Shecky Greene, the legendary standup comedian known for his long tenure as a Las Vegas headliner and for working with Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, died Dec. 31 at his home in the city. He was 97.
Greene’s wife of 41 years, Marie Musso Greene, confirmed his death to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Greene was a regular on the TV talk show and guest star circuit in his 1960s and ’70s heyday, when he often sported a comb-over haircut and wide-lapel suits. Earlier in his career, he came to represent the epitome of the Rat Pack-adjacent comedian in a tux, delivering lightly risque or edgy anecdotal stories and zingers on stage.
Greene was known for his many appearances on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” and for working as the opening act for Sinatra in Miami and Presley in Las Vegas. During the 1962-63 season, he played a recurring character on the...
Greene’s wife of 41 years, Marie Musso Greene, confirmed his death to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Greene was a regular on the TV talk show and guest star circuit in his 1960s and ’70s heyday, when he often sported a comb-over haircut and wide-lapel suits. Earlier in his career, he came to represent the epitome of the Rat Pack-adjacent comedian in a tux, delivering lightly risque or edgy anecdotal stories and zingers on stage.
Greene was known for his many appearances on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” and for working as the opening act for Sinatra in Miami and Presley in Las Vegas. During the 1962-63 season, he played a recurring character on the...
- 12/31/2023
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Magicians conceal the techniques behind their tricks to maintain a sense of wonder and mystique. In a similar vein, early Hollywood went to great lengths to conceal the secrets of their visual effects. Both sought to preserve the magic and enchantment of their respective performances. Even when "Star Wars" came out in 1977, some news items claimed both Artoo and Threepio were actual robots.
Times have changed, and behind-the-scenes material has become commonplace. Shows like "Entertainment Tonight" and bonus features on home video all made what used to be arcane into knowledge commonplace. Does that destroy the suspension of disbelief required for a movie to be truly immersive? Given the popularity of such features, it's safe to say a significant portion of the audience doesn't think so. On some level, we know it's all make-believe.
Here's a look at what iconic science fiction films look like stripped bare of special effects; be they in-camera tricks,...
Times have changed, and behind-the-scenes material has become commonplace. Shows like "Entertainment Tonight" and bonus features on home video all made what used to be arcane into knowledge commonplace. Does that destroy the suspension of disbelief required for a movie to be truly immersive? Given the popularity of such features, it's safe to say a significant portion of the audience doesn't think so. On some level, we know it's all make-believe.
Here's a look at what iconic science fiction films look like stripped bare of special effects; be they in-camera tricks,...
- 10/18/2023
- by Maurice Molyneaux
- Slash Film
Clockwise from upper left: Superman II (Warner Bros.), Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (Paramount), Gremlins (Warner Bros.), The Last Airbender (Paramount), Twister (Warner Bros.), Prince of Persia: The Sands Of Time (Disney)Graphic: AVClub
What we think of today as summer blockbuster movies arguably began in 1975 with Jaws.
What we think of today as summer blockbuster movies arguably began in 1975 with Jaws.
- 8/21/2023
- by Luke Y. Thompson
- avclub.com
Asking an acclaimed actor like Tom Hanks about his favorite movies is like asking Shakespeare for literature recommendations.
The beloved Hollywood everyman has been a constant presence on the big screen for the past four decades, and his hilariously dry supporting turn in Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City” is a reminder that he still has plenty to contribute as a performer. His role in the wildly successful film presents a perfect opportunity to explore the films that shaped Hanks’ tastes.
Hanks has always presented himself as a throwback to an age of kinder, gentler movie stars. So it’s not particularly surprising that his list of favorite movies is full of rock solid Hollywood classics. After listening to the Oscar winner talk about his favorite movies, it becomes clear that Hanks values the kind of timeless storytelling and quality acting that help great films remain relevant centuries after they hit theaters.
The beloved Hollywood everyman has been a constant presence on the big screen for the past four decades, and his hilariously dry supporting turn in Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City” is a reminder that he still has plenty to contribute as a performer. His role in the wildly successful film presents a perfect opportunity to explore the films that shaped Hanks’ tastes.
Hanks has always presented himself as a throwback to an age of kinder, gentler movie stars. So it’s not particularly surprising that his list of favorite movies is full of rock solid Hollywood classics. After listening to the Oscar winner talk about his favorite movies, it becomes clear that Hanks values the kind of timeless storytelling and quality acting that help great films remain relevant centuries after they hit theaters.
- 6/24/2023
- by Marcos Franco
- Indiewire
Eileen Saki, known for her role as bar owner Rosie in “M*A*S*H,” died on Monday in Los Angeles after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 79.
Saki’s rep confirmed her death to Variety. The actor was featured on nine episodes of “M*A*S*H,” the television series based on the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital that cared for patients during the Korean War. The TV series aired from 1972 to 1983.
Saki played the role of Rosie, the local bar owner of “Rosie’s Bar.” She was the third actor to take over the role and the longest to do so. Her career in acting continued on with roles featured in other projects such as Dr. Fujimoto in the 1984 film “Splash” with Tom Hanks, “CHiPs” and “History of the World: Part I.”
Saki was born in Japan and was the daughter of a gardener, she revealed on the “M*A*S...
Saki’s rep confirmed her death to Variety. The actor was featured on nine episodes of “M*A*S*H,” the television series based on the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital that cared for patients during the Korean War. The TV series aired from 1972 to 1983.
Saki played the role of Rosie, the local bar owner of “Rosie’s Bar.” She was the third actor to take over the role and the longest to do so. Her career in acting continued on with roles featured in other projects such as Dr. Fujimoto in the 1984 film “Splash” with Tom Hanks, “CHiPs” and “History of the World: Part I.”
Saki was born in Japan and was the daughter of a gardener, she revealed on the “M*A*S...
- 5/2/2023
- by McKinley Franklin
- Variety Film + TV
Eileen Saki, who appeared in several iconic late-’70s television shows and for years played the owner of Rose’s Bar on “M*A*S*H,” has died, her rep confirmed Tuesday. She was 79.
Saki, who was born and raised in Japan, “passed away peacefully in Los Angeles yesterday, May 1,” her rep Camilla Pines told TheWrap on Tuesday. Pines said Saki, who survived a lung cancer diagnosis in 2004, had recently “got a second chance at auditioning and working in the industry that she loved so much,” even shooting a couple of big commercial projects before her January diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.
“She was often recognized by face or even just voice by people who knew they knew her ‘from somewhere’ – and loved talking to young actors about the journey,” Pines said.
On “M*A*S*H,” Saki played Rosie, the back-talking proprietor of the 4077’s favorite after-work haunt, which was based on a real Korean War-time bar in Seoul.
Saki, who was born and raised in Japan, “passed away peacefully in Los Angeles yesterday, May 1,” her rep Camilla Pines told TheWrap on Tuesday. Pines said Saki, who survived a lung cancer diagnosis in 2004, had recently “got a second chance at auditioning and working in the industry that she loved so much,” even shooting a couple of big commercial projects before her January diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.
“She was often recognized by face or even just voice by people who knew they knew her ‘from somewhere’ – and loved talking to young actors about the journey,” Pines said.
On “M*A*S*H,” Saki played Rosie, the back-talking proprietor of the 4077’s favorite after-work haunt, which was based on a real Korean War-time bar in Seoul.
