True Story Archives - The Playlist https://theplaylist.net/tag/true-story/ Sat, 20 Jan 2024 19:10:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.4 https://cdn.theplaylist.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/14214807/cropped-cropped-media-47-1-32x32.png True Story Archives - The Playlist https://theplaylist.net/tag/true-story/ 32 32 ‘True Story’ Review: Gripping, But Gratuitous Netflix Series Wrestles With Kevin Hart’s Ego https://staging2.theplaylist.net/true-story-kevin-hart-wesley-snipes-review-20211129/ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/true-story-kevin-hart-wesley-snipes-review-20211129/#respond Mon, 29 Nov 2021 21:11:33 +0000 https://theplaylist.net/?p=429900 ‘True Story’ Review: Gripping, But Gratuitous Netflix Series Wrestles With Kevin Hart’s Ego

The headline, the pitch, the reason “True Story” exists is that it presents global superstar Kevin Hart as we haven’t seen him before. Which is true. We haven’t seen him in this type of violent nightmare, in which he plays a character who makes one terrible decision after another to protect himself, collecting more and more blood on his hands. We also haven’t seen him flex these dramatic muscles, even in tearful dramas like “Fatherhood” or “The Upside.” However, we have indeed seen him, as a stand-up especially, try and fail to make his fame and fortune important to us, which makes for shrinking stakes here in this seven-episode Netflix miniseries.

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]]> https://staging2.theplaylist.net/true-story-kevin-hart-wesley-snipes-review-20211129/feed/ 0 ‘True Story’ Trailer: Kevin Hart Gets Serious In A Dramatic Limited Series About Brothers With Wesley Snipes https://staging2.theplaylist.net/true-story-trailer-kevin-hart-brothers-wesley-snipes-20211027/ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/true-story-trailer-kevin-hart-brothers-wesley-snipes-20211027/#respond Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:37:31 +0000 https://theplaylist.net/?p=427504 ‘True Story’ Trailer: Kevin Hart Gets Serious In A Dramatic Limited Series About Brothers With Wesley Snipes

Familial problems meet a career on the brink of destruction in Netflix’s “True Story.” Kevin Hart leads the limited series in a role far from his usual comedic performances. Hart is not the first comedian to step into the dramatic realm, but it’s a move that could catch audiences off guard. Executive Producer Eric Newman sees ‘Story’ as a chance to show Hart’s range. “I’m really blown away, and yet, also not surprised that Kevin is as good as he is,” the producer told EW.

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Box Office: ‘Furious 7’ Hits $1.15 Billion Thanks To Massive China Haul, ‘Paul Blart’ Takes $24 Million In 2nd Place

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Review: 'True Story' Starring James Franco & Jonah Hill Is A Tightly Made Slice Of True Crime

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11 Films To See In April

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Watch: Feature, Clip And TV Spots For 'True Story' With James Franco & Jonah Hill Plus New Images

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]]> https://staging2.theplaylist.net/watch-feature-clip-and-tv-spots-for-true-story-with-james-franco-jonah-hill-plus-new-images-20150331/feed/ 0 Sundance Review: ‘True Story’ Starring James Franco, Jonah Hill & Felicity Jones https://staging2.theplaylist.net/sundance-review-true-story-starring-james-franco-jonah-hill-felicity-jones-20150124/ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/sundance-review-true-story-starring-james-franco-jonah-hill-felicity-jones-20150124/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2015 14:33:51 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/sundance-review-true-story-starring-james-franco-jonah-hill-felicity-jones-267886/ Sundance Review: ‘True Story’ Starring James Franco, Jonah Hill & Felicity Jones

Sundance Review: 'True Story' Starring James Franco, Jonah Hill & Felicity Jones

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]]> https://staging2.theplaylist.net/sundance-review-true-story-starring-james-franco-jonah-hill-felicity-jones-20150124/feed/ 3 The 30 Most Anticipated Movies Of The 2015 Sundance Film Festival https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-30-most-anticipated-movies-of-the-2015-sundance-film-festival-20150120/ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-30-most-anticipated-movies-of-the-2015-sundance-film-festival-20150120/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2015 19:11:01 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-30-most-anticipated-movies-of-the-2015-sundance-film-festival-268050/ The 30 Most Anticipated Movies Of The 2015 Sundance Film Festival

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The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2015

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First Look: Jonah Hill & James Franco In ‘True Story’, Opening April 10, 2015

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]]> https://staging2.theplaylist.net/first-look-jonah-hill-james-franco-in-true-story-opening-april-10-2015-20141216/feed/ 0 Sundance 2015 Adds ‘True Story’ With Jonah Hill & James Franco, ‘A Walk In The Woods’ With Robert Redford & More https://staging2.theplaylist.net/sundance-2015-adds-true-story-with-jonah-hill-james-franco-a-walk-in-the-woods-with-robert-redford-more-20141215/ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/sundance-2015-adds-true-story-with-jonah-hill-james-franco-a-walk-in-the-woods-with-robert-redford-more-20141215/#respond Mon, 15 Dec 2014 18:19:27 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2014/more/uncategorized/sundance-2015-adds-true-story-with-jonah-hill-james-franco-a-walk-in-the-woods-with-robert-redford-more-269170/ Sundance 2015 Adds ‘True Story’ With Jonah Hill & James Franco, ‘A Walk In The Woods’ With Robert Redford & More

Sundance 2015 Adds 'True Story' With Jonah Hill & James Franco, 'A Walk In The Woods' With Robert Redford & More

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15 Films That Failed To Hit The 2014 Fall Festival Circuit

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]]> https://staging2.theplaylist.net/15-films-that-failed-to-hit-the-2014-fall-festival-circuit-20140922/feed/ 8 Felicity Jones Joins ‘True Story,’ That James Franco Project You Forgot About With Jonah Hill https://staging2.theplaylist.net/felicity-jones-joins-true-story-that-james-franco-project-you-forgot-about-with-jonah-hill-20130205/ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/felicity-jones-joins-true-story-that-james-franco-project-you-forgot-about-with-jonah-hill-20130205/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:34:01 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/felicity-jones-joins-true-story-that-james-franco-project-you-forgot-about-with-jonah-hill-249498/ Felicity Jones Joins ‘True Story,’ That James Franco Project You Forgot About With Jonah Hill

Felicity Jones Joins 'True Story,' That James Franco Project You Forgot About With Jonah Hill

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]]> https://staging2.theplaylist.net/felicity-jones-joins-true-story-that-james-franco-project-you-forgot-about-with-jonah-hill-20130205/feed/ 3 James Franco & Jonah Hill Team Up To Tell A ‘True Story’ With Producer Brad Pitt https://staging2.theplaylist.net/james-franco-jonah-hill-team-up-to-tell-a-true-story-with-producer-brad-pitt-20120227/ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/james-franco-jonah-hill-team-up-to-tell-a-true-story-with-producer-brad-pitt-20120227/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:58:38 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/james-franco-jonah-hill-team-up-to-tell-a-true-story-with-producer-brad-pitt-112629/ James Franco & Jonah Hill Team Up To Tell A 'True Story' With Producer Brad Pitt

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