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‘The Undoing’ Trailer: Nicole Kidman Is An Unraveling Murder Suspect For Director Susanne Bier & HBO

March 8, 2020 3:39 pm

From acclaimed Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier and television writer David E. Kelley comes the upcoming HBO miniseries “The Undoing,” a Nicole-Kidman-led story about well-known therapist Grace Sachs who, just wee...

‘The Undoing’ Trailer: Life Unravels For Nicole Kidman In HBO’s New Drama Series

Julia Teti

January 24, 2020 1:11 pm

News, Trailers

HBO had no shortage of popular series and programs in 2019. The film adaptation of "Deadwood" had fans brimming with excitement, while new series' "Euphoria" and "Watchmen" captured new audiences. And now, for ...

‘Bird Box’ Is A Harmless B-Movie That Wastes Its Great Premise [Review]

Jonathan Christian

December 27, 2018 11:08 am

Features, Reviews

Parenthood should scare any logical human being. Think about it. For women, you’re stuck with a little human growing inside of you that survives based off your nutrient intake for nine months. Then, as a dude, ...

‘Bird Box’ Trailer: Sandra Bullock Protects Her Children From Creatures That Thrive On Fear

Charles Barfield

December 11, 2018 3:46 pm

News, Trailers

Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock is not the most prolific talent in Hollywood. Starring in only one other film in the last three years (this summer’s “Ocean’s 8”), it’s a rare treat for film fans to get a n...

Susanne Bier To Direct Nicole Kidman In ‘The Undoing,’ A HBO Limited Series

Rodrigo Perez

November 7, 2018 9:53 pm

News, Television

Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier has bounced back in a big way. Her career came into sharp focus in the early aughts, but was minted later that decade when “After the Wedding” (2006; it made Mads Mikkelsen a house...

Netflix Officially Releasing ‘Roma,’ ‘Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ & ‘Bird Box’ In Theaters

Gregory Ellwood

October 31, 2018 8:06 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Netflix has succumbed to awards season pressure and is finally doing the right thing. Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" will be released in theaters before hitting the streaming service. This is a major change from the d...

First Look At Julianne Moore In The Remake Of Academy Award-Nominated Film ‘After The Wedding’

Charles Barfield

October 31, 2018 1:35 pm

News

As Playlist readers are quick to point out, most English-language remakes of foreign films are often pointless. If you want to see the best, perhaps most pure, version of a film, watch the original. But yet, we...

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‘Bird Box’ With Sandra Bullock, ‘Widows’ And ‘Green Book’ Will Screen At AFI Fest

Gregory Ellwood

October 11, 2018 2:37 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

AFI Fest 2018 was already looking brighter than 2017 with world premieres of "On the Basis of Sex" and "Mary, Queen of Scots" on deck. Now, with the festival under a month away, AFI is announcing more of its t...

Jennifer Todd, Alfred Molina And Susanne Brier Elected To Academy’s Board of Governors

Gregory Ellwood

June 14, 2018 4:37 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

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Update June 20: The Academy announced today that Jennifer Todd has defeated Jason Blum in a runoff election that was held earlier this week. Todd, who produced the last two Oscar telecasts and films such as "...

Susanne Bier Rumored To Be On Shortlist To Direct The Next James Bond

Kevin Jagernauth

June 1, 2016 8:32 am

News

As the Craig Or Not Craig rumors and speculation continue to swirl about who will lead the next James Bond movie, we can now start talking directors. And while there have been calls to recast 007 as a woman, it...