Fight Club, Zodiac, The Social Network, Gone Girl. There's hardly anyone who hasn't seen, let alone heard, all of these movies and the name of the man behind them, David Fincher. From Alien 3 to The Killer with Michael Fassbender, from House of Cards to Love, Death & Robots, Fincher's career is now in its fourth decade and his films have collectively grossed over $2.1 billion. But of course, no matter how original his work, even a director as innovative as Fincher is inspired by the achievements of filmmakers who came before him. Here is a list of 26 films that David Fincher has cited as his favorites.
26 Must-See Movies David Fincher Loves
26. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
25. Chinatown
24. Dr. Strangelove
23. The Godfather Part II
22. Taxi Driver
21. Being There
20. Alien
19. Rear Window
18. Jaws
17. Lawrence of Arabia
16. Zelig
15. Cabaret
14. All That Jazz
13. Paper Moon
12. All the President's Men
11. Citizen Kane
10. 8½
9. The Graduate...
26 Must-See Movies David Fincher Loves
26. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
25. Chinatown
24. Dr. Strangelove
23. The Godfather Part II
22. Taxi Driver
21. Being There
20. Alien
19. Rear Window
18. Jaws
17. Lawrence of Arabia
16. Zelig
15. Cabaret
14. All That Jazz
13. Paper Moon
12. All the President's Men
11. Citizen Kane
10. 8½
9. The Graduate...
- 5/16/2024
- by louise.everitt@startefacts.com (Louise Everitt)
- STartefacts.com
Nothing defined New Hollywood quite like "The Graduate," and for very good reason. The film was chock full of innovation, from the salacious script to the ground-breaking cinematography, but the movie might be best remembered for its incredible cast. The coming-of-age classic features career-defining performances from Anne Bancroft, already a huge star at the time, and Dustin Hoffman, the best actor ever, in one of the first major roles of his long and storied career.
The 1967 film follows Ben, a recent college graduate (as the film's title implies) with an uncertain future and a community of expectant WASPs to answer to. In his summertime languor, he finds his way into the waiting arms of Mrs. Robinson, a middle-aged family friend who persistently pursues our passive hero into his sexual awakening.
Quite a lot of time has passed since 1967. The world is almost unrecognizable now, and yet, today's 20-somethings can still...
The 1967 film follows Ben, a recent college graduate (as the film's title implies) with an uncertain future and a community of expectant WASPs to answer to. In his summertime languor, he finds his way into the waiting arms of Mrs. Robinson, a middle-aged family friend who persistently pursues our passive hero into his sexual awakening.
Quite a lot of time has passed since 1967. The world is almost unrecognizable now, and yet, today's 20-somethings can still...
- 12/25/2023
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
May December is a psychological drama film directed by Todd Haynes, from a screenplay by Samy Burch. The Netflix film is based on a story by Burch and Alex Mechanik. It revolves around an actress Elizabeth Berry as she arrives in Savannah, Georgia to research her new role of Gracie Atherton-Yoo, who was part of a nationwide scandal in 1992. Gracie was caught having sex with 13-year-old Joe. Now, both of them lead a perfect suburban life as a married couple but after the arrival of Elizabeth, some long-dormant feelings bubble up. May December stars Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, and Charles Melton in the lead roles. So, if you loved the Netflix film here are some similar movies you could watch next.
American Beauty Credit – DreamWorks Pictures
Synopsis: Lester’s wife hates him, his daughter Jane regards him with contempt, and his boss is positioning him for the axe. …look closer...
American Beauty Credit – DreamWorks Pictures
Synopsis: Lester’s wife hates him, his daughter Jane regards him with contempt, and his boss is positioning him for the axe. …look closer...
- 12/2/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Movie star John Wayne has quite the history when it comes to his involvement with the Oscars. He understood the politics that went on behind the scenes with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, but he still sought the validation of his peers. As a result, Wayne still played the game and recognized his own works that he felt were most worthy. Wayne once introduced an iconic comedian at the 1970 Oscars, describing him as having “true grit.”
John Wayne was a regular Oscars attendee L-r: John Wayne and Barbra Streisand | Getty Images
Wayne regularly showed up to the Oscars, even though many of his critics thought that he only had the skill to play the same, single character. Nevertheless, he brought a certain star power to the show that only the Western actor could bring. His peers even erupted into thunderous applause when he had his final public speech at the 1979 Oscars ceremony.
John Wayne was a regular Oscars attendee L-r: John Wayne and Barbra Streisand | Getty Images
Wayne regularly showed up to the Oscars, even though many of his critics thought that he only had the skill to play the same, single character. Nevertheless, he brought a certain star power to the show that only the Western actor could bring. His peers even erupted into thunderous applause when he had his final public speech at the 1979 Oscars ceremony.
- 4/9/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Chris Pine has been making us swoon since he first burst onto the scene in the 2006 romantic comedy "Just My Luck," but his very first TV appearance actually happened when he was just 3 years old. In case you weren't aware, Chris's dad is none other than Robert Pine - the actor who famously played Sgt. Joseph Getraer on NBC's "CHiPs" in the late '70s and early '80s - and in 1983, Chris joined his dad on the show as a boy named Christopher. The two teamed up for an adorable duet of "Hurry, Hurry Climb the Ladder" and melted hearts everywhere.
Of course, this isn't the only glimpse we've gotten of their close bond. Robert often steps out to support his son at his movie premieres, and he previously told Men's Journal, "You never encourage your children to attempt this business. It can be just too painful and heartbreaking.
Of course, this isn't the only glimpse we've gotten of their close bond. Robert often steps out to support his son at his movie premieres, and he previously told Men's Journal, "You never encourage your children to attempt this business. It can be just too painful and heartbreaking.
- 3/17/2023
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
For nearly a century, the Western genre has been captivating movie-goers with gun-slinging cowboys who traverse the Wild West. As time progressed and societal norms shifted, so too did the western films of each era. They began to act as windows into contemporary culture rather than reflections of past eras. Western movies have become beloved staples in cinema and continue to thrill viewers today with their daring adventures set against grandiose landscapes.
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Since its birth, the western genre has retained its liveliness and novelty through many decades of existence. Creative filmmakers have continued to deliver their renditions of this classic Western style, keeping it relevant even today.
10 ‘The Hateful Eight’ (2015)
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins
In ‘The Hateful Eight’, Tarantino presents a revisionist-film-meets-spaghetti-western that honors westerns of the 1960s. Think about all those stories of violence,...
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Since its birth, the western genre has retained its liveliness and novelty through many decades of existence. Creative filmmakers have continued to deliver their renditions of this classic Western style, keeping it relevant even today.
10 ‘The Hateful Eight’ (2015)
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins
In ‘The Hateful Eight’, Tarantino presents a revisionist-film-meets-spaghetti-western that honors westerns of the 1960s. Think about all those stories of violence,...
- 3/12/2023
- by Buddy TV
- buddytv.com
American songwriter and composer Burt Bacharach has unfortunately passed away at the age of 94. A recipient of six Grammy and three Academy Awards, Bacharach was also bestowed with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award when he was proclaimed music's "Greatest Living Composer" in 2008. Bacharach always felt like a man out of time in a sense. His ubiquitous compositions could never really be pinned down to one era, and his innate ability to craft unforgettable memories allowed for his songs to stay relevant over multiple decades.
