Paramount+’s latest UK slate is headlined by a dark drama from The Bridge and Marcella creator Hans Rosenfeldt, with new unscripted shows including a reality series about LA hairdressers and true crime doc about a notorious hoax caller.
Leading a six-strong order is Rosenfeldt’s drama The Burning Girls, a six-part series based on the Cj Tudor novel about a village haunted by a dark past.
Deadline first revealed news Rosenfeldt and Buccaneer had landed rights to the project in March last year, at which point Paramount+ was not involved.
Buccaneer Media is producing in association with Vis – Paramount’s international production arm – and Scandi noir supremo Rosenfeldt is leading a writing team that includes fellow The Bridge writing alum Camilla Ahlgren. Cast has yet to be set.
Also on the Paramount+ drama slate is The Ex-Wife, a four-part drama based on the psychological thriller of the same name about a married woman,...
Leading a six-strong order is Rosenfeldt’s drama The Burning Girls, a six-part series based on the Cj Tudor novel about a village haunted by a dark past.
Deadline first revealed news Rosenfeldt and Buccaneer had landed rights to the project in March last year, at which point Paramount+ was not involved.
Buccaneer Media is producing in association with Vis – Paramount’s international production arm – and Scandi noir supremo Rosenfeldt is leading a writing team that includes fellow The Bridge writing alum Camilla Ahlgren. Cast has yet to be set.
Also on the Paramount+ drama slate is The Ex-Wife, a four-part drama based on the psychological thriller of the same name about a married woman,...
- 4/4/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Andrew Garfield continues his reign over the entertainment industry, this time playing his hand as a detective in the new FX series Under the Banner of Heaven.
“It is Andrew Garfield’s year, and that is continuing with a new FX series called Under the Banner of Heaven. Based on the novel of the same name by Jon Krakauer, the story follows the real-life murder of Brenda and Erica Lafferty by Ron and Dan Lafferty. The story isn’t an easy one to digest and is still a case that is widely talked about in the Utah area.”
Read more at The Mary Sue
The showrunner of Marvel’s Luke Cage is nervous that the new streaming home for his TV show might censor some vital elements of the series.
“Cheo Hodari Coker, executive producer and showrunner of Marvel’s Luke Cage Netflix series, recently spent time on Twitter reminiscing about his work.
“It is Andrew Garfield’s year, and that is continuing with a new FX series called Under the Banner of Heaven. Based on the novel of the same name by Jon Krakauer, the story follows the real-life murder of Brenda and Erica Lafferty by Ron and Dan Lafferty. The story isn’t an easy one to digest and is still a case that is widely talked about in the Utah area.”
Read more at The Mary Sue
The showrunner of Marvel’s Luke Cage is nervous that the new streaming home for his TV show might censor some vital elements of the series.
“Cheo Hodari Coker, executive producer and showrunner of Marvel’s Luke Cage Netflix series, recently spent time on Twitter reminiscing about his work.
- 2/25/2022
- by Lee Parham
- Den of Geek
“WandaVision” may have predicted the release date for the “Spider-Man: No Way Home” trailer, but there’s one other aspect of the series that fans are latching onto again: Mephisto.
For months, people speculated that the iconic Marvel villain Mephisto was actually the secret figure pulling the strings in Westview. But by the end of “WandaVision,” he never actually showed up. It’s become a bit of a joke on the Internet in the months since, with people joking that any unknown presence in the MCU now is immediately Mephisto.
But after the “No Way Home” trailer, some more serious theories are starting to resurface. The most popular one centers on the idea that Doctor Strange himself is Mephisto because he seems to be willingly casting a massive spell for Peter Parker.
“Listen…listen, I know nobody wants to hear this, and it’s become a joke on the internet…...
For months, people speculated that the iconic Marvel villain Mephisto was actually the secret figure pulling the strings in Westview. But by the end of “WandaVision,” he never actually showed up. It’s become a bit of a joke on the Internet in the months since, with people joking that any unknown presence in the MCU now is immediately Mephisto.
But after the “No Way Home” trailer, some more serious theories are starting to resurface. The most popular one centers on the idea that Doctor Strange himself is Mephisto because he seems to be willingly casting a massive spell for Peter Parker.
“Listen…listen, I know nobody wants to hear this, and it’s become a joke on the internet…...
- 8/24/2021
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Retro-active: The Best From The Cinema Retro Archives
“The Lady Vanishes One More Time”
By Raymond Benson
The Criterion Collection has issued a Blu-ray upgrade to a previous winning DVD release—Carol Reed’s World War II suspense adventure, Night Train to Munich. It’s a terrific example of the fine cinema Britain was managing to produce even while at war. Released there in August of 1940, the country was already in the conflict, although the Blitz had not yet occurred.
What’s more striking is its resemblance to Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes (1938) in tone, setting, and even characters. Marketing pushes at the time suggested that Night Train to Munich was a “sequel” to Vanishes, which was an extremely popular movie on both sides of the Atlantic. Night Train is not a sequel, though—it’s more of a remake.
Somebody at the studio must have thought they needed...
“The Lady Vanishes One More Time”
By Raymond Benson
The Criterion Collection has issued a Blu-ray upgrade to a previous winning DVD release—Carol Reed’s World War II suspense adventure, Night Train to Munich. It’s a terrific example of the fine cinema Britain was managing to produce even while at war. Released there in August of 1940, the country was already in the conflict, although the Blitz had not yet occurred.
What’s more striking is its resemblance to Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes (1938) in tone, setting, and even characters. Marketing pushes at the time suggested that Night Train to Munich was a “sequel” to Vanishes, which was an extremely popular movie on both sides of the Atlantic. Night Train is not a sequel, though—it’s more of a remake.
Somebody at the studio must have thought they needed...
- 3/27/2021
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
In today’s Global Bulletin, Discovery Plus U.K. commissions Diego Maradona doc; BBC One marks 80th anniversary of the Blitz with a new TV special; Channel 5 orders “The Holiday” series; The TV Collective (Tvc), Fremantle and Indigo Talent Breakthrough Leaders team on Breakthrough Leaders initiative; Viasat and Zdfe deal on a raft of programming and InWild will broadcast the #terramatters Festival this holiday season.
Commissions
Following the death of Argentine soccer superstar Diego Maradona, Discovery U.K. has commissioned ITN Productions to produce the fast-turnaround documentary “What Killed Maradona?”
After his Nov. 25 death, the official cause was given as a heart attack. Discovery’s new special will examine the accumulating circumstances of the player’s life which may have contributed to his untimely end. It will feature interviews with sports scientists, doctors and people close to Maradona who discuss how his career and off-field habits likely impacted his health and personal life.
Commissions
Following the death of Argentine soccer superstar Diego Maradona, Discovery U.K. has commissioned ITN Productions to produce the fast-turnaround documentary “What Killed Maradona?”
After his Nov. 25 death, the official cause was given as a heart attack. Discovery’s new special will examine the accumulating circumstances of the player’s life which may have contributed to his untimely end. It will feature interviews with sports scientists, doctors and people close to Maradona who discuss how his career and off-field habits likely impacted his health and personal life.
- 12/16/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
In his new book One Last Song, journalist Mike Ayers asks an array of artists an intriguing, but rarely considered question from the endless realm of pop music hypotheticals: If you could choose the last song you’d hear before you died, what would it be? The book, out October 13th via Abrams Image, uses that question as a launching pad for Ayers’ conversations about life and death with musicians like Wayne Coyne, Killer Mike, Wanda Jackson, Phoebe Bridgers, Matt Berninger, Stephen Malkmus and Angel Olsen. In the excerpt below,...
