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‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ Actor Danny Trejo To Publish Memoir ‘Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, And Hollywood’

‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ Actor Danny Trejo To Publish Memoir ‘Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, And Hollywood’
Danny Trejo, the actor whose credits include Heat, From Dusk Till Dawn and Con Air, will publish his memoir with Atria Books, the publisher announced today. Titled Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood will be released July 6.

The book will detail Trejo’s path from crime, to prison, addition, loss and unexpected Hollywood fame. ith appearances in more than 300 films, the 76-year-old actor continues to book between 10 and 20 roles a year. A 2020 Pete Davidson tribute to Trejo went viral.

“Danny Trejo is more than an actor for the millions of Mexican Americans, like me, who love him,” says Michelle Herrera Mulligan, senior editor, Atria Books. “He is a legend. A role model. The first Chicano action star. Someone we can always hold up as a hero who made it. One of my proudest acquisitions to date, this book shows us the difficult path it took to get him there,
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First Wave of Honorees Announced for the 4th Annual Hollywood Critics Association Awards

First Wave of Honorees Announced for the 4th Annual Hollywood Critics Association Awards
With 2020 coming to an end, the Hollywood Critics Association (which includes Daily Dead Managing Editor Heather Wixson) has announced the first wave of honorees for their 4th Annual Hollywood Critics Association Awards, including Dante Spinotti, Aubrey Plaza, Jo Ellen Pellman, Paul Raci, Nicole Beharie, Cristin Milioti, Sidney Flanigan, Kiera Allen, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross.

Below, we have the official press release with additional details on the first wave of honorees who will be recognized at the 4th Annual Hca Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles on March 5th, 2021.

To learn more about the Hollywood Critics Association, be sure to visit their official website.

Press Release: Los Angeles, CA - The Hollywood Critics Association (Hca) announced today their first wave of honorary awards for the 4th Annual Hca Awards Ceremony taking place in Los Angeles on March 5, 2021.

Each year, the Hca presents a series of honorary awards highlighting actors, filmmakers, and
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‘I’m Your Woman’: A Unique Spin on the Crime Drama and a Standout Performance from Rachel Brosnahan

‘I’m Your Woman’: A Unique Spin on the Crime Drama and a Standout Performance from Rachel Brosnahan
Photo: 'I’m Your Woman'/Amazon Studios The tough-guy crime story is one of the most popular ones to be told in movies and TV. But at the same time, the sub-genre tends to be very male-centered in perspective: movies like The Godfather, Scarface, Goodfellas, Heat, and The Irishman come to mind. Even when there is a compelling female presence, for the most part, these stories are still shown from a male point of view. There have been exceptions over the past couple of years, of reframing crime movies from a woman’s perspective. And in terms of quality, they’ve ranged from great to decent (Ocean’s 8) to underwhelming (The Kitchen). The latest addition to the canon is I’m Your Woman from writer-director Julia Hart. While not the thrill ride one would expect based on the trailer, it’s still a solid and well-made character drama bolstered by
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‘Money Plane’ VOD Review

  • 17 December 2020
  • by James Smith
  • Nerdly
‘Money Plane’ VOD Review
Stars: Adam Copeland, Denise Richards, Thomas Jane, Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Lamont, Jr., Katrina Norman, Andrew Lawrence | Written by Tyler W. Konney, Andrew Lawrence, Tim Schaaf | Directed by Andrew Lawrence

Perhaps the most ridiculous movie of 2020, Money Plane is a great example of a movie being green-lit based solely on the star power of its cast. Starring Adam Copeland (WWE’s Edge) in his first lead role and featuring Denise Richards, Thomas Jane, and Kelsey Grammer as the bad guy — you know this will be an entertaining film… if nothing else. Grab your popcorn and prepare for takeoff because today we’re jumping on board the Money Plane.

