Casa Aramara’s owner is currently in the spotlight, but this isn’t the high-end vacation rental’s first star turn.
A judge ruled that profits from Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis’s sprawling oceanfront escape in Punta de Mita, Mexico, will be withheld until he’s paid back over $2 million he fraudulently transferred to support the estate. According to court documents obtained by People and first reported by The Blast, a judge granted a request by the trustee in Francis’ bankruptcy case to put all profits from Casa Aramara into a trust until the debt is repaid.
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A judge ruled that profits from Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis’s sprawling oceanfront escape in Punta de Mita, Mexico, will be withheld until he’s paid back over $2 million he fraudulently transferred to support the estate. According to court documents obtained by People and first reported by The Blast, a judge granted a request by the trustee in Francis’ bankruptcy case to put all profits from Casa Aramara into a trust until the debt is repaid.
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- 12/6/2017
- by Megan Stein
- PEOPLE.com
It appears the Kardashian-Jenners will have to find a new vacation getaway.
A judge ruled that Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis can not receive any commission from Casa Aramara — his sprawling oceanfront escape in Punta de Mita, Mexico — until he’s paid back over $2 million he fraudulently transferred to support the estate.
According to court documents obtained by People and first reported by The Blast, a judge granted a request by the trustee in Francis’ bankruptcy case to put all profits from Casa Aramara into a trust until the debt is repaid.
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A judge ruled that Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis can not receive any commission from Casa Aramara — his sprawling oceanfront escape in Punta de Mita, Mexico — until he’s paid back over $2 million he fraudulently transferred to support the estate.
According to court documents obtained by People and first reported by The Blast, a judge granted a request by the trustee in Francis’ bankruptcy case to put all profits from Casa Aramara into a trust until the debt is repaid.
Related: Inside Matt Lauer’s Portfolio of...
- 12/5/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Marc Buxton Nov 17, 2017
Things take a horrific turn as James Gordon and the Penguin face Gotham’s greatest horror to date- Professor Pyg. Spoilers...
This review contains spoilers.
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4.9 Let Them Eat Pie
What in the name of Bill Finger did I just watch? Years ago, when I first heard that DC was doing a show based on the adventures of a young James Gordon, I never thought I’d see that series morph into a hardcore horror drama that out-gored Ryan Murphy and American Horror Story. But that’s exactly what we get this week as Gotham went full-on gross-out terror in James Gordon’s climatic confrontation with Professor Pyg.
I think most Gotham fans are on the Jerome train as far as the most popular villain of the series is concerned, but really, Professor Pyg really steps up and becomes one of the most twisted,...
Things take a horrific turn as James Gordon and the Penguin face Gotham’s greatest horror to date- Professor Pyg. Spoilers...
This review contains spoilers.
See related 26 new TV shows to watch in 2017
4.9 Let Them Eat Pie
What in the name of Bill Finger did I just watch? Years ago, when I first heard that DC was doing a show based on the adventures of a young James Gordon, I never thought I’d see that series morph into a hardcore horror drama that out-gored Ryan Murphy and American Horror Story. But that’s exactly what we get this week as Gotham went full-on gross-out terror in James Gordon’s climatic confrontation with Professor Pyg.
I think most Gotham fans are on the Jerome train as far as the most popular villain of the series is concerned, but really, Professor Pyg really steps up and becomes one of the most twisted,...
- 11/17/2017
- Den of Geek
Previous | Image 1 of 7 | NextSusan Sarandon portrays Isis in ‘A Bad Moms Christmas.’
Chicago – The holiday season officially kicks off on November 1st, 2017, with the early present of “A Bad Moms Christmas.” This sequel to the popular “Bad Moms” of last year is decorated with tinsel and has more badness, much of that generated from the stars of the first film… Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn. Joining these Bad Moms are three iconic actresses portraying their mothers… Christine Baranski, Cheryl Hines and Susan Sarandon. Every major cast member except Baranski came to Chicago last week to promote the film.
Last year’s “Bad Moms” was a surprise huge hit, essentially featuring stressed out mothers lashing out against the mendacity of their workaday domestic sameness. The sequel came naturally, as Christmas is a time for more stress, always in an attempt to create perfection. Susan Sarandon, Cheryl Hines, Kathryn Hahn,...
Chicago – The holiday season officially kicks off on November 1st, 2017, with the early present of “A Bad Moms Christmas.” This sequel to the popular “Bad Moms” of last year is decorated with tinsel and has more badness, much of that generated from the stars of the first film… Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn. Joining these Bad Moms are three iconic actresses portraying their mothers… Christine Baranski, Cheryl Hines and Susan Sarandon. Every major cast member except Baranski came to Chicago last week to promote the film.
Last year’s “Bad Moms” was a surprise huge hit, essentially featuring stressed out mothers lashing out against the mendacity of their workaday domestic sameness. The sequel came naturally, as Christmas is a time for more stress, always in an attempt to create perfection. Susan Sarandon, Cheryl Hines, Kathryn Hahn,...
- 10/31/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Kim Kardashian West‘s terrifying Paris heist significantly changed the way she lives her life — but it continues to stoke fear.
In a sneak peek at this Sunday’s episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, the 36-year-old mother of two arrives in Punta Mita, Mexico, for sister Kourtney Kardashian‘s birthday trip in April. But within minutes, she starts to worry about their safety at the beachfront estate where they’re staying, which is owned by Girls Gone Wild founder and family friend Joe Francis.
She calls up Francis and dissolves into tears immediately.
“I just have anxiety,” she cries over the phone.
In a sneak peek at this Sunday’s episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, the 36-year-old mother of two arrives in Punta Mita, Mexico, for sister Kourtney Kardashian‘s birthday trip in April. But within minutes, she starts to worry about their safety at the beachfront estate where they’re staying, which is owned by Girls Gone Wild founder and family friend Joe Francis.
She calls up Francis and dissolves into tears immediately.
“I just have anxiety,” she cries over the phone.
- 10/5/2017
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- PEOPLE.com
Scott Disick and Sofia Richie continue to take their romance all over the world. This weekend, the couple—who seemingly confirmed their relationship during a trip to Miami last week—were spotted getting cozy on a Pda-filled vacation to Puerto Vallarta. A source tells E! News Scott and Sofia took a private jet to the sunny locale along with two of his friends, David Einhorn and Cooper Mount. They are all staying at Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis' house, Casa Aramara in Punta Mita. "They spent Sunday laying out by the pool listening to music and being waited on by the butler staff,' our insider tells us. "Scott and Sofia got massages and were served...
- 10/2/2017
- E! Online
Though far from the best Abdellatif Kechiche movie, “Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno” is certainly the most Abdellatif Kechiche movie. Running just over three hours, the film is the first in a planned trilogy (number two is already finished; three has yet to be shot) that promises the definitive taxonomy of the “Blue is the Warmest Color” maestro at his best and worst. “Canto Uno” alone finds Kechiche returning to the themes and aesthetic approaches that have made him one of France’s most richly acclaimed contemporary voices, while at the same time seriously over-indulging in the leery excesses that place him among the country’s most controversial ones as well.
As in “The Secret of the Grain,” this latest film also about very specific Franco-Tunisian identity, but apart from two opening quotations explicitly designed to point out the similarities between the Koran and the New Testament, the director isn...
As in “The Secret of the Grain,” this latest film also about very specific Franco-Tunisian identity, but apart from two opening quotations explicitly designed to point out the similarities between the Koran and the New Testament, the director isn...
