Cinema Blend: Film News

• newRed Notice: 7 Quick Things We Know About Dwayne Johnson's Netflix Blockbuster
  Here's what we know (at least so far) about Netflix's big-budget blockbuster, Red Notice, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Gal Gadot, and Ryan Reynolds.
  - 3 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 9:00pm -
• newThe Kissing Booth 3: 8 Quick Things We Know About The Netflix Movie
  With The Kissing Booth officially coming out in 2021, here are the facts to know about the upcoming Netflix rom-com.
  - 5 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 7:00pm -
• newUniversal Studios Throws Some Serious Shade At Disneyland Over The Canceling Of Annual Passes
  They should have just @-ed them directly.
  - 5 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 6:17pm -
• newAs James Earl Jones Turns 90, The Wire's Wendell Pierce Pays Tribute To His Mentor
  Happy Birthday, James Earl Jones!
  - 6 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 5:29pm -
• new10 Movies To Watch On Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  MLK Day is a time to reflect on an American hero. Here are some movies to help you with said reflection.
  - 7 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 5:00pm -
• newLooks Like Justice League’s Snyder Cut Is Changing Up Its HBO Max Release Plans
  HBO Max is apparently changing up the way it's dropping the Snyder Cut.
  - 7 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 4:50pm -
• newIs The Marksman’s Liam Neeson Actually A Good Shot? His Answer May Surprise You
  The sight of Liam Neeson with a gun has become commonplace in movies, but can he actually shoot?
  - 8 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 4:00pm -
• newWatchmen Star Regina King Reveals Why She’s Taken So Many Social Justice Roles
  The critically-acclaimed actress has been working regularly since the mid-90s, but over the last decade, especially half decade, the size of her roles and the recognition she’s gotten for them have grown exponentially
  - 8 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 3:20pm -
• new5 Reasons Why Brad Pitt's Troy Is Actually One Of My Favorite Movies
  I love the movie Troy starring Brad Pitt! Here are 5 reasons why!
  - 9 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 3:00pm -
• newRyan Reynolds Sends Sweet Message To Young Deadpool Fan Battling Cancer
  Ryan Reynolds made sure to let a young fan know he's got his back.
  - 9 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 2:19pm -

Cinema Blend: Movie Previews

• If Things Had Gone Differently, Zendaya’s New Movie Could Have Been A Horror Take On Her Disney K.C. Undercover Show
  Zendaya revealed her new movie could've been a horror reboot of her Disney Channel show K.C. Undercover.
  - 5 days ago, 12 Jan 21, 5:00pm -
• 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

• newThe Marksman Review: Liam Neeson Does His Thing In A Mostly Middling Thriller
  It’s devoid of original story points, buttressed with tropes and stereotypes, but it does have a heart and some exciting action beats.
  - 5 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 6:26pm -
• HBO Max’s Locked Down Review: Anne Hathaway And Chiwetel Ejiofor Are Darkly Hilarious In Clever Heist Film
  [I]t’s brought to life by two incredible performances from Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor that are both hilarious and emotional.
  - 4 days ago, 13 Jan 21, 12:00pm -
• Hulu’s The Ultimate Playlist Of Noise Review: A Standard Coming Of Age Drama With Cute, Emotional Moments
  Stylistic shortcomings aside, The Ultimate Playlist Of Noise does have an interesting story to tell, though it also won’t hit you with any massive surprises
  - 4 days ago, 13 Jan 21, 12:00pm -
• Netflix’s Outside The Wire Review: A Messy But Cool Sci-Fi Thriller With Kick-Ass Anthony Mackie Action
  When it’s not getting in the weeds with its own plot, it’s an exciting addition to the cinematic sci-fi canon, and does a laudable job leaving the audience with some big questions to ponder.
  - 5 days ago, 13 Jan 21, 3:00am -
• Amazon’s One Night In Miami Review: An Absolute Knockout Blessed With Four Terrific Performances
  Regina King’s fluid presentation of the stage play’s complicated ideas helps One Night in Miami sing with a vibrancy and an urgency that precious few other films released this year can boast.
  - 25 days ago, 23 Dec 20, 2:05pm -
• Promising Young Woman Review: Come For The Phenomenal Carey Mulligan Performance, Stay For The Stunning Directorial Debut
  Promising Young Woman is more than just clever; it’s vicious.
  - 26 days ago, 22 Dec 20, 12:37pm -
• Greenland Review: This Disaster Movie Isn’t A Total Disaster, But It’s Close
  Greenland limps to the finish line with a finale that wouldn’t have been so frustrating if the movie hadn’t shown itself capable of more.
  - 33 days ago, 16 Dec 20, 9:00am -
• Monster Hunter Review: A Surprisingly Exciting Adventure To Help End 2020
  Devotee and non-fan alike should be able to enjoy this surprisingly exciting adventure that’s dedicated to help end 2020 on a high, monster slaying note.
  - 33 days ago, 16 Dec 20, 9:00am -
• Wonder Woman 1984 Review: An Excellent Pair Of Villains Makes The DCEU Sequel Soar Higher Than Its Predecessor
  [T]he sequel has a stronger, more original story that beautifully gets at the heart of what’s important about the character...
  - 33 days ago, 15 Dec 20, 12:00pm -
• Wild Mountain Thyme Review: Emily Blunt And Jamie Dornan Can't Save This Bland Irish Romance
  The most glaring issue of Wild Mountain Thyme is how uninteresting it not only is, but actively tries to be.
  - 37 days ago, 11 Dec 20, 6:09pm -

