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With Less Venom & More Cool, Hulu’s ‘High Fidelity’ Remake Plays The Hits [Be Reel Podcast]

April 7, 2020 3:31 pm

It’s Old Rob versus New Rob, Depressed Rob versus Manic Rob, Zoë Kravitz versus John Cusack, Brooklyn versus Chicago, and sad music versus sad people on a new TV recap. LISTEN: ‘High Fidelity’ 20 Years Lat...

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The 5 Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘Little Women,’ ‘Raging Bull’ & More

Jason Bailey

April 7, 2020 3:23 pm

News

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spla...

Bob Iger Says “A Few More” Disney Theatrical Films Could Be Sent Straight To Streaming

Charles Barfield

April 7, 2020 2:13 pm

Box Office, News

Last week, Disney unveiled it’s completely redone 2020/2021 film release schedule, as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced Hollywood’s biggest studio to shuffle things around. And while most people were, rightfull...

Cannes Boss Says An Online Version Of The Fest Isn’t An Option If The Event Is Canceled

Charles Barfield

April 7, 2020 1:55 pm

Festivals, News

It’s beginning to look less and less likely that the Cannes Film Festival will actually find a date in June to be held, after postponing its original May date. At the time, the postponement seemed a bit iffy a...

‘Betty’ Trailer: The ‘Skate Kitchen’ Spin-Off Arrives On HBO Next Month

Charles Barfield

April 7, 2020 1:34 pm

News, Television, Trailers

One of the more underseen and underrated films of 2018, “Skate Kitchen,” is given new life on HBO in the upcoming spin-off, “Betty.” And now, with the promotional ability of one of the biggest distributors on ...

Richard Kelly Teases New ‘Southland Tales’ Film As Well As Two 4K Versions Of The Original

Charles Barfield

April 7, 2020 1:19 pm

News

There are few directors that have had a roller-coaster career such as Richard Kelly. The filmmaker burst onto the scene with the cult-classic film “Donnie Darko,” which to this day is held in high esteem by ma...

The Duplass Brothers Want To Help Filmmakers Affected By Canceled Festivals

Charles Barfield

April 7, 2020 12:58 pm

Festivals, News

Mark Duplass, along with his brother, Jay, have been indie film mainstays for well over a decade. And with the world being turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, it appears that the Duplass Brothers are ...

IFC Films Celebrates 20 Years Of Independence In New Retrospective Video

Charles Barfield

April 7, 2020 12:42 pm

News, Trailers, Video

It’s crazy to think about how the world has changed in 20 years. And even in a more micro sense, how the film industry has changed over the last two decades. However, regardless of the rise of streaming, the u...

‘Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind’ Trailer: Doc Goes Into The Life & Tragic Death Of The Hollywood Icon

Charles Barfield

April 7, 2020 12:22 pm

News, Trailers

Few Hollywood stories carry the mystique and intrigue of the life and death of Natalie Wood. And in the new documentary, “Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind,” some of the legendary star’s friends and family, in...

‘The Garden Left Behind’: Flavio Alves Delivers A Touching, Quiet Film With A Loud Message [Review]

Asher Luberto

April 7, 2020 11:43 am

News, Reviews

In "The Garden Left Behind," director Flavio Alves, making his feature debut after a career in producing, delivers a film that is both a bit paint-by-numbers and genuinely moving in a quiet, indie film with a ...

‘Butt Boy’ Exclusive Clip: Imagine Being In Isolation With This Disturbing Addiction

Charles Barfield

April 7, 2020 11:16 am

News, Trailers, Video

Look, things are pretty terrible right now. We are in the middle of a global pandemic that is forcing us all to stay indoors for way longer than we’re comfortable with. But for as bad as quarantine is, can you...

Quibi Logs Only 300,000 Downloads On Launch Day, Less Than 8% Of Disney+ Debut

Charles Barfield

April 7, 2020 10:54 am

News, Television

Quibi may very well be the next big streaming service. But you wouldn’t know it by yesterday’s launch numbers. According to Variety, it appears that Quibi was only downloaded approximately 300,000 on its f...

Woody Harrelson in THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN

Woody Harrelson & Roseanne Barr Push COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories On Social Media

Charles Barfield

April 7, 2020 10:33 am

News

As we find with most major events in the US, there are always those in the population that love to spread conspiracy theories and false information. (Sometimes those spreading it actually call themselves Presi...

Spike Lee Claims Bill Cosby “Jacked” The Idea For ‘A Different World’ From His ‘School Daze’

Charles Barfield

April 7, 2020 10:11 am

News, Television

Unfortunately, in the 1980s (and honestly, even today), there were very few examples of films and TV series focused on the Black experience in college. However, within a year of each other, two projects in the...

‘Extraction’ Trailer: Chris Hemsworth Plays A Mercenary For The Russo Brothers

Ciaran Rooney-Cespedes

April 7, 2020 9:41 am

News, Trailers

There are few performers on a film set who deserve more respect and recognition then that of the stunt person. By extension and also super deserving —and the people often behind some terrific action sequences o...