- 9/11/2017
- by Ben Croll
- Indiewire
Despite some warranted detractors targeting Abdellatif Kechiche’s male gaze in Blue in the Warmest Color, his romantic drama had no problems picking up the Palme d’Or back at Cannes a few years ago. He’s now back with his new film, Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno, but the same sort of acclaim hasn’t returned.
The first in a potential series tracking the life of a young screenwriter who heads to the Mediterranean, many critics out of its Venice premiere lambasted the director over his masturbatory sensibilities. While we’ll have to wait to see it for ourselves when it picks up U.S. distribution, the first teaser has landed.
If you’re looking for a different take, despite most reactions swaying mixed-negative, Film Comment said, “You wince at the camera’s undisguised lechery, but the sheer exuberance knocks you over. Mektoub, My Love is perhaps the most...
The first in a potential series tracking the life of a young screenwriter who heads to the Mediterranean, many critics out of its Venice premiere lambasted the director over his masturbatory sensibilities. While we’ll have to wait to see it for ourselves when it picks up U.S. distribution, the first teaser has landed.
If you’re looking for a different take, despite most reactions swaying mixed-negative, Film Comment said, “You wince at the camera’s undisguised lechery, but the sheer exuberance knocks you over. Mektoub, My Love is perhaps the most...
- 9/11/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Everyone needs an escape from time to time. A place apart from reality, where the strange whisper with the miraculous, and cheap trinkets are bartered with greasy denizens of the night. What better place to set a horror film than the carnival, where the potential for mystery awaits around every crimson tent and distorted mirror? If you’re so inclined, step right up and buy a ticket to The Funhouse (1981), the late Tobe Hooper’s wonderful tribute to the seedy shadowed world of carnies, caramel apples, and Universal monsters.
Released in March by Universal, The Funhouse underperformed at the box office, but critics (including Gene Siskel) admired it for focusing on suspense and thrills rather than gruesome mayhem. In a landscape littered with severed limbs and phallically inclined urban legends, Mr. Hooper used his genius to once again showcase the underbelly of the American psyche, this time with a major studio’s dollars.
Released in March by Universal, The Funhouse underperformed at the box office, but critics (including Gene Siskel) admired it for focusing on suspense and thrills rather than gruesome mayhem. In a landscape littered with severed limbs and phallically inclined urban legends, Mr. Hooper used his genius to once again showcase the underbelly of the American psyche, this time with a major studio’s dollars.
- 9/2/2017
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Awards aren’t everything, but no one ever complained about having their hard work recognized. Consider that the impetus behind this list, which looks beyond awards season to shine a spotlight on the performances that have most affected us — if not necessarily the Academy — over the last 17 years. Some were contenders that got snubbed, while others were too out-there to ever be considered; all are worth praising.
Many others were and are, too — so many, in fact, that 25 spots weren’t enough for them all. Consider Denis Lavant’s bravura turn in “Holy Motors” or Maggie Gyllenhaal’s brilliant work in “Secretary,” among so many others, and remember that the first nine months of every moviegoing year feature plenty of performances worth remembering.
25. Jeon Do-yeon, “Secret Sunshine”
Lee Chang-dong movies abound in stellar performances — see also Yoon Jeong-hee in “Poetry” and Sol Kyung-gu and Moon So-ri in “Oasis” — but none...
Many others were and are, too — so many, in fact, that 25 spots weren’t enough for them all. Consider Denis Lavant’s bravura turn in “Holy Motors” or Maggie Gyllenhaal’s brilliant work in “Secretary,” among so many others, and remember that the first nine months of every moviegoing year feature plenty of performances worth remembering.
25. Jeon Do-yeon, “Secret Sunshine”
Lee Chang-dong movies abound in stellar performances — see also Yoon Jeong-hee in “Poetry” and Sol Kyung-gu and Moon So-ri in “Oasis” — but none...
- 9/2/2017
- by Michael Nordine, Anne Thompson, Chris O'Falt, Kate Erbland, David Ehrlich, Zack Sharf and Jude Dry
- Indiewire
By Liz Baessler
'Preacher' unites its stars and celebrates father-son time.
The article Puzzle Piece: Vampires and Prostitutes Gone Wild in ‘Preacher’ appeared first on Film School Rejects.
'Preacher' unites its stars and celebrates father-son time.
The article Puzzle Piece: Vampires and Prostitutes Gone Wild in ‘Preacher’ appeared first on Film School Rejects.
- 8/15/2017
- by Liz Baessler
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Heading for Spring Break somewhere? Long before Girls Gone Wild, kids of the Kennedy years found their own paths to the desired fun in the sun, and most of them came back alive. MGM’s comedic look at the Ft. Lauderdale exodus is a half-corny but fully endearing show, featuring the great Dolores Hart and the debuts of Connie Francis, Paula Prentiss and Jim Hutton.
Where the Boys Are
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1960 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 99 min. / Street Date July 25, 2017 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Connie Francis, Dolores Hart, Paula Prentiss, Jim Hutton
Yvette Mimieux, George Hamilton, Frank Gorshin, Barbara Nichols, Chill Wills.
Cinematography: Robert Bronner
Art Direction: Preston Ames, George W. Davis
Film Editor: Fredric Steinkamp
Original Music: Pete Rugolo, Neil Sedaka, George Stoll, Victor Young
Written by George Wells from a novel by Glendon Swarthout
Produced by Joe Pasternak
Directed by Henry Levin
Ah yes, in 1960 first-wave Rock...
Where the Boys Are
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1960 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 99 min. / Street Date July 25, 2017 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Connie Francis, Dolores Hart, Paula Prentiss, Jim Hutton
Yvette Mimieux, George Hamilton, Frank Gorshin, Barbara Nichols, Chill Wills.
Cinematography: Robert Bronner
Art Direction: Preston Ames, George W. Davis
Film Editor: Fredric Steinkamp
Original Music: Pete Rugolo, Neil Sedaka, George Stoll, Victor Young
Written by George Wells from a novel by Glendon Swarthout
Produced by Joe Pasternak
Directed by Henry Levin
Ah yes, in 1960 first-wave Rock...
- 7/26/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Girls Gone Wild meets Jada Pinkett-Smith, Queen Latifah, Regina Hall and newcomer Tiffany Haddish a.k.a the “Flossy Posse.” Girls Trip is the perfect balance of fun, comedy, sex, booze, #blackgirlmagic and women empowerment.
- 7/20/2017
- by Kim Suarez
- HollywoodLife
The Momsemble comedy goes indie with this Sundance farce from director Alethea Jones and writer Julie Rudd, which released a raucous first trailer today. It’s full of the kinds of shenanigans one might expect from a comedy about moms letting loose for an epic night: Flying poop, competitive bickering, clueless dads, and a trip to a weed dispensary. What could possibly go wrong?
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Toni Collette and Molly Shannon lead a feisty mom group that includes Bridget Everett (“Patti Cake$”) and Katie Aselton (“The Gift”). The rest of the cast is like a who’s who of indie comedy: Adam Scott, Rob Huebel, Paul Rudd, Paul Rust, and John Early round it out. There’s even a bartending Adam Levine thrown in there. In this short glimpse, we see Collette playing against type as Kate, the mom...
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Toni Collette and Molly Shannon lead a feisty mom group that includes Bridget Everett (“Patti Cake$”) and Katie Aselton (“The Gift”). The rest of the cast is like a who’s who of indie comedy: Adam Scott, Rob Huebel, Paul Rudd, Paul Rust, and John Early round it out. There’s even a bartending Adam Levine thrown in there. In this short glimpse, we see Collette playing against type as Kate, the mom...
