Wild at Heart: Serebrennikov Oversimplifies Odyssey of Soviet Dissident
If one were to dilute a Molotov cocktail enough to make its destructive capabilities null and void, it would be the equivalent of Kirill Serbrennikov’s Limonov: The Ballad, an ersatz biopic about infamous Soviet poet/war criminal/refugee/dissident Eduard Limonov, who died in 2020 following complications from cancer related surgery, purportedly. Based on Emanuel Carrere’s unique and incredibly researched 2011 publication, Serebrennikov (himself an infamous pariah in his native Russia who was subjected to an erroneous trial and forced to serve eighteen months under house arrest) presents a treatment which cuts so many corners it might as well have been directed for a Hollywood studio by an American who has little interest in defining the shifting world politics which assisted in crafting Limonov’s contradictory personality.…...
If one were to dilute a Molotov cocktail enough to make its destructive capabilities null and void, it would be the equivalent of Kirill Serbrennikov’s Limonov: The Ballad, an ersatz biopic about infamous Soviet poet/war criminal/refugee/dissident Eduard Limonov, who died in 2020 following complications from cancer related surgery, purportedly. Based on Emanuel Carrere’s unique and incredibly researched 2011 publication, Serebrennikov (himself an infamous pariah in his native Russia who was subjected to an erroneous trial and forced to serve eighteen months under house arrest) presents a treatment which cuts so many corners it might as well have been directed for a Hollywood studio by an American who has little interest in defining the shifting world politics which assisted in crafting Limonov’s contradictory personality.…...
- 5/21/2024
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Clockwise from top left: Vera Drew in The People’s Joker, Sean Connery in Never Say Never Again, and Jay Underwood in Fantastic FourPhoto: Altered Innocence, Screenshot: YouTube, YouTube
We live in a world dominated by intellectual property. Save for Oppenheimer and The Sound Of Freedom, last year’s 10 highest-grossing...
We live in a world dominated by intellectual property. Save for Oppenheimer and The Sound Of Freedom, last year’s 10 highest-grossing...
- 4/9/2024
- by Matt Schimkowitz
- avclub.com
Despite broken limbs, financial strains, and a Covid-lockdown shoot, the biggest hurdle facing “Monkey Man” might be India’s Central Board of Film Certification, or the Cbfc. Actor Dev Patel’s directorial debut, which is set in India, released in U.S. theaters on April 5, but faces an uphill battle with Indian censors because of its content. Specifically: Its violence, sexual imagery, and political and religious themes.
According to a previous listing on Indian ticketing site BookMyShow, Patel’s blood-soaked action-thriller was scheduled for an April 19 release but recent reports indicate that it will no longer make this date.. These reports also indicate that the delay could involve a lengthy editing process once the movie is screened for the Cbfc, who, a source tells IndieWire, have not yet seen the movie.
The Cbfc is a government entity that works according to India’s Cinematograph Act of 1952, and while it claims...
According to a previous listing on Indian ticketing site BookMyShow, Patel’s blood-soaked action-thriller was scheduled for an April 19 release but recent reports indicate that it will no longer make this date.. These reports also indicate that the delay could involve a lengthy editing process once the movie is screened for the Cbfc, who, a source tells IndieWire, have not yet seen the movie.
The Cbfc is a government entity that works according to India’s Cinematograph Act of 1952, and while it claims...
- 4/5/2024
- by Siddhant Adlakha
- Indiewire
Ever since resurrecting the erotic thriller with the respectably lurid 2021 drama “The Voyeurs,” it was clear Sydney Sweeney and director Michael Mohan were interested in second comings. So it was only a matter of time before they’d turn their attention to Christ himself in “Immaculate,” an enjoyable if uneven horror film cut from a slightly different cloth than its religious brethren with a captivating turn from its star as a virginal nun whose pregnancy inspires questions beyond the health of the child, and a hell of an ending.
Refreshingly free of the pseudo-theology that usually bogs down films set inside the church, “Immaculate” simply suggests that My Lady of Sorrows is no place for a young woman. A resting home for older sisters to spend their final days, it seems from the nun (Simona Tabasco) trying to make a break for it in its energetic opening sequence, age doesn...
Refreshingly free of the pseudo-theology that usually bogs down films set inside the church, “Immaculate” simply suggests that My Lady of Sorrows is no place for a young woman. A resting home for older sisters to spend their final days, it seems from the nun (Simona Tabasco) trying to make a break for it in its energetic opening sequence, age doesn...
