Ready, steady, go! But be warned, this article contains spoilers for "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga."
Long before 2015's "Mad Max: Fury Road" and its particular brand of vehicular mayhem peeled into theaters, promptly changing the action genre forever, director and mastermind George Miller had already mapped out an origin story for what would turn out to be the blockbuster's scene-stealing star: Charlize Theron's Imperator Furiosa. It only took the better part of a decade to finally see that vision realized on the big screen with this year's utterly epic "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga," but the lengthy hiatus wasn't the biggest obstacle standing in Miller's way. Since the prequel was always meant to depict the earlier years of Furiosa's life, a new actor would have to face the daunting — if not impossible — challenge of stepping into Theron's shoes.
Who else among this current crop of performers could've...
Long before 2015's "Mad Max: Fury Road" and its particular brand of vehicular mayhem peeled into theaters, promptly changing the action genre forever, director and mastermind George Miller had already mapped out an origin story for what would turn out to be the blockbuster's scene-stealing star: Charlize Theron's Imperator Furiosa. It only took the better part of a decade to finally see that vision realized on the big screen with this year's utterly epic "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga," but the lengthy hiatus wasn't the biggest obstacle standing in Miller's way. Since the prequel was always meant to depict the earlier years of Furiosa's life, a new actor would have to face the daunting — if not impossible — challenge of stepping into Theron's shoes.
Who else among this current crop of performers could've...
- 5/25/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Cush Jumbo is fronting a podcast telling the origin stories of big stars.
The Good Wife and Good Fight star has unveiled Sony Music’s Origins with Cush Jumbo at the Podcast Show In London.
Launching in September, Jumbo will speak in each episode with the “crème de la crème of entertainment royalty” about “childhood tales to teenage misadventures and early career struggles,” the show’s synopsis said.
“Each episode will unravel the formative moments that shaped the trajectory of success for some of the world’s most celebrated personalities,” it added.
Jumbo said: “I am thrilled to be partnering with Sony Music to begin my podcasting journey. Origins is all about taking my guests on a trip back down memory lane and I’m delighted that so many incredible people from across all of entertainment will join me for candid, honest and intimate conversations filled with laughter, tears and everything in between.
The Good Wife and Good Fight star has unveiled Sony Music’s Origins with Cush Jumbo at the Podcast Show In London.
Launching in September, Jumbo will speak in each episode with the “crème de la crème of entertainment royalty” about “childhood tales to teenage misadventures and early career struggles,” the show’s synopsis said.
“Each episode will unravel the formative moments that shaped the trajectory of success for some of the world’s most celebrated personalities,” it added.
Jumbo said: “I am thrilled to be partnering with Sony Music to begin my podcasting journey. Origins is all about taking my guests on a trip back down memory lane and I’m delighted that so many incredible people from across all of entertainment will join me for candid, honest and intimate conversations filled with laughter, tears and everything in between.
- 5/23/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Judi Dench has become the latest actor to rail against trigger warnings in the theatre, telling people to stay at home if they are sensitive.
The Oscar-winning actress said she was surprised to learn that audiences were routinely being warned about potentially distressing content, including abuse, violence, and loud noises.
“Do they do that?” Dench told the UK’s Radio Times: “It must be a pretty long trigger warning before King Lear or Titus Andronicus.”
She added: “I can see why they exist, but if you’re that sensitive, don’t go to the theatre, because you could be very shocked. Where is the surprise of seeing and understanding it in your own way?”
Dench, whose stage credits include Lady Macbeth, echoed the sentiments of others when noting her discomfort with trigger warnings.
Ralph Fiennes said theatregoers had “gone soft” in an interview with the BBC earlier this year.
The Oscar-winning actress said she was surprised to learn that audiences were routinely being warned about potentially distressing content, including abuse, violence, and loud noises.
“Do they do that?” Dench told the UK’s Radio Times: “It must be a pretty long trigger warning before King Lear or Titus Andronicus.”
She added: “I can see why they exist, but if you’re that sensitive, don’t go to the theatre, because you could be very shocked. Where is the surprise of seeing and understanding it in your own way?”
Dench, whose stage credits include Lady Macbeth, echoed the sentiments of others when noting her discomfort with trigger warnings.
Ralph Fiennes said theatregoers had “gone soft” in an interview with the BBC earlier this year.
- 5/14/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Kelly Reilly made a lot of heads turn and jaws drop as Beth Dutton on Yellowstone. The British actress really took the character written for her and made it her own. In doing so, Reilly managed to leave a lasting impression in the minds of fans, throughout the five seasons of the show.
Playing Dutton was no easy feat for the star. However, as an artist, she let another extremely popular character from a timeless classic inspire her: Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth.
Reilly took inspiration from Lady Macbeth (Source: Yellowstone)
Yellowstone‘s Kelly Reilly was pushed to her limits with her character
Since Yellowstone first premiered on television screens in 2018, the show has quickly amassed a loyal fanbase. As a neo-western show, its popularity surged, and coupled with immaculate acting and a well-written script, the show even landed its first Emmy nomination in 2021.
Suggested“He is the biggest enemy”:...
Playing Dutton was no easy feat for the star. However, as an artist, she let another extremely popular character from a timeless classic inspire her: Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth.
Reilly took inspiration from Lady Macbeth (Source: Yellowstone)
Yellowstone‘s Kelly Reilly was pushed to her limits with her character
Since Yellowstone first premiered on television screens in 2018, the show has quickly amassed a loyal fanbase. As a neo-western show, its popularity surged, and coupled with immaculate acting and a well-written script, the show even landed its first Emmy nomination in 2021.
Suggested“He is the biggest enemy”:...
- 4/17/2024
- by Sreshtha Roychowdhury
- FandomWire
Eiichiro Oda has crafted the One Piece world so intricately that fans can’t help but come up with countless theories behind every instance. The fact that Oda loves playing with dramatic twists and foreshadowing makes fans even more eager to figure out easter eggs.
But rarely do you come across a fan theory that will blow your mind. However, a crazy One Piece fan theory draws parallels between Blackbeard and Shakespeare’s play Macbeth to explain Blackbeard’s future conquests.
Consequently, it also explains several of Blackbeard’s character traits, like his consumption of more than one Devil Fruit and his inability to sleep.
Blackbeard is the Macbeth of One Piece
Before understanding why Blackbeard never sleeps, you must know his correlation with Macbeth. The major points in Macbeth’s tale include being instigated by three witches that he will be the King of Scotland. He was a trusted...
But rarely do you come across a fan theory that will blow your mind. However, a crazy One Piece fan theory draws parallels between Blackbeard and Shakespeare’s play Macbeth to explain Blackbeard’s future conquests.
Consequently, it also explains several of Blackbeard’s character traits, like his consumption of more than one Devil Fruit and his inability to sleep.
Blackbeard is the Macbeth of One Piece
Before understanding why Blackbeard never sleeps, you must know his correlation with Macbeth. The major points in Macbeth’s tale include being instigated by three witches that he will be the King of Scotland. He was a trusted...
- 4/15/2024
- by Aaheli Pradhan
- FandomWire
Teenagers are rebels, and it’s fairly obvious that in the years leading up to our adulthood, we do a lot of things we aren’t supposed to do. Sneaking out of the house, breaking curfews, partying with other rebels—you know the gist. But when someone spends the better part of their life watching a self-proclaimed prophet utter rubbish and taking them seriously, it’s trouble. Nurse Faure in the latest French crime thriller Anthracite is a person who has stopped being a normal person ever since she broke into Solal’s storage unit. Her actions led to the deaths of many innocent people, and they had massive consequences for the small, scenic town of Levionna.
Spoilers Ahead
Why Was Faure Influenced By Caleb?
