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Sarah Snook and Benny Safdie Join ‘Pieces of a Woman’ From 'White Dog' Director

January 22, 2020 11:03 am

Deadline is reporting Sarah Snook (“Succession”) and Benny Safdie (co-writer/director of “Uncut Gems”) have joined the cast of Hungarian filmmaker Kornél Mundruczó’s latest, “Pieces of ...

Bad Robot Developing ‘Justice League Dark’ Properties for Warner Bros.

Drew Taylor

January 22, 2020 10:41 am

What sorcery is this? “Justice League Dark” has returned from the dead to be resurrected by one of Hollywood's most powerful players and his gigantic ...

Patrick Stewart Was Approached by Kevin Feige About Professor X Joining The MCU

Drew Taylor

January 22, 2020 9:57 am

Patrick Stewart is making the press rounds for “Picard,” his hotly anticipated new CBS All Access series premiering later this week that sees him reprising ...

'Star Wars: Clone Wars' Trailer: The Skywalker Saga Has One More Chapter Left Arriving In February

Rodrigo Perez

January 22, 2020 9:40 am

Witness the end of the groundbreaking series. The final season of StarWars: The Clone Wars starts streaming Feb. 21 on DisneyPlus. ...

Daniel Craig, No Time To Die, James Bond

Daniel Craig Explains Why He Came Back To Bond, Plus New 'No Time To Die' Photos

Rodrigo Perez

January 21, 2020 7:16 pm

"I'd rather break this glass and slash my wrists. No, not at the moment. Not at all. That's fine. I'm over it at the moment. ...

'Troop Zero' Review: Charming Characters Make This Simple Family-Friendly Adventure Endearing [Review]

Asher Luberto

January 21, 2020 6:04 pm

The latest family-friendly adventure from Amazon, "Troop Zero," is as charming as its heroine. Christmas (McKenna Grace) is a real-life Buzz Lightyear, an adorably precocious ...

'Bad Boys' Keeps Blowing Up, In All Its Needless and Demented Appeal [Be Reel Podcast]

Chance Solem-Pfeifer

January 21, 2020 5:29 pm

Bad Boys, bad boys / whatcha gonna do / whatcha gonna do when we rate and review? It’s 2020, and Columbia Pictures has dug deep ...

David Leitch to Direct Big Screen ‘Kung Fu’ Adaptation for Universal

Drew Taylor

January 21, 2020 3:47 pm

“John Wick” co-director David Leitch is back. And he’s ready to kick ass. According to Deadline, the filmmaker will soon tackle a big screen adaptation ...

Jared Harris Shoots Down Rumors He’ll Be Playing Doctor Octopus in ‘Morbius’

Drew Taylor

January 21, 2020 3:01 pm

When fans got a look at the trailer for “Morbius,” starring Jared Leto as the titular bloodsucker, they noticed a brief appearance by another Jared: ...

Hugo Weaving Says He Won’t Be in ‘Matrix 4’ and Explains Why He Didn’t Return to the MCU

Drew Taylor

January 21, 2020 2:12 pm

Hugo Weaving was an Australian character actor whose exposure internationally had mostly been relegated to the voice of a sheepdog in the two “Babe” movies. ...

‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’ Director Sean Durkin Sets Von Erich Wrestling Family Saga

Drew Taylor

January 22, 2020 1:52 pm

Festivals, News

One of the more exciting films that’ll debut at the Sundance Film Festival this year is “The Nest,” the sophomore feature from Sean Durkin, who made a splash at the same festival in 2011 with “Martha Marcy May...

‘The Lodge’ Trailer: Riley Keough Stars In An Icy Horror From The Makers Of ‘Goodnight Mommy’

Edward Davis

January 22, 2020 1:27 pm

News, Trailers

Given we just ran features on 52 Films Directed by Women in 2020 and our 25 Most Anticipated Films At Sundance this year, the arrival of the wintry, creepy horror "The Lodge" is perfectly timed. Directed by Au...

Bong Joon-ho Says ‘Parasite’ HBO Series Will Be ‘High-Quality, Expanded Film’

Drew Taylor

January 22, 2020 1:06 pm

News, Television

Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite,” everyone’s favorite upstairs/downstairs/half-basement thriller is an Oscar frontrunner and will soon find an even wider audience as it’s transformed into an HBO series by the filmmak...

