“Man, you look like Ripley.” Netflix Was “Kate” inspired at all by “D.O.A.?” No, not at all, actually. When I read the script, I didn’t even think about it. I know that there is a lot of, like, “D.O.A.,” “Crank,” blah, blah, blah. It was one that was in the mind of the writer, actually. Definitely not in my mind. Good movie, though. I hadn’t seen it until I heard it referenced to “Kate....
Margot Robbie Joins The Cast Of Wes Anderson’s Latest Movie With Tom Hanks By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 10, 2021 11:16 am EST Absolutely nothing is going to stop Margot Robbie on her quest to take over the entirety of Hollywood as its next big star for years and years to come. Not satisfied with having already worked with some of the most lauded and in-demand filmmakers in recent memory, Robbie is set to add a Wes Anderson film to her incredible résumé thus far....
Marion Cotillard On The “Dark Side” Of Her ‘Annette’ Character And More [Interview] By Ben Pearson/Aug. 20, 2021 12:22 pm EST I caught up with Cotillard this week for a quick spoilery chat about the “dark side” of her character, working with a “special” co-star, and how she mentally prepared to play this role. Check out our full conversation below. Warning: spoilers ahead for Annette. I understand that you sang the songs live on the set while you were making this movie, which is an entirely different type of performing than working in a studio....
New ‘Black Widow’ Character Posters Give Us A Closer Look At Taskmaster And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 10, 2021 12:00 pm EST It seems like Black Widow has been on the verge of coming out for years now, but we’re finally in the final months before the long-awaited Scarlett Johansson-led Marvel movie hits theaters. Which means Marvel is ramping up its marketing campaign (again) and giving us a brand new set of character posters....
New ‘Catfish’ Lawsuit Could Finally Expose The Truth By Germain Lussier/Dec. 3, 2010 3:00 pm EST Made for $30,000 and grossing over $3 million, Catfish is an amazing story both on screen and off. Its “don’t ruin it for me” plot helped turn it into one of the can’t miss indie films of the year but controversy over the film’s validity was questioned almost immediately. Now, The Hollywood Reporter has learned of a brand new lawsuit issued by Threshold Media against the distributors of the 2010 Sundance documentary darling, Relativity Media and Universal, demanding licensing fees for a song that plays a major role in the film....
No Time To Die Owes A Major Debt To Another James Bond Classic EON Productions By Bryan Young/Oct. 8, 2021 10:54 am EST Like any film 25 entries into a decades-old franchise, “No Time To Die”, the final installment in Daniel Craig’s tenure as James Bond, owes a great debt to the movies that came before it. “No Time To Die”, however, owes an uncommonly large debt to one of the best, but least talked about, films in the Bond franchise: 1969’s “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service....
Pop Culture Imports: ‘Thelma,’ ‘Tragic Jungle,’ ‘Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning,’ And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 17, 2021 7:46 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. (Welcome to Pop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.) It’s been a while, but I’m back with the column that you’ve all been waiting for with bated breath. And if you’ve already overcome that one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you shouldn’t be opposed to reading just a bit more about a few foreign-language films that you should check out....
TV Bits: ‘Peaky Blinders,’ ‘The Midnight Club,’ ‘Punky Brewster,’ ‘The Wonder Years,’ ‘Shrill’ And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 5, 2021 5:00 pm EST In this edition of TV Bits: Peaky Blinders movie might lead to TV spin-offs Meet the cast of Mike Flanagan’s upcoming Netflix horror series The Midnight Club Watch the Punky Brewster revival series trailer The Wonder Years reboot picked up at ABC Shrill’s third season will be its last And more....
Upcoming Margot Robbie Movies To Keep On Your Radar Lionsgate By BJ Colangelo/Dec. 15, 2021 1:56 pm EST (Welcome to On Your Radar, a series where we take a look at what’s next for the biggest actors and filmmakers, and why you should be excited … or not.) Since her breakout performance in “The Wolf of Wall Street” (no shade to “Pan Am” or “Neighbors”), Margot Robbie has become one of the biggest and brightest stars in Hollywood....
‘Army Of Thieves’ Release Date Revealed In New Teaser By Vanessa Armstrong/Aug. 23, 2021 1:15 pm EST Wondering when the prequel for Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead will premiere on Netflix? Wonder no more — Snyder himself revealed the release date for Army of Thieves in a teaser video on his Twitter account. ARMY OF THIEVES globally on Netflix OCTOBER 29 #ArmyofThieves pic.twitter.com/QzFSkCwhPe — Zack Snyder (@ZackSnyder) August 23, 2021...
