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Guillermo del Toro is praising Osgood Perkins’ “Longlegs,” which scared up theaters over the weekend with a box office opening of over $22 million.
The horror film starring Maika Monroe as an FBI agent hunting Nicolas Cage — who plays a Satanic serial killer in prosthetics, white face powder, and lipstick — has become a viral hit. “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “Pinocchio” director Del Toro tweeted praise for the film on July 14.
“A great Oz Perkins film, 100 percent his vibe,” del Toro wrote. “It is comforting when a colleague fares well while staying faithful to the rhythms and motifs that have made his career. His metronome, his meticulous composition, and his uncanny sense of evil and impending doom.”
He continued, “It’s not horror as usual, or a thriller as usual. It bares the same preoccupations Oz has had from the start and his Cosmic dread. It is his vibe and signature and I...
The horror film starring Maika Monroe as an FBI agent hunting Nicolas Cage — who plays a Satanic serial killer in prosthetics, white face powder, and lipstick — has become a viral hit. “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “Pinocchio” director Del Toro tweeted praise for the film on July 14.
“A great Oz Perkins film, 100 percent his vibe,” del Toro wrote. “It is comforting when a colleague fares well while staying faithful to the rhythms and motifs that have made his career. His metronome, his meticulous composition, and his uncanny sense of evil and impending doom.”
He continued, “It’s not horror as usual, or a thriller as usual. It bares the same preoccupations Oz has had from the start and his Cosmic dread. It is his vibe and signature and I...
- 7/16/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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In an era where audiences are peddled an onslaught of remakes, sequels, and requels, few attempts at adapting existing works really manage to stand out. That one of these precious few was immediately trashed by critics who didn’t understand it and mismanaged by a company that was too scared to court controversy, is a shame. That show, though you may not expect it, was none other than Paramount’s own “Heathers”, which aired in 2018.
The series, created by Jason Micallef, had the same basics as Daniel Waters and Michael Lehmann’s film of the same name, fixating on a group of students at Westerberg High School in Sherwood, Ohio, and the deeply messy politics and behavior that comes with that. It retained the main crew of three “mean-girls” Heathers, along with the blasé “good person” Veronica and her faux-tortured murderer love interest Jd.
Though similar to its source, it...
The series, created by Jason Micallef, had the same basics as Daniel Waters and Michael Lehmann’s film of the same name, fixating on a group of students at Westerberg High School in Sherwood, Ohio, and the deeply messy politics and behavior that comes with that. It retained the main crew of three “mean-girls” Heathers, along with the blasé “good person” Veronica and her faux-tortured murderer love interest Jd.
Though similar to its source, it...
- 7/15/2024
- by Juan Barquin
- Indiewire
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Editor’s Note: This story was originally posted on July 23, 2017, and has been updated multiple times since.
Few cinematic moments can burn themselves into an audience’s psyche better than a good sex scene. They can shock, arouse, or simply capture human beauty in ways that cinema is uniquely positioned to do. Sex scenes don’t have to define the movies they appear in, but they’re often the parts you remember the most.
The nature of sex scenes are constantly evolving, as the prevalence of intimacy coordinators and increased concern for performers’ safety in Hollywood is hopefully making regrettable sex scenes a thing of the past. That has allowed sexy cinema to flourish, with plenty of tantalizing movies hitting the multiplex in recent years. With that in mind, it felt like the right time to compile some of the best additions to the sexy film canon.
Our list of...
Few cinematic moments can burn themselves into an audience’s psyche better than a good sex scene. They can shock, arouse, or simply capture human beauty in ways that cinema is uniquely positioned to do. Sex scenes don’t have to define the movies they appear in, but they’re often the parts you remember the most.
The nature of sex scenes are constantly evolving, as the prevalence of intimacy coordinators and increased concern for performers’ safety in Hollywood is hopefully making regrettable sex scenes a thing of the past. That has allowed sexy cinema to flourish, with plenty of tantalizing movies hitting the multiplex in recent years. With that in mind, it felt like the right time to compile some of the best additions to the sexy film canon.
Our list of...
- 7/15/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
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The number of streaming services competing for eyeballs and subscription dollars seems to grow every day. The crowded marketplace ensures that every streamer needs to find its own differentiating factor. Some compete for live sports rights, others give out free greeting cards, but only one managed to hire John Stamos.
Zeam, a new free streaming startup backed by Gray Television that focuses on offering local news, weather, sports, and entertainment content from local TV stations in a single app, has announced that Stamos is not only their company’s official spokesperson (he was the star of the streamer’s Super Bowl ad), he’s also now been given a fancy new title: Chief Innovation Officer.
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Stamos explained exactly what he’ll be doing with the company. It sounds like he’ll be taking founder Jack Perry to a whole lot of Hollywood parties.
Zeam, a new free streaming startup backed by Gray Television that focuses on offering local news, weather, sports, and entertainment content from local TV stations in a single app, has announced that Stamos is not only their company’s official spokesperson (he was the star of the streamer’s Super Bowl ad), he’s also now been given a fancy new title: Chief Innovation Officer.
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Stamos explained exactly what he’ll be doing with the company. It sounds like he’ll be taking founder Jack Perry to a whole lot of Hollywood parties.
- 7/15/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
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Captive Feast.In the final shot of Mario Ruspoli’s short documentary Captive Feast (La fête prisonnière) (1962), we find a cameraman attempting a tracking shot of two doctors walking and talking on the grounds of a psychiatric hospital. While they walk out of the frame, the cameraman turns to advance toward Ruspoli’s own camera. All the while, a voice-over mulls over what madness means: “Only among others can we be human; others we find, appreciate, lose, and rediscover . . . ” Captive Feast takes place at Saint-Alban, a former fortress turned experimental hospital in southern France. The film concerns a summer party thrown by the asylum’s patients, which was attended by both hospital residents and people from the surrounding village. In Ruspoli’s filmmaking, a major influence on Jean Rouch and the direct cinema movement, social and political realities are mutually constructed. Captive Feast is paradigmatic of this commitment: is the...
- 7/15/2024
- MUBI
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After almost three years of drama, the “Rust” saga came to an abrupt end on Friday when Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial was dismissed just two full days into a planned two weeks of proceedings.
The trial was dismissed with prejudice, meaning Baldwin’s criminal charges cannot be brought again. His chapter in this, at least on the criminal end of things, is over. In his first remarks over the weekend, Baldwin posted on his Instagram saying, “There are too many people who have supported me to thank just now. To all of you, you will never know how much I appreciate your kindness toward my family.”
But this will not be the last time you hear of “Rust” in the news. Here are a few lingering questions about what’s next for Baldwin, convicted armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, and even the “Rust” film itself.
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The trial was dismissed with prejudice, meaning Baldwin’s criminal charges cannot be brought again. His chapter in this, at least on the criminal end of things, is over. In his first remarks over the weekend, Baldwin posted on his Instagram saying, “There are too many people who have supported me to thank just now. To all of you, you will never know how much I appreciate your kindness toward my family.”
But this will not be the last time you hear of “Rust” in the news. Here are a few lingering questions about what’s next for Baldwin, convicted armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, and even the “Rust” film itself.
Alec Baldwin speaks onstage at...
- 7/15/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
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This is a big year for Julio Torres. The former “Saturday Night Live” writer (remember Ryan Gosling’s “Papyrus” sketch?) and “Los Espookys” co-creator stepped into the role of director and lead actor with his 2024 feature film debut, A24’s “Problemista.” His second comedy series for HBO, “Fantasmas” concluded its six-episode Season 1 last weekend.
Both projects are semi-autobiographical but represent two very different sides of its creator/star. When Torres was on the IndieWire Toolkit podcast, he explained that if his Alejandro character in “Problemista” captured his wide-eyed optimism as someone who emigrated from El Salvador, his turn as Julio in “Fantasmas” reveals his far more jaded side.
