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‘Rebecca’: Ben Wheatley’s Hitchcock Riff Is A Pale Iteration Of A Classic Gothic Horror

October 15, 2020 12:00 am

Somewhere between the transcendent Alfred Hitchcock original and a total misfire lies Ben Wheatley’s shiny new "Rebecca." An innocuous adaptation of the 1938 novel by Daphne Du Maurier, the latest Net-flick sh...

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‘Lockdown’: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ben Stiller, Lily James & More Join Anne Hathaway In Doug Liman’s Pandemic Heist Film

Charles Barfield

September 30, 2020 12:49 pm

News

Recently, it was revealed that Doug Liman is taking a moment before he ventures off into space with Tom Cruise to work on a pandemic-inspired heist film, “Lockdown,” starring Anne Hathaway. And while the film ...

Harry Styles Set To Join Lily James In LGBTQ+ Romance Drama ‘My Policeman’

Rafael Motamayor

September 20, 2020 9:40 am

News

Harry Styles is in final negotiations to star alongside Lily James in a feature adaptation of Bethan Roberts' LGBTQ+ novel "My Policeman" for Amazon Studios. READ MORE: CW Teams With Diablo Cody & Greg ...

‘Rebecca’ Trailer: Armie Hammer & Lily James Confront A Haunting Legacy For Director Ben Wheatley

Rodrigo Perez

September 8, 2020 9:20 am

News, Trailers

One of the most versatile and prolific filmmakers on the planet, it seems as if there is nothing English writer/director Ben Wheatley can't do. He's done disturbing horror ("Kill List"), serial killer comedy (...

'Rebecca' Remake: Ben Wheatley Directs, Armie Hammer & Lily James To Star

‘Rebecca’ Remake: First Look At Ben Wheatley’s Adaptation Of The Hitchcock Classic, Starring Lily James And Armie Hammer

Rafael Motamayor

July 31, 2020 10:17 am

News

It's been over a year since we last heard any news of Ben Wheatley's upcoming remake of the Alfred Hitchcock classic "Rebecca." Now we don't only have a release date for the Netflix film, but our first look at...

‘Pursuit Of Love’: Emily Mortimer To Direct & Appear; Lily James, Emily Beecham, Andrew Scott & More Star

Kambole Campbell

July 28, 2020 3:07 pm

News, Television

Wildly short seasons of hour-long British dramas set in the Second World War are returning to television, it appears that nature is healing. Amazon and BBC One have joined forces to produce a TV adaptation of ...

Danny Boyle Talks ‘Yesterday’ & Why Musicals Are “The Most Difficult Thing To Do” In Film [Interview]

Griffin Schiller

July 2, 2019 3:20 pm

Features, Interviews, News

From the drug-fueled craze of “Trainspotting” to the zombie apocalypse of “28 Days Later” and the tech icon biopic that is “Steve Jobs,” director Danny Boyle has one of the most diverse filmographies in the ind...

‘Yesterday’: Danny Boyle Ignores John Lennon, Leans Into Paul McCartney-Ism To Preserve Global Joy [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

June 27, 2019 1:05 pm

Features, News, Reviews

The John Lennon cynic in you may despise the cloying, feel goodery of Danny Boyle’s musical “Yesterday.” The Paul McCartney optimist in you, if such a thing exists these days—a distinction the filmmakers seem f...

‘Yesterday’ Trailer: Lily James Soars With Beatles Bittersweetness In Danny Boyle’s Latest Musical Comedy

Margaret Kennedy

February 12, 2019 11:08 am

News, Trailers

Award-winning director Danny Boyle (“127 Hours,” “Slumdog Millionaire”) is teaming up with fellow award-winning writer Richard Curtis (“Love Actually,” “About Time”) to create, if not an award-winning musical c...

‘Little Woods’ Trailer: Tessa Thompson Is A Drug Runner Trying To Help Her Family In This Tribeca Standout

Charles Barfield

January 14, 2019 11:06 am

News, Trailers

Tessa Thompson is a joy to watch on screen in just about every film she’s in. Whether she’s a drunk female warrior/superhero in “Thor: Ragnarok” or an offbeat artist in the underrated “Sorry to Bother You,” the...

‘Rebecca’ Remake: Ben Wheatley Directs, Armie Hammer & Lily James To Star

Rodrigo Perez

November 14, 2018 8:41 pm

News

British filmmaker Ben Wheatley, known for darkly comedic genre fare like "Free Fire" and "High Rise," is about to remake an Alfred Hitchcock classic. The director, who most debuted the scaled-back family dramed...

‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” Might Not Be A Great Movie But It Is A Great Time [Review]

Kimber Myers

July 18, 2018 11:02 am

News, Reviews

The equivalent of a karaoke video made for tens of millions of dollars, "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again" is silly, stupid and – Cher help me – so much fun. Your interest drops when you don't know the ABBA song on ...

‘The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society’ Trailer: Book Club Spawns Romance In The Aftermath Of WWII

Edward Davis

June 28, 2018 11:56 am

News, Trailers

There used to be a time when the period romantic drama was thriving. You could find it on the BBC, nearly every Oscar race of the ‘80s and ‘90s and when Harvey Weinstein found some cache, he certainly pursued t...

‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ Trailer: The ABBA Singalong Continues

Erica Bahrenburg

May 8, 2018 8:50 am

News, Trailers

It is a truth universally acknowledged that if a film makes crazy bank at the box office, then the powers that be in Hollywood will want to make a sequel. Such is the case with “Mamma Mia!” which made $609 mill...

‘Little Woods’: Tessa Thompson Shines In This Empathetic Modern-Day Western [Tribeca Review]

Kimber Myers

April 29, 2018 6:47 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Director Nia DaCosta offers a rare and insightful look at the life of America’s struggling working class with the exceptional modern-day Western"Little Woods." An impressive directorial debut, DaCosta captures ...

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