Unlike other girls in Levionna, Faure didn’t directly get involved with the cult. A few months after Caleb was arrested, Solal completed his investigations and interviews.
Spoilers Ahead
Why Was Faure Influenced By Caleb?
Unlike other girls in Levionna, Faure didn’t directly get involved with the cult. A few months after Caleb was arrested, Solal completed his investigations and interviews.
- 4/12/2024
- by Aniket Mukherjee
- Film Fugitives
And nobody in all of Scotland is ever gonna bring her down. That’s the thesis, more or less, of Macbeth (An Undoing), a production from the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh now at Brooklyn’s Theater for a New Audience, that strives to do for Lady Macbeth (Nicole Cooper) what Wicked did for the Wicked Witch of the West. But Zinnie Harris’s play never defies gravity in its laborious quest to reimagine and center Lady Macbeth’s story.
Perhaps Harris hasn’t seen a decent production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The smart ones articulate without textual revision what Macbeth (An Undoing) goes to such unsubtle lengths to declaim: Lady Macbeth is the more powerful, ingenious, compelling character, and it’s her coolly competent ambition, not her husband’s, that motors this play. No argument there.
What especially bothers Harris isn’t the ferocity but the fragility in the original Lady Macbeth’s villainy,...
Perhaps Harris hasn’t seen a decent production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The smart ones articulate without textual revision what Macbeth (An Undoing) goes to such unsubtle lengths to declaim: Lady Macbeth is the more powerful, ingenious, compelling character, and it’s her coolly competent ambition, not her husband’s, that motors this play. No argument there.
What especially bothers Harris isn’t the ferocity but the fragility in the original Lady Macbeth’s villainy,...
- 4/12/2024
- by Dan Rubins
- Slant Magazine
The Senegalese director’s debut movie, Banel & Adama, propelled her to the red carpet. She explains why she wanted to show the world its flawed lead character
Nearly a decade ago, when Ramata-Toulaye Sy sat down to write her graduation script at the end of a screenwriting degree, her goal was simple. “I wanted to tell the most beautiful and greatest African love story,” says the 37-year-old French Senegalese film-maker with a smile. “When I was growing up a lot of African stories were about misery, poverty, war. I wanted to say: we can have African stories about people falling in love.”
She pauses, her grin widening. “Most importantly, I wanted to write the story of how Juliet became Lady Macbeth.” It’s a description that nails the film she’s now directed, based on that script, Banel & Adama. A subversive feminist romance set in Senegal, it was the...
Nearly a decade ago, when Ramata-Toulaye Sy sat down to write her graduation script at the end of a screenwriting degree, her goal was simple. “I wanted to tell the most beautiful and greatest African love story,” says the 37-year-old French Senegalese film-maker with a smile. “When I was growing up a lot of African stories were about misery, poverty, war. I wanted to say: we can have African stories about people falling in love.”
She pauses, her grin widening. “Most importantly, I wanted to write the story of how Juliet became Lady Macbeth.” It’s a description that nails the film she’s now directed, based on that script, Banel & Adama. A subversive feminist romance set in Senegal, it was the...
- 3/7/2024
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
This article contains massive spoilers for Dune: Part Two.
Author and producer Brian Herbert is no stranger to the world of Dune. As the son of Frank Herbert, the visionary writer who published the first Dune novel in 1965, Brian saw firsthand his father create the mythology of Arrakis and the legend of the Kwisatz Haderach. He also would go on to add to that mythology, with Brian co-writing numerous Dune novels of his own. So it should not be taken lightly when he praised this past week the completion of Denis Villeneuve’s two-part Dune adaptation.
“I saw Dune: Part Two at a private studio screening,” Brian Herbert wrote on social media, “and it is gratifying to see my father’s story told with such great care. When the new movie is combined with Dune: Part One it is by far the best film interpretation of Frank Herbert’s classic...
Author and producer Brian Herbert is no stranger to the world of Dune. As the son of Frank Herbert, the visionary writer who published the first Dune novel in 1965, Brian saw firsthand his father create the mythology of Arrakis and the legend of the Kwisatz Haderach. He also would go on to add to that mythology, with Brian co-writing numerous Dune novels of his own. So it should not be taken lightly when he praised this past week the completion of Denis Villeneuve’s two-part Dune adaptation.
“I saw Dune: Part Two at a private studio screening,” Brian Herbert wrote on social media, “and it is gratifying to see my father’s story told with such great care. When the new movie is combined with Dune: Part One it is by far the best film interpretation of Frank Herbert’s classic...
- 3/1/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Supernatural horror Deliver US is out now on digital platforms including Google, Apple TV, Sky and Amazon in the UK & Ireland.
Maria Vera Ratti (Inspector Ricciardi) stars as a nun who claims to have conceived twins through immaculate conception – that the Vatican fear will fulfil an ancient prophecy that one is the Messiah, and the other the Antichrist. Deliver US also stars co-director Lee Roy Kunz, as well as Thomas Kretschmann (Infinity Pool), and Peaky Blinders star Alexander Siddig.
Co-directed by Cru Ennis, Deliver US us a slick, striking and seriously scary slice of religious horror that will appeal to horror fans who enjoyed The Pope’s Exorcist, The Omen and The Nun movies.
Synopsis: When a nun in a remote convent claims immaculate conception, the Vatican sends a team of priests to investigate, concerned about an ancient prophecy that a woman will give birth to twin boys: one the Messiah,...
Maria Vera Ratti (Inspector Ricciardi) stars as a nun who claims to have conceived twins through immaculate conception – that the Vatican fear will fulfil an ancient prophecy that one is the Messiah, and the other the Antichrist. Deliver US also stars co-director Lee Roy Kunz, as well as Thomas Kretschmann (Infinity Pool), and Peaky Blinders star Alexander Siddig.
Co-directed by Cru Ennis, Deliver US us a slick, striking and seriously scary slice of religious horror that will appeal to horror fans who enjoyed The Pope’s Exorcist, The Omen and The Nun movies.
Synopsis: When a nun in a remote convent claims immaculate conception, the Vatican sends a team of priests to investigate, concerned about an ancient prophecy that a woman will give birth to twin boys: one the Messiah,...
- 2/27/2024
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
The Coen brothers broke up four years ago, and it has taken them a while to come out with solo albums that define their identities. In 2021, Joel Coen directed “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” which was a dazzling black-and-white pastiche of a Shakespeare drama. It was well-done but felt like a one-off, a decision by Coen to serve the material. One year later, Ethan Coen came out with “Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind,” a small-scale rock ‘n’ roll documentary that he made during the pandemic; it was a YouTube clip job, and on those terms expertly crafted — but even after Jerry Lee died (five months after the film’s Cannes premiere), it took ages for the film to be released.
Now, though, we finally have a Coen movie in which one of the brothers puts his solo stamp on filmmaking. “Drive-Away Dolls,” directed by Ethan Coen, is a crime-speckled road-trip...
Now, though, we finally have a Coen movie in which one of the brothers puts his solo stamp on filmmaking. “Drive-Away Dolls,” directed by Ethan Coen, is a crime-speckled road-trip...
- 2/21/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
A-listers Alice Eve and Antonio Banderas (The Mask of Zorro) star in Cult Killer which is out now on Digital Platforms in the UK and Ireland. Also out on DVD on the 12th February 2024.
Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness) is a fearless private eye (with Banderas as her mentor) who uncovers brutal secrets in a sleepy Irish town that puts her life in danger. The film also stars Shelley Henig (Unfriended), Olwen Fouéré (The Northman) and Nick Dunning (The Tudors).
Stylishly directed by John Keeyes (Codename Banshee), Cult Killer recalls the nerve-shredding thrills of Silence of the Lambs and 7even, and is unmissable for fans of intelligent, dark crime thrillers.
