Clockwise from top left: The Holdovers (Focus Features), The Last Temptation Of Christ (Universal Pictures), Red Eye (DreamWorks Pictures), Música (Amazon MGM Studios)Image: The A.V. Club
An Oscar-winning drama-comedy, a controversial Martin Scorsese movie about Jesus, an underappreciated Wes Craven movie starring Cillian Murphy, and a music-filled rom-com lead...
An Oscar-winning drama-comedy, a controversial Martin Scorsese movie about Jesus, an underappreciated Wes Craven movie starring Cillian Murphy, and a music-filled rom-com lead...
- 4/3/2024
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
Clockwise from left: Damsel (Netflix), Shirley (Netflix), Spaceman (Netflix)Image: The A.V. Club
A trio of Netflix originals highlight the streamer’s March film offerings. Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown plays a princess trapped in the cave of a fearsome dragon in the dark fantasy Damsel. In the biographical drama Shirley,...
A trio of Netflix originals highlight the streamer’s March film offerings. Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown plays a princess trapped in the cave of a fearsome dragon in the dark fantasy Damsel. In the biographical drama Shirley,...
- 2/27/2024
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
Clockwise from bottom left: A Very Harold And Kumar Christmas, Miracle On 34th Street, An American Christmas Carol, It’s A Wonderful LifeGraphic: The A.V. Club
Happy holidays from The A.V. Club to you! If you’re anything like us, the winter season is for curling up in front...
Happy holidays from The A.V. Club to you! If you’re anything like us, the winter season is for curling up in front...
- 12/2/2023
- by Jack Smart
- avclub.com
Clockwise from top left: It Lives Inside (Neon), Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (Sony Pictures Releasing), The Matrix Resurrections (Warner Bros. Pictures)Image: The A.V. Club
For the holiday season, Hulu is adding some genre favorites and promising new movies to its library. The streaming platform in December welcomes...
For the holiday season, Hulu is adding some genre favorites and promising new movies to its library. The streaming platform in December welcomes...
- 11/30/2023
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
“Hurt but not defeated.” That’s the direction filmmaker Martha Coolidge gave to her star Nicolas Cage as they shot the pivotal breakup scene in the ’80s classic “Valley Girl.” In a filmed conversation from 2003 between the two for the film’s twentieth anniversary, Cage told Coolidge that he has “used that direction ever since” in all of his work.
As the iconic ’80s spin on “Romeo and Juliet” celebrates its 40th anniversary on April 29, and Cage returns to the big screen with his latest film “Renfield” — in which he plays the centuries old Prince of Darkness himself, Count Dracula, recovering from the latest attempt on his life with his familiar Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) in New Orleans — it’s clear that the impact of her words still resonate in the performances of the idiosyncratic actor.
He was just 17 years old when he auditioned for the role that would change his life.
As the iconic ’80s spin on “Romeo and Juliet” celebrates its 40th anniversary on April 29, and Cage returns to the big screen with his latest film “Renfield” — in which he plays the centuries old Prince of Darkness himself, Count Dracula, recovering from the latest attempt on his life with his familiar Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) in New Orleans — it’s clear that the impact of her words still resonate in the performances of the idiosyncratic actor.
He was just 17 years old when he auditioned for the role that would change his life.
- 4/13/2023
- by Marya E. Gates
- Indiewire
For the first time this awards season, Jason Segel (“Shrinking”) has cracked into the Top 6 of Gold Derby’s Emmy odds for Best Comedy Actor. That means our Experts, Editors and Users collectively think he’ll receive a nomination alongside reigning two-time Emmy defender Jason Sudeikis (“Ted Lasso”), winter awards season champ Jeremy Allen White (“The Bear”), former two-time Emmy winner Bill Hader (“Barry”), plus both Steve Martin and Martin Short from “Only Murders in the Building.”
Segel plays Jimmy Laird on the Apple TV Plus hit, a recently widowed therapist who tries to connect with his patients through slightly controversial means. He lives at home with his estranged teenage daughter Alice (Lukita Maxwell), who is often looked after by their friendly neighbor Liz (Christa Miller). At work, Jimmy’s boss is Paul Rhoades (Harrison Ford), an aging man who struggles with Parkinson’s disease.
See‘Shrinking’ breakout Luke Tennie: ‘I’m always listening,...
Segel plays Jimmy Laird on the Apple TV Plus hit, a recently widowed therapist who tries to connect with his patients through slightly controversial means. He lives at home with his estranged teenage daughter Alice (Lukita Maxwell), who is often looked after by their friendly neighbor Liz (Christa Miller). At work, Jimmy’s boss is Paul Rhoades (Harrison Ford), an aging man who struggles with Parkinson’s disease.
See‘Shrinking’ breakout Luke Tennie: ‘I’m always listening,...