- 3/13/2024
- by Stephen Saito
- Variety Film + TV
Dr. Viktor Frankenstein is the fictional keystone for generations of horror artists. Monster makers bring dreams and nightmares to life, realizing a filmmaker's vision for the impossible things we need to see and shudder at. While movie monsters existed long before Bela Lugosi put on Dracula's cape in 1931, the birth of the classic Universal Monsters franchise is hard to ignore as a watershed moment for things that go bump in the night. Since then, artists like Ray Harryhausen, Phil Tippett, Stan Winston, and countless more have grown with the technology used to evolve an idea from the drawing board to the cinema screen.
However, making these critters isn't always a clear-cut process. Growing an idea into something we can shudder at can take a few attempts to get terrifying right. Sometimes, even the things that go bump in the night had their awkward teenage years. Below, find out about some...
However, making these critters isn't always a clear-cut process. Growing an idea into something we can shudder at can take a few attempts to get terrifying right. Sometimes, even the things that go bump in the night had their awkward teenage years. Below, find out about some...
- 1/29/2024
- by Margaret David
- Slash Film
Death Of Stalin
The Death of Stalin, 11.15pm, Great Movies, Monday, December 11
Armando Iannucci may have cut his teeth on biting satire about British politics but he proves just as adept at rattling the absurdity of Russian state roulette as the politburo descends into farce after the demise indicated by his film's title. Like a Grand National of Russian politics, everyone is jockeying for position, including the sharp-witted Kruschev (Steve Buscemi), chief of police Beria (Simon Russell Beale) alongside Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor), who is not the sharpest tool in the box, and Molotov (Michael Palin), who has really had enough of all this. The cast, which also includes Jason Isaacs, Andrea Riseborough and Paul Whitehouse, runs as wide and deep as the humour is cutting and pointed. The vantablack of satire.
Dr Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb, Itvx, streaming now
Why not team Iannucci's film with.
The Death of Stalin, 11.15pm, Great Movies, Monday, December 11
Armando Iannucci may have cut his teeth on biting satire about British politics but he proves just as adept at rattling the absurdity of Russian state roulette as the politburo descends into farce after the demise indicated by his film's title. Like a Grand National of Russian politics, everyone is jockeying for position, including the sharp-witted Kruschev (Steve Buscemi), chief of police Beria (Simon Russell Beale) alongside Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor), who is not the sharpest tool in the box, and Molotov (Michael Palin), who has really had enough of all this. The cast, which also includes Jason Isaacs, Andrea Riseborough and Paul Whitehouse, runs as wide and deep as the humour is cutting and pointed. The vantablack of satire.
Dr Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb, Itvx, streaming now
Why not team Iannucci's film with.
- 12/11/2023
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Documentary about the monster-hunting frenzy at Loch Ness in the 1970s and 80s is full of intrigue and eccentric characters
Here’s one for Nessie enthusiasts and cryptozoologists everywhere: a documentary about the monster-hunting frenzy at Loch Ness in the 1970s and 80s. “It was a race! It was zoological Mount Everest!” remembers one hunter. Someone else recalls reading that discovering the Loch Ness monster would be bigger than the moon landing. There’s even an old clip of David Attenborough on Michael Parkinson’s chat show discussing – with not a trace of scepticism – the search for a creature lurking in the deep dark waters.
What strikes you seeing Loch Ness in the film – as it does in real-life – is what a whopper it is: 23 miles long and over 700ft at its deepest point. The monster hunters who made the pilgrimage to the Highlands in the 70s split broadly into two types,...
Here’s one for Nessie enthusiasts and cryptozoologists everywhere: a documentary about the monster-hunting frenzy at Loch Ness in the 1970s and 80s. “It was a race! It was zoological Mount Everest!” remembers one hunter. Someone else recalls reading that discovering the Loch Ness monster would be bigger than the moon landing. There’s even an old clip of David Attenborough on Michael Parkinson’s chat show discussing – with not a trace of scepticism – the search for a creature lurking in the deep dark waters.
What strikes you seeing Loch Ness in the film – as it does in real-life – is what a whopper it is: 23 miles long and over 700ft at its deepest point. The monster hunters who made the pilgrimage to the Highlands in the 70s split broadly into two types,...
- 11/8/2023
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
David Oyelowo as Bass Reeves and Lauren E Banks as Jennie Reeves in ‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ episode 2 (Photo Credit: Emerson Miller/Paramount+)
Paramount+’s Lawmen: Bass Reeves episode two opens with a time jump forward of 10 years. The Civil War’s over, and Bass has settled into the life of a farmer alongside his beloved wife, Jennie.
(Spoilers ahead – you’ve been warned!)