Synopsis: When a renowned private investigator is murdered, his protege takes on the case. As her investigation unfolds, she is forced into a dangerous alliance with his killer to uncover the town’s grisly secrets and bring justice to its victims.
Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness) is a fearless private eye (with Banderas as her mentor) who uncovers brutal secrets in a sleepy Irish town that puts her life in danger. The film also stars Shelley Henig (Unfriended), Olwen Fouéré (The Northman) and Nick Dunning (The Tudors).
Stylishly directed by John Keeyes (Codename Banshee), Cult Killer recalls the nerve-shredding thrills of Silence of the Lambs and 7even, and is unmissable for fans of intelligent, dark crime thrillers.
Synopsis: When a renowned private investigator is murdered, his protege takes on the case. As her investigation unfolds, she is forced into a dangerous alliance with his killer to uncover the town’s grisly secrets and bring justice to its victims.
- 2/20/2024
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
Renowned for her versatility and captivating performances, actress Florence Pugh has become one of the most remarkable performers in Hollywood. And as much as she loves acting and bringing new characters to life on-screen, Pugh fully enjoys her time on the film sets as well, as the actress has shared that she prefers to rest while surrounded by the crew rather than relapsing to her trailer.
Florence Pugh in a still from Black Widow
However, sometimes, she takes the comfort a little too far, leading her to fall asleep while filming a scene. The actress candidly shared the incident during an appearance on the Dish podcast, as she revealed that her impromptu theatrics did not go unnoticed by the director.
Florence Pugh Revealed She Fell Asleep While Filming
During an appearance on the Dish Podcast, actress Florence Pugh admitted that she loves bed scenes as she explained that they allow her to relax on set.
Florence Pugh in a still from Black Widow
However, sometimes, she takes the comfort a little too far, leading her to fall asleep while filming a scene. The actress candidly shared the incident during an appearance on the Dish podcast, as she revealed that her impromptu theatrics did not go unnoticed by the director.
Florence Pugh Revealed She Fell Asleep While Filming
During an appearance on the Dish Podcast, actress Florence Pugh admitted that she loves bed scenes as she explained that they allow her to relax on set.
- 2/19/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
Dave Filoni does not like to throw away his toys.
Since joining "Star Wars" as a director on the 2008 "The Clone Wars" cartoon series, he's become the protégé of creator George Lucas and chief creative officer of Lucasfilm. Characters introduced (Ahsoka Tano) and reintroduced (Darth Maul) in "The Clone Wars" and follow-up shows like "Star Wars Rebels" and "The Mandalorian" continue to return time and time again, be it in animation or live-action.
The new trailer for the final season of "The Bad Batch" reveals another face is returning; Asajj Ventress. The trailer holds her appearance for an ending surprise, with Nika Futterman's raspy voice slithering in as narration before Ventress charges out with a yellow lightsaber.
There's just one problem — Ventress is supposed to be dead. In the 2015 novel "Star Wars: Dark Disciple" (authored by Christie Golden and based on scripts written for "The Clone Wars" before it...
Since joining "Star Wars" as a director on the 2008 "The Clone Wars" cartoon series, he's become the protégé of creator George Lucas and chief creative officer of Lucasfilm. Characters introduced (Ahsoka Tano) and reintroduced (Darth Maul) in "The Clone Wars" and follow-up shows like "Star Wars Rebels" and "The Mandalorian" continue to return time and time again, be it in animation or live-action.
The new trailer for the final season of "The Bad Batch" reveals another face is returning; Asajj Ventress. The trailer holds her appearance for an ending surprise, with Nika Futterman's raspy voice slithering in as narration before Ventress charges out with a yellow lightsaber.
There's just one problem — Ventress is supposed to be dead. In the 2015 novel "Star Wars: Dark Disciple" (authored by Christie Golden and based on scripts written for "The Clone Wars" before it...
- 1/24/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Paul Walter Hauser as Dark and Jacob Tremblay as Orion – DreamWorks Animation © 2023
We’re just weeks away from getting to watch the brand new DreamWorks Animation movie that features a script written by Charlie Kauffman. In anticipation of its release, Netflix has confirmed the full cast lineup for Orion and the Dark plus released a new trailer and stills.
Announced last year at the Annecy Film Festival, this will mark DreamWorks Animation’s second major Netflix Original movie for the streamer following Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans from Guillermo del Toro.
Based on the book by Emma Yarlett, the movie comes from director Sean Charmatz and is about a young elementary school kid who is afraid of everything, including bees, the ocean, clowns, and countless other things. Amongst the biggest things he’s afraid of is the dark, which comes alive and whisks Orion away on an adventure.
Here’s...
We’re just weeks away from getting to watch the brand new DreamWorks Animation movie that features a script written by Charlie Kauffman. In anticipation of its release, Netflix has confirmed the full cast lineup for Orion and the Dark plus released a new trailer and stills.
Announced last year at the Annecy Film Festival, this will mark DreamWorks Animation’s second major Netflix Original movie for the streamer following Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans from Guillermo del Toro.
Based on the book by Emma Yarlett, the movie comes from director Sean Charmatz and is about a young elementary school kid who is afraid of everything, including bees, the ocean, clowns, and countless other things. Amongst the biggest things he’s afraid of is the dark, which comes alive and whisks Orion away on an adventure.
Here’s...
- 1/11/2024
- by Kasey Moore
- Whats-on-Netflix
Vin Diesel's Riddick movies are an unusual franchise, driven by Diesel's love for the character and a desire to explore his world with series director David Twohy. Each entry is wildly different from the others, spanning different genres and even mediums, with a short detour into animation for "Riddick: Dark Fury." Riddick himself is a fun sci-fi creation, the last surviving member of an alien warrior race called Furyans, with reflective eyes that see in the dark. But where should newcomers to the franchise start, and what order should they watch the "Riddick" flicks in?
Thankfully the answer is fairly simple, dear reader, though which entries work best might vary from viewer to viewer. "Pitch Black" seems to be fairly universally beloved, but the other "Riddick" entries received more mixed receptions yet have their own cult followings. The movies are possible to enjoy on their own but might be a little confusing,...
Thankfully the answer is fairly simple, dear reader, though which entries work best might vary from viewer to viewer. "Pitch Black" seems to be fairly universally beloved, but the other "Riddick" entries received more mixed receptions yet have their own cult followings. The movies are possible to enjoy on their own but might be a little confusing,...
- 12/26/2023
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
Wamg is giving away a prize pack to celebrate the opening of Poor Things starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott.
From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
Now playing in select theaters, Poor Things opens in theaters December 22.
The Poor Things Prize Pack includes:
Tote Bag Sunglasses & Case T-Shirt (All Sizes) Emma Stone Fashion Slayage Commemorative Post Cards
Email michelle@wearemoviegeeks.
From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
Now playing in select theaters, Poor Things opens in theaters December 22.
The Poor Things Prize Pack includes:
Tote Bag Sunglasses & Case T-Shirt (All Sizes) Emma Stone Fashion Slayage Commemorative Post Cards
Email michelle@wearemoviegeeks.
- 12/18/2023
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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When it comes to entertainment, the holiday season means an endless procession of specials and familiar movies. But for all the holiday favorites, there’s no shortage of new streaming releases to catch this December. Theaters, meantime, are also filled with prestigious movies. Here are some of this month’s most promising offerings, from Eileen, starring Anne Hathaway, to Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet. (Plus: Check out our favorite...
When it comes to entertainment, the holiday season means an endless procession of specials and familiar movies. But for all the holiday favorites, there’s no shortage of new streaming releases to catch this December. Theaters, meantime, are also filled with prestigious movies. Here are some of this month’s most promising offerings, from Eileen, starring Anne Hathaway, to Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet. (Plus: Check out our favorite...
