Oscar winner J.K. Simmons made his career on television, appearing in Law & Order and Oz, and while he did play J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), it wasn’t until Juno (2007) that he became a brand name, later appearing in Burn After Reading (2008), La La Land (2016), Justice League (2017), Being the Ricardos (2021), and other films. But, it was 2014’s Whiplash that earned him his first Oscar and earned him unanimous praise for his portrayal of the sadistic music instructor Terence Fletcher.
But, having said all of this, J.K. Simmons has a new movie coming out on May 17, 2024, an action thriller in which he will play the main role, but which is personal for him on more than one level, but more on that below.
The movie in question is You Can’t Run Forever, and it is an action thriller distributed by Lionsgate that will hit movie...
But, having said all of this, J.K. Simmons has a new movie coming out on May 17, 2024, an action thriller in which he will play the main role, but which is personal for him on more than one level, but more on that below.
The movie in question is You Can’t Run Forever, and it is an action thriller distributed by Lionsgate that will hit movie...
- 4/20/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Tilda Swinton is an Oscar-winning actress who has been a favorite of both the art house crowd and the multiplexes, consistently taking on challenging roles in both indie fare and box office hits. Let’s take a look back at 18 of her greatest films, ranked worst to best.
Born in 1960 in London, England, Swinton got her start working with experimental filmmaker Derek Jarman, making her movie debut in the director’s “Caravaggio” (1986). She won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress in his film “Edward II” (1991), kicking off a decades-long romance between the actress and awards groups. She also showed her willingness to push herself in offbeat projects with daring auteurs, an edict that would lead to collaborations with Luca Guadanigno, Jim Jarmusch, Bong Joon Ho, Sally Potter, Wes Anderson and the Coen Brothers.
She took home the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Michael Clayton” (2007), for which she also won the BAFTA and reaped Golden Globe,...
Born in 1960 in London, England, Swinton got her start working with experimental filmmaker Derek Jarman, making her movie debut in the director’s “Caravaggio” (1986). She won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress in his film “Edward II” (1991), kicking off a decades-long romance between the actress and awards groups. She also showed her willingness to push herself in offbeat projects with daring auteurs, an edict that would lead to collaborations with Luca Guadanigno, Jim Jarmusch, Bong Joon Ho, Sally Potter, Wes Anderson and the Coen Brothers.
She took home the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Michael Clayton” (2007), for which she also won the BAFTA and reaped Golden Globe,...
- 4/6/2024
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Fizzy comedy-thriller Drive-Away Dolls has been turned into a political bellwether – but why are we still seeing sex and inclusivity as controversial?
Is Drive-Away Dolls a political film?
On the surface, it tries very hard not to be. Set in 1999, the film finds two lesbian best friends embarking on a road trip pursued by hapless criminals and wall-mounted dildos. The opening scene sees a character stabbed in the neck with a corkscrew; later, in the words of the BBFC, “a woman appears to masturbate a man in order to take a plaster cast mould of his penis”. A chirpy, air-headed slice of east coast Americana, politics seems to be the last thing Drive-Away Dolls is thinking about.
But ask the film’s director, Ethan Coen, and the answer is more complex than you might expect.
“It’s a movie kind of with nothing on its mind, but also with everything...
Is Drive-Away Dolls a political film?
On the surface, it tries very hard not to be. Set in 1999, the film finds two lesbian best friends embarking on a road trip pursued by hapless criminals and wall-mounted dildos. The opening scene sees a character stabbed in the neck with a corkscrew; later, in the words of the BBFC, “a woman appears to masturbate a man in order to take a plaster cast mould of his penis”. A chirpy, air-headed slice of east coast Americana, politics seems to be the last thing Drive-Away Dolls is thinking about.
But ask the film’s director, Ethan Coen, and the answer is more complex than you might expect.
“It’s a movie kind of with nothing on its mind, but also with everything...
- 3/20/2024
- by James Harvey
- Film Stories
From left: Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan in Drive-Away Dolls (Focus Features), Kathryn Hunter in The Tragedy Of Macbeth (Apple), Denzel Washington in The Tragedy Of Macbeth (Apple)Graphic: Karl Gustafson
“I had a partner. He threw himself off the George Washington Bridge.” - Llewyn Davis
Absence defines Joel and...
“I had a partner. He threw himself off the George Washington Bridge.” - Llewyn Davis
Absence defines Joel and...
- 2/26/2024
- by Matt Schimkowitz
- avclub.com
A road trip. A mix-up. A fast-talking hero, prone to tossing off bewilderingly verbose sentences. Some criminals who run the gamut from eccentric to psychotic to painfully inept. (Sometimes, they’re all three at once.) Dangerously sudden violence. Dangerously dark humor. Dangerously outrageous hairdos. The feeling that you’re watching a vintage film noir story run through a Looney Tunes filter. You are in the presence of a Coen brothers movie — whaddaya need, a road map?!
Actually, some sort of Gps system would be a blessing for both you, the viewer,...
Actually, some sort of Gps system would be a blessing for both you, the viewer,...
- 2/23/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
The kind of movie made to stumble upon surfing cable at 2 am in a half-awake, half-intoxicated stupor, Ethan Coen’s Drive-Away Dolls aims for a lower artistic bar than anything the director (and certainly his brother) has previously approached, which accounts for much of its charm. Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke first completed the script some two decades ago––titled Drive-Away Dykes both then and now, if one goes by the end credits––and the film’s B-movie, pleasure-first appeal lies in the feeling that they simply dusted off a copy and immediately embarked on production. A slapdash narrative populated with eminently likable characters best described as joke-delivering caricatures, this marvelously queer road-trip comedy caper is a fleet-footed ride designed to pack in as much sex, violence, and psychedelic mind trips as an 84-minute runtime will allow.
Set in 1999 to ensure cellphones, Google Maps, and other modern tracking devices don...
Set in 1999 to ensure cellphones, Google Maps, and other modern tracking devices don...
- 2/21/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
What looks like diamonds but on closer inspection turns out to be little more than reams of cheap polyester? Why, argyle, of course — that preppy pattern found on socks and sweaters, and an apt name for the latest kooky spy caper from Matthew Vaughn. The erstwhile “Kick-Ass” director has been trapped in “Kingsman” mode for so long (going on a decade now) that it feels like we’ve lost him to that kind of live-action cartoon forever, cramming Gen Z James Bond riffs with disco music and outrageous greenscreen shenanigans.
“Argylle” boasts an entirely new set of characters, but sticks to Vaughn’s CG-exaggerated aesthetic as hacky spy novelist Elly Conway (Bryce Dallas Howard) gets pulled into a scheme nearly identical to the one she described in her bestselling series of books. She invented a character called Agent Argylle who’s uncovered a secret division of rogue agents, creatively named the Division.
“Argylle” boasts an entirely new set of characters, but sticks to Vaughn’s CG-exaggerated aesthetic as hacky spy novelist Elly Conway (Bryce Dallas Howard) gets pulled into a scheme nearly identical to the one she described in her bestselling series of books. She invented a character called Agent Argylle who’s uncovered a secret division of rogue agents, creatively named the Division.
- 1/31/2024
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
George Clooney refuses to be unpleasant when directing films.The 62-year-old star has helmed the sports drama 'The Boys in the Boat' and has learned from bad experiences on past film sets in terms of treatment of the cast and crew.George told Total Film magazine: "Well, I've been on sets with miserable directors. I've been on sets with directors who yell and scream. To me, it doesn't matter what the product is at that point."This is a job where there's 300 people on the set trying to do the best they can. There is no reason and no purpose for people being treated badly. I hate it, and I won't do it."I've had directors who I like personally, but I know them reputationally, and within the last few months they've come to me and said, 'When are we going to work together?'"And I go,...