Bass (David Oyelowo) and Jennie’s (Lauren E. Banks) farm is infested with locusts, and the crop is destroyed. The only option is to burn the field and hope for better luck next season. But in the meantime, the Reeves need to figure out how to make some money.
A possible answer to their financial worries arrives in the form of Deputy US Marshal Sherrill Lynn (Dennis Quaid). Sherrill explains that he and another deputy went to arrest a man named One Charlie on Choctaw land. One...
Paramount+’s Lawmen: Bass Reeves episode two opens with a time jump forward of 10 years. The Civil War’s over, and Bass has settled into the life of a farmer alongside his beloved wife, Jennie.
(Spoilers ahead – you’ve been warned!)
Bass (David Oyelowo) and Jennie’s (Lauren E. Banks) farm is infested with locusts, and the crop is destroyed. The only option is to burn the field and hope for better luck next season. But in the meantime, the Reeves need to figure out how to make some money.
A possible answer to their financial worries arrives in the form of Deputy US Marshal Sherrill Lynn (Dennis Quaid). Sherrill explains that he and another deputy went to arrest a man named One Charlie on Choctaw land. One...
- 11/5/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Tamil superstar Surya has now officially confirmed that his upcoming project ‘Suriya43’ will be directed by Sudha Kongara and G V Prakash. After previously having worked with Sudha Kongara for his blockbuster film ‘Soorarai Pottru’, this will now mark his second outing with the filmmaker.
Taking to his X, the actor wrote: “Dear all we are excited! Joining hands with @Sudha_Kongara again in a @gvprakash musical, his 100th! So looking forward to work with my brother @dulQuer and the talented #Nazriya and the performance champ @MrVijayVarma Glad @2D_ENTPVTLTD is producing this special film!”
Alongside the message, the actor posted a 45 second video announcing the project.
The video is touting this feature to be some kind of revolution based film with gangster elements, as the animated clip shows a crowd throwing Molotov cocktails, protesting with placards in their hands as one bottle explodes and showcases the poster for the film.
Taking to his X, the actor wrote: “Dear all we are excited! Joining hands with @Sudha_Kongara again in a @gvprakash musical, his 100th! So looking forward to work with my brother @dulQuer and the talented #Nazriya and the performance champ @MrVijayVarma Glad @2D_ENTPVTLTD is producing this special film!”
Alongside the message, the actor posted a 45 second video announcing the project.
The video is touting this feature to be some kind of revolution based film with gangster elements, as the animated clip shows a crowd throwing Molotov cocktails, protesting with placards in their hands as one bottle explodes and showcases the poster for the film.
- 10/26/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Tamil superstar Surya has now officially confirmed that his upcoming project ‘Suriya43’ will be directed by Sudha Kongara and G V Prakash. After previously having worked with Sudha Kongara for his blockbuster film ‘Soorarai Pottru’, this will now mark his second outing with the filmmaker.
Taking to his X, the actor wrote: “Dear all we are excited! Joining hands with @Sudha_Kongara again in a @gvprakash musical, his 100th! So looking forward to work with my brother @dulQuer and the talented #Nazriya and the performance champ @MrVijayVarma Glad @2D_ENTPVTLTD is producing this special film!”
Alongside the message, the actor posted a 45 second video announcing the project.
The video is touting this feature to be some kind of revolution based film with gangster elements, as the animated clip shows a crowd throwing Molotov cocktails, protesting with placards in their hands as one bottle explodes and showcases the poster for the film.
Taking to his X, the actor wrote: “Dear all we are excited! Joining hands with @Sudha_Kongara again in a @gvprakash musical, his 100th! So looking forward to work with my brother @dulQuer and the talented #Nazriya and the performance champ @MrVijayVarma Glad @2D_ENTPVTLTD is producing this special film!”
Alongside the message, the actor posted a 45 second video announcing the project.
The video is touting this feature to be some kind of revolution based film with gangster elements, as the animated clip shows a crowd throwing Molotov cocktails, protesting with placards in their hands as one bottle explodes and showcases the poster for the film.
- 10/26/2023
- by Agency News Desk
The exploitation of the poor guy by corporations is a universal affliction. So is the desire to make art about it. No filmmaker today tackles the subject with as much gusto as Romanian auteur Radu Jude. While other directors make grand gestures about societal inequities, dating themselves with their stories and form, Jude is happy to launch a Molotov cocktail at everything that came before him. He is one of the freest filmmakers working right now—unencumbered by rules, politesse, or good taste.
