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Bob Dylan Biopic Filmed In NJ Gets Praise From Critics: 'Exceeds Expectations' Bob Dylan Biopic Filmed In NJ Gets Praise From Critics: 'Exceeds Expectations'
Bob Dylan Biopic Filmed In NJ Gets Praise From Critics: 'Exceeds Expectations' "A Complete Unknown" the Bob Dylan biopic that was shot throughout New Jersey is earning high marks from critics. The movie which has Timothee Chalamet playing the iconic singer/songwriter as he navigates the New York music scene in the 1960s has a 74% rating at Rotten Tomatoes and a 70 rating at Metacritic. It opens on Christmas Day. Director James "Mangold has crafted the definitive portrait of this era and the poetic, aspiring, rebellious kid who refused to be pigeonholed, held down and defined," said a rave review in The Playlist. "Like its subject has done so many times in his six-dec…
'What A Title': Bob Dylan Raves About NJ-Shot Biopic Starring Timothée Chalamet 'What A Title': Bob Dylan Raves About NJ-Shot Biopic Starring Timothée Chalamet
'What A Title': Bob Dylan Raves About Nj-shot Biopic Starring Timothée Chalamet Bob Dylan is praising a new biopic about him that was filmed all over New Jersey. "There’s a movie about me opening soon called A Complete Unknown (what a title!)," Dylan wrote on social media. "Timothee Chalamet is starring in the lead role. Timmy’s a brilliant actor so I’m sure he’s going to be completely believable as me. Or a younger me. Or some other me. The film’s taken from Elijah Wald’s 'Dylan Goes Electric' – a book that came out in 2015. It’s a fantastic retelling of events from the early ‘60s that led up to the fiasco at Newport. After you’ve seen the movie read the book." 'A Com…
New Peter Sarsgaard Movie Filmed Throughout New Jersey Hits Theaters New Peter Sarsgaard Movie Filmed Throughout New Jersey Hits Theaters
New Peter Sarsgaard Movie Filmed Throughout New Jersey Hits Theaters A new movie opening Friday was a real "coup" for the Garden State. "Coup!" starring Peter Sarsgaard opens in theatres throughout New Jersey, distributed by Greenwich Entertainment  The film is set on a seaside estate during World War I amidst the 1918 influenza epidemic as a journalist and his socialite wife take in a mysterious grifter, played by Sarsgaard, to be a private cook, according to a synopsis.  Sarsgaard soon leads staff in a takeover of the mansion as the epidemic reaches the island, according to a synopsis. The movie took advantage of New Jersey's early 20th century…
Trailer Drops For Bob Dylan Biopic Filmed In New Jersey (VIDEO) Trailer Drops For Bob Dylan Biopic Filmed In New Jersey (VIDEO)
Trailer Drops For Bob Dylan Biopic Filmed In New Jersey (Video) You've spotted them filming in the Garden State for months. Now you're one step closer to seeing it on the big screen. The first trailer for "A Complete Unknown," a biopic of the early career of Bob Dylan was unveiled on Wednesday, July 24.  The movie, which stars Timothee Chalamet as the legendary singer/songwriter, was filmed all over New Jersey, including in Hudson, Essex, Passaic and Cape May counties from the end of March through May, Steven Gorelick, the director of the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission said.  Regular sightings of Chalamet and other s…
Bob Dylan Biopic Starring Timothee Chalamet Shooting In These NJ Counties Bob Dylan Biopic Starring Timothee Chalamet Shooting In These NJ Counties
Bob Dylan Biopic Starring Timothee Chalamet Shooting In These NJ Counties In New Jersey, the times are about to be a changin'. "A Complete Unknown,", a biopic about Bob Dylan starring Timothee Chalamet will be shooting in the Garden State.  The movie is set to film in Hudson, Essex, Passaic and Cape May counties from the end of March through May, Steven Gorelick, the director of the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission said. The film is directed by James Mangold, who previously directed the Johnny Cash biopic "Walk the Line."  "A Complete Unknown" has been gestating for years and Dylan is an executive producer on the film, Mangold …
Get In, New Jersey: Local High School Is Backdrop In New 'Mean Girls' Movie Get In, New Jersey: Local High School Is Backdrop In New 'Mean Girls' Movie
New Jersey Locations Featured In New 'Mean Girls' Movie New Jersey is doing its part to make "fetch" happen once again. A new musical adaptation of "Mean Girls" is hitting theaters on Friday, Jan. 12, and many parts of the movie were shot in the Garden State. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) estimates the reboot of the high school comedy will generate about $36 million for the state. Avantika plays Karen Shetty; Renee Rapp plays Regina George; Bebe Wood plays Gretchen Wieners and Angourie Rice plays Cady Heron in Mean Girls from Paramount Pictures. Jojo Whilden/Paramount © 2023 Paramount Pictures Many scenes in the n…