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‘Joe’, by David Gordon Green and starring Nicolas Cage, releases a new trailer
Over the course of his career, actor Nicolas Cage has effectively developed two sets of fans; those who admire his performance in movies such as Leaving Las Vegas, Raising Arizona, and Adaptation, and those who admire his performance in movies such as Vampire’s Kiss, Deadfall, and The Wicker Man. Fans of Cage’s first set were […] More
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‘Joe’, the newest feature from David Gordon Green, releases its first trailer
While filmmaker David Gordon Green has recently been known for comedies such as Pineapple Express, his 2013 feature Prince Avalanche marked the return to the types of cinema that defined his early career. Many fans who welcomed the change in Green’s filmography were thus intrigued to learn of his next project, which is set to continue […] More
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TIFF 2013: ‘Joe’ is a compelling drama with strong performances that re-affirms the capabilities of Gordon Green and Cage
Joe Written by Gary Hawkins Directed by David Gordon Green USA, 2013 Despite his early filmography making him a critical favourite and causing film lovers to sing his praises, David Gordon Green’s recent ventures have moved sharply away from such films. The same can be said of Nicolas Cage, who has unfortunately been rendered something […] More
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TIFF 2013: ‘Joe’ is a messy but rewarding return to the South for David Gordon Green
David Gordon Green’s return to the South in Joe represents the director’s oddest and most violent yarn to date. Teaming with Nicholas Cage and the supremely young and talented Tye Sheridan (Mud, The Tree of Life), Gordon Green crafts a thorny and vile tale of fathers, sons, friendship, and redemption. Mostly functioning as a spiritual relative to the director’s 2004 film Undertow, Joe finds its director backtracking through coming-of-age tropes and jarring portraits of violence. More
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David Gordon Green to return to serious filmmaking with Nicolas Cage in tow
While his recent cinematic ventures have been more in the broad comedy vein, David Gordon Green’s earlier work, such as All the Real Girls and Snow Angels, were character-driven dramas that endeared him to the indie film community, and many fans have lamented his move away from such fare. It seems that Gordon Green himself […] More