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‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ Review: The Whitney Houston Biopic Is Worth Making A Song And Dance About

December 21, 2022 9:36 am

Taking the stage in theaters at the tail end of 2022, the Whitney Houston biopic "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" is a crowd-pleasing homage to the life, legacy, and work of an icon who sold over 200 million reco...

‘Da 5 Bloods’ Trailer: Spike Lee Goes To Vietnam For New Heist Movie On Netflix

The Playlist Staff

May 18, 2020 9:00 am

News, Trailers

The Vietnam War arguably irrevocably broke the United States, ushered in the crooked era of Nixon and his Republican cronies, and ended the 1950s illusion of America as the good guy of the world. Innocence was...

Hugh Laurie Walks On Dangerous Ground In New Trailer For Hulu Series ‘Chance’

Kevin Jagernauth

October 3, 2016 10:33 am

Television, Trailers

While Hugh Laurie has played doctor before on “House,” in the upcoming Hulu series "Chance," his practice puts him in different kinds of trouble. Looking like a high gloss, steamy potboiler, the show arrives on...

Casting: Vince Vaughn To Star In Michael Dowse’s ‘The Politician,’ Melanie Laurent Joins Brad Pitt’s ‘By The Sea’ & More

Kevin Jagernauth

September 2, 2014 5:45 pm

News

Casting: Vince Vaughn To Star In Michael Dowse's 'The Politician,' Melanie Laurent Joins Brad Pitt's 'By The Sea' & More

Sundance: Clarke Peters & Nate Parker And Writer James McBride, Talk Race & Religion In Spike Lee’s ‘Red Hook Summer’

Oliver Lyttelton

January 25, 2012 6:11 pm

Features

Sundance: Clarke Peters & Nate Parker And Writer James McBride, Talk Race & Religion In Spike Lee's 'Red Hook Summer'

Paul Verhoeven To Adapt ‘The Last Express’?; ‘Treme’ Gets Renewed After One Episode & More

Mark Z.

April 14, 2010 12:16 pm

News

There’s not many directors you could rightfully call “eclectic,” but Paul Verhoeven fits right in. With his collection of ultra-violent genre pics like “Robocop” and “Starship Troopers,” the defining sexual thr...

Pierre Morel Talks ‘Dune’; Chris Rock Remakes Another French Film

Oliver Lyttelton

January 13, 2010 3:14 pm

News

— When it was announced that Pierre Morel, director of the relentlessly stupid megahit "Taken," and the upcoming "From Paris With Love," would be taking the helm of Paramount's long-gestating "Dune" movie, repl...

Director Matt Aselton Talks The Ambiguous And Clipped Tones Of ‘Gigantic’

Seth Valentine

April 7, 2009 8:05 pm

News

Matt Aselton's auspicious little indie comedy "Gigantic" has received surprisingly little attention and mixed to poor reviews, but it boasts an impressive cast that includes Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, John Go...

Why Is ‘Gigantic’ Being Ignored?

Rodrigo Perez

March 24, 2009 9:49 pm

News

Is the upcoming Paul Dano and Zooey Deschanel film, "Gigantic" the "Go-Getter" of 2009? I.e. a winning, auspicious and deserving little indie that's unfortunately being ignored and practically dumped into theat...

Zooey Deschanel And Paul Dano Star In The ‘Gigantic’ Trailer

Adam Sweeney

February 13, 2009 6:41 pm

News

How many more times can we tell you about this indie dramedy, "Gigantic"? We saw it at the Toronto International Film Fest and loved it. Partly and probably because we didn't know too much about it and went in ...

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