- 12/8/2023
- by Keith Phipps
- Rollingstone.com
Just in time to ruin Christmas, gruesome horror comedy The Mean One, is out now on DVD and Digital Platforms from Altitude Film Distribution.
David Howard Thornton, the award-winning actor who plays Art the Clown in the hugely popular Terrifier movies, stars as The Mean One, a gruesome grouch in a Santa suit who is intent on causing Christmas carnage. Directed by Steven Lamorte (Bury Me Twice), The Mean One also stars Krystle Martin as Cindy, who takes on the Christmas killer with a baseball bat wrapped in tree lights.
Like recent horror hit Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, The Mean One is another buzzy slasher mixing mirth, murder and all-out action in equal measure, as the townsfolk decide to take on the green meanie with all the weapons they can lay their hands on. Already a viral sensation (over 5 million people have watched the trailer online) The Mean One...
David Howard Thornton, the award-winning actor who plays Art the Clown in the hugely popular Terrifier movies, stars as The Mean One, a gruesome grouch in a Santa suit who is intent on causing Christmas carnage. Directed by Steven Lamorte (Bury Me Twice), The Mean One also stars Krystle Martin as Cindy, who takes on the Christmas killer with a baseball bat wrapped in tree lights.
Like recent horror hit Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, The Mean One is another buzzy slasher mixing mirth, murder and all-out action in equal measure, as the townsfolk decide to take on the green meanie with all the weapons they can lay their hands on. Already a viral sensation (over 5 million people have watched the trailer online) The Mean One...
- 12/7/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
Femme fatales have existed since the dawn of narrative art. This intoxicating female archetype is known for her alluring sensuality and dark habit of causing harm or destruction to any man who falls into her grasp. From the sirens of Greek literature and Shakespeare’s Lady MacBeth to the vamps of the silent film era and gangster movie gun molls, femme fatales have continued to change with times.
A surge of classic examples arose in pulp literature and the subsequent film noir heyday of the 1940s and 50s – possibly a response to shifting gender roles in the wake of World War II. Many consider Barbara Stanwyck’s Phyllis Dietrichson to be the prototypical film fatale of the silver screen. In Double Indemnity, this magnetic blonde seduces a hapless salesman and convinces him to kill her husband in order to cash in on the titular insurance policy.
Despite her classical origins,...
A surge of classic examples arose in pulp literature and the subsequent film noir heyday of the 1940s and 50s – possibly a response to shifting gender roles in the wake of World War II. Many consider Barbara Stanwyck’s Phyllis Dietrichson to be the prototypical film fatale of the silver screen. In Double Indemnity, this magnetic blonde seduces a hapless salesman and convinces him to kill her husband in order to cash in on the titular insurance policy.
Despite her classical origins,...
- 12/5/2023
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
Graphic: The A.V. Club, The A.V. Club, The A.V. Club, Image: The A.V. Club, The A.V. Club, The A.V. Club, Photo: Toho Studios, Chris McGrath (Getty Images), Neon, Warner Bros.Every Godzilla film, ranked from worst to bestClockwise from bottom left: Godzilla (2014) (Warner Bros.), Godzilla Vs.
- 12/2/2023
- avclub.com
Animal, with Thursday previews of just over $1.25 million, looks set for the biggest North American Bollywood opening day since Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva last year. Both star Ranbir Kapoor.
The Hindi revenge thriller by Sandeep Reddy Vanga about a son’s toxic relationship with a father he idolizes opens on 700 screens (nearly 100 in Canada) with the subtitled trailer below at 81 million views. Co-stars Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol and Rashmika Mandanna. Opening numbers look especially good since the film is violent (it has the equivalent of an R rating in India), likely taking some families out of the mix.
Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Pranay Reddy Vanga, Murad Khetani, Krishan Kumar. Distributors are Moksha Movies and Nirvana Cinemas.
Neon presents Sundance-premiering Eileen with Anne Hathaway from director William Oldroyd (Lady Macbeth) in limited release at six theaters. Based on the 2015 debut novel by Otessa Moshfegh,...
The Hindi revenge thriller by Sandeep Reddy Vanga about a son’s toxic relationship with a father he idolizes opens on 700 screens (nearly 100 in Canada) with the subtitled trailer below at 81 million views. Co-stars Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol and Rashmika Mandanna. Opening numbers look especially good since the film is violent (it has the equivalent of an R rating in India), likely taking some families out of the mix.
Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Pranay Reddy Vanga, Murad Khetani, Krishan Kumar. Distributors are Moksha Movies and Nirvana Cinemas.
Neon presents Sundance-premiering Eileen with Anne Hathaway from director William Oldroyd (Lady Macbeth) in limited release at six theaters. Based on the 2015 debut novel by Otessa Moshfegh,...
- 12/1/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Finally, we’re entering into the first weekend of the final month of 2023. So naturally many of the films hitting the multiplex have the big holiday at the end of December as a setting or backdrop. Of course, they’re all upbeat celebrations full of family togetherness. Well, not always as proven a few weeks ago with the release of one of the year’s best films, The Holdovers. It’s a dark comedy centering on a split family ignoring a son. So indeed it is a bit dark, compared to this weekend’s flick, which is nearly pitch-black, closer to a film noir than comedy. And it’s a tragic drama as we observe the dismal life of a young woman named Eileen.
Right at the start of this tale, we’re introduced to Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie), a lonely woman in her twenties living in the Boston area around sixty years ago.
Right at the start of this tale, we’re introduced to Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie), a lonely woman in her twenties living in the Boston area around sixty years ago.
- 11/30/2023
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie in EileenPhoto: Neon
From the very first few minutes of Eileen, the audience is clued that this won’t be your conventional mid-20th century set drama. The eponymous character masturbates twice, has a wild sex fantasy about a co-worker, and threatens to murder her father.
From the very first few minutes of Eileen, the audience is clued that this won’t be your conventional mid-20th century set drama. The eponymous character masturbates twice, has a wild sex fantasy about a co-worker, and threatens to murder her father.
- 11/29/2023
- by Murtada Elfadl
- avclub.com
Alex Pettyfer stars in the terrifying action thriller Black Noise, which is out out now on Digital Platforms including Google, Apple TV, Sky and Amazon Prime Video in the UK & Ireland.
“We go in, we get the client, and get out”. If only it was that simple for Alex Pettyfer (Alex Rider in Stormbreaker) and Jackson Rathbone (Twilight), on a rescue mission from hell in Black Noise, a chilling action horror set in a lush paradise, also starring Eve Mauro (Wicked Lake) and Ashton Leigh (Big Shark).
Sent to the remote island of Esperanza to rescue a tech heiress, a security team finds their communications cut off, and starts having nightmarish hallucinations… but the worst is yet to come. Coming on like 80s classic Predator Black Noise is an action adventure that turns into all-out horror.
Synopsis:
Members of an elite security team deployed to rescue a VIP on an exclusive island.
“We go in, we get the client, and get out”. If only it was that simple for Alex Pettyfer (Alex Rider in Stormbreaker) and Jackson Rathbone (Twilight), on a rescue mission from hell in Black Noise, a chilling action horror set in a lush paradise, also starring Eve Mauro (Wicked Lake) and Ashton Leigh (Big Shark).
Sent to the remote island of Esperanza to rescue a tech heiress, a security team finds their communications cut off, and starts having nightmarish hallucinations… but the worst is yet to come. Coming on like 80s classic Predator Black Noise is an action adventure that turns into all-out horror.
Synopsis:
Members of an elite security team deployed to rescue a VIP on an exclusive island.
- 11/13/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
Netflix‘s House of Cards might’ve been just as actor Robin Wright’s show as it was Kevin Spacey’s. So when Wright learned about the modest pay-gap between her and her co-star, she rectified the situation her way.
