it lacks the feel of the original.
Jim Bennett (Wahlberg) — changed from Alex Freed (James Caan) in the previous film — is a gambler. He earns his money as a literature professor, but the tables...
The Gambler
Written by William Monahan
Directed by Rupert Wyatt
USA, 2014
Usually the first thing added to a film when it is remade is glitz. American films from the 1970s had their own distinct, philosophical quality to them, something that inevitably gets lost in translation when the material is put to screen again by a new team of filmmakers. Still, the one thing I didn’t anticipate while watching screenwriter William Monahan and star Mark Wahlberg tackle The Gambler was a lack of visceral thrills. Director Rupert Wyatt’s film nails the look of 1974′s The Gambler, but it lacks the feel of the original.
Jim Bennett (Wahlberg) — changed from Alex Freed (James Caan) in the previous film — is a gambler. He earns his money as a literature professor, but the tables...
- 12/23/2014
- by Colin Biggs
- SoundOnSight
Kens and Dolls: Wyatt Revamps Toback Prose for the Plastic Age
Working steadfastly against the success of Rupert Wyatt’s up-do of The Gambler, which was originally a 1974 film starring James Caan, directed by Karl Reisz, and written by James Toback (based on semi-autobiographical elements), are two distinctive flaws. Firstly, Wyatt and screenwriter William Monahan fail momentously to live up to the gritty, unpleasantly self-sabotaging believability astutely evidenced in the original. Second, Mark Wahlberg’s overly determined performance careens ungraciously into flaunting bourgeoisie privilege in a role that doesn’t quite sit right on the shoulders of a celebrity still shadowed by his ridiculous early 90s persona. While Monahan wrote the role for which Wahlberg scored an Oscar nod eight years ago (2006’s The Departed), his hyper-intelligent, well-bred, successful novelist turned consummate gambler is more often than not unbelievable with Wahlberg in breathy, demure mode, rambling through a series of nicely written bits of misanthropy.
Working steadfastly against the success of Rupert Wyatt’s up-do of The Gambler, which was originally a 1974 film starring James Caan, directed by Karl Reisz, and written by James Toback (based on semi-autobiographical elements), are two distinctive flaws. Firstly, Wyatt and screenwriter William Monahan fail momentously to live up to the gritty, unpleasantly self-sabotaging believability astutely evidenced in the original. Second, Mark Wahlberg’s overly determined performance careens ungraciously into flaunting bourgeoisie privilege in a role that doesn’t quite sit right on the shoulders of a celebrity still shadowed by his ridiculous early 90s persona. While Monahan wrote the role for which Wahlberg scored an Oscar nod eight years ago (2006’s The Departed), his hyper-intelligent, well-bred, successful novelist turned consummate gambler is more often than not unbelievable with Wahlberg in breathy, demure mode, rambling through a series of nicely written bits of misanthropy.
- 12/22/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
In "The Gambler," Jim Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) doesn't know when to hold 'em or when to fold 'em, which means he's in a tight spot with some bad people. What's a guy to do in a pinch like this, if not turn to his rich mom for a little help? Luckily, Roberta (Jessica Lange) is happy to help. Well, she's not happy about it, but she'll help anyway.
In this exclusive clip from "The Gambler," Lange is delightfully icy as she demands to withdraw $260,000 in cash from her bank account, no questions asked. "Nothing's okay when someone needs that amount of money in cash, but it's my money and it's none of your damn business," she tells the banker. Meanwhile, Jim is sitting next to his mom like an embarrassed schoolboy hiding behind his sunglasses. You're never too old to be humiliated by your parents.
"The Gambler," which is directed...
In this exclusive clip from "The Gambler," Lange is delightfully icy as she demands to withdraw $260,000 in cash from her bank account, no questions asked. "Nothing's okay when someone needs that amount of money in cash, but it's my money and it's none of your damn business," she tells the banker. Meanwhile, Jim is sitting next to his mom like an embarrassed schoolboy hiding behind his sunglasses. You're never too old to be humiliated by your parents.
"The Gambler," which is directed...