In Bacharach's autobiography, "Anyone Who Had a Heart: My Life and Music," the iconic songster recalled how he became a part of George Roy Hill's pop Western "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" — a decision that would later shower Bacharach with numerous accolades and unprecedented success. The song "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" was written for the 1969 hit starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford,...
In Bacharach's autobiography, "Anyone Who Had a Heart: My Life and Music," the iconic songster recalled how he became a part of George Roy Hill's pop Western "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" — a decision that would later shower Bacharach with numerous accolades and unprecedented success. The song "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" was written for the 1969 hit starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford,...
- 2/9/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
Burt Bacharach, the three-time Oscar-winning and six-time Grammy-winning songwriter, producer, composer and arranger whose vast influence in American popular music stretched from the 1950s into the new millennium, is dead. He passed away Wednesday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles at 94.
His death was announced by his publicist Tina Brausam.
If you were an avid moviegoer or follower of popular music in the decade between the mid-1960s and the mid ’70s, it was impossible to avoid the massively prolific Bacharach’s compositions. His songs, many done in tandem with lyricist Hal David, included some of the biggest tunes of the era and numerous hits with singer Dionne Warwick: “Walk on By,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” “What the World Needs Now,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “Anyone Who Had a Heart,” “Don’t Make Me Over” and the 1966 theme to the Michael Caine feature “Alfie.
His death was announced by his publicist Tina Brausam.
If you were an avid moviegoer or follower of popular music in the decade between the mid-1960s and the mid ’70s, it was impossible to avoid the massively prolific Bacharach’s compositions. His songs, many done in tandem with lyricist Hal David, included some of the biggest tunes of the era and numerous hits with singer Dionne Warwick: “Walk on By,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” “What the World Needs Now,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “Anyone Who Had a Heart,” “Don’t Make Me Over” and the 1966 theme to the Michael Caine feature “Alfie.
- 2/9/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Burt Bacharach, the massively influential composer of dozens of hits like “Walk on By,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” Alfie,” “I Say a Little Prayer” and “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” died of natural causes Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 94.
His death was announced by his publicist Tina Brausam to the Associated Press today.
Bacharach, whose elegantly melodic compositions, arrangements and production seemed an effective and calming response in the 1960s and ’70s to ever-louder rock music, collaborated with lyricist Hal David to provide Dionne Warwick with career-making hits in the early to mid-’60s, including now classics “Don’t Make Me Over,” “Anyone Who Had a Heart,” “Walk On By,” “Alfie,” “I Say a Little Prayer” and “Do You Know the Way to San Jose.”
Along with delivering signature hits to groups like The Carpenters (“Close To You”), Tom Jones (“What’s New Pussycat?...
His death was announced by his publicist Tina Brausam to the Associated Press today.
Bacharach, whose elegantly melodic compositions, arrangements and production seemed an effective and calming response in the 1960s and ’70s to ever-louder rock music, collaborated with lyricist Hal David to provide Dionne Warwick with career-making hits in the early to mid-’60s, including now classics “Don’t Make Me Over,” “Anyone Who Had a Heart,” “Walk On By,” “Alfie,” “I Say a Little Prayer” and “Do You Know the Way to San Jose.”
Along with delivering signature hits to groups like The Carpenters (“Close To You”), Tom Jones (“What’s New Pussycat?...
- 2/9/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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At its 11th annual outing, stars and power players came out en masse for Lacma’s celebrated Art+Film Gala on Saturday, Nov. 5 in Los Angeles.
A bevy of celebrities wore Gucci on the red carpet at the museum, dressed by the long-time supporter of the evening, before heading into a dinner honoring South Korean director Park Chan-wook (whose critically acclaimed Decision to Leave is South Korea’s official entry in the 2023 Oscars after snagging a best director trophy for the auteur in Cannes) and artist Helen Pashgian, a pioneering member of California’s Light and Space art movement.
The benefit — chaired once again by actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Lacma board member Eva Chow with additional support from luxury automaker Audi — last year raised a record 5 million for the museum, funds which serve both its broader mission and support Lacma’s focus on spotlighting film.
At its 11th annual outing, stars and power players came out en masse for Lacma’s celebrated Art+Film Gala on Saturday, Nov. 5 in Los Angeles.
A bevy of celebrities wore Gucci on the red carpet at the museum, dressed by the long-time supporter of the evening, before heading into a dinner honoring South Korean director Park Chan-wook (whose critically acclaimed Decision to Leave is South Korea’s official entry in the 2023 Oscars after snagging a best director trophy for the auteur in Cannes) and artist Helen Pashgian, a pioneering member of California’s Light and Space art movement.
The benefit — chaired once again by actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Lacma board member Eva Chow with additional support from luxury automaker Audi — last year raised a record 5 million for the museum, funds which serve both its broader mission and support Lacma’s focus on spotlighting film.
- 11/6/2022
- by Degen Pener
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
James "Jimmy" Stewart is a beloved national treasure and one of the few Hollywood stars of the golden era who maintained an unimpeachable reputation as a faithful husband and war hero. Despite his public persona as a "gee shucks" goody-two-shoes, Stewart's film roles were often more complex. Audiences in the 1950s struggled to accept Stewart's most dark and twisted role in Hitchcock's "Vertigo," but this wasn't the first time he had dipped his toe in murkier waters.
Stewart was best known for his instantly recognizable voice, a drawn-out drawl that was softly soothing, with line deliveries full of well-timed pauses. Stewart also stammered when his characters got excited or angry, which became another famous and much-imitated trademark. Despite only being an inch taller than Cary Grant, Stewart seemed much taller due to his slender frame and long face. He towered over his leading ladies, which increased the romanticism of...
Stewart was best known for his instantly recognizable voice, a drawn-out drawl that was softly soothing, with line deliveries full of well-timed pauses. Stewart also stammered when his characters got excited or angry, which became another famous and much-imitated trademark. Despite only being an inch taller than Cary Grant, Stewart seemed much taller due to his slender frame and long face. He towered over his leading ladies, which increased the romanticism of...
- 10/25/2022
- by Fiona Underhill
- Slash Film
In silver screen Westerns, fantasy paints over reality. Real-life figures of that era, from lawmen like Wyatt Earp to outlaws like Jesse James, are as much heroes of cinema as fictional ones like the Man with No Name.
"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" is one of the most famous cases of the former. It's also an unusual Western; its focus is foremost on character and comedy, while shootouts are secondary. It has an unconventional structure, with both a half-hour long chase scene that sustains suspense all the way, mixed with leisurely, vignette-structured pacing of contemporary New Hollywood films. When the film debuted in 1969, Westerns were on their way out. Reflecting history and the genre's twilight, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" end with the pair dying at the hands of the Bolivian army.
Screenwriter William Goldman was attracted to the story of Cassidy and Sundance because it was unusual for a cowboy,...
"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" is one of the most famous cases of the former. It's also an unusual Western; its focus is foremost on character and comedy, while shootouts are secondary. It has an unconventional structure, with both a half-hour long chase scene that sustains suspense all the way, mixed with leisurely, vignette-structured pacing of contemporary New Hollywood films. When the film debuted in 1969, Westerns were on their way out. Reflecting history and the genre's twilight, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" end with the pair dying at the hands of the Bolivian army.