Continue reading ‘Do Not Expect Too Much From The End Of The World’ Review: A Thrillingly Vivid Look At Modern Malaise [NYFF] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Do Not Expect Too Much From The End Of The World’ Review: A Thrillingly Vivid Look At Modern Malaise [NYFF] at The Playlist.
- 10/16/2023
- by Ankit Jhunjhunwala
- The Playlist
The Georgia Attorney General’s Office has filed Rico Act violation charges against protesters fighting to stop the construction of the police training facility known as “Cop City” in Atlanta’s South River Forest.
The charges of violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations were filed Tuesday, Sept. 5, in Fulton County Superior Court, with 61 people named. In a statement announcing the indictment, the Ag’s office alleged that the defendants “have conspired together to prevent the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center by conducting, coordinating, and organizing acts of violence,...
The charges of violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations were filed Tuesday, Sept. 5, in Fulton County Superior Court, with 61 people named. In a statement announcing the indictment, the Ag’s office alleged that the defendants “have conspired together to prevent the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center by conducting, coordinating, and organizing acts of violence,...
- 9/5/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
There aren’t too many country music stars bigger than Jason Aldean. He is friends with Carrie Underwood, but his reputation isn’t always as clean as hers. The controversy over Aldean’s song “Try That in a Small Town” wasn’t the first time he faced backlash and public outcry in his career.
Other times Jason Aldean encountered controversy in his career
The brouhaha over “Try That in a Small Town” is just the latest in a career full of backlash over Aldean’s music and comments.
Morgan Wallen co-wrote Aldean’s first major hit, “You Make it Easy,” along with Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line. Aldean became guilty by association when Wallen uttered a racial slur years later. It was far worse for Aldean when he attended a Halloween party in blackface in 2015, as The Guardian reported.
The “Dirt Road Anthem” singer continued wearing...
Other times Jason Aldean encountered controversy in his career
The brouhaha over “Try That in a Small Town” is just the latest in a career full of backlash over Aldean’s music and comments.
Morgan Wallen co-wrote Aldean’s first major hit, “You Make it Easy,” along with Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line. Aldean became guilty by association when Wallen uttered a racial slur years later. It was far worse for Aldean when he attended a Halloween party in blackface in 2015, as The Guardian reported.
The “Dirt Road Anthem” singer continued wearing...
- 7/20/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
There’s something to fall head-over-heels for about daring reimaginations of formidable classics—the deceitfully “simpler” the source, the more pressure on the adaptation to bring out its colors. Isn’t it practically an inexplicable branch of evolution that even those of us not thoroughly familiar with Georges Bizet’s opera and Prosper Mérrimée’s prose of the same name can immediately associate the name Carmen with the color red? Red is what Jörg Widmer smears on each of his symbolism-soaked frames that speak the unspoken about the nymph-like poem manifested as an immigrant woman. And for the faithful portrayal of the odd fairytale lover worthy of beholding her with the eyes that betray his pain, Benjamin Millepied entrusts the reins to Nicholas Britell’s haunting score, which is as much a protagonist as Carmen and Aiden.
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In ‘Carmen’?
Millepied’s relatively less tumultuous...
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In ‘Carmen’?
Millepied’s relatively less tumultuous...
- 7/16/2023
- by Lopamudra Mukherjee
- Film Fugitives
The term "alien" is a funny one to use in the context of "Star Wars." So far as we know, none of the humans in a galaxy far, far away are from Earth, so technically every "Star Wars" character is an alien. Conceivably, this could also mean that just about everyone in "Star Wars" can have sex and reproduce with each other, assuming they're not subject to the same biological laws that govern us Earthlings. (We here at /Film only ask the important questions about pop culture.)
It's canon that humans and Jawas have hooked up, and we've already seen hybrid-species characters introduced under the watchful eyes of the House of Mouse, most notably Jacen Syndulla (Kanan Jarrus and Hera Syndulla's son in "Star Wars Rebels"). "The Acolyte," the upcoming live-action series that takes place about a century before the Skywalker Saga, will also feature what Empire referred to in...
It's canon that humans and Jawas have hooked up, and we've already seen hybrid-species characters introduced under the watchful eyes of the House of Mouse, most notably Jacen Syndulla (Kanan Jarrus and Hera Syndulla's son in "Star Wars Rebels"). "The Acolyte," the upcoming live-action series that takes place about a century before the Skywalker Saga, will also feature what Empire referred to in...
- 5/10/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Kerri Colby is a model, activist and online and TV personality who most recently appeared on Season 14 of the Emmy Award-winning series “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
Throughout the month of February, Variety will publish essays from prominent Black artists, artisans and entertainment figures celebrating the impact of Black entertainment and entertainers on the world at large.