“‘Fantasmas,’ even though it remains joyful, it’s frustrated,” said Torres of the colorful, playful and surreal comedy series. “It feels like a sequel to [‘Problemista’], with achieving the quote-unquote ‘Dream.’ The idea of looking around you, even if you’re doing okay,...
Both projects are semi-autobiographical but represent two very different sides of its creator/star. When Torres was on the IndieWire Toolkit podcast, he explained that if his Alejandro character in “Problemista” captured his wide-eyed optimism as someone who emigrated from El Salvador, his turn as Julio in “Fantasmas” reveals his far more jaded side.
“‘Fantasmas,’ even though it remains joyful, it’s frustrated,” said Torres of the colorful, playful and surreal comedy series. “It feels like a sequel to [‘Problemista’], with achieving the quote-unquote ‘Dream.’ The idea of looking around you, even if you’re doing okay,...
- 7/15/2024
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
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By far the biggest of the May movie releases, “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (Disney) is #1 in its initial week on both iTunes and Fandango’s top 10 VOD lists.
This comes 60 days after its theatrical debut, with the longer-than-average window now typical for most Disney titles after aggressive home viewing placement during and right after Covid.
What’s surprising is how easily Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders” (Focus) beat out Sony’s animated “The Garfield Movie” among other new releases. The former just passed the $20 million domestic gross mark over its fourth weekend. “Garfield” is at $91 million, four and a half times bigger, and part of a period where animated titles dominate both on screen and at home.
“The Bikeriders” was #2 most of the week at iTunes and #2 at Fandango for the full-week chart. It’s now #3 at iTunes, behind “Civil War” (A24), surging at a reduced price after significant success at $19.99 earlier.
This comes 60 days after its theatrical debut, with the longer-than-average window now typical for most Disney titles after aggressive home viewing placement during and right after Covid.
What’s surprising is how easily Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders” (Focus) beat out Sony’s animated “The Garfield Movie” among other new releases. The former just passed the $20 million domestic gross mark over its fourth weekend. “Garfield” is at $91 million, four and a half times bigger, and part of a period where animated titles dominate both on screen and at home.
“The Bikeriders” was #2 most of the week at iTunes and #2 at Fandango for the full-week chart. It’s now #3 at iTunes, behind “Civil War” (A24), surging at a reduced price after significant success at $19.99 earlier.
- 7/15/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
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[Editor’s note: The following story contains some spoilers for Elin Hilderbrand’s novel “The Perfect Couple”]
It’s a beach read starring all of our favorite murder mystery staple actors — and it doesn’t get much better than that.
The upcoming Netflix series “The Perfect Couple” brings together alums from “Big Little Lies,” “Ripley,” and “The White Lotus” for yet another vacation gone awry. Nicole Kidman leads the novel adaptation, based on Elin Hilderbrand’s bestseller, as matriarch Greer Winbury whose son is getting married… only to find someone in the wedding party dead on the big day.
Jenna Lamia is the writer and showrunner, with Susanne Bier directing. Bier previously worked with Kidman in another novel adaptation “The Undoing” (2020), and also directed the series “The Night Manager” (2016) and “The First Lady” (2022), plus films “Brothers” (2004), “After the Wedding” (2006), “In a Better World” (2010), and “Bird Box” (2018).
Author Hilderbrand is executive producing, along with Lamia, Shawn Levy for 21 Laps Entertainment,...
It’s a beach read starring all of our favorite murder mystery staple actors — and it doesn’t get much better than that.
The upcoming Netflix series “The Perfect Couple” brings together alums from “Big Little Lies,” “Ripley,” and “The White Lotus” for yet another vacation gone awry. Nicole Kidman leads the novel adaptation, based on Elin Hilderbrand’s bestseller, as matriarch Greer Winbury whose son is getting married… only to find someone in the wedding party dead on the big day.
Jenna Lamia is the writer and showrunner, with Susanne Bier directing. Bier previously worked with Kidman in another novel adaptation “The Undoing” (2020), and also directed the series “The Night Manager” (2016) and “The First Lady” (2022), plus films “Brothers” (2004), “After the Wedding” (2006), “In a Better World” (2010), and “Bird Box” (2018).
Author Hilderbrand is executive producing, along with Lamia, Shawn Levy for 21 Laps Entertainment,...
- 7/15/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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Armie Hammer says he wanted to be a drama teacher in the Cayman Islands, but the self-governing British (overseas) territory “refuses” to give him a work permit, he told Bill Maher. The government also wouldn’t give him a work permit to be a landscaper or a building manager.
The disgraced actor, who was accused of rape but ultimately cleared following a two-and-a-half-year investigation by the LAPD, guested Sunday on Maher’s “Club Random” podcast. The conversation was as random as the title suggests.
“I applied for a job to be a drama teacher. I applied for a job to be a landscaper. I applied for a job to be a building manager,” Hammer said at one point. “And the Cayman Islands refuses to give me work permits.”
Hammer told Maher that he’s basically broke and that he does not share in his family’s fortune.
“I have come...
The disgraced actor, who was accused of rape but ultimately cleared following a two-and-a-half-year investigation by the LAPD, guested Sunday on Maher’s “Club Random” podcast. The conversation was as random as the title suggests.
“I applied for a job to be a drama teacher. I applied for a job to be a landscaper. I applied for a job to be a building manager,” Hammer said at one point. “And the Cayman Islands refuses to give me work permits.”
Hammer told Maher that he’s basically broke and that he does not share in his family’s fortune.
“I have come...
- 7/15/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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Nineties New Queer Cinema icon Gregg Araki has not directed a feature since leaving Eva Green’s body frozen in the suburban snow globe of “White Bird in a Blizzard” in 2014. Since then, the DIY taboo buster has gone the way so many indie directors have to: by applying their personality to TV shows. In Araki’s case, that includes directing episodes of “Dahmer” and “American Gigolo.”
The iconoclastic Southern California filmmaker — known for “The Doom Generation” and “Mysterious Skin” and celebrated for his stylishly drawn stories of youthful sexual identity coming to bloom — also wrote and directed the 2019 series “Now Apocalypse.” Now, he’s teaming up with Karley Sciortino, the co-writer on that Starz show about sex and aliens in LA, for a new movie titled “I Want Your Sex.”
Araki revealed the project in early May, and it’s set up at Black Bear, most recently the production...
The iconoclastic Southern California filmmaker — known for “The Doom Generation” and “Mysterious Skin” and celebrated for his stylishly drawn stories of youthful sexual identity coming to bloom — also wrote and directed the 2019 series “Now Apocalypse.” Now, he’s teaming up with Karley Sciortino, the co-writer on that Starz show about sex and aliens in LA, for a new movie titled “I Want Your Sex.”
Araki revealed the project in early May, and it’s set up at Black Bear, most recently the production...
- 7/15/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
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This one has been floating out there in rumor-ville for some time, but it looks like it’s true. Filmmaker Josh Safdie’s next movie will be a film about professional ping pong player Marty Reisman and taking the leading role will be Oscar-nominated actor Timothée Chalamet (“Call Me By Your Name”).
The film, titled, “Marty Supreme” was written by Safdie and Ronald Bronstein, both of whom will be producers alongside Chalamet, Eli Bush and Anthony Katagas.
Continue reading Timothée Chalamet To Star In Josh Safdie’s Ping-Pong Movie ‘Marty Supreme’ at The Playlist.
The film, titled, “Marty Supreme” was written by Safdie and Ronald Bronstein, both of whom will be producers alongside Chalamet, Eli Bush and Anthony Katagas.