Screenwriter William Goldman was attracted to the story of Cassidy and Sundance because it was unusual for a cowboy,...
- 10/24/2022
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
After months of buildup and frenzied tabloid gossip, Olivia Wilde's sophomore feature, "Don't Worry Darling," hit theaters on September 23, 2022. The movie is about a woman named Alice (Florence Pugh), who comes to suspect that the idyllic community where she lives with her husband Jack (Harry Styles) is anything but. As she attempts to discover what is going on at the Victory Project's mysterious headquarters, she finds her sanity slipping as everyone around her says she's imagining things.
The film is a pastiche of sorts that seems almost as if the filmmakers took a bunch of other movies, put them in a blender, and splashed the results across celluloid. Wilde herself said at Cinemacon that the film was inspired by "The Matrix," "Inception," and "The Truman Show" — all films that play with the audience's understanding of what is real and what's imaginary. However, If you've seen "Don't Worry Darling" and those three wildly-popular touchstones,...
The film is a pastiche of sorts that seems almost as if the filmmakers took a bunch of other movies, put them in a blender, and splashed the results across celluloid. Wilde herself said at Cinemacon that the film was inspired by "The Matrix," "Inception," and "The Truman Show" — all films that play with the audience's understanding of what is real and what's imaginary. However, If you've seen "Don't Worry Darling" and those three wildly-popular touchstones,...
- 9/26/2022
- by Eric Langberg
- Slash Film
“Who are those guys?”
Why, it’s Regé-Jean Page and Glen Powell, recent breakouts from “Bridgerton” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” and they’ve just been announced as new spins on the late 60s, anti-establishment, true Western buddy classic, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.”
The project was announced on Thursday as a series for Amazon Prime Video. Its official title is not yet known and the facts are few, other than that the project will be shepherded by Joe and Anthony Russo, directors of “Avengers: Endgame” and “Avengers: Infinity War,” the second and fifth biggest worldwide box office earners in history.
Initial scripts are being written by cousins Kaz and Ryan Firpo, best known for their work on Marvel’s “Eternals.” The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the project is “envisioned as a larger franchise with multiple series and spinoffs.”
George Roy Hill’s 1969 film (written by William Goldman) starring Paul Newman,...
Why, it’s Regé-Jean Page and Glen Powell, recent breakouts from “Bridgerton” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” and they’ve just been announced as new spins on the late 60s, anti-establishment, true Western buddy classic, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.”
The project was announced on Thursday as a series for Amazon Prime Video. Its official title is not yet known and the facts are few, other than that the project will be shepherded by Joe and Anthony Russo, directors of “Avengers: Endgame” and “Avengers: Infinity War,” the second and fifth biggest worldwide box office earners in history.
Initial scripts are being written by cousins Kaz and Ryan Firpo, best known for their work on Marvel’s “Eternals.” The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the project is “envisioned as a larger franchise with multiple series and spinoffs.”
George Roy Hill’s 1969 film (written by William Goldman) starring Paul Newman,...
- 9/16/2022
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
Although "Mad Men" was a show that paid a lot of attention to detail, it did mess up on occasion. For instance, the writing on the sign on the Sterling Cooper building in the early seasons is in the Gil Sans font, a font that was not in popular use until the seventies! Boy, I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder. But for the most part, it's a show that successfully immerses its viewers in the crazy world of the sixties, with the clothes, slang, furniture, and the characters' values all consistently era-appropriate.
That pursuit of full immersion extended into the casting of the extras on the show, who also needed to look like believable upper-class people of the time. This created some problems for the casting directors, because it was often hard to find suitable actors in Los Angeles who met showrunner Matthew Weiner's particular standards.
That pursuit of full immersion extended into the casting of the extras on the show, who also needed to look like believable upper-class people of the time. This created some problems for the casting directors, because it was often hard to find suitable actors in Los Angeles who met showrunner Matthew Weiner's particular standards.
- 8/20/2022
- by Michael Boyle
- Slash Film
Lorcan Finnegan's "Vivarium" is a trippy, frightening, disorienting sci-fi film anchored by Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg's stellar performances as Gemma and Tom, respectively. Gemma is a schoolteacher, and Tom is a handyman. "Vivarium" begins with the couple visiting a local real estate office to buy an affordable house. The agent takes them to Yonder, a new development housing complex made up of identical homes. Within moments of seeing unit nine, the agent disappears. Gemma and Tom try to leave. But no matter where they go or what they do, they end up back at unit nine.
Containing elements of every science fiction subgenre under the sun -- including body horror, alien invasion, and time loops -- "Vivarium" might appear to be a hodgepodge of better films. However, its distinct visual style and frightening exploitation of ennui elevate it. With a dynamite Imogen Poots, "Vivarium" engages audiences with its existential questions and ending.
Containing elements of every science fiction subgenre under the sun -- including body horror, alien invasion, and time loops -- "Vivarium" might appear to be a hodgepodge of better films. However, its distinct visual style and frightening exploitation of ennui elevate it. With a dynamite Imogen Poots, "Vivarium" engages audiences with its existential questions and ending.
- 8/16/2022
- by Chad Collins
- Slash Film
The late, great James Caan who died today had a career that spanned 55 years and included classic films such as Howard Hawks’ El Dorado, Michael Mann’s Thief, Rob Reiner’s Misery, Jon Favreau’s Elf and, of course, Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece, The Godfather.
Almost from the start, Caan was working opposite screen legends like John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Billy Dee Williams, Robert Duvall, Simone Signoret, Katherine Ross and others.
After The Godfather came roles opposite Barbra Streisand, Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, Elliott Gould, Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates, Nicolas Cage, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Joaquin Phoenix and many, many more.
Click through the image above to see photos of his work through the years.
Launch Gallery: James Caan: A Career In Pictures...
Almost from the start, Caan was working opposite screen legends like John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Billy Dee Williams, Robert Duvall, Simone Signoret, Katherine Ross and others.
After The Godfather came roles opposite Barbra Streisand, Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, Elliott Gould, Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates, Nicolas Cage, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Joaquin Phoenix and many, many more.
Click through the image above to see photos of his work through the years.
Launch Gallery: James Caan: A Career In Pictures...
- 7/7/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
In revisiting the tale of fugitive lovers on the run in California’s High Desert, the makers of “The Last Manhunt” sought to correct a story that has remained very much alive for the indigenous Chemehuevi people of the region for more than 100 years.
Produced by Jason Momoa’s On the Roam and directed by Christian Camargo from a script by Thomas Pa’a Sibbett, “The Last Manhunt” opens this year’s inaugural Pioneertown International Film Festival, which takes place May 27-29. The historic movie-set town, home to the popular Pappy & Harriet’s music club, is located near the actual site of the events that transpired in 1909 in and around Twentynine Palms and Joshua Tree National Park.
It was there that Willie Boy met and fell in love with Carlota, the daughter of local tribal chief William Mike. After a confrontation that ends in the death of her father, Willie Boy...
Produced by Jason Momoa’s On the Roam and directed by Christian Camargo from a script by Thomas Pa’a Sibbett, “The Last Manhunt” opens this year’s inaugural Pioneertown International Film Festival, which takes place May 27-29. The historic movie-set town, home to the popular Pappy & Harriet’s music club, is located near the actual site of the events that transpired in 1909 in and around Twentynine Palms and Joshua Tree National Park.
