“Hillbilly Elegy,” the next film from Oscar-winning directorRon Howardhas released its first trailer. Glenn CloseandAmy Adamsstar in the drama, which focuses on a working-class family in the Appalachia region of the United States. The actors play a mother and daughter who struggle with findi...
Amy Adams and Glenn Close have been the perpetual bridesmaids in recent Oscars history, earning a combined 13 nominations with zero wins. But their luck might finally change with the intense addiction dramaHillbilly Elegy. Based on the memoir by J.D. Vance, this fictionalized portrait of a poor...
The real stories of the region stay buried in the foothills of the mountains, in favor of yarns that scratch a stereotype.
Amy AdamsandGlenn Closeare at odds in the first trailer forNetflix's latest Oscar contender,Hillbilly Elegy. The Ron Howard-directed film, based on J.D Vance's 2016 memoir, explores the relationship between Appalachian mother-daughter duo Bev (Adams) and Mamaw (Close) who frequently feud wit...
Glenn Close and Amy Adams star in the first trailer for Ron Howard's new movie 'Hillbilly Elegy,' based on J.D. Vance's book of the same name.
Amy Adams is simply too good of an actress to continue to appear in misguided Netflix projects. Last year, it wasHillbilly Elegy, and this year, it’sThe Woman in the Window. Based on the 2018 novel of the same name by pseudonymous A.J. Finn, the film follows Anna Fox (Adams), an...
Amy Adams is simply too good of an actress to continue to appear in misguided Netflix projects. Last year, it wasHillbilly Elegy, and this year, it’sThe Woman in the Window. Based on the 2018 novel of the same name by pseudonymous A.J. Finn, the film follows Anna Fox (Adams), an...
Hillbilly Elegyplays like a made-for-TV movie, spilling over with melodrama and cliches. It’s a two-hour slog through a young man’s Kentucky homecoming before a big Yale interview. The performances are not without merit, but they’re not enough to drag this movie to its feet....