In promised land, matt damon plays an awshucks nice guy who wants to be the caring face of capitalism. The causes of the global financial crisis of 2008 are rigorously explored in this absorbing documentary from american filmmaker ferguson. Matt damon celebrity profile check out the latest matt damon photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. 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. It was directed beautifully, and i feel the screenplay is great. 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, 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. 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. It was interesting that matt damon s character, steve butler, was a proponent of fracking knowing matt damon himself most certainly isnt. Matt damon ben affleck pearl street films tackles diversity. 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. Promised land dvd hamilton public library bibliocommons. Matt damon john krasinski frances mcdormand lucas black.
Promised land trailer 2012 matt damon movie hd youtube. Alexander payne narrates a sequence from his film featuring matt damon. Founded in 1947, suburbicon was built with the promise of prosperity. Film ini disutradarai oleh gus van sant, dan dibintangi oleh matt damon, john krasinski, frances mcdormand dan hal holbrook. He made his screen debut with a minor role in the 1988 film mystic pizza. 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. 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. Together, these three push an environmental message disguised behind traditional american values. Narrated by matt damon, this elegantly shot documentary argues that the crash was in no way unavoidable. 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. 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. His father was of english and scottish descent, and his mother is of finnish and. Le film promised land, realise par gus van sant avec matt damon, raconte lhistoire dune petite commune am. Watch matt damon fight monsters in china in the great wall trailer.
If you want to watch a well directed, touching and at times funny drama based on real life events watch this film. 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. Despite which side of the fracking issue you are on, the movie manages to evaluate those sides fairly. The truthiness of promised land, five things to know before you go.
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. Linformation sur le film, genre, classement, duree, photos, bandeannonce, synopsis et critiques des usagers. 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. Simon abrams of gave the film three stars, saying that while damon and costar pablo pascal. Matt damon portrays steve butler, a naturalgas company rep who, along with his. 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. 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. His breakthrough came later that year when he played the title role of an unrecognized genius in good will. I dont think this is the best film on the list, but i think it is probably the film that damon is best in. 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. Matt damon confesses his love for rotten tomatoes and he meant our website, not the decaying fruit. As they grapple with a surprising array of both open hearts and closed doors, the outsiders soon discover the strength of an american.
In 2010, matt damon narrated the documentary film inside job about the part played by financial deregulation in the late2000s financial crisis. Promised land, with matt damon, directed by gus van sant. 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. Quotes on 911 that day is seared into who i am more than id even like. The screenplay is written by damon and krasinski based on a story by dave eggers.
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. Pour terre promise, van sant elephant, milk renoue avec matt damon, 15 ans apres leur grand succes commun. Matt damon s promised land fuels a realworld battle over fracking. Matt damon stars in promised land, the compelling contemporary drama based on an original screenplay by john krasinski and damon and. 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. 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. The adjustment bureau is a 2011 american science fiction romantic thriller film written and directed by george nolfi, based on the philip k. Sep 19, 2017 matt damon to star in, produce quack doctor film charlatan 12. 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. It was directed by gus van sant, who is more recently known for his homosexual biopic movie milk.
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. The film, starring matt damon as a land man, has already begun playing in philadelphia and new york city. Ben affleck and matt damons 10 best joint movies and projects. Promised land is the new contemporary drama directed by gus van sant good will hunting, milk. 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. 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. Matt damon is an american actor, producer and screenwriter. He has come to rural pennsylvania with his pragmatic colleague frances mcdormand to. 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. Matt damon biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Promised land trailer 2012 matt damon movie hd a salesman for a natural gas company experiences lifechanging events after arriving. 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. Matt damon to star in, produce quack doctor film charlatan.
Promised land adalah film drama amerika serikat yang dirilis pada tahun 2012. 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. Promised land trailer 2012 matt damon movie hd a salesman for a natural gas company experiences lifechanging events after arriving in a. The new matt damon film promised land is giving voice to critics of natural gas production, but the film faces.
The story was good but how the movie portrayed it was. 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. 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. En effet, le soussol du village, qui aux etatsunis appartient aux proprietaires des. Promised land is a movie written by matt damon of the bourne identity and john krasinski from the popular tv series the office. Jan 04, 20 i would honestly give this film a 9 out of ten. Actrices et acteurs terre promise 2012 terre promise, casting du film. Skenarionya ditulis oleh damon dan krasinski berdasarkan cerita oleh dave eggers.
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. 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. Promised land 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Starring matt damon, julianne moore, noah jupe, glenn fleshler, gary basaraba, karimah westbrook, tony espinosa, megan ferguson, and oscar isaac. Matt damon plays steve butler, an ace corporate salesman who is sent along with his partner, sue.
Matt damon explains why audiences need to see the great wall erik davis august 1st 2016, 7. Matt damons promised land fuels a realworld battle. 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. Matt damon and john krasinski have developed promised land, a film that opens on friday.
Unfortunately, promised land is still far from a good film as director gus van sant has created a preachy and hollow ecological drama. He is ranked among forbes magazines most bankable stars and is one of the highestgrossing actors of all time. Matt damons promised land plays to silly fracking stereotypes. Matt damon and john krasinski on promised land the new. Matthew paige damon is an american actor, film producer and screenwriter. Finding opposition from a passionate science teacher and a. 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. Promised land film 2012 wikipedia bahasa indonesia. 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. 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. 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. He is ranked amang forbes magazines maist bankable starns an is ane o the heichestgrossin actors o aw time. Matt damon elysium interview matt damon esquire cover story. 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.
Matt damon on george clooney, trump, suburbicon and racism. 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. Ripley is a 1999 american psychological thriller film written and directed by anthony minghella. The truthiness of promised land, five things to know. The story itself isnt very interesting or original, but the way that damon, williams and afflecks dialogue works is so powerful. 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. Drilling for facts under the promised land fiction. China coronavirus outbreaks parallels with 2011 film. The roots of promised land before john krasinski and matt damon, it was krasinski and dave eggers by marjorie baumgarten, 5.
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