Mike Cecchini Nov 18, 2017
How important to the Dceu are those Justice League post credits scenes? Spoilers await...
This article contains major Justice League spoilers.
The Dceu has deliberately avoided post-credits scenes since the dark days of Green Lantern. It's been a smart move to keep away from one of the hallmarks of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but with Justice League, they just couldn't resist. They make up for lost time, too, as Justice League has not one, but two post-credits scenes. One is just for fun, but the other has larger implications for the Dceu down the line. Let's take a look....
The first sequence
This is just good fun, and few things say 'DC Universe' quite like a friendly race between Superman and Flash.
Superman and Flash have raced numerous times in the comics. While the movie doesn’t show us who wins, I’m going to give you...
How important to the Dceu are those Justice League post credits scenes? Spoilers await...
This article contains major Justice League spoilers.
The Dceu has deliberately avoided post-credits scenes since the dark days of Green Lantern. It's been a smart move to keep away from one of the hallmarks of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but with Justice League, they just couldn't resist. They make up for lost time, too, as Justice League has not one, but two post-credits scenes. One is just for fun, but the other has larger implications for the Dceu down the line. Let's take a look....
The first sequence
This is just good fun, and few things say 'DC Universe' quite like a friendly race between Superman and Flash.
Superman and Flash have raced numerous times in the comics. While the movie doesn’t show us who wins, I’m going to give you...
- 11/18/2017
- Den of Geek
The United Nations Development Programme (Undp) last month appointed legendary musician and founding member of the Grateful Dead and Dead & Company Bob Weir as its newest Goodwill Ambassador.
The ceremony took place during the eighth annual Social Good Summit at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.
In this new role, Weir will be teaming up with Undp to raise awareness and mobilize support for the Un agency’s work to end poverty while fighting climate change.
Weir will help Undp shine a spotlight on the important role climate action plays in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, which were agreed upon by world leaders to protect the planet and achieve a brighter future for all. Weir will help Undp advocate for climate initiatives and projects that promote renewable energy, preserve coastlines, combat deforestation and ensure a healthy planet for generations to come.
“I am most honored to join the...
The ceremony took place during the eighth annual Social Good Summit at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.
In this new role, Weir will be teaming up with Undp to raise awareness and mobilize support for the Un agency’s work to end poverty while fighting climate change.
Weir will help Undp shine a spotlight on the important role climate action plays in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, which were agreed upon by world leaders to protect the planet and achieve a brighter future for all. Weir will help Undp advocate for climate initiatives and projects that promote renewable energy, preserve coastlines, combat deforestation and ensure a healthy planet for generations to come.
“I am most honored to join the...
- 11/7/2017
- Look to the Stars
With Unhinged due to be released on 25th September, I had the pleasure of talking with the co-writer and director Dan Allen about why he chose to remake a 1980’s Video Nasty as his first feature film.
You started making films at a young age. What first got you into film making?
When I was young my parents got me a couple of these, behind the scenes books, mainly for Jurassic Park (1993). It showed you all these animatronic dinosaurs, what they looked like without skin on. They had the camera pointed at scenes where they have a head poking in and if the camera pans slightly to the right you would have this dude with all this metal polls and stuff. I just loved that idea of making things for the screen.
I have always been interested in the construction of film and I think Jurassic Park was one of the first films,...
You started making films at a young age. What first got you into film making?
When I was young my parents got me a couple of these, behind the scenes books, mainly for Jurassic Park (1993). It showed you all these animatronic dinosaurs, what they looked like without skin on. They had the camera pointed at scenes where they have a head poking in and if the camera pans slightly to the right you would have this dude with all this metal polls and stuff. I just loved that idea of making things for the screen.
I have always been interested in the construction of film and I think Jurassic Park was one of the first films,...
- 9/22/2017
- by Philip Rogers
- The Cultural Post
I know a lot of Marvel movie fans could care less about seeing a new Fantastic Four film outside of the hands of Marvel Studios at this point. Fox has just royally screwed it up with their attempts, especially the last one that was directed by Josh Trank. That film was a disaster.
But, what would you think about Kingsman: The Golden Circle director Matthew Vaughn taking on a new big screen adaptation of Fantastic Four? During a recent interview with Cinema Blend, the director says that he feels an "obligation" to make up for that last attempt to bring these characters to the big screen.
“The other one I’ve felt an obligation to do is, I wouldn’t mind maybe making a Fantastic Four film to apologize to everyone out there that maybe it didn’t go very well for them. It’s brilliant. One of my favorites is the Fantastic Four,...
But, what would you think about Kingsman: The Golden Circle director Matthew Vaughn taking on a new big screen adaptation of Fantastic Four? During a recent interview with Cinema Blend, the director says that he feels an "obligation" to make up for that last attempt to bring these characters to the big screen.
“The other one I’ve felt an obligation to do is, I wouldn’t mind maybe making a Fantastic Four film to apologize to everyone out there that maybe it didn’t go very well for them. It’s brilliant. One of my favorites is the Fantastic Four,...
- 9/20/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Following two botched adaptations and three middling movies in the space of 10 years, it’s fair to say that the Fantastic Four – Marvel’s First Family, no less – have fallen on hard times.
To put it bluntly, the most recent outing for the titular heroes was one of the worst films ever made (we can actually see Kate Mara’s wig change across the different scenes, for heaven’s sake) and had us chewing our own wrists due to its sheer triteness. Never has a superhero origin story been as dreary as this piece of trash.
But Fox isn’t ready to give up the rights just yet and is now planning yet another reboot, this one being more kid-friendly, from what we’ve heard. Details on the project are scarce and it’s still far too early for the studio to have found a director, but that hasn’t...
To put it bluntly, the most recent outing for the titular heroes was one of the worst films ever made (we can actually see Kate Mara’s wig change across the different scenes, for heaven’s sake) and had us chewing our own wrists due to its sheer triteness. Never has a superhero origin story been as dreary as this piece of trash.
But Fox isn’t ready to give up the rights just yet and is now planning yet another reboot, this one being more kid-friendly, from what we’ve heard. Details on the project are scarce and it’s still far too early for the studio to have found a director, but that hasn’t...
- 9/19/2017
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Written by George Mann | Art by Ivan Rodriguez, Wellington Diaz, Klebs Junior, Leandro Casco | Published by Titan Comics
Matt Smith’s incarnation of The Doctor, or Number Eleven if you will, has always reminded me of TV detective Columbo. A strange connection at first I suppose, but it ‘s the fact both are masters at the art of misdirection. Both appear on the surface a little befuddled, a little confused, not quite sure what they are doing or where they are going. This is, of course, all an act, one designed to make their enemies underestimate them and give them an advantage from the start. Matt Smith was outstanding in his use of that goofiness, making his Doctor one of the funnier incarnations. George Mann has at times managed to channel that Matt Smith quality nicely in his writing, adding nice depth to a lot of the stories.