- 7/5/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
In “The Little Hours,” Aubrey Plaza plays a foul-mouthed nun in 14th century Italy, the kind of sarcastic humor Plaza does best. Unsurprisingly, the actress had more than one hand in the production: It’s her first movie as a producer, and director Jeff Baena is her boyfriend.
The film, which also stars John C. Reilly, Dave Franco, Molly Shannon, and a host of other comedic actors, is a loose adaptation of “The Decameron,” the 1353 short story collection by Giovanni Boccaccio. However, “The Little Hours” is also notable for Plaza because it marks her first producing credit. The actress best known for her recurring role in “Parks and Recreation” already has a few more of those in the bag, including the upcoming “Ingrid Goes West,” which opens in August. Plaza’s work on “The Little Hours,” however, provides a window into the collaborative process of an indie power couple who...
The film, which also stars John C. Reilly, Dave Franco, Molly Shannon, and a host of other comedic actors, is a loose adaptation of “The Decameron,” the 1353 short story collection by Giovanni Boccaccio. However, “The Little Hours” is also notable for Plaza because it marks her first producing credit. The actress best known for her recurring role in “Parks and Recreation” already has a few more of those in the bag, including the upcoming “Ingrid Goes West,” which opens in August. Plaza’s work on “The Little Hours,” however, provides a window into the collaborative process of an indie power couple who...
- 6/29/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Up until a few years ago, Sofia Coppola swore she would never do a remake. Then her production designer, Anne Ross, brought Don Siegel's 1971 pulp classic The Beguiled to her attention – and the director saw a film ripe for retelling. A group of Southern belles are holed up at an all-girls school during the Civil War; suddenly, the young women and their headmistress have their isolated existence disrupted by a wounded Union soldier. Nearly half a century ago, Clint Eastwood's Corporal John McBurney behaved as if he had arrived at a brothel,...
- 6/22/2017
- Rollingstone.com
It’s a learning moment for everybody. Sofia Coppola, Cannes award-winning director of “The Beguiled,” didn’t know what the Bechdel Test was. In an interview with GQ, Coppola expresses her confusion about the term when the journalist asks her about it. “Would you say this is the rare feminist film that struggles to pass the Bechdel test?” Kristen Yoonsoo Kim asks. Also Read: Watch Sofia Coppola's 'Beguiled' Cast Spoof 'Girls Gone Wild' for the 1860s (Video) “The what test?” Coppola asks. “I’ve never heard of that. What’s that?” When Yoonsoo Kim explains it to her,...
- 6/20/2017
- by Carli Velocci
- The Wrap
Sofia Coppola movies are defined by desolate landscapes, lonely characters, a wry sense of humor, and painterly compositions. For fans of this aesthetic, it’s pretty hard to get it wrong, and Coppola’s nearly 20-year track record attests to the consistency of her talent. From her feature-length debut “The Virgin Suicides” through her latest endeavor, “The Beguiled,” Coppola’s dreamlike visuals and deadpan tone have remained a distinctive voice in American cinema, one filled with gentle, forlorn faces and a world that always seems as though it’s on on the verge of devouring them whole. (If there isn’t already a Reddit forum theorizing that all Coppola movies exist in a single universe governed by the laws of sadness, someone should kick it up.)
While Coppola’s career was set in motion to some degree by the influence of a very famous father, her filmmaking capabilities are hardly dictated by Francis’ accomplishments.
While Coppola’s career was set in motion to some degree by the influence of a very famous father, her filmmaking capabilities are hardly dictated by Francis’ accomplishments.
- 6/19/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Never one to shy away from hot-button issues, the Onion has now seen fit to chime in on one of Hollywood’s most heated debates: the paucity of female filmmakers. A new video finds one Shaun Ditko, the Onion’s critic-at-large, offering a simple solution to a complex problem: “There just simply isn’t enough chocolate on set to keep them happy.”
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“How does Hollywood expect to be more inclusive when a woman’s need to always have chocolate treats available to keep her calm and content goes completely ignored?” she asks as images of Sofia Coppola, Kathryn Bigelow and Ava DuVernay appear onscreen. A lack of chocolate-covered cherries isn’t the only barrier to entry, Ditko explains, as the film industry likewise fails to provide an adequate amount of silk pajamas,...
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“How does Hollywood expect to be more inclusive when a woman’s need to always have chocolate treats available to keep her calm and content goes completely ignored?” she asks as images of Sofia Coppola, Kathryn Bigelow and Ava DuVernay appear onscreen. A lack of chocolate-covered cherries isn’t the only barrier to entry, Ditko explains, as the film industry likewise fails to provide an adequate amount of silk pajamas,...
- 6/18/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
What do “The Aviator,” “Inglourious Basterds” and “The Matrix” all have in common? Jaw-dropping reflection shots.
Read More: 16mm Film’s Brilliance is Praised in Entertaining New Video Essay — Watch
The Auteur Journal has made a beautiful new supercut (via Film School Rejects) that brings together 37 of the best mirror shots in cinema. Filmmakers behind the camera for these images include Martin Scorsese, Danny Boyle, Quentin Tarantino, Jean-Luc Godard, Christian Petzold, the Wachowskis, Christopher Nolan, the Dardenne brothers and more.
A mirror shot is never just a mirror shot, and each image speaks volumes to the respective movie’s themes. The shot from “Phoenix,” embedded below, splits Nina Hoss’ reflection between two shards of glass, an image that speaks directly to her character’s double identity. Scorsese uses the reflection of an airplane to distort the features of Leonardo Dicaprio’s Howard Hughs, a fun house mirror effect that speaks...
Read More: 16mm Film’s Brilliance is Praised in Entertaining New Video Essay — Watch
The Auteur Journal has made a beautiful new supercut (via Film School Rejects) that brings together 37 of the best mirror shots in cinema. Filmmakers behind the camera for these images include Martin Scorsese, Danny Boyle, Quentin Tarantino, Jean-Luc Godard, Christian Petzold, the Wachowskis, Christopher Nolan, the Dardenne brothers and more.
A mirror shot is never just a mirror shot, and each image speaks volumes to the respective movie’s themes. The shot from “Phoenix,” embedded below, splits Nina Hoss’ reflection between two shards of glass, an image that speaks directly to her character’s double identity. Scorsese uses the reflection of an airplane to distort the features of Leonardo Dicaprio’s Howard Hughs, a fun house mirror effect that speaks...
- 6/14/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
‘Jungle’ Trailer: Daniel Radcliffe Gets Sent to Wilderness Hell By ‘Wolf Creek’ Director Greg McLean
Greg McLean loves putting his characters through hell. In efforts like “Wolf Creek,” “Rogue” and “The Belko Experiment,” McLean makes the viewer cringe as his characters are put in impossible situations and forced to survive or die. This mentality is applying whole-heartedly to his next movie, “Jungle,” starring Daniel Radcliffe. The movie is opening the Melbourne International Film Festival on August 3, and a new trailer has debuted.
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“Jungle” is set in the early 1980s and follows a group of young men who venture from the Bolivian city of La Paz into the uncharted Amazon. Let’s just say the jungle isn’t as friendly as these men are hoping for, and it’s only a matter of time before all hell breaks loose. Thomas Kretschmann, Alex Russell, Joel Jackson and Yasmin Kassim co-star.
“Jungle” currently does not have a U.
