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HBO Max Will Keep Streaming Other Woody Allen Movies After Debuting Damning ‘Allen V. Farrow’ Documentary Series By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 23, 2021 10:00 am EST HBO and HBO Max both premiered the first episode in the four-part documentary series Allen v. Farrow last weekend. In the series, filmmakers Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering and Amy Herdy dive into the accusations of sexual abuse against filmmaker Woody Allen involving Dylan, his then 7-year-old daughter with actress Mia Farrow, the custody trial that followed, and the revelation of Allen’s relationship with Farrow’s daughter Soon-Yi and the controversy that came with it....

How ‘Jessica Jones’ Uses Words As Weapons By Kristin Hunt/March 13, 2018 12:00 pm EST In its second season, Jessica Jones has gotten angrier and messier. Through its exploration of Jessica’s tragic past, the show has remained an unflinching look at trauma and healing — how one gifted woman processes years of abuse, abandon, and plain old misogyny.Jessica uses multiple coping mechanisms to deal with this trauma, among them binge drinking and physical violence....

Jennifer Coolidge Will Star In Ryan Murphy’s The Watcher TV Series For Netflix HBO By Kaylee Dugan/Nov. 17, 2021 10:51 pm EST I don’t know if Netflix has Ryan Murphy chained to a computer somewhere or if the prolific television creator is just an ambitious workaholic running from a dark past, but the man can’t stop pumping out Netflix Original TV shows. His newest project is “The Watcher,” a recently announced series that tells the story of a married couple who buy a home, only to be harassed by a mysterious and menacing figure who eponymously calls themselves The Watcher....

More Kick-Ass 2 Details By Russ Fischer/March 15, 2010 8:42 pm EST Over the weekend, Kick-Ass premiered at the South by Southwest festival to rapturous reception, and screened to press in New York this evening. While I’ve seen a few voices on twitter that aren’t impressed (that’s to be expected) by and large the film is being eaten up left and right. Perhaps it is inevitable, then, that a sequel truly seems like a foregone conclusion....

New Ben Wheatley Horror Film ‘In The Earth’ Set For April Release By Chris Evangelista/March 12, 2021 1:00 pm EST In the Earth, the latest oddity from Ben Wheatley, now has itself a release date. Wheatley’s strange tale of the horrors lurking in nature is headed to theaters next month. While it still seems a bit too early to make things exclusive only to theaters, Neon is moving forward with the plan....

Paul Thomas Anderson Praises ‘Edge Of Tomorrow,’ Discusses Music In ‘Inherent Vice’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 3, 2015 5:30 am EST Interviews with Paul Thomas Anderson are still cropping up left and right as he’s out in the public eye doing promotion for Inherent Vice, and we’re not complaining. In a couple of new talks, the director expressed his enthusiasm for Edge of Tomorrow, a film we felt strongly about last year, and also talked about the process of choosing the excellent collection of music that brings additional life to Inherent Vice....

First Look at the Scream Cast Paramount Pictures/Entertainment Weekly In addition to the fresh young faces “Scream” will introduce to the saga that has been going since 1996, there are also the legacy cast members including the big returning trio of Neve Campbell as series stalwart Sidney Prescott, Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers and David Arquette as Dewey Riley. There’s also Marley Shelton reprising her role as Judy Hicks from “Scream 4,” and of course what would a “Scream” movie be without Roger L....

Sequel Bits: ‘Clerks III’, ‘Trainspotting 2’, ‘Despicable Me 2’, ‘Cloudy 2’, ‘The Smurfs 2’, ‘Star Trek’ By Angie Han/April 4, 2013 4:29 pm EST Smith confirmed in a recent Reddit AMA session that he was on page 95 of the screenplay, “about 25 pages” away from the end. “Dante. Randal. Jay. Silent Bob. They all return, naturally. Elias. Becky. They’re back as well. So is Veronica,” he wrote. It’s been a fing blast — just such a good time....

Spoiler Discussion: ‘Loki’ Episode 6 “For All Time. Always” By Peter Sciretta/July 15, 2021 6:25 am EST On the July 14, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor and senior writer Brad Oman to have a spoiler-heavy discussion about Loki episode 6 “For All Time. Always.” In The Spoiler Room: Loki episode 6 “For All Time. Always” The Problem with ‘Loki’ is Simple: How Do You Trust a “Bad Guy”?...