- 9/10/2020
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Part of our on-going series, Notebook Soundtrack Mixes.Ryuichi Sakamoto can be found at home in a vast array of places. There is always a grounding within his music wherever you are in the world or, in his movie soundtracks, with whatever character you are following on screen. Subtle hints of Sakamoto’s signature sound always bubble to the surface. The notion of Eastern and Western sound distinctions do not matter to Sakamoto; instead, the play and fusion between these differing worlds and sounds has always been of more interest, to Sakamoto it’s all about the emotion produced—a universality that eventually moves the sound beyond place. The musician and composer needs no introduction. He is the master of so many musical universes: The Sakamoto whose work with Ymo and solo experimental productions shaped the future sounds of what would become electro and hip hop, an early pioneer of electronic music.
- 5/11/2020
- MUBI
We have a relatively quiet week of home media releases ahead of us this week, but the titles that are coming out are a rad bunch of films nonetheless. Scream Factory is doing the Dark Lord’s work with both the Collector’s Edition of April Fool’s Day and the HD release of Frankenstein: The True Story. If you missed it in theaters back in January, Nicolas Pesce’s The Grudge (2020) is headed to various platforms this Tuesday, and Arrow Video has put together a stellar Special Edition release of Philip Ridley’s The Passion of Darkly Noon as well.
Other Blu-ray and DVD releases for March 24th include Endless Night, Cabal, Hunter’s Moon, The Zombinator, and The Wizard: Collector’s Edition.
April Fool’s Day: Collector’s Edition
Good friends...with some time to kill. When Muffy St. John invited her college friends up to her parents' secluded...
Other Blu-ray and DVD releases for March 24th include Endless Night, Cabal, Hunter’s Moon, The Zombinator, and The Wizard: Collector’s Edition.
April Fool’s Day: Collector’s Edition
Good friends...with some time to kill. When Muffy St. John invited her college friends up to her parents' secluded...
- 3/23/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Happy St Patrick's Day! It hasn't really felt like that holiday without bars open, has it?
Time for our bi or tri-weekly listing of new titles to DVD and BluRay... plus a little new-to-streaming thrown in for good measure. Given that most of us are trapped at home withe coronavirus pandemic blu-rays and streaming are necessary.
New(ish) to Blu-Ray and DVD
• Black Christmas - horror remake
• Bombshell - Oscar winner for Best Makeup
• Charlies Angels - another iteration
• Dark Waters - Todd Haynes legal drama
• Jumanji the Next Level - hit sequel
• Queen & Slim - polarizing crime romance
• Richard Jewell - Eastwood dud
• Spies in Disguise - animated
• Uncut Gems - critical darling
• 5B - a doc on the AIDS crisis in 1980s San Francisco.
New to streaming recently
We've freeze-framed a few titles at entirely random places...
Time for our bi or tri-weekly listing of new titles to DVD and BluRay... plus a little new-to-streaming thrown in for good measure. Given that most of us are trapped at home withe coronavirus pandemic blu-rays and streaming are necessary.
New(ish) to Blu-Ray and DVD
• Black Christmas - horror remake
• Bombshell - Oscar winner for Best Makeup
• Charlies Angels - another iteration
• Dark Waters - Todd Haynes legal drama
• Jumanji the Next Level - hit sequel
• Queen & Slim - polarizing crime romance
• Richard Jewell - Eastwood dud
• Spies in Disguise - animated
• Uncut Gems - critical darling
• 5B - a doc on the AIDS crisis in 1980s San Francisco.
New to streaming recently
We've freeze-framed a few titles at entirely random places...
- 3/18/2020
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Diao Yi'nan's The Wild Goose Lake is being shown exclusively on Mubi from February 28 - March 28, 2020 in the United Kingdom in the series The New Auteurs.Illustration by Alix Pentecost FarrenEarly into Diao Yi’nan’s The Wild Goose Lake, Fan Liao’s Captain Liu stands before a group of plainclothes cops and a half-charted map. Liu and fellow officers are hunting down a gangster by the name of Zhou (Ge Hu), and the map shows his last known whereabouts: a town in southern China nestled along the Wild Goose Lake. Many of the cops aren’t locals, so the briefing doubles as a warning against the thug and one against the place itself. “Be well aware of the complexity of the lake area,” Liu says of the alien turf: “it’s a lawless place that no-one really controls.” In the sinisterly seductive world of Diao’s fourth feature, the...
- 2/29/2020
- MUBI
Why does CineSavant write so many positive reviews, even for films not commonly thought of as even being ‘good?’ Well, I’m about to offend committed fans of this Hayley Mills thriller… it bothered me in such basic ways that I had to watch it twice to make sure I hadn’t missed something important. Hayley Mills loves Hywel Bennett, a poor boy who gets a chance at the good life. But are they going to be victimized by envious relations, murderous gypsies, a deranged architect? The big superduper plus here is the film’s original music score by Bernard Herrman, one of his last.
Endless Night
Region B Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1972 / Color B&w / 1:85 widescreen / 100 min. / / Street Date , 2020 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £15.99
Starring: Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Britt Ekland, Per Oscarsson, George Sanders, Lois Maxwell, Patience Collier, Ann Way, Leo Genn, Shirley Jones (voice).
Cinematography: Harry Waxman...
Endless Night
Region B Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1972 / Color B&w / 1:85 widescreen / 100 min. / / Street Date , 2020 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £15.99
Starring: Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Britt Ekland, Per Oscarsson, George Sanders, Lois Maxwell, Patience Collier, Ann Way, Leo Genn, Shirley Jones (voice).
Cinematography: Harry Waxman...
- 2/18/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
When Pixar director Dan Scanlon (“Monsters University”) wanted to make a personal movie about the deceased dad he never knew, he turned to his colleagues at the studio for advice. “My dad passed away when I was a year old and my brother was three,” he said. “Who is he and how am I like him? I discussed it with some of the filmmakers and the feedback was: Wouldn’t it be amazing if you had one day with him?”
The result is “Onward” (March 6), Pixar’s first fantasy about two teenage Elf brothers (the McU’s Tom Holland and Chris Pratt) on a quest to resurrect their dad using a 24-hour magic spell. The trick is that Holland’s would-be wizard, Ian, has no idea what to do, while older brother Barley, the slacker, knows everything about the rules of wizarding and the hidden fantasy world that their civilization has abandoned.
The result is “Onward” (March 6), Pixar’s first fantasy about two teenage Elf brothers (the McU’s Tom Holland and Chris Pratt) on a quest to resurrect their dad using a 24-hour magic spell. The trick is that Holland’s would-be wizard, Ian, has no idea what to do, while older brother Barley, the slacker, knows everything about the rules of wizarding and the hidden fantasy world that their civilization has abandoned.
- 1/14/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
It’s safe to say “Phantom Thread” was one of the most difficult production experiences of Paul Thomas Anderson’s career. He started shooting his ‘50s period drama on the day of the presidential inauguration; during the shoot, leading man Daniel Day-Lewis decided to the retire; and on the last day, Anderson learned that his longtime friend and mentor Jonathan Demme had died.
“The world was a very, very different place than it was when we started writing this story,” Anderson said, in a conversation from his room at the Crosby Hotel in New York. Recalling the start of the production, his voice became so soft it sounded as though it could break at any moment. “It didn’t make it easy to look at your country on fire, and you’re telling the story of a self-consumed egomaniac,” he said. “But that was the situation we were in.”
