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Zack Snyder’s Ambitious Plans For ‘Justice Leauge 2 & 3’ Included The Legion of Doom & Deaths of Multiple Heroes

March 5, 2021 5:32 pm

Once upon a time, a huge plan for the DC Extended Universe was planed... and then it never happened. As HBO Max is about to debut "Zack Snyder's Justice League" on March 18, glimpses of what could have been — ...

Russo Brothers On ‘Cherry,’ Tom Holland & Steven Soderbergh’s Career Advice [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

March 5, 2021 5:08 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News

Despite the disappointing reviews for "Cherry" don't tell the Russo Brothers that taking on their independently financed drama was a stretch. They might have directed the second highest-grossing blockbuster of...

‘The Wire’ Creator David Simon Returns To HBO For New Baltimore Police Corruption Limited Series ‘We Own This City’

Christopher Marc

March 5, 2021 3:50 pm

News, Television

As you probably assumed already, you won't be getting a follow-up to HBO's excellent and underrated Baltimore-set crime series "The Wire," though there had been some confusion last year. Last Spring, the Frenc...

‘Goodbye, Dragon Inn’: Win A Copy Of The Fireflies Press Book About Tsai Ming-Liang’s Classic Cinema Requiem [Contest Giveaway]

Rodrigo Perez

March 5, 2021 2:27 pm

News

Like Giuseppe Tornatore's "Cinema Paradiso" and its look at a fading movie theater, "Goodbye, Dragon Inn," is a film for cinephiles that evokes feelings for cineastes, especially all of those missing the cinem...

7 TV Shows to Watch in March: 'Genius: Aretha,' 'Falcon & the Winter Soldier' & More

10 TV Shows to Watch in March: ‘Genius: Aretha,’ ‘Falcon & The Winter Soldier’ & More

Ally Johnson

March 5, 2021 1:42 pm

Features, News, Television

March sees us facing another small group of new television series to pick from after February delivered a similar slate. For the past year of lockdown, it’s seemed as if many of us have returned to old favorit...

‘Limbo’: Alejandro González Iñárritu Next Film Features Cinematographer Darius Khondji & ‘Zama’ Star Daniel Giménez Cacho

Rodrigo Perez

March 5, 2021 12:37 pm

News

When a filmmaker like four-time Oscar winner Alejandro González Iñárritu (a two-time Best Director winner and nine-time nominee total; plus a Special Achievement Academy Award for the VR film "Flesh and Sand")...

‘Boogie’: Eddie Huang’s Identity Coming-Of-Age Tale Has Vibrant Immediacy & Is Perfectly Messy [Review]

Walter Chaw

March 5, 2021 11:46 am

News, Reviews

I am a cultural appropriator. I think I’m a white person from Colorado. I talk like one in the peculiarly flat, uninflected accent of the westernmost mid-west. I make white cultural references to things like S...

‘Stop-Zemlia’ Is A Sympathetic Portrait Of The Tidal Forces Of Teenagehood [Berlin Review]

Kevin Jagernauth

March 5, 2021 11:17 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

One year in the life of a teenager can feel like an eternity. The intensity of the fleeting romances, the wild swings between happiness and despair, the thrilling yet uneasy anticipation of a future that seems...

Frank Grillo Talks ‘Boss Level,’ The Action Film Algorithm, ‘The Raid’ Remake & More [The Playlist Podcast]

Charles Barfield

March 5, 2021 11:05 am

Interviews, News, Podcasts

Most people know Frank Grillo from his role as Crossbones in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Others might know him from his roles in films such as “Warrior,” “The Purge: Anarchy,” or 2018’s “Donnybrook.” But no...

Agnieszka Holland On Her “Urine” Oscar Movie ‘Charlatan,’ ‘The Wire’ & More [Podcast]

Gregory Ellwood

March 5, 2021 10:48 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Podcasts

If you're searching for a filmmaker who has seen every part of the industry for over forty years, look no further than Agnieszka Holland. She shot films and TV movies in her native Poland during the Cold War. ...

Julie Taymor Will Direct ‘Gun Love’

Tyler Casalini

March 5, 2021 10:29 am

News

Director Julie Taymor is officially slated to add another film to her increasingly impressive and highly overlooked oeuvre. From Deadline, Taymor is attached to direct “Gun Love,” which has been adapted by scr...

‘What Do We See When We Look At The Sky?’: Alexandre Koberidze Creates A Compelling Fable From The Putty Of Love [Berlin Review]

Jack King

March 5, 2021 10:20 am

News, Reviews

How often does the cosmos grant us love at first sight? What if you were to be given such an exceptional gift, derived from an impossible encounter in the middle of the street, only for it to be teasingly snat...

‘Pacific Rim: The Black’: The Companion Piece To Guillermo Del Toro’s Original Film That Fans Deserve [Review]

Andrew Crump

March 5, 2021 10:12 am

Reviews, Television

Anybody tuning into Netflix’s “Pacific Rim: The Black” will likely expect more of what Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham gave them in 2013’s “Pacific Rim” (and, to much lesser effect, what Steven S. DeKnig...

‘Party Down’ Revival In The Works At Starz

Tyler Casalini

March 5, 2021 9:46 am

News, Television

It seems like a pretty substantial chunk of entertainment news within the last few weeks has been about revivals and reboots of various television series. Whether it’s studios cropping new streaming platforms ...

‘Boss Level’: Frank Grillo Is A Charismatic Action Star In Joe Carnahan’s Balls-Out, Bloody Delight [Review]

Charles Barfield

March 5, 2021 9:26 am

News, Reviews

Unless you’re a fan of video games, particularly those of generations past, the term that inspires the title of Joe Carnahan’s latest action film, “Boss Level,” might be lost on you. That means you may not be ...