#JohnLeeHancock

[brennerrama]

MOVIE QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“I don’t know nothing. Not one damn thing.”

Clint Eastwood in A Perfect World

#APerfectWorld #Eastwood #ClintEastwood #JohnLeeHancock

#Moviequotes #MovieQuoteOfTheDay

[dannyliao]

Just watched #thehighwaymen on #Netflix. So glad to see #JohnLeeHancock directed the movie. He was such a nice guy when I shot him. Great to see another hit under his belt! . . #portrait #director #movie #losangelesphotographer #laphotographer #artdirector #photoeditor #hollywood (at Hollywood) https://www.instagram.com/i_am_dannyliao/p/BxHG6KwASSM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=186cm99gy41um

[eigaandhollywood]

The Blind Side celebrates its 12nd anniversary today

[outhouseofhorror]

The #FridayNightHorrorShow #MeetUp #watchparties for #Saturday #January 30th will include #TheLittleThings 2021 by #director #JohnLeeHancock and #Supernova 2020 by dir #HarryMacqueen at #AMCShirlington7 showing at 2 and 4:30 PM 🤓🎟️🍿🥤💺📽️🎞️🎬🎭😱😷 Get your tickets at www.amctheatres.com 🤓🎟️🍿🥤💺📽️🎞️🎬🎭😱😷 The #online watch parties for Saturday night will feature #Jaws 1983 by dir #StevenSpielberg at 7 PM EST - #WarGames 1983 at 9:15 PM EST - #Offret aka # TheSacrifice 1986 by dir #AndrieTarkovsky 🤓🛋️🍺🍕📺📡🎞️🎬🎭😱😷 #FNHS uses #Kast - Let's watch at https://s.kast.live/g/b7pqcss4jaa 🤓🛋️🍺🍕📺📡🎞️🎬🎭😱😷 #OoH #ilovemovies #socialdistancing #selfquarantine #SaturdayNightMovie #SaturdayMotivation #AMCStubsAList #shareAMC #AMCMovieWatcher #AMCTheatres #CinemaSafe (at AMC Theatres Loews Shirlington 7) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKrZ2RgrSmH/?igshid=g0an7m16gkio

[wherever-i-look-blog]

The Little Things - Review/Summary (with Spoilers) - The Little Things is a tame cop drama in which the sole interesting thing might be Jared Leto getting to play a manipulative suspect. - https://tinyurl.com/y5v2ow6x

[doomonfilm]

Review : The Little Things (2021)

As 2021 settles in and the impact of COVID-19 continues to cast a shadow on the future of how films are released, HBOMax and Warner Brothers Studios are continuing their year-long dual release experiment with the second film to receive such treatment, The Little Things.  Wonder Woman 1984 was never going to provide a true picture of how this practice could work, seeing as it had so many intangible factors tied to it, but a more traditional style film with three Academy Award winners in the lead roles is a bit stronger and truer of a litmus test to use.

After a witness IDs a potential killer based on his unique boots, Kern County Deputy Sherriff Joe Deacon (Denzel Washington) is sent to Los Angeles to pick up the boots from their evidence locker due to their connection to another crime.  Due to a delay, Deacon is forced to stay longer than anticipated, leading to his involvement with an ongoing crime being worked by LAPD Detective Jimmy Baxter (Rami Malek).  Baxter immediately picks up on Deacon’s former colleagues tiptoeing around his past involvement with the LAPD, and even though their initial meeting causes tension, Baxter convinces Deacon to stick around and assist on an investigation centered around a serial killer terrorizing the citizens of Los Angeles.

Finding new ground to explore in the killer thriller realm is tough these days, but luckily for The Little Things, it’s not trying to reinvent the wheel.  There are similarities to films like Se7en, specifically in regard to the old cop/new cop dynamic, but it is disingenuous to hold this film up in comparison to standard thrillers.  With the acting firepower locked and loaded, director John Lee Hancock opts to use the already present tension that is part in parcel with the genre and ratchets things tighter using the gifts his actors possess.  With this is the foundation of the film, it becomes less about solving the case, and more about which character is going to crack first, and it is this aspect of the film that keeps viewers tied to it.