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

Geek Tyrant

• newNew AVATAR 2 Concept Art Shows Off Pandora Paradise Living

  

  There was a lot of beautiful concept art that was created for James Cameron’s Avatar 2 and as part of the new Behind Pandora stories, they are putting the spotlight on concept artist Jonathan Bach. The piece of art above offers a beautiful image th…
  - 5 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 7:00pm -
• newPoster Art For The Upcoming Action Thriller RUN HIDE FIGHT Created By Artist Paul Shipper

  

  We’ve got poster art to share with you for the upcoming action thriller Run Hide Fight, a film being produced by Daily Wire. The art you see here was created by artist Paul Shipper.Run Hide Fight stars Isabel May, Thomas Jane and Radha Mitchell. Th…
  - 11 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 1:00pm -
• newYou Can Buy The First Season of SCOOBY-DOO! AND GUESS WHO? On DVD Next Week

  

  Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who? is a fun iteration of everyone’s favorite group of mystery solving meddling kids. If you want to own the first season on DVD, you’re in luck as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment recently announced that the complete first…
  - 12 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 12:00pm -
• newIO Interactive Reveals All the Locations for HITMAN 3

  

  Hitman 3 is set to launch next week and IO Interactive has decided to reveal the six locations that players will find in the game. Don’t worry, there’s no information of the story included and this is considered spoiler-free by the developers. To…
  - 12 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 11:30am -
• newCelebrate Four Years of YU-GI-OH! DUEL LINKS with Blue-Eyes White Dragon

  

  Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links is celebrating its fourth anniversary, and they’ve got treats planned for players. First, by simply logging into the game between now and January 11, 2022, duelists will obtain Legend Foil Rarity versions of Blue-Eyes Alternati…
  - 13 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 11:00am -
• newLevel Up Dice Make PATHFINDER Dice Now

  

  Level Up Dice is a popular manufacturer of shiny click clack rocks and they recently launched a new Kickstarter. The campaign is for the Adventurer’s Curated Dice Collection, which are licensed for Pathfinder Second Edition (but can be used for oth…
  - 13 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 10:30am -
• newFan Made AMONG US Animated Video Shows Off Kills Inspired By Classic Horror Films

  

  I’ve got an amusing fan-made Among Us animated video that features some great imposter kills that have been inspired by iconic horror films, including Alien, The Ring, and IT.The video was created by Mactoto and shared on Twitter, and for any of y…
  - 14 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 10:00am -
• newAdam Savage Goes To Boston Dynamics To See How a Robot Dog Learns To Dance

  

  Not long ago we shared a video with you from Boston Dynamics that features a few of their robots dancing around. It was both entertaining and a little frightening.Well, in a recent video from Tested, Adam Savage went out to Boston Dynamics to see wha…
  - 14 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 9:30am -
• newVFX Artists React To DISTRICT 9, 6 UNDERGROUND, RAMBO, THE WALKING DEAD and More

  

