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Martha Plimpton Says Fran Kranz’s Drama Mass Is The Kind Of Movie Every Actor Hopes To Make [Interview] Bleecker Street By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 12, 2021 8:30 am EST The new Sundance selected drama “Mass” is playing in select theaters in New York and Los Angeles and will soon be expanding to more theaters across the United States. Ahead of the film’s release, we were lucky enough to speak with star Martha Plimpton about the making of this harrowing drama that finds two sets of parents sharing a raw, heart-wrenching conversation about a tragedy they both endured in two very different ways....

Money Heist Is Getting A Spin-Off Series On Netflix Netflix By Jenna Busch/Nov. 30, 2021 10:45 pm EST We are getting a spin-off of “Money Heist,” the popular Spanish language Netflix series also known as “La Casa de Papel,” according to Variety. The news reportedly came during an event for the series on Tuesday, with cast members taking part in a live question and answer session, “from the Palacio Vistalegre in the south of Madrid, with more than 5,000 fans in attendance....

Olivia Rodrigo To Return For High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Season 3 Disney+ By BJ Colangelo/Dec. 10, 2021 11:27 am EST Recently chosen as Time Magazine’s Entertainer of the Year, Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album “Sour” threw her into pop superstardom. If you ask the general public, the Grammy-nominated teenager seemed to explode in popularity out of nowhere, but real ones know that Rodrigo had already been crushing it with tween and teen audiences on Disney’s “Bizaardvark” and more importantly, “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series....

Prophet Comic Book Adaptation Coming From Jake Gyllenhaal And Extraction Director Sony Pictures By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 8, 2021 9:57 am EST Actor Jake Gyllenhaal’s main goal throughout the years appears to be refusing to be pigeonholed into any one type of role. Audiences have come to expect the unexpected from the “Zodiac,” “Nightcrawler,” and “Okja” star, which is partly why it was so newsworthy when he signed up to appear in “Spider-Man: Far From Home” as the villain Mysterio, of all characters....

Scream Trailer Breakdown: It’s Happening Again And We’re Taking A Closer Look Paramount Pictures By Max Evry/Oct. 12, 2021 12:06 pm EST The trailer for next year’s wildly anticipated “Scream,” the fifth installment in the series in case the title was confusing, is finally here! And naturally, we’re combing over every shot to search for clues as to who’s donning the iconic Ghostface mask this time. So put on your detective hats and break out your best Gale Weathers impression, because we have a killer to catch in our latest trailer breakdown....

Sharlto Copley To Star In ‘Hardcore’ From POV Short Film Director Ilya Naishuller By Russ Fischer/July 11, 2013 4:53 pm EST Because you’re on the internet, and specifically reading /Film, there’s a very good chance you’ve seen the last two short films by Ilya Naishuller, even if you don’t know his name. The Russian filmmaker has done two action-heavy POV shorts that took the online world bu storm: they were dubbed Insane Office Escape and a sequel, both of which are embedded below....

Star Wars Bits: Doug Chiang Speaks, Darth Vader Needs Repairs, The Mandalorian, Sad Porgs, And More! By Adam Frazier/May 21, 2021 1:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In this edition of Star Wars Bits: A conversation with Lucasfilm legend Doug Chiang An excerpt from The Mandalorian: Guide to Season One A preview of Star Wars: Darth Vader #12 And more! A Conversation with Lucasfilm Legend Doug ChiangDoug Chiang is a name familiar to fans of Star Wars....

The 15 Best Movies About The Vietnam War United Artists By Liam Gaughan/Nov. 5, 2021 3:21 pm EST The Vietnam War had an unprecedented impact on the development of modern filmmaking. The war itself occurred during a downward spiral for major studios, as the luster of the “Golden Age of Hollywood” had depleted throughout the 1960s. The ’70s saw the rise of a new generation of filmmakers. As the old system crumbled, studios began to take risks on younger filmmakers who revitalized the industry with their original voices....

Celebrity Jeopardy Norm Macdonald rose to fame as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live.” While the “Celebrity Jeopardy” sketches featuring Will Ferrell as the late Alex Trebek became favorites, it was Macdonald’s turn as Burt Reynolds that arguably serves as the crowning moment in the series of sketches. The fact that Macdonald makes very little attempt to impersonate Reynolds only adds to the absurdity. And let us never forget the legendary name, Turd Ferguson....

