Posts

Netflix Nears $25 Million Deal To Buy Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne-Starring Thriller ‘The Good Nurse’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 24, 2020 10:30 am EST Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne have got the cure for true-crime fatigue, and it is the upcoming serial killer thriller The Good Nurse. Chastain and Redmayne are attached to star in Tobias Lindholm’s (The Hunt) English-language directorial debut The Good Nurse, based on the true story of Charlie Cullen, a nurse regarded as one of the most prolific serial killers in history....

New ‘Matilda’ Movie In The Works Based On The Tony Award-Winning Musical By Ben Pearson/Jan. 30, 2020 1:30 pm EST In 1988, author Roald Dahl published Matilda, a book about an exceptionally smart young girl who develops telekinetic powers and thwarts her overbearing and evil headmistress. The story was adapted into a movie in 1996 and a stage production in 2010, the latter of which won five Tony Awards and became a long-running hit....

The Firm The Last Dance Now Streaming on Netflix Release Date: 2020Genre: Sports DocumentaryDirector: Jason HehirCast: The Chicago Bulls I’m not a sports person, so I was hesitant to watch The Last Dance. But after hearing everyone sing its praises, I finally decided to give in – and I’m glad I did. Even if you’re not into sports there’s so much here to latch onto. The docuseries, which first aired on ESPN and is now on Netflix, uses Michael Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls to tell a sprawling story of all the years Jordan played with the Bulls, and beyond....

Pop Culture Imports: Netflix’s Third And Last ‘Godzilla’ Anime, An Argentinian Nazi Drama, An Indian Crime Film, And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 24, 2019 12:00 pm EST (Welcome to Pop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.) We’re now in that part of January where it’s too cold and windy to step outside. So much for New Years resolutions, but at least that leaves you plenty of time to watch more foreign-language films, especially on the heels of the exciting showing of foreign films among the Oscar nominees....

Stephen King’s New Book ‘The Institute’ Already Picked Up For Series From David E. Kelley By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 11, 2019 11:30 am EST Stephen King’s latest book The Institute just hit shelves yesterday, but Hollywood didn’t waste anytime getting the series prepared for an adaptation. Television mastermind David E. Kelly, responsible for creating shows like The Practice, Boston Public and Big Little Lies, will be teaming up with Lost series director Jack Bender to turn The Institute into a limited series....

Superhero Bits: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ And Revlon, ‘Batwoman’ Adds New Season 2 Cast Members & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 24, 2020 5:45 pm EST How did Revlon use their make-up to make Gal Gadot look even more stunning in Wonder Woman 1984? When are The CWverse shows like Supergirl and The Flash getting back to production? Who is playing Ocean and The Whisperer in the second season of Batwoman? Want to see a brutal fight rehearsal for the Ronin scene in Avengers: Endgame?...

The Morning Watch: ‘Cats: The Butthole Cut’, Anthony Daniels Breaks Down Every C-3PO Costume & More By Ethan Anderton/April 2, 2020 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, see what the infamous “Butthole Cut” of the box office bomb Cats might have looked like....

The Morning Watch: Deconstructing Pixar’s ‘Onward’ Cinematography, ‘Black Widow’ Trailer Easter Eggs & More By Ethan Anderton/March 11, 2020 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, the cinematographers behind Pixar’s fantasy adventure Onward deconsrtuct their shot composition, lighting, and more in an extensive featurette....

The Morning Watch: See Tom Cruse As ‘Iron Man’, One Second From Every Looney Tunes Short & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 2, 2019 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows....

Theme Park Bits: Disneyland After Dark, New Disneyland Paris Celebrations In 2020, And More By Josh Spiegel/Dec. 8, 2019 12:00 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Disneyland After Dark is coming back in 2020. Disneyland Paris has new movie-themed celebrations in the new year. Cirque Du Soleil’s Mexican theme park has been downgraded. And more! There’s plenty of excitement to be had at the Disneyland Resort in 2020, and it’s not just limited to the arrival of Rise of the Resistance in January....

Uma Thurman To Star In AppleTV+ Kidnapping Series ‘Suspicion’ By Ben Pearson/March 11, 2020 3:00 pm EST In a press release, AppleTV+ explains the premise of the new Uma Thurman-starring series: I’d like to think Thurman programmed a Harrison Ford movie marathon, finished it, and thought to herself, “I can do that.” Ford’s career has been full of paranoia thrillers, and I’m excited to see Thurman have the chance to put her own spin on something like Frantic....

