Spooky season is upon us and Max is getting in on the action.
New to the streamer in September are “Annabelle” (2014), “Annabelle: Creation” (2017) and “Annabelle Comes Home” (2019), as well as “The Curse of La Llorona” (2019) — all spin-offs from “The Conjuring” universe.
Other horror entries include “It” (2017), “It: Chapter Two” (2019), eight “Friday the 13th” films (from the 1980 cult classic to 1989’s “Jason Takes Manhattan”) and six “Children of the Corn” sequels.
As previously reported, over 200 episodes of AMC Networks’ television series are coming to Max in September at no additional cost to subscribers, spreading their availability beyond AMC+. Shows that are part of the partnership include “Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire” Season 1; ”Dark Winds” Season 1; “Gangs of London” Seasons 1 and 2; “Fear the Walking Dead” Seasons 1-7; “Killing Eve” Seasons 1-4; “A Discovery of Witches” Seasons 1-3; and “Ride with Norman Reedus” Seasons 1-5.
If fright flicks aren’t your thing,...
New to the streamer in September are “Annabelle” (2014), “Annabelle: Creation” (2017) and “Annabelle Comes Home” (2019), as well as “The Curse of La Llorona” (2019) — all spin-offs from “The Conjuring” universe.
Other horror entries include “It” (2017), “It: Chapter Two” (2019), eight “Friday the 13th” films (from the 1980 cult classic to 1989’s “Jason Takes Manhattan”) and six “Children of the Corn” sequels.
As previously reported, over 200 episodes of AMC Networks’ television series are coming to Max in September at no additional cost to subscribers, spreading their availability beyond AMC+. Shows that are part of the partnership include “Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire” Season 1; ”Dark Winds” Season 1; “Gangs of London” Seasons 1 and 2; “Fear the Walking Dead” Seasons 1-7; “Killing Eve” Seasons 1-4; “A Discovery of Witches” Seasons 1-3; and “Ride with Norman Reedus” Seasons 1-5.
If fright flicks aren’t your thing,...
- 9/1/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
There’s an interesting experiment going on over at Max in September, as from the first of the month you’ll be able to find seven AMC+ series streaming for 60 days on the service. If you’ve been dying to check out some of their best shows but just haven’t had access to them, now’s your chance! Max will be streaming Fear the Walking Dead seasons 1-7, Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire season one, Dark Winds season one, Gangs of London seasons 1-2, Ride with Norman Reedus seasons 1-5, A Discovery of Witches seasons 1-3, and Killing Eve seasons 1-4.
Also on Max this September is the original animated series Young Love, a Matthew A. Cherry project which seeks to expand on the critically acclaimed short film, Hair Love. Sam Jay has a new stand-up special on HBO, too. Sam Jay: Salute or Shoot Me will...
Also on Max this September is the original animated series Young Love, a Matthew A. Cherry project which seeks to expand on the critically acclaimed short film, Hair Love. Sam Jay has a new stand-up special on HBO, too. Sam Jay: Salute or Shoot Me will...
- 9/1/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
The original Pandemic is one of the four pillars that support modern board gaming but for fans who have played the game over and over again, it can be a little bit easy and dare I say it, lacking in variety. There have been numerous spin-offs since the original Pandemic, and we even have a concept now called “The Pandemic System” which underpins these games, and today’s review is about one of the first of these variants; Pandemic: Iberia.
Pandemic: Iberia was first released in 2016, and what made it stand out in comparison to the original game was the fact that it could be configured to be anywhere between “slightly tougher” than base Pandemic to being “absolutely ridiculously hard.” For reference, I’d have used a swear word to describe how hard Pandemic: Iberia can be, if only I felt it were appropriate to do so. Why you ask?...
Pandemic: Iberia was first released in 2016, and what made it stand out in comparison to the original game was the fact that it could be configured to be anywhere between “slightly tougher” than base Pandemic to being “absolutely ridiculously hard.” For reference, I’d have used a swear word to describe how hard Pandemic: Iberia can be, if only I felt it were appropriate to do so. Why you ask?...
- 4/13/2022
- by Matthew Smail
- Nerdly
Paul McCartney will tell the stories behind 154 songs he wrote throughout his career in his upcoming book, The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, due out November 2nd. The tunes (detailed below) include titles from his work with the Beatles, Wings, and his own solo recordings. It also includes the words to an unrecorded Beatles song, “Tell Me Who He Is,” from the early Sixties; McCartney discovered the handwritten lyrics in a notebook while researching the book.
The anthology features McCartney’s handwritten lyrics, previously unpublished photos, drafts, and drawings. He accompanies...
The anthology features McCartney’s handwritten lyrics, previously unpublished photos, drafts, and drawings. He accompanies...
- 8/23/2021
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
In the heartfelt comedy June Again, a twist of fate gives family matriarch June (Noni Hazlehurst) a reprieve from a debilitating illness. Much to their amazement, June re-enters the lives of her adult children, Ginny (Claudia Karvan) and Devon (Stephen Curry), and learns that ‘things haven’t gone according to plan’. With limited time but plenty of pluck, she sets about trying to put everything, and everyone, back on track. When her meddling backfires, June sets out on a romantic journey of her own and discovers she needs help from the very people she was trying to rescue.
Written and directed by JJ Winlove, June Again is a Ticket to Ride production, from producers Jamie Hilton, Michael Pontion and Drew Bailey.
The film will be released theatrically via Studiocanal May 6.
The post ‘June Again’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
Written and directed by JJ Winlove, June Again is a Ticket to Ride production, from producers Jamie Hilton, Michael Pontion and Drew Bailey.
The film will be released theatrically via Studiocanal May 6.
The post ‘June Again’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
- 2/15/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
As subscription-based, on-demand gaming services have gained popularity in recent years, both PlayStation Now and Xbox Game Pass have established their positions at the top of the market by offering a variety of content and great value for subscribers. There’s just one burning question demands to be answered: Which one is better?
It’s a tough one. Each has advantages over the other – Ps Now has more attractive pricing plus its library of 700+ titles makes Game Pass’ library of around 200 look paltry in comparison, whereas Xbox Game Pass tends to offer more recent games as well as including first party titles on the day of release.
It’s hard to say which one is better overall, but taken one month at a time, we may get our answer. So join us as we look at what’s been added and what was removed from each service and declare which...
It’s a tough one. Each has advantages over the other – Ps Now has more attractive pricing plus its library of 700+ titles makes Game Pass’ library of around 200 look paltry in comparison, whereas Xbox Game Pass tends to offer more recent games as well as including first party titles on the day of release.
It’s hard to say which one is better overall, but taken one month at a time, we may get our answer. So join us as we look at what’s been added and what was removed from each service and declare which...
- 12/24/2020
- by Jonathan Jones
- The Cultural Post
Bittersweet comedy Babyteeth has swept this year’s Aacta Awards, picking up seven prizes at Monday’s ceremony including Best Film and Best Direction for debut filmmaker Shannon Murphy.