- 1/14/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Zorro and Expats are the big shows coming to Prime Video in January. The former is what Amazon are calling a “bold reinterpretation” of the classic hero El Zorro for 2024. Starring Miguel Bernardeau as Diego de la Vega and Renata Notni as Lolita Marquez, it’s definitely an intriguing-sounding action-adventure series, with a ten-episode first season based on the iconic character originally created by Johnston McCulley all the way back in 1919.
Meanwhile, upcoming drama series Expats is based on the bestselling 2016 novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee, and follows “the vibrant lives of a close-knit expatriate community” in Hong Kong. Nicole Kidman has been known for picking the right kind of shows to lead in the past, so let’s hope this is another banger for the actress, who is also on board as an executive producer here.
Here’s everything coming to Amazon Prime Video and Freevee this month.
Meanwhile, upcoming drama series Expats is based on the bestselling 2016 novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee, and follows “the vibrant lives of a close-knit expatriate community” in Hong Kong. Nicole Kidman has been known for picking the right kind of shows to lead in the past, so let’s hope this is another banger for the actress, who is also on board as an executive producer here.
Here’s everything coming to Amazon Prime Video and Freevee this month.
- 1/1/2024
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Robert Downey Jr. has quickly become the Oscars frontrunner for Best Supporting Actor for his transformative turn in Christopher Nolan‘s acclaimed biopic “Oppenheimer.” This Universal blockbuster chronicles how Cillian Murphy‘s titular scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer created the atomic bomb. Emily Blunt features as Oppenheimer’s wife, Kitty, while Downey Jr. portrays his political foe Lewis Strauss. Third time should prove to be the charm for this charmer. That got us thinking about his first two Oscar races.
Downey Jr. was first nominated in 1993 for Best Actor for “Chaplin.” Another biopic, he played the titular role of the cinematic legend Charlie Chaplin. Directed by Richard Attenborough, the film recounts Chaplin’s incredible life and career from his poverty-stricken childhood to his worldwide acclaim. Downey Jr. turned in a pitch-perfect performance, nailing the accent, mannerisms, and expressions of the great man and receiving acclaim of his own along the way.
Downey Jr. was first nominated in 1993 for Best Actor for “Chaplin.” Another biopic, he played the titular role of the cinematic legend Charlie Chaplin. Directed by Richard Attenborough, the film recounts Chaplin’s incredible life and career from his poverty-stricken childhood to his worldwide acclaim. Downey Jr. turned in a pitch-perfect performance, nailing the accent, mannerisms, and expressions of the great man and receiving acclaim of his own along the way.
- 12/19/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Brad Pitt is as pure a movie star as they come, but if anything a large swath of his work is often overlooked. To celebrate the Missourian’s 60th birthday, Variety chief film critic Owen Gleiberman and Senior Awards Editor Clayton Davis look at the 20 best roles of Pitt’s career.
From “Interview With The Vampire” to “Fight Club” Pitt has morphed into hero, villain and even the (beloved) simpleminded trainer Chad Feldheimer for the Coen Brothers film “Burn After Reading.”
Just a few years shy of his best actor win for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” his portrayal of Cliff Booth in Quentin Tarantino’s film is widely considered the high-water mark of his career. But it’s certainly not the first film to grant him award’s buzz. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Burn After Reading,” “Moneyball” all landed him past nods for his acting as...
From “Interview With The Vampire” to “Fight Club” Pitt has morphed into hero, villain and even the (beloved) simpleminded trainer Chad Feldheimer for the Coen Brothers film “Burn After Reading.”
Just a few years shy of his best actor win for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” his portrayal of Cliff Booth in Quentin Tarantino’s film is widely considered the high-water mark of his career. But it’s certainly not the first film to grant him award’s buzz. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Burn After Reading,” “Moneyball” all landed him past nods for his acting as...
- 12/18/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman and Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Based on the best-selling novel by Bonnie Garmus, “Lessons in Chemistry” combines science and cooking in a great experiment. Brie Larson stars as intensely intelligent Elizabeth Zott, a woman bound to make waves wherever she goes because of her high Iq as well as her beauty. Larson also executive produced the Apple TV+ drama series, whose showrunner is Lee Eisenberg. Eight episodes unfold to tell the emotional and unexpected story of Elizabeth Zott, a Hastings lab technician (and really PhD-level chemist) who transforms into a television celebrity cook.
The first two episodes landed Friday, October 13, and the show will end right before Thanksgiving, an appropriate holiday for cooking! New episodes will be released weekly on Fridays at midnight, Pacific time. Alongside Larson, the starring cast includes Lewis Pullman, Stephanie Koenig, Aja Naomi King, Kevin Sussman and more stars throughout the season.
Here are the cast and characters of “Lessons in Chemistry...
The first two episodes landed Friday, October 13, and the show will end right before Thanksgiving, an appropriate holiday for cooking! New episodes will be released weekly on Fridays at midnight, Pacific time. Alongside Larson, the starring cast includes Lewis Pullman, Stephanie Koenig, Aja Naomi King, Kevin Sussman and more stars throughout the season.
Here are the cast and characters of “Lessons in Chemistry...
- 10/13/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
If Harry Styles had actually hacked a gob of spit in Chris Pine’s lap, it may have been because he had recently watched the fellow actor’s feature directorial debut: the paranoid noir satire “Poolman.” It’s a film so abysmal in its writing and assembly that there were numerous walkouts during its premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. TIFF 2023 has played host to more actor-turned-directors than usual — Michael Keaton, Anna Kendrick, Viggo Mortensen, Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette and Finn Wolfhard, to name a few — and whether it’s a coincidence, or an attempt to get around the ongoing SAG strikes by having celebrity directors show face, programming “Poolman” in any capacity feels like a severe ethical breach.
There’s little point in singling out any one scene or idea. In isolation, nothing in “Poolman” is quite so offensive as to warrant outright derision on its own,...
There’s little point in singling out any one scene or idea. In isolation, nothing in “Poolman” is quite so offensive as to warrant outright derision on its own,...
- 9/13/2023
- by Siddhant Adlakha
- Indiewire
Emma Seligman’s Shiva Baby drew from the well of modern cringe comedies to tell its story of a pressure cooker of a shiva. That setting lent the film authenticity, keeping it firmly grounded in a recognizable reality. So it’s all the more surprising that Seligman’s follow-up, Bottoms, is a far more silly, over-the-top affair, but the film’s unique blend of deadpan and absurdist humor, and its tendency to occasionally push the boundaries of good taste, shows that Seligman is equally comfortable working at the opposite end of the comic spectrum.
Following queer high school besties P.J. (Rachel Sennott) and Josie (Ayo Edebiri) as they start a fight club in an attempt to impress two cheerleaders, Isabel (Havana Rose Liu) and Brittany (Kaia Gerber), Bottoms immediately announces itself as a warped reimagining of the high school comedy rather than a straightforward satire of one. Its kinship,...
Following queer high school besties P.J. (Rachel Sennott) and Josie (Ayo Edebiri) as they start a fight club in an attempt to impress two cheerleaders, Isabel (Havana Rose Liu) and Brittany (Kaia Gerber), Bottoms immediately announces itself as a warped reimagining of the high school comedy rather than a straightforward satire of one. Its kinship,...
