Robert Pattinson
Movie Review: In ‘Primetime,’ a sinister shift in media, with a dazzling Robert Pattinson
Buzzing with the sound of dial-up internet and the hum of grainy VHS tape, Lance Oppenheim’s “Primetime,” about Chris Hansen and his Dateline NBC series “To Catch a Predator,” identifies a seedy moment when media became the new arbiter of communal justice. In “Primetime,” Hansen, as played with malicious precision by Robert Pattinson, is an […]
Robert Pattinson brings ‘To Catch a Predator’ to life in new film ‘Primetime’
When Robert Pattinson first got the script for “Primetime,” a dramatization of NBC Dateline’s “To Catch a Predator” and the controversial sting operation that would lead to its cancellation, he was amazed it hadn’t been made into a movie already. Here was a fascinating tale with shades of “Network,” “Ace in the Hole” and “To […]
Movie stars, timely documentaries and awards hopefuls convene at the Venice Film Festival
August can be a dreary month for Hollywood glamour, but the Venice Film Festival is on the horizon to kick off the busy fall film festival season in style. There will be plenty of stars gracing the red carpets when the 83rd edition of the festival kicks off Wednesday on the Lido: Noel and Liam […]
A 4-hour Elon Musk documentary and a dark CIA comedy lead Venice Film Festival lineup
A four-hour documentary about Elon Musk, Martin McDonagh’s dark CIA comedy “Wild Horse Nine” and films featuring Robert Pattinson, Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem are among the movies premiering at the Venice Film Festival in September. Alberto Barbera, the festival’s artistic director, unveiled the lineup Thursday for the 83rd edition of the festival, the first […]