The film’s stars Eliza Scanlen and Toby Wallace took home the best lead actress and actor gongs, Essie Davis and Ben Mendelsohn were decorated in the supporting acting categories, and scribe Rita Kalnejais, who adapted her 2012 Belvoir Street play, also won the best screenplay award.
The prizes add to the two Babyteeth already collected at the Friday industry awards, including Best Casting, presented to Kirsty McGregor and Stevie Ray, and Best Score, to composer Amanda Brown.
Babyteeth follows Milla (Scanlen), a seriously ill teenager who falls madly in love with smalltime drug dealer, Moses (Wallace). It’s her parents’ (Mendelsohn and Essie Davis) worst nightmare – but as Milla’s love brings her a new lust for life, things get messy...
The film’s stars Eliza Scanlen and Toby Wallace took home the best lead actress and actor gongs, Essie Davis and Ben Mendelsohn were decorated in the supporting acting categories, and scribe Rita Kalnejais, who adapted her 2012 Belvoir Street play, also won the best screenplay award.
The prizes add to the two Babyteeth already collected at the Friday industry awards, including Best Casting, presented to Kirsty McGregor and Stevie Ray, and Best Score, to composer Amanda Brown.
Babyteeth follows Milla (Scanlen), a seriously ill teenager who falls madly in love with smalltime drug dealer, Moses (Wallace). It’s her parents’ (Mendelsohn and Essie Davis) worst nightmare – but as Milla’s love brings her a new lust for life, things get messy...
- 11/30/2020
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
What better way to kick off a new month than a look at the many movies coming to Hulu? Ok, if you don’t have a Hulu subscription you might need an alternative. Maybe this list will convince you to take one out, though (not that I’m there salesperson). But enough patter, let’s crack on with it.
Here’s every new film that arrived on July 1st:
12 and Holding (2006)
2001 Maniacs (2005)
52 Pick-Up (1986)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2009)
A Kid Like Jake (2018)
A Mighty Wind (2003)
A Storks Journey (2017)
An Eye for a Eye (1966)
The Axe Murders of Villisca (2017)
The Bellboy (1960)
Beloved (2012)
Best In Show (2000)
Between Us (2017)
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
Birdwatchers (2010)
Boogie Woogie (2010)
The Bounty (1984)
Brokedown Palace (1998)
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer (1992)
Bug (1975)
Buried (2010)
Cadaver (2009)
California Dreamin’ (2009)
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)
Catcher Was A Spy (2018)
The Catechism Cataclysm (2011)
Change of Plans (2010)
Cheech & Chong...
Here’s every new film that arrived on July 1st:
12 and Holding (2006)
2001 Maniacs (2005)
52 Pick-Up (1986)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2009)
A Kid Like Jake (2018)
A Mighty Wind (2003)
A Storks Journey (2017)
An Eye for a Eye (1966)
The Axe Murders of Villisca (2017)
The Bellboy (1960)
Beloved (2012)
Best In Show (2000)
Between Us (2017)
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
Birdwatchers (2010)
Boogie Woogie (2010)
The Bounty (1984)
Brokedown Palace (1998)
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer (1992)
Bug (1975)
Buried (2010)
Cadaver (2009)
California Dreamin’ (2009)
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)
Catcher Was A Spy (2018)
The Catechism Cataclysm (2011)
Change of Plans (2010)
Cheech & Chong...
- 7/1/2020
- by Alex Crisp
- We Got This Covered
If you’ve played a modern board game, chances are you’ve heard of Alan R. Moon, the designer of the iconic Ticket to Ride series. Whilst not as prolific as some of his peers, Moon has released a steady string of understated new products both within and outside the Ttr universe, including the likes of Ticket to Ride: London. The latest in this line of games is Aftershock: San Francisco and Venice, which is co-designed by relative newcomer, Bobby West.
In Aftershock, each player controls a team – or corporation more likely – with an interest in rebuiding and repopulating the titular areas following an earthquake. Each city (San Francisco and Venice) is represented on a different side of the board, and the Venice map plays 3 to 4 players, whilst the San Francisco map allows for 4 to 5. A 6th player expansion is available and a copy was provided for review, but whilst...
In Aftershock, each player controls a team – or corporation more likely – with an interest in rebuiding and repopulating the titular areas following an earthquake. Each city (San Francisco and Venice) is represented on a different side of the board, and the Venice map plays 3 to 4 players, whilst the San Francisco map allows for 4 to 5. A 6th player expansion is available and a copy was provided for review, but whilst...
- 2/24/2020
- by Matthew Smail
- Nerdly
Whilst most fans of board gaming would argue that each generation of games essentially eclipses the previous one, and that the “current” era of games are no older than maybe four or five years, some games continue to break the mould. You’ll be familiar with the likes of Ticket to Ride and Catan, but when venturing into heavier games, it’s harder to spot the gems that still stand out among the hundreds of now irrelevant products. Puerto Rico is still played today, despite being first released in 2002 and it has seen several re-releases since then. Today’s review focuses on the 2019 “Deluxe Edition” of Puerto Rico, so let’s see if it’s still up to snuff.
Occupying a lofty position as the twenty-second best board game of all time (according to its BoardGameGeek ranking), Puerto Rico is a game that has clearly been played many hundreds of thousands of times,...
Occupying a lofty position as the twenty-second best board game of all time (according to its BoardGameGeek ranking), Puerto Rico is a game that has clearly been played many hundreds of thousands of times,...
- 1/22/2020
- by Matthew Smail
- Nerdly
Directors Niki Caro, Sydney Freeland, Kelly Fremon Craig, Catherine Hardwicke and Haifaa Al-Mansour Headline; Susan Cartsonis Moderates
Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, recognized as one of the premier film schools in the United States, will focus on Hollywood directors with the theme ‘In the Director’s Chair’ at the 18th Annual Women in Focus Conference.
The Women in Focus Conference will feature Academy Award®-nominated director Niki Caro (“The Zookeeper’s Wife”, “Whale Rider”, “North Country”); acclaimed director Sydney Freeland (“Deidra & Laney Rob a Train”, “Drunktown’s Finest”, “Her Story”); award-winning screenwriter and film director, Kelly Fremon Craig (“The Edge of Seventeen”, “Post Grad”, “Streak”); critically-acclaimed director, Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight”, “The Twilight Saga”, “Thirteen”); and the first female Saudi Arabian filmmaker, Haifaa Al-Mansour (“Mary Shelley”, “Wadjda”).
The panel will be moderated by producing veteran Susan Cartsonis (“Carrie Pilby”, “What Women Want”, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer...
Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, recognized as one of the premier film schools in the United States, will focus on Hollywood directors with the theme ‘In the Director’s Chair’ at the 18th Annual Women in Focus Conference.
The Women in Focus Conference will feature Academy Award®-nominated director Niki Caro (“The Zookeeper’s Wife”, “Whale Rider”, “North Country”); acclaimed director Sydney Freeland (“Deidra & Laney Rob a Train”, “Drunktown’s Finest”, “Her Story”); award-winning screenwriter and film director, Kelly Fremon Craig (“The Edge of Seventeen”, “Post Grad”, “Streak”); critically-acclaimed director, Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight”, “The Twilight Saga”, “Thirteen”); and the first female Saudi Arabian filmmaker, Haifaa Al-Mansour (“Mary Shelley”, “Wadjda”).