This month is a stand-alone story,...
Matt Smith’s incarnation of The Doctor, or Number Eleven if you will, has always reminded me of TV detective Columbo. A strange connection at first I suppose, but it ‘s the fact both are masters at the art of misdirection. Both appear on the surface a little befuddled, a little confused, not quite sure what they are doing or where they are going. This is, of course, all an act, one designed to make their enemies underestimate them and give them an advantage from the start. Matt Smith was outstanding in his use of that goofiness, making his Doctor one of the funnier incarnations. George Mann has at times managed to channel that Matt Smith quality nicely in his writing, adding nice depth to a lot of the stories.
This month is a stand-alone story,...
- 8/23/2017
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
The true highlight of Toronto International Film Festival every year is the Wavelengths program, an expertly curated selection of the most boundary-pushing cinema from around the world. Led in particular by the programming vision of Andréa Picard, also known for her contributions to Cinema Scope since its inception, it acts as its own mini-festival of sorts. We were lucky enough to receive a personal preview of this year’s exciting looking batch of films from her.
Can you talk about some of the pairings; for example Blake Williams’ Prototype with Erkki Kurenneimi’s Florence or Denis Côté’s A Skin So Soft with Kazik Radwanski’s Scaffold?
I’ve always tried to curate the program as much as possible. There are infinite possibilities out there and sometimes I’m not even looking for a theme, but a theme will emerge. Sometimes things lend themselves to make a really great programme.
Can you talk about some of the pairings; for example Blake Williams’ Prototype with Erkki Kurenneimi’s Florence or Denis Côté’s A Skin So Soft with Kazik Radwanski’s Scaffold?
I’ve always tried to curate the program as much as possible. There are infinite possibilities out there and sometimes I’m not even looking for a theme, but a theme will emerge. Sometimes things lend themselves to make a really great programme.
- 8/16/2017
- by Ethan Vestby
- The Film Stage
Last year, Warner Bros. treated us with the awesome Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, which saw the likes of Adam West, Burt Ward and Julie Newmar reprise their roles of Batman, Robin and Catwoman, respectively. Being essentially the beginning to a fourth season we never received, it surpassed expectations by retaining the feel of the classic 1960’s television series, while also featuring grandiose action scenes that could’ve never been accomplished on the budget of the show.
Having said that, we’re thrilled to see that its sequel, Batman vs. Two-Face, looks like it may be even better. In addition to the return of the aforementioned actors, expect William Shatner to lend his pipes to the dichotomous Harvey Dent, a character who never actually appeared on the TV show itself during its original run.
As for the rest of the major players, here goes: Jeff Bergman (Joker, Bookworm, Desmond Dumas), Sirena Irwin (Dr.
Having said that, we’re thrilled to see that its sequel, Batman vs. Two-Face, looks like it may be even better. In addition to the return of the aforementioned actors, expect William Shatner to lend his pipes to the dichotomous Harvey Dent, a character who never actually appeared on the TV show itself during its original run.
As for the rest of the major players, here goes: Jeff Bergman (Joker, Bookworm, Desmond Dumas), Sirena Irwin (Dr.
- 8/15/2017
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
They weren’t in cars getting coffee, but on Friday night Jerry Seinfeld and Norm Macdonald had a funny — and somewhat puzzling — exchange on the latter’s show.
Though best known for his “What’s the deal with…” style of observational humor, Seinfeld is no stranger to more heady fare. Case in point: what he describes as “the greatest Jew joke that I’ve ever heard,” though it comes with a catch: Macdonald and other non-Jews might not get it. “That’s the joke, is that you won’t get it.”
Read MoreTed Sarandos, Jerry Seinfeld, and 10 Ways Netflix Blew Up the Entertainment Business
“The setup of the joke is that it’s a Jew joke,” Seinfeld explains before actually telling it: “Two gentile businessman meet on the street. One of them says, ‘How’s business?’ The other one says, ‘Great!'” Macdonald is nonplussed, while his co-host Adam Egert (who,...
Though best known for his “What’s the deal with…” style of observational humor, Seinfeld is no stranger to more heady fare. Case in point: what he describes as “the greatest Jew joke that I’ve ever heard,” though it comes with a catch: Macdonald and other non-Jews might not get it. “That’s the joke, is that you won’t get it.”
Read MoreTed Sarandos, Jerry Seinfeld, and 10 Ways Netflix Blew Up the Entertainment Business
“The setup of the joke is that it’s a Jew joke,” Seinfeld explains before actually telling it: “Two gentile businessman meet on the street. One of them says, ‘How’s business?’ The other one says, ‘Great!'” Macdonald is nonplussed, while his co-host Adam Egert (who,...
- 7/29/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Hi and welcome back to Needle in a [Comic] Haystack, where I tell you about the best and brightest comics shining out there in the dark. We’re closing out our first month here, so let’s shake it up a bit. So far we’ve been doing comic books and comic series you know nothing about. Now we’re going to do a webcomic you’ve probably never heard of.
The comic we’re discussing today is As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gillman, and since it’s a webcomic, you can open it up in your browser right now by clicking here.
The first thing you’ll notice about the comic is that it’s absolutely gorgeous. About half of the scenes are quiet, thoughtful pieces — pages devoted to the calm quiet of nature, a welcome break to webcomics that feel the need to have a new joke or punchline in every update.
The comic we’re discussing today is As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gillman, and since it’s a webcomic, you can open it up in your browser right now by clicking here.
The first thing you’ll notice about the comic is that it’s absolutely gorgeous. About half of the scenes are quiet, thoughtful pieces — pages devoted to the calm quiet of nature, a welcome break to webcomics that feel the need to have a new joke or punchline in every update.
- 6/15/2017
- by Tara Marie
- Nerdly
Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can. Can his poster look real cool? Yes, it can, you stupid fool. Look out, here comes the Spider-Man! (You were supposed to read that with the tune of the classic Spider-Man theme song in your head.)
We shared a great new trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming earlier this morning, that you've got to watch! Now we have two brand new posters to share with you for the Spider-Man film. We have one international poster (Below) and one domestic (above).
The domestic poster definitely has that Marvel "fit as many main characters on the front as you can" feel. The other one focuses on Spider-Man's villain Vulture in attack mode, and his ally Iron Man flying in to help. Both posters also do a swell job of having lots of colors. They give off the feel of a fun superhero movie, which is exactly what Spider-Man should be.
We shared a great new trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming earlier this morning, that you've got to watch! Now we have two brand new posters to share with you for the Spider-Man film. We have one international poster (Below) and one domestic (above).
The domestic poster definitely has that Marvel "fit as many main characters on the front as you can" feel. The other one focuses on Spider-Man's villain Vulture in attack mode, and his ally Iron Man flying in to help. Both posters also do a swell job of having lots of colors. They give off the feel of a fun superhero movie, which is exactly what Spider-Man should be.
