Jockey, which won the Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Special Jury award for star Clifton Collins Jr.’s acting, will hit New York and LA theaters on Dec. 29. Sony Pictures Classics acquired the film out of the Park City, Utah festival. The movie will expand across the country following its exclusive debut.
Directed by Clint Bentley and written by Bentley and Greg Kwedar, the film also stars Molly Parker, Moises Arias, Logan Cormier, and Colleen Hartnett.
In the film, an aging jockey (Collins) hopes to win one last title for his longtime trainer (Parker), who has acquired what appears to be a championship horse. But the years – and injuries – have taken a toll on his body, throwing into question his ability to continue his lifelong passion. And the arrival of a young rookie rider (Arias), who claims to be his son and whom he takes under his wing, further...
Directed by Clint Bentley and written by Bentley and Greg Kwedar, the film also stars Molly Parker, Moises Arias, Logan Cormier, and Colleen Hartnett.
In the film, an aging jockey (Collins) hopes to win one last title for his longtime trainer (Parker), who has acquired what appears to be a championship horse. But the years – and injuries – have taken a toll on his body, throwing into question his ability to continue his lifelong passion. And the arrival of a young rookie rider (Arias), who claims to be his son and whom he takes under his wing, further...
- 8/16/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Actor, producer and director Clifton Collins Jr. has signed with CAA.
Collins most recently starred in and executive produced the independent feature “Jockey.” The film premiered in competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, with Collins earning the Dramatic Special Jury Award for best actor.
Variety’s Peter Debruge referred to Collins’ work as a “career-best” role, writing that the actor, “walks like a jockey; he talks like a jockey; heck, he even rides like a jockey — which is a remarkable transformation for a character actor who’s been waiting far too long for such a shot in the saddle.”
To prepare to play Jackson Silva, an aging rider dealing with the physical and emotional baggage of his career, the actor shed 20 pounds to match the slender build of a professional jockey and pushed himself to embody the loner character.
“I cut myself off from the world,” Collins told...
Collins most recently starred in and executive produced the independent feature “Jockey.” The film premiered in competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, with Collins earning the Dramatic Special Jury Award for best actor.
Variety’s Peter Debruge referred to Collins’ work as a “career-best” role, writing that the actor, “walks like a jockey; he talks like a jockey; heck, he even rides like a jockey — which is a remarkable transformation for a character actor who’s been waiting far too long for such a shot in the saddle.”
To prepare to play Jackson Silva, an aging rider dealing with the physical and emotional baggage of his career, the actor shed 20 pounds to match the slender build of a professional jockey and pushed himself to embody the loner character.
“I cut myself off from the world,” Collins told...
- 8/16/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Award winner Clifton Collins Jr. plays ageing jockey vying for final taste of glory. Film premiered at Sundance.
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has set a December 29 theatrical release for Toronto International Film festival selection Jockey from Clint Bentley.
Clifton Collins Jr., Molly Parker, Moises Arias, Logan Cormier, and Colleen Hartnett star in the story about an ageing jockey bidding to win one last title when a rookie arrives claiming to be his son.
Jockey premiered at Sundance at the start of the year where Collins Jr. won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury award. SPC will open the film theatrically...
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has set a December 29 theatrical release for Toronto International Film festival selection Jockey from Clint Bentley.
Clifton Collins Jr., Molly Parker, Moises Arias, Logan Cormier, and Colleen Hartnett star in the story about an ageing jockey bidding to win one last title when a rookie arrives claiming to be his son.
Jockey premiered at Sundance at the start of the year where Collins Jr. won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury award. SPC will open the film theatrically...
- 8/16/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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