The panel will be moderated by producing veteran Susan Cartsonis (“Carrie Pilby”, “What Women Want”, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer...
- 3/30/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
MaryAnn’s quick take… This pseudo-80s teen dramedy feels like the flip side of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, bursting with generosity and empathy for its forlorn drama queen. I’m “biast” (pro): desperate for movies about girls
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Welcome to this year’s one movie about how absolutely awful life is when you’re a teenaged girl. And if we’re only gonna get one a year — and that’s us being lucky — at least 2016’s is the spectacularly good The Edge of Seventeen.
Hailee Steinfeld is sharp and funny and shrewd as a teenaged “old soul”…
Hailee Steinfeld (Barely Lethal, Pitch Perfect 2) is sharp and funny and shrewd as Nadine, a high-school junior in an unnamed American suburb who considers herself an “old soul” whom no one understands, whose existence is...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Welcome to this year’s one movie about how absolutely awful life is when you’re a teenaged girl. And if we’re only gonna get one a year — and that’s us being lucky — at least 2016’s is the spectacularly good The Edge of Seventeen.
Hailee Steinfeld is sharp and funny and shrewd as a teenaged “old soul”…
Hailee Steinfeld (Barely Lethal, Pitch Perfect 2) is sharp and funny and shrewd as Nadine, a high-school junior in an unnamed American suburb who considers herself an “old soul” whom no one understands, whose existence is...
- 12/1/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Writer, director, and producer James L. Brooks has had the pleasure of producing some attention-grabbing debut films, including Say Anything and Bottle Rocket. The latest project Brooks felt compelled to support, The Edge of Seventeen, is the directorial debut of Kelly Fremon Craig, whose first produced script was the 2009 feature Post Grad.
Craig’s film is a refreshingly honest comedy. Its high-school kids actually look, talk, and act like high-school kids. Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld), her favorite teacher (Woody Harrelson), and her family and friends aren’t archetypes. Like some of James L. Brooks’ best characters, they’re immediately recognizable.
The Academy Award-winning writer-director behind Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News, and As Good as It Gets, recently discussed Craig’s film with us, his approach to producing, and how to best serve a movie.
The Film Stage: The second draft of the script was what really resonated with you, correct?
James L. Brooks...
Craig’s film is a refreshingly honest comedy. Its high-school kids actually look, talk, and act like high-school kids. Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld), her favorite teacher (Woody Harrelson), and her family and friends aren’t archetypes. Like some of James L. Brooks’ best characters, they’re immediately recognizable.
The Academy Award-winning writer-director behind Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News, and As Good as It Gets, recently discussed Craig’s film with us, his approach to producing, and how to best serve a movie.
The Film Stage: The second draft of the script was what really resonated with you, correct?
James L. Brooks...
- 11/21/2016
- by Jack Giroux
- The Film Stage
If you aren’t a teenage girl, you might not think that Kelly Fremon Craig’s debut, the coming of age movie The Edge of Seventeen, is for you, but in fact, the characters and situations are surprisingly relatable regardless of your age or gender.
Her movie stars Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) as Nadine, a teen outcast who only has one friend at high school, Haley Lu Richardson’s Krista. Nadine neither gets along with her widowed mother (Kyra Sedgwick) nor her perfect older brother Darien (Blake Jenner), so when Krista starts dating Darien, it only causes more anxiety for Nadine, so she turns to her history teacher (Woody Harrelson) for advice, although he wants nothing to do with it.
It seems like a simple enough plot, but Nadine’s dialogue and how it’s delivered by Steinfeld is spot-on, and her interaction with the cast around her (particularly Harrelson...
Her movie stars Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) as Nadine, a teen outcast who only has one friend at high school, Haley Lu Richardson’s Krista. Nadine neither gets along with her widowed mother (Kyra Sedgwick) nor her perfect older brother Darien (Blake Jenner), so when Krista starts dating Darien, it only causes more anxiety for Nadine, so she turns to her history teacher (Woody Harrelson) for advice, although he wants nothing to do with it.
It seems like a simple enough plot, but Nadine’s dialogue and how it’s delivered by Steinfeld is spot-on, and her interaction with the cast around her (particularly Harrelson...
- 11/15/2016
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
There’s plenty that feels familiar about Kelly Fremon Craig’s directorial debut, “The Edge of Seventeen,” a high school-set comedy that follows a particularly bad period in teen Nadine Byrd’s (Hailee Steinfeld) already-traumatic life. Craig, who previously penned the script for the similarly female-centric comedy “Post Grad,” is a longtime admirer of the kind of teen films to which “Seventeen” has already been compared, and counts John Hughes and Cameron Crowe as some of her favorite filmmakers.
The film has already garnered glowing reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it’s serving as the fest’s official Closing Night Film. (IndieWire’s own David Ehrlich heralded it as “an instant high school classic” in his review.) Craig’s film eschews the kind of glossy veneer that so often coats current high school-based offerings, instead opting to deliver a charmingly flawed lead character who is thrust into some very relatable situations,...
The film has already garnered glowing reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it’s serving as the fest’s official Closing Night Film. (IndieWire’s own David Ehrlich heralded it as “an instant high school classic” in his review.) Craig’s film eschews the kind of glossy veneer that so often coats current high school-based offerings, instead opting to deliver a charmingly flawed lead character who is thrust into some very relatable situations,...
- 9/17/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Hailee Steinfeld was nominated for an Oscar at age 13 for her performance in the Coen Brothers’ film “True Grit,” and has since had crucial roles in many films, including “The Keeping Room” and “Pitch Perfect 2,” and has even released an acclaimed pop Ep last year. Now, she’s starring in the new teen film “Edge of Seventeen,” about a witty, awkward high school student whose life heads into a tailspin.
Read More: ‘The Edge of Seventeen’ Trailer: Hailee Steinfeld Toplines High School Drama That Channels John Hughes
Steinfeld stars as Nadine, who struggles with adolescence and often relies on the guidance of her history teacher, Mr. Bruner (Woody Harrelson). When she learns her best friend Krista (Haley Lu Richardson) starts dating her popular older brother Darian (Blake Jenner), she starts to spiral and is ultimately forced to take risks like socializing and trying to woo a fellow crush. Watch...
Read More: ‘The Edge of Seventeen’ Trailer: Hailee Steinfeld Toplines High School Drama That Channels John Hughes
Steinfeld stars as Nadine, who struggles with adolescence and often relies on the guidance of her history teacher, Mr. Bruner (Woody Harrelson). When she learns her best friend Krista (Haley Lu Richardson) starts dating her popular older brother Darian (Blake Jenner), she starts to spiral and is ultimately forced to take risks like socializing and trying to woo a fellow crush. Watch...
