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Johnny Depp’s Movie Day Drinker (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Guess who’s back from sipping lawsuits and tabloid tea? Yep, Johnny Depp is trading courtroom drama for silver screen swagger with Day Drinker, his official comeback film and fans are losing their minds (and maybe their sobriety). After a long hiatus where headlines were more about Heard than heard lines, the 61-year-old icon finally returns to what he does best: mesmerizing performances and mysterious characters.

This isn’t just any indie flick; it’s dripping with artistic ambition, heavy vibes, and a cast lineup that screams “Oscar bait, but make it edgy.” Whether you’re here for the aesthetic, the acting, or just curious about Depp’s post-trial resurrection, Day Drinker promises to deliver more than just metaphorical hangovers. Add a haunting plot and some cinematic legends, and you’ve got yourself a moody masterpiece. So let’s uncork the details,...

Well! It’s happy news for all Johnny Depp fans as the Hollywood icon is all set to make his big screen comeback with his brand-new movie titled Day Drinker. The 61-year-old actor can easily be one of the most prominent figures in the acting business, with movies that have earned billions at the box office.

However, just like any other celebrity, he was also not immune to controversies, the most significant of which was his highly publicized legal battle with his ex-wife, Amber Heard. While this trial got its own place on Netflix, the actor was pretty much absent from the acting scene.

Now, after years of his personal life dominating the headlines, fans are absolutely thrilled to see him step back into the spotlight for what promises to be a brilliant cinematic experience.

Not just Depp, but this movie also features some of the most well-known faces from the industry,...

After a declining career due to a contentious legal battle,Johnny Depp is making a significant stride back into mainstream Hollywood. While Depp has appeared in several films, and even been at the helm of one, following his highly publicized 2022 trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, the upcoming action thriller Day Drinker marks his first with a major distributor. Depp is set to star alongside Madelyn Cline andPenélope Cruz in the Lionsgate action thriller.

Production of Day Drinker is currently underway in Spain, with Marc Webb who encounters a mysterious onboard guest (Depp). Their lives soon become entangled with a criminal figure (Cruz) and connected in unexpected ways. This marks the fourth collaboration between Depp and Cruz following 2001's Blow, 2011's Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and 2017's Murder on the Orient Express. Day Drinker also features Manu Ríos, Arón Piper, Juan Diego Botto and Anika Boyle. The screenplay is penned by Zach Dean,...

Johnny Depp has started filming his first major Hollywood project since his widely publicised legal battles with his ex-wife Amber Heard.Reuniting with director Marc Webb and co-star Penélope Cruz for the Lionsgate thriller ‘Day Drinker’, The 60-year-old actor will appear opposite 26-year-old ‘Outer Banks’ star Madelyn Cline in the film, which began production in Spain, Lionsgate confirmed. Filmmaker Marc said in a statement: “We’re in a beautiful location with a fantastic crew and a thrilling, ferocious story to tell. “This is gonna be fun.”Marc, 49, known for ‘500 Days of Summer’ and ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ also has Penélope Cruz, 50, in the cast – in what will be her fourth collaboration with Johnny after ‘Blow’, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ and ‘Murder on the Orient Express’.‘Day Drinker’ follows the story of a private-yacht bartender, played by Madelyn, who becomes entangled with a mysterious guest onboard, portrayed by Johnny.

Johnny Depp is making another attempt to resurrect his Hollywood career with a new film called “Day Drinker.” The pic at Lionsgate hails from director Marc Webb (“500 Days of Summer”) coming off his box office downer at Disney, “Snow White,” and Variety has shared a first look image of Depp in character.

“Day Drinker” also features a reunion with Depp’s “Blow” and “Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” co-star Penélope Cruz, along with Madelyn Cline, Manu Ríos, Arón Piper, Juan Diego Botto, and Anika Boyle.

Continue reading ‘Day Drinker’: First Look At Johnny Depp In Marc Webb-Directed Thriller Co-Starring Penélope Cruz & Madelyn Cline at The Playlist.

Lionsgate has started production on “Day Drinker,” sharing a first-look image at Johnny Depp as he makes his return to Hollywood following high-profile legal battles with ex-wife Amber Heard.

The film from “500 Days of Summer” and “Snow White” director Marc Webb re-teams Depp and Penélope Cruz for a fourth time after previous collaborations on “Blow,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” and “Murder on the Orient Express.” Madelyn Cline also stars in the film. Manu Ríos, Arón Piper, Juan Diego Botto and Anika Boyle round out the cast.

“Day Drinker” tells the story of a private-yacht bartender (Cline) who encounters a mysterious, onboard guest (Depp). They soon find themselves entangled with a criminal figure (Cruz) and connected in ways no one saw coming.

