Straight Outta Compton mixes fact and fiction, creating a more cinematic experience. Ice Cube really did smash a Priority Records office after they failed to fulfill their promise. While some events were accurate, the movie took liberties with the band's story for dramatic effect.
The 2015 movie about the notorious hip-hop group, N.W.A., brought their incredible true story to the big screen — and the dramatic biopic left many wondering how accurate is Straight Outta Compton. Directed by F. Gary Gray, the director behind films like Friday, The Negotiator, and Set It Off, the film shows the origins of N.W.A. while diving into the personal lives of Ice Cube, Eazy-e, Dr. Dre, Mc Ren, and DJ Yella. Like most biopics, Straight Outta Compton mixes facts with fiction to create a more cinematic experience.
Because Straight Outta Compton mixes fact and fiction, it does leave the audience with a lot of questions.
The 2015 movie about the notorious hip-hop group, N.W.A., brought their incredible true story to the big screen — and the dramatic biopic left many wondering how accurate is Straight Outta Compton. Directed by F. Gary Gray, the director behind films like Friday, The Negotiator, and Set It Off, the film shows the origins of N.W.A. while diving into the personal lives of Ice Cube, Eazy-e, Dr. Dre, Mc Ren, and DJ Yella. Like most biopics, Straight Outta Compton mixes facts with fiction to create a more cinematic experience.
Because Straight Outta Compton mixes fact and fiction, it does leave the audience with a lot of questions.
- 1/27/2024
- by Shawn S. Lealos, Christopher Fiduccia, Amanda Bruce
- ScreenRant.com
Lift is an action-heist movie directed by F. Gary Gray and starring Kevin Hart and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. The film follows an international crew on a high-stakes heist on a plane. Despite its popularity on Netflix, Lift has received poor reviews from audiences and critics, with scores of 33% and 32% on Rotten Tomatoes, respectively. If you enjoyed Lift, you might want to check out similar films like Focus, The Italian Job, and Ocean's Eleven for more action-packed heist thrills.
The hit Netflix movie Lift is one of the most popular new releases on the streaming platform, prompting viewers to search for similar films to watch next. Lift stars comedic actor Kevin Hart in one of the most serious roles of his lengthy career alongside Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sam Worthington, and Vincent D'Onofrio. Lift marks Kevin Hart's first leading role in a Netflix movie since the 2022 buddy comedy Me Time starring Mark Wahlberg.
Lift is directed by F.
The hit Netflix movie Lift is one of the most popular new releases on the streaming platform, prompting viewers to search for similar films to watch next. Lift stars comedic actor Kevin Hart in one of the most serious roles of his lengthy career alongside Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sam Worthington, and Vincent D'Onofrio. Lift marks Kevin Hart's first leading role in a Netflix movie since the 2022 buddy comedy Me Time starring Mark Wahlberg.
Lift is directed by F.
- 1/17/2024
- by Greg MacArthur
- ScreenRant.com
Picture: Getty Images
Netflix is re-teaming with Tyler Perry for multiple projects, and one of those is a new comedy-drama movie called Joe’s College Road Trip that’s set to get into production in early 2024.
The Cinemaholic was the first to report on the news, with their report backed up by a publicly available casting call listed on Actors Access posted on December 14th that was looking for a number of roles for the upcoming project.
Tyler Perry is on board, having written the screenplay, and will direct, too. Producing the movie are Perry and long-time collaborators Angi Bones and Will Areu (A Fall From Grace).
Here’s the synopsis for the new upcoming feature film:
“Realizing he may have sheltered his son for too long, Brian begrudgingly agrees to send his son B.J. on a college tour with his grandfather in the hopes that Joe can teach...
Netflix is re-teaming with Tyler Perry for multiple projects, and one of those is a new comedy-drama movie called Joe’s College Road Trip that’s set to get into production in early 2024.
The Cinemaholic was the first to report on the news, with their report backed up by a publicly available casting call listed on Actors Access posted on December 14th that was looking for a number of roles for the upcoming project.
Tyler Perry is on board, having written the screenplay, and will direct, too. Producing the movie are Perry and long-time collaborators Angi Bones and Will Areu (A Fall From Grace).
Here’s the synopsis for the new upcoming feature film:
“Realizing he may have sheltered his son for too long, Brian begrudgingly agrees to send his son B.J. on a college tour with his grandfather in the hopes that Joe can teach...
- 12/20/2023
- by Kasey Moore
- Whats-on-Netflix
Catch a young Keanu Reeve in “Point Break” next month on Plex. A few bank robbers in California are notable for their disguises: They wear masks of modern ex-Presidents Reagan, Carton, Nixon, and Johnson. A suspicious FBI thinks they are actually surfers and sends an agent (Reeves) to investigate. Patrick Swayze and Gary Busey co-star. Kathryn Bigelow, who won the Oscar for “The Hurt Locker” directs.
Watch the “Point Break” trailer
Also the neo-noir “L.A. Confidential” stars Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce as detectives in 1950s Los Angeles investigating a murder case. Based on the James Ellroy novel, the film explores corruption, racism, and sexual obsession. Plus, the production value is first-rate.
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Watch the “Point Break” trailer
Also the neo-noir “L.A. Confidential” stars Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce as detectives in 1950s Los Angeles investigating a murder case. Based on the James Ellroy novel, the film explores corruption, racism, and sexual obsession. Plus, the production value is first-rate.
Catch the “L.A. Confidential” trailer Watch Now $0+ / month plex.tv Coming in July: all coming July 1 unless otherwise noted Black Death Blade Of The Immortal Boys On The Side Breaking Up Ceremony Date Movie Deck The...
- 6/29/2023
- by Fern Siegel
- The Streamable
Netflix has several new films and original shows coming out in April, just in time for Q2. Great classic movies and animated films arrive with this month’s slate rotation as well. Some Netflix originals tackle the incoming warmer weather that arrives starting April.
Starting with the classics, Penny Marshall’s “A League of Their Own” (1992) starring Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Lori Petty and Madonna, becomes available to watch on the streamer April 1 while we all wait for solid renewal news for Prime Video’s TV series — created by Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson — that takes the movie’s story deeper. Leonardi DiCaprio’s mind-bending movie “Inception” also arrives April Fool’s Day. Animated hits “Hotel Transylvania” and “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” arrive the first of the month as well.
“Firefly Lane” Season 2 Part 2 will conclude the television adaptation of Kristin Hannah’s novel, which tells the story of Tully...
Starting with the classics, Penny Marshall’s “A League of Their Own” (1992) starring Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Lori Petty and Madonna, becomes available to watch on the streamer April 1 while we all wait for solid renewal news for Prime Video’s TV series — created by Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson — that takes the movie’s story deeper. Leonardi DiCaprio’s mind-bending movie “Inception” also arrives April Fool’s Day. Animated hits “Hotel Transylvania” and “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” arrive the first of the month as well.
“Firefly Lane” Season 2 Part 2 will conclude the television adaptation of Kristin Hannah’s novel, which tells the story of Tully...
- 4/9/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always movie, John Mulaney’s new stand-up special, the second season of Sweet Tooth and the final seasons of Better Call Saul, Working Moms and Firefly Lane are among the much-anticipated projects hitting Netflix this month.
The Power Rangers movie, streaming April 19, brings back series castmembers David Yost, Walter Jones, Steve Cardenas, Catherine Sutherland, Karan Ashley and Johnny Yong Bosch as they face off against the evil Rita Repulsa (Barbara Goodson) once more.
John Mulaney returns to Netflix for his latest stand-up special, Baby J, on April 25. Baby J, shot at Boston’s Symphony Hall, marks Mulaney’s third stand-up special at Netflix, which also streamed his variety special John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch in 2019. The special is also Mulaney’s first since his recent divorce, stint in rehab and welcoming a baby with Olivia Munn.
