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Apple Releases Teaser For New Billie Eilish Doc From Director RJ Cutler, Coming In 2021

September 28, 2020 3:12 pm

If you’re a person of a certain age, aka anyone that isn’t a Millennial or younger, you may not be super familiar with the work of pop star Billie Eilish. The young singer is one of the biggest names in music ...

Chadwick Boseman Sienna Miller 21 Bridges

Sienna Miller Says Chadwick Boseman Donated Part Of His ’21 Bridges’ Salary To Make Sure She Was Properly Paid

Charles Barfield

September 28, 2020 2:39 pm

News

By all accounts, it appears that Chadwick Boseman was not just a superhero on the big screen but an actual inspiration and role model in his personal life, as well. Friends and colleagues have come out telling...

'Alejandro Jodorowsky: 4K Restoration Collection' Is An Admirable Portrait Of A Unique, Challenging Artist

‘Alejandro Jodorowsky: 4K Restoration Collection’ Shows The Psychedelic Auteur In Full Freaky, Grotesque Glory

Andrew Crump

September 28, 2020 2:25 pm

Essays, Features, News

ABKCO Films' “Alejandro Jodorowsky: 4K Restoration Collection” is a magnificent, grotesque sandwich. For the bread: “Fando y Lis” and “Psychomagic, A Healing Art.” For the fillings: “The Holy Mountain” and “El...

’50 States Of Fright’ Trailer: Four New Horrorifying Stories Are Coming To Sam Raimi’s Quibi Anthology

Charles Barfield

September 28, 2020 2:22 pm

News, Television, Trailers

When Quibi launched earlier this year, the platform was hoping that a mixture of new technology and A-list talent would drive interesting in its mobile-first streaming service. Unfortunately, that didn’t total...

Sufjan Stevens Was Traumatized By The Oscars & Calls It “A Horrifying Scientology End-Of-Year Prom”

Charles Barfield

September 28, 2020 1:52 pm

Awards, News

Awards shows aren’t for everybody. There are some people (myself included) that get caught up in the pageantry and politics that go into each and every awards show in the realms of film and TV. And then there ...

Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Kill Switch’ Becomes ‘No Sudden Move’ & Adds Benicio Del Toro, David Harbour, Julia Fox & More

Charles Barfield

September 28, 2020 1:35 pm

News

We’ve known about Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming film “No Sudden Move” (formerly known as “Kill Switch”) for a while now. Back in November, we first reported on the project with Don Cheadle, Josh Brolin, and Seb...

Quibi’s Halloween Teaser Includes Looks At Mary Harron’s ‘The Expecting’ & Sam Raimi’s ‘50 States’ Season 2

Charles Barfield

September 28, 2020 12:51 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Halloween is about a month away. And though the rules of trick-or-treating may have been affected by the COVID pandemic that doesn’t mean streaming services aren’t teeing up their forthcoming horror offerings....

Ben Affleck Thinks “Mid-Budget Movies” Will Have A “Very Difficult” Time Getting Theatrical Release Post-COVID

Charles Barfield

September 28, 2020 12:03 pm

Box Office, News

While many people might think of Ben Affleck as the A-list actor in massive blockbusters such as “Justice League,” “Armageddon,” “Pearl Harbor,” and “Gigli” (okay, maybe not the last one), he’s also a filmmake...

Cannes 2020 Is Back! Canceled Festival Is Revived With An October “Special” Event

Charles Barfield

September 28, 2020 11:29 am

Festivals, News

The 2020 Cannes Film Festival has risen from the dead. And much like a zombie from a George A. Romero classic, it may appear to be the same at a glance, but if you look a little closer, you’ll start to see tha...

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Wife Of A Spy’ Is A Beautifully Crafted, Twisty Thriller [San Sebastian Review]

Jessica Kiang

September 28, 2020 11:13 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa is a directorial polyglot, no doubt about it, but he's more fluent in some cinematic languages than others. Having more or less co-founded the J-horror wave, and with "Pulse...

James Cameron Is “100%” Done With Filming On ‘Avatar 2’ & Very Close To Wrapping Up ‘Avatar 3’

Charles Barfield

September 28, 2020 10:58 am

News

The production stoppage in March that affected the entirety of the film and TV industry hit projects of all different sizes. And perhaps the biggest project that was delayed by the stoppage is none other than ...

‘Good Lord Bird’: Ethan Hawke Is Delightfully Unhinged In Showtime’s New Abolitionist Series [Review]

Robert Daniels

September 28, 2020 10:29 am

Features, News, Reviews, Television

Did John Brown, the infamous abolitionist who led the 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, really take a cross-dressing teenage slave under his wing and name him Onion? No, not at all. “The Good Lord Bir...

Djimon Hounsou To Star In Tony Kaye’s ‘African History Y’

Charles Barfield

September 28, 2020 10:21 am

News

To this day, there are film fans that still reference “American History X,” especially as we watch Black Lives Matter protests and the apparent rise of extreme, racist groups in the US. And though there are so...

Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ridiculously Long ‘Borat 2’ Title Reportedly Revealed

Rafael Motamayor

September 27, 2020 1:05 pm

News

Earlier this month, it was reported that Sacha Baron Cohen made a sequel to "Borat" completely in secret and was already screening it to people. Well, it seems we may finally know what to call "Borat 2," and i...

Jacques Audiard Begins Shooting His Next Film ‘Les Olympiades’, Co-Written By Céline Sciamma

Rafael Motamayor

September 27, 2020 12:24 pm

News

Two years after he made his English-language debut with "The Sisters Brothers," Jacques Audiard is back on set with his next film, "Les Olympiades." READ MORE: Léa Seydoux To Star In Mia Hansen-Løve’s Upcom...