Gangs Of New York TV Series In The Works, Martin Scorsese To Direct Miramax By Mike Shutt/Oct. 13, 2022 5:11 pm EST Martin Scorsese has a filmography containing so many projects that took years, if not decades, to get to the screen. One of the longest to gestate and most difficult to make was 2002’s “Gangs of New York,” based on a book by Herbert Asbury that Scorsese first read back in 1970....
How Indigenous Cultures Inspired Avatar: The Way Of Water’s Metkayina 20th Century Studios By Jenna Busch/Dec. 19, 2022 4:43 pm EST The following post contains spoilers for “Avatar: The Way of Water.” After waiting 13 years, James Cameron’s sequel “Avatar: The Way of Water” has hit theaters. The film continues the story of Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), a military man on the moon of Pandora whose consciousness has been put into the body of a native Na’vi....
How John Wayne’s Early B-Movie Days Shaped His Filmmaking Philosophy Warner Bros. By Jeremy Smith/Oct. 15, 2022 4:01 pm EST John Wayne only received credit for directing two films throughout his 50-year career, but his fingerprints are all over many of his star vehicles. Having cut his teeth during the silent era under the tutelage of masters like John Ford, King Vidor, and Michael Curtiz, Wayne became an expert in the manufacture of movies....
How To Watch Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile At Home Columbia Pictures By Valerie Ettenhofer/Nov. 14, 2022 3:52 pm EST In the ever-growing collection of kids’ movies based on beloved books, “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” is certainly one of the wackier offerings. The musical comedy adaptation of Bernard Waber’s cute 1965 picture book features a lot of off-the-wall bits, from mustachioed Oscar-winner Javier Bardem doing a synchronized dance with the titular CGI croc, to Lyle giving acclaimed character actor Scoot McNairy a wedgie during a croc-on-human wrestling match....
Jamie Lee Curtis’ 13 Best Halloween Moments, Ranked Universal By Bee Delores/Nov. 1, 2022 4:48 pm EST Jamie Lee Curtis is synonymous with “Halloween.” Across seven films, out of a whopping 13 in the franchise, Curtis has breathed life into Laurie Strode—the archetype for the Final Girl. She’s intuitive, strong, and capable. In each encounter with The Boogeyman, she resolves to survive and seeks to put evil six feet under the ground....
John Sturges Believed Anything Could Be A Western, And The Magnificent Seven May Have Proved It United Artists By Lee Adams/Nov. 15, 2022 12:34 pm EST Despite the cultural differences, there has been a long and fascinating dialog between Japanese and western cinema. Just take “Yurusarezaru Mono,” or “Unforgiven” as it is known by its English title, a remake of Clint Eastwood’s Oscar-winner focusing on a former samurai instead of a former gunslinger....
Suede shoes are a luxury movie stars cannot afford MGM Caine rocketed to stardom as the caddish title character of Lewis Gilbert’s “Alfie” in 1966. It was around this time that the actor, in Los Angeles for the shooting of Ronald Neame’s superb “Gambit,” found himself routinely kicking around the lobby of the Beverly Hills Hotel for a bit of celebrity spotting. One day, John Wayne came through and spotted Caine....
Kevin Smith’s Clerks Short Film The Flying Car Was Written For The Ford Motor Company [Exclusive] View Askew By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 7, 2022 3:46 pm EST A big chunk of the magic of the “Clerks” franchise is the back-and-forth between its titular clerks, Dante Hicks (Brian O’Halloran) and Randal Graves (Jeff Anderson). The two can bicker about almost anything, from independent contractors working on the Death Star in “Star Wars” to the logic of going to a video rental store when you work in one, and their banter is always a lot of fun....
One Of The 21st Century’s Best Films Comes From The Director Of Blonde, And It Turns 15 Today Warner Bros. Pictures By Joshua Meyer/Sept. 21, 2022 1:00 pm EST Director Andrew Dominik has a new film headed to select theaters, “Blonde,” which will walk down the red carpet to Netflix a week from today to become the first NC-17 streaming film ever released. “Blonde” has earned praise for its central Ana de Armas performance, but it’s already proving as divisive as Dominik’s last non-documentary film, “Killing Them Softly,” starring Brad Pitt....
Partner Track Trailer: Young Lawyers Fall In Love In This Legal Rom-Com Netflix By Jenna Busch/July 29, 2022 5:37 pm EST Netflix has released a new trailer for “Partner Track,” based on the 2014 novel “The Partner Track” by Helen Wan. The drama series will have 10 episodes, and tells the story of first-generation Korean American lawyer Ingrid Yung (Arden Cho), who is attempting to balance her work and personal life while trying to make partner at her Manhattan law firm Parsons Valentine....