- 5/2/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Eileen Saki, who portrayed Rosie, the sassy boss of the popular watering hole that hosted Hawkeye Pierce, Hot Lips Houlihan and others from the 4077th on the legendary series M*A*S*H, has died. She was 79.
Saki died Monday in Los Angeles after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January, her rep, Camilla Fluxman Pines, told The Hollywood Reporter.
The delightful Saki appeared as the owner of Rose’s Bar — which actually existed in Seoul during the Korean War — on eight episodes of the CBS series from 1976 until its 1981 conclusion. (Frances Fong had played Rosie a couple of times in 1976-77.)
Earlier, Saki had portrayed the head madam of a brothel impressed by Cpl. Klinger’s (Jamie Farr) wardrobe on the show’s fifth-season premiere episode, “Bug Out,” which aired in September 1976.
She also showed up on other TV series including Good Times, CHiPs, The Greatest American Hero, Gimme a Break!...
Saki died Monday in Los Angeles after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January, her rep, Camilla Fluxman Pines, told The Hollywood Reporter.
The delightful Saki appeared as the owner of Rose’s Bar — which actually existed in Seoul during the Korean War — on eight episodes of the CBS series from 1976 until its 1981 conclusion. (Frances Fong had played Rosie a couple of times in 1976-77.)
Earlier, Saki had portrayed the head madam of a brothel impressed by Cpl. Klinger’s (Jamie Farr) wardrobe on the show’s fifth-season premiere episode, “Bug Out,” which aired in September 1976.
She also showed up on other TV series including Good Times, CHiPs, The Greatest American Hero, Gimme a Break!...
- 5/2/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There were multiple heated conversations between Zanab Jaffrey and Cole Barnett. Sometimes Jaffrey was forced to defend her mental health. She gave her thoughts on how Barnett talked about mental health in Love Is Blind Season 3.
Cole repeatedly questioned Zanab’s sanity on ‘Love Is Blind’ Season 3
Barnett and Jaffrey had a rocky engagement almost from beginning to end. Eventually, Barnett started questioning her sanity when they argued.
In “The Last Supper,” he talked about getting “different versions of Zanab.” “There’ll be one day where I wake up, and she’s madly in love with me,” he told the camera. “Then there’ll be another morning where she has all these issues, and I’m just confused.”
Barnett asked her over dinner if she wanted to marry him. She said she probably wouldn’t know until she was walking down the aisle. He told her to be “sweet” and “unassuming.
Cole repeatedly questioned Zanab’s sanity on ‘Love Is Blind’ Season 3
Barnett and Jaffrey had a rocky engagement almost from beginning to end. Eventually, Barnett started questioning her sanity when they argued.
In “The Last Supper,” he talked about getting “different versions of Zanab.” “There’ll be one day where I wake up, and she’s madly in love with me,” he told the camera. “Then there’ll be another morning where she has all these issues, and I’m just confused.”
Barnett asked her over dinner if she wanted to marry him. She said she probably wouldn’t know until she was walking down the aisle. He told her to be “sweet” and “unassuming.
- 3/13/2023
- by Nicole Weaver
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
While the age of the classic romantic comedy seems to have passed us by, films like Michael Lukk Litwak’s Molli and Max in the Future remind us that there is still magic to be wrung from well worn tropes if the filmmaker can manage to skew the lens just so to give the audience a new angle on old stories. Love is love is love, it’s complicated, charming, frustrating, funny, sad, and sometimes scary, but no matter the individual settings and circumstances, audiences will always enjoy rooting for the big happy ending, especially when we see ourselves in the characters. Playing out like a lo-fi retrofuture When Harry Met Sally in space, Molli and Max in the Future is, if nothing else, a labor of...
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- 3/12/2023
- Screen Anarchy
Game Of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has signed up to host eco series An Optimist’s Guide To The Planet for Bloomberg Media.
The series will feature Coster-Waldau traveling the globe searching for the people, ideas, and traditions that will turn environmental angst into optimism.
He will meet electric aircraft engineers in Burlington, Vermont, Nashulai Conservancy elders in Kenya, and women leading sustainable Mezcal production in Mexico.
Described as Bloomberg’s most ambitious original to date, the series will be produced by Canada’s Cream Productions and Wildfire Television, the UK production outfit. It is made in association with Bell Media and Ill Kippers Aps, Coster-Waldau’s production company.
Executive producers are David Brady, Philip Clarke, Kate Harrison Karman, Coster-Waldau, Joe Derrick, Jennifer Baichwal, and Nicholas de Pencier. Patrick Cameron is the co-executive producer.
“The climate crisis impacts all of us, however what I hope this show demonstrates is that we are not doomed.
The series will feature Coster-Waldau traveling the globe searching for the people, ideas, and traditions that will turn environmental angst into optimism.
He will meet electric aircraft engineers in Burlington, Vermont, Nashulai Conservancy elders in Kenya, and women leading sustainable Mezcal production in Mexico.
Described as Bloomberg’s most ambitious original to date, the series will be produced by Canada’s Cream Productions and Wildfire Television, the UK production outfit. It is made in association with Bell Media and Ill Kippers Aps, Coster-Waldau’s production company.
Executive producers are David Brady, Philip Clarke, Kate Harrison Karman, Coster-Waldau, Joe Derrick, Jennifer Baichwal, and Nicholas de Pencier. Patrick Cameron is the co-executive producer.
“The climate crisis impacts all of us, however what I hope this show demonstrates is that we are not doomed.
- 3/10/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
At the end of Mel Brooks' 1981 sketch comedy film "History of the World, Part I" (a movie /Film once ranked higher than "The Producers"), the director included a preview for the inevitable sequel and some of the segments that might be seen therein. Whereas Brooks explored the Stone Age, Ancient Rome, and Revolutionary France in "Part I," "Part II" was to feature a Viking funeral, "Hitler on Ice," and the distant future of "Jews in Space." In 2023, the mythic second part finally came to fruition — as a six-part miniseries — with the 96-year-old Brooks writing and producing along with an entire team of the comedy world's biggest stars. Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinhotlz, Nick Kroll, and David Stassen are credited as the primary writers, and the sketches are presented in shorter snippets, skipping merrily back and forth in time.
As of this writing, "History of the World, Part II" has already covered the Romanov family,...
As of this writing, "History of the World, Part II" has already covered the Romanov family,...
- 3/7/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Forty-two years ago, Mel Brooks delivered the perfectly titled sketch comedy movie History of the World Part I. At the end of the satirical and scatalogical look at history from cavemen to contemporary events, Brooks included a fake trailer for a sequel showcasing Hitler on Ice and Jews in Space. Never meant to be a real follow-up; I still would have people asking for the movie when I worked at Blockbuster back in the day. Now, decades later, the streaming wars have allowed this long fictional follow-up to become a reality thanks to a new generation of comedians ready to skewer events not featured in the original film. History of the World Part II, an eight episode series, continues the formula Mel Brooks made popular. Featuring a bevvy of comedians and celebrity cameos, this new look at history takes on events ranging from The Russian Revolution to the Civil War,...
