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A glimpse at upcoming UK DVD and Blu-ray release dates well into 2025: here’s what’s coming to disc and when.

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20th January: Edge Of Eternity

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20th January: Asia

20th January: Rouge

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As the format continues to gain traction, here’s our regularly-updated list of upcoming 4K Ultra HD disc releases in the UK.

Sitting alongside our list of upcoming DVD and Blu-ray releases (that you can find here), we’re also keeping a calendar for those who support the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc format. As we learn of new UK releases, we’ll add them to this list.

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Anthony Hopkins made his first public appearance over the weekend since recently losing his home in the Pacific Palisades fire by traveling to Saudi Arabia. The legendary Oscar-winning actor, who is also a composer, hosted a gala concert featuring his pieces played by Britain’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

While in Saudi Arabia, Hopkins also attended the kingdom’s Joy Awards which honors artistic achievements of the Arab world. Also on hand for both lavish events in the Saudi capital of Riyadh was a robust representation of Hollywood stars comprising Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman Cuba Goding Jr. Amanda Seyfried, Kiefer Sutherand, and Christina Aguilera.

The musical gala evening, titled “Life is A Dream,” was held on Friday in Riyadh’s Bakr Al-Sheddi Theater, and featured a selection of Hopkins’ compositions, including “Circus” and “Braken Road” as well as classic arias.

“The theme of this concert is that life is a long farewell to the bitter,...

Picking out roles in the entertainment industry isn’t always as easy as A-listers like Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt make it look. There’s always a bit of gamble associated with every project that can turn it into a classic or even tank it at the box office. Ask Michelle Pfeiffer, for the actress has experience in turning down a role that went on to establish Pitt’s career.

Michelle Pfeiffer in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | image: Marvel Studios

Now, years later, despite enjoying a successful career and starring in films like Scarface, The Age of Innocence, and Batman Returns, Michelle Pfeiffer still can’t overcome her regret of losing Thelma & Louise. But then, after turning down projects like The Silence of the Lambs, Sleepless in Seattle, and Pretty Woman, Pfeiffer simply came to terms with her lack of commercial sense.

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Sally Field's 1996 psychological thriller has become a global Netflix hit nearly three decades after its release. Field is a highly decorated actress whose career has spanned over six decades, starting during the 1960s with the sitcoms Gidget and The Flying Nun before transitioning to acclaimed dramatic roles. Field won her first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1980 for Norma Rae, her second for Places in the Heart in 1985, and earned an additional nomination for Steven Spielberg's Lincoln in 2013.

Though she's best known for starring in acclaimed dramas, Field has shown some versatility and also ventured into darker territory with roles in thrillers. This includes suspenseful projects such as Sydney Pollack's Absence of Malice in 1981, in which she played a journalist entangled in an ethical dilemma. At the height of the genre's popularity in 1996, Field starred in the psychological thriller, Eye for an Eye, delivering a gripping performance...

Very few network television shows end up leaving an impact as lasting as Mads Mikkelsen’s Hannibal. The series is certainly not everyone’s cup of tea, with its romanticism of gore and dark themes bleeding into every single shot. However, for those who recognize its beauty for what it is, there is no going back from the change that ensues.

Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy in a still from Hannibal | Credit: NBC

One of the biggest questions that the series faces to this date is to justify its presence. Considering the fact that Anthony Hopkins’ The Silence of the Lambs is a classic film, one cannot help but wonder why another actor would try their hand at it and risk ruining something perfect.

However, anyone who has seen the series would argue that its existence was perfectly needed, all by simply looking at the differences in Mikkelsen’s and Hopkins’ portrayals of the character.

Serial killer Ed Gein‘s heinous exploits inspired three horror classics — Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs — but Deranged offers a more faithful cinematic retelling of the true-crime story.

Also known as Deranged: Confessions of a Necrophile, the 1974 film is coming to 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on February 25 via Vinegar Syndrome.

Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things scribe Alan Ormsby writes and co-directs with Jeff Gillen.

Roberts Scott Blossom, best known as Old Man Marley from Home Alone, stars with Cosette Lee and Leslie Carlson. A young Tom Savini served as a special effects artist.

Deranged has been newly restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative in Dolby Vision.

Special Features:

Audio commentary with writer and co-director Alan Ormsby Audio commentary with special effects artist Tom Savini Audio commentary with film historian Richard Harland Smith “Very Unnatural Deaths” – Interview with special...

“The Cell” is back in action.

Tarsem Singh’s somewhat controversial 2000 thriller is getting the 4K treatment thanks to a new, limited edition release from Arrow Video.