- 8/23/2023
- by Derek Smith
- Slant Magazine
On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: Sad Puppy-Seeing Soccer Himbo Seeks Refugee Son
For lovers of soccer and movies about hot guys being dumb, it’s been the highest of highs and the lowest of lows lately.
“Barbie” became a bona fide cultural phenomenon by giving us something we never knew we needed: Ryan Gosling running around as a sexy Beach professional who does a shockingly decent Rob Thomas impression despite having nothing going on behind his eyes. The performance was a reminder that men are just as capable of playing the ditzy sidekick as...
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: Sad Puppy-Seeing Soccer Himbo Seeks Refugee Son
For lovers of soccer and movies about hot guys being dumb, it’s been the highest of highs and the lowest of lows lately.
“Barbie” became a bona fide cultural phenomenon by giving us something we never knew we needed: Ryan Gosling running around as a sexy Beach professional who does a shockingly decent Rob Thomas impression despite having nothing going on behind his eyes. The performance was a reminder that men are just as capable of playing the ditzy sidekick as...
- 8/12/2023
- by Christian Zilko and Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Double Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins is celebrating the latest laurel in his distinguished career: an Emmy nomination for Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. He plays the bewildered father of the titular real life serial killer in the Netflix series co-created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan.
“It’s always a surprise, a pleasant one when it happens,” Jenkins told Deadline of the nomination. “I loved working on the project and it’s nice to see it get some recognition. There’s some wonderful performances and the crew was great; the directors were terrific. Ryan Murphy — who I’m crazy about — he’s been thinking about this and working on this case for years, and I’m happy for him.”
Molly Ringwald as Shari, Richard Jenkins as Lionel Dahmer in ‘Dahmer – Monster’
To play the role of Lionel Dahmer, Jenkins had to imagine the unfathomable – a man realizing that the...
“It’s always a surprise, a pleasant one when it happens,” Jenkins told Deadline of the nomination. “I loved working on the project and it’s nice to see it get some recognition. There’s some wonderful performances and the crew was great; the directors were terrific. Ryan Murphy — who I’m crazy about — he’s been thinking about this and working on this case for years, and I’m happy for him.”
Molly Ringwald as Shari, Richard Jenkins as Lionel Dahmer in ‘Dahmer – Monster’
To play the role of Lionel Dahmer, Jenkins had to imagine the unfathomable – a man realizing that the...
- 7/12/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
On paper, the concept of Maggie Moore(s), which premiered this week at the Tribeca Film Festival, is incredibly fascinating: a darkly comedic murder mystery about a bumbling police chief (Jon Hamm) and his wisecracking deputy (Nick Mohammed) trying to solve the mystery involving the deaths of two women who have the same name and were killed around the same time. Add in the fact that it is loosely based on a true story, and you have all the proper ingredients to make the next Coen Brothers masterpiece, and it seems like the film’s director, John Slattery, thought so as well as he takes the Coen Brothers influence and runs with it. I just wished that he ran in a different direction though because the end result is a tonally dissonant, poorly shot and overall underwhelming film.
It is very obvious that the film looked to Coen Brothers’ films...
It is very obvious that the film looked to Coen Brothers’ films...
- 6/16/2023
- by Timothy Lee
- Uinterview
Los Angeles, April 25 (Ians) Hollywood star Brad Pitt has been specially allowed to take part in the first parade lap in July alongside the likes of Lewis Hamilton in order to shoot scenes for his upcoming yet-untitled new movie, in which he plays a veteran driver who comes out of retirement to mentor a rising star.
“Watching Brad Pitt leading the field in the British Grand Prix will be an incredible and surreal moment for TV viewers and fans at Silverstone this July,” a source told The Sun newspaper, reports aceshowbiz.com.
Lewis’ own production company, Dawn Apollo Films, are making the film and the 38-year-old driver is helping with casting. He previously said, “It’s a cool project . . . (and) spending good time with Brad is pretty epic.”
The movie – which is being directed by Joseph Kosinski – will be released next year.
The ‘Babylon’ actor and the ‘Top Gun, Maverick...
“Watching Brad Pitt leading the field in the British Grand Prix will be an incredible and surreal moment for TV viewers and fans at Silverstone this July,” a source told The Sun newspaper, reports aceshowbiz.com.
Lewis’ own production company, Dawn Apollo Films, are making the film and the 38-year-old driver is helping with casting. He previously said, “It’s a cool project . . . (and) spending good time with Brad is pretty epic.”
The movie – which is being directed by Joseph Kosinski – will be released next year.
The ‘Babylon’ actor and the ‘Top Gun, Maverick...
- 4/25/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
George Clooney has reportedly been giving his friend Brad Pitt advice on his latest relationship.
Pitt, 59, and Ines de Ramon, 30, have allegedly been dating for quite a few months now, with them first being photographed together at a Bono concert in November.
Clooney has been on hand to give Pitt some advice as the relationship gets more “serious” and he is said to be thrilled that his pal has “finally found someone to care for” amid his divorce battle with Angelina Jolie, according to the Daily Mail.
A source told the publication, “George has been giving Brad romance advice in his new relationship with Ines and George loves that Brad found someone to genuinely care for.
“George thinks that Ines is just Brad’s type, and Brad really hasn’t had that since Angelina, so it’s refreshing to see.”
Read More: Brad Pitt And Ines de Ramon Are Dating...
Pitt, 59, and Ines de Ramon, 30, have allegedly been dating for quite a few months now, with them first being photographed together at a Bono concert in November.
Clooney has been on hand to give Pitt some advice as the relationship gets more “serious” and he is said to be thrilled that his pal has “finally found someone to care for” amid his divorce battle with Angelina Jolie, according to the Daily Mail.
A source told the publication, “George has been giving Brad romance advice in his new relationship with Ines and George loves that Brad found someone to genuinely care for.
“George thinks that Ines is just Brad’s type, and Brad really hasn’t had that since Angelina, so it’s refreshing to see.”
Read More: Brad Pitt And Ines de Ramon Are Dating...
- 2/23/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have been attracted to each other since working together on Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
When Jolie saw Pitt as a particular character, however, Jolie didn’t mince words about her distaste towards the role.
Brad Pitt was a huge surprise to Angelina Jolie when they first met Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt | Carl Court/Getty Images
Pitt and Jolie’s movies have played significant roles in their relationship from the very beginning. It was collaborating for a film, for instance, that initially united them. Jolie first teamed up with the future father of her children in the 2005 spy thriller Mr. And Mrs. Smith. The Pitt that Jolie ended up working with wasn’t the Pitt she expected to meet.
“Brad was a huge surprise to me,” she said in a 2007 interview with Vogue. “I, like most people, had a very distant impression of him from . . . the media.
When Jolie saw Pitt as a particular character, however, Jolie didn’t mince words about her distaste towards the role.
Brad Pitt was a huge surprise to Angelina Jolie when they first met Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt | Carl Court/Getty Images
Pitt and Jolie’s movies have played significant roles in their relationship from the very beginning. It was collaborating for a film, for instance, that initially united them. Jolie first teamed up with the future father of her children in the 2005 spy thriller Mr. And Mrs. Smith. The Pitt that Jolie ended up working with wasn’t the Pitt she expected to meet.
“Brad was a huge surprise to me,” she said in a 2007 interview with Vogue. “I, like most people, had a very distant impression of him from . . . the media.
- 2/17/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Poorna Jagannathan is teaming up with George Clooney and Brad Pitt in their latest Apple TV+ thriller “Wolves”.