- 3/3/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
History of the World, Part I is far from the most beloved Mel Brooks movie, even if “It’s good to be the king” is one of the more enduring lines he ever wrote. It is, however, by far the most in need of a sequel. After all, it’s been 42 years since Brooks concluded the film with teasers for History of the World, Part II, which was to include the sketches “Hitler on Ice,” “A Viking Funeral,” and, most memorably, “Jews in Space.” Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein are stone-cold classics,...
- 2/28/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Mel Brooks was born in 1926, prior to the advent of talkies and television. He grew up worshiping the vaudevillian likes of Groucho Marx, Al Jolson, and George Jessel. Given the anarchic, anything-for-a-laugh quality of his best movies, you'd think Brooks' allegiances would be tightly aligned with Groucho. But while he's on the record with his affection for the Marx Brothers' work, he was especially enamored of Eddie Cantor.
For most people in this day and age, Cantor is a name more than a personality. The worst that can be said about him is that he was a song-and-dance man who, like Jolson, mimicked African-American entertainers in blackface to bolster his appeal. But Cantor was a born, trailblazing Jewish entertainer, and his comedic rambunctiousness kicked down the door for people like Brooks, who lacked the patience to craft a meticulously structured screwball masterpiece like Ernst Lubitsch's "Trouble in Paradise" or...
For most people in this day and age, Cantor is a name more than a personality. The worst that can be said about him is that he was a song-and-dance man who, like Jolson, mimicked African-American entertainers in blackface to bolster his appeal. But Cantor was a born, trailblazing Jewish entertainer, and his comedic rambunctiousness kicked down the door for people like Brooks, who lacked the patience to craft a meticulously structured screwball masterpiece like Ernst Lubitsch's "Trouble in Paradise" or...
- 1/19/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
If you've never watched the 1981 Mel Brooks film "The History of the World, Part I," now is the time to do it. All these years later, a sequel series, "The History of the World, Part II," is hitting Hulu in March. Even if you haven't seen it, you've definitely heard people quote it, from the Torquemada musical number in The Spanish Inquisition segment to lines like, "It's good to be the king," and the "No, no, yes" song from Madeline Kahn. I feel pretty confident when I say that it's one of the funniest movies of all time, and I'm hardly alone in that sentiment.
"History of the World, Part I" is irreverent and absolutely stupid in the most wonderful way, and even after dozens of viewings, I still giggle to myself about parts of it whenever they cross my mind. Not only did Brooks write, direct, and star as Moses,...
"History of the World, Part I" is irreverent and absolutely stupid in the most wonderful way, and even after dozens of viewings, I still giggle to myself about parts of it whenever they cross my mind. Not only did Brooks write, direct, and star as Moses,...
- 1/18/2023
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
“History of The World: Part II” star Nick Kroll says the new Hulu series continues Mel Brooks’ legacy of “poking fun at those in power.”
“Mel’s ultimate goal was always to poke fun at those in power and how greedy and stupid they were,” Kroll said during the 2023 Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour on Saturday. “And so doing a show about history now at a time when we are reexamining the past, how things went down, it became a very easy through-line to just continue Mel’s legacy of poking fun at those in power.”
While the landscape of comedy has shifted in the 40 years since Brooks’ film “History of The World: Part I” was released, Kroll argues that comedians can “still say and do insane things.”
“They just have to be a little more thoughtful about how and why you’re saying them,” he added.
Also...
“Mel’s ultimate goal was always to poke fun at those in power and how greedy and stupid they were,” Kroll said during the 2023 Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour on Saturday. “And so doing a show about history now at a time when we are reexamining the past, how things went down, it became a very easy through-line to just continue Mel’s legacy of poking fun at those in power.”
While the landscape of comedy has shifted in the 40 years since Brooks’ film “History of The World: Part I” was released, Kroll argues that comedians can “still say and do insane things.”
“They just have to be a little more thoughtful about how and why you’re saying them,” he added.
Also...
- 1/14/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
After 40 years, the hopes and dreams of a generation have finally come true: “History of the World Pt. 2” is almost here. Hulu announced on Thursday that TV series — the long-awaited sequel to the classic 1982 Mel Brooks movie — will premiere March 6. And along with that announcement comes the official trailer. Watch that above now.
The 8-episode series launches with the first two episodes on March 6, with two episodes released nightly through March 9.
Like “History of the World Part 1,” the show features a series of irreverent sketches inspired by different historical eras and, if it’s anything like the original film, also parodying the historical epics of Hollywood’s golden age. And like its predecessor, “History of the World Part 2” takes aims at numerous literal and figurative sacred cows.
There’s a sketch about how the Pope (Joe Lo Truglio) and other Church officials conspire in what amounts to a medieval marketing...
The 8-episode series launches with the first two episodes on March 6, with two episodes released nightly through March 9.
Like “History of the World Part 1,” the show features a series of irreverent sketches inspired by different historical eras and, if it’s anything like the original film, also parodying the historical epics of Hollywood’s golden age. And like its predecessor, “History of the World Part 2” takes aims at numerous literal and figurative sacred cows.
There’s a sketch about how the Pope (Joe Lo Truglio) and other Church officials conspire in what amounts to a medieval marketing...
- 1/13/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Hulu is offering up a first look of History of the World, Part II, the sequel to the seminal Mel Brooks film History of the World: Part I from 1981. It will premiere this spring.
Each episode features a variety of sketches that will take viewers through different periods of human history. It stars Brooks, Wanda Sykes, Nick Kroll and Ike Barinholtz. Brooks is a writer and executive producer on the series along with Kroll, Sykes, Barinholtz, David Stassen, Kevin Salter, David Greenbaum and Christie Smith.
History of the World, Part II is a production of Searchlight Television and 20th Television.
Ike Barinholtz as Leon Trotsky (Hulu) Nick Kroll as Schmuck Mudman (Hulu) Wanda Sykes, center, as Shirley Chisholm (Hulu)...
Each episode features a variety of sketches that will take viewers through different periods of human history. It stars Brooks, Wanda Sykes, Nick Kroll and Ike Barinholtz. Brooks is a writer and executive producer on the series along with Kroll, Sykes, Barinholtz, David Stassen, Kevin Salter, David Greenbaum and Christie Smith.
History of the World, Part II is a production of Searchlight Television and 20th Television.
Ike Barinholtz as Leon Trotsky (Hulu) Nick Kroll as Schmuck Mudman (Hulu) Wanda Sykes, center, as Shirley Chisholm (Hulu)...
- 1/4/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
When the seminal cinematic comedy "History of the World, Part I" was released in 1981, Mel Brooks and company teased that Part II was on the way. However, the cheeky teaser was only meant to be a bit rather than an earnest promise. Despite carrying "Part I" as part of the title, there was never an actual plan in place to do another installment of the episodic parody film that delivered Brooks' version of world history from the Stone Age to the French Revolution. The title was actually a reference to "The History of the World, Volume 1" by Sir Walter Raleigh, who was a prisoner in the Tower of London that was beheaded before he could write the other four intended volumes.
Then again, that's also how the gag about a "Spaceballs" sequel started out in 1987. Decades later, the prolific writer took his talents to G4 in 2008 for "Spaceballs: The Animated Series.
Then again, that's also how the gag about a "Spaceballs" sequel started out in 1987. Decades later, the prolific writer took his talents to G4 in 2008 for "Spaceballs: The Animated Series.