“The Cell” stars Jennifer Lopez as a psychologist working with some cutting-edge technology, who is tasked by the FBI to go inside the mind of a serial killer (Vincent D’Onofrio) who has fallen into a coma. While there, she has to battle the demons of his subconscious, along with an FBI agent (Vince Vaughn). Watch a clip from the new restoration below, with Lopez’s character communicating with the ghostly version of the killer’s dog – an all-white German shepherd.

When the movie was released in 2000, it was somewhat controversial, with some claiming that Singh’s imagery, which borrowed from Damien Hirst and H.R. Giger, to name a few, and was honed during Singh’s time making influential commercials and music videos (like...

Both Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins grabbed Oscars for their respective roles as Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs. The film also won Best Picture and made $270 million at the box office worldwide. Foster revealed that she avoided Hopkins for most of the filming because she was afraid of him.

Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs | Credits: Orion Pictures

Foster explained that most of their scenes were shot with glass partitions in between them. It was this dynamic between the actors that reflected in the film and fans loved it. The scenes between Hopkins and Foster were dramatically new for the viewers at the time.

Jodie Foster avoided Anthony Hopkins for most of the filming of The Silence of the Lambs Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter in a still from The Silence of the Lambs | Credits: Orion Pictures

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What Did Sofia Vergara Jokingly Say About Jodie Foster’s Golden Globes Win? (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Jodie Foster’s victory at the 2025 Golden Globes was slightly derailed by a cheeky moment as she accepted her fifth win for Best Actress in a Limited Series for True Detective: Night Country. While the 62-year-old icon was making her way to the stage, Sofía Vergara, her fellow nominee and rival for the award for portraying the infamous Cocaine Godmother Griselda Blanco in the series Griselda, couldn’t resist a playful heckle.

As the announcer announced that it was Foster’s 10th nomination and fifth win, Vergara jumped up, mockingly calling out, “Oh no, give me one!”

Sofia Vergara just leapt from her seat and shouted “No, no! Not again! Give me one!” as Jodie Foster got to the stage to accept her Golden Globe lol

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Good storytellers understand that realism doesn’t mean that the storytelling needs to be the most boring thing imaginable, while the worst storytellers make the mistake of associating blandness with realism. For example, David Fincher is probably one of the best directors working right now who has delivered some of the greatest crime dramas ever, e.g., Se7en, Zodiac, and Mindhunter. Now, Fincher rarely resorts to over-the-top action or melodramatic acting to spice up his narratives. He usually keeps things low-key, to the extent where some accuse his work of being “emotionless,” and yet manages to keep things engaging and thrilling. And even when some of his stories don’t reach a cathartic and climactic conclusion, the journey feels worthwhile. The same can be said about Memories of Murder, Blow Out, The Silence of the Lambs, Insomnia, The Long Goodbye, Ugly, Dahaad, and more. Then there’s this year’s The Breakthrough,...

After watching the scene in “The Substance” where Elisabeth Sparkle, played by Demi Moore, repeatedly applies and wipes off lipstick in front of a mirror — a chilling metaphor for identity, erasure and self-loathing — I couldn’t have imagined that critics and awards voters would embrace it. Yet here we are, with Moore emerging as a frontrunner in the Oscar race for her career-defining performance in Coralie Fargeat’s provocative body horror film. Her Golden Globes win Sunday not only cements Moore’s legacy but also shines a long-overdue spotlight on horror as a genre worthy of awards season acclaim.

At 62, Moore is on the verge of earning her first-ever Oscar nomination for best actress. Her haunting and multilayered portrayal of an aging star who takes a mysterious serum to regain her youth — only for the experiment to spiral into a surreal nightmare — has been hailed as a masterclass in physical and emotional transformation.

Jodie Foster won her first ever Emmy in September for her turn in HBO’s True Detective: Night Country and tonight she won her fifth Golden Globe for that same role.

Foster won the award for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television for the fourth season of the dark crime series.

She beat out Cate Blanchett (Disclaimer), Cristin Milioti (The Penguin), Sofía Vergara (Griselda)

Naomi Watts (Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans) and Kate Winslet (The Regime).

“The great thing about being this age and being in this time, is having a community of all these people… our True Detective team, we love you so much. We’re really here for only one reason, and that is the wonderful, beautiful Issa Lopez, our showrunner, writer, director, I’m so grateful to you and your talents and your friendship,...

She’s added to her collection. Jodie Foster has won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Limited Series for her turn as police chief Liz Danvers in “True Detective: Night Country.” Check out the full list of 2025 Golden Globe winners here.

