Mary Shelley's iconic creation turns 200 in 2018, and to celebrate two centuries of Victor Frankenstein and his monster, author Christopher Frayling has written a new book (coming out this Halloween from Reel Art Press) exploring the rich history of Shelley's now legendary novel and the influences it has had on pop culture—on the screen, stage, and page. In today's Horror Highlights, we also have a look at Nerdist's short film The Mystic Museum, and details on the HelLA Horror Night charity event at the Los Angeles Theatre, Blackshaw's Scare Slam at the London Horror Festival, the Filipino folklore animated series Umbra, and the video game Guts.
Frankenstein: The First Two Hundred Years Book: Press Release: "It all began with a ghost-story contest, a parlour-game, a serious young woman of eighteen years old who had run away with her boyfriend, and some very stimulating company—and a thunderstorm which...
Frankenstein: The First Two Hundred Years Book: Press Release: "It all began with a ghost-story contest, a parlour-game, a serious young woman of eighteen years old who had run away with her boyfriend, and some very stimulating company—and a thunderstorm which...
- 10/20/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Even Jane Goodall thought there have probably been enough documentaries made about her life and work. But when Brett Morgen and National Geographic came calling, she eventually agreed to participate in a movie using newly discovered footage of her trips to Gombe, Africa to study chimpanzees in the 1960s.
“Jane,” which played as part of the International Documentary Association’s annual screening series in Los Angeles, not only spotlights Goodall’s early work, but it also tells the story of how she fell in love with her first husband, nature photographer Hugo van Lawick.
Read More:Jane Goodall’s Remarkable Career Gets a Much-Deserved Documentary in Revelatory ‘Jane’ — Tiff Review
“My version of this movie was the Garden of Eden,” said Morgen, the filmmaker also behind “Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck,” in a Q&A following the screening. “My premise was Gombe, at the very beginning when you first see it in the film,...
“Jane,” which played as part of the International Documentary Association’s annual screening series in Los Angeles, not only spotlights Goodall’s early work, but it also tells the story of how she fell in love with her first husband, nature photographer Hugo van Lawick.
Read More:Jane Goodall’s Remarkable Career Gets a Much-Deserved Documentary in Revelatory ‘Jane’ — Tiff Review
“My version of this movie was the Garden of Eden,” said Morgen, the filmmaker also behind “Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck,” in a Q&A following the screening. “My premise was Gombe, at the very beginning when you first see it in the film,...
- 10/8/2017
- by Jean Bentley
- Indiewire
MoreHorrror.com
'Lilith's Hell' is releasing from from Unearthed Films on October 17, 2017. Just in time for Halloween. You won't want to miss this carnage filled film.
From The Press Release
Two filmmakers enlist the help of famous Italian director Ruggero Deodato (“Cannibal Holocaust”, Jungle Holocaust”, “House on the Edge of the Park”, “Cut and Run”) to shoot a reality-themed horror film.
The chosen location is the hereditary family home of one of the producers. However, it soon becomes apparent that the house is beset with its own horrifying secrets hidden behind the walls.
During the shoot, the cast and crew discover secret chambers and evidence of ritualistic ceremonies invoking the spirit of Lilith; she who was cursed by God for disobeying Adam in the Garden of Eden.
One by one, her evil spirit possesses the women in the house and their only escape is death.
Once unleashed, there...
'Lilith's Hell' is releasing from from Unearthed Films on October 17, 2017. Just in time for Halloween. You won't want to miss this carnage filled film.
From The Press Release
Two filmmakers enlist the help of famous Italian director Ruggero Deodato (“Cannibal Holocaust”, Jungle Holocaust”, “House on the Edge of the Park”, “Cut and Run”) to shoot a reality-themed horror film.
The chosen location is the hereditary family home of one of the producers. However, it soon becomes apparent that the house is beset with its own horrifying secrets hidden behind the walls.
During the shoot, the cast and crew discover secret chambers and evidence of ritualistic ceremonies invoking the spirit of Lilith; she who was cursed by God for disobeying Adam in the Garden of Eden.
One by one, her evil spirit possesses the women in the house and their only escape is death.