- 12/22/2014
- by Jenni Miller
- Moviefone
The Gambler Paramount Pictures Reviewed for Shockya by Harvey Karten. Data-based on Rotten Tomatoes. Grade: B Director: Rupert Wyatt Screenwriter: William Monahan based on the 1974 film “The Gambler” Cast: Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Michael Kenneth Williams, George Kennedy, Jessica Lange, Richard Schiff, Andre Braugher Screened at: Paramount, NYC, 12/2/14 Opens: December 19, 2014 (limited) Some say that compulsive gamblers who bet more money than they can afford are self-destructive, even suicidal. They actually want to lose, given their self-hate. This is doubtless true for some. In “The Gambler,” however, scripter William Monahan finds Jim Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) as a guy who gambles despite a losing streak because [ Read More ]
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- 12/19/2014
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Wamg has your passes to the advance screening of The Gambler.
Jim Bennett (Academy Award®-nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award®-winner Jessica Lange) in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank (John Goodman), a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett’s future. As his relationship with a student (Brie Larson) deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chance…
The Gambler Opens December 25th
One winner will receive a download link for the digital soundtrack and a pass to the screening.
Jim Bennett (Academy Award®-nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award®-winner Jessica Lange) in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank (John Goodman), a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett’s future. As his relationship with a student (Brie Larson) deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chance…
The Gambler Opens December 25th
One winner will receive a download link for the digital soundtrack and a pass to the screening.
- 12/17/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Those walking into The Gambler expecting another chip-splashing thriller like 21 or Rounders are going to be sorely disappointed, as William Monahan’s script focuses heavily on a downward-spiralling character whose narcissism and suicidal subconscious translates into unhealthy, life-threatening habits. Rupert Wyatt’s directorial follow-up to Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes is a character study about someone who cares so little about their own self-worth yet doesn’t have the backbone to harm themselves, which is made clearly evident by a forceful story that ensures audiences understand each literary-laced nuance. Sometimes you’ve got to know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em, but The Gambler disregards Kenny Roger’s wisdom and focuses on what happens when your “addiction” takes over, and you just can’t seem to care.
Mark Wahlberg stars as Jim Bennett, a literature college professor who has a nasty gambling habit that...
Mark Wahlberg stars as Jim Bennett, a literature college professor who has a nasty gambling habit that...
- 12/16/2014
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
The Gambler, a remake of the 1974 film starring James Caan which I have not seen, is another film dealing with addiction and inner demons. This time, as the title obviously states, our protagonist's (played by Mark Wahlberg) addiction is gambling and the reasons behind his willingness to go all in and his acceptance when he loses everything seem to stem from his upbringing, including his recently deceased grandfather (George Kennedy) who passes away in the film's opening scene and his wealthy Beverly Hills mother (Jessica Lange). The last time screenwriter William Monahan wrote a movie in which Wahlberg starred it was The Departed and the result was the actor's first Oscar nomination. While The Gambler won't likely find Wahlberg earning a third nom, Monahan was definitely crafted a script playing to Wahlberg's strengths as the best parts of this film come when Wahlberg is going full steam ahead, delivering witty lines at a quick clip,...
- 12/16/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Et sat down with Mark Wahlberg in a one-on-one interview as he seeks to be pardoned for his 1988 assault conviction.
The conviction stems from an incident in which a 16-year-old Wahlberg was allegedly high and drunk and attempted to steal two cases of alcohol from a convenience store in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. During the alleged attempted theft, Wahlberg struck Johnny Trinh in the head so badly that he was thought to have been blinded by the blow. The incident landed Wahlberg 45 days in jail.
News: Mark Wahlberg's Request for Pardon Met with Protest
Last week, Trinh told Mail Online that he has forgiven Wahlberg, saying, "Everyone deserves another chance."
"I was not blinded by Mark Wahlberg," Trinh explained. "He did hurt me, but my left eye was already gone. He was not responsible for that."
Wahlberg tells us that Trinh's revelation came as a relief to him.
"First and foremost...
The conviction stems from an incident in which a 16-year-old Wahlberg was allegedly high and drunk and attempted to steal two cases of alcohol from a convenience store in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. During the alleged attempted theft, Wahlberg struck Johnny Trinh in the head so badly that he was thought to have been blinded by the blow. The incident landed Wahlberg 45 days in jail.