At the end of the month, Netflix...
The Power Rangers movie, streaming April 19, brings back series castmembers David Yost, Walter Jones, Steve Cardenas, Catherine Sutherland, Karan Ashley and Johnny Yong Bosch as they face off against the evil Rita Repulsa (Barbara Goodson) once more.
John Mulaney returns to Netflix for his latest stand-up special, Baby J, on April 25. Baby J, shot at Boston’s Symphony Hall, marks Mulaney’s third stand-up special at Netflix, which also streamed his variety special John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch in 2019. The special is also Mulaney’s first since his recent divorce, stint in rehab and welcoming a baby with Olivia Munn.
At the end of the month, Netflix...
- 4/7/2023
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In April 2023, Netflix is welcoming a comedy TV series starring Steven Yeun, a TV series about a struggling cop, the movie sequel to The Last Kingdom, a new Power Rangers movie, part 2 of the second season of a drama TV series, season 2 of a fantasy drama based on a comic book, and a lot more. March saw the addition of part 2 of You season 4, the movie Luther: The Fallen Sun, season 2 of Shadow & Bone, the animated movie The Magician’s Elephant, the animated series Agent Elvis, the documentary Waco: American Apocalypse, and the comedy movie Murder Mystery 2.
April will bring a variety of movies and TV shows to add to Netflix’s extensive catalog of licensed content, such as the black comedy American Hustle, the action thrillers The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum, the animated movies Hotel Transylvania and How to Train Your Dragon, Christopher Nolan’s Inception,...
April will bring a variety of movies and TV shows to add to Netflix’s extensive catalog of licensed content, such as the black comedy American Hustle, the action thrillers The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum, the animated movies Hotel Transylvania and How to Train Your Dragon, Christopher Nolan’s Inception,...
- 4/4/2023
- by Adrienne Tyler
- ScreenRant.com
The month of April for Hulu is jam-packed with TV and film goodies, from Adam Sandler’s 1999 comedy “Big Daddy” to Fox’s hit sitcom “New Girl.”
On top of Hulu’s rollout of a new interface, it’s also adding some major film and TV titles to its platform. Some of the highlights that set off the first day of April include “American Psycho,” “Shrek” and its sequel “Shrek 2,” plus the Tim Story-directed “Think Like a Man.”
Anime series will be all the rage on Hulu with the dubbed version of the new popular series “Chainsaw Man” arriving, along with “Spy x Family” and “Black Clover.” If you’re looking for something a little bit more kid-friendly, the family can al enjoy “Despicable Me” and “Despicable 2,” “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days” and “Nanny McPhee.” For the lovers and heartless romantics, “Dear John” and “Date Night...
On top of Hulu’s rollout of a new interface, it’s also adding some major film and TV titles to its platform. Some of the highlights that set off the first day of April include “American Psycho,” “Shrek” and its sequel “Shrek 2,” plus the Tim Story-directed “Think Like a Man.”
Anime series will be all the rage on Hulu with the dubbed version of the new popular series “Chainsaw Man” arriving, along with “Spy x Family” and “Black Clover.” If you’re looking for something a little bit more kid-friendly, the family can al enjoy “Despicable Me” and “Despicable 2,” “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days” and “Nanny McPhee.” For the lovers and heartless romantics, “Dear John” and “Date Night...
- 4/1/2023
- by Raquel "Rocky" Harris
- The Wrap
Hulu’s list of new releases for April 2023 don’t feature many blockbusters, but if we dig a little, I’m sure we can find some gems.
Perhaps the most promising items are on the TV side of things. Tiny Beautiful Things premieres on April 7 and stars Kathryn Hahn as “a floundering writer who becomes a revered advice columnist while her own life is falling apart.” That will be followed by comedy Am I Being Unreasonable? on April 11 and two documentaries: high school football story Algiers, America (April 19) and Tupac Shakur piece Dear Mama (April 22).
The best TV candidate this month, however, is probably Saint X on April 26. This series, told via multiple timelines, “explores and upends the girl-gone-missing genre as it explores how a young woman’s mysterious death during an idyllic Caribbean vacation creates a traumatic ripple effect that eventually pulls her surviving sister into a dangerous pursuit of the truth.
Perhaps the most promising items are on the TV side of things. Tiny Beautiful Things premieres on April 7 and stars Kathryn Hahn as “a floundering writer who becomes a revered advice columnist while her own life is falling apart.” That will be followed by comedy Am I Being Unreasonable? on April 11 and two documentaries: high school football story Algiers, America (April 19) and Tupac Shakur piece Dear Mama (April 22).
The best TV candidate this month, however, is probably Saint X on April 26. This series, told via multiple timelines, “explores and upends the girl-gone-missing genre as it explores how a young woman’s mysterious death during an idyllic Caribbean vacation creates a traumatic ripple effect that eventually pulls her surviving sister into a dangerous pursuit of the truth.
- 4/1/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
April will see a host of new movies and TV show arrive on Netflix.
Alongside film versions of TV shows The Last Kingdom and Power Rangers will be the second season of cult hit Sweet Tooth, and Beef, an intriguing new series from Ali Wong and Steven Yeun.
There is also a music documentary about Lewis Capaldi as well as Brett Morgen’s David Bowie film Moonage Daydream, and a stand-up special from American comedian John Mulaney – not to mention the arrival of a long-awaited season of TV that will make subscripers very happy.
There is a wide selection of titles being added in the UK that aren’t going to be on US Netflix, so below, we’ve signalled where you can find everything.
Find a full list of every movie being removed from Netflix here.
Nb: We put this list together with help from What’s on Netflix.
Alongside film versions of TV shows The Last Kingdom and Power Rangers will be the second season of cult hit Sweet Tooth, and Beef, an intriguing new series from Ali Wong and Steven Yeun.
There is also a music documentary about Lewis Capaldi as well as Brett Morgen’s David Bowie film Moonage Daydream, and a stand-up special from American comedian John Mulaney – not to mention the arrival of a long-awaited season of TV that will make subscripers very happy.
There is a wide selection of titles being added in the UK that aren’t going to be on US Netflix, so below, we’ve signalled where you can find everything.
Find a full list of every movie being removed from Netflix here.
Nb: We put this list together with help from What’s on Netflix.
- 4/1/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
April will see a host of new movies and TV show arrive on Netflix.
Alongside film versions of TV shows The Last Kingdom and Power Rangers will be the second season of cult hit Sweet Tooth, and Beef, an intriguing new series from Ali Wong and Steven Yeun.
There is also a music documentary about Lewis Capaldi as well as Brett Morgen’s David Bowie film Moonage Daydream, and a stand-up special from American comedian John Mulaney – not to mention the arrival of a long-awaited season of TV that will make subscripers very happy.
There is a wide selection of titles being added in the UK that aren’t going to be on US Netflix, so below, we’ve signalled where you can find everything.
Find a full list of every movie being removed from Netflix here.
Nb: We put this list together with help from What’s on Netflix.
Alongside film versions of TV shows The Last Kingdom and Power Rangers will be the second season of cult hit Sweet Tooth, and Beef, an intriguing new series from Ali Wong and Steven Yeun.
There is also a music documentary about Lewis Capaldi as well as Brett Morgen’s David Bowie film Moonage Daydream, and a stand-up special from American comedian John Mulaney – not to mention the arrival of a long-awaited season of TV that will make subscripers very happy.
There is a wide selection of titles being added in the UK that aren’t going to be on US Netflix, so below, we’ve signalled where you can find everything.
Find a full list of every movie being removed from Netflix here.
Nb: We put this list together with help from What’s on Netflix.