Yet...
“The world was a very, very different place than it was when we started writing this story,” Anderson said, in a conversation from his room at the Crosby Hotel in New York. Recalling the start of the production, his voice became so soft it sounded as though it could break at any moment. “It didn’t make it easy to look at your country on fire, and you’re telling the story of a self-consumed egomaniac,” he said. “But that was the situation we were in.”
Yet...
- 12/18/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Daniel Day-Lewis’ Reynolds Woodcock may be the focus of “Phantom Thread,” but the women rule in Paul Thomas Anderson’s lavish character study. Although the fussy dressmaker is used to getting his way, every element of his professional and personal life is dictated by the women who surround him. And there’s no one more fearsome than his beloved sister and business partner, Cyril (Lesley Manville).
In Manville’s hands, Cyril is iron-willed with a flinty charm that keeps both Reynolds and the audience on their toes. From a particular flick of her eyes to an unnerving scene where she baits Reynolds for a fight he will undoubtedly lose, Cyril never gives anyone — least of all her brother — an inch.
It’s a stunning and subtle performance, and one that subverts what Hollywood expects from and offers actresses over 40. “I’ve got a movie, a TV series, and a play,...
In Manville’s hands, Cyril is iron-willed with a flinty charm that keeps both Reynolds and the audience on their toes. From a particular flick of her eyes to an unnerving scene where she baits Reynolds for a fight he will undoubtedly lose, Cyril never gives anyone — least of all her brother — an inch.
It’s a stunning and subtle performance, and one that subverts what Hollywood expects from and offers actresses over 40. “I’ve got a movie, a TV series, and a play,...
- 12/14/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
A semi-related sequel to a 1996 kids movie that exactly zero human beings have watched since the death of VHS, the mildly amusing “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” is further proof that even the stalest whiff of brand recognition has become preferable to originality. Only part of the blame for that belongs to the studios, but after cannibalizing themselves for much of the last 20 years, Hollywood has clearly eaten their way down to the crumbs.
That’s not to suggest the original “Jumanji” was such an unspeakably terrible thing — Joe Johnston has always known how to serve a fine bowl of popcorn entertainment — but rather to say that no one should ever have to write the words: “The original ‘Jumanji.’” And while it’s nice that this new adventure has virtually nothing to do with the first one, “The Lego Batman Movie” screenwriter Chris McKenna leveraging the franchise’s most basic...
That’s not to suggest the original “Jumanji” was such an unspeakably terrible thing — Joe Johnston has always known how to serve a fine bowl of popcorn entertainment — but rather to say that no one should ever have to write the words: “The original ‘Jumanji.’” And while it’s nice that this new adventure has virtually nothing to do with the first one, “The Lego Batman Movie” screenwriter Chris McKenna leveraging the franchise’s most basic...
- 12/9/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread” is among the most acclaimed films of the year, as well as one of the most beautiful. PTA shot the period piece himself, not that he’s getting an official credit for his work as director of photography, and soon audiences in five citis will have the chance to see Daniel Day-Lewis’ final performance in 70mm.
Read More:‘Phantom Thread’ Review: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Riveting ’50s Romance Is a Screwball Comedy In Disguise
The exclusive engagements are coming to the coasts first, with Los Angeles and New York getting “Phantom Thread” on actual film beginning Christmas Day; it comes to San Francisco, Austin, and Chicago a few weeks later on January 12. Set against the backdrop of London’s fashion industry in the 1950s, the film co-stars Vicky Krieps and Lesley Manville.
Read More:‘Phantom Thread’: Here’s What Critics Are Saying About...
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The exclusive engagements are coming to the coasts first, with Los Angeles and New York getting “Phantom Thread” on actual film beginning Christmas Day; it comes to San Francisco, Austin, and Chicago a few weeks later on January 12. Set against the backdrop of London’s fashion industry in the 1950s, the film co-stars Vicky Krieps and Lesley Manville.
Read More:‘Phantom Thread’: Here’s What Critics Are Saying About...
- 12/8/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Most people remember “There Will Be Blood” as Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis’ Oscar-winning masterpiece, but Kel O’Neill probably isn’t one of them. The actor was originally cast as the pastor Eli Sunday but was fired from the film only a couple weeks into production. The rumor that O’Neill had to leave the film because he was intimidated by Day-Lewis has percolated for over a decade, but the actor has finally set the record straight in a new interview with Vulture.
Read More:Daniel Day-Lewis Breaks Silence on Retiring From Acting: ‘I Have Great Sadness’
According to O’Neill, he was asked by Anderson to arrive on the West Texas set two weeks early so that the cast could begin soaking up the isolation of the film’s period setting. But as soon as O’Neill arrived on set, he knew something just wasn’t working between Anderson and him.
Read More:Daniel Day-Lewis Breaks Silence on Retiring From Acting: ‘I Have Great Sadness’
According to O’Neill, he was asked by Anderson to arrive on the West Texas set two weeks early so that the cast could begin soaking up the isolation of the film’s period setting. But as soon as O’Neill arrived on set, he knew something just wasn’t working between Anderson and him.
- 12/8/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Everyone’s a critic, but some are more agreeable than others. Gizmodo has put together a list of the most contrarian film reviewers around, using a just-for-fun methodology that, like all such endeavors, gives a general idea of its subject while being far from definitive.
Read More:The Academy Advances 15 Titles for Its Oscar Documentary Shortlist
Using individual critics’ average scores on Metacritic — and, more importantly, how far they diverge from a movie’s overall score — they listed 366 people from most contrarian to most agreeable. All your favorite IndieWire writers are represented: Eric Kohn (who’s singled out as one of the “barometers” of critical opinion) comes in at 311, David Ehrlich is 78, Kate Erbland shows up at 229, and yours truly is practically her neighbor at 235.
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Armond White, often cited as the most contrarian critic around,...
Read More:The Academy Advances 15 Titles for Its Oscar Documentary Shortlist
Using individual critics’ average scores on Metacritic — and, more importantly, how far they diverge from a movie’s overall score — they listed 366 people from most contrarian to most agreeable. All your favorite IndieWire writers are represented: Eric Kohn (who’s singled out as one of the “barometers” of critical opinion) comes in at 311, David Ehrlich is 78, Kate Erbland shows up at 229, and yours truly is practically her neighbor at 235.
Read More:‘Phantom Thread’ Review: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Riveting ’50s Romance Is a Screwball Comedy In Disguise
Armond White, often cited as the most contrarian critic around,...
- 12/8/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Daniel Day-Lewis already has five Oscar nominations for Best Actor under his belt, and he seems destined to land a sixth for his work in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread.” The actor stars as Reynolds Woodcock, a renowned London fashion designer in the 1950s, and the role has become highly publicized since it marks Day-Lewis’ final performance before retiring from the screen. Fortunately, it appears Day-Lewis is going out on a glorious high note.
Read More:‘Phantom Thread’ First Reactions Prove Paul Thomas Anderson Has Made One of the Best Films of 2017
In his A review of the drama, IndieWire’s Eric Kohn raves, “Anderson has crafted a memorable finale for his ‘There Will Be Blood’ collaborator in British dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock,” noting just how successfully Day-Lewis “rises to the challenge” of digging into his character’s “emotional immaturity.” Kohn is hardly alone in his praise for Day-Lewis.