- 1/4/2023
- by Ben F. Silverio
- Slash Film
Yen Press, LLC held a panel at Anime NYC 2022, at which they announced over two dozen new acquisitions. This 2023 lineup includes new manga, light novels (A Certain Magical Index: The Old Testament Omnibus Edition; How to Win Her Heart on the Nth Try; Even if These Tears Disappear Tonight; Maiden of the Needle; My Summoned Beast Is Dead; Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki’s Conjecture; Yami-hara; The Ephemeral Scenes of Setsuna’s Journey), manhwa (Bloody Sweet), a box set (Toilet-bound Hanako-kun: First Stall), and a collection of sketches from fan-favorite creator Kaoru Mori (Scribbles).
Among the many titles announced, highlights include deluxe repackagings of the fan-favorite light novel series A Certain Magical Index and manga series Toilet-bound Hanako-kun. Additionally, the Anime NYC slate of announcements included new releases from beloved creators with works previously published by Yen Press, such as Scribbles by A Bride’s Story creator Kaoru Mori...
Among the many titles announced, highlights include deluxe repackagings of the fan-favorite light novel series A Certain Magical Index and manga series Toilet-bound Hanako-kun. Additionally, the Anime NYC slate of announcements included new releases from beloved creators with works previously published by Yen Press, such as Scribbles by A Bride’s Story creator Kaoru Mori...
- 11/21/2022
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Stuntman and actor Ted White, who played Jason Voorhees in "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter" among other roles, has died at the age of 96. Convention owner Sean Clark confirmed the news on Facebook (via Bloody Disgusting), writing that White "passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home."
White's personal website notes that he was born on January 25, 1926, "in a small town in Texas." At the age of 17, he went into the U.S. Marine Corps, which saw him stationed in the Pacific on Iwo Jima during World War II. He attended the University of Oklahoma on a football scholarship and was also a Golden Gloves boxer before moving to California, where he assembled an impressive list of stunt credits, including "Creature from the Black Lagoon," "Giant," "Rio Bravo," "Planet of the Apes," the 1976 "King Kong," "Escape from New York," "Road House," and the 2000 "Gone in 60 Seconds" remake.
The...
White's personal website notes that he was born on January 25, 1926, "in a small town in Texas." At the age of 17, he went into the U.S. Marine Corps, which saw him stationed in the Pacific on Iwo Jima during World War II. He attended the University of Oklahoma on a football scholarship and was also a Golden Gloves boxer before moving to California, where he assembled an impressive list of stunt credits, including "Creature from the Black Lagoon," "Giant," "Rio Bravo," "Planet of the Apes," the 1976 "King Kong," "Escape from New York," "Road House," and the 2000 "Gone in 60 Seconds" remake.
The...
- 10/15/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Kristina Karamo, who denied the 2020 election results and has been connected to QAnon, was endorsed by Michigan Republicans and Trump as their candidate for Michigan Secretary of State over the weekend, as NPR reports. The podcaster of the defunct It’s Solid Food and community college professor also had a thing about connecting pop stars to Satan in the run-up to the endorsement.
As Media Matters points out, in August 2020, she claimed Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish were placing children “under a satanic delusion.” Her proof? Grande’s The Last Supper...
As Media Matters points out, in August 2020, she claimed Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish were placing children “under a satanic delusion.” Her proof? Grande’s The Last Supper...
- 4/25/2022
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" is not only one of the greatest science-fiction films of all time (or is it science-fact?), it's one of the most varied. Beginning at "The Dawn of Man" and stretching all the way to "Beyond the Infinite," the film spans a number of locations, years, and stylistic approaches that range from playfully satirical to psychedelically surreal.
With so much to choose from, selecting a favorite sequence would be difficult for any fan of the film. Turns out it's not so tricky for one of the movie's stars, Keir Dullea. Playing Dr. David Bowman, one of the two astronauts sent on...
The post This Was Keir Dullea's Favorite Sequence In 2001: A Space Odyssey appeared first on /Film.
With so much to choose from, selecting a favorite sequence would be difficult for any fan of the film. Turns out it's not so tricky for one of the movie's stars, Keir Dullea. Playing Dr. David Bowman, one of the two astronauts sent on...
The post This Was Keir Dullea's Favorite Sequence In 2001: A Space Odyssey appeared first on /Film.
- 4/13/2022
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
This The Simpsons review contains spoilers.
The Simpsons Season 33 Episode 17
Lisa almost learns a lesson on The Simpsons’ “The Sound of Bleeding Gums.” When the Springfield lottery uses a song from local saxophone legend Bleeding Gums Murphy in their commercials, Lisa decides to help her musical idol’s son Monk, played by John Autry II, by any means possible.
Once again, the writers are talking about the show, and how The Simpsons are cited for social justice warrior product placements at the expense of laughs. Homer nails the criticism on the head, advising Lisa not to try to save anyone or anything, and making her promise not to waste her time on lost causes. Like the lottery, there are no winners.
The self-referential setup climaxes with a gag showing 3-second versions of old cartoons which are now politically incorrect. This, and a bit about airing shows even Peacock rejected, pre-cancels cancel culture,...
The Simpsons Season 33 Episode 17
Lisa almost learns a lesson on The Simpsons’ “The Sound of Bleeding Gums.” When the Springfield lottery uses a song from local saxophone legend Bleeding Gums Murphy in their commercials, Lisa decides to help her musical idol’s son Monk, played by John Autry II, by any means possible.
Once again, the writers are talking about the show, and how The Simpsons are cited for social justice warrior product placements at the expense of laughs. Homer nails the criticism on the head, advising Lisa not to try to save anyone or anything, and making her promise not to waste her time on lost causes. Like the lottery, there are no winners.
The self-referential setup climaxes with a gag showing 3-second versions of old cartoons which are now politically incorrect. This, and a bit about airing shows even Peacock rejected, pre-cancels cancel culture,...
- 4/11/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Wanda Sykes has a very specific memory of hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2009. “I shushed the first lady,” Sykes tells me, laughing. “I was sitting next to Michelle Obama and going over my notes, and she was trying to make conversation. I’m looking over my cards and I gave her like a look like, ‘Uhhh, don’t you see I’m working? Stop talking.’ ”
She tells this story to prove that she won’t be intimidated by the star wattage in the Dolby Theatre on March 27 when she makes her Academy Awards hosting debut alongside Amy Schumer and Regina Hall. “I don’t think I’ll get star-struck because I’m working,” she says. “When I’m focused and there to do a job, it’s all about getting the work done.”
It all began for Sykes 35 years ago when she was just 23 and performed her first...
She tells this story to prove that she won’t be intimidated by the star wattage in the Dolby Theatre on March 27 when she makes her Academy Awards hosting debut alongside Amy Schumer and Regina Hall. “I don’t think I’ll get star-struck because I’m working,” she says. “When I’m focused and there to do a job, it’s all about getting the work done.”
It all began for Sykes 35 years ago when she was just 23 and performed her first...
- 3/22/2022
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Lego previously took us back in time with a "Back to the Future" Lego set that was one of the earliest sets in their Lego Ideas line created by passionate fans. Now they're delivering a superior "Back to the Future" Lego DeLorean time machine playset that's much bigger and far more detailed, but it still won't go back in time if you somehow manage to get it up to 88mph.