When she won the 2024 Primetime Emmy for the role back in September, Foster became the first actor from any of the “True Detective” installments to win an Emmy. The Globe win adds to an extraordinary awards shelf for the 62-year-old Hollywood legend, including two Academy Awards for Best Actress (for “The Accused” and “The Silence of the Lambs”) and three previous competitive Globes wins and the Globes’ honorary Cecil B. DeMille Award.

Foster’s Chief Danvers is maybe the most memorable lead character in a “True Detective” installment yet. Here, she leads the local police force in Ennis, Alaska, a tiny town so far north that...

Tarsem Singh’s The Cell came at the end of a trend of 1990s noir films that merged the conventions of the genre with the aesthetics of music videos. Tarsem himself cut his teeth making music videos, most famously for R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion,” and his first feature at times feels like an assembly of images that strives primarily for visceral impact, throwing cohesiveness to the wind.

The narrative’s lack of connective tissue does make sense in the context of a film that largely takes place in a virtual reality rendering of the subconscious, the product of an experimental technology that becomes a law enforcement tool when the F.B.I. coaxes one of the tech’s researchers, Catherine (Jennifer Lopez), to enter the mind of captured serial killer Carl Stargher (Vincent D’Onofrio) in order to discern the location of a kidnapped woman set to be his next victim.

Denzel Washington has developed a reputation as one of the greatest actors of his generation, and many of his best movies have come in the crime genre. Washington has a habit of playing different law enforcement officials, whether they are detectives, federal agents or private investigators. Often, when he takes a foray into an unfamiliar genre, like sci-fi or Westerns, he does so in a movie that still deploys many tropes and traditions of the crime genre.

Washington's best crime movies have a surprising range of genres and styles. There are more comedic and intelligent puzzles like Inside Man, as well as brutal action flicks like the Equalizer franchise. No matter what kind of character he's playing, Washington always seems to bring his A-game to the crime genre. He has even earned some awards for his performances in the crime genre.

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Horror and the Academy Awards are famously (and unfortunately) strange bedfellows. Which is strange on the face of it, because even a casual film lover can recognize the huge importance the horror genre has to the medium. So many of Hollywood's most accomplished filmmakers got their start in horror, so many technical innovations were made because of horror movies, and the very grammar of cinema would not be as advanced as it's become without the horror genre. To disregard horror or remove it from any study of the medium is to fundamentally misunderstand cinema, full stop.

If all of that is common knowledge, then why does horror continue to be treated so poorly by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences? The reasons for this are too lengthy and varied to go into detail here, suffice to say that it has to do with an amalgam of antiquated (re:...

Meryl Streep is the best of the best.

Her performance in Sophie’s Choice (1982) has been voted the greatest Oscar Best Actress winner ever, according to a Gold Derby ballot cast by 21 of our film experts, critics, and editors, who ranked all 97 movie champs.

Diane Keaton ranked second for Annie Hall (1977), with Jodie Foster following in third for The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Liza Minnelli for Cabaret (1972) and Vivien Leigh for A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) rounded out the top five.

At the bottom of the list of the Best Actress winners is Mary Pickford for Coquette (1929). Just above that film in the rankings are Luise Rainer for The Great Ziegfeld (1936), Helen Hayes for The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1932), Loretta Young for The Farmer’s Daughter (1947), and Marie Dressler for Min and Bill (1931).

Another recent Gold Derby poll of cinema experts declared The Godfather (1972) as the greatest Best Picture Oscar winner of all...

New Year’s Eve is here, a night of countdowns, confetti, and questionable resolutions. But for a select group of Hollywood stars, it’s more than just the end of one year and the start of another. It’s their birthday!

Yep, these lucky celebs get the ultimate combo, a personal party wrapped in global celebrations, complete with fireworks, champagne, and Ryan Seacrest hyping up their big day.

Imagine having the whole world cheer as you blow out your candles, beats having a regular birthday cake, right? These stars were born to sparkle, and they’ve been owning the December 31st spotlight ever since.

Anthony Hopkins, Val Kilmer, and Gabby Douglas

While the rest of us scramble to find the perfect New Year’s Eve outfit or debate whether pineapple belongs on our party pizza, these celebs are busy doubling down on the fun.

Their birthdays aren’t just milestones; they’re full-on extravaganzas.

For most of its existence, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has maintained an illustrious aura around its highest honor, the Best Picture Oscar. There have been egregious missteps in this category to be sure, but for the most part, Academy voters wind up zeroing in on a worthy winner; that film may not be your favorite of the year, but you can at least stomach it taking the top prize.

One reason the Best Picture Oscar is so coveted is that everyone in the AMPAS membership, from actors to publicists, gets to participate in the nominating process. Whereas nominees in other categories tend to be determined by members of each branch, Best Picture is a free-for-all, which makes it the truest reflection of how the industry feels about the state of motion pictures in that given year. Sometimes a movie hits hard at the moment ("The Best Years of Our Lives...