- 5/24/2017
- by Bryam Dayley
- GeekTyrant
Sometimes Emily Hampshire slips into character during dates.
Things get awkward, the Canadian actress tells Et, when her courter suddenly realizes that she's not Stevie Budd, the deadpan, buttoned-up motel clerk she hilariously portrays on Pop TV's Schitt's Creek, which just finished airing a critically acclaimed third season earlier this year. In fact, Hampshire, who frequently breaks into uproarious giggle fits during our freewheeling interview, couldn't be more infectiously giddy and refreshingly forthcoming.
"I feel bad that I'm not Stevie for them, that I'm not as cool as Stevie," the 35-year-old actress says. "They meet me and they're like, 'Oh, you're way more animated than Stevie is.' I can hear the disappointment in their voice."
That's when, she acknowledges, "I try to overcompensate for not being Stevie."
So then they get Jennifer Goines, the brainy but unhinged heroine she plays on Syfy's 12 Monkeys. If you know Jennifer, you know this means Hampshire's dates end with...
Things get awkward, the Canadian actress tells Et, when her courter suddenly realizes that she's not Stevie Budd, the deadpan, buttoned-up motel clerk she hilariously portrays on Pop TV's Schitt's Creek, which just finished airing a critically acclaimed third season earlier this year. In fact, Hampshire, who frequently breaks into uproarious giggle fits during our freewheeling interview, couldn't be more infectiously giddy and refreshingly forthcoming.
"I feel bad that I'm not Stevie for them, that I'm not as cool as Stevie," the 35-year-old actress says. "They meet me and they're like, 'Oh, you're way more animated than Stevie is.' I can hear the disappointment in their voice."
That's when, she acknowledges, "I try to overcompensate for not being Stevie."
So then they get Jennifer Goines, the brainy but unhinged heroine she plays on Syfy's 12 Monkeys. If you know Jennifer, you know this means Hampshire's dates end with...
- 5/18/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Just as Marvel’s “The Avengers” was the culmination of a multi-year plan involving “Iron Man,” “Thor,” “The Incredible Hulk” and “Captain America” (and next year’s “Infinity War” will bring together the characters introduced since, namely The Scarlet Witch, The Vision, Ant-Man, the Guardians Of The Galaxy, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Valkyrie, Black Panther and more), upcoming Netflix show “The Defenders” is the endpoint of two years that have seen the streaming giant introduce four comic-book characters to their viewers.
Continue reading See New Images Of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage & The Other One In Netflix’s ‘The Defenders’ at The Playlist.
Continue reading See New Images Of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage & The Other One In Netflix’s ‘The Defenders’ at The Playlist.
- 5/5/2017
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Major League Baseball is in full swing and so far we’ve gotten off to a great start when it comes to highlights. Among the best ones are the 2 home runs Madison Bumgarner blasted on opening day and refusal to give the bats he used to the Hall of Fame. The other one was Adam Wainwright making what could be considered the worst pitch in the history of the game. But if I had to pick one highlight that shines above the rest, it’s this umpire at a Houston Astros game. Once in a while you’ll see a Mlb Umpire
The Best Move By an Mlb Umpire So Far This Season...
The Best Move By an Mlb Umpire So Far This Season...
- 4/7/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
For our latest Q&A feature, we caught up with composer Cris Velasco to discuss his work on Resident Evil 7, Hulu's Freakish, and RocketJump's Dimension 404, as well as collaborating with Clive Barker on some of the great imaginer's projects.
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, Cris. Were you a fan of the horror genre growing up? Did the genre influence your music?
Cris Velasco: Oh yeah, absolutely. I used to watch Hellraiser 1 and 2 with a friend of mine almost every weekend. Chris Young's score became a significant influence on my own music early on.
You’ve worked on a wide range of video games over the years. How did you first get involved with that industry?
Cris Velasco: Hard work and tenacity are the keys. I spent about seven years trying to break into the industry after I graduated from UCLA. When...
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, Cris. Were you a fan of the horror genre growing up? Did the genre influence your music?
Cris Velasco: Oh yeah, absolutely. I used to watch Hellraiser 1 and 2 with a friend of mine almost every weekend. Chris Young's score became a significant influence on my own music early on.
You’ve worked on a wide range of video games over the years. How did you first get involved with that industry?
Cris Velasco: Hard work and tenacity are the keys. I spent about seven years trying to break into the industry after I graduated from UCLA. When...
- 4/6/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
After 35 years on the air, Wheel of Fortune‘s letter-turner and co-host Vanna White is sharing her thoughts about retirement, and about that time she was on the cover of Playboy.
In an interview with Fox News, the 60-year-old says she was low on money and “too embarrassed to ask my dad for rent money” when she posed for the photos.
“I was young and I wanted to do it on my own,” White says. “So, I did these lingerie shots and from the moment I said I would do them, I thought, ‘I shouldn’t be doing this, but...
In an interview with Fox News, the 60-year-old says she was low on money and “too embarrassed to ask my dad for rent money” when she posed for the photos.
“I was young and I wanted to do it on my own,” White says. “So, I did these lingerie shots and from the moment I said I would do them, I thought, ‘I shouldn’t be doing this, but...
- 3/30/2017
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
In the last 24-48 hours we’ve gotten a nice amount of media for Spider-Man: Homecoming. The biggest piece have been in the form of a few movie posters that are advertising the film’s July 7th release date. One of the posters features Spider-Man hovering over a sign for the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. That one’s pretty straight forward. The other one is what’s considered the official movie poster. It features Spider-Man relaxing in a lying down position with a city skyline in the background. The most prominent building we see is The Avengers building. This is leaving fans both excited but
Deadpool Crashes Spider-Man: Homecoming Poster...
Deadpool Crashes Spider-Man: Homecoming Poster...
- 3/26/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
A simple tweet from Janelle Monáe with the words “Menstrual Period Blood” turned into an important discussion on women’s health.
With that tweet, the singer and Hidden Figures actress generated comments — from women and men — both thanking her for helping to normalize periods, and criticizing her for talking about a “gross” topic.
“It’s sad that there are prob folks more grossed out by and/or ashamed of menstrual period blood than they are the current administration,” Monáe responded.
“Never forget girls & women birthed the human race and hold the power to unbirth it. Y’all gone learn. #WomensHistoryMonth”
Menstrual Period Blood.
With that tweet, the singer and Hidden Figures actress generated comments — from women and men — both thanking her for helping to normalize periods, and criticizing her for talking about a “gross” topic.
“It’s sad that there are prob folks more grossed out by and/or ashamed of menstrual period blood than they are the current administration,” Monáe responded.
“Never forget girls & women birthed the human race and hold the power to unbirth it. Y’all gone learn. #WomensHistoryMonth”
Menstrual Period Blood.