What Robin Wright warned she’d do if she didn’t make as much as her ‘House of Cards’ co-star Robin Wright | Phillip Faraone/Getty Images
Wright was more than a little reluctant to star in the hit Netflix series House of Cards. She took a brief moratorium from acting to focus on her family life. When she returned to the film industry, she was offered the lead role opposite the Se7en star. But television wasn’t the medium she was interested in until producer David Fincher convinced her otherwise.
“But David said, ‘Trust me. This is going to be revolutionary. You will have 13 hours to tell your story,...
What Robin Wright warned she’d do if she didn’t make as much as her ‘House of Cards’ co-star Robin Wright | Phillip Faraone/Getty Images
Wright was more than a little reluctant to star in the hit Netflix series House of Cards. She took a brief moratorium from acting to focus on her family life. When she returned to the film industry, she was offered the lead role opposite the Se7en star. But television wasn’t the medium she was interested in until producer David Fincher convinced her otherwise.
“But David said, ‘Trust me. This is going to be revolutionary. You will have 13 hours to tell your story,...
- 11/10/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Amber Heard (Aquaman) stars as a doctor battling against 19th-century superstitions and paranoia in In The Fire, also starring Luca Calvani (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.), Eduardo Noriega (The Devil’s Backbone), and Sophie Amber (soon to be seen in The Last Girl with Antonio Banderas).
Directed by Cocor Allyn (No Man’s Land), In The Fire is an intense and thrilling experience featuring a searing career-best lead performance from Heard as a woman attempting to convince a community that medicine can overcome what they perceive as ‘evil’.
Synopsis:
A doctor travels to a remote plantation to care for a disturbed boy who has inexplicable abilities. She ignites a war of science versus religion with the local priest who believes the boy is possessed by the Devil.
In The Fire is available now on Digital Platforms including Google, Apple TV, Sky and Amazon.
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Directed by Cocor Allyn (No Man’s Land), In The Fire is an intense and thrilling experience featuring a searing career-best lead performance from Heard as a woman attempting to convince a community that medicine can overcome what they perceive as ‘evil’.
Synopsis:
A doctor travels to a remote plantation to care for a disturbed boy who has inexplicable abilities. She ignites a war of science versus religion with the local priest who believes the boy is possessed by the Devil.
In The Fire is available now on Digital Platforms including Google, Apple TV, Sky and Amazon.
About Altitude
Altitude Media Group is...
- 11/8/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
First-time British director Molly Manning Walker’s remarkable drama about a group of post-gcse girls hellbent on partying in Crete features a career-making performance from new talent Mia McKenna-Bruce
Here’s a cause for celebration for fans of British cinema: a feature debut that launches not one but two of the most promising talents to arrive in movie theatres for a long while. Writer and director Molly Manning Walker is the complete package: a storyteller with an acute ear for youth vernacular; a film-maker with a gift for capturing images that sear themselves into your eyes, while also filling each frame with a sensory overload of energy and movement; and a director who can tease remarkably intimate and revealing moments from actors while simultaneously marshalling a club full of several hundred hard-partying extras. And the film’s star, Mia McKenna-Bruce, is a revelation. You have to go back to Florence Pugh...
Here’s a cause for celebration for fans of British cinema: a feature debut that launches not one but two of the most promising talents to arrive in movie theatres for a long while. Writer and director Molly Manning Walker is the complete package: a storyteller with an acute ear for youth vernacular; a film-maker with a gift for capturing images that sear themselves into your eyes, while also filling each frame with a sensory overload of energy and movement; and a director who can tease remarkably intimate and revealing moments from actors while simultaneously marshalling a club full of several hundred hard-partying extras. And the film’s star, Mia McKenna-Bruce, is a revelation. You have to go back to Florence Pugh...
- 11/5/2023
- by Wendy Ide
- The Guardian - Film News
It’s seemingly been years in the making, but FX’s much-anticipated global event series for Hulu, “Shōgun,” is finally coming in February 2024. (Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in all other territories). Moreover, Hulu and FX have also revealed the first trailer for the series.
The series stars Japanese veteran Hiroyuki Sanada, known recently for “Bullet Train,” “John Wick: Chapter 4” “Army of the Dead” and an entire career of Japanese films (“The Ring”) that goes back to the 1960s (he started as a child actor), and up-and-coming British actor Cosmo Jarvis (“Lady Macbeth”).
Continue reading ‘Shōgun’ Trailer: Hiroyuki Sanada & Cosmo Jarvis Star In FX’s Epic New Feudal Japan Event Series at The Playlist.
The series stars Japanese veteran Hiroyuki Sanada, known recently for “Bullet Train,” “John Wick: Chapter 4” “Army of the Dead” and an entire career of Japanese films (“The Ring”) that goes back to the 1960s (he started as a child actor), and up-and-coming British actor Cosmo Jarvis (“Lady Macbeth”).
Continue reading ‘Shōgun’ Trailer: Hiroyuki Sanada & Cosmo Jarvis Star In FX’s Epic New Feudal Japan Event Series at The Playlist.
- 11/2/2023
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
"You really think you're a normal person? I bet you have brilliant dreams..." Neon has unveiled an official trailer for Eileen, an indie psychological crime thriller from filmmaker William Oldroyd (Lady Macbeth) that first premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. This got mostly dismal reviews out of Sundance, with many saying it was one of their least favorite films from the fest, however Neon snatched it up and will release it this fall anyway. Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path... It's based on the book of the same name written by Ottessa Moshfegh, to give you an idea of what you're getting into with this story. Thomasin McKenzie stars as the titular Eileen in this story,...
- 10/17/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Parasitic obsession sickens the roots of “Eileen,” director William Oldroyd’s adaptation of novelist Ottessa Moshfegh’s slim 2015 chiller. The 1960s-set noir, which played out of competition way back in January at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, stars Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie in career-topping turns. Neon will open the film in limited release on December 1 before going wide on December 8. Watch the official trailer below.
Set in a punishing 1964 winter outside of Boston, “Eileen” centers on the title character, a young secretary played by Thomas McKenzie, who becomes enchanted by the glamorous, blonde new counselor at the prison where she works. Their friendship takes a sinister turn around a recently incarcerated juvenile, now at the institution after his father’s murder, and together Eileen and Rebecca (Hathaway) spark a twisted connection reminiscent of “Carol” meets Hitchcock — especially when you consider Hathaway’s character’s cinematic namesake.
Oldroyd’s second feature...
Set in a punishing 1964 winter outside of Boston, “Eileen” centers on the title character, a young secretary played by Thomas McKenzie, who becomes enchanted by the glamorous, blonde new counselor at the prison where she works. Their friendship takes a sinister turn around a recently incarcerated juvenile, now at the institution after his father’s murder, and together Eileen and Rebecca (Hathaway) spark a twisted connection reminiscent of “Carol” meets Hitchcock — especially when you consider Hathaway’s character’s cinematic namesake.
Oldroyd’s second feature...
- 10/17/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Saoirse Ronan, best known for her dramatic roles, is ready to switch things up and star in a comedy.
Since the film genre is also her favorite to watch, the four-time Oscar-nominated actress recently told Harper’s Bazaar UK that she wants to partake in a project that sees her in a more comedic role for once.
“I would love to do something modern and funny,” she said. “But to be able to do comedy well requires so much skill and musicality. I don’t necessarily think I have that yet – although as I’ve got older, I am more comfortable and confident to try.”
Ronan specifically cited films and TV shows like Bridesmaids, Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm as her all-time favorites to watch – which could hint at the type of comedy audiences may see her in at some point in the future.
As for her more serious roles,...
Since the film genre is also her favorite to watch, the four-time Oscar-nominated actress recently told Harper’s Bazaar UK that she wants to partake in a project that sees her in a more comedic role for once.