News: Mark Wahlberg's Request for Pardon Met with Protest
Last week, Trinh told Mail Online that he has forgiven Wahlberg, saying, "Everyone deserves another chance."
"I was not blinded by Mark Wahlberg," Trinh explained. "He did hurt me, but my left eye was already gone. He was not responsible for that."
Wahlberg tells us that Trinh's revelation came as a relief to him.
"First and foremost...
- 12/15/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
It seems a Hollywood project is never more than one or two steps away from Mark Wahlberg’s involvement. The past decade has seen the actor steadily grow into a producing force (“Entourage,” “Prisoners”) while still maintaining his studio-reliable leading man status (“Transformers: Age of Extinction,” “Ted”), but as with “The Fighter,” the smaller projects sometimes present the harder challenge. The most recent example is “The Gambler,” “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” director Rupert Wyatt’s remake of the 1974 Jimmy Caan original, and it’s easy to see why – it’s an unconventional gambling flick, in which a college Literature professor attempts to burn his finances to the ground to see what’s left. At an AFI Fest screening of the film (our review here) and a roundtable discussion the next day, Wahlberg explained that the title was a bit misleading when it came to his character, Jim Bennett.
- 12/15/2014
- by Charlie Schmidlin
- The Playlist
Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 100 pairs of advance-screening Suburban Chicago movie passes up for grabs to the new film “The Gambler” starring Mark Wahlberg!
“The Gambler,” which opens on Dec. 25, 2014 and is rated “R,” also stars John Goodman, Jessica Lange, Brie Larson, Caitlin O’Connor, Cassandra Starr, Erika Jordan, Leland Orser, Michael Kenneth Williams and Sonya Walger from director Rupert Wyatt and writer William Monahan. Note: You must be 17+ to win and attend this “R”-rated screening.
To win your free “The Gambler” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! This screening is on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 at 7 p.m. in the Chicago Suburb Of Woodridge. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning! Completing these social actions only increases your odds of winning; this doesn’t intensify your competition!
“The Gambler,” which opens on Dec. 25, 2014 and is rated “R,” also stars John Goodman, Jessica Lange, Brie Larson, Caitlin O’Connor, Cassandra Starr, Erika Jordan, Leland Orser, Michael Kenneth Williams and Sonya Walger from director Rupert Wyatt and writer William Monahan. Note: You must be 17+ to win and attend this “R”-rated screening.
To win your free “The Gambler” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! This screening is on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 at 7 p.m. in the Chicago Suburb Of Woodridge. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning! Completing these social actions only increases your odds of winning; this doesn’t intensify your competition!
- 12/14/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Do You Have What it Takes to Play Jim Bennett? What would you have to do to prepare for the role of gambler Jim Bennett? Well, if you're as serious about your roles as Mark Wahlberg, you may be in for an uphill battle. Check out what he was willing to do in order to portray Bennett, a down-on-his-luck professor, and see if you'd be up for the challenge. Weight Loss Scratch that. Extreme weight loss is a much more appropriate description. If you think the only actors that have to worry about their physique are the ones in sports films or the ones who spend half their films shirtless (I'm looking at you, Zac Efron), think again. Even though Wahlberg is in loose-fitting clothes for the majority of the film, The Gambler director Rupert Wyatt made it clear there Wahlberg would need to slim down, and we're not talking about a few vanity pounds.
- 12/11/2014
- by noreply@blogger.com (Vic Barry)
- www.themoviebit.com
James Toback’s The Gambler has been remade by film director Rupert Wyatt this year and will hit the cinemas globally on December 19. The film, which will star Mark Wahlberg as Jim Bennett a failing English professor who is struggling to hold down a respectable job while engaging frequently in high stakes gambling is joined by the enigmatic John Goodman in what promises to be a great end to a year of amazing movies.