- 3/7/2017
- by Julie Mazziotta
- PEOPLE.com
Courtesy of Berlinale
There is no doubt that the Brazilians have established themselves as some of the greatest creative minds in the world and therefore, it is no surprise that there was such a large Brazilian presence at this year’s Berlinale film festival. One of the most effective ways to raise social and political awareness is by the means of news, social media and especially films. Director Felipe Braganca has done just that with his first feature film, Don’t Swallow My Heart Alligator Girl.
The film tells the story and struggles of teenage love between a Brazilian boy and Paraguayan native Guarani girl, both caught between the violent conflict and continuous bloodshed on their respective borders. It was truly a pleasure speaking with Felipe and delving deeper into indigenous history in Brazil and South America. I hope this film will enlighten the world and perhaps bring some change...
There is no doubt that the Brazilians have established themselves as some of the greatest creative minds in the world and therefore, it is no surprise that there was such a large Brazilian presence at this year’s Berlinale film festival. One of the most effective ways to raise social and political awareness is by the means of news, social media and especially films. Director Felipe Braganca has done just that with his first feature film, Don’t Swallow My Heart Alligator Girl.
The film tells the story and struggles of teenage love between a Brazilian boy and Paraguayan native Guarani girl, both caught between the violent conflict and continuous bloodshed on their respective borders. It was truly a pleasure speaking with Felipe and delving deeper into indigenous history in Brazil and South America. I hope this film will enlighten the world and perhaps bring some change...
- 2/28/2017
- by Jenny Karakaya
- LRMonline.com
DC has revealed their new line of DC Bombshells action figures and statuettes that are sure to burn a hole in your wallet if you're a collector. I'm a fan of the '40s style pinup take on DC's classic female characters. Over the past few years, they've exploded in popularity and they even have a fun new comic book series!
The toys made their debut this weekend at the New York Toy Fair, which I wish I was at right now. The photos you see here come from io9 and they offer some details on the figures as well.
The next wave of 6.75-inch Bombshells-themed toys include Hawkgirl, Supergirl, Batgirl, Bumblebee, Mera, and Katana, and they are all based on the original artwork of Ant Lucia. Each one will cost you around $25-30 when they're released later this year.
There are also two new statuettes being added to the line.
The toys made their debut this weekend at the New York Toy Fair, which I wish I was at right now. The photos you see here come from io9 and they offer some details on the figures as well.
The next wave of 6.75-inch Bombshells-themed toys include Hawkgirl, Supergirl, Batgirl, Bumblebee, Mera, and Katana, and they are all based on the original artwork of Ant Lucia. Each one will cost you around $25-30 when they're released later this year.
There are also two new statuettes being added to the line.
- 2/19/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Warning: The following contains spoilers for Wednesday’s Suits premiere.
Suits teased “Darvey” ‘shippers by opening Wednesday night’s Season 6 winter premiere with a post-coital Donna and Harvey — but it was all just a dream.
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Still, the fact that the lawyer is even having such subconscious thoughts about his longtime friend/colleague sure does seem to imply something about his feelings for her, right?
Elsewhere in the episode: Mike tried his hand as a teacher, but got the boot after the higher-ups found out he was in prison; Rachel accepted a second-year associate position at Pearson Specter Litt,...
Suits teased “Darvey” ‘shippers by opening Wednesday night’s Season 6 winter premiere with a post-coital Donna and Harvey — but it was all just a dream.
RelatedSuits Renewed for Season 7
Still, the fact that the lawyer is even having such subconscious thoughts about his longtime friend/colleague sure does seem to imply something about his feelings for her, right?
Elsewhere in the episode: Mike tried his hand as a teacher, but got the boot after the higher-ups found out he was in prison; Rachel accepted a second-year associate position at Pearson Specter Litt,...
- 1/26/2017
- TVLine.com
Natalie Portman, who is expecting her second child, had two very important men in her corner on Monday night: ballet star and husband Benjamin Millepied and actor extraordinaire Tom Hanks. Portman was honored at the Palm Springs International Film Festival's annual gala for her widely lauded performance as Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie. After walking the red carpet with Millepied, she accepted the Desert Palm Achievement Award from none other than Hanks. He raved about Portman in his introductory speech and insisted that she was "the only actor" equipped to play the famous first lady, thanks to the "unknowable mystery" she maintains despite her level of fame. "I think I can retire now after getting Tom Hanks to say all those nice things about me," a beaming Portman said as she took the stage. "My grandmother, when she moved to Palestine from Romania . . . in the late 1930s, she and her roommate shared one dress.
- 1/3/2017
- by Lindsay Miller
- Popsugar.com
Australian director Kieran Darcy-Smith moved to L.A. off the back of his first feature, 2012's 'Wish You Were Here', co-written by his wife, Felicity Price.
This year saw the release of his first film since, 'The Duel', a western starring Liam Hemsworth and Woody Harrelson. He talks to If about living in L.A., the film's development process and a fraught production in Mississippi.
You.ve been living in La since Wish You Were Here, is that right?
We came over for Sundance for Wish You Were Here and the whole experience was a real trip for us. We had the opening night film and there was a massive party afterwards catered by some sort of celebrity chef who had been flown in. And all the top agents had flown up from L.A. specifically for that screening, and we were just being courted. At...
This year saw the release of his first film since, 'The Duel', a western starring Liam Hemsworth and Woody Harrelson. He talks to If about living in L.A., the film's development process and a fraught production in Mississippi.
You.ve been living in La since Wish You Were Here, is that right?
We came over for Sundance for Wish You Were Here and the whole experience was a real trip for us. We had the opening night film and there was a massive party afterwards catered by some sort of celebrity chef who had been flown in. And all the top agents had flown up from L.A. specifically for that screening, and we were just being courted. At...
- 12/21/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Certain sexual awakenings in the 1950s seem to be taboo to society.
Set in the backdrop of the 1950s, Indignation is a story of a butcher’s son who left the big city to attend a small college in Ohio. He loses his virginity to beautiful, sexual female student, but has confrontations with the school’s dean and friends over religion, academics and student life.
The novel is based off a Philip Roth’s book of the same title.
The film stars Logan Lerman, Sara Gadon and Tracy Letts.
Lrm had an exclusive phone interview with costume designer Amy Roth (no relation to book's author) last week to discuss the wonderful period costumes from the film. We talked about the inspiration, Philip Roth’s descriptions, colors and the development of the clothes.
In addition, there is an exclusive behind-the-scenes video clip at the end of the article.
Indignation is currently available on Blu-ray,...
Set in the backdrop of the 1950s, Indignation is a story of a butcher’s son who left the big city to attend a small college in Ohio. He loses his virginity to beautiful, sexual female student, but has confrontations with the school’s dean and friends over religion, academics and student life.
The novel is based off a Philip Roth’s book of the same title.
The film stars Logan Lerman, Sara Gadon and Tracy Letts.
