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Tales told around the fire, especially a campfire, have been one of the primary ways humans have passed on myths, lore and scary stories in general as long as humans and fire have co-existed. And the movies have picked up on that, using it as a framing device in Grim Prairie Tales, Screams of a Winter Night and plenty of others.

In the aptly named anthology film Lore, a quartet of campers, Dan, Mark, Donna, and Sally share their stories with their guide, the exceptional creepy Darwin.

After informing them of the evil history of the ground their tents are pitched on,...

The comedian, actor and physician answers your questions on his worst heckles, playing a chicken and why Dick Van Dyke made him cry

What’s your opinion on the adage about not working with animals and children, considering you’ve worked with Crystal the capuchin monkey several times? fandango87

I’ve worked with Crystal on a dozen projects – The Hangover, the TV show Community and another movie, The Zookeeper. She is just a miracle. For example, in The Hangover, [director] Todd Phillips would give a direction or a note and it would probably take me three or four takes. Crystal could literally do it on the spot. I was upstaged by a monkey, and now I’m at peace with that.

You had a brief but memorable role on the US Office as a member of Michael Scott’s improv class. How accurately did that improv class reflect your real experiences?...

It’s clear from the opening moments of Nathalie Biancheri’s remarkable sophomore narrative outing “Wolf” that there’s exactly one thing on the menu: full commitment. When the drama kicks off, star George MacKay is already immersed in his character, a young man who believes he was born in the wrong body (read: a human one) and is attempting to more fully connect with his true identity, that of a wolf. As a naked Jacob (MacKay) writhes and stretches in a patch of sunny forest, sniffing the air, taking in the splendor around him, seemingly far away from anything rooted in the human world, “Wolf” establishes its aims, both in terms of tone and emotion. It’s a risk, surely, but one that both MacKay and co-star Lily-Rose Depp are more than up for.

So is Biancheri. A former documentary filmmaker who was initially drawn to the thorny subject matter of “Wolf” — “species dysphoria,...

George MacKay and Lily-Rose Depp lead the cast.

Focus Features has acquired worldwide distribution rights on Nathalie Biancheri’s debut feature Wolf, which has completed principal photography in Dublin, Ireland this week.

Through a deal made with UK sales agent Bankside Films, Focus will distribute the title in the US, with parent company Universal Pictures distributing in its international territories through Universal Pictures International. The deal excludes Russia, Turkey, Taiwan, and the Middle East.

Wolf became the first film supported by Screen Ireland to complete production since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. It received €800,000 in production funding from Screen Ireland last summer.

With a new month comes new movies and TV shows on Netflix.

Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Magic Mike, The Zookeeper, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Disney's Ralph Breaks the Internet are among the new movies that will be added to the streaming service throughout June.

On the TV side, new seasons of Dynasty, Grey's Anatomy, Shooter and Madam Secretary will also be added to the streamer.

Additionally, Netflix will debut a number of original movies and shows. Some of the upcoming original shows include the fifth season of Black Mirror, the second season of Girls Incarcerated and the third season of Designated Survivor....

With a new month comes new movies and TV shows on Netflix.

Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Magic Mike, The Zookeeper, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Disney's Ralph Breaks the Internet are among the new movies that will be added to the streaming service throughout June.

On the TV side, new seasons of Dynasty, Grey's Anatomy, Shooter and Madam Secretary will also be added to the streamer.

Additionally, Netflix will debut a number of original movies and shows. Some of the upcoming original shows include the fifth season of Black Mirror, the second season of Girls Incarcerated; and the third season of Designated Survivor. Original ...

In 2018, when Sam Rockwell won award after award for his role in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, he thanked his "beloved Leslie Bibb" in his acceptance speeches. The adorable pair, who've been together since 2007, met in a hotel lobby in Los Angeles, and he was the first celebrity she dated. But Leslie has quite the illustrious background herself, having been in the spotlight long before she and Sam started dating!

Related: Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb Share the Secret to Their Decade-Long Relationship She was a model before she became an actress. In 1990, at just 16 years old, she got her big break on The Oprah Winfrey Show by becoming the winner of its first nationwide model search. She initially decided to attend the University of Virginia but, after one semester, dropped out and moved to New York to pursue modeling full-time, enrolling in the William Esper Studio. She first got...

