Stars: Banks Repeta, Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Jaylin Webb, Anthony Hopkins | Written and Directed by James Gray
A deeply personal story about the strength of family, the complexity of friendship, and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.
James Gray‘s Armageddon Time is without a doubt not only one of the most unique films of last year but also one of the most unique coming-of-age films I’ve ever seen. This is a searing and oftentimes emotionally heart-wrenching drama that never pulls any punches. It’s so raw and unfiltered and it’s what makes it so special. Gray could’ve easily put together a film that utilized the tried-and-true formula of other coming-of-age films that have been successful, but instead, he wanted to toy with a few things and pull some tricks that you won’t see coming. This completely feels like an Oscar-worthy drama.
The writing and...
A deeply personal story about the strength of family, the complexity of friendship, and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.
James Gray‘s Armageddon Time is without a doubt not only one of the most unique films of last year but also one of the most unique coming-of-age films I’ve ever seen. This is a searing and oftentimes emotionally heart-wrenching drama that never pulls any punches. It’s so raw and unfiltered and it’s what makes it so special. Gray could’ve easily put together a film that utilized the tried-and-true formula of other coming-of-age films that have been successful, but instead, he wanted to toy with a few things and pull some tricks that you won’t see coming. This completely feels like an Oscar-worthy drama.
The writing and...
- 1/5/2023
- by Caillou Pettis
- Nerdly
The Fabelmans.Filmmakers dip into memoir so often it seems inevitable. Apart from the hallowed pillars—The 400 Blows (1959), Amarcord (1973), Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987), Crooklyn (1994)—there has been a surfeit of, specifically, boyhood homecomings in the past decade alone: The Tree of Life (2011), 20th Century Women (2016), Roma (2018), Pain & Glory (2019), Minari (2020), Belfast (2021); all, invariably, ghost stories. Directors plunder the past and will their (re)visions into the material world where these spirits, animated by the pursuit of catharsis and peace (matters for the living), may behave authentically or not. The audience can never know. More reliably, these excursions yield a cinephile's bounty; if childhood is the canvas upon which adult preoccupations are birthed, here lies a natural map to a director's filmography: a compass to the primal event. Steven Spielberg has never exactly recoiled from history across his sprawling oeuvre, but his latest feature, The Fabelmans (2022), marks a decidedly personal departure. Here,...
- 12/7/2022
- MUBI
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Formative Friendships in Armageddon Time
The 1980 backdrop of James Gray’s semi-autobiographical drama feels familiar: A celebrity turned politician challenges the establishment, racial tensions simmer and socioeconomic disparities loom large. And one comforting time-honored aspect endures: Queens sixth-graders Paul Graff (Banks Repeta) and Johnny Davis (Jaylin Webb) dress alike. “Because they’re best friends,” says costume designer Madeline Weeks, who kept the cast in late-’70s wardrobe, conveying the era’s pre-fast-fashion consumer mindset.
Paul, from a middle-class, two-parent Jewish family, and Johnny, a Black boy confronting the daily trauma of racism at school (and in the world at large), bond over their creative aspirations. Paul fantasizes of being a “famous artist,” while Johnny yearns to join NASA and see a Sugarhill Gang concert. “Johnny and Paul love style,” says Weeks. Like the period’s New York City youth, Paul, in burnt orange and green,...
Formative Friendships in Armageddon Time
The 1980 backdrop of James Gray’s semi-autobiographical drama feels familiar: A celebrity turned politician challenges the establishment, racial tensions simmer and socioeconomic disparities loom large. And one comforting time-honored aspect endures: Queens sixth-graders Paul Graff (Banks Repeta) and Johnny Davis (Jaylin Webb) dress alike. “Because they’re best friends,” says costume designer Madeline Weeks, who kept the cast in late-’70s wardrobe, conveying the era’s pre-fast-fashion consumer mindset.
Paul, from a middle-class, two-parent Jewish family, and Johnny, a Black boy confronting the daily trauma of racism at school (and in the world at large), bond over their creative aspirations. Paul fantasizes of being a “famous artist,” while Johnny yearns to join NASA and see a Sugarhill Gang concert. “Johnny and Paul love style,” says Weeks. Like the period’s New York City youth, Paul, in burnt orange and green,...