While the franchise's on-screen future remains unclear, an underrated Hannibal Lecter adaptation is getting a new streaming home. Based on Thomas Harris' four novels centering on the cannibalistic serial killer, the on-screen journey of the character began in 1986's Manhunter, written and directed by Michael Mann and starring Brian Cox as the iconic killer. Primarily based on the first novel, Red Dragon, the movie failed at the box office and initially garnered mixed reviews, but has gone on to be considered a cult classic.

Arguably, the adaptation that put the franchise on the map was the Anthony Hopkins-led The Silence of the Lambs, one of the few horror movies to get Oscars recognition, winning the big five awards while being nominated for an additional two. Hopkins would carry on the role of Lecter with the 2001 sequel Hannibal, which was a commercial hit in spite of its critical dismissal, and the 2002 prequel Red Dragon,...

The performance by Meryl Streep in Sophie’s Choice (1982) has been voted the greatest Oscar Best Actress winner ever. The results are from a recent Gold Derby ballot cast by 21 of our film experts and editors, who ranked all 97 movie champs.

Ranking in second place is Diane Keaton for Annie Hall (1977). Following in third place is Jodie Foster for The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Rounding out the top five are Liza Minnelli for Cabaret (1972), and Vivien Leigh for A Streetcar Named Desire (1951).

At the bottom of the list of the Best Actress winners is Mary Pickford for Coquette (1929). Just above that film in the rankings are Luise Rainer for The Great Ziegfeld (1936), Helen Hayes for The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1932), Loretta Young for The Farmer’s Daughter (1947), and Marie Dressler for Min and Bill (1931).

Another recent poll had The Godfather (1972) declared as the greatest Best Picture Oscar winner of all time (view...

Released ten years after The Silence of the Lambs, one fateful decision completely ruined any potential Hannibal might have had. The Silence of the Lambs is a cultural milestone in American film and deserves a place as one of the best movies of all time. The film was a critical darling, winning Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Best Actress (Jodie Foster), and Best Adapted Screenplay, at the 64th Academy Awards, one of only three films to win the coveted "Big Five" awards.

It's easy to look back fondly on The Silence of the Lambs and how important it was to the film industry as a whole. It's also easy to think of it as one of the best horror films of all time, despite not necessarily being a horror film in the purest sense, with some of the best tension and atmosphere in any movie. There is...

Adam Pearson and Sebastian Stan in ‘A Different Man’ (Photo Credit: Matt Infante / Courtesy of A2)

Ah, the year is coming to a close. And with that comes the obligatory year-end top 10 list. So here are the top 10 movies of 2024 according to me, James Jay Edwards. Remember – this is my list and does not claim to reflect the opinions of anyone else.

10 – A Different Man

As a fan of Adam Pearson’s, I was thrilled to see him in a role he could really sink his teeth into. Bonus points to writer/director Aaron Schimberg for including a scene that addresses the question of representation vs. exploitation.

(Irish musical biopic Kneecap is sort of a 10.5 here. On any given day, it could flip spots with A Different Man.)

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9 – Sing Sing

A movie about the transformational power of the theater in the most unlikely of places – a prison.

Historically, horror has been a hugely popular movie genre, yet often overlooked by critics and award ceremonies like the Academy Awards. This perceived snub stems from a long-held belief that horror, with its emphasis on scares and thrills, is somehow less "elevated" than other genres. Blockbuster actions have faced a similar bias, with the implication being that they are more designed for pure entertainment than artistic merit.

While the Academy has gradually begun to acknowledge the artistry behind horror, the genre still faces an uphill battle for true recognition. The tide does seem to be changing, inspiring bold predictions for the 2025 Oscars. Additionally, although the Academy has a reputation for not recognizing horror, quite a few horror films have been nominated for and won Oscars. However, the majority of these wins focus on their visual spectacle with both impressive practical effects and CGI in horror movies.

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Gunsmoke welcomed plenty of guest stars during its 20-season run from 1955 to 1975. Bette Davis, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Bruce Dern, and Angie Dickinson were among the notable actors who paid a visit to Dodge City over the years. Future Oscar-winner Jodie Foster is also on the list of actors who did time on Gunsmoke. She appeared several times on the show, including a memorable Christmas episode.

Jodie Foster appeared in the ‘Gunsmoke’ episode ‘P.S. Murry Christmas’ Jodie Foster and Amanda Blake in the 1971 ‘Gunsmoke’ episode ‘P.S. Murry Christmas’ | CBS via Getty Images

Foster started as a child model and actor in the ’60s, appearing in shows such as Mayberry R.F.D. and Julia. Later, she landed roles in Bonanza, My Three Sons, and Gunsmoke. She appeared in three episodes of the latter show, once in season 15 and twice in season 17, playing different characters each time.