- 9/11/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Manuel here. How do we feel about Hailee Steinfeld? I have never seen her Oscar nominated turn in True Grit so I'm obviously at a disadvantage in discussing her career but really enjoyed her in Pitch Perfect 2, The Homesman and Begin Again. I may give the Coens film a chance but if the upcoming The Edge of Seventeen is my first chance to see Steinfeld carry a movie, I think I'll be okay.
Kelly Fremon (who wrote the Rory Gilmore Alexis Bledel pic Post Grad) wrote and directed the teen flick and it may very well be this year's Perks of Being a Wallflower. We finally got a chance to see a poster and a trailer so check out unfiltered thoughts after the jump...
Kelly Fremon (who wrote the Rory Gilmore Alexis Bledel pic Post Grad) wrote and directed the teen flick and it may very well be this year's Perks of Being a Wallflower. We finally got a chance to see a poster and a trailer so check out unfiltered thoughts after the jump...
- 7/18/2016
- by Manuel Betancourt
- FilmExperience
Adult World
Stars: Emma Roberts, Evan Peters, John Cusack, Armando Riesco, Shannon Woodward, Chris Riggi, Scott Coffey, Darin Scott, Reed Birney, Catherine Lloyd Burns | Written by Andy Cochran | Directed by Scott Coffey
Helmed by actor-turned-director Scott Coffey, who many may recognise from 80s films such as Some Kind of Wonderful and Space Camp, Adult World is another in a long-line of American indie dramas – you know the type: the ones that mix witty dialogue and a hip soundtracks in the hopes of creating something loftier than the rest. This particular example follows Amy (Roberts), a naive college graduate who believes she’s destined to be a great poet, who begrudgingly accepts a job at a sex shop while she pursues a mentorship with her idol, reclusive writer Rat Billings (Cusack).
Adult World shares a lot in common with 2009′s Post Grad, in so much as both films deal with young...
Stars: Emma Roberts, Evan Peters, John Cusack, Armando Riesco, Shannon Woodward, Chris Riggi, Scott Coffey, Darin Scott, Reed Birney, Catherine Lloyd Burns | Written by Andy Cochran | Directed by Scott Coffey
Helmed by actor-turned-director Scott Coffey, who many may recognise from 80s films such as Some Kind of Wonderful and Space Camp, Adult World is another in a long-line of American indie dramas – you know the type: the ones that mix witty dialogue and a hip soundtracks in the hopes of creating something loftier than the rest. This particular example follows Amy (Roberts), a naive college graduate who believes she’s destined to be a great poet, who begrudgingly accepts a job at a sex shop while she pursues a mentorship with her idol, reclusive writer Rat Billings (Cusack).
Adult World shares a lot in common with 2009′s Post Grad, in so much as both films deal with young...
- 7/27/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
No black humor. No satire. No point. But hey, check out the 1987 catchphrases dropped in at random! I’m “biast” (pro): love the original…
I’m “biast” (con): …but saw little point in remaking it
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I was not feeling optimistic about any reboot or remake of Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop, which is still brutally relevant 27 years on. Could anyone find a good reason to update this flick when the original still has the power to shock us today? And then this new RoboCop opens in “sunny Tehran,” where “random patrols” by Ed-209s, unmanned walking tactical tanks, and Em-208s, android soldiers, keep the peace as part of the U.S.’s “Operation Freedom Tehran,” which makes the good people of the city feel safe and secure, we’re informed by a blowhard conservative TV host gleefully sharing this...
I’m “biast” (con): …but saw little point in remaking it
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I was not feeling optimistic about any reboot or remake of Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop, which is still brutally relevant 27 years on. Could anyone find a good reason to update this flick when the original still has the power to shock us today? And then this new RoboCop opens in “sunny Tehran,” where “random patrols” by Ed-209s, unmanned walking tactical tanks, and Em-208s, android soldiers, keep the peace as part of the U.S.’s “Operation Freedom Tehran,” which makes the good people of the city feel safe and secure, we’re informed by a blowhard conservative TV host gleefully sharing this...
- 2/10/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
This bunch of found footage should have stayed lost. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): found-footage is getting old
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
There are many lessons to be learned from this she’s-having-Satan’s-baby yawner of a flick. Don’t let taxi drivers in strange cities in Caribbean nations infamous for creepy religious cults take you someplace mysterious and “special” to celebrate the last night of your honeymoon. When you wake up the next morning with no memory of what happened, don’t fail to check your camcorder, in case it was still running during the satanic ritual you may have been an unwitting party to. But mostly, if you’re going to make a found-footage movie, make sure it makes even the slightest bit of sense.
This is the problem: A found-footage movie is supposedly more than merely...
I’m “biast” (con): found-footage is getting old
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
There are many lessons to be learned from this she’s-having-Satan’s-baby yawner of a flick. Don’t let taxi drivers in strange cities in Caribbean nations infamous for creepy religious cults take you someplace mysterious and “special” to celebrate the last night of your honeymoon. When you wake up the next morning with no memory of what happened, don’t fail to check your camcorder, in case it was still running during the satanic ritual you may have been an unwitting party to. But mostly, if you’re going to make a found-footage movie, make sure it makes even the slightest bit of sense.
This is the problem: A found-footage movie is supposedly more than merely...
- 1/16/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Michael Keaton continues to have a conspicuously versatile career. He consistently explores new territory, not only through the characters he plays but also through branching out into other production roles like directing. Part of the reason he is able to do this seems to be because rather than jumping at every offer that has likely come his way, Keaton seems to have the opportunity to be very particular about what movies he appears in. He continues to have a strong presence whenever he does show up on-screen, in good movies and in bad. Although he has his own signature stylistic preferences, he frequently changes up the overall timing, voice, and tone in many of his performances.
He’s a great part of movies.
But despite all of this, there is an elephant in the room—one might call it another presence in the darkness of the screening room. In many of Michael Keaton’s movies,...
He’s a great part of movies.
But despite all of this, there is an elephant in the room—one might call it another presence in the darkness of the screening room. In many of Michael Keaton’s movies,...
- 7/17/2013
- by Ian Boucher
- Obsessed with Film
The 2013 Tribeca Film Festival is kicking off tonight with the world premiere of Tom Berninger's The National doc "Mistaken For Strangers," leading into 10 days of fun with film in New York City. Indiewire will be on the scene for the duration, but figured we'd offer up a list of some of the films we're most excited to see before the fest stars. "Adult World" Actor, screenwriter and director Scott Coffey returns with his latest film "Adult World" which blends humor and nostalgia as seen through the eyes of Amy (Emma Roberts), a post grad dreaming of a poetry career that will get her out of her boring small town but who's stuck working in a local sex shop. While Amy longs to learn from the reclusive writer Rat Billings, played by John Cusack, she finds inspiration and growth through the various relationships she develops at home. Post grad misery...
- 4/17/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
DreamWorks’ upcoming “Need For Speed” had already been busy lining up a pretty decent cast, and that was enough to make us optimistic that this video game adaptation might be the one to buck the trend. Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper and Imogen Poots were the big three so far to give their seal of approval and sign on to star in the Scott Waugh (“Act of Valor”) directed picture, as well as the likes of Rami Malek (“The Master”), Kid Cudi and Ramon Rodriguez. Now the film has gone and added an unexpected name to the cast. Who knows whether he just needs the pay-check or whether he too thinks there’s more to this project than meets the eye, but Michael Keaton will also be feeling the need for speed. We haven’t seen Keaton on the big screen for a while, not since he followed up “Post Grad...