While most films that deal with killers tend to focus on either the killer or the victims and community they target, this film props itself up as a character study centered around those tasked with making those horrific wrongs right again.  From the moment that Joe Deacon touches down in the presence of the LAPD, the weight of his past actions steps to the front and center, cast a massive dark cloud over all that we are presented with not directly tied to the investigation.  The teacher/student dynamic that should naturally exist in a connection like the one that exist between Deacon and Baxter is turned on its head, especially once all of Deacon’s cards are laid out on the table and Baxter is forced to question his character.  Deacon’s arc also presents the possibility of a slow descent into madness, further blurring the lines between what constitutes a cop and what constitutes a criminal.

The Little Things finds an interesting middle ground between the usual depictions of Los Angeles... there is enough of the dark underbelly to fuel the thriller/suspense narrative, with enough sunny free spirited energy present to create a stark juxtaposition.  Dark blues, greens and golden tones stand out against the use of deep shadows, and when used in combination with locations that are worn and show their age, a sense of bleakness is immediately indicated.  As the film focuses on the investigations more so than sensationalizing the crimes, the pacing is purposefully methodical, but the added benefit is that the methodical nature gives us the feeling of a march towards impending doom.  Soundtrack moments are few and far between, but the songs chosen are not only entertaining, but bring nice emotional cues to the table, which are further amplified by the subtle, rhythmic and textured score.  True crime is at the height of its popularity these days, which the writer/director John Lee Hancock is obviously aware of, as he treats viewers as if they are informed while leaving out clunky exposition. 

Denzel Washington exudes the stress that comes with a troubling past, and the hesitation to put yourself out on a limb around strangers in fear of judgement, or actions clouded by information about you previously received.  Remi Malek is wound up so tight that you wonder if he is meant to serve as a secondary antagonist, and the bluntness he brings to the table works beautifully against Washington’s jaded indifference.  Michael Hyatt has great chemistry in her scenes with Washington as well, as if the two have a shorthand language or inside joke that fuels their character interaction.  Jared Leto’s cat and mouse approach serves as the main push for the narrative mystery, and he is certainly effective in terms of seeding it with clues and uncertainty.  The LAPD cast consist of a number of strong actors and actresses that make the most of their limited time, including Natalie Morales, Terry Kinney, Chris Bauer, Joris Jarsky, Jason James Richter, John Harlan Kim and Glenn Morshower.  Supporting appearances by Kerry O’Malley, Sofia Vassilieva, Sheila Houlahan, Lee Garlington, Isabel Arraiza, Charlie Saxon, Judith Scott, and more round out the remainder of the cast.

HBO’s The Wire famously said “the job doesn’t make you” in regards to the grueling task of working as a detective, and The Little Things could be used as an example of this adage as well.  If you’re looking for a run of the mill “whodunnit” shockfest fueled by serial killer exploitation, I’d skip this one.  If you’re looking for tension driven by calculated and measured performances, then this one is for you.

[thatsmovietalk]

The Founder (2016) Directed by #JohnLeeHancock Starring #MichaelKeaton #NickOfferman #JohnCarrollLynch #LindaCardellini #PatrickWilson #BJNovak #LauraDern #TheFounder #McDonalds https://thatsmovietalk.com/thefounder/ #Hollywood #hollywood #picture #film #movie #cinema #films #theater #movies #movieposter #movieworld #movielovers #movienews #screen https://www.instagram.com/p/B9djpnegtEB/?igshid=1eoo0imx7wfqd

[shortandsweetfilmreviews]

"A film that proves you'd rather live with the lie than being saddled with the truth. Hancock's film has the same understated style & direction in his previous work that lacks an emotional payoff while creating very little suspense. Just average with two good performances from the leads."🌟🌟1/2 #SkipIt #TheHighwaymen #Netflix https://t.co/7iIrSCfNRg #film #filmreview #filmreviews #filmIG #shortandsweet #movie #movies #moviescenes #movieclips #moviequotes #movienight #filmcriticism #filmtwitter #filmcritic #Netflix #netflixmovies #netflixandchillbymyself #JohnLeeHancock #KevinCostner #woodyharrelson #kathybates https://www.instagram.com/p/BvrK-yUllcF/?igshid=50s83d5q581u