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“Jungle” is set in the early 1980s and follows a group of young men who venture from the Bolivian city of La Paz into the uncharted Amazon. Let’s just say the jungle isn’t as friendly as these men are hoping for, and it’s only a matter of time before all hell breaks loose. Thomas Kretschmann, Alex Russell, Joel Jackson and Yasmin Kassim co-star.
“Jungle” currently does not have a U.
- 6/14/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Sofia Coppola joined James Corden on The Late Late Show to talk about her new film, The Beguiled, which is not only getting a lot of critical acclaim, but won her Best Director at Cannes. While she was there, she revealed that the cast, cooped up all day shooting in the film’s house, apparently had a Girls Gone Wild 1860s style inspiration, which Sofia shot on her phone.
Take a look at the hijinx, and Kirsten Dunst‘s shoulder.
The film hits June 23rd, but release wide on the 30th, and stars – Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Oona Laurence, Angourie Rice, Addison Riecke, and Emma Howard.
The film is based on the Thomas Cullinan novel, like the 1974, Clint Eastwood/Don Siegel version, and follows the events that transpire when an enemy soldier is taken into a Southern girls’ boarding school during the Civil War.
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Take a look at the hijinx, and Kirsten Dunst‘s shoulder.
The film hits June 23rd, but release wide on the 30th, and stars – Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Oona Laurence, Angourie Rice, Addison Riecke, and Emma Howard.
The film is based on the Thomas Cullinan novel, like the 1974, Clint Eastwood/Don Siegel version, and follows the events that transpire when an enemy soldier is taken into a Southern girls’ boarding school during the Civil War.
Follow The Beguiled...
- 6/14/2017
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Sofia Coppola and the stars of her new drama “The Beguiled” went wild in between takes on set. “Girls Gone Wild” crazy, to be precise. It was a grueling shoot done up in Southern Gothic costumes for cast members Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning — but the ladies managed to let off some steam. “We were all together in this house shooting everyday, and the girls in corsets. One day at lunch, Kirsten and Elle were having water in Solo cups, which reminded us of ‘Girls Gone Wild,'” Coppola told James Corden during a visit to his late night.
- 6/13/2017
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
Sofia Coppola’s “The Beguiled” is just over a week away from opening in select theaters, and the media blitz has begun with the filmmaker stopping by James Corden to discuss her Civil War-era drama. If you follow Kirsten Dunst on Instagram, you probably saw a video of her and Elle Fanning taking a breather from filming to run around with red solo cups. The video was tagged “Girls Gone Wild 1863,” a reference to the notorious pornographic entertainment franchise.
Corden took that idea and made his own full blown parody, editing together videos of Dunst and Fanning getting a little scandalous in between takes. As Coppola says, everyone needed to let off some steam during the filming of the movie’s intense scenes, especially the corset-wearing actresses. Thus, “Girls Gone Wild 1863” was born.
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Corden took that idea and made his own full blown parody, editing together videos of Dunst and Fanning getting a little scandalous in between takes. As Coppola says, everyone needed to let off some steam during the filming of the movie’s intense scenes, especially the corset-wearing actresses. Thus, “Girls Gone Wild 1863” was born.
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- 6/13/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Every summer movie season needs at least one completely original indie movie. Last year it was the Daniels’ outrageous “Swiss Army Man,” and this year that breath of cinematic fresh air could very well be “Brigsby Bear.”
Directed by Dave McCary and co-written by and starring “Saturday Night Live” cast member Kyle Mooney, “Brigsby Bear” is a highly unusual tale of self-discovery that demands no spoilers. The teaser below won’t give away the plot, but it will leave you scratching your head and very, very intrigued.
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Sony Pictures Classics’ official synopsis reads: “‘Brigsby Bear Adventures’ is a children’s TV show produced for an audience of one: James (Kyle Mooney). When the show abruptly ends, James’s life changes forever, he sets out to finish the story himself...
Directed by Dave McCary and co-written by and starring “Saturday Night Live” cast member Kyle Mooney, “Brigsby Bear” is a highly unusual tale of self-discovery that demands no spoilers. The teaser below won’t give away the plot, but it will leave you scratching your head and very, very intrigued.
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Sony Pictures Classics’ official synopsis reads: “‘Brigsby Bear Adventures’ is a children’s TV show produced for an audience of one: James (Kyle Mooney). When the show abruptly ends, James’s life changes forever, he sets out to finish the story himself...
- 6/13/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Given how beloved “Trainspotting” is for many cinephiles across the country, it’s a bit surprising that Danny Boyle’s long-awaited sequel “T2 Trainspotting” tapped out at the $2.4 million mark at the U.S. box office earlier this year. Reviews may not have been as positive, but you would think the chance to catch up with Renton and the gang after two decades would’ve moved the needle way more than it did.
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Luckily, “T2” arrives on Digital HD today, and Sony is celebrating by making the first 10 minutes available for free online to stream. The sequel picks up 20 years after the original and reunites the characters played by Ewen McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle.
In his positive review, IndieWire senior film critic David Ehrlich called “T...
Read More: ‘T2 Trainspotting’ Review: Danny Boyle’s Surprisingly Fun Sequel Is a Drugged Out Trip Down Memory Lane
Luckily, “T2” arrives on Digital HD today, and Sony is celebrating by making the first 10 minutes available for free online to stream. The sequel picks up 20 years after the original and reunites the characters played by Ewen McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle.
In his positive review, IndieWire senior film critic David Ehrlich called “T...
- 6/13/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Andrew Garfield knows how to 'Werq' it!
The Amazing Spider-Man star attended the Werq the World Tour at the Troxy in London on Tuesday, and gave the audience a major surprise when he hopped on stage at the drag queen revue, completely stealing the show.
Watch: Andrew, Garfield, Kendall Jenner & Taylor Lautner Have Impressive Hidden Talents
Rocking a curly brunette wig, the 33-year-old actor lip synched and danced to a cover of the late Whitney Houston's "I'm Every Woman." The Los Angeles native didn't hold anything back, strutting his stuff across the stage and at one point pulling off a back flip.
An eyewitness tells Et that the drag show featured a selection of queens from Rupaul's Drag Race and a game called "Wig in a Box," where Garfield and three other members from the audience were asked to come on stage to compete against each other. They were each given a wig to represent an iconic...
The Amazing Spider-Man star attended the Werq the World Tour at the Troxy in London on Tuesday, and gave the audience a major surprise when he hopped on stage at the drag queen revue, completely stealing the show.
Watch: Andrew, Garfield, Kendall Jenner & Taylor Lautner Have Impressive Hidden Talents
Rocking a curly brunette wig, the 33-year-old actor lip synched and danced to a cover of the late Whitney Houston's "I'm Every Woman." The Los Angeles native didn't hold anything back, strutting his stuff across the stage and at one point pulling off a back flip.
An eyewitness tells Et that the drag show featured a selection of queens from Rupaul's Drag Race and a game called "Wig in a Box," where Garfield and three other members from the audience were asked to come on stage to compete against each other. They were each given a wig to represent an iconic...
- 5/31/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Katie Couric‘s daughters are all grown up, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t still have plenty of fun with them.
The Yahoo Global News Anchor attended the 2017 SeriousFun Children’s Network Gala in New York City on Tuesday, and she had a special guest with her: her daughter Ellie Monahan. (Ellie, 25, is the eldest of the journalist’s two daughters with late husband Jay Monahan.)
“It’s a great cause, great company to keep and a fun night in New York, so I brought my daughter and we’re having a mother-daughter night,” Couric, 60, told reporters at...