- 12/4/2022
- by Fawnia Soo Hoo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Armageddon Time is a movie written and directed by James Gray, starring Michael Banks Repeta, Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong and Anthony Hopkins.
A well presented story, perfectly coordinated, balanced and magnificently interpreted. So tender yet bitter, which Gray has rendered onto film with the perfectly measured amount of drama.
Premise
Set in Queens, New York in the early 1980’s, it tells the story of Paul, a boy with a Jewish background who befriends his rebellious classmate Johnny, a Black American. Their friendship is not welcome by Paul’s family, and he has to face the truth of inequality and prejudice.
Armageddon Time (2022) Movie Review
A wonderfully sober feature for film critics, yet rather slow and melancholy for the audience at large. So, we should probably side with both, thinking that it is not James Gray’s pretension to make a movie that will become a mass phenomenon with this number,...
A well presented story, perfectly coordinated, balanced and magnificently interpreted. So tender yet bitter, which Gray has rendered onto film with the perfectly measured amount of drama.
Premise
Set in Queens, New York in the early 1980’s, it tells the story of Paul, a boy with a Jewish background who befriends his rebellious classmate Johnny, a Black American. Their friendship is not welcome by Paul’s family, and he has to face the truth of inequality and prejudice.
Armageddon Time (2022) Movie Review
A wonderfully sober feature for film critics, yet rather slow and melancholy for the audience at large. So, we should probably side with both, thinking that it is not James Gray’s pretension to make a movie that will become a mass phenomenon with this number,...
- 11/24/2022
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
For actor Andrew Polk, finding inspiration for his role as middle-school teacher Mr. Turkeltaub in James Gray’s “Armageddon Time” came fairly easily. Set in 1980 in Queens, New York, the film tackles the integration of public schools through the friendship of sixth-graders Paul Graff (Banks Repeta) and Johnny Davis (Jaylin Webb). Raised in Berkeley, California, the actor remembers the “first stab at integration” in his own community, an experience he sees as a “mirror” to the events of the movie. As a parent, he also felt he could tap into the “frustration” of a teacher having to handle 42 students by himself. Watch our exclusive video interview above.
By happenstance, Polk had the opportunity to learn about the real Mr. Turkeltaub through his “dear friend” and fellow performer Amy Ryan, who attended Ps 173 in Queens and actually had the teacher in fifth grade. “She sent me a picture of her in...
By happenstance, Polk had the opportunity to learn about the real Mr. Turkeltaub through his “dear friend” and fellow performer Amy Ryan, who attended Ps 173 in Queens and actually had the teacher in fifth grade. “She sent me a picture of her in...
- 11/1/2022
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Trying to follow in the footsteps of last year’s best original screenplay winner Kenneth Branagh (“Belfast”), Focus Features is trying to position writer, director and co-producer James Gray as one of the awards season’s breakout nominees for “Armageddon Time.” The film is currently sitting with a respectable 89 on Rotten Tomatoes, and the awards team will be looking for opportunities beyond the Writer’s Branch.
After debuting the film at the Cannes Film Festival, before making stops at Telluride and later this week at the New York Film Festival, the distributor has revealed exclusively to Variety its awards submission categories for the film’s actors.
Anne Hathaway, who plays the devoted mother Esther, was one of the actors who seemed to straddle the line between lead and supporting, and she will be seeking the latter. A two-time Oscar-nominee for “Rachel Getting Married” (2008) and “Les Misérables” (2012), which she won for best supporting actress,...
After debuting the film at the Cannes Film Festival, before making stops at Telluride and later this week at the New York Film Festival, the distributor has revealed exclusively to Variety its awards submission categories for the film’s actors.
Anne Hathaway, who plays the devoted mother Esther, was one of the actors who seemed to straddle the line between lead and supporting, and she will be seeking the latter. A two-time Oscar-nominee for “Rachel Getting Married” (2008) and “Les Misérables” (2012), which she won for best supporting actress,...