[crazycoolgroove]

#TheHighwaymen: #TheLegendsWhoTookDownBonnieandClyde; #BasedOnTheUntoldTrueStory, Directed by #JohnLeeHancock, Written by #JohnFusco. #NetflixOriginalFilm. 2019. #KevinCostner and #WoodyHarrelson are true-life retired #TexasRangers #FrankHamer and #ManeyGault who in 1934, Texas Dept. of Corrections Chief #LeeSimmons (#JohnCarrollLynch) persuades Texas Gov. #MiriamFerguson (#KathyBates) to rehire. #MaFerguson specifically hires them independently of the FBI for them to capture criminals #BonnieParker (#EmilyProbst) and #ClydeBarrow (#EdwardProsser). This special assignment is delegated after #BonnieandClyde break several associates out of the #EasthamPrisonFarm in Texas. Have YOU watched #TheHighwaymenMovie? What was your experience? #TheHighwaymenNetflix #CrazyCoolGroovy #CCG #CCGarriseauxn #LaissezLesBonsTempsRouler #ImSoNewOrleans https://www.instagram.com/ccgarriseauxn/p/BxUtTH4FrpM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ufx8ru60qx61

[yanarchy072]

・ 【NETFLIX】 ザ・テキサス・レンジャーズ観た。 ・ 馬が車に変わった西部劇。 舞台は大恐慌で大衆は貧しく政治に辟易としている1930年代の実話。 映画「俺たちに明日はない」のボニーとクライドは大衆から義賊的に英雄視されていて、それはまるで石川五右衛門のようだ。 その2人を追跡する2人のおじさんは元テキサス・レンジャーなのだが、おじさん2人はお互いの根本が非対称的だ。 ・ 男臭さというか加齢臭が漂ってくるがwコスナーとハレルソンがたまらなくイイ！ コスナーが演じるフランクが厳しさなら、ハレルソンが演じるメイニーは優しさ。 しかし、そういう事ではなく違いは“非情さ”なのだ。 ボニーとクライドの死は優しさからの隙が生んだ結果。 ・ ところで、🎶ヤ〜ヤ〜ユッピユッピヤ〜ユッピイェ〜🎶が耳から離れないw ・ #ザテキサスレンジャーズ #thehighwaymen #ジョンリーハンコック #johnleehancock ・ #ケビンコスナー #kevincostner #ウディハレルソン #woodyharrelson ・ #テキサスレンジャー #thetexasranger #ボニーとクライド #bonnieandclyde ・ #ネットフリックス #netflix #映画 #movie #cinema #ビバムビ #instagood #instamovie #instapic #moviestagram (Tokyo, Japan) https://www.instagram.com/doggy0791yanarchy/p/BwHuG-CgKXy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bxhs2h4p7rws

[artofwadedillon]

Throwback to 2007 when I visited the 2004 Alamo film set with some truly awesome people. Ofcourse, I had to reenact one of my favorite scenes from the film while I was there. #thealamo #thealamo2004 #drippingsprings #texas #movie #movieset #set #filmlocation #billybobthornton #patrickwilson #jasonpatric #dennisquaid #johnleehancock #touchstonepictures #disney https://www.instagram.com/p/BsZEHxSjWK6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3kgpvrrjp4o5

[almasgeeks]

Llega la historia real no contada de los detectives que capturaron a Bonnie y Clyde. Con #WoodyHarrelson, #KevinCostner y #KathyBates. Emboscada final estrena el 29/3 en #Netflix. #TheHighwaymen #EmboscadaFinal #JohnLeeHancock #movie #film #cinema #cine #peliculas #drama #mystery #pty (en Panama City, Panama) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvOaiVMhLCl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cyirp4j6hngs

[distribuidoramaga10]

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#Repost @kevincostnermodernwest • • • • • It was a great privilege to work with the talented Mr @woodyharrelson and Mr @johnleehancock and all the cast and crew involved in making this film. #kevincostner #woodyharrelson #thehighwaymen #johnleehancock #netflix #netflixmovies #bonnieandclyde #louisiana @netflix (em São Paulo, Brazil) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuMIg46n08CxstfKHto2KHaArXcTgJ5Jb7bwhg0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=52cta36p3j5h