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- 12/10/2014
- by JPP Staff
- JustPressPlay.net
In preparation for his performance as the titular Jim Bennett in The Gambler, Mark Wahlberg made serious sacrifices to his own health and dropped a scary 60 pounds. This idea isn't that rare in Hollywood, as actors like Christian Bale and Robert De Niro have previously made headlines for similar taking similar actions, but what makes Wahlberg's case somewhat different is the fact that he experienced a very strange side effect of his weight loss. Us Weekly was present at the premiere of The Gambler at AFI Fest last month, and it was there that the actor revealed that his desire to lose more and more weight through the production of the movie created a unique problem, as his malnutrition actually led to his lips turning blue. Because it wasn't actually in character for Jim Bennett to be experiencing this, Wahlberg and the filmmakers actually got complaints from the higher ups...
- 12/9/2014
- cinemablend.com
Margaret here, reporting from the La festival beat with short takes on some would-be Oscar contenders.
The Gambler
Screenwriter William Monahan (The Departed), director Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), and star Mark Wahlberg joined forces on this remake of the 1974 James Caan movie of the same name, and the result is certainly stylish. It's well-shot, coolly assured, and smartly paced. Wahlberg leads the movie capably as Jim Bennett, a man from a rich family with a solid career who has nonetheless dug himself to rock bottom with extravagant compulsive gambling.
The film is at its best when it engages with the question of why someone whose life is granted so much privilege so systematically pisses it all away. John Goodman, typically scene-stealing as a dangerous loan shark, makes many salient points about Jim's decisions, which are either self-destructive or indefensibly stupid. To its detriment, the film...
The Gambler
Screenwriter William Monahan (The Departed), director Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), and star Mark Wahlberg joined forces on this remake of the 1974 James Caan movie of the same name, and the result is certainly stylish. It's well-shot, coolly assured, and smartly paced. Wahlberg leads the movie capably as Jim Bennett, a man from a rich family with a solid career who has nonetheless dug himself to rock bottom with extravagant compulsive gambling.
The film is at its best when it engages with the question of why someone whose life is granted so much privilege so systematically pisses it all away. John Goodman, typically scene-stealing as a dangerous loan shark, makes many salient points about Jim's decisions, which are either self-destructive or indefensibly stupid. To its detriment, the film...
- 11/17/2014
- by Margaret de Larios
- FilmExperience
Now, this is dedication. We are all used to ogling Mark Wahlberg's tight, bulging biceps, but the 43-year-old actor transformed his muscular body and underwent a drastic 60-pound weight loss for his role as literature professor Jim Bennett in the crime thriller The Gambler. At last night's premiere, the Oscar nominee revealed that he maintained a strict liquid diet for six weeks, consuming only eight ounces of almond milk, three times a day. "I was miserable because I like food," he explained. "Then, I had to exercise for two-three hours on top of shooting a 12-hour day. It was not fun." The hunky star was understandably unhappy about his lack of meals, but there was another...
- 11/11/2014
- E! Online
Following in the footsteps of Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, and Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Wahlberg threw his health out the window and lost a shocking amount of weight for his role in the upcoming thriller The Gambler. At the AFI Fest premiere of the film in Hollywood on Monday, Nov. 10, the two-time Oscar nominee opened up about his decision to drop 60 pounds to play college professor and high-stakes gambler Jim Bennett. The fictional story, based on the 1974 film of the same name, required Wahlberg [...]...
- 11/11/2014
- Us Weekly
When people talk about how great the ’70s were for character-driven stories, Karel Reisz’s The Gambler should be, but hardly ever is, included in that conversation. Screenwriter James Toback’s script was a deeply personal depiction of his own gambling addiction, and the leather-tough James Caan disappeared into the atypical role of a guy who could easily be pushed around. Forty years later Mark Wahlberg subverts his own tough guy image in director Rupert Wyatt‘s dense, subversive and surprisingly meta remake of Reisz’s original picture. This is a rare remake that stands on its own two feet, which is immediately established at the start of the film. There’s a reason why even the characters’ names have been altered — Axel Freed (James Caan) is now Jim Bennett (Mark Wahlberg). The original and this remake are almost entirely different beasts, despite some familiarity. Although a modern retelling is typically expected to be slicker and safer...
