The film presented a heavily fictionalized version of the japanese attack on pearl harbor on. He made his 430 million dollar fortune with the rock, armageddon. Michael bays benghazi movie could hit hillary clintons campaign. With megan fox, will arnett, william fichtner, noel fisher. His imdb page shows 21 directing and 46 producing credits from 19902017. The secret soldiers of benghazi also known simply as hours is a 2016 american action thriller film directed and produced by michael bay and written by chuck hogan, based on mitchell zuckoffs 2014 book of the same name. The films he has produced and directed, which include armageddon 1998, pearl harbor 2001 and the. In this article, i will analyse michael bays the island 2005 as a cinematic spectacle which, through its imaginating of a particular dystopian future, lays bare the machinery of spectacular visuality that is crucial to the mode of hollywood spectacle cinema that bays work is often held to exemplify. Pearl harbor is a 2001 american romantic war drama film directed by michael bay, produced by bay and jerry bruckheimer and written by randall wallace. The inside account of what really happened in benghazistars the offices john krasinski. Notorious director michael bay is responsible for some of the biggest boxoffice hits of the past 20 years. Continuity in michael bays transformers senses of cinema. If you look on basic aspects such as storytelling, character and plot development, script writing, etc that constitute film making besides the obviously great cgi, michael bay is a pretty lackluster director, which is why his movie is hated by cri. The secret soldiers of benghazi 2016michael bay was finally able to crack the code on making a normal movie with this.
It is the fifth film in the teenage mutant ninja turtles film series and the first in the reboot series. Dec 12, 2015 in that sense hours, like every movie michael bay has ever made, is a comic revenge fantasy aimed at teenage males and for the postteenage rightwing males for whom benghazi has assumed. John krasinski to star in michael bays benghazi movie. This included a commercial for the american red cross in 1992 which received a clio award, and music videos for donny osmond, styx and meat loaf.
If you look at a michael bay movie, youre watching 2 12 hours of money shots and quotable tag lines. Jan 14, 2015 with the transformers franchise behind him, michael bay is already targeting production on his next film. American film actors, american film producers and adoptees. Sep 16, 2016 tour director michael bays house in california. When a kingpin threatens new york city, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home. Teenage mutant ninja turtles is a 2014 american superhero film based on the fictional superhero team of the same name. Dec 23, 2019 drew and benj are in siena to tick off a few scary challenges up at height for michael bay s 6 underground movie. In 20 michael bay took a break from making movies about giant robots that turn into cars to direct a smaller, more personal movie.
Transformers is a series of american science fiction action films based on the transformers franchise which began in the 1980s. Michael bay begann seine karriere im filmgeschaft 1984, nachdem er eine. Dark of the moon was released this week, and we are once again faced with the baffling continued success of an action director whose output is pretty consistently overblown, loud, dumb, and difficult to watch. Michael bays the island film analysis senses of cinema. He created music videos for tina turner, meat loaf, lionel richie, wilson phillips, donny osmond and divinyls. Prolific action director michael bay is being eyed to direct his firstever superhero movie, lobo, which dc and warner bros.
A spinoff film, bumblebee, directed by travis knight and produced by bay, was released on. The inside account of what really happened in benghazi. The secret soldiers of benghazi is a movie i somehow hadnt heard about until today, despite its brainrattling elevator pitch. Jerry bruckheimer recognizing his achievements on commercials offered him the chance to direct one of his productions as bay s feature film debut. Michael bay has apologised to the families of four us air force officers who died in a 1994 plane crash after footage of the disaster found its way into a new film from his production company a.
The film follows six members of annex security team who fought to defend the american diplomatic compound in benghazi, libya after waves. A box office countdown to michael bay s most successful films. Jul 28, 2015 paramount has released the first trailer for michael bays hours. Michael bay is a 55 year old american film director. When i watch a michael bay feature, i feel like im watching a fulllength trailer. With john krasinski, pablo schreiber, james badge dale, david denman.
Bay followed this with action film the rock starring sean connery, and nicolas cage. Angry libyans slam michael bays benghazi attack thriller. The films he has produced and directed, which include armageddon 1998. Sources tell variety that john krasinski is in talks to star in paramounts hours. A trailer for forthcoming time travel movie project almanac, from bays platinum dunes, features a scene in which characters watch television footage. Michael bay 1965 is an american film director and producer. Paramount has released the first trailer for michael bays hours. Bay made his movie name with his second feature, the rock 1996.