The film, which begins production in Spain, is produced by Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, who produce the “John Wick” franchise for Lionsgate; Adam Kolbrenner,...

Marc Webb At The Worldwide Box Office (Photo Credit – Wikipedia)

The Disney movie Snow White, directed by Marc Webb, is currently playing at the cinemas. Although the movie was made on a colossal budget, it is underperforming at the box office. However, Webb’s previous films have performed pretty well financially. He has directed only a handful of movies in his career so far, but they are all noteworthy. Keep scrolling for the deets.

For the unversed, Webb began his career as a music video editor and has worked with popular bands, including Green Day and Snow Patrol. His feature film debut is also a cult classic, and it is a romantic dramedy (500) Days of Summer. It was released in 2009 and became a critical commercial success at the box office. It features Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel in leading roles. The story is in a non-linear structure, with Joseph’s...

For a show that featured a lot of death, "Bones" sure did have a lot of heart. A series doesn't run for 12 seasons without an effective emotional core, after all, and "Bones" certainly managed to maintain a soft spot, even as Emily Deschanel's Temperance Brennan and David Boreanaz's Agent Seeley Booth inspected some of the most horrific corpses you've ever seen on TV.

One nice behind-the-scenes aspect of the series to offset the ongoing corpse inspections was the fact that the "Bones" cast often included family members of the stars and the show's creator, Hart Hanson. David Boreanaz's father, Dave Roberts, appeared in an uncredited cameo as an FBI agent, while Hanson's own father, Paul, showed up as a vending machine repairman. But it was during one Christmas episode that we got perhaps the most notable family-member appearance in the series.

Yes, even "Bones," with fake cadavers...

Zooey Deschanel, acclaimed for her performances in comedy films like “The Good Girl” (2002), “The New Guy” (2002), “Elf” (2003), “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” (2005), “Failure to Launch” (2006), “Yes Man” (2008), and “500 Days of Summer” (2009), stands at a height of 5 feet 4 ½ inches, or approximately 163.8 cm.

She first gained significant attention in the film industry as Anita in Cameron Crowe’s 2000 movie “Almost Famous.”

Zooey Deschanel sparkles next to co-star Christopher Mintz-Plasse in a floral-embellished mini dress and glittery pointed-toe heels at the Trolls: Band Together screening in Hollywood on November 15, 2023 (Credit: Xavier Collin / Image Press Agency / Abaca Press / INSTARimages)

Above Average? Exploring Zooey Deschanel’s Height and Shoe Size

To put this in perspective, the average height of an American woman is about 5 feet 4 inches (about 162.6 cm), which means Zooey Deschanel’s height is just slightly above the national average.

Zooey Deschanel stuns in a black velvet mini dress with a sparkling waist detail,...

Directed by James Griffiths, written by and starring Tom Basden and Tim Key, and featuring Carey Mulligan, Akemnji Ndifornyen and Sian Clifford, the British indie film The Ballad of Wallis Island seems poised to be the best romantic comedy of 2025. But this is not a romantic comedy. This tale of love, loss, nostalgia, grief and acceptance is set to an acoustic indie folk-revival soundtrack. Equal parts drama, buddy comedy and musical, The Ballad of Wallis Island is a bittersweet yet poignant meditation about the power of nostalgia and the importance of acceptance.

Charles (Tim Key) is a bereaved widower and deeply eccentric soul whose good fortune at the lottery led him to own a mansion on the secluded Wallis Island in Great Britain. Five years after the passing of his wife, Charles wants nothing more than to listen to his and his wife's favorite indie folk duo, McGwyer and Mortimer,...

The much-anticipated biopic chronicling the life of late Saturday Night Live star Chris Farley has taken a substantial step forward, according to recent statements from actor Paul Walter Hauser, who is set to portray Farley. Hauser, renowned for his roles in I, Tonya and Richard Jewell, shared that the project has bagged support from New Line Cinema, and the scripting is at an advanced stage.

Josh Gad will make his directorial debut with this project, which is based on "The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts" by Tom Farley Jr. and Tanner Colby. The screenplay for the biopic is crafted by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, both acclaimed for their work on 500 Days of Summer and The Fault in Our Stars. Whilst speaking on Jake's Takes about his new film The Luckiest Man in America, Hauser shared a positive update on the Farley project, saying:

"We're...

Back when New Girl first aired in 2011, we as audiences were introduced to Zooey Deschanel’s eccentric teacher Jessica Day, who moved into an apartment loft with three single men, following her bad breakup.

And in the aftermath of her relocation, it was the unexpected events and the roommates/dysfunctional family dynamics that turned the sitcom into a major hit.

