I enjoyed promised land way more than i thought i would. He also reveals his thoughts on fracking, and what it was like shooting in western pennsylvania where these discussions are happening in real life every day. Promised land is a movie written by matt damon of the bourne identity and john krasinski from the popular tv series the office. He is ranked amang forbes magazines maist bankable starns an is ane o the heichestgrossin actors o aw time.
Matt damon and director gus van sant, who collaborated on the oscar winning good will hunting, reunite on the new movie promised land, opening on december 28th with a screenplay written by damon and his costar john krasinski, the story spotlights the controversial practice of oil fracking. Matt damon biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Le film promised land, realise par gus van sant avec matt damon, raconte lhistoire dune petite commune am. Starring matt damon, emily blunt, anthony mackie, john slattery, and terence stamp, the film tells the story of a united states congressman who discovers that what appear to be chance events in his life are controlled. Quotes on 911 that day is seared into who i am more than id even like. Ripley is a 1999 american psychological thriller film written and directed by anthony minghella. It was directed by gus van sant, who is more recently known for his homosexual biopic movie milk. Jul 08, 20 n the forthcoming movie elysium out august 9, the boy who plays matt damon s character as a little boy looks a lot like matt damon must have looked when he was a child. Apr 20, 20 a dapted by john krasinski and matt damon from a story by the prolific novelist, journalist and editor dave eggers, promised land is a softcentred drama starring damon as steve butler, a smooth. Matt damon and john krasinski on promised land the new. Ben affleck and matt damons 10 best joint movies and projects. Matt damon is an american actor, producer and screenwriter. Corporate salesman steve butler has been dispatched to the rural town of mckinley with his sales partner to offer muchneeded relief to the economically hardhit residents in exchange for drilling rights to their properties. Jul 04, 2016 the film that truly launched the careers of ben affleck and matt damon, good will hunting follows damon s will hunting, a janitor at mit whos an incredibly gifted mathematician that finds.
Matt damon, benjamin sheeler, terry kinney, carla bianco, joe coyle, hal holbrook, dorothy silver, frances mcdormand, titus welliver, lexi cowan, tim guinee, sara lindsey, frank conforti, garrett ashbaugh, jericho morgan et max schuler. Drilling for facts under the promised land fiction. As they grapple with a surprising array of both open hearts and closed doors, the outsiders soon discover the strength of an american. Matt damons top 10 performances consequence of sound. The truthiness of promised land, five things to know before you go.
Promised land 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Together, these three push an environmental message disguised behind traditional american values. Promised land dvd hamilton public library bibliocommons. Promised land trailer 2012 matt damon movie hd a salesman for a natural gas company experiences lifechanging events after arriving in a. Promised land is the new contemporary drama directed by gus van sant good will hunting, milk. An adaptation of patricia highsmiths 1955 novel of the same name, the film stars matt damon as tom ripley, jude law as dickie greenleaf, gwyneth paltrow as marge sherwood, cate blanchett as meredith logue, and philip seymour hoffman as freddie miles. The dialogue is more than believable, and both matt damon and john kransinski both do a wonderful job in conveying their characters qualities and aspirations. Matt damon elysium interview matt damon esquire cover story. Matt damon ben affleck pearl street films tackles diversity. Promised land trailer 2012 matt damon movie hd a salesman for a natural gas company experiences lifechanging events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the.
Matt damons promised land plays to silly fracking stereotypes. He is ranked among forbes magazines most bankable stars and is one of the highestgrossing actors of all time. His breakthrough came later that year when he played the title role of an unrecognized genius in good will hunting, a drama which he also cowrote with ben affleck. Next bourne installment needs an incredible story matt damon says the next bourne film needs a good story to bring the franchise back to prominence after jason bournes disappointment. Film ini disutradarai oleh gus van sant, dan dibintangi oleh matt damon, john krasinski, frances mcdormand dan hal holbrook.