The Yahoo Global News Anchor attended the 2017 SeriousFun Children’s Network Gala in New York City on Tuesday, and she had a special guest with her: her daughter Ellie Monahan. (Ellie, 25, is the eldest of the journalist’s two daughters with late husband Jay Monahan.)
“It’s a great cause, great company to keep and a fun night in New York, so I brought my daughter and we’re having a mother-daughter night,” Couric, 60, told reporters at...
- 5/24/2017
- by Mary Park
- PEOPLE.com
Watching Baywatch, the R-rated reboot of the long-running '90s primetime soap, I finally understood how doctors and lawyers must feel when they watch TV, how difficult it is to focus on plot when your chosen profession is being depicted wildly irresponsibly. Having guarded lives throughout my teenage years, I must ask: are any of these people even CPR certified?! (Dead bodies do occasionally just wash ashore, though. That is true.)
Anyway, Baywatch revolves around "Lieutenant" Mitch Buchannon (Dwayne Johnson, taking on David Hasselhoff's small screen namesake), a lifeguard so proficient at his job that he knows when an accident is going to happen before it even happens, and his newest trainee: Matt Brody (Zac Efron playing, essentially, Ryan Lochte, had he attempted to rehabilitate his post-Olympics image by lifeguarding instead of Dancing With the Stars).
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Paramount Pictures
Alongside their colleagues...
Anyway, Baywatch revolves around "Lieutenant" Mitch Buchannon (Dwayne Johnson, taking on David Hasselhoff's small screen namesake), a lifeguard so proficient at his job that he knows when an accident is going to happen before it even happens, and his newest trainee: Matt Brody (Zac Efron playing, essentially, Ryan Lochte, had he attempted to rehabilitate his post-Olympics image by lifeguarding instead of Dancing With the Stars).
Exclusive: Dwayne Johnson Reveals What It's Like to Kiss Zac Efron, Addresses 2020 Presidential Run Remarks
Paramount Pictures
Alongside their colleagues...
- 5/24/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
With her sixth feature, “The Beguiled,” Sofia Coppola returns to Cannes in the main Competition. It’s her first time since 2006, when the reception for royal costume drama “Marie Antoinette” evolved from a scattering of boos to become a reported misfire. That’s the power of the Cannes echo chamber. Her visually sumptuous and witty $40 million studio movie earned a standing ovation at the public screening and a range of reviews, but only made $60.8 million worldwide — not nearly enough to make it profitable.
Coppola had better Cannes luck with her smaller-scaled first feature, the dreamy literary adaptation “The Virgin Suicides” ($10.6 million worldwide). It starred Kirsten Dunst and broke out of Director’s Fortnight with critics’ raves. Her Tokyo-set Bill Murray-Scarlett Johansson two-hander “Lost in Translation” ($117 million worldwide) debuted in Venice on its way to Coppola’s Original Screenplay Oscar.
Back on the indie side were Chateau Marmont Hollywood-slice...
Coppola had better Cannes luck with her smaller-scaled first feature, the dreamy literary adaptation “The Virgin Suicides” ($10.6 million worldwide). It starred Kirsten Dunst and broke out of Director’s Fortnight with critics’ raves. Her Tokyo-set Bill Murray-Scarlett Johansson two-hander “Lost in Translation” ($117 million worldwide) debuted in Venice on its way to Coppola’s Original Screenplay Oscar.
Back on the indie side were Chateau Marmont Hollywood-slice...
- 5/23/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Like a mysterious parasite that infects your body and results in a demon-faced alien spawn bursting from your chest and rapidly growing into a murderous eight-foot creature, the Alien franchise has made its presence known over the past 30-something years, itself spawning a number of sequels (Aliens, Alien 3, Alien: Resurrection), crossovers and 2012's it's-not-a-prequel-but-really-it's-a-prequel, Prometheus.
If you've never seen Prometheus -- or if you saw Prometheus, hated Prometheus and had a sort of Ptsd reaction to Prometheus that now renders you incapable of remembering anything that happened in that movie -- you may think the latest installment, Alien: Covenant, is not for you. But it can be! There's even a section in the middle of the movie where it stops to just kind of...explain the plot of Prometheus. But while Covenant proves an easy enough entry point for those new to the Alien franchise, you may still have a few questions. Hopefully, ahead...
If you've never seen Prometheus -- or if you saw Prometheus, hated Prometheus and had a sort of Ptsd reaction to Prometheus that now renders you incapable of remembering anything that happened in that movie -- you may think the latest installment, Alien: Covenant, is not for you. But it can be! There's even a section in the middle of the movie where it stops to just kind of...explain the plot of Prometheus. But while Covenant proves an easy enough entry point for those new to the Alien franchise, you may still have a few questions. Hopefully, ahead...
- 5/18/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Forbidden love during World War II is a well-worn yarn in Hollywood, but The Exception factors in a new obstacle: The last king of the German Empire, banished to live in exile post-wwi.
The historical drama centers on a Jewish handmaid (Cinderella and Downton Abbey actress Lily James) and an SS officer (Suicide Squad star Jai Courtney) who fall for each other while working in the home of Kaiser Wilhelm II (Oscar winner Christopher Plummer). In this clip, debuting on Et, the lovers must confront their secrets and the Gestapo after disaster strikes, culminating in a deadly standoff.
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A24 Films
Based on the novel The Kaiser's Last Kiss by Alan Judd, The Exception is said to be equal parts "espionage and romance." First-time feature director David Leveaux, Tony-nominated for his theater work directing the renowned Royal Shakespeare Company, helmed...
The historical drama centers on a Jewish handmaid (Cinderella and Downton Abbey actress Lily James) and an SS officer (Suicide Squad star Jai Courtney) who fall for each other while working in the home of Kaiser Wilhelm II (Oscar winner Christopher Plummer). In this clip, debuting on Et, the lovers must confront their secrets and the Gestapo after disaster strikes, culminating in a deadly standoff.
Related: Superheroes, Sexy Lifeguards and Bridesmaids Gone Wild, Oh My! Here Are the Most Anticipated Movies of Summer 2017
A24 Films
Based on the novel The Kaiser's Last Kiss by Alan Judd, The Exception is said to be equal parts "espionage and romance." First-time feature director David Leveaux, Tony-nominated for his theater work directing the renowned Royal Shakespeare Company, helmed...
- 5/16/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
David Hasselhoff likes his chances against The Rock.
It's been 26 since years since audiences first fell in love with the Baywatch crew and their red bathing suits, and Et's Kevin Frazier caught up with Hasselhoff at the Baywatch movie premiere in Miami, Florida, on Saturday night to find out the answer to everyone's biggest question: Who wins a race between The Hoff's Mitch Buchanan in his heyday, and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson?
Watch: Summer Movie Preview 2017: Superheroes, Sexy Lifeguards and Bridesmaids Gone Wild, Oh My!
"He could definitely outrun him, but I bet that's about it," Hasselhoff says of his famous character. "I could outrun [The Rock] and out-dive him."
The 64-year-old actor admitted the prospect of matching up to the muscleman in the famous red swim shorts prompted him to hit the gym -- hard.
"I had to do a scene with The Rock and the first thing I did was get in the gym for six...
It's been 26 since years since audiences first fell in love with the Baywatch crew and their red bathing suits, and Et's Kevin Frazier caught up with Hasselhoff at the Baywatch movie premiere in Miami, Florida, on Saturday night to find out the answer to everyone's biggest question: Who wins a race between The Hoff's Mitch Buchanan in his heyday, and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson?