Lrm had an exclusive phone interview with costume designer Amy Roth (no relation to book's author) last week to discuss the wonderful period costumes from the film. We talked about the inspiration, Philip Roth’s descriptions, colors and the development of the clothes.
In addition, there is an exclusive behind-the-scenes video clip at the end of the article.
Indignation is currently available on Blu-ray,...
- 11/9/2016
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
Ever since his debut feature Shotgun Stories, filmmaker Jeff Nichols has provided a voice for the South with films like Mud, Take Shelter and the action-thriller Midnight Special earlier this year. What he hadn’t done before was to tell a true story taken from a lesser-known part of the South, and a couple whose bravery helped lead to changes in the Constitution, specifically about men and women of different races being able to marry.
Nichols ended up writing and directing Loving, based on the true tale of Richard and Mildred Loving (as played by Joel Edgerton and Preacher’s Ruth Negga), who fall in love in Virginia in the late ‘50s. When she becomes pregnant, they go to Washington, DC to get married, essentially breaking Virginia laws about mixed race married couples. Upon returning home, they’re promptly arrested and the pregnant Mildred is thrown in jail, and they...
Nichols ended up writing and directing Loving, based on the true tale of Richard and Mildred Loving (as played by Joel Edgerton and Preacher’s Ruth Negga), who fall in love in Virginia in the late ‘50s. When she becomes pregnant, they go to Washington, DC to get married, essentially breaking Virginia laws about mixed race married couples. Upon returning home, they’re promptly arrested and the pregnant Mildred is thrown in jail, and they...
- 11/4/2016
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Meet Barry. Netflix has unveiled an impressive 30-second teaser trailer for the other young Barack Obama film out this year, this one titled Barry. The other one is titled Southside with You, and profiles Barack's very first date with Michelle in Chicago. Barry is about "Barry" Obama during his college years, with an afro and everything, as played by newcomer Devon Terrell in the film. The cast includes Anya Taylor-Joy, Ashley Judd, Jenna Elfman, Ellar Coltrane, Jason Mitchell and John Benjamin Hickey. This sells me on the film completely and it's only 30 seconds and barely has any shots of Obama's face, just him walking around campus and New York, and I love it. Simple, sleek, good vibes, nice work Netflix. Check it. Here's the first teaser trailer for Vikram Gandhi's Barry, direct from Netflix's YouTube: A young Barack Obama, known to his friends as “Barry,” arrives in New York...
- 10/20/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Dutch clothing company Opposuits, the same company that released that eye-popping Pac-Man suit earlier this year, is back with a couple of new designs that they're hoping the geek crowd will love. They've just put out two new officially licensed Star Wars-themed suits — one called "Strong Force" and the other called "Stormtrooper" — and I'm sorry to say that these things are revolting. There's so much going on in that dark suit that it almost hurts to look at it; it looks like a child's bed sheets wrapped around a grown man. The other one is slightly more aesthetically pleasing, but it still looks more like pajamas converted into a suit than anything else.
Even if you absolutely love Star Wars and these were the most comfortable suits on the market, I can't imagine there would be that many people who would actually be willing to walk around in these...
Even if you absolutely love Star Wars and these were the most comfortable suits on the market, I can't imagine there would be that many people who would actually be willing to walk around in these...
- 9/23/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
Bertrand Bonello’s last film, a Yves Saint Laurent biopic, followed the famed 20th century designer from enfant terrible into the 2000s and his doddering old age. Saint Laurent’s fashion may have changed the world, but that world is now being changed by forces far more radical than any of his designs. The enfants terrible of Paris in Bonello's latest movie, Nocturama, aren’t provocative artists but rather a gang of 20-something Parisian terrorists. Shockingly, despite the ties to radical Islam of the attacks in France over the last year and a half, the terrorism of Nocturama’s youths seem to be enacted without explanation, as if in a cultural vacuum. When originally conceived, this cinematic possibility of Bonello’s clearly had the aim of presenting an abstract action. But since the real world has yet again surpassed the cinema by realizing the horrors originally considered on the silver screen,...
- 9/22/2016
- MUBI
Now there's something you don't see too often — an Emmy night that actually makes good television. The Emmys are usually one of those pop-culture Zen koans: Why is an award show for TV such a painful little hate-watch? But this year's model was easily the most entertaining Emmy bash since Conan O'Brien hosted in 2008, a welcome change after last year's debacle. Jimmy Kimmel kept things moving and got the whole event done and dusted in three hours — with a minute or two to spare, actually. Yes, there was still plenty...
- 9/19/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Patton Oswalt paid tribute to his late wife, Michelle McNamara, during his Emmys acceptance speech on Sunday night, but it was his words backstage that were the most heartbreaking. After taking home the award for outstanding writing for a variety special, the actor expanded on how bittersweet the moment is now that his partner, who died in her sleep nearly five months ago, is no longer with him. "Every bit of growth that I've had in my career, especially in my writing and my performing, came because I met Michelle McNamara. Because I met and married this woman who just was so much wiser and self-actualized and aware of life than I was. I had convinced myself that I was aware and self-actualized and mature but then I met the real deal . . . to have that ripped out of my life the way that it has this year - I'm not...
- 9/19/2016
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
Antonio Campos’ Christine was one of two films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival about the life (and death) of Florida reporter Christine Chubbock. (The other one was Robert Greene’s more meta exploration of Chubbuck’s story, Kate Plays Christine.) Now, The Orchard has released the first trailer for Campos’ film, which looks to be just as fascinatingly nerve-wracking and unpleasant as his previous films, Afterschool and Simon Killer.
Rebecca Hall (The Prestige) plays Chubbuck, a powerful personality who alternates between flirting with her co-worker (Michael C. Hall), and railing against her news station’s “if it bleeds, it leads” approach. Campos’ tone—and Hall’s wild-eyed, committed performance—make it clear that this isn’t a story with a happy ending, even if the trailer stops just short of revealing its grisly end. Christine arrives in theaters on October 14.
Rebecca Hall (The Prestige) plays Chubbuck, a powerful personality who alternates between flirting with her co-worker (Michael C. Hall), and railing against her news station’s “if it bleeds, it leads” approach. Campos’ tone—and Hall’s wild-eyed, committed performance—make it clear that this isn’t a story with a happy ending, even if the trailer stops just short of revealing its grisly end. Christine arrives in theaters on October 14.
- 9/16/2016
- by William Hughes
- avclub.com
The new film “Heartstone” follows Thor (Baldur Einarsson) and Christian (Blær Hinriksson), two pre-teen best friends who live in a small village in rural Iceland. They both have rough home lives — Thor suffers from absentee parenting and Christian has a drunk and abusive father — but the two find refuge in each other and their time spent loitering in the neighborhood, avoiding bullies, and hanging around the local diner. But when the two strike up romantic relationships with girls, it threatens to completely destroy their relationship. The film will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival next week. Watch the trailer below and check out the poster as well.