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Ridley Scott's career stretches back to the 1970s, and he has directed plenty of crowdpleasing blockbusters over the years that have a lot of rewatch value. Ridley Scott's best movies encompass a wide range of genres. He started his career with the sci-fi classics Alien and Blade Runner, but he later earned a reputation for historical epics like Gladiator, and he has also directed crime thrillers, comedies and the odd fantasy movie.

Ridley Scott has a track record of box office success, proving that his movies are often hugely popular. Naturally, this means that they're often worth watching many times. Whether he's directing a sci-fi movie, a historical epic or something else, his movies usually have gorgeous production values, which means that it can often take multiple rewatches to take in every detail.

Hannibal (2001) Ridley Scott Takes Over From Jonathan Demme

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Brian Cox has given a frank response to one of his iconic stage roles going to Anthony Hopkins onscreen. Cox is an award-winning performer on both stage and screen. Since his career began in the 1960s, he has been nominated for two British Theatre Association Drama Awards, five Emmy Awards, four Golden Globes, and seven BAFTA Awards.

Cox is best known in the modern age as one of the leads of the Succession cast, having played patriarch Logan Roy across all four seasons of the popular HBO drama. However, he has held a variety of onscreen roles in iconic properties over the years, including playing Samara's father in The Ring, William Stryker in X2: X-Men United, CIA Deputy Director Ward Abbott in The Bourne Identity and its sequel The Bourne Supremacy, Captain O'Hagan in the Super Troopers movies, and more.

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The IMDb top-250 is a curious portrait of populist taste. The list is, it's worth remembering, culled only from user ratings on the IMDb website, and, judging by the films on the list, the average IMDb user seems to be a college-age white male with a taste for crime, guns, fantasy, and the ultra-masculine. The top movies on the list all seem to be the types of movies that young men would own posters for, proudly displayed on their dorm room walls. There are many unassailable classics, to be sure, and young teens could easily look to the list as a rudimentary introduction to the world of cinema, but the list seems ... skewed. There's not a lot of variety. It's not curated by a single critic, nor even a panel of critics. It's just a general consensus of the taste of the types of people who like to rate movies on IMDb.

The Substance is poised to be a rare awards breakout in the horror genre thanks to jarring content and Moore’s star power.

The Substance is no one’s idea of a relaxed viewing experience. The darkly comic satire about beauty standards, aging, and how they all tie in to the entertainment industry is designed to sicken as well as enlighten, featuring grisly, gruesome body horror sequences. But the feature has not only held its own commercially at the box office — taking in $16 million domestic and $57 million worldwide on an estimated $17.5 million budget — but penetrated the cultural conversation in a way few movies outside the Hollywood mainstream have in 2024.

Over the past several days, the macabre film has started to soar in the Gold Derby odds for the 97th Academy Awards. It’s now predicted to qualify for Best Picture, rising to 10th place with 25-1 odds. The Substance director,...

Often, the first taste of an upcoming film or television show is by way of its poster. For some films, such as “Jaws” or “The Silence of the Lambs,” a poster can in fact become entwined with its legacy and pave the way for an entire brand to be built. Making a strong first impression with an audience can be tantamount to a project’s success, but how does one capture the essence of an entire story in just one image?

For some, like Nathan Silver’s religious dramedy “Between the Temples,” the key is all in the title. Highlighting the film’s central duo, played by Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane, the two posters for the film feature the heads of both stars mirrored against one another. In this simple, yet unique positioning, the offbeat nature of the entire film, as well as the connection between the two main characters is communicated effortlessly,...

Tobe Hooper's 1974 gut-wrenching horror classic "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" is not based on a real story, despite what the film's marketing might have you believe. There was no Texan serial murderer nicknamed Leatherface, nor was there ever a real-life family of backwoods cannibals named the Sawyers. Indeed, even within the mythology of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre," it's hard to keep the facts straight, as the series has been rebooted multiple times. As of this writing, there have been nine films in the "Texas Chainsaw" franchise, and at least four of them are reboots, re-imaginings, or prequels.

To briefly recap, "Texas Chain Saw" follows a quintet of teens who are traveling in a van through a more remote area of Texas, looking for the gravesite of two travelers' grandfather. They pick up a mad hitchhiker (Edwin Neal) who threatens them with a razor and cuts himself. The quintet...