The direct-to-vod movie hit home TV screens on 10 July 2020 with a premise of a heist-like caper at 10,000 feet. So, what is a ‘Money Plane’ anyway? I’m so glad you asked. The creatively-named ‘Money Plane’ is a secret “casino” in the air that
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‘Heat’: Michael Mann’s Symphonic Drama & The Tragedy Of Masculinity

‘Heat’: Michael Mann’s Symphonic Drama & The Tragedy Of Masculinity
From the beginning, the dichotomy between women and men is established in Michael Mann’s sprawling, epic masterpiece “Heat,” twenty-five years old this month. However, its central thesis about the tragedy of masculinity remains evergreen. In what Mann himself calls a “symphonic drama” in an interview for Empire Magazine in 2008, the movie is more approximately an opera all of heightened emotions, the brawny men and the earthy women who mourn them even as they find themselves incapable of saving themselves from their brutal allure.

Continue reading ‘Heat’: Michael Mann’s Symphonic Drama & The Tragedy Of Masculinity at The Playlist.
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Justice League Fans Freaking Out Over Batman Dropping F-Bomb In Snyder Cut

Justice League Fans Freaking Out Over Batman Dropping F-Bomb In Snyder Cut
Zack Snyder has always been a filmmaker with R-rated sensibilities, and if you want to split hairs, then just two of his seven movies to date are what you would call family-friendly outings. The animated Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole is the only one of his directorial efforts rated PG, while Man of Steel was slapped with a PG-13 for ‘intense sequences of sci-fi violence, action and destruction, and for some language.’

Snyder has basically disowned the theatrical cut of Justice League, which pretty much makes it a Joss Whedon film, while his preferred vision for both Sucker Punch and Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice yielded extended editions that were R-rated and vastly superior. Add that to the Dawn of the Dead remake, 300, Watchmen and the expectations that his upcoming Netflix zombie heist actioner Army of the Dead will follow suit, and you can clearly
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Kelly Clarkson songs, ranked: Her 23 greatest hits, from ‘A Moment Like This’ to ‘Underneath the Tree’

  • 14 December 2020
  • by Kevin Jacobsen and Daniel Montgomery
  • Gold Derby
Kelly Clarkson songs, ranked: Her 23 greatest hits, from ‘A Moment Like This’ to ‘Underneath the Tree’
Our lives would suck without Kelly Clarkson. The pop singer known for her powerful pipes was introduced to us in the first season of “American Idol” on Fox in 2002, launching a career that spans the 21st century. She won that competition, but what are the best songs she has recorded since then? Scroll down to see how we rank her greatest hits. Do you agree with our pick for her number-one song of all time?

In the years since Clarkson’s “Idol” coronation, the show has been inconsistent in delivering artists with lasting music careers, though standouts like Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Hudson have also stood the test of time. Clarkson was actually the first “Idol” alum to win a Grammy, claiming Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (“Since U Been Gone”) and Best Pop Album (“Breakaway”) in 2006. She also claimed Best Pop Album for “Stronger” in 2013. And that album’s
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Natalie Portman Says ‘Being Sexualized’ as a Child Star ‘Made Me Afraid’

Natalie Portman Says ‘Being Sexualized’ as a Child Star ‘Made Me Afraid’
Natalie Portman was just 11 years old when she was cast in “Léon: The Professional” by director Luc Besson, and her child stardom quickly rose thanks to films like “Heat,” “Beautiful Girls,” and “Everyone Says I Love You.” But for Portman, she knew that because of her age she was being portrayed as a “Lolita” figure, as she told Dax Shephard in a recent episode of his Armchair Expert podcast (via People).

“I was definitely aware of the fact that I was being portrayed … as this ‘Lolita’ figure,” she told Shepard. “Being sexualized as a child, I think took away from my own sexuality because it made me afraid, and it made me [feel] like the way I could be safe was to be like, ‘I’m conservative,’ and ‘I’m serious and you should respect me,’ and ‘I’m smart,’ and ‘don’t look at me that way.'”