- 11/11/2014
- by Jack Giroux
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
A mission matched to Mark Wahlberg’s on-screen roles means an intense optimism, an earnest resolve that one can easily visualize. Eyes wide, nostrils flared, an incredulous stutter – his face is a perfect slate on which to register stakes as they build. “The Gambler” sets that slate to zero and stages a man who knows the stakes and doesn’t care: $125,000 owed, seven days to pay, and Jim Bennett (Wahlberg), a college literature professor, liable to repeat the situation even if he clears his name. The film in which this premise unfolds intrigues by its director, or more specifically its director’s decision to tackle it: Rupert Wyatt (“The Escapist”), who previously handed 20th Century Fox a new franchise with “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” Instead of turning to another big-budget tentpole, he’s used his studio clout on this, a remake of the 1974 New York-set drama starring...
- 11/11/2014
- by Charlie Schmidlin
- The Playlist
For the purposes of this review, it doesn't matter that there's a movie from the '70s starring James Caan that is a key piece of the James Toback mythology as created by James Toback himself that is also called "The Gambler." This film doesn't exist without that film as a springboard, but screenwriter William Monahan, director Rupert Wyatt, and star Mark Wahlberg have made something that lives and dies on its own merits, in its own voice, worthy of its own conversation. "The Gambler" details a week in the life of a desperate man. Setting a ticking clock is an easy way to get the audience hooked early. In "A Most Violent Year," someone signs a business deal that has a hard 30-day-pay-or-quit clause built in, and you know that you're going to see every second of every one of those days of someone struggling to meet that deadline.
- 11/11/2014
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Welcome to the latest installment of Trailer Park, our (semi) regular look at the latest trailers to hit the interwebs. This weeks line-up features a bevy of the latest movie trailers including: two trailers for The Gambler, Insidious Chapter 3, Ex_Machina, Bayonetta: Bloody Fate, Fast & Furious 7, Minions, Annie, Into the Woods and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
The Gambler
Jim Bennett (Academy Award®-nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award®-winner Jessica Lange) in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the...
The Gambler
Jim Bennett (Academy Award®-nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award®-winner Jessica Lange) in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the...
- 11/7/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The Gambler Trailer 2. Rupert Wyatt‘s The Gambler (2014) movie trailer 2 stars Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange, Michael Kenneth Williams, and John Goodman. The Gambler‘s plot synopsis: “Jim Bennett (Academy Award® nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when [...]
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- 11/7/2014
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
A new trailer for director Rupert Wyatt’s latest film The Gambler, a remake of the 1974 film of the same name that starred James Caan, was released this week.
The film stars Mark Wahlberg, and while he is no James Caan, Wahlberg has proven he can excel in a gritty role like this one. So maybe the Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) director can deliver the rare successful remake. The film also boasts might be interesting performances from Jessica Lange, John Goodman, and Brie Larson. Since, I’d watch those three in pretty much anything, I’m willing to give this film a chance. What do you think?
About The Film
The Gambler Jim Bennett (Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral.
The film stars Mark Wahlberg, and while he is no James Caan, Wahlberg has proven he can excel in a gritty role like this one. So maybe the Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) director can deliver the rare successful remake. The film also boasts might be interesting performances from Jessica Lange, John Goodman, and Brie Larson. Since, I’d watch those three in pretty much anything, I’m willing to give this film a chance. What do you think?
About The Film
The Gambler Jim Bennett (Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral.
- 11/7/2014
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
I've always enjoyed a good movie that is set in the world of gambling. Some of those movies include Rounders; Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; Casino; The Sting; 21; and the original 1974 film The Gambler. Director Rupert Wyatt teamed up with Mark Wahlberg for a remake of The Gambler with Paramount Pictures, and today we have a full trailer for you to check out. The original film starred James Caan, but let's face it… Wahlberg is no James Caan. I'll still check it out though, because I am slightly interested in seeing how it compares to the original.
Jim Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing...
Jim Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing...