Continue reading Timothée Chalamet To Star In Josh Safdie’s Ping-Pong Movie ‘Marty Supreme’ at The Playlist.
- 7/15/2024
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
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Jacques Rozier’s French New Wave legacy will now be available on the big screen for modern audiences.
Rozier directed five feature films and a slew of short films across his career. Rozier made his directorial debut in 1962 with “Adieu Philippine,” which was critically acclaimed by the iconic Cahiers du Cinéma. Rozier’s works are rarely shown in the U.S., and now courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center and Janus Films, a retrospective festival celebrating the auteur will take place at Flc from August 16 through August 22.
Titled “Jacques Rozier: Chronicler of Summer,” the program will premiere several new restorations of Rozier’s signature works, including 4K restorations of “Near Orouët” (1971) and “Maine-Océan Express” (1986).
Rozier was born in Paris in 1926 and was at the forefront of the French New Wave movement of the late 1950s and 1960s. He was considered one of the last living contemporaries of that time until...
Rozier directed five feature films and a slew of short films across his career. Rozier made his directorial debut in 1962 with “Adieu Philippine,” which was critically acclaimed by the iconic Cahiers du Cinéma. Rozier’s works are rarely shown in the U.S., and now courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center and Janus Films, a retrospective festival celebrating the auteur will take place at Flc from August 16 through August 22.
Titled “Jacques Rozier: Chronicler of Summer,” the program will premiere several new restorations of Rozier’s signature works, including 4K restorations of “Near Orouët” (1971) and “Maine-Océan Express” (1986).
Rozier was born in Paris in 1926 and was at the forefront of the French New Wave movement of the late 1950s and 1960s. He was considered one of the last living contemporaries of that time until...
- 7/15/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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One of the hot titles we were tracking for sales out of the Cannes Market has found a domestic home. “Power Ballad,” the new film from “Once” and “Sing Street” director John Carney, has been acquired by Lionsgate.
The film stars Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas and just wrapped shooting in Dublin, Ireland. Per the logline, the film focuses on a talented but past-his-prime wedding singer (Rudd) and a young rockstar (Jonas) who uses the wedding singer’s songwriting prowess to revitalize his own career. Sounds exactly like another heartwarming Carney musical comedy.
Lionsgate picked up rights in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Ireland, and the studio intends to release it theatrically. Carney’s last film “Flora and Son” (2023) was limited to a streaming release after it was picked up by Apple.
No release date has been set.
Carney directed and co-wrote the film alongside Peter McDonald. Anthony Bregman...
The film stars Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas and just wrapped shooting in Dublin, Ireland. Per the logline, the film focuses on a talented but past-his-prime wedding singer (Rudd) and a young rockstar (Jonas) who uses the wedding singer’s songwriting prowess to revitalize his own career. Sounds exactly like another heartwarming Carney musical comedy.
Lionsgate picked up rights in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Ireland, and the studio intends to release it theatrically. Carney’s last film “Flora and Son” (2023) was limited to a streaming release after it was picked up by Apple.
No release date has been set.
Carney directed and co-wrote the film alongside Peter McDonald. Anthony Bregman...
- 7/15/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
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With Timothée Chalamet next playing Bob Dylan, he’ll next be trading singing for ping pong slinging.
The actor, who is portraying Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown,” is in final negotiations to star in and produce Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme” about a professional ping pong champ, A24 announced on Monday.
The movie is a fictionalized, original film written by Safdie and Ronald Bronstein, and official plot details are being kept under wraps.
Though as Variety is reporting, the film may be loosely inspired by the life of Marty Reisman, a ping pong champion who won 22 major ping pong titles from 1946 to 2002, and five bronze medals at the World Table Tennis Championships across his career. He also made history as the oldest player to win an open national competition in a racket sport while competing in the United States National Hardbat Championship. He died in 2012.
Reisman...
The actor, who is portraying Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown,” is in final negotiations to star in and produce Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme” about a professional ping pong champ, A24 announced on Monday.
The movie is a fictionalized, original film written by Safdie and Ronald Bronstein, and official plot details are being kept under wraps.
Though as Variety is reporting, the film may be loosely inspired by the life of Marty Reisman, a ping pong champion who won 22 major ping pong titles from 1946 to 2002, and five bronze medals at the World Table Tennis Championships across his career. He also made history as the oldest player to win an open national competition in a racket sport while competing in the United States National Hardbat Championship. He died in 2012.
Reisman...
- 7/15/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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Lee Pace’s “The Fall” is getting a 4K re-release courtesy of streaming platform Mubi.
The film, which was released in 2006, stars Pace as a hospital patient whose imagination inspires a globe-trotting tale. The official synopsis reads: In Los Angeles circa the 1920s, a little immigrant girl (Catinca Untaru) in a hospital recovering from a fall, strikes up a friendship with a bedridden man (Pace). He captivates her with a whimsical story that removes her far from the hospital doldrums into the exotic landscape of her imagination.
The feature was filmed over 4 years in 20 different international locations. Tarsem Singh, known just as Tarsem, directed the film, which was his sophomore release after 2000’s “The Cell.” He later went on to helm “The Immortals” (2011), “Mirror Mirror” (2014), “Self/less” (2015), and Dear Jassi (2023). Tarsem also directed the 10-part mini-tv series “Emerald City.”
“The Fall” was originally presented by David Fincher and Spike Jonze, with...
The film, which was released in 2006, stars Pace as a hospital patient whose imagination inspires a globe-trotting tale. The official synopsis reads: In Los Angeles circa the 1920s, a little immigrant girl (Catinca Untaru) in a hospital recovering from a fall, strikes up a friendship with a bedridden man (Pace). He captivates her with a whimsical story that removes her far from the hospital doldrums into the exotic landscape of her imagination.
The feature was filmed over 4 years in 20 different international locations. Tarsem Singh, known just as Tarsem, directed the film, which was his sophomore release after 2000’s “The Cell.” He later went on to helm “The Immortals” (2011), “Mirror Mirror” (2014), “Self/less” (2015), and Dear Jassi (2023). Tarsem also directed the 10-part mini-tv series “Emerald City.”
“The Fall” was originally presented by David Fincher and Spike Jonze, with...
- 7/15/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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‘The Fall Guy’ Contest: Win A Digital Copy Of Ryan Gosling & Emily Blunt Action Romance Crowdpleaser
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With a fresh Rotten Tomatoes score of 81, by all accounts, “The Fall Guy” was one of the most crowd-pleasing and entertaining films of the year, a mix of comedy, action, romance, and blockbuster-sized thrills. Our review of the film described it as “exuberant and kinetic” and a “bright and energetic action movie about the joy of making action movies.”
Directed by David Leitch, “The Fall Guy” stars Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling (“Barbie,” “La La Land,” “Drive”) as Colt Seavers, a battle-scarred stuntman who is drafted back into service after a near-career ending accident when Tom Ryder (Golden Globe winner Aaron Taylor-Johnson; “Bullet Train”), the star of a mega-budget studio movie—being directed by Colt’s ex, Jody Moreno, played by Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt (“Oppenheimer,” “A Quiet Place” films, “Sicario”)—goes missing.
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Directed by David Leitch, “The Fall Guy” stars Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling (“Barbie,” “La La Land,” “Drive”) as Colt Seavers, a battle-scarred stuntman who is drafted back into service after a near-career ending accident when Tom Ryder (Golden Globe winner Aaron Taylor-Johnson; “Bullet Train”), the star of a mega-budget studio movie—being directed by Colt’s ex, Jody Moreno, played by Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt (“Oppenheimer,” “A Quiet Place” films, “Sicario”)—goes missing.
