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‘The Outfit’: Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Dylan O’Brien & Johnny Flynn To Star In ‘Imitation Game’ Writer’s Directorial Debut

February 23, 2021 2:23 pm

Unfortunately for studios, there’s no algorithm or tried-and-true formula for creating a great film. And though we can’t predict the future of the upcoming crime drama, “The Outfit,” the formula of adding an a...

Director Joyce Chopra On The ‘Smooth Talk’ Restoration, Casting Laura Dern & The Film’s Timely Story [Interview]

Tomris Laffly

February 23, 2021 2:00 pm

Interviews, News

It was the Grand Jury Prize winner of the Sundance Film Festival in its year. It launched the storied career of Laura Dern in earnest. And it opened in theaters alongside largely favorable reviews. But Joyce C...

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The 14 Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Judas & The Black Messiah,’ ‘I Care A Lot’ & More

Jason Bailey

February 23, 2021 1:41 pm

News

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spl...

‘Natural Light’ Trailer: Dénes Nagy’s Berlin Competition Film Shows The Bleakness Of War

Charles Barfield

February 23, 2021 1:32 pm

Festivals, News, Trailers

Maybe it’s because the film is actually titled “Natural Light,” but it’s hard to watch the new trailer for the upcoming WWII drama and not be cognizant of the lighting. And it’s that lighting that adds to the ...

HBO Max Won’t Remove Woody Allen Films & Will Allow People To Make “Their Own Informed Decisions”

Charles Barfield

February 23, 2021 12:57 pm

News

It seems that every few years, Woody Allen’s past comes back to haunt him. The filmmaker has been defending himself against allegations of sexual assault against a minor for decades now, and a couple of years ...

‘Blue Beetle’: Angel Manuel Soto Hired To Direct The DC Superhero Film For WB

Charles Barfield

February 23, 2021 12:41 pm

News

Years ago, DC Films and Warner Bros. unveiled an ambitious slate of films that were going to lay the groundwork for their DCEU franchise. We all know what happened next, as some of those films failed while oth...

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Tom Holland Got The ‘Spider-Man 3’ Script In Sections: “There Is An Element Of Figuring It Out As We Go On This One”

Charles Barfield

February 23, 2021 12:04 pm

News

It shouldn’t be much of a surprise that superhero scripts are hardly ever credited to just one writer. Many times, there is a committee of writers, as the scripts get passed around and updated by various peopl...

‘The Great Gatsby’: William Joyce To Direct An Animated Film Based On F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Classic Novel

Charles Barfield

February 23, 2021 11:47 am

News

About a month ago, it was announced that the creator of “The Tudors” was tackling a brand-new diverse and inclusive take on “The Great Gatsby.” The F. Scott Fitzgerald novel has been adapted numerous times ove...

‘Tina’ Teaser: HBO’s Upcoming Doc About Tina Turner Arrives In March

Charles Barfield

February 23, 2021 11:31 am

News, Trailers

Terms like “diva,” “star,” “legend,” and “icon” get thrown around a lot when you discuss musicians and singers from the past 50 years. But honestly, when you stop and think about it, is there a singer that bet...

Sidney Flanigan, Never Rarely Sometimes Always

Sidney Flanigan’s Unexpected ‘Never Rarely’ Journey To Awards Season [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

February 23, 2021 11:19 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News

A year ago, Eliza Hittman's "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" was less than a month away from opening in theaters. It had premiered to rave reviews at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival with Sidney Flanigan earning...

Studios Ask Biden For Support To Save 465,000 Jobs As NYC Theaters Finally Plan To Reopen

Charles Barfield

February 23, 2021 11:17 am

Box Office, News

Whenever we talk about the way that movie theaters and the film industry will begin to bounce back after the pandemic shut everything down nearly a year ago, one of the first steps is to reopen theaters around...

‘A Week Away’ Trailer: Netflix Wants This YA Romance Musical To Be Your Next Guilty Pleasure

Brynne Ramella

February 23, 2021 10:45 am

News, Trailers

"A Week Away" is ready to introduce you to the next sugary-sweet earworm you can't get out of your head. The upcoming Netflix movie mashes up undeniably catchy pop music against an idyllic lake-set summer camp...

Tom Holland on The Challenge Of ‘Cherry’ & How ‘WandaVision’ Is His Favorite Marvel Creation [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

February 23, 2021 10:37 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, Interviews, News

In the Russo Brothers' new drama "Cherry," Tom Holland portrays a young man who becomes addicted to opioids following a traumatic overseas tour of duty during the Iraq War. The character's PTSD is so signific...

‘Battlestar Galactica’s’ Ronald D. Moore To Oversee A Magic Kingdom Cinematic Universe For Disney+

Charles Barfield

February 23, 2021 10:32 am

News, Television

For the Disney executives, there’s probably no word that gets them excited more than “franchise.” Whether that’s with “Star Wars,” Marvel Studios, Pixar, or any of their other content creation studios, Disney ...

‘Moon Knight’: Ethan Hawke Says Oscar Isaac & “Creative Freedom” Is The Draw Of Marvel’s “Lesser-Known” Character

Edward Davis

February 22, 2021 4:22 pm

News

Like many actors in the past, Ethan Hawke has talked a little smack about superhero movies, perhaps a little tired about their ubiquity. We get it; sometimes, their super prevalency can get old. The actor/dir...