It was there that Willie Boy met and fell in love with Carlota, the daughter of local tribal chief William Mike. After a confrontation that ends in the death of her father, Willie Boy...
- 5/25/2022
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" immediately brings to mind the two titular lead characters, played by Paul Newman and Robert Redford respectively. However, it's important not to forget that Etta Place rounds out the gang as a third member, accompanying the boys on their outlaws' journey from robbing trains in Wyoming to hiding out in Bolivia. The charismatic companion of Sundance was played by Katharine Ross, who, despite her importance to the group chemistry at the heart of the film, was banned from the set when not in front of the camera.
Ross, who had already gained...
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Ross, who had already gained...
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- 3/24/2022
- by Andrew Housman
- Slash Film
Released in 1967, Mike Nichols' coming-of-age comedy "The Graduate" follows an insecure recent college grad named Ben Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) who has an affair with his older neighbor, the seductive Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), then falls for her daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross). Despite knowing about his tryst with her mother and other uncertainties, Elaine becomes interested in Ben. However, her father (Murray Hamilton) forces her to quit college and marry her classmate Carl, whom she briefly dated. Ben travels to the Santa Barbara wedding to stop her, speeding along in his Alfa Romero until it breaks down and he's force to run to the...
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- 2/3/2022
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Director Ron Underwood discusses a few of his favorite westerns with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Speechless (1994)
Heart and Souls (1993)
Stealing Sinatra (2003)
City Slickers (1991)
Tremors (1990) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Tourist Trap (1979) – David DeCoteau’s trailer commentary
The Seduction (1982)
Puppet Master (1989)
The Boondock Saints (1999)
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
Capricorn One (1977) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
Panic In The Streets (1950) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Back When We Were Grownups (2004)
Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell (2018)
Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020)
The Howling (1981) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Red River (1948) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Johnny Guitar (1954) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Searchers (1956)
Seven Samurai (1954) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
The Magnificent Seven (1960) – Jesus Treviño’s trailer commentary
The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Westworld...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Speechless (1994)
Heart and Souls (1993)
Stealing Sinatra (2003)
City Slickers (1991)
Tremors (1990) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Tourist Trap (1979) – David DeCoteau’s trailer commentary
The Seduction (1982)
Puppet Master (1989)
The Boondock Saints (1999)
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
Capricorn One (1977) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
Panic In The Streets (1950) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Back When We Were Grownups (2004)
Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell (2018)
Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020)
The Howling (1981) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Red River (1948) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Johnny Guitar (1954) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Searchers (1956)
Seven Samurai (1954) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
The Magnificent Seven (1960) – Jesus Treviño’s trailer commentary
The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Westworld...
- 2/1/2022
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Writer/director Stephen Chbosky discusses his favorite films with host Josh Olson.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Rent (2005)
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (2012)
Dear Evan Hansen (2021)
Mean Girls (2004)
Footloose (1984)
Grease (1978)
Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)
Wonder (2017)
Trainspotting (1996)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Shop Around The Corner (1940)
You’ve Got Mail (1998)
Can’t Buy Me Love (1987)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Live Like A Cop Die Like A Man (1976)
The Wizard Of Oz (1939) – John Badham’s trailer commentary
Once (2007)
Mean Streets (1973)
Invaders From Mars (1986)
Cabaret (1972) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Heathers (1989) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary
Sing Street (2016)
Star 80 (1983)
All That Jazz (1979) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
The Sound Of Music (1965)
Fiddler On The Roof (1971)
Blow-Up (1966) – Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review
The Graduate (1967) – Neil Labute’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Vertigo (1958) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary, Brian Trenchard-Smith...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Rent (2005)
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (2012)
Dear Evan Hansen (2021)
Mean Girls (2004)
Footloose (1984)
Grease (1978)
Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)
Wonder (2017)
Trainspotting (1996)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Shop Around The Corner (1940)
You’ve Got Mail (1998)
Can’t Buy Me Love (1987)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Live Like A Cop Die Like A Man (1976)
The Wizard Of Oz (1939) – John Badham’s trailer commentary
Once (2007)
Mean Streets (1973)
Invaders From Mars (1986)
Cabaret (1972) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Heathers (1989) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary
Sing Street (2016)
Star 80 (1983)
All That Jazz (1979) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
The Sound Of Music (1965)
Fiddler On The Roof (1971)
Blow-Up (1966) – Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review
The Graduate (1967) – Neil Labute’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Vertigo (1958) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary, Brian Trenchard-Smith...
- 9/21/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
“Two smoldering women made all the danger worthwhile!”… heck, we didn’t even see ’em catch fire. John Wayne is charismatic and Andrew V. McLaglen’s direction is decent for once in this formulaic ‘easy listening’ pot-boiler from the Wayne school of laid-back ’60s entertainment. After winning the Vietnam War, our intrepid action man extinguishes 101 out-of-control oil fires, which appear to happen every twenty minutes. When nothing’s burning, there are plenty of domestic tangles to straighten out with the womenfolk. In support are Katharine Ross, Jim Hutton, Vera Miles, Bruce Cabot and Jay C. Flippen. It’s old-fashioned but not embarrassing — Wayne still has his charm.
Hellfighters
Blu-ray
Mill Creek
1968 / Color/ 2:35 widescreen / 121 min. / Street Date May 4, 2021 / Available from Mill Creek Entertainment / 19.99
Starring: John Wayne, Katharine Ross, Jim Hutton, Vera Miles, Jay C. Flippen, Bruce Cabot, Edward Faulkner, Barbara Stuart, Edmund Hashim, Valentin de Vargas, Frances Fong, Alberto Morin,...
Hellfighters
Blu-ray
Mill Creek
1968 / Color/ 2:35 widescreen / 121 min. / Street Date May 4, 2021 / Available from Mill Creek Entertainment / 19.99
Starring: John Wayne, Katharine Ross, Jim Hutton, Vera Miles, Jay C. Flippen, Bruce Cabot, Edward Faulkner, Barbara Stuart, Edmund Hashim, Valentin de Vargas, Frances Fong, Alberto Morin,...
- 5/29/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
The 4K Ultra HD crowd has a treat in store, for Donnie Boy is back for theatrical quality home screenings. Richard Kelly’s dreamy/morbid teen fantasy has gained in stature in the twenty years (gasp) since the nasty bunny-man ‘Frank’ raised his ugly chrome head… and young Donald’s psychic sci-fi ordeal seems more relevant than ever. Arrow’s 4K-only release shows the label once again proving its mettle in the hard media video biz, with full-res encodings of both the theatrical and director’s extended cuts.
Donnie Darko 4K
4k Ultra HD
Arrow Academy
2001 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 113, 133 min. / Street Date April 27, 2021 / Available from Mvd Entertainment Group
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary McDonnell, Patrick Swayze, Jena Malone, Noah Wyle, Drew Barrymore, Katharine Ross, Beth Grant.
Cinematography: Steven Poster.
Production Design: Alexander Hammond
Film Editors: Sam Bauer, Eric Strand
Original Music: Michael Andrews
Produced by Adam Fields,...