Ram’s Incredible Riot Introduction Scene In RRR Was Filmed Just Before The Pandemic [Exclusive] DVV Entertainment By Tyler Llewyn Taing/Dec. 1, 2022 3:43 pm EST During a dry spell of blockbuster spectacle, S. S. Rajamouli’s “RRR” electrified audiences when it was first released on March 24, 2022, on over 10,000 screens worldwide — the record for highest distribution “for any Indian film.” Though it was released earlier than most notable 2022 films, it has not lost any ounce of hype from its devoted fans thanks to its Netflix release and strong word of mouth....
Superhero Bits: Alfred Molina On His Future As Doc Ock, A Midnight Suns Beginner’s Guide & More Marvel Studios By Ryan Scott/Dec. 1, 2022 4:50 pm EST (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks....
What happens in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas again? Universal Pictures It is 1971 and writer Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) has received an assignment to cover the Mint 400 off-road motorbike race in the desert outside Las Vegas. His shady attorney Dr. Gonzo (Benicio del Toro) advises him that he will likely need legal counsel before the story is put to bed, and the best approach is to acquire a very fast convertible, Acapulco shirts, and a vast array of drugs....
The First Mission: Impossible Almost Had A Prison Break Sequence Involving Ethan Hunt Hanging From A Helicopter Paramount Pictures By Lyvie Scott/July 11, 2022 2:14 pm EST The process of getting any film made can feel like an impossible mission, but it’s hard to argue that Tom Cruise films have always faced a monumental level of pressure. Take “Mission: Impossible,” the Brian De Palma-directed spy thriller that launched Cruise’s career into an entirely different arena and gave birth to a franchise that grows aggressively more ambitious with each installment....
The failed pilot is painful to watch HBO Before “Game of Thrones” released the cluttered, unhinged spectacle that is its final season, the show had a failed pilot. And although it was never displayed to the world, showrunners D. B. Weiss and David Benioff aren’t afraid of openly commenting on how flawed the episode was. They’ve even referred to the experience of watching the pilot as “painful.” While that sounds rather disastrous, D....
The Grand Budapest Hotel Ending Explained: An Enchanting Old Ruin By Devin Meenan/Oct. 29, 2022 6:30 pm EST “The Grand Budapest Hotel” is Wes Anderson’s apotheosis, the film which is key to understanding his artistry. Indeed, his most recent film, “The French Dispatch,” feels like a mere echo of “Grand Budapest.” His most visible trademarks are there. Every regular from his troupe of actors (Owen Wilson to Jason Schwartzman, Willem Dafoe to Bill Murray) show up for parts large and small....
The Rings Of Power Showrunners Are A Little Too Coy On Whether The Stranger Is Gandalf Prime Video By Sandy Schaefer/Oct. 27, 2022 5:04 pm EST From the moment Daniel Weyman as “The Stranger” came plummeting down to Middle-earth at the end of the series premiere for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” viewers have suspected he’s actually Gandalf. And why wouldn’t they? Sure, The Stranger is younger-looking than we’re used to seeing our favorite pipe weed-smoking wizard, and he’s far more uncertain of himself (not to mention tolerant of halfling shenanigans), but it’s only to be expected....
The Winchesters: Release Date, Cast, And More The CW By Erin Brady/July 5, 2022 4:17 pm EST (Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) “Supernatural” may no longer be airing, but its legacy as essential gateway horror and a twisty familial soap opera will forever live on. Having started off on The WB and eventually being one of the few programs to still air after that network became The CW, the show ran for a mind-boggling 15 seasons and cultivated a passionate fanbase that is still very active today....
The shame of A Dirty Shame Fine Line Features Waters’ final film before his hiatus was “A Dirty Shame,” a riotously raunchy NC-17 sex comedy about Sylvia (Tracey Ullman), a middle-aged woman who has a sexual awakening after a bad concussion. Prior to her bump on the head, Sylvia was pretty prudish, but afterward, she’s a sex-crazed maniac who just wants to help other people enjoy their own sexual fantasies. She even meets up with a kind of concussion-sex-Jesus played by Johnny Knoxville, and he helps her fix her relationship with her estranged daughter, Caprice (Selma Blair)....
Keeping up with the La Forges Paramount The last time we saw Worf and Geordie La Forge was in the final movie with the “Next Generation” cast, “Star Trek: Nemesis.” That movie came out back in December 2002, so by the time “Picard” season 3 hits Paramount+ in February 2023, it will have been two full decades since those characters were onscreen. That’s plenty of time for a man to start a family, and indeed, Geordie La Forge comes into “Picard” having raised a couple of daughters offscreen....