The film, written and produced by Jon Watts, follows Clooney and Pitt as two lonesome fixers assigned to the same job. It’s Clooney and Pitt’s first time sharing the screen in 15 years since “Burn After Reading”.
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Pitt and Clooney also have a hand in the film’s production, with Clooney’s producing the movie alongside Grant Heslov through Smokehouse Pictures. Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment and Dianne McGunigle also wield the role of producers.
Thus far, the film’s cast includes Austin Abrams and Amy Ryan.
Read More: ‘Wolves’: George Clooney And Brad Pitt Film Apple TV+ Thriller In Chinatown, NYC
Jagannathan has a big year ahead of her, as she’s also strapping in...
The film, written and produced by Jon Watts, follows Clooney and Pitt as two lonesome fixers assigned to the same job. It’s Clooney and Pitt’s first time sharing the screen in 15 years since “Burn After Reading”.
Read More: Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Hudson & More Dramatically Read Taylor Swift Lyrics
Pitt and Clooney also have a hand in the film’s production, with Clooney’s producing the movie alongside Grant Heslov through Smokehouse Pictures. Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment and Dianne McGunigle also wield the role of producers.
Thus far, the film’s cast includes Austin Abrams and Amy Ryan.
Read More: ‘Wolves’: George Clooney And Brad Pitt Film Apple TV+ Thriller In Chinatown, NYC
Jagannathan has a big year ahead of her, as she’s also strapping in...
- 2/16/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
George Clooney and Brad Pitt continued to film scenes for their upcoming Apple TV+ thriller “Wolves” on Thursday.
After being pictured in Harlem earlier this week, the pair then headed to Chinatown, New York City.
Snaps showed the pair in a car, with Clooney behind the driver’s seat, as well as walking the streets in black ensembles.
George Clooney, Brad Pitt film “Wolves” in Chinatown, NYC. Credit: SteveSands/NewYorkNewswire/Mega George Clooney, Brad Pitt film “Wolves” in Chinatown, NYC. — SteveSands/NewYorkNewswire/Mega
Clooney and Pitt are reuniting for the eagerly anticipated flick after previously working together in the “Ocean’’s franchise and 2008’s “Burn After Reading”.
Clooney told Deadline last year that he and Pitt took a pay cut in exchange for the film to have a theatrical release, as well as being streamed.
Read More: George Clooney Reportedly Donated 21,000 To French Village Last Year Following Intense Flooding
He shared,...
After being pictured in Harlem earlier this week, the pair then headed to Chinatown, New York City.
Snaps showed the pair in a car, with Clooney behind the driver’s seat, as well as walking the streets in black ensembles.
George Clooney, Brad Pitt film “Wolves” in Chinatown, NYC. Credit: SteveSands/NewYorkNewswire/Mega George Clooney, Brad Pitt film “Wolves” in Chinatown, NYC. — SteveSands/NewYorkNewswire/Mega
Clooney and Pitt are reuniting for the eagerly anticipated flick after previously working together in the “Ocean’’s franchise and 2008’s “Burn After Reading”.
Clooney told Deadline last year that he and Pitt took a pay cut in exchange for the film to have a theatrical release, as well as being streamed.
Read More: George Clooney Reportedly Donated 21,000 To French Village Last Year Following Intense Flooding
He shared,...
- 1/27/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Brad Pitt and George Clooney are back together.
Nearly 15 years after last starring together in “Burn After Reading”, the Hollywood superstars are reuniting for the new Apple TV+ thriller “Wolves”.
Austin Abrams, Brad Pitt and George Clooney are seen on the set of “Wolves” in Harlem on January 24, 2023 in New York City. — Photo by Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/Gc Images
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On Tuesday, the pair were photographed filming scenes for the movie in New York’s iconic Harlem neighbourhood.
Both were wearing leather jackets, gray pants and black shoes. Pitt was also see wearing a teal jumpsuit at another point during the filming.
Brad Pitt – Photo: James Devaney/Gc Images
“Wolves” stars Pitt and Clooney as “lone wolf fixers assigned to the same job,” according to The Hollywood Reporter, and is being written and directed by Jon Watts,...
Nearly 15 years after last starring together in “Burn After Reading”, the Hollywood superstars are reuniting for the new Apple TV+ thriller “Wolves”.
Austin Abrams, Brad Pitt and George Clooney are seen on the set of “Wolves” in Harlem on January 24, 2023 in New York City. — Photo by Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/Gc Images
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On Tuesday, the pair were photographed filming scenes for the movie in New York’s iconic Harlem neighbourhood.
Both were wearing leather jackets, gray pants and black shoes. Pitt was also see wearing a teal jumpsuit at another point during the filming.
Brad Pitt – Photo: James Devaney/Gc Images
“Wolves” stars Pitt and Clooney as “lone wolf fixers assigned to the same job,” according to The Hollywood Reporter, and is being written and directed by Jon Watts,...
- 1/25/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Looking to close out the year with a good new movie on your favorite streaming service? We can help with that. HBO Max is not just removing content — it’s home to a pair of high-profile new releases from 2022 this month, along with a handful of excellent library titles that are sure to be winners whether you’re cozying up alone or watching with your family over the holidays. Indeed, from Dwayne Johnson’s DC extravaganza “Black Adam” to the brilliant Oscar-contending “The Banshees of Inisherin” and beyond, we’ve rounded up the best new movies on HBO Max in December 2022.
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Martin McDonagh, one of our most celebrated playwrights and filmmakers, is following up his Best Picture-nominated “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” with a more intimate, even darker comedy. “The Banshees of Inisherin...
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Martin McDonagh, one of our most celebrated playwrights and filmmakers, is following up his Best Picture-nominated “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” with a more intimate, even darker comedy. “The Banshees of Inisherin...
- 12/18/2022
- by Adam Chitwood and Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
It’s almost the end of another year…another grueling, relentless, shuffle around the pitiless sun. But before that: more content! HBO Max’s list of new releases for December 2022 is filled with a handful of exciting original TV series.
December 2022 truly is TV’s time to shine on HBO Max. Things get started on day one with the release of Gossip Girl season 2 (Dec. 1). That will be followed by His Dark Materials on Dec. 5. Adapting The Amber Spyglass, this season promises to be the most action-packed yet for the BBC/HBO fantasy collaboration. December 8 sees the arrival of Doom Patrol season 4. This DC comic property doesn’t have the cultural cache of some of its CW contemporaries but when it’s rolling, it might be one of the best comic series around.
Now that Warner has mostly scuttled its simultaneous streaming/theatrical release strategy, there aren’t many big original movies to speak of.
December 2022 truly is TV’s time to shine on HBO Max. Things get started on day one with the release of Gossip Girl season 2 (Dec. 1). That will be followed by His Dark Materials on Dec. 5. Adapting The Amber Spyglass, this season promises to be the most action-packed yet for the BBC/HBO fantasy collaboration. December 8 sees the arrival of Doom Patrol season 4. This DC comic property doesn’t have the cultural cache of some of its CW contemporaries but when it’s rolling, it might be one of the best comic series around.
Now that Warner has mostly scuttled its simultaneous streaming/theatrical release strategy, there aren’t many big original movies to speak of.
- 12/1/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Are you someone like me who doesn't feel the need to pack December with a barrage of films filled with holiday cheer? Look, I watch "It's a Wonderful Life" every Christmas, but beyond that, my December doesn't change much in the way of what I want to spend my time watching.
