The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is set to break ground next month on a 15,000-square-foot facility at the union’s mid-Wilshire headquarters that will be a central hub for the foundation’s educational, career development and event activities in the Los Angeles area.
The Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists will be built on the 10th floor of SAG-AFTRA’s longtime home in the famed Museum Square building. It’s expected to open its doors early next year, thanks to support from its namesake, the three-time Oscar winner who is one of the most renowned actors of all time. The facility will also feature the Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson Screening Room, equipped with high-end technology to host screenings, panels and educational programs.
News of the Meryl Streep Center was unveiled Sunday evening by SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B. Vance, just as the 29th annual SAG Awards got under way at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel.
The Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists will be built on the 10th floor of SAG-AFTRA’s longtime home in the famed Museum Square building. It’s expected to open its doors early next year, thanks to support from its namesake, the three-time Oscar winner who is one of the most renowned actors of all time. The facility will also feature the Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson Screening Room, equipped with high-end technology to host screenings, panels and educational programs.
News of the Meryl Streep Center was unveiled Sunday evening by SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B. Vance, just as the 29th annual SAG Awards got under way at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel.
- 2/27/2023
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
We still haven’t heard any release information on The Wrath of Becky, a sequel to the very cool “ultra violent Home Alone” thriller Becky (watch it Here, read the 9/10 review the film received from our own Lance Vlcek Here)… but while we wait for that information, the producers at Yale Productions have unveiled a poster for the film, and you can check that out at the bottom of this article.
While the first Becky was directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion from a screenplay by Nick Morris, Ruckus Skye, and Lane Skye, The Wrath of Becky has been written and directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote. Angel and Coote previously directed the Netflix thrillers The Open House and Hypnotic. The sequel has the following synopsis: After living off the grid for two years, Becky finds herself going toe to toe against Darryl, the leader of a fascist organization,...
While the first Becky was directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion from a screenplay by Nick Morris, Ruckus Skye, and Lane Skye, The Wrath of Becky has been written and directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote. Angel and Coote previously directed the Netflix thrillers The Open House and Hypnotic. The sequel has the following synopsis: After living off the grid for two years, Becky finds herself going toe to toe against Darryl, the leader of a fascist organization,...
- 2/24/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Meredith Grey is scrubbing out.
“Grey’s Anatomy” said goodbye to the end of an era as longtime star Ellen Pompeo and her beloved character bid farewell in her last episode as a series regular in Thursday’s emotional winter premiere. Titled “I’ll Follow the Sun”, a reference to the 1964 Beatles song, the doctors at Grey Sloan plan a surprise send-off on Meredith’s last day at the hospital, as they toast to her one last time before she begins her new life in Boston.
“You know, once upon a time, you were the bane of my existence, but no, you grew up to become one of my points of pride,” Dr. Bailey said before choking up.
“Dr. Grey, what Dr. Bailey is trying to say is that this place won’t be the same without you,” Dr. Webber said before officially sending Meredith off to Boston.
Meredith made sure...
“Grey’s Anatomy” said goodbye to the end of an era as longtime star Ellen Pompeo and her beloved character bid farewell in her last episode as a series regular in Thursday’s emotional winter premiere. Titled “I’ll Follow the Sun”, a reference to the 1964 Beatles song, the doctors at Grey Sloan plan a surprise send-off on Meredith’s last day at the hospital, as they toast to her one last time before she begins her new life in Boston.
“You know, once upon a time, you were the bane of my existence, but no, you grew up to become one of my points of pride,” Dr. Bailey said before choking up.
“Dr. Grey, what Dr. Bailey is trying to say is that this place won’t be the same without you,” Dr. Webber said before officially sending Meredith off to Boston.
Meredith made sure...
- 2/24/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Spoiler Alert: This essay contains spoilers from “I’ll Follow the Sun,” the Feb. 23 episode of “Grey’s Anatomy.”
From her first episode as Dr. Meredith Grey on March 27, 2005 — when “Grey’s Anatomy” premiered on ABC and became a once-in-a-generation pop-culture sensation — to what’s being billed as a goodbye episode on Feb. 23, 2023, Ellen Pompeo could forge chemistry with anyone. Along with its lexicon-changing writing and intricate yet rowdy plotting by Shonda Rhimes, what’s made “Grey’s Anatomy” a phenomenon was watching Meredith just live her life. She was a character network television never seen before: a brilliant woman whose life had been marred by tragedy, yet who wasn’t going to let her dark and twisty past get in her way. Meredith had a lot of fun; she saved a lot of lives; she had a lot of sex.
And it was her relationships that made “Grey’s Anatomy” stand out at first.
From her first episode as Dr. Meredith Grey on March 27, 2005 — when “Grey’s Anatomy” premiered on ABC and became a once-in-a-generation pop-culture sensation — to what’s being billed as a goodbye episode on Feb. 23, 2023, Ellen Pompeo could forge chemistry with anyone. Along with its lexicon-changing writing and intricate yet rowdy plotting by Shonda Rhimes, what’s made “Grey’s Anatomy” a phenomenon was watching Meredith just live her life. She was a character network television never seen before: a brilliant woman whose life had been marred by tragedy, yet who wasn’t going to let her dark and twisty past get in her way. Meredith had a lot of fun; she saved a lot of lives; she had a lot of sex.
And it was her relationships that made “Grey’s Anatomy” stand out at first.
- 2/24/2023
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Tl;Dr:
Mike Love discussed what he contributed to The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations.”He said “It’s probably the most avant-garde song of its time from our point of view.”Love put the song in the context of two left-wing political movements of the 1960s. The Beach Boys | Michael Ochs Archives / Stringer
Mike Love said The Beach Boys‘ “Good Vibrations” is one of his favorite songs from the band’s catalog. In addition, he explained the meaning of “Good Vibrations.” Notably, “Good Vibrations” reached a milestone that The Beach Boys would not reach again until they put out “Kokomo” over two decades later.
Mike Love discussed his contributions to The Beach Boys’ ‘Good Vibrations’
During a 2022 interview with Uncut, Love said “Good Vibrations” was one of his favorite songs by The Beach Boys. “I wrote the words, I came up with ‘I’m picking up good vibrations, she’s giving me the excitations,...
Mike Love discussed what he contributed to The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations.”He said “It’s probably the most avant-garde song of its time from our point of view.”Love put the song in the context of two left-wing political movements of the 1960s. The Beach Boys | Michael Ochs Archives / Stringer
Mike Love said The Beach Boys‘ “Good Vibrations” is one of his favorite songs from the band’s catalog. In addition, he explained the meaning of “Good Vibrations.” Notably, “Good Vibrations” reached a milestone that The Beach Boys would not reach again until they put out “Kokomo” over two decades later.
Mike Love discussed his contributions to The Beach Boys’ ‘Good Vibrations’
During a 2022 interview with Uncut, Love said “Good Vibrations” was one of his favorite songs by The Beach Boys. “I wrote the words, I came up with ‘I’m picking up good vibrations, she’s giving me the excitations,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Rebel Wilson has finally found her "Disney princess" and now they're getting married! On June 9, 2022, the "Senior Year" star revealed her romance with her then-girlfriend, Ramona Agruma, on Instagram, an announcement that also included her publicly coming out. "I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince… but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess...
- 2/21/2023
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
Exclusive: Peacock has rounded out the recurring cast for Season 2 of Bel-Air with newcomer Al-Shabazz Jabateh (Prime Day Show), Nicholas Duvernay (Purple Hearts), Diandra Lyle (Secrets of Sulphur Springs), Justin Cornwell (The Umbrella Academy) and Reno Wilson (Good Girls).
Bel-Air, based on Morgan Cooper’s popular fan film that reenvisions the 1990s Will Smith sitcom The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air as a drama, hails from Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios and Universal Television, part of Universal Studio Group. In its first season, it became Peacock’s most streamed original series.
Set in modern-day America, Bel-Air follows Will’s (Jabari Banks) complicated journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air. As these two worlds collide, Will reckons with the power of second chances while navigating the conflicts, emotions, and biases of a world far different from the only one he’s ever known.
Bel-Air, based on Morgan Cooper’s popular fan film that reenvisions the 1990s Will Smith sitcom The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air as a drama, hails from Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios and Universal Television, part of Universal Studio Group. In its first season, it became Peacock’s most streamed original series.
Set in modern-day America, Bel-Air follows Will’s (Jabari Banks) complicated journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air. As these two worlds collide, Will reckons with the power of second chances while navigating the conflicts, emotions, and biases of a world far different from the only one he’s ever known.
- 2/21/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Delorean seems to still be working because there was a major blast from the past over the weekend, as the main cast from Back to the Future reunited at Fan Expo Portland.
Lea Thompson, who played Lorraine Baines-McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy, posted on her Instagram a series of photos with her co-stars: Michael J. Fox (Marty McFly), Christopher Lloyd (Emmett “Doc” Bedrowd n) and Thomas F. Wilson (Biff Tannen). She captioned the collection, “Wow honestly had the best time today with my #bttf family” before tagging the aforementioned co-stars and others. Thompson also showed off other pictures from the event, including a new Funko Pop! for her collection: a custom Lorraine Baines.
Accompanying videos showed Thompson with both Lloyd and Wilson. In her interaction with Wilson, who played one of the movies’ greatest jerks, praised Thompson with, “I love this lady. It’s so great eto see you.
Lea Thompson, who played Lorraine Baines-McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy, posted on her Instagram a series of photos with her co-stars: Michael J. Fox (Marty McFly), Christopher Lloyd (Emmett “Doc” Bedrowd n) and Thomas F. Wilson (Biff Tannen). She captioned the collection, “Wow honestly had the best time today with my #bttf family” before tagging the aforementioned co-stars and others. Thompson also showed off other pictures from the event, including a new Funko Pop! for her collection: a custom Lorraine Baines.
Accompanying videos showed Thompson with both Lloyd and Wilson. In her interaction with Wilson, who played one of the movies’ greatest jerks, praised Thompson with, “I love this lady. It’s so great eto see you.
- 2/21/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
“Back to the Future” stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Tom Wilson recently reunited to celebrate the beloved film at Fan Expo Portland, which ran from Feb. 17 to Feb. 19.
The stars shared their reunion on Instagram, with Thompson posting several photos and videos from the event.
“Wow honestly had the best time today with my [‘Back to the Future’] family…so many fun fan moments too and a llama,” the actor wrote. In the videos, the group references some of their characters’ famous lines, including Wilson saying, “Hello, anybody home?” while playfully knock on Thompson’s noggin.
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Lloyd posted a photo of the four actors with the caption “Found the flux capacitor. Brought us all back to 2023 just in time,” referencing the device his character said “makes time travel possible.”
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The stars shared their reunion on Instagram, with Thompson posting several photos and videos from the event.