Donnie Darko 4K
4k Ultra HD
Arrow Academy
2001 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 113, 133 min. / Street Date April 27, 2021 / Available from Mvd Entertainment Group
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary McDonnell, Patrick Swayze, Jena Malone, Noah Wyle, Drew Barrymore, Katharine Ross, Beth Grant.
Cinematography: Steven Poster.
Production Design: Alexander Hammond
Film Editors: Sam Bauer, Eric Strand
Original Music: Michael Andrews
Produced by Adam Fields,...
- 5/11/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
As we get ready to bid farewell to the month of April, we have one last slate of home media releases this week to look forward to, and there are some really fun titles headed home that genre fans do not want to miss out on. Arrow is showing Donnie Darko some love this Tuesday in 4K with their 2-Disc Limited Edition Collector’s Set, and they’ve also put together a Steelbook edition for Elvira: Mistress of the Dark as well.
Severin Films is also keeping busy with their release of Joe D’Amato’s Deep Blood and Vinegar Syndrome is resurrecting both Rush Week and Last Gasp in HD as well. Other releases for April 27th include Werewolves on Wheels, Murder Bury Win, The Time Travelers, Beware the Children, Berserkers, Bad Witch and Pipeline.
Deep Blood
In a career that forever raised the bar for everything from hookers, cannibals and necrophiles to Ator,...
Severin Films is also keeping busy with their release of Joe D’Amato’s Deep Blood and Vinegar Syndrome is resurrecting both Rush Week and Last Gasp in HD as well. Other releases for April 27th include Werewolves on Wheels, Murder Bury Win, The Time Travelers, Beware the Children, Berserkers, Bad Witch and Pipeline.
Deep Blood
In a career that forever raised the bar for everything from hookers, cannibals and necrophiles to Ator,...
- 4/26/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
The Donnie Darko 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray 2-Disc Limited Edition Collector’s Set will be available April 27th from Arrow Video
I Want You To Watch The Movie Screen. There S Something I Want To Show You.
Donnie is a troubled high school student: in therapy, prone to sleepwalking and in possession of an imaginary friend, a six-foot rabbit named Frank, who tells him the world is going to end in 28 days, 06 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds. During that time he will navigate teenage life, narrowly avoid death in the form of a falling jet engine, follow Frank s maladjusted instructions and try to maintain the space-time continuum.Donnie Darko combines an eye-catching, eclectic cast pre-stardom Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, heartthrob Patrick Swayze, former child star Drew Barrymore, Oscar nominees Mary McDonnell and Katharine Ross, and television favorite Noah Wyle and an evocative soundtrack of 80s classics by Echo and the Bunnymen,...
I Want You To Watch The Movie Screen. There S Something I Want To Show You.
Donnie is a troubled high school student: in therapy, prone to sleepwalking and in possession of an imaginary friend, a six-foot rabbit named Frank, who tells him the world is going to end in 28 days, 06 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds. During that time he will navigate teenage life, narrowly avoid death in the form of a falling jet engine, follow Frank s maladjusted instructions and try to maintain the space-time continuum.Donnie Darko combines an eye-catching, eclectic cast pre-stardom Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, heartthrob Patrick Swayze, former child star Drew Barrymore, Oscar nominees Mary McDonnell and Katharine Ross, and television favorite Noah Wyle and an evocative soundtrack of 80s classics by Echo and the Bunnymen,...
- 3/30/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Jodie Foster is the new Aaron Taylor-Johnson. The two-time Oscar winner pulled off a Golden Globe upset in Best Supporting Actress for “The Mauritanian” last month, but she was Mia from Monday’s Oscar lineup, becoming the fifth Globe winner not to earn a corresponding supporting actress Oscar nomination and first in 44 years.
The last Globe champ and Oscar snubbee was Katharine Ross for 1976’s “Voyage of the Damned.” Before that, Katy Jurado of “High Noon” (1952), Hermione Gingold of “Gigi” (1958) and Karen Black of “The Great Gatsby” (1974) all failed to convert their Globe gold into an Oscar bid.
In terms of the men, eight supporting actor Globe champs have been overlooked by the academy, mostly in the ’50s and ’60s. Taylor-Johnson was the most recent one to be blanked. Like Foster, he won the Globe in a shocker, for 2016’s “Nocturnal Animals,” but the academy opted to nominate his co-star Michael Shannon instead.
The last Globe champ and Oscar snubbee was Katharine Ross for 1976’s “Voyage of the Damned.” Before that, Katy Jurado of “High Noon” (1952), Hermione Gingold of “Gigi” (1958) and Karen Black of “The Great Gatsby” (1974) all failed to convert their Globe gold into an Oscar bid.
In terms of the men, eight supporting actor Globe champs have been overlooked by the academy, mostly in the ’50s and ’60s. Taylor-Johnson was the most recent one to be blanked. Like Foster, he won the Globe in a shocker, for 2016’s “Nocturnal Animals,” but the academy opted to nominate his co-star Michael Shannon instead.
- 3/15/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
The members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association mostly used a rubber stamp to fill out the TV portion of their Golden Globe ballots this year, saving most of the organization’s traditional chaotic energy for the film categories instead. In one of the most surprising but also welcome moments of the evening, Jodie Foster took home the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in “The Mauritanian.”
Foster was in fourth place in Gold Derby’s odds heading into the Globes, behind Amanda Seyfried (“Mank”), Glenn Close (“Hillbilly Elegy”) and Olivia Colman (“The Father”), and leading Helena Zengel (“News of the World”). So what does this win mean for Foster’s chances at the Oscars? Well, let’s put it this way: The last actress who won the Golden Globe for supporting actress and was then snubbed by the academy was Katharine Ross, for “Voyage of the Damned...
Foster was in fourth place in Gold Derby’s odds heading into the Globes, behind Amanda Seyfried (“Mank”), Glenn Close (“Hillbilly Elegy”) and Olivia Colman (“The Father”), and leading Helena Zengel (“News of the World”). So what does this win mean for Foster’s chances at the Oscars? Well, let’s put it this way: The last actress who won the Golden Globe for supporting actress and was then snubbed by the academy was Katharine Ross, for “Voyage of the Damned...
- 3/3/2021
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted the 2021 Golden Globes Awards on Sunday, February 25 in a live virtual ceremony on NBC. A whopping 25 Golden Globes were handed out over the course of three hours in categories celebrating the best in film and television for the calendar year 2020.
Read our 2021 Golden Globes live blog below where editors and contributors react to all the winners, losers, speeches and moments from Sunday night. Providing hot takes and factoids are Chris Beachum, Charles Bright, Marcus James Dixon, Joyce Eng, Luca Giliberti, Kevin Jacobsen, Jeffrey Kare, Zach Laws, Rob Licuria, Daniel Montgomery and Tony Ruiz.
See 2021 Golden Globes winners: Full list in all 25 categories [Updating Live]
Tony Ruiz: I’d love to say goodbye to this ceremony
Luca Giliberti: I didn’t predict it, but thank god Nomadland won. What a beautiful movie!
Rob Licuria: “We don’t say goodbye. We say, ‘see you down the road’” … perfection.