- 2/6/2013
- by Joe Cunningham
- The Playlist
IMDb has been the go-to source for movie information on the Internet since 'Nam, and it (obviously) takes its work seriously. So it's rare that you'll find a synopsis for a well-known movie that's anything but diligent and professional.
That's what makes those moments when you do find a bad IMDb synopsis special. But what makes a "bad" IMDb synopsis, exactly? In this case, we measured it by two things: undertones of laziness, or undertones of snark — and in some cases, both.
We found 10 in a hopeless place.
1. 'Friends with Benefits' (2011)
Analysis: To be fair, the plot of this movie should really just be "Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake take you on a first class trip to Poundtown," as that's the reason the movie exists and sold tickets. But context aside, the above synopsis would have definitely had a Microsoft Word green squiggly underline underneath it signifying the...
That's what makes those moments when you do find a bad IMDb synopsis special. But what makes a "bad" IMDb synopsis, exactly? In this case, we measured it by two things: undertones of laziness, or undertones of snark — and in some cases, both.
We found 10 in a hopeless place.
1. 'Friends with Benefits' (2011)
Analysis: To be fair, the plot of this movie should really just be "Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake take you on a first class trip to Poundtown," as that's the reason the movie exists and sold tickets. But context aside, the above synopsis would have definitely had a Microsoft Word green squiggly underline underneath it signifying the...
- 1/24/2013
- by Nick Blake
- NextMovie
Congratulations! Zach is officially off the market, as he married Kiele on Saturday Dec. 29 in Napa Valley!
Friday Night Lights star Zach Gilford, 30, wed Glades star Kiele Sanchez, 36, on Dec. 29!
The couple met in early 2010 while they were costarring in the ABC pilot The Matadors, however, it was never picked up to series.
“She is the most amazing woman in the world,” Zach told Us Weekly of Kiele during the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in 2012.
In July, Zach revealed to E! News that the couple’s wedding plans were “magical.”
“We set a date,” he said. “We found a magical, magical place to get married and I’m excited. It is going to be cool.”
This is Zach’s first marriage and the second for Kiele, who is divorced from writer and film director Zach Helm.
Zach is best known for playing quarterback Matt Saracen on NBC’s Friday Night Lights.
Friday Night Lights star Zach Gilford, 30, wed Glades star Kiele Sanchez, 36, on Dec. 29!
The couple met in early 2010 while they were costarring in the ABC pilot The Matadors, however, it was never picked up to series.
“She is the most amazing woman in the world,” Zach told Us Weekly of Kiele during the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in 2012.
In July, Zach revealed to E! News that the couple’s wedding plans were “magical.”
“We set a date,” he said. “We found a magical, magical place to get married and I’m excited. It is going to be cool.”
This is Zach’s first marriage and the second for Kiele, who is divorced from writer and film director Zach Helm.
Zach is best known for playing quarterback Matt Saracen on NBC’s Friday Night Lights.
- 12/30/2012
- by Christopher Rogers
- HollywoodLife
By Rachel Bennett
Television Editor & Columnist
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Last week, it was announced that Patton Oswalt, who hass appeared on such series as CBS’s Two and a Half Men, Fox’s Raising Hope and Showtime’s United States of Tara, will guest star on the upcoming season of FX’s Justified. He will play a former high school classmate of Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant).
Great guest spots are one of my favorite aspects of television. The occurrence can combine an actor and a show that are perfect for one another — even if it’s just temporarily. It can also draw viewers to a show they haven’t checked out yet, possibly giving a struggling series a boost in ratings. Some of my favorite recent moments on series have incorporated fantastic guest stars, including Parker Posey on FX’s Louie and Fox’s New Girl, Giancarlo Esposito on NBC’s Community and...
Television Editor & Columnist
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Last week, it was announced that Patton Oswalt, who hass appeared on such series as CBS’s Two and a Half Men, Fox’s Raising Hope and Showtime’s United States of Tara, will guest star on the upcoming season of FX’s Justified. He will play a former high school classmate of Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant).
Great guest spots are one of my favorite aspects of television. The occurrence can combine an actor and a show that are perfect for one another — even if it’s just temporarily. It can also draw viewers to a show they haven’t checked out yet, possibly giving a struggling series a boost in ratings. Some of my favorite recent moments on series have incorporated fantastic guest stars, including Parker Posey on FX’s Louie and Fox’s New Girl, Giancarlo Esposito on NBC’s Community and...
- 10/10/2012
- by Rachel Bennett
- Scott Feinberg
By Rachel Bennett
Television Editor & Columnist
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Movies used to be gold standard for actors, with George Clooney, Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio leaving the small screen for the big to achieve great professional and financial success.
However, times are changing, and many actors who left TV to work in movies are coming back, including Eddie Murphy, Robin Williams and Michael J. Fox. Due to the addition of cable and subscription-based original programming, better roles are being created that will give actors a chance for the recognition, awards and job security that movies no longer provide. Just look at Claire Danes, who returned to TV to star in Showtime’s Homeland, for which she’s nominated for an Emmy.
There are several actors who should return to TV, but not all of them will. Take a look at the top 10 TV stars who’ve left TV but should return:
10. America Ferrera...
Television Editor & Columnist
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Movies used to be gold standard for actors, with George Clooney, Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio leaving the small screen for the big to achieve great professional and financial success.
However, times are changing, and many actors who left TV to work in movies are coming back, including Eddie Murphy, Robin Williams and Michael J. Fox. Due to the addition of cable and subscription-based original programming, better roles are being created that will give actors a chance for the recognition, awards and job security that movies no longer provide. Just look at Claire Danes, who returned to TV to star in Showtime’s Homeland, for which she’s nominated for an Emmy.
There are several actors who should return to TV, but not all of them will. Take a look at the top 10 TV stars who’ve left TV but should return:
10. America Ferrera...
- 9/12/2012
- by Rachel Bennett
- Scott Feinberg
It’s been known for some time now that actor-turned-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger would make his return to the movies in Kim Ji-Woon’s The Last Stand. The film, which is a Western described (awesomely) as a cross between Die Hard and High Noon, will be the English-language debut for the I Saw The Devil director.
Arnie will play a border sheriff who is tasked with stopping an escaped drug dealer from passing the border into Mexico. Schwarzenegger’s character will also apparently have a naive young deputy under his command and, according to Deadline, actor Zach Gilford, whose best known in the States for his role in the TV series Friday Night Lights, but who had a small, but key, role as the best-friend-come-love-interest of Alexis Bledel in Post Grad, will be filling that slot.
Sounds like The Last Stand may be going down the Die Hard 4 sidekick route to me…...