Read More:‘Phantom Thread’ First Reactions Prove Paul Thomas Anderson Has Made One of the Best Films of 2017
In his A review of the drama, IndieWire’s Eric Kohn raves, “Anderson has crafted a memorable finale for his ‘There Will Be Blood’ collaborator in British dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock,” noting just how successfully Day-Lewis “rises to the challenge” of digging into his character’s “emotional immaturity.” Kohn is hardly alone in his praise for Day-Lewis.
- 12/7/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
For those who don’t speak Spanish, the title of this week’s NCIS: Los Angeles reads “The Clown Died.” The title has a double meaning for the second episode of the season. The first has to do with the lead suspect in the latest case, while the second could be considered a metaphor for a funny obsession of Anna’s that Callen discovers. Once again, for a cast and environment that fans love, there is a huge gaping hole on the canvas. NCIS: Los Angeles‘s leader, small but deadly Henrietta Lange, is missing. When a team member leaves, especially in this environment,
NCIS: Los Angeles Review: A Clown In Disguise...
NCIS: Los Angeles Review: A Clown In Disguise...
- 10/10/2017
- by Araceli Aviles
- TVovermind.com
Photo Credit: Blue Sky Studios.
Fox Animation, Chernin Entertainment and Blue Sky Studios have announced the voice casting for their upcoming animated film Spies In Disguise.
Spies In Disguise is a buddy comedy set in the high octane globe-trotting world of international espionage. Will Smith (Men in Black) voices Lance Sterling, the world’s most awesome spy. Cool, charming and super-skilled, saving the world is his occupation. And nobody does it better.
Almost the exact opposite of Lance is Walter, voiced by Tom Holland (Spider-Man: Homecoming). Walter is a great mind but perhaps not a great socializer. What he lacks in social skills though, he makes up for in smarts and invention: Walter is the scientific genius who invents the gadgets Lance uses on his missions.
But when events take an unexpected turn, Walter and Lance suddenly have to rely on each other in a whole new way. And if...
Fox Animation, Chernin Entertainment and Blue Sky Studios have announced the voice casting for their upcoming animated film Spies In Disguise.
Spies In Disguise is a buddy comedy set in the high octane globe-trotting world of international espionage. Will Smith (Men in Black) voices Lance Sterling, the world’s most awesome spy. Cool, charming and super-skilled, saving the world is his occupation. And nobody does it better.
Almost the exact opposite of Lance is Walter, voiced by Tom Holland (Spider-Man: Homecoming). Walter is a great mind but perhaps not a great socializer. What he lacks in social skills though, he makes up for in smarts and invention: Walter is the scientific genius who invents the gadgets Lance uses on his missions.
But when events take an unexpected turn, Walter and Lance suddenly have to rely on each other in a whole new way. And if...
- 10/9/2017
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In his career, which has included a role as a Daily Show correspondent and monthly installments of a comedy show called Night Train, Wyatt Cenac has cultivated a comic persona that includes a fair amount of grumpiness. His curmudgeonly side is on full display in aka Wyatt Cenac, a new web series in which he portrays a masked crime fighter who delivers a very Brooklyn brand of vigilante justice.
During the day, Cenac's new persona is, well, Wyatt Cenac, a thirty-something who meets the changing face of Brooklyn with withering comments and pithy remarks. During the night, however, he assumes the identity of The Viceroy, a costumed hero who does battle with sub rosa criminals. His enemies, however, aren't supervillains with dastardly comic book schemes; instead, as a comment on the number of young yuppie parents who are moving to gentrified Brooklyn, the first episode of aka Wyatt Cenac ends...
During the day, Cenac's new persona is, well, Wyatt Cenac, a thirty-something who meets the changing face of Brooklyn with withering comments and pithy remarks. During the night, however, he assumes the identity of The Viceroy, a costumed hero who does battle with sub rosa criminals. His enemies, however, aren't supervillains with dastardly comic book schemes; instead, as a comment on the number of young yuppie parents who are moving to gentrified Brooklyn, the first episode of aka Wyatt Cenac ends...
- 10/3/2017
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
A new horror and comedy title is coming your way, via Terror Films. The title is Die Laughing. From writers Bob Golub and Mark Mannschreck, Die Laughing is an example of guerrilla filmmaking as Golub takes his comedy off-stage. In the vein of Patrick Brice's Creep (2015), Die Laughing is an improvised work, in which Golub turns from stand-up comedian into a serial killer. Recently, a few stills have been released for the film. And, the film's release details are also hosted here. The stills show Golub at his worst. In disguise in one still, characters dump a body in another (above). No one is safe when this comedy act comes to town. The release will show through Video-on-demand. Several online, digital platforms will host the show. Die Laughing can be seen, on September 15th, on iTunes, Amazon Prime, Google Play, X-Box Live and many others. Film fans, who like dark comedy,...
- 9/12/2017
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Exclusive: BFI, BBC Films, Independent, Luc Roeg also on board.
Dreams Of A Life and The Falling director Carol Morley will begin production on her next film in Atlanta, Georgia, in autumn 2017.
Out Of Blue, based on Martin Amis’s neo-noir detective novel Night Train, will star Shutter Island star Patricia Clarkson in the lead role as homicide detective Mike Hoolihan, with Toby Jones (Berberian Sound Studio), Mamie Gummer (The End of the Tour) and Teyonah Parris (Chi-Raq) also attached.
Further cast announcements are expected soon.
Developed with the support of the BFI, with National Lottery funding, and BBC Films, the film will be produced by Luc Roeg (We Need To Talk About Kevin) and Cairo Cannon (Dreams Of A Life) and will be sold by Independent in Cannes.
In Out Of Blue, when Hoolihan is called to investigate the shooting of leading astrophysicist and black hole expert, Jennifer Rockwell, she is affected...
Dreams Of A Life and The Falling director Carol Morley will begin production on her next film in Atlanta, Georgia, in autumn 2017.
Out Of Blue, based on Martin Amis’s neo-noir detective novel Night Train, will star Shutter Island star Patricia Clarkson in the lead role as homicide detective Mike Hoolihan, with Toby Jones (Berberian Sound Studio), Mamie Gummer (The End of the Tour) and Teyonah Parris (Chi-Raq) also attached.
Further cast announcements are expected soon.
Developed with the support of the BFI, with National Lottery funding, and BBC Films, the film will be produced by Luc Roeg (We Need To Talk About Kevin) and Cairo Cannon (Dreams Of A Life) and will be sold by Independent in Cannes.
In Out Of Blue, when Hoolihan is called to investigate the shooting of leading astrophysicist and black hole expert, Jennifer Rockwell, she is affected...
- 5/10/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
How could England have won the war without him? Horatio Smith sneaks about in Nazi Germany, liberating concentration camp inmates right under the noses of the Gestapo. Leslie Howard directed and stars in this wartime escapist spy thriller, as a witty professor too passive to be suspected as the mystery spy.
‘Pimpernel’ Smith
Blu-ray
Olive Films
1941 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 121 min. / Street Date November 15, 2016 / available through the Olive Films website / 29.98
Starring Leslie Howard, Francis L. Sullivan, Mary Morris, Allan Jeayes, Peter Gawthorne, Hugh McDermott, David Tomlinson, Raymond Huntley, Sebastian Cabot, Irene Handl, Ronald Howard, Michael Rennie.
