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‘Welcome To The Blumhouse’ First Look Details: Joey King, Sydney Sweeney & More In Amazon’s New Horror Film Partnership.

August 14, 2020 4:11 pm

Yesterday, Amazon, the streaming service announced a partnership with Jason Blum’s horror and genre studio, Blumhouse, titled “Welcome to the Blumhouse” a collection of eight feature films that will debut over...

‘The Mandalorian’ Takes Emmy Campaigning To The Drive-In

Gregory Ellwood

August 14, 2020 3:32 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

There won't be football or concerts at the Rose Bowl this fall, but it looks like grounds and parking lots of the 98-year-old facility will be busier than expected during a global pandemic. Last night the tele...

‘Beau Travail’ 4K Restoration Trailer: Claire Denis’ Classic Film Is Getting A Re-Release In September

Charles Barfield

August 14, 2020 3:06 pm

News, Trailers

Without a doubt, Claire Denis is one of the best filmmakers working today. Over the decades, she has continuously created some of the most interesting and unique features to grace the big screen, including her...

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Zack Snyder To Use Reshoots/CGI To Replace Chris D’Elia With Tig Notaro In ‘Army Of The Dead’

Charles Barfield

August 14, 2020 2:41 pm

News

Even though Tig Notaro and Chris D’Elia are both stand-up comedians, the comparisons end right there. D’Elia’s brand of humor is completely different from Notaros, not to mention the completely opposite physic...

Sofia Coppola Says Rashida Jones Helped Workshop ‘Lost In Translation’ Script, Playing Scarlett Johansson’s Role

Charles Barfield

August 14, 2020 2:24 pm

News

Even almost two decades after the film’s debut, “Lost in Translation” still ranks as one of the best films in both the careers of Sofia Coppola and actor Bill Murray. And now, the duo is teaming up yet again f...

Jamie Foxx Says ‘Spawn’ Film Is Still Coming & Will Be “Something Special”

Charles Barfield

August 14, 2020 2:08 pm

News

Jamie Foxx is no stranger to superhero films. While he has yet to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Oscar-winning actor has played a villain in the ‘Spider-Man’ franchise (though in a terrible movie...

Idris Elba To Star In A New Spy Film From Producer Simon Kinberg & Apple

Charles Barfield

August 14, 2020 1:48 pm

News

It’s unlikely that Idris Elba will ever become James Bond, as the actor has pointed out a number of times before. However, that doesn’t mean we won’t see him suit up as a spy soon enough. You see, the actor ha...

‘Sputnik’ Exclusive Clip: A Doctor Interrogates A Cosmonaut With An Alien Parasite In IFC’s Latest Thriller

Charles Barfield

August 14, 2020 1:04 pm

News, Trailers, Video

Space exploration is terrifying. Not just because, in real life, we’ve seen terrible tragedies and accidents happen as humans attempt to explore what lies beyond our world. However, movies have gone the extra ...

Annabelle Wallis Says James Wan’s “Genre-Bending” ‘Malignant’ Is “So Brave” & “So Original”

Charles Barfield

August 14, 2020 12:42 pm

News

There are two distinct versions of a James Wan movie. First, you have the films that got him to where he is today—horror. The director behind films like “Saw” and “The Conjuring” has become one of the preemine...

Joe Keery Talks Shedding His ‘Stranger Things’ Persona For The Sinister ‘Spree’ [Interview]

Ally Johnson

August 14, 2020 12:18 pm

Interviews, News

Actor Joe Keery is currently best known for his fan-favorite performance as Steve Harrington on Netflix’s “Stranger Things”—and for good reason. In the hit series, he went from the obnoxious, if not amusing, j...

DC FanDome To Feature Virtual Panels For ‘The Batman,’ ‘Suicide Squad,’ ‘Wonder Woman’ & More

Charles Barfield

August 14, 2020 12:02 pm

News

Let’s be honest, the Comic-Con@Home event that happened last month was a pretty big letdown. Technical issues aside (and boy, were there plenty of those), the event just didn’t have the same feeling of excitem...

‘Scare Me’ Trailer: Aya Cash Is Desperate For Thrills In Shudder’s Upcoming Horror Comedy

Charles Barfield

August 14, 2020 11:20 am

News, Trailers

Aya Cash is a name that you should probably remember. If you’re someone who watched FX’s “You’re the Worst,” you already know that Cash is a force to reckon with on the screen, bringing humor and confidence to...

‘We’re Here’ Producers On Tackling A Second Season During COVID [Podcast]

Gregory Ellwood

August 14, 2020 10:57 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

To be fair, when it all comes down to it, we're pretty neutral when it comes to Emmy winner preferences. Sure, we might root for a performance here or there, but we're certainly not using our media pulpit to c...

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Almost Donated To The “Hilarious” Petition To Film A New ‘Game Of Thrones’ Ending

Charles Barfield

August 14, 2020 10:52 am

News, Television

We are more than a year removed from the rollercoaster ride that was the final season of “Game of Thrones.” The last episodes of the series aired at a time when the entire world seemed excited about what HBO h...

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‘Lost Girls & Love Hotels’ Trailer: Alexandra Daddario Explores The Seedy Japanese Nightlife In William Olsson’s Film

Valerie Thompson

August 14, 2020 10:37 am

News, Trailers

What do you get lost in? Is it perfectly mundane or something deeper, even darker, than the pursuits of your public persona? The new film “Lost Girls & Love Hotels” explores one woman’s pull towards the la...