- 9/26/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
James Gray taps back into his own childhood growing up in 1980s Queens for his rapturously praised movie memoir, “Armageddon Time.” The latest from the director of “Ad Astra” and “The Immigrant,” “Armageddon Time” gathered raves in Cannes before solidifying its position in the Oscar race in Telluride over the past weekend.
Next up, it plays the New York Film Festival before Focus Features opens the film on October 28. Watch the official trailer below.
The all-star ensemble for “Armageddon Time” features Emmy winner Jeremy Strong, along with Anthony Hopkins and Anne Hathaway. All are already in the awards mix for their turns, but especially Strong, who plays a moody plumber father (to Banks Repeta) weathering societal change up against the backdrop of the rise of Ronald Reagan, on the cusp of becoming president in 1980.
Per IndieWire’s review out of Cannes, “On its surface, ‘Armageddon Time’ is the unsparingly well-remembered...
Next up, it plays the New York Film Festival before Focus Features opens the film on October 28. Watch the official trailer below.
The all-star ensemble for “Armageddon Time” features Emmy winner Jeremy Strong, along with Anthony Hopkins and Anne Hathaway. All are already in the awards mix for their turns, but especially Strong, who plays a moody plumber father (to Banks Repeta) weathering societal change up against the backdrop of the rise of Ronald Reagan, on the cusp of becoming president in 1980.
Per IndieWire’s review out of Cannes, “On its surface, ‘Armageddon Time’ is the unsparingly well-remembered...
- 9/6/2022
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Tracee Ellis Ross has signed a multi-year overall deal with studio ABC Signature. Ross’s Joy Mill Entertainment will be housed at the studio and produce content across multiple platforms.
Joy Mill Entertainment is “committed to amplifying multilayered stories that reframe assumptions about how we see ourselves and each other,” a mission statement provided to press reads. “They reflect humanity in their narratives, encouraging boundless freedom of expression, producing content that intentionally inspires possibility and joy in order to create connection and understanding.”
“I love sharing stories and using storytelling as a way to connect and celebrate humanity,” Ross said in a statement on Tuesday. “As an actor, I’ve had the joy of inhabiting nuanced and dynamic roles. As an executive producer, I am able to build stories, gather creatives and shape worlds as a way to illuminate different realities. This deal continues my journey as a storyteller and content creator.
Joy Mill Entertainment is “committed to amplifying multilayered stories that reframe assumptions about how we see ourselves and each other,” a mission statement provided to press reads. “They reflect humanity in their narratives, encouraging boundless freedom of expression, producing content that intentionally inspires possibility and joy in order to create connection and understanding.”
“I love sharing stories and using storytelling as a way to connect and celebrate humanity,” Ross said in a statement on Tuesday. “As an actor, I’ve had the joy of inhabiting nuanced and dynamic roles. As an executive producer, I am able to build stories, gather creatives and shape worlds as a way to illuminate different realities. This deal continues my journey as a storyteller and content creator.
- 9/15/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Disney+ is in pre-production/production on Turner & Hooch, a series reboot of the Touchstone movie, from 20th Century Fox TV, The Mighty Ducks, a sequel series to the Disney movie, and David E. Kelley’s Big Shot starring John Stamos, both from ABC TV Studios. They are a result of a new, streamlined development process at Disney Television Studios, which gives greater autonomy to the mega TV studio, I hear. They would be the first series on Disney+ to come from Disney TV Studios, overseen by Dana Walden and run by Craig Hunegs.
The changes were gradual and implemented over a number of months. The Disney TV Studios labels, 20th TV, overseen by Carolyn Cassidy, Fox 21, led by Bert Salke; and ABC Studios, run by Johnnie Davis; no longer have creators go in and pitch shows to Disney+’s creative team, run by Agnes Chu, I hear. Series...
The changes were gradual and implemented over a number of months. The Disney TV Studios labels, 20th TV, overseen by Carolyn Cassidy, Fox 21, led by Bert Salke; and ABC Studios, run by Johnnie Davis; no longer have creators go in and pitch shows to Disney+’s creative team, run by Agnes Chu, I hear. Series...
- 3/10/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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