A still from New Girl | image: 20th Century Fox Television

So now, after almost a decade, as former co-stars, Zooey Deschanel and Max Greenfield had a mini-reunion at this year’s SAG Awards, it became a major nostalgic moment for the New Girl fans. Not to mention, back in 2024, Jake Johnson, Greenfield, and Lamorne Morris had even admitted to being open to the idea of coming back.

But sadly, as the revival is yet to happen, let’s take a look at the main cast of New Girl, and what...

Snow White North America Box Office: Opening Weekend Update (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Snow White received positive reviews initially after the early preview after its LA premiere. But it seems the audience is not enjoying it, as the film underperformed on its debut weekend only. The movie has also underperformed at the worldwide box office, coming below the projected range. Keep scrolling for more.

The film had beaten the opening day collection of Disney’s live-action remake, Dumbo, but failed to surpass its opening. Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot are the two main leads in the film by Marc Webb. Webb made his directorial debut with the 2009 romantic comedy 500 Days of Summer, and some of his other films are Gifted and The Only Boy in New York.

According to Luiz Fernando’s report, the Disney tentpole movie failed to even land within the projected range of the industry. It was...

Disney is no stranger to controversies. Since its creation, and release of its first animated film, 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the studio has become of the biggest names in the film industry, and its continuous changes have often come with pushback from audiences.

Throughout its long run, Disney has taken good and bad decisions with its big franchises. A huge conglomerate, the studio owns some of the biggest titles of all time, and has set itself apart as one of the highest-grossing studios. Its latest project is a live-action version of Snow White, which has been hit with controversy and bad reviews, but the audience score on Rotten Tomatoes following its Mar. 21 release tells a different, more enchanting story.

They say all press is good press, but Snow White is proving that isn't always the case. Since Rachel Zegler's casting, her comments taken out of context...

Monday’s “Live with Kelly and Mark” welcomes actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, actress and advocate Laverne Cox, and singer Calum Scott. Gordon-Levitt, known for his roles in films like “Inception” and “500 Days of Summer,” will discuss his current projects. Cox, an Emmy-nominated actress and prominent advocate for transgender rights, will share her insights and experiences. Adding […]

Live with Kelly and Mark: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Laverne Cox...

Rachel Zegler Snow White Review (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Disney’s hotly anticipated Snow White is finally here, but did critics love it? To divert attention from the many controversies incited by lead actress Rachel Zegler’s outspoken stance, the House of Mouse desperately seeks favorable reviews to woo audiences.

Unfortunately for Disney, when it confidently lifted the review embargo on Wednesday, expecting a positive critical reception, the results were quite the contrary. Snow White has manifested a milquetoast response, with even its positive reviews ceasing well short of calling it a masterpiece.

Snow White holds a 48% “rotten” score on the namesake site after 83 critics weighed in, its aggregated score stranded at 5.5/10. While not abysmal, this number falls below Disney’s recent middling releases, including Moana 2 (61%) and Mufasa: The Lion King (57%). Over on Metacritic, Snow White sits at an equally unimpressive 46.

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Disney’s embattled live-action version of Snow White isn’t necessarily the fairest of them all, but its reviews aren’t as outright negative as the prerelease buzz might have indicated.

“As it turns out, this is one of the better live-action adaptations of a Disney animated feature,” Variety critic Owen Gleiberman wrote on Wednesday as the film’s review embargo lifted, a sentiment shared by many — but not most — critics.

Directed by Marc Webb, the new version of Snow White has been central to several controversies and outrage cycles over the last several years — from a racist backlash to casting Rachel Zegler, who is of Colombian descent, in the title role to grievances from Disney fans over Zegler’s comments about the 1937 animated classic’s retrograde view of women. The project unwittingly became entangled with geopolitics as well. Zegler and costar Gal Gadot, who plays the Evil Queen, stand...

With all the turmoil besetting the real world, you’d think there might be more important things to inflate into controversies than the pre-release kerfuffles that have plagued “Snow White.” As it turns out, this is one of the better live-action adaptations of a Disney animated feature. And I say that as someone who mostly doesn’t like them. Yes, I’ve enjoyed a couple. At heart, though, I still don’t truly get the idea of Disney strip-mining its animated IP — and doing so not because there’s anything inherently appealing about turning painterly fairy-tale cartoons into stilted, less sublime real-life versions of themselves. What the remakes are selling is the theme-park novelty of the transformation: Look, here’s what an animated classic looks like when it’s retrofitted with sets and actors!

All that said, the chirpy, vivacious, just-romantic-enough-to-get-by “Snow White” proves to be an exception to the rule.