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- 7/15/2024
- by The Playlist Staff
- The Playlist
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It’s only been several days since the release of the “Captain America: Brave New World” teaser, but fans are already excited by what was shown. The film actually looks like it’s closer in tone to ‘The Winter Soldier’ and not some CGI mess like some of the recent Marvel films. And one of the most exciting aspects of the film is that there is still so much that’s unknown, including the identity of the villain played by Giancarlo Esposito.
Read More: Ryan Reynolds Plays Coy About Deadpool Showing Up In An ‘Avengers’ Film: “We’ll See”
At a recent convention appearance (via Comicbook.com), Giancarlo Esposito talked about what fans can expect from his mysterious new MCU character.
Continue reading ‘Captain America 4’: Giancarlo Esposito Says “No One Has Guessed Correctly” About Who His Character Is at The Playlist.
Read More: Ryan Reynolds Plays Coy About Deadpool Showing Up In An ‘Avengers’ Film: “We’ll See”
At a recent convention appearance (via Comicbook.com), Giancarlo Esposito talked about what fans can expect from his mysterious new MCU character.
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- 7/15/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
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Watching an actual barn burn to the ground while filming “Minari,” Lee Isaac Chung knew he wanted to make a disaster movie.
The Academy Award-nominated filmmaker behind that bittersweet and semiautobiographical portrait of South Korean immigrant life in rural Arkansas is now the director of “Twisters” — not a reboot, not a sequel, but an expansion of the world built (and destroyed) by the 1996 tornado blockbuster. Here, a team of science-loving storm chasers led by Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos become rivals to a group of scrappier thriller seekers led by Glen Powell in this summer’s ultimate blockbuster spectacle — and its most forceful argument for the importance of the big-screen experience.
But back to that barn-burning that so intoxicated its director. In “Minari,” Jacob (Steven Yeun) watches his flames engulf his barn after his mother-in-law (Yuh-Jung Young) sets fire to it. Filming that moment was a high Chung has been chasing ever since,...
The Academy Award-nominated filmmaker behind that bittersweet and semiautobiographical portrait of South Korean immigrant life in rural Arkansas is now the director of “Twisters” — not a reboot, not a sequel, but an expansion of the world built (and destroyed) by the 1996 tornado blockbuster. Here, a team of science-loving storm chasers led by Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos become rivals to a group of scrappier thriller seekers led by Glen Powell in this summer’s ultimate blockbuster spectacle — and its most forceful argument for the importance of the big-screen experience.
But back to that barn-burning that so intoxicated its director. In “Minari,” Jacob (Steven Yeun) watches his flames engulf his barn after his mother-in-law (Yuh-Jung Young) sets fire to it. Filming that moment was a high Chung has been chasing ever since,...
- 7/15/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
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With all the problems going on throughout the world right now and even on our front door step, it feels at times indulgent or perhaps gauche to place the peril of Hollywood and the American entertainment industry on that list. It’s hard for people outside of the world of making film and television (or content as many would tell us to call it) to understand that the majority of the workforce behind this industry is not the uber-wealthy, but upper middle to working class like most others around the country. They’re technicians and craftspeople. Drivers and caterers. Even writers and actors, who took to the picket line last year to fight not for some exorbitant, unreasonable ask, but a livable wage, often surviving paycheck-to-paycheck. To understand and maybe even relate to the struggle they’re going through, the best metric to look at is one found in nearly everyone’s home nowadays: Streaming.
- 7/15/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
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For all intents and purposes, Osgood Perkins’ “Longlegs” is Maika Monroe’s film. She’s in nearly every frame of the movie. But when people talk about how wild the film is, they’re probably going to start with Nicolas Cage’s performance as the title character, a serial killer with a very unique appearance. And you’d probably be surprised where Cage gathered his inspiration for Longlegs from.
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- 7/15/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
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In October, it looks like the Criterion Collection will have you taken care of if you’re looking for classic horror for Halloween. And if classic horror doesn’t tickle your fancy, there are plenty of other options as well.
Read More: Criterion Adds Two New Albert Brooks Films, Martha Coolidge’s ‘Not A Pretty Picture’ & More For August 2024
On the horror side of things, the October Criterion selections include “Demon Pond,” a Japanese folk horror classic from director Masahiro Shinoda.
Continue reading Criterion’s October Selections Are Disturbing & Terrifying Including ‘Demon Pond,’ ‘Gummo’ & More at The Playlist.
Read More: Criterion Adds Two New Albert Brooks Films, Martha Coolidge’s ‘Not A Pretty Picture’ & More For August 2024
On the horror side of things, the October Criterion selections include “Demon Pond,” a Japanese folk horror classic from director Masahiro Shinoda.
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- 7/15/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
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Dang, people are really into NATO speeches.
Per Nielsen, 24.2 million people watched President Joe Biden’s solo live news conference on Thursday, July 11. As first noted by the New York Times, that is nearly 5 million viewers more than the Oscars got in March (19.5 million) — and these were the strongest Academy Awards since Covid.
And remember: Thursday’s conference took place two days before the attempted assassination of his presidential-election opponent (again) Donald Trump.
The Biden press conference aired from approximately 7:30 p.m. Et until 8:30 p.m. Et. It was simulcast across eight TV networks: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, Univision, CNN, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC. The Academy Awards air (only) on ABC.
All told, Fox News drew the single-largest audience for Biden’s presser. Nearly 80 percent of all viewers (on any channel) were age 55 or older.
See Nielsen’s breakdown here:
Why so much overall intrigue? In case you haven’t heard,...
Per Nielsen, 24.2 million people watched President Joe Biden’s solo live news conference on Thursday, July 11. As first noted by the New York Times, that is nearly 5 million viewers more than the Oscars got in March (19.5 million) — and these were the strongest Academy Awards since Covid.
And remember: Thursday’s conference took place two days before the attempted assassination of his presidential-election opponent (again) Donald Trump.
The Biden press conference aired from approximately 7:30 p.m. Et until 8:30 p.m. Et. It was simulcast across eight TV networks: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, Univision, CNN, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC. The Academy Awards air (only) on ABC.
All told, Fox News drew the single-largest audience for Biden’s presser. Nearly 80 percent of all viewers (on any channel) were age 55 or older.
See Nielsen’s breakdown here:
Why so much overall intrigue? In case you haven’t heard,...
- 7/15/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
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The Gold Bug.To get to know El Pampero Cine, it would be best to start with their contradictions. Equally screen maximalists and minimalists, they have made some of the biggest small films of the past two decades: consider the ambitious, narrative-hopping epics for which they’re best known, such as La flor and Trenque Lauquen. The collective is impressive as much for the way they finance yearslong productions on shoestring budgets as for their expansive, Borgesian storytelling. Working largely with consumer-grade equipment and refusing most public financing, the spirit of El Pampero Cine is one of limitless creative possibility and roguish independence.Founded in 2002, the group consists of Mariano Llinás, Laura Citarella, Alejo Moguillansky, and Agustín Mendilaharzu, all of whom direct their own projects and work on each other’s in various creative roles. The group came together after the production of Llinás’s first feature, Balnearios (2002), in order to distribute that film,...
- 7/15/2024
- MUBI
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On August 29, 1997, Skynet AI began its war against humanity. And in the latest installment in the Terminator franchise, the upcoming Netflix anime series “Terminator Zero,” only one person might be able to stop the impending apocalypse.
Set in 2022, the eight-episode series will follow characters we have not yet met in the beloved franchise. According to a release, “Caught between the future and this past is a soldier sent back in time to change the fate of humanity. She arrives in 1997 to protect a scientist named Malcolm Lee who works to launch a new AI system designed to compete with Skynet’s impending attack on humanity. As Malcolm navigates the moral complexities of his creation, he’s hunted by an unrelenting assassin from the future, which forever alters the fate of his three children.”
