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New ‘Snowpiercer’ Trailer Arrives As TNT Sci-Fi Drama Moved Up To May 17

April 2, 2020 4:48 pm

After several delays, false starts and the loss of directors and showrunners, TNT's series adaptation of Bong Joon Ho's "Snowpiercer" took years, at one point moving to TBS and then shifted back to TNT. Why? “...

‘Tales From The Loop’s’ Nathaniel Halpern On Creating A ‘Hopeful’ & ‘Emotional’ Sci-Fi Series [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

April 2, 2020 3:49 pm

Awards Campaign, Features, Interviews, News, Television

Nathaniel Halpern is an example of a creative talent that takes a while to bubble to the surface. Despite three years of writing and producing Noah Hawley's "Legion" (two as co-executive producer), he doesn't...

‘High Fidelity’ 20 Years Later: Music, Misery & The Man-Children Of Nick Hornby [Be Reel Podcast]

Chance Solem-Pfeifer

April 2, 2020 3:18 pm

News, Podcasts

Welcome to the arrested world of Nick Hornby. In the movie adaptations of his books, you'll find man-children of all stripes: from John Cusack's iconic role in "High Fidelity" (2000) to Hugh Grant's lovable ca...

Jason Bateman Says ‘Ozark’ Production Schedule Forced Him Out Of Directing ‘Clue’ Remake Starring Ryan Reynolds

Charles Barfield

April 2, 2020 3:12 pm

News, Television

Back in September, it was revealed that Jason Bateman had been signed to star in and direct a new version “Clue,” based on the board game of the same name that inspired an underrated comedy film in 1985. And a...

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New WarnerMedia CEO Calls Early VOD Release Strategy “The Right Thing To Do” During This Pandemic

Charles Barfield

April 2, 2020 2:59 pm

News, Television

Newly-minted WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar has been hired at a time when the entire industry seems to be on the brink of collapse. That’s one hell of a situation to inherit for the former Hulu boss. However, in ...

Luca Guadagnino Says The Pandemic Delayed A Crucial Meeting About ‘Call Me By Your Name’ Sequel

Charles Barfield

April 2, 2020 2:27 pm

News

It’s fairly common knowledge that just about everyone involved with the film “Call Me By Your Name” is ready to film a sequel. Actors have discussed the possibility. The writer has talked about it. And even fi...

Amazon Teams With SXSW To Provide A Free Streaming Version Of The Canceled Festival

Charles Barfield

April 2, 2020 2:09 pm

Festivals, News

Despite its apparent demise in March, the 2020 SXSW Film Festival lives on! Kind of. SXSW is teaming up with Amazon to deliver a new version of the festival that will stream to folks via the Prime Video pla...

Jessica Chastain Reportedly Turned Down A Role In ‘Doctor Strange’ Because She Wants “To Wear A Cape”

Charles Barfield

April 2, 2020 1:59 pm

News

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has expanded an incredible amount over the past decade-plus. With two dozen features, and the introduction of new TV series later this year, there are more opportunities than ever...

‘How To Fix A Drug Scandal’: A Sterilized Tale Of Addiction & Corruption In America [Review]

Jonathan Christian

April 2, 2020 1:45 pm

News, Reviews, Television

No one grows up with the aspirations of becoming a drug addict. Yet, for countless individuals across the United States, that nightmare morphs into a reality, an eternal consequence arising from a moment of we...

‘Obi-Wan’: ‘King Arthur’ Writer Hired To Script The ‘Star Wars’ Spin-Off Streaming Series

Charles Barfield

April 2, 2020 1:32 pm

News, Television

You may have noticed pictures of the “Star Wars” character, Obi-Wan Kenobi, floating around recently. Primarily, they have been shared as jokes, considering the retired Jedi took social distancing to a whole d...

Brad Pitt in Andrew Dominik's Killing Them Softly

‘Killing Them Softly’s’ Condemnation Of Corporate America During A Recession Has Aged Perfectly

Matthew Monagle

April 2, 2020 1:13 pm

News

In 2008, at the height of the economic recession, City University of London professor Subhabrata Banerjee popularized the concept of “necrocapitalism.” This theoretical model positioned death and displacement ...

‘Top Gun 2’ Moves To Christmas & ‘A Quiet Place 2’ Arrives In The Fall As Paramount Shifts Release Slate

Charles Barfield

April 2, 2020 12:55 pm

Box Office, News

As we begin to enter the phase where studios plan out their film schedules for the rest of 2020 and into 2021, one date was sticking out like a sore thumb—Christmas 2020. In a rare year where there are no fran...

‘Pretty Things’: Nicole Kidman To Star In & Produce Yet Another Limited Series

Charles Barfield

April 2, 2020 12:24 pm

News, Television

It’s pretty obvious that Nicole Kidman absolutely loves doing limited series TV work nowadays. Sure, she’s doing feature films still—recently seen in last year’s “Bombshell” and will have starring roles in bot...

Quentin Tarantino and-Julia-Butters Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Quentin Tarantino Says He Might Write A ‘Once Upon A Time’ Novelization

Charles Barfield

April 2, 2020 12:09 pm

News

Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar-nominated “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” has been available for months now. But that doesn’t mean fans and the filmmaker, especially, are done talking about it. In fact, Tarantino is...

‘The Innocence Files’ Trailer: Netflix Follows Up ‘Tiger King’ With A Series Focused On The Wrongfully Convicted

Charles Barfield

April 2, 2020 11:53 am

News, Television, Trailers

Face it, you’re done with “Tiger King,” and you’re desperately looking for your next Netflix true-crime bingewatch. Well, never one to disappoint, the streaming platform has the next docuseries ready to go thi...