- 4/1/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
With its list of new releases for April 2023, Netflix is is hosting a 30th anniversary special for a very important pop culture franchise.
April 19 sees the arrival of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always, a special that will celebrate 30 years of Power Rangers. This won’t just be your standard reunion show, however, but a full blown story in itself. Netflix’s description reads: “When Rita Repulsa returns, the Power Rangers are the only ones who can stop her! But after 30 years, can the team still be the heroes the world needs?” Ai yi yi, indeed!
Other TV options this month on Netflix include the Steven Yeun-starring road rage series, Beef, on April 6 and the Keri Russell-starring The Diplomat on April 20. Season 2 of family friendly post-apocalypse drama Sweet Tooth arrives on April 27 (which is also a very special Den of Geek writers’ birthday...
April 19 sees the arrival of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always, a special that will celebrate 30 years of Power Rangers. This won’t just be your standard reunion show, however, but a full blown story in itself. Netflix’s description reads: “When Rita Repulsa returns, the Power Rangers are the only ones who can stop her! But after 30 years, can the team still be the heroes the world needs?” Ai yi yi, indeed!
Other TV options this month on Netflix include the Steven Yeun-starring road rage series, Beef, on April 6 and the Keri Russell-starring The Diplomat on April 20. Season 2 of family friendly post-apocalypse drama Sweet Tooth arrives on April 27 (which is also a very special Den of Geek writers’ birthday...
- 4/1/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
One of the most eagerly anticipated series of the spring is coming to Netflix on April 6. Ali Wong and Steven Yeun star in “Beef” as strangers involved in a road-rage incident. But rather than let insurance sort it out, the two drivers morph into lunatics bent on revenge, resulting in increasingly harrowing — and hilarious — circumstances.
Watch the trailer for “Beef”:
More than just a meme, on April 13, Netflix unveils limited series “Florida Man,” which follows a struggling ex-cop (played by Edgar Ramírez) forced to return to his home state of Florida to find a Philly mobster’s runaway girlfriend. What should be a quick gig becomes a wildly spiraling journey into buried family secrets and an increasingly futile attempt to do the right thing in a place where so much is wrong.
Check out the trailer for “Florida Man”:
Also coming to Netflix in April will be the final chapter of “Firefly Lane.
Watch the trailer for “Beef”:
More than just a meme, on April 13, Netflix unveils limited series “Florida Man,” which follows a struggling ex-cop (played by Edgar Ramírez) forced to return to his home state of Florida to find a Philly mobster’s runaway girlfriend. What should be a quick gig becomes a wildly spiraling journey into buried family secrets and an increasingly futile attempt to do the right thing in a place where so much is wrong.
Check out the trailer for “Florida Man”:
Also coming to Netflix in April will be the final chapter of “Firefly Lane.
- 3/31/2023
- by Fern Siegel
- The Streamable
One of the most anticipated television releases of April is coming to Hulu on April 7. “Tiny Beautiful Things” stars Kathryn Hahn as troubled writer Clare. Ironically, she becomes a great advice columnist as her life falls apart. Her marriage is in trouble and her teen daughter hates her. Plus, her writing career is going nowhere. Based on the best-selling collection by Cheryl Strayed, the limited series explores the author’s journey toward healing herself and others.
Check out the “Tiny Beautiful Things” trailer:
Also arriving on Hulu in April is the series adaptation of the best-selling novel “Saint X.” The series is based on Alexis Schaitkin’s novel of the same name and follows a woman’s dangerous pursuit of her older sister’s disappearance on an idyllic Caribbean vacation. Through multiple timelines, the series explores all the traumatic ripples the mystery created for countless people. The series will star Alycia Debnam-Carey,...
Check out the “Tiny Beautiful Things” trailer:
Also arriving on Hulu in April is the series adaptation of the best-selling novel “Saint X.” The series is based on Alexis Schaitkin’s novel of the same name and follows a woman’s dangerous pursuit of her older sister’s disappearance on an idyllic Caribbean vacation. Through multiple timelines, the series explores all the traumatic ripples the mystery created for countless people. The series will star Alycia Debnam-Carey,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Fern Siegel
- The Streamable
So many great stories in history start out with the key players hating each other — as it is in Netflix and A24’s “Beef,” streaming on Netflix in April. Amy (Ali Wong) and Danny (Steven Yeun) meet via parking lot bump turned action-movie car chase, their lives connecting and their road rage lingering in weeks and months after the incident. In reviewing the series, IndieWire’s Ben Travers said that “’Beef’ does a fine job balancing Amy and Danny’s practical intelligence and impractical passions; their bitterness toward the other driver ebbs and flows as their personal lives better or worsen, and it’s in these moments that the half-hour drama thrives.”
The series from Lee Sung Jin premieres on April 6. See below for more titles coming to Netflix in April 2023.
April 1
“28 Days”
“A League of Their Own”
“American Hustle”
“Battleship”
“The Birds”
“Born on the Fourth of July...
The series from Lee Sung Jin premieres on April 6. See below for more titles coming to Netflix in April 2023.
April 1
“28 Days”
“A League of Their Own”
“American Hustle”
“Battleship”
“The Birds”
“Born on the Fourth of July...
- 3/22/2023
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Even if you’ve signed up for every streaming service out there, it can feel monumental when a title moves from one to another. In April, Netflix mainstay “New Girl” moves to Hulu; still streaming, but not where fans are used to finding it — like rearranging the furniture in your apartment and waking up surprised every day that the couch is over there now.
But what’s important is that “New Girl” lives on, now joining Hulu’s own TV and movie library and originals from Freeform, FX, National Geographic, and more. Later in the month, Leila Gerstein’s “Saint X” — based on the novel by Alexis Schaitkin — premieres with three episodes, recounting the story of a young girl found dead during a family vacation and the sister piecing it together years later. Alycia Debnam-Carey, Josh Bonzie, West Duchovny, Jayden Elijah, Bre Francis, Kenlee Anaya Townsend, Betsy Brandt, and Michael Park star.
But what’s important is that “New Girl” lives on, now joining Hulu’s own TV and movie library and originals from Freeform, FX, National Geographic, and more. Later in the month, Leila Gerstein’s “Saint X” — based on the novel by Alexis Schaitkin — premieres with three episodes, recounting the story of a young girl found dead during a family vacation and the sister piecing it together years later. Alycia Debnam-Carey, Josh Bonzie, West Duchovny, Jayden Elijah, Bre Francis, Kenlee Anaya Townsend, Betsy Brandt, and Michael Park star.
- 3/17/2023
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Samuel L. Jackson is a household name in the world of movies, and for good reason. His career has spanned decades and he has taken on a diverse range of roles, earning him a reputation as one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. In this article, we’ll be ranking some of Samuel L. Jackson’s movies from his impressive filmography.
But before we dive into the rankings, let’s talk about our methodology. When deciding how to rank these movies, we considered a variety of factors such as box office performance, critical reception, and personal preference. It wasn’t an easy task, but we’ve done our best to put together a list that accurately reflects the quality and impact of each film.
25 Samuel L. Jackson Movies Ranked
As we go through the list of Samuel L. Jackson’s movies, you will see that some have ranked higher...
But before we dive into the rankings, let’s talk about our methodology. When deciding how to rank these movies, we considered a variety of factors such as box office performance, critical reception, and personal preference. It wasn’t an easy task, but we’ve done our best to put together a list that accurately reflects the quality and impact of each film.
25 Samuel L. Jackson Movies Ranked
As we go through the list of Samuel L. Jackson’s movies, you will see that some have ranked higher...
