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Marvel Finds Their ‘Ms. Marvel’ In Newcomer Iman Vellani

September 30, 2020 4:00 pm

Newcomer and Canadian actress Iman Vellani has been cast as the teenage character Ms. Marvel for the upcoming Disney+ limited series of the same name. Relatively unknown, this will be Vellani's first major Hol...

Miranda July Me and You And Everyone We Know

The Familiar, But Strange Relationships In Miranda July’s Films [Be Reel Podcast]

Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Noah Ballard

September 30, 2020 2:50 pm

News, Podcasts

An acclaimed novelist, performance artist, and independent filmmaker, Miranda July is a genre of her own—quite literally—this week on Be Reel. LISTEN: ‘Best In Show’ At 20: Christopher Guest Invented The C...

Oh My, We Actually Have A Legit Best Picture Race [Contender Countdown]

Gregory Ellwood

September 30, 2020 2:32 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

A funny thing happened on the way to a COVID-delayed Oscar qualification deadline. Real Best Picture contenders showed up. That's right, anyone who thinks they are putting an asterisk on this upcoming 2021 Ac...

‘Swan Song’: Mahershala Ali & Naomie Harris To Star In Apple’s Upcoming Film

Charles Barfield

September 30, 2020 2:06 pm

News

There are few people in the film industry that have had the type of early career as Benjamin Cleary. You may not know his name yet, but the filmmaker has already earned an Oscar for his 2015 live-action short ...

‘Between The World & Me’ Teaser: HBO Adapts Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Book In A New, Star-Studded Production

Charles Barfield

September 30, 2020 1:46 pm

News, Television, Trailers

With its debut at this year’s TIFF, Spike Lee’s “David Byrne’s American Utopia” has proven that HBO doesn’t have to stick with your typical narrative features and TV series to succeed. The premium network/stre...

Netflix To Develop A New ‘Conan The Barbian’ Series As The Start Of A Potential Fantasy Franchise

Charles Barfield

September 30, 2020 1:30 pm

News, Television

It’s time for yet another attempt at making “Conan the Barbarian” a major franchise in Hollywood. After Arnold Schwarzenegger first brought the character to life in 1982 (follows by a sequel in 1984), the fran...

‘The Salt Of Tears’: Philippe Garrel’s Latest Film Is An Evocative Look At Lost Love [NYFF Review]

Jason Bailey

September 30, 2020 1:12 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

They "meet cute" from across a street, at opposing bus stops; Luc (Logann Antuofermo) is going one way, Djemila (Oulaya Amamra) the other. We meet them in evenly composed medium-wide shots, the camera sharing ...

‘Save Yourselves!’ Exclusive Clip: A Couple Is Blissfully Unaware That Shooting Stars Are Signs Of An Attack In This Sci-Fi Comedy

Charles Barfield

September 30, 2020 1:00 pm

News, Trailers, Video

Who doesn’t fantasize about shutting off your phones, leaving them inside, and sitting outside staring at the stars with your love? That’s exactly what the couple in “Save Yourselves!” does, and things seem to...

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‘Lockdown’: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ben Stiller, Lily James & More Join Anne Hathaway In Doug Liman’s Pandemic Heist Film

Charles Barfield

September 30, 2020 12:49 pm

News

Recently, it was revealed that Doug Liman is taking a moment before he ventures off into space with Tom Cruise to work on a pandemic-inspired heist film, “Lockdown,” starring Anne Hathaway. And while the film ...

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Oscars 2021: Best Picture Contenders & Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

September 30, 2020 12:18 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The first thing you should realize about the 2021 Best Picture race is thanks to a fluctuating domestic theatrical distribution due to the coronavirus pandemic this list of contenders will likely change over t...

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Oscars 2021: Best Director Contenders & Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

September 30, 2020 12:16 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

There's a lot of good news in the Best Director race for the Academy as the 2021 Oscars begins to take shape. First off, there is a ton of diversity with Lee Issac Chung ("Minari"), George C. Wolfe ("Ma Rainey...

‘Kajillionaire’ Exclusive Clip: Evan Rachel Wood Gets Lectured About Her Thieving Skills In Miranda July’s New Film

Charles Barfield

September 30, 2020 12:13 pm

News, Trailers, Video

A Miranda July film is very much its own thing. With only three features under her belt, the filmmaker has carved out a niche in the film industry that very much belongs to her and her alone. But considering s...

‘The Godfather’ Making Of Movie: Barry Levinson Taps Oscar Isaac To Play Francis Coppola & Jake Gyllenhaal As Robert Evans

Oscar Isaac & Jake Gyllenhaal To Star In A Film About The Making Of ‘The Godfather’ From Director Barry Levinson

Charles Barfield

September 30, 2020 11:56 am

News

Just two weeks ago, it was announced that Paramount+ (formerly known as CBS All Access) was producing a new drama series about the behind-the-scenes work that went into making “The Godfather.” Film fans were l...

Tom Sturridge Is In Talks To Star In Neil Gaiman’s ‘Sandman’ Series For Netflix

Charles Barfield

September 30, 2020 11:40 am

News, Television

After years of delays and false starts, it appears that Netflix is finally going to be able to bring the highly-anticipated “Sandman” series to life. And the streaming service has already found the actor that ...

Zac Efron To Star In Blumhouse’s ‘Firestarter’ Remake

Charles Barfield

September 30, 2020 11:25 am

News

By and large, Zac Efron has really focused on making people laugh in his roles on the big screen. Outside of his recent feature film, “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile,” where he played a serial kill...