Movies

The titles namedropped by Phylicia Rashad, Mamoudou Athie, Sydney Sweeney, Madison Iseman, Sarita Choudhury, Sunita Mani, and Omar Maskati are certainly eclectic, ranging from brilliant classics, to obscure ‘90s films, to modern hits. And we’ll even give honesty credit to The Lie stars Mireille Enos and Joey King for admitting that they aren’t the biggest

The reboot of the Batman film franchise definitely has a new look … because it looks like The Dark Knight’s utilizing a Hefty bag. We kid, sort of, but filming for “The Batman” Thursday in Liverpool, England provided an odd sight — a stuntman made to look like the superhero perched on high atop the

Parasite producer CJ Entertainment has tapped Black And Blue and Traffik filmmaker Deon Taylor to direct gothic horror-thriller Grave Hill, the company’s English-language remake of the hit Vietnamese horror film The Housemaid. As we previously revealed, Oscar-winner Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious) wrote the adapted screenplay with Derek Nguyen, writer-director of 2016 pic The Housemaid, which explores

Microsoft has recruited two game designers for its Xbox studio The Initiative who worked on The Last of Us: Part 2 at Naughty Dog, with Lauren Garcia and Lee Davis joining the developer. Microsoft has been ramping up its first-party studios in recent months in anticipation of the launch of the Xbox Series X. As

The Romanian Film Centre/CNC Romania has confirmed that Alexander Nanau’s well-received documentary Collective will be Romania’s official Oscar entry for Best International Feature. The selection marks the first time a Romanian documentary has been the country’s official submission. The film follows a team of investigative journalists as they uncover shocking, widespread corruption. After a deadly

As the exhibition industry teeters, global cinema owners beseeched New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to reopen theaters in areas of the state with low infection rates. The response was not promising. The executive committee of the Global Cinema Federation — led by Alejandro Ramirez Magaña, CEO of Cinépolis, in a letter to the governor Wednesday,

“I don’t care what those creatures are — we’ll destroy them and close the gateway.” Yeah, Milla Jovovich doesn’t play around. And that’s good because it certainly isn’t playtime when enormous prehistoric critters go on the attack. Here is the first full trailer for Monster Hunter, the video game adaptation from writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson, who directed

When the 43-year-old Florida man checked into Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort in Orlando at the top of September, a bellman found the two weapons, along with three rifle magazines with 90 total rounds, and two 9mm magazines with 20 rounds total, stuffed into a tennis bag with his belongings. Police were notified of the weapons

Warner Bros’ Swedish drama Partisan has been named best series at the 2020 Canneseries, the screenings festival that has run alongside the virtual Mipcom. Featuring Chernobyl and Westworld star Fares Fares, Partisan was made for Nordic Entertainment Group’s streaming service Viaplay. Fares features as Johnny, a man who finds himself in Jordnära, a secluded Swedish

The house where Linda Barrett caught Brad Hamilton, uh, enjoying himself in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” is now up for sale … but don’t f***ing knock if ya ain’t got a fat check. The San Fernando Valley crib with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms has hit the market for the first time in 20

EXCLUSIVE: Focus Features has pre-bought worldwide rights excluding North America to Ralph Fiennes–Jessica Chastain starrer The Forgiven, which has finally wrapped shoot. Joining the previously announced Fiennes, Chastain, Said Taghmaoui (La Haine) and Caleb Landry Jones (X-Men: First Class) in the drama are Matt Smith (The Crown), Christopher Abbott (The Sinner), Ismael Kanater (Queen Of

The fans think that Memphis Garrett cheated on his girlfriend with Christmas Abbott on Big Brother 22: All-Stars, but that’s not exactly true. It’s been a difficult season for Memphis and the perception that the fans have of him on the show. On BB10, Memphis was part of the Renegades alliance with Dan Gheesling. Together, they got all

Disney+ has released the character posters for Season 2 of The Mandalorian, which premieres on October 30 after its wildly successful first season that saw the first live-action Star Wars spinoff score 15 Emmy nominations including for Drama Series. The posters reveal the four main characters from that first season: Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Carl

With Broadway’s shut down at least until June, some producers who had been hoping to open shows this spring are re-setting their sights on fall or even 2022, while others have announced no plans whatsoever. The latest to announce a new schedule is Lincoln Center Theater’s much anticipated production of Flying Over Sunset, a new