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It is the directorial debut from Icelandic director Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson. He has previously directed the short films “Þröng sýn,” “Jeffrey & Beth,...
Read More: Tiff Reveals First Slate of 2016 Titles, Including ‘Magnificent Seven,’ ‘American Honey,’ ‘La La Land’ and ‘Birth of A Nation’
It is the directorial debut from Icelandic director Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson. He has previously directed the short films “Þröng sýn,” “Jeffrey & Beth,...
- 9/10/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Mondo commissioned artists Tom Whalen and Matt Ferguson to create a print paying tribute to Judge Dredd the badass law enforcer of 2000 Ad. There are four prints to choose from.
The first comes from Whalen and features Dredd riding his law master Motorcycle. There is a regular and a variant edition. The other two prints come from Ferguson. One is a propaganda-style poster that says, “The Justice Department is watching you.” The other one is just a badass image of Dredd racing into action.
The prints will go on sale at the Vice Press Booth at Nice Comic Con in Bedford in the UK this weekend. Any remaining prints will go on sale online on Monday, September 5th at the Vice Press website.
The first comes from Whalen and features Dredd riding his law master Motorcycle. There is a regular and a variant edition. The other two prints come from Ferguson. One is a propaganda-style poster that says, “The Justice Department is watching you.” The other one is just a badass image of Dredd racing into action.
The prints will go on sale at the Vice Press Booth at Nice Comic Con in Bedford in the UK this weekend. Any remaining prints will go on sale online on Monday, September 5th at the Vice Press website.
- 9/4/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
AMC’s documentary series “The Making of the Mob” explores the history of organized crime in 20th century America. Narrated by actor Ray Liotta, the first season premiered last year and focused on organized crime in New York City and follows famous gangster Lucky Luciano and his rise through the ranks. The series combines interviews with celebrities and experts in the field, archival footage, and dramatic recreations of key events to present a clear-eyed, thorough depiction of history.
Read More: The 22 Greatest Mob Bosses In TV & Film
Though the first season garnered mixed reviews, “The Making of the Mob” returned to AMC on July 11th this year to examine Chicago organized crime and the rise and fall of Al Capone. Ahead of the season finale tonight, watch three exclusive clips below. The first features mob bosses meeting with Joeseph Kennedy who asks them to secure union vote for JFK’s...
Read More: The 22 Greatest Mob Bosses In TV & Film
Though the first season garnered mixed reviews, “The Making of the Mob” returned to AMC on July 11th this year to examine Chicago organized crime and the rise and fall of Al Capone. Ahead of the season finale tonight, watch three exclusive clips below. The first features mob bosses meeting with Joeseph Kennedy who asks them to secure union vote for JFK’s...
- 8/29/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Non-professional actor and boxer Chad McKinney, the star of Beast.
Brothers Sam and Tom McKeith graduated from Aftrs in 2010. Since then their shorts have played at the likes of Berlin, Telluride and Busan.
Both still work part-time, Sam for The Huffington Post and Tom for Legal Aid.
The pair have just made their feature debut with.Beast, which premiered in Toronto last year and screened at the Sydney Film Festival last month.
Beast is set in the Philippines and follows a local boxer, played by real-life boxer Chad McKinney.
The brothers began developing the script three years ago with Will Jaymes, an La-based Australian actor who co-wrote and co-produced and has a small role in the film as a local heavy.
The script went through Screen Nsw's Aurora program and took a year and a half to write. The decision to set it in South-East Asia was an organic one,...
Brothers Sam and Tom McKeith graduated from Aftrs in 2010. Since then their shorts have played at the likes of Berlin, Telluride and Busan.
Both still work part-time, Sam for The Huffington Post and Tom for Legal Aid.
The pair have just made their feature debut with.Beast, which premiered in Toronto last year and screened at the Sydney Film Festival last month.
Beast is set in the Philippines and follows a local boxer, played by real-life boxer Chad McKinney.
The brothers began developing the script three years ago with Will Jaymes, an La-based Australian actor who co-wrote and co-produced and has a small role in the film as a local heavy.
The script went through Screen Nsw's Aurora program and took a year and a half to write. The decision to set it in South-East Asia was an organic one,...
- 7/4/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
The legend of Hugh Glass lives on.
After winning three Oscars, including best actor for Leonardo DiCaprio and best director for Alejandro G. Inarritu, The Revenant proved to be one of the best movies to watch in 2016.
Viewers familiar with the movie not only discussed the performance by DiCaprio, but about the story of Hugh Glass, a fur trapper who was left for dead after a bear mauling in the 1820s.
One of the big contributors to this film will have to be historian Clay Landry, who served as a technical advisor for the film. With his help, he advised on the historical accuracy for the time period on the project. The production staff consulted on the details with him from the weapons, clothing, language and even down to the buffalo meat.
Landry has plenty of stories to tell about the production and his contribution to the project.
In an exclusive phone interview last month,...
After winning three Oscars, including best actor for Leonardo DiCaprio and best director for Alejandro G. Inarritu, The Revenant proved to be one of the best movies to watch in 2016.
Viewers familiar with the movie not only discussed the performance by DiCaprio, but about the story of Hugh Glass, a fur trapper who was left for dead after a bear mauling in the 1820s.
One of the big contributors to this film will have to be historian Clay Landry, who served as a technical advisor for the film. With his help, he advised on the historical accuracy for the time period on the project. The production staff consulted on the details with him from the weapons, clothing, language and even down to the buffalo meat.
Landry has plenty of stories to tell about the production and his contribution to the project.
In an exclusive phone interview last month,...
- 5/17/2016
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
When Girls began its fifth season, I feared it was struggling at least as much as its characters in the transition from carefree youth to mature adulthood. The early episodes had their moments, particularly our first glimpse of Shoshanna's new life in Japan, but the spark of the series' first few seasons wasn't quite there as Hannah and her friends fumbled around with new jobs, new relationships, and new responsibilities. (Season spoilers coming up just as soon as there's a pretty picture of me in the Financial Times round-up of books of the year...) But sometime around either the fifth episode (split between Hannah going on a spa retreat with her mom and another Shoshanna Tokyo interlude) or the sixth (which somehow made a spotlight on the usually loathsome Marnie into one of the show's best episodes ever), that newfound maturity turned out to be a feature, not a bug.
- 4/18/2016
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Team Experience is at the Tribeca Film Festival. Here's Manuel on Madly.
Anthology films are always, by definition, a mixed bag. This omnibus collection, which features short films by Gael García Bernal, Sebastián Silva, and Natasha Khan among others, is concerned with “Love.” Each short tackles this loaded emotion in decidedly different ways, tackling impending marriages, stale relationships, burgeoning romances, and everything in between.