Disney's live-action adaption of Snow White arrives on the silver screen after years of production controversies and significant blowback to star Rachel Zegler's political rhetoric. Snow White stays mostly true to the classic cartoon's beloved narrative with enchanting performances, fantastic musical numbers, and just enough darkness to soften the sweet sentiments. Hearts will swell as a magnificent fable champions the virtues of kindness and community over greed and villainy. Snow White is far from the "woke" disaster certain audiences have predicted, and perhaps hoped for, since the trailer's release.

Adorable CGI critters open a storybook that explains how a baby girl was born to the King (Hadley Fraser) and Queen (Lorena Andrea) during a ferocious blizzard. They named their daughter Snow White (young Emilia Faucher) and instilled in her a love for the Kingdom, its people, and nature's bounty, but their treasured family's happiness didn't last long. The heartbroken...

If every movie is also a documentary of the moment in which it’s made — big up the French filmmaker behind that quote — it’s way more interesting to think of this new, live-action Snow White as a time capsule for our through-the-looking-glass moment than as a fresh take on a Disney staple. Thanks to comic strips, theatrical productions, and several early attempts to adapt this fairy tale for the screen (including the 1916 version a teen Walt Disney saw in Kansas City, Missouri, which had a formative impact on his...

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week, five music videos that Marc Webb made that feel like precursors for his new adaptation of Snow White. As a music video director Marc Webb specialized in videos for nu-metal, pop punk and emo acts. A lot of these videos, like the genres of music themselves, scan as achingly sincere, bordering on the silly. It is in a lot of the films Webb made ever since that this balance between the silly and the sincere gets pushed into the extreme. The rebound romance for the protagonist of 500 Days of Summer having the name Autumn is such a groan worthy moment. And while there is a...

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Disney’s live-action “Snow White” remake has finally been unveiled at the movie’s Hollywood premiere, and first reactions are trickling in calling it a dazzling hit for the House of Mouse.

Variety film reporter Katcy Stephan praised star Rachel Zegler as “a shining supernova,” adding that the film is a “visual feast with show-stopping new musical numbers and, of course, dozens of enchanting animated animals. The screenplay wisely gives its heroine newfound depth through her fervent desire to become the leader her father believed she could be, and a love story that’s sweet as apple pie.”

Online critic Christopher Rates It wrote of the film, “‘Snow White’ is not only one of their best live-action remakes in years, but it’s also a film that recaptures the magic of the 1937 movie. Rachel Zegler Is Snow White, and she delivers such a magical performance.”

Filmhounds editor Paul Klein echoed the praise with one caveat,...

The upcoming live-action remake of Snow White is not Disney's first venture into the world of remakes, but it's certainly one of its most controversial projects. With several other successful attempts, like 2015's Cinderella and 2017's Beauty and the Beast, the fairest of them all is not quite as popular.

The upcoming Disney film stars West Side Story's Rachel Zegler as the titular character and Wonder Woman's Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen. Zegler's casting has led to a wave of backlash, as her mother has Columbian descendants, and the character is described as fair-skinned. With the premiere getting closer, an insider claimed the "tensions" are getting higher between the two co-stars, telling People that Gadot and Zegler have "nothing in common."

The two actresses might have a huge age gap, but that hasn't stopped other actors. Press tours are vital in the promotion of a film, which...

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Although Hayao Miyazaki may be the world's leading figure in Japanese anime films, thanks to his widely recognized and beloved work from Studio Ghibli, other anime directors such as Makoto Shinkai have gained more and more recognition from Western audiences within the last decade. Despite being unfairly overlooked by the Academy, Shinkai’s 2016 film Your Name has been considered to be one of the best animated films of the century, ranking at number 83 on IMDb’s Top 250. It's a visual and thematic masterpiece of animation, which is why it’s so shocking that J.J. Abrams is currently feeling the need to remake it in live-action for American audiences. Abrams has accomplished quite a bit throughout his career as a producer and director,...

The South Korean box office saw a major shake-up this weekend with the arrival of “Captain America: Brave New World,” which took a commanding lead in its debut. The Marvel film dominated with a massive market share, pushing holdover “Hitman 2” down the rankings.

“Captain America: Brave New World” opened with KRW5.91 billion ($4 million), accounting for 62.2% of the total market share. The superhero epic attracted 583,851 viewers in its opening weekend, amassing a cumulative total of $5.5 million, according to Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council.

Musical romance “Secret: Untold Melody” stayed at second place with $543,509, taking 8.3% of the market share. The film declined 42.2% from last weekend and drew 78,241 viewers, bringing its cumulative total to $4.7 million.

“Hitman 2” slid to third place with $461,619, making up 7% of the weekend market. The action-comedy sequel has now grossed $16 million.

Anime “Detective Conan: The 14th Target,” moved up to fourth place with...

Rom-coms have been no small piece of director Mark Waters’s career. He’s the man behind films including “Just Like Heaven” and “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,” he produced “500 Days of Summer,” and more.