So, if you are one of these people and subscribe to HBO Max, they are packing their December with not all that much to celebrate the winter holidays. Yes, there is some programming dedicated to it, such as the "Adult Swim Yule Log," but the service is adding a bunch of new titles for you to enjoy, ranging from horror sequels to this year's Oscar contenders. I've spotlighted five films I think you need to catch up on this December (or just watch them again because they're great).
The Banshees Of Inisherin
Part of me is a little sad...
So, if you are one of these people and subscribe to HBO Max, they are packing their December with not all that much to celebrate the winter holidays. Yes, there is some programming dedicated to it, such as the "Adult Swim Yule Log," but the service is adding a bunch of new titles for you to enjoy, ranging from horror sequels to this year's Oscar contenders. I've spotlighted five films I think you need to catch up on this December (or just watch them again because they're great).
The Banshees Of Inisherin
Part of me is a little sad...
- 11/23/2022
- by Mike Shutt
- Slash Film
How do you ensure authenticity so that your designs don’t look like sets and props? What film of TV series do you hold up as a gold standard in production design?
These were some of the secrets revealed by four top film production designers when they joined Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022/2023 awards contenders: Molly Hughes (“Thirteen Lives”), Curt Beech (“Till”), Jess Gonchor (“White Noise”) and Peter Cosco (“Women Talking”). Watch our fascinating full group roundtable panel above and click on each name above to view each nominee’s individual interview.
See dozens of interviews with 2022/2023 awards contenders
“What I’m trying to find in the middle of my Venn diagram is authenticity, story and visual content and trying to serve all aspects of that for the design for the film, and try to find that sweet spot,” Beech declares about the tightrope between artifice and authenticity.
These were some of the secrets revealed by four top film production designers when they joined Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022/2023 awards contenders: Molly Hughes (“Thirteen Lives”), Curt Beech (“Till”), Jess Gonchor (“White Noise”) and Peter Cosco (“Women Talking”). Watch our fascinating full group roundtable panel above and click on each name above to view each nominee’s individual interview.
See dozens of interviews with 2022/2023 awards contenders
“What I’m trying to find in the middle of my Venn diagram is authenticity, story and visual content and trying to serve all aspects of that for the design for the film, and try to find that sweet spot,” Beech declares about the tightrope between artifice and authenticity.
- 11/22/2022
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
Joel and Ethan Coen are some of the most consistent filmmakers around. Nearly every film they put out seems to be just as intelligent and well-written as the others, with tons of memorable characters. In 2000, coming off the great success of hits like "Fargo" and "Raising Arizona," the Coen brothers were hot as they'd ever been. It's no wonder that, for their next project, "O Brother Where Art Thou?," they were able to get huge star George Clooney on board without him giving it a second thought, which Clooney spoke about in a 2000 interview.
"They brought the script and set it down and said 'We wrote this, do you wanna do it?' and I said 'Yeah.' And they go, 'Do you wanna read it?' and I go, 'Well, alright, but I'll do it.'"
The fact that such a popular actor was immediately willing to work with them,...
"They brought the script and set it down and said 'We wrote this, do you wanna do it?' and I said 'Yeah.' And they go, 'Do you wanna read it?' and I go, 'Well, alright, but I'll do it.'"
The fact that such a popular actor was immediately willing to work with them,...
- 11/15/2022
- by Matt Rainis
- Slash Film
Four top film production designers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022/2023 awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Thursday, November 17, at 6:00 p.m. Pt; 9:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Rob Licuria and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Oscar and guild contenders:
Thirteen Lives (Amazon Prime)
Synopsis: A rescue mission is assembled in Thailand where a group of young boys and their soccer coach are trapped in a system of underground caves that are flooding.
Bio: Molly Hughes won...
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Oscar and guild contenders:
Thirteen Lives (Amazon Prime)
Synopsis: A rescue mission is assembled in Thailand where a group of young boys and their soccer coach are trapped in a system of underground caves that are flooding.
Bio: Molly Hughes won...
- 11/10/2022
- by Chris Beachum and Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
Free-spirited mom. Strict mother. Abused wife. Boozing adulteress. Mousy governess. Strong-willed nomad. With her talent for deadpan delivery and with one of the most expressive faces in the industry, Frances McDormand has created a treasure trove of complex and diverse characters over the past 40 years, earning numerous accolades along the way.
McDormand was born Cynthia Ann Smith on June 23, 1957, and was adopted when she was a year-and-a-half old and renamed Frances Louise McDormand. After studying theater, including receiving a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale School of Drama, she quickly made a name for herself on stage, as well as in film and television.
In 1984, McDormand made her film debut in “Blood Simple,” the first film made by her new husband Joel Coen and his brother Ethan Coen. She has collaborated with the brothers in seven other films, including her first Oscar-winning performance in “Fargo” (1996). In addition to her film work,...
McDormand was born Cynthia Ann Smith on June 23, 1957, and was adopted when she was a year-and-a-half old and renamed Frances Louise McDormand. After studying theater, including receiving a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale School of Drama, she quickly made a name for herself on stage, as well as in film and television.
In 1984, McDormand made her film debut in “Blood Simple,” the first film made by her new husband Joel Coen and his brother Ethan Coen. She has collaborated with the brothers in seven other films, including her first Oscar-winning performance in “Fargo” (1996). In addition to her film work,...
- 11/10/2022
- by Susan Pennington, Susan Wloszczyna, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: There’s going to be a Big Bang Theory reunion on Fox’s Call me Kat. Mayim Bialik will reunite with Kevin Sussman in episode 304 airing October 20.
Sussman will guest star as Zac, the owner of a local board game bar where Max and Carter find themselves checking out the competition.
Season 3 of Call Me Kat, which premieres on September 29, picks up as Kat (Bialik) decides to take some time off to reset following a few years of hardcore dedication to purchasing and running her cat café. She returns following a lengthy trip across the world feeling refreshed and ready to focus on what she wants more, which includes a journey to motherhood.
While she was away, Randi (Kyla Pratt) and Phil (Leslie Jordan) kept the café afloat and decided to make a few changes. Randi is still dating Carter (Julian Gant), who runs the local watering hole next door,...
Sussman will guest star as Zac, the owner of a local board game bar where Max and Carter find themselves checking out the competition.
Season 3 of Call Me Kat, which premieres on September 29, picks up as Kat (Bialik) decides to take some time off to reset following a few years of hardcore dedication to purchasing and running her cat café. She returns following a lengthy trip across the world feeling refreshed and ready to focus on what she wants more, which includes a journey to motherhood.
While she was away, Randi (Kyla Pratt) and Phil (Leslie Jordan) kept the café afloat and decided to make a few changes. Randi is still dating Carter (Julian Gant), who runs the local watering hole next door,...
- 9/15/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Unfortunately, the most notable thing about new sorta-cyber thriller Black Mail is that this weekend it is receiving the widest release ever — 100 screens — in the UK for an independent Black British film. That’s a nice barrier to break, and I wish I could recommend the film.
Does anyone actually fall for those sextortion emails in which scammers inform you — invariably in broken English and with no proof whatsoever — that they’ve installed spyware on your computer and have recorded video of you “having fun” at a p0rn website, and threaten to send it to all your contacts unless you placate them with some Bitcoin? Well, Ray Chinda falls for it… and reacts in a ridiculously stupid way that confirms him as an easy mark. Even more unlikely than that, Chinda is meant to be “a world-famous action star at the top of his career” (according to the film...