Mia Wasikowska, for example, in a particularly interesting segment titled “Afterbirth” focuses on the love between a recent mother and her baby. Those of us who know she’s worked with David Cronenberg and Park Chan-wook will recognize the influences that run through this eerie, off-kilter attempt at depicting the disorienting world of new motherhood. Spoiler alert, it won’t pair well with Garry Marshall’s Mothers Day. Part of the strength of the film lies in Kathryn Beck’s performance; she’s all wide-eyed and...
Anthology films are always, by definition, a mixed bag. This omnibus collection, which features short films by Gael García Bernal, Sebastián Silva, and Natasha Khan among others, is concerned with “Love.” Each short tackles this loaded emotion in decidedly different ways, tackling impending marriages, stale relationships, burgeoning romances, and everything in between.
Mia Wasikowska, for example, in a particularly interesting segment titled “Afterbirth” focuses on the love between a recent mother and her baby. Those of us who know she’s worked with David Cronenberg and Park Chan-wook will recognize the influences that run through this eerie, off-kilter attempt at depicting the disorienting world of new motherhood. Spoiler alert, it won’t pair well with Garry Marshall’s Mothers Day. Part of the strength of the film lies in Kathryn Beck’s performance; she’s all wide-eyed and...
- 4/16/2016
- by Manuel Betancourt
- FilmExperience
Claire, we leave you alone for 11 months and this happens?!
Outlander‘s Season 2 premiere finds our Lady Broch Tuarach stumbling back into her present with a leaden heart and a whopper of a secret that nearly destroys her husband. No, not that husband. The other one, ol’ Sad Fedora Frank.
Claire’s return to the 1940s takes up most of the episode and nearly all of my emotional reserve; by the time both of the Randalls have processed the facts that Claire 1) has returned and 2) is pregnant*, I’m ready for a wee dram and a good lie-down, and Frank...
Outlander‘s Season 2 premiere finds our Lady Broch Tuarach stumbling back into her present with a leaden heart and a whopper of a secret that nearly destroys her husband. No, not that husband. The other one, ol’ Sad Fedora Frank.
Claire’s return to the 1940s takes up most of the episode and nearly all of my emotional reserve; by the time both of the Randalls have processed the facts that Claire 1) has returned and 2) is pregnant*, I’m ready for a wee dram and a good lie-down, and Frank...
- 4/10/2016
- TVLine.com
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Our monthly round up of horror DVDs and Blu-rays, led by the wonderful and terrifying Audition...
So, it seems to be time once again to ask that age-old question: what’s your favourite cinematic depiction of conjoined twins? Ranging from the mutoid majesty of That Guy In Total Recall With The Talking Stomach Baby through to the Farrelly brothers’ gross-out gubbins Stuck On You, Hollywood has carved a progressive path in its depiction of wretched freaks of nature, magical otherworldly beings and monstrous killers. Following in this glorious tradition of stigmatising the disabled (insert Iain Duncan Smith reference here), this month sees the Bluray release of Frank Henenlotter’s classic splatter comedy Basket Case trilogy.
The director of the equally subtle Frankenhooker cut his teeth with his 1982 cult favourite Basket Case, which told the tale of the Bradley brothers, bemulleted Duane (Kevin van Hentenryck), the ostensibly ’normal...
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Our monthly round up of horror DVDs and Blu-rays, led by the wonderful and terrifying Audition...
So, it seems to be time once again to ask that age-old question: what’s your favourite cinematic depiction of conjoined twins? Ranging from the mutoid majesty of That Guy In Total Recall With The Talking Stomach Baby through to the Farrelly brothers’ gross-out gubbins Stuck On You, Hollywood has carved a progressive path in its depiction of wretched freaks of nature, magical otherworldly beings and monstrous killers. Following in this glorious tradition of stigmatising the disabled (insert Iain Duncan Smith reference here), this month sees the Bluray release of Frank Henenlotter’s classic splatter comedy Basket Case trilogy.
The director of the equally subtle Frankenhooker cut his teeth with his 1982 cult favourite Basket Case, which told the tale of the Bradley brothers, bemulleted Duane (Kevin van Hentenryck), the ostensibly ’normal...
- 3/15/2016
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Richard Brancatisano and Andrea Demetriades in Alex and Eve.
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Peter Andrikidis. quirky ethnic romantic comedy Alex and Eve is making waves in the Us and has played to sold out screenings at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
The festival is now putting on additional screenings of the film, which is a love story between a Greek Orthodox school teacher.and a Lebanese Muslim lawyer — both Aussies.
The film has now had three sold out screenings and festival organisers are now putting on additional screenings due to the popularity of the film.
Director, Peter Andrikidis, told If Us audiences responded well to the film after screenings and a Q and A session with Alex and Eve star, Richard Brancatisano, who is working in Los Angeles.
.The responded fantastically,. he said. .We had three screenings and they were all sold out. There were queues to get in and they actually got it.
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Peter Andrikidis. quirky ethnic romantic comedy Alex and Eve is making waves in the Us and has played to sold out screenings at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
The festival is now putting on additional screenings of the film, which is a love story between a Greek Orthodox school teacher.and a Lebanese Muslim lawyer — both Aussies.
The film has now had three sold out screenings and festival organisers are now putting on additional screenings due to the popularity of the film.
Director, Peter Andrikidis, told If Us audiences responded well to the film after screenings and a Q and A session with Alex and Eve star, Richard Brancatisano, who is working in Los Angeles.
.The responded fantastically,. he said. .We had three screenings and they were all sold out. There were queues to get in and they actually got it.
- 2/12/2016
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Hey there, creeps! I have a great guest here in the ol’ Crypt o’ Xiii today: prolific genre die-rector Henrique Couto! H.C. is here to give us the world premiere exclusive diabolical deets on his upcomin’ fright flick, Amityville: No Escape (the official die-scription of which reads: “A group of college students go into the deep woods of the most haunted town in America to better understand fear… and they found it”)!
Famous Monsters. For those among the Coffin Club that may not be familiar with you, tell us a bit about yerself, and how you came up with the idea to delve into the arcane Amityville universe!
Henrique Couto. I’m a horror movie lover, and that developed into wanting to make them. I’ve produced/directed 13 films to this day, with around 60% of them being horror. I loved the idea of expanding on the horror-scape of Amityville...
Famous Monsters. For those among the Coffin Club that may not be familiar with you, tell us a bit about yerself, and how you came up with the idea to delve into the arcane Amityville universe!
Henrique Couto. I’m a horror movie lover, and that developed into wanting to make them. I’ve produced/directed 13 films to this day, with around 60% of them being horror. I loved the idea of expanding on the horror-scape of Amityville...
- 2/8/2016
- by DanielXIII
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Nothing fits the music documentary format quite so compellingly as a life cut tragically short. In addition to the ready-made dramatic arc, a subject who leaves this mortal coil before their time usually also leaves a certain amount of mystery in their wake, providing ample grist for filmmakers (and the folks they interview) to chew on.