“Wow honestly had the best time today with my [‘Back to the Future’] family…so many fun fan moments too and a llama,” the actor wrote. In the videos, the group references some of their characters’ famous lines, including Wilson saying, “Hello, anybody home?” while playfully knock on Thompson’s noggin.
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Lloyd posted a photo of the four actors with the caption “Found the flux capacitor. Brought us all back to 2023 just in time,” referencing the device his character said “makes time travel possible.”
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- 2/21/2023
- by Julia MacCary
- Variety Film + TV
Paris Hilton’s birthday party was a star-studded affair.
The former “Simple Life” star turned 42 on Feb. 17, she got a surprise birthday bash put together by her husband, Carter Reum.
Read More: Paris Hilton Reveals She Wore A Wig And Used An Alias During Birth Of Baby
In an Instagram post, Hilton shared photos from the party, writing in the caption, “Thank you my love for surprising me with such a beautiful evening.”
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“Loved having such an intimate low key birthday this year with close friends and family Such a special night, feeling so incredibly happy and blessed.,” she added.
Featured in the photos were a number of big stars who made it to the party, including Sia, Rebel Wilson and Noah Centineo, as well as the birthday girl’s sister Nicky Hilton.
Other guests also shared photos and videos from the party,...
The former “Simple Life” star turned 42 on Feb. 17, she got a surprise birthday bash put together by her husband, Carter Reum.
Read More: Paris Hilton Reveals She Wore A Wig And Used An Alias During Birth Of Baby
In an Instagram post, Hilton shared photos from the party, writing in the caption, “Thank you my love for surprising me with such a beautiful evening.”
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“Loved having such an intimate low key birthday this year with close friends and family Such a special night, feeling so incredibly happy and blessed.,” she added.
Featured in the photos were a number of big stars who made it to the party, including Sia, Rebel Wilson and Noah Centineo, as well as the birthday girl’s sister Nicky Hilton.
Other guests also shared photos and videos from the party,...
- 2/20/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Thirty-seven years have nothing on the original Back to the Future gang.
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Tom Wilson all reunited over the weekend at Fan Expo Portland.
Thompson, who played Lorraine Baines-McFly in the film trilogy, took to social media on Saturday to share photos with her former co-stars. “Wow honestly had the best time today with my #bttf family,” she wrote in the post’s caption. “So many fun fan moments too.”
Included in her Instagram carousel were videos of her reconnecting with Lloyd, who starred as Dr. Emmett Brown in the cult-classic franchise, and Wilson, who played Biff Tannen.
“Look who’s here, look what the cat dragged in,” Thompson said of Lloyd in one video as she’s embraced by the Who Framed Roger Rabbit actor.
In another video, the actress said, “My favorite, favorite guy ever,” to Wilson. He responds, “I love this lady.
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Tom Wilson all reunited over the weekend at Fan Expo Portland.
Thompson, who played Lorraine Baines-McFly in the film trilogy, took to social media on Saturday to share photos with her former co-stars. “Wow honestly had the best time today with my #bttf family,” she wrote in the post’s caption. “So many fun fan moments too.”
Included in her Instagram carousel were videos of her reconnecting with Lloyd, who starred as Dr. Emmett Brown in the cult-classic franchise, and Wilson, who played Biff Tannen.
“Look who’s here, look what the cat dragged in,” Thompson said of Lloyd in one video as she’s embraced by the Who Framed Roger Rabbit actor.
In another video, the actress said, “My favorite, favorite guy ever,” to Wilson. He responds, “I love this lady.
- 2/20/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There’s more than enough blurring of the lines between reality and dark fantasy, not to mention any conventional grasp of temporality, to position Inside as a new entry in the Greek Weird Wave. But subtract the brutalist-chic design aesthetics and the meticulously curated art collection, both of which have major bearing on the unfolding psychological thriller, and you have an inverted take on familiar one-person survival dramas like Cast Away or All is Lost. How much you get out of the narrative feature debut of commercials director Vasilis Katsoupis will depend on your appetite for another of Willem Dafoe’s heady plunges into a character’s soul in torment.
From Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ through Lars von Trier’s Antichrist, Abel Ferrara’s Pasolini to Julian Schnabel’s At Eternity’s Gate, Dafoe throughout his long and celebrated career has shown an uncommon willingness to put himself through the emotional,...
From Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ through Lars von Trier’s Antichrist, Abel Ferrara’s Pasolini to Julian Schnabel’s At Eternity’s Gate, Dafoe throughout his long and celebrated career has shown an uncommon willingness to put himself through the emotional,...
- 2/20/2023
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rebel Wilson took to Instagram to announce her engagement to L.A.-based fashion designer, Ramona Agruma, on Sunday.
Sharing pictures of the “magical” proposal, the Pitch Perfect star announced, “We said Yes!” before thanking Tiffany and Co. for her “stunning ring” and Disneyland for helping her pull off the surprise proposal and showering Agruma in rose petals in front of the Sleeping Beauty Castle.
Wilson had first hinted at her new relationship in May 2022. Without specifying her partner’s gender, she revealed that they had met through a mutual friend and had spoken on the phone for weeks before meeting.
Just one month later, the Australian native went public with her relationship through her social media. “I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince … but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess #loveislove,” she wrote in an Instagram post.
In Memoriam 2022: 100 Great...
Sharing pictures of the “magical” proposal, the Pitch Perfect star announced, “We said Yes!” before thanking Tiffany and Co. for her “stunning ring” and Disneyland for helping her pull off the surprise proposal and showering Agruma in rose petals in front of the Sleeping Beauty Castle.
Wilson had first hinted at her new relationship in May 2022. Without specifying her partner’s gender, she revealed that they had met through a mutual friend and had spoken on the phone for weeks before meeting.
Just one month later, the Australian native went public with her relationship through her social media. “I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince … but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess #loveislove,” she wrote in an Instagram post.
In Memoriam 2022: 100 Great...
- 2/20/2023
- by Nicky Kashani
- Uinterview
More than 37 years after the release of the original Back To The Future film, stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Tom Wilson reunited over the weekend at Fan Expo Portland.
Thompson, who played the role of Lorraine in the franchise’s first two films, shared a selfie on Instagram with Fox, Lloyd and Wilson.
“Wow, honestly had the best time today with my #bttf family,” Thompson wrote alongside the photo. “So many fun fan moments too and a llama,” she added.
Thompson also shared videos, one of her with Lloyd who played eccentric scientist Dr. Emmett ‘Doc’ Brown in the franchise. “Look who’s here. Look what the cat dragged in,” a smiling Thompson said.
Fox, who starred as time traveler Marty McFly, posted on his Instagram story with photos of his fellow former cast members.
“I love being at these FanExpo events and seeing some of my favorite people like Lea,...
Thompson, who played the role of Lorraine in the franchise’s first two films, shared a selfie on Instagram with Fox, Lloyd and Wilson.
“Wow, honestly had the best time today with my #bttf family,” Thompson wrote alongside the photo. “So many fun fan moments too and a llama,” she added.
Thompson also shared videos, one of her with Lloyd who played eccentric scientist Dr. Emmett ‘Doc’ Brown in the franchise. “Look who’s here. Look what the cat dragged in,” a smiling Thompson said.
Fox, who starred as time traveler Marty McFly, posted on his Instagram story with photos of his fellow former cast members.
“I love being at these FanExpo events and seeing some of my favorite people like Lea,...
- 2/20/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
There was a “Back to the Future” reunion over the weekend.
Stars of the much-loved ’80s film franchise got back together at the Fan Expo Portland convention in Portland, Oregon, with cast member Lea Thompson sharing some snaps from the event.
“Wow, honestly had the best time today with my #bttf family,” Thompson wrote.
Read More: Michael J. Fox Recalls Finally Becoming Friends With Christopher Lloyd On ‘Back To The Future Part III’: ‘He’s Full Of Surprises’
She posted photos and videos posing alongside co-stars Michael J. Fox, Thomas F. Wilson and Christopher Lloyd.
“So many fun fan moments too and a llama,” the 61-year-old added.
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Read More: ‘Back To The Future’ Star Christopher Lloyd Celebrates 84th Birthday With Joyful Dance: ‘Why Not? It’s My Birthday’
Wilson also shared a selfie, writing: “Okay, so this happened.
Stars of the much-loved ’80s film franchise got back together at the Fan Expo Portland convention in Portland, Oregon, with cast member Lea Thompson sharing some snaps from the event.
“Wow, honestly had the best time today with my #bttf family,” Thompson wrote.
Read More: Michael J. Fox Recalls Finally Becoming Friends With Christopher Lloyd On ‘Back To The Future Part III’: ‘He’s Full Of Surprises’
She posted photos and videos posing alongside co-stars Michael J. Fox, Thomas F. Wilson and Christopher Lloyd.
“So many fun fan moments too and a llama,” the 61-year-old added.
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Read More: ‘Back To The Future’ Star Christopher Lloyd Celebrates 84th Birthday With Joyful Dance: ‘Why Not? It’s My Birthday’
Wilson also shared a selfie, writing: “Okay, so this happened.
- 2/20/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
After finding her Disney princess in 2022, Rebel Wilson is ready for her fairy-tale wedding. On Feb. 19, Wilson and Ramona Agruma announced they're engaged. The "Pitch Perfect" actor shared the news in an Instagram post captioned, "We said Yes!
- 2/19/2023
- by Sabienna Bowman
- Popsugar.com
Busted’s Charlie Simpson has been crowned the winner of The Masked Singer.
The singer, 37, who rose to fame with the pop-punk band which produced hits including “Year 3000” and “Crashed The Wedding”, performed in disguise as Rhino throughout the ITV series.
Simpson performed three times across Saturday’s finale show (18 February) and beat Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, who was disguised as Phoenix, and All Saints star Natalie Appleton, who was hiding behind the Fawn mask.
The Busted star admitted he did not expect to win the show and just tried to “remember the lyrics and have fun”.
Asked how he found the experience, he said: “I was terrified the entire time because the thing I was scared most of was remembering lyrics. I often forget lyrics to my own songs.”
He added that his last song of the show, “Try” by P!nk, was the only time he did...
The singer, 37, who rose to fame with the pop-punk band which produced hits including “Year 3000” and “Crashed The Wedding”, performed in disguise as Rhino throughout the ITV series.
Simpson performed three times across Saturday’s finale show (18 February) and beat Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, who was disguised as Phoenix, and All Saints star Natalie Appleton, who was hiding behind the Fawn mask.
The Busted star admitted he did not expect to win the show and just tried to “remember the lyrics and have fun”.
Asked how he found the experience, he said: “I was terrified the entire time because the thing I was scared most of was remembering lyrics. I often forget lyrics to my own songs.”
He added that his last song of the show, “Try” by P!nk, was the only time he did...