Once unleashed, there...
- 10/8/2017
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Despite the postmortems for Darren Aronofsky’s critically-polarizing and commercially disastrous “mother!,” there’s no denying the power of the extraordinary Victorian house at its center. It’s a pivotal character that pits Him (Javier Bardem) against Mother (Jennifer Lawrence) in the allegorical battle for the planet’s survival.
For production designer Philip Messina (“The Hunger Games”), creating the octagonal house offered the most unique experience in world building. “What was amazing to me was how, more than any other film, it was a symbiotic relationship between camera moves and set,” said Messina, who collaborated closely with Aronofsky’s long-time cinematographer Matthew Libatique.
“I’ve never done theater, but it reminded me how the staging of actors and sets worked,” Messina added. “This was all one environment and I knew what the camera would be doing.”
The Meaning of “mother!”
However, even though Aronofsky has been open with the press in describing “mother!
For production designer Philip Messina (“The Hunger Games”), creating the octagonal house offered the most unique experience in world building. “What was amazing to me was how, more than any other film, it was a symbiotic relationship between camera moves and set,” said Messina, who collaborated closely with Aronofsky’s long-time cinematographer Matthew Libatique.
“I’ve never done theater, but it reminded me how the staging of actors and sets worked,” Messina added. “This was all one environment and I knew what the camera would be doing.”
The Meaning of “mother!”
However, even though Aronofsky has been open with the press in describing “mother!
- 9/21/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
When did Paramount know that “mother!” was a problem? Nothing about the film should have been a surprise to the studio; Aronofsky sold the $30-million movie to late studio chairman Brad Grey on a pitch, running through the audacious allegorical concept beat by beat. Maybe the studio concentrated on the Jennifer Lawrence of it all, until tracking showed the numbers wouldn’t support the long haul of a platform release. So Paramount moved the date up by a month, to come on the heels of the film’s festival debuts.
Meanwhile, Aronofsky convinced Paramount to skip preview screenings; this left the studio anxiously urging the director to explain the movie, off the record, to the press corps. After a strong reaction at its Venice debut, the “mother!” team started to discuss the film in more detail on the record at the Toronto Film Festival. In his interviews with journalists and...
Meanwhile, Aronofsky convinced Paramount to skip preview screenings; this left the studio anxiously urging the director to explain the movie, off the record, to the press corps. After a strong reaction at its Venice debut, the “mother!” team started to discuss the film in more detail on the record at the Toronto Film Festival. In his interviews with journalists and...
- 9/18/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
When did Paramount know that “mother!” was a problem? Nothing about the film should have been a surprise to the studio; Aronofsky sold the $30-million movie to late studio chairman Brad Grey on a pitch, running through the audacious allegorical concept beat by beat. Maybe the studio concentrated on the Jennifer Lawrence of it all, until tracking showed the numbers wouldn’t support the long haul of a platform release. So Paramount moved the date up by a month, to come on the heels of the film’s festival debuts.
Meanwhile, Aronofsky convinced Paramount to skip preview screenings; this left the studio anxiously urging the director to explain the movie, off the record, to the press corps. After a strong reaction at its Venice debut, the “mother!” team started to discuss the film in more detail on the record at the Toronto Film Festival. In his interviews with journalists and...
Meanwhile, Aronofsky convinced Paramount to skip preview screenings; this left the studio anxiously urging the director to explain the movie, off the record, to the press corps. After a strong reaction at its Venice debut, the “mother!” team started to discuss the film in more detail on the record at the Toronto Film Festival. In his interviews with journalists and...
- 9/18/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
“mother!” begins as a slow burn and builds toward a furious blaze. Awash in both religious and contemporary political imagery, Darren Aronofsky’s allusive film opens itself to a number of allegorical readings, but it also works as a straight-ahead head rush. Not just another baroquely orchestrated big-screen freak-out in the vein of “Black Swan” (though it is very much that), the film touches on themes that — if too hazily figurative to be in any way autobiographical — at least tread on factors in the director’s own life.
Come for the house that bleeds; stay for the reflections on parenthood and the difficulty of living with fame.