- 4/12/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
As the leaves crunch underfoot and the wintry chill intensifies, you may realize: it’s time to think of a good gift for that friend of yours who’s already packed their shelves to the gills with Blu-rays and back issues of Cahiers du Cinéma. Have no fear. Covering books, home video, music, posters, and apparel, here are some gift ideas for the dearest cinephiles in your life.Books And MAGAZINESFireflies Press recently published Pier Paolo Pasolini: Writing on Burning Paper: a beautiful set of two complementary volumes to honor the filmmaker’s centenary. The smaller book includes a revised translation of his poem “Poet of the Ashes,” while the larger volume includes tributes from 20 contemporary artists and critics, including Catherine Breillat, Jia Zhangke, Luc Moullet, Angela Schanelec, and Mike Leigh.Written by Karen Han, Bong Joon Ho: Dissident Cinema is a mid-career monograph covering the Korean auteur’s features,...
- 11/29/2022
- MUBI
Kate Siegel has her first chance at an Emmy nomination for Best Movie/Limited Actress for her riveting performance as Erin Greene in Netflix’s “Midnight Mass,” directed by Mike Flanagan. Watch our recent interview with the actress.
The seven-episode horror series tells of a tiny island community rocked by the arrival of two men — the disgraced Riley (Zach Gilford) returning after spending four years in prison for killing a teenage girl in a drunk driving accident, and Father Paul Hill (Hamish Linklater), the new priest at St. Patrick’s Church. Siegel plays Erin, a former girlfriend of Riley’s who works on the island as a teacher and is expecting a child. The actress has been terrific in the film “Hush” and the limited series “The Haunting of Hill House,” both also directed by Siegel’s husband Flanagan, but her lead performance in “Midnight Mass” is her best yet,...
The seven-episode horror series tells of a tiny island community rocked by the arrival of two men — the disgraced Riley (Zach Gilford) returning after spending four years in prison for killing a teenage girl in a drunk driving accident, and Father Paul Hill (Hamish Linklater), the new priest at St. Patrick’s Church. Siegel plays Erin, a former girlfriend of Riley’s who works on the island as a teacher and is expecting a child. The actress has been terrific in the film “Hush” and the limited series “The Haunting of Hill House,” both also directed by Siegel’s husband Flanagan, but her lead performance in “Midnight Mass” is her best yet,...
- 6/27/2022
- by Brian Rowe
- Gold Derby
Our latest roundup of recommended reads related to film and pop culture is full of wonderfully outsized personalities like Nicolas Cage, Michael Cimino, and Dennis Hopper; brilliant filmmakers like Sofia Coppola and Sarah Polley; and entertaining figures both real and fictional (James Bond).
Let’s start with Cage, who has more than earned a lengthy career overview.
Age of Cage: Four Decades of Hollywood Through One Singular Career by Keith Phipps (Henry Holt & Co.)
In a recent Rolling Stone interview, Nicolas Cage brought up Keith Phipps’ Age of Cage, commenting that the author “said some pretty articulate, intelligent things about the transformations the filmmaking industry has gone through in the 40 years” Cage has been working. It is very Nicolas Cage for the actor to not only be aware of Phipps’ stupendous book, but to bring it up himself, unsolicited, in an interview. Indeed, Age of Cage is as astute, entertaining,...
Let’s start with Cage, who has more than earned a lengthy career overview.
Age of Cage: Four Decades of Hollywood Through One Singular Career by Keith Phipps (Henry Holt & Co.)
In a recent Rolling Stone interview, Nicolas Cage brought up Keith Phipps’ Age of Cage, commenting that the author “said some pretty articulate, intelligent things about the transformations the filmmaking industry has gone through in the 40 years” Cage has been working. It is very Nicolas Cage for the actor to not only be aware of Phipps’ stupendous book, but to bring it up himself, unsolicited, in an interview. Indeed, Age of Cage is as astute, entertaining,...
- 5/4/2022
- by Christopher Schobert
- The Film Stage
It takes a very special actor to turn the alphabet into an aria of weirdness. And yet, there’s Nicolas Cage, looking young and handsome in a 1980s Italian power suit, losing his cool after being told a contract has been misfiled. This is, naturally, an unforgivable sin. So how does this man on the edge demonstrate his rage? By screaming the alphabet: A! B! C! D! As he shrieks his way through, yes, all 26 letters, the volume increases and the movements ramp up to something that resembles either an...
- 4/18/2022
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Denis Villeneuve's highly anticipated adaptation of Frank Herbert's "Dune" is almost here, which makes it the perfect time to revisit the other "Dune" film adaptation, directed by surrealist maestro David Lynch. Lynch's "Dune", released in 1984, is something of a mixed bag; it was a critical and commercial failure but has gained a small cult following over the years. So how did the man who directed the gonzo, avant-garde "Eraserhead" and then the heartwrenching "The Elephant Man" end up taking on a big-budget science fiction fantasy story riding on the success of "Star Wars"?
Keith Phipps at The Ringer did a deep dive into just how Lynch ended up in the...
The post Why David Lynch Decided to Adapt Dune appeared first on /Film.
Keith Phipps at The Ringer did a deep dive into just how Lynch ended up in the...