- 2/19/2023
- by Naomi Clarke
- The Independent - TV
Armenia’s ’s Oscar© 2023 Entry for Best International Feature: ‘Aurora’s Sunrise’ directed by Inna SahakyanBased on the true story of Aurora Mardiganian‘Aurora’s Sunrise’ is a surprising film on many levels. It is an historical artifact on its own. A story within a story, both of which are highly relevent today, the film ought to make it to the Oscar shortlist if not all the way to the nomination, where competition is very strong this year.
Most remarkable are the closing words of the protagonist, Aurora Mardiganian who was in her 90s when the interview with her was recorded. She was 14 at the time of the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Aurora passed away in 1994. The Genocide seems so long ago and yet is vividly alive as a festering wound today.
Aurora Mardiganian states with utter conviction that if the world had stood up to the Turks and acted to condemn and end the Armenian Genocide, then Hitler (who himself said, « who will ever remember the Armenians ? » would not have been so bold as to perpetuate the genocide against the Jews. Some might say, as they do about stories of the Holocaust, « enough already » but as we see the same story repeated around the world today, in Russian aggression against Ukraine, Chinese against Uighers, Hindus of India against Muslims, Israel against Palestine, Darfur : there cannot be enough reminding the world of atrocities which need to be addressed and taken responsibility for if anyone truly wants to redeem humankind’s humanity. Without admitting and facing the past misdeeds, we cannot progress and are doomed to repetition until we bring on our own end.
Aurora Mardiganian and the original poster
If we do not say no to Russia or to China or ; if we do not acknowledge our own nation’s indigenous genocide and massive kidnapping of Africans, we are endangering our own selves to future genocides and we will never get out of the mess we are finding ourselves in today which includes mass shootings and fentanyl poisoning which is killing our young adult population.
In 1915, as WWI raged, the Ottoman Empire singled out its entire Armenian population for extermination. Only 14 years old at the time, Aurora lost everything during the horror and was forced onto a death march towards the Syrian desert. She lost her entire family before being sold into sexual slavery, from which she escaped. Two years later, through luck and extraordinary courage, she reached New York, where her story became a media sensation.
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With little regard for the toll it would take on the traumatized teenager, one of the founding fathers of Hollywood, producer William Selig convinced Aurora that by bringing her story to the silver screen she would be able to help other survivors of the genocide.
And so Aurora relived the unbearable, and became the most improbable starlet of the silent era in Auction of Souls, a runaway success, breaking box office and fundraising campaign records. After the film’s release, one out of every three American families reportedly contributed to the campaign to help the victims of the genocide. With the help of the film, a campaign by the aid group Near East Relief raised $116 million and saved the lives of over 132,000 orphaned survivors. The number of their descendants are in the millions.
During his time as Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Henry Morgenthau witnessed first-hand the atrocities committed against Armenians, Greeks, and Assyrians at the hands of the Ottoman government. However, expanding Turkish lobbying in Congress thwarted President Wilson’s aim to aid Armenia. Congress’s action caused any mention of the Genocide to cease. All copies of Auction of Souls throughout the world were believed to be lost. The diappearance of all the prints may be in part because they were fragile, made of nitrate, but there is also conjecture that their disappearnce could be due to a concerted effort initiated by the Turkish government to destroy them. However, in 1994, several months after Aurora’s death, 18 minutes, fragments of Auction of Souls were rediscovered.
The story of this feature film compelled me to interview the film’s director Inna Sahakyan.
Director Inna Sahakyan
To begin, I am curious to know if you are living in Armenia today ?
Currently, for the Award campaign, I am deviding my time between Armenia and Los Angeles.
Was this filmed here or there?
It was filmed in Armenia. I am part of a small production company and we create the material we work on. We internationally co-produced several award winning feature documentaries in the past, and when I found the idea for this film while researching the Genocide, it became a much larger story.
The Armenian genocide is the enduring pain of my nation. It is my family’s pain, and it is my own pain. Though I always wanted to, I was wary of making a film about it. I was afraid to be overly sentimental, overly emotional. I was afraid of telling stories that only confirmed Armenians as a nation of victims with no historical agency and nothing but tragedy running through our veins.
That is, until I stumbled upon an interview with Aurora Mardiganian while going through archival interviews with Armenian Genocide survivors at the Zoryan Institute. I was mesmerized the first time I watched it. While painful to hear, the elderly woman appeared to grow more and more youthful as she spoke. Through her words and expressions, an incredible but ordinary heroism shone: this woman survived a genocide but refused to be a victim. She refused to be reduced to an object of history. This is the character I wanted to build in Aurora’s Sunrise, resilient, powerful and heartwarming all at once.
The archival video interviews with Aurora, filmed by the Zoryan Institute with two additional interviews from the Armenian Film Foundation, comprise a major medium of Aurora’s Sunrise. The majority of the film’s narration was built from the stories she told in these interviews.
My mission was to create a film taking audiences beyond the cold facts of the genocide, so I decided on a dynamic combination of mediums: animation, archival interviews with Aurora Mardiganian, and digitally-restored footage from Aurora’s 1919 film Auction of Souls.
What have you done before this ?
I have directed and produced feature-length documentaries, documentary series, and shorts, for over fifteen years. Following my feature-length debut co-directing the award-winning Armenia’s Last Tightrope Dancer in 2010, I directed Mel and Aurora’s Sunrise, and completed both international co-productions in 2022.
For this larger film I have to credit the great team I worked with the editor and live action scenes director Ruben Ghazaryan, art director Tigran Arakelyan among others.
Aurora’s Sunrise is the first-ever animated feature created by Bars Media, and the first-ever animated documentary film made in Armenia — and making the film was no simple task.
I had never worked with a fiction script or animation so there was a lot new for me.
On the writing too I needed help because I did not want it to be overly emotional or overly subjective. I needed a critical eye and for that I am so grarteful to my cowriter Kerstin Meyer-Beetz who is part of the German team who coproduced it, the Beetz Brothers, and to the cowriter Peter Liakhov.
How did it develop into an Armenian-German-Lithuanian coproduction ?
It is very difficult for Armenia, a very small country with a very small national support system, to raise money for production. But it was very important that we have the support of National Cinema Center of Armenia to legitimize our efforts to raise co-production funds. Each country brings its own money and funds and its own artistic structure. Gebruder Beetz in Germany had not worked with us previously, but we are from the same documentary « tribe », and the film’s producer knew them from Documentary Campus Masterschool so they decided to work together. Zdf came on board. I mentioned the imporance of cowriting with Kerstin Meyer-Beetz.
The music component with original music by the celebrated Christine Aufderhaar (also from Germany) with additional Armenian music from Andranik Berberyan and Garegin Arakelyan, was the sinew that connected the film into a moving and elegant whole.
Lithuania came in later with producers Justė Michailinaitė and Kestutis Drazdauskas and animation producer Meinardas Valkevicius, the key animator Sarunas Vystartas, Gediminas Skyrius the lead illustrator and storyboard designer, Rimas Valeikis the lead character designer and we had great team of Lithuanian illustrators working with them. The international partnership with Lithuania was crucial. With the Armenian team taking a lead in art direction, cooperation with the Lithuanian team helped create something both new but also deeply Armenian.The artistic style of animation came out of the Lithuanian and Armenian artists working together on linear solutions, color, etc trying to find a unique art style which eveolved.
Eurimages came in as well and it was the first time that Armenia was the majority producer with this pan-European funding body. And important to note that this was by a unanimous support of all its voting members.
Every character had documentary material behnd them. The archival research came from fundraising and small grants, awards and lots of ptiching workhshops. Each producing country has its own distribution there set up, Gegruder Beetz will distribute in Germany. International sales are by Cat and Docs. In Armenia, it was first released in the Golden Apricot Film Festival, the baiggest festival in the area where it won the Silver apricot, the second prize in the Internatioal Compeititon and it was released in cinemas from November 3. It was supposed to be for two weeks, but it is so popular than its run has been extending and it is stilll playing in one of the theaters.
Did Waltz with Bashir influence your use of animation ?
Absolutely. It was the first animated documentary I saw, but then I followed all of them.
The majority of the film’s runtime is animation. Animation is a very powerful medium for portraying something as difficult as trauma. It explicitly portrays the representation of an event and not the event itself, bridges this distance, and allows for the viewer to be deeply engaged with the narrative and thematic core of the story. At the same time, animation is medium that can communicate not only the colors of the story, but even its smells, tastes, and textures. It becomes the soul of the film, and lets Aurora’s now forgotten story become vivid again. It goes further than reproducing the events: it interprets them, like our brain does with memories, and allows symbols and motifs to speak loudly instead of drowning them in the utter realism of hundreds of details.
Of course, the danger of animation is that it may produce a sense of unreality — and this is why it is so crucial that the film also features archival footage of the real Aurora and that of her film: to let the woman and her work speak for itself and to remind the audience that all this really did happen.
How long did it take you to make this film ?
The overall production was about seven years out of which about three yearswere spent in the development/script stage.
Five years into the making of Aurora’s Sunrise production of the film hit a major obstacle. In September 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic was in full swing — which had already put production, especially animation into a precarious position — a new conflict erupted over the landlocked region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which has been disputed territory between Armenia and Azerbaijan since the collapse of the Ussr.
For Armenia, over forty-four days of fighting, it was nothing less than a state of total war. By the time a ceasefire was signed on 10 November 2020, Armenia, a tiny country of only 3 million, had lost more soldiers per capita than the United States did in WWII.
During the fighting, all of the men on Bars Media’s staff were on the front lines, some under direct fire. The strain of the war put the entire project in jeopardy, and the studio itself nearly shut down. But thanks to the perseverance of the German and Lithuanian co-producers the project kept moving forward.
Are you happy with the result ?
I am very content. I would still make changes. One could always do more but one must decide at some point to stop, Overall I am satisfield — we did tremendous work.
With a blend of vivid animation, interviews with Aurora herself, and 18 minutes of surviving footage from the lost silent epic, Aurora’s Sunrise revives a forgotten story of survival.
Above all, I believe this film is important because in Aurora Mardiganian’s story we see a brave young Armenian woman who, despite enduring genocide, hunger, slavery, and exploitation, refused to be a victim. She refused to be swept away by the tides of history. It’s a timeless story of the resilience of the human spirit, the power of hope, and the importance of never giving up. In our evermore uncertain world, this kind of story should be told.
Screenplay by Inna Sahakyan, Kerstin Meyer-Beetz, Peter Liakhov
Produced by Vardan Hovhannisyan, Christian Beetz, Justė Michailinaitė, Kęstutis Drazdauskas, Eric Esrailian (Bars Media, Artbox Laisvalaikio Klubas, Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion)
The Zoryan Institute, non-profit and charity provided a crucial level of research and financial support in the making of this production and this film is based on its Oral History Archive.
