Paul Walter Hauser plays the "straight man" in 'The Naked Gun' reboot.The 37-year-old actor is starring in the crime caper as Captain Ed Hocken and has given an insight into his alter ego's relationship with Liam Neeson's Frank Drebin Jr. – the son of Leslie Nielsen's detective from the original movies.Speaking to Screen Rant, Paul said: "I play Frank Drebin's partner. He's played by Liam Neeson this time around, and I get to, in some ways, be the straight man to his comedic chaos, and it has been a lot of fun."The 'Richard Jewell' actor explained that he is a huge fan of director Akiva Schaffer and lived a dream working on one of his projects with co-stars including Neeson and Pamela Anderson.Paul said: "I'm a massive lifelong fan of Akiva Schaffer, I think 'Popstar' and 'Hot Rod',...
- 5/15/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Following his 2015 Emmy win for the final season of “Mad Men,” Jon Hamm took a large step back from TV stardom in order to beef up his film resume with titles such as “Baby Driver,” “Richard Jewell,” and “Top Gun: Maverick.” Now that he has made a splashy return to the small screen by playing new roles on “Fargo” and “The Morning Show” and reprising one on “Good Omens,” his Emmy nominations total could instantly rise from 16 to 19. If all of his possible 2024 bids come to fruition, he will be only the fourth person and second man to ever compete for three acting Emmys at once.
Hamm’s string of recent TV acting gigs began last July when he returned for season two Prime Video’s “Good Omens” as supporting character Gabriel – a humanoid version of the biblical archangel. He then fulfilled the new role of ambitious tech billionaire Paul Marks...
Hamm’s string of recent TV acting gigs began last July when he returned for season two Prime Video’s “Good Omens” as supporting character Gabriel – a humanoid version of the biblical archangel. He then fulfilled the new role of ambitious tech billionaire Paul Marks...
- 5/6/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Paul Walter Hauser is ready to fight crime alongside Liam Neeson in the reboot of the Naked Gun franchise.
Hauser is set to play Captain Ed in director Akiva Schaffer’s untitled new Naked Gun film that Paramount Pictures plans to release July 18, 2025. George Kennedy previously played the role in the original film trilogy that kicked off with the 1988 comedy The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Dan Gregor and Doug Mand penned the new movie’s script with Schaffer. The two scribes previously wrote the director’s Emmy-winning Disney+ feature Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers. Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins of Fuzzy Door produce the project that is based on the Naked Gun film franchise and the television series Police Squad! from Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker. Daniel M. Stillman serves as executive producer.
Hauser joins the cast that includes Neeson and Pamela Anderson. While plot details are under wraps,...
Hauser is set to play Captain Ed in director Akiva Schaffer’s untitled new Naked Gun film that Paramount Pictures plans to release July 18, 2025. George Kennedy previously played the role in the original film trilogy that kicked off with the 1988 comedy The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Dan Gregor and Doug Mand penned the new movie’s script with Schaffer. The two scribes previously wrote the director’s Emmy-winning Disney+ feature Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers. Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins of Fuzzy Door produce the project that is based on the Naked Gun film franchise and the television series Police Squad! from Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker. Daniel M. Stillman serves as executive producer.
Hauser joins the cast that includes Neeson and Pamela Anderson. While plot details are under wraps,...
- 5/1/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fallout is the most exciting Amazon Original dropping this month. From Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, this long-awaited adaptation of the popular video game franchise looks incredible, and is bound to be a hit among video game fans and newcomers alike. The series stars Ella Purnell (Yellowjackets), Walton Goggins (The Righteous Gemstones), and Aaron Clifton Moten (Disjointed).
Prime Video doesn’t have much else in the way of original offerings this month, aside from the return of Alex Rider on Freevee a few other films and TV series, but there are plenty of popular films joining the streaming service’s library. Cloverfield, Batman & Robin, Titanic, and The Notebook are just a few of the notable movies coming to Prime this month.
Here’s everything coming to Prime Video and Freevee in April – Amazon originals are designated with an asterisk.
New on Amazon Prime Video – April 2024 April 1 Blaze...
Prime Video doesn’t have much else in the way of original offerings this month, aside from the return of Alex Rider on Freevee a few other films and TV series, but there are plenty of popular films joining the streaming service’s library. Cloverfield, Batman & Robin, Titanic, and The Notebook are just a few of the notable movies coming to Prime this month.
Here’s everything coming to Prime Video and Freevee in April – Amazon originals are designated with an asterisk.
New on Amazon Prime Video – April 2024 April 1 Blaze...
- 4/1/2024
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
Upon securing a spot in the 2024 Best Supporting Actress Oscar lineup, Jodie Foster (“Nyad”) officially shattered the Academy Awards record for longest span between fourth and fifth acting nominations. Following her two Best Actress wins for “The Accused” (1989) and “The Silence of the Lambs” (1992), she had last been recognized in that category for “Nell” (1995), making for a general nomination gap of 29 years. Coincidentally, she took this particular distinction from fellow “Silence of the Lambs” winner Anthony Hopkins, who waited 22 years between his supporting bids for “Amistad” (1998) and “The Two Popes” (2020).
Previously, the female record for longest wait for a fifth nomination was 12 years, as shared by Julianne Moore and Frances McDormand. Considering gaps between any two consecutive acting nominations, Foster ranks well behind overall record holder Judd Hirsch, whose first and second career notices for “Ordinary People” (1981) and “The Fabelmans” (2023) came 42 years apart. His female counterpart is Helen Hayes (39 years...
Previously, the female record for longest wait for a fifth nomination was 12 years, as shared by Julianne Moore and Frances McDormand. Considering gaps between any two consecutive acting nominations, Foster ranks well behind overall record holder Judd Hirsch, whose first and second career notices for “Ordinary People” (1981) and “The Fabelmans” (2023) came 42 years apart. His female counterpart is Helen Hayes (39 years...
- 2/6/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
“Thank you to the voters in the TV academy, thank you mom and dad, you nurtured what I had in me. Dennis Lehane, Taron Egerton, your talent can move boulders. If I look tall it’s cause I’m standing on both of their shoulders,” rapped out Paul Walter Hauser starting one of the most unusual Emmy acceptance speeches of the night for Black Bird.
He’s taking home the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Or Anthology Series or Movie for his super creepy great nuanced performance as serial killer Larry Hall on the Apple TV+ show. Also unconventional, Hauser was crunching on something in his seat when they called his name and still chewing when he took the stage.
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It was his first Emmy nom and win for Hauser,...
He’s taking home the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Or Anthology Series or Movie for his super creepy great nuanced performance as serial killer Larry Hall on the Apple TV+ show. Also unconventional, Hauser was crunching on something in his seat when they called his name and still chewing when he took the stage.
Related: ‘The Bear’ Cast & Crew Weighs In On Whether FX Series Is A Comedy After Emmys Sweep
It was his first Emmy nom and win for Hauser,...
- 1/16/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Julianne Moore is predicted to land her sixth Oscar nomination thanks to her delicious role in Todd Haynes‘ Netflix melodrama “May December.” In this one, Moore features as an older woman named Gracie who is married with kids to Charles Melton‘s much younger Joe. The two are the subject of an upcoming movie and actress Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) visits them in order to properly portray Gracie. The in-movie movie will explore their scandalous affair, which started years ago when Joe was only 13.
This isn’t the first time Moore has been exquisite in a Haynes movie, of course, as the two are frequent collaborators. “Far From Heaven” is perhaps their best work together so far but “May December” is right up there and the same can be said about Moore’s supporting performance. Indeed, we are predicting that Moore will indeed be nominated for Oscar number six alongside predicted...
This isn’t the first time Moore has been exquisite in a Haynes movie, of course, as the two are frequent collaborators. “Far From Heaven” is perhaps their best work together so far but “May December” is right up there and the same can be said about Moore’s supporting performance. Indeed, we are predicting that Moore will indeed be nominated for Oscar number six alongside predicted...