Arnie will play a border sheriff who is tasked with stopping an escaped drug dealer from passing the border into Mexico. Schwarzenegger’s character will also apparently have a naive young deputy under his command and, according to Deadline, actor Zach Gilford, whose best known in the States for his role in the TV series Friday Night Lights, but who had a small, but key, role as the best-friend-come-love-interest of Alexis Bledel in Post Grad, will be filling that slot.
Sounds like The Last Stand may be going down the Die Hard 4 sidekick route to me…...
- 10/4/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Before "Friday Night Lights" was a TV show, it was a movie (and before that, a book). Now, the executive producer Peter Berg (also the director of the movie) is considering making a movie out of the TV show. So, rather than a sequel to the original film (which is the movie that made everyone notice singer Tim McGraw as an actor), this movie would be an extension of the TV show like the Sex and the City movies. Universal (NBC's parent company which owns/runs "Fnl") says they don't currently have this project in development but that doesn't mean the idea isn't being kicked around upstairs.
What's interesting is that most of the "Friday Night Lights" cast have transitioned into movie stars:
* Minka Kelly ("Lyla Garrity") is now a major star with lead roles in The Roommate and Just Go With It.
* Aimee Teegarden ("Julie Taylor," pictured) was the...
What's interesting is that most of the "Friday Night Lights" cast have transitioned into movie stars:
* Minka Kelly ("Lyla Garrity") is now a major star with lead roles in The Roommate and Just Go With It.
* Aimee Teegarden ("Julie Taylor," pictured) was the...
- 7/18/2011
- by tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
- kidspickflicks
Even though he broke out in Zack Snyder's "300" as the memorable Xerxes, Rodrigo Santoro has had a hard time snowballing that exposure into anything substantial. For every solid turn like Raúl Castro in Steven Soderbergh's "Che" or Jimmy in "I Love You Phillip Morris" there's something like "Post Grad" or even "Lost" where he played one half of Nikki and Paulo, the most hated couple to ever appear on that show. On the horizon he's got the HBO film "Hemingway & Gellhorn" with Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen but that will be countered by yet another gig that's beneath…...
- 7/6/2011
- The Playlist
Former Today show sweetheart Katie Couric has reportedly made the decision to vacate her anchor post at CBS Evening News after just five years.
While both the network and reps for Couric have yet to confirm the news, a CBS bigwig tells the AP that the journalist has chosen not to renew her Evening News contract when it expires in June, and is currently in talks with, among others, ex-nbc exec Jeff Zucker to launch a syndicated talk show in 2012.
Couric confirmed rumors of maybe next tackling a daytime talk show in a Monday interview with the New York Times,...
While both the network and reps for Couric have yet to confirm the news, a CBS bigwig tells the AP that the journalist has chosen not to renew her Evening News contract when it expires in June, and is currently in talks with, among others, ex-nbc exec Jeff Zucker to launch a syndicated talk show in 2012.
Couric confirmed rumors of maybe next tackling a daytime talk show in a Monday interview with the New York Times,...
- 4/4/2011
- by Megan Masters
- TVLine.com
Oxygen announced that it has three new series in development Monday, along with its upcoming overall schedule. The new reality offerings include "Maids of Drama," which will follow "out of control bridesmaids in the weeks leading up to one frazzled but fabulous wedding day"; "Lost Angels," which will star Olivia Newton-John's daughter Chloe Lattanzi as she and her female posse run wild in the streets of Hollywood; and "My Post Grad Life," in which two groups of women co-habitate and help each other navigate life after college. The cable outlet also...
- 4/4/2011
- The Wrap
Oxygen Media, which will hold its upfront presentation in New York later today, has put three more docu-series in the development pipeline, surprisingly, none of them featuring Tori Spelling: Maids of Drama (working title) which focuses on bridal parties gone awry; Lost Angels (wt), which follows Chloe Lattanzi, daughter of pop icon Olivia Newton-John; and My Post Grad Life (wt), a look at the year after college graduation. In addition, Hair Battle Spectacular, which became the most-watched freshman series in Oxygen history, has been renewed for a second season with new host model/actor Eva Marcille. Oxygen also announced premiere dates for two new series, The World According to Paris (June 1) and The Glee Project (June 12), whose premiere episode will feature Glee standout Darren Criss as a guest mentor. With The Glee Project, Oxygen is opening a new night of original programming on Sunday. Here are descriptions of Oxygen's...
- 4/4/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
James L. Brooks, the brilliant filmmaker who is also the guy behind "The Simpsons," has purchased a script for his Gracie Films to make (they have a deal with Sony Pictures). Besties is about two girls in high school whose friendship hits rough terrain when one dates the other's brenemy (that's a brother who is also an enemy). Kelly Fremon (Post Grad) wrote and will make her directorial debut with the pic.
Sounds like casting heaven -- who do you think would be the perfect actresses to star in Besties? Tell us on Twitter @KidsPickFlicks!
Source: Deadline...
Sounds like casting heaven -- who do you think would be the perfect actresses to star in Besties? Tell us on Twitter @KidsPickFlicks!
Source: Deadline...
- 3/31/2011
- by tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
- kidspickflicks
James L. Brooks' Gracie Films has made a mid six-figure preemptive deal for Besties, a spec script by Kelly Fremon. Part of the deal is she's attached to make her directing debut. The script is a John Hughes-style comedy about two high school girls who are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis. Brooks was the first person the script got sent to, and he's expected to mentor Fremon as she makes the jump to director. Gracie made the buy, but the company's films go through Sony Pictures. Brooks will produce with Julie Ansell. As a writer, Fremon has one produced feature credit, the 2009 Fox Searchlight comedy Post Grad. She has also written The Good Life, another script for Searchlight, and The Best Mistakes for Level 1. On the small screen, Fremon wrote the pilot Lovehamption for the CW and Alloy Entertainment...
- 3/30/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
James L. Brooks' Gracie Films has bought Kelly Fremon's spec script "Besties," according to TheWrap's sister publication ItsontheGrid.com. The story centers on two high school students whose close relationship is strained when one of them starts dating the other one's brother. Fremon, who also wrote the 2009 "Post Grad," is attached to direct. Gracie Films is based on the Sony lot. Gracie was the production company on the 2007 "The Simpsons Movie," 1997's "As Good As It Gets," 1996's "Jerry Maguire" and 1989's "The War of the Roses," among other films. Fremon is repped by Icm...
- 3/30/2011
- by Joshua L. Weinstein
- The Wrap
Mandy Moore (License to Wed) will star in a scary movie, Falling Slowly. The ghost tale is about a couple who realize they share their apartment with an evil spirit. Rodrigo Santoro (Post Grad) will co-star with Moore. Both Moore and Santoro have been doing a lot of work in animated films lately: Moore was Rapunzel in Tangled and Santoro voices characters in Rango and Rio.
Chris Sparling, the writer of the Ryan Reynolds horror flick Buried, will make his directorial debut from his own script.
Source: Variety...
Chris Sparling, the writer of the Ryan Reynolds horror flick Buried, will make his directorial debut from his own script.
Source: Variety...
- 3/1/2011
- by tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
- kidspickflicks
Well this is it. The end of 2010, and a last chance to look back on just what films made the year for me. There’s bound to be some surprises for some of you out there – although if you’ve been reading Blogomatic3000 for the past year you’ll no doubt have a good idea where this list is headed!
