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‘Wizards!’: Pete Davidson, Naomi Scott & Franz Rogowski, To Star In Director David Michôd’s Latest Drama

May 18, 2022 4:13 pm

Australian director David Michôd’s been silent since his last film, a Shakespeare adaptation entitled “The King,” hit Netflix in late 2019. But silent no more, he’s back with another Australian crime film cut ...

‘Irma Vep’ Trailer: Alicia Vikander To Star In HBO Limited Series Based on Olivier Assayas’ Cult Classic

Matthew McMillan

May 17, 2022 10:02 am

News, Television, Trailers

1996s “Irma Vep” saw Olivier Assayas contribute to a rich tapestry of meta cinema stretching back to Federico Fellini’s 1963 masterpiece “8½.” Itself drawing upon François Truffaut’s metafictional “Day For Nig...

‘De La Resistance’: Janelle Monaé To Play WWII Freedom Fighter Josephine Baker In New Spy Series From A24

Christopher Marc

May 4, 2022 1:29 pm

News, Television

Hollywood's obsession with the glamour of show business and the thrills of WWII are about to collide. A brand new television series will combine two very distinct genres while telling the true story of one of ...

‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ Trailer: There Are No Safe Spaces In A24’s New Gen-Z-Is-The-Worst Horror

Edward Davis

April 26, 2022 9:04 am

News, Trailers

It’s hard to resist a clever, well-made generational-skewering satire and the A24 horror “Bodies Bodies Bodies” really seems to fit the bill. The English-language directorial debut of Dutch filmmaker/actress H...

First Look: Olivier Assayas’ ‘Irma Vep’ With Alicia Vikander Hits HBO On June 6 After Its Cannes Premiere In May

Ned Booth

April 25, 2022 4:04 pm

Festivals, News, Television

"Irma Vep" wasn't Olivier Assayas' first film to premiere at Cannes, (that'd be his 1994 breakthrough 'Cold Water'), but the 1996 film is the one that made him a star. And not just a star: the success of "Irma...

‘Ziwe’ Season 2 Trailer: The Cultural Sketch Revolution Stays Televised

Edward Davis

April 15, 2022 4:59 pm

News

Given bandwidth and the age of #TooMuchContent, we're generally more than content to ignore the worlds of reality and sketch comedy TV, but there are exceptions to every rule, and "Ziwe" falls under that provi...

‘The Governesses’: Renate Reinsve, Lily-Rose Depp & HoYeon Jung Join New Joe Talbot A24 Film

Christopher Marc

April 7, 2022 9:55 am

News

Without question, one of the most striking and gorgeous directorial debuts of the last few years was filmmaker Joe Talbot’s Sundance-adored picture “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” starring Jonathan Majo...

‘Marcel The Shell With Shoes On’ Trailer: Jenny Slate’s 2010 Viral Sensation Gets The Full Film Treatment On June 24

Ned Booth

April 5, 2022 9:00 am

News, Trailers

Eons ago, back in 2010, Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp's stop-motion short "Marcel The Shell With Shoes On" launched Slate's showbiz career. The short won awards at AFI FEST 2010, was an official selectio...

‘Men’ New Trailer: Many Rory Kinnears Harass Jessie Buckley In Alex Garland’s New Horror Out May 20

Ned Booth

March 23, 2022 9:00 am

News, Trailers

How many heady horror movies will 2022 have once the calendar year is over? The genre is already off to a great start this year with Ti West's "X," and there's even more on the way, like Robert Eggers' "The No...

‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Teasers: Michelle Yeoh Travels The Multiverse, Finishes Her Taxes In New Film By Daniels

Ned Booth

March 18, 2022 1:15 pm

News, Trailers

Kevin Feige may not want audiences to know this, but there’s more going on at the local cinema than the latest MCU release. And Marvel may indeed own a large swathe of the Hollywood landscape today, but they d...

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