The Oscar winner,
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Heat at 25: Still the Best Crime Thriller of the Modern Era

Heat at 25: Still the Best Crime Thriller of the Modern Era
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Heat which turns 25 and remains the best crime thriller in the modern era… It’s hard to believe, but Heat turns 25 this month. The enduring neo-noir instantly enraptured fans upon release, bringing two screen titans in Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, together for the first time since The […]

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Legendary Entertainment teams with ‘The Spanish Princess’ showrunners on UK company Watford & Essex

Legendary Entertainment teams with ‘The Spanish Princess’ showrunners on UK company Watford & Essex
Emma Frost and Matthew Graham have started with 10 projects in development.

The US’ Legendary Entertainment is teaming with showrunners Emma Frost and Matthew Graham to launch a UK TV production company called Watford & Essex.

The Bristol-based company will develop, produce and deficit finance UK and international high-end scripted programming across multiple genres. It will work with networks, co-producers and financiers in all markets.

It has a slate of 10 TV projects already in development. These include dark comedy-drama Hail, Satan!, created by Frost and Graham and in development with Channel 4; environmental thriller Amazonia from Misha Glenny, BBC journalist Kirsty Lang
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Legendary Entertainment, Emma Frost, Matthew Graham Launch Watford & Essex With 10-Project Slate

  • 23 November 2020
  • by Naman Ramachandran
  • Variety
Legendary Entertainment, Emma Frost, Matthew Graham Launch Watford & Essex With 10-Project Slate
Legendary Entertainment and “The White Queen” and “Life on Mars” writers/showrunners Emma Frost and Matthew Graham have launched a U.K. drama production company with a slate of 10 projects.

Frost and Graham, whose credits include “Ashes to Ashes,” “The Spanish Princess,” “Doctor Who” and “The Man In The High Castle,” will serve as joint CEOs of Watford & Essex, which will team with Legendary Entertainment’s television division and focus on television production and financing projects for the international market.

Christine Healy has been named COO, joining the venture from New Pictures where she was head of production since 2016.

Watford & Essex’s current list of projects in development include “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,” based on

the Irwin Allen television series from the 1960s, developed and written by BAFTA-nominated Chris Lunt and Michael Walker (“Devils”), and “Hail Satan!,” a dark social comedy-drama created by Frost and Graham, in development with U.
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Wes Studi, Q’orianka Kilcher Join ‘Canyon Del Muerto’ (Exclusive)

Wes Studi, Q’orianka Kilcher Join ‘Canyon Del Muerto’ (Exclusive)
Wes Studi, Q’orianka Kilcher and Tatanka Means will star in “Canyon Del Muerto,” the new film from writer and director Coerte Voorhees.

The movie is based on the true story of one of America’s first female archaeologists, Ann Axtell Morris, who spent years uncovering civilizations in the southwest and Mexico. Axtell Morris was married to Earl Halstead Morris, who was a primary inspiration for Indiana Jones.

The film also stars David Midthunder, alongside previously announced Abigail Lawrie (who plays Axtell Morris), Tom Felton (as Earl), Ewen Bremner, Bronson Webb, Elias Koteas and Val Kilmer.

“Canyon Del Muerto” is shooting on location across the southwest and the Yucatan thanks to special Covid-19 measures and safety protocols in place. It will also film in archaeological and cultural heritage sites throughout North America and Mexico in collaboration with the Navajo Nation, National Park Service and the government of Yucatan. The filmmakers say
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Screenwriter Migizi Pensoneau Suggests Vital, Funny and Beautiful Films to Watch for Native American Heritage Month

  • 18 November 2020
  • by Migizi Pensoneau
  • Variety
Screenwriter Migizi Pensoneau Suggests Vital, Funny and Beautiful Films to Watch for Native American Heritage Month
I could, and sometimes do, wax philosophical, intellectual, and academic about the Native films I enjoy. But that sort of analysis can get pretty boring, and saps what I love about movies. I watch to be entertained! I don’t necessarily want to ponder the state of my Native being when I’m just trying to watch stuff blow up on screen. I prefer bombast and popcorn. Put it this way: instead of seeing “Thunderheart” in theaters, I saw “Wayne’s World” a third time toward the end of its cinematic run.