Does anyone actually fall for those sextortion emails in which scammers inform you — invariably in broken English and with no proof whatsoever — that they’ve installed spyware on your computer and have recorded video of you “having fun” at a p0rn website, and threaten to send it to all your contacts unless you placate them with some Bitcoin? Well, Ray Chinda falls for it… and reacts in a ridiculously stupid way that confirms him as an easy mark. Even more unlikely than that, Chinda is meant to be “a world-famous action star at the top of his career” (according to the film...
- 8/27/2022
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
To mark the release of Burn After Reading on 25th July, we’ve been given 2 copies to give away on Blu-ray.
Joel and Ethan Coen, the Academy Award winning geniuses behind No Country for Old Men and The Big Lebowski direct an all-star cast which includes George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and John Malkovich. They come together in an outrageous spy comedy about murder, blackmail, sex addiction and physical fitness!
When a disc filled with some of the CIA’s most irrelevant secrets gets in the hands of two determined, but dim-witted gym employees, the duo are intent on exploiting their find. But since blackmail is a trade better left for the experts, events soon spiral out of everyone’s and anyone’s control, resulting in a non-stop series of hilarious encounters!
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Joel and Ethan Coen, the Academy Award winning geniuses behind No Country for Old Men and The Big Lebowski direct an all-star cast which includes George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and John Malkovich. They come together in an outrageous spy comedy about murder, blackmail, sex addiction and physical fitness!
When a disc filled with some of the CIA’s most irrelevant secrets gets in the hands of two determined, but dim-witted gym employees, the duo are intent on exploiting their find. But since blackmail is a trade better left for the experts, events soon spiral out of everyone’s and anyone’s control, resulting in a non-stop series of hilarious encounters!
Please note: This competition is open to UK residents only
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- 7/22/2022
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
“The Breakfast Club” and “Pineapple Express,” both classics within their own genres, will be leaving Hulu in July, along with a host of other films. If you want to relive Judd Nelson’s performance as delinquent John Bender or the antics of Seth Rogen and James Franco, don’t forget to catch up on these flicks before July 31.
If you haven’t already celebrated Meryl Streep’s birthday by watching one of her arguably best performances in “The Devil Wears Prada,” stream this fashion comedy before it leaves Hulu this month as well. Thankfully you’ll still be able to stream this thinly-veiled critique of Vogue’s Anna Wintour on Prime Video. That’s all.
Other notable titles that won’t be available on the streaming service after July include “I Am Not Your Negro,” “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” “Easy A” and a slew of the Resident Evil films,...
If you haven’t already celebrated Meryl Streep’s birthday by watching one of her arguably best performances in “The Devil Wears Prada,” stream this fashion comedy before it leaves Hulu this month as well. Thankfully you’ll still be able to stream this thinly-veiled critique of Vogue’s Anna Wintour on Prime Video. That’s all.
Other notable titles that won’t be available on the streaming service after July include “I Am Not Your Negro,” “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” “Easy A” and a slew of the Resident Evil films,...
- 7/1/2022
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
David Arquette and Elizabeth Marvel are the latest additions to the cast of Damon Lindelof and Tara Hernandez’s Peacock drama series “Mrs. Davis.” In addition, Alethea Jones has boarded the series to executive produce and to direct multiple episodes.
Arquette and Marvel will recur in the series, joining previously announced cast members Betty Gilpin, Jake McDorman, Andy McQueen, Ben Chaplin and Margo Martindale. Exact plot details are being kept under wraps, aside from the fact the show is described as an exploration of faith versus technology. It was previously reported that Gilpin will play a nun who battles an artificial intelligence in the show.
Arquette is known for his role in the “Scream” film franchise, having recently starred in the fifth film that was released in January 2022. His other film roles include “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Ready to Rumble,” “Never Been Kissed,” and “Airheads.” He was also the subject...
Arquette and Marvel will recur in the series, joining previously announced cast members Betty Gilpin, Jake McDorman, Andy McQueen, Ben Chaplin and Margo Martindale. Exact plot details are being kept under wraps, aside from the fact the show is described as an exploration of faith versus technology. It was previously reported that Gilpin will play a nun who battles an artificial intelligence in the show.
Arquette is known for his role in the “Scream” film franchise, having recently starred in the fifth film that was released in January 2022. His other film roles include “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Ready to Rumble,” “Never Been Kissed,” and “Airheads.” He was also the subject...
- 7/1/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Summer is about to finally, blessedly be in full swing. And to honor the occasion, Hulu is showing up big with its list of new releases for June 2022.
Hulu is bringing two major TV titles to its stream this month. The first is The Orville: New Horizons on June 2. Seth MacFarlane’s sci-fi/comedy started as a simple Star Trek parody on Fox before blossoming into its own entirely sincere space adventuring beast. Now “New Horizons” promises to be a fresh start for the series on Hulu. Next up is Only Murders in the Building season 2 on June 28. Season 1 of this Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez-starring series was a big hit. Let’s see if our favorite podcasters can pull it off once again.
Read more TV The Orville: Update on “More Ambitious” Season 3 Progress By Kirsten Howard
Aside from the big ticket Hulu originals, there are...
Hulu is bringing two major TV titles to its stream this month. The first is The Orville: New Horizons on June 2. Seth MacFarlane’s sci-fi/comedy started as a simple Star Trek parody on Fox before blossoming into its own entirely sincere space adventuring beast. Now “New Horizons” promises to be a fresh start for the series on Hulu. Next up is Only Murders in the Building season 2 on June 28. Season 1 of this Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez-starring series was a big hit. Let’s see if our favorite podcasters can pull it off once again.
Read more TV The Orville: Update on “More Ambitious” Season 3 Progress By Kirsten Howard
Aside from the big ticket Hulu originals, there are...
- 6/1/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
One of the leading producers and distributors of arthouse films, Focus Features celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and it’s hard to believe it’s been two decades since films like “Lost in Translation” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” broke out of the indie roots to touch the zeitgeist, “Brokeback Mountain” changed the LGBTQ film landscape forever, “21 Grams” launched the English-language career of two-time Oscar winner Alejandro G. Inarritu, and “The Motorcycle Diaries” turned Gael Garcia Bernal into an international star.
To celebrate the milestone, Focus Features has not only unveiled a new reel, which you can watch here, but the studio also plans to return seven titles from its library to AMC Theatres beginning April 29 for “Focus 20 week.” The titles include “Downton Abbey,” “Brokeback Mountain,” “Burn After Reading,” “Eternal Sunshine,” “Atonement,” “Harriet,” and “Darkest Hour.” Learn more about the series here.
In the meantime, IndieWire...
To celebrate the milestone, Focus Features has not only unveiled a new reel, which you can watch here, but the studio also plans to return seven titles from its library to AMC Theatres beginning April 29 for “Focus 20 week.” The titles include “Downton Abbey,” “Brokeback Mountain,” “Burn After Reading,” “Eternal Sunshine,” “Atonement,” “Harriet,” and “Darkest Hour.” Learn more about the series here.
In the meantime, IndieWire...
- 3/12/2022
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
For twenty years, Focus Features has created unforgettable cinematic experiences for audiences around the world. Now, to commemorate two decades of powerful storytelling and remarkable filmmaking, the studio has released a new reel, looking back at some of their most iconic onscreen moments.
Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski said, “Cinema holds great power,” said Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski. “That is the simple belief that has guided us since we asked you to join us on a journey of discovery that began twenty years ago. It has been a voyage motivated by the boundless joy that comes from experiencing the world anew when seeing it through the eyes of others, and it has been steered by the conviction that sharing that experience in a theater with friends, family, and strangers not only delights us, but brings us closer to our loved ones, our community, and the world at large.”