“I would love to do something modern and funny,” she said. “But to be able to do comedy well requires so much skill and musicality. I don’t necessarily think I have that yet – although as I’ve got older, I am more comfortable and confident to try.”
Ronan specifically cited films and TV shows like Bridesmaids, Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm as her all-time favorites to watch – which could hint at the type of comedy audiences may see her in at some point in the future.
As for her more serious roles,...
- 9/10/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Four-time Oscar nominee and indie darling Saoirse Ronan revealed in a recent Harper’s Bazaar UK interview that she’s keen to star in a comedy soon, referencing Paul Feig’s “Bridesmaids” and the Larry David-created sitcoms “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” as her favorite comedic projects.
“I would love to do something modern and funny,” Ronan said. “But to be able to do comedy well requires so much skill and musicality. I don’t necessarily think I have that yet — although as I’ve got older, I am more comfortable and confident to try.”
Ronan is best known for her dramatic roles, and has earned Academy Award nominations for “Atonement,” in which she plays the petulant and jealous younger sister to Keira Knightley; “Brooklyn,” which follows a young Irish immigrant navigating life in 1950s New York; “Lady Bird,” in which she stars as a headstrong teenager at odds with her mother; and finally,...
“I would love to do something modern and funny,” Ronan said. “But to be able to do comedy well requires so much skill and musicality. I don’t necessarily think I have that yet — although as I’ve got older, I am more comfortable and confident to try.”
Ronan is best known for her dramatic roles, and has earned Academy Award nominations for “Atonement,” in which she plays the petulant and jealous younger sister to Keira Knightley; “Brooklyn,” which follows a young Irish immigrant navigating life in 1950s New York; “Lady Bird,” in which she stars as a headstrong teenager at odds with her mother; and finally,...
- 9/9/2023
- by Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Denzel Washington is one of the most acclaimed and versatile actors in Hollywood. He has won two Oscars, three Golden Globes, and a Tony Award. He has starred in a variety of genres, from biopics to thrillers, from dramas to action. He has played heroes and villains, historical figures and fictional characters, and has always delivered memorable performances. Here are his top 10 movies ranked from worst to best, based on their critical and audience ratings.
10. The Tragedy of Macbeth (2023) The Tragedy of Macbeth Traile
This is the latest film by Denzel Washington, directed by Joel Coen. It is a faithful adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, with Washington playing the ambitious and doomed Scottish king. The film has received rave reviews for its stunning cinematography, atmospheric score, and powerful acting by Washington and Frances McDormand as Lady Macbeth. The film is a dark and haunting masterpiece that showcases Washington’s...
10. The Tragedy of Macbeth (2023) The Tragedy of Macbeth Traile
This is the latest film by Denzel Washington, directed by Joel Coen. It is a faithful adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, with Washington playing the ambitious and doomed Scottish king. The film has received rave reviews for its stunning cinematography, atmospheric score, and powerful acting by Washington and Frances McDormand as Lady Macbeth. The film is a dark and haunting masterpiece that showcases Washington’s...
- 9/3/2023
- by amalprasadappu
- https://thecinemanews.online/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4649
Putting the blackened, flash-frozen heart of Chile’s undead past into a blender, blitzing it to a lumpen pulp and guzzling down the result with grimly comic relish, Pablo Larraín, after his Hollywood forays with “Spencer” and “Jackie,” returns to his home turf and finds it bleeding out from a mysterious two-hole puncture on its neck. “El Conde” — the Chilean director’s uncategorizably bizarre riff on vampire mythos, cronyist corruption and the more mundane horror that is a squabbling family divvying up their patriarchal inheritance while the patriarch is still around — coils itself around an inventively nasty literalization of the idea that the evil that men does lives after them. Those words, spoken over Caesar’s body in “Julius Caesar,” sparked a war that ended a republic. With his iteration, Larraín aims to do his part in delivering a republic instead, bringing his elegantly foul exercise in gallows humor to bear,...
- 8/31/2023
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
Succession may have wrapped its Emmy-winning four- season run, but feelings from the May 29 series finale linger. Viewers of the Roy family saga were left haunted by the final boardroom face-off among siblings Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Roman (Kieran Culkin), with many wondering how each could have gone on to pick up the pieces after the Jesse Armstrong-created series faded to black. Longtime director Mark Mylod admits he, too, finds himself thinking about the trio as he shares some insight into the character endings while chatting about the show’s record-breaking 27 Emmy nominations.
Director Mark Mylod
“I feel really good about [ending with the fourth season], having seen shows and been part of shows that I think have perhaps overstayed their welcome,” says the helmer nominated for “Connor’s Wedding,” the episode that saw the death of series patriarch Logan Roy, played by Brian Cox. “But the lovely thing about the...
Director Mark Mylod
“I feel really good about [ending with the fourth season], having seen shows and been part of shows that I think have perhaps overstayed their welcome,” says the helmer nominated for “Connor’s Wedding,” the episode that saw the death of series patriarch Logan Roy, played by Brian Cox. “But the lovely thing about the...
- 8/15/2023
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nail biting thriller The Flood is out now on Digital Platforms and DVD.
Assault on Precinct 13 meets Alligator in the action thriller The Flood, which sees Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass) trying to control a jail filled with dangerous convicts, a torrential storm, and a horde of hungry alligators.
Written and directed by Brandon Slagle (Battle for Saipan), the film stars Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Louis Mandylor (Rambo: Last Blood), Devanny Pinn (Piranha 3D), and Randy Wayne (Hellraiser: Judgement), and features some seriously scary reptiles who are keen to snack on some caged convicts. A rip-roaring, action packed ride, The Flood is a must-watch for fans of nerve-shredding creature features Meg, 47 Feet Down, and Black Water Abyss.
Synopsis: A daring jailbreak during a ferocious storm gets complicated when a horde of giant, hungry alligators interrupt the escape attempt.
The Flood is available on Digital Platforms including Google, Apple TV, Sky and Amazon,...
Assault on Precinct 13 meets Alligator in the action thriller The Flood, which sees Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass) trying to control a jail filled with dangerous convicts, a torrential storm, and a horde of hungry alligators.
Written and directed by Brandon Slagle (Battle for Saipan), the film stars Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Louis Mandylor (Rambo: Last Blood), Devanny Pinn (Piranha 3D), and Randy Wayne (Hellraiser: Judgement), and features some seriously scary reptiles who are keen to snack on some caged convicts. A rip-roaring, action packed ride, The Flood is a must-watch for fans of nerve-shredding creature features Meg, 47 Feet Down, and Black Water Abyss.
Synopsis: A daring jailbreak during a ferocious storm gets complicated when a horde of giant, hungry alligators interrupt the escape attempt.
The Flood is available on Digital Platforms including Google, Apple TV, Sky and Amazon,...
- 8/15/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
The mob just crossed the wrong man in thriller Shrapnel, available now on Digital Platforms including Google, Apple TV, Sky and Amazon in the UK & Ireland.
Shrapnel blasts onto screens this summer and viewers better take cover. Jason Patric (Sleepers) is a lethal army veteran flipped into combat mode when his daughter is kidnapped by a drug gang, enlisting the help of Cam Gigandet (The Magnificent Seven) to dish out the mayhem.
Directed by action expert William Kaufman (One in the Chamber), Shrapnel boasts blistering action scenes, heavy weaponry, white-knuckle suspense, and vengeance dished out by the bucket full across an unforgiving New Mexico landscape.
Synopsis:
A former Marine and his old war buddy face off against the Mexican cartel behind the disappearance of his daughter.
Shrapnel is available now on on Digital Platforms including Google, Apple TV, Sky and Amazon in the UK & Ireland.
