Sometimes it takes more than a decade for a feature to be added to the Criterion Collection. Other times, it could be 60-plus years.
13.12.2019 - 20:46 / thefader.com
One of the most anticipated films of the year is Uncut Gems, a thriller written and directed by the Safdie Brothers and starring Adam Sandler, who is doing his once-a-decade return to acting critics enjoy. In a further bit of catnip for art school shitheads like myself, Daniel Lopatin, the electronic artist also known as Oneohtrix Point Never, provides the film's score — and it's out today in conjunction with the film's release in select theaters (it goes wide on December 25).
Sometimes it takes more than a decade for a feature to be added to the Criterion Collection. Other times, it could be 60-plus years.
In the past decade, there have been a number of successful and praised dramatic TV shows and movies led by actors with a comedy background, from “Breaking Bad,” to “Uncut Gems.” Given how much critics and audiences were campaigning for Adam Sandler to get an Oscar nomination for his role in the Safdie Brothers‘ film, it isn’t a surprise to see other comedians want to give dramatic roles a shot.
Uncut Gems and The Farewell were the big winners at the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California on Saturday.
The 2020 Independent Spirit Awards winners have been announced. The Spirit Awards took place a day before the 92nd Academy Awards is set to take place.
The recently announced Academy awards Nominations finally a put an end to the Oscar buzz that surrounded Adam Sandler’s performance in Uncut Gems. While the actor could not make it to the list, the good news is that the loss did not take a toll on his humour.
Adam Sandler latest release Uncut Gems has turned out to be a box office hit. The actor’s performance in the film, which has been praised by audience and critics alike, has been generating Oscar buzz ever since it released in December. However, the actor hope that his two daughters, Sadie (13), and Sunny (11), never see the movie. During an interview with Page Six, the actor admitted that the film features come sexual content which will not be fun for his kids to watch.
Netflix has delivered one more trailer for The Safdie Brothers’ Uncut Gems which hits cinemas from today the streamer at the end of the month. Adam Sandler leads the cast of the drama which is written and directed by Benny and Josh Safdie. The film revolves around a debt-ridden, fast-talking New York City jeweler who risks everything in hopes of staying afloat and alive.
Adam Sandler’s outstanding performance in his latest film, Uncut Gems, has fuelled Oscar buzz and while the fans are excited for the actor, Adam thinks it would be hilarious if he actually got nominated for award. During his recent interaction with ET, actor addressed the buzz and stated that actors don’t make movies for awards and it would be funny if he got nominated for an Oscar.
The Safdie Brothers prove themselves the masters of a new kind of breakneck blockbuster in this wicked, wonderful ode to chaos.
Adam Sandler-fronted film Uncut Gems gave indie film disrtibutor A24 its biggest box office haul this weekend, according to Variety.
LOS ANGELES — The holiday box office proved fruitful for a wide variety of movies as overall ticket sales reached $200 million over the weekend — a 6.3% boost from last year.
Julia Fox had a completely different line of work before her breakout performance in “Uncut Gems.”
Are you ready to dive into a whole new fantasy world full of knights, magic, and characters named Mousesack, Vilgefortz, and Bargafar of Qzzywczyx? OK, I made that last one up, but that's the kikkimore-sized obstacle Netflix hopes viewers will happily overcome with its new fantasy series The Witcher.
Adam Sandler has won multiple awards for his starring role in the critically acclaimed crime thriller, Uncut Gems. According to the film’s directors, Josh and Benny Safdie, their work on JAY-Z’s 2017 “Marcy Me” music video played a role in their “courtship” of Sandler.
Josh and Benny Safdie have quickly established themselves as modern cinema’s Masters of Anxiety. The brothers’ work—including their 2017 botched-robbery caper Good Time and this month’s Uncut Gems, which stars Adam Sandler as a fast-talking diamond dealer who thrives on making the worst possible decisions—is often as frantic as a 911 call.
Adam Sandler was hesitant to portray a gambling addict in his new film, "Uncut Gems," until his wife encouraged him to do it.