  I’ve got a couple of new episodes of VFX Artists React for you to watch today. In the videos, the gang at Corridor Crew react to and discuss CGI elements in projects such as District 9, Underground 6, Rambo, The Walking Dead and more.The first vide…
  - 15 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 9:00am -
• newHBO Max Sizzle Reel Shows Footage From THE SUCIDE SQUAD, GODZILLA VS. KONG, MORTAL KOMBAT, and More

  

  HBO Max has released a sizzle reel featuring several of the film coming to the streaming service and theaters in 2021. The reel offers footage from a lot of high profile projects that fans are excited about. Some of those films include Godzilla Vs. K…
  - 15 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 8:30am -

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

• newReview: Flashback to Lebanon '1982,' for an empathetic look at life with war on the horizon

  

  Nadine Labaki is among the cast of '1982,' set during the First Lebanon War.
  - 2 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 9:25pm -
• 'It was the only ending for me': The finale of 'Promising Young Woman' explained

  

  The ending of 'Promising Young Woman' is a destabilizing shock to audiences. Writer-director Emerald Fennell and stars Carey Mulligan and Bo Burnham share their thoughts on why the movie had to end the way it does.
  - 2 days ago, 15 Jan 21, 9:00pm -
• How the ending of 'One Night in Miami' re-created a long-lost cultural landmark

  

  Writer Kemp Powers and star Leslie Odom Jr. explain the decision to turn a lost Sam Cooke performance into one of the film's most resonant, hopeful moments.
  - 2 days ago, 15 Jan 21, 8:54pm -
• My friendship — and last phone call — with Joanne Rogers, widow of Mister Rogers

  

  She was a night owl who sent text messages filled with emojis. She was my pen pal, my friend. Here is what she said the last time we talked.
  - 2 days ago, 15 Jan 21, 5:25pm -
• Jeff Bridges got great news about his cancer battle — but the timing wasn't so great

  

  Jeff Bridges says his tumor has "drastically shrunk." But the news came the day of the Capitol riot. "To see our country attacking itself broke my heart."
  - 2 days ago, 15 Jan 21, 1:44pm -
• This year, you can go to Sundance (from home). Here's how

  

  Things will be very different for the largely virtual 2021 Sundance festival. Here's how to get the most out of the experience from wherever you are.
  - 2 days ago, 15 Jan 21, 12:30pm -
• 'Parasite' director Bong Joon Ho makes history, yet again, at Venice Film Festival

  

  Oscar-winning "Parasite" director Bong Joon Ho will serve as jury president at the Venice International Film Festival. He's the first Korean to do so.
  - 2 days ago, 15 Jan 21, 12:25pm -
• Review: Nate Parker takes on police brutality in 'American Skin,' but the drama plays like parody

  

  Five years after 'The Birth of a Nation,' Nate Parker returns with the misguided contemporary drama 'American Skin.'
  - 2 days ago, 15 Jan 21, 11:52am -
• Review: Nine children with six women? 'Film About a Father Who' untangles director's family tree

  

  Experimental filmmaker Lynne Sachs fixes her attention on her father, Ira Sachs Sr., in "Film About a Father Who."
  - 2 days ago, 15 Jan 21, 11:45am -
• What's playing at the drive-in: A Martin Luther King Jr. doc and more

  

  Find a flick with our guide to new and classic movies playing outdoors at L.A.-area drive-ins, pop-ups and rooftops.
  - 3 days ago, 14 Jan 21, 7:50pm -

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

• newVanessa Kirby and Ellen Burstyn On The Trauma Of Child Loss In 'Pieces Of A Woman'

  

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Vanessa Kirby and Ellen Burstyn about their new film, Pieces of a Woman, about a home birth gone terribly wrong and the destruction that follows.
  - 16 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 7:58am -
• Remembering Michael Apted, Creator Of The 'Up' Documentary Series

  

  The documentarian, who died Jan. 7, spent decades following the lives of a group of British citizens, updating their stories with a new episode every seven years. Originally broadcast in 2013.
  - 2 days ago, 15 Jan 21, 1:39pm -
• 'MLK/FBI' Humanizes A Civil Rights Icon's Legacy

  

  Sam Pollard's documentary deftly examines the FBI's intense surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. in the final years of his life.
  - 3 days ago, 15 Jan 21, 5:00am -
• Bee Gees Documentary Traces The Gibb Brothers' Pathway To Stardom