Read our 2021 Golden Globes live blog below where editors and contributors react to all the winners, losers, speeches and moments from Sunday night. Providing hot takes and factoids are Chris Beachum, Charles Bright, Marcus James Dixon, Joyce Eng, Luca Giliberti, Kevin Jacobsen, Jeffrey Kare, Zach Laws, Rob Licuria, Daniel Montgomery and Tony Ruiz.
See 2021 Golden Globes winners: Full list in all 25 categories [Updating Live]
Tony Ruiz: I’d love to say goodbye to this ceremony
Luca Giliberti: I didn’t predict it, but thank god Nomadland won. What a beautiful movie!
Rob Licuria: “We don’t say goodbye. We say, ‘see you down the road’” … perfection.
- 3/1/2021
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Two years after John Ireland (“All the King’s Men”) became the first supporting Oscar nominee to deliver a longer performance than a lead nominee from the same film (Broderick Crawford) in 1949, Kim Hunter (“A Streetcar Named Desire”) did the same versus Marlon Brando. Since then, nine more Best Supporting Actress nominees have had higher screen time totals than a co-star nominated in a lead rce. Here is a look at each instance, in order from lowest screen time difference to highest.
1961: Mary Ure (“Sons and Lovers”) – 21 minutes, 4 seconds
0 minutes, 50 seconds over Trevor Howard
Although she is absent from nearly all of the first half of “Sons and Lovers,” Ure still manages to appear in over 20% of the film. Up to that point, less than half of all Best Supporting Actress-nominated performances had reached that mark. Howard’s performance, on the other hand, did not reach that percentage, but he received a lead nomination regardless.
1961: Mary Ure (“Sons and Lovers”) – 21 minutes, 4 seconds
0 minutes, 50 seconds over Trevor Howard
Although she is absent from nearly all of the first half of “Sons and Lovers,” Ure still manages to appear in over 20% of the film. Up to that point, less than half of all Best Supporting Actress-nominated performances had reached that mark. Howard’s performance, on the other hand, did not reach that percentage, but he received a lead nomination regardless.
- 1/25/2021
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Katharine Ross sounds like someone that was adamant in telling people that she wasn’t a movie star even as she continued to show up in various movies and productions through the course of her career. It also sounds as though she was dropped and then picked up and then pushed to the back a couple of times in the earliest years of her career, a trial of sorts that saw her continuing to audition and seek out roles with enough success to stay the course until her career started to experience an upswing in the late 60s and into the
Whatever Happened to Katharine Ross?...
Whatever Happened to Katharine Ross?...
- 12/23/2020
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
Rachel Lindsay has made it known that she's a huge fan of Clare Crawley, but she's not such a huge fan of how ABC is promoting her season of The Bachelorette. The latest piece of promo turned quite a few heads, mostly because of the classic movie it references. A new poster features Clare in jeans and a blazer. She's leaning against a wall, while in the foreground, a man is putting on a sock. It's a gender-flipped version of the poster for The Graduate, which is a 1967 movie about an affair between 21-year-old Benjamin (Dustin Hoffman) and the much older Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft). Benjamin then falls for Mrs. Robinson's much more age-appropriate daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross). The...
- 8/28/2020
- E! Online
The great Larry Wilmore joins us to share some very personal double features.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
1917 (2019)
Animal Crackers (1930)
Duck Soup (1933)
My Little Chickadee (1940)
A Night At The Opera (1935)
A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
The Parallax View (1974)
Singin’ In The Rain (1952)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Jaws (1975)
The Stepford Wives (1975)
The Party (1968)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Richard Pryor: Live In Concert (1979)
Richard Pryor: Live And Smokin’ (1971)
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Lenny (1974)
The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009)
Lolita (1962)
Caligula (1979)
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
The Elephant Man (1980)
What Would Jack Do? (2020)
Blue Velvet (1986)
The Apartment (1960)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Double Indemnity (1944)
The Sting (1973)
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
1917 (2019)
Animal Crackers (1930)
Duck Soup (1933)
My Little Chickadee (1940)
A Night At The Opera (1935)
A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
The Parallax View (1974)
Singin’ In The Rain (1952)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Jaws (1975)
The Stepford Wives (1975)
The Party (1968)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Richard Pryor: Live In Concert (1979)
Richard Pryor: Live And Smokin’ (1971)
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Lenny (1974)
The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009)
Lolita (1962)
Caligula (1979)
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
The Elephant Man (1980)
What Would Jack Do? (2020)
Blue Velvet (1986)
The Apartment (1960)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Double Indemnity (1944)
The Sting (1973)
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid...
- 3/10/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Buck Henry, the legendary screenwriter behind The Graduate and What’s Up, Doc? who also co-created Get Smart and was a regular presence in the early years of Saturday Night Live, died tonight of a heart attack at Cedars-Sinai Health Center in Los Angeles. He was 89.
A family member confirmed the news to Deadline.
Henry scored a pair of Oscar nominations — one for his and Calder Willingham’s adapted screenplay for The Graduate and another for directing with Warren Beatty the 1978 movie Heaven Can Wait. He also won a writing Emmy in 1967 for Get Smart, the spy spoof he created with Mel Brooks, among many other accolades.
He became a familiar face to a new generation of TV viewers by hosting Saturday Night Live several times during its first five seasons. He might be best remembered as John Belushi’s foil in the classic “Samurai” skits.
Henry also had more...
A family member confirmed the news to Deadline.
Henry scored a pair of Oscar nominations — one for his and Calder Willingham’s adapted screenplay for The Graduate and another for directing with Warren Beatty the 1978 movie Heaven Can Wait. He also won a writing Emmy in 1967 for Get Smart, the spy spoof he created with Mel Brooks, among many other accolades.
He became a familiar face to a new generation of TV viewers by hosting Saturday Night Live several times during its first five seasons. He might be best remembered as John Belushi’s foil in the classic “Samurai” skits.
Henry also had more...
- 1/9/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Looking to do more than just betting your hearts out with Betway on th.betway88.com?
Don’t worry – you also have a great many Netflix movies to watch. Yes, Netflix can be yet another way to spend your weekend than just trying out your luck on Betway.
Netflix has an amazing collection of movies, originals as well as those by other companies. Here are some of the most highly recommended movies you can watch right now!
1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Based on the Chinese novel by Wang Dulu and directed by Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is known to be one of the most impactful and successful martial arts movies. Its story, cinematography, and fight sequences are totally worth watching, as it is the highest-grossing foreign language movie in the history of the United States.
2. Apollo 13 (1995)
It stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton and is...
Don’t worry – you also have a great many Netflix movies to watch. Yes, Netflix can be yet another way to spend your weekend than just trying out your luck on Betway.
Netflix has an amazing collection of movies, originals as well as those by other companies. Here are some of the most highly recommended movies you can watch right now!
1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Based on the Chinese novel by Wang Dulu and directed by Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is known to be one of the most impactful and successful martial arts movies. Its story, cinematography, and fight sequences are totally worth watching, as it is the highest-grossing foreign language movie in the history of the United States.
2. Apollo 13 (1995)
It stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton and is...