Growing up when I did, I became a consumer byproduct of early MTV, HBO, and “Skinemax” access, of USA network action flicks and Nick at Night reruns. If I took note of Native cinema (or more accurately Natives In cinema) back then, it was when they weren’t being obviously Native: Graham Greene in “Die Hard with a Vengeance,
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John David Washington Joins Christian Bale, Margot Robbie in David O. Russell’s Next Film

John David Washington Joins Christian Bale, Margot Robbie in David O. Russell’s Next Film
John David Washington has joined Christian Bale and Margot Robbie in David O. Russell’s untitled new film at New Regency.

Russell will direct from his own script. Plot details are being kept under wraps.

Executive are planning to start production in Los Angeles in January. Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki will serve as cinematographer. The film will be distributed via New Regency’s deal with 20th Century Studios, owned by Disney. Matthew Budman is producing.

Earlier this year, Michael B. Jordan had been attached to the project, but that’s no longer the case.

Russell was nominated for directing and screenplay Oscars for both “American Hustle” and “Silver Linings Playbook.” His most recent directing effort was Jennifer Lawrence’s 2015 drama “Joy” for Fox. His other credits include “Spanking the Monkey,” “Flirting with Disaster,” “Three Kings” and “I Heart Huckabees.”

Washington broke into the entertainment business as part of the main cast
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‘The War With Grandpa’ Film Review: Robert De Niro Mildly Kills Time, So Audiences Can Do Likewise

‘The War With Grandpa’ Film Review: Robert De Niro Mildly Kills Time, So Audiences Can Do Likewise
Remember, after “Heat” but before “The Irishman,” how crushingly disappointing it was to have Robert De Niro and Al Pacino re-teamed in the utterly forgettable “Righteous Kill”? “The War With Grandpa,” to be clear, is a much better movie than “Righteous Kill,” but anyone excited about a reunion of the stars of “The Deer Hunter” (De Niro and Christopher Walken) or “Mad Dog and Glory” (De Niro and Uma Thurman) should ratchet their expectations way, way down.

“The War With Grandpa” isn’t going to sully the reputation of any of these screen legends, mainly because it barely registers; it’s the sort of mildly amusing comedy that your brain begins flushing out before you even get to the closing credits.

De Niro stars as Ed, a grandfather to three kids, one of whom — Oakes Fegley (“Pete’s Dragon”) as Peter — has to surrender his room when grandpa comes to
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Brian Eno Collects Soundtrack Work for New Comp ‘Film Music 1976-2020’

Brian Eno Collects Soundtrack Work for New Comp ‘Film Music 1976-2020’
Brian Eno has collected highlights from his soundtrack work over the past 40 years — some familiar, some hard-to-find — for the producer and ambient music pioneer’s new collection Film Music 1976-2020.

The compilation is a sequel of sorts to Eno’s 1978 EP Music for Films — as well as its follow-up installments in 1983 and 1988 — and bridges his film work from 1976’s Sebastiane (“Final Sunset”) through 2020’s Stewart Brand documentary We Are As Gods.

While some of the Film Music 1976-2020 selections are well-known (Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks’ “Deep Blue Day” and “An Ending
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Inside Man: 5 Reasons Why It's The Best Heist Movie (& 5 Why Its Heat)

Inside Man: 5 Reasons Why It's The Best Heist Movie (& 5 Why Its Heat)
Hollywood has churned out plenty of brilliant heist movies over the decades but the two films that often stand out are Heat and Inside Man. Both films have plenty of star power. Heat—which is directed by the Michael Mann—stars Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, and Danny Trejo while Inside Man (helmed by Spike Lee), stars Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jodie Foster, and Willem Dafoe.