‘Father Of The Bride’ Reboot With Cuban American Family In The Works At Warner Bros. By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 24, 2020 12:00 pm EST The Father of the Bride dam has been broken! Hot on the heels of the teaser trailer for the upcoming Father of the Bride reunion special from Netflix, a new report indicates Warner Bros. is working on a Father of the Bride reboot that will feature a Cuban American family at the center of the story....

‘Generation Z’ Will Be A Brexit-Themed Zombie Series From Director Ben Wheatley By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 19, 2019 2:30 pm EST Ben Wheatley, director of Kill List, High-Rise and more, is setting his sights on the zombie subgenre – with a political twist. Wheatley’s Generation Z is being described as a “Brexit-themed zombie drama” which will run for six episodes. The plot involves a retirement home full of zombie baby boomers, and that’s really all you need to say to sell us on this thing....

‘LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special’ Adds The Voices Of Kelly Marie Tran, Billy Dee Williams, And Anthony Daniels, Reveals New Poster By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 15, 2020 8:00 am EST In 1978, CBS aired The Star Wars Holiday Special, a gauzy, cocaine-fueled whatsit that gave birth to Boba Fett and was then quickly disowned by everyone. The special became an infamous must-see trainwreck, pirated over the years and never officially released on home media....

‘Peacemaker’ Cast: James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ Spin-Off Adds Robert Patrick, Danielle Brooks, And More By Ben Pearson/Nov. 11, 2020 11:30 am EST James Gunn’s Peacemaker cast just got a little bigger. The writer/director’s forthcoming HBO Max series is a spin-off of his upcoming The Suicide Squad movie, which centers on the title character played by John Cena. Now, Danielle Brooks (Orange is the New Black), Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgment Day), Jennifer Holland (Brightburn), and Chris Conrad (Patriot) have all been added to the cast....

‘Scare Me’ Trailer: Want To Hear A Scary Story? By Ben Pearson/Sept. 14, 2020 4:30 pm EST Cool weather has not yet swept across the country, but fall is nearly upon us. And as we approach Halloween, a new swath of horror movies await. One we’re particularly looking forward to is a horror comedy called Scare Me, which stars Josh Ruben and Aya Cash as two writers who find themselves cooped up in a cabin in the woods and decide to tell each other scary stories....

‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’ Director André Øvredal On Building The Movie’s Biggest Scares [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Aug. 9, 2019 12:30 pm EST Studio horror movies made for teenagers rarely get much better than Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Based on the books written by Alvin Schwartz and illustrated by Stephen Gammell, the horror movie has a more classical than modern approach to its scares. André Øvredal’s movie relies almost entirely on tension, not jump scares, although it delivers on those, too....

‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Honest Trailer: A Fast, Blue Version Of ‘Detective Pikachu’ By Ethan Anderton/April 29, 2020 6:00 am EST In a true miracle that goes against the rules of nature, a massive outcry from the internet actually resulting in improving something. That something is the character design for the big screen adaptation of Sonic the Hedgehog, which was so terrifying and horrible in the first trailer for the movie that fans couldn’t stop dunking on the Blur Blur, and Paramount Pictures spent millions to force visual effects artists to fast-track a total overhaul of the computer generated character....

‘The Binge’ Trailer: It’s A Comedy Version Of ‘The Purge’, But With Drugs Instead Of Murder By Ben Pearson/Aug. 18, 2020 5:30 pm EST You probably know the premise of Blumhouse’s The Purge films even if you haven’t seen the movies: the United States is a peaceful country with no crime to speak of – but once a year, all crime (including murder) becomes legal for everyone. Now a new Hulu comedy film called The Binge is taking a similar idea, but swapping out crime for drugs and alcohol....

‘The Haunting Of Bly Manor’ Posters Tease Terrors To Come By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 1, 2020 1:00 pm EST The Haunting of Bly Manor will arrive next Friday in all its ghostly glory. And ahead of that impending release, stylish posters for each episode have been released. They’re vague but suggestive, and will all make much more sense once you see the episodes in question. For now, though, you can gaze upon their glory below and try to decipher their meaning....