Sundance 2020: The 25 Most Anticipated Films At The Festival

Gregory Ellwood

January 22, 2020 12:30 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, Festivals, News

The Sundance Film Festival is enterting a new decade, in fact, it's the first major festival to usher in the new era, but color us slightly concerned about its upcoming slate. While the documentary features are...

‘Miss Americana’ Trailer: Taylor Swift Gets Real

Drew Taylor

January 22, 2020 11:36 am

Festivals, News

Late last year, in Taylor Swift’s very public feud with record executive Scooter Braun, she revealed that Braun was trying to block the use of her old songs for a forthcoming Netflix documentary. Now that Netf...

Sarah Snook and Benny Safdie Join ‘Pieces of a Woman’ From ‘White Dog’ Director

Drew Taylor

January 22, 2020 11:03 am

News

Bad Robot Developing ‘Justice League Dark’ Properties for Warner Bros.

Drew Taylor

January 22, 2020 10:41 am

News, Television

What sorcery is this? “Justice League Dark” has returned from the dead to be resurrected by one of Hollywood's most powerful players and his gigantic studio. Deadline is reporting that JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot,...

Patrick Stewart Was Approached by Kevin Feige About Professor X Joining The MCU

Drew Taylor

January 22, 2020 9:57 am

News

Patrick Stewart is making the press rounds for “Picard,” his hotly anticipated new CBS All Access series premiering later this week that sees him reprising his iconic role from “Star Trek: The Next Generation,...

‘Star Wars: Clone Wars’ Trailer: The Skywalker Saga Has One More Chapter Left Arriving In February

Rodrigo Perez

January 22, 2020 9:40 am

News, Television, Trailers

Witness the end of the groundbreaking series. The final season of StarWars: The Clone Wars starts streaming Feb. 21 on DisneyPlus.

Daniel Craig Explains Why He Came Back To Bond, Plus New ‘No Time To Die’ Photos

Rodrigo Perez

January 21, 2020 7:16 pm

News

"I'd rather break this glass and slash my wrists. No, not at the moment. Not at all. That's fine. I'm over it at the moment. We're done. All I want to do is move on," Daniel Craig said in October 2015, wh...

‘Troop Zero’ Review: Charming Characters Make This Simple Family-Friendly Adventure Endearing [Review]

Asher Luberto

January 21, 2020 6:04 pm

News, Reviews

The latest family-friendly adventure from Amazon, "Troop Zero," is as charming as its heroine. Christmas (McKenna Grace) is a real-life Buzz Lightyear, an adorably precocious and endlessly vivacious nine year ...

‘Bad Boys’ Keeps Blowing Up, In All Its Needless and Demented Appeal [Be Reel Podcast]

Chance Solem-Pfeifer

January 21, 2020 5:29 pm

News, Podcasts

Bad Boys, bad boys / whatcha gonna do / whatcha gonna do when we rate and review? It’s 2020, and Columbia Pictures has dug deep into its intellectual property vault for a 17-year dormant Will Smith franchise w...

David Leitch to Direct Big Screen ‘Kung Fu’ Adaptation for Universal

Drew Taylor

January 21, 2020 3:47 pm

News

“John Wick” co-director David Leitch is back. And he’s ready to kick ass. According to Deadline, the filmmaker will soon tackle a big screen adaptation of seminal television series “Kung Fu” for Universal (hom...

Jared Harris Shoots Down Rumors He’ll Be Playing Doctor Octopus in ‘Morbius’

Drew Taylor

January 21, 2020 3:01 pm

News

When fans got a look at the trailer for “Morbius,” starring Jared Leto as the titular bloodsucker, they noticed a brief appearance by another Jared: “Chernobyl” powerhouse Jared Harris. And, for some reason, m...

Hugo Weaving Says He Won’t Be in ‘Matrix 4’ and Explains Why He Didn’t Return to the MCU

Drew Taylor

January 21, 2020 2:12 pm

News

Hugo Weaving was an Australian character actor whose exposure internationally had mostly been relegated to the voice of a sheepdog in the two “Babe” movies. But starting with the Wachowskis’ mind-melting “The ...