- 11/5/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Who doesn’t like to see actors fully embrace The Method? The lengths that certain performers will go to in order to encapsulate their adopted character have been well-documented; prosthetics, weight gain, weight loss, increased muscle mass and even self-induced dentistry are all accepted forms of “getting into character.” They’re also widely noted for their correlation to awards nods – the less you look like yourself, the higher the chance of bagging a statuette. So, could Mark Wahlberg be in line to finally land an Oscar for his performance in The Gambler?
Loosely based on the 1974 James Caan-starrer of the same name, The Gambler is headed up by Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes director Rupert Wyatt. Both helmer and star look bound for awards glory with the gritty drama, after leaving behind the blockbuster shackles and delving into more serious fare. To immerse himself in the role,...
Loosely based on the 1974 James Caan-starrer of the same name, The Gambler is headed up by Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes director Rupert Wyatt. Both helmer and star look bound for awards glory with the gritty drama, after leaving behind the blockbuster shackles and delving into more serious fare. To immerse himself in the role,...
- 11/5/2014
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
The red band trailer for Mark Wahlberg’s latest, The Gambler arrived a couple of weeks ago, full of F-words and serious threats to Wahlberg’s character. Now the standard-issue promo has landed, with less swearing and more Brie Larson. Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Rupert Wyatt is behind the camera for this one, focusing on literary professor Jim Bennett (Mark Wahlberg), whose weakness for the cards tables lands him in deep with all kinds of people you really don’t want to be in deep with. As gangsters and John Goodman's loan shark circle, his family wonders how to tackle the crisis while Bennett appears ready to resort to extreme measures. This second look at the remake shows more of the charming, vulnerable side of Wahlberg’s dark academic, a man who falls for Larson’s warm, tough student, a woman who has also seen the...
- 11/5/2014
- EmpireOnline
"The Gambler," Brit director Rupert Wyatt's follow-up to smart blockbuster "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," will come out of the woodwork for an AFI Fest gala premiere at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre, home of the Oscars, on November 10. Borrowing liberally from James Toback's original script, this remake of Karel Reisz' 1974 thriller follows Jim Bennett (Mark Wahlberg, stepping into James Caan's shoes), an English professor and high-stakes gambler who borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and hands over his own life as collateral. As he enters an illicit underground world (what else is new?), Bennett juggles his wealthy mother (Jessica Lange), a loan shark (John Goodman) and a relationship with a student (Brie Larson). The film is produced by Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff and David Winkler. With a limited window to promote the film as he shoots "Ted 2," Wahlberg is happy...
- 11/5/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
“When you get a second chance, the risk is worth taking.”
Paramount Pictures has released the slick new trailer for director Rupert Wyatt’s upcoming drama, The Gambler.
The new film is a remake of the 1974 movie starring James Caan, Paul Sorvino and Lauren Hutton.
Jim Bennett (Academy Award-nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award-winner Jessica Lange) in his wake.
He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank (John Goodman), a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett’s future. As his relationship with a student (Brie Larson) deepens,...
Paramount Pictures has released the slick new trailer for director Rupert Wyatt’s upcoming drama, The Gambler.
The new film is a remake of the 1974 movie starring James Caan, Paul Sorvino and Lauren Hutton.
Jim Bennett (Academy Award-nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award-winner Jessica Lange) in his wake.
He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank (John Goodman), a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett’s future. As his relationship with a student (Brie Larson) deepens,...
- 11/5/2014
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Paramount Pictures has released the domestic trailer for the upcoming 1974 remake of "The Gambler" starring Mark Wahlberg, Brie Larson, Leland Orser, Jessica Lange, Michael Kenneth William, Alvin Ing, and John Goodman.
The film is directed by Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) from a screenplay written by William Monahan.
The film follows Jim Bennett (Academy Award®-nominee Mark Wahlberg) who's a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award®-winner Jessica Lange) in his wake.
He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank (John Goodman), a loan shark...
The film is directed by Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) from a screenplay written by William Monahan.
The film follows Jim Bennett (Academy Award®-nominee Mark Wahlberg) who's a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award®-winner Jessica Lange) in his wake.
He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank (John Goodman), a loan shark...
