Review by Stephen Jones
While it hasn’t aged as poorly as some films from the same era, Fat City feels very much of its own time. The whole time I was watching it, I was reminded of 70′s staples “The Last Picture Show” (which also starred Jeff Bridges) and “Five Easy Pieces.” “Fat City” isn’t quite as good as either film, but it has the same formless sort of vibe that permeated a lot of films of the decade. But while “The Last Picture Show” and “Five Easy Pieces” had substance, “Fat City” just feels like it’s meandering a lot of the time.
I think the main problem is that it’s hard to tell whose movie it’s supposed to be. The first big scene is with Jeff Bridges and Stacy Keach, and the rest of the film is mostly split between the two. That’s fine,...
While it hasn’t aged as poorly as some films from the same era, Fat City feels very much of its own time. The whole time I was watching it, I was reminded of 70′s staples “The Last Picture Show” (which also starred Jeff Bridges) and “Five Easy Pieces.” “Fat City” isn’t quite as good as either film, but it has the same formless sort of vibe that permeated a lot of films of the decade. But while “The Last Picture Show” and “Five Easy Pieces” had substance, “Fat City” just feels like it’s meandering a lot of the time.
I think the main problem is that it’s hard to tell whose movie it’s supposed to be. The first big scene is with Jeff Bridges and Stacy Keach, and the rest of the film is mostly split between the two. That’s fine,...
- 11/14/2010
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Is "Crash" the most-litigated movie in Hollywood history? Now actor Matt Dillon has become the latest to sue over profits from the 2006 best picture Oscar winner.
In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the actor who played a racist cop who memorably saves Thandie Newton from a burning car claims that he was cheated out of at least $100,000 in profits from the hit drama by executive producer Bob Yari and others.
Dillon says that in 2006 his company Matthias Prods. performed an audit and found that he was owed a big chunk of money from the film, which was made for under $8 million but grossed about $98 million worldwide. But he says that when he presented the audit to Yari and his execs Dennis Brown and William Immerman, they "deliberately authorized [the production entity] to apply an incorrect formula for the calculation of [Dillon's] contingent compensation," according to the complaint. This allegedly allowed...
In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the actor who played a racist cop who memorably saves Thandie Newton from a burning car claims that he was cheated out of at least $100,000 in profits from the hit drama by executive producer Bob Yari and others.
Dillon says that in 2006 his company Matthias Prods. performed an audit and found that he was owed a big chunk of money from the film, which was made for under $8 million but grossed about $98 million worldwide. But he says that when he presented the audit to Yari and his execs Dennis Brown and William Immerman, they "deliberately authorized [the production entity] to apply an incorrect formula for the calculation of [Dillon's] contingent compensation," according to the complaint. This allegedly allowed...
- 10/1/2010
- by By Matthew Belloni
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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