Cinema Blend: Film News

• newWait, Could The MCU Be Tying Scarlet Witch Closer To The X-Men?
  She does have 'some' history with them in the comics.
  - 6 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 9:05pm -
• newThe Craft: 6 Things To Remember About The Original Before The Craft: Legacy
  Let's revisit The Craft before The Craft: Legacy...
  - 6 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 9:00pm -
• newNetflix’s The Old Guard Was Even More Popular Than We Realized
  So how much longer before the sequel gets the official greenlight?
  - 6 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 8:39pm -
• newAlita: Battle Angel's Latest Billboard Plug For The Re-Release Is Here, But That's Just The Beginning
  Next weekend can't come soon enough!
  - 7 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 8:13pm -
• newBack To The Future Writer Reveals One Scene That Makes Him ‘Cringe’
  You probably can't guess which one it is.
  - 7 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 7:40pm -
• newGet Shorty’s Lead Role Was Written For Danny DeVito, And Only One Major Change Was Made For John Travolta
  Time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of this amazing movie!
  - 8 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 7:15pm -
• newUpcoming Anne Hathaway Movies: The Witches, Sesame Street, And More
  If you love Anne Hathaway, here are a few movies you can look forward to...
  - 8 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 7:00pm -
• newLegally Blonde 3 Has Taken An Exciting Step Forward
  Here's some endorphins from Elle Woods!
  - 8 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 6:50pm -
• newWhy Disney's Plan To Focus On Streaming Makes A Lot Of Sense
  The shift to a streaming focus for Disney, namely Disney+, has been a long time coming.
  - 8 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 6:25pm -
• newThat Time Jamie Lynn Spears Auditioned For Twilight While Pregnant
  Big throwback!
  - 9 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 5:24pm -

Cinema Blend: Movie Previews

• Don’t Expect Noah Hawley’s Star Trek Movie To Connect With The Current TV Shows
  We could be seeing a very different Star Trek in the next movie.
  - 10 Jan 20, 12:30pm -
• Netflix And Movie Trailers Of The Week: Birds Of Prey, 6 Underground, And More
  Here's what you missed.
  - 11 Oct 19, 4:12pm -
• Disney's Jungle Cruise Trailer Cracks A Classic Joke From The Ride
  It's finally here!
  - 11 Oct 19, 11:03am -
• This Week In Trailers: Midway, Little Monsters, And TIFF Favorites
  Here's what you may have missed.
  - 13 Sep 19, 3:11pm -
• Green Book Trailer Is Powerful And Emotional
  A trailer for Universal's Green Book has hit the web, and it promises a heartwrenching true story about race and friendship.
  - 14 Aug 18, 2:39pm -

Cinema Blend: Movie Reviews

• newAmazon’s Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Review: Not As Novel As The Original, But Still Very Nice
  As should be expected, it doesn’t quite have the same shock quality as its predecessor... but it also succeeds by mixing in plenty of new with the effort to recapture the spirit of the original.
  - 15 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 12:00pm -
• newHBO Max’s The Witches Review: Anne Hathaway Is Wonderfully Freaky In An Adequate Remake
  [A] lesser version compared to the 1990 movie, primarily because of the use of CGI and not enough practical effects magic.
  - 15 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 12:00pm -
• Synchronic Review: Anthony Mackie And Jamie Dornan Lead An Impressive Addition To The Time Travel Subgenre
  Synchronic is really just a smartly made movie all around...
  - 2 days ago, 20 Oct 20, 2:42pm -
• Hulu’s Bad Hair Review: A Smart Horror Movie That Loses Its Way
  [T]he disappointing aspects of the film are made more disappointing by the fact that they clash so harshly with everything that works in the movie...
  - 3 days ago, 18 Oct 20, 8:47pm -
• Netflix’s Rebecca Review: A Spooky Mystery With Great Performances From Lily James And Armie Hammer
  [The movie] particularly pops thanks to its stylistic flair and excellent performances from leads Lily James and Armie Hammer.
  - 7 days ago, 15 Oct 20, 12:07am -
• Love And Monsters Review: A Heartfelt Comedy With Tons Of Monster Action
  Love and Monsters is one of the best surprises of 2020, as it delivers a unique and exciting world and cares about its characters and beasts equally.
  - 8 days ago, 14 Oct 20, 1:49pm -
• Honest Thief Review: If I Said This Movie Was At Least Fun, I’d Be Lying
  [I]t looks like even Neeson is exhausted performing in the shadow of Frank Mills’ destructive legacy.
  - 8 days ago, 14 Oct 20, 1:13pm -
• Welcome To The Blumhouse’s Evil Eye Review: An Oddly Relevant, But Mostly Average Horror Story
  [T]he fact that the key relationship at the center of the story is a remote one, with parents and their adult child virtually connecting from opposite ends of the Earth, provides a particular germaneness that only serves to enhance the audience’s c…
  - 10 days ago, 12 Oct 20, 12:00pm -
• Welcome To The Blumhouse’s Nocturne Review: A Spooky, Well-Crafted Modern Witchcraft Tale
  [W]hile you may know where it’s headed, the ending packs a wallop all the same, primarily propelled by the power of the performances.
  - 10 days ago, 12 Oct 20, 12:00pm -
• Disney+'s Clouds Review: A Surprisingly Mature Look At Life And Death
  [W]hile it may look like a simple, Disney-fied version of reality, there's a maturity to be found in Clouds that is more than a bit surprising, but also quite welcome.
  - 10 days ago, 12 Oct 20, 9:00am -

