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Aug 10, 2020 · Cop Land. “It was about a world in which everyone’s so tribalized, and traumatized, and fighting for their piece of green valley,” says director James Mangold, “that no one has the ...
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Cop Land. Cop Land is a 1997 American action crime drama film written and directed by James Mangold. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, and Robert De Niro as the main cast, with Peter Berg, Janeane Garofalo, Robert Patrick, Michael Rapaport, Annabella Sciorra, Noah Emmerich, and Cathy Moriarty in supporting roles. Stallone ...
The very format of the music biopic enabled Mangold to tell the story of one man’s becoming, with music being used as a powerful narrative tool that communicates emotion, perception and transition. The songs played in Walk the Line were not chosen at random and inserted into the movie just so as to pay homage to a music legend and his artistic achievements.
Based on the story arc from 1982's Wolverine by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller, the story explores some of Logan/Wolverine's past in Japan from when he saved an officer named Ichirō from an atomic blast. After the death of Jean Gray, Logan is lured back to Japan where he battles the yakuza, other mutants, and his own ghosts, as well as the small issue of his powers failing.
- Erin Maxwell
May 27, 2020 · Even though Mangold has directed a handful of Oscar-winning films such as Walk the Line and Girl, Interrupted – Logan bestowed the first nomination to his name for Best Adapted Screenplay. Three years and one more nomination later (Ford v Ferrari for Best Picture), looking back at Mangold’s methods of adapting stories could not be more ...
- Michael Slavin
Jul 8, 2023 · As such, ‘3:10 to Yuma’ is an authentic account of human morality and connections without having a real-life historical basis. As Mangold’s interpretation of a plot previously told by Daves and Leonard, this film provides a riveting story ripe with effortless and relatable philosophical plights. Read More: Best Western Movies Ever Made
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James Allen Mangold (born December 16, 1963) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Noted for his versatility in tackling a range of genres, Mangold made his debut as a film director with Heavy (1995), and is best known for the films Cop Land (1997), Girl, Interrupted (1999), Identity (2003), Walk the Line (2005), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), and two films in the X-Men franchise with ...