The post Why David Lynch Decided to Adapt Dune appeared first on /Film.
- 10/20/2021
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
If you were disappointed by the end of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, fear not, as it appears The Mandalorian is concluding on a high note. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the season finale of the Disney Plus show currently has a 100 percent rating.
With 14 critics weighing in so far, “Redemption” is receiving universal praise from outlets across the board, with Keith Phipps of Vulture saying:
“The Mandalorian has worked as an adventure-of-the-week episodic show, but these past two episodes have revealed those episodes as part of a grander design telling a cohesive story.”
Phipps is right in pointing out that for most of its first season, The Mandalorian has been refreshingly simple in its storytelling. In the vein of a western from the ‘50s or The Incredible Hulk television show from the ‘70s, the Star Wars series largely follows one mysterious character traveling from place to place in each episode.
With 14 critics weighing in so far, “Redemption” is receiving universal praise from outlets across the board, with Keith Phipps of Vulture saying:
“The Mandalorian has worked as an adventure-of-the-week episodic show, but these past two episodes have revealed those episodes as part of a grander design telling a cohesive story.”
Phipps is right in pointing out that for most of its first season, The Mandalorian has been refreshingly simple in its storytelling. In the vein of a western from the ‘50s or The Incredible Hulk television show from the ‘70s, the Star Wars series largely follows one mysterious character traveling from place to place in each episode.
- 12/29/2019
- by Ryan Beltram
- We Got This Covered
Nicolas Roeg, a distinctive voice in world cinema best known for directing “Don’t Look Now” and “The Man Who Fell to Earth,” has died at age 90. The filmmaker’s son, Nicolas Roeg Jr., confirmed the news with a brief note: “He was a genuine dad. He just had his 90th birthday in August.” No cause of death has been announced.
Released in 1973, “Don’t Look Now” stands as one of the most acclaimed horror films ever made — as well as one of the most controversial. Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland play a married couple mourning the death of their son in Roeg’s adaptation of the short story by Daphne du Maurier, and a graphic sex scene involving the two stars proved scandalous for years after the film’s release.
Roeg’s genre-spanning career, which began in 1970 with the Mick Jagger–starring “Performance,” also included “Walkabout,” “Bad Timing,” “Insignificance,...
Released in 1973, “Don’t Look Now” stands as one of the most acclaimed horror films ever made — as well as one of the most controversial. Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland play a married couple mourning the death of their son in Roeg’s adaptation of the short story by Daphne du Maurier, and a graphic sex scene involving the two stars proved scandalous for years after the film’s release.
Roeg’s genre-spanning career, which began in 1970 with the Mick Jagger–starring “Performance,” also included “Walkabout,” “Bad Timing,” “Insignificance,...
- 11/24/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Every Friday, we’re recommending an older movie that’s available to stream or download and worth seeing again through the lens of our current moment. We’re calling the series “Revisiting Hours” — consider this Rolling Stone’s unofficial film club. This week: Keith Phipps on David Cronenberg’s pre-Putin evil-Russian crime-thriller Eastern Promises.
There are two Londons in David Cronenberg’s 2007 film Eastern Promises: the one on the surface and the one lurking below that same surface that threatens to devour it. Sometimes it’s hard to tell...
There are two Londons in David Cronenberg’s 2007 film Eastern Promises: the one on the surface and the one lurking below that same surface that threatens to devour it. Sometimes it’s hard to tell...
- 8/24/2018
- by Keith Phipps
- Rollingstone.com
Uproxx Media Group recently laid off somewhere between 14 and 20 employees.
According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, the layoffs came as part of a change in the company’s overall game plan. Though sources from the company provided few specifics, some told THR that at least a few of the laid off staff worked in the writing department. Uproxx Media’s former editorial, Keith Phipps, left the company just a few days ago, on May 1. He announced his departure on Twitter.
Just over a year ago, Uproxx Media rebranded from Woven Digital to emphasize the company’s original video content—shows like the Hp-sponsored Luminaries, its first original web series, and Honda branded series Uncharted: Power of Dreams. The company operates brands like Uproxx, BroBible, HitFix, and more.
Uproxx Media’s 2017 rebrand followed a round of 2016 layoffs. Then, the company let go of about as many people as...
According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, the layoffs came as part of a change in the company’s overall game plan. Though sources from the company provided few specifics, some told THR that at least a few of the laid off staff worked in the writing department. Uproxx Media’s former editorial, Keith Phipps, left the company just a few days ago, on May 1. He announced his departure on Twitter.
Just over a year ago, Uproxx Media rebranded from Woven Digital to emphasize the company’s original video content—shows like the Hp-sponsored Luminaries, its first original web series, and Honda branded series Uncharted: Power of Dreams. The company operates brands like Uproxx, BroBible, HitFix, and more.
Uproxx Media’s 2017 rebrand followed a round of 2016 layoffs. Then, the company let go of about as many people as...
- 5/4/2018
- by Jessica Klein
- Tubefilter.com
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