Welcome to hell. In order to properly contextualize just how painful it is to sit through “Escape Plan 2: Hades,” here is a comprehensive list of the movie’s virtues:

Sylvester Stallone successfully says the word “algorithm.” 50 Cent plays a GQ-styled security expert named “Hush.” There’s a scene where Dave Bautista solves a Rubik’s Cube and then physically threatens Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz. At one point, Bautista walks by a marquee for Idina Menzel while wearing an outfit that can only be described as “Pitbull cos-play.” The film immediately cuts away the moment that Stallone begins to creep on one of his employees. That employee is played by Jaime King, an actress who continues to make everything she’s in at least a little bit better. Titus Welliver shows up as an ultra-serious bad guy who insists that his victims call him “The Zookeeper.”

And that’s it.

Eros International has announced that Producer Salman Khan Film’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan has collected over Rs. 160 crores within ten days of its release in China. More than two years since it opened in India, Bajrangi Bhaijaan released in China on March 2nd this year and continues to enjoy a very strong box office performance earning Rs. 169.17 crores (Usd 25.95 million) since its release.

Marking Indian super star Salman Khan’s first ever movie to release in the China market, Eros released the film in association with China’s E Stars Films Ltd and Salman Khan Ventures. After breaking several records during its Eid release in 2015, Bajrangi Bhaijaan crosses another key threshold, with the film taking a commanding start at the Chinese box office, raking in Rs. 14.5 crores on its opening day, debuting at number 7. The Kabir Khan-directed film trended extremely well through its release, climbing to number 4 box office position on its first Monday.

Eros International Media Ltd (Eros International), has announced that in association with China’s E Stars Films Ltd and Salman Khan Ventures that it will be releasing the multiple record breaking blockbuster Bajrangi Bhaijaan in China on 2nd March 2018 during the Chinese Lantern Festival.

Dubbed in Chinese, the first Salman Khan film to release in China, the film is expected to get a wide release across 8000 plus screens. The Indian drama directed by Kabir Khan stars leading Indian film actor Salman Khan as Bajrangi, an ardent devotee of Hindu deity Hanuman, and his arduous journey to reunite a six-year-old Pakistani girl – who somehow gets lost in India – with her parents, back to her hometown in Pakistan.

With China overtaking the Us with the world’s largest screen count with over 41,000 screens against 40,759 screens in the Us and the recent successes of Indian film releases in China, the studio and the...

India’s Eros International is teaming with China’s E Stars Films and Salman Khan Ventures on the release.

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‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’

India’s Eros International is teaming with China’s E Stars Films and Salman Khan Ventures on the Chinese release of Khan blockbuster Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

The film is being dubbed into Chinese and is expected to receive a wide release across 8,000 screens on March 2.

Allen Liu’s E Stars Films was also involved in the distribution of Indian blockbuster Dangal, starring Aamir Khan, which became a huge hit in China last year, grossing $190m. Aamir Khan’s most recent title, Secret Superstar, opened in China last weekend, also with E Stars Films’ support, and is currently topping the box office with $27m in three days.

Directed by Kabir Khan, Bajrangi Bhaijaan stars Salman Khan as a devotee of the Hindu deity Hanuman, who embarks on a journey to reunite a six-year-old Muslim girl with her...

A troubled shoot won't ease the concerns of followers of Kite, the cult Japanese anime written and directed by Yasuomi Umetsu. The Hollywood movie version has been in production for years, but filming stalled when original director, David R. Ellis, died in his Johannesburg hotel room during filming. Ralph Ziman (The Zookeeper) took over directorial duties and this is our first glimpse of the live action adaptation starring Samuel L. Jackson. The original series - consisting of two 30 minute episodes - was banned in many countries, including Norway, where it was outlawed for scenes of "child pornography", which is a criminal offence in Norway. That said, Kite is considered a cult classic in many circles and a Hollywood version was always going to find the going tough. No pressure there then. Synopsis: The film, which takes place in a post-financial collapse corrupt society, follows a girl who tries to track...