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Shrapnel blasts onto screens this summer and viewers better take cover. Jason Patric (Sleepers) is a lethal army veteran flipped into combat mode when his daughter is kidnapped by a drug gang, enlisting the help of Cam Gigandet (The Magnificent Seven) to dish out the mayhem.
Directed by action expert William Kaufman (One in the Chamber), Shrapnel boasts blistering action scenes, heavy weaponry, white-knuckle suspense, and vengeance dished out by the bucket full across an unforgiving New Mexico landscape.
Synopsis:
A former Marine and his old war buddy face off against the Mexican cartel behind the disappearance of his daughter.
Shrapnel is available now on on Digital Platforms including Google, Apple TV, Sky and Amazon in the UK & Ireland.
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- 7/31/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
[Editor’s note: The following interview was conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike began on July 14, 2023.]
Laura Linney may miss the chaos of playing crime matriarch Wendy Byrde on Netflix’s “Ozark,” but her latest movie finds her yearning for the past in a decidedly less dark direction. In Thaddeus O’Sullivan’s 1960s-set Irish drama “The Miracle Club” (out now in theaters from Sony Pictures Classics), the four-time Emmy winner and three-time Oscar nominee plays Chrissie, an American woman on a prize-won trip to Lourdes with her estranged Irish friends (played by the likes of Kathy Bates and Maggie Smith). It’s a jaunty, frothy, deceptively light comedy about faith and friendship that could not be further from “Ozark”
But, as Linney explained in a relaxed chat with IndieWire over Zoom, the longtime New Yorker saw the script before the pandemic and long before she flew to Ireland to shoot the movie on location. So she wasn’t deliberately setting out to subvert the darkness of “Ozark,...
Laura Linney may miss the chaos of playing crime matriarch Wendy Byrde on Netflix’s “Ozark,” but her latest movie finds her yearning for the past in a decidedly less dark direction. In Thaddeus O’Sullivan’s 1960s-set Irish drama “The Miracle Club” (out now in theaters from Sony Pictures Classics), the four-time Emmy winner and three-time Oscar nominee plays Chrissie, an American woman on a prize-won trip to Lourdes with her estranged Irish friends (played by the likes of Kathy Bates and Maggie Smith). It’s a jaunty, frothy, deceptively light comedy about faith and friendship that could not be further from “Ozark”
But, as Linney explained in a relaxed chat with IndieWire over Zoom, the longtime New Yorker saw the script before the pandemic and long before she flew to Ireland to shoot the movie on location. So she wasn’t deliberately setting out to subvert the darkness of “Ozark,...
- 7/18/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Drama is second feature from ‘Lady Macbeth’ director William Oldroyd.
Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights excluding North America to William Oldroyd’s Sundance 2023 mystery Eileen starring Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie.
Eileen: Sundance Review
Universal Pictures International will handle international distribution for Focus and has set a December 1 release in the UK & Ireland – the same day North American rights holder Neon plans to release the awards contender.
Eileen debuted in the Premieres section at Sundance in January and tells of a young secretary who becomes enchanted by the glamourous new counsellor at the prison where she works, only...
Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights excluding North America to William Oldroyd’s Sundance 2023 mystery Eileen starring Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie.
Eileen: Sundance Review
Universal Pictures International will handle international distribution for Focus and has set a December 1 release in the UK & Ireland – the same day North American rights holder Neon plans to release the awards contender.
Eileen debuted in the Premieres section at Sundance in January and tells of a young secretary who becomes enchanted by the glamourous new counsellor at the prison where she works, only...
- 7/11/2023
- by Ben Dalton¬Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Drama is second feature from ‘Lady Macbeth’ director William Oldroyd.
Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights excluding North America to William Oldroyd’s Sundance 2023 mystery Eileen starring Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie.
Eileen: Sundance Review
Universal Pictures International will handle international distribution for Focus and has set a December 1 release in the UK & Ireland – the same day North American rights holder Neon plans to release the awards contender.
Eileen debuted in the Premieres section at Sundance in January and tells of a young secretary who becomes enchanted by the glamourous new counsellor at the prison where she works, only...
Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights excluding North America to William Oldroyd’s Sundance 2023 mystery Eileen starring Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie.
Eileen: Sundance Review
Universal Pictures International will handle international distribution for Focus and has set a December 1 release in the UK & Ireland – the same day North American rights holder Neon plans to release the awards contender.
Eileen debuted in the Premieres section at Sundance in January and tells of a young secretary who becomes enchanted by the glamourous new counsellor at the prison where she works, only...
- 7/11/2023
- by Ben Dalton¬Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Emma Appleton is among the cast leading a currently untitled indie British folk horror from debut feature filmmaker Dean Puckett, which has just wrapped production on the southwest coast of England.
Appleton leads the cast, which is rounded out by Jodhi May, Lewis Gribben, Barney Harris, Oliver Maltman, James Swanton, and Toby Stephens. The film is produced by Rebecca Wolff of Grasp the Nettle Films and Jude Goldrei of Lunar Lander Films. Logline reads: When Magpie’s husband dies in mysterious circumstances, a brutal witch-hunt threatens to tear apart an isolated religious community.
Production took place on Cornwall’s Bodmin Moor, an expansive rocky moorland. The Cornish region has a long and rich history of horror filmmaking. Alfred Hitchcock’s second du Maurier adaptation Rebecca is set in Cornwall, and more recently, the region’s distinct landscape feature heavily in the work...
Appleton leads the cast, which is rounded out by Jodhi May, Lewis Gribben, Barney Harris, Oliver Maltman, James Swanton, and Toby Stephens. The film is produced by Rebecca Wolff of Grasp the Nettle Films and Jude Goldrei of Lunar Lander Films. Logline reads: When Magpie’s husband dies in mysterious circumstances, a brutal witch-hunt threatens to tear apart an isolated religious community.
Production took place on Cornwall’s Bodmin Moor, an expansive rocky moorland. The Cornish region has a long and rich history of horror filmmaking. Alfred Hitchcock’s second du Maurier adaptation Rebecca is set in Cornwall, and more recently, the region’s distinct landscape feature heavily in the work...
- 6/21/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Spy/Master will be ending with a bang. Or at least that’s how it seems. A bomb in a Bonn synagogue, not a church, is sure to affect the Camp David peace talks. This will, in turn, affect President Carter’s decision to allow Victor’s defection. It is imperative that Frank find the bomb, or else Victor’s death will be inevitable, and what’s worse, so will the death of his daughter Ileana. The latter is something that President Ceausescu’s wife, Elena, desperately wants: to make Victor pay for his betrayal. Her words almost make her the Lady Macbeth to Nicolae’s Macbeth. He may be the king, but it is his queen who makes the crucial decision. On the other hand, a group of undercover agents, under orders from Carmen and Mircea, have made their way inside the American Embassy to take down Victor. Meanwhile,...
- 6/17/2023
- by Shubhabrata Dutta
- Film Fugitives
The debates about the finale of “Succession” go on and on, and yet few have the perspective to say the obvious: From the start, this was a bad show, and a misconceived one. In a world of peak TV and oceans of post-”Sopranos” high-end work from around the world, this was an endeavor made by people not quite clear on the concept. There were no adults in the room. “Succession” was very much like what you would get if the Roy children themselves tried to do a grown-up HBO series.
Indeed, only they would think that they were worthy subjects of a TV show, just as, in “Succession’s” fictional world, they’re the only people who think they’re qualified to run an international media company. The problem is that “Succession’s” real world creators didn’t get it either.
There were three crucial things wrong with “Succession,...
Indeed, only they would think that they were worthy subjects of a TV show, just as, in “Succession’s” fictional world, they’re the only people who think they’re qualified to run an international media company. The problem is that “Succession’s” real world creators didn’t get it either.
There were three crucial things wrong with “Succession,...