This is a stellar Lego update, especially given the beloved nature of the "Back to the Future" franchise, which is the epitome of childhood nostalgia, offering a portal through the fabric of space-time....
The post Lego Unveils New Back to the Future DeLorean Playset (Time Travel Not Included) appeared first on /Film.
This is a stellar Lego update, especially given the beloved nature of the "Back to the Future" franchise, which is the epitome of childhood nostalgia, offering a portal through the fabric of space-time....
The post Lego Unveils New Back to the Future DeLorean Playset (Time Travel Not Included) appeared first on /Film.
- 3/17/2022
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
Each FrightFest at the Glasgow Film Festival there are always a few standouts – Mandrake from Lynne Davison is one of those movies.
When you think mandrake you may instantly think of those cute but lethal plants from Harry Potter – be prepared for something a little more sinister that dives deep into the dark folklore that spans all the way back to The Bible.
This horror marks the feature debut for Davison, with a screenplay from Matt Harvey, takes place in Northern Ireland. We follow probation officer, Cathy (Deirdre Mullins), who takes on the case of recently released murderer Mary Laidlaw aka “Bloody Mary” (Derbhle Crotty) and events take a turn for the worst.
Ahead of the UK premiere of Mandrake we catch up with Lynne Davison to talk tough shooting conditions, influence of Blair Witch & Midsommar and more.
Mandrake screens at Glasgow Film Festival on March 12th – tickets available here...
When you think mandrake you may instantly think of those cute but lethal plants from Harry Potter – be prepared for something a little more sinister that dives deep into the dark folklore that spans all the way back to The Bible.
This horror marks the feature debut for Davison, with a screenplay from Matt Harvey, takes place in Northern Ireland. We follow probation officer, Cathy (Deirdre Mullins), who takes on the case of recently released murderer Mary Laidlaw aka “Bloody Mary” (Derbhle Crotty) and events take a turn for the worst.
Ahead of the UK premiere of Mandrake we catch up with Lynne Davison to talk tough shooting conditions, influence of Blair Witch & Midsommar and more.
Mandrake screens at Glasgow Film Festival on March 12th – tickets available here...
- 3/11/2022
- by Thomas Alexander
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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“Waterloo, Making An Epic: The Spectacular Behind-the-Scenes Story of a Movie Colossus”
By Simon Lewis (BearManor Media), 534 pages, illustrated (B&w), Hardback, Paperback & Ebook, Isbn 978-1-62933-832-3
Review By Brian Hannan
One would think that a film that flopped as dramatically as Waterloo would scarcely deserve a book as superb as this. In quite extraordinary detail, author Simon Lewis discusses every aspect of the making of the film, from initial set-up to release, by way of analysis of dozens of separate scenes through to rarely discussed elements like the editing and mixing, and even the myth of the missing longer version and the importance of wooden boxes. It might have helped the movie’s commercial chances, and not put too much of a dent in the ultimately massive budget of $26.1 million if producer Dino De Laurentiis has snagged original dream team...
“Waterloo, Making An Epic: The Spectacular Behind-the-Scenes Story of a Movie Colossus”
By Simon Lewis (BearManor Media), 534 pages, illustrated (B&w), Hardback, Paperback & Ebook, Isbn 978-1-62933-832-3
Review By Brian Hannan
One would think that a film that flopped as dramatically as Waterloo would scarcely deserve a book as superb as this. In quite extraordinary detail, author Simon Lewis discusses every aspect of the making of the film, from initial set-up to release, by way of analysis of dozens of separate scenes through to rarely discussed elements like the editing and mixing, and even the myth of the missing longer version and the importance of wooden boxes. It might have helped the movie’s commercial chances, and not put too much of a dent in the ultimately massive budget of $26.1 million if producer Dino De Laurentiis has snagged original dream team...
- 3/4/2022
- by [email protected] (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Updates earlier exclusive, with quotes:: It’s official. David Eilenberg is returning to being a buyer.
The Chief Creative Officer of ITV America is joining Roku as its Head of Originals.
ilenberg will join in April and report to Rob Holmes, VP Programming at Roku.
It comes as the streaming service has been ramping up the amount of exclusive and original content that it develops and commissions.
Last year, Roku acquired Quibi’s library of original content and launched dozens of short-form shows on The Roku Channel, including a number that never launched on the Jeffrey Katzenberg-led service. In addition, it renewed a number of shows for second seasons.
But outside of the Quibi deal, the service, which essentially began as a streaming aggregator, has plans to bolster its pipeline of original series and films even further with plans to order around 50 series and films over the next two years.
The Chief Creative Officer of ITV America is joining Roku as its Head of Originals.
ilenberg will join in April and report to Rob Holmes, VP Programming at Roku.
It comes as the streaming service has been ramping up the amount of exclusive and original content that it develops and commissions.
Last year, Roku acquired Quibi’s library of original content and launched dozens of short-form shows on The Roku Channel, including a number that never launched on the Jeffrey Katzenberg-led service. In addition, it renewed a number of shows for second seasons.
But outside of the Quibi deal, the service, which essentially began as a streaming aggregator, has plans to bolster its pipeline of original series and films even further with plans to order around 50 series and films over the next two years.
- 3/4/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
This year is all about transformations.
Stellan Skarsgard in “Dune,” Jared Leto in “House of Gucci” and Jessica Chastain in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” all required hours in the makeup chair and daily application of prosthetics for their roles.
At the other end of the scale, Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in “Spencer,” Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in “Respect,” Lady
Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani in “House of Gucci,” Nicole Kidman in “Being the Ricardos” and Emma Stone in “Cruella” just needed little accents from a winged liner to a straight line or the perfect bold red lip, and even gold lipstick to make subtle statements about their characters.
Here’s an insight into the transformation process.
“Being the Ricardos”
Hair and makeup: Teressa Hill, Ana Lozano
Filmmaker Aaron Sorkin’s directions to hair department head Hilland makeup department head Lozano were simple, “Being the Ricardos” starring Nicole Kidman...
Stellan Skarsgard in “Dune,” Jared Leto in “House of Gucci” and Jessica Chastain in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” all required hours in the makeup chair and daily application of prosthetics for their roles.
At the other end of the scale, Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in “Spencer,” Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in “Respect,” Lady
Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani in “House of Gucci,” Nicole Kidman in “Being the Ricardos” and Emma Stone in “Cruella” just needed little accents from a winged liner to a straight line or the perfect bold red lip, and even gold lipstick to make subtle statements about their characters.
Here’s an insight into the transformation process.
“Being the Ricardos”
Hair and makeup: Teressa Hill, Ana Lozano
Filmmaker Aaron Sorkin’s directions to hair department head Hilland makeup department head Lozano were simple, “Being the Ricardos” starring Nicole Kidman...
- 1/14/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Mel Brooks Awarded With the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Career Achievement Award
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (Lafca) has announced that legendary filmmaker Mel Brooks will receive the Lafca Career Achievement Award.
Brooks began as a comic and writer on Sid Caesar’s variety show, “Your Show of Shows” and went on to create the comic character The 2000 Year Old Man with Carl Reiner. Brooks also wrote TV comedy series “Get Smart” with Buck Henry.