- 1/14/2023
- by Dee Gambit
- buddytv.com
Butch Walker does nothing halfway: On his last album, a concept record about a politically divided America, he sang from the Pov of both earnest lefties and far-right loons. For the follow-up, Butch Walker As…Glenn, the guitar shredder, songwriter, and Green Day producer transforms into a Seventies barroom piano player whose name gives the record its title.
Ahead of its Aug. 26 release date, Walker announced the project with “Holy Water Hangover,” a piano ballad about losing sight of one’s identity. “Ain’t it funny when the mirror looks...
Ahead of its Aug. 26 release date, Walker announced the project with “Holy Water Hangover,” a piano ballad about losing sight of one’s identity. “Ain’t it funny when the mirror looks...
- 7/25/2022
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
April is here and that means there’s a whole slew of new releases headed to Hulu to meet your streaming needs.
In the realm of original films, Hulu has the queer rom-com “Crush,” starring Rowan Blanchard and Auli’i Cravalho, which debuts April 29. Meanwhile, new library arrivals this month include the Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt sci-fi mind-bender “Looper,” both “Shrek” and “Shrek 2,” and all four films in “The Twilight Saga.”
April is also a big month for new TV shows on Hulu. Andrew Garfield’s hot streak continues with the FX drama “Under the Banner of Heaven,” which debuts exclusively on Hulu April 28. For reality TV fans, “The Kardashians” premieres on April 14. Hulu also has two franchise spinoff kids shows returning with Season 7 of “Madagascar: A Little Wild” on April 4 and Season 2 of “The Croods: Family Tree” on April 5.
These are but a few highlights in a rather...
In the realm of original films, Hulu has the queer rom-com “Crush,” starring Rowan Blanchard and Auli’i Cravalho, which debuts April 29. Meanwhile, new library arrivals this month include the Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt sci-fi mind-bender “Looper,” both “Shrek” and “Shrek 2,” and all four films in “The Twilight Saga.”
April is also a big month for new TV shows on Hulu. Andrew Garfield’s hot streak continues with the FX drama “Under the Banner of Heaven,” which debuts exclusively on Hulu April 28. For reality TV fans, “The Kardashians” premieres on April 14. Hulu also has two franchise spinoff kids shows returning with Season 7 of “Madagascar: A Little Wild” on April 4 and Season 2 of “The Croods: Family Tree” on April 5.
These are but a few highlights in a rather...
- 4/2/2022
- by Haleigh Foutch
- The Wrap
Though the confusingly named initiative “FX on Hulu” is on its way out, FX is still bringing premium television to Hulu in the meantime.
Hulu’s list of new releases for April 2022 is highlighted by FX limited series Under the Banner of Heaven. This adaptation of the non-fiction book by John Krakauer stars Andrew Garfield as a Mormon police detective whose faith is shaken when investigating a murder involving the church.
It’s not all just FX on the TV side of things for Hulu this month, however. The streamer is debuting second seasons of its series The Hardy Boys (April 6) and Woke (April 8). There isn’t much to report from Hulu’s original movies arm aside from true crime documentary Captive Audience on April 21. But that doc about one family’s 50-year journey for justice sounds like a must-watch.
April 1 sees the usual arrival of library film titles. Looper,...
Hulu’s list of new releases for April 2022 is highlighted by FX limited series Under the Banner of Heaven. This adaptation of the non-fiction book by John Krakauer stars Andrew Garfield as a Mormon police detective whose faith is shaken when investigating a murder involving the church.
It’s not all just FX on the TV side of things for Hulu this month, however. The streamer is debuting second seasons of its series The Hardy Boys (April 6) and Woke (April 8). There isn’t much to report from Hulu’s original movies arm aside from true crime documentary Captive Audience on April 21. But that doc about one family’s 50-year journey for justice sounds like a must-watch.
April 1 sees the usual arrival of library film titles. Looper,...
- 4/1/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
It’s cold outside in the Northern Hemisphere. Thankfully, the magic of streaming means you’ll never have to go outside again! Netflix’s list of new releases for February 2022 is full of original titles that could make a quick month go by even quicker.
The biggest Netflix original series in February is undoubtedly Vikings: Valhalla. This Vikings spinoff premieres Feb. 25 takes a time jump to bring our Nordic friends into conflict with Western Europe and a burgeoning Christian movement. Before that, however, Netflix will be premiering Raising Dion season 2 (Feb. 1), Murderville (Feb. 3), Inventing Anna (Feb. 11), and exciting video game adaptation The Cuphead Show. (Feb. 18).
Read more TV Vikings Season 6: Where in the (New) World are Ubbe and Floki? By Jamie Andrew TV Vikings: Valhalla – What The Timeline Reveals By Jamie Andrew
There are some intriguing Netflix original movie options this month as well. Documentary The Tinder Swindler premieres on Feb.
The biggest Netflix original series in February is undoubtedly Vikings: Valhalla. This Vikings spinoff premieres Feb. 25 takes a time jump to bring our Nordic friends into conflict with Western Europe and a burgeoning Christian movement. Before that, however, Netflix will be premiering Raising Dion season 2 (Feb. 1), Murderville (Feb. 3), Inventing Anna (Feb. 11), and exciting video game adaptation The Cuphead Show. (Feb. 18).
Read more TV Vikings Season 6: Where in the (New) World are Ubbe and Floki? By Jamie Andrew TV Vikings: Valhalla – What The Timeline Reveals By Jamie Andrew
There are some intriguing Netflix original movie options this month as well. Documentary The Tinder Swindler premieres on Feb.
- 2/1/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
February brings a Kanye West documentary, masked monsters and much, much more to Netflix. Below we’ve compiled a complete list of what’s new on Netflix in February 2022, and it includes the Kanye West documentary trilogy “jeen-yuhs,” which will roll out one part each week for three weeks starting on Feb. 16.
February also brings a brand new “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” movie to the streaming service on Feb. 18, and if it’s Valentine’s Day content you’re looking for, the second season of reality series “Love Is Blind” launches on Feb. 11 while the spinoff “Love Is Blind Japan” arrives on Feb. 8. New installments of the animated series “Disenchantment” and “Kid Cosmic” as well as “Steel Magnolias” and “Space Force” are also due in February, and the new Will Arnett comedy series “Murderville” launches on Feb. 3.
In terms of library titles, February brings the Tom Cruise-fronted “The Last Samurai,...
February also brings a brand new “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” movie to the streaming service on Feb. 18, and if it’s Valentine’s Day content you’re looking for, the second season of reality series “Love Is Blind” launches on Feb. 11 while the spinoff “Love Is Blind Japan” arrives on Feb. 8. New installments of the animated series “Disenchantment” and “Kid Cosmic” as well as “Steel Magnolias” and “Space Force” are also due in February, and the new Will Arnett comedy series “Murderville” launches on Feb. 3.
In terms of library titles, February brings the Tom Cruise-fronted “The Last Samurai,...
- 2/1/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Tyler Perry Studios has named veteran producer Angi Bones as president of original programming.
The newly created role expands Bones’ relationship with Tyler Perry Studios, where she will work on the fourth seasons of BET’s “The Oval” and “Sistas,” plus its newly announced spin-off “Zatima,” and the third seasons of BET Plus’ “Bruh” and Nickelodeon’s “Young Dylan.” Bones will report to Tyler Perry Studios COO Robert A. Boyd II.
“I’m grateful to have Angi on board at Tps as we continue to build on an always growing and expansive slate of both films and television,” Perry told Variety, announcing Bones’ assignment.
“I’ve known Angi for 15 years and her expansive industry knowledge and working experience makes her the perfect fit for this newly created position at Tps,” Perry continued. “She has the insight to understand the everyday production needs in a challenging pandemic-ridden atmosphere, while understanding the...