Cinematography Mutz Greenbaum
Camera Operators Guy Green, Jack Hildyard
Film Editor Douglas Myers
Original Music John Greenwood
Written by Anatole de Grunwald, Roland Pertwee, A.G. Macdonell, Wolfgang Wilhelm based on a character by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Produced by Leslie Howard, Harold Huth
Directed by Leslie Howard
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
I like movies...
‘Pimpernel’ Smith
Blu-ray
Olive Films
1941 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 121 min. / Street Date November 15, 2016 / available through the Olive Films website / 29.98
Starring Leslie Howard, Francis L. Sullivan, Mary Morris, Allan Jeayes, Peter Gawthorne, Hugh McDermott, David Tomlinson, Raymond Huntley, Sebastian Cabot, Irene Handl, Ronald Howard, Michael Rennie.
Cinematography Mutz Greenbaum
Camera Operators Guy Green, Jack Hildyard
Film Editor Douglas Myers
Original Music John Greenwood
Written by Anatole de Grunwald, Roland Pertwee, A.G. Macdonell, Wolfgang Wilhelm based on a character by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Produced by Leslie Howard, Harold Huth
Directed by Leslie Howard
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
I like movies...
- 12/30/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Buckle up for a Cold War conspiracy when Operation Avalanche launches on DVD, Digital HD and On Demand January 3 from Lionsgate. Filmmaker and actor Matt Johnson stars alongside Owen Williams and Josh Boles as undercover CIA agents on a mission at Nasa in what Variety is calling “a wild rewrite of space-age history.” A film festival favorite,Operation Avalanche was an official selection at the SXSW Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Hot Docs, and Mammoth Film Festival. The Operation Avalanche DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.98.
Official Synopsis
In 1967 two CIA agents go undercover at Nasa to investigate a possible Russian mole. In disguise as documentary filmmakers, they tap phones and break into offices while purporting to learn more about the Apollo project. But when they end up uncovering a shocking Nasa secret — and a major government cover-up — they decide to embark on a new mission...
Official Synopsis
In 1967 two CIA agents go undercover at Nasa to investigate a possible Russian mole. In disguise as documentary filmmakers, they tap phones and break into offices while purporting to learn more about the Apollo project. But when they end up uncovering a shocking Nasa secret — and a major government cover-up — they decide to embark on a new mission...
- 12/21/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Editor’s Note: This article is presented in partnership with Seeso, an ad-free streaming service for comedy lovers. Subscriptions are $3.99 per month, with an option for a one-month free trial.
In early August, The New Yorker Magazine’s esteemed television critic, Emily Nussbaum, sent a tiny missive into the Twitterverse: “I just watched this new sitcom & it was good & funny & romantic. Wtf is Seeso??” with a link to “Take My Wife,” a scripted half-hour series by comedy’s favorite married lesbians, Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher, and a Seeso Original Series.
So, Ms. Nussbaum, to answer your question, what indeed (expletive redacted) is Seeso? In a growing world of niche streaming platforms, Seeso stands out for its wealth of TV classics (including all 42 seasons of “Saturday Night Live”), stand-up specials from the likes of Janeane Garofalo, Brian Posehn, Joey ‘Coco’ Diaz, Doug Stanhope, and Rory Scovel, and Original Series from...
In early August, The New Yorker Magazine’s esteemed television critic, Emily Nussbaum, sent a tiny missive into the Twitterverse: “I just watched this new sitcom & it was good & funny & romantic. Wtf is Seeso??” with a link to “Take My Wife,” a scripted half-hour series by comedy’s favorite married lesbians, Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher, and a Seeso Original Series.
So, Ms. Nussbaum, to answer your question, what indeed (expletive redacted) is Seeso? In a growing world of niche streaming platforms, Seeso stands out for its wealth of TV classics (including all 42 seasons of “Saturday Night Live”), stand-up specials from the likes of Janeane Garofalo, Brian Posehn, Joey ‘Coco’ Diaz, Doug Stanhope, and Rory Scovel, and Original Series from...
- 12/15/2016
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Steve Coogan’s tactless alter ego Alan Partridge is coming back to a screen near you in a new one-hour mockumentary titled “Alan Partridge’s Scissored Isle” for the streaming comedy channel Seeso.
In this new special Alan will head to the north of England, leaving behind his comfortable existence, for a personal journey of redemption. Per the synopsis, “With his Land Rover and his dog, he journeys into an unreported Britain inhabited by the very people he had offended to ask whether, in this once united kingdom, a ‘schasm’ has formed – a schism or chasm, between the haves and the have-nots (or haven’ts).”
The presenter will live among everyday people in hopes to understand them, see the world through their eyes and ultimately become a better citizen, man and more sought-after broadcaster.
Read More: Liam Gallagher Says Fans Should Give Up On an Oasis Reunion, But He’s...
In this new special Alan will head to the north of England, leaving behind his comfortable existence, for a personal journey of redemption. Per the synopsis, “With his Land Rover and his dog, he journeys into an unreported Britain inhabited by the very people he had offended to ask whether, in this once united kingdom, a ‘schasm’ has formed – a schism or chasm, between the haves and the have-nots (or haven’ts).”
The presenter will live among everyday people in hopes to understand them, see the world through their eyes and ultimately become a better citizen, man and more sought-after broadcaster.
Read More: Liam Gallagher Says Fans Should Give Up On an Oasis Reunion, But He’s...
- 10/27/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
In this episode of CriterionCast Chronicles, Ryan is joined by David Blakeslee, Scott Nye, and Keith Enright to discuss the Criterion Collection releases for September 2016.
This will be the last episode of Chronicles for 2016.
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Links to Criterion Night Train to Munich (1940) Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) Cat People (1942) Blood Simple (1984) Dekalog (1988) Valley of the Dolls (1967) Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) Links to Amazon Night Train to Munich Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum Blood Simple Cat People Valley of the Dolls Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Dekalog Episode Credits Ryan Gallagher (Twitter / Website) David Blakeslee (Twitter / Website) Scott Nye (Twitter / Website) Keith Enright (Twitter / Website)...
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Links to Criterion Night Train to Munich (1940) Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) Cat People (1942) Blood Simple (1984) Dekalog (1988) Valley of the Dolls (1967) Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) Links to Amazon Night Train to Munich Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum Blood Simple Cat People Valley of the Dolls Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Dekalog Episode Credits Ryan Gallagher (Twitter / Website) David Blakeslee (Twitter / Website) Scott Nye (Twitter / Website) Keith Enright (Twitter / Website)...
- 10/22/2016
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
Whistleblowers like Edward Snowden garner respect and authority by sacrificing their own safety and freedom for the betterment of society, ultimately an effort to save lives. Bernardo Britto’s film “Jacqueline (Argentine)” explores a different kind of political whistleblower, one who’s a little less concerned with uncovering the truth and a little more concerned with hanging out.
Read More: Sundance 2016 Review: ‘Jacqueline (Argentine)’ Is a Strangely Disjointed Film That Somehow Remains Captivating
The film follows a filmmaker (Wyatt Cenac) who receives a series of panicked emails and phones from Jacqueline Dumont (Camille Rutherford), a young French woman, who is living in exile in Argentina after leaking confidential government secrets that detailed a planned assassination. The filmmaker and his crew travel from Miami to Argentina to document her exile and to uncover the conspiracy, but soon discover that Jacqueline is more interested in having fun in Argentina than exposing the truth.