- 12/20/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) switching from Best Supporting Actress to Best Actress feels like some time ago now but the impact of that move can still be felt as the former category is the most open race we have this year. Such an open race, however, leads to excitement and surprise, leaving the door open for any number of contenders to take the lead in this race.
And no performance deserves to be out in front more in this category than Julianne Moore‘s role in Todd Haynes‘ “May December.” Moore collaborates with Haynes again after they worked together in several movies including “Far From Heaven,” but Netflix’s “May December” is a bold new entry in their canon that you can now catch in US theaters after it released on November 17. The movie will drop on Netflix on December 1.
Moore stars as Gracie, who is in...
And no performance deserves to be out in front more in this category than Julianne Moore‘s role in Todd Haynes‘ “May December.” Moore collaborates with Haynes again after they worked together in several movies including “Far From Heaven,” but Netflix’s “May December” is a bold new entry in their canon that you can now catch in US theaters after it released on November 17. The movie will drop on Netflix on December 1.
Moore stars as Gracie, who is in...
- 11/24/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Quentin Tarantino, one of the most influential and acclaimed filmmakers of his generation, has announced that his 10th and final film will be titled “The Movie Critic”. The film will be set in 1977 and will follow the life of Jim Sheldon, a film critic for the Hollywood Press, who is described by Tarantino as “Travis Bickle if he were a film critic”. Travis Bickle is the protagonist of Martin Scorsese’s classic 1976 film “Taxi Driver”, played by Robert De Niro, who is a lonely and unstable taxi driver who becomes obsessed with saving a teenage prostitute from a pimp.
Tarantino has confirmed that he will be filming his final movie in Los Angeles, the city where he started his career as a director. He said, “I started directing movies here and it is only fitting that I shoot my final motion picture in the cinema capital of the world.”
Richard Jewell...
Tarantino has confirmed that he will be filming his final movie in Los Angeles, the city where he started his career as a director. He said, “I started directing movies here and it is only fitting that I shoot my final motion picture in the cinema capital of the world.”
Richard Jewell...
- 9/9/2023
- by amalprasadappu
- https://thecinemanews.online/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4649
We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2023 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting takes place from June 15 to June 26, with the official Emmy nominations announced Wednesday, July 12. Afterward, final voting commences August 17 and ends the night of August 28. The 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will now take place Monday, January 15, live on Fox at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt.
See our previous thoughts on what to expect at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards here.
The State of the Race
Similar to fellow nominee Murray Bartlett, who won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie last year for his role in “The White Lotus,” Paul Walter Hauser has been the category frontrunner this entire year for his portrayal of real life serial...
See our previous thoughts on what to expect at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards here.
The State of the Race
Similar to fellow nominee Murray Bartlett, who won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie last year for his role in “The White Lotus,” Paul Walter Hauser has been the category frontrunner this entire year for his portrayal of real life serial...
- 8/24/2023
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast hosts Michael Schneider, Clayton Davis, Emily Longeretta and Jazz Tangcay gathered on Wednesday, just hours after the Television Academy announced this year’s Emmy nominations, to dissect the news — from the big winners like “Succession,” to the shocking omissions (no Harrison Ford or Elizabeth Olsen), and then the nice surprises. The nominations were telling on a number of fronts — including the current assessment that we may very well see a beat “Succession”/”Ted Lasso” dominance.
Did the voting procedural changes help bring in a wider group of nominees? No. And will voters pick straight tickets of “Succession” and “Ted Lasso” nominees? Quite possible. Who will win the “SNL”/”Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” smackdown? What are our favorite faceoffs this year?
From snubs and surprises to big wins and the usual befuddlement, the Roundtable tackles it all in this week’s episode. Listen below!
Did the voting procedural changes help bring in a wider group of nominees? No. And will voters pick straight tickets of “Succession” and “Ted Lasso” nominees? Quite possible. Who will win the “SNL”/”Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” smackdown? What are our favorite faceoffs this year?
From snubs and surprises to big wins and the usual befuddlement, the Roundtable tackles it all in this week’s episode. Listen below!
- 7/14/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Paul Walter Hauser has made hamburgers the latest red carpet accessory.
The actor has found himself making the rounds lately thanks to his stunning turn as serial killer Larry Hall in Apple TV Plus’ limited series “Black Bird,” a role that has already netted him a SAG Award nomination and wins from the Golden Globes and the Critics Choice Awards. After Jamie Lee Curtis asked him to bring her a burger to the next event, Hauser showed up at the Critics Choice Awards with a patty – only to learn Curtis couldn’t attend due to Covid. He later proposed to her with a smashburger at the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards and brought 20 burgers to the SAG Awards, where he handed them out to the likes of Adam Sandler. When Hauser’s name was called amongst the nominees in his category, he perfectly timed a blissful bite on camera.
So...
The actor has found himself making the rounds lately thanks to his stunning turn as serial killer Larry Hall in Apple TV Plus’ limited series “Black Bird,” a role that has already netted him a SAG Award nomination and wins from the Golden Globes and the Critics Choice Awards. After Jamie Lee Curtis asked him to bring her a burger to the next event, Hauser showed up at the Critics Choice Awards with a patty – only to learn Curtis couldn’t attend due to Covid. He later proposed to her with a smashburger at the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards and brought 20 burgers to the SAG Awards, where he handed them out to the likes of Adam Sandler. When Hauser’s name was called amongst the nominees in his category, he perfectly timed a blissful bite on camera.
So...
- 6/8/2023
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Robert De Niro is slated to star in “Bobby Meritorius,” a new crime drama in the works at Paramount+.
The series comes from Paramount Television Studios, which made a commitment to develop the show in a competitive situation. In addition to De Niro, the show is executive produced by writer Billy Ray, Tribeca Productions’ Jane Rosenthal and Berry Welsh, former U.S. attorney in the Sdny office Preet Bahara and Peter Gethers.
“The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York is a sovereign kingdom with seemingly unlimited power and scope,” the show’s official logline states. “But now an informant in Sdny’s biggest case, Avery “The Sage” Accomando is poised to tear this storied institution apart. Only one man can stop him, a fabled ex-cop-turned prosecutor affectionately known as Bobby Meritorious. The battle between these two giants is a fight for justice itself.”
Ray is best known for writing,...
The series comes from Paramount Television Studios, which made a commitment to develop the show in a competitive situation. In addition to De Niro, the show is executive produced by writer Billy Ray, Tribeca Productions’ Jane Rosenthal and Berry Welsh, former U.S. attorney in the Sdny office Preet Bahara and Peter Gethers.
“The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York is a sovereign kingdom with seemingly unlimited power and scope,” the show’s official logline states. “But now an informant in Sdny’s biggest case, Avery “The Sage” Accomando is poised to tear this storied institution apart. Only one man can stop him, a fabled ex-cop-turned prosecutor affectionately known as Bobby Meritorious. The battle between these two giants is a fight for justice itself.”
Ray is best known for writing,...
- 4/4/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
By the time "Dirty Harry" came along, Clint Eastwood was already a movie star. So, it's fair to say that this film not only solidified his place in the Hollywood firmament but also crystallized his star persona. The role of Harry Callahan took someone who was already the embodiment of traditional toxic masculinity, and cranked that up to 11, captivating enough people to make it the sixth-highest-grossing film of 1971. "Dirty Harry" features so many things I find objectionable, yet I cannot say that the film isn't an entertaining watch. That is due in large part to Eastwood's performance, clearly enjoying playing a hard-ass cop who doesn't play by the rules.
While Eastwood and "Dirty Harry" are now inextricably linked thanks to the five-film franchise that it spawned (six if you count the unofficial spiritual sequel "Gran Torino"), he was not the first actor the studio looked to star in the film.
While Eastwood and "Dirty Harry" are now inextricably linked thanks to the five-film franchise that it spawned (six if you count the unofficial spiritual sequel "Gran Torino"), he was not the first actor the studio looked to star in the film.