  

  Of the three Bee Gees, only Barry Gibb is still alive. His new album is Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook Volume 1. The HBO documentary, The Bee Gees, tells the story of the group's rise.
  - 3 days ago, 14 Jan 21, 1:36pm -
• 'News Of The World' Filmmaker Wanted To Explore The 'Healing Power Of Storytelling'

  

  Paul Greengrass' new film, a Western set five years after the end of the Civil War, stars Tom Hanks as a former Confederate captain who travels from town to town, reading aloud from newspapers.
  - 3 days ago, 14 Jan 21, 1:36pm -
• 'Promising Young Woman' And 'Pieces Of A Woman' Examine Trauma And Revenge

  

  Two new films center on the lingering effects of trauma and tragedy. Carey Mulligan is woman bent on revenge in Promising Young Woman; Vanessa Kirby is a mother whose baby dies in Pieces of a Woman.
  - 5 days ago, 13 Jan 21, 11:27am -
• Michael Apted, Director Of The 'Up' Documentary Series, Dies At 79

  

  Apted's pioneering documentary series began with a group of British children and checked in with them every seven years. He also directed Coal Miner's Daughter and The World Is Not Enough.
  - 9 days ago, 8 Jan 21, 9:46pm -
• His Vaccine Story Inspired His Father To Write A Disney Classic

  

  As a kid, Jeffrey Sherman told his father, songwriter Robert Sherman, about his experience getting a polio vaccine. It sparked Robert to craft the now famous Mary Poppins song, "A Spoonful of Sugar."
  - 10 days ago, 8 Jan 21, 5:06am -
• 'Ratatouille: The TikToK Musical' Raises Money For The Actors Fund

  

  A campaign to make Disney's Ratatouille into a musical raised more than a million for the Actors Fund. The musical's songwriter lays out how the idea went from TikTok to a phenomenon.
  - 14 days ago, 4 Jan 21, 5:04am -
• In 'Herself' A Mother (Literally) Rebuilds Her Life After Domestic Abuse

  

  NPR's Scott Simon talks to director Phyllida Lloyd about her new movie, Herself, where she tackles the subject of domestic violence.
  - 16 days ago, 2 Jan 21, 7:53am -

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

• newBatwoman’s season 2 premiere answers the question, “What Happened To Kate Kane?”

  

  When Ruby Rose announced she was leaving Batwoman last May, one of the biggest concerns was whether her character’s departure would affect the momentum the show had built by the end of season one. The season-two premiere answers that question right…
  - 2 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 9:50pm -
• newAmerican Gods struggles to recapture some of that season one magic in “Serious Moonlight”

  

  “Half the art of war is knowing when to switch sides.” Read more...
  - 3 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 9:05pm -
• newImportant clarification: Zack Snyder's Justice League is a 4-hour movie, not a 4-hour miniseries

  

  Back in August, during DC’s FanDome virtual convention, Zack Snyder revealed that his new HBO Max cut of Justice League—a.k.a. “the Snyder cut,” a.k.a. Zack Snyder’s Justice League—would actually be a four-hour miniseries consisting of fo…
  - 5 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 6:20pm -
• newCoke and Pepsi to hold weird Super Bowl ceasefire

  

  
  - 8 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 3:38pm -
• newRussell Crowe admonishes "kids these days" for failing to appreciate 2003's Master And Commander

  

  Peter Weir’s Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World is a movie without any Iron Men or wars in the stars (though it does have Paul Bettany, who is friends with Iron Man and was in a Star Wars), but don’t let star Russell Crowe hear you c…
  - 10 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 1:41pm -
• newSunday's Best Deals: Compustar 2-Way Remote Start System, USB C Fast Chargers, Trunk Organizer & Cooler Combos, Office Rolling Chair, Skincare Tools & Products, Infrared Thermometer, and More

  

  Jump to: Tech | Gaming | Home | Lifestyle | MediaRead more...
  - 11 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 12:30pm -
• newMusic producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector has died

  

  As reported by Rolling Stone, music producer Phil Spector has died. Spector had been in prison since 2009 following his conviction for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson, with California’s Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation confirming hi…
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• newRagnar Lothbrok’s legacy haunts a striking but empty Vikings right to the finish

  