- 4/21/2019
- by AMP Training
- AsianMoviePulse
by Nathaniel R
With just 2 days to go until Oscar let's talk famous couples who've both been Oscar blessed. This year we have loved the offscreen symmetry of A Star is Born's Sam Elliott finally having an Oscar nomination to match his beautiful wife's; Katharine Ross was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Graduate (1967) and now Elliott has a matching nomination in Supporting Actor just before their 25th wedding anniversary. They were married around the time Elliott started work on Mask (1985) and Ross started work on the Dynasty spinoff The Colbys (1985-1987). They co-starred together just last year (albeit briefly) when Ross played Elliott's character's ex-wife in The Hero (2017).
It's fairly rare for two members of a couple to win or be nominated for Oscars while they're together (lots of Hollywood relationships being short-lived) but the gold standard is surely Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward...
With just 2 days to go until Oscar let's talk famous couples who've both been Oscar blessed. This year we have loved the offscreen symmetry of A Star is Born's Sam Elliott finally having an Oscar nomination to match his beautiful wife's; Katharine Ross was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Graduate (1967) and now Elliott has a matching nomination in Supporting Actor just before their 25th wedding anniversary. They were married around the time Elliott started work on Mask (1985) and Ross started work on the Dynasty spinoff The Colbys (1985-1987). They co-starred together just last year (albeit briefly) when Ross played Elliott's character's ex-wife in The Hero (2017).
It's fairly rare for two members of a couple to win or be nominated for Oscars while they're together (lots of Hollywood relationships being short-lived) but the gold standard is surely Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward...
- 2/22/2019
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
1973: The Doctors' Carolee received more bad news.
1976: Ryan's Hope's Faith taped a note to her captor's back.
1985: Santa Barbara's Carnation Killer murdered Veronica.
2008: Billy Magnussen debuted as Casey on As the World Turns."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1945: Procter & Gamble bought Spic and Span for $1.9 million. It would later become one of the sponsors for P&G soaps for decades (most notably Search for Tomorrow).
1965: Actor John Larkin died at age 52. He starred as the original Mike Karr in The Edge of Night,...
1976: Ryan's Hope's Faith taped a note to her captor's back.
1985: Santa Barbara's Carnation Killer murdered Veronica.
2008: Billy Magnussen debuted as Casey on As the World Turns."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1945: Procter & Gamble bought Spic and Span for $1.9 million. It would later become one of the sponsors for P&G soaps for decades (most notably Search for Tomorrow).
1965: Actor John Larkin died at age 52. He starred as the original Mike Karr in The Edge of Night,...
- 1/29/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
It’s impossible to have any discussion about actor and icon Sam Elliott without mentioning That Voice. Simultaneously rough and smooth, like gravel coated in melted butter, that distinctive, husky sound seems to emanate not from Elliott’s throat, but his very soul.
Filmmaker Brett Haley, who has made two recent films with Elliott, calls it “the most beautiful voice ever, special and singular.”
Bradley Cooper found it so distinctive, he used it as a launchpad for his character, country singer Jackson Maine, in his directorial debut “A Star Is Born” — and then cast Elliott as his brother, Bobby.
“We had never met and so I felt like I was taking a gamble,” Cooper admits of the day he invited Elliott over to his house to talk about the film. “I said, ‘I’m going to play something for you, and this might sound weird.’” He proceeded to play a...
Filmmaker Brett Haley, who has made two recent films with Elliott, calls it “the most beautiful voice ever, special and singular.”
Bradley Cooper found it so distinctive, he used it as a launchpad for his character, country singer Jackson Maine, in his directorial debut “A Star Is Born” — and then cast Elliott as his brother, Bobby.
“We had never met and so I felt like I was taking a gamble,” Cooper admits of the day he invited Elliott over to his house to talk about the film. “I said, ‘I’m going to play something for you, and this might sound weird.’” He proceeded to play a...
- 1/7/2019
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Peter Masterson, the actor, director and writer from Houston known for his wide-ranging work on The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The Trip to Bountiful, The Exorcist and The Stepford Wives, has died. He was 84.
Masterson suffered from Parkinson's disease and died Wednesday at his home in Kinderhook, New York, after a fall, the Houston Chronicle reported.
In The Stepford Wives (1975), Masterson portrayed Walter Eberhart, the husband of Katharine Ross' character, and his real-life daughter, Mary Stuart Masterson, played 8-year-old Kim.
In the Chronicle article, the actress called Masterson "the best father imaginable and a real inspiration to me creatively,...
Masterson suffered from Parkinson's disease and died Wednesday at his home in Kinderhook, New York, after a fall, the Houston Chronicle reported.
In The Stepford Wives (1975), Masterson portrayed Walter Eberhart, the husband of Katharine Ross' character, and his real-life daughter, Mary Stuart Masterson, played 8-year-old Kim.
In the Chronicle article, the actress called Masterson "the best father imaginable and a real inspiration to me creatively,...
- 12/20/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Peter Masterson, the actor, director and writer from Houston known for his wide-ranging work on The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The Trip to Bountiful, The Exorcist and The Stepford Wives, has died. He was 84.
Masterson suffered from Parkinson's disease and died Wednesday at his home in Kinderhook, New York, after a fall, the Houston Chronicle reported.
In The Stepford Wives (1975), Masterson portrayed Walter Eberhart, the husband of Katharine Ross' character, and his real-life daughter, Mary Stuart Masterson, played 8-year-old Kim.
In the Chronicle article, the actress called Masterson "the best father imaginable and a real inspiration to me creatively,...
Masterson suffered from Parkinson's disease and died Wednesday at his home in Kinderhook, New York, after a fall, the Houston Chronicle reported.
In The Stepford Wives (1975), Masterson portrayed Walter Eberhart, the husband of Katharine Ross' character, and his real-life daughter, Mary Stuart Masterson, played 8-year-old Kim.
In the Chronicle article, the actress called Masterson "the best father imaginable and a real inspiration to me creatively,...
- 12/20/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sam Elliott sat quietly in his elegant tux at the Warner Bros. table, where Clint Eastwood was making “Crazy Rich Asians” star Michelle Yeoh laugh. But the “A Star Is Born” Oscar contender was not in a jovial mood. “The fire came over the Malibu ridge,” he said. He and wife Katharine Ross stayed to save their house by pouring water on it. “But we have no power. This all seems very surreal.” He knows many others who did lose their homes.
The ongoing fires cast a pall over the 10th annual Governors Awards, which is a night for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to congratulate its own without worrying about winning or losing. The Governors Awards celebrated five icons on Sunday night at Hollywood & Highland, but cut back the red carpet to photos only due to the California wildfires. Academy president John Bailey opened the event...
The ongoing fires cast a pall over the 10th annual Governors Awards, which is a night for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to congratulate its own without worrying about winning or losing. The Governors Awards celebrated five icons on Sunday night at Hollywood & Highland, but cut back the red carpet to photos only due to the California wildfires. Academy president John Bailey opened the event...
- 11/19/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Sam Elliott sat quietly in his elegant tux at the Warner Bros. table, where Clint Eastwood was making “Crazy Rich Asians” star Michelle Yeoh laugh. But the “A Star Is Born” Oscar contender was not in a jovial mood. “The fire came over the Malibu ridge,” he said. He and wife Katharine Ross stayed to save their house by pouring water on it. “But we have no power. This all seems very surreal.” He knows many others who did lose their homes.
The ongoing fires cast a pall over the 10th annual Governors Awards, which is a night for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to congratulate its own without worrying about winning or losing. The Governors Awards celebrated five icons on Sunday night at Hollywood & Highland, but cut back the red carpet to photos only due to the California wildfires. Academy president John Bailey opened the event...