But, even with a new rom-com out on Netflix this week, if you ask Waters himself, he wouldn’t necessarily tout himself as a king in the genre.

“I think I’m the person who’s responsible for killing people’s rom-com career,” Waters joked with TheWrap. “Because I know that Mark Ruffalo, after [‘Just Like Heaven’], I don’t think he did another rom-com. And after ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,’ I think Matthew McConaughey never did another one.”

In fairness, that’s because both actors went on to star in much heavier fare, intentionally so. And Waters knows that, saying that “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” was a “bridging” role for McConaughey, as the character...

Jake Busey has taken on aliens in the likes of The Predator and Starship Troopers, vampires in From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, and was even a rampaging ghost himself in The Frighteners. With credits like The Reckoning, The Lair, and Duchess, we’ve also seen Charlotte Kirk face off with a variety of threats. But Busey and Kirk are set to take on their biggest challenge yet in the upcoming horror comedy CATnip: feral killer cats.

Coming Soon reports that CATnip is scheduled to begin filming in Los Angeles next month. Written and directed by Nyle Cavazos Garcia, who is also producing the film with Rob Margolies and Keli Price, CATnip is described as “Gremlins for grown-ups.”

Here’s the synopsis: The Betancourt family has just moved from the projects of New York City to an up-and-coming neighborhood in San Pedro, CA, hoping for a fresh start and better life.

"Bones" was led by David Boreanez and Emily Deschanel as FBI agent Seeley Booth and forensic anthropologist Temperance "Bones" Brennan, respectively. But while this duo were the core of the series, no TV show can last a full 12 seasons without some support from other cast members. In the case of "Bones," the Fox procedural was undergirded by a wide array of supporting characters and guest stars who helped to give the series its enduring appeal. Alongside the team of "squints" at the fictional Jeffersonian Institute Medico-Legal Lab — the idea for which was brought to the show by a real detective — there was an array of guest stars who helped expand the "Bones" universe, many of whom became fan-favorites.

Just take Patricia Belcher, who played U.S. Attorney's office federal prosecutor Caroline Julian. She remains the only "Bones" guest star to appear in every season of the series from 2005-2017. First...

The acclaimed 2009 comedy "500 Days of Summer," memorably starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, is widely considered a love story, despite the movie explicitly denying this association. As its lead actors maintain, the film is more of a coming-of-age tale than a conventional romance, with its protagonist confronting the truth about the nature of love. For those who enjoy the movie's quirky sense of humor, eclectic soundtrack, and refreshingly grounded and related performances, there are several thematically similar films. While some of these comparable movies are outright romantic comedies, what really links them to "500 Days of Summer" are their young adult coming-of-age sensibilities.

This isn't to say that these movies are directly inspired by "500 Days of Summer" either; several on this list were released years before. What these movies have in common is a wry, often self-aware and dialogue-driven sense of humor, with the story anchored by two likable leads.

The new trailer for Disney’s live-action remake of “Snow White” has officially released, showcasing more of Rachel Zegler’s vocals, the seven dwarfs and Gal Gadot’s villainous turn as the evil queen.

The film is directed by Marc Webb and is the latest Disney remake. Following the 1937 animated classic “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” this newest iteration of the story follows Snow White after the jealous wicked queen, who also happens to be her mother, orders her murder. Snow White runs away into a forest and discovers the magic of the seven dwarfs in a cottage.

After her film breakout in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” Zegler returns to sing her heart out on the big screen. Gadot stars as the evil queen alongside Andrew Burnap, Martin Klebba and Ansu Kabia. The screenplay is written by Greta Gerwig (“Barbie”) and Erin Cressida Wilson (“The Girl on the Train...

Who plays Annie in Hallmark Channel’s new movie Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle? That’s Rachel Boston and here’s everything you need to know about her!

The 42-year-old actress, who got her big break on the NBC series American Dreams, has been making Hallmark movies for years.

You might also recognize Rachel from her roles in shows like Seal Team, Witches of East End, and Showtime’s Kidding. She also appeared in movies like 500 Days of Summer and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.

So, what do you need to know about Rachel‘s personal life?

Keep reading to find out more…

Rachel is married to private chef Tolya Ashe and they share a daughter named Grace. Her bio on Hallmark’s website says, “When they’re not reading, learning and traveling together, they split their time between Tennessee and Los Angeles.”

While Rachel has shared some photos with Tolya over the years,...

“Notting Hill” screenwriter Richard Curtis is detailing why there hasn’t been a sequel: And it turns out Julia Roberts part of the reason why.