Damon next delivered noteworthy performances in a pair of lowgrossing, lowkey dramas, the legend of bagger vance and all the pretty horses both 2000, before appearing. After appearing in a series of supporting parts in much of the 1990s, damon was cast by francis ford coppola as the lead of the 1997 legal drama the rainmaker. Matt damon plays steve butler, an ace corporate salesman who is sent along with his partner, sue. En effet, le soussol du village, qui aux etatsunis appartient aux proprietaires des.
Jan 10, 20 matt damon s promised land plays to silly fracking stereotypes matt damon s promised land is prejudiced and doesnt tell the truth about americas energy revolution. I dont think this is the best film on the list, but i think it is probably the film that damon is best in. Matt damon john krasinski frances mcdormand lucas black. Matt damon s promised land fuels a realworld battle over fracking. Promised land is a 2012 american drama film directed by gus van sant and starring matt damon, john krasinski, frances mcdormand, rosemarie dewitt and hal holbrook. China coronavirus outbreaks parallels with 2011 film. Actrices et acteurs terre promise 2012 terre promise, casting du film. A midlevel executive with the energy giant global crosspower solutions, he has come to this western pennsylvania town to buy leases that will allow his natural gas company to begin hydraulic fracturing fracking on the farmers promised land. The story was good but how the movie portrayed it was.
Skenarionya ditulis oleh damon dan krasinski berdasarkan cerita oleh dave eggers. Sep 19, 2017 matt damon to star in, produce quack doctor film charlatan 12. His father was of english and scottish descent, and his mother is of finnish and. Starring matt damon, julianne moore, noah jupe, glenn fleshler, gary basaraba, karimah westbrook, tony espinosa, megan ferguson, and oscar isaac. The new matt damon film promised land is giving voice to critics of natural gas production, but the film faces. The adjustment bureau is a 2011 american science fiction romantic thriller film written and directed by george nolfi, based on the philip k. The film that truly launched the careers of ben affleck and matt damon, good will hunting follows damon s will hunting, a janitor at mit whos. Damon has received various accolades, including an academy award from five nominations, two golden globe awards from eight nominations, and has been nominated for three british academy film awards and seven emmy awards. Matt damon explains why audiences need to see the great wall erik davis august 1st 2016, 7. Jan 04, 20 drilling for facts under the promised land fiction in the film, opening in theaters across the country friday, matt damons character pitches natural gas drilling to a rural community. Fans of the 2011 movie contagion have pointed out the film s eerie parallels with the ongoing deadly outbreak of coronavirus in the thriller staring matt damon and gwyneth paltrow, a fastmoving. Matt damon and ben afflecks pearl street films takes concrete steps toward improving diversity record.
Matt damon s promised land gets oscarqualifying run in december 2012 sandy schaefer aug 24, 2012 focus features is giving gus van sants promised land a limited run in december, so that the environmentallyconscious drama cowritten by matt damon and john krasinski qualifies for the 20 oscars ceremony. Promised land trailer 2012 matt damon movie hd a salesman for a natural gas company experiences lifechanging events after arriving. In 2010, matt damon narrated the documentary film inside job about the part played by financial deregulation in the late2000s financial crisis. Matt damon and john krasinski have developed promised land, a film that opens on friday. Simon abrams of gave the film three stars, saying that while damon and costar pablo pascal. Cowritten by its stars, matt damon and john krasinski, promised land has been ripped from the headlines as an ambitious salesman from a natural gas company damon experiences a change of heart when his. In this new singing contest, players face off on some of the biggest hits, and the jackpot of up to 30,000 euros grows every time they hit the right note. The screenplay is written by damon and krasinski based on a story by dave eggers. Taking advantage of hard economic times, two salespeople for a natural gas company come to a small town to buy drilling rights from the residents. Gus van sant s promised land, starring matt damon as a drillingrights salesman, is an earnest attempt to dramatize the central arguments about fracking and its impact. All of this is to say that theres more to matt damon than meets the eye, and so weve chosen to dig a little deeper.