Watch: Summer Movie Preview 2017: Superheroes, Sexy Lifeguards and Bridesmaids Gone Wild, Oh My!
"He could definitely outrun him, but I bet that's about it," Hasselhoff says of his famous character. "I could outrun [The Rock] and out-dive him."
The 64-year-old actor admitted the prospect of matching up to the muscleman in the famous red swim shorts prompted him to hit the gym -- hard.
"I had to do a scene with The Rock and the first thing I did was get in the gym for six...
- 5/14/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Summer's here! That means school's out, and what better to keep cool from the warm, sunny rays than with the hottest new shows hitting the small screen?
From anticipated revivals and farewell seasons to a boy band singing competition and the long-overdue return of a hit medieval fantasy series, summer TV has just about everything you need to keep yourself glued to your television sets!
Don't know what to watch this summer? Have no fear! Et's Summer TV Preview guide spotlights 16 must-watch shows that you absolutely cannot miss.
Related: Summer Movie Preview 2017: Superheroes, Sexy Lifeguards and Bridesmaids Gone Wild, Oh My!
I Love Dick
Premieres: Friday, May 12 on Amazon Prime
Inspired by the lauded novel by Chris Kraus, Amazon's latest scripted series comes from Transparent's Jill Soloway and combines the whimsy of sexual desire and the heartbreaking reality of a crumbling marriage with a deft hand. Kathryn Hahn plays Chris, an unhappy...
From anticipated revivals and farewell seasons to a boy band singing competition and the long-overdue return of a hit medieval fantasy series, summer TV has just about everything you need to keep yourself glued to your television sets!
Don't know what to watch this summer? Have no fear! Et's Summer TV Preview guide spotlights 16 must-watch shows that you absolutely cannot miss.
Related: Summer Movie Preview 2017: Superheroes, Sexy Lifeguards and Bridesmaids Gone Wild, Oh My!
I Love Dick
Premieres: Friday, May 12 on Amazon Prime
Inspired by the lauded novel by Chris Kraus, Amazon's latest scripted series comes from Transparent's Jill Soloway and combines the whimsy of sexual desire and the heartbreaking reality of a crumbling marriage with a deft hand. Kathryn Hahn plays Chris, an unhappy...
- 5/12/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
2017-04-25T06:45:55-07:00Kardashians Gone Wild: Kim and Kourtney Party Hard in MexicoWhat happens in Mexico stays in Mexico? Kourtney Kardashian kept the festivities for her 38th birthday going by hosting a wild night with her sister Kim and her friends on a beach in Mexico. Kim, 36, was more than happy to share some of their raunchy adventures on her Twitter account, giving fans an in-depth account of what really went on.
So I'm gonna give u guys a play by play of the trip so far...
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 25, 2017
. @kourtneykardash threw up in her bed 4 times and slept in it
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 25, 2017
. @jOYCEBONELLi put nipple clamps on @ForeverMalika
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 25, 2017
Oh and @kourtneykardash won't stop doing naked cart wheels
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 25, 2017
Oh and as for me you ask? ...I'm just sitting here on...
So I'm gonna give u guys a play by play of the trip so far...
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 25, 2017
. @kourtneykardash threw up in her bed 4 times and slept in it
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 25, 2017
. @jOYCEBONELLi put nipple clamps on @ForeverMalika
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 25, 2017
Oh and @kourtneykardash won't stop doing naked cart wheels
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 25, 2017
Oh and as for me you ask? ...I'm just sitting here on...
- 4/25/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
“Somewhere Beautiful,” Albert Kodagolian’s tribute to Atom Egoyan’s classic “Calendar,” is a movie with layers, that’s for sure.
Shot on 16mm and 35mm film, Kodagolian split filming time between Argentina and Los Angeles, telling two different, intimate stories about human connection.
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In South America, the story revolves around a love triangle and a photographer’s doomed relationship. In California, Kodagolian creates an alternate reality of his own life when he films himself caring for his two-year-old daughter as his marriage collapses. Egoyan was deeply involved in the making of the film, creating a collaborative relationship with Kodagolian throughout.
French film star Dominique Pinon stars in the film, along with Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Pablo Cedron, Maria Alche, and Robyn Buck.
“Somewhere Beautiful” opens in...
Shot on 16mm and 35mm film, Kodagolian split filming time between Argentina and Los Angeles, telling two different, intimate stories about human connection.
Read More: ‘The Little Hours’ Red Band Trailer: Aubrey Plaza and Alison Brie Are Nuns Gone Wild in Jeff Baena’s Sundance Comedy
In South America, the story revolves around a love triangle and a photographer’s doomed relationship. In California, Kodagolian creates an alternate reality of his own life when he films himself caring for his two-year-old daughter as his marriage collapses. Egoyan was deeply involved in the making of the film, creating a collaborative relationship with Kodagolian throughout.
French film star Dominique Pinon stars in the film, along with Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Pablo Cedron, Maria Alche, and Robyn Buck.
“Somewhere Beautiful” opens in...
- 4/19/2017
- by Allison Picurro
- Indiewire
“Wakefield” had its world premiere at the 2016 Telluride Film Festival, followed by a screening in the Special Presentations section at Tiff. Now, IFC Films has released the first trailer for the drama starring Bryan Cranston and Jennifer Garner, ahead of the film’s theatrical debut next moth.
Read More: ‘Wakefield’ Review: Bryan Cranston Is An Asshole For The Ages — Telluride
Based on E.L. Doctorow’s 2008 short story of the same name, “Wakefield” follows Howard Wakefield (Cranston), a Manhattan lawyer with a beautiful family and a home in the suburbs. After suffering a nervous breakdown, Wakefield leaves his wife (Garner) and two daughter and goes into hiding his attic. The film is written and helmed by Robin Swicord, the director of “The Jane Austen Book Club” and co-writer of the Academy Award winning film”The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” The cast also includes Jason O’Mara and Beverly D’Angelo.
Read More: ‘Wakefield’ Review: Bryan Cranston Is An Asshole For The Ages — Telluride
Based on E.L. Doctorow’s 2008 short story of the same name, “Wakefield” follows Howard Wakefield (Cranston), a Manhattan lawyer with a beautiful family and a home in the suburbs. After suffering a nervous breakdown, Wakefield leaves his wife (Garner) and two daughter and goes into hiding his attic. The film is written and helmed by Robin Swicord, the director of “The Jane Austen Book Club” and co-writer of the Academy Award winning film”The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” The cast also includes Jason O’Mara and Beverly D’Angelo.
- 4/18/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
Lionsgate has dropped the first trailer for “American Assassin,” a fast-paced action-thriller about a young man recruited into the nation’s most elite counterterrorism program. The film stars Dylan O’Brien as the new recruit Mitch Rapp and Michael Keaton as Stan Hurley, the head of the covert operations group.
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Here’s the official synopsis:
“American Assassin” follows the rise of Mitch Rapp, a CIA black ops recruit under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair is then enlisted by CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy (Sanaa Lathan) to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on both military and civilian targets. Together the three discover a pattern in the violence leading them to a joint mission with a lethal Turkish agent (Shiva Negar) to stop a mysterious operative (Taylor Kitsch...
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Here’s the official synopsis:
“American Assassin” follows the rise of Mitch Rapp, a CIA black ops recruit under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair is then enlisted by CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy (Sanaa Lathan) to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on both military and civilian targets. Together the three discover a pattern in the violence leading them to a joint mission with a lethal Turkish agent (Shiva Negar) to stop a mysterious operative (Taylor Kitsch...