Featuring Aurora (Arshaluys) Mardiganian as herself (archival documentary footage), Anzhelika Hakobyan as Aurora, Arpi Petrossian as the voice of Aurora (animation)
Art Director: Tigran Arakelyan
Editor & Live Action Director: Ruben Ghazaryan
Original Music: Christine Aufderhaar, Additional Music: Andranik Berberyan, Garegin Arakelyan
Lead Illustrator: Gediminas Skyrius
Armenian with English subtitles
Run Time: 96 minutes
* Best Baltic co-production film at Tallinn’s Black Nights Flim Festival 2022
*Asia Pacific Screen Award Winner — Best Animated Film 2022
*Animation is Film- Audience Award Winner 2022
*World Premiere, Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2022, in competition
*Winner Silver Apricot- Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival 2022
* Official Selection- Fantoche International Animation Film Festival 2022,
*Official Selection- Doclisboa 2022, From the Earth to the Moon section
*Official Selection- Film Fest Hamburg 2022, Kaleidoskop section, in competition
*North American Premiere, Animation is Film Festival 2022, in competition
*Official Selection- Asian World Film 2022, in competition
*Official Selection- IDFA 2022, Best of Fests
*Official Selection — Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2022, in Baltic competition...
Most remarkable are the closing words of the protagonist, Aurora Mardiganian who was in her 90s when the interview with her was recorded. She was 14 at the time of the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Aurora passed away in 1994. The Genocide seems so long ago and yet is vividly alive as a festering wound today.
Aurora Mardiganian states with utter conviction that if the world had stood up to the Turks and acted to condemn and end the Armenian Genocide, then Hitler (who himself said, « who will ever remember the Armenians ? » would not have been so bold as to perpetuate the genocide against the Jews. Some might say, as they do about stories of the Holocaust, « enough already » but as we see the same story repeated around the world today, in Russian aggression against Ukraine, Chinese against Uighers, Hindus of India against Muslims, Israel against Palestine, Darfur : there cannot be enough reminding the world of atrocities which need to be addressed and taken responsibility for if anyone truly wants to redeem humankind’s humanity. Without admitting and facing the past misdeeds, we cannot progress and are doomed to repetition until we bring on our own end.
Aurora Mardiganian and the original poster
If we do not say no to Russia or to China or ; if we do not acknowledge our own nation’s indigenous genocide and massive kidnapping of Africans, we are endangering our own selves to future genocides and we will never get out of the mess we are finding ourselves in today which includes mass shootings and fentanyl poisoning which is killing our young adult population.
In 1915, as WWI raged, the Ottoman Empire singled out its entire Armenian population for extermination. Only 14 years old at the time, Aurora lost everything during the horror and was forced onto a death march towards the Syrian desert. She lost her entire family before being sold into sexual slavery, from which she escaped. Two years later, through luck and extraordinary courage, she reached New York, where her story became a media sensation.
View the trailer Here
With little regard for the toll it would take on the traumatized teenager, one of the founding fathers of Hollywood, producer William Selig convinced Aurora that by bringing her story to the silver screen she would be able to help other survivors of the genocide.
And so Aurora relived the unbearable, and became the most improbable starlet of the silent era in Auction of Souls, a runaway success, breaking box office and fundraising campaign records. After the film’s release, one out of every three American families reportedly contributed to the campaign to help the victims of the genocide. With the help of the film, a campaign by the aid group Near East Relief raised $116 million and saved the lives of over 132,000 orphaned survivors. The number of their descendants are in the millions.
During his time as Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Henry Morgenthau witnessed first-hand the atrocities committed against Armenians, Greeks, and Assyrians at the hands of the Ottoman government. However, expanding Turkish lobbying in Congress thwarted President Wilson’s aim to aid Armenia. Congress’s action caused any mention of the Genocide to cease. All copies of Auction of Souls throughout the world were believed to be lost. The diappearance of all the prints may be in part because they were fragile, made of nitrate, but there is also conjecture that their disappearnce could be due to a concerted effort initiated by the Turkish government to destroy them. However, in 1994, several months after Aurora’s death, 18 minutes, fragments of Auction of Souls were rediscovered.
The story of this feature film compelled me to interview the film’s director Inna Sahakyan.
Director Inna Sahakyan
To begin, I am curious to know if you are living in Armenia today ?
Currently, for the Award campaign, I am deviding my time between Armenia and Los Angeles.
Was this filmed here or there?
It was filmed in Armenia. I am part of a small production company and we create the material we work on. We internationally co-produced several award winning feature documentaries in the past, and when I found the idea for this film while researching the Genocide, it became a much larger story.
The Armenian genocide is the enduring pain of my nation. It is my family’s pain, and it is my own pain. Though I always wanted to, I was wary of making a film about it. I was afraid to be overly sentimental, overly emotional. I was afraid of telling stories that only confirmed Armenians as a nation of victims with no historical agency and nothing but tragedy running through our veins.
That is, until I stumbled upon an interview with Aurora Mardiganian while going through archival interviews with Armenian Genocide survivors at the Zoryan Institute. I was mesmerized the first time I watched it. While painful to hear, the elderly woman appeared to grow more and more youthful as she spoke. Through her words and expressions, an incredible but ordinary heroism shone: this woman survived a genocide but refused to be a victim. She refused to be reduced to an object of history. This is the character I wanted to build in Aurora’s Sunrise, resilient, powerful and heartwarming all at once.
The archival video interviews with Aurora, filmed by the Zoryan Institute with two additional interviews from the Armenian Film Foundation, comprise a major medium of Aurora’s Sunrise. The majority of the film’s narration was built from the stories she told in these interviews.
My mission was to create a film taking audiences beyond the cold facts of the genocide, so I decided on a dynamic combination of mediums: animation, archival interviews with Aurora Mardiganian, and digitally-restored footage from Aurora’s 1919 film Auction of Souls.
What have you done before this ?
I have directed and produced feature-length documentaries, documentary series, and shorts, for over fifteen years. Following my feature-length debut co-directing the award-winning Armenia’s Last Tightrope Dancer in 2010, I directed Mel and Aurora’s Sunrise, and completed both international co-productions in 2022.
For this larger film I have to credit the great team I worked with the editor and live action scenes director Ruben Ghazaryan, art director Tigran Arakelyan among others.
Aurora’s Sunrise is the first-ever animated feature created by Bars Media, and the first-ever animated documentary film made in Armenia — and making the film was no simple task.
I had never worked with a fiction script or animation so there was a lot new for me.
On the writing too I needed help because I did not want it to be overly emotional or overly subjective. I needed a critical eye and for that I am so grarteful to my cowriter Kerstin Meyer-Beetz who is part of the German team who coproduced it, the Beetz Brothers, and to the cowriter Peter Liakhov.
How did it develop into an Armenian-German-Lithuanian coproduction ?
It is very difficult for Armenia, a very small country with a very small national support system, to raise money for production. But it was very important that we have the support of National Cinema Center of Armenia to legitimize our efforts to raise co-production funds. Each country brings its own money and funds and its own artistic structure. Gebruder Beetz in Germany had not worked with us previously, but we are from the same documentary « tribe », and the film’s producer knew them from Documentary Campus Masterschool so they decided to work together. Zdf came on board. I mentioned the imporance of cowriting with Kerstin Meyer-Beetz.
The music component with original music by the celebrated Christine Aufderhaar (also from Germany) with additional Armenian music from Andranik Berberyan and Garegin Arakelyan, was the sinew that connected the film into a moving and elegant whole.
Lithuania came in later with producers Justė Michailinaitė and Kestutis Drazdauskas and animation producer Meinardas Valkevicius, the key animator Sarunas Vystartas, Gediminas Skyrius the lead illustrator and storyboard designer, Rimas Valeikis the lead character designer and we had great team of Lithuanian illustrators working with them. The international partnership with Lithuania was crucial. With the Armenian team taking a lead in art direction, cooperation with the Lithuanian team helped create something both new but also deeply Armenian.The artistic style of animation came out of the Lithuanian and Armenian artists working together on linear solutions, color, etc trying to find a unique art style which eveolved.
Eurimages came in as well and it was the first time that Armenia was the majority producer with this pan-European funding body. And important to note that this was by a unanimous support of all its voting members.
Every character had documentary material behnd them. The archival research came from fundraising and small grants, awards and lots of ptiching workhshops. Each producing country has its own distribution there set up, Gegruder Beetz will distribute in Germany. International sales are by Cat and Docs. In Armenia, it was first released in the Golden Apricot Film Festival, the baiggest festival in the area where it won the Silver apricot, the second prize in the Internatioal Compeititon and it was released in cinemas from November 3. It was supposed to be for two weeks, but it is so popular than its run has been extending and it is stilll playing in one of the theaters.
Did Waltz with Bashir influence your use of animation ?
Absolutely. It was the first animated documentary I saw, but then I followed all of them.
The majority of the film’s runtime is animation. Animation is a very powerful medium for portraying something as difficult as trauma. It explicitly portrays the representation of an event and not the event itself, bridges this distance, and allows for the viewer to be deeply engaged with the narrative and thematic core of the story. At the same time, animation is medium that can communicate not only the colors of the story, but even its smells, tastes, and textures. It becomes the soul of the film, and lets Aurora’s now forgotten story become vivid again. It goes further than reproducing the events: it interprets them, like our brain does with memories, and allows symbols and motifs to speak loudly instead of drowning them in the utter realism of hundreds of details.
Of course, the danger of animation is that it may produce a sense of unreality — and this is why it is so crucial that the film also features archival footage of the real Aurora and that of her film: to let the woman and her work speak for itself and to remind the audience that all this really did happen.
How long did it take you to make this film ?
The overall production was about seven years out of which about three yearswere spent in the development/script stage.
Five years into the making of Aurora’s Sunrise production of the film hit a major obstacle. In September 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic was in full swing — which had already put production, especially animation into a precarious position — a new conflict erupted over the landlocked region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which has been disputed territory between Armenia and Azerbaijan since the collapse of the Ussr.
For Armenia, over forty-four days of fighting, it was nothing less than a state of total war. By the time a ceasefire was signed on 10 November 2020, Armenia, a tiny country of only 3 million, had lost more soldiers per capita than the United States did in WWII.
During the fighting, all of the men on Bars Media’s staff were on the front lines, some under direct fire. The strain of the war put the entire project in jeopardy, and the studio itself nearly shut down. But thanks to the perseverance of the German and Lithuanian co-producers the project kept moving forward.
Are you happy with the result ?
I am very content. I would still make changes. One could always do more but one must decide at some point to stop, Overall I am satisfield — we did tremendous work.
With a blend of vivid animation, interviews with Aurora herself, and 18 minutes of surviving footage from the lost silent epic, Aurora’s Sunrise revives a forgotten story of survival.
Above all, I believe this film is important because in Aurora Mardiganian’s story we see a brave young Armenian woman who, despite enduring genocide, hunger, slavery, and exploitation, refused to be a victim. She refused to be swept away by the tides of history. It’s a timeless story of the resilience of the human spirit, the power of hope, and the importance of never giving up. In our evermore uncertain world, this kind of story should be told.