The newly created role expands Bones’ relationship with Tyler Perry Studios, where she will work on the fourth seasons of BET’s “The Oval” and “Sistas,” plus its newly announced spin-off “Zatima,” and the third seasons of BET Plus’ “Bruh” and Nickelodeon’s “Young Dylan.” Bones will report to Tyler Perry Studios COO Robert A. Boyd II.
“I’m grateful to have Angi on board at Tps as we continue to build on an always growing and expansive slate of both films and television,” Perry told Variety, announcing Bones’ assignment.
“I’ve known Angi for 15 years and her expansive industry knowledge and working experience makes her the perfect fit for this newly created position at Tps,” Perry continued. “She has the insight to understand the everyday production needs in a challenging pandemic-ridden atmosphere, while understanding the...
- 12/16/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Brian Cox, the Scottish actor known for playing formidable media baron Logan Roy on HBO’s “Succession,” is making his directorial debut in film with “Glenrothan.” The project is being co-developed by Lionsgate and London-based “Keeping Faith” producer Nevision.
The Emmy, Golden Globe and Olivier Award-winning “Succession” actor will also star in the film, which is billed as a “love letter to Scotland.” The project marks the second time Cox is going behind the camera: He previously directed an episode of HBO series “Oz” in 2000.
“Glenrothan” is set in a distillery town in the Scottish Highlands, and tells the story of two estranged brothers reuniting in the land of their birth. The last time they spoke was on the day of their mother’s funeral when, following a violent exchange with their father, the younger of the two left their Highland home for America. Forty years later, the brothers finally reunite,...
The Emmy, Golden Globe and Olivier Award-winning “Succession” actor will also star in the film, which is billed as a “love letter to Scotland.” The project marks the second time Cox is going behind the camera: He previously directed an episode of HBO series “Oz” in 2000.
“Glenrothan” is set in a distillery town in the Scottish Highlands, and tells the story of two estranged brothers reuniting in the land of their birth. The last time they spoke was on the day of their mother’s funeral when, following a violent exchange with their father, the younger of the two left their Highland home for America. Forty years later, the brothers finally reunite,...
- 11/16/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Emmy nominee Regina Taylor (I’ll Fly Away) is set as a series regular portraying Michelle Obama’s mother, in Showtime’s upcoming anthology series The First Lady. Also cast in recurring roles are Saniyya Sidney (Fences) as Sasha Obama, newcomer Julian DeNiro as young Barack Obama and Evan Parke (Django Unchained) as SS Allen Taylor, Michelle Obama’s first and longtime security agent. They join previously announced stars Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson.
The First Lady, created by Aaron Cooley and produced by Lionsgate TV and Showtime, is a revelatory reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House. Season 1 focuses on Eleanor Roosevelt (Anderson), Betty Ford (Pfeiffer) and Michelle Obama (Davis).
Taylor’s Marian Shields Robinson, Michelle Robinson Obama’s mother and Barack Obama’s mother-in-law, is a practical, forthright and honest member of the Obama family...
The First Lady, created by Aaron Cooley and produced by Lionsgate TV and Showtime, is a revelatory reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House. Season 1 focuses on Eleanor Roosevelt (Anderson), Betty Ford (Pfeiffer) and Michelle Obama (Davis).
Taylor’s Marian Shields Robinson, Michelle Robinson Obama’s mother and Barack Obama’s mother-in-law, is a practical, forthright and honest member of the Obama family...
- 4/13/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
In addition to being a renowned chef, journalist, non-fiction writer, and TV host, the late Anthony Bourdain also wrote novels. One of his books, a comedic crime thriller called Gone Bamboo, is now becoming a TV series from producers Webster Stone and Robert Stone, whose credits include The Conspirator, Gone in Sixty Seconds, and The Negotiator. The story follows a former […]
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- 2/21/2021
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Exclusive Producers Webster Stone and Robert Stone have acquired rights to Anthony Bourdain’s crime novel Gone Bamboo for a scripted series based on a pilot. The 1997 book was the celebrity chef’s second published work of fiction.
Set on the island of St. Martin, Gone Bamboo follows sharpshooting hedonistic assassin Henry Denard, who botches a career-capping hit. Denard must enlist the help of his skilled, stunning, and volatile wife to save their skins, dispatch the villains, and keep the peace — at all costs — in their tropical paradise.
“I wanted to write a sociopath beach book,” writes Bourdain in the book’s introduction. “I wanted a hero and heroine as lazy, mercenary, lustful and free of redeeming qualities as I sometimes see myself.”
The Stone brothers’ producing credits include The Conspirator, Gone in Sixty Seconds and The Negotiator. They’re currently developing the recently published thriller Girl from Nowhere by...
Set on the island of St. Martin, Gone Bamboo follows sharpshooting hedonistic assassin Henry Denard, who botches a career-capping hit. Denard must enlist the help of his skilled, stunning, and volatile wife to save their skins, dispatch the villains, and keep the peace — at all costs — in their tropical paradise.
“I wanted to write a sociopath beach book,” writes Bourdain in the book’s introduction. “I wanted a hero and heroine as lazy, mercenary, lustful and free of redeeming qualities as I sometimes see myself.”
The Stone brothers’ producing credits include The Conspirator, Gone in Sixty Seconds and The Negotiator. They’re currently developing the recently published thriller Girl from Nowhere by...
- 2/19/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
For Dror Moreh, making “The Human Factor” was all about taking viewers into the room where it happens. The documentary chronicles the 30-year effort to achieve peace in the Middle East between Israeli, Palestinian and U.S. leaders, told through the unique perspectives of six American negotiators who were indeed in the rooms where they tried and failed to make peace happen.
“Normally when we get to understanding diplomacy, we are getting the photo ops or sound bites that those types of politicians give us,” Moreh tells Gold Derby at our Meet the Btl Experts: Documentary panel (watch above). “Since there’s been so many movies for me, as an Israeli, about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the Israeli-Arab conflict from both sides, I was fed up with this kind of point of view. … For me, the American negotiators were the professionals in the rooms, were with the leaders and could tell me a different story,...
“Normally when we get to understanding diplomacy, we are getting the photo ops or sound bites that those types of politicians give us,” Moreh tells Gold Derby at our Meet the Btl Experts: Documentary panel (watch above). “Since there’s been so many movies for me, as an Israeli, about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the Israeli-Arab conflict from both sides, I was fed up with this kind of point of view. … For me, the American negotiators were the professionals in the rooms, were with the leaders and could tell me a different story,...
- 1/19/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Amazon's Alexa is soon going to be much more foul-mouthed, as Samuel L. Jackson has just signed a deal with the company to provide the first celebrity voice option for the digital assistant. According to Amazon, the actor is just one of many stars who will be available as an Alexa voice assistant in the future, as more guest voices will be added to the platform in 2020. The Jackson voice pack for Alexa will be made available later this year for just 99 cents, and better yet, it comes with the capability of using swear words, meaning there's a good chance your Alexa will soon be calling you an MFer.
Installing the pack for use is very simple after purchase. Once installed, Amazon users can say, "Alexa, introduce me to Samuel L. Jackson," and are then given the option as to whether they want the clean or explicit version of...
Installing the pack for use is very simple after purchase. Once installed, Amazon users can say, "Alexa, introduce me to Samuel L. Jackson," and are then given the option as to whether they want the clean or explicit version of...
- 9/25/2019
- by Jeremy Dick
- MovieWeb
Veteran actor Michael Cudlitz, best known for his role as Sergeant Abraham Ford on “The Walking Dead,” is running for the SAG-AFTRA board.
Cudlitz unveiled his candidacy Tuesday as part of the ruling Unite for Strength faction, which has also announced a re-election campaign for Gabrielle Carteris as president and Camryn Manheim as secretary-treasurer. It’s the first time that Cudlitz has sought an elected post at the union.