- 11/5/2014
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Jim Bennett is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank, a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett’s future. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chance… The movie stars Mark Wahlberg, Michael Kenneth Williams, [ Read More ]
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- 11/5/2014
- by Rudie Obias
- ShockYa
Is Paramount gunning for the Oscars in their late-game dark morality tale “The Gambler” starring Mark Wahlberg? Could be, and the film looks terrific regardless; it's perhaps a reminder to pundits that the adult drama ain’t dead quiet yet. Directed by Rupert Wyatt (“Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes”), the film is a remake of the 1974 film of the same name written by James Toback, directed by Karel Reisz and starring James Caan, Paul Sorvino and Lauren Hutton. That picture is vastly underrated, not widely remembered and thus the sort of picture that’s ripe to be remade. Here’s the official synopsis: Jim Bennett (Academy Award® nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits...
- 11/5/2014
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
The Gambler has released a new trailer.
The upcoming crime drama from director Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) has a cast that includes Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Michael Kenneth Williams and Jessica Lange.
The Gambler follows Jim Bennett (Wahlberg), an English professor and high-stakes gambler who borrows from a gangster (Williams), offering his own life as collateral.
Bennett is increasingly immersed in an illicit, underground world and, as his relationship with a student (Larson) deepens, he finds he must take a huge risk for a second chance.
Wahlberg reportedly lost 61lbs to play the lead, living off a diet of liquid fruit and vegetables.
The Gambler, a remake of James Caan's 1974 film, is written by Oscar winner William Monahan.
The Paramount Pictures movie opens in the Us on December 19 and in the UK on May 1, 2015.
Watch a previous teaser trailer for The Gambler...
The upcoming crime drama from director Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) has a cast that includes Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Michael Kenneth Williams and Jessica Lange.
The Gambler follows Jim Bennett (Wahlberg), an English professor and high-stakes gambler who borrows from a gangster (Williams), offering his own life as collateral.
Bennett is increasingly immersed in an illicit, underground world and, as his relationship with a student (Larson) deepens, he finds he must take a huge risk for a second chance.
Wahlberg reportedly lost 61lbs to play the lead, living off a diet of liquid fruit and vegetables.
The Gambler, a remake of James Caan's 1974 film, is written by Oscar winner William Monahan.
The Paramount Pictures movie opens in the Us on December 19 and in the UK on May 1, 2015.
Watch a previous teaser trailer for The Gambler...
- 11/5/2014
- Digital Spy
Our first official look at Rupert Wyatt's The Gambler was a red band trailer, but today Paramount has released the first official theatrical trailer for the upcoming Oscar hopeful set to hit theaters on December 19. The film stars Mark Wahlberg (who lost a reported 60 pounds for the role) as Jim Bennett, an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, who bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Jessica Lange) in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank (John Goodman), a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett's future. As his relationship with a student (Brie Larson) deepens, Bennett must...
- 11/5/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Bet big - or go home.
That's the M.O. of Mark Wahlberg's character in "The Gambler." In a new trailer for the remake of the 1974 film, Jim Bennett is a literature professor by day, gambling addict by night. But when his bets don't pay off, Bennett finds his life in the hands of a gangster (Michael K. Williams) and seeks help from his rich mother (Jessica Lange) and a loan shark (John Goodman). A budding relationship with Brie Larsen only makes the stakes higher.
The trailer is highly promising - Wahlberg looks electric, Goodman charmingly sardonic, and let's just all bow down to La Lange. We have a feeling this might show up at quite a few awards shows this year.
"The Gambler" opens December 19 in limited release.
That's the M.O. of Mark Wahlberg's character in "The Gambler." In a new trailer for the remake of the 1974 film, Jim Bennett is a literature professor by day, gambling addict by night. But when his bets don't pay off, Bennett finds his life in the hands of a gangster (Michael K. Williams) and seeks help from his rich mother (Jessica Lange) and a loan shark (John Goodman). A budding relationship with Brie Larsen only makes the stakes higher.
The trailer is highly promising - Wahlberg looks electric, Goodman charmingly sardonic, and let's just all bow down to La Lange. We have a feeling this might show up at quite a few awards shows this year.
"The Gambler" opens December 19 in limited release.
- 11/5/2014
- by Kelly Woo
- Moviefone
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