Cowritten by its stars, matt damon and john krasinski, promised land has been ripped from the headlines as an ambitious salesman from a natural gas company damon experiences a change of heart when his employers want to tap into the available resources in a small pennsylvania town. It was weird because i stepped outside my apartment, looked up and saw it happening and then went back in and just watched cnn because i just wanted information. In promised land, matt damon plays an awshucks nice guy who wants to be the caring face of capitalism. Matt damon is an american actor, producer and screenwriter who gained recognition for playing the eponymous reclusive genius in the 1997 drama film good will hunting, which also earned him an academy award nomination. Matt damon plays steve butler, an ace corporate salesman who is sent along with his partner, sue thomason frances mcdormand, to close a key rural town in his companys expansion plans. Promised land film 2012 wikipedia bahasa indonesia. As they grapple with a surprising array of both open hearts and closed doors, the outsiders soon discover the strength of an american small town at a crossroads. Jan 04, 20 i would honestly give this film a 9 out of ten. Matt damon on george clooney, trump, suburbicon and racism. Years ago when the world was introduced the ben affleck and matt damon team they took the industry by storm with their oscar winning film good will hunting. Promised land director gus van sant talks about reteaming with his good will hunting star matt damon, and making a film feel organic and natural.
It was interesting that matt damon s character, steve butler, was a proponent of fracking knowing matt damon himself most certainly isnt. Matt damon stars in promised land, the compelling contemporary drama based on an original screenplay by john krasinski and damon and. The film, starring matt damon as a land man, has already begun playing in philadelphia and new york city. Promised land trailer 2012 matt damon movie hd youtube. Matt damons promised land fuels a realworld battle.
Narrated by matt damon, this elegantly shot documentary argues that the crash was in no way unavoidable. Finding opposition from a passionate science teacher and a. It was directed beautifully, and i feel the screenplay is great. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. He has come to rural pennsylvania with his pragmatic colleague frances mcdormand to. A dapted by john krasinski and matt damon from a story by the prolific novelist, journalist and editor dave eggers, promised land is a softcentred drama starring damon. Matt damon to star in, produce quack doctor film charlatan. Pour terre promise, van sant elephant, milk renoue avec matt damon, 15 ans apres leur grand succes commun. Promised land matt damon on the film and borne again. The roots of promised land before john krasinski and matt damon, it was krasinski and dave eggers by marjorie baumgarten, 5. The causes of the global financial crisis of 2008 are rigorously explored in this absorbing documentary from american filmmaker ferguson. The truthiness of promised land, five things to know. Matt damon confesses his love for rotten tomatoes and he meant our website, not the decaying fruit. Unfortunately, promised land is still far from a good film as director gus van sant has created a preachy and hollow ecological drama.
His breakthrough came later that year when he played the title role of an unrecognized genius in good will. Matthew paige damon was born on october 8, 1970, in boston, massachusetts, to kent damon, a stockbroker, realtor and tax preparer, and nancy carlssonpaige, an early childhood education professor at lesley university. He made his screen debut with a minor role in the 1988 film mystic pizza. Promised land adalah film drama amerika serikat yang dirilis pada tahun 2012. Matt damon celebrity profile check out the latest matt damon photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Matthew paige damon is an american actor, film producer and screenwriter. The story itself isnt very interesting or original, but the way that damon, williams and afflecks dialogue works is so powerful. Sep 21, 2012 promised land trailer 2012 matt damon movie hd a salesman for a natural gas company experiences lifechanging events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the. One of the years more controversial films, the religious comedy reunited him with affleck, as well as smith, who had cast damon in a bit role in his 1997 film, chasing amy. Alexander payne narrates a sequence from his film featuring matt damon. Promised land, with matt damon, directed by gus van sant. Despite which side of the fracking issue you are on, the movie manages to evaluate those sides fairly. If you want to watch a well directed, touching and at times funny drama based on real life events watch this film.
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