Read More: Sundance 2016 Review: ‘Jacqueline (Argentine)’ Is a Strangely Disjointed Film That Somehow Remains Captivating
The film follows a filmmaker (Wyatt Cenac) who receives a series of panicked emails and phones from Jacqueline Dumont (Camille Rutherford), a young French woman, who is living in exile in Argentina after leaking confidential government secrets that detailed a planned assassination. The filmmaker and his crew travel from Miami to Argentina to document her exile and to uncover the conspiracy, but soon discover that Jacqueline is more interested in having fun in Argentina than exposing the truth.
- 10/12/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
In 1967, during the height of the Cold War, two young CIA agents (Matt Johnson and Owen Williams) go undercover at Nasa to investigate a possible Russian mole. In disguise as documentary filmmakers, they tap phones and break into offices while purporting to learn more about the Apollo project. But when they end up uncovering a shocking Nasa secret — and a major government cover-up — they decide to embark on a new mission that may put their own lives at risk.
Lionsgate Premiere presents an Xyz Films production, in association with Zapruder Films and Resolute Films and Entertainment.
Directed by Matt Johnson and written by Matt Johnson and Josh Boles.
Operation Avalanche opens in St. Louis on October 7.
Wamg invites you to enter for the chance to win Two (2) seats to the advance screening of Operation Avalanche on October 4 at 7Pm in the St. Louis area.
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Lionsgate Premiere presents an Xyz Films production, in association with Zapruder Films and Resolute Films and Entertainment.
Directed by Matt Johnson and written by Matt Johnson and Josh Boles.
Operation Avalanche opens in St. Louis on October 7.
Wamg invites you to enter for the chance to win Two (2) seats to the advance screening of Operation Avalanche on October 4 at 7Pm in the St. Louis area.
To Enter, Add Your Name And...
- 10/2/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
There are three kinds of Mr. Robot episodes: the table-setting ones, in which stiff people explain things in tensely framed shots; the ones where a whole bunch of shit goes down, like last week's trigger-happy nail-biter; and the ones that play out like an extended dream.
This week's was the third kind, and maybe the most visionary to date. "Mind awake, body asleep," Elliot invites his imaginary friend (the viewer) to chant with him over and over as he tries to will himself into a lucid dream. Thereafter, our hero...
This week's was the third kind, and maybe the most visionary to date. "Mind awake, body asleep," Elliot invites his imaginary friend (the viewer) to chant with him over and over as he tries to will himself into a lucid dream. Thereafter, our hero...
- 9/15/2016
- Rollingstone.com
A review of tonight's Mr. Robot coming up just as soon as my favorite color is infrared... "You are at the intersection of all of it." -Whiterose Elliot vanishes for a large swath of "Python, Part 1," which begins the two-week the Mr. Robot season 2 finale, having attempted to employ a lucid dreaming technique so that he can turn the tables and spy on Mr. Robot for once. It wasn't quite as extreme as the completely Elliot-free "Successor," but there was a moment right before Elliot woke up where I wondered if he might not return at all until Part 2. As Elliot prepares his mind for this particular exercise, he invites us to participate, and other voices come faintly onto the soundtrack reciting the same mantra Elliot is using, making it sound as if we are, in fact, helping him out. But even though Elliot is as fictional to us as we are to him,...
- 9/15/2016
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
“Are you a giraffe, or a seagull?” If you’re flummoxed by that Zen koan of a question, then you know how we’re feeling as we try to make sense of the big ball of Wtf that was this week’s Mr. Robot. But amid all the riddles and confusion, we did gather some important clues — and saw the return of a sorely missed character. (We think.)
Of course, knowing Mr. Robot, all the surreal goings-on in Season 2’s penultimate episode could just be in Elliot’s head, since he began the episode by sinking into a lucid dream: “Mind awake,...
Of course, knowing Mr. Robot, all the surreal goings-on in Season 2’s penultimate episode could just be in Elliot’s head, since he began the episode by sinking into a lucid dream: “Mind awake,...
- 9/15/2016
- TVLine.com
Modern spy movies have nothing on this Brit thriller produced just as war broke out -- Rex Harrison, Margaret Lockwood and Paul Henried clash with Nazi agents, and risk a daring escape to Switzerland. The witty screenplay is by the writers of Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes and the director is Carol Reed, in terrific form. Night Train to Munich Blu-ray The Criterion Collection 523 1940 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 95 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date September, 2016 / Starring Margaret Lockwood, Rex Harrison, Paul von Hernried, Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne, James Harcourt, Felix Aylmer, Roland Culver, Raymond Huntley, Fritz (Frederick) Valk. Cinematography Otto Kanturek Film Editor R. E. Dearing Written by Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder story by Gordon Wellesley Produced by Edward Black Directed by Carol Reed
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Alfred Hitchcock's successful series of 1930s spy chase thrillers -- The Man Who Knew Too Much; The 39 Steps --...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Alfred Hitchcock's successful series of 1930s spy chase thrillers -- The Man Who Knew Too Much; The 39 Steps --...
- 9/9/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
In this episode of Off The Shelf, Ryan and Brian take a look at the new DVD and Blu-ray releases for the weeks of August 30th, 2016 and September 6th.
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Episode Notes & Links News Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) Star Trek: The original Series – The Roddenberry Vault Blu-ray The Skull Blu-ray Olive Films Announce November Titles The Bruce Lee Premiere Collection Blu-ray: The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, Game of Death 50% Off Arrow DVDs & Blu-rays | Barnes & Noble Amazon.com: Middle-earth Limited Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray + DVD): Various: Movies & TV American Buffalo (1996) Going Out Of Print September 12th!! – Screen Archives Entertainment Links to Amazon
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Arrow: Season 4 Barbarosa Chimes at Midnight Destiny The Immortal Story The Jungle Book The Night Manager Star Wars Rebels: The Complete Season 2 Disco Godfather Evils of the Night Eyewitness Hangmen Also Die! People of the Mountains Sid And Nancy...
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Episode Notes & Links News Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) Star Trek: The original Series – The Roddenberry Vault Blu-ray The Skull Blu-ray Olive Films Announce November Titles The Bruce Lee Premiere Collection Blu-ray: The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, Game of Death 50% Off Arrow DVDs & Blu-rays | Barnes & Noble Amazon.com: Middle-earth Limited Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray + DVD): Various: Movies & TV American Buffalo (1996) Going Out Of Print September 12th!! – Screen Archives Entertainment Links to Amazon
8/30
Arrow: Season 4 Barbarosa Chimes at Midnight Destiny The Immortal Story The Jungle Book The Night Manager Star Wars Rebels: The Complete Season 2 Disco Godfather Evils of the Night Eyewitness Hangmen Also Die! People of the Mountains Sid And Nancy...
- 9/7/2016
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
Every week we dive into the cream of the crop when it comes to home releases, including Blu-ray and DVDs, as well as recommended deals of the week. Check out our rundown below and return every Tuesday for the best (or most interesting) films one can take home. Note that if you’re looking to support the site, every purchase you make through the links below helps us and is greatly appreciated.
A Bigger Splash (Luca Guadagnino)
Despite a loose script that justifies little, Italian director Luca Guadagnino’s follow-up feature to his glorious melodrama I Am Love is a sweaty, kinetic, dangerously unpredictable ride of a film. One is frustrated by the final stroke of genius that never came, but boy was it fun to spend two hours inside such a whirlwind of desires, mind games, delirious sights and sounds. Based on the 1969 French drama La piscine (The Swimming Pool...