This list is compiled of all the cinematic releases of 2010, not the DVD or Blu-ray releases, you can check that list out here.
10) Machete
The type of film that has been long-missed in my house: a loud, gory, Ott, macho arse-kicking extravaganza that ticks all the good action movie boxes and isn’t afraid to be politically incorrect, sleazy, sexist and even racist! Compared to the glut of PG-13 rated PC action movies that we’ve seen on the big screen in recent years, this film is a breath of fresh air.
This list is compiled of all the cinematic releases of 2010, not the DVD or Blu-ray releases, you can check that list out here.
10) Machete
The type of film that has been long-missed in my house: a loud, gory, Ott, macho arse-kicking extravaganza that ticks all the good action movie boxes and isn’t afraid to be politically incorrect, sleazy, sexist and even racist! Compared to the glut of PG-13 rated PC action movies that we’ve seen on the big screen in recent years, this film is a breath of fresh air.
- 12/31/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
We take a look at 11 directors who made the jump from animated to live action features, and how their attempts fared…
You hear quite a few live action directors, Guillermo del Toro, for starters, talking about a desire to make animated films. To control every aspect of the frame, and what goes in it.
Yet, the journey the other way around is increasingly common. It's hard not to see the appeal, too. For directing an animated film is a two year job at the very least, and three years more likely. Live action is generally a quicker way to get a film on the screen.
Also, given how CG dependent many movies are becoming, there's a general assumption that an animation director will have a better handle on computer effects.
However, great films from animation directors aren't that common. Here are eleven directors who took the chance, and how they got on.
You hear quite a few live action directors, Guillermo del Toro, for starters, talking about a desire to make animated films. To control every aspect of the frame, and what goes in it.
Yet, the journey the other way around is increasingly common. It's hard not to see the appeal, too. For directing an animated film is a two year job at the very least, and three years more likely. Live action is generally a quicker way to get a film on the screen.
Also, given how CG dependent many movies are becoming, there's a general assumption that an animation director will have a better handle on computer effects.
However, great films from animation directors aren't that common. Here are eleven directors who took the chance, and how they got on.
- 12/15/2010
- Den of Geek
If you’re gathering your favorite people together for the Thanksgiving holidays this week, you might want to include a Nazi-hunter on your invite list. We are of course talking about this week’s episode of Glee, which features comedic legend Carol Burnett as Sue Sylvester’s retired Nazi-hunter mom. Our Fox All Access insider sat down with Carol Burnett and Jane Lynch to find out more about this week’s hilarious turkey of an episode.
Q & A with Carole Burnett
Faa Insider: So how did this part come about?
Carol: “Well, I’ve been watching Glee since it began, from the get-go. And I go around the country every so often and I do a one-woman show where I do questions and answers, and the audience – it’s all random. And somebody asked me about what I would like to do on television. I said, ‘I would like to be a guest on Glee.
Q & A with Carole Burnett
Faa Insider: So how did this part come about?
Carol: “Well, I’ve been watching Glee since it began, from the get-go. And I go around the country every so often and I do a one-woman show where I do questions and answers, and the audience – it’s all random. And somebody asked me about what I would like to do on television. I said, ‘I would like to be a guest on Glee.
- 11/22/2010
- by foxallaccess
- Fox All Access
Wizards of Waverly Place star Jake T. Austin is voicing the character of "Fernando" in Blue Sky Animation's Rio. He joins The Social Network's Jesse Eisenberg who plays Blu, a socially awkward macaw who escapes his cage in Minnesota. When Blu meets the adventurous Jewel (Anne Hathway), he decides to fly away with her to Rio de Janeiro. George Lopez, Lesie Mann (17 Again) and Rodrigo Santoro (Post Grad) are also in the cast. Carlos Saldhana (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs) is directing Rio. 20th Century Fox plans to release it next Easter.
- 10/11/2010
- by tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
- kidspickflicks
Gene Goodsell looks at the factors producers should consider when negotiating digital distribution agreements.
There is no aspect of filmmaking that is evolving faster, or as successfully as digital filmmaking and its offshoots.
In June 1999, Twentieth Century Fox released George Lucas’ digitally mastered Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace. It was the first time that a major studio released a film digitally.
Digital filmmaking represents a huge breakthrough in the way films are produced. In fact, digital filmmaking has been compared to the arrival of sound in 1927. It can provide tremendous cost savings during production and in post-production.
New delivery systems for entertainment content are continually emerging. Apart from the traditional means of distributing films and TV, programming can now be delivered by digital methods such as delivering TV directly to the home, or over the internet, which is used to deliver such online streaming services.
Where a digital...
There is no aspect of filmmaking that is evolving faster, or as successfully as digital filmmaking and its offshoots.
In June 1999, Twentieth Century Fox released George Lucas’ digitally mastered Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace. It was the first time that a major studio released a film digitally.
Digital filmmaking represents a huge breakthrough in the way films are produced. In fact, digital filmmaking has been compared to the arrival of sound in 1927. It can provide tremendous cost savings during production and in post-production.
New delivery systems for entertainment content are continually emerging. Apart from the traditional means of distributing films and TV, programming can now be delivered by digital methods such as delivering TV directly to the home, or over the internet, which is used to deliver such online streaming services.
Where a digital...
- 10/5/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
The devil has certainly been getting his due lately by drumming up big box office scares. Next to tackle big red and his minions is one of the directors who in 1999 changed a lot of the rules of horror with his Blair Witch Project, Eduardo Sanchez.
According to The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision Blog Johnny Lewis ("Sons of Anarchy," "The O.C.," The Runaways) and Alexandra Holden (pictured right; Post Grad, Sugar & Spice, Drop Dead Gorgeous) have both been cast in Sanchez's latest indie thriller Possession.
Sanchez has written and will direct the tale that centers upon a young newlywed couple that falls prey to a demonic spirit. Lewis will play the groom, and Holden will play the bride’s sister and maid of honor.
Look for more on this one soon.
- Uncle Creepy
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
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Get possessed in the comments section below!
According to The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision Blog Johnny Lewis ("Sons of Anarchy," "The O.C.," The Runaways) and Alexandra Holden (pictured right; Post Grad, Sugar & Spice, Drop Dead Gorgeous) have both been cast in Sanchez's latest indie thriller Possession.
Sanchez has written and will direct the tale that centers upon a young newlywed couple that falls prey to a demonic spirit. Lewis will play the groom, and Holden will play the bride’s sister and maid of honor.
Look for more on this one soon.
- Uncle Creepy
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Got news? Click here to submit it!
Get possessed in the comments section below!
- 9/29/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Johnny Lewis ("Sons of Anarchy," "The O.C.," The Runaways) and Alexandra Holden (Post Grad, Sugar & Spice, Drop Dead Gorgeous) have been cast in the indie thriller Possession, reports Heat Vision. Eduardo Sanchez, who co-wrote and co-directed The Blair Witch Project, has written the screenplay and will direct. The film centers on a young newlywed couple that falls prey to a demonic spirit. Lewis will play the groom, and Holden will play the brides sister and maid of honor. Robin Cowie is producing with Haxan Films. Additional producers are being worked out. Lewis, repped by Apa and Media Talent Group, has had recurring roles on FX series Sons of Anarchy, Foxs The O.C. and the NBC series American Dreams. He recently appeared in The Runaways film.