Curtis told IndieWire while promoting his upcoming Netflix animated film “That Christmas,” which premieres December 4, that he wanted to do a “mini sequel” to the beloved 1999 rom-com as part of Red Nose Day. However, Roberts had issues with the script idea, which involved her A-list actress character Anna Scott divorcing bookstore owner William Thacker, played by Curtis’ longtime collaborator Hugh Grant.

Curtis previously has reunited the cast of his feature “Love Actually” for short film follow-ups that benefit the annual charity event.

When asked if Curtis would want to revisit any of his past films in a formal feature sequel form, he said, “I don’t think so. I actually did four Red Nose Days and Comic Relief. We did those mini sequels to ‘Love Actually’ and those satisfied me.

This year is all about Richard Curtis’ career firsts. The rom-com titan has now made his music-video directorial debut ahead of the premiere of his first animated film, “That Christmas.”

Curtis directs Ed Sheeran and “Bridgerton” actress Claudia Jessie in the “Under The Tree” video. The original song is featured in “That Christmas.”

The video stars Sheeran, who previously acted in rom-com “Yesterday,” as a lovelorn soul missing an ex, played by Jessie. Sheeran and Curtis have been trying to collaborate for years, with Sheeran saying in a press statement that he got an early cut of “That Christmas” to make “Under The Tree.”

“Richard Curtis made my fav Christmas film, and TV special. He came round my house in 2021 and showed me a rough of his new one, then asked me to make a song for it. How could I resist,” Sheeran said. “Having kids, I struggle to find...

The world changed when The Gregory Brothers released an iconic 2016 song titled Chicken Attack. With some philosophical lyrics about the goodness of a Chicken Fighter, the song was quite famous and hilarious to watch.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as John Blake in The Dark Knight Rises | Credits: Legendary Pictures

With more than several million views on their YouTube channel, the band has made a name for themselves with some iconic and comedic songs. However, they also used their videos to troll Donald Trump twice!

When Joseph Gordon-Levitt Trolled Donald Trump

It was 4 years ago when Donald Trump and Joe Biden had debated before the presidential elections. Well, the debates had several remarks and talks about the competitors which the Gregory Brothers used to their advantage.

Donald Trump | Credits: Gage Skidmore, licensed under Cc By-sa 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The YouTube video was titled The Last Fight and featured Don Jon and 500 Days of Summer...

Topher Grace has played many well-known characters over the years. From being a part of Spider-Man 3 as Eddie Brock to starring in Denis Quaid’s In Good Company, he has certainly explored all that Hollywood has to offer. However, one of his most iconic roles to date has to be That ’70s Show.

Topher Grace in That 70s Show | Credit: Fox

The series has been getting some bad press recently, with everything that happened with Danny Masterson, Ashton Kutcher, and Mila Kunis. However, when this is put aside, there is no denying that the series was culturally significant.

Several actors who featured in the series became Hollywood legends in the years to come. Among them was also Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who went on to become an icon.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Time in the 70s

Joseph Gordon-Levitt has made quite a name for himself. Although his career took off in the rom-com classic,...

Taking a break from holiday movies, Un/Happy For You, a Filipino Netflix Original, tells the story of an ex-couple who run into each other under extraordinary circumstances and discuss their relationship and eventual breakup. Un/Happy For You is an ideal mix of 500 Days of Summer, the Hollywood cult film, and the recently released Tamil film Lover, which was about toxic relationships and breakups.

Where did Zy and Juancho meet?

Un/Happy For You began with Zy and Juancho meeting in Bicol, a province in the Philippines known for its spicy food. They enter a spicy food eating contest as partners and win the contest. Since their first meeting and owing to their shared interest in Bicol cuisine, which Juancho was good at, both fell in love eventually. He was an aspiring chef from then on, Juancho and Zy were together.

Why did Juancho want to talk to Zy many years later?...

Surprisingly, some of the best musical sequences in cinematic history aren't found in true musicals. Traditionally, the best musicals are able to express character's feelings directly to the audience in a way that feels powerful instead of expositional. Over the years, a long list of movies have leaned into this idea, but not all fully committed to it. In other words, some movies were willing to make song and dance a big part of a major scene, but didn't want it to define the story.

There is a long history in Hollywood of dramas and comedies to have one special musical sequence to express a characters emotions in a way that goes beyond simple words. While the feeling being expressed is usually romantic, it can be silly or entertaining in its delivery, with the song used to convey powerful emotion.

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Netflix has a long, storied history of canceling shows early on in their runs. The winner of the streaming wars may spend billions of dollars on original movies and TV shows, but letting any of those shows live beyond a few seasons is a rarity. 2019's young adult series "The Society" was one of those shows that was a one-and-done, with the series lasting just a single season. But that wasn't the original plan. So, why was this popular series canceled after only one season?