[40minoumais]

THE FOUNDER / FOME DE PODER 2016 - 115 minBiografia/Drama/História Diretor: John Lee Hancock Elenco: Michael Keaton/Nick Offerman/John Carroll Lynch Drama da história real. Irmãos McDonalds’s criam método rápido de lanches. Vendedor ambulante chamado Ray Kroc vê possibilidades. Possibilidades de franquias. E internacionaliza a marca McDonald’s. Tornando-se dono da rede. Interessante. Senti vontade de ver videos da época. Mais sobre Ray Kroc. Com certeza foi uma pessoa polêmica. O cara me saiu um grande fdp. Hahahahaha. Sim. Pra mim um sonho deve ser conquistado. Mas até que ponto vale tudo? O filme mostra isso. Independente do seu objetivo. E empreendedorismo. Mas isso não vem ao caso. Filme é simples. Linear. Nada de inovações. Tomadas simples e corretas. Chega a ser caricato. Exagerado no tom.   Michael Keaton faz mais um bom trabalho. Ray Kroc é até carismático. Toda cena com sorriso no rosto. Mas atenção, atenção Michael Keaton. Já está atuando de forma parecida. Parecida com papéis anteriores. Não tem muito ritmo. Acelera, desacelera. Acelera, desacelera. Sensação esquisita no final. Que você sabe que o cara não foi muito legal. Nada mesmo. Mas acaba o filme e você nem lembra disso. Lembra só dos arcos dourados. De roteiro. Acho que poderia falar mais dos criadores. Dos irmãos criadores. Pra mim eles teriam muito a dizer. Mostrar. E não apenas do divulgador. Do vendedor da marca. No fim. Nada de filme espetacular. Mata curiosidade. Esclarece. Até porque a franquia está no dia-a-dia. E vai servir de exemplo pra muita gente. Com certeza. Nas faculdades de administração então. Empreendedores. E como auto-ajuda. Mas não esqueçam dos limites.

[fdo7]

Saving Mr. Banks (2013) Dir.: John Lee Hancock Sigue la historia de como P.L Travers, despuea de una crisis economica, decide venderle su licencia mas preciada a Walt Disney para la creacion del clasico de todo los tiempos Mary Poppins, sin antes hacer la pega de sus creadores en una autentica pesadilla creativa. La pelicula claramente suaviza aquel proceso, mas que nada porque procede de la misma disney, asi que era mas que claro que ahondaria por rutas mas sentimentales y a au vez graciosas de afrontar algo tan complejo, pero aun asi funciona en su proposito, la de mostrarnos una realidad ajena a una pelicula que enamoraria a todo el mundo, vision que su propia autora le costaria aceptar para toda su vida. 8/10 #savingmrbanks #johnleehancock #emmathompson #tomhanks #colinfarrell #movies #disney

[erenad-blog]

맥도날드의 시작과 번성의 서사를 영화로 만들어낸 <파운더> - 맥도날드의 설립자인 레이 크록의 뛰어난 사업성을 그리고 있는 것처럼 포장을 했고 실제 영화에서도 그렇게 눈속임을 한다. - 하지만 <파운더>는 블랙코미디다. 레이 크록은 맥도날드 형제에게 어떤 존재였는가? 이런 질문을 던지면서 영화의 연출을 하고 있지만 관객에게 답을 찾는 영화는 아니다. - 존 리 행콕 감독은 작게는 인물에 비판적인 관점으로 영화를 끌고 가고 크게는 미국을 비판하고 있다. 파격적인 성공 스토리에 카타르시스를 주기도 하지만 인물에 대한 불편함도 느껴지는 작품이다. 10점 만점에 7점 #파운더 #존리행콕 #마이클키튼 #맥도날드 #레이크록 #딕맥도날드 #맥맥도날드 #영화 #영화평 #무비스타그램 #thefounder #johnleehancock #michaelkeaton #mcdonald #raykroc #movie #cine