A troubled shoot won't ease the concerns of followers of Kite, the cult Japanese anime written and directed by Yasuomi Umetsu. The Hollywood movie version has been in production for years, but filming stalled when original director, David R. Ellis, died in his Johannesburg hotel room during filming. Ralph Ziman (The Zookeeper) took over directorial duties and this is our first glimpse of the live action adaptation starring Samuel L. Jackson. The original series - consisting of two 30 minute episodes - was banned in many countries, including Norway, where it was outlawed for scenes of "child pornography", which is a criminal offence in Norway. That said, Kite is considered a cult classic in many circles and a Hollywood version was always going to find the going tough. No pressure there then. Synopsis: The film, which takes place in a post-financial collapse corrupt society, follows a girl who tries to track...

Upcoming movie Kite is based on Yasuomi Umetsu's anime that is known for its graphic depictions of sex and violence. Samuel L. Jackson plays Karl Aker, a corrupt detective and India Eisley (The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Underworld: Awakening) plays Sawa, a young girl who is out to track down those responsible for killing her father with the help of Aker. Callan McAuliffe (I Am Number Four, The Great Gatsby) co-stars. Ralph Ziman (Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema, The Zookeeper) took over as director after the death of David R. Ellis, who worked with Jackson on Snakes On A Plane. Kite was filmed in Johannesburg and the first trailer is embedded below. ...

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Hunger Games DoP Tom Stern and 12 Years a Slave cinematographer Sean Bobbitt among those chosen for jury duty.

The 21st Camerimage, the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography (Nov 16-23), has revealed the competition jurors who will judge entries at this year’s event in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Jury members of the main competition jury are:

Tom Stern, cinematographer (Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, The Hunger Games);Ed Lachman, cinematographer (Erin Brockovich, The Virgin Suicides, I’m Not There);Todd McCarthy, journalist and film critic;Denis Lenoir, cinematographer (Paris, je t’aime, Righteous Kill, 88 Minutes);Adam Holender, cinematographer (Midnight Cowboy, Smoke, Fresh);Timo Salminen, cinematographer (The Man Without a Past, La Havre, The Match Factory Girl);Franz Lustig, cinematographer (Don’t Come Knocking, Land of Plenty, Palermo Shooting);Jeffrey Kimball, cinematographer (Top Gun, Mission: Impossible II, The Expendables).Polish Films Competition

Jost Vacano, the cinematographer behind several Paul Verhoeven films including Total Recall, RoboCop and [link...

In honor and anticipation of Zookeeper's release this Friday (not to be confused with The Zookeeper, in which Sam Neill apparently tells an elephant to f*ck off), I've come up with ten ironclad ideas for future Kevin James film projects. Based on his oeuvre, I can confidently say there is no way Mr. James will turn any of these down.

Beekeeper - A direct sequel to both Zookeeper and Bee Movie finds Mr. James tending to an unruly hive led by none other than Barry B. Benson (voice of Jerry Seinfeld).

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In an unnamed Eastern European country ravaged by civil war, zookeeper Ludovic (Sam Neill) along with a veterinarian (Om Puri) cares for the animals in a small zoo: a couple of tigers, lions, a panther, several primates (including a pregnant monkey), a couple of elephants and various zebras, llamas, goats, sheep and birds. The city is being bombed, and they’re hoping for a break in the fighting so that relief agencies can airlift the animals to safety.

As Ludovic trudges to and from his dreary job (light years away from the prestigious government job he had before the war), Neill gives an excellent browbeaten performance, his sullen demeanor conveying the shell-shocked, anguished, lowly zoo employee. All the other employees have fled so he is left with the enormous and emotional responsibility of taking care of the animals in the deserted zoo.

The sanctuary of the zoo doesn.t last...

Hitting movie theaters this weekend:

Burlesque – Christina Aguilera, Cher

Faster – Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Maggie Grace

Love and Other Drugs – Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway

Tangled – Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Ron Perlman

Movie of the Week

Faster

The Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Maggie Grace

The Plot: An ex-con (Johnson) sets out to avenge his brother’s death.

The Buzz: Dwayne Johnson is back in straight-up action mode — after The Tooth Fairy and The Race to Witch Mountain — I was wondering if he’d ever return. Yes, Faster is certainly an action film, but it appears to be more than that; it appears to be a wildly rampaging, no-holds-barred, glorious tale of bullet-sweet vengeance. Well, that’s my gut-shot feeling anyway. Billy Bob Thornton is poised to play the perfect foil as the “slow justice” cop that stands in Johnson’s vengeful way. There are a couple solid female actresses here as well,...