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‘Planet Of The Apes’: Wes Ball Has A New Take For The Sequel But Assures Fans “You’re In Good Hands”

May 27, 2020 2:54 pm

While Matt Reeves was able to finish his ‘Apes’ story with 2017’s “War for the Planet of the Apes,” it appears that Disney isn’t ready to let the franchise gather dust. The studio has already announced that fi...

‘Murder Manual’ Trailer: Emilia Clarke Is A Prisoner At A Creepy Circus In This Horror Anthology

Charles Barfield

May 27, 2020 2:32 pm

News, Trailers

There aren’t manuals for many of life’s greatest challenges, such as having a successful marriage, raising a child when the world is seemingly going to hell, and murdering people in your spare time. Well, that...

‘Wildlife’: Director Paul Dano Talks Deceptive Simplicity, Asian Cinema, The Mystery Of Parents & More [Interview]

Rodrigo Perez

May 27, 2020 2:05 pm

Features, Interviews, News

Directorial debuts tend to be wild, shaggy, and filled with a vigorous energy that makes you overlook youthful missteps. So, to that end, you'd never guess in a million years that "Wildlife" (2018) was the dir...

Remembering Lynn Shelton, Master Of The Comedic Heart-To-Heart [Be Reel Podcast]

Chance Solem-Pfeifer

May 27, 2020 1:59 pm

News, Podcasts

Independent film lost a guiding light this month with the sudden passing of filmmaker Lynn Shelton. Although many mainstream viewers are probably more familiar with her TV directing credits (“New Girl,” “Mad M...

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Paul Feig Blames “Anti-Hillary Movement” For ‘Ghostbusters’ Failure

Charles Barfield

May 27, 2020 1:38 pm

News

Over the past decade, there aren’t many blockbuster films that have caused as much controversy as the 2016 remake of “Ghostbusters,” directed by Paul Feig. From the moment the first trailer dropped on YouTube,...

‘Peppermint Soda’: Diane Kurys’ French Coming-Of-Age Classic Is An Essential Criterion Channel Watch

Jason Bailey

May 27, 2020 1:23 pm

Essays, News

Nothing is accidental in a film as keenly observed as Diane Kurys’ “Peppermint Soda” (now streaming on the Criterion Channel), but the opening title song seems a particularly important choice. She uses Cliff R...

Christopher Nolan Crashed A Real 747 In A ‘Tenet’ Action Scene Because It Was Cheaper Than CGI

Charles Barfield

May 27, 2020 1:07 pm

News

You can call Christopher Nolan a traditionalist. You can call him a visionary. You can even call him an auteur. But one thing you can’t call Nolan is cheap. Nothing about the blockbusters that the filmmaker cr...

‘Gambit’: Simon Kinberg Says Mister Sinister Would Have Been The Villain In Channing Tatum’s ‘X-Men’ Film

Charles Barfield

May 27, 2020 12:50 pm

News

With the release of “The New Mutants” expected to finally be in August (though, we won’t believe it until it’s actually on a screen somewhere), the end of the Fox/X-Men film universe is near. And with that, fa...

‘On The Record’ Is A Refreshingly Intersectional & Moving #MeToo Documentary [Review]

Marshall Shaffer

May 27, 2020 12:01 pm

News, Reviews

Director Kirby Dick and producing partner/co-director Amy Ziering have spent the better part of the last decade deeply involved in exposing areas of American society where sexual assault runs rampant. They hav...

‘Run Sweetheart Run’: Blumhouse’s SXSW Film Is Skipping Theaters & Going To Amazon Prime Video

Charles Barfield

May 27, 2020 11:50 am

News

The streaming services are attempting to make the best of this pandemic situation. With people stuck inside and production on films and TV series seemingly on hold, for the time being, streaming services such ...

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‘End Of Sentence’ Exclusive Clip: John Hawkes & Logan Lerman Don’t See Eye To Eye In This Family Drama

Charles Barfield

May 27, 2020 11:34 am

News, Trailers, Video

There’s a bond that can’t quite be quantified but exists inherently between a father and son. But that bond can be strained quite a bit, and it can take a lot of time to repair, as is seen in the upcoming film...

BBC Two To Premiere A New Martin Scorsese-Directed Short Film About Lockdown In NYC

Charles Barfield

May 27, 2020 11:13 am

News, Television

Martin Scorsese is set to join the ranks of David F. Sandberg and Lotta Losten, Spike Lee, Michel Gondry, and other filmmakers as people who have taken their time in COVID-19-induced lockdown to create somethi...

Watch The First Trailer For Errol Morris’ Showtime Doc About Timothy Leary

Charles Barfield

May 27, 2020 10:57 am

News, Trailers

There have been many projects devoted to the life of Timothy Leary. But none have looked at the life of the psychologist and LSD proponent quite like the new film by director Errol Morris, which is set to arri...

David Ayer Says His Version Of ‘Suicide Squad’ “Has Never Been Seen”

Charles Barfield

May 27, 2020 10:35 am

News

It didn’t even take a full day for the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut fandom to turn its focus on David Ayer and “Suicide Squad,” as #ReleaseTheAyerCut has become a trending topic on Twitter. With the success of its two...

Doug Liman To Direct Tom Cruise’s Action Movie Filmed In Space

Charles Barfield

May 27, 2020 10:13 am

News

A few weeks ago, it was revealed that Tom Cruise was interested in becoming the first man to shoot a feature film in outer space. Not much was known about the film at the time, other than the actor was working...