A Bigger Splash (Luca Guadagnino)
Despite a loose script that justifies little, Italian director Luca Guadagnino’s follow-up feature to his glorious melodrama I Am Love is a sweaty, kinetic, dangerously unpredictable ride of a film. One is frustrated by the final stroke of genius that never came, but boy was it fun to spend two hours inside such a whirlwind of desires, mind games, delirious sights and sounds. Based on the 1969 French drama La piscine (The Swimming Pool...
- 9/6/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Before The Strain returns for a third season on FX, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release the the second season on Blu-ray and DVD on August 23rd, and we’ve been provided with two Blu-ray copies of The Strain: The Complete Second Season to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers.
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Prize Details: (2) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of The Strain Season 2.
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “The Strain Season 2 Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on August 24th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.
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Press Release: The Hunt is on for the Master as The Strain Season 2 Arrives on Blu-ray and DVD Aug.
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Prize Details: (2) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of The Strain Season 2.
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “The Strain Season 2 Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on August 24th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.
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Press Release: The Hunt is on for the Master as The Strain Season 2 Arrives on Blu-ray and DVD Aug.
- 8/18/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
“Take my wife…please,” goes the classic joke by Borscht Belt comedian Henny Youngman. In their new Seeso show, “Take My Wife,” stand-up comedians and real-life married couple Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher have given Youngman’s joke a 21st century twist, adapting it into a cheeky title befitting comedy’s newest gem.
“Take My Wife” is the story of Cameron and Rhea, playing fictionalized versions of themselves, two lady-identified comics who date each other. The series begins with their wedding night, then cuts to six months earlier, when Rhea is working a graphic design job she hates and Cameron is fielding podcast questions about what it’s like to be a woman in comedy. (“My favorite question!”)
Read More: Wyatt Cenac’s New Show on Seeso Is a Perfect Blend of Comedy and Observation
The two comics host the wildly popular stand-up show and podcast “Put Your Hands Together” in real life,...
“Take My Wife” is the story of Cameron and Rhea, playing fictionalized versions of themselves, two lady-identified comics who date each other. The series begins with their wedding night, then cuts to six months earlier, when Rhea is working a graphic design job she hates and Cameron is fielding podcast questions about what it’s like to be a woman in comedy. (“My favorite question!”)
Read More: Wyatt Cenac’s New Show on Seeso Is a Perfect Blend of Comedy and Observation
The two comics host the wildly popular stand-up show and podcast “Put Your Hands Together” in real life,...
- 8/10/2016
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Akon, the R&B great, will finally be dropping some new music this year. Akon Exclusive Video Interview By the end of 2016, Akon will have dropped his four-part Stadium album, which has been in the works for years. The record will be dropping on the singer’s Stadium app following negotiations with Atlantic Records. “I was gonna do it independently, […]
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- 7/29/2016
- by Chelsea Regan
- Uinterview
After pulling off a documentary-style found-footage drama with their overlooked The Dirties, Matt Johnson and Josh Boles are back with Operation Avalanche. Set in the late ’60s, the Sundance drama finds four young C.I.A. agents convincing their superiors to send them undercover at Nasa, posing as a documentary film crew. It’s been set for a fall release, thanks to Lionsgate, and the first trailer has now arrived.
We said in our review, “Perhaps the most famous of all American conspiracy theories, Johnson and Boles’ docu-style rendering of the non-event feels confident and quick. These filmmakers have a knack for pacing, readily cutting out any fat from a given scene to keep the proceedings raw and gripping.”
Check out the trailer (via i09) and poster below for the film starring Matt Johnson, Owen Williams, Josh Boles, and Ray James.
In 1967, during the height of the Cold War, two...
We said in our review, “Perhaps the most famous of all American conspiracy theories, Johnson and Boles’ docu-style rendering of the non-event feels confident and quick. These filmmakers have a knack for pacing, readily cutting out any fat from a given scene to keep the proceedings raw and gripping.”
Check out the trailer (via i09) and poster below for the film starring Matt Johnson, Owen Williams, Josh Boles, and Ray James.
In 1967, during the height of the Cold War, two...
- 7/20/2016
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Dan Harmon began playing Dungeons & Dragons with his pals as a kid. Now he’s turned a life-long affinity for role-playing games into a full-fledged TV show.
“HarmonQuest,” which premieres July 14 on Seeso, features Harmon and pals on stage as they improvise through the Pathfinder Roleplaying World, with much of their interaction and gameplay then set to animation.
Harmon told IndieWire that he was inspired by HBO’s “The Ricky Gervais Show,” which took Gervais’ podcast with Karl Pilkington and animated their conversations. “I was endlessly entertained by impromptu audio coupled with animation, with the animation bringing what was being said to life, especially when what was being said was absurd,” Harmon said.
“In TV or all things creative, it’s your job to follow your own laughter,” he added. “When I was watching that show I’d be laughing so hard my sides would hurt, which is a rare thing.
“HarmonQuest,” which premieres July 14 on Seeso, features Harmon and pals on stage as they improvise through the Pathfinder Roleplaying World, with much of their interaction and gameplay then set to animation.
Harmon told IndieWire that he was inspired by HBO’s “The Ricky Gervais Show,” which took Gervais’ podcast with Karl Pilkington and animated their conversations. “I was endlessly entertained by impromptu audio coupled with animation, with the animation bringing what was being said to life, especially when what was being said was absurd,” Harmon said.
“In TV or all things creative, it’s your job to follow your own laughter,” he added. “When I was watching that show I’d be laughing so hard my sides would hurt, which is a rare thing.
- 7/13/2016
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Every week, comedian Wyatt Cenac and friends perform stand-up in Brooklyn for a show entitled “Night Train with Wyatt Cenac.” Cenac fans from outside of the New York area were out of luck — until now, thanks to the comedy subscription service Seeso, which is offering online viewers a front row seat.
Seeso, which is owned by NBC Universal, debuts six ninety-minute episodes today. Filmed in front of a live audience at Littlefield in Brooklyn, “Night Train” is hosted by Cenac, while also featuring an eclectic mix of some of the most exciting comedians in New York, from up-and-comers to established names. The show capture’s Cenac’s sensibilities; proudly black, reluctantly hipster, Ellen DeGeneres clean and always funny.
Cenac served as a writer and correspondent for “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” from 2008-2012. However, when Cenac called Stewart out for doing a “voice” in a Herman Cain bit, long-simmering...
Seeso, which is owned by NBC Universal, debuts six ninety-minute episodes today. Filmed in front of a live audience at Littlefield in Brooklyn, “Night Train” is hosted by Cenac, while also featuring an eclectic mix of some of the most exciting comedians in New York, from up-and-comers to established names. The show capture’s Cenac’s sensibilities; proudly black, reluctantly hipster, Ellen DeGeneres clean and always funny.
Cenac served as a writer and correspondent for “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” from 2008-2012. However, when Cenac called Stewart out for doing a “voice” in a Herman Cain bit, long-simmering...
- 6/30/2016
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Before The Strain returns for a third season near summer’s end, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment will release the complete second season on Blu-ray and DVD on August 23rd, giving viewers a little time to catch up on the eerie episodes before a new battle begins:
Press Release: The Hunt is on for the Master as The Strain Season 2 Arrives on Blu-ray and DVD Aug. 23
From acclaimed horror Showrunner/Executive Producer/Director/Writer Carlton Cuse along with Co-Creators/Executive Producers/Writers Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan
The Strain Season 2
The mysterious epidemic transforming the citizens of New York into horrifying creatures continues to rage during the second terrifying season of this acclaimed horror series. While doctors Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll) and Nora Martinez (Mia Maestro) race to create a biological weapon to destroy the creatures, Abraham Setrakian (David Bradley) relentlessly searches for an ancient book that may hold...