- 12/29/2022
- by Mike Shutt
- Slash Film
The 2023 Golden Globes nominations were announced on Monday, December 12 in film and television, as voted on by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Who will prevail in the category of Best Limited Series Supporting Actor during NBC’s ceremony on Tuesday, January 10? This year’s five nominees are: F. Murray Abraham (“The White Lotus: Sicily”), Domhnall Gleeson (“The Patient”), Paul Walter Hauser (“Black Bird”), Richard Jenkins (“Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”) and Seth Rogen (“Pam and Tommy”).
Scroll down to see Gold Derby’s 2023 Golden Globes TV Predictions for Best Limited Series Supporting Actor, listed in order of their racetrack odds. Our Golden Globe odds are based on the combined forecasts of thousands of readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting the winners last time, All-Star Users who had the best...
Scroll down to see Gold Derby’s 2023 Golden Globes TV Predictions for Best Limited Series Supporting Actor, listed in order of their racetrack odds. Our Golden Globe odds are based on the combined forecasts of thousands of readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting the winners last time, All-Star Users who had the best...
- 12/19/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Despite finding success in the comedy and drama TV categories, thanks to “Ted Lasso” and “The Morning Show,” respectively, Apple TV+ has yet to break into the limited series/TV movie races at the Golden Globes. Now, it might have finally booked its ticket with the miniseries “Black Bird,” which is expected to be admitted three times over, per our combined odds, for series, actor (Taron Egerton) and supporting actor (Paul Walter Hauser).
Based on James Keene and Hillel Levin‘s 2010 memoir “In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption,” the six-part series follows Keene (Egerton), a one-time high school football star and decorated policeman’s son-turned-drug dealer, as he is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison and presented with a unique choice: Either he enters a maximum security prison for the criminally insane, befriends suspected serial killer Larry Hall...
Based on James Keene and Hillel Levin‘s 2010 memoir “In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption,” the six-part series follows Keene (Egerton), a one-time high school football star and decorated policeman’s son-turned-drug dealer, as he is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison and presented with a unique choice: Either he enters a maximum security prison for the criminally insane, befriends suspected serial killer Larry Hall...
- 10/27/2022
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
The comedic whodunit “Confess, Fletch” features the best leading-man role that star Jon Hamm has enjoyed since his breakthrough performance as Don Draper in the exceptionally rich Madison Avenue drama “Mad Men.”
In the last seven years, Hamm has stood out in a few decent supporting roles — “Bad Times at the El Royale,” “Richard Jewell” — and some voice acting performances, particularly Tony Stark in the Marvel animated comedy “M.O.D.O.K.” and a brief cameo as “Don Grouper” in a 2016 episode of “SpongeBob SquarePants.”
Hamm gets to show more of his range in “Confess, Fletch,” a breezy murder mystery based on the second of Gregory McDonald’s “Fletch” novels, the first of which was adapted into a cultishly revered 1985 Chevy Chase vehicle.
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With “Confess, Fletch”, director Greg Mottola and co-writer Zev Borow highlight Hamm’s...
In the last seven years, Hamm has stood out in a few decent supporting roles — “Bad Times at the El Royale,” “Richard Jewell” — and some voice acting performances, particularly Tony Stark in the Marvel animated comedy “M.O.D.O.K.” and a brief cameo as “Don Grouper” in a 2016 episode of “SpongeBob SquarePants.”
Hamm gets to show more of his range in “Confess, Fletch,” a breezy murder mystery based on the second of Gregory McDonald’s “Fletch” novels, the first of which was adapted into a cultishly revered 1985 Chevy Chase vehicle.
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‘Confess, Fletch’: Jon Hamm Assumes the Mantle from Chevy Chase in First Trailer (Video)
With “Confess, Fletch”, director Greg Mottola and co-writer Zev Borow highlight Hamm’s...
- 9/14/2022
- by Simon Abrams
- The Wrap
Screenwriter Billy Ray has confirmed that a sequel to Nicole Kidman‘s viral AMC Theatres ad is already in the works.
“I got a text from the chairman of AMC about a month ago asking me if I would write the next one, and of course the answer to that is yes,” Ray told Vanity Fair. “It’s already written.”
The Oscar-nominated screenwriter, known for penning films like “The Hunger Games,” “Richard Jewell,” “Flightplan” and “Captain Phillips,” was brought to the AMC project by Kidman, with whom he’d previously worked on the 2015 film “Secret in Their Eyes” and Adrian Lyne‘s forthcoming adaptation of author A.S.A Harrison‘s “The Silent Wife.”
Ray added that when Kidman first asked him to write the ad, he decided to do it “as a favor” — that is, until his agent got involved.
Continue reading Nicole Kidman’s Legendary AMC Theatres Ad Is Getting A Sequel at The Playlist.
“I got a text from the chairman of AMC about a month ago asking me if I would write the next one, and of course the answer to that is yes,” Ray told Vanity Fair. “It’s already written.”
The Oscar-nominated screenwriter, known for penning films like “The Hunger Games,” “Richard Jewell,” “Flightplan” and “Captain Phillips,” was brought to the AMC project by Kidman, with whom he’d previously worked on the 2015 film “Secret in Their Eyes” and Adrian Lyne‘s forthcoming adaptation of author A.S.A Harrison‘s “The Silent Wife.”
Ray added that when Kidman first asked him to write the ad, he decided to do it “as a favor” — that is, until his agent got involved.
Continue reading Nicole Kidman’s Legendary AMC Theatres Ad Is Getting A Sequel at The Playlist.
- 9/4/2022
- by Chris Eggertsen
- The Playlist
Josh Olson shares his top 10 movies from his favorite movie year, 1992, with Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Star Wars (1977)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
The Last Of The Mohicans (1992)
Thief (1981) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Manhunter (1986) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
The Last Of The Mohicans (1936)
The Player (1992) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Popeye (1980)
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson (1976) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Quintet (1979)
HealtH (1980)
Come Back To the Five And Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
Secret Honor (1984)
The Graduate (1967) – Neil Labute’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Touch Of Evil (1958) – Howard Rodman’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Dead Alive a.k.a. Braindead (1992) – Mike Mendez’s trailer commentary
Meet The Feebles (1989) – Mike Mendez’s...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Star Wars (1977)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
The Last Of The Mohicans (1992)
Thief (1981) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Manhunter (1986) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
The Last Of The Mohicans (1936)
The Player (1992) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Popeye (1980)
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson (1976) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Quintet (1979)
HealtH (1980)
Come Back To the Five And Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
Secret Honor (1984)
The Graduate (1967) – Neil Labute’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Touch Of Evil (1958) – Howard Rodman’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Dead Alive a.k.a. Braindead (1992) – Mike Mendez’s trailer commentary
Meet The Feebles (1989) – Mike Mendez’s...
- 8/30/2022
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Academy Award winner Kathy Bates and YouTube star Liza Koshy have joined the cast for an upcoming romantic comedy film from Netflix.
The film, which is currently untitled, is headlined by former “The Paperboy” co-stars Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron, as well as “Kissing Booth” lead Joey King. According to the logline, the film will focus on a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss as as a surprising romance kicks off comedic consequences for the trio, forcing them to face complications of love, sex and identity.
The film is directed by “The Last Five Years” and “Beautiful Creatures” director Richard Lagravenese, who co-wrote the script with Carrie Solomon. Roth/Kirschenbaum Films produces the Netflix title, with Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum serving as the producers and Alyssa Altman executive producing. The film will reportedly begin shooting later this year.
Bates first came to prominence in Hollywood for...
The film, which is currently untitled, is headlined by former “The Paperboy” co-stars Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron, as well as “Kissing Booth” lead Joey King. According to the logline, the film will focus on a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss as as a surprising romance kicks off comedic consequences for the trio, forcing them to face complications of love, sex and identity.
The film is directed by “The Last Five Years” and “Beautiful Creatures” director Richard Lagravenese, who co-wrote the script with Carrie Solomon. Roth/Kirschenbaum Films produces the Netflix title, with Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum serving as the producers and Alyssa Altman executive producing. The film will reportedly begin shooting later this year.