I remember watching “RuPaul’s Drag Race” as a traumatized teen in Dallas, Texas. Seeing so many gay, trans and nonbinary people on television, doing what they love, gave me hope that I too could have a future living as my true self. I grew up in a conservative, religious, homophobic and transphobic family that did not accept me. I hid my queerness as long as I could, but when it became too much, I had to leave. I was 15 years old. Thanks to the goodness of others, I survived homelessness, and at 18, I made my way to Los Angeles.
Throughout the month of February, Variety will publish essays from prominent Black artists, artisans and entertainment figures celebrating the impact of Black entertainment and entertainers on the world at large.
I remember watching “RuPaul’s Drag Race” as a traumatized teen in Dallas, Texas. Seeing so many gay, trans and nonbinary people on television, doing what they love, gave me hope that I too could have a future living as my true self. I grew up in a conservative, religious, homophobic and transphobic family that did not accept me. I hid my queerness as long as I could, but when it became too much, I had to leave. I was 15 years old. Thanks to the goodness of others, I survived homelessness, and at 18, I made my way to Los Angeles.
- 2/9/2023
- by Kerri Colby
- Variety Film + TV
In the mood for breakfast? Good, because it’s time for the egg drop on Abbott Elementary!
TVLine has an exclusive sneak peek at Wednesday’s episode (ABC, 9/8c), which finds Janine and the other teachers preparing for the science project where students try to design ways to prevent an egg from breaking when it’s dropped. Ava has other ideas for the eggs, though: She cracks one into a glass to make her “recovery elixir” as she hides behind dark sunglasses. (“Strong like bull!”)
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TVLine has an exclusive sneak peek at Wednesday’s episode (ABC, 9/8c), which finds Janine and the other teachers preparing for the science project where students try to design ways to prevent an egg from breaking when it’s dropped. Ava has other ideas for the eggs, though: She cracks one into a glass to make her “recovery elixir” as she hides behind dark sunglasses. (“Strong like bull!”)
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- 11/16/2022
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
TV viewers watched on in disbelief as a contestant on The Wheel won a huge amount of money after answering just one question.
Series three of the game show, hosted by Michael McIntyre, returned for a new episode on BBC One on Saturday (5 November).
It sees three contestants, selected by chance, compete for a chance to win a hefty cash prize with help from celebrity guests.
Throughout the episode, two contestants named Zeki and Cassie, answered several questions correctly, putting £82,000 into the pot. The third contestant, Helen, was never selected, so wa sunable to contribute to the cash prize.
However, after Cassie answered her final question incorrectly, Helen was given a chance to win all of the money. After answering the winning question correctly, with help from Ally McCoist, she won the full jackpot – meaning that she became the first contestant in the show’s history to win the money...
Series three of the game show, hosted by Michael McIntyre, returned for a new episode on BBC One on Saturday (5 November).
It sees three contestants, selected by chance, compete for a chance to win a hefty cash prize with help from celebrity guests.
Throughout the episode, two contestants named Zeki and Cassie, answered several questions correctly, putting £82,000 into the pot. The third contestant, Helen, was never selected, so wa sunable to contribute to the cash prize.
However, after Cassie answered her final question incorrectly, Helen was given a chance to win all of the money. After answering the winning question correctly, with help from Ally McCoist, she won the full jackpot – meaning that she became the first contestant in the show’s history to win the money...
- 11/6/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
Kiosk Keith was just as much a staple on I’m a Celebrity as Ant and Dec, before he was allegedly fired from the show in 2017.
The Australian, whose real name is Raymond Grant, was the Outback Shack's one and only employee and he would greet celebrity campmates with silence and a stony stare after they completed a Dingo Dollar Challenge.
It was his job to take the contestants’ bag of dollars and ring the other stars back at camp, asking them a difficult question which, if they answered it correctly, earned them some treats from the Shack. If they got it wrong, however, he would slam down the shutters and the celebrities would be left with nothing.
Part-way through 2017’s series of I’m a Celebrity, Keith disappeared. At the time, Ant and Dec told fans he was unwell and he was temporarily replaced by a woman called Kiosk Kath.
The Australian, whose real name is Raymond Grant, was the Outback Shack's one and only employee and he would greet celebrity campmates with silence and a stony stare after they completed a Dingo Dollar Challenge.
It was his job to take the contestants’ bag of dollars and ring the other stars back at camp, asking them a difficult question which, if they answered it correctly, earned them some treats from the Shack. If they got it wrong, however, he would slam down the shutters and the celebrities would be left with nothing.