Press Release: The Hunt is on for the Master as The Strain Season 2 Arrives on Blu-ray and DVD Aug. 23
From acclaimed horror Showrunner/Executive Producer/Director/Writer Carlton Cuse along with Co-Creators/Executive Producers/Writers Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan
The Strain Season 2
The mysterious epidemic transforming the citizens of New York into horrifying creatures continues to rage during the second terrifying season of this acclaimed horror series. While doctors Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll) and Nora Martinez (Mia Maestro) race to create a biological weapon to destroy the creatures, Abraham Setrakian (David Bradley) relentlessly searches for an ancient book that may hold...
- 6/28/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
TV’s top producers are drafting their own declarations of independence. Jerry Bruckheimer recently joined Steven Spielberg’s Amblin TV and “Criminal Minds” producer Mark Gordon in opting to skip rich overall deals and go it alone.
Independence means losing the overhead dollars that come with being aligned to a major studio. But for Amblin, Bruckheimer, Gordon and others, the freedom to produce anywhere and with anyone is worth having to cover those costs.
“The environment is excellent for it,” Bruckheimer told IndieWire. “With all the enormous amount of new buyers, people need content. There are so many different venues to broadcast television shows. Since we have had a lot of success with network in premium content, we thought we could expand and do more.”
Bruckheimer had most recently been set up at Warner Bros. Television. But that deal was set to expire this year, and his TV chief, Jonathan Littman,...
Independence means losing the overhead dollars that come with being aligned to a major studio. But for Amblin, Bruckheimer, Gordon and others, the freedom to produce anywhere and with anyone is worth having to cover those costs.
“The environment is excellent for it,” Bruckheimer told IndieWire. “With all the enormous amount of new buyers, people need content. There are so many different venues to broadcast television shows. Since we have had a lot of success with network in premium content, we thought we could expand and do more.”
Bruckheimer had most recently been set up at Warner Bros. Television. But that deal was set to expire this year, and his TV chief, Jonathan Littman,...
- 6/24/2016
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
This time on the Newsstand, Ryan is joined by David Blakeslee and Keith Enright to discuss the September line-up from Criterion, a number of the phantom pages that have gone up recently, and a few other pieces of news.
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- 6/23/2016
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
The Criterion Collection’s monthly line-ups are never a let-down, but every so often one comes along that truly drops your jaw. That’s the case in the just-announced September slate as we will finally get a restoration of Krzysztof Kieślowski‘s 10-part epic The Decalogue, as well as Coens‘ debut Blood Simple, a Valley of the Dolls double feature, Jacques Tourneur‘s Cat People, The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum by Kenji Mizoguchi, and Carol Reed‘s Night Train to Munich.
Notable bonus features include restorations of A Short Film About Killing and A Short Film About Love in the Kieślowski set, new interviews with the Coens and cast & crew for Blood Simple, Kent Jones‘ documentary Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows with Cat People, and more. Check out the line-up below and click each for full details.
Note: Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman will also be getting a Blu-ray only release.
What’s your most-anticipated Criterion release of September?...
Notable bonus features include restorations of A Short Film About Killing and A Short Film About Love in the Kieślowski set, new interviews with the Coens and cast & crew for Blood Simple, Kent Jones‘ documentary Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows with Cat People, and more. Check out the line-up below and click each for full details.
Note: Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman will also be getting a Blu-ray only release.
What’s your most-anticipated Criterion release of September?...
- 6/16/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Welcome to Night Train! Below, watch the official trailer for the Night Train with Wyatt Cenac TV show on Seeso, premiering June 30, 2016. Daily Show vet Wyatt Cenac executive produces with Marianne Ways. David Martin, Jon Thoday, and Richard Allen-Turner also executive produce. Avalon Television produces.
The first season of Night Train with Wyatt Cenac features the comedy talents of Janeane Garafalo, Jen Kirkman, Roy Wood Jr., Sasheer Zamata, Hari Kondabolu, Eugene Mirman, Michelle Wolf, Aparna Nancherla, Seaton Smith, Phoebe Robinson, Larry Murphy, Scott Adsit, and John Hodgman. Questlove is among the musicians features in the standup comedy, music variety series.
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The first season of Night Train with Wyatt Cenac features the comedy talents of Janeane Garafalo, Jen Kirkman, Roy Wood Jr., Sasheer Zamata, Hari Kondabolu, Eugene Mirman, Michelle Wolf, Aparna Nancherla, Seaton Smith, Phoebe Robinson, Larry Murphy, Scott Adsit, and John Hodgman. Questlove is among the musicians features in the standup comedy, music variety series.
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- 6/9/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Summit Entertainment
Whether you wanted it to arrive or not, the third cinematic entry into the Divergent “saga” is here, and though the previous films scored fairly mixed critical notices (sitting at 40% and 29% on Rotten Tomatoes respectively), it’s safe to say that the pundits aren’t being kind to Allegiant.
British reviewers were quick to let it settle at a depressing 0%, and though the film will likely end up floating at around the 10-15% mark once the Us critics have had their say next week, it’s still a fair assessment that Allegiant isn’t only a bad film and also the worst of the series, but easily an early contender for next year’s Razzies.
That’s right: the movie has pretty much everything shoddy the infamous anti-awards ceremony looks for, and in several areas it’s hard to imagine many movies coming close to this level of awfulness.
Whether you wanted it to arrive or not, the third cinematic entry into the Divergent “saga” is here, and though the previous films scored fairly mixed critical notices (sitting at 40% and 29% on Rotten Tomatoes respectively), it’s safe to say that the pundits aren’t being kind to Allegiant.
British reviewers were quick to let it settle at a depressing 0%, and though the film will likely end up floating at around the 10-15% mark once the Us critics have had their say next week, it’s still a fair assessment that Allegiant isn’t only a bad film and also the worst of the series, but easily an early contender for next year’s Razzies.
That’s right: the movie has pretty much everything shoddy the infamous anti-awards ceremony looks for, and in several areas it’s hard to imagine many movies coming close to this level of awfulness.
- 3/11/2016
- by Jack Pooley
- Obsessed with Film
Gunpowder & Sky (G&S), the digital-first studio founded by former Viacom and Endemol executives, as well as Otter Media, has announced today an investment in Shareability -- the content company behind some of the biggest branded viral hits in recent memory, including Cristiano Ronaldo In Disguise.
G&S will not only tender an undisclosed investment in Shareability but also embark on a "global distribution agreement,” the companies said. Additionally, G&S and Shareability are "exploring several co-productions together.”
Shareability, which has created a slew of viral hits including Freshpet Holiday Feast and The Dangers of Selfie Sticks PSA for Pizza Hut, will allocate funds toward social technology, launching consumer brands and developing long-form content, it said.
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G&S will not only tender an undisclosed investment in Shareability but also embark on a "global distribution agreement,” the companies said. Additionally, G&S and Shareability are "exploring several co-productions together.”
Shareability, which has created a slew of viral hits including Freshpet Holiday Feast and The Dangers of Selfie Sticks PSA for Pizza Hut, will allocate funds toward social technology, launching consumer brands and developing long-form content, it said.
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- 3/9/2016
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
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