Bates first came to prominence in Hollywood for...
- 8/4/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar-winner Kathy Bates and “Work It” star Liza Koshy have joined the cast of a still-untitled romantic comedy in the works at Netflix that will star the previously announced Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron and Joey King.
Richard Lagravenese (“Behind the Candelabra”) is directing the film from a script he co-wrote with Carrie Solomon.
The film follows a surprising romance that kicks off when a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss face the complications of love, sex, and identity. No character details were revealed for Bates and Koshy.
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Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum are producing for Roth/Kirschenbaum Films. Alyssa Altman will executive produce for Roth/Kirschenbaum.
Kathy Bates most recently starred in “Home” and Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell,” and she’ll next be seen in the Lionsgate adaptation of the Judy Blume novel,...
Richard Lagravenese (“Behind the Candelabra”) is directing the film from a script he co-wrote with Carrie Solomon.
The film follows a surprising romance that kicks off when a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss face the complications of love, sex, and identity. No character details were revealed for Bates and Koshy.
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Shaquille O’Neal, Liza Koshy Join Shakira as Creators on NBC’s ‘Dancing With Myself’
Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum are producing for Roth/Kirschenbaum Films. Alyssa Altman will executive produce for Roth/Kirschenbaum.
Kathy Bates most recently starred in “Home” and Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell,” and she’ll next be seen in the Lionsgate adaptation of the Judy Blume novel,...
- 8/4/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Paul Walter Hauser Lost 40 Pounds to Play Suspected Serial Killer Larry Hall: See the Transformation
Paul Walter Hauser transformed himself mind, body and soul for the role of suspected serial killer Larry Hall. The Richard Jewell star lost 40 pounds to play the notorious Hall, who is suspected to be responsible for the murders of up to 45 women in the '80s and '90s, for the upcoming Apple TV+ series Black Bird. While he dropped the pounds, Hauser credits the series' hair and make-up teams for perfecting Hall's hair and his infamous muttonchop sideburns, which Hall called "burnsides." After seeing his total makeover, it's surprising to learn that Hauser initially hesitated to take the role. He says the project's intense subject matter gave him pause. "To be...
- 5/13/2022
- E! Online
Rashaad Ernesto Green will direct “’68,” a biopic about the careers and lives of Olympic runners and activists Tommie Smith and John Carlos for MGM, Participant and MacRo.
MGM announced news of the project Thursday, which tells the story of Smith and Carlos from their first meeting on the track team at San Jose State to the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. As the two received medals for the 200 meter race, they raised their fists in salute and silent protest during the American national anthem. The event caused widespread controversy at the time, and is still regarded as one of the most political moments in the history of the Olympics.
“Still incredibly powerful and relevant, I’m honored for the opportunity to bring Tommie and John’s riveting story to life; to portray the weight of the world these two giants had on their shoulders and the self-determination, courage and sacrifice...
MGM announced news of the project Thursday, which tells the story of Smith and Carlos from their first meeting on the track team at San Jose State to the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. As the two received medals for the 200 meter race, they raised their fists in salute and silent protest during the American national anthem. The event caused widespread controversy at the time, and is still regarded as one of the most political moments in the history of the Olympics.
“Still incredibly powerful and relevant, I’m honored for the opportunity to bring Tommie and John’s riveting story to life; to portray the weight of the world these two giants had on their shoulders and the self-determination, courage and sacrifice...
- 3/31/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Rashaad Ernesto Green will direct the feature film “68,” inspired by the true story of the Olympians who gave the black power salute on the podium, MGM, Participant and MacRo announced on Thursday.
Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Billy Ray wrote the script that centers on sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos and chronicles their lives from track athletes at San Jose State to Olympic medalists and activists at the 1968 Games in Mexico City, where Smith and Carlos both raised their fists in solidarity and in support of human rights.
“Still incredibly powerful and relevant, I’m honored for the opportunity to bring Tommie and John’s riveting story to life; to portray the weight of the world these two giants had on their shoulders and the self-determination, courage and sacrifice it took for them to stand up for all of us,” Green said in a statement.
Participant and MacRo will produce the project,...
Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Billy Ray wrote the script that centers on sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos and chronicles their lives from track athletes at San Jose State to Olympic medalists and activists at the 1968 Games in Mexico City, where Smith and Carlos both raised their fists in solidarity and in support of human rights.
“Still incredibly powerful and relevant, I’m honored for the opportunity to bring Tommie and John’s riveting story to life; to portray the weight of the world these two giants had on their shoulders and the self-determination, courage and sacrifice it took for them to stand up for all of us,” Green said in a statement.
Participant and MacRo will produce the project,...
- 3/31/2022
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
This year’s Oscar race is in a bio rhythm, with a huge percentage of films based upon real people and events.
Merriam-Webster defines “biopic” as simply a biographical movie. That’s true, but there’s a wide range under that umbrella term, as this year’s contenders remind us.
They include films that span several years, including: “A Journal for Jordan” and “King Richard”; some cover multiple decades, such as “House of Gucci,” the Aretha Franklin pic “Respect” and “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.”
Other films, including “Being the Ricardos,” focus on a moment in time, which becomes a prism for exploring the era and the lives of various individuals.
Narrative films are not documentaries, so every pic takes liberty with the facts. Some take this to the extreme, such as “Spencer” (in which the life of Princess Diana borders on a horror film and begins with the disclaimer...
Merriam-Webster defines “biopic” as simply a biographical movie. That’s true, but there’s a wide range under that umbrella term, as this year’s contenders remind us.
They include films that span several years, including: “A Journal for Jordan” and “King Richard”; some cover multiple decades, such as “House of Gucci,” the Aretha Franklin pic “Respect” and “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.”
Other films, including “Being the Ricardos,” focus on a moment in time, which becomes a prism for exploring the era and the lives of various individuals.
Narrative films are not documentaries, so every pic takes liberty with the facts. Some take this to the extreme, such as “Spencer” (in which the life of Princess Diana borders on a horror film and begins with the disclaimer...
- 12/23/2021
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Jon Hamm will voice the lead character of the new Fox animated comedy series “Grimsburg.”
The series, which is slated to debut on the broadcaster in 2023, will see Hamm play Marvin Flute, maybe the greatest detective ever to catch a cannibal clown or correctly identify a mid-century modern armoire. But there’s one mystery he still can’t crack — his family. Now that he’s back in Grimsburg, a town where everyone has a secret or three, Flute will follow every lead he’s got to redeem himself with the ex-wife he never stopped loving, even if it means hanging out with the son he never bothered to get to know.
“I am very excited to be involved in the Fox animation universe,” Hamm said. “A universe I have been actively watching since the early nineties. The opportunity to get to bring a project like ‘Grimsburg’ to life that is so particular and unique,...
The series, which is slated to debut on the broadcaster in 2023, will see Hamm play Marvin Flute, maybe the greatest detective ever to catch a cannibal clown or correctly identify a mid-century modern armoire. But there’s one mystery he still can’t crack — his family. Now that he’s back in Grimsburg, a town where everyone has a secret or three, Flute will follow every lead he’s got to redeem himself with the ex-wife he never stopped loving, even if it means hanging out with the son he never bothered to get to know.
“I am very excited to be involved in the Fox animation universe,” Hamm said. “A universe I have been actively watching since the early nineties. The opportunity to get to bring a project like ‘Grimsburg’ to life that is so particular and unique,...
- 10/28/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSAbove: Melvin Van Peebles. (Courtesy of Shadow & Act)We're deeply saddened by the news that the great Melvin Van Peebles has died. A filmmaker, director, novelist, playwright, and composer, Van Peebles was a pioneer of independent cinema, best known for his films Watermelon Man (1970) and Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971). In an official statement, Van Peebles' son, filmmaker Mario Van Peebles, states: "He was a pioneer, a maverick and one cool cat." Exiled Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi has published an open letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, discussing the struggles faced by refugees whose films are censored, banned, and restricted from being shown to the Academy. Ghobadi proposes "a refugee team of filmmakers; they can have their works viewed by a jury and eventually one movie can be chosen from the refugee team.