“The union’s been good to me so I thought it was time to give back,” he told Variety. “I like the way things are going and I want to see that continue.”
Carteris, who has been president since 2016, is facing challenges for the post from Matthew Modine and current secretary-treasurer Jane Austin. Election ballots will be mailed to dues-current members on July 29 and will be tabulated on Aug. 28. SAG-aftra represents about 160,000 performers.
The SAG-aftra national board has 70 members,...
Cudlitz unveiled his candidacy Tuesday as part of the ruling Unite for Strength faction, which has also announced a re-election campaign for Gabrielle Carteris as president and Camryn Manheim as secretary-treasurer. It’s the first time that Cudlitz has sought an elected post at the union.
“The union’s been good to me so I thought it was time to give back,” he told Variety. “I like the way things are going and I want to see that continue.”
Carteris, who has been president since 2016, is facing challenges for the post from Matthew Modine and current secretary-treasurer Jane Austin. Election ballots will be mailed to dues-current members on July 29 and will be tabulated on Aug. 28. SAG-aftra represents about 160,000 performers.
The SAG-aftra national board has 70 members,...
- 7/9/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Looking at a body of work that includes everything from a classic comedy (“Friday”) to hostage thrillers (“The Negotiator”) to high-octane franchise tentpoles (“The Fate of the Furious”), the subject matter of F. Gary Gray’s movies seems to share little in common from one to the next. But the invisible throughline that connects them all is Gray’s remarkable aptitude for finding the least likely actor imaginable and plugging them into an unforgettable role.
From gangsta rapper Ice Cube as a genial straight man in “Friday” to Dwayne Johnson as a gay bodyguard-turned-wannabe actor in “Be Cool” to Charlize Theron as a ruthless cyberterrorist in “Fate of the Furious,” Gray has repeatedly given actors opportunities they’ve never had before, not just challenging them to expand their repertoire, but also changing the way audiences see them on screen.
Cube, for example, was already a co-writer and producer on “Friday...
From gangsta rapper Ice Cube as a genial straight man in “Friday” to Dwayne Johnson as a gay bodyguard-turned-wannabe actor in “Be Cool” to Charlize Theron as a ruthless cyberterrorist in “Fate of the Furious,” Gray has repeatedly given actors opportunities they’ve never had before, not just challenging them to expand their repertoire, but also changing the way audiences see them on screen.
Cube, for example, was already a co-writer and producer on “Friday...
- 5/28/2019
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
After making his mark by helming the classic stoner comedy Friday, F. Gary Gray continued to light up the screen with films like Set It Off (1996), The Negotiator (1998), and Straight Outta Compton (2015) as well as the latest addition to the mainline Fast & Furious franchise, Fate Of The Furious (2017). Currently, Gray is putting the finishing touches on Men In Black: International starring…...
- 4/30/2019
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
In capturing a young, mid-’90s era Samuel L. Jackson for “Captain Marvel,” the team at Lola VFX started by watching his classics of that time: “Jurassic Park,” “Die Hard: With a Vengeance,” and most notably, “Pulp Fiction.”
Even though Quentin Tarantino’s film came out in 1994, just a year before when “Captain Marvel” is set, the de-aged Nick Fury is not based on Jackson’s look as Jules Winnfield, and there’s a good reason why.
“We had to throw out ‘Pulp Fiction’ almost immediately just because of the facial hair,” Trent Claus, the visual effects supervisor at Lola told TheWrap. “It blocked so much of the reference that we needed, it wasn’t very useful.”
Also Read: Jimmy Kimmel Mashes Up 'Captain Marvel' and 'Pulp Fiction' and It's Great (Video)
In de-aging Jackson for “Captain Marvel,” the VFX team did away with a body...
Even though Quentin Tarantino’s film came out in 1994, just a year before when “Captain Marvel” is set, the de-aged Nick Fury is not based on Jackson’s look as Jules Winnfield, and there’s a good reason why.
“We had to throw out ‘Pulp Fiction’ almost immediately just because of the facial hair,” Trent Claus, the visual effects supervisor at Lola told TheWrap. “It blocked so much of the reference that we needed, it wasn’t very useful.”
Also Read: Jimmy Kimmel Mashes Up 'Captain Marvel' and 'Pulp Fiction' and It's Great (Video)
In de-aging Jackson for “Captain Marvel,” the VFX team did away with a body...
- 3/19/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
It’s the year of digital de-aging, but with no fear of the Uncanny Valley in sight. In Marvel blockbuster “Captain Marvel,” Lola VFX took 25 years off 70-year-old Samuel L. Jackson as future S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury for the first time without the use of a digital double, and we can expect further strides in the technique with Ang Lee’s October release “Gemini Man” and Martin Scorsese’s Netflix mob drama “The Irishman.”
In Lee’s sci-fi thriller, Weta Digital tackles elite assassin Will Smith getting stalked by his younger clone, and, in Scorsese’s gangster epic, Industrial Light & Magic removes decades from Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in crucial flashbacks as real-life mob hitman Frank Sheeran and labor union boss Jimmy Hoffa.
Weta’s work on the mo-capped younger Smith clone, however, represents a major advancement in the de-aging technique (under the...
In Lee’s sci-fi thriller, Weta Digital tackles elite assassin Will Smith getting stalked by his younger clone, and, in Scorsese’s gangster epic, Industrial Light & Magic removes decades from Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in crucial flashbacks as real-life mob hitman Frank Sheeran and labor union boss Jimmy Hoffa.
Weta’s work on the mo-capped younger Smith clone, however, represents a major advancement in the de-aging technique (under the...
- 3/19/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Samuel L. Jackson, who is 70 years old, was made to look 25 years younger as Nick Fury for the ’90s throwback movie “Captain Marvel.” And though the studio has previously de-aged Michael Douglas (“Ant-Man” films), Kurt Russell (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”) and Robert Downey Jr. (“Captain America: Civil War”), the work on Jackson is the first time Marvel has done this for a co-lead actor for an entire movie.
De-aging is a meticulous, time-intensive process. Part of that process involves filming a body double that the visual effects artist can use as a reference. In making the leap between a handful to now hundreds of shots, Marvel tasked the company Lola Visual Effects to make some tests to see what Jackson could look like without the aid of a double. The payoff was enormous.
“That process works if you’ve got five, eight, maybe 10 shots. But in a movie...
De-aging is a meticulous, time-intensive process. Part of that process involves filming a body double that the visual effects artist can use as a reference. In making the leap between a handful to now hundreds of shots, Marvel tasked the company Lola Visual Effects to make some tests to see what Jackson could look like without the aid of a double. The payoff was enormous.
“That process works if you’ve got five, eight, maybe 10 shots. But in a movie...
- 3/18/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
We don’t know what deal he made with the devil or if he found the elusive Fountain of Youth, but there needs to be a full scientific investigation into how Samuel L. Jackson can look like he does at age 70. It defies logic. Normally, when people age, they look, well uh, old. Not Jackson.
But even still, when Marvel Studios wanted to use the actor for “Captain Marvel,” they had to use extensive CGI to de-age the actor back to his 1995 self, as the film is set in the mid-’90s.
Continue reading Samuel L. Jackson Thinks Marvel Studios Used ‘The Negotiator’ As His Facial Reference For ‘Captain Marvel’ at The Playlist.
But even still, when Marvel Studios wanted to use the actor for “Captain Marvel,” they had to use extensive CGI to de-age the actor back to his 1995 self, as the film is set in the mid-’90s.
Continue reading Samuel L. Jackson Thinks Marvel Studios Used ‘The Negotiator’ As His Facial Reference For ‘Captain Marvel’ at The Playlist.
