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‘Five Days At Memorial’ Teaser: Vera Farmiga Leads The Cast Of Carlton Cuse & John Ridley’s Katrina Drama Series

June 22, 2022 11:52 am

Over the years since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, we’ve seen quite a few films and TV projects dedicated to telling that story. However, maybe none of which will be as harrowing as the upcomin...

‘Needle In A Timestack’ Trailer: Cynthia Erivo & Leslie Odom, Jr. Star In John Ridley’s Time-Travel Romance

Brynne Ramella

September 16, 2021 10:32 am

News, Trailers

What lines would you cross to be with your soulmate? That's the question posed by the time-travel romance epic "Needle in a Timestack." The movie's first trailer gives a taste of what happens to four people pu...

Regina King To Star As Shirley Chisholm In New Biopic From Writer-Director John Ridley

Charles Barfield

February 17, 2021 1:58 pm

News

Regina King is having a pretty great year and a half, isn’t she? Over her already-great career, she starred in numerous films and was already a household name, as an Oscar winner, when she landed the lead in “...

‘Project Poltergeist’: John Ridley To Write & Direct A Blumhouse Film About A Real Haunting In The ’60s

Charles Barfield

October 29, 2020 2:44 pm

News

Blumhouse has yet another horror film coming that should get you excited. Even though the studio does release a bunch of sequels, including a new one in the “Insidious” franchise, the production company does h...

John Ridley & Carlton Cuse To Team Up For A Hurricane Katrina Series For Apple TV+

Charles Barfield

September 1, 2020 1:51 pm

News, Television

I have to be honest for a second. Every week or so, Apple announces a new project with another A-list filmmaker and/or cast, and it can be a bit exhausting. Clearly, the tech company is doing everything in its...

HBO Max Removed ‘Gone With The Wind’ Due To The Film’s “Racist Depictions”

Charles Barfield

June 10, 2020 10:56 am

News

Almost every studio in Hollywood has a skeleton in its closet in regards to a film in its catalog that doesn’t stand up to the test of time. Disney has “The Song of the South,” as well as a lot of older cartoo...

‘Tron’ Streaming Series From John Ridley Reportedly Scrapped By Disney+

Charles Barfield

March 10, 2020 10:54 am

News, Television

“Tron” is one of those franchises that appeal to a very specific cult audience. But that audience loves some fucking “Tron.” And even if you’re not as diehard as those folks, you have to hand it to the sci-fi ...

John Ridley Teams With ‘La La Land’ Songwriters For New Musical Limited Series At Showtime

Charles Barfield

January 10, 2020 12:12 pm

News, Television

Is there a filmmaker working currently that has as much of an eclectic filmography as John Ridley? While we can’t say that everything he’s written and/or directed is incredible, Ridley has credits that include ...

John Ridley To Write And Direct Superhero Film ‘The American Way’ For Blumhouse

Charles Barfield

April 16, 2018 4:20 pm

News

It appears that Blumhouse is getting into the superhero game. However, don’t expect their superheroes to compete with the likes of Marvel Studios and Warner Bros. According to a report by Deadline, Blumhouse...

Emmy Contender: ‘American Crime’ Ends A Striking Season Three You Shouldn’t Have Missed

Gregory Ellwood

May 4, 2017 2:09 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

Let’s be frank, ABC did not do John Ridley or “American Crime” any favors by moving the third season of the anthology series to Sunday nights at 10 PM. It’s hard to get attention for any show during this Peak T...

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