Brian Cox reveals that he and Anthony Hopkins agreed not to talk about both playing Hannibal Lecter in Manhunter (1986) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991), respectively. Based on the Thomas Harris novels, Hanniba's first movie appearance was in Michael Mann's Manhunter, which follows FBI profiler Will Graham (William Petersen) as he consults with Lecter as he chases a killer dubbed the "tooth fairy." Jonathan Demme's Silence of the Lambs features a similar setup, with Jodie Foster's Clarice Starling working with Lecter to catch serial killer Jame Gumb (Ted Levine).

During a recent interview with THR in which he looks back at his decades-long career, Cox reflects on playing Hannibal in Manhunter only a few years before Hopkins would take on the same role in The Silence of the Lambs to much greater acclaim. The actor says that Hopkins played the character "brilliantly," but reveals that he had...

Real-life serial killers have inspired countless films and TV shows. For instance, "Psycho," "The Texas Chainsaw Saw Massacre," and "The Silence of the Lambs" are all downstream from Ed Gein, the Wisconsin factotum who committed murder, grave robbery, and other grisly crimes during the mid-1950s. These may be great films but they are all strictly inspired by serial killers rather than about them. This article considers those films that depict killers' lives close to how they were rather than creating composite characters and other inventions. It also includes films that may not be entirely faithful to the historical record but are compelling enough to give an insight into real-world killers and their crimes.

These movies aim to capture balanced insight into their subjects. Some, like "Monster," show how abuse begets abuse, whereas others, such as "Citizen X," reflect how prejudice and ideology can allow a criminal to kill unchecked.

Sir Anthony Hopkins casts a pretty huge shadow in the world of thespians and movie stars. The Welsh-born actor has been a steady presence in Hollywood as well as the theater industry since the 1960s. However, the Oscar winner has not been quite as successful in his personal life as he has been in the entertainment industry.

Sir Anthony Hopkins [Credit: Lionsgate]

Despite his well-established and formidable career, the actor has led a drastic life marred by a constant struggle with addiction and two tumultuous marriages until he finally found a footing with Stella Arroyave, his third wife. Now, the Hannibal actor maintains a life of relative peace as he spends his days basking in the glory of his outstanding legacy.

Sir Anthony Hopkins’s saga of lifelong struggle Sir Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs [Credit: Orion Pictures]

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Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail and Julia Roberts have worked together multiple times already. She starred in the series Homecoming, which he co-created; he was an executive producer on the limited series Gaslit, which she starred in; and she starred in his thriller Leave the World Behind, which was a big hit for the Netflix streaming service, landing on their list of Top 10 Most Popular Movies. As of right now, Leave the World Behind stands as Netflix’s fifth most popular English-language film of all time, with 143.4 million views. Last week, we learned that Esmail and Roberts are going to continue their working relationship with another thriller, this one called Panic Carefully… and in the last couple of weeks, Esmail has been building a supporting cast around Roberts. Elizabeth Olsen (WandaVision) and Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) are in there, and now Deadline has revealed that Brian Tyree Henry of Godzilla vs.

Exclusive: Brian Tyree Henry is in final negotiations to join Julia Roberts, Elizabeth Olsen, and Eddie Redmayne in Panic Carefully, writer-director Sam Esmail’s new paranoid thriller for Warner Bros.

Character details are under wraps, as is the logline. The film is said to be in the vein of Esmail’s Mr. Robot and The Silence of the Lambs and involves the hunt for a cyber terrorist.

Warner Bros won the project in a bidding war earlier this year, in part due to its commitment to a theatrical run. Pic reunites Esmail with Roberts following Leave the World Behind, their apocalyptic thriller, which stands as Netflix’s fifth most popular English-language film of all time.

Producers include Esmail and Chad Hamilton for Email Corp., along with Scott Stuber, Roberts, Marisa Yeres Gill, and Lisa Gillan. Kevin McCormick and Chrystal Li are overseeing the project for Warner Bros, with production to launch in England in January.

With Jodie Foster's 2024 Emmy win for her role in True Detective season 4, she's broken a 10-year streak of disappointment for the series. Jodie Foster is commonly considered one of the greatest and most accomplished actors of all time, best known for her Oscar-winning role in The Silence of the Lambs. This made it all the more exciting when she joined the True Detective: Night Country cast, continuing the HBO show's trend of bringing top-quality, prestige talent to lead the anthology series.

In 2024's revamped True Detective, which saw a return to the series under new showrunner Issa Lopez following a five-year break from season 3, Foster played Liz Danvers. Like most of the hit crime show's lead detectives, Danvers struggled to keep matters together in her personal life as she found herself diving deeper into a convoluted murder case, leading to the dramatic True Detective: Night Country ending.