In...
Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski said, “Cinema holds great power,” said Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski. “That is the simple belief that has guided us since we asked you to join us on a journey of discovery that began twenty years ago. It has been a voyage motivated by the boundless joy that comes from experiencing the world anew when seeing it through the eyes of others, and it has been steered by the conviction that sharing that experience in a theater with friends, family, and strangers not only delights us, but brings us closer to our loved ones, our community, and the world at large.”
In...
- 3/11/2022
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
The Coen Brothers have a distinctly peculiar sense of humor, to put it mildly. Their ability to inject comedy into otherwise dramatic or downright unpleasant scenarios lends their movies a unique quality, often making it hard to tell how seriously or not seriously audiences should take whatever's happening onscreen. They also frequently juggle multiple tones within the span of a single scene, going from being comical and silly to disturbing and violent (as they did in this infamous moment from "Burn After Reading").
Joel and Ethan Coen's off-kilter comical sensibilities manifest themselves in other ways, as shown by this making-of featurette from the "No Country for Old...
The post Why the Coen Brothers Sometimes Use a Secret Identity appeared first on /Film.
Joel and Ethan Coen's off-kilter comical sensibilities manifest themselves in other ways, as shown by this making-of featurette from the "No Country for Old...
The post Why the Coen Brothers Sometimes Use a Secret Identity appeared first on /Film.
- 12/1/2021
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Apple Studios has landed the hot movie package starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt with Jon Watts directing that’s been the subject of a feverish bidding war, according to two sources with knowledge of the project.
“Spider-Man: Homecoming” director Watts will write, direct and produce with Clooney’s Smokehouse Pictures and Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment producing. Lionsgate, Sony, Netflix, Universal, Amazon, Annapurna Pictures and Warner Bros. are also said to have circled the project that would see a reunion of the “Ocean’s Eleven” stars.
According to Deadline, which broke the news of the acquisition, a theatrical release is also part of the agreement.
Although most plot details are currently under wraps, the film is said to focus on two fixers who get the same gig.
The Pitt-Clooney vehicle is the latest addition to a growing line-up of films from Apple Studios. The Antoine Fuqua-directed “Emancipation,” starring and produced by Will Smith,...
“Spider-Man: Homecoming” director Watts will write, direct and produce with Clooney’s Smokehouse Pictures and Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment producing. Lionsgate, Sony, Netflix, Universal, Amazon, Annapurna Pictures and Warner Bros. are also said to have circled the project that would see a reunion of the “Ocean’s Eleven” stars.
According to Deadline, which broke the news of the acquisition, a theatrical release is also part of the agreement.
Although most plot details are currently under wraps, the film is said to focus on two fixers who get the same gig.
The Pitt-Clooney vehicle is the latest addition to a growing line-up of films from Apple Studios. The Antoine Fuqua-directed “Emancipation,” starring and produced by Will Smith,...
- 9/30/2021
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Apple Original Films has won the Hollywood bidding war for Jon Watts’ thriller starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt.
Watts will write, direct and produce the thriller. Clooney and Pitt will star and produce via their respective production labels, Smokehouse Pictures and Plan B Entertainment. The project will center on two lone wolf fixers assigned to the same job.
Clooney and Pitt last starred onscreen together in the Ocean’s 11 movies and were also in the Coen Bros. movie Burn After Reading.
Last week, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that the film was the subject of a bid frenzy, with Apple vying with the likes of Sony, Netflix and Lionsgate ...
Watts will write, direct and produce the thriller. Clooney and Pitt will star and produce via their respective production labels, Smokehouse Pictures and Plan B Entertainment. The project will center on two lone wolf fixers assigned to the same job.
Clooney and Pitt last starred onscreen together in the Ocean’s 11 movies and were also in the Coen Bros. movie Burn After Reading.
Last week, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that the film was the subject of a bid frenzy, with Apple vying with the likes of Sony, Netflix and Lionsgate ...
- 9/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Apple Studios has won the Hollywood bidding war for Jon Watts’ thriller starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt.
Watts will write, direct and produce the thriller. Clooney and Pitt will star and produce via their respective production labels, Smokehouse Pictures and Plan B Entertainment. The project will center on two lone wolf fixers assigned to the same job.
Clooney and Pitt last starred onscreen together in the Ocean’s 11 movies and were also in the Coen Bros. movie Burn After Reading.
Securing Watts’ coveted feature is another coup for Apple Original Films. The fledgling studio with the deep pockets has an ever-expanding lineup of original features ...
Watts will write, direct and produce the thriller. Clooney and Pitt will star and produce via their respective production labels, Smokehouse Pictures and Plan B Entertainment. The project will center on two lone wolf fixers assigned to the same job.
Clooney and Pitt last starred onscreen together in the Ocean’s 11 movies and were also in the Coen Bros. movie Burn After Reading.
Securing Watts’ coveted feature is another coup for Apple Original Films. The fledgling studio with the deep pockets has an ever-expanding lineup of original features ...
- 9/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The first image in Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth is of three ravens hovering through foggy and filthy air. Their altitude suggests the camera craning its neck, peering up at the foreboding winged figures circling through the white sky. Or is it really looking down upon them? Moments later, the clouds dissipate to reveal the charred ground beneath, a bird’s-eye view of disorienting perspective. Indeed, like these flying prophets incant the Scottish play’s opening meters, fair is foul, and foul is fair—and within the cloistered halls and barren walls of this lean, stripped-down, resonant adaptation, everything eventually reveals its two-sided nature, its light and its dark.
Gravity eventually attracts those three ravens, which plummet to earth and re-form themselves into the contorted shape of a witch (Kathryn Hunter), whose menacing words, Gollum-esque movements, and haunting tripartite reflection cast a doomed spell on the movie and its ambitious hero.
Gravity eventually attracts those three ravens, which plummet to earth and re-form themselves into the contorted shape of a witch (Kathryn Hunter), whose menacing words, Gollum-esque movements, and haunting tripartite reflection cast a doomed spell on the movie and its ambitious hero.
- 9/25/2021
- by Jake Kring-Schreifels
- The Film Stage
Start your engines.
Hollywood players are falling over themselves in the hopes of landing a new movie package featuring the “Ocean’s 11” team of George Clooney and Brad Pitt, who will reunite under the watchful eye of “Spider-Man: Homecoming” director Jon Watts. According to the Hollywood Reporter, which broke the news, the package has drawn interest from a cavalcade of would-be buyers including Lionsgate, Apple, Sony, Netflix, Universal, Amazon, Annapurna and Warner Bros. Phew.
It’s not hard to see why everyone is breaking out their checkbooks — two A-listers + hot director = box office winner/streaming standout. The deal calls for Watts to write, direct and produce the film with Clooney and Pitt sliding into the lead roles. Their production labels, Clooney’s Smokehouse Pictures and Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, will produce the picture.
Plot details, scant as they are, are being guarded like the Hope Diamond. Here’s what we do know.
Hollywood players are falling over themselves in the hopes of landing a new movie package featuring the “Ocean’s 11” team of George Clooney and Brad Pitt, who will reunite under the watchful eye of “Spider-Man: Homecoming” director Jon Watts. According to the Hollywood Reporter, which broke the news, the package has drawn interest from a cavalcade of would-be buyers including Lionsgate, Apple, Sony, Netflix, Universal, Amazon, Annapurna and Warner Bros. Phew.