Part-way through 2017’s series of I’m a Celebrity, Keith disappeared. At the time, Ant and Dec told fans he was unwell and he was temporarily replaced by a woman called Kiosk Kath.
- 11/5/2022
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here is only days away from returning to ITV.
After months of speculation, the official cast lineup for the 2022 season was confirmed on Monday (31 October).
Some of the familiar faces that are set to appear on the programme include musician Boy George, ex-rugby union player and royal family member Mike Tindall, news anchor Charlene White and former Love Island star Olivia Attwood.
This year’s run of the series will be hosted once again by Ant and Dec and will see the show returning to its usual setting of the Australian jungle.
Since 2020, I’m a Celebrity has been filmed in a castle in Wales due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Starting on Sunday 6 November at 9pm, this will be the 22nd season of the long-running celebrity survival competition.
This year’s season is airing slightly earlier than usual to avoid schedule clashes with the 2022 FIFA World Cup,...
After months of speculation, the official cast lineup for the 2022 season was confirmed on Monday (31 October).
Some of the familiar faces that are set to appear on the programme include musician Boy George, ex-rugby union player and royal family member Mike Tindall, news anchor Charlene White and former Love Island star Olivia Attwood.
This year’s run of the series will be hosted once again by Ant and Dec and will see the show returning to its usual setting of the Australian jungle.
Since 2020, I’m a Celebrity has been filmed in a castle in Wales due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Starting on Sunday 6 November at 9pm, this will be the 22nd season of the long-running celebrity survival competition.
This year’s season is airing slightly earlier than usual to avoid schedule clashes with the 2022 FIFA World Cup,...
- 11/1/2022
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - TV
The latest season of “Mayans M.C.” opens with 47 minutes of essentially non-stop action, as members of the title motorcycle club find their clubhouse under siege. In an episode that could accurately be called “Saving Private Mayan,” tensions begin at a boiling point and only get worse as the bikers of the Santo Padre charter are surrounded by rivals and forced to defend themselves against an unceasing barrage of bullets and Molotov cocktails. The violence is constant, brutal, and immersive in a way that rewards repeat viewings; revisiting the episode, it’s surprising how short some of the bursts of intensity are — like the shower scene in “Psycho,” they play longer and more graphic in our memory because the emotional immediacy and filmmaking craft are so exact.
Showrunner and director Elgin James wrote the episode with confidence that he would be able to stage the action in the visceral, realistic manner the material required,...
Showrunner and director Elgin James wrote the episode with confidence that he would be able to stage the action in the visceral, realistic manner the material required,...
- 6/15/2022
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
Where have you gone, American Idol? A nation turns its lonely eyes to … wait, seriously? You’re still on?
Believe it or not, it’s true. Idol has survived long enough to see its 20th birthday. When it debuted on June 11, 2002, the TV singing contest was the blockbuster that promised to define the new pop-culture era. Like the country it’s named after, American Idol is still technically on the map, but it’s staggering in a punch-drunk haze of crushed dreams and betrayed hopes, and the nagging sense that...
Believe it or not, it’s true. Idol has survived long enough to see its 20th birthday. When it debuted on June 11, 2002, the TV singing contest was the blockbuster that promised to define the new pop-culture era. Like the country it’s named after, American Idol is still technically on the map, but it’s staggering in a punch-drunk haze of crushed dreams and betrayed hopes, and the nagging sense that...
- 6/10/2022
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
In the second season of The Great, the period comedy loosely based on Russia’s Catherine II, the 18th-century empress (Elle Fanning) rules after wresting control from her idiot husband, Peter III (Nicholas Hoult). See how the new season compares to the first below! Biggest Baby in the Palace Then In Season 1, hotheaded Peter wasn’t above repeating a joke to intimidate courtiers into laughing: “Gentlemen, I said, ‘He looks like he fell in a fire.’” Now Catherine’s soon-to-be-born bundle of joy! The pregnancy secures her reign, but it also gives her weird cravings…for eating dirt. (Credit: Hulu) Shrewd Battle Tactic Then To end the war with Sweden, Catherine took charge at the talks, appealing to the egos of Peter and the equally immature Scandinavian king. Now Catherine and Peter vie for control of the palace. In the Season 2 opener, she smokes him out of his wing by inventing the Molotov cocktail!