The first album from the late Q Lazzarus, an artist best known for her song “Goodbye Horses” which featured prominently in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs, will finally arrive in 2025.

Q Lazzarus was the stage name of Diane Luckey, a New Jersey-born singer and songwriter who rose to prominence after a series of collaborations with the director Jonathan Demme, from 1986’s Something Wild to 1993’s Philadelphia; rumor has it, Luckey was a taxi driver throughout the ’80s as her music career struggled, which changed one day when she picked up Demme and played him her music. Her band, Q Lazzarus and the Resurrection, broke up in 1996, after which Luckey disappeared from the public eye.

She eventually resurfaced in 2018 after fans tracked her down, revealing, “I just wanted people to know I am still alive, I have no interest in singing anymore. I am a bus driver in Staten...

The first album from the late Q Lazzarus, an artist best known for her song “Goodbye Horses” which featured prominently in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs, will finally arrive in 2025.

Q Lazzarus was the stage name of Diane Luckey, a New Jersey-born singer and songwriter who rose to prominence after a series of collaborations with the director Jonathan Demme, from 1986’s Something Wild to 1993’s Philadelphia; rumor has it, Luckey was a taxi driver throughout the ’80s as her music career struggled, which changed one day when she picked up Demme and played him her music. Her band, Q Lazzarus and the Resurrection, broke up in 1996, after which Luckey disappeared from the public eye.

She eventually resurfaced in 2018 after fans tracked her down, revealing, “I just wanted people to know I am still alive, I have no interest in singing anymore. I am a bus driver in Staten...

Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail and Julia Roberts have worked together multiple times already. She starred in the series Homecoming, which he co-created; he was an executive producer on the limited series Gaslit, which she starred in; and she starred in his thriller Leave the World Behind, which was a big hit for the Netflix streaming service, landing on their list of Top 10 Most Popular Movies. As of right now, Leave the World Behind stands as Netflix’s fifth most popular English-language film of all time, with 143.4 million views. Last week, we learned that Esmail and Roberts are going to continue their working relationship with another thriller, this one called Panic Carefully, with Elizabeth Olsen (WandaVision) set to share the screen with Roberts. Now, The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Eddie Redmayne, whose credits include the new version of The Day of the Jackal, the Fantastic Beasts films,...

Eddie Redmayne is set to join Julia Roberts in the Warner Bros. thriller Panic Carefully sources confirmed to Deadline. Elizabeth Olsen is also on board with Sam Esmail directing. Esmail also penned the script.

Described as a paranoid thriller in the vein of Esmail’s Emmy and Golden Globe winner Mr. Robot, as well as The Silence of the Lambs, the film’s logline is being kept under wraps.

The project went out to assorted studios and streamers near the top of this year, with Warner Bros prevailing in a heated bidding war, in part due to its commitment to a theatrical run. Pic reunites Esmail with Roberts following Leave the World Behind, their hugely popular apocalyptic thriller, based on the 2020 novel by Rumaan Alam, which premiered on Netflix in November 2023 and stands as the streamer’s fifth most popular English-language film of all time, with 143.4 million views.

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Trying to recapture the movie magic made by a beloved big-screen entry is always a risky game to play, but perhaps even more so when the new direction is television. Can a handful of episodes really deliver the same standard or even surpass what came before without staining the reputation of the property it's based on? Annoyingly, that is often the case, but there are a handful of television shows inspired by films that've actually surprised us in the best way by being not just good, but great even.

After they've gotten over the hurdles of winking at the audience with the world they've knowingly venturing into, some of the best films turned TV shows have been ones that have gone off and done their own thing. They don't go beat for beat with what's already been done before, but expand upon it by way of new characters, wild plot threads,...

The 1990s weren’t the strongest decade for horror movies, but they still gave us some unforgettable classics that ultimately shaped the genre’s future. Struggling to match the creativity of earlier eras, the '90s moved away from the gritty style of the '70s and '80s and tried new approaches. The decade leaned heavily into psychological horror and self-aware storytelling, with standout films like The Silence of the Lambs and Scream redefining the realm of horror.

While there was a fair share of uninspired sequels and repetitive slasher films, the 1990s marked a shift in how audiences experienced fear, giving way to suspense, atmosphere, and clever twists over pure shock value. During the '90s, horror reached more people through mainstream hits, proving it could be both a box office success and win critical praise. Despite its challenges, the era proved to be a key turning point for horror movies,...

