Category: Featured
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‘Suburbicon’ Director-Producer George Clooney Walks Red Carpet at Venice Film Festival
George Clooney walked the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival in support of his new film, “Suburbicon,” which he directed and produced. He was joined by co-stars Matt Damon and Julianne Moore. “Suburbicon,” which also stars Noah Jute and Oscar Isaac, is “set in a peaceful, idyllic suburban community with affordable homes and manicured lawns…the…
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Alexander Payne’s Sci-Fi Film ‘Downsizing’ At Venice Film Festival
Alexander Payne’s new movie “Downsizing,” starring Matt Damon, opened the 74th Venice Film Festival on August 30, 2017. Payne, the director of “Sideways” and “Nebraska,” has changed direction with a science fiction theme focused on the solution to overpopulation. From the press release: “Norwegian scientists discover how to shrink humans to five inches tall and…
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What’s Next for the Planet of the Apes Franchise?
What’s next for the Planet of the Apes franchise? We break down where the franchise has been and where it’s going.
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Interview: Cast, Creator Talk Amazon’s New Version of ‘The Tick’
Amazon Prime’s new take on “The Tick” premieres for streaming on Aug. 25, 2017, although you can watch episode 1 now. The cast and creator Ben Edlund gathered in New York recently to talk with journalists about the show.
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Nat Wolff, Margaret Qualley Attend NY Premiere of Netflix’s ‘Death Note’
Nat Wolff stars as high school student Light Turner in horror story “Death Note,” loosely based on the famous Japanese manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. Airing on Netflix August 25, this two-hour American version, directed by Adam Wingard (“Blair Witch”), is darker than the popular Japanese original, which was first…
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Amy Schumer Will Make Broadway Debut in Steve Martin’s New Comedy This Fall
Amy Schumer will make her Broadway debut this fall in STEVE MARTIN’S NEW COMEDY “METEOR SHOWER.” Besides Schumer, the cast will feature KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY,LAURA BENANTI and ALAN TUDYK. DIRECTED BY JERRY ZAKS, previews will begin November 1 at the Booth Theater, and the comedy will open November 29. From the press release: It’s a…
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Patty Jenkins Must Direct ‘Wonder Woman 2’ – It’s a No Brainer!
Come on, Warner Brothers Pictures! You MUST give Wonder Woman 2 to Patty Jenkins – and give her a big fat raise, too.
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Sam Shepard, Dead at 73, Was Much More Than an Actor
Shepard also wrote screenplays for films, but what many people don’t know is that he was a poet as well. Some of his work in this genre moved me the most of all of his writing. It was raw and brave, just like his plays.
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Interview: Matt Bomer, Kelsey Grammer, More Talk Amazon’s ‘The Last Tycoon’
The cast, creator, and producers of Amazon’s series, “The Last Tycoon,” gathered in New York this week to talk about the show. I’ve seen the entire season, and I recommend it highly. The full season will be available for streaming on Amazon Prime on Friday, July 28, 2017.
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Watch the Trailer for Rob Reiner’s ‘LBJ’ Starring Woody Harrelson
On Nov. 3, 2017, Rob Reiner will release his latest film, “LBJ,” about former president Lyndon B. Johnson with Woody Harrelson as Johnson.
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In Defense of ‘Wonder Woman’
Kimberly Strand takes on the folks who aren’t all that happy with Wonder Woman, the female superhero movie starring Gal Gadot.
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Movie Review: ‘Birthright: A War Story’ Documentary
From the title and the very beginning of “Birthright: A War Story,” you know it will be an in-your-face, no-holds-barred account of the abortion issue. Before the opening credits begin, we see the faces of women who have been collateral damage as a result of the laws regulating women’s health. What follows, however, is at…