- 3/4/2019
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Based on the novel “Koshonin” by Takahisa Igarashi, “The Negotiator” (not to be confused with the anime by the same name) is a TV movie that strays much away from the violence and the absurdness usually associated with Miike’s works. In fact, the Japanese master takes full advantage of a multi-leveled story, full of plot twists, in order to present a thriller that thrives on atmosphere and characters, to the point that it could also be described as a psychological drama. Let us take things from the beginning, though.
Three unidentified men rob a convenience store and then proceed on raiding a hospital, where they take the patients hostages. Inspector Ishida, a negotiator, is the one who eventually is tasked with handling the case, although it is soon revealed that his wife is one of the hostages. In one of his first actions, he calls for the support of Captain Tono,...
Three unidentified men rob a convenience store and then proceed on raiding a hospital, where they take the patients hostages. Inspector Ishida, a negotiator, is the one who eventually is tasked with handling the case, although it is soon revealed that his wife is one of the hostages. In one of his first actions, he calls for the support of Captain Tono,...
- 10/19/2018
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Holdovers likely to dominate UK box office this weekend.
It’s a soft-looking set of releases in the UK this weekend, which will mean holdover studio fare such as Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Universal), Ant-Man And The Wasp (Disney) and Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Paramount) will be looking to make use of the forecast break from the UK’s summer heatwave.
The Mamma Mia! sequel stayed top of the chart for the third straight week last weekend, moving to a mighty £39.3m, while Marvel’s Ant-Man sequel disappointed with a soft opening of £5m (for a superhero title).
In the indie space,...
It’s a soft-looking set of releases in the UK this weekend, which will mean holdover studio fare such as Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Universal), Ant-Man And The Wasp (Disney) and Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Paramount) will be looking to make use of the forecast break from the UK’s summer heatwave.
The Mamma Mia! sequel stayed top of the chart for the third straight week last weekend, moving to a mighty £39.3m, while Marvel’s Ant-Man sequel disappointed with a soft opening of £5m (for a superhero title).
In the indie space,...
- 8/10/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Jon Hamm looks good wearing a crumpled linen suit and aviator sunglasses, and this, perhaps, is all you need to know about The Negotiator, the new film from director Brad Anderson and producer/writer Tony Gilroy. It’s a classy espionage thriller with lots of brooding and shouting, all set in and around war-torn, ‘80s-era Beirut. It passes the time.
Jon Hamm essentially plays secret agent Jon Hamm (although I think his name is ‘Hank’ or ‘Clay’ or something), a disgraced Nsa security man who’s called back into action following the kidnapping of his best friend, another operative working in Lebanon, by a group of shady Arabs. (Like there are any other kinds of Arabs in these movies.)
Agent Hamm is a hard-drinking burn-out whose career has...
Jon Hamm essentially plays secret agent Jon Hamm (although I think his name is ‘Hank’ or ‘Clay’ or something), a disgraced Nsa security man who’s called back into action following the kidnapping of his best friend, another operative working in Lebanon, by a group of shady Arabs. (Like there are any other kinds of Arabs in these movies.)
Agent Hamm is a hard-drinking burn-out whose career has...
- 7/7/2018
- QuietEarth.us
Rosamund Pike, Jon Hamm, Dean Norris in The Negotiator, which will have its UK premiere in Edinburgh Photo: Sife Eddine El Amine The Edinburgh International Film Festival launched the programme for its 72nd edition today, which will feature 21 world premieres in a line-up of around 121 new features from 48 countries.
Among the world premieres at the festival - which runs from June 20 to July 1 - are Stephen Moyer's drama The Parting Glass, starring Melissa Leo, Cynthia Nixon, Anna Paquin and Denis O'Hare. Both Moyer and Paquin, who is also a producer of the film, will take part in an In Person event.
Other world premieres include Matt Palmer's thriller Calibre, starring Jack Lowden and Rachel Maclean's pop art drama Make Me Up.
Edinburgh's Filmhouse was decked out in green to celebrate the Eiff launch Photo: Amber Wilkinson Elsewhere in the programme, there is a previously announced screening of...
Among the world premieres at the festival - which runs from June 20 to July 1 - are Stephen Moyer's drama The Parting Glass, starring Melissa Leo, Cynthia Nixon, Anna Paquin and Denis O'Hare. Both Moyer and Paquin, who is also a producer of the film, will take part in an In Person event.
Other world premieres include Matt Palmer's thriller Calibre, starring Jack Lowden and Rachel Maclean's pop art drama Make Me Up.
Edinburgh's Filmhouse was decked out in green to celebrate the Eiff launch Photo: Amber Wilkinson Elsewhere in the programme, there is a previously announced screening of...
- 5/23/2018
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Sony Pictures' highly-anticipated Men in Black spin-off is moving full steam ahead, with the studio bringing in director F. Gary Gray to take the helm. The studio confirmed a summer 2019 release date back in September, but just a few weeks ago they moved it up from June 14, 2019 to May 17, 2019, which could indicate that the studio has put this on the fast track. Now that they already have a director on board, that could be the case, although it has yet to be confirmed when production is starting.
This project went through a few different incarnations at first, with Oren Uziel coming aboard in 2013 to write this spin-off, which became a hybrid of both Men in Black and 21 Jump Street, tentatively entitled Mib 23. Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill were initially set to reprise their roles from the 21 Jump Street franchise, with James Bobin coming aboard to direct, but that project ultimately fell apart.
This project went through a few different incarnations at first, with Oren Uziel coming aboard in 2013 to write this spin-off, which became a hybrid of both Men in Black and 21 Jump Street, tentatively entitled Mib 23. Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill were initially set to reprise their roles from the 21 Jump Street franchise, with James Bobin coming aboard to direct, but that project ultimately fell apart.
- 2/1/2018
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
The Fast of the Furious director F. Gary Gray is in talks with Sony to oversee the studio’s Men in Black franchise relaunch/reboot/spinoff. With a career that dates back more than 20 years to the Ice Cube comedy Friday, Gray has long been a mainstay in Hollywood, alternating between gigs directing music videos and feature films like The Negotiator and The Italian Job. His biggest breakthrough, though, came in 2015 with his direction of the critically acclaimed hit Straight Outta Compton, which was followed two years later by the worldwide blockbuster The Fate of the Furious – a movie that pulled in a gargantuan global haul of $1.2 billion.
- 2/1/2018
- ScreenRant.com
You have to savor the irony: African Americans comprise a tiny portion of film directors; we all know the argument that black movies don’t play overseas. And in F. Gary Gray’s “The Fate of the Furious,” we now we have the first billion-dollar movie from a black director…and it was driven overwhelmingly by the overseas gross.
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While Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” will be the most profitable title of the year, “The Fate of the Furious” just made F. Gary Gray the first African American to join an even more elite rank: He directed a film that’s earned over $1 billion worldwide.
The eighth entry in the “Furious” franchise currently stands at about $1.2 billion, with more than 80% of that business outside North America — making this the unusual (and welcome) case of a black director’s film making the...
Read More: The 33 Highest-Grossing Movies Directed By Black Filmmakers
While Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” will be the most profitable title of the year, “The Fate of the Furious” just made F. Gary Gray the first African American to join an even more elite rank: He directed a film that’s earned over $1 billion worldwide.
The eighth entry in the “Furious” franchise currently stands at about $1.2 billion, with more than 80% of that business outside North America — making this the unusual (and welcome) case of a black director’s film making the...