“Mel Brooks is a national treasure and a comedy filmmaking legend,” said Lafca president Claudia Puig. “Most of our members could probably quote whole swathes of his screenplays.” She added, “He not only has made us laugh uproariously, he has broken comic barriers and paved the way for and influenced generations of filmmakers after him.”
Brooks’ filmography includes “The Producers,” “Twelve Chairs,” “Blazing Saddles,” “Young Frankenstein,” “Silent Movie” and “High Anxiety.” Brooks is also an Egot winner,...
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (Lafca) has announced that legendary filmmaker Mel Brooks will receive the Lafca Career Achievement Award.
Brooks began as a comic and writer on Sid Caesar’s variety show, “Your Show of Shows” and went on to create the comic character The 2000 Year Old Man with Carl Reiner. Brooks also wrote TV comedy series “Get Smart” with Buck Henry.
“Mel Brooks is a national treasure and a comedy filmmaking legend,” said Lafca president Claudia Puig. “Most of our members could probably quote whole swathes of his screenplays.” She added, “He not only has made us laugh uproariously, he has broken comic barriers and paved the way for and influenced generations of filmmakers after him.”
Brooks’ filmography includes “The Producers,” “Twelve Chairs,” “Blazing Saddles,” “Young Frankenstein,” “Silent Movie” and “High Anxiety.” Brooks is also an Egot winner,...
- 11/17/2021
- by Jennifer Yuma
- Variety Film + TV
Fresh off the release of their new album The Future, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats performed three songs from the LP for CBS Mornings’ Saturday Sessions.
Performing live from New York’s Beacon Theater, the Denver rock outfit delivered “Love Don’t,” “Face Down in the Moment” and “Survivor” from their third studio album, the follow-up to their 2018 LP Tearing at the Seams; Rateliff also released a solo album, And It’s Still Alright, in 2020.
Rateliff and the Night Sweats wrote and recorded The Future at the singer’s...
Performing live from New York’s Beacon Theater, the Denver rock outfit delivered “Love Don’t,” “Face Down in the Moment” and “Survivor” from their third studio album, the follow-up to their 2018 LP Tearing at the Seams; Rateliff also released a solo album, And It’s Still Alright, in 2020.
Rateliff and the Night Sweats wrote and recorded The Future at the singer’s...
- 11/13/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Double Walker (Colin West)
If one is looking for some post-Halloween chills, Colin West’s micro-budget ghost story Double Walker mostly fits the bill, albeit with a few stumbles. Approaching the supernatural with a more grounded feel akin to Paul Harrill’s Light From Light and David Lowery’s A Ghost Story, the film tracks a woman in specter form (a stand-out Sylvie Mix) who tracks down those responsible for her murder. While the production’s limitations can be painfully clear at times, with flat cinematography and flashbacks that feel far too on the nose, the film eventually coheres into a compelling look at the sins of humankind and what may come after death.
Where to Stream: VOD
Happy Hour and Asako I & II...
Double Walker (Colin West)
If one is looking for some post-Halloween chills, Colin West’s micro-budget ghost story Double Walker mostly fits the bill, albeit with a few stumbles. Approaching the supernatural with a more grounded feel akin to Paul Harrill’s Light From Light and David Lowery’s A Ghost Story, the film tracks a woman in specter form (a stand-out Sylvie Mix) who tracks down those responsible for her murder. While the production’s limitations can be painfully clear at times, with flat cinematography and flashbacks that feel far too on the nose, the film eventually coheres into a compelling look at the sins of humankind and what may come after death.
Where to Stream: VOD
Happy Hour and Asako I & II...
- 11/12/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
At the exit to a gallery in the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is a display of opinions about the future of cinema. For example:
“The Future Of Cinema Is Inclusion Not Exclusion”
–Kimberly Steward Film Executive
Or:
“The Future Of Cinema Is A Fusion Of Technology And Imagination”
–Thomas Duffield Production Designer
Well, here’s a modest addition, minus the block lettering, from yours truly, outside observer: “The future of cinema is alternate takes.”
That thought, profound or otherwise, occurred alongside the realization that Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife—a fourth entry in the Ghostbusters cycle—is set for release a week from Friday, on Nov. 19.
The film is unusual not in its reiterative nature—in the blockbuster world, franchise pictures are the rule, not the exception—but rather in the fact that it overlooks its predecessor, Paul Feig’s female-driven Ghostbusters reboot from 2016.
This, of course, caused some hard feelings.
“The Future Of Cinema Is Inclusion Not Exclusion”
–Kimberly Steward Film Executive
Or:
“The Future Of Cinema Is A Fusion Of Technology And Imagination”
–Thomas Duffield Production Designer
Well, here’s a modest addition, minus the block lettering, from yours truly, outside observer: “The future of cinema is alternate takes.”
That thought, profound or otherwise, occurred alongside the realization that Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife—a fourth entry in the Ghostbusters cycle—is set for release a week from Friday, on Nov. 19.
The film is unusual not in its reiterative nature—in the blockbuster world, franchise pictures are the rule, not the exception—but rather in the fact that it overlooks its predecessor, Paul Feig’s female-driven Ghostbusters reboot from 2016.
This, of course, caused some hard feelings.
- 11/7/2021
- by Michael Cieply
- Deadline Film + TV
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Vincent Price rose to fame in “The Fly,” “House on Haunted Hill,” “Witchfinder General,” “House of Wax,” and “The Abominable Dr. Phibes” but his filmography goes much deeper than horror movies.
A true renaissance man of the arts, Price earned a degree from Yale, where he studied English and art history. He worked as a lecturer before breaking into acting and landed his first leading role in the 1938 comedy, “Service de Luxe.” Price went on to appear in more than 100 films, including “The Ten Commandments” and “Laura and the Song of Bernadettes,” and had roles on TV shows from “Batman to “The Muppet Show Mystery.” He earned two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,...
Vincent Price rose to fame in “The Fly,” “House on Haunted Hill,” “Witchfinder General,” “House of Wax,” and “The Abominable Dr. Phibes” but his filmography goes much deeper than horror movies.
A true renaissance man of the arts, Price earned a degree from Yale, where he studied English and art history. He worked as a lecturer before breaking into acting and landed his first leading role in the 1938 comedy, “Service de Luxe.” Price went on to appear in more than 100 films, including “The Ten Commandments” and “Laura and the Song of Bernadettes,” and had roles on TV shows from “Batman to “The Muppet Show Mystery.” He earned two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,...
- 10/25/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
“History of the World, Part I” is finally getting a Part II, with Hulu ordering a variety series followup to the classic Mel Brooks comedy film, Variety has learned exclusively.
“History of the World, Part II” is described as a sequel to the 1981 film. The film was made up of segments set during different periods of world history. Among those was the Stone Age, Ancient Rome, and the French Revolution. Like most of Brooks’ work, it also featured musical numbers, including one about the Spanish Inquisition and, of course, “Jews in Space.”
Brooks is a writer and executive producer on the series along with Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen and Kevin Salter. There is no word yet on which world events the series will cover. Hulu has ordered eight episodes of the show. The writers room is beginning in October with production slated to begin in Spring...