The veteran actor’s pleasurably zealous turn could be given twice as much screen time in what feels like a wade through dull dramatisations of bits of scripture

You know the way Dracula likes to deliver a dramatic speech, then turns into a bat, and flies away? It turns out that the angel Gabriel does something similar, only he turns into a blue scarf, the same kind of snazzy number you might get in Monsoon as a birthday present for your mum. Whoosh! Away he goes. Unfortunately, Gabriel-as-knitwear is about as entertaining as it gets in this fairly straightforward biblical adaptation of the early years of Mary, mother of Christ.

Actually that’s not quite fair. Anthony Hopkins as Herod understands the assignment, bellowing lines such as “Kneeeeeeel!” with requisite gusto. We’ve seen him serve more fully flavoured ham before, however, in lavish tosh like The Silence of the Lambs...

Elizabeth Olsen has joined Julia Roberts on the cast list for Sam Esmail’s upcoming thriller ‘Panic Carefully.’

Plot details are under lock and key but it is said to be in the same vein as Esmail’s Emmy and Golden Globe winner ‘Mr. Robot,’ as well as ‘The Silence of the Lambs.’

Esmail and Chad Hamilton will produce for Email Corp., along with Scott Stuber, Roberts, Marisa Yeres Gill, and Lisa Gillan. Kevin McCormick and Chrystal Li are overseeing the project for Warner Bros. The production is set to begin in England in January.

Also in news – Jason Clarke joins Murdaugh Murders limited series

Email and Roberts are reuniting on the project after working together on ‘Leave the World Behind,’ an apocalyptic thriller, based on the 2020 novel by Rumaan Alam, which premiered on Netflix in November 2023.

Recently, Olsen starred in a role opposite Carrie Coon and Natasha Lyonne in ‘His Three Daughters,...

From child actor to Academy Award winner to accomplished director, Jodie Foster has built an impressive career spanning over five decades in Hollywood. Her journey is a testament to both raw talent and business acumen, setting her apart from many of her peers in the entertainment industry. While many child stars struggled to maintain their success into adulthood, Foster not only survived but thrived, building a fortune estimated at $100 million.

Jodie Foster in a still from The Silence of the Lambs (1991) | Credits: Orion Pictures

Her story isn’t just about acting talent – it’s about strategic career moves, smart financial decisions, and an uncanny ability to adapt to the ever-changing entertainment landscape. What makes her success even more remarkable is her ability to maintain a relatively low profile while consistently delivering box-office hits and critically acclaimed performances. Unlike many of her contemporaries, Foster has managed to avoid the typical pitfalls of child stardom,...

Elizabeth Olsen will join Julia Roberts in Panic Carefully, Sam Esmail’s follow-up to 2023’s Leave The World Behind.

Films that release straight to streaming can sometimes find it tricky to make an impact beyond their initial few weeks, quickly becoming just another tile on a screen full of tiles. However, one straight-to-streaming film that neatly sidestepped that pitfall, was Leave The World Behind, the Sam Esmail-directed thriller that dropped at the very end of 2023 on Netflix.

The duo are reuniting for Panic Carefully, a mystery project that attracted the interest of Netflix, Paramount and Warner Bros before the latter came out on top and secured the film. Next to nothing is known about the project itself, beyond that rather curious title and the fact that Esmail’s own Mr Robot series has been mentioned as a comparison point. As has 1991’s brilliantly dark horror thriller, The Silence of The Lambs.

Elizabeth Olsen and Julia Roberts are starring in an upcoming new movie together!

The 35-year-old WandaVision star has joined the cast of thriller Panic Carefully, alongside the 57-year-old Ticket to Paradise actress, according to Deadline.

Set at Warner Bros, the feature is set to be directed by Mr Robot creator Sam Esmail, who also penned the script.

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Deadline reports that the movie is described as a paranoid thriller, in the same vein as Mr Robot and The Silence of the Lambs. However, exact plot details are being kept under wraps.

This also serves as a reunion for Julia and Sam, who previously worked together on Leave the World Behind, which released in 2023.

Though the project was pitched to movie studios and streamers, Panic Carefully found itself in a bidding war as it has a commitment to be released in theaters.

This past summer, Julia...

Elizabeth Olsen joins Julia Roberts in a new thriller movie from the creator of Mr. Robot. The former is best known for her role as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and the miniseries WandaVision. Since Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Elizabeth Olsen has been exploring roles outside the superhero franchise, starring in the HBO miniseries Love & Death and the Netflix film His Three Daughters, receiving critical acclaim for both.

Roberts, on the other hand, was one of Hollywood's biggest and most bankable stars during the 1990s, receiving Oscar nods for Steel Magnolias and Pretty Woman (the highest-grossing romantic comedy of all time) and winning for Erin Brockovich. Julia Roberts' most recent role was alongside Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawke in Netflix's apocalyptic thriller Leave the World Behind, written...