- 4/18/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
CEO Reed Hastings throws down gauntlet to theatre owners over Bright release.
Netflix beat earnings expectations as it announced Q1 results on Monday, although subscriber growth lagged behind.
Net income grew year-on-year from $27.7m to $178.2m, revenues vaulted 35% to $2.64bn, and earnings reached 40 cents a share.
However the service added fewer new members than anticipated: 3.53m international streaming subscribers and 1.42m Us streaming subscribers.
Netflix had expected to add 5m global subscribers. The worldwide total stands at 98.75m.
In a note to shareholders, CEO Reed Hastings threw down the gauntlet to theatre owners.
“We are also open to supporting the large theatre chains, such as AMC and Regal in the Us, if they want to offer our films, such as our upcoming Will Smith film Bright, in theatres simultaneous to Netflix,” Hastings said. “Let consumers choose.”
Hastings said the company anticipated “better economics relative to licensing movies under traditional windowing”.
The executive said that Siege Of Jadotville...
Netflix beat earnings expectations as it announced Q1 results on Monday, although subscriber growth lagged behind.
Net income grew year-on-year from $27.7m to $178.2m, revenues vaulted 35% to $2.64bn, and earnings reached 40 cents a share.
However the service added fewer new members than anticipated: 3.53m international streaming subscribers and 1.42m Us streaming subscribers.
Netflix had expected to add 5m global subscribers. The worldwide total stands at 98.75m.
In a note to shareholders, CEO Reed Hastings threw down the gauntlet to theatre owners.
“We are also open to supporting the large theatre chains, such as AMC and Regal in the Us, if they want to offer our films, such as our upcoming Will Smith film Bright, in theatres simultaneous to Netflix,” Hastings said. “Let consumers choose.”
Hastings said the company anticipated “better economics relative to licensing movies under traditional windowing”.
The executive said that Siege Of Jadotville...
- 4/17/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Fame – it's a hell of a drug. Feud is like watching Robert De Niro and Al Pacino square off in Heat, except with two of Hollywood's living legends playing a couple of dead ones. In Ryan Murphy's new anthology series, Jessica Lange is Joan Crawford to Susan Sarandon's Bette Davis, a pair of toxic movie divas madly in hate with each other. As Davis famously snipped, "She has slept with every male star at MGM, except Lassie." This eight-episode fever dream celebrates how they basically invented the modern celebrity beef,...
- 3/21/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Following his star turn in “Gold,” actor Matthew McConaughey will star in “The Dark Tower,” an adaptation of Stephen King’s acclaimed series of novels by the same name, but McConaughey already has another film in the pipeline. According to Variety, McConaughey will star in Harmony Korine’s new film “The Beach Bum.” Principal photography is set to begin this July.
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The film follows the adventures of Moondog, “a rebellious and lovable rogue who lives life large,” according to a statement. Producer John Lesher says that, “Harmony has crafted the perfect movie for our dark and serious time — a refreshingly original, irreverent, and hilarious stoner comedy that only he could create.”
Korine first rose to fame writing Larry Clark’s “Kids,” a controversial independent film about a group of New York City teenagers. He later directed films like “Gummo,...
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The film follows the adventures of Moondog, “a rebellious and lovable rogue who lives life large,” according to a statement. Producer John Lesher says that, “Harmony has crafted the perfect movie for our dark and serious time — a refreshingly original, irreverent, and hilarious stoner comedy that only he could create.”
Korine first rose to fame writing Larry Clark’s “Kids,” a controversial independent film about a group of New York City teenagers. He later directed films like “Gummo,...
- 2/7/2017
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Matthew McConaughey’s latest film “Gold,” based on the true story of the 1993 Bre-x mining scandal, follows an unlucky businessman who sets off on a journey with a geologist to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. The film is currently in wide release now and the actor has been doing the rounds of press promoting the film. Well, in a new interview with BBC One, McConaughey weighed in on President Trump and said that “it’s time for us to embrace” him as our president.
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In a video that has since been deleted, interviewer Andrew Marr compared the story of “Gold” to the current political climate, the idea of “redneck America sticking one up to the snotty East Coast elites,” and asked McConaughey if Hollywood should be more accepting of Trump.
Read More: ‘Gold’ Review: Chintzy Storytelling Foils a Fun Matthew McConaughey Performance In Worthless Tale of Capitalism Gone Wild
In a video that has since been deleted, interviewer Andrew Marr compared the story of “Gold” to the current political climate, the idea of “redneck America sticking one up to the snotty East Coast elites,” and asked McConaughey if Hollywood should be more accepting of Trump.
- 2/2/2017
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Two weeks ago, the 74th annual Golden Globes was broadcast live on NBC. At the ceremony, Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land” took home seven awards, becoming the most successful film in Globe history, including the award for Best Original Song. Another song nominated in that category was “Gold,” from the Stephen Gaghan film by the same name, a song co-written by composer Daniel Pemberton, Iggy Pop of Stooges fame, Danger Mouse and Gaghan. Watch an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip below featuring Pemberton talking about the film’s score below.
Read More: ‘Gold’ Trailer: Matthew McConaughey’s Wild New Role Is Striving For The Oscar
Based on the true story of the 1993 Bre-x mining scandal, “Gold” follows Kenny Wells (Matthew McConaughey), an unlucky businessman, who teams up with geologist Michael Acosta (Édgar Ramírez) to find gold deep in the uncharted jungles of Indonesia. It co-stars Bryce Dallas Howard (“Pete’s Dragon...
Read More: ‘Gold’ Trailer: Matthew McConaughey’s Wild New Role Is Striving For The Oscar
Based on the true story of the 1993 Bre-x mining scandal, “Gold” follows Kenny Wells (Matthew McConaughey), an unlucky businessman, who teams up with geologist Michael Acosta (Édgar Ramírez) to find gold deep in the uncharted jungles of Indonesia. It co-stars Bryce Dallas Howard (“Pete’s Dragon...
- 1/24/2017
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Oscar-winning writer/director Stephen Gaghan is set to direct the cinematic adaptation of the dystopian video game “The Division,” Variety reports. The film will also star Jessica Chastain and Jake Gyllenhaal, who were previously attached.
“The Division” follows the story of agents of the Strategic Homeland Division who monitor Manhattan following a smallpox outbreak, defending the city against the rise in criminal activity, as well as trying to uncover the mystery of the outbreak.
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Gaghan’s latest film “Gold,” starring Matthew McConaughey, Edgar Ramirez, and Bryce Dallas Howard, has yet to have a wide release, during its limited domestic run, it garnered lukewarm response from critics. That being said, Gaghan is a two-time Oscar nominated screenwriter, and he won the prize in 2001 for the critically acclaimed “Traffic.” This makes “The Division” an intriguing project,...
“The Division” follows the story of agents of the Strategic Homeland Division who monitor Manhattan following a smallpox outbreak, defending the city against the rise in criminal activity, as well as trying to uncover the mystery of the outbreak.
Read More: ‘Gold’ Review: Chintzy Storytelling Foils a Fun Matthew McConaughey Performance In Worthless Tale of Capitalism Gone Wild
Gaghan’s latest film “Gold,” starring Matthew McConaughey, Edgar Ramirez, and Bryce Dallas Howard, has yet to have a wide release, during its limited domestic run, it garnered lukewarm response from critics. That being said, Gaghan is a two-time Oscar nominated screenwriter, and he won the prize in 2001 for the critically acclaimed “Traffic.” This makes “The Division” an intriguing project,...