Related: 10 Crime Movies That Are Completely Underrated

Both films have a tied score of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes. Interestingly, their box office grosses are also somewhat tied. Heat made $187 million globally while Inside Man made $186 million, implying that viewer interest was high for both films. However, here are the areas where each film really trumps the other.
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Erica Lee

Erica Lee
The John Wick producer talks about some of the movies that made her.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Jurassic Park (1993)

Sicario (2015)

Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)

Wind River (2017)

John Wick (2014)

The Town (2010)

Clash of the Titans (2010)

Hotel Mumbai (2018)

A Private War (2018)

Moana (2016)

A History Of Violence (2005)

Spaceballs (1987)

Young Frankenstein (1974)

Star Wars (1977)

Blazing Saddles (1974)

High Anxiety (1977)

High Fidelity (2000)

History of the World, Part 1 (1981)

Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead (1991)

Back To The Future (1985)

The Goonies (1985)

Cat’s Eye (1985)

Splash (1984)

Big (1988)

Bill And Ted Face The Music (2020)

The French Connection (1971)

Pretty Woman (1990)

Steel Magnolias (1989)

Parenthood (1989)

Beaches (1988)

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Heat (1995)

Cocktail (1988)

Gremlins (1984)

The Lost Boys (1987)

The Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008)

The Lost Boys: The Thirst (2010)

Sixteen Candles (1984)

Curly Sue (1991)

Stagecoach (1939)

The Breakfast Club (1985)

Some Kind Of Wonderful (1987)

National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)

Frozen (2013)

The Little Mermaid (1989)

Beauty And The Beast (1991)

Raising Arizona (1987)

Baby Boom (1987)

I Confess (1953)

Avatar (2009)

Titanic (1997)

The Fast And The Furious
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Dennis Hopper’s Legendary ‘Last Movie’ Finally Gets a Soundtrack Album, Five Decades Later, Via Record Store Day

  • 28 August 2020
  • by Jessica Hundley and Pat Thomas
  • Variety
Dennis Hopper’s Legendary ‘Last Movie’ Finally Gets a Soundtrack Album, Five Decades Later, Via Record Store Day
“The Last Movie,” Dennis Hopper’s infamous directorial follow-up to “Easy Rider,” is a counterculture touchstone in its own right, even though it wasn’t given a national release for decades after its short-lived 1971 bow. Even longer in coming: a soundtrack album. This Saturday, nearly five decades after the movie first touched screens, a companion LP is arriving. The vinyl on the label Earth Recordings, distributed by Light in the Attic in the U.S., will be released for Record Store Day on August 29, in a limited edition of 1000. A CD version will be forthcoming.

Variety invited the album’s two producers to weigh in on “The Last Movie” and its music, then and now. Jessica Hundley, who knew Hopper, shares firsthand memories of the filmmaker and how the movie’s shelving affected him. Pat Thomas, one of the music industry’s foremost archival producers, tells what to expect from
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The Batman: Can a Superhero Movie Be Too Dark?

The Batman: Can a Superhero Movie Be Too Dark?
“What are you?” It’s a question posed to any self-respecting Batman in his first movie, and it’s one that always gets the same answer. “I’m Batman.” That’s the iconic bit Michael Keaton whispered in Batman (1989), and Christian Bale growled in Batman Begins (2005), each arriving in a movie that stunned audiences in its day. Yet those moments seem like child’s play when compared to Matt Reeves’ The Batman, a film that, despite only being 25 percent filmed, shocked fans during this weekend’s DC FanDome.

When Robert Pattinson’s Batman is asked “what the hell are you supposed to be?” he responds with a brutal, almost sadistic beating of the other party. Using the kind of violence that would be deemed excessive force if he were in blue instead of black, the Batman pummels the man into a puddle before gasping, almost to his own surprise, “I’m vengeance.
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