Even when the hows and whys of an artist's tragic exit are a matter of uncontroversial record, questions of "What might have been?" inevitably linger over their prematurely truncated discography — in itself a far...
Even when the hows and whys of an artist's tragic exit are a matter of uncontroversial record, questions of "What might have been?" inevitably linger over their prematurely truncated discography — in itself a far...
- 12/31/2015
- Rollingstone.com
The shoot for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's upcoming frontier epic "The Revenant" was notoriously difficult, involving months of sub-zero conditions, hypothermia, animal carcasses, and raw bison liver. But while star Leonardo DiCaprio has said that the flick was easily the most challenging shoot of his career, he's had a few intense encounters in the past that prepared him for literally any death-defying scenario that life can throw his way.
In an interview with Wired, DiCaprio discussed his multiple brushes with his mortality, telling the magazine, "My friends have named me the person they least want to do extreme adventures with, because I always seem to be very close to being part of a disaster. If a cat has nine lives, I think I've used a few."
And just what, exactly, has Leo encountered over the years? Well, first there was that infamous shark incident, which DiCaprio described last year, and detailed...
In an interview with Wired, DiCaprio discussed his multiple brushes with his mortality, telling the magazine, "My friends have named me the person they least want to do extreme adventures with, because I always seem to be very close to being part of a disaster. If a cat has nine lives, I think I've used a few."
And just what, exactly, has Leo encountered over the years? Well, first there was that infamous shark incident, which DiCaprio described last year, and detailed...
- 12/15/2015
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
America Ferrera was one of four presenters at the Golden Globe nominations announcement Thursday morning, but the Hollywood Foreign Press Association had a little trouble getting its famous Latina actresses straight: Not once but twice did the Globes tweet and delete two photos in which they misidentified Ferrera as Best Actress nominee Gina Rodriguez. Sure, there's a slight resemblance. But if you're going to ask an actress to celebrate a bunch of other actors and not herself (she's on Superstore — c'mon, guys!), you can at the very least get her name right. Ugh, have we learned nothing from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants's "The other one's name is Carmen, Car-men!" speech?Update: In a post-nom interview with Entertainment Tonight, Rodriguez dismissed the mistake. "I didn't hear anything until recently someone sent me an article, but, ah, who cares, who cares?" she said. "America's lovely. She's so beautiful...
- 12/11/2015
- by Dee Lockett,Sean Fitz-Gerald
- Vulture
Director’s 1977 comedy about neurotic New York couple tops Writers Guild of America’s list of 101 funniest scripts
“There’s an old joke,” begins Woody Allen, talking straight to camera. “Two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of ’em says, ‘Boy, the food at this place is really terrible.’ The other one says, ‘Yeah, I know; and such small portions.’ Well, that’s essentially how I feel about life – full of loneliness, and misery, and suffering, and unhappiness, and it’s all over much too quickly.”
According to the Writers Guild of America, these are the opening lines to the funniest screenplay ever written. In a ballot filled out by thousands of writers, Annie Hall, written by Allen and Marshall Brickman in 1975, was voted the film that made them all laugh the most, beating classics such as Some Like It Hot, Airplane! and The Big Lebowski...
“There’s an old joke,” begins Woody Allen, talking straight to camera. “Two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of ’em says, ‘Boy, the food at this place is really terrible.’ The other one says, ‘Yeah, I know; and such small portions.’ Well, that’s essentially how I feel about life – full of loneliness, and misery, and suffering, and unhappiness, and it’s all over much too quickly.”
According to the Writers Guild of America, these are the opening lines to the funniest screenplay ever written. In a ballot filled out by thousands of writers, Annie Hall, written by Allen and Marshall Brickman in 1975, was voted the film that made them all laugh the most, beating classics such as Some Like It Hot, Airplane! and The Big Lebowski...
- 11/12/2015
- by Hannah Ellis-Petersen
- The Guardian - Film News
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Our latest martial arts focus takes a look back at what might just be Ireland's only martial arts film to date...
There are many things that I love about Fatal Deviation, Ireland's first and - as far as I can tell - only martial arts film. What I love most however is that James Bennett, the mastermind responsible, has never apologised for it. So often, when something appears so many times on 'Worst Movies Of All Time' lists and has been ridiculed to the extent this has, the filmmakers step back. They claim they were in on the 'joke' all along or that external forces ruined their picture or that they were on the wrong drugs and made a grave mistake.
Bennett, on the other hand, has never sold out his film like that. He has stuck behind it no matter what. Even now, his official Facebook...
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Our latest martial arts focus takes a look back at what might just be Ireland's only martial arts film to date...
There are many things that I love about Fatal Deviation, Ireland's first and - as far as I can tell - only martial arts film. What I love most however is that James Bennett, the mastermind responsible, has never apologised for it. So often, when something appears so many times on 'Worst Movies Of All Time' lists and has been ridiculed to the extent this has, the filmmakers step back. They claim they were in on the 'joke' all along or that external forces ruined their picture or that they were on the wrong drugs and made a grave mistake.
Bennett, on the other hand, has never sold out his film like that. He has stuck behind it no matter what. Even now, his official Facebook...
- 11/3/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Scene One: A few Oscar bloggers were at an event in Santa Barbara. One said, “I hear that movie is moving to next year.” The other one said, “But that’s just a rumor.
- 10/8/2015
- by Sasha Stone
- AwardsDaily.com
Are you obsessed with Scream Queens yet? The show is scarily good, and one of the best things about it has to be the sassy, slightly evil sorority president Chanel Oberlin, who is expertly portrayed by Emma Roberts. Back in August before the show's premiere, creator Ryan Murphy talked about his inspiration for the queen bee character and credited much of it to the writer of a viral sorority email that made the rounds in 2013, saying, "It was jaw dropping, the language that this particular young woman used. She was pretty much a despicable person. And we were interested in mirroring that idea, but, unlike that girl, who apologized, sort of bringing our queen bee character to some sort of awareness about her behavior and why she is doing these things." In case you forgot about the now-infamous letter, it was written by the chair of a sorority at the...
- 10/7/2015
- by Brittney Stephens
- Popsugar.com
“The Martian” has been called “‘Cast Away’ on Mars” in various corners of the Internet, but it’s actually quite a different movie than the 2000 Tom Hanks film. Yes, Matt Damon’s astronaut is stranded in a place where he has little hope of surviving, but he approaches the extremely treacherous situation very differently from Hanks’ character. Damon’s character remains rather humorous, upbeat and optimistic in his time persevering to survive on the Red Planet. That optimism is largely what spoke to “The Martian” screenwriter Drew Goddard when he read the novel by Andy Weir that’s the basis for the film, which opened in theaters yesterday. Goddard (whose past credits include “The Cabin in the Woods,” “Lost” and “Buffy”) spoke to HitFix about the challenges of adapting a book with a lot of technical language, why he considers “The Martian” a “religious movie,” and which book moment that...
- 10/3/2015
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
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