- 1/19/2017
- by Michael Gonzalez
- Indiewire
American-born French director Eugène Green is known as a practitioner of the Baroque theater technique, in particular his ability to translate that tradition into cinematic form. If that sounds like a hard sell, you’ve never seen a Eugene Green movie.
Despite their cerebral foundations (long pauses, stilted line reading), Green’s movies are characterized by dry humor and emotion that creeps into richly conceived stories. Using classic art as his backdrop, Green reshapes it into engaging new forms. “The Portuguese Nun” was a humorous look at an attempt to adapt a 17th century novel, and his marvelous “La Sapienza” followed the relatable plight of a modern architect against the backdrop of post-Renaissance architecture. Both movies manage to transform their topics into storytelling devices with unexpected twists.
With “Son of Joseph,” Green uses a 17th century biblical painting by Carvaggio to animate the contemporary tale of an angsty teen searching...
Despite their cerebral foundations (long pauses, stilted line reading), Green’s movies are characterized by dry humor and emotion that creeps into richly conceived stories. Using classic art as his backdrop, Green reshapes it into engaging new forms. “The Portuguese Nun” was a humorous look at an attempt to adapt a 17th century novel, and his marvelous “La Sapienza” followed the relatable plight of a modern architect against the backdrop of post-Renaissance architecture. Both movies manage to transform their topics into storytelling devices with unexpected twists.
With “Son of Joseph,” Green uses a 17th century biblical painting by Carvaggio to animate the contemporary tale of an angsty teen searching...
- 1/9/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
“You are nothing but rotting meat,” the grinning hermit declares from deep within the bowels of the cavernous hideout he’s made for himself in post-apocalyptic Mexico. His name is Mariano (“Miss Bala” star Noé Hernandez), his face is twisted into a demonic gnarl of primitive desire, and he’s ready to prove his point with depravities so vile they make Gaspar Noé and the rest of the world’s reigning shock auteurs look prudish by comparison.
Unfolding like a Nuevo Cine Mexicano response to “Saló,” Emiliano Rocha Minter’s “We Are the Flesh” takes the defining tropes of his country’s contemporary filmmaking, liberates them from the burden of narrative logic, and stretches them across the screen like Hannibal Lecter hanging a victim by the flaps of his skin. Whereas “Heli,” “Battle of Heaven,” and other recent Mexican breakouts have told stories that were punctuated with acts of extreme barbarity and sexual violence,...
Unfolding like a Nuevo Cine Mexicano response to “Saló,” Emiliano Rocha Minter’s “We Are the Flesh” takes the defining tropes of his country’s contemporary filmmaking, liberates them from the burden of narrative logic, and stretches them across the screen like Hannibal Lecter hanging a victim by the flaps of his skin. Whereas “Heli,” “Battle of Heaven,” and other recent Mexican breakouts have told stories that were punctuated with acts of extreme barbarity and sexual violence,...
- 1/9/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
In “Gold,” Matthew McConaughey transforms into potbellied, balding and snaggletoothed Kenny Wells, a gold prospector who strikes it rich after he goes in search of it in the jungles of Indonesia. The first reviews for the film have been released, with critics agreeing that McConaughey gives a winning performance but the script lacks substance.
IndieWire’s David Ehrlich writes in his C- review that the film is “a watered down version of a fascinating real-life fraud” and that the script is “unfocused and severely underwritten.”
“Over time, ‘Gold’ becomes nothing more than a masterclass in watching a great actor try to build a fortune out of dirt, McConaughey — a man so inherently watchable that his affect alone elevated a series of car commercials into a meme — silting every line with enough vocal fry that the words almost seem to be hiding something under the surface. But it’s only a...
IndieWire’s David Ehrlich writes in his C- review that the film is “a watered down version of a fascinating real-life fraud” and that the script is “unfocused and severely underwritten.”
“Over time, ‘Gold’ becomes nothing more than a masterclass in watching a great actor try to build a fortune out of dirt, McConaughey — a man so inherently watchable that his affect alone elevated a series of car commercials into a meme — silting every line with enough vocal fry that the words almost seem to be hiding something under the surface. But it’s only a...
- 12/30/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Every day, different angles on a 2016 wrap up. Tonight Nathaniel with the year's best musical short films...
It's true. They're more commonly referred to as "Music Videos" but since they have their roots in the Movie Musical, we think of them as short film descendants of that greatest of film genres. Music videos, which exploded so spectacularly in the 1980s with the dawn of MTV but experienced something like a midlife death rather than crisis, when MTV dropped the music part of music television, have roared back to life in the past decade with YouTube Vimeo and other saviors. The medium is alive and well and arguably healthier than ever (until the next platform crisis at least).
Though Beyonce's Lemonade dominated the conversation, 2016 actually produced a remarkable number of musical shorts that one might include under the umbrella of "Women Gone Wild," a subgenre equal parts political, erotic, and psychological.
It's true. They're more commonly referred to as "Music Videos" but since they have their roots in the Movie Musical, we think of them as short film descendants of that greatest of film genres. Music videos, which exploded so spectacularly in the 1980s with the dawn of MTV but experienced something like a midlife death rather than crisis, when MTV dropped the music part of music television, have roared back to life in the past decade with YouTube Vimeo and other saviors. The medium is alive and well and arguably healthier than ever (until the next platform crisis at least).
Though Beyonce's Lemonade dominated the conversation, 2016 actually produced a remarkable number of musical shorts that one might include under the umbrella of "Women Gone Wild," a subgenre equal parts political, erotic, and psychological.
- 12/30/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Next month, Netflix offers up a giant selection of films — modern to classic, animated to live action, Oscar winners and indie favorites — and we’ve picked seven that you should watch as soon as they’re available on the streaming service, either for the first time or as part of a nostalgic binge. Enjoy.
1. “Boogie Nights” (available January 1)
Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore and Burt Reynolds star in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1997 comedy about a young man who gets into the California porn industry in the late 1970’s and ‘80s. The film was nominated for three Oscars: Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Screenplay.
2. “Braveheart” (available January 1)
Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Director, the Mel Gibson-starring drama follows William Wallace’s revolt against King Edward I of England after his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her.
1. “Boogie Nights” (available January 1)
Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore and Burt Reynolds star in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1997 comedy about a young man who gets into the California porn industry in the late 1970’s and ‘80s. The film was nominated for three Oscars: Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Screenplay.
2. “Braveheart” (available January 1)
Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Director, the Mel Gibson-starring drama follows William Wallace’s revolt against King Edward I of England after his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her.
- 12/15/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Are Scott Disick‘s old partying habits about to creep back into his life?
In a sneak peek at Sunday’s midseason premiere of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Disick opens up to Khloé Kardashian about wanting to keep himself occupied while his ex Kourtney Kardashian is away with their three kids for an extended period of time.
“You know this is going to be the longest I’m way from the kids and Kourt, ever?” says Disick, 33.
Khloé, 32, asks how he feels about it and Disick reveals he’s “kind of anxious.”
“I’m supposed to do some appearances,...
In a sneak peek at Sunday’s midseason premiere of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Disick opens up to Khloé Kardashian about wanting to keep himself occupied while his ex Kourtney Kardashian is away with their three kids for an extended period of time.
“You know this is going to be the longest I’m way from the kids and Kourt, ever?” says Disick, 33.
Khloé, 32, asks how he feels about it and Disick reveals he’s “kind of anxious.”
“I’m supposed to do some appearances,...
- 10/19/2016
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- PEOPLE.com
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