- 9/29/2021
- MUBI
Disney’s “Shang-Chi” is heading for a box office three-peat.
The Marvel superhero adventure, starring Simu Liu and Awkwafina, is projected to generate roughly $17 million between Friday and Sunday, which would represent a decline of around 50% from the weekend prior. Though two new movies — Clint Eastwood’s “Cry Macho” and “Copshop” with Gerard Butler — are opening nationwide, neither are expected to defeat “Shang-Chi” on domestic box office charts.
Since debuting in theaters over the Labor Day holiday, “Shang-Chi” has amassed $146 million in the U.S. and Canada and looks on pace to become the first pandemic-era release to cross $200 million at the domestic box office. So far, no movie has been able to crack that milestone but Disney and Marvel’s “Black Widow” ($183 million) and Universal’s “F9: The Fast Saga” ($172 million) have come closest.
In pre-covid times, it wouldn’t have been particularly notable for “Shang-Chi” to hit $200 million in North America.
The Marvel superhero adventure, starring Simu Liu and Awkwafina, is projected to generate roughly $17 million between Friday and Sunday, which would represent a decline of around 50% from the weekend prior. Though two new movies — Clint Eastwood’s “Cry Macho” and “Copshop” with Gerard Butler — are opening nationwide, neither are expected to defeat “Shang-Chi” on domestic box office charts.
Since debuting in theaters over the Labor Day holiday, “Shang-Chi” has amassed $146 million in the U.S. and Canada and looks on pace to become the first pandemic-era release to cross $200 million at the domestic box office. So far, no movie has been able to crack that milestone but Disney and Marvel’s “Black Widow” ($183 million) and Universal’s “F9: The Fast Saga” ($172 million) have come closest.
In pre-covid times, it wouldn’t have been particularly notable for “Shang-Chi” to hit $200 million in North America.
- 9/15/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Beginning right now at Gold Derby, you can predict which movies will earn the #1 through #5 spots at the U.S. box office for this weekend, September 17 – September 19. You can also forecast how much money the weekend’s highest-grossing film will rake in. Hurry and make your first predictions — it’s fun and easy! Each week the eligible user with the highest prediction accuracy will win a $100 Amazon gift card, eternal bragging rights and a spot on our box office 2021 leaderboard.
Opening this week is Clint Eastwood‘s latest Oscar contender, “Cry Macho” (watch the trailer). At 91 years young, Eastwood directs and stars in the Warner Bros. Picture about a washed-up rodeo cowboy who tries to help his former boss (played by Dwight Yoakam) get his son out of trouble in Mexico. The movie is based on the 1975 novel “Cry Macho” by N. Richard Nash. Three of Eastwood’s recent directorial...
Opening this week is Clint Eastwood‘s latest Oscar contender, “Cry Macho” (watch the trailer). At 91 years young, Eastwood directs and stars in the Warner Bros. Picture about a washed-up rodeo cowboy who tries to help his former boss (played by Dwight Yoakam) get his son out of trouble in Mexico. The movie is based on the 1975 novel “Cry Macho” by N. Richard Nash. Three of Eastwood’s recent directorial...
- 9/13/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
With his latest film “Cry Macho,” Clint Eastwood treads where many men have tried, but failed, before. The neo-Western is based on a book by N. Richard Nash from 1975, and since then, a handful of Hollywood leading men have tried to tackle the role of a washed-up horse breeder on the road to redemption, from Roy Scheider and Burt Lancaster, to Pierce Brosnan and Arnold Schwarzenegger. At 91, director and star Clint Eastwood is finally taking the reins with his film set to release on September 17 in theaters and simultaneously on HBO Max from Warner Bros. on September 17. Watch the trailer for the film below.
In the drama written for the screen by author Nash (who died in 2000) with contributions from co-writer Nick Schenk (Eastwood films “Gran Turino” and “The Mule”), Eastwood plays a decorated onetime rodeo star who, after losing his wife and child, spirals into alcohol despair. It’s the late 1970s,...
In the drama written for the screen by author Nash (who died in 2000) with contributions from co-writer Nick Schenk (Eastwood films “Gran Turino” and “The Mule”), Eastwood plays a decorated onetime rodeo star who, after losing his wife and child, spirals into alcohol despair. It’s the late 1970s,...
- 8/5/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Oscar nominated screenwriter of One Night in Miami… and the writer/co-director of Pixar’s Soul, Kemp Powers discusses some of his favorite movies with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Innerspace (1987)
The Goonies (1985)
Animal House (1978)
Soul (2020)
One Night In Miami… (2020)
Munich (2005)
12 Angry Men (1957)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)
Gremlins (1984)
About Schmidt (2002)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Little Women (2019)
Cornbread, Earl And Me (1975)
The Education Of Sonny Carson (1974)
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
Point Break (1991)
Point Break (2015)
Ghost (1990)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
Road House (1989)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
The Outsiders (1983)
Die Hard (1988)
Up (2009)
Monsters Inc. (2001)
Inside Out (2015)
Wall-e (2008)
Ratatouille (2007)
Van Nuys Blvd. (1979)
Mad Max (1979)
The Road Warrior (1981)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Happy Feet (2006)
Babe (1995)
Lorenzo’s Oil (1992)
Unforgiven (1992)
The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Tombstone (1993)
Invictus (2009)
Jersey Boys (2014)
Gran Torino...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Innerspace (1987)
The Goonies (1985)
Animal House (1978)
Soul (2020)
One Night In Miami… (2020)
Munich (2005)
12 Angry Men (1957)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)
Gremlins (1984)
About Schmidt (2002)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Little Women (2019)
Cornbread, Earl And Me (1975)
The Education Of Sonny Carson (1974)
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
Point Break (1991)
Point Break (2015)
Ghost (1990)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
Road House (1989)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
The Outsiders (1983)
Die Hard (1988)
Up (2009)
Monsters Inc. (2001)
Inside Out (2015)
Wall-e (2008)
Ratatouille (2007)
Van Nuys Blvd. (1979)
Mad Max (1979)
The Road Warrior (1981)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Happy Feet (2006)
Babe (1995)
Lorenzo’s Oil (1992)
Unforgiven (1992)
The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Tombstone (1993)
Invictus (2009)
Jersey Boys (2014)
Gran Torino...
- 4/13/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Clint Eastwood’s next movie, “Cry Macho,” has landed a release date from Warner Bros. this fall.
“Cry Macho,” which Eastwood directed, produced and stars in, will open in theaters and on HBO Max — for the first month — on October 22, 2021.
The film is based on a book by N. Richard Nash and is a drama about a one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder who, in 1978, takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man’s young son home and away from his alcoholic mom. Crossing rural Mexico on their back way to Texas, the unlikely pair faces an unexpectedly challenging journey, during which the world-weary horseman may find his own sense of redemption through teaching the boy what it means to be a good man.
“Cry Macho” also stars Eduardo Minett and Dwight Yoakam. The producers alongside Clint are Albert S. Ruddy, Tim Moore and Jessica Meier. Nick Schenk...
“Cry Macho,” which Eastwood directed, produced and stars in, will open in theaters and on HBO Max — for the first month — on October 22, 2021.
The film is based on a book by N. Richard Nash and is a drama about a one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder who, in 1978, takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man’s young son home and away from his alcoholic mom. Crossing rural Mexico on their back way to Texas, the unlikely pair faces an unexpectedly challenging journey, during which the world-weary horseman may find his own sense of redemption through teaching the boy what it means to be a good man.
“Cry Macho” also stars Eduardo Minett and Dwight Yoakam. The producers alongside Clint are Albert S. Ruddy, Tim Moore and Jessica Meier. Nick Schenk...
