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‘The Batman’ Co-Writer Mattson Tomlin To Showrun A New ‘Terminator’ Anime Series For Netflix

February 26, 2021 6:40 pm

After two great films, and four bad to mediocre ones, It's clear the "Terminator" franchise has ground to a halt in live-action following, Tim Miller's underwhelming "Terminator: Dark Fate." But given the prem...

Director Sam Pollard on HBO’s ‘Black Art,’ ‘MLK/FBI’ His Work With Spike Lee & More [Deep Focus]

Rodrigo Perez

February 26, 2021 3:05 pm

Interviews, News, Podcasts

At 70-years-old, filmmaker Sam Pollard has had a massive career spanning five decades as a dedicated chronicler of the Black experienced in America. But it's arguably just getting its due in a major way and un...

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‘The Pale Blue Eye’: Christian Bale & Director Scott Cooper Reuniting For A Mystery Film About A Young Edgar Allan Poe

Charles Barfield

February 26, 2021 2:44 pm

News

It has been almost a full decade since the release of 2013’s “Out of the Furnace,” the sophomore film from filmmaker Scott Cooper and the first time he and Christian Bale collaborated on a feature. Four years ...

Cinemark CEO “Optimistic” Theaters Will Begin To “Light Up” This Summer With The Help Of Blockbusters

Charles Barfield

February 26, 2021 2:27 pm

Box Office, News

Last year, not much was known about the future of the pandemic when the theaters shut down in March. At that time, everyone was naive to wonder if we’d see a summer movie season in 2020. Obviously, not only di...

‘Blithe Spirit’ Is A Wildly Uneven, Repetitive Ghost Of A Comedy [Review]

Asher Luberto

February 26, 2021 1:47 pm

News, Reviews

How to describe "Blithe Spirit," a play that switches genres more times than one can count? Is it a comedy, a drama, a romance, a murder mystery? Is it art or exploitation? It's, actually, all of the above. ...

‘Masters Of The Air’: Austin Butler & Callum Turner To Lead The Cast Of The ‘Band Of Brothers’ Sequel Series

Charles Barfield

February 26, 2021 1:37 pm

News, Television

Every 10 years or so, it seems as if Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg scratch their World War II itch and release a new massively expensive miniseries about the event. First, it was 2001’s “Band of Brothers,” wh...

‘Sophie Jones’ Trailer: A Teen Girl Deals With The Loss Of Her Mom In This Coming-Of-Age Indie Standout

Charles Barfield

February 26, 2021 1:11 pm

News, Trailers

In a year that was completely batshit crazy and unpredictable, we still had quite a few solid films find their way to film festivals (often digital) even when the film industry seemed to completely shut down. ...

Contest: Win A 5-Film John Hughes Blu-Ray Bundle Including ‘Pretty In Pink,’ ‘Ferris Bueller’ & More

Charles Barfield

February 26, 2021 12:57 pm

News

Over the past decade, there has been some controversy that surrounds the ‘80s comedy classics from filmmaker John Hughes. Whether it's the problematic characters and situations or those who felt Hughes wasn’t ...

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‘Ticket To Paradise’: George Clooney & Julia Roberts Reunite For A Rom-Com From The Director Of ‘Mamma Mia 2’

Charles Barfield

February 26, 2021 12:56 pm

News

Imagine it’s 1998. News is released that George Clooney (the heartthrob from “ER”) is teaming up with Julia Roberts (the actress from “My Best Friend’s Wedding”) to do a rom-com. That’s exciting stuff, right? ...

Ta-Nehisi Coates Hired To Write New ‘Superman’ Film Produced By JJ Abrams

Charles Barfield

February 26, 2021 12:22 pm

News

What the hell is DC Films going to do with Superman? That’s the question that has been on the minds of superhero fans for years now, particularly after the poor release of 2017’s “Justice League,” which seemed...

Craig Brewer Talks ‘Coming 2 America,’ Turning Down A Tyrese Cameo & His Idea For An Eddie Murphy Film Universe [The Playlist Podcast]

Charles Barfield

February 26, 2021 11:49 am

Interviews, News, Podcasts

Without a doubt, “Coming 2 America” is one of the most anticipated comedy sequels of all time. For many, the 1989 original is up there as one of the best comedies ever produced, with so many quotable lines and...

‘Shadow And Bone’ Trailer: Netflix’s Big-Budget Fantasy Series Debuts In April From The Writer Of ‘Arrival’

Charles Barfield

February 26, 2021 11:24 am

News, Television, Trailers

Netflix is never one to shy away from ambitious film and TV projects. But judging by the trailer for “Shadow and Bone,” you could argue that the new series based on the best-selling novels by author Leigh Bard...

‘My Salinger Year’ Exclusive Clip: Sigourney Weaver Sends Margaret Qualley To An Important Meeting In IFC’s New Film

Charles Barfield

February 26, 2021 11:09 am

News, Trailers, Video

It’s been more than a year since we were lucky enough to watch “My Salinger Year” at the 2020 Berlin Film Festival. And wow, things have changed in a year, huh? Well, while the entire world still deals with th...

“West Side Story’s’ Rachel Zegler Cast In ‘Shazam: Fury Of The Gods’

Charles Barfield

February 26, 2021 10:56 am

News

It’s been a couple of years since DC Films and Warner Bros. released “Shazam!” And over that time, fans have been wondering when they’d get the sequel to David F. Sandberg’s film. Well, we’ve known for a while...

Jasmila Žbanić Revisits The Already Forgotten Horrors Of The Bosnian War In ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

February 26, 2021 10:21 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News

It will come as a surprise to many reading this, but the Nazis were not the only perpetrators of genocide on the European continent in the 20th Century. During the Bosnian War (1992-1995) there was an ethnic ...