Michelle Williams has two movies opening this weekend. The Greatest Showman is a musical in which she plays P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman)’s wife Charity. In All the Money in the World, Williams plays Gail Harris, daughter-in-law of J. Paul Getty (Christopher Plummer). The films couldn’t be more different unless maybe one had a Hobbit in
There’s already a musical about PT Barnum, so why didn’t they just make a movie of the musical Barnum? Because they wanted to have popular rock songs for today’s audience, but the songs in The Greatest Showman aren’t memorable enough to do the heavy lifting the film asks of them. The Greatest Showman has the
Ridley Scott made cinema history when he recast Christopher Plummer in the role of J. Paul Getty in the wake of accusations of sexual assault of a minor against Kevin Spacey. He fulfilled promise to have All the Money in the World ready for its December 22 release (now three days later on Christmas Day),
In the ancient entertainment industry ritual known as the Awards Season, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival is the last stop along the Oscar pilgrimage. The festival falls after the Oscar nominations are announced but before the deadline for Motion Picture Academy members cast their ballots. Added bonus: Many of the Academy members live permanently
The film Manchester by the Sea is the achingly human story of Lee Chandler, an ordinary individual from a working-class family who leads a quotidian existence in a small New England fishing town. But a careless lapse on his part leads to a horrific event, leaving him haunted and struggling to cope in its aftermath.