The voice cast is led by Timothy Olyphant (“Justified”) as the Terminator; Rosario Dawson (“Ahsoka”) as Kokoro,...
Set in 2022, the eight-episode series will follow characters we have not yet met in the beloved franchise. According to a release, “Caught between the future and this past is a soldier sent back in time to change the fate of humanity. She arrives in 1997 to protect a scientist named Malcolm Lee who works to launch a new AI system designed to compete with Skynet’s impending attack on humanity. As Malcolm navigates the moral complexities of his creation, he’s hunted by an unrelenting assassin from the future, which forever alters the fate of his three children.”
The voice cast is led by Timothy Olyphant (“Justified”) as the Terminator; Rosario Dawson (“Ahsoka”) as Kokoro,...
- 7/15/2024
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
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Editor’s Note: This post contains spoilers for “House of the Dragon” Season 2, as well as major upcoming plot points from George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood.”
Like “Game of Thrones” before it, “House of the Dragon” is no stranger to canon departures from George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood.” From minor modifications to adding padding for episodes that were just a paragraph in the book to major adjustments that redirect character arcs, this series has it all — while preserving the spirit of a story that has captivated fans for years.
In Season 2, Episode 5, “Regent,” characters deal with the aftermath of what happened at Rook’s Rest, a major battle at that should have been an easy victory. Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) uses his army to draw out Rhaenys (Eve Best) and her dragon Meleys, planning to ambush them with Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) on Vhagar — but they didn’t...
Like “Game of Thrones” before it, “House of the Dragon” is no stranger to canon departures from George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood.” From minor modifications to adding padding for episodes that were just a paragraph in the book to major adjustments that redirect character arcs, this series has it all — while preserving the spirit of a story that has captivated fans for years.
In Season 2, Episode 5, “Regent,” characters deal with the aftermath of what happened at Rook’s Rest, a major battle at that should have been an easy victory. Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) uses his army to draw out Rhaenys (Eve Best) and her dragon Meleys, planning to ambush them with Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) on Vhagar — but they didn’t...
- 7/15/2024
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
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It was a bit of a shock when the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes went to Sean Baker for his new film “Anora.” It’s not shocking that the film was a hit with critics, as Baker has always made movies that do well at festivals. However, it still surprised many. Could this be the year that Baker finally gets his trophies?
Read More: ‘Anora’ Review: Sean Baker’s New York Cinderella Story Arrives With A Russian Twist [Cannes]
As seen in the trailer, “Anora” tells the story of a dancer who quickly falls in love with one of her clients.
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Read More: ‘Anora’ Review: Sean Baker’s New York Cinderella Story Arrives With A Russian Twist [Cannes]
As seen in the trailer, “Anora” tells the story of a dancer who quickly falls in love with one of her clients.
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- 7/15/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
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Sean Baker’s latest triumph is an Oscar frontrunner, and now finally the first trailer for “Anora” is here.
The highly-anticipated “Anora” won the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2024, and proved “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” breakout Mikey Madison is an actress to watch this awards season. Madison plays an exotic dancer and sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch (Mark Eydelshteyn).
Vache Tovmaysa, Yura Borisov, and Baker’s frequent collaborator Karren Karagulian.
The feature was the first American film to win the Palme d’Or since Terrence Malick’s “Tree of Life” in 2011.
Writer/director Baker previously helmed Oscar-nominated film “The Florida Project,” groundbreaking iPhone movie “Tangerine,” and Simon Rex’s career-best “Red Rocket,” which also centered on sex work.
“Anora” will be released by Neon, which handled the release of fellow Palme d’Or winners “Parasite,” “Triangle of Sadness,” and “Anatomy of a Fall,...
The highly-anticipated “Anora” won the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2024, and proved “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” breakout Mikey Madison is an actress to watch this awards season. Madison plays an exotic dancer and sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch (Mark Eydelshteyn).
Vache Tovmaysa, Yura Borisov, and Baker’s frequent collaborator Karren Karagulian.
The feature was the first American film to win the Palme d’Or since Terrence Malick’s “Tree of Life” in 2011.
Writer/director Baker previously helmed Oscar-nominated film “The Florida Project,” groundbreaking iPhone movie “Tangerine,” and Simon Rex’s career-best “Red Rocket,” which also centered on sex work.
“Anora” will be released by Neon, which handled the release of fellow Palme d’Or winners “Parasite,” “Triangle of Sadness,” and “Anatomy of a Fall,...
- 7/15/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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If you enjoyed the hyper-violent 20-minute finale of Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” and wondered if you could just have that for the whole movie, you have the movie of your dreams in Indian revenge actioner “Kill.” Relentless bloodletting is not novel to Bollywood cinema, but the volume & degree here might represent a dubious new milestone. As might the fact that “Kill” is one of the very few Indian films acquired for semi-wide release in North America, making its way to nearly 1000 screens.
Continue reading ‘Kill’ Review: Blood-Soaked Indian Actioner Delivers Gratuitous Violence And Schlock at The Playlist.
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- 7/15/2024
- by Ankit Jhunjhunwala
- The Playlist
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Tim Robbins is shutting down any “deranged” comparisons between his 1992 film “Bob Roberts” and the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
Conspiracies surfaced on social media after Thomas Matthew Crooks killed a Trump rallygoer and tried to assassinate the former president, injuring two others in the crowd as well. Robbins weighed in after one theory claimed the shooting was arranged by convicted felon Trump to boost his campaign for re-election, much like the plot of Robbins’ political drama “Bob Roberts.”
“To anyone drawing a parallel between my film ‘Bob Roberts’ and the attempted assassination of Trump, let’s be clear. What happened yesterday was a real attempt on a presidential candidate’s life,” Robbins wrote. “Those that are denying the assassination attempt was real are truly in a deranged mindset. A human being was shot yesterday. Another killed. They may not be human beings that you agree with politically but for shame folks.
Conspiracies surfaced on social media after Thomas Matthew Crooks killed a Trump rallygoer and tried to assassinate the former president, injuring two others in the crowd as well. Robbins weighed in after one theory claimed the shooting was arranged by convicted felon Trump to boost his campaign for re-election, much like the plot of Robbins’ political drama “Bob Roberts.”
“To anyone drawing a parallel between my film ‘Bob Roberts’ and the attempted assassination of Trump, let’s be clear. What happened yesterday was a real attempt on a presidential candidate’s life,” Robbins wrote. “Those that are denying the assassination attempt was real are truly in a deranged mindset. A human being was shot yesterday. Another killed. They may not be human beings that you agree with politically but for shame folks.
- 7/15/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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We’re gonna let you in on a little secret. Some of the best seasons of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” are not appearing on MTV or Paramount+ or screening. And while Season 16 was utterly superb and we stan the runways of some of the current “All Stars” queens, there has been some shockingly good “Drag Race” occurring outside of American television. International franchises such as “Drag Race France” (the new gold standard), “Drag Race Mexico” (an impressive second season), “Drag Race España” (consistently excellent), “Drag Race U.K.” (full of stars crossing over the Atlantic), and “Drag Race Phillippines” (the current definition of “that’s wild”) are just a few of the reasons why.
Continue reading ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars’ Is Finally Here & Features The Return Of Alyssa Edwards at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars’ Is Finally Here & Features The Return Of Alyssa Edwards at The Playlist.
- 7/15/2024
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
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When people think of the most popular project in Netflix history, it’s gotta be “Stranger Things.” For nearly a decade, the release of a new season of “Stranger Things” is a monumental event for Netflix. And that’s why everyone is eagerly anticipating the release of Season 5, as it will bring the end of the story.
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While we don’t know exactly what is going to happen in Season 5 of “Stranger Things” —outside of the fact that Vecna is involved and the crew we have watched grow up before our eyes will be fighting him—Netflix has decided to pull back the curtain and release a video showcasing the behind-the-scenes hijinks of Season 5.