“History of the World, Part II” is described as a sequel to the 1981 film. The film was made up of segments set during different periods of world history. Among those was the Stone Age, Ancient Rome, and the French Revolution. Like most of Brooks’ work, it also featured musical numbers, including one about the Spanish Inquisition and, of course, “Jews in Space.”
Brooks is a writer and executive producer on the series along with Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen and Kevin Salter. There is no word yet on which world events the series will cover. Hulu has ordered eight episodes of the show. The writers room is beginning in October with production slated to begin in Spring...
- 10/18/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Jesse Metcalfe has signed on for MGM and Lightworkers’ new faith-based family drama “On a Wing and a Prayer,” starring opposite Dennis Quaid and Heather Graham.
Based on a true story, Quaid stars as Doug White, who’s forced to fly a plane after the pilot dies unexpectedly mid-flight.
The movie is the latest production from MGM’s Lightworkers — the company, founded by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, is behind “The Bible” miniseries and MGM and Paramount’s contemporary “Ben-Hur” adaptation. Downey will produce the movie alongside Autumn Bailey-Ford, with Burnett serving as an executive producer. Directed by Sean McNamara from a screenplay by Brian Egeston, “On a Wing and a Prayer” is currently in production and slated for release on Aug. 31, 2022.
After kicking off his career with heartthrob roles on “Passions,” “Desperate Housewives” and the 2006 hit teen comedy “John Tucker Must Die,” Metcalfe has found massive success on the...
Based on a true story, Quaid stars as Doug White, who’s forced to fly a plane after the pilot dies unexpectedly mid-flight.
The movie is the latest production from MGM’s Lightworkers — the company, founded by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, is behind “The Bible” miniseries and MGM and Paramount’s contemporary “Ben-Hur” adaptation. Downey will produce the movie alongside Autumn Bailey-Ford, with Burnett serving as an executive producer. Directed by Sean McNamara from a screenplay by Brian Egeston, “On a Wing and a Prayer” is currently in production and slated for release on Aug. 31, 2022.
After kicking off his career with heartthrob roles on “Passions,” “Desperate Housewives” and the 2006 hit teen comedy “John Tucker Must Die,” Metcalfe has found massive success on the...
- 10/12/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
‘Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song’ Review: A Unique and Gratifying Pop-Music Documentary
“Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song” is a documentary about the Leonard Cohen song “Hallelujah,” and if that sounds like a lot of movie to devote to one song — well, “Hallelujah” is a lot of song. The way we think of it now, it’s epic and lovely and trancelike: a hymn cast in a pop idiom. You might call it a feel-good hymn for a secular society, because the word “hallelujah” has obvious religious connotations, and part of the reason that people feel so good listening to “Hallelujah,” or singing along with it in oversize stadiums, is that the song says to its audience: If you find this beautiful, then you’re a spiritual person.
The documentary, which was directed, written, photographed, and co-edited by the team of Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine, is also a portrait of Leonard Cohen, who in a career that spanned half a...
The documentary, which was directed, written, photographed, and co-edited by the team of Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine, is also a portrait of Leonard Cohen, who in a career that spanned half a...
- 10/10/2021
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
As someone who has been covering Mike Flanigan’s career for over a decade now, it’s been impressive to watch his constant progression towards becoming one of the very best visual storytellers working in the realm of horror. It all began with Absentia in 2011, which led to films like Oculus, Hush, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Before I Wake and his double dose of King adaptations with Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep, and then he became one of the genre’s go-to talents for longer-form storytelling with both The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor.
All of those credits alone would make for an impressive resume, but we’ve got new Flanagan on tap this week, and I say the following with zero hyperbole: Midnight Mass is hands down my favorite thing I’ve seen from Flanagan, and I believe that somehow, against all odds, this...
All of those credits alone would make for an impressive resume, but we’ve got new Flanagan on tap this week, and I say the following with zero hyperbole: Midnight Mass is hands down my favorite thing I’ve seen from Flanagan, and I believe that somehow, against all odds, this...
- 9/20/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Denis Villeneuve said that in bringing Frank Herbert’s “Dune” to the screen, he was focused on not making it his own vision but Herbert’s. But there’s one other big movie that got in the way of that vision: “Star Wars.”
“The main…I will not say ‘enemy,’ was ‘Star Wars,'” Villeneuve told TheWrap’s Steve Pond at the Toronto International Film Festival. “It’s well known that ‘Star Wars’ has been deeply inspired by ‘Dune,’ and here we are, making a ‘Dune’ movie, and we are ‘Star Wars’ kids. To find our own identity and bring something that we are hoping is fresh and new for the audience, it was a fun challenge.”
Thankfully, Villeneuve’s “Dune” treats Herbert’s book like “The Bible,” adhering attentively to the visual cues and details Herbert wrote throughout the novel. And he worked closely with just a single storyboard...
“The main…I will not say ‘enemy,’ was ‘Star Wars,'” Villeneuve told TheWrap’s Steve Pond at the Toronto International Film Festival. “It’s well known that ‘Star Wars’ has been deeply inspired by ‘Dune,’ and here we are, making a ‘Dune’ movie, and we are ‘Star Wars’ kids. To find our own identity and bring something that we are hoping is fresh and new for the audience, it was a fun challenge.”
Thankfully, Villeneuve’s “Dune” treats Herbert’s book like “The Bible,” adhering attentively to the visual cues and details Herbert wrote throughout the novel. And he worked closely with just a single storyboard...
- 9/13/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
This Evil review contains spoilers.
Evil Season 2 Episode 9
One of the first reports of unexplained aerial phenomenon comes from The Bible, when Ezekiel saw the wheel. It was redacted in the later editions, but we now know he probably just saw a weather balloon. Just like the Man in Black played by Jesse Ventura on The X-Files proved that President James Earl Carter, Jr., saw the planet Venus when he reported strange things in the sky. Evil season 2, episode 9, “U Is for U.F.O.,” gets to the bottom of these conflicting reports. After all, the unidentified object at the center of the episode flashes the sign of the cross.
The first witness is a Navy pilot, decorated and fully versed in testimonial decorum. She says the Falcon jet she was flying reaches speeds of Mach 2 and the object was traveling at five times that rate, and without creating a sonic boom.
Evil Season 2 Episode 9
One of the first reports of unexplained aerial phenomenon comes from The Bible, when Ezekiel saw the wheel. It was redacted in the later editions, but we now know he probably just saw a weather balloon. Just like the Man in Black played by Jesse Ventura on The X-Files proved that President James Earl Carter, Jr., saw the planet Venus when he reported strange things in the sky. Evil season 2, episode 9, “U Is for U.F.O.,” gets to the bottom of these conflicting reports. After all, the unidentified object at the center of the episode flashes the sign of the cross.
The first witness is a Navy pilot, decorated and fully versed in testimonial decorum. She says the Falcon jet she was flying reaches speeds of Mach 2 and the object was traveling at five times that rate, and without creating a sonic boom.
- 9/12/2021
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
If filmmaker Miranda July hadn’t gotten there first, “The Future” would have made a fine title for fellow director (and husband) Mike Mills’ latest feature, “C’mon C’mon,” a small, soft-spoken yet casually profound family drama in which a subdued, post-“Joker” Joaquin Phoenix plays a middle-aged radio journalist who travels the country interviewing kids, asking what they think about their lives and where the world is headed.
It shouldn’t really surprise that the two creatives — accomplished artists in their own right — have overlapping interests, including but hardly limited to the conviction that adults could stand to learn a thing or two from the way young people see things. Where July’s movies lean toward absurdism and the surreal, the more serious-minded Mills keeps things firmly grounded in real life, such that even the stylistic decision to shoot in black and white feels like an extension of his no-frills commitment to authenticity.
It shouldn’t really surprise that the two creatives — accomplished artists in their own right — have overlapping interests, including but hardly limited to the conviction that adults could stand to learn a thing or two from the way young people see things. Where July’s movies lean toward absurdism and the surreal, the more serious-minded Mills keeps things firmly grounded in real life, such that even the stylistic decision to shoot in black and white feels like an extension of his no-frills commitment to authenticity.
- 9/3/2021
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
You didn't time travel in the DeLorean. Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd just had a Back to the Future reunion. The Marty McFly and Doc Brown stars gave fans the ultimate blast from the past at Awesome Con 2021 in Washington D.C. on Aug. 22. "Back to back," Fox, 60, wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of himself sitting in a golf cart with Lloyd, 82, at the convention. "#backtothefuture." And no matter what decade they're in, the co-stars always seem to have a ball. As Lloyd wrote in the comments section, "Best of times." This isn't Fox and Lloyd's only recent reunion. The actors also came together at a poker tournament benefitting The Michael...
- 8/24/2021
- E! Online
Nathaniel Rateliff is reassembling the Night Sweats for a new album. The Future, his third with the group, will be released November 5th on Stax. It’s the follow-up to Rateliff’s 2020 solo LP, And It’s Still Alright.
Rateliff and his seven-piece band preview The Future with the release of the song “Survivor.” “You think that I’m just some great survivor,” Rateliff sneers in the chorus. While the title and his delivery may suggest a song of strength and confidence, it’s actually a dissertation on weakness. “You...
Rateliff and his seven-piece band preview The Future with the release of the song “Survivor.” “You think that I’m just some great survivor,” Rateliff sneers in the chorus. While the title and his delivery may suggest a song of strength and confidence, it’s actually a dissertation on weakness. “You...
- 8/18/2021
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
In March 1993, Doctor Who had been off-air for over three years. Paul McGann wouldn’t become the Doctor for another three, and it would be a further nine until Christopher Eccleston’s first appearance in the Tardis. The fans though, were keeping the show alive – fans such as Gavin Fuller, who chose it as his specialist subject in BBC One quiz Mastermind.
Fuller scored an impressive 16 points in his two minutes on Doctor Who, and increased that to a total of 29 after the General Knowledge round. He won the episode and went on to become the 1993 series champion, answering questions on the Crusades and the Medieval Castle in the British Isles as his two other specialist subjects.
When the BBC recruited four Doctor Who trivia fans for a special Mastermind episode in 2005 to coincide with the show’s revival, Fuller – who had since become head of The Telegraph’s reference...
Fuller scored an impressive 16 points in his two minutes on Doctor Who, and increased that to a total of 29 after the General Knowledge round. He won the episode and went on to become the 1993 series champion, answering questions on the Crusades and the Medieval Castle in the British Isles as his two other specialist subjects.
When the BBC recruited four Doctor Who trivia fans for a special Mastermind episode in 2005 to coincide with the show’s revival, Fuller – who had since become head of The Telegraph’s reference...
- 8/10/2021
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: The Random House imprint Ballantine Books has acquired and set a November 30 publication date in the U.S. for the Mel Brooks memoir All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business. The iconic director, producer, writer, and actor has also recorded an audiobook version that will be released simultaneously by Penguin Random House Audio. Century, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK, will publish in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. The world publishing rights for the book were acquired by Ballantine Books Executive Editor Pamela Cannon from Jonny Geller of Curtis Brown.
This is a long awaited memoir from a comic genius whose career includes the trailblazing irreverent films Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, History of the World Part I and Spaceballs, TV shows like Get Smart and Your Show of Shows, and bringing The Producers to screen and stage, winning an Oscar for Best Screenplay and the Tony Award for the effort.
This is a long awaited memoir from a comic genius whose career includes the trailblazing irreverent films Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, History of the World Part I and Spaceballs, TV shows like Get Smart and Your Show of Shows, and bringing The Producers to screen and stage, winning an Oscar for Best Screenplay and the Tony Award for the effort.
- 8/4/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The New York Asian Film Foundation and Film at Lincoln Center have announced two final titles, completing the lineup for the upcoming 20th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff). The festival will be screening over 70 films, both virtually and in person, to audiences in New York and across the country from August 6 – 22, 2021. Tickets are already on sale.
Nyaff is thrilled to present as its festival Centerpiece the international premiere of Nyaff favorite director Benny Chan’s final work, Raging Fire. Completed shortly before his untimely death in August 2020, the Hong Kong-Chinese action film stars the inimitable Donnie Yen as Shan, a by-the-book cop whose past returns to haunt him. After a sting operation goes disastrously awry, Shan finds himself pitted against Ngo (Nicholas Tse), a former protégé who has turned criminal mastermind and is out for revenge. Nothing, it seems, can stop him, including his former mentor.
Nyaff is thrilled to present as its festival Centerpiece the international premiere of Nyaff favorite director Benny Chan’s final work, Raging Fire. Completed shortly before his untimely death in August 2020, the Hong Kong-Chinese action film stars the inimitable Donnie Yen as Shan, a by-the-book cop whose past returns to haunt him. After a sting operation goes disastrously awry, Shan finds himself pitted against Ngo (Nicholas Tse), a former protégé who has turned criminal mastermind and is out for revenge. Nothing, it seems, can stop him, including his former mentor.
- 8/3/2021
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Pop Smoke receives a Baroque-style tribute in the new video for “Demeanor,” the late rapper’s posthumous single with Dua Lipa.
Set during a lavish banquet/party in a castle on a hilltop, the video portrays Pop Smoke both as the subject of a divine portrait on the wall — mimicking The Last Supper — and as a ghostly cloud seated at the head of the table. Dua Lipa appears later in the clip, dressed as Marie Antoinette and showing up in multiple places around the banquet hall, dancing and feasting on the table spread.
Set during a lavish banquet/party in a castle on a hilltop, the video portrays Pop Smoke both as the subject of a divine portrait on the wall — mimicking The Last Supper — and as a ghostly cloud seated at the head of the table. Dua Lipa appears later in the clip, dressed as Marie Antoinette and showing up in multiple places around the banquet hall, dancing and feasting on the table spread.
- 7/29/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
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- 7/13/2021
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
If there’s one thing celebrities love, it’s a brand partnership. From fragrances, to makeup, to candles and fashion, you’re bound to find something that a star is working on. Sunglasses are another product celebrities are putting their name to, and we’re not upset with the choices. Plus, one great aspect of these lines is the limited availability, so they will feel more special as time goes on.
Besides partnerships, you also have celebrities owning a whole sunglasses business. Privé Revaux, a brand created to provide luxury...
Besides partnerships, you also have celebrities owning a whole sunglasses business. Privé Revaux, a brand created to provide luxury...
- 5/21/2021
- by Sri Rain Stewart
- Rollingstone.com
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