The Entire Conjuring Universe Timeline Explained Warner Bros. By Scott Thomas/Sept. 8, 2021 5:07 pm EST There are two major themes that link the eight films in the “Conjuring” universe. First: that the evil in this world — which exists and is often malevolent — may be combated through good Christian values, including faith, duty, and the partnership of marriage (given the Warrens’ real-life charlatanism, this theme is sort of a sticking point)....

The Morning Watch: The Evolution Of ‘Star Wars’ Lightsaber VFX, The Cost Of Genius In ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 10, 2021 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, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows....

Y: The Last Man Composer Herdis Stefansdottir On Writing Music For The End Of The World [Interview] FX By Jack Giroux/Oct. 7, 2021 3:16 pm EST “Y: The Last Man” is a big show, but for composer Herdís Stefánsdóttir, her experience couldn’t have been more intimate. “I was definitely not thinking on a big global scale,” she told us. “I was in my little micro universe in Iceland, alone in my studio with a candlelight....

‘Citizen Kane’ Ushers In Criterion’s First 4K Releases By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 11, 2021 11:03 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Folks have been wondering when the Criterion Collection would make the leap to 4K, and the answer is now! Well, okay, not now now, but Criterion has just announced their first wave of 4K titles, revealing that the immortal classic Citizen Kane will be the first official 4K entry into the collection....

‘Come To Daddy’ Director Ant Timpson On Making One Of The Year’s Most Gonzo Horror Movies [Interview] By Matt Donato/Feb. 10, 2020 12:00 pm EST Life doesn’t include an instruction manual when it comes to handling grief. We all process loss and cope in our own ways. For me? I’ve taken to expression through written words, most recently about how The Farewell helped me say goodbye to a loved one. For the prolific indie producer Ant Timpson?...

‘Digimon Adventure: 2020’ Is The Best Argument In Favor Of Nostalgia-Filled Reboots Of Beloved Franchises By Rafael Motamayor/Oct. 2, 2020 12:00 pm EST (Welcome to Ani-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.)It’s hard to be excited when a reboot of a beloved franchise is announced. Why mess with something that isn’t broken? What can you possibly add to the original that could justify a remake or a reboot?...

‘Don’t Breathe 2’ Review: A Sequel That Tries New Things, Unsuccessfully By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 12, 2021 9:00 am EST Don’t Breathe 2, the sequel to 2016’s surprise hit Don’t Breathe, is an oddity – a sequel that doesn’t seem to grasp what made the first movie interesting. In the first film, some young thieves broke into the house of a blind man thinking they were in for an easy score. Unfortunately for them, the blind man, AKA Norman Nordstrom, was something of an unstoppable killing machine....

‘Don’t Breathe 2’ Trailer: The Blind Man Is Back, And More Home Invaders Are About To Get Pulverized By Chris Evangelista/June 30, 2021 7:05 am EST Our first real look at Don’t Breathe 2 is finally here in the form of a trailer. Rodo Sayagues, who co-wrote the original film, is in the director’s chair this time, and Stephen Lang is back as Norman Nordstrom, AKA The Blind Man. The Blind Man once again has to deal with home invaders, but the characters busting into his house this time aren’t inept youngsters like the first film – they’re much more deadly....

‘One Night In Miami’ Cast Breaks Down The Pivotal Rooftop Conversation By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 18, 2021 5:00 pm EST One Night in Miami will undoubtedly be a key player in the upcoming awards season. Regina King was recently nominated for Best Director at the Golden Globes, and the adapted screenplay by Kemp Powers earned a nomination from the Writers Guild of America. While we wait to see how the film fares when the Academy Awards nominations are announced next month, the film’s cast members reunited virtually to break down one of the pivotal scenes for the American Film Institute....

‘Shang-Chi’ Featurette: How The Latest MCU Movie Is Tied To The First ‘Iron Man’ By Jeremy Mathai/July 30, 2021 7:10 am EST One of the greatest advantages Marvel has over its competition is a built-in sense of history and continuity. Only Fox’s now-defunct X-Men franchise even came close to matching the MCU in terms of length, but fans have long complained about the fast-and-loose approach to maintaining continuity in those movies led to many a recasting and narrative dead-end....

Sweet Tooth I confess I haven’t watched Sweet Tooth yet. But people I trust tell me it’s very good, and very…uh…sweet. This is a bit of a contrast from the comic, which is far darker. But rather than reject these changes, folks have seemed to fully embrace them. Maybe everyone is just tired of being miserable all the time. I know I am! And maybe now I’ll use this season 2 news as an excuse to watch season 1....