In the video, they mention how they are only half-way through filming after months of work already.
Continue reading ‘Stranger Things 5’ Featurette: Take A Look Behind...
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While we don’t know exactly what is going to happen in Season 5 of “Stranger Things” —outside of the fact that Vecna is involved and the crew we have watched grow up before our eyes will be fighting him—Netflix has decided to pull back the curtain and release a video showcasing the behind-the-scenes hijinks of Season 5.
In the video, they mention how they are only half-way through filming after months of work already.
Continue reading ‘Stranger Things 5’ Featurette: Take A Look Behind...
- 7/15/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
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It’s been much longer than a thousand and one nights, but “Smash,” the cult classic NBC musical drama executive produced by Steven Spielberg that aired for two seasons back in 2012, is finally on Peacock.
If you didn’t have on DVD (!), it has been a minute since the show — which starred Megan Hilty and Katharine McPhee as competing actresses for the role of Marilyn Monroe on Broadway and also featured Anjelica Huston, Debra Messing, Christian Boyle, Uma Thurman, and many others — was available anywhere to stream.
That changes July 15, when all 32 episodes will finally be streamable on Peacock. Presumably, the network is making the critically maligned show available now because there is going to be a “Smash” musical debuting on Broadway in Spring 2025.
Per a press note, “Smash” won “a Critics Choice Television Award, a GLAAD Media Award, and received five Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, winning for Outstanding Choreography.
If you didn’t have on DVD (!), it has been a minute since the show — which starred Megan Hilty and Katharine McPhee as competing actresses for the role of Marilyn Monroe on Broadway and also featured Anjelica Huston, Debra Messing, Christian Boyle, Uma Thurman, and many others — was available anywhere to stream.
That changes July 15, when all 32 episodes will finally be streamable on Peacock. Presumably, the network is making the critically maligned show available now because there is going to be a “Smash” musical debuting on Broadway in Spring 2025.
Per a press note, “Smash” won “a Critics Choice Television Award, a GLAAD Media Award, and received five Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, winning for Outstanding Choreography.
- 7/15/2024
- by Erin Strecker
- Indiewire
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Kate Winslet is embodying the iconic American war correspondent and photographer Lee Miller for an eponymous biopic.
Winslet leads “Lee,” the directorial feature debut from award-winning cinematographer Ellen Kuras. The film centers on a decade in the life of Lee Miller, who was formerly a model and muse for male artists before traveling to Europe to report from the frontline during WWII. Lee infamously posed in Hitler’s private bathtub while abroad and used her Rolleiflex camera to “give a voice to the voiceless,” the film teases.
Its logline reads: What she captured on film in Dachau and throughout Europe was shocking and horrific. Her photographs of the war, its victims and its consequences remain among the most significant and historically important of the Second World War. She changed war photography forever, but Lee Miller paid an enormous personal price for what she witnessed and the stories she fought to tell.
Winslet leads “Lee,” the directorial feature debut from award-winning cinematographer Ellen Kuras. The film centers on a decade in the life of Lee Miller, who was formerly a model and muse for male artists before traveling to Europe to report from the frontline during WWII. Lee infamously posed in Hitler’s private bathtub while abroad and used her Rolleiflex camera to “give a voice to the voiceless,” the film teases.
Its logline reads: What she captured on film in Dachau and throughout Europe was shocking and horrific. Her photographs of the war, its victims and its consequences remain among the most significant and historically important of the Second World War. She changed war photography forever, but Lee Miller paid an enormous personal price for what she witnessed and the stories she fought to tell.
- 7/15/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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Who would have thought that 2024 would bring us not one, but two films about war photographers. Earlier this year, we already saw Alex Garland’s “Civil War,” about a potential American war. Now, we have “Lee,” which takes place during the very real World War II.
Read More: Summer Movie Preview: 50 Must-See Films To Watch
As seen in the trailer, “Lee” follows the unbelievable true story of Lee Miller, an American war photographer, as she goes into very real danger to capture the images of World War II.
Continue reading ‘Lee’ Trailer: Kate Winslet, Andy Samberg & More Star In Ellen Kuras’ New War Film at The Playlist.
Read More: Summer Movie Preview: 50 Must-See Films To Watch
As seen in the trailer, “Lee” follows the unbelievable true story of Lee Miller, an American war photographer, as she goes into very real danger to capture the images of World War II.
Continue reading ‘Lee’ Trailer: Kate Winslet, Andy Samberg & More Star In Ellen Kuras’ New War Film at The Playlist.
- 7/15/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
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When “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” was first announced, there was a bit of controversy because filmmaker George Miller decided to recast the lead role instead of working some movie magic to allow for Charlize Theron to return years later. According to Miller, he didn’t believe de-aging techniques would fully work for what he wanted, and instead, he brought in Anya Taylor-Joy. There were some interviews where it seemed like Theron was a bit hurt by that.
Continue reading ‘Furiosa’: Charlize Theron Says The ‘Mad Max’ Prequel Is “Amazing” at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Furiosa’: Charlize Theron Says The ‘Mad Max’ Prequel Is “Amazing” at The Playlist.
- 7/15/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
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The movie year 2024 got a jolt of life this past month with the arrivals of rousing franchise fare from “Inside Out 2” to “A Quiet Place: Day One.” But there’s also much to celebrate on the front of original releases, from the Neon-record-breaking “Longlegs” over the July 12 weekend to, earlier in the year, more originals like “Civil War” banking for A24. Magnolia Pictures’ “Thelma,” meanwhile, also defied the odds to become a rare box office breakout from Sundance.
And while none of these movies are on our list of the best films of 2024 so far — which we’ve pooled below from our highest-praising reviews from the past six months — but they all point toward a movie-going culture that’s healthier than some pictures paint.
The below list of 20 films will absolutely evolve as the year moves forward, and as the 2024 fall festivals are around the bend, bringing a fresh crop of brand-new movies.
And while none of these movies are on our list of the best films of 2024 so far — which we’ve pooled below from our highest-praising reviews from the past six months — but they all point toward a movie-going culture that’s healthier than some pictures paint.
The below list of 20 films will absolutely evolve as the year moves forward, and as the 2024 fall festivals are around the bend, bringing a fresh crop of brand-new movies.
- 7/15/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio, David Ehrlich and Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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Typically, horror filmmakers are fans of horror films. That’s just the reality of the situation. If you spend so much time thinking about how to scare people, you tend to enjoy films that do the same. However, that’s not the case with “Longlegs” filmmaker Osgood Perkins.
In a new interview with THR, Osgood Perkins, the filmmaker behind the massive hit, “Longlegs,” talked about his “distaste” for the horror genre.
Continue reading ‘Longlegs’ Director Has “No Interest” In Modern Horror Films & Has “A Sort Of Distaste” For The Genre at The Playlist.
In a new interview with THR, Osgood Perkins, the filmmaker behind the massive hit, “Longlegs,” talked about his “distaste” for the horror genre.
Continue reading ‘Longlegs’ Director Has “No Interest” In Modern Horror Films & Has “A Sort Of Distaste” For The Genre at The Playlist.
- 7/15/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
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Netflix is one step closer to launching “Stranger Things 5.”
The fifth and final season of the viral hit series has been teased in a behind-the-scenes cast video, featuring Sadie Sink, Millie Bobby Brown, Maya Hawke, Joe Keery, and more stars sharing their production process.
The fifth season also welcomes new cast members Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly, and Alex Breaux to the ensemble.