- 3/22/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The time has come to find out the nominations for the 2021 Golden Globes. The ceremony is celebrating its 78th year in 2021 with a virtual event hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Nominations are set to be announced on Wednesday, February 3 at 8:35am Et in a nominations ceremony hosted by by Sarah Jessica Parker and Taraji P. Henson. The 2021 nominations announcement will stream on the Golden Globes website, just as it has in year’s past. IndieWire will embed the live stream below when it is made available. The Golden Globes are voted on by the approximately 90 journalists who make up the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).
Per the HFPA: “Parker and Henson will appear live on ‘Today’ to announce the nominees in a wide-range of categories including Best Motion Picture, Best Television Series, Best Performance by an Actress, Best Performance by an Actor, Best Director, and more. Additionally,...
Per the HFPA: “Parker and Henson will appear live on ‘Today’ to announce the nominees in a wide-range of categories including Best Motion Picture, Best Television Series, Best Performance by an Actress, Best Performance by an Actor, Best Director, and more. Additionally,...
- 2/3/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” has been named the best film of 2020 by the National Board of Review, which announced its winners on Tuesday. Lee won the organization’s Best Director award, and the film also won Best Ensemble. Chadwick Boseman, who appears in both “Da 5 Bloods” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” won the Nbr Icon Award.
Acting winners from the Nbr went to Riz Ahmed for “Sound of Metal” and Carey Mulligan for “Promising Young Woman” in the lead categories, and Paul Raci for “Sound of Metal” and Youn Yuh-jung for “Minari” in the supporting actor categories.
The organization’s top 10 films, in alphabetical order, were “First Cow,” “The Forty-Year-Old Version,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “The Midnight Sky,” “Minari,” “News of the World,” “Nomadland,” “Promising Young Woman,” “Soul” and “Sound of Metal.”
The list was dramatically different from the AFI top 10 list released on Monday by the American Film Institute.
Acting winners from the Nbr went to Riz Ahmed for “Sound of Metal” and Carey Mulligan for “Promising Young Woman” in the lead categories, and Paul Raci for “Sound of Metal” and Youn Yuh-jung for “Minari” in the supporting actor categories.
The organization’s top 10 films, in alphabetical order, were “First Cow,” “The Forty-Year-Old Version,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “The Midnight Sky,” “Minari,” “News of the World,” “Nomadland,” “Promising Young Woman,” “Soul” and “Sound of Metal.”
The list was dramatically different from the AFI top 10 list released on Monday by the American Film Institute.
- 1/26/2021
- by Steve Pond and Brian Welk
- The Wrap
‘Rocketman’ star Taron Egerton and ‘Richard Jewell’ actor Paul Walter Hauser have jumped on board the Apple TV limited series ‘In with the Devil’.
Based on the 2010 novel ‘In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption’ by James Keene and Hillel Levin, the story unfolds Keene’s real life when he was sentenced to prison but offered his freedom in exchange for coaxing a confession out of a fellow inmate, a suspected serial killer.
The story has been described as being told through the lens of an intimate relationship between two prisoners. Egerton would star in the Keene role.
Also in news – The British Independent Film Awards announce first round of winners
Dennis Lehane will write and executive produce the adaptation. Imperative Entertainment’s Bradley Thomas, Dan Friedkin, and Ryan Friedkin will also executive produce along with Egerton, Richard Plepler via Eden Productions,...
Based on the 2010 novel ‘In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption’ by James Keene and Hillel Levin, the story unfolds Keene’s real life when he was sentenced to prison but offered his freedom in exchange for coaxing a confession out of a fellow inmate, a suspected serial killer.
The story has been described as being told through the lens of an intimate relationship between two prisoners. Egerton would star in the Keene role.
Also in news – The British Independent Film Awards announce first round of winners
Dennis Lehane will write and executive produce the adaptation. Imperative Entertainment’s Bradley Thomas, Dan Friedkin, and Ryan Friedkin will also executive produce along with Egerton, Richard Plepler via Eden Productions,...
- 1/26/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Apple is nearing an order for the limited series “In with the Devil,” with Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser onboard to star, Variety has learned.
The six-episode series would be based on the 2010 novel “In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption” by James Keene and Hillel Levin. The book tells the story of Keene’s real life when he was sentenced to prison but offered his freedom in exchange for coaxing a confession out of a fellow inmate, a suspected serial killer.
The series is described as being told through the lens of an intimate relationship between two prisoners, exploring the lengths that people will go to in order to seek redemption, if true absolution is ever really possible, and if so, at what costs. Egerton would star in the Keene role.
Dennis Lehane will write and executive produce the adaptation.
The six-episode series would be based on the 2010 novel “In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption” by James Keene and Hillel Levin. The book tells the story of Keene’s real life when he was sentenced to prison but offered his freedom in exchange for coaxing a confession out of a fellow inmate, a suspected serial killer.
The series is described as being told through the lens of an intimate relationship between two prisoners, exploring the lengths that people will go to in order to seek redemption, if true absolution is ever really possible, and if so, at what costs. Egerton would star in the Keene role.
Dennis Lehane will write and executive produce the adaptation.
- 1/25/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The American Film Institute’s list of the Top 10 films of 2020 includes Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods,” Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah,” George C. Wolfe’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and Regina King’s “One Night in Miami,” the AFI announced on Monday.
Also on the list: David Fincher’s “Mank,” Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari,” Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland,” Pete Docter’s “Soul,” Darius Marder’s “Sound of Metal” and Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”
The list is heavily weighted toward films that deal with the Black experience in America, and as usual leaves out a few well-received awards contenders, which this year included Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow,” Paul Greengrass’ “News of the World” and Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman.” Its most surprising entry is probably “Sound of Metal,” the story of a rock drummer coping with hearing loss.
Also on the list: David Fincher’s “Mank,” Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari,” Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland,” Pete Docter’s “Soul,” Darius Marder’s “Sound of Metal” and Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”
The list is heavily weighted toward films that deal with the Black experience in America, and as usual leaves out a few well-received awards contenders, which this year included Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow,” Paul Greengrass’ “News of the World” and Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman.” Its most surprising entry is probably “Sound of Metal,” the story of a rock drummer coping with hearing loss.
- 1/25/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Last week, on Thanksgiving, I offered a list of 10 things I was thankful for this awards season. But obviously, you can’t tell the story of this awards season — or this year — with only nice thoughts and gratitude.
After all, it’s a year without movie theaters to a large degree. A year without film festivals the way we know them. A year in which the big studios will for the most part be skipping the Oscar race and waiting for a time when they can actually make money from ticket sales, or from whatever other distribution mechanism they come up with. A year of canceled shows and virtual shows and way too much Zoom.
So to go with the 10 things I’m thankful for, here are five things that worry me about this season. All of them are trivial, of course, compared to worries about the spread of Covid-...
After all, it’s a year without movie theaters to a large degree. A year without film festivals the way we know them. A year in which the big studios will for the most part be skipping the Oscar race and waiting for a time when they can actually make money from ticket sales, or from whatever other distribution mechanism they come up with. A year of canceled shows and virtual shows and way too much Zoom.
So to go with the 10 things I’m thankful for, here are five things that worry me about this season. All of them are trivial, of course, compared to worries about the spread of Covid-...
- 12/4/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Five top TV showrunners will reveal the secrets behind their programs when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with key 2021 guild and Emmy contenders this month. Each person will participate in two video discussions to be published on Tuesday, December 8, at 5:00 p.m. Pt; 8:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Marcus Dixon and a group chat with Marcus and all of the producers together.
RSVP today to this specific event by clicking here to book your reservation. Or click here to RSVP for our entire ongoing panel series. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2021 guild and Emmy contenders:
“The Boys” (Amazon Prime): Eric Kripke
Kripke’s career has included such projects as “Supernatural,” “Timeless,” “The House with a Clock in Its Walls...
RSVP today to this specific event by clicking here to book your reservation. Or click here to RSVP for our entire ongoing panel series. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2021 guild and Emmy contenders:
“The Boys” (Amazon Prime): Eric Kripke
Kripke’s career has included such projects as “Supernatural,” “Timeless,” “The House with a Clock in Its Walls...