Read More:‘mother!’: 7 Things to Know About Darren Aronofsky’s Crazy Return to Psychological Horror
The film is divided into two parts that roughly parallel one another for reasons that eventually make themselves clear. Both follow married couple Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem (and yes,...
Come for the house that bleeds; stay for the reflections on parenthood and the difficulty of living with fame.
Read More:‘mother!’: 7 Things to Know About Darren Aronofsky’s Crazy Return to Psychological Horror
The film is divided into two parts that roughly parallel one another for reasons that eventually make themselves clear. Both follow married couple Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem (and yes,...
- 9/5/2017
- by Ben Croll
- Indiewire
Cindy Crawford is dishing on why she ended up in bed with George Clooney, how she keeps the spark alive in her 19-year marriage, what she thought when Prince wrote her a song and more in a candid new video tell-all!
The supermodel opened up her stunning Malibu, California, home to Vogue, who followed her around while asking 73 questions in under nine minutes.
Exclusive: Cindy Crawford Revisits Her Classic 1992 Super Bowl Ad
In addition to impressively reenacting her 1992 Super Bowl Pepsi commercial and singing some of George Michael’s “Freedom” (not surprising, seeing how she starred in the 1990 music video along with a slew of other supermodels), the 51-year-old beauty also addresses that time she accidentally wound up under the sheets with her good pal, Clooney.
“Let’s just chalk that up to Casamigos,” she responds, referring to the hunk’s tequila line with her husband, Rande Gerber.
Crawford’s gorgeous 15-year-old daughter, Kaia, also makes...
The supermodel opened up her stunning Malibu, California, home to Vogue, who followed her around while asking 73 questions in under nine minutes.
Exclusive: Cindy Crawford Revisits Her Classic 1992 Super Bowl Ad
In addition to impressively reenacting her 1992 Super Bowl Pepsi commercial and singing some of George Michael’s “Freedom” (not surprising, seeing how she starred in the 1990 music video along with a slew of other supermodels), the 51-year-old beauty also addresses that time she accidentally wound up under the sheets with her good pal, Clooney.
“Let’s just chalk that up to Casamigos,” she responds, referring to the hunk’s tequila line with her husband, Rande Gerber.
Crawford’s gorgeous 15-year-old daughter, Kaia, also makes...
- 8/15/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
At 51 years old, Cindy Crawford‘s body seemingly hasn’t changed at all since her prime catwalk days. The supermodel’s one of many stars over 50 still confident enough to sport a skimpy bikini at the beach, but revealed in Vogue‘s latest “73 Questions” video a surprising piece piece of clothing she would never wear in a million years: a crop top!
Instead, the mom to 18-year-old Presley Gerber and 15-year-old Kaia Gerber describes her style as “California casual” and sticks to basic “jeans and a white shirt” look when she’s off-duty.
As one of the modeling industry’s Og supermodels,...
Instead, the mom to 18-year-old Presley Gerber and 15-year-old Kaia Gerber describes her style as “California casual” and sticks to basic “jeans and a white shirt” look when she’s off-duty.
As one of the modeling industry’s Og supermodels,...
- 8/14/2017
- by Kaitlyn Frey
- PEOPLE.com
Most movies head into their final month before opening with photos, teasers, and trailers having already been released, but Darren Aronofsky’s “mother!” is not most movies. The film opens next month, and yet we hardly know anything about it except for the cast (Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ed Harris) and a one-sentence plot description that reads: “A couple’s relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.”
Read More‘mother!’: 7 Things to Know About Darren Aronofsky’s Crazy Return to Psychological Horror
Over the last month, it’s become clear that “mother!” is Aronofsky’s most secretive movie to date. Paramount hasn’t dropped a single photo, nor have they even confirmed which characters the actors are playing. The studio suspiciously bumped up the release date from October to September just last month, most likely to avoid the chance of...
Read More‘mother!’: 7 Things to Know About Darren Aronofsky’s Crazy Return to Psychological Horror
Over the last month, it’s become clear that “mother!” is Aronofsky’s most secretive movie to date. Paramount hasn’t dropped a single photo, nor have they even confirmed which characters the actors are playing. The studio suspiciously bumped up the release date from October to September just last month, most likely to avoid the chance of...