Screenplay by Inna Sahakyan, Kerstin Meyer-Beetz, Peter Liakhov
Produced by Vardan Hovhannisyan, Christian Beetz, Justė Michailinaitė, Kęstutis Drazdauskas, Eric Esrailian (Bars Media, Artbox Laisvalaikio Klubas, Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion)
The Zoryan Institute, non-profit and charity provided a crucial level of research and financial support in the making of this production and this film is based on its Oral History Archive.
Featuring Aurora (Arshaluys) Mardiganian as herself (archival documentary footage), Anzhelika Hakobyan as Aurora, Arpi Petrossian as the voice of Aurora (animation)
Art Director: Tigran Arakelyan
Editor & Live Action Director: Ruben Ghazaryan
Original Music: Christine Aufderhaar, Additional Music: Andranik Berberyan, Garegin Arakelyan
Lead Illustrator: Gediminas Skyrius
Armenian with English subtitles
Run Time: 96 minutes
* Best Baltic co-production film at Tallinn’s Black Nights Flim Festival 2022
*Asia Pacific Screen Award Winner — Best Animated Film 2022
*Animation is Film- Audience Award Winner 2022
*World Premiere, Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2022, in competition
*Winner Silver Apricot- Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival 2022
* Official Selection- Fantoche International Animation Film Festival 2022,
*Official Selection- Doclisboa 2022, From the Earth to the Moon section
*Official Selection- Film Fest Hamburg 2022, Kaleidoskop section, in competition
*North American Premiere, Animation is Film Festival 2022, in competition
*Official Selection- Asian World Film 2022, in competition
*Official Selection- IDFA 2022, Best of Fests
*Official Selection — Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2022, in Baltic competition...
- 12/18/2022
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
We've already seen enough to know Spider-Man for PS4 is going to be good, but this last trailer really has us getting our hopes up. Check out the trailer below, and continue on for some analysis:
First off, wow do those action sequences look good. The action isn't the only thing to be excited about, however, as it looks like for the first time ever a Spider-Man game will let you travel around as Peter Parker? That's not a 100% thing, but it did look like there were some sequences featuring the player controlling Parker, and maybe even Mj.
We also saw alternate Spider-Man Miles Morales get introduced, so we're hoping for some action with him involved! As for other familiar faces we see Aunt May, Wilson Fisk (Kingpin) heading to prison, Norman Osborn (Green Goblin) running for mayor, and a new villain, Mr. Negative, looking to destroy New York.
One...
First off, wow do those action sequences look good. The action isn't the only thing to be excited about, however, as it looks like for the first time ever a Spider-Man game will let you travel around as Peter Parker? That's not a 100% thing, but it did look like there were some sequences featuring the player controlling Parker, and maybe even Mj.
We also saw alternate Spider-Man Miles Morales get introduced, so we're hoping for some action with him involved! As for other familiar faces we see Aunt May, Wilson Fisk (Kingpin) heading to prison, Norman Osborn (Green Goblin) running for mayor, and a new villain, Mr. Negative, looking to destroy New York.
One...
- 10/31/2017
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
Paris Games Week is the gift that keeps on giving with another trailer for Insomniac Games upcoming Spider-Man game. Between you and I and the internet I think it may be the best.
Insomniac Games is making me a happy gamer. I have enjoyed Spider-Man video games throughout the years and I think it’s been too long since I had one. We’re getting more detail about the game as well finding out that this is a Peter in his early twenties and he’s been Spider-Man for about 8 years now. After having imprisoned the Kingpin Wilson Fisk we find Peter having to deal with the power vacuum caused as a gang called the Inner Demons attempts to fill that void. Led by Mister Negative Peter now has to balance his life as Spider-Man and Peter Parker. Look at this trailer.
So let’s get this out of the way right now,...
Insomniac Games is making me a happy gamer. I have enjoyed Spider-Man video games throughout the years and I think it’s been too long since I had one. We’re getting more detail about the game as well finding out that this is a Peter in his early twenties and he’s been Spider-Man for about 8 years now. After having imprisoned the Kingpin Wilson Fisk we find Peter having to deal with the power vacuum caused as a gang called the Inner Demons attempts to fill that void. Led by Mister Negative Peter now has to balance his life as Spider-Man and Peter Parker. Look at this trailer.
So let’s get this out of the way right now,...
- 10/30/2017
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jason The X)
- Cinelinx
As Marvel fans will know, Deadpool was originally created by Rob Liefeld back in the 1990s as a parody of DC’s Deathstroke. Hence the almost identical names – Slade Wilson/Wade Wilson. As the Merc with the Mouth’s popularity grew over the years, though, the character left behind his darker traits and pretty much became a hero, even serving alongside the Avengers. That’s all about to change, though, in his latest solo series.
First, let’s recap the tumultuous journey Wade went through in the recent Secret Empire event. As a double agent for the good guys, Deadpool worked alongside HydraCap to uphold the corrupted hero’s fascist regime while still feeding info to the underground resistance. The turning point came when he killed Phil Coulson under Steve Rogers’ orders. In an attempt to prove he was still on their side, Wade gave S.H.I.E.L.
First, let’s recap the tumultuous journey Wade went through in the recent Secret Empire event. As a double agent for the good guys, Deadpool worked alongside HydraCap to uphold the corrupted hero’s fascist regime while still feeding info to the underground resistance. The turning point came when he killed Phil Coulson under Steve Rogers’ orders. In an attempt to prove he was still on their side, Wade gave S.H.I.E.L.
- 9/26/2017
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
As all Marvel fans know, everything within the Marvel Cinematic Universe is connected. The events of The Avengers totally take place in the same universe as, say, Daredevil. However, those on the big and small screens rarely reference each other – save a nod to “the green dude” or something in Jessica Jones. The official Facebook page for The Defenders, though, might have given us our first explicit connection between Spider-Man and New York’s street-wise heroes.
First, the social media account – that’s written from the point of view of the quartet of Netflix heroes – posted some links from the promotional tie-in website for the New York Bulletin, the newspaper featured in Daredevil. The page captioned it: “This city’s going to hell. #FakeNews.”
This city's going to hell. #FakeNews http://nybulletin.com/
Posted by Defenders on Monday, July 17, 2017
One fan then got into the spirit and asked if the Defenders knew about Spider-Man,...
First, the social media account – that’s written from the point of view of the quartet of Netflix heroes – posted some links from the promotional tie-in website for the New York Bulletin, the newspaper featured in Daredevil. The page captioned it: “This city’s going to hell. #FakeNews.”
This city's going to hell. #FakeNews http://nybulletin.com/
Posted by Defenders on Monday, July 17, 2017
One fan then got into the spirit and asked if the Defenders knew about Spider-Man,...
- 7/19/2017
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Sony’s unveiling of the first extended gameplay for Insomniac’s Spider-Man back in June saved what was an otherwise unremarkable showing for the PlayStation 4 at this year’s E3. Even taking into account that new footage for other exclusives like Naughty Dog’s Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and zombie survivor Days Gone squeezed cheers out of the audience, it was Marvel’s iconic web-slinger that stole the show.
The spandex-clad superhero swinging into view was a definite highlight of not just Sony’s show, but the entirety of E3, and we’ve been eagerly awaiting more details for Peter Parker’s next video game adventure ever since. Thankfully, Insomniac has seemingly heard our prayers, as a newly released featurette gives us just that.
Spider-Man art director Jacinda Chew and creative director Bryan Intihar are on-hand in the video to talk about their experiences with creating a believable world for Parker and his superpowered alter-ego,...
The spandex-clad superhero swinging into view was a definite highlight of not just Sony’s show, but the entirety of E3, and we’ve been eagerly awaiting more details for Peter Parker’s next video game adventure ever since. Thankfully, Insomniac has seemingly heard our prayers, as a newly released featurette gives us just that.
Spider-Man art director Jacinda Chew and creative director Bryan Intihar are on-hand in the video to talk about their experiences with creating a believable world for Parker and his superpowered alter-ego,...
- 7/17/2017
- by Joe Pring
- We Got This Covered
Okay fantasy film fans, here’s a quick memory quiz for you (if you’re well past twenty). You recall what you were doing on that first weekend of May fifteen years ago (can’t be that long ago)? There’s a very good chance that you were making movie history by smashing the existing three-day box office total for a new film. Its title? Why the biggest film of 2002, Sony Pictures’ Spider-man directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire. For fans of superhero cinema, that year has the same importance as 1978 (Superman The Movie directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve) and 1989 (Batman directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton…more about him soon). Sure, Superman and Batman had been the subject of low-budget movie serials, a story shown in weekly installments, usually a staple of “kiddie” matinees until the mid 1950’s. The Dark Knight had...
- 7/7/2017
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
James Hunt Jul 5, 2017
We take a look at the questions that Spider-Man: Homecoming leaves behind...
Spider-Man: Homecoming has firmly established the webslinger’s presence in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with a fresh take on Peter Parker and his supporting cast. But like any comic book movie, you might still have questions – about who characters are, about whether there were easter eggs you missed, and about what happened. Here, we’ll do our best to clear things up for you.
Spoilers for the entire film follow right after the return of the spoiler squirrel...
What’s Damage Control?
In the McU, as in the comics, Damage Control is an entity that exists specifically to clear up the mess made by superhero battles. Created by Dwayne McDuffie and Ernie Colon in 1988, the company was originally co-owned by Tony Stark and Wilson Fisk, who were the two largest shareholders. It was run, as in the films,...
We take a look at the questions that Spider-Man: Homecoming leaves behind...
Spider-Man: Homecoming has firmly established the webslinger’s presence in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with a fresh take on Peter Parker and his supporting cast. But like any comic book movie, you might still have questions – about who characters are, about whether there were easter eggs you missed, and about what happened. Here, we’ll do our best to clear things up for you.
Spoilers for the entire film follow right after the return of the spoiler squirrel...
What’s Damage Control?
In the McU, as in the comics, Damage Control is an entity that exists specifically to clear up the mess made by superhero battles. Created by Dwayne McDuffie and Ernie Colon in 1988, the company was originally co-owned by Tony Stark and Wilson Fisk, who were the two largest shareholders. It was run, as in the films,...
- 7/5/2017
- Den of Geek
Hannibal Buress just initiated a little Clone Saga of his own, with the stand-up comic and Broad City co-star apparently sending a stand-in to walk the red carpet at the Spider-Man: Homecoming premiere tonight. Per Entertainment Weekly, Buress put out the call for a lookalike on social media earlier tonight, recruiting actor Joe Caroll to serve as his proxy at the big event.
I’m out here at the @SpiderManMovie premiere. In theaters July 8th. pic.twitter.com/ggEdqt5oDr
— Hannibal Buress (@hannibalburess) June 29, 2017
Actually July 7th. But also July 8th too
— Hannibal Buress (@hannibalburess) June 29, 2017
Buress—who appears in the film as Peter Parker’s gym coach, Coach Wilson—apparently offered Caroll $500 (and the chance to stand somewhat near Robert Downey Jr.) in order to serve as his doppelganger. Sony has yet to comment on the switcheroo. Marvel, meanwhile, quickly excised the “Buress” portion of ...