- 12/2/2020
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Oscar-nominated screenwriter and The Comey Rule writer-director Billy Ray is urging WGA West members to mobilize through the guild’s political action committee to “rid the Senate” of GOP incumbents Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in next month’s dual runoff races in Georgia.
Loeffler and Perdue “are fairly loathsome,” he said today in a mass email to the guild’s members. “Both are millionaires who have abused their office to enrich themselves illegally, using intel from a Senate Covid briefing last January to improve their stock portfolios while simultaneously telling their constituents that the pandemic was nothing to worry about. They have to go. And we have to do our part.”
The guild’s Pac endorsed their Democratic challengers, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, in the general election, and is supporting them again in the runoff. Ray called them both “great Americans.”
“We can win these races. Joe Biden just proved that,...
Loeffler and Perdue “are fairly loathsome,” he said today in a mass email to the guild’s members. “Both are millionaires who have abused their office to enrich themselves illegally, using intel from a Senate Covid briefing last January to improve their stock portfolios while simultaneously telling their constituents that the pandemic was nothing to worry about. They have to go. And we have to do our part.”
The guild’s Pac endorsed their Democratic challengers, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, in the general election, and is supporting them again in the runoff. Ray called them both “great Americans.”
“We can win these races. Joe Biden just proved that,...
- 11/24/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Saoirse Ronan, Sam Rockwell and David Oyelowo have all joined the cast for a currently untitled murder mystery feature for Searchlight Pictures.
The film will be set in 1950s London, where a desperate Hollywood film producer sets out to turn a popular West End play into a film. When members of the production are murdered, world-weary Inspector Stoppard (Rockwell) and overzealous rookie Constable Stalker (Ronan) find themselves in the midst of a puzzling whodunit within London’s glamorous Theatreland and sordid underground.
‘This Country’ filmmaker Tom George is set to direct from a script penned by Mark Chappell.
A production start date has yet to be set. Katie Goodson-Thomas, Head of Development & Production for Searchlight Pictures UK, will oversee for the studio along with Director of Production Richard Ruiz and Senior Development Executive Pete Spencer.
Also in news – Glenn Close, Naomie Harris and Awkwafina board sci-fi drama ‘Swan Song’
Ronan...
The film will be set in 1950s London, where a desperate Hollywood film producer sets out to turn a popular West End play into a film. When members of the production are murdered, world-weary Inspector Stoppard (Rockwell) and overzealous rookie Constable Stalker (Ronan) find themselves in the midst of a puzzling whodunit within London’s glamorous Theatreland and sordid underground.
‘This Country’ filmmaker Tom George is set to direct from a script penned by Mark Chappell.
A production start date has yet to be set. Katie Goodson-Thomas, Head of Development & Production for Searchlight Pictures UK, will oversee for the studio along with Director of Production Richard Ruiz and Senior Development Executive Pete Spencer.
Also in news – Glenn Close, Naomie Harris and Awkwafina board sci-fi drama ‘Swan Song’
Ronan...
- 11/23/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Add marketing executive at WarnerMedia to the endangered species list. In the space of two weeks, the media and entertainment giant has bid farewell to a dizzying array of marketing gurus, leaving major holes in the top executive ranks.
In short order, Jim Gallagher stepped down from his Warner Bros post as executive vice president of marketing animation and family films, Warner Bros Television Group President and Chief Marketing Officer Lisa Gregorian announced she would leave at the end of 2020, and Warner Bros. Co-President of Worldwide Marketing Jp Richards said he would exit in February. On Friday, news broke that Blair Rich, head of worldwide marketing at Warner Bros., was out, following months of rumors that her job was in jeopardy.
The spin from WarnerMedia is that some of the executives involved in this exodus did so of their own accord and that their departures were entirely organic. Their exits,...
In short order, Jim Gallagher stepped down from his Warner Bros post as executive vice president of marketing animation and family films, Warner Bros Television Group President and Chief Marketing Officer Lisa Gregorian announced she would leave at the end of 2020, and Warner Bros. Co-President of Worldwide Marketing Jp Richards said he would exit in February. On Friday, news broke that Blair Rich, head of worldwide marketing at Warner Bros., was out, following months of rumors that her job was in jeopardy.
The spin from WarnerMedia is that some of the executives involved in this exodus did so of their own accord and that their departures were entirely organic. Their exits,...
- 11/16/2020
- by Brent Lang and Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Clint Eastwood is planning to produce, direct and star in the adventure-drama “Cry Macho” for Warner Bros., sources have confirmed to Variety.
Al Ruddy and Jessica Meier are producing, along with Tim Moore and Eastwood at his Warner-based Malpaso production company. The project is based on the 1975 novel by N. Richard Nash, who wrote the script along with Nick Schneck.
The project was unveiled during the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, where the New York Times reported that Arnold Schwarzenegger was attached to star with Ruddy producing, Brad Furman directing and plans to shoot in New Mexico. Eastwood had once before intended to star and direct, but had put it aside in favor of 1988’s “The Dead Pool,” in which he portrayed his signature Harry Callahan character.
The Schwarzenegger project never materialized. “Cry Macho” tells the story of a washed-up horse trainer who schemes to make $50,000 by snatching a streetwise Mexican...
Al Ruddy and Jessica Meier are producing, along with Tim Moore and Eastwood at his Warner-based Malpaso production company. The project is based on the 1975 novel by N. Richard Nash, who wrote the script along with Nick Schneck.
The project was unveiled during the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, where the New York Times reported that Arnold Schwarzenegger was attached to star with Ruddy producing, Brad Furman directing and plans to shoot in New Mexico. Eastwood had once before intended to star and direct, but had put it aside in favor of 1988’s “The Dead Pool,” in which he portrayed his signature Harry Callahan character.
The Schwarzenegger project never materialized. “Cry Macho” tells the story of a washed-up horse trainer who schemes to make $50,000 by snatching a streetwise Mexican...
- 10/3/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Clint Eastwood has found his next film: He will direct, produce and star in “Cry Macho” for Warner Bros., an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.
N. Richard Nash wrote the script along with Nick Schenk. Al Ruddy and Jessica Meier are producing, alongside Tim Moore and Eastwood at Malpaso.
Based on the book of the same name by Nash, the film will star Eastwood as a one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder who takes a job in 1978 to bring a son home and away from his alcoholic mother. Crossing rural Mexico, the duo face challenges and redemption.
Eastwood most recently directed “Richard Jewell” and “The Mule,” which were both released by Warner Bros. His other credits include “The 15:17 to Paris,” “Sully,” “American Sniper” and “Jersey Boys.” In the acting arena, he most recently starred in “Trouble with the Curve” and “The Mule.” His other famous credits include “Gran Torino,...
N. Richard Nash wrote the script along with Nick Schenk. Al Ruddy and Jessica Meier are producing, alongside Tim Moore and Eastwood at Malpaso.
Based on the book of the same name by Nash, the film will star Eastwood as a one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder who takes a job in 1978 to bring a son home and away from his alcoholic mother. Crossing rural Mexico, the duo face challenges and redemption.
Eastwood most recently directed “Richard Jewell” and “The Mule,” which were both released by Warner Bros. His other credits include “The 15:17 to Paris,” “Sully,” “American Sniper” and “Jersey Boys.” In the acting arena, he most recently starred in “Trouble with the Curve” and “The Mule.” His other famous credits include “Gran Torino,...
- 10/2/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and In Good Company Films are developing the utopian series “Island,” based on Aldous Huxley’s novel “Island.”
Huxley’s final book, published in 1962, follows a cynical journalist shipwrecked on the fictional utopian island of Pala in the Indian Ocean. Originally tasked with exploiting Pala’s natural resources, he uncovers an independently developed society and embraces the people, their culture and traditions — including psychedelic adventures and alternative social structures. His experience alters the course of his mission.
Huxlery wrote “Island” as the utopian counterpoint to his most famous work, the 1932 dystopian novel, “Brave New World.” “Island” explores the themes of freedom and the power of human potential. Huxley died of cancer in 1963.