Oct 22, 2015 angry libyans slam michael bays benghazi attack thriller. Filming began on april 27, 2015 in malta and morocco. Why do some people hate michael bay and his movies. Michael bays benghazi movie could hit hillary clintons. Oct 15, 2015 michael bays benghazi movie could hit hillary clintons campaign. Releasing on january 15th 2015, michael bays film adaption of the book by mitchell zuckoff hours. Every michael bay movie, ranked from worst to best business. Bay packs a whole lot of movie into his features, never wasting the audiences time when theyre. Get all the latest updates on your favorite movies from new releases to timeless classics, get the scoop on moviefone. American director and producer michael bay started his career directing music videos and commercials. Thursday 30th june 2011 7 cliches from michael bay movies. Jul 28, 2015 video paramount has slotted michael bay s benghazibased action thriller on the same weekend that american sniper debuted last january.
In that sense hours, like every movie michael bay has ever made, is a comic revenge fantasy aimed at teenage males and for the postteenage rightwing males for whom benghazi has assumed. Michael benjamin bay born february 17, 1965 is an american filmmaker known for directing and producing bigbudget, highconcept action films characterized by fast cutting, stylistic visuals and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions. Michael bay, director of movies like transformers and teenage mutant ninja turtles is apologizing after it was pointed out that the trailer for his production companys new film project almanac contains real footage of a real plane crash in which real people died michael bay has apologised to the families of four us air force officers who died in a 1994 plane crash after. The secret soldiers of benghazi, and set the film to be released on january 15, 2016, on the mlk holiday weekend. Michael bay started in the film industry when he was only 15 years old, as a storyboard filer for the movie raiders of the lost ark. Michael bay sorry for use of real footage of fatal air. Video paramount has slotted michael bays benghazibased action thriller on the same weekend that american sniper debuted last january. Michael bay is bringing the benghazi attacks to the big. T elevision shows, shorts, video games and documentaries were not included in the rankings bang.
The secret soldiers of benghazi red band trailer 1. The films he has produced and directed, which include armageddon 1998, pearl harbor 2001 and the transformers film. On june 30, 2015, paramount announced that the new title would be hours. The secret soldiers of benghazi red band trailer 1 2015 michael bay movie hd an american ambassador is killed during an attack at a u. The secret soldiers of benghazi trailer 1 2015 michael bay thriller hd duration. Drew and benj are in siena to tick off a few scary challenges up at height for michael bays 6 underground movie. This page ranks 15 michael bay directed movies from best to worst in six different sortable columns of information.
Age of extinction 2014 the fourth release in the franchise in seven years peter travers of rolling stone magazine suggests that the film is ultimately dull, dumb and soulsucking. Every shot is designed to send tingles up your spine. All michael bay movies ranked worst to best, including. Bay has gone on to become something of a byword for bad moviemaking, with critics roundly condemning his films as little more than a cgi. It features the main characters portrayed by a new cast, and stars megan fox, will arnett, william fichtner, danny. Michael bays films offer us some of the clearest examples of technically complex, emotionally direct, entertaining contemporary cinema. His work won him recognition and a number of mtv award.
The director is currently single, his starsign is aquarius and he is now 55 years of age. Transformers 2007, revenge of the fallen 2009, dark of the moon 2011, age of extinction 2014 and the last knight 2017. A clone of thx 1183, coma, and logans run, the island is another loud and bombastic michael bay movie where explosions and chases matter more than characters, dialogue, or plot. Michael bay eyed to direct dc superhero movie exclusive. Bay packs a whole lot of movie into his features, never wasting the audiences time when theyre there for the action and spectacle. Known colloquially as the benghazi movie, the film was released on january 15, 2016, by paramount pictures. Every michael bay movie, ranked from worst to best. Michael bay has apologised to the families of four us air force officers who died in a 1994 plane crash after footage of the disaster found its way into a new film from his production company. His first projects after film school were in the music video business.
It stars ben affleck, kate beckinsale, josh hartnett, cuba gooding jr. The secret soldiers of benghazi, six months before its jan. I will suggest that the formal apparatus of the utopiadystopia, and of science fiction. With the transformers franchise behind him, michael bay is already targeting production on his next film. Michael bay celebrity profile check out the latest michael bay photo gallery. A graduate of wesleyan university, michael bay spent his 20s working on advertisements and music videos. Michael bay celebrity profile check out the latest michael bay photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news.
735 807 1299 1023 824 118 564 1486 795 508 720 783 341 214 589 445 1540 1298 804 578 251 927 344 618 903 149 1484 1453 398 659 2