‘Death To 2020’ Trailer: ‘Black Mirror’ Creators Send Off This Terrible Year With A Biting Netflix Satire By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 21, 2020 7:30 am EST Everyone is ready to get the hell out of 2020. It’s been one of the worst years in recent memory, and it deserves to be shot into the sun. Unfortunately, some of the nastiness of 2020 will linger into early 2021 as we continue to battle the coronavirus pandemic, but Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker and executive producer Annabel Jones have something to help us cope....
‘Disappointment Blvd.’: Ari Aster Directing Joaquin Phoenix In New Film From A24 By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 18, 2021 11:30 am EST Ari Aster and Joaquin Phoenix are teaming up for Disappointment Blvd., a title that’s coming from Aster’s buddies over at A24. The indie distributor pumped out Aster’s Hereditary and Midsommar, so it makes sense that the director would want to stick with them. We don’t know much about the title just yet, but the official word is that it’ll be a “decades-spanning portrait of one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all time....
‘F9’ Opening In China Five Weeks Before Domestic Release By Chris Evangelista/April 16, 2021 10:30 am EST If you’re a fan of the Fast and Furious franchise and you’re also terrified of spoilers, I have some potentially bad news for you! F9, the latest logic-defying entry in the hit series, will open a full five weeks early in China. That means bootleg copies of the film might leak online, and the full synopsis – with spoilers – could very well end up somewhere like Wikipedia long before you even get a shot to buy a movie ticket....
Rooted in History, Told Through Exploitation Cinema The series, set in 1970s New York City, follows a group of Nazi hunters (the titular Hunters) who set out to hunt and kill Nazis that were safely brought over after World War II before they can start a Fourth Reich. Perhaps the scariest part of the show is it’s inspired by a real event: Operation Paperclip. From 1945 to 1959, the United States government brought over roughly 1,600 scientists from various disciplines who had worked for the Third Reich....
‘Jay And Silent Bob Reboot’ First Look: Yep, That’s Definitely Jay And Silent Bob By Ethan Anderton/March 1, 2019 11:30 am EST Jay and Silent Bob Reboot has finished its first week of production. The sequel to the 2001 comedy Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back takes us back to the View Askewniverse series of interconnected comedies that Kevin Smith previously directed (including Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Clerks II)....
‘Muppets Haunted Mansion’ First Look: Kermit And Miss Piggy Have The Perfect Halloween Costumes By Vanessa Armstrong/Aug. 9, 2021 12:20 pm EST Don’t let the decoration aisle in your local pharmacy fool you, Halloween is still a ways away. Disney+ also doesn’t think it’s too early to start celebrating All Hallows Eve: the streaming service released new photos from the Muppets Haunted Mansion to get us spooked up for the special....
‘Q-Force’ Trailer: Netflix Introduces The First All-Gay Spy Team By Vanessa Armstrong/June 24, 2021 10:18 am EST Netflix’s new animated gay spy-comedy series, Q-Force, has an official premiere date and an all-star cast. The new teaser trailer suggests the series will be an over-the-top comedy about a group of misfit agents trying to get their spy on across 10 episodes. Watch the first footage below. Q-Force Trailer The show will arrive in September and will follow American spy Steve “Agent Mary” Maryweather (Sean Hayes)....
‘Rick And Morty’ Day Is Coming June 20, Season 5 Guest Stars Include Timothy Olyphant, Christina Ricci & More By Ethan Anderton/June 10, 2021 12:27 pm EST This month, Adult Swim will be launching the first ever Rick and Morty Day celebration. They’ve got plenty of shenanigans planned for fans, including broadcasting the fifth season premiere from space among other special surprises. Speaking of surprises, today a handful of Rick and Morty season 5 guest stars were announced, including Timothy Olyphant and Christina Ricci....
‘Star Wars: The High Republic – Into The Dark’ Brings A Terrifying New Villain Into The Galaxy Far, Far Away By Bryan Young/Feb. 4, 2021 8:00 am EST This article contains spoilers for Star Wars: The High Republic – Into the Dark.Fan favorite Star Wars author Claudia Gray comes back to Star Wars in the High Republic era with Into the Dark. Like the title implies, it’s a darker look into this spot on the timeline and introduces new elements to The High Republic that may prove much more lethal to the Jedi than just the Nihil, the villains seen in the other books set in this era....
‘The Ivory Game’ Trailer: Hey Jerks, Maybe Stop Killing Elephants For Their Tusks By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 21, 2016 4:00 pm EST Directors Richard Ladkani (The Devil’s Miner) and Kief Davidson (A LEGO Brickumentary) spent 16 months with a team of intelligence operatives, undercover activists, passionate frontline rangers and tough-as-nails conservationists to infiltrate the corrupt global network of ivory trafficking. The result is The Ivory Game, a documentary of this surprisingly dangerous criminal underworld that shows the total lack of respect given to some of the most majestic animals on the planet, all for some rich jerks....