The Daily Stream: Kiki’s Delivery Service Is A Coming-Of-Age Fantasy Story About Creative Burnout Studio Ghibli By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 7, 2021 9:40 am EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: “Kiki’s Delivery Service” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: Kiki is a witch-in-training who has just turned 13, which means she must undergo the tradition of leaving home to make it on her own....

The Morning Watch: Making Slasher Films Look Real, James Wan’s Vision For Malignant & More Scream By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 1, 2021 8:19 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.) In this edition, find out how slasher movies like “Scream” make the horrific violence look as realistic as possible with a variety of props and special effects....

Release the Kraken Along with realizing that the film’s focus needed to be on those two primary characters, Casarosa and screenwriters Jesse Andrews and Mike Jones also decided to pare down the scale of the story’s climax. “We also didn’t have our ending, so that was a key thing,” Casarosa said: “We had a big ending with a kraken, Alberto turning into a kraken magically and Luca was going to protect him and defend him....

The Original Ending To Unbreakable Left More Questions Than Answers Buena Vista Pictures Distribution By Sandy Schaefer/Dec. 6, 2021 10:43 am EST These days, nobody would blink twice at a hotshot director following their breakout film with a superhero movie. In 2000, however, few expected M. Night Shyamalan to go from making the Oscar-nominated, box office chart-topping supernatural thriller “The Sixth Sense” to helming “Unbreakable,” a film where Bruce Willis learns he’s capable of superhuman feats....

The Clock Was Ticking National Geographic Documentary Films Stanton and Volanthen came up with a solution. Or at least, an idea for a solution. They turned to cave diver and physician Dr. Richard Harris and asked if he could sedate the kids. The plan: knock the children out with drugs, put them in wet suits and diving gear, and slowly pull their lifeless bodies out to safety. It sounded utterly mad, and Dr....

The Writers Guild Of America Could Expand Screen Credit Eligibility - Here’s What That Means Netflix By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 6, 2021 1:56 pm EST Change is in the air and it’s coming for Hollywood, whether the industry is ready for it or not. Every single individual who professes to love entertainment would be well-advised to keep a close eye on the possible IATSE strike (that acronym stands for International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees) that would disrupt production in a major way, in the hopes of getting production crews fair working conditions....

Titane Was The Hardest Script Julia Ducournau Has Written So Far In Her Career Neon By Sandy Schaefer/Dec. 13, 2021 10:22 am EST Julia Ducournau burst onto the scene with her feature directorial debut, 2016’s “Raw,” a film in which a young woman and lifelong vegetarian studying to become a veterinarian develops a hunger for human flesh. Somehow, Ducournau was able to top the bizarreness of that movie’s premise with the setup for her second movie, “Titane....

Why Adam Warlock (And A Giant Snake) Aren’t In ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 25, 2018 2:30 pm EST In case you had forgotten, there are 76 characters jam-packed into the upcoming Marvel Studios movie, Avengers: Infinity War. But there’s one familiar Marvel Comics character that you were never going to see in Infinity War: Adam Warlock. An Adam Warlock appearance was never in the cards for screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, despite the pivotal role the cosmic character plays in the Infinity Gauntlet comics....

Will Forte Teases The Hopeful ‘MacGruber’ TV Series With A Perfectly Inappropriate Scene By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 14, 2019 6:30 am EST Last week, we got the tantalizing news that Jorma Taccaone and Will Forte had been pitching the idea for a MacGruber TV series. That was a change of pace from the sequel talks we heard about not too long ago, but we’ll take more adventures with MacGruber in any way we can get them....

‘A Star Is Born’ Is A Catchy Cover Of A Classic Pop Song [TIFF] By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 8, 2018 9:00 am EST Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga revitalize A Star is Born into a powerful, emotional drama. The familiar story of an aging performer discovering a rising star gets a fresh coat of paint, and excels thanks primarily due to the performance (and musical talents) of Lady Gaga.Like a catchy cover of a classic tune, A Star is Born manages to make the old seem new again....

‘Dark City’ Director Alex Proyas Is Working On TV Version Of The 1998 Cult Classic By Joshua Meyer/Aug. 12, 2021 7:20 pm EST Director Alex Proyas has a new short film, Mask of the Evil Apparition, set in the world of Dark City, his 1998 sci-fi neo-noir cult classic starring Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, and William Hurt. From now until August 19, said short film is available through Video on Demand, as one of the “Virtual Cinema” entries in this year’s Popcorn Frights Film Festival....