Alongside Czech Republic and parts of Romania, Slovakia is now among the latest Central European countries to order the re-shuttering of its cinemas amid an escalation of COVID-19 cases, Deadline has confirmed. Movie theaters in Slovakia will close from this Thursday (October 15) after originally closing on March 9 and reopening May 20. A state

The Pursuit of Love is about a young woman who is married multiple times, at one point becoming the mistress of a French Duke, an affair that ends poorly. The popularity of the wartime-based novel, first published in 1945, led to two sequels, Love in a Cold Climate and Don’t Tell Alfred. A 2001 version

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s first-look footage from Finding Jack Charlton, the sports doc directed by Gabriel Clarke (Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager) and Pete Thomas, telling the story of the soccer legend. Noah Media Group’s John McKenna and Torquil Jones produced the movie and the company is handling the UK and Ireland release, with a theatrical

Exclusive Tatum O’Neal was allegedly suicidal at a Los Angeles area home, so cops responded and she was placed on a psychiatric hold … law enforcement sources tell TMZ. We’re told police and fire responded last month to a call for a suicidal person, after Tatum allegedly threatened to jump off a balcony. Our sources

The Critics Choice Awards is launching its own sequel by moving to create a completely separate broadcast TV kudos show that ought to be welcome news for fans. The organization today announced the Critics Choice Super Awards, which will air January 10 as a special on the CW Network. It will honor “fan obsessed” genres

The fans have been wondering what Dancing with The Stars season 12 contestant Chelsea Kane has been up to since her time on the dancing competition. Originally known as Chelsea Staub, she changed her name around the time that she appeared on DWTS. During that season, Chelsea was partnered with professional dancer Mark Ballas. As an actress, she’s found consistent

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos has voiced shock that a censorship debate has sprung up around the controversial Cuties film after a Texas grand jury indicted the streamer over the feature. In comments at the virtual Mipcom market on Monday, Sarandos said Cuties was misunderstood in America after the indictment claimed it “appeals to the prurient interest

Disney last week moved Pixar’s Soul off of its domestic November 20 date and onto Disney+, where it will now be released December 25 in the U.S. and other global markets where the streaming service is available. Similar to its move with Mulan, the decision has upset European exhibitors who are starved for major new

Here’s the first trailer for Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, the feature film version of the Olivier Award-nominated stage musical. 20th Century Studios/Disney is releasing the movie on February 26 in both the U.S. and UK. Starring newcomer Max Harwood in the titular role alongside a supporting cast including Richard E. Grant as a drag queen

Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made (Tubi) For those who just cannot deal with movies that rely on the queasy-cam, I would recommend Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made, a quasi-found footage thriller of sorts framed as a long-lost copy of a movie no one has seen and lived to tell about, bookended by interviews

Kate Mulgrew, who played Captain Kathryn Janeway for 170 episodes on Star Trek: Voyager, will be reprising that character on Nickelodeon and CBS Studios’ new animated series Star Trek: Prodigy. The surprise announcement was made today at the end of the Star Trek Universe New York Comic-Con virtual panel. More casting news will be revealed in the next

Dr. Ian Malcolm is back to grace our screens with a partially-open shirt almost 30 years after he made ‘Jurassic Park’ nice and steamy … and it’s all a way of encouraging folks to vote. We’re talking, of course, about Jeff Goldblum‘s character from the OG Spielberg dinosaur flick, who at one point was laid

With Cineworld and Picturehouse cinemas temporarily closed in the UK from this past Friday, Cineworld Group CEO Mooky Greidinger has written to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking the government to reinstate the furlough program that benefited employees under the exhibition giant’s previous COVID-imposed closure, while also suggesting other measures to aid the industry. In

90 Day Fiancé has followed many new couples adjusting to marriage while also going through the process of obtaining a visa to stay in the United States. With so many couples to remember and keep up with, it’s understandable that the fans are curious about what happened to some of them. Fans of 90 Day Fiancé have a lot of appreciation for

The New York Film Festival wrapped tonight, and its closing-night film, French Exit, is a winner that firmly places Michelle Pfeiffer, a three-time past nominee, back in the heart of the Best Actress Oscar race. She tops an aces cast that is sublime in every way in an absurdist comedy that is surreal, dark, witty,

There has been some concern by industry insiders that the family film may have gone the way of the dinosaurs during the pandemic, particularly as Disney has taken its marquee theatrical releases Mulan and Soul to Disney+. Some of those maneuvers stem from polling which shows that families aren’t entirely ready to head back to the box office