Davisson and DiCaprio will executive produce for Appian Way along with George DiCaprio and Roee Sharon. Andrew Alter and Jason Whitmore will executive produce for Igc Films.
Appian Way launched in 2004 as a...
Huxley’s final book, published in 1962, follows a cynical journalist shipwrecked on the fictional utopian island of Pala in the Indian Ocean. Originally tasked with exploiting Pala’s natural resources, he uncovers an independently developed society and embraces the people, their culture and traditions — including psychedelic adventures and alternative social structures. His experience alters the course of his mission.
Huxlery wrote “Island” as the utopian counterpoint to his most famous work, the 1932 dystopian novel, “Brave New World.” “Island” explores the themes of freedom and the power of human potential. Huxley died of cancer in 1963.
Davisson and DiCaprio will executive produce for Appian Way along with George DiCaprio and Roee Sharon. Andrew Alter and Jason Whitmore will executive produce for Igc Films.
Appian Way launched in 2004 as a...
- 7/30/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Max has a lot to offer in August, with titles to look forward to including the premiere of a brand new Seth Rogen movie called “An American Pickle” on Aug. 6, and Christopher Nolan’s 2008 Batman film “The Dark Knight” out Aug. 1.
The nascent streaming service also shares content with HBO, with new films coming like “Jojo Rabbit” out Aug. 1, “Birds of Prey” out Aug. 15, “Richard Jewell” out Aug. 8, and “Queen & Slim,” out Aug. 22. The upcoming series “Lovecraft County,” which mixes fact and fantasy and takes place in 1950s Jim Crow America, arrives Aug. 16.
Leaving throughout the month include, tragically, all eight “Harry Potter” films, which will be gone after Aug. 25. Other absolute classics like “Good Will Hunting,” “You’ve Got Mail,” and both “Kill Bill” movies will be gone after Aug. 31, so watch them while you can.
Below is the full list of everything coming and going in August.
The nascent streaming service also shares content with HBO, with new films coming like “Jojo Rabbit” out Aug. 1, “Birds of Prey” out Aug. 15, “Richard Jewell” out Aug. 8, and “Queen & Slim,” out Aug. 22. The upcoming series “Lovecraft County,” which mixes fact and fantasy and takes place in 1950s Jim Crow America, arrives Aug. 16.
Leaving throughout the month include, tragically, all eight “Harry Potter” films, which will be gone after Aug. 25. Other absolute classics like “Good Will Hunting,” “You’ve Got Mail,” and both “Kill Bill” movies will be gone after Aug. 31, so watch them while you can.
Below is the full list of everything coming and going in August.
- 7/30/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Sam Rockwell is in talks to join the Amazon Studios biopic on of the country and western singer Merle Haggard.
Rockwell is up for the role of Haggard and will do his own singing of Haggard’s standards.
Based on the Haggard memoir ‘Sing Me Back Home’ the film will be set in the 60s’ and will focus heavily on Merle’s complicated love affair with singer Bonnie Owens – his singing partner and eventual wife. It will also focus on his tumultuous rise from an inmate who served three years at San Quentin – where he was among the prisoners who watched the first prison performance of Johnny Cash in a life-changing moment – to the clubs in vBakersfield hometown, to Capitol Records in Los Angeles.
Robbin Bissell will direct and co-write the script with Merle’s widow Theresa Haggard. Bissell and Haggard will also produce.
Also in news – Cinema release schedules...
Rockwell is up for the role of Haggard and will do his own singing of Haggard’s standards.
Based on the Haggard memoir ‘Sing Me Back Home’ the film will be set in the 60s’ and will focus heavily on Merle’s complicated love affair with singer Bonnie Owens – his singing partner and eventual wife. It will also focus on his tumultuous rise from an inmate who served three years at San Quentin – where he was among the prisoners who watched the first prison performance of Johnny Cash in a life-changing moment – to the clubs in vBakersfield hometown, to Capitol Records in Los Angeles.
Robbin Bissell will direct and co-write the script with Merle’s widow Theresa Haggard. Bissell and Haggard will also produce.
Also in news – Cinema release schedules...
- 7/28/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Jon Hamm is set to make a new advertising pitch, one that will see him taking on the deadpan, stumble-bumming 1980s-era comedy mantle of Chevy Chase with a reboot of Fletch.
Miramax has announced its development of a new Fletch movie, which will see star Hamm co-produce with the studio. The film will be a reboot of the franchise launched by 1985 hit detective comedy Fletch and continued with 1989’s Fletch Lives, which starred Chevy Chase as Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher, an eccentric-but-tenacious L.A. Times reporter who gets scoops the dangerous way while donning an absurd variety of disguises. Like the 1985 hit, the reboot will be a loosely-comedic adaptation of author Gregory McDonald’s 1974-launched series of Fletch detective novels.
As Miramax CEO Bill Block expresses in a statement:
“Fletch’s duration over audiences — whether told on paper or the big screen — entertains all and we could not be more thrilled...
Miramax has announced its development of a new Fletch movie, which will see star Hamm co-produce with the studio. The film will be a reboot of the franchise launched by 1985 hit detective comedy Fletch and continued with 1989’s Fletch Lives, which starred Chevy Chase as Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher, an eccentric-but-tenacious L.A. Times reporter who gets scoops the dangerous way while donning an absurd variety of disguises. Like the 1985 hit, the reboot will be a loosely-comedic adaptation of author Gregory McDonald’s 1974-launched series of Fletch detective novels.
As Miramax CEO Bill Block expresses in a statement:
“Fletch’s duration over audiences — whether told on paper or the big screen — entertains all and we could not be more thrilled...
- 7/15/2020
- by Joseph Baxter
- Den of Geek
Happy Birthday to one of We Are Movie Geeks favorite stars. Clint Eastwood was born on this day in 1930, making him 90 years old today. Last year’s Richard Jewell proved that he actor and two-time Oscar winning director hasn’t let his age slow him down a bit.
We posted a list of his ten best films as an actor on his last birthday, but this list is what the Geeks at We Are Movie Geeks think are his best out of 38 feature films as a director.
10. Mystic River
Mystic River (2003) told the story of three childhood friends, Jimmy, Dan & Sean, who drifted apart after a terrible tragedy & grew up in the same city. Destiny pitted them again & it’s brutal tragedy again. Jimmy’s 19 year old daughter murdered & Dave is the strong suspect. Sean is a cop trying to solve the crime before something unusual done by uncontrollable with situational fix.
We posted a list of his ten best films as an actor on his last birthday, but this list is what the Geeks at We Are Movie Geeks think are his best out of 38 feature films as a director.
10. Mystic River
Mystic River (2003) told the story of three childhood friends, Jimmy, Dan & Sean, who drifted apart after a terrible tragedy & grew up in the same city. Destiny pitted them again & it’s brutal tragedy again. Jimmy’s 19 year old daughter murdered & Dave is the strong suspect. Sean is a cop trying to solve the crime before something unusual done by uncontrollable with situational fix.
- 5/31/2020
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
What a difference a year — and a pandemic — makes. At this time in 2019, Pokémon Detective Pikachu was the No. 1 movie in 72 markets with a $54M frame at the international box office while John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum took out a took out a $35M hit in 66 and Avengers: Endgame still had stones aplenty. As some overseas markets begin to open with the gradual easing of coronavirus lockdowns, and as we ease back into reporting from overseas turnstiles, it is clearly a vastly different picture that includes social distancing and a lack of concessions in some areas. (See below for breakouts on some of the markets that are back in action.)
Though it’s very slow going out there, some offshore markets are edging back into operations and the past weekend saw business in some of the majors, while some smaller hubs are finding patrons eager and others are just inching back to what’s available.
Though it’s very slow going out there, some offshore markets are edging back into operations and the past weekend saw business in some of the majors, while some smaller hubs are finding patrons eager and others are just inching back to what’s available.
- 5/19/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
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