For those who may not be familiar, "The Society" follows a group of teenagers who are mysteriously transported to an exact replica of their wealthy New England town, only with no trace of their parents to be found. The series hailed from Chris Keyser and Marc Webb with a promising young cast led by then-up-and-comer Kathryn Newton.

Originally, Netflix had renewed "The Society" for a second season.

I have a soft spot in my cold dark heart for a well-done romantic comedy. When Harry Met Sally, 10 Things I Hate About You, and 500 Days of Summer all manage to be interesting while presenting a fun love story. Well-made ones are few and far between, mind you, but they scratch a certain itch. So to see Scream‘s Melissa Barrera and Casual‘s Tommy Dewey combine forces for one in the horror space, and you’ve got my interest. Then add in a Monster that looks like Ron Perlman from 90’s TV’s Beauty and the Beast and it feels like Your Monster was made just for me.

I was lucky enough to talk to the cast and director about all things Your Monster. Melissa Barrera and I got into what it’s like to maintain a believable romance when your scene partner looks like a monster...

Johnny Depp and Penlope Cruz are to star in their fourth movie together, Day Drinker, from the producers of the John Wick franchise. The two actors have shared the big screen three times so far, in Blow, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and Kenneth Branaghs Murder on the Orient Express. While their movies didnt resonate strongly with critics - their highest-rated movie on Rotten Tomatoes is Murder on the Orient Express with a 60% score - they have made $1.1 billion at the global box office. The bulk of that gross comes from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

Now, Lionsgate confirms Depp and Cruz are working together again on Day Drinker. From the producers of John Wick, Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, its marketed as an action thriller by director Marc Webb, who is known for his work on 500 Days of Summer, The Amazing Spider-Man, and its sequel.

In what might be his biggest starring role in years since he was let go from the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise, Johnny Depp will star alongside Penélope Cruz in an action thriller for Lionsgate and director Marc Webb, the studio announced on Monday.

Depp and Cruz are teaming up on screen for what will be the fourth time in a thriller called “Day Drinker.” They previously starred together in “Blow,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” and “Murder on the Orient Express.”

“Day Drinker” follows a cruise ship bartender who meets a mysterious day drinker — only for both of them to find themselves entangled in a criminal underbelly, and connected in unexpected ways.

Webb is directing from an original spec screenplay by Zach Dean. Dean is the writer of “Fast X,” “The Tomorrow War,” “Deadfall,” and the upcoming “The Gorge” starring Anya Taylor-Joy.

The film is produced by “John Wick...

Johnny Depp and Penélope Cruz are reteaming for Day Drinker, a thriller that Marc Webb will direct for Lionsgate.

The company launches international sales on the title this week at the American Film Market. It marks Depp’s most high-profile attempt to mount a Hollywood comeback following the many controversies that arose from his messy divorce from actress Amber Heard. The actor in recent years starred in the French period drama Jeanne du Barry last year and directed the period indie Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness that just played at the Rome Film Festival, but those were not commercial plays and were made with European backers.

Drinker is squarely in the bankable action genre and has the players to prove it. Producing are Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, who produce the John Wick franchise for Lionsgate. Adam Kolbrenner, whose credits include The Tomorrow War,...

The following contains spoilers for We Live in Time.

It began when aspiring Bavarian-fusion chef Almut Brl (Florence Pugh) hit recent divorc and cereal salesman Tobias Durant (Andrew Garfield) with her car. As the movie unfolded from the change in their careers, their feelings towards family and children, and their own life paths it seemed the couple had all the time in the world. That is, until a terrifying cancer diagnosis returns from remission. Now, it seems that Almut and Tobias don't have much time left together. Looking back on their journey, they must come to a decision should they risk treatment and spend a few short years hampered by disease and inaction? Or should they make the most of the little time they have left?

The product of BrtudioCanal, directed by Nick Crowley, written by Nick Payne, brought to the United States by A24 and starring Pugh and Garfield,...

Foul language can be a tough thing to pull off in films and TV shows. Its important to pay attention to when a vulgar line can make a scene go overboard, or not sell the situation enough. But when used properly, it can be a moment audiences will take home with them and remember for ages. And the king of all foul language, the f-bomb, is a tool most screenwriters save for only the best moments. While the word is usually reserved for R-rated films, some PG-13 movies are able to get away with it.

If the word is used only once or twice, and under the context of being an insult or an exclamation of frustration, then its possible it can be used in a PG-13 film. Some f-bomb drops result in lackluster scenes, but others in epic moments or hilarious jokes. Using the f-bomb in a PG-13 film...

Matthew Gray Gubler could soon be making his return to CBS.

Variety has confirmed that the actor is attached to play the lead role in the pilot “Einstein” at the broadcaster. The show is described as a drama with comedic undertones. The pilot order was originally announced back in August. It is an adaptation of the German series of the same name.