“Stranger Things” is a love letter to ‘80s classic genre films, and is set in the seemingly normal Midwestern town of Hawkins, Indiana. After a boy vanishes into thin air, his close-knit group of friends and family search for answers and are pulled into a high-stakes and deadly series of events. Beneath the surface of their ordinary town lurks an extraordinary supernatural mystery, along with top-secret government experiments and a dangerous gateway that connects our world to a powerful yet sinister realm. Friendships will be tested and lives...
The fifth and final season of the viral hit series has been teased in a behind-the-scenes cast video, featuring Sadie Sink, Millie Bobby Brown, Maya Hawke, Joe Keery, and more stars sharing their production process.
The fifth season also welcomes new cast members Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly, and Alex Breaux to the ensemble.
“Stranger Things” is a love letter to ‘80s classic genre films, and is set in the seemingly normal Midwestern town of Hawkins, Indiana. After a boy vanishes into thin air, his close-knit group of friends and family search for answers and are pulled into a high-stakes and deadly series of events. Beneath the surface of their ordinary town lurks an extraordinary supernatural mystery, along with top-secret government experiments and a dangerous gateway that connects our world to a powerful yet sinister realm. Friendships will be tested and lives...
- 7/15/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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The assassination attempt on the life former President Donald J. Trump hasn’t just shaken up the 2023 presidential race or resulted in heightened security at this week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee: It’s resulted in “The Daily Show” tearing up its coverage plans of the convention this week.
The Comedy Central show was going to have a robust on-the-ground presence at the convention as part of their ongoing Indecision 2024 package, much as they have every election cycle. Instead, they’re going to cancel tonight’s (Monday July 15) show altogether and then host shows from their New York City studios Tuesday through Thursday.
“Our apologies for the inconvenience,” Comedy Central said in a statement posted on X. “But due to logistical issues and the evolving situation in Milwaukee, we need to reschedule our events on the ground in Wisconsin and will look to make those up in the coming weeks.
The Comedy Central show was going to have a robust on-the-ground presence at the convention as part of their ongoing Indecision 2024 package, much as they have every election cycle. Instead, they’re going to cancel tonight’s (Monday July 15) show altogether and then host shows from their New York City studios Tuesday through Thursday.
“Our apologies for the inconvenience,” Comedy Central said in a statement posted on X. “But due to logistical issues and the evolving situation in Milwaukee, we need to reschedule our events on the ground in Wisconsin and will look to make those up in the coming weeks.
- 7/15/2024
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
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The “Terminator” franchise isn’t what it used to be, sadly. After multiple attempts to do a soft reboot, the film series just hasn’t been able to come close to the incredible first two movies from James Cameron. Perhaps things can be different in animation.
Read More: Summer TV Preview: Over 35 Must-See Series To Watch
As seen in the teaser, “Terminator: Zero” is the new animated series that brings a new look to the long-running franchise.
Continue reading ‘Terminator: Zero’ Teaser: Timothy Olyphant, Sonoya Mizuno & More Lend Their Voices To Netflix’s Animated Series at The Playlist.
Read More: Summer TV Preview: Over 35 Must-See Series To Watch
As seen in the teaser, “Terminator: Zero” is the new animated series that brings a new look to the long-running franchise.
Continue reading ‘Terminator: Zero’ Teaser: Timothy Olyphant, Sonoya Mizuno & More Lend Their Voices To Netflix’s Animated Series at The Playlist.
- 7/15/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
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Winona Ryder has been trying to get a “Beetlejuice” sequel made for decades by meeting with director Tim Burton.
Just like how lead star Michael Keaton and Burton were kicking around ideas for a follow-up film, Ryder told Harper’s Bazaar that she was working with Burton in secret to make sure a sequel was greenlit. Now, more than 40 years after the original 1988 horror-comedy classic, Ryder and Keaton are both reprising their respective roles for Burton in sequel film “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.”
“There were a lot of times my agents didn’t know that I was meeting up with him,” Ryder said of coordinating with Burton.
As Harper’s Bazaar added, “In the intervening decades, though, Ryder and Burton kept in touch, meeting secretly to discuss making a second ‘Beetlejuice.'”
Burton told the outlet that there were numerous concepts for sequels across the years.
“‘Beetlejuice Goes to Outer Space,’ ‘Beetlejuice’ does whatever,...
Just like how lead star Michael Keaton and Burton were kicking around ideas for a follow-up film, Ryder told Harper’s Bazaar that she was working with Burton in secret to make sure a sequel was greenlit. Now, more than 40 years after the original 1988 horror-comedy classic, Ryder and Keaton are both reprising their respective roles for Burton in sequel film “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.”
“There were a lot of times my agents didn’t know that I was meeting up with him,” Ryder said of coordinating with Burton.
As Harper’s Bazaar added, “In the intervening decades, though, Ryder and Burton kept in touch, meeting secretly to discuss making a second ‘Beetlejuice.'”
Burton told the outlet that there were numerous concepts for sequels across the years.
“‘Beetlejuice Goes to Outer Space,’ ‘Beetlejuice’ does whatever,...
- 7/14/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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Shannen Doherty, the actress whose film and television work resulted in some of the most iconic TV characters of the 1990s, has died at the age of 53 after a long battle with cancer.
“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, she lost her battle with cancer after many years of fighting the disease,” Doherty’s publicist said in a statement to People. “The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was surrounded by her loved ones as well as her dog, Bowie. The family asks for their privacy at this time so they can grieve in peace.”
Born in Memphis in 1971, Doherty first rose to prominence as a child actress playing Jenny Wilder in 18 episodes of “Little House on the Prairie.” She continued to build a resume of guest appearances throughout the 1980s before rising to mainstream prominence with her...
“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, she lost her battle with cancer after many years of fighting the disease,” Doherty’s publicist said in a statement to People. “The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was surrounded by her loved ones as well as her dog, Bowie. The family asks for their privacy at this time so they can grieve in peace.”
Born in Memphis in 1971, Doherty first rose to prominence as a child actress playing Jenny Wilder in 18 episodes of “Little House on the Prairie.” She continued to build a resume of guest appearances throughout the 1980s before rising to mainstream prominence with her...
- 7/14/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
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Few sitcom characters have become more firmly entrenched in pop culture than Steve Carell’s Michael Scott on the American version of “The Office.” But modern television history could have been altered forever had the casting process broken slightly differently. After the likes of Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti turned down the role, producers also considered casting Bob Odenkirk as Michael Scott. But the “Better Call Saul” star, who later went on to appear in an episode of the show, is at peace with how it all played out.
In a recent appearance on the “Office Ladies” podcast, hosted by “The Office” stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey (via The Hollywood Reporter), Odenkirk reflected on losing the iconic role. Rather than be bitter, he explained why Carell was a better fit than him to play the famously bumbling boss.
“I am, in a strange way, a very earnest person for a person in comedy,...
In a recent appearance on the “Office Ladies” podcast, hosted by “The Office” stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey (via The Hollywood Reporter), Odenkirk reflected on losing the iconic role. Rather than be bitter, he explained why Carell was a better fit than him to play the famously bumbling boss.
“I am, in a strange way, a very earnest person for a person in comedy,...
- 7/14/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
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Looking for your next murder mystery fix? Apple TV+ limited series “Lady in the Lake” is here to save you. Based on Laura Lippman’s novel of the same name, Natalie Portman stars as a 1960s housewife turned investigative reporter as she pursues the case of a missing woman named Cleo Sherwood (Moses Ingram), whose body was found in a city park lake. We caught up with stars Portman, Ingram, and Noah Jupe at the red carpet premiere in New York City on Thursday, July 11.
Jean-Marc Vallée, the late Emmy winning director of “Big Littles Lies” and “Sharp Objects,” served as an executive producer on the series, marking his final project before his untimely passing in 2021. “It was devastating that Jean-Marc passed just before we started [filming],” Portman tells IndieWire. “He was the one who brought me the material initially, with Nathan Ross as a partner, and he was the one...