- 5/12/2017
- by Dana Harris and Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
A Man ApartIn October 2016, Vin Diesel revealed that the director of The Fate of the Furious, the eighth installment in the multi-billion dollar series of films, would be none other than F. Gary Gray. To those familiar with his work, it seemed like a natural fit. Gray has worked in Hollywood for over twenty years and is one of the most financially successful black directors in history. Coming off of the massive success of Straight Outta Compton (his second film to gross over $100 million dollars at the domestic box office, after 2003’s The Italian Job), Gray seemed like the ideal choice for the latest Fast and Furious installment, where he could return to his cinematic trademarks: guns, heists, fast cars and racially diverse ensembles. These elements were staples of Gray’s work even before his first feature in 1995. Gray, a South Central Los Angeles native, began as a cameraman for Bet and Fox,...
- 4/28/2017
- MUBI
‘The Fate of the Furious’ Is Little More Than a Loud Family ReunionThe only thing furious here is the slapping of keyboards as hackers wage war.
If you look up “unlikeliest franchises” in the dictionary, well, you’re a fool, because that’s not how dictionaries work. But if they did, and if you did, the picture you’d see staring back at you from what has now become a picture dictionary of some sort would probably be of Vin Diesel grimacing behind the wheel of a car while flaming semi-trucks do wheelies out his back window. What started with the simple joys of street-racing in 2001’s The Fast and the Furious has morphed into the biggest and silliest film series out there.
After peaking with Fast Five in 2011 the franchise left that film’s perfect balance of beautiful, ridiculous action and entertainingly silly writing to tilt further and further into full-on, regrettably...
If you look up “unlikeliest franchises” in the dictionary, well, you’re a fool, because that’s not how dictionaries work. But if they did, and if you did, the picture you’d see staring back at you from what has now become a picture dictionary of some sort would probably be of Vin Diesel grimacing behind the wheel of a car while flaming semi-trucks do wheelies out his back window. What started with the simple joys of street-racing in 2001’s The Fast and the Furious has morphed into the biggest and silliest film series out there.
After peaking with Fast Five in 2011 the franchise left that film’s perfect balance of beautiful, ridiculous action and entertainingly silly writing to tilt further and further into full-on, regrettably...
- 4/15/2017
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Guns, monsters, and self-realization come together in our most anticipated movies of the month.
Is April the beginning of the summer movie season? Universal has been making that case for a few years now by opening their Fast and the Furious movies this month, and you can’t argue with their summer-sized box-office results. Happily there are plenty of smaller films hitting theaters in the coming weeks too from all manner of genres including drama, horror, comedy, and the hybrid that is Nacho Vigalondo’s latest.
Keep reading to see which movies we’re most excited for this month!
https://medium.com/media/957a1e3bef7d512bffaa68ddd3ac8cda/href10. The Circle (4/28)
Pros: Has a film ever looked this good on paper? Director James Ponsoldt (The End of the Tour), writer Dave Eggers (Where the Wild Things Are), cinematographer Matthew Libatique (The Fountain), composer Danny Elfman, a cast that includes Tom Hanks, Emma Watson...
Is April the beginning of the summer movie season? Universal has been making that case for a few years now by opening their Fast and the Furious movies this month, and you can’t argue with their summer-sized box-office results. Happily there are plenty of smaller films hitting theaters in the coming weeks too from all manner of genres including drama, horror, comedy, and the hybrid that is Nacho Vigalondo’s latest.
Keep reading to see which movies we’re most excited for this month!
https://medium.com/media/957a1e3bef7d512bffaa68ddd3ac8cda/href10. The Circle (4/28)
Pros: Has a film ever looked this good on paper? Director James Ponsoldt (The End of the Tour), writer Dave Eggers (Where the Wild Things Are), cinematographer Matthew Libatique (The Fountain), composer Danny Elfman, a cast that includes Tom Hanks, Emma Watson...
- 4/9/2017
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Filmmaker James DeMonaco has shown horror fans a ruthless society in the world of his Purge movies, and now he's diving into another frightening future in Feral, a new novel he co-wrote with B.K. Evenson that's set in a world where men have transformed into manic killing machines. With Feral coming out on April 4th from Penguin Random House's Anchor imprint and Blumhouse Books, we've been provided with an excerpt from the apocalyptic novel to share with Daily Dead readers.
Check out the excerpt below, and to learn more about Feral, visit Amazon and Blumhouse Books.
"About Feral, by James DeMonaco and Brian Evenson
Allie Hilts was still in high school when a fire at a top-secret research facility released an air-borne pathogen that quickly spread to every male on the planet, killing most. Allie witnessed every man she ever knew be consumed by fearsome symptoms: scorching fevers and internal bleeding,...
Check out the excerpt below, and to learn more about Feral, visit Amazon and Blumhouse Books.
"About Feral, by James DeMonaco and Brian Evenson
Allie Hilts was still in high school when a fire at a top-secret research facility released an air-borne pathogen that quickly spread to every male on the planet, killing most. Allie witnessed every man she ever knew be consumed by fearsome symptoms: scorching fevers and internal bleeding,...
- 4/3/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
One of the regular features on The Late Late Show With James Corden is called Role Call, where the host will recreate a number of iconic scenes with his guest that evening. Earlier this week, the iconic Samuel L. Jackson appeared on the show, and being the good sport that he is, agreed to take part in that night's Role Call, where the actor revisited his beloved Jules Winnfield character from Quentin Tarantino's indie classic Pulp Fiction. Throughout this 11-minute video, the star revisited a number of his most indelible performances, with the help of some props, wigs and fake backdrops.
The 11-minute video was posted on The Late Late Show's YouTube page, which begins with Jules Winnfield's iconic Biblical speech, and has James Corden playing the role of John Travolta's Vincent Vega. They then quickly transition to another early scene in the film where Vincent Vega...
The 11-minute video was posted on The Late Late Show's YouTube page, which begins with Jules Winnfield's iconic Biblical speech, and has James Corden playing the role of John Travolta's Vincent Vega. They then quickly transition to another early scene in the film where Vincent Vega...
- 3/9/2017
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
James Corden and Samuel L. Jackson reenacted Jackson's extensive filmography on The Late Late Show on Wednesday. While Corden played everything from Yoda, a shark, a T-Rex to a snake, Jackson delivered countless iconic lines from his career.
The actors opened with Pulp Fiction. First, Corden stood in an ill-fitting wig while Jackson quoted scripture. Then, the backdrop behind the two men transformed and Corden played John Travolta's character, Vincent Vega, instructing Jackson how to ask for a Quarter Pounder with cheese in Paris.
Cartoonish violence was the main...
The actors opened with Pulp Fiction. First, Corden stood in an ill-fitting wig while Jackson quoted scripture. Then, the backdrop behind the two men transformed and Corden played John Travolta's character, Vincent Vega, instructing Jackson how to ask for a Quarter Pounder with cheese in Paris.
Cartoonish violence was the main...
- 3/9/2017
- Rollingstone.com
There’s no question what’s in Samuel L. Jackson’s wallet once you realize that the ubiquitous film star has been in practically every movie.
On Wednesday, Jackson — who is currently promoting Kong: Skull Island — partook in The Late Late Show With James Corden‘s signature “Role Call” segment, which enlists A-list talent to revisit their filmography via green-screen-enhanced reenactments all shot in one take.
VideosTom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Corden Recreate Jerry Maguire, Top Gun, Mission: Impossible and More
In total, Jackson and Corden “recreated” scenes (or, in the case of his work as Nick Fury in the Marvel films,...
On Wednesday, Jackson — who is currently promoting Kong: Skull Island — partook in The Late Late Show With James Corden‘s signature “Role Call” segment, which enlists A-list talent to revisit their filmography via green-screen-enhanced reenactments all shot in one take.
VideosTom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Corden Recreate Jerry Maguire, Top Gun, Mission: Impossible and More
In total, Jackson and Corden “recreated” scenes (or, in the case of his work as Nick Fury in the Marvel films,...
- 3/9/2017
- TVLine.com
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