- 6/1/2023
- by Bill Wyman
- The Wrap
This article contains spoilers for the "Succession" finale.
Shiv might seem like the smartest Roy sibling on "Succession," and she probably is, but that bar is pretty low. Unfortunately, the only daughter of the Murdoch-like media empire has a tendency to have massive outbursts. She did it at Tern Haven in season 2 when she melted down and blurted out that Logan had offered her the top job, and she may have done it twice in the show's final episode. The first time was when she counted her chickens and announced that she "won" to her brothers, just as Matsson was shopping her job around town and offering it to her estranged husband, Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen).
The second time was when she blew the vote and decided to sell her father's empire to Gojo, although whether or not this was a self-destructive move is definitely up for debate. Rather...
Shiv might seem like the smartest Roy sibling on "Succession," and she probably is, but that bar is pretty low. Unfortunately, the only daughter of the Murdoch-like media empire has a tendency to have massive outbursts. She did it at Tern Haven in season 2 when she melted down and blurted out that Logan had offered her the top job, and she may have done it twice in the show's final episode. The first time was when she counted her chickens and announced that she "won" to her brothers, just as Matsson was shopping her job around town and offering it to her estranged husband, Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen).
The second time was when she blew the vote and decided to sell her father's empire to Gojo, although whether or not this was a self-destructive move is definitely up for debate. Rather...
- 5/30/2023
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
Gene Roddenberry’s vision of space-age utopia has always been one of idealism and intelligence, of peace and prosperity. From the start, he wanted Star Trek to showcase the best of humanity, confronting modern-day issues and appearing as an aspirational model for society. So, naturally, when it came time to hurl us 300 years into the future, he did it by building on stories from 400 years in the past.
Having cut his teeth writing on early Westerns and police procedurals, Roddenberry wanted to elevate his sci-fi weekly into something more than typical genre television – he wanted to appeal to intellectuals. And how better to appeal to the thinking person than with a library’s worth of bookish influences.
Classic literature was right there in Roddenberry’s original pitch: Captain Kirk was described as a Horatio Hornblower-type, while the show itself was referred to as Gulliver’s Travels in space. His sequel series,...
Having cut his teeth writing on early Westerns and police procedurals, Roddenberry wanted to elevate his sci-fi weekly into something more than typical genre television – he wanted to appeal to intellectuals. And how better to appeal to the thinking person than with a library’s worth of bookish influences.
Classic literature was right there in Roddenberry’s original pitch: Captain Kirk was described as a Horatio Hornblower-type, while the show itself was referred to as Gulliver’s Travels in space. His sequel series,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This post contains spoilers for season 4, episode 8 of "Succession."
There are no healthy relationships in the hit HBO series "Succession," but perhaps the most tragic is the marriage between Siobhan "Shiv" Roy (Sarah Snook) and Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfayden). The two have had more than their fair share of ups and downs over the show's four seasons, in large part because their love language seems to revolve around hurting one another, either with their words, their deceitful actions, or by literally biting. Their courtship and marriage have been a series of betrayals and power-plays as each of them tries to one-up the other. At some point, Tom may have been happy to be subservient to Shiv and her family, but he learned cruelty and manipulation from some of the most Machiavellian people around, and season 4 finds the two headed for divorce and at one another's throats. After a trial separation,...
There are no healthy relationships in the hit HBO series "Succession," but perhaps the most tragic is the marriage between Siobhan "Shiv" Roy (Sarah Snook) and Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfayden). The two have had more than their fair share of ups and downs over the show's four seasons, in large part because their love language seems to revolve around hurting one another, either with their words, their deceitful actions, or by literally biting. Their courtship and marriage have been a series of betrayals and power-plays as each of them tries to one-up the other. At some point, Tom may have been happy to be subservient to Shiv and her family, but he learned cruelty and manipulation from some of the most Machiavellian people around, and season 4 finds the two headed for divorce and at one another's throats. After a trial separation,...
- 5/15/2023
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
Prime Video has birthed a new vision of David Cronenberg‘s Dead Ringers, with executive producer Rachel Weisz starring in the dual role of Beverly and Elliot Mantle.
Available now, the limited series is created, written, and executive produced by Emmy-nominated writer and playwright Alice Birch (Lady Macbeth, The Wonder).
The series follows the Mantle twins, who share everything: drugs, lovers, and an unapologetic desire to do whatever it takes—including pushing the boundaries of medical ethics—in an effort to challenge antiquated practices and bring women’s health care to the forefront.
For the series release, Bloody Disgusting spoke with Alice Birch and Rachel Weisz about reimagining Dead Ringers while paying tribute to Cronenberg and more.
“Dead Ringers” forges its own path while maintaining constant visual cues and Easter eggs that ensure Cronenberg’s work is never forgotten.
Birch shares the tricky challenge of finding a balance. She tells us,...
Available now, the limited series is created, written, and executive produced by Emmy-nominated writer and playwright Alice Birch (Lady Macbeth, The Wonder).
The series follows the Mantle twins, who share everything: drugs, lovers, and an unapologetic desire to do whatever it takes—including pushing the boundaries of medical ethics—in an effort to challenge antiquated practices and bring women’s health care to the forefront.
For the series release, Bloody Disgusting spoke with Alice Birch and Rachel Weisz about reimagining Dead Ringers while paying tribute to Cronenberg and more.
“Dead Ringers” forges its own path while maintaining constant visual cues and Easter eggs that ensure Cronenberg’s work is never forgotten.
Birch shares the tricky challenge of finding a balance. She tells us,...
- 4/22/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Weisz and Birch talk technical tricks and infusing fun into the horror of the Prime Video series.
Prime Video’s new series Dead Ringers reimagines David Cronenberg’s 1988 twisted psychological thriller as a female-powered tale starring Rachel Weisz in a double role as the infamous Mantle twins.
Oscar-winner Weisz joined the series’ showrunner Alice Birch and actress Britne Oldford to world premiere the series at Canneseries ahead of its six-episode rollout on April 21. The series earned cheers from the audience inside Cannes’ Lumiere theatre in the Palais des Festivals during its opening scene and a standing ovation following its screening in Competition at the event.
Prime Video’s new series Dead Ringers reimagines David Cronenberg’s 1988 twisted psychological thriller as a female-powered tale starring Rachel Weisz in a double role as the infamous Mantle twins.
Oscar-winner Weisz joined the series’ showrunner Alice Birch and actress Britne Oldford to world premiere the series at Canneseries ahead of its six-episode rollout on April 21. The series earned cheers from the audience inside Cannes’ Lumiere theatre in the Palais des Festivals during its opening scene and a standing ovation following its screening in Competition at the event.
- 4/21/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Showrunner Alice Birch (Lady Macbeth, The Wonder) and actor/executive producer Rachel Weisz (Constantine, The Mummy, The Lobster) give a contemporary, gender-swapped spin on David Cronenberg’s psychological thriller Dead Ringers, based on the novel Twins by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland. Weisz assumes the dual role of twin gynecologists Elliot and Beverly Mantle, played to creepy perfection by Jeremy Irons in the 1988 film, signaling a vastly different take on the source material. While Birch and Weisz maintain respect for Cronenberg’s work throughout, “Dead Ringers” establishes it has no interest in retreading the same path.
Beverly and Elliot Mantle share everything. They do everything together, right down to their ambitious career pursuits in blazing a path forward for women’s health, namely reproductive health, even if their methods can be risky or boundary-pushing in their experimentation. Yet they couldn’t be further apart in personality, reflected in their style choices.
Beverly and Elliot Mantle share everything. They do everything together, right down to their ambitious career pursuits in blazing a path forward for women’s health, namely reproductive health, even if their methods can be risky or boundary-pushing in their experimentation. Yet they couldn’t be further apart in personality, reflected in their style choices.
- 4/17/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
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