I’m out here at the @SpiderManMovie premiere. In theaters July 8th. pic.twitter.com/ggEdqt5oDr
— Hannibal Buress (@hannibalburess) June 29, 2017
Actually July 7th. But also July 8th too
— Hannibal Buress (@hannibalburess) June 29, 2017
Buress—who appears in the film as Peter Parker’s gym coach, Coach Wilson—apparently offered Caroll $500 (and the chance to stand somewhat near Robert Downey Jr.) in order to serve as his doppelganger. Sony has yet to comment on the switcheroo. Marvel, meanwhile, quickly excised the “Buress” portion of ...
- 6/29/2017
- by William Hughes
- avclub.com
This review is based off a volume that collects Spider-Man/Deadpool #6-7, 11-12 and 1.Mu.
As enjoyable as books chronicling the adventures of the Justice League or Avengers may be, they often don’t get to explore the interpersonal relationships shared between specific superheroes as often as we’d like. But, when you pare it down to two, you’re given a much different kind of team-up comic. Personally, I enjoy seeing the best buddy dynamic offered whenever Batman and Superman join forces or, likewise, whenever the Flash and Green Lantern go back to back. On the other hand, I also get a kick out of the veritable powder keg that is Daredevil and Punisher.
The focus of today’s review, though, Spider-Man/Deadpool, may be in a class of its own. You’ve got a do-gooder in Peter Parker and a mercenary in Wade Wilson, so, logically, they shouldn’t get along.
As enjoyable as books chronicling the adventures of the Justice League or Avengers may be, they often don’t get to explore the interpersonal relationships shared between specific superheroes as often as we’d like. But, when you pare it down to two, you’re given a much different kind of team-up comic. Personally, I enjoy seeing the best buddy dynamic offered whenever Batman and Superman join forces or, likewise, whenever the Flash and Green Lantern go back to back. On the other hand, I also get a kick out of the veritable powder keg that is Daredevil and Punisher.
The focus of today’s review, though, Spider-Man/Deadpool, may be in a class of its own. You’ve got a do-gooder in Peter Parker and a mercenary in Wade Wilson, so, logically, they shouldn’t get along.
- 6/20/2017
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
During Sony's PlayStation E3 presentation, Marvel showed off almost 9-minutes of gameplay footage from their new Spider-Man game and it's wicked awesome! This looks like the ultimate Spider-Man game that fans of the character are going to love!
The demo features Spider-Man reluctantly helping Wilson Fisk as he embarks on a mission saving members of Fisk's organization from a new deadly gang in town. It turns out that this new gang is run by Martin Li a.k.a. Mr. Negative and to make things worse for Spider-Man, Aunt May is employed by the villain.
This game looks like so much fun! The style, design, and graphics are all great and I especially love how fluid the gameplay is. I can't wait to play this thing!
Starring the world’s most iconic Super Hero, Spider-Man PS4 (working title) features the acrobatic abilities, improvisation and web-slinging that the wall-crawler is famous for,...
The demo features Spider-Man reluctantly helping Wilson Fisk as he embarks on a mission saving members of Fisk's organization from a new deadly gang in town. It turns out that this new gang is run by Martin Li a.k.a. Mr. Negative and to make things worse for Spider-Man, Aunt May is employed by the villain.
This game looks like so much fun! The style, design, and graphics are all great and I especially love how fluid the gameplay is. I can't wait to play this thing!
Starring the world’s most iconic Super Hero, Spider-Man PS4 (working title) features the acrobatic abilities, improvisation and web-slinging that the wall-crawler is famous for,...
- 6/13/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Cable and Domino are, without question, the two headline-worthy additions to David Leitch’s anti-hero sequel, Deadpool 2, and the former in particular has generated a metric ton of buzz among the comic book community ever since the Merc With a Mouth first teased the advent of Wade Wilson’s long-time nemesis last year.
In typically flippant fashion, Ryan Reynolds’ foul-mouthed protagonist rhymed off a series of big names including Mel Gibson, Dolph Lundgren, and, er, Keira Knightley. But it turns out the Powers That Be have selected Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War) to play the time-travelling mercenary known as Nathan Summers. Brolin beat out a whole host of actors to land the coveted gig, too, after reports claimed that Pierce Brosnan and Stephen Lang were both in contention at one point or another.
Alas, now that Fox and director David Leitch have made their decision, fans can now begin...
In typically flippant fashion, Ryan Reynolds’ foul-mouthed protagonist rhymed off a series of big names including Mel Gibson, Dolph Lundgren, and, er, Keira Knightley. But it turns out the Powers That Be have selected Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War) to play the time-travelling mercenary known as Nathan Summers. Brolin beat out a whole host of actors to land the coveted gig, too, after reports claimed that Pierce Brosnan and Stephen Lang were both in contention at one point or another.
Alas, now that Fox and director David Leitch have made their decision, fans can now begin...
- 6/1/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
The Directors Guild of America nominations confirm what we already know: There are four frontrunners for the Best Picture and Director Oscars. Two are critically hailed, small-scale dramas, Kenneth Lonergan‘s “Manchester By the Sea” and Barry Jenkins‘ “Moonlight;” two are movies of scale and scope, Denis Villeneuve‘s sci-fi drama “Arrival” and Damien Chazelle’s retro musical romance “La La Land.”
Read More: 2016 Directors Guild of America Awards Nominations: ‘Lion,’ ‘Moonlight,’ ‘The Edge of Seventeen’ and More
The surprise was the fifth DGA slot went to Garth Davis for “Lion,” one of two DGA nominations he received. The Australian commercials director who collaborated with Jane Campion on lauded series “Top of the Lake” also landed the less-significant nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Filmmaker. So did Nate Parker, who can derive some small consolation from the recognition of his peers for his excellent rookie effort, “Birth of a Nation,...
Read More: 2016 Directors Guild of America Awards Nominations: ‘Lion,’ ‘Moonlight,’ ‘The Edge of Seventeen’ and More
The surprise was the fifth DGA slot went to Garth Davis for “Lion,” one of two DGA nominations he received. The Australian commercials director who collaborated with Jane Campion on lauded series “Top of the Lake” also landed the less-significant nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Filmmaker. So did Nate Parker, who can derive some small consolation from the recognition of his peers for his excellent rookie effort, “Birth of a Nation,...
- 1/12/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Directors Guild of America nominations confirm what we already know: There are four frontrunners for the Best Picture and Director Oscars. Two are critically hailed, small-scale dramas, Kenneth Lonergan‘s “Manchester By the Sea” and Barry Jenkins‘ “Moonlight;” two are movies of scale and scope, Denis Villeneuve‘s sci-fi drama “Arrival” and Damien Chazelle’s retro musical romance “La La Land.”
Read More: 2016 Directors Guild of America Awards Nominations: ‘Lion,’ ‘Moonlight,’ ‘The Edge of Seventeen’ and More
The surprise was the fifth DGA slot went to Garth Davis for “Lion,” one of two DGA nominations he received. The Australian commercials director who collaborated with Jane Campion on lauded series “Top of the Lake” also landed the less-significant nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Filmmaker. So did Nate Parker, who can derive some small consolation from the recognition of his peers for his excellent rookie effort, “Birth of a Nation,...
Read More: 2016 Directors Guild of America Awards Nominations: ‘Lion,’ ‘Moonlight,’ ‘The Edge of Seventeen’ and More
The surprise was the fifth DGA slot went to Garth Davis for “Lion,” one of two DGA nominations he received. The Australian commercials director who collaborated with Jane Campion on lauded series “Top of the Lake” also landed the less-significant nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Filmmaker. So did Nate Parker, who can derive some small consolation from the recognition of his peers for his excellent rookie effort, “Birth of a Nation,...
- 1/12/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Digital Subscription Library Continues to Grow with Latest Updates
Marvel Unlimited, Marvel’s digital comics subscription service, offers members unlimited access to over 19,000 issues of Marvel's classic and newer titles, delivered digitally through your desktop web browser and the Marvel Unlimited mobile app. With classic and newer issues added every week here are some of the amazing Marvel titles coming to Marvel Unlimited this January:
Week of 1/2
All-new, All-different Avengers #11
Black Panther #3
Captain America: Steve Rogers #2
Captain Marvel #6
Darth Vader #22
Extraordinary X-men #11
Haunted Mansion #4
Hyperion #4
Mockingbird #4
Silk #9
Spider-gwen Annual #1
Spider-man #5
Spider-man/Deadpool #6
Star-lord #8 (Final Issue!)
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #9
Uncanny Inhumans #11
Uncanny X-men #9
Venom: Space Knight #9
A Year Of Marvels: July Infinite Comic #1
Week of 1/9
Amazing Spider-man #15
Captain America: Sam Wilson #11
Civil War II: Kingpin #1
An Inhuman with the ability to predict the future has helped the heroes of the Marvel Universe clamp down on crime before it can even happen.
Marvel Unlimited, Marvel’s digital comics subscription service, offers members unlimited access to over 19,000 issues of Marvel's classic and newer titles, delivered digitally through your desktop web browser and the Marvel Unlimited mobile app. With classic and newer issues added every week here are some of the amazing Marvel titles coming to Marvel Unlimited this January:
Week of 1/2
All-new, All-different Avengers #11
Black Panther #3
Captain America: Steve Rogers #2
Captain Marvel #6
Darth Vader #22
Extraordinary X-men #11
Haunted Mansion #4
Hyperion #4
Mockingbird #4
Silk #9
Spider-gwen Annual #1
Spider-man #5
Spider-man/Deadpool #6
Star-lord #8 (Final Issue!)
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #9
Uncanny Inhumans #11
Uncanny X-men #9
Venom: Space Knight #9
A Year Of Marvels: July Infinite Comic #1
Week of 1/9
Amazing Spider-man #15
Captain America: Sam Wilson #11
Civil War II: Kingpin #1
An Inhuman with the ability to predict the future has helped the heroes of the Marvel Universe clamp down on crime before it can even happen.
- 1/6/2017
- by Michael Connally
- LRMonline.com
Vincent D'Onofrio is fairly adament that Wilson Fisk, aka Kingpin, will not be appearing in the new Marvel Defenders series. Comicbook reports the actor went on Twitter to address several fans asking and essentially said "not a chance"...
No chance https://t.co/fGqoY6tIjt
— Vincent D'Onofrio (@vincentdonofrio) December 18, 2016
When another fan asked about Spider-Man and if we could expect to see Fisk in the McU, D'Onofrio was less confident but said it's highly unlikely...
That I doubt.Seems to be so many characters in the film uni to service.The films are already jam packed. https://t.co/q2YyCIpynH
— Vincent D'Onofrio (@vincentdonofrio) December 18, 2016
I don't think you can bring D'Onofrio's Kingpin to the new Spider-Man universe. That Wilson Fisk is wayyyy too dark for a series that's going to center around high school age Peter Parker. As much as I love his portrayal, I think it's time for...
No chance https://t.co/fGqoY6tIjt
— Vincent D'Onofrio (@vincentdonofrio) December 18, 2016
When another fan asked about Spider-Man and if we could expect to see Fisk in the McU, D'Onofrio was less confident but said it's highly unlikely...
That I doubt.Seems to be so many characters in the film uni to service.The films are already jam packed. https://t.co/q2YyCIpynH
— Vincent D'Onofrio (@vincentdonofrio) December 18, 2016
I don't think you can bring D'Onofrio's Kingpin to the new Spider-Man universe. That Wilson Fisk is wayyyy too dark for a series that's going to center around high school age Peter Parker. As much as I love his portrayal, I think it's time for...
- 12/19/2016
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
Late September is usually far too early for definitive Academy Award predictions, but on this one I’m solid: This year’s film slate will inevitably yield an Oscars Less White.
Some small credit can go to the Academy, which pushed the diversity needle just a tad by adding twice as many new voters as last year (683, almost half of whom were women or people of color).
However, the most significant reason we’re unlikely to see a repeat of last year — when every single one of the 20 acting nominations went to white thespians — is the movies. Last year, films like “Beasts of No Nation,” “Straight Outta Compton,” “Concussion,” and “Creed” boasted diverse ensembles before and behind the screen, but they were less-than-Academy-friendly. In 2016, there are at least 8 films that present as strong awards candidates with diverse talent, and they are a far more formidable selection.
Read More: Oscars: Diversity...
Some small credit can go to the Academy, which pushed the diversity needle just a tad by adding twice as many new voters as last year (683, almost half of whom were women or people of color).
However, the most significant reason we’re unlikely to see a repeat of last year — when every single one of the 20 acting nominations went to white thespians — is the movies. Last year, films like “Beasts of No Nation,” “Straight Outta Compton,” “Concussion,” and “Creed” boasted diverse ensembles before and behind the screen, but they were less-than-Academy-friendly. In 2016, there are at least 8 films that present as strong awards candidates with diverse talent, and they are a far more formidable selection.
Read More: Oscars: Diversity...
- 9/26/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Late September is usually far too early for definitive Academy Award predictions, but on this one I’m solid: This year’s film slate will inevitably yield an Oscars Less White.
Some small credit can go to the Academy, which pushed the diversity needle just a tad by adding twice as many new voters as last year (683, almost half of whom were women or people of color).
However, the most significant reason we’re unlikely to see a repeat of last year — when every single one of the 20 acting nominations went to white thespians — is the movies. Last year, films like “Beasts of No Nation,” “Straight Outta Compton,” “Concussion,” and “Creed” boasted diverse ensembles before and behind the screen, but they were less-than-Academy-friendly. In 2016, there are at least 8 films that present as strong awards candidates with diverse talent, and they are a far more formidable selection.
Read More: Oscars: Diversity...
Some small credit can go to the Academy, which pushed the diversity needle just a tad by adding twice as many new voters as last year (683, almost half of whom were women or people of color).
However, the most significant reason we’re unlikely to see a repeat of last year — when every single one of the 20 acting nominations went to white thespians — is the movies. Last year, films like “Beasts of No Nation,” “Straight Outta Compton,” “Concussion,” and “Creed” boasted diverse ensembles before and behind the screen, but they were less-than-Academy-friendly. In 2016, there are at least 8 films that present as strong awards candidates with diverse talent, and they are a far more formidable selection.
Read More: Oscars: Diversity...
- 9/26/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Three weeks of film festivals and hundreds of movies later, one stands as the clear winner. Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land” won a prize for Emma Stone in Venice, wowed Telluride, and walked away with the Audience Award in Toronto —and by the end of that festival, people paid “Hamilton”-premiums for tickets to the last screening,
Now, that’s word of mouth.
Of course, “La La Land” isn’t alone in its accolades. Here’s how the players came out at the end of the three festivals.
Winners
A24
Established studio players like Sony Pictures Classics aim their sights at the loyal theatergoers who tend to be older; getting younger cinephiles to come to a theater is harder than ever. Nevertheless, A24 seems to have figured out a way. They acquire movies like excoriated Cannes entry “The Sea of Trees” to go out via their deal with DirectTV and iTunes,...
Now, that’s word of mouth.
Of course, “La La Land” isn’t alone in its accolades. Here’s how the players came out at the end of the three festivals.
Winners
A24
Established studio players like Sony Pictures Classics aim their sights at the loyal theatergoers who tend to be older; getting younger cinephiles to come to a theater is harder than ever. Nevertheless, A24 seems to have figured out a way. They acquire movies like excoriated Cannes entry “The Sea of Trees” to go out via their deal with DirectTV and iTunes,...
- 9/20/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Three weeks of film festivals and hundreds of movies later, one stands as the clear winner. Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land” won a prize for Emma Stone in Venice, wowed Telluride, and walked away with the Audience Award in Toronto —and by the end of that festival, people paid “Hamilton”-premiums for tickets to the last screening,
Now, that’s word of mouth.
Of course, “La La Land” isn’t alone in its accolades. Here’s how the players came out at the end of the three festivals.
Winners
A24
Established studio players like Sony Pictures Classics aim their sights at the loyal theatergoers who tend to be older; getting younger cinephiles to come to a theater is harder than ever. Nevertheless, A24 seems to have figured out a way. They acquire movies like excoriated Cannes entry “The Sea of Trees” to go out via their deal with DirectTV and iTunes,...
Now, that’s word of mouth.
Of course, “La La Land” isn’t alone in its accolades. Here’s how the players came out at the end of the three festivals.
Winners
A24
Established studio players like Sony Pictures Classics aim their sights at the loyal theatergoers who tend to be older; getting younger cinephiles to come to a theater is harder than ever. Nevertheless, A24 seems to have figured out a way. They acquire movies like excoriated Cannes entry “The Sea of Trees” to go out via their deal with DirectTV and iTunes,...
- 9/20/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
This is an interesting development in regards to Spider-Man: Homecoming. But before I delve into our findings, I have to bring you up to speed.
A few weeks back, there was a leaked call sheet posted on Reddit. For those who don’t know what a call sheet, it’s a document that studios use for organizing shooting days. In essence, it tells cast and crew when they need to be on set, and where the location is. That leaked call sheet had a lot of cool little revelations.
Check out the photo below:
Among these cool little details was that Kenneth Choi, who played Jim Morita in Captain America: The First Avenger, would be playing Principal Morita -- the principal at Peter Parker’s high school and, presumably, a descendant of Jim Morita. One other key detail was that actor/comedian Hannibal Buress would be playing the role of Coach Wilson.
A few weeks back, there was a leaked call sheet posted on Reddit. For those who don’t know what a call sheet, it’s a document that studios use for organizing shooting days. In essence, it tells cast and crew when they need to be on set, and where the location is. That leaked call sheet had a lot of cool little revelations.
Check out the photo below:
Among these cool little details was that Kenneth Choi, who played Jim Morita in Captain America: The First Avenger, would be playing Principal Morita -- the principal at Peter Parker’s high school and, presumably, a descendant of Jim Morita. One other key detail was that actor/comedian Hannibal Buress would be playing the role of Coach Wilson.
- 9/1/2016
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
Two weeks ago, a leaked casting sheet for Spider-Man: Homecoming found its way online, igniting a whole wave of fresh rumors pertaining to Jon Watts’ standalone pic.
At the time, we asked you to treat those rumors as just that, but it seems a new interview with Hannibal Buress has lent credence to those reports linking Bokeem Woodbine with The Shocker. During an interview with The Breakfast Club (via Cbm), the Homecoming star touched base on how he fits into Marvel’s massive ensemble cast.
“In Spider-Man, I play a gym teacher,” he said. “I play one of the dumbass characters that don’t realize he’s Spider-Man. [My character thinks] ‘He’s Peter Parker. Oh man, this guy’s really athletic!’”
It’s a fairly nondescript response, right? Well, not necessarily, bearing in mind that that aforementioned document listed Buress as Coach Wilson. If said leak was on point for Buress’ part in Spider-Man: Homecoming,...
At the time, we asked you to treat those rumors as just that, but it seems a new interview with Hannibal Buress has lent credence to those reports linking Bokeem Woodbine with The Shocker. During an interview with The Breakfast Club (via Cbm), the Homecoming star touched base on how he fits into Marvel’s massive ensemble cast.
“In Spider-Man, I play a gym teacher,” he said. “I play one of the dumbass characters that don’t realize he’s Spider-Man. [My character thinks] ‘He’s Peter Parker. Oh man, this guy’s really athletic!’”
It’s a fairly nondescript response, right? Well, not necessarily, bearing in mind that that aforementioned document listed Buress as Coach Wilson. If said leak was on point for Buress’ part in Spider-Man: Homecoming,...
- 8/31/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Three weeks ago, part of an alleged call sheet for Spider-Man: Homecoming had surfaced online revealing some pretty… shocking roles in the upcoming reboot. While some had doubted the legitimacy of the photo, actor/comedian Hannibal Buress has finally revealed his role in the movie and it pretty much lines up with what was claimed in the call sheet. While talking with The Breakfast Club yesterday, Buress was asked about the small roles he has in big upcoming movies, including Spider-Man: Homecoming. “In Spider-Man, I play a gym teacher,” he said. “I play one of the dumbass characters that don't realize he's Spider-Man. [My character thinks] ‘He’s Peter Parker. Oh man, this guy’s really athletic!’” In the Homecoming call sheet that made the rounds earlier this month, Hannibal Buress’s role was listed as Coach Wilson at Peter Parker’s Midtown Science and Technology School. So, with Buress’ confirmation that he...
- 8/31/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
Patti LuPone, actress Both an actress and a singer, LuPone was featured in the 2013 movie “Parker” and the role of Florine Werthan in “Driving Miss Daisy.” Rita Wilson, actress Wilson acted in the movies “It’s Complicated,” “Runaway Bride,” and “Sleepless in Seattle.” She also produced “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and the 2008 version of “Mamma Mia!” Marlon Wayans, actor Wayans was featured in Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy‘s comedy “The Heat,” as well as “Requiem for a Dream.” You might also remember Wayans from the “Fifty Shades of Grey” parody “Fifty Shades of Black,” which he produced and starred in.
- 6/29/2016
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Wrap
I’m pretty sure that no one who reads a column called “Marvelous Da7e” wants to hear opinions about Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice right now. If I liked it, I would respect Zack Snyder’s wishes from a very loud pre-roll that played before my screening, asking me to let fans worldwide experience the movie fresh. If I didn’t like it, no one would believe me because of the current obsession by a small subculture of the internet that critics aren’t fans and have prejudices that make them not worth listening to.
No worries, we’ll have lots of time to discuss this movie after more people get to see it. You know if you’re going to see it or skip it already in your deep heart of hearts and nothing is going to change that (Good for you, I felt the same...
No worries, we’ll have lots of time to discuss this movie after more people get to see it. You know if you’re going to see it or skip it already in your deep heart of hearts and nothing is going to change that (Good for you, I felt the same...
- 3/23/2016
- by Da7e
- LRMonline.com
With the Marvel Universe now all in one reality, how does the superhero community differentiate between Miles Morales Spider-Man and Peter Parker Spider-Man? For that matter, with Steve Rogers set to return as Captain America, will Sam Wilson still don the red, white and blue and still go by Cap, as well? On the cover of Civil War #1, we see Spider-Man and Falcon on oppossite sides, with Sam Wilson supporting Iron Man (Protect the Future.) and Peter Parker supporting Captain Marvel (Change the Future.). Does Morales fighting Wilson indicate that the two Spider-Men will be on the same side? Comics: Deadpool Picks Both Sides In Civil War II Comics: Spider-man Joins Civil War II Marvel's Civil War II will pit two factions - led by Captain Marvel and Iron Man at odds over the fate of an Inhuman that can predict crimes before they happen. Captain Marvel leads a group...
- 3/17/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
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The new take on Dad's Army gives a standout role to Toby Jones. Here's our review of the new comedy.
Don't panic! Oliver Parker's big screen version of classic British sitcom Dad's Army (48 years old this year) is remarkably faithful to Jimmy Perry and David Croft's much-loved original and by no means the travesty that some had feared. It benefits chiefly from a note-perfect cast and a warm glow of reverential nostalgia that pervades the entire project, but it's slightly let down by a meandering script and the playing-it-safe comedy moments tend to generate amused smiles rather than out-and-out laughter.
Set in 1944, in the fictional seaside town of Walmington-on-Sea, the film stars Toby Jones as Captain Mainwaring, the leader of an elderly platoon of the Home Guard that comprises Oxford-educated Sergeant Wilson (Bill Nighy), doddery Private Godfrey (Michael Gambon), excitable Lance Corporal Jones (Tom Courtenay...
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The new take on Dad's Army gives a standout role to Toby Jones. Here's our review of the new comedy.
Don't panic! Oliver Parker's big screen version of classic British sitcom Dad's Army (48 years old this year) is remarkably faithful to Jimmy Perry and David Croft's much-loved original and by no means the travesty that some had feared. It benefits chiefly from a note-perfect cast and a warm glow of reverential nostalgia that pervades the entire project, but it's slightly let down by a meandering script and the playing-it-safe comedy moments tend to generate amused smiles rather than out-and-out laughter.
Set in 1944, in the fictional seaside town of Walmington-on-Sea, the film stars Toby Jones as Captain Mainwaring, the leader of an elderly platoon of the Home Guard that comprises Oxford-educated Sergeant Wilson (Bill Nighy), doddery Private Godfrey (Michael Gambon), excitable Lance Corporal Jones (Tom Courtenay...
- 2/3/2016
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
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Cheer on local talent with these potentially great UK films from 2016, including drama, comedy, action, horror, fantasy & more…
While Batman Vs Superman, Captain America: Civil War, X-Men Apocalypse and other mega franchises are expected to dominate cinemas in 2016, let’s hear it for the films below. None are sequels, few have titanic budgets, all of them are British and each of them has the potential to be great.
2016 looks to be a particularly strong year for UK crime drama, with Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire, Adam Smith’s Trespass Against Us and Michael Apted’s Unlocked on their way. Military thrillers are also well represented this year, with Gavin Hood’s Eye In The Sky, Fernando Coimbra’s Sand Castle, and Simon West’s Stratton incoming. There’s also comedy, fantasy, drama, horror and even a musical waiting for you below.
A Street Cat Named Bob (dir.
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Cheer on local talent with these potentially great UK films from 2016, including drama, comedy, action, horror, fantasy & more…
While Batman Vs Superman, Captain America: Civil War, X-Men Apocalypse and other mega franchises are expected to dominate cinemas in 2016, let’s hear it for the films below. None are sequels, few have titanic budgets, all of them are British and each of them has the potential to be great.
2016 looks to be a particularly strong year for UK crime drama, with Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire, Adam Smith’s Trespass Against Us and Michael Apted’s Unlocked on their way. Military thrillers are also well represented this year, with Gavin Hood’s Eye In The Sky, Fernando Coimbra’s Sand Castle, and Simon West’s Stratton incoming. There’s also comedy, fantasy, drama, horror and even a musical waiting for you below.
A Street Cat Named Bob (dir.
- 1/7/2016
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
If the transformation is a character’s external change then the meltdown is the internal equivalent. Sometimes the most terrifying part of a horror film isn’t when the monster pops out, but when a character loses his or her grip on reality. The psychosis can begin gradually, exacerbated by stress, sickness, or an outside tormentor. Often the character begins a film in complete control of his or her mental faculties. But control is a relative term, and in a horror film, the illusion of control can be just as powerful as actual agency. The options: denial or embracement. The psychological break will come soon enough. The only question is, how broken will the person be once it does?
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Alien (1979) – Ash malfunctions
The crew of the cargo ship Nostromo has just about had it. Awakened from a cozy hypersleep to answer the worst wrong number in interstellar history, they then...
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Alien (1979) – Ash malfunctions
The crew of the cargo ship Nostromo has just about had it. Awakened from a cozy hypersleep to answer the worst wrong number in interstellar history, they then...
- 10/25/2015
- by Staff
- SoundOnSight
After the widespread acclaim for Daredevil, the first product of the Marvel Studios-Netflix partnership, all eyes are on Jessica Jones.
Here's everything you need to know about the hard-drinking superhero and the shows that are coming after her.
All 13 episodes of Jessica Jones season one will land on Netflix on November 20.
Who is Jessica Jones?
Marvel Comics superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis created Jessica Jones for the adult-oriented comic Alias, which had nothing to do with Jennifer Garner. Jones, who gained powers after a classic chemical spill that also left her an orphan, was retconned into continuity with a backstory tying into the past of various iconic superheroes.
She was cast as a classmate of Peter Parker's (hell, she even had a crush on him) and was inspired by his crimefighting as Spider-Man to become a superhero too - taking on the identity of Jewel. Yes, Jewel.
Here's everything you need to know about the hard-drinking superhero and the shows that are coming after her.
All 13 episodes of Jessica Jones season one will land on Netflix on November 20.
Who is Jessica Jones?
Marvel Comics superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis created Jessica Jones for the adult-oriented comic Alias, which had nothing to do with Jennifer Garner. Jones, who gained powers after a classic chemical spill that also left her an orphan, was retconned into continuity with a backstory tying into the past of various iconic superheroes.
She was cast as a classmate of Peter Parker's (hell, she even had a crush on him) and was inspired by his crimefighting as Spider-Man to become a superhero too - taking on the identity of Jewel. Yes, Jewel.
- 10/14/2015
- Digital Spy
Can you believe it's been seven years since Colin Morgan's boy wizard first strode onto our screens?
The series premiere of Merlin on September 20, 2008 set us off on a magical five-year journey - one with mythical monsters, wicked warlocks and excessive amounts of bromantic banter.
Millions tuned in each Saturday night for the show's blend of fun, fantasy and friendship - because Merlin and Arthur (Bradley James) were definitely just friends, Ok? - but what's happened to Camelot's finest since that epic final episode?
Colin Morgan
The aged Emrys might still be waiting for King Arthur to revive, but Merlin lead Colin Morgan hasn't lain dormant these past few years. He appeared opposite fellow Irish legend Gabriel Byrne in BBC One's moody detective drama Quirke in 2014, was seduced by Gillian Anderson as mercurial copper Tom Anderson in The Fall and played cyborg Leo in Channel 4's smash hit Humans.
The series premiere of Merlin on September 20, 2008 set us off on a magical five-year journey - one with mythical monsters, wicked warlocks and excessive amounts of bromantic banter.
Millions tuned in each Saturday night for the show's blend of fun, fantasy and friendship - because Merlin and Arthur (Bradley James) were definitely just friends, Ok? - but what's happened to Camelot's finest since that epic final episode?
Colin Morgan
The aged Emrys might still be waiting for King Arthur to revive, but Merlin lead Colin Morgan hasn't lain dormant these past few years. He appeared opposite fellow Irish legend Gabriel Byrne in BBC One's moody detective drama Quirke in 2014, was seduced by Gillian Anderson as mercurial copper Tom Anderson in The Fall and played cyborg Leo in Channel 4's smash hit Humans.
- 9/19/2015
- Digital Spy
Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Send any/all of the above to askausiello@tvline.com
Question: Can we expect a major “Steroline” kiss in the Vampire Diaries season premiere? I need it. – Kayla
Ausiello: You might want to sit down for this one, Kayla: Paul Wesley couldn’t quite recall what goes down in the premiere — they’re a few episodes into Season 7 right now — but when we asked him about Stefan’s kissing agenda with Caroline, he did drop this bombshell: “I’ll be lip-locking with more than one woman.”
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Question: Can we expect a major “Steroline” kiss in the Vampire Diaries season premiere? I need it. – Kayla
Ausiello: You might want to sit down for this one, Kayla: Paul Wesley couldn’t quite recall what goes down in the premiere — they’re a few episodes into Season 7 right now — but when we asked him about Stefan’s kissing agenda with Caroline, he did drop this bombshell: “I’ll be lip-locking with more than one woman.”
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- 9/4/2015
- TVLine.com
In their freshman year, Marvel’s Netflix Daredevil series and DC’s CW show the Flash got some of the most overwhelmingly positive reviews of any TV shows ever based on super heroes. They are arguably the two best debut seasons for shows adapted from a comic book. Which one is better? Cinelinx looks at these two excellent shows to determine the live action small screen comic champ.
There have been lots and lots of live action TV programs based on comic books, starting with the Adventures of Superman in the 1950s. Ever since then, we’ve had Batman, the Green Hornet, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, Shazam/Isis, Superboy, the Flash (the original), Lois & Clark: the New Adventures of Superman, Birds of Prey, Mutant X, Smallville, Agents of Shield, Arrow, Constantine and Gotham. (We’re not including animated series in this.) We’ve even had one-shot TV movies like Dr. Strange,...
There have been lots and lots of live action TV programs based on comic books, starting with the Adventures of Superman in the 1950s. Ever since then, we’ve had Batman, the Green Hornet, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, Shazam/Isis, Superboy, the Flash (the original), Lois & Clark: the New Adventures of Superman, Birds of Prey, Mutant X, Smallville, Agents of Shield, Arrow, Constantine and Gotham. (We’re not including animated series in this.) We’ve even had one-shot TV movies like Dr. Strange,...
- 7/5/2015
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
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