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January 28, 2020 11:38 am

Recently, during his Golden Globes acceptance speech, filmmaker Bong Joon-ho explained that there is an entire world of incredible cinema out there for audiences to ...

Paramount Working On Two 'Transformers' Film Scripts Possibly Including 'Beast Wars' Reboot

January 28, 2020 11:13 am

The “Transformers” film franchise has found itself at a bit of a crossroads. But instead of picking one path to march down, Paramount has decided ...

Blumhouse Reportedly Working On 'The Thing' Remake Based On Author's Long-Lost Novel

January 28, 2020 10:45 am

Horror film remakes are nothing new. After a franchise lays dormant for a few years, Hollywood has the tendency to dust it off and take ...

Scarlett Johansson in Under the Skin (2013)

'Under The Skin': Bidding War Erupts Over TV Spin-Off Rights To Jonathan Glazer's Unsettling Sci-Fi Classic

January 28, 2020 10:25 am

For years now, it’s become apparent that the creative freedom and risk-taking that studios used to do more often in mid-budget films is now being ...

Dee Rees' 'The Last Thing He Wanted' Is A Messy But Admirable Adaptation [Sundance Review]

January 28, 2020 9:53 am

“Some real things have happened lately,” growls Elena McMahon (Anne Hathaway) early – and late – in Dee Rees’s adaptation of Joan Didion’s “The Last Thing He ...

Alison Brie Shines In The Ambitious But Muddled 'Horse Girl' [Sundance Review]

January 28, 2020 9:31 am

It feels like a strange thing to say, more than a decade after her breakthrough with simultaneous supporting roles on “Community” and “Mad Men,” but ...

Winston Duke Is Incredible In An Imaginative 'Nine Days' [Sundance Review]

January 28, 2020 3:23 am

PARK CITY – Creativity is king at a festival like Sundance. What pops, surprises and sticks with an audience gets the acclaim and, potentially, the ...

'The Evening Hour': A Compassionate Drug Dealer Tries to Survive in Appalachia [Sundance Review]

Joe Blessing

January 27, 2020 10:00 pm

A quietly powerful portrait of a young man forced to make impossible decisions to try to live decently in a landscape torn apart by forces ...

'Ironbark': Benedict Cumberbatch Is Stellar In This Real-Life Cold War Thriller [Sundance Review]

January 27, 2020 7:40 pm

PARK CITY – The life of Greville Wynne really was tailor made for a movie. So much so that it’s surprising it took over 50 ...

‘Hunters’ Super Bowl Trailer: Al Pacino Recruits Nazi Hunters In This Amazon Streaming Series

January 28, 2020 1:57 pm

News, Television, Trailers

How many trailers do you really need for a TV show? Well, in the case of Amazon’s upcoming “Hunters,” the answer appears to be three trailers and one teaser. Normally, this would be seen as potential overkill,...

‘F9’ Teaser: The 9th ‘Fast & Furious’ Film Finds Vin Diesel Working On A Tractor Instead Of A Car

January 28, 2020 1:40 pm

News, Trailers

Nine films. That’s the number of films in the “Fast & Furious” series. That’s the same number of films in the Skywalker Saga. It’s one more than the entire ‘Harry Potter’ film franchise. And it’s eight mor...

‘May The Devil Take You Too’ Trailer: ‘The Night Comes For Us’ Filmmaker Returns With His Raimi-Esque Horror Sequel

January 28, 2020 1:21 pm

News, Trailers

If you’re looking for the next Sam Raimi, you might not need to look much further than Timo Tjahjanto. While many of you probably know the filmmaker best for his recent action film, “The Night Comes for Us,” h...

‘Charm City Kings’: An Outstanding, Unabashedly Black Coming Of Age Tale Made One Mile Of Road At A Time [Sundance Review]

Robert Daniels

January 28, 2020 12:28 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

In Baltimore, among the city’s Black community, the sounds of dirt bikes echo down the streets, through the alleys, backyards, and by bedroom windows. Baltimore is more than riots and more than extralegal oppr...

Matthew McConaughey Teaming With ‘True Detective’ Creator For New FX Series ‘The Redeemer’

January 28, 2020 12:21 pm

News, Television

In this day and age, there are very few certainties in life. Of course, the biggest certainty is that death comes for us all. And that’s followed by the next biggest certainty we can all agree on— “True Detect...

‘The Batman’: Peter Sarsgaard’s Role Is Revealed As WB Officially Announces The Start Of Production

January 28, 2020 12:05 pm

News

It’s taken years of development, but the first solo ‘Batman’ film since Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises” has officially begun production, eight years after actor Christian Bale hung up the cape and ...

‘Wild Goose Lake’ Exclusive Trailer: Director Diao Yinan Returns With A Visually Stunning Crime Noir

January 28, 2020 11:38 am

News, Trailers

Recently, during his Golden Globes acceptance speech, filmmaker Bong Joon-ho explained that there is an entire world of incredible cinema out there for audiences to discover as long as they are willing to read...

Paramount Working On Two ‘Transformers’ Film Scripts Possibly Including ‘Beast Wars’ Reboot

January 28, 2020 11:13 am

News

The “Transformers” film franchise has found itself at a bit of a crossroads. But instead of picking one path to march down, Paramount has decided to hedge its bets with multiple paths. According to Deadlin...

Blumhouse Reportedly Working On ‘The Thing’ Remake Based On Author’s Long-Lost Novel

January 28, 2020 10:45 am

News

Horror film remakes are nothing new. After a franchise lays dormant for a few years, Hollywood has the tendency to dust it off and take a new stab at box office glory. Well, it appears that Blumhouse and Unive...

‘Under The Skin’: Bidding War Erupts Over TV Spin-Off Rights To Jonathan Glazer’s Unsettling Sci-Fi Classic

January 28, 2020 10:25 am

News, Television

For years now, it’s become apparent that the creative freedom and risk-taking that studios used to do more often in mid-budget films is now being done on the small screen, with platforms like HBO, Netflix, Ama...

Dee Rees’ ‘The Last Thing He Wanted’ Is A Messy But Admirable Adaptation [Sundance Review]

January 28, 2020 9:53 am

Features, News, Reviews

“Some real things have happened lately,” growls Elena McMahon (Anne Hathaway) early – and late – in Dee Rees’s adaptation of Joan Didion’s “The Last Thing He Wanted,” and perhaps an advisory is in or...

Alison Brie Shines In The Ambitious But Muddled ‘Horse Girl’ [Sundance Review]

January 28, 2020 9:31 am

News, Reviews

It feels like a strange thing to say, more than a decade after her breakthrough with simultaneous supporting roles on “Community” and “Mad Men,” but it feels like we’re still waiting for the definitive Al...

Winston Duke Is Incredible In An Imaginative ‘Nine Days’ [Sundance Review]

January 28, 2020 3:23 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

PARK CITY – Creativity is king at a festival like Sundance. What pops, surprises and sticks with an audience gets the acclaim and, potentially, the big acquisition dollars. There is a difference, however, be...

‘The Evening Hour’: A Compassionate Drug Dealer Tries to Survive in Appalachia [Sundance Review]

Joe Blessing

January 27, 2020 10:00 pm

News, Reviews

A quietly powerful portrait of a young man forced to make impossible decisions to try to live decently in a landscape torn apart by forces far larger than himself, “The Evening Hour” is both an empathetic and ...

‘Ironbark’: Benedict Cumberbatch Is Stellar In This Real-Life Cold War Thriller [Sundance Review]