- 9/29/2010
- bloody-disgusting.com
Alexis Bledel is going to show her dark side in "Violet & Daisy". The actress, known for her role of good girl Rory Gilmore in TV series "Gilmore Girls", will play a teenage assassin in the upcoming movie, Variety reports.
Bledel steps in the project to replace Carey Mulligan, who was originally cast for the part but dropped out over a scheduling conflict. The "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" star joins another female lead, Saoirse Ronan, and James Gandolfini who have been cast before.
A directorial debut of screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher, "Violet & Daisy" revolves around a pair of teenage assassins who are lured into what is supposed to be just another quick and easy job, only to find complications as the man they're supposed to kill is not what they expected. Fletcher also writes the script for the movie, which has been described as a cross between "Thelma & Louise", "Superbad...
Bledel steps in the project to replace Carey Mulligan, who was originally cast for the part but dropped out over a scheduling conflict. The "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" star joins another female lead, Saoirse Ronan, and James Gandolfini who have been cast before.
A directorial debut of screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher, "Violet & Daisy" revolves around a pair of teenage assassins who are lured into what is supposed to be just another quick and easy job, only to find complications as the man they're supposed to kill is not what they expected. Fletcher also writes the script for the movie, which has been described as a cross between "Thelma & Louise", "Superbad...
- 9/23/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Believe it or not, Alexis Bledel is 29 years old as of September 16, and yet the Gilmore Girls star looks like she'll be getting consistent work playing a teenager until her mid-40s. The latest role to come her way is opposite Saoirse Ronan in Violet and Daisy, in which we're assuming Bledel will play a fellow teenage hitgirl on a mission that seemed easy but gets extremely complicated. Variety doesn't specify which role Bledel will play, but with shooting starting next week in New York, odds are she's snagged that second lead. James Gandolfini is also starring in the film, presumably as yet another spin on the Tony Soprano gangster figure, with Precious writer (and Oscar winner) Geoffrey Fletcher writing and directing. After hitting what was to be career rock bottom with the intolerable comedy Post Grad, Bledel has been popping up all kinds of unexpected places, from a small...
- 9/22/2010
- cinemablend.com
Filed under: TV News
After a brief flirtation with the movies ('Dare,' 'Post Grad'), 'Friday Night Lights' vet Zach Gilford is returning to the tube in a new series from the creator of 'Grey's Anatomy.'
The former Dillon Panther is heading to South America for a role in producer Shonda Rhimes' 'Off the Map,' reports The Ausiello Files. The ABC medical drama follows a group of hot young doctors working at an understaffed clinic in the South American jungle.
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After a brief flirtation with the movies ('Dare,' 'Post Grad'), 'Friday Night Lights' vet Zach Gilford is returning to the tube in a new series from the creator of 'Grey's Anatomy.'
The former Dillon Panther is heading to South America for a role in producer Shonda Rhimes' 'Off the Map,' reports The Ausiello Files. The ABC medical drama follows a group of hot young doctors working at an understaffed clinic in the South American jungle.
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- 8/9/2010
- by Mike Moody
- Aol TV.
Poor Zac Efron: he’s at that awkward Movie Star stage. Without question, he’s got It: that indefinable onscreen charisma, that presence you can’t look away from. Does he have a long and varied career as an actor ahead of him? Sure... and yes, he can act -- he’s got more than just that distractingly pretty face to his credit. But Hollywood doesn’t have a lot of options for him while he’s stuck in the postadolescent, not-quite-grownup phase. Until he matures a little more into a romantic comedy leading man or an angsty law-enforcement type (and the latter might be a stretch no matter his age), his options at this point are college sex comedy, torture porn horror... and that’s about it, unless someone can convince him that High School Musical: Post Grad! is a good idea. And I hope they can’t.
- 7/29/2010
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
The Exploding Girl
Directed by: Bradley Rust Gray
Cast: Zoe Kazan, Mark Rendall
Running Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: May 21, 2010 (limited)
Plot: Ivy (Kazan) and her friend Al (Rendall) spend a college break at home in NYC, during the course of which their relationships change.
Who’S It For? Fans of indie film. The pace is pretty slow and the subject matter is more adult, though I think sophisticated teenagers may enjoy it.
Expectations: I’d read a few stories mentioning how great Kazan is in the film, but I’d never really heard what it was about other than that.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
Zoe Kazan as Ivy: Kazan (Grandaughter of Elia) makes a big impression as Ivy, an epileptic college student visiting her Mom while on a break from school. Most of the weight of the film rests on her shoulders, she’s the main character and in every scene.
Directed by: Bradley Rust Gray
Cast: Zoe Kazan, Mark Rendall
Running Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: May 21, 2010 (limited)
Plot: Ivy (Kazan) and her friend Al (Rendall) spend a college break at home in NYC, during the course of which their relationships change.
Who’S It For? Fans of indie film. The pace is pretty slow and the subject matter is more adult, though I think sophisticated teenagers may enjoy it.
Expectations: I’d read a few stories mentioning how great Kazan is in the film, but I’d never really heard what it was about other than that.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
Zoe Kazan as Ivy: Kazan (Grandaughter of Elia) makes a big impression as Ivy, an epileptic college student visiting her Mom while on a break from school. Most of the weight of the film rests on her shoulders, she’s the main character and in every scene.
- 5/21/2010
- by Megan Lehar
- The Scorecard Review
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.
A wise man once said, “I love my mama.”
Hollywood has seen moms of all types. We’ve been shown awful moms, defensive moms, murderous moms, and most importantly, awesome moms. I’m not sure which category yo momma falls under, but my mama certainly inhabits the latter. So in honor of her, and the millions of other kick-ass maternal cooperators on the planet, I’ve decided to assemble a list of the best performances that have brought to life mamas of all different motivations, flaws or perfections. Happy Mother’s Day!
7. Mo’nique as Mary – Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Recap: Last year’s film about a young African-American girl trying to find her worth in the world caused a stir with its scenes of abuse, as followed through by one of the worst moms ever, played by Mo’nique.
A wise man once said, “I love my mama.”
Hollywood has seen moms of all types. We’ve been shown awful moms, defensive moms, murderous moms, and most importantly, awesome moms. I’m not sure which category yo momma falls under, but my mama certainly inhabits the latter. So in honor of her, and the millions of other kick-ass maternal cooperators on the planet, I’ve decided to assemble a list of the best performances that have brought to life mamas of all different motivations, flaws or perfections. Happy Mother’s Day!
7. Mo’nique as Mary – Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Recap: Last year’s film about a young African-American girl trying to find her worth in the world caused a stir with its scenes of abuse, as followed through by one of the worst moms ever, played by Mo’nique.
- 5/10/2010
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
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