Jean-Marc Vallée, the late Emmy winning director of “Big Littles Lies” and “Sharp Objects,” served as an executive producer on the series, marking his final project before his untimely passing in 2021. “It was devastating that Jean-Marc passed just before we started [filming],” Portman tells IndieWire. “He was the one who brought me the material initially, with Nathan Ross as a partner, and he was the one...
- 7/14/2024
- by Vincent Perella
- Indiewire
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This weekend was projected to be a breather in between massive openings for “Despicable Me 4” (Universal) and “Twisters” (Universal)/“Deadpool and Wolverine” (Disney) the following two weeks. It sort of worked out that way, but not the way it was expected.
“Longlegs” (Neon) and “Fly Me to the Moon” (Sony) were projected to come in second and third this weekend with a combined $30 million-$35 million. That part happened. But Apple’s rom-com with Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum was expected to take second, perhaps at least $15 million (earlier projections higher), while Oz Perkins’ distinctive horror-thriller starring Nicolas Cage was felt to be $10 million or more.
Instead, “Longlegs” took second with $22.6 million, while “Fly” is initially placed at $10 million (others have it lower), and only in fifth place. Both are striking results.
With a budget including marketing under $10 million, “Longlegs” has grossed more in only one weekend than all but...
“Longlegs” (Neon) and “Fly Me to the Moon” (Sony) were projected to come in second and third this weekend with a combined $30 million-$35 million. That part happened. But Apple’s rom-com with Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum was expected to take second, perhaps at least $15 million (earlier projections higher), while Oz Perkins’ distinctive horror-thriller starring Nicolas Cage was felt to be $10 million or more.
Instead, “Longlegs” took second with $22.6 million, while “Fly” is initially placed at $10 million (others have it lower), and only in fifth place. Both are striking results.
With a budget including marketing under $10 million, “Longlegs” has grossed more in only one weekend than all but...
- 7/14/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
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“Longlegs” opens with a title card with lyrics from “Get It On (Bang a Gong),” a 1971 track from the English rock band T. Rex, written by its frontman Marc Bolan: “Well you’re slim and you’re weak / You’ve got the teeth of the hydra upon you / You’re dirty, sweet, and you’re my girl.”
Neither the song nor those lyrics play a critical role in the audience’s understanding of the story, in which FBI agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) is on the hunt for the elusive serial killer Longlegs (Nicolas Cage). While the look of Cage’s Longlegs is partially based on his character’s backstory as a former glam rocker, striking a similar silhouette to Bolan himself, writer/director Osgood Perkins told IndieWire the connections are far more cosmic than something tangible he can put his finger on. It was something Cage understood during...
Neither the song nor those lyrics play a critical role in the audience’s understanding of the story, in which FBI agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) is on the hunt for the elusive serial killer Longlegs (Nicolas Cage). While the look of Cage’s Longlegs is partially based on his character’s backstory as a former glam rocker, striking a similar silhouette to Bolan himself, writer/director Osgood Perkins told IndieWire the connections are far more cosmic than something tangible he can put his finger on. It was something Cage understood during...
- 7/14/2024
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
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Writer/director Bradley Rust Gray is taking audiences on a tour of grief abroad.
The filmmaker’s latest feature, “I’ll Be Your Mirror” (originally titled “Blood”), follows a widow (Carla Juri) who travels to Japan on a business trip. While there, she reconnects with an old friend and reconnects with her lost joie de vivre. The feature debuted at Sundance in 2022.
The official synopsis reads: Chloe (Juri) travels to Japan for work where she is welcomed by an old friend, Toshi (Takashi Ueno). Sliding between the melancholy of the loss of her husband and the awe of perspectives changed, Chloe wanders an unfamiliar landscape.
Issey Ogata, Sachiko Ohshima, and Futaba Okazaki also star.
Filmmaker Gray previously helmed “Salt,” “The Exploding Girl,” and “Jack and Diane.” “I’ll Be Your Mirror” is Gray’s fourth film. The film will debut at the IFC theater in New York, with Paul Dano...
The filmmaker’s latest feature, “I’ll Be Your Mirror” (originally titled “Blood”), follows a widow (Carla Juri) who travels to Japan on a business trip. While there, she reconnects with an old friend and reconnects with her lost joie de vivre. The feature debuted at Sundance in 2022.
The official synopsis reads: Chloe (Juri) travels to Japan for work where she is welcomed by an old friend, Toshi (Takashi Ueno). Sliding between the melancholy of the loss of her husband and the awe of perspectives changed, Chloe wanders an unfamiliar landscape.
Issey Ogata, Sachiko Ohshima, and Futaba Okazaki also star.
Filmmaker Gray previously helmed “Salt,” “The Exploding Girl,” and “Jack and Diane.” “I’ll Be Your Mirror” is Gray’s fourth film. The film will debut at the IFC theater in New York, with Paul Dano...
- 7/14/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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When it came to adapting his popular tabletop card game into the “Exploding Kittens” 2D animated series (currently streaming on Netflix), Matthew Inman found inspiration in an old girlfriend’s schizophrenic cat, who got so disturbing that a priest was called to exorcise its demons. The premise became the ultimate fight between good and evil when God (Tom Ellis) and the Devil (Sasheer Zamata) are both fired and sent to Earth to reconnect with humanity, trapped inside the bodies of two chubby house cats.
While Godcat is tasked with turning around a dysfunctional family through empathy, Devilcat, his next-door neighbor, stirs up trouble as the destructive anti-Christ. “When I got paired up with [executive producers] Mike Judge and Greg Daniels [of ‘King of the Hill’], it kind of all just came together and it clicked,” Inman told IndieWire.
“Some of the [family] dynamics we wanted to avoid were things that we’re all a little tired of,...
While Godcat is tasked with turning around a dysfunctional family through empathy, Devilcat, his next-door neighbor, stirs up trouble as the destructive anti-Christ. “When I got paired up with [executive producers] Mike Judge and Greg Daniels [of ‘King of the Hill’], it kind of all just came together and it clicked,” Inman told IndieWire.
“Some of the [family] dynamics we wanted to avoid were things that we’re all a little tired of,...
- 7/14/2024
- by Bill Desowitz
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Movies offer an excellent excuse to ruminate on your deepest fears, and they’re certainly cheaper than therapy. So if you’re struggling with some deep mommy issues, why not cue up a matriarchal tale of terror and sort through some of that trauma in style?
Auteurs have been hashing out their issues with their mothers on the big screen for decades, to varying degrees of success. Consider mother-centric horror as its own subgenre, and you’ll notice there’s a tendency among filmmakers to take more than one stab at the thorny subject matter. Alfred Hitchcock used the real crimes of serial killer Ed Gein and added a profoundly morbid murder of a mother at a motel to brilliantly realize Norma and Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) for his exquisite “Psycho” in 1960, of course. But he’d whipped up something just as insidiously spectacular with Leopoldine Konstantin for his...
Movies offer an excellent excuse to ruminate on your deepest fears, and they’re certainly cheaper than therapy. So if you’re struggling with some deep mommy issues, why not cue up a matriarchal tale of terror and sort through some of that trauma in style?
Auteurs have been hashing out their issues with their mothers on the big screen for decades, to varying degrees of success. Consider mother-centric horror as its own subgenre, and you’ll notice there’s a tendency among filmmakers to take more than one stab at the thorny subject matter. Alfred Hitchcock used the real crimes of serial killer Ed Gein and added a profoundly morbid murder of a mother at a motel to brilliantly realize Norma and Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) for his exquisite “Psycho” in 1960, of course. But he’d whipped up something just as insidiously spectacular with Leopoldine Konstantin for his...
- 7/14/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
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