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‘Stranger Things’ Season 4: New Teaser Promises A Wintry Russia & The Return Of Hopper

Edward Davis
February 14, 2020 9:34 am
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Still with "Stranger Things," Netflix's science fiction, supernatural coming of age series that's part "Goonies," part "Ghostbusters" and seemingly a nostalgic mishmash of all of these kinds of pop culture cla...
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‘Billions’ Season 5 Trailer: A Vicious Rivalry Is Reignited

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February 9, 2020 1:18 pm
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“Billions” on Showtime already has a heavyweight cast among its members, but in season five, two more heavy hitting character actors are joining the ensemble: Julianna Margulies (“The Good Wife”) and Corey Sto...
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‘Star Wars’ Near Future Is On Television; ‘Mandalorian’ Spin-Offs Being Explored

Edward Davis
February 4, 2020 6:19 pm
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Disney’s Q1 FY20 Earnings Results Webcast took place today and this means Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed details of the future of "Star Wars" which seems somewhat up in the air given that the Skywalker Saga just...
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‘WandaVision’ Premieres in December; Secret New Marvel Disney+ Shows Teased

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February 4, 2020 5:53 pm
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Disney’s Q1 FY20 Earnings Results Webcast happened today and this means Disney chief Bob Iger is revealing all kinds of little details. The biggest news in the Marvel world is the semi-definitive date of “Wand...
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‘I Am Not OK With This’ Teaser: Sophia Lillis Struggles With Budding Superpowers In YA Teen Series For Netflix

Edward Davis
February 3, 2020 12:29 pm
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From the producers of "Stranger Things" and Director/EP of "The End of the F***ing World," comes "I Am Not OK With This," another YA, irreverent teen show on Netflix that could capture the zeitgeist. We're mos...
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Quentin Tarantino Says Chris Pine Is His Favorite Actor, But He Won’t Direct His ‘Star Trek’ Movie

Edward Davis
January 26, 2020 2:10 pm
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Quentin Tarantino loves Chris Pine. Like loves him. On a recent episode of the Ringer's Rewatchables podcast the filmmaker—who put the Pine-starring "Unstoppable" in his top 10 list movies ...
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‘Mr. Jones’ Trailer: Vanessa Kirby, Peter Sarsgaard Star In A WWII Thriller For Director Agnieszka Holland

Edward Davis
January 23, 2020 4:37 pm
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Polish film and television director and screenwriter Agnieszka Holland is a journeywoman. Beginning her career as an assistant to directors Krzysztof Zanussi and Andrzej Wajda, at 71, ...
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‘Vitalina Varela’ Trailer: Pedro Costa Tackles Grief & Ghosts Of The Past

Edward Davis
January 23, 2020 10:32 am
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Like a moth to the light, Portuguese auteur Pedro Costa ("Colossal Youth") always finds himself returning to the Fontainhas neighborhood that he holds so near and dear— a shantytown on the outskirts of Lisbon ...
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‘The Last Thing He Wanted’ Trailer: Anne Hathaway Stars In Dee Rees’ New Sundance-Bound Contra Conspiracy Thriller

Edward Davis
January 23, 2020 9:41 am
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The first Black woman nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Adapted Screenplay category, for her highly acclaimed film "Mudbound" (2017), Dee Rees' "The Last Thing He Wanted," is something we've been look...
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‘The Lodge’ Trailer: Riley Keough Stars In An Icy Horror From The Makers Of ‘Goodnight Mommy’

Edward Davis
January 22, 2020 1:27 pm
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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...
Horse Girl

‘Horse Girl’ Trailer: Nothing Makes Sense For Alison Brie In Surreal New Dark Comedic Sundance Thriller

Edward Davis
January 21, 2020 9:35 am
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Writer/director Jeff Baena is probably best known for two major projects. 1. Co-writing the wacky and existential "I Heart Huckabees" with David O. Russell and his Sundance debut, the amusing zom com "Life Aft...
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New ‘Snowpiercer’ Trailer: TNT Sci-Fi Drama Arrives May 31

Edward Davis
January 16, 2020 4:24 pm
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The TV series "Snowpiercer," based on the critically acclaimed graphic novel series and the film from Golden Globe Award winner Bong Joon Ho ("Parasite"), didn't look like it was going to h...
Lost Girls

‘Lost Girls’ Trailer: Amy Ryan Stars In True-Crime Drama Debuting At Sundance Next Week

Edward Davis
January 16, 2020 10:57 am
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Based on Robert Kolker’s 2013 true-crime novel of the same title, "Lost Girls" is a searing look at a mother’s relentless fight for justice against the system that failed her. From award-winning documentarian ...
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HBO Max’s ‘Green Lantern’ Show Set To Feature Two Lanterns & Sinestro

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January 15, 2020 8:34 pm
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The annual winter Television Critics Association press tour is in full swing, and tonight, Warner Bros./HBO's upcoming streaming service HBO Max dropped a ton of news, some of it courtesy of Sarah Aubrey, HBO ...
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‘Sergio’ Trailer: Ana de Armas & Wagner Moura Star In A Iraq War UN Biopic Coming To Sundance

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January 15, 2020 11:10 am
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Netflix is taking over the world. They had 24 Oscar nominations this year, the most of any film studio or streaming outlet, and their domination is not stopping anytime soon. Up next: Sundance domination. The ...
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