  “Is that the end?”Read more...
  - 16 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 8:00am -
• newTell us about your pop culture weekend: January 17

  

  Our weekly thought-starter asks you (and us) a simple question each week: What pop culture did you consume this weekend, and what did you think of it? If you have suggestions for AVQ&A questions, big or small, you can email them to us here.Read more.…
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• newThe medieval Feast of the Ass isn’t as filthy as it sounds

  

  We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 6,230,819-week series, Wiki Wormhole.Read more...
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The Guardian: Film + Interviews

• newAsa Butterfield: 'Sex Education reassures people they’re not weird or alone'
  The actor on filming the third series of the hit Netflix comedy, being taught cinema history by Scorsese – and the perils of toilet-training his catAsa Butterfield, 23, was born in London and started his acting career aged seven. He landed the lead…
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• Ben Chaplin: ‘The last thing I wanted to be was the new Hugh Grant’
  The Game On actor has had Hollywood success without becoming an A-lister. But working with Malick, Stone and Francis Ford Coppola has made for an interesting careerSitting in the Los Angeles sun in a T-shirt and a hoodie, Ben Chaplin has a coffee cup…
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• Bosnian director Jasmila Žbanić: 'A film is more than a film. It is life’
  A hit at the festivals, Quo Vadis, Aida? explores the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, informed by its creator’s experiences of war. She explains why nerves in her divided country are still rawThe film director Jasmila Žbanić does not regard herself as…
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• Call My Agent's Camille Cottin: 'Don’t we need culture more than we need shopping?'
  The scene-stealing star of the French comedy series - a word-of-mouth Netflix hit - on her journey from a prank show in Paris to co-stardom with Matt Damon“I bought a few sheep during lockdown. Nobody told me they’d eat all my plants. How Parisia…
  - 8 days ago, 10 Jan 21, 3:00am -
• Lorca, Hockney, Byatt, Berger – how Mike Dibb got the greats to open up
  He’s revered for shooting Ways of Seeing with John Berger, but Mike Dibb has made films about all the giants of culture – as well as Wimbledon tennis balls. He looks back on a dazzling careerThis morning, like most mornings, Mike Dibb is sitting…
  - 9 days ago, 8 Jan 21, 12:33pm -
• 'Being black in America requires emotional aerobics': Regina King on 'powder keg' movie One Night in Miami
  The Oscar-winning Beale Street actor on success and her sharply topical feature debut, a civil rights-era film that coincided with the explosive rise of Black Lives Matter To say Regina King is “having a moment” feels a little inappropriate, cons…
  - 10 days ago, 8 Jan 21, 1:00am -
• Cinema legend Ellen Burstyn: 'It was never my intention to be a movie star'
  As she prepares to smash an Oscar record, the great actor talks about drawing on her own suffering, missing her violent mother – and surviving the Hollywood ‘hamburger machine’Ellen Burstyn is struggling to make herself heard above the sirens t…
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• Robin Williams's widow: 'There were so many misunderstandings about what had happened to him'
  Susan Schneider Williams watched her husband suffer with undiagnosed Lewy body dementia before he killed himself in 2014. A new film tries to educate others about the condition – and put to rest assumptions about his deathAfter Robin Williams died…
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• James Cosmo: 'My friend said: They're going to drink beer out of your skull'
  After his brutal demise on Game of Thrones, the veteran Scottish actor is back in crime drama The Bay. Is he the baddie?For the most part, actors have now sussed out the art of the Zoom interview. The trick is to do it in front of a completely blank…
  - 17 days ago, 1 Jan 21, 4:00am -
• 'We experienced the pandemic on Earth and they were experiencing it in orbit'
  Film-makers Alina Manolache and Vladimir Potop on how they made the Guardian documentary 2020: A Covid Space OdysseyOur latest Guardian documentary is an evocative meditation on isolation and human fragility. It pieces together glimpses of the astron…
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The New Yorker: Movies

• newOther Things You Can Shout Into the Mirror Besides “Bloody Mary” If You Want Company During Quarantine

  

  Your mother will appear to deliver a timeworn message.
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• newA Reporter’s Footage from Inside the Capitol Siege

  

  Luke Mogelson followed Trump supporters as they forced their way into the Senate chamber, using his phone’s camera as a reporter’s notebook.
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• newThe Cryptic Crossword: No. 78