The ongoing fires cast a pall over the 10th annual Governors Awards, which is a night for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to congratulate its own without worrying about winning or losing. The Governors Awards celebrated five icons on Sunday night at Hollywood & Highland, but cut back the red carpet to photos only due to the California wildfires. Academy president John Bailey opened the event...
- 11/19/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Before he arrived at the Governors Awards on Sunday night, Sam Elliott had to cross a police barricade in his tuxedo and pick up some propane. Like many of his fellow Californians, Elliott had just rode out a frightening wildfire in his home in Malibu, where he and his wife, Katharine Ross, stayed and poured water on their property, watching as flames consumed their neighborhood.
Their house survived, but to head from burned-out Malibu to the black-tie dinner at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center — where the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences conferred ...
Their house survived, but to head from burned-out Malibu to the black-tie dinner at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center — where the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences conferred ...
- 11/19/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Before he arrived at the Governors Awards on Sunday night, Sam Elliott had to cross a police barricade in his tuxedo and pick up some propane. Like many of his fellow Californians, Elliott had just rode out a frightening wildfire in his home in Malibu, where he and his wife, Katharine Ross, stayed and poured water on their property, watching as flames consumed their neighborhood.
Their house survived, but to head from burned-out Malibu to the black-tie dinner at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center — where the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences conferred ...
Their house survived, but to head from burned-out Malibu to the black-tie dinner at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center — where the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences conferred ...
- 11/19/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
It’s time to celebrate the Irwin Allen disaster epics for what they are — huge, indigestible spectacles that first seem funny and then congeal into a cinematic badness that words cannot describe. This sprawling ordeal tortures good actors and shatters every limit of audience patience. I alone have survived to tell thee. Is a fair review even possible?
The Swarm
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1978 / Color / 2:40 widescreen / 156 116 min. /Extended Edition / Street Date September 25, 2018 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Richard Chamberlain, Olivia de Havilland, Ben Johnson, Lee Grant, José Ferrer, Patty Duke, Slim Pickens, Bradford Dillman, Fred MacMurray, Henry Fonda, Cameron Mitchell, Christian Juttner, Alejandro Rey.
Cinematography: Fred J. Koenekamp
Film Editor: Harold F. Kress
Visual Effects: L.B. Abbott
Original Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Written by Stirling Silliphant, from the novel by Arthur Herzog
Produced and Directed by Irwin Allen
“I never dreamed that it would...
The Swarm
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1978 / Color / 2:40 widescreen / 156 116 min. /Extended Edition / Street Date September 25, 2018 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Richard Chamberlain, Olivia de Havilland, Ben Johnson, Lee Grant, José Ferrer, Patty Duke, Slim Pickens, Bradford Dillman, Fred MacMurray, Henry Fonda, Cameron Mitchell, Christian Juttner, Alejandro Rey.
Cinematography: Fred J. Koenekamp
Film Editor: Harold F. Kress
Visual Effects: L.B. Abbott
Original Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Written by Stirling Silliphant, from the novel by Arthur Herzog
Produced and Directed by Irwin Allen
“I never dreamed that it would...
- 10/13/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Fifty years ago, the 40th Academy Awards proved to be a watershed moment. The five Best Picture nominees — and eventual winner — all echoed the changing, turbulent times, not just in cinema but society, underscored by a tragedy that occurred the week before: Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination.
King’s April 4, 1968, assassination delayed the Oscars by two days, to April 10, and Gregory Peck, then-academy president, opened the show with remarks about the late civil rights activist and his impact.
“Society has always been reflected in its art and one measure of Dr. King’s influence on the society we live in is that of the five films nominated for Best Picture of the year, two dealt with subject of understanding between the races,” Peck said.
Those two films also both starred the No. 1 box office champ of the year, the first black Best Actor Oscar winner, Sidney Poitier (1963’s “Lilies of the Field...
King’s April 4, 1968, assassination delayed the Oscars by two days, to April 10, and Gregory Peck, then-academy president, opened the show with remarks about the late civil rights activist and his impact.
“Society has always been reflected in its art and one measure of Dr. King’s influence on the society we live in is that of the five films nominated for Best Picture of the year, two dealt with subject of understanding between the races,” Peck said.
Those two films also both starred the No. 1 box office champ of the year, the first black Best Actor Oscar winner, Sidney Poitier (1963’s “Lilies of the Field...
- 2/26/2018
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
A conniving couple meets their match when they cross paths with a sinister stranger in the psychological thriller Games, and with the 1967 film now on Blu-ray from Scream Factory, we've been provided with three copies to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers.
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- 2/17/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
1973: The Doctors' Carolee received more bad news.
1976: Ryan's Hope's Faith taped a note to her captor's back.
1985: Santa Barbara's Carnation Killer murdered Veronica.
2008: Billy Magnussen debuted as Casey on As the World Turns."Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results."
― Machiavelli
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1945: Procter & Gamble bought Spic and Span for $1.9 million. It would later become one...
1976: Ryan's Hope's Faith taped a note to her captor's back.
1985: Santa Barbara's Carnation Killer murdered Veronica.
2008: Billy Magnussen debuted as Casey on As the World Turns."Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results."
― Machiavelli
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1945: Procter & Gamble bought Spic and Span for $1.9 million. It would later become one...
- 1/30/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
The Women’s Liberation Movement, or more commonly known as Women’s Lib, was in full swing by the mid-’70s. The fight for equality raged on from the late ’60s until…well, what time have you got? It was only natural for the arts to comment on the growing and vocal discontent within the feminist community, and so it was that The Stepford Wives (1975) hit the screen (based on the Ira Levin novel) with a resounding thud. Regardless, it plays as a witty indictment of male morals and suburban blandness.
Distributed by Columbia Pictures in mid-February, The Stepford Wives only brought in $4 million, was wildly derided by critics who thought it hit none of its intended targets, and screenwriter William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) disagreed with many of the changes imposed by British director Bryan Forbes (International Velvet). Disgruntlements aside, it holds up remarkably well and...
Distributed by Columbia Pictures in mid-February, The Stepford Wives only brought in $4 million, was wildly derided by critics who thought it hit none of its intended targets, and screenwriter William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) disagreed with many of the changes imposed by British director Bryan Forbes (International Velvet). Disgruntlements aside, it holds up remarkably well and...
- 1/27/2018
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
John Oliver dubbed his recent confrontation with Dustin Hoffman a failure in a new interview on Sky One's The Russell Howard Hour. The Last Week Tonight host grilled the famous actor about sexual misconduct allegations earlier this month.
In the weeks leading up to a December 4th panel honoring the 20th anniversary of the Hoffman film Wag the Dog, the actor was accused by multiple women of groping and making inappropriate comments. "I knew the stories were out there, and I heard there were a few more coming, so [bringing them up] felt unavoidable,...
In the weeks leading up to a December 4th panel honoring the 20th anniversary of the Hoffman film Wag the Dog, the actor was accused by multiple women of groping and making inappropriate comments. "I knew the stories were out there, and I heard there were a few more coming, so [bringing them up] felt unavoidable,...
- 12/26/2017
- Rollingstone.com
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