- 8/4/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Clarke’s new hair isn’t the only big change coming to The 100 in Season 5.
RelatedThe 100 Boss Explains Finale’s ‘Reboot’ Ending, Introduces Clarke’s [Spoiler] and Shares Major Season 5 Scoop
The cast and EPs of the CW series — Eliza Taylor, Bob Morley, Marie Avgeropoulos, Lindsey Morgan, Richard Harmon, Chris Larkin, Dean White and Jason Rothenberg — assembled Friday for the show’s San Diego Comic-Con panel, where they revealed all kinds of craziness about the adventures still to come:
* “The prison ship [from the season finale] is from Earth,” Rothenberg revealed. “They’re from before the first apocalypse. They were in hyper-sleep for 100 years.
RelatedThe 100 Boss Explains Finale’s ‘Reboot’ Ending, Introduces Clarke’s [Spoiler] and Shares Major Season 5 Scoop
The cast and EPs of the CW series — Eliza Taylor, Bob Morley, Marie Avgeropoulos, Lindsey Morgan, Richard Harmon, Chris Larkin, Dean White and Jason Rothenberg — assembled Friday for the show’s San Diego Comic-Con panel, where they revealed all kinds of craziness about the adventures still to come:
* “The prison ship [from the season finale] is from Earth,” Rothenberg revealed. “They’re from before the first apocalypse. They were in hyper-sleep for 100 years.
- 7/21/2017
- TVLine.com
According to the calendar, summer technically began on June 21 — but for Big Brother fans, the season hasn’t officially started until Julie Chen utters a well-timed, “But first…”
Fortunately, CBS offered a return to normalcy on Wednesday night with the Season 19 premiere of its reality staple, cheekily dubbed “The Summer of Temptation.” Over the course of their 90-day stint, this year’s 16 houseguests will be offered tempting perks that, if taken, will introduce consequences into the house.
RelatedDoubt Update: CBS to Air Cancelled Drama’s 11 Remaining Episodes
As every Bb premiere does, Wednesday’s episode followed a typical trajectory: Alliances...
Fortunately, CBS offered a return to normalcy on Wednesday night with the Season 19 premiere of its reality staple, cheekily dubbed “The Summer of Temptation.” Over the course of their 90-day stint, this year’s 16 houseguests will be offered tempting perks that, if taken, will introduce consequences into the house.
RelatedDoubt Update: CBS to Air Cancelled Drama’s 11 Remaining Episodes
As every Bb premiere does, Wednesday’s episode followed a typical trajectory: Alliances...
- 6/29/2017
- TVLine.com
Class-act director John Boorman continues to mix genre grit with European-flavored art cinema, and the result is another winner. Toshiro Mifune and Lee Marvin fight a miniature two-man war when they’re marooned together on the same tiny island. Boorman’s strong direction and Conrad Hall’s knockout cinematography insure a maximum visual impact; it’s great filmmaking all around.
Hell in the Pacific
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1968 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 103 min. / Street Date June 27, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Lee Marvin, Toshiro Mifune
Cinematography: Conrad Hall
Art Direction: Anthony Pratt, Masao Yamazaki
Film Editor: Thomas Stanford
Original Music: Lalo Schifrin
Written by Alexander Jacobs, Eric Bercovici story by Reuben Bercovitch
Produced by Reuben Bercovitch, Henry G. Saperstein, Selig J. Seligman
Directed by John Boorman
Former TV director and producer John Boorman barely survived a first feature with the Dave Clark Five, imitating Richard Lester’s success with the Beatles.
Hell in the Pacific
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1968 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 103 min. / Street Date June 27, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Lee Marvin, Toshiro Mifune
Cinematography: Conrad Hall
Art Direction: Anthony Pratt, Masao Yamazaki
Film Editor: Thomas Stanford
Original Music: Lalo Schifrin
Written by Alexander Jacobs, Eric Bercovici story by Reuben Bercovitch
Produced by Reuben Bercovitch, Henry G. Saