Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds has become such an acknowledged classic and even cultural touchstone that it is easy to forget how revolutionary it was upon its 1963 release. For the Master of Suspense himself, it was a departure in many ways from his previous work while still a testament to his craft and devotion to “pure cinema.” It all but single-handedly created, or at least redefined, an enduring horror subgenre—the animal attack film. Finally, in creating this subgenre, The Birds explores themes of humankind’s place in the world and the unpredictable power of nature. It is also a particularly meaningful film for me as it was my first Hitchcock film and was introduced to me by my grandmother, who was a great fan of classic cinema in general and Alfred Hitchcock in particular. I saw the film during a memorable stay at her home when I was around...
- 9/15/2023
- by Brian Keiper
- bloody-disgusting.com
Emerald Fennell likes things to be deeply cinematic, with elements that are vast, weird and flamboyant. No matter what you thought of the actor-turned-director’s genre-defying and much debated “Promising Young Woman”—it’s been called unapologetically feminist by defenders like this critic and, well, whatever’s the opposite of that, by others—her filmic appetite that rejected the mundane and conventional was undeniable in that original debut.
After a recent appearance as Midge in “Barbie,” Fennell is back in the directing chair with her unclassifiable sophomore caper “Saltburn,” a studiously mannered dark comedy-cum-thriller that spans across Oxford University and a massive mansion in the North Yorkshire town of Saltburn-by-the-Sea, and feels marvelously British. It’s almost as British as the likes of “Withnail and I” and “Jeeves and Wooster.”
This is both an observation and a bit of a warning, in that you will need a specific sense of...
After a recent appearance as Midge in “Barbie,” Fennell is back in the directing chair with her unclassifiable sophomore caper “Saltburn,” a studiously mannered dark comedy-cum-thriller that spans across Oxford University and a massive mansion in the North Yorkshire town of Saltburn-by-the-Sea, and feels marvelously British. It’s almost as British as the likes of “Withnail and I” and “Jeeves and Wooster.”
This is both an observation and a bit of a warning, in that you will need a specific sense of...
- 9/1/2023
- by Tomris Laffly
- The Wrap
Actress Emerald Fennell, who can be seen playing Midge in this year’s mega-hit Barbie, made her feature writing and directing debut with the 2020 film Promising Young Woman, which didn’t do much at the box office but did get a lot of positive reviews (you can read our own Chris Bumbray’s 9/10 review at This Link) and ended up being nominated for five Academy Awards – resulting in Fennell taking home the Best Screenplay Oscar. Now her second feature, the thriller Saltburn, is set to receive a limited theatrical release on November 24th. With that date just three months away, a teaser trailer for Saltburn has arrived online, and you can watch it in the embed above.
Starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe, and Fennell’s Promising Young Woman lead Carey Mulligan, Saltburn has the following synopsis: Academy Award winning filmmaker Emerald...
Starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe, and Fennell’s Promising Young Woman lead Carey Mulligan, Saltburn has the following synopsis: Academy Award winning filmmaker Emerald...
- 8/30/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Provocative Oscar-winning Carey Mulligan films, the British royal family, and Mattel. What do they all have in common? It's not a trick question. The answer is Emerald Fennell, the writer and director of "Promising Young Woman," who also played a young Queen Camilla in "The Crown." Fresh off her small role as (pregnant) Midge in Greta Gerwig's plastic box office sensation "Barbie," Fennell is back behind the camera for "Saltburn," her second feature as a writer and director.
Described as "a beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire" set during the mid-2000s, the film stars Barry Keoghan as Oliver Quick. A student struggling to fit in at Oxford University, Oliver unexpectedly finds himself being invited to spend the summer with his "charming and aristocratic" peer Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi) at his family's massive estate. Now, as anyone who's watched "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" and/or "The Green Knight" could tell you,...
Described as "a beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire" set during the mid-2000s, the film stars Barry Keoghan as Oliver Quick. A student struggling to fit in at Oxford University, Oliver unexpectedly finds himself being invited to spend the summer with his "charming and aristocratic" peer Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi) at his family's massive estate. Now, as anyone who's watched "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" and/or "The Green Knight" could tell you,...
- 8/30/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is not slowing down for its last turn at the Emmys. For its fifth and final season, the period comedy on Amazon Prime Video is finishing exactly at the same amount it started with, at 14 Emmy nominations, almost a fifth of the streamer’s 2023 total of 68. This is the longest-spanning season for the show, covering five decades in nine episodes detailing the title character’s ascending career and destructive personal life. Among its mentions are its bid for Best Comedy Series, an honor that it has received its entire run (it won in 2018), as well as major categories it has succeeded in years past. Read on for a closer look at “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s” 14 Emmy nominations.
The series is the second-most nominated comedy this year at the Emmys, behind only Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” with 21. Over on the ad-supported Freevee stream, “Jury Duty...
The series is the second-most nominated comedy this year at the Emmys, behind only Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” with 21. Over on the ad-supported Freevee stream, “Jury Duty...
- 8/26/2023
- by Christopher Tsang
- Gold Derby
A music supervisor has a big job, as defined by the TV Academy: She or he “creatively contributes to the story, character development and overall narrative of the program by engaging in song selection, guiding original song creation and production, overseeing on-camera music performances… contributing to the creation of a unique music aesthetic.”
This year’s five nominees reflect those ideals:
Frankie Pine, music supervisor for “Daisy Jones & The Six,” was hired five years ago; she was even part of the casting process for the rise-and-fall story of a ’70s rock band. “It was all-encompassing,” she says, “being able to do every aspect of music to help create that authenticity.”
Pine submitted episode 8, which depicts the band touring the U.S. “We had all those on-cameras. Everything was done to playback,” she reports, “but everything was also recorded live,” providing multiple options during post-production.
The choice of non-Daisy Jones...
This year’s five nominees reflect those ideals:
Frankie Pine, music supervisor for “Daisy Jones & The Six,” was hired five years ago; she was even part of the casting process for the rise-and-fall story of a ’70s rock band. “It was all-encompassing,” she says, “being able to do every aspect of music to help create that authenticity.”
Pine submitted episode 8, which depicts the band touring the U.S. “We had all those on-cameras. Everything was done to playback,” she reports, “but everything was also recorded live,” providing multiple options during post-production.
The choice of non-Daisy Jones...
- 8/25/2023
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
This is the end, Riverdale fans! After many years of milkshakes and mischief, we've made it to Riverdale Season 7 Episode 20.
The series finale was a roller coaster of emotions for the characters and us watching at home. There are plenty of sweet endings and sad goodbyes for these beloved characters we've known for seven seasons.
It's a heartbreaking end for the wild and entertaining (yet sometimes frustrating) story that was Riverdale.
"Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Seven: Goodbye, Riverdale" served true to its name.
Riverdale's series finale was a nostalgic trip down memory lane and a farewell to the characters. If you had any questions about what would happen to the group, we got those answers, albeit sometimes not the answers we hoped for or wanted.
Framing the series finale around Betty's last wish was an excellent choice for the plot structure.
With Riverdale Season 7 Episode 19 being set during junior year, there...
The series finale was a roller coaster of emotions for the characters and us watching at home. There are plenty of sweet endings and sad goodbyes for these beloved characters we've known for seven seasons.
It's a heartbreaking end for the wild and entertaining (yet sometimes frustrating) story that was Riverdale.
"Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Seven: Goodbye, Riverdale" served true to its name.
Riverdale's series finale was a nostalgic trip down memory lane and a farewell to the characters. If you had any questions about what would happen to the group, we got those answers, albeit sometimes not the answers we hoped for or wanted.
Framing the series finale around Betty's last wish was an excellent choice for the plot structure.
With Riverdale Season 7 Episode 19 being set during junior year, there...
- 8/24/2023
- by Justin Carreiro
- TVfanatic
Note: This story contains spoilers from the “Riverdale” series finale.
After seven seasons of chaotic storytelling, time travel and musical episodes, the CW bid farewell to “Riverdale” with a touching and somber finale Wednesday night. Appropriately titled “Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Seven: Goodbye, Riverdale,” the installment featured a return to the present day before one last trip down a grief-stricken memory lane.
Before we get into the finale, the penultimate episode established that Angel Tabitha (Erinn Westbrook) announced she’d blended the multiverse into the 1950s timeline and restored the good memories of the Riverdale teens’ present day lives, leaving them in the 1950s to help change the world for the better. Jughead (Cole Sprouse) and Betty (Lili Reinhart) chose to keep both the good and the bad memories in secret.
The finale kicked off with an 86-year-old Betty talking to her granddaughter, establishing that she’s the only member of...
After seven seasons of chaotic storytelling, time travel and musical episodes, the CW bid farewell to “Riverdale” with a touching and somber finale Wednesday night. Appropriately titled “Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Seven: Goodbye, Riverdale,” the installment featured a return to the present day before one last trip down a grief-stricken memory lane.
Before we get into the finale, the penultimate episode established that Angel Tabitha (Erinn Westbrook) announced she’d blended the multiverse into the 1950s timeline and restored the good memories of the Riverdale teens’ present day lives, leaving them in the 1950s to help change the world for the better. Jughead (Cole Sprouse) and Betty (Lili Reinhart) chose to keep both the good and the bad memories in secret.
The finale kicked off with an 86-year-old Betty talking to her granddaughter, establishing that she’s the only member of...
- 8/24/2023
- by Jose Alejandro Bastidas
- The Wrap
This article contains spoilers for the Riverdale series finale.
Riverdale season 7 gave our characters a fresh slate in the 1950’s, embracing their “classic Archie Comics counterparts.” However, in the penultimate episode, they all finally got their good memories back from Angel Tabitha (Erinn Westbrook) with only Jughead (Cole Sprouse) and Betty (Lili Reinhart) choosing to remember both the good and bad.
With all of the absurd storylines that have taken place throughout the seasons, including time travel, it makes sense to say goodbye to Riverdale as the town that was once lost in time with one last epic journey. Whether you’re satisfied with where your favorite characters end up, one thing is for sure, you’re going to need tissues. Here’s what really went down in the show’s finale.
From the Present Day Back to Senior Year
We skip a total of 67 years into the future, finding...
Riverdale season 7 gave our characters a fresh slate in the 1950’s, embracing their “classic Archie Comics counterparts.” However, in the penultimate episode, they all finally got their good memories back from Angel Tabitha (Erinn Westbrook) with only Jughead (Cole Sprouse) and Betty (Lili Reinhart) choosing to remember both the good and bad.
With all of the absurd storylines that have taken place throughout the seasons, including time travel, it makes sense to say goodbye to Riverdale as the town that was once lost in time with one last epic journey. Whether you’re satisfied with where your favorite characters end up, one thing is for sure, you’re going to need tissues. Here’s what really went down in the show’s finale.
From the Present Day Back to Senior Year
We skip a total of 67 years into the future, finding...
- 8/24/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Los Angeles, Aug 20 (Ians) Apart from Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, one of the biggest standouts in the movie was actor Michael Cera in the Greta Gerwig directorial ‘Barbie’ where he portrayed the character of the Allen doll. The actor revealed that the casting was very last minute.
According to Deadline: “It was a kind of very last-minute casting,” Cera told GQ in an interview before the actors strike. “My manager got a call checking on my availability for it, and he called me and he said, ‘I got a call about this movie’. It’s the ‘Barbie’ movie. Greta Gerwig’s directing it, and it’s filming in London for four months or something, so I told them you probably wouldn’t want to do it because you probably don’t want to go to London.'”
Cera continued: “I was like, ‘What! What do you mean? Call them back!
According to Deadline: “It was a kind of very last-minute casting,” Cera told GQ in an interview before the actors strike. “My manager got a call checking on my availability for it, and he called me and he said, ‘I got a call about this movie’. It’s the ‘Barbie’ movie. Greta Gerwig’s directing it, and it’s filming in London for four months or something, so I told them you probably wouldn’t want to do it because you probably don’t want to go to London.'”
Cera continued: “I was like, ‘What! What do you mean? Call them back!
- 8/20/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Michael Cera was one of the standouts on Barbie giving life to the only Allan in the Greta Gerwig-directed film.
The Arrested Development alum is opening up about how he came to star opposite Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.
“It was a kind of very last-minute casting,” Cera told GQ in an interview before the actors strike. “My manager got a call checking on my availability for it, and he called me and he said, ‘I got a call about this movie. It’s the Barbie movie. Greta Gerwig’s directing it, and it’s filming in London for four months or something, so I told them you probably wouldn’t want to do it because you probably don’t want to go to London.'”
Cera continued, “I was like, ‘What! What do you mean? Call them back!’ He didn’t like blow it or anything, but he’s like,...
The Arrested Development alum is opening up about how he came to star opposite Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.
“It was a kind of very last-minute casting,” Cera told GQ in an interview before the actors strike. “My manager got a call checking on my availability for it, and he called me and he said, ‘I got a call about this movie. It’s the Barbie movie. Greta Gerwig’s directing it, and it’s filming in London for four months or something, so I told them you probably wouldn’t want to do it because you probably don’t want to go to London.'”
Cera continued, “I was like, ‘What! What do you mean? Call them back!’ He didn’t like blow it or anything, but he’s like,...
- 8/20/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
"Barbie" is, without a doubt, one of the weirdest movies to ever make it into the billion-dollar club. Greta Gerwig's candy-colored blockbuster features a horse-based patriarchy, the ghost of Barbie creator Ruth Handler, and an extremely well-executed Snyder cut joke. It's a fantastical, offbeat movie thinly disguised as a mainstream comedy, but it's clear from the very beginning — that "2001: A Space Odyssey" homage opening! — that "Barbie" marches to the beat of its own drum.
According to director Greta Gerwig, though, the movie was initially set to announce itself in a totally different way — by letting Helen Mirren drop an F-bomb in its opening moments. Gerwig spoke about the cut joke on the ReelBlend podcast, and revealed that it was actually meant to tie into a bit about famed physicist Marie Curie that was cut completely from the movie.
"Suffice to say, there was a sort of extended joke...
According to director Greta Gerwig, though, the movie was initially set to announce itself in a totally different way — by letting Helen Mirren drop an F-bomb in its opening moments. Gerwig spoke about the cut joke on the ReelBlend podcast, and revealed that it was actually meant to tie into a bit about famed physicist Marie Curie that was cut completely from the movie.
"Suffice to say, there was a sort of extended joke...
- 8/18/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Michael Cera has been winning raves for his performance in “Barbie” as Allan, the singular male character in Barbieland who isn’t one of the many iterations of Ken.
In a new video interview with GQ conducted prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike, Cera recalls that he wanted the role so much that he took drastic action when he learned his manager had offered a lukewarm response to a potential “Barbie” offer.
“It was a kind of very last-minute casting,” Cera said.
Read More: Why Michael Cera Wasn’t Included In The ‘Barbie’ Cast Group Texts
“My manager got a call checking on my availability for it, and he called me and he said, ‘I got a call about this movie. It’s the ‘Barbie’ movie. Greta Gerwig’s directing it, and it’s filming in London for four months or something, so I told them you probably wouldn...
In a new video interview with GQ conducted prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike, Cera recalls that he wanted the role so much that he took drastic action when he learned his manager had offered a lukewarm response to a potential “Barbie” offer.
“It was a kind of very last-minute casting,” Cera said.
Read More: Why Michael Cera Wasn’t Included In The ‘Barbie’ Cast Group Texts
“My manager got a call checking on my availability for it, and he called me and he said, ‘I got a call about this movie. It’s the ‘Barbie’ movie. Greta Gerwig’s directing it, and it’s filming in London for four months or something, so I told them you probably wouldn...
- 8/18/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
On Aug. 3, Prime Video and Variety collaborated to host Master Crafts at Nya Studios East, an event featuring the Emmy-nominated artisans behind Prime Video’s shows.
Moderated by Variety’s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay, the five panels included “Music to Our Ears,” with music supervisors, sound editors and mixers; “World Building” with cinematographers, production designers and a VFX supervisor; “Looking the Part,” with costume designers and makeup artists; “Names and Faces” with casting directors; and “The Final Cut” with producers.
The creatives behind critically acclaimed shows such as “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Daisy Jones and the Six,” “Jury Duty,” “Swarm,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” “Judy Blume Forever,” and “Dead Ringers” participated in the event. Speaking on a wide range of topics, the panelists drew back the curtain on some of this year’s most popular shows and explained how they brought them to life on screen.
Moderated by Variety’s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay, the five panels included “Music to Our Ears,” with music supervisors, sound editors and mixers; “World Building” with cinematographers, production designers and a VFX supervisor; “Looking the Part,” with costume designers and makeup artists; “Names and Faces” with casting directors; and “The Final Cut” with producers.
The creatives behind critically acclaimed shows such as “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Daisy Jones and the Six,” “Jury Duty,” “Swarm,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” “Judy Blume Forever,” and “Dead Ringers” participated in the event. Speaking on a wide range of topics, the panelists drew back the curtain on some of this year’s most popular shows and explained how they brought them to life on screen.
- 8/16/2023
- by Jaden Thompson and Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Costume designer Donna Zakowska worked on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” for all five seasons of the Amazon Prime Video comedy and received Emmy nominations for each – with a win for Period Costumes for the second season of “Mrs. Maisel.” (Zakowska has another Emmy Award for “John Adams.”)
But the final season of “Mrs. Maisel” presented a host of new challenges for the acclaimed costume designer and 2023 Emmy nominee, namely a narrative that hopped between time periods and eras as viewers were given a chance to see the fates of Midge (Emmy nominee and past winner Rachel Brosnahan), Susie (Emmy nominee and past winner Alex Borstein), and many of the other beloved characters.
“The challenge was really condensing a lot into this last season and not losing the character,” Zakowska tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview as part of our Meet the Experts: Costume Designer panel. “It doesn’t...
But the final season of “Mrs. Maisel” presented a host of new challenges for the acclaimed costume designer and 2023 Emmy nominee, namely a narrative that hopped between time periods and eras as viewers were given a chance to see the fates of Midge (Emmy nominee and past winner Rachel Brosnahan), Susie (Emmy nominee and past winner Alex Borstein), and many of the other beloved characters.
“The challenge was really condensing a lot into this last season and not losing the character,” Zakowska tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview as part of our Meet the Experts: Costume Designer panel. “It doesn’t...
- 8/14/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel became an Emmys stalwart soon after its story, of the aspiring comedian Midge Maisel’s quest for glory, first aired on Prime Video. Back in the ’50s, another comedy about a stand-up comic received top Television Academy honors: Make Room for Daddy, which took home best new program in 1954 and best comedy series in 1955.
The ABC series “built on the trials of an entertainer whose hectic professional life leaves him but scant time for his family,” as THR described it in 1953, starred real-life comedian Danny Thomas, Jean Hagen as his wife, and Sherry Jackson and Rusty Hamer as their children. In scenarios that Midge could probably relate to, Danny contends with coming home from a three-month gig and his dog not recognizing him, imploring a journalist friend to write an article about him to drum up some good publicity, and losing out on a studio contract...
The ABC series “built on the trials of an entertainer whose hectic professional life leaves him but scant time for his family,” as THR described it in 1953, starred real-life comedian Danny Thomas, Jean Hagen as his wife, and Sherry Jackson and Rusty Hamer as their children. In scenarios that Midge could probably relate to, Danny contends with coming home from a three-month gig and his dog not recognizing him, imploring a journalist friend to write an article about him to drum up some good publicity, and losing out on a studio contract...
- 8/13/2023
- by Hilton Dresden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
By the finale of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which finished up its five-season run this year, Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) has undergone a full transformation. No longer the aspiring comedian-slash-housewife we met when the show began, Midge, it turns out, becomes the great success it always seemed she would be.
Dhana Gilbert
In its last batch of episodes, showrunners Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino gave the audience a glimpse into the future through flash-forwards, complete with detailed aging makeup, that demonstrated the Joan Rivers-esque sensation Midge is to become — along with the complicated ties she has with her children. In the 1960s timeline, Midge lands a gig working at a talk show run by a Johnny Carson-type figure, Gordon Ford (Reid Scott), a job she parlays into the moment that finally makes her a big star. It’s a triumphant ending for the prickly fast-talker that also...
Dhana Gilbert
In its last batch of episodes, showrunners Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino gave the audience a glimpse into the future through flash-forwards, complete with detailed aging makeup, that demonstrated the Joan Rivers-esque sensation Midge is to become — along with the complicated ties she has with her children. In the 1960s timeline, Midge lands a gig working at a talk show run by a Johnny Carson-type figure, Gordon Ford (Reid Scott), a job she parlays into the moment that finally makes her a big star. It’s a triumphant ending for the prickly fast-talker that also...
- 8/11/2023
- by Esther Zuckerman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
According to extant Barbie lore, Allan — introduced by Mattel in 1964 — is Ken's best friend. He was about the same size as Ken, so the two were able to swap outfits at a moment's notice. As the years passed, Allan's evolving outfits began to trace out a narrative for the man. In 1990, Mattel introduced Wedding Day Allan, wherein he was wearing a groom's white tuxedo (which quickly became a honeymoon outfit). It seemed that Allan (later Alan) was marrying Barbie's friend Midge. Additional toys saw Alan and Midge getting pregnant (customers were notoriously weirded out by the pregnant Midge doll), and Alan, later pushing his son Ryan around in a stroller.
In Greta Gerwig's new hit film "Barbie," Allan does appear, played by actor Michael Cera. "Barbie" begins in an Edenic playworld called Barbieland wherein all the women are named Barbie and they are all happy, capable, and in positions of power.
In Greta Gerwig's new hit film "Barbie," Allan does appear, played by actor Michael Cera. "Barbie" begins in an Edenic playworld called Barbieland wherein all the women are named Barbie and they are all happy, capable, and in positions of power.
- 8/9/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
A scene cut from 'Barbie' would have seen Midge giving birth.The character was introduced by Mattel in 1963 as their flagship doll's best friend and a now-discontinued pregnant version of the doll was played by Emerald Fennell in Greta Gerwig's summer comedy based on the toy franchise.Leaked photos from behind the scenes of the film seen on a corkboard in an 'Art of the Cut' interview with editor Nick Houy have now revealed that there were plans for Midge to give birth in a post-credits joke for the film, alongside Dame Helen Mirren - who appears as the Narrator - as a midwife.Other scenes cut from the fantasy comedy - which sees Barbie discover what it means to be human after leaving Barbie Land - included a "fart opera" but the joke was cut due to a poor reception at a test screening, according to Greta.
- 8/1/2023
- by Jordan Beck
- Bang Showbiz
Talk about living in a Barbie World. As Greta Gerwig’s smash hit dominates the box office in just its second week of release, giddily plowing its way toward an expected billion (with a b) box office take, we must face the inevitable: this thing’s gonna get a sequel, right? While Gerwig’s film (co-written with her partner Noah Baumbach) is a major crowdpleaser, it still feels subversive in the way it takes on everything from toxic patriarchy to the very toy conglomerate that owns the iconic doll. But any smarting Mattel and Warner Bros. Discovery might have felt during the creation of the film has surely been eased by its massive success at the box office. Money talks, and we’re betting that Wbd has already pulled up the dump truck outside Gerwig and Baumbach’s house.
IndieWire’s Kate Erbland, Erin Strecker, and Proma Khosla have all seen (and enjoyed!
IndieWire’s Kate Erbland, Erin Strecker, and Proma Khosla have all seen (and enjoyed!
- 7/31/2023
- by Kate Erbland, Erin Strecker and Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
This Barbie article contains spoilers.
We’re looking at cinema through a pair of pink-tinted glasses because Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is everywhere right now. The Margot Robbie-led caper is defying all expectations and looks poised to kickstart a Mattel Cinematic Universe that includes an upcoming Barney movie with Daniel Kaluuya.
This is far from the first Barbie movie we’ve had, but as well as being the first live-action outing, its meta take on the IP is grabbing headlines. With some 64 years of Barbie history to pull from, the script has gotten away with weaving in some of the toy line’s many controversies.
Barbie has faced controversies of its own since its box office-smashing debut, such as an enraged minority of audience members calling out the movie “anti-men” propaganda. While Gerwig’s film continues to enjoy box office success, here are the real-life Barbie doll controversies that...
We’re looking at cinema through a pair of pink-tinted glasses because Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is everywhere right now. The Margot Robbie-led caper is defying all expectations and looks poised to kickstart a Mattel Cinematic Universe that includes an upcoming Barney movie with Daniel Kaluuya.
This is far from the first Barbie movie we’ve had, but as well as being the first live-action outing, its meta take on the IP is grabbing headlines. With some 64 years of Barbie history to pull from, the script has gotten away with weaving in some of the toy line’s many controversies.
Barbie has faced controversies of its own since its box office-smashing debut, such as an enraged minority of audience members calling out the movie “anti-men” propaganda. While Gerwig’s film continues to enjoy box office success, here are the real-life Barbie doll controversies that...
- 7/28/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
The "Barbie" movie is finally out, and just like the toy line it is based on, it's taking the world by storm. Not only is the film earning the big bucks at the box office alongside the other half of Barbenheimer, but it received rave reviews, with our own Bj Colangelo calling Greta Gerwig's film one of the best of the year and an "absolute marvel hiding within the plastic pink confines of Barbie, making it a phenomenal reflection of the iconic doll that serves as source material."
As suspected since the first trailer came out, this is not just a pink-colored party, but a deeply weird and meta exploration of an American phenomenon, the effect Barbie had on girls everywhere, the patriarchy, and capitalism — while still being a fun pink-colored party where Ryan Gosling sings a pop ballad.
While the film is filled to the brim with Easter...
As suspected since the first trailer came out, this is not just a pink-colored party, but a deeply weird and meta exploration of an American phenomenon, the effect Barbie had on girls everywhere, the patriarchy, and capitalism — while still being a fun pink-colored party where Ryan Gosling sings a pop ballad.
While the film is filled to the brim with Easter...
- 7/26/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" is already a huge box office success. According to Variety, the film made over $155 million in its opening weekend, making it the biggest debut of the year. Besides its genius marketing campaign and star-studded cast, one of the things viewers will remember about the film is its attention to detail.
"Barbie" includes so many clever Easter eggs, from nods to discontinued toys like Midge and Sugar Daddy Ken to pop culture references like "The Wizard of Oz" and "The Matrix." One of the movie's most subtle Easter eggs, however, may have involved another popular doll franchise: Bratz. According to a popular TikTok theory, "Barbie" features a secret cameo from the Bratz characters Cloe, Sasha, Yasmin, and Jade. If you failed to catch it, let me explain.
Does the "Barbie" Movie Reference Bratz?
According to TikTok user Jessica Weslie, the scene in question happens at the beginning...
"Barbie" includes so many clever Easter eggs, from nods to discontinued toys like Midge and Sugar Daddy Ken to pop culture references like "The Wizard of Oz" and "The Matrix." One of the movie's most subtle Easter eggs, however, may have involved another popular doll franchise: Bratz. According to a popular TikTok theory, "Barbie" features a secret cameo from the Bratz characters Cloe, Sasha, Yasmin, and Jade. If you failed to catch it, let me explain.
Does the "Barbie" Movie Reference Bratz?
According to TikTok user Jessica Weslie, the scene in question happens at the beginning...
- 7/25/2023
- by Michele Mendez
- Popsugar.com
Gold Derby can exclusively reveal that Rachel Brosnahan is entering “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” episode “Four Minutes” as her 2023 Emmy Award submission for Best Comedy Actress. The episode aired on May 26 and is the series finale of the Amazon Prime Video comedy.
In this installment, after a bitter Gordon (Reid Scott) turns Midge’s (Brosnahan) scheduled set on “The Gordon Ford Show” into a sit-down interview (on stools) about being the show’s “lady writer,” she decides during the commercial break to go rogue and subsequently delivers a star-making stand-up performance. Her four-minute set (hence the episode title) even wins over Gordon, who declares her “the marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” The series’ final moments are set in 2005, revealing that Midge and Susie (Alex Borstein) may be separated by distance but are close as ever as they watch “Jeopardy!” on VHS on the phone together.
SEEAlex Borstein interview: ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel...
In this installment, after a bitter Gordon (Reid Scott) turns Midge’s (Brosnahan) scheduled set on “The Gordon Ford Show” into a sit-down interview (on stools) about being the show’s “lady writer,” she decides during the commercial break to go rogue and subsequently delivers a star-making stand-up performance. Her four-minute set (hence the episode title) even wins over Gordon, who declares her “the marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” The series’ final moments are set in 2005, revealing that Midge and Susie (Alex Borstein) may be separated by distance but are close as ever as they watch “Jeopardy!” on VHS on the phone together.
SEEAlex Borstein interview: ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel...
- 7/24/2023
- by Joyce Eng and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
From left: Hari Nef, Alexandra Shipp, Sharon Rooney, Ana Cruz Kayne, and Emma MackeyPhoto: Warner Bros.
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling may get top billing in Barbie, but they’re surrounded by a fantastic ensemble of supporting players who embody different versions of Barbie and Ken in the fantasy world of Barbieland.
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling may get top billing in Barbie, but they’re surrounded by a fantastic ensemble of supporting players who embody different versions of Barbie and Ken in the fantasy world of Barbieland.
- 7/24/2023
- by Cindy White
- avclub.com
Barbie: Life In The Dreamhouse, Margot Robbie in BarbieImage: Arc Productions, Warner Bros.
By all accounts, the new live-action Barbie film has a delightfully subversive edge to it, simultaneously poking fun at and paying homage to the iconic fashion doll and the toy line based around her. It’s a...
By all accounts, the new live-action Barbie film has a delightfully subversive edge to it, simultaneously poking fun at and paying homage to the iconic fashion doll and the toy line based around her. It’s a...
- 7/19/2023
- by Cindy White
- avclub.com
In 2007, the success of Superbad and Juno made Cera a celebrity, and it was such a shock that he almost gave up acting altogether. But he found a way back. He discusses fatherhood, loneliness and the joy of Greta Gerwig
Some sympathy, please, for Allan, created in 1964 as a best friend to Barbie’s boyfriend, Ken, but discontinued the following year because he was so underwhelming. The new and much-anticipated Barbie film resurrects Allan, along with Midge, the girlfriend who later became his wife. Allan made a couple of comebacks over the decades, but in the real-life history of the Barbie doll – 58m of which are still sold each year – he remains a minor character. “Somewhat of a marginalised figure,” says Michael Cera, who plays him in the film. “It turned out people didn’t need to go deeper into Ken’s world.”
An Allan doll, which the actor bought on eBay,...
Some sympathy, please, for Allan, created in 1964 as a best friend to Barbie’s boyfriend, Ken, but discontinued the following year because he was so underwhelming. The new and much-anticipated Barbie film resurrects Allan, along with Midge, the girlfriend who later became his wife. Allan made a couple of comebacks over the decades, but in the real-life history of the Barbie doll – 58m of which are still sold each year – he remains a minor character. “Somewhat of a marginalised figure,” says Michael Cera, who plays him in the film. “It turned out people didn’t need to go deeper into Ken’s world.”
An Allan doll, which the actor bought on eBay,...
- 7/17/2023
- by Emine Saner
- The Guardian - Film News
Who will win the 2023 Emmy Award for Best Comedy Guest Actor? This year’s six nominees are Jon Bernthal (“The Bear”), Luke Kirby (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Nathan Lane (“Only Murders in the Building”), Pedro Pascal (“Saturday Night Live”), Oliver Platt (“The Bear”) and Sam Richardson (“Ted Lasso”). Below, see their all-important episode submissions and descriptions from the TV academy’s nominating ballot that the voters will be watching as examples of their best work from the season.
Nominations for the 2023 Emmys were unveiled on Wednesday, July 12 and the winners will be announced on September 9-10 (Creative Arts ceremonies) and September 18 (Primetime ceremony). As a reminder, last year’s winner in this category was Lane for the episode “The Boy from 6B” — can he pull off back to back victories?
2023 Emmys: Best Comedy Guest Actor episode submissions
Jon Bernthal (“The Bear”) — “Braciole” as Michael “Mikey” Berzatto (FX)
The larger-than-life...
Nominations for the 2023 Emmys were unveiled on Wednesday, July 12 and the winners will be announced on September 9-10 (Creative Arts ceremonies) and September 18 (Primetime ceremony). As a reminder, last year’s winner in this category was Lane for the episode “The Boy from 6B” — can he pull off back to back victories?
2023 Emmys: Best Comedy Guest Actor episode submissions
Jon Bernthal (“The Bear”) — “Braciole” as Michael “Mikey” Berzatto (FX)
The larger-than-life...
- 7/13/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Wes Anderson’s films may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it is an undeniable fact that the man is definitely an auteur. He is a director who has a singular, unparalleled vision for telling his stories. But what is his vision anyway? The new film, Asteroid City, by one of the most fascinating cinematic voices of the generation, is probably hinting at Anderson’s vision in a definitive way. The film reminded me of Synecdoche, New York, another classic, where the characters suffer their angst and frustrations stemming from the meaninglessness of life. It’s not that bleak an affair in this movie as compared to the Charlie Kaufman film, but it is certainly on that path.
The whole plot of Asteroid City is a meta-narrative. Conrad Earp’s play is about to be performed on stage. The play is about characters stuck in a place called Asteroid City,...
The whole plot of Asteroid City is a meta-narrative. Conrad Earp’s play is about to be performed on stage. The play is about characters stuck in a place called Asteroid City,...
- 7/13/2023
- by Ayush Awasthi
- Film Fugitives
Scarlett Johansson might be one of the highest-paid actors in the world, but she didn’t take home a huge payday for her role in Asteroid City. The Oscar-nominated star earned just a few thousand dollars per week for playing Midge Campbell in Wes Anderson’s latest movie.
Scarlett Johansson agreed to a smaller payday for the new movie ‘Asteroid City’
Johansson is used to taking home multi-million-dollar paychecks for her work in blockbusters such as Black Widow and Avengers: Endgame. But for Asteroid City, she settled for a much smaller salary. She earned $4,131 a week for her part in the movie, which took eight weeks to film, according to a recent report in Variety. That means she banked a little over $33,000 for playing Midge, a famous Hollywood star.
Johansson’s relatively meager salary isn’t an anomaly when it comes to Anderson’s films. Edward Norton said he made...
Scarlett Johansson agreed to a smaller payday for the new movie ‘Asteroid City’
Johansson is used to taking home multi-million-dollar paychecks for her work in blockbusters such as Black Widow and Avengers: Endgame. But for Asteroid City, she settled for a much smaller salary. She earned $4,131 a week for her part in the movie, which took eight weeks to film, according to a recent report in Variety. That means she banked a little over $33,000 for playing Midge, a famous Hollywood star.
Johansson’s relatively meager salary isn’t an anomaly when it comes to Anderson’s films. Edward Norton said he made...
- 7/1/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
During a recent Gold Derby video interview, contributing editor Sam Eckmann spoke in-depth with Tony Shalhoub (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) about Season 5 of his Amazon Prime Video comedy, which is eligible at the 2023 Emmys. Watch the full video above and read the complete interview transcript below.
The veteran actor portrayed patriarch Abe Weissman for five seasons, the father of Miriam (Rachel Brosnahan) and husband of Rose (Marin Hinkle). In the final episodes, Abe finally tells his daughter that he’s “proud” of the rough road she took to become a stand-up comic in the 1950s. Shalhoub won three Emmy Awards for “Monk” and another for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (supporting in 2019).
Looking back on the show as a whole, Shalhoub told us in our webchat, “We were not ready to let it go. But having seen Season 5 now, I feel they couldn’t have ended it in a better way.
The veteran actor portrayed patriarch Abe Weissman for five seasons, the father of Miriam (Rachel Brosnahan) and husband of Rose (Marin Hinkle). In the final episodes, Abe finally tells his daughter that he’s “proud” of the rough road she took to become a stand-up comic in the 1950s. Shalhoub won three Emmy Awards for “Monk” and another for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (supporting in 2019).
Looking back on the show as a whole, Shalhoub told us in our webchat, “We were not ready to let it go. But having seen Season 5 now, I feel they couldn’t have ended it in a better way.
- 6/29/2023
- by Latasha Ford and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
During a recent Gold Derby video interview, contributing editor Sam Eckmann spoke in-depth with Alex Borstein (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) about Season 5 of her Amazon Prime Video comedy, which is eligible at the 2023 Emmys. Watch the full video above and read the complete interview transcript below.
The three-time Emmy winner played Susie Myerson, the manager of Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan), and her character experienced a profound evolution during the final episodes. One of Susie’s most impactful moments on the show came during a surprise confession at an automat, when she admitted to a love affair with a woman when she was younger.
Borstein thus saw Midge as “the other great love” of Susie’s life. As she explained in our webchat, “The first one she made it go at it being emotional as well as physical, and this one is just business, but it’s the same love,...
The three-time Emmy winner played Susie Myerson, the manager of Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan), and her character experienced a profound evolution during the final episodes. One of Susie’s most impactful moments on the show came during a surprise confession at an automat, when she admitted to a love affair with a woman when she was younger.
Borstein thus saw Midge as “the other great love” of Susie’s life. As she explained in our webchat, “The first one she made it go at it being emotional as well as physical, and this one is just business, but it’s the same love,...
- 6/28/2023
- by Latasha Ford and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Here in 2023, we are all uncomfortably familiar with the notion of being trapped in quarantine. So it is entirely to Wes Anderson’s credit that his new feature Asteroid City looks back to the social constraints of post-’50s America and locks its cast in characters within characters – in a play within a documentary – then captures the central players in a fantastical desert quarantine and we still want to learn more.
Bryan Cranston is our tour guide through this convoluted journey as he brings the audience into a television show about Asteroid City, troubled playwright Conrad Earp’s (Edward Norton) latest production. Asteroid City explores the extraordinary goings-on in the quiet desert town of Asteroid City – previously famed for a tiny asteroid, a Huge crater, a road to nowhere and an annual Junior Stargazers’ Convention – and blooms the re-enactment from the constraints of Academy ratio into rich, dazzling widescreen colour.
Bryan Cranston is our tour guide through this convoluted journey as he brings the audience into a television show about Asteroid City, troubled playwright Conrad Earp’s (Edward Norton) latest production. Asteroid City explores the extraordinary goings-on in the quiet desert town of Asteroid City – previously famed for a tiny asteroid, a Huge crater, a road to nowhere and an annual Junior Stargazers’ Convention – and blooms the re-enactment from the constraints of Academy ratio into rich, dazzling widescreen colour.
- 6/23/2023
- by Emily Breen
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on Wbgr-fm on June 22nd, reviewing “Asteroid City,” the latest film directed by America’s auteur, Wes Anderson. In theaters on June 23rd.
Rating: 5.0/5.0
The film plays out on two levels … as a regular movie narrative and a stage play that is in essence the “back stage” to the main story. It’s 1955, and a group of science award teenagers and their parents gather in the desert town Asteroid City, to both be awarded their honors and to gaze at the solar system at the edge of the town’s asteroid crater. Their parents and relatives includes Augie (Jason Schwatzman), movie star Midge (Scarlett Johansson), J.J.(Liev Schreiber), Sandy (Hope Davis) and Stanley (Tom Hanks). They are monitored by a General (Jeffrey Wright) a scientist (Tilda Swinton) and a hotel manager (Steve Carrell), as they...
Rating: 5.0/5.0
The film plays out on two levels … as a regular movie narrative and a stage play that is in essence the “back stage” to the main story. It’s 1955, and a group of science award teenagers and their parents gather in the desert town Asteroid City, to both be awarded their honors and to gaze at the solar system at the edge of the town’s asteroid crater. Their parents and relatives includes Augie (Jason Schwatzman), movie star Midge (Scarlett Johansson), J.J.(Liev Schreiber), Sandy (Hope Davis) and Stanley (Tom Hanks). They are monitored by a General (Jeffrey Wright) a scientist (Tilda Swinton) and a hotel manager (Steve Carrell), as they...
- 6/22/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
[Editor’s note: This post contains spoilers for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, including the series finale.]
The final season of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” featured plenty of time jumps to the future that surprised fans, but perhaps none were quite as shocking as when Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) visited with Joel (Michael Zegen)…in jail.
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It was a stunning twist for the actors as well.
“I don’t like to know anything in advance,” Zegen said as part of an IndieWire’s Awards Spotlight conversation with Brosnahan. “I like to read the episodes and take it from there.”
“I was always trying to tell you secrets!” Brosnahan cut in with a laugh. “But I was bursting at the seams with some secrets and I needed to tell someone...
The final season of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” featured plenty of time jumps to the future that surprised fans, but perhaps none were quite as shocking as when Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) visited with Joel (Michael Zegen)…in jail.
Related Stories Paul Walter Hauser and Greg Kinnear Immediately Felt the ‘Pressure’ Filming ‘Black Bird’ ‘The Diplomat’: Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell on Building Their Relationship Through Sweat and Panic
It was a stunning twist for the actors as well.
“I don’t like to know anything in advance,” Zegen said as part of an IndieWire’s Awards Spotlight conversation with Brosnahan. “I like to read the episodes and take it from there.”
“I was always trying to tell you secrets!” Brosnahan cut in with a laugh. “But I was bursting at the seams with some secrets and I needed to tell someone...
- 6/19/2023
- by Erin Strecker
- Indiewire
“When I first read the pilot, I honestly thought that he wasn’t coming back,” admits Michael Zegen of his character Joel on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” But Joel did more than just come back on the Amazon series. The fifth and final season vindicated the character, a process that Joel has worked at for years. “I feel like every season there was some sort of redemption for him,” suggests Zegen. Watch the exclusive video interview above.
Joel’s ultimate redemption arrives with a decision of self sacrifice. He makes a deal with the mob to release their hold on Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) in exchange for getting a cut of Joel’s business. It’s a selfless act that frees Midge to have the career of her dreams, but ultimately lands Joel in jail. “I don’t think it was that difficult at all for him to reach that decision,...
Joel’s ultimate redemption arrives with a decision of self sacrifice. He makes a deal with the mob to release their hold on Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) in exchange for getting a cut of Joel’s business. It’s a selfless act that frees Midge to have the career of her dreams, but ultimately lands Joel in jail. “I don’t think it was that difficult at all for him to reach that decision,...
- 6/17/2023
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
A version of this story about Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” first appeared in the Comedy Series issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
Five seasons of Amazon’s pop-culture-reveling hit “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” has yielded more stars rising than bagel dough, but possibly none more so than show composers Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore. The duo, who met at Northwestern and mentored with “The Muppet Show” veteran and multiple Emmy winner Larry Grossman, are responsible for pretty much any piece of music you hear that isn’t from someone’s songbook, and like other efforts from Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, you can bet musical numbers are going to be part of the deal.
“We did actually we were set up on a sort of blind date with them about close to 10 years ago now,” Mizer says. “We’d been writing a stage musical...
Five seasons of Amazon’s pop-culture-reveling hit “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” has yielded more stars rising than bagel dough, but possibly none more so than show composers Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore. The duo, who met at Northwestern and mentored with “The Muppet Show” veteran and multiple Emmy winner Larry Grossman, are responsible for pretty much any piece of music you hear that isn’t from someone’s songbook, and like other efforts from Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, you can bet musical numbers are going to be part of the deal.
“We did actually we were set up on a sort of blind date with them about close to 10 years ago now,” Mizer says. “We’d been writing a stage musical...
- 6/15/2023
- by Jason Clark
- The Wrap
A dryly comedic bricolage of mid-century Americana and postwar anxieties with only the lightest dusting of plot, the 1950s-set Asteroid City finds Wes Anderson moving even closer to cultural curation and further from sustained storytelling. Still, the filmmaker’s gift for wringing laughs out of absurdity played straight is matched by few. That much is clear from the moment he drops an assortment of characters into the remote, alien-obsessed desert town of Asteroid City, whose attributes—from its proximity to an atomic testing facility to the stiff-necked soldiers milling about—provide numerous opportunities for funny weirdness.
The closest that Asteroid City has to a protagonist is Augie Steenbeck (Jason Schwartzman), a somnolent war photographer whose wife died three weeks earlier. The man was too depressed to tell his kids about the loss until weeks later when a car breakdown strands the family in the titular city, where twin romances break...
The closest that Asteroid City has to a protagonist is Augie Steenbeck (Jason Schwartzman), a somnolent war photographer whose wife died three weeks earlier. The man was too depressed to tell his kids about the loss until weeks later when a car breakdown strands the family in the titular city, where twin romances break...
- 6/13/2023
- by Chris Barsanti
- Slant Magazine
“I was sort of blown away by how much I was feeling about saying goodbye to the cast. And also truly I was really having a hard time saying goodbye to Rose as I watched her,” says Marin Hinkle about watching the series finale of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” The Amazon comedy recently wrapped up its fifth and final season. Thanks to several time jumps in the story, the actress was able to explore her character many years into the future. The experience asked the actress to explore how Rose evolved emotionally and professionally over the course of her life. Watch the exclusive video interview above.
In Episode 7, entitled “A House Full of Extremely Lame Horses,” Hinkle appears in a poignant flash-forward scene which depicts Rose struggling to film a commercial for her matchmaking business. The actress is aged up with transformative prosthetic makeup, which Hinkle admits she wanted to...
In Episode 7, entitled “A House Full of Extremely Lame Horses,” Hinkle appears in a poignant flash-forward scene which depicts Rose struggling to film a commercial for her matchmaking business. The actress is aged up with transformative prosthetic makeup, which Hinkle admits she wanted to...
- 6/10/2023
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Halloween has arrived in our dark little town on Riverdale Season 7 Episode 11. Though from the way the adults dismissed it, you would think it was the town from Footloose.
Still, nothing could hold back all the spooky celebrations.
Costumes, a creepy cemetery, a murderous milkman, and a musical number were all on tap for the night. Is it a trick for Halloween? No, it's a Riverdale treat.
For a dark and creepy series like Riverdale, Halloween is the holiday most up their alley. Between the killers and the supernatural, most chapters feel like Halloween.
"Halloween II" embraced the fun-loving spirit of the season, and it reignited what the town sorely missed from the day. There was drama, but everyone seemed to get in on the tricks.
Like Veronica's ghost show event at the Babylonium.
Only Veronica Lodge could hear about the deaths of four Riverdale High students and use it for business gain.
Still, nothing could hold back all the spooky celebrations.
Costumes, a creepy cemetery, a murderous milkman, and a musical number were all on tap for the night. Is it a trick for Halloween? No, it's a Riverdale treat.
For a dark and creepy series like Riverdale, Halloween is the holiday most up their alley. Between the killers and the supernatural, most chapters feel like Halloween.
"Halloween II" embraced the fun-loving spirit of the season, and it reignited what the town sorely missed from the day. There was drama, but everyone seemed to get in on the tricks.
Like Veronica's ghost show event at the Babylonium.
Only Veronica Lodge could hear about the deaths of four Riverdale High students and use it for business gain.
- 6/8/2023
- by Justin Carreiro
- TVfanatic
Amazon is well-known for cornering the market in almost every aspect of our lives, and Prime Video is no exception. Within the service, you can rent or purchase films fresh from theaters, watch live sports streams “Thursday Night Football” and exclusive WNBA games, and choose from a wide variety of premium cablers and streamers to watch prestige dramas like Showtime’s “Yellowjackets” and more.
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Prime Video also boasts a large collection of original series, including comedies, dramas, unscripted TV, and more. If you’re in the mood to unwind and have a laugh, take a break with one of the service’s original comedies. From Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s high-octane black comedy “Fleabag” to the standup stylings of Midge in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Prime Video has something for everybody.
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Prime Video also boasts a large collection of original series, including comedies, dramas, unscripted TV, and more. If you’re in the mood to unwind and have a laugh, take a break with one of the service’s original comedies. From Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s high-octane black comedy “Fleabag” to the standup stylings of Midge in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Prime Video has something for everybody.
How Do You Sign Up For Prime Video?
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- 6/7/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about lotsa shows including The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Ted Lasso, Succession, Grease: Rotpl and American Born Chinese!
1 | As much as we adored the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel finale, are we the only ones who pulled out a stopwatch for Midge’s famous four minutes on TV, only to find that it lasted longer than six minutes?
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1 | As much as we adored the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel finale, are we the only ones who pulled out a stopwatch for Midge’s famous four minutes on TV, only to find that it lasted longer than six minutes?
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- 6/2/2023
- by Vlada Gelman, Matt Webb Mitovich, Kimberly Roots, Dave Nemetz, Ryan Schwartz, Charlie Mason and Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Initially announced in 2014, the upcoming “Barbie” movie has quickly become one of the most anticipated releases of 2023.
Audiences have praised and criticized each “Barbie” update, but this April, Warner Bros.’ released the official first-look image of Margot Robbie as Barbie, and anticipation has been growing ever since — especially after Warner Bros.’ stoked the flames with our first look at Ryan Gosling as Ken.
In addition to co-writing the latest “Barbie” draft, Oscar-nominated “Little Women” and “Lady Bird” filmmaker Greta Gerwig is directing the project. In addition to starring as the titular character, Robbie is also a producer alongside “Dallas Buyers Club” producer Robbie Brenner (Mattel Films) and “Harry Potter” producer David Heyman (Heyday Films), as well as her husband, Tom Ackerley (LuckyChap Entertainment).
Below, we run down everything we know about the “Barbie” movie so far — from the release date to the cast to the project’s lengthy production history.
Audiences have praised and criticized each “Barbie” update, but this April, Warner Bros.’ released the official first-look image of Margot Robbie as Barbie, and anticipation has been growing ever since — especially after Warner Bros.’ stoked the flames with our first look at Ryan Gosling as Ken.
In addition to co-writing the latest “Barbie” draft, Oscar-nominated “Little Women” and “Lady Bird” filmmaker Greta Gerwig is directing the project. In addition to starring as the titular character, Robbie is also a producer alongside “Dallas Buyers Club” producer Robbie Brenner (Mattel Films) and “Harry Potter” producer David Heyman (Heyday Films), as well as her husband, Tom Ackerley (LuckyChap Entertainment).
Below, we run down everything we know about the “Barbie” movie so far — from the release date to the cast to the project’s lengthy production history.
- 6/2/2023
- by Charna Flam and Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Amazon Prime Video's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" has captured the hearts of audiences since its debut in 2017. The series, brought to life by "Gilmore Girls" creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, follows Miriam "Midge" Maisel as she pursues a career in standup comedy, putting her role as a wealthy 1950s housewife on the back burner. "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" boasts beautiful outfits, vintage tunes, and, of course, incredible acting from Rachel Brosnahan and Alex Borstein.
"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" has garnered a strong fan base and widespread critical acclaim throughout its run, including its fifth and final season. It aired its final episode on May 26. Ahead, find out how the series ends, why it ended, and what the cast and crew have said about the show's finale.
What Happens to Midge at the End of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"?
In the final episode, Midge finally gets to perform a comedy set on "The...
"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" has garnered a strong fan base and widespread critical acclaim throughout its run, including its fifth and final season. It aired its final episode on May 26. Ahead, find out how the series ends, why it ended, and what the cast and crew have said about the show's finale.
What Happens to Midge at the End of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"?
In the final episode, Midge finally gets to perform a comedy set on "The...
- 6/1/2023
- by Alicia Geigel
- Popsugar.com
[The following story includes spoilers for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.]
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel may have come to a close on May 26, but the characters at the heart of the Emmy-winning series will stay with the castmembers who played them for much longer than that.
The final season of the show from Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino saw the characters at the heart of it accomplish satisfying arcs — from one of the leads going to jail for his ex-wife to two other characters running in between stand-still traffic on New York City’s Upper West Side to support their daughter.
Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) and her father, Abe Weissman (Tony Shalhoub), have perhaps come further than most pairs in the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. They went from not understanding each other and not having much of a relationship in season one to realizing they’re a lot more like the other than either of them realized when the show kicked off.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel may have come to a close on May 26, but the characters at the heart of the Emmy-winning series will stay with the castmembers who played them for much longer than that.
The final season of the show from Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino saw the characters at the heart of it accomplish satisfying arcs — from one of the leads going to jail for his ex-wife to two other characters running in between stand-still traffic on New York City’s Upper West Side to support their daughter.
Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) and her father, Abe Weissman (Tony Shalhoub), have perhaps come further than most pairs in the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. They went from not understanding each other and not having much of a relationship in season one to realizing they’re a lot more like the other than either of them realized when the show kicked off.
- 5/31/2023
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 5, Episode 9 “Four Minutes.”] The curtain has closed on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and its version of Lenny Bruce played by the charismatic Luke Kirby. Compared to previous seasons, Lenny had few moments onscreen in the final chapter, but he did resurface in the series finale episode through a few flashback sequences. For anyone familiar with Lenny’s real-life history, the comedian never made it beyond the year 1966 after dying from an overdose. His dabbling with drugs was teased in Season 4 when Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) discovered various paraphernalia in their hotel bathroom, but the series doesn’t show Lenny’s demise onscreen. (Credit: Prime Video) “There weren’t many conversations had because it always felt like Amy [Sherman-Palladino] and Dan [Palladino] had something set,” Kirby tells TV Insider of the choice to leave viewers with Lenny still alive. The opening of the finale episode sees Susie (Alex Borstein...
- 5/30/2023
- TV Insider
[This story includes major spoilers for the series finale of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.]
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ended the only way it ever could have: Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) and Susie (Alex Borstein) still friends and laughing together 50 years after they met.
The final episode, “Four Minutes,” of the Emmy-winning series from creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino saw Midge finally achieve the success she had always dreamed of, with the support of her longtime manager and friend. When Midge is invited to be a guest on The Gordon Ford Show, she thinks Gordon (Reid Scott) is giving her her big break. Instead, he brings onto the show, sits her on a stool and asks her about being the show’s “resident lady writer.”
With four minutes left on the broadcast, and Gordon eager to get Midge off the stage, the comedian tells her manager she’s thinking about doing “something reckless” that could end both of their careers before...
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ended the only way it ever could have: Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) and Susie (Alex Borstein) still friends and laughing together 50 years after they met.
The final episode, “Four Minutes,” of the Emmy-winning series from creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino saw Midge finally achieve the success she had always dreamed of, with the support of her longtime manager and friend. When Midge is invited to be a guest on The Gordon Ford Show, she thinks Gordon (Reid Scott) is giving her her big break. Instead, he brings onto the show, sits her on a stool and asks her about being the show’s “resident lady writer.”
With four minutes left on the broadcast, and Gordon eager to get Midge off the stage, the comedian tells her manager she’s thinking about doing “something reckless” that could end both of their careers before...
- 5/29/2023
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Following his upgrade to a series regular in Season 4, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel co-star Luke Kirby‘s screen time took a hit in the Amazon comedy’s fifth and final season as the actor settled back into recurring guest star mode. All told, Kirby’s Lenny Bruce appeared in just two of Season 5’s nine episodes (including the series finale, which dropped Friday; read our recap here).
“We’ve always used Lenny Bruce judiciously,” EP Daniel Palladino explains to TVLine in the above video. “It’s always about what the story dictates. We wanted him to come in just for those...
“We’ve always used Lenny Bruce judiciously,” EP Daniel Palladino explains to TVLine in the above video. “It’s always about what the story dictates. We wanted him to come in just for those...
- 5/28/2023
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
[Editor’s Note: The following interview contains spoilers for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Season 5, Episode 9, “Four Minutes.”]
In the same week that “Barry” and “Succession” come to their undoubtedly grisly conclusions, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” finale is the perfect antidote. Amy Sherman-Palladino’s comedy ends a five-season run with a joyous and gratifying conclusion, the culmination of Season 5’s daring flash-forwards and the future teased for Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) all those years ago.
Officially, “Maisel” premiered in November 2017, but the first episode was one of several contenders in Prime Video’s spring pilot season that March, where viewer feedback was taken into account before the streamer greenlit further episodes. Over five seasons and six years, “Maisel” amassed 20 Emmys with 66 nominations, pop ups all over New York City, and an honorary star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The finale sees Midge take the stage at “The Gordon Ford Show,” the fictitious late-night staple where she cuts her teeth as...
In the same week that “Barry” and “Succession” come to their undoubtedly grisly conclusions, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” finale is the perfect antidote. Amy Sherman-Palladino’s comedy ends a five-season run with a joyous and gratifying conclusion, the culmination of Season 5’s daring flash-forwards and the future teased for Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) all those years ago.
Officially, “Maisel” premiered in November 2017, but the first episode was one of several contenders in Prime Video’s spring pilot season that March, where viewer feedback was taken into account before the streamer greenlit further episodes. Over five seasons and six years, “Maisel” amassed 20 Emmys with 66 nominations, pop ups all over New York City, and an honorary star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The finale sees Midge take the stage at “The Gordon Ford Show,” the fictitious late-night staple where she cuts her teeth as...
- 5/27/2023
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Network: Amazon.
Episodes: 43 (hour).
Seasons: Five.
TV show dates: March 17, 2017 — May 26, 2023.
Series status: Ended.
Performers include: Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen, Marin Hinkle, Tony Shalhoub, Kevin Pollak, Caroline Aaron, Jane Lynch, Luke Kirby, Reid Scott, Alfie Fuller, and Jason Ralph.
TV show description:
A historical comedy-drama from creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel TV show centers on Miriam "Midge" Maisel. Her story kicks off in New York City in the late 1950s and early '60s, with Mrs. Maisel as an Upper West Side housewife and mother of two children. Although Midge seems to be living in a picture-perfect world of domesticity, cracks soon emerge.
Despite an apparent lack of talent, Midge's businessman husband,...
Episodes: 43 (hour).
Seasons: Five.
TV show dates: March 17, 2017 — May 26, 2023.
Series status: Ended.
Performers include: Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen, Marin Hinkle, Tony Shalhoub, Kevin Pollak, Caroline Aaron, Jane Lynch, Luke Kirby, Reid Scott, Alfie Fuller, and Jason Ralph.
TV show description:
A historical comedy-drama from creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel TV show centers on Miriam "Midge" Maisel. Her story kicks off in New York City in the late 1950s and early '60s, with Mrs. Maisel as an Upper West Side housewife and mother of two children. Although Midge seems to be living in a picture-perfect world of domesticity, cracks soon emerge.
Despite an apparent lack of talent, Midge's businessman husband,...
- 5/27/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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