Gubler will play Lew Einstein, the great grandson of Albert Einstein. The character is described as “a popular professor at Princeton…when he actually shows up for class. Irreverent and misguided, Lew’s genius and famous name weighs heavily on him but using his gift to help solve homicides may- finally- offer his life some direction and purpose.”

Gubler is best known for his role as Dr. Spencer Reid in the long-running CBS procedural “Criminal Minds,” starring in the show for its entire from 2005-2020. He also directed multiple episodes of the series.

Ah, rom-coms! Who could forget those, silly little romances that made our hearts flutter? The ’90s and early 2000s were pure magic for love stories, they really don’t make them like that anymore! Fast forward to the 2010s, and it feels like the genre has taken a nosedive. But why? Sandra Bullock recently spilled the tea on why classic rom-coms seem to have gone Mia.

Sandra Bullock in The Net [Credit Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures]

Even though we’ve seen a bit of a gradual comeback with Sydney Sweeney’s films like Anyone But You in recent years, can we really expect rom-coms to reign over the box office as they once did?

Sandra Bullock on Why No One Makes Rom-Coms Anymore

The year 2023 saw a fresh, modern twist on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing from director Will Gluck, and it had audiences flocking back to theaters like never before,...

The 2024 Middleburg Film Festival (Mff) has rounded out its list of honorees.

After previously announcing Steve McQueen (“Blitz”), Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia Pérez”), and Isabella Rossellini (“Conclave”) as award recipients, the Middleburg Film Festival has unveiled its full lineup of honored filmmakers. The annual festival will take place October 17-20.

The Mff honorees hail from some of 2024’s most anticipated and applauded films.

“Nickel Boys” director RaMell Ross will receive the Special Achievement in Filmmaking Award. “Nickel Boys” was also selected as the closing film.

Danielle Deadwyler will receive the Breakthrough Actor Award for “The Piano Lesson.” The “Till” actress leads the film adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning stage play alongside John David Washington. The duo play two siblings who disagree about selling the family heirloom piano. “The Piano Lesson” marks Malcolm Washington’s feature directorial and screenwriting debut.

“Sing Sing” actors Colman Domingo and Clarence Maclin will receive...

The iconic movie studio Searchlight Pictures is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Founded in 1994 under the name Fox Searchlight Pictures, they dropped "Fox" after Disney bought 21st Century Fox The cinema chain Picturehouse in the UK is celebrating "30 Years of Searchlight Pictures" with a screening series of 11 films. Below is their lovely trailer. "An independent film powerhouse formed in 1994 as Fox Searchlight Pictures, to tell the story of Searchlight is to tell the story of the last thirty years of indie film itself: follow the company's decades-spanning thread, weaving award winners and cult classics together, and find a slate of modern masterpieces dear to the hearts of both the most devoted cinephile and the casual movie-goer." Some of my fave Searchlight films: Sunshine, 500 Days of Summer, Napoleon Dynamite, Black Swan, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later, Juno, The Menu, Super Troopers, Thank You for Smoking, The Tree of Life,...

Gifted, Chris Evans' most underrated movie, becomes a global Netflix hit seven years after its original release. Directed by Marc Webb, also known for 500 Days of Summer and The Amazing Spider-Man movies, his 2017 film follows an intellectually gifted seven-year-old girl who becomes caught in a custody dispute between her maternal uncle and grandmother. Chris Evans stars in the lead role alongside Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan, Jenny Slate, and the Oscar-winning Octavia Spencer.

Now, seven years after its original release, Chris Evans' most underrated movie has become a global hit on Netflix. Gifted ranks third on Netflix's Global Top 10 chart for the week of September 16-22 with 9.9 million views and 16.9 million hours viewed. It ranked just below the new Netflix original Uglies and Rebel Ridge in the first two spots and above His Three Daughters in fifth place.

Gifted isn't available on Netflix in the United States, though it is...

In the 2009 indie rom-com 500 Days of Summer, Summer was the one villainized, viewed by Tom and his peers as an emotional vampire and user of sorts. As he's the protagonist, it's easy to fall into this perspective, as viewers want the hero to end up with the girl. Thus, how Summer trampled on hearts and selfishly pursued her happiness could rub audiences the wrong way. However, by the movie's end, it's clear that Tom's actually the villain of his own story.

No matter her choices, Summer never deviated from her true nature, making it clear from the start that she wasn't seeking a relationship or true love in this romance because she didn't believe in the idea of soulmates after her parents' divorce. She even cut off the one thing she loved most in 500 Days of Summer's opening, her jet-black hair, and felt nothing an indicator of how cold she could be.