It’s not hard to see why everyone is breaking out their checkbooks — two A-listers + hot director = box office winner/streaming standout. The deal calls for Watts to write, direct and produce the film with Clooney and Pitt sliding into the lead roles. Their production labels, Clooney’s Smokehouse Pictures and Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, will produce the picture.
Plot details, scant as they are, are being guarded like the Hope Diamond. Here’s what we do know.
- 9/24/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Euphoria‘s Hunter Schafer, John Malkovich, Gemma Chan and Sofia Boutella are headlining the Neon horror feature Cuckoo, which Tilman Singer will write and direct. Neon is also financing the project with an eye to shoot in April.
Cuckoo is Tilman’s second movie following his supernatural horror film Luz, which debuted at the 2018 Berlin Film Festival and won a Special Jury Prize for Best Horror Film at Fantastic Fest and Best Film at the Milan Film Festival. He’s bringing his Luz team back together for Cuckoo including Dp Paul Faltz, composer Simon Waskow and production designer Dario Mendez Acosta.
Jan Bluthardt, Zita Hanrot, and Proschat Madani round out the cast. Ken Kao and Josh Rosenbaum of Waypoint Entertainment are producing along with Markus Halberschmidt and Maria Tsigka of Fiction Park, and Thor Bradwell.
Schafer made her acting debut portraying Jules in the HBO Emmy-winning series Euphoria. She also...
Cuckoo is Tilman’s second movie following his supernatural horror film Luz, which debuted at the 2018 Berlin Film Festival and won a Special Jury Prize for Best Horror Film at Fantastic Fest and Best Film at the Milan Film Festival. He’s bringing his Luz team back together for Cuckoo including Dp Paul Faltz, composer Simon Waskow and production designer Dario Mendez Acosta.
Jan Bluthardt, Zita Hanrot, and Proschat Madani round out the cast. Ken Kao and Josh Rosenbaum of Waypoint Entertainment are producing along with Markus Halberschmidt and Maria Tsigka of Fiction Park, and Thor Bradwell.
Schafer made her acting debut portraying Jules in the HBO Emmy-winning series Euphoria. She also...
- 8/31/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Kevin Smith made the political horror-comedy “Red State” in 2011 and when he toured around the country, he outlined his overall vision for the movie as a cross between “Quentin Tarantino movie by way of The Coen Brothers.” While such ambitious aims were noble, Smith fell vastly short in the eyes of most.
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- 6/17/2021
- by Andrew Bundy
- The Playlist
When Bosch first premiered on Amazon Prime Video in 2014, the streaming world was in a very different place. Netflix had only House of Cards and Orange is the New Black under its belt. Hulu was still a joint venture owned by multiple conglomerates. Disney+, HBO Max, and Peacock didn’t even exist. Now, in June 2021, Amazon Prime’s list of new releases is highlighted by one last outing for LAPD Detective Harry Bosch.
Bosch season 7 premieres on June 25. This will be the last batch of episodes for the series, before a spinoff gets rolling for IMDb TV. For those who are not caught up on the sprawling procedural, Amazon has some other original TV series this month as well. Brazilian crime drama Dom premieres on June 4. That will be followed by the second season of the Anna Paquin-starring public relations drama Flack on June 25.
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Bosch season 7 premieres on June 25. This will be the last batch of episodes for the series, before a spinoff gets rolling for IMDb TV. For those who are not caught up on the sprawling procedural, Amazon has some other original TV series this month as well. Brazilian crime drama Dom premieres on June 4. That will be followed by the second season of the Anna Paquin-starring public relations drama Flack on June 25.
The library titles are where...
- 5/31/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
[Editor’s note: The following post contains spoilers for “Mare of Easttown.”]
Evan Peters exited HBO’s “Mare of Easttown” in shocking fashion as his character, Detective Colin Zabel, took a bullet to the head and was killed off at the end of the fifth episode, “Illusions.” The twist is the latest TV water-cooler moment for Peters in 2021 following the controversial reveal about his “WandaVision” character. The actor told The New York Times he knew from the start about Zabel’s death and “was excited by the idea that that would happen, to craft this whole character and formulate this whole plot so it’s almost like we did it for that moment.”
“It’s this interesting way to develop a character, knowing that he’s going to die in such a way,” Peters continued. “To me, it felt very real, and it sort of speaks to the danger of being in this line of work. It reminded me...
Evan Peters exited HBO’s “Mare of Easttown” in shocking fashion as his character, Detective Colin Zabel, took a bullet to the head and was killed off at the end of the fifth episode, “Illusions.” The twist is the latest TV water-cooler moment for Peters in 2021 following the controversial reveal about his “WandaVision” character. The actor told The New York Times he knew from the start about Zabel’s death and “was excited by the idea that that would happen, to craft this whole character and formulate this whole plot so it’s almost like we did it for that moment.”
“It’s this interesting way to develop a character, knowing that he’s going to die in such a way,” Peters continued. “To me, it felt very real, and it sort of speaks to the danger of being in this line of work. It reminded me...
- 5/17/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
15 best Frances McDormand movies ranked, including ‘Fargo,’ ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Three Billboards’ [Photos]
Free-spirited mom. Strict mother. Abused wife. Boozing adulteress. Mousy governess. Strong-willed nomad. With her talent for deadpan delivery and with one of the most expressive faces in the industry, Frances McDormand has created a treasure trove of complex and diverse characters over the past 40 years, earning numerous accolades along the way.
McDormand was born Cynthia Ann Smith on June 23, 1957, and was adopted when she was a year-and-a-half old and renamed Frances Louise McDormand. After studying theater, including receiving a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale School of Drama, she quickly made a name for herself on stage, as well as in film and television.
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In 1984, McDormand made her film debut in “Blood Simple,” the first film made by her new husband Joel Coen and his brother Ethan Coen. She has collaborated with the brothers in seven other films, including...
McDormand was born Cynthia Ann Smith on June 23, 1957, and was adopted when she was a year-and-a-half old and renamed Frances Louise McDormand. After studying theater, including receiving a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale School of Drama, she quickly made a name for herself on stage, as well as in film and television.
SEEOscar Best Actress Gallery: Every Winner in Academy Award History
In 1984, McDormand made her film debut in “Blood Simple,” the first film made by her new husband Joel Coen and his brother Ethan Coen. She has collaborated with the brothers in seven other films, including...
- 3/23/2021
- by Susan Pennington and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Richard Jenkins is one of the most consistent actors working in Hollywood. With a back catalogue that boasts an incredible array of films, ranging from Burn After Reading, to Step Brothers to The Shape of Water, he moves seamlessly between genres, with nuanced, empathetic turns. His latest is no different, playing Stanley in Andrew Cohn’s The Last Shift, a man who is nearing the end of a stint at a fast-food chain that has spanned four decades.
To mark the film’s release, we had the pleasure of speaking to Jenkins, as we discussed his role, and working alongside relative newcomer Shane Paul McGhie. The actor looks back over his own life too, and jobs he’s taken in the past. We also take a trip down memory lane in regards to his career, and specifically Step Brothers, as we discuss his time shooting that cult-favourite comedy. We also ask,...
To mark the film’s release, we had the pleasure of speaking to Jenkins, as we discussed his role, and working alongside relative newcomer Shane Paul McGhie. The actor looks back over his own life too, and jobs he’s taken in the past. We also take a trip down memory lane in regards to his career, and specifically Step Brothers, as we discuss his time shooting that cult-favourite comedy. We also ask,...
- 3/22/2021
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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