  

  A free, online cryptic crossword puzzle from the New Yorker’s archive, with answers and clues that exhibit the wit and intelligence of the magazine.
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• newFive Countries, Five Experiences of the Pandemic

  

  Citizens from around the world share their coronavirus stories.
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• newSunday Reading: Anatomy of an Inaugural

  

  From The New Yorker’s archive: stories about Presidential Inaugurations and Inaugural Addresses.
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• newWhy Trump Must Go on Trial

  

  The insurrectionists whom the President directed to the Capitol have, in a sense, been redeployed in an effort to secure impunity for him.
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• newThe Prophecies of George Floyd

  

  The fact that Floyd could tell that his death was coming underscored the inevitability of violence in encounters between police officers and Black suspects.
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• Ask Kim Kierkegaardashian: To Slut or Not to Smut

  

  Instead of writing a philosophy paper in your head, write it in bed, and call it foreplay.
  - 2 days ago, 16 Jan 21, 7:00am -
• New York City’s Clown-Car Mayoral Race

  

  More than thirty-five people are running for mayor. Does that bode well for the voters?
  - 2 days ago, 16 Jan 21, 6:00am -
• Donald Trump’s American Carnage Comes to Washington

  

  The New Yorker’s reporters and writers reflect on the convulsive end to the Trump years. And a game designer explains why the fiction of QAnon has been so appealing and so dangerous.
  - 2 days ago, 15 Jan 21, 4:00pm -

The Village Voice: Film

USA Today: Movies

• new'Trailblazer' Spike Lee honored for film career with American Cinematheque Award, vows to keep on going

  

  Spike Lee vowed to continue making vital movies receiving the film society's lifetime achievement award. "Let's keep this thing going," he said.       
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• newFact-checking 'One Night in Miami': Did Malcolm X really get into a fight with Sam Cooke?

  

  "One Night in Miami" brings together four Black legends: Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown. But what really happened that night?       
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• newMeet Madeline Brewer, the rock 'n' roll heart of 'The Ultimate Playlist of Noise' on Hulu

  

  Madeline Brewer talks Patti Smith's influence on her work in the Hulu original film 'The Ultimate Playlist of Noise.'       
  - 10 hours ago, 17 Jan 21, 2:00pm -
• new'Grateful at 90': James Earl Jones marks landmark birthday with strawberry shortcake and a big wish

  

  James Earl Jones will celebrate his 90th birthday Sunday with his favorite cake and a big wish for the world in the year ahead.       
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• newSpoilers! All about Carey Mulligan's role in that shocking 'Promising Young Woman' ending

  

  In the film, a woman processes her grief over her best friend's PTSD-driven death by teaching predators a lesson, one by one, in bars across town.       
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• What to stream this weekend: 'One Night in Miami,' 'Promising Young Woman,' 'Locked Down'

  

  New films out on streaming this weekend: Amazon Prime debuts Regina King's "One Night in Miami," Carey Mulligan impresses in "Promising Young Woman."       
  - 2 days ago, 15 Jan 21, 7:53pm -
• In 'Promising Young Woman,' Carey Mulligan is not starring in the revenge movie you expect

  

  Carey Mulligan delivers a poisonous revenge tale in "Promising Young Woman." She opens up about pandemic life, consent and rethinking old movies.       
  - 2 days ago, 15 Jan 21, 3:54pm -
• How Disney+'s 'WandaVision' expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe, hurtles through sitcom history

  

  The Marvel Cinematic Universe is expanding to Disney+. First up: 'WandaVision,' an ode to classic sitcoms starring Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen.       
  - 2 days ago, 15 Jan 21, 3:22pm -
• Spike Lee rejoices over Trump impeachment vote; talks COVID-19 vaccine and his Viagra musical movie

  

  Before receiving the American Cinematheque Award, Spike Lee talks about his Viagra movie, taking the COVID-19 vaccine and Trump's impeachment.       
  - 2 days ago, 15 Jan 21, 3:01pm -
• Review: Liam Neeson saves 'The Marksman' from being a total disaster

  

  "The Marksman" is yet another action movie with Liam Neeson running around shooting some people, saving others. Thankfully, he's good at it.       
  - 3 days ago, 14 Jan 21, 6:05pm -