- 9/25/2021
- TV Insider
For decades, the three Oscar shorts prizes — live action, animated and especially documentary — have confounded those who watch the awards. Shorts were all but impossible to see and subject to a different set of rules. That was until ShortsTV came along to distribute the nominees, but even then, at the qualification stage, virtually every other category had to play theatrically, whereas the shorts didn’t, causing some to question whether they even belonged in the Oscar telecast at all. And then the pandemic hit: In 2020, hardly any features opened in cinemas, whereas short films enjoyed more exposure than ever, thanks to the rapidly expanding number of streaming platforms that carried them — from Netflix to Paramount Plus to outlets like The Guardian and The New York Times. Suddenly, the doc shorts category seems more accessible and relevant than ever.
When it comes to topicality, it’s hard to beat Sophia Nahli Allison...
When it comes to topicality, it’s hard to beat Sophia Nahli Allison...
- 4/23/2021
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
At the midpoint of her astounding first feature “Beginning,” Georgian writer-director Dea Kulumbegashvili pulls off a brazen formalist coup that will either envelop you entirely in its world or freeze you out for good. On a glimmering autumn afternoon, put-together mother Yana (Ia Sukhitashvili) goes strolling with her pre-teen son Giorgi (Saba Gogichaishvili) in local woodlands, pausing at a leaf-carpeted clearing, where ringing birdsong and insect chatter fuse into a kind of white noise. Carefully, she lies down and closes her eyes. For six minutes, across one unbroken, tightly framed shot, we watch her rest, playing dead when her son tries to rouse her; eventually, the soundtrack of nature is subsumed by the quiet of her mind, briefly at peace.
“Beginning” contains more jolting provocations on either side of this pristine long take, but none quite so breathtaking. Some may dismiss it as an indulgent stunt, but viewers receptive to...
“Beginning” contains more jolting provocations on either side of this pristine long take, but none quite so breathtaking. Some may dismiss it as an indulgent stunt, but viewers receptive to...
- 2/20/2021
- Variety Film + TV
The Latin Grammy Awards took place on Thursday, Nov. 19 awarding the year’s top artists in Latin music. Featuring mostly video acceptances and a limited red carpet, performers did take the stage and wowed. Among the highlights: J Balvin (pictured) performing “Rojo” under a sculpture of two hands coming together (the piece weighed 2.6 tons and required two trucks to transport); Karol G delivering “Tusa” backed by al all-female band; Sebastián Yatra, joined by Guaynaa, performing “Chica Ideal” and Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds”; Bad Bunny beamed in from San Juan, Puerto Rico to sing “Bichiyal” and “Si Veo A Tu Mamá”; and Anitta putting her spin on Sergio Mendes’ “Mas Que Nada” from her home city of Río de Janeiro, followed by her own “Me Gusta.”
Winners include Spanish singer Rosalía, who took home album of the year last year, and picked up a trio of trophies on Thursday...
Winners include Spanish singer Rosalía, who took home album of the year last year, and picked up a trio of trophies on Thursday...
- 11/20/2020
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
I didn't think Claws could get any more bizarre.
I was wrong.
There's a new sheriff in Palmetto on Claws Season 2 Episode 1, and she's from Georgia.
That's Georgia, the former Russian state, not Georgia, the state adjacent to Florida.
It was three months after the events of Claws Season 1 Episode 10, and the Russians are in charge.
They controlled Uncle Daddy's businesses -- the pill mill and the strip club, She-Shes -- along with Desna's Nail Artisans of Manatee County.
Desna brokered the deal which saved Jenn's daughter and Roller, not that he appreciated it. After all, she and Virginia did try to kill him, so he's holding a grudge.
Related: Claws Sneak Peek: First Look at Season 2
Life is different under the Russians. A great example was watching Desna's crew Russify the salon, to Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee, before Roller's baby mama Olga arrived for her daily visit, along with baby Bogdan.
I was wrong.
There's a new sheriff in Palmetto on Claws Season 2 Episode 1, and she's from Georgia.
That's Georgia, the former Russian state, not Georgia, the state adjacent to Florida.
It was three months after the events of Claws Season 1 Episode 10, and the Russians are in charge.
They controlled Uncle Daddy's businesses -- the pill mill and the strip club, She-Shes -- along with Desna's Nail Artisans of Manatee County.
Desna brokered the deal which saved Jenn's daughter and Roller, not that he appreciated it. After all, she and Virginia did try to kill him, so he's holding a grudge.
Related: Claws Sneak Peek: First Look at Season 2
Life is different under the Russians. A great example was watching Desna's crew Russify the salon, to Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee, before Roller's baby mama Olga arrived for her daily visit, along with baby Bogdan.
- 6/11/2018
- by Dale McGarrigle
- TVfanatic
(left to right) Dermot Crowley as Kaganovich, Paul Whitehouse as Mikoyan, Steve Buscemi as Krushchev, Jeffrey Tambor as Malenkov, and Paul Chahidi as Bulganin. Photo by Nicola Dove. Courtesy of IFC Films. An IFC Films release.
Tragedy plus time equals comedy, the old saying goes. The Death Of Stalin, oddly, is a comedy, a mix of political satire and farce built around the days before and after the death of Josef Stalin. Anything about Stalin, the Soviet Union’s brutal longtime strongman ruler, hardly seems like fodder for comedy yet director Armando Iannucci manages to replace Karl Marx with the Marx Brothers in The Death Of Stalin. Iannucci is no stranger to political satire, having helmed television’s Veep, and assembles a splendid cast of mostly British and American actors, many skilled in comedy, for this often hilarious English-language dark comedy.
That strong cast includes Steve Buscemi, Jeffery Tambor, Michael Palin,...
Tragedy plus time equals comedy, the old saying goes. The Death Of Stalin, oddly, is a comedy, a mix of political satire and farce built around the days before and after the death of Josef Stalin. Anything about Stalin, the Soviet Union’s brutal longtime strongman ruler, hardly seems like fodder for comedy yet director Armando Iannucci manages to replace Karl Marx with the Marx Brothers in The Death Of Stalin. Iannucci is no stranger to political satire, having helmed television’s Veep, and assembles a splendid cast of mostly British and American actors, many skilled in comedy, for this often hilarious English-language dark comedy.
That strong cast includes Steve Buscemi, Jeffery Tambor, Michael Palin,...
- 3/23/2018
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Everyone has that one cinematic brawl that sticks with him or her. They buy special edition Blu-rays to watch the glorious scenes in high definition, wear shirts sporting their favorite competitor, and even engage in debates with other fans about which character they think would win if the duel occurred in real life. With The Raid 2 coming out soon, what better time to look back on best fight scenes that genre films have to offer? Read on to see which conflicts make the list, and keep an eye out for The Raid 2, which is set to release on March 28th, 2014. 20. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan - Rooftop Scene Although it may seem a little campy, Julius deserves a ton of credit for being one of the only people to stand up and fight Jason Voorhees, instead of just running away. Julius lands nearly all of his blows,...
- 3/14/2014
- by Kalyn Corrigan
- FEARnet
Back in 2012, Mexico had a presidential election that eventually was won by the Pri. One month before that election, an Olallo Rubio documentary (Gimme the Power) premiered and it was about the rock band Molotov, but it also worked as a resume of the history of Mexican presidents after the revolution (all of them but two were Pri members). Now that the 2014 FIFA World Cup is just months away, to be celebrated in Brazil, there's a new doc by Rubio coming and, you guessed right, it is about football (soccer). Detractors might call this Mexican director an opportunist and, to be fair, not even Rubio himself can blame them. That said, his documentaries are entertaining and now, judging from the first trailer of...
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- 2/6/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Directed by Breaking Bad vet Michelle MacLaren (back for her second consecutive episode), “Second Sons” focuses mainly on three stories: Dany over in Yunkai, Gendry’s arrival at Dragonstone, and Tyrion’s marriage to Sansa. Guest Alyssa Boehm of the Big Red Podcast joins Rick and Kate to discuss the good and bad of the season thus far.
Playlist:
Molotov Jukebox – “Give it A Go”
Ed Skrein ft. Graziella Dubbledge – “We Run Them”
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Playlist:
Molotov Jukebox – “Give it A Go”
Ed Skrein ft. Graziella Dubbledge – “We Run Them”
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- 5/21/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Currently, out of the (what seems like) dozens of television shows I watch, I own a mere two on DVD. One is Lost, season five to be exact, part of my prize for winning an Oscar pool last year at a party thrown by a CBS intern. To date, I’ve seen something like a grand total of five episodes of the show due to an inherent bias I have which boils down to this: my sister likes it, which means it mustn’t be any good. That being said, having the fifth season of a show when I’ve not even finished the first will, over time, drive me mad, so I’ll get to it. Eventually.
Meanwhile, the other is Archer, seasons one and two, every episode of which I’ve already seen. In the case of some episodes, multiple times, having introduced my ex-girlfriend to both it and Breaking Bad,...
Meanwhile, the other is Archer, seasons one and two, every episode of which I’ve already seen. In the case of some episodes, multiple times, having introduced my ex-girlfriend to both it and Breaking Bad,...
- 1/18/2013
- by Travis Smith
- We Got This Covered
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