CNN.com: The Screening Room

• "In a Dream"

  

  LONDON, England -- Sheffield Doc/Fest is a film festival, industry session programme and market place making for five intense days in November.This is the festival’s 15th year and our first day was on Thursday, the 6th. We took a red-eye flight fro…
  - 10 Nov 08, 10:33am -
• A meeting with Mr Bond

  

  LONDON,England -- As I enter the room I realise I have Bond at a disadvantage. His trigger-finger and indeed his right arm is trapped in a sling -- a reminder of recent skirmishes on behalf of Her Majesty's Secret Service. I raise my right hand and m…
  - 30 Oct 08, 11:46am -
• Return to form for Woody Allen

  

  LONDON, England -- Lust, passion, laughter, art, a beautiful city and a ménage a trois with two of the world’s most beautiful actresses -- you couldn’t ask for more perfect ingredients for a great Woody Allen tragic-comedy.What some are calling…
  - 27 Oct 08, 12:01pm -
• Fact and fiction meet in "W"

  

  (LONDON, England) -- Could it be more timely? As America prepares to go to the polls, “W,” Oliver Stone’s biopic of the still incumbent president, George “Dubya” Bush tells the story as that of a heavy-drinking frat boy who found God and ma…
  - 24 Oct 08, 7:42am -
• Is 'Frost/Nixon' the thinking man's 'Rocky?'

  

  LONDON, England -- I've just watched the stunning "Frost/Nixon," a feature that boasts exceptional acting performances, with Frank Langella’s portrayal of disgraced U.S President Richard Nixon a standout.Director Ron Howard should also be praised f…
  - 15 Oct 08, 11:07am -
• Why you should thunder along to 'Tropic'

  

  LONDON, England -- A movie directed, co-produced, co-written and co-starred by Ben Stiller was never going to be an artistic chef-d’oeuvre. Never mind, cause “ain’t nothing but a thang,” as one of the lead actors would say.The moguls behind "…
  - 15 Oct 08, 6:05am -
• Artfully done

  

  LONDON, England -- Damien Hirst's formaldehyde shark and gilded calf are sold for millions while banks crumble, but art has always delighted in courting paradox and eluding definition.The same can be said for the documentary "Beautiful Losers." Openi…
  - 9 Oct 08, 11:22am -
• Sherlock, stock and two smoking barrels?

  

  Film buffs were baffled earlier this year when Warner Brothers announced that Guy Ritchie, the British master of the gritty gangster flick, is to direct the studio's screen adaptation of Sherlock Holmes.Would Ritchie turn the legendary inspector into…
  - 2 Oct 08, 8:19am -
• Raindance Film Festival starts today

  

  (LONDON, England) -- The likes of Guy Ritchie and Christopher Nolan are alumni of Raindance, the UK-based indie film champions who are launching their 16th film festival today.It runs from 1-12 October in London's West End and is a great place to cat…
  - 1 Oct 08, 5:41am -
• Music and murder in Paolo Sorrentino's 'Il Divo'

  

  (LONDON, England) -- Murder to music is rarely done as artfully as in the opening sequence of "Il Divo," Sorrentino's biopic of seven-time Italian Prime Minister, Giulio Andreotti. The subject matter may be highly political but, this is no stodgy, hi…
  - 30 Sep 08, 11:54am -

Entertainment Weekly: Movie Coverage

• ‘Avenue 5’ finale recap: Space is a cruel mistress

  

  For its entire debut season, the most comically satisfying bits of Avenue 5 have either revolved around a moment of utter chaos or an extended fecal analogy — and its finale episode is no different. However, in a time where our world (and, sure, ma…
  - 16 Mar 20, 2:37am -
• ‘Supergirl’ recap: Dreamer protects her community from hate

  

  This week’s Supergirl episode can essentially be split down the middle: one-half VR cautionary tale and one-half metaphor for a heartbreakingly underreported epidemic of violence against a vulnerable population. Let’s start with the latter story:…
  - 15 Mar 20, 11:09pm -
• ‘American Idol’ recap: The Auditions come to a close with some memorable performances

  

  Well here’s a small blessing in these troubling times: We’ve reached the end of the American Idol auditions! After this we can get down to the business of making dreams and crushing souls. Should be fun! Before we enter Hollywood Week, however, w…
  - 15 Mar 20, 10:00pm -
• Get a marvelous behind-the-scenes look at Disneyland’s Avengers Campus

  

  As of this summer, joining an all-star superhero team will no longer require a personal invitation from Samuel L. Jackson in an eyepatch. Marvel is headed to Disneyland, with the all-new Avengers Campus set to open in Disney California Adventure Park…
  - 11 Mar 20, 10:50am -
• ‘NCIS’ recap: Welcome to the dollhouse

  

  Who’s up for a history lesson, a twisty mystery, and a totally boss Bishop leg-sweep? If so, you’ve come to the right place this week. It’s spring cleaning time at NCIS, and Bishop is going all out. Bags and bags of clothes, mementos, accessori…
  - 10 Mar 20, 10:56pm -
• Scarlett Johansson breaks down a decade of Black Widow’s best scenes
  It’s been 10 years since we first met Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff, handily taking down Happy Hogan in Tony Stark’s boxing ring. Over the last decade, she’s evolved from morally conflicted superspy to avenging hero and, ultimately, t…
  - 10 Mar 20, 2:00pm -
• Scarlett Johansson is back in black as Marvel’s superspy ‘Black Widow’

  

  The former Russian agent finally gives us an unredacted peek into her ledger with her long-awaited solo film.
  - 10 Mar 20, 12:00pm -
• ‘The Voice’ recap: Blake Shelton is crowned King of One Chair Turns

  

  The search for the next Voice champion continues this week and with only ten spots on each team this season, the coaches are being extra cautious about their picks, which, tonight, means there are several surprising one-chair turns. Let’s see who i…
  - 9 Mar 20, 10:56pm -
• ‘Better Call Saul’ recap: An olive branch, a bowling ball

  

  Saul Goodman's client list keeps growing, while Jimmy McGill's bridges burn.
  - 9 Mar 20, 10:00pm -
• ‘Avenue 5’ season 1 episode 8 recap: ‘This is Physically Hurting Me’

  

  The passengers come up with a conspiracy theory to explain their dire circumstances as Captain Clark begins wigging out himself.
  - 9 Mar 20, 10:20am -

Geek Tyrant

• newGet More Out of Your Owlbear Minis with SNOWY OWLBEAR - FIGHT YOUR MINIS: ICEWIND DALE: RIME OF THE FROSTMAIDEN

  

  Even though it’s the month of spookiness, plenty of Dungeons & Dragons groups are exploring more of the snowy parts of the world since the release of Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. If you’re wanting to have more fun in the snowy tundras,…
  - 8 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 7:00pm -
• newHere's Our First Look at MIGHTY MORPHIN #1

  

  BOOM! Studios has given Power Rangers fans their first look at the upcoming comic series Mighty Morphin. This is the first issue to happen after the split of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comics, and it’s looking pretty great. We have the mysterious…
  - 8 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 6:30pm -
• newThe Short Form Streaming Service QUIBI is Officially Shutting Down

  

  The short-form streaming service, Quibi, named for its style of “quick bite” entertainment, has released the news that six months after its launch, the service is shutting down. Deadline reports that the streamer’s start-up capitalist Jeffrey K…
  - 9 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 6:00pm -
• newThe Young Padawan Characters in STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC Have Been Revealed

  

  Lucasfilm has revealed some new characters that will be filling the story they are telling with their latest publishing epic Star Wars: The High Republic along with some new details. This story is set 200 years before the Skywalker Saga begins with T…
  - 9 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 5:30pm -
• newReview: THE WORLD OF CRITICAL ROLE Is Amazing for Fans of the Series

  

  Critical Role is possibly the most popular Dungeons & Dragons podcast/stream. It wasn’t always this way though. It was once just a group of voice actors getting together and playing an RPG. Well, in the new book from Ten Speed Press and Penguin Ran…
  - 10 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 5:00pm -
• newGHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE Gets a New 2021 Release Date

  

  For those of you who have been wondering when we will actually be able to watch the long-awaited Ghostbusters: Afterlife on the big screen, The movie will be released on June 11, 2021, which is exactly 37 years after the original Ghostbusters movie w…
  - 10 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 4:30pm -
• newTHE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER Will Bring Back Characters From Some of the Earliest Marvel Movies

  

  Thanks to The Falcon and The Winter Solider screenwriter Derek Kolstad, we’ve learned something new and interesting about the upcoming Disney+ Marvel series. We know many of the main characters that are coming back for the series including Sam Wils…
  - 11 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 4:00pm -
• newJared Leto Is Back as Joker in Zack Snyder's JUSTICE LEAGUE

  

  Jared Leto has joined Zack Snyder’s Justice League Director’s Cut, and he will reprise his role as Joker. Leto is a part of the additional shooting that is being done for the film.There are no details given regarding what his role in the story wi…
  - 11 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 3:47pm -
• newLet's Talk About MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #55

  

  The final issue of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is finally here. MMPR #55 is the precursor to the two new series Mighty Morphin and Power Rangers. We get a new, mysterious Green Ranger, a mega awesome fight, and Grace Sterling becomes a much bigger f…
  - 11 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 3:30pm -
• newWatch Ben Stiller's Audition for Marty McFly in BACK TO THE FUTURE

  

  Just in case you didn’t know, Ben Stiller actually auditioned for the role of Marty McFly in the classic ‘80s film Back to the Future. Thanks to Entertainment Tonight, his audition tape has been released online, and you can watch it below!It’s…
  - 12 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 3:00pm -

Hollywood Reporter: Movies

• Read More
  Different providers offer different cell phones, so take a look at the options from each provider to choose the right one for you. You may also want to look into any promotions that the providers have to offer, such as free cell phones in exchange fo…
  - 21 Mar 19, 6:02am -

L.A. Times: Movie Reviews

• newRudy Giuliani is in the new 'Borat.' Here's what to know about his controversial scene

  

  The story behind Rudy Giuliani's cringe-inducing scene in the "Borat" sequel, which he calls "a hit job." The film starts streaming on Amazon this week.
  - 9 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 5:29pm -
• newAfter Twitter came for Chris Pratt, his Marvel costars came to his rescue

  

  Robert Downey Jr., Zoe Saldana and Mark Ruffalo are rallying behind Marvel colleague Chris Pratt after Twitter dubbed him the worst Hollywood Chris.
  - 14 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 12:24pm -
• newReview: Anne Hathaway is a hoot, but this remake of 'The Witches' is an awfully thin brew

  

  Robert Zemeckis' new film of the Roald Dahl classic is no match for Nicolas Roeg's marvelous 1990 adaptation.
  - 15 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 12:00pm -
• newReview: Sacha Baron Cohen takes on Trump and coronavirus in clever, scattershot 'Borat' sequel

  

  'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm' finds everyone's favorite vulgar Kazakh journalist returning to the U.S. for the first time in over a decade, and things get ... political.
  - 15 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 12:00pm -
• newWhere Netflix's 'Rebecca' found its Manderley

  

  If the Manderley featured in Netflix's "Rebecca" looks familiar, it's probably because you've seen it on screen before.
  - 18 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 9:00am -
• newHollywood has a talent pipeline problem. Brian Grazer and Ron Howard have an app for that

  

  Impact Creative Systems, an offshoot from Imagine Entertainment, is launching a new app called the Creative Network, a LinkedIn-meets-Slack for screenwriters and studio heads.
  - 19 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 8:00am -
• We have no objections to Reese Witherspoon's 'Legally Blonde' reunion, your honor

  

  Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Jennifer Coolidge and other "Legally Blonde" stars are reuniting 19 years after the film hit theaters.
  - 1 day ago, 20 Oct 20, 4:24pm -
• Review: A dying father and his young son journey to 'The Place of No Words'

  

  Atmospheric indie moves between fantasy and reality as parents try to help their young son understand the father's looming death in 'The Place of No Words.'
  - 2 days ago, 19 Oct 20, 8:02pm -
• Academy Museum names historian of Black cinema as the new chief artistic officer

  

  Jacqueline Stewart, University of Chicago historian and first Black host of TCM's "Silent Sunday Nights," leads exhibitions, programming and education.
  - 3 days ago, 19 Oct 20, 10:00am -
• Golden Age actress and singer Rhonda Fleming has died at 97

  

  Rhonda Fleming, an actress and singer who starred opposite such leading men as Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster and Ronald Reagan, has died at 97.
  - 5 days ago, 17 Oct 20, 2:21pm -

MTV: Movies

• Natalie Portman Thinks Her Twin Millie Bobby Brown Is ‘Magical’

  

  Natalie Portman talks 'Annihilation,' comparisons to Millie Bobby Brown, her latest 'SNL' Natalie Raps sketch and more.
  - 21 Feb 18, 9:45am -
• Ryan Coogler Sent Black Panther Fans The Sweetest Thank You Note

  

  'Black Panther' director Ryan Coogler sends a sweet note thanking Marvel fans for the film's historic accomplishments.
  - 20 Feb 18, 8:53pm -
• 9 Black Panther Questions That Still Need To Be Answered

  

  Is Killmonger really dead? Where is the last Infinity Stone? And more 'Black Panther' questions.
  - 20 Feb 18, 9:52am -
• Here’s A List Of All The Box Office Records Black Panther Just Broke

  

  WAKANDA FTW: 'Black Panther' just broke a handful of records at the box office thanks to its seismic opening weekend.
  - 18 Feb 18, 5:09pm -
• Chris Evans, Ryan Reynolds, And Other Marvel Heroes Celebrated Black Panther‘s Opening Weekend

  

  Chris Evans, Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, and more Marvel heroes showed their support for 'Black Panther' on social media throughout its opening weekend.
  - 18 Feb 18, 12:11pm -
• Black Panther Is Coming Real Close To Beating The Avengers At The Box Office

  

  'Black Panther' is already breaking February records at the box office with its projected $200 million opening — and it's coming really close to 'The Avengers' $207 million record, too.
  - 17 Feb 18, 11:13am -
• Brie Larson, Serena Williams, And More Celebs Who Are Helping Kids See Black Panther

  

  Brie Larson, Serena Williams, Octavia Spencer, and more celebs have donated to 'Black Panther' causes, helping kids around the country see the movie opening weekend.
  - 16 Feb 18, 8:46pm -
• Michael B. Jordan Credits Ryan Coogler For Giving Him The ‘Self-Confidence’ To Direct

  

  Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler talk about their collaborations and how Coogler inspired Jordan to get behind the camera.
  - 16 Feb 18, 3:57pm -
• Eddie Redmayne Wore Tons Of Deodorant And ‘Pulled Lots Of Muscles’ For Early Man

  

  Eddie Redmayne talks about the intense physicality of doing voice work for 'Early Man.'
  - 16 Feb 18, 2:50pm -
• How Do The Black Panther Characters Compare To Their Comic-Book Counterparts?

  

  How the characters of Ryan Coogler's 'Black Panther' compare to their comic-book counterparts.
  - 16 Feb 18, 11:07am -

Newsarama: Film

• Newsarama Is Joining the GamesRadar Team

  

  We're joining the team that also includes TotalFilm and Edge magazines.
  - 29 May 20, 3:36pm -
• DC Cancels KATE SPENCER's MANHUNTERS Title

  

  One promised to "reverberate across the DC Universe!".
  - 29 May 20, 3:00pm -
• Five DC 100-Page GIANTS Going Digital-Only

  

  Affecting FLASH, WONDER WOMAN, TITANS, SWAMP THING, and more.
  - 29 May 20, 3:00pm -
• DC's LUCIFER Switching to Collected Edition for Next Arc

  

  More changes to DC's upcoming plans.
  - 29 May 20, 3:00pm -
• DC's HOUSE OF WHISPERS Going Digital-Only For Final Two Issues

  

  As more DC titles go digital-only.
  - 29 May 20, 3:00pm -
• DC Cancels 18 Dollar Comics, 4 Facsimile Reprints

  

  As DC makes major changes to its publishing line.
  - 29 May 20, 3:00pm -
• DC Cancels Print Finales of RWBY & gen:LOCK

  

  The Rooster Teeth collab lives on digital.
  - 29 May 20, 3:00pm -
• LUCIFER's TOM ELLIS Agrees to Return for a Sixth Season After 'Difficult' Negotiations - Report

  

  ...but will Netflix?
  - 29 May 20, 1:38pm -
• Bookies Share Their Odds for Where HENRY CAVILL Could Return as SUPERMAN

  

  Would Superman approve?
  - 29 May 20, 11:04am -
• FREE EMPYRE Preview Magazine Coming JULY 1 - But With a Disclaimer

  

  Full steam ahead.
  - 29 May 20, 9:52am -

npr: Movie

• newA Flat 'Rebecca' Remake For Netflix Is Haunted By The Ghost Of Hitchcock

  

  Netflix's adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's swooning gothic novel strips it of subtext — and sex — and tacks on a ending that misunderstands the "romance" at its center.
  - 22 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 5:01am -
• Actor Jeff Bridges Tweets That He Has Been Diagnosed With Lymphoma

  

  The Oscar-winning Crazy Heart actor — indelibly identified with The Dude Lebowski in The Big Lebowski — writes: "I feel fortunate that I have a great team of doctors and the prognosis is good."
  - 2 days ago, 20 Oct 20, 8:26am -
• This Sumptuous Retelling Of 'Martin Eden' Stays True To Jack London's Novel

  

  An uneducated sailor falls in love and finds fame as a writer — only to become disillusioned by his own success. It's an intensely political work, which London wrote as a rejection of individualism.
  - 3 days ago, 19 Oct 20, 10:50am -
• 'Opening Act' Captures The Painful Business Of Making People Laugh

  

  The Movie The Opening Act follows the trials and tribulations of a stand-up comedian. It stars Jimmy O. Yang, Cedric the Entertainer, Alex Moffat along with cameos by comics who've been there.
  - 3 days ago, 19 Oct 20, 5:05am -
• Halloween Movies For Scaredy-Cats

  

  In a year already too full of frightening things, we get some suggestions on Halloween movies that are on the softer side of scary.
  - 4 days ago, 18 Oct 20, 7:47am -
• Alex Gibney On New Documentary, 'Totally under Control'

  

  NPR's Michel Martin speaks with filmmaker Alex Gibney about his new documentary, which goes inside the Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus.
  - 4 days ago, 17 Oct 20, 4:56pm -
• HBO's New Documentary Warns Of The Dangers Of Cyberwarfare

  

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks to director John Maggio about his new documentary on cyberwarfare called The Perfect Weapon.
  - 5 days ago, 17 Oct 20, 7:47am -
• Isn't This A Lovely Day For A 'Top Hat' Tribute?

  

  Irving Berlin's classic musical turns 85 this year, and a group of artists are paying tribute with a brand-new video version of one of its songs, "Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain)?"
  - 5 days ago, 16 Oct 20, 5:40pm -
• HBO To Present Adaptation Of Broadway Hit 'David Byrne's American Utopia'

  

  HBO will premiere on Saturday David Byrne's American Utopia, Spike Lee's adaptation of the hit Broadway show. It might be one of the best concert movies since Stop Making Sense more than 30 years ago.
  - 5 days ago, 16 Oct 20, 4:07pm -
• Disney Warns Viewers Of Racism In Some Classic Movies With Strengthened Label

  

  Disney strengthened language used to denounce racist depictions in some of its classic properties on the company's streaming service.
  - 5 days ago, 16 Oct 20, 2:52pm -

NYMag: Movies

• Museum Piece

  

  The stiff, stuffy The Monuments Men.
  - 2 Feb 14, 9:21pm -
• To Siri With Love

  

  Spike Jonze's Her fixes Joaquin Phoenix up with an operating system.
  - 15 Dec 13, 8:09pm -
• Man of Constant Sorrow

  

  Oscar Isaac catches a bad break (or ten) in Inside Llewyn Davis.
  - 1 Dec 13, 9:13pm -
• Quixote in Flyover Country

  

  Bruce Dern road-trips to claim bogus prize money in Nebraska.
  - 10 Nov 13, 8:03pm -
• Bike Shorts on Fire

  

  Alex Gibney confronts cycling’s top cheat in The Armstrong Lie.
  - 3 Nov 13, 7:46pm -
• Outlaw Pharmacology

  

  Matthew McConaughey plays a drug-smuggling AIDS patient in Dallas Buyers Club.
  - 27 Oct 13, 9:08pm -
• Paris Is Burning

  

  You’ve never seen a love story like Blue Is the Warmest Color.
  - 20 Oct 13, 8:04pm -
• Fright Fests

  

  Six horror-film festivals that provide all the shock and terror you need.
  - 15 Oct 13, 3:53pm -
• Found at Sea

  

  Robert Redford gives a career-best performance in All Is Lost.
  - 14 Oct 13, 4:51pm -
• Solo Voyage

  

  All Is Lost’s Robert Redford doesn’t need co-stars, but he could use a towel.
  - 13 Oct 13, 9:05pm -

Rolling Stones: Movie Reviews

San Francisco Chronicle: Movie

• Where to stream the 2020 Oscar-nominated movies
  A rundown of which of 2020's Oscar Nominees are still in theaters, or where you can stream them right now, so that you're all caught up on February 9th.
  - 13 Jan 20, 11:39am -
• Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019
  A sharecropper's son who rose through the seats of power to become one of the nation's most influential voices. A Republican who went on to lead the U.S. Supreme Court's liberal wing. A lauded writer who brought to light stories overshadowed by preju…
  - 16 Dec 19, 12:47pm -
• Review: 'The Art of Racing in the Rain' a sloppy wet kiss of a dog movie
  Who can resist cute dog stories, even if it is the centerpiece of a sappy film and the dog has Kevin Costner’s voice? Don’t allow a curmudgeon like me to rain on your parade.“The Art of Racing in the Rain,” a sure-handed but predictable adap…
  - 8 Aug 19, 2:48pm -
• Movie review capsules for week of Aug. 26
  A.X.L. A sci-fi adventure about a robotic dog, created by the military, and the friendship he develops with a teenage boy (Alex Neustaedter). Not reviewed. Rated PG. 100 minutes. Alpha A slightl…
  - 23 Aug 18, 12:36pm -
• Capsule movie reviews for Aug. 5
  American Animals Writer-director Bart Layton has made an interesting movie, a narrative feature with documentary elements, about an inept group of would-be thieves who join forces to steal a rare book from a college library. The movie is funny, but w…
  - 1 Aug 18, 2:39pm -
• Movie review capsules for July 29
  American Animals Writer-director Bart Layton has made an interesting movie, a narrative feature with documentary elements, about an inept group of would-be thieves, who join forces to steal a rare book from a college library. The movie is funny, but…
  - 26 Jul 18, 1:40pm -
• 'Falbalas,' a Jacques Becker favorite, to screen at BAMPFA
  I’m going to come clean right from the start and break the first rule of film criticism — that is, by reviewing a movie I haven’t seen. Here’s the reason for making an exception this time: This is a hard movie to see.…
  - 19 Jul 18, 3:30pm -
• Capsule movie reviews for week of July 15
  American Animals Writer-director Bart Layton has made an interesting movie, a narrative feature with documentary elements, about an inept group of would-be thieves, who join forces to steal a rare book from a college library. The movie is funny, but…
  - 12 Jul 18, 12:00pm -
• Movie capsule reviews for July 8
  American Animals Writer-director Bart Layton has made an interesting movie, a narrative feature with documentary elements, about an inept group of would-be thieves, who join forces to steal a rare book from a college library. The movie is funny, but…
  - 5 Jul 18, 12:23pm -
• ‘Eating Animals’ review: Thoughtful, provocative documentary on factory farming
  Look, I was heading in this direction anyway, but it says something that I’m polishing off this review of “Eating Animals” at a delicious vegetarian restaurant in San Francisco. But I would think it would be hard to walk away f…
  - 2 Jul 18, 5:28pm -

The A.V. Club: Film

• newRebecca has now twice shown there’s no improving on the original

  

  Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier’s most famous novel, endures not just because it has proven endlessly adaptable—as a play, for radio, on television, as the Alfred Hitchcock-directed winner of the Best Picture Oscar in 1941, and a new Netflix film rele…
  - 2 hours ago, 22 Oct 20, 1:00am -
• newOne great thing about tonight’s debate (no, really)

  

  Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Thursday, October 22. All times are Eastern. Read more...
  - 2 hours ago, 22 Oct 20, 1:00am -
• newR.I.P. James Randi, a.k.a. The Amazing Randi, conjurer and skeptic

  

  James Randi, known to the world of both magic and professional skepticism as The Amazing Randi, has died. As a frequent talk show guest, performer, and sponsor of the famed (and never claimed) One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge, Randi spent his…
  - 4 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 10:35pm -
• newIt's "RAMPAAAGE" season on Archer

  

  Now that it’s over, Adam Reed’s tenure as the primary writer of the first nine seasons of Archer is an amazing thing to look back at. Give or take a story credit here or there, Reed wrote (or, on rare occasion, co-wrote) all of the first 102 epis…
  - 4 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 10:30pm -
• newShonda Rhimes' reason for leaving ABC for Netflix was just the right amount of petty

  

  Don’t get between Shonda Rhimes and her Disneyland passes.Read more...
  - 4 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 10:30pm -
• newScott Speedman to be the next big ol' creeper on Netflix's You

  

  Applying the valued lessons he learned from his old mentor/stalker Felicity Porter way way back in the day, Scott Speedman has signed on to play a character we’re just going to go ahead and assume will be a massive creeper on Netflix’s ongoing s…
  - 5 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 9:24pm -
• newHere’s what’s coming to (and going from) Netflix in November 2020

  

  Ah, November: The Christmas in the month that’s right before Christmas. For anyone worried that their various streaming services might not have enough holiday content to get them through the long, cold month ahead of that other, longer, colder mont…
  - 8 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 7:16pm -
• newTime to chug some Coors and get a new CB handle: Smokey And The Bandit is headed to TV

  

  Looks like the days of CB radios, Trans Ams, and Coors beer are again upon us: Hollywood Reporter announces that a TV version of 1977 mega-movie-hit Smokey And The Bandit is now in the works. David Gordon Green—whose prior credits include The Right…
  - 9 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 5:26pm -
• newWelp, Quibi's done

  

  It’s over: According to The Wall Street Journal, Quibi Holdings LLC is finally shuttering after only six months, making it the shortest living streaming service to date. This comes after a weeks-long, last ditch effort to garner additional backers,…
  - 10 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 5:06pm -
• newHorror comedy Bad Hair suffers from tousled commentary but is good for a few laughs

  

  Since the success of his 2014 comedy Dear White People—and the Netflix series it inspired—writer-director Justin Simien has maintained an abiding interest in distilling the complex Black American experience into creative storytelling. Bad Hair, h…
  - 10 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 5:00pm -

The Guardian: Film + Interviews

• Linda Ronstadt: 'I had to sing those songs or I was going to die'
  The Mexican American singer discusses her heritage in a new film, and how important it is to be seen for who she really isFrom the start of her career, Linda Ronstadt has talked to the media about her Mexican heritage. “Back in 1967, Tiger Beat mag…
  - 2 days ago, 20 Oct 20, 2:20am -
• Samuel L Jackson: 'A fullness comes upon me every time I land in Africa'
  As their hard-hitting TV show Enslaved comes to an end, the star and his wife LaTanya Richardson talk about roots, race, revolution – and how to get rid of ‘the orange man’From Spike Lee joints to Tarantino thrillers, Star Wars to the Marvel Ci…
  - 2 days ago, 20 Oct 20, 1:00am -
• Alan Arkin on Hollywood success: 'I was miserable pretty much all of the time'
  In his mid-30s, the actor was living the dream, but was far from happy. As he publishes his memoir Out of My Mind, he talks about turning his life around – and the disgraced guru he pinned his hopes onAlan Arkin met his guru on a Hollywood film set…
  - 4 days ago, 18 Oct 20, 10:00am -
• Adeel Akhtar: ‘People are ready to stretch their ideas on diversity’
  The Bafta-winning actor on Four Lions, Enola Holmes and why he spent lockdown retracing his family history – and trampoliningI don’t know if it’s the heat – it’s 35C on the late summer day we meet for lunch at an outside table at the Canton…
  - 4 days ago, 18 Oct 20, 7:00am -
• François Ozon: 'Young people now don’t have the inhibitions older actors did'
  The director on waiting 35 years to film the perfect gay love story, and how French cinema is coping with CovidFrench writer-director François Ozon, 52, is famous for his prodigious output. He directed his first full-length feature, Sitcom, in 1998,…
  - 4 days ago, 18 Oct 20, 4:30am -
• Johnny Flynn: 'I feel I need to do things with urgency'
  The British musician and actor has built up an enviable CV on stage and screen. He discusses his ‘frenetic energy’ and latest lead roles - in dark thriller Cordelia and the Bowie biopic StardustHe’s an actor equipped with “weapons grade anima…
  - 5 days ago, 17 Oct 20, 7:00am -
• Sidse Babett Knudsen: the Borgen star mixing Danish drama and Westminster intrigue
  She is set to reprise her role as the prime minister in a new series of the hit Scandi drama, but the actor is just as excited to share the limelight in David Hare’s new BBC thriller, RoadkillSidse Babett Knudsen had an ulterior motive for joining…
  - 6 days ago, 16 Oct 20, 10:00am -
• Isabella Rossellini: ‘Ageing brings a lot of happiness. You get fatter – but there is freedom’
  The actor’s latest project is about the joy of sex, as well as its capacity to exploit, control and kill. She discusses the pleasure of life after being written off by Hollywood and the beauty businessIsabella Rossellini is a busy woman. It is hard…
  - 9 days ago, 13 Oct 20, 1:00am -
• Lovecraft Country's Jonathan Majors: 'Jim Crow America is literally in my DNA'
  He has caused a sensation in HBO’s horror hit. As Marvel supervillainry now beckons, the Texan actor reveals how he went from shoplifting tearaway to hottest young star aroundIt takes a big man to talk the entire internet through his extensive skin…
  - 9 days ago, 13 Oct 20, 1:00am -
• Ariyon Bakare: ‘Everything has fallen into place’
  Actor Ariyon Bakare is enjoying the spotlight now, but there have been dark times along the way. He talks about being homeless and losing his stepmother… And why he is now relishing playing a ‘baddie’ in His Dark MaterialsAcross a table in the…
  - 11 days ago, 11 Oct 20, 6:00am -

The New Yorker: Movies

• newCan We Trust the Presidential-Election Polls?

  

  Sue Halpern writes about the difficulties that pollsters face in attempting to predict the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election.
  - 8 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 7:15pm -
• newThere’s Nothing Sacred about Nine Justices; a Livable Planet, on the Other Hand . . .

  

  In his latest Climate Crisis newsletter, Bill McKibben writes on Amy Coney Barrett’s and Pope Francis’s stances on climate change, and interviews Abbie Dillen, of EarthJustice, and Alisa White, of Yale Law School.
  - 8 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 7:00pm -
• newConservatives Recast in Classic Video Games

  

  Evan Allgood and J. Longo humorously reimagine prominent Republicans as characters in popular fighting, shoot-’em-up, and role-playing games.
  - 13 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 2:00pm -
• new“Before the Plague Came, I Had It Made”: Trump Strikes a Doubtful Note in Pennsylvania

  

  Eric Lach writes about a Donald Trump election rally at an airport in Erie, Pennsylvania, as the President tries to excite voters in a must-win state for 2020.
  - 13 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 1:57pm -
• newDaily Cartoon: Wednesday, October 21st

  

  John Klossner’s Daily Cartoon provides a snapshot of daily life on a day when President Donald Trump did not say something inappropriate.
  - 15 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 11:21am -
• newNew Poll Shows Trump Losing to Hunter Biden

  

  Andy Borowitz jokes that new polls show Donald Trump losing to Hunter Biden, in swing states such as Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, and nationally.
  - 16 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 11:08am -
• newYo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax on the Role of Music in Dark Times

  

  Madelyne Xiao introduces a video from the New Yorker Festival in which Alex Ross talks about music and performance with Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax, and the musicians perform works by Beethoven.
  - 18 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 9:00am -
• newHow Republican Senators Account for the Trump Presidency

  

  Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes on the reëlection campaigns of Lindsey Graham, Joni Ernst, and John Cornyn, and on Republican senators’ reluctance, in debates and on the trail, to mention Donald Trump during the run-up to the 2020 election.
  - 18 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 8:43am -
• newSpicy Sex Tips for the Couple Spending Every Waking Second Together

  

  Jiji Lee and Cara Michelle Smith share humorous tips to help couples who have been quarantining together add excitement to their sex lives.
  - 20 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 7:00am -
• newThe Montana Voters Who Could Decide Control of the Senate

  

  In a U.S. Senate race that may end with a vanishingly thin margin of victory, Montana’s Native Americans and union members are playing a central role, E. Tammy Kim writes.
  - 21 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 6:00am -

The Village Voice: Film

USA Today: Movies

• newReview: Sacha Baron Cohen's silly, scattershot 'Borat 2' takes aim at Trump, COVID

  

  From President Donald Trump to COVID-19, nothing is safe from Sacha Baron Cohen's satire in the scattershot sequel 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.'       
  - 4 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 10:43pm -
• newCritics praise Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Borat 2' as 'fitfully funny' and 'urgently satirical'

  

  Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat is back! See what critics are saying about the "weirdly poignant" sequel, which has 85% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.       
  - 4 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 10:40pm -
• new'This is a hit job, I assure you': Rudy Giuliani responds to eyebrow-raising situation in 'Borat 2'

  

  President Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani was pranked by Sacha Baron Cohen and caught in a possibly inappropriate situation in the new "Borat 2."       
  - 5 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 9:32pm -
• new'Worse than you think': Demi Lovato, Meghan McCain, more react to Rudy Giuliani in 'Borat 2'

  

  The "Borat" sequel hasn't come out yet, but it's already making waves for a controversial prank involving Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani.       
  - 8 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 6:48pm -
• newFrom 'The Shining' to 'The Birds,' 25 horror movies to watch before you DIIIIIIIIIIIIE

  

  We've all gotta die sometime. Before then, however, be sure to watch these 25 horror movies, from 'The Shining' to 'The Birds' to 'Get Out.'       
  - 8 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 6:29pm -
• newWatch before you vote: 7 crucial political documentaries to stream for Election Day

  

  Before you cast your vote, there are a number of documentary filmmakers who would like your attention, from "Totally Under Control" to "The Swamp."       
  - 10 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 5:06pm -
• new5 ways Netflix's new 'Rebecca' differs from Alfred Hitchcock's Oscar-winning 1940 classic

  

  80 years after Alfred Hitchcock's classic, a new 'Rebecca' haunts Netflix. Here's how the thriller starring Lily James puts its own spin on the story.       
  - 10 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 4:42pm -
• newReview: Netflix's haunting new 'Rebecca' stylishly reimagines a Hitchcock classic

  

  Eighty years after Alfred Hitchcock's Oscar-winning 'Rebecca,' Netflix offers a lush modern reimagining starring Lily James and Armie Hammer.       
  - 10 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 4:42pm -
• new'The Witches': Critics give HBO Max remake mixed reviews, from 'high-camp funny' to 'dreadful'

  

  See what critics are saying about "The Witches," the new remake of Roald Dahl's novel, starring Anne Hathaway and premiering Thursday on HBO Max.       
  - 10 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 4:27pm -
• newYahya Abdul-Mateen II talks 'Trial of the Chicago 7,' his virtual Emmy win and life in 'The Matrix'

  

  Emmy winner Yahya Abdul-Mateen II could make an Oscar run with 'The Trial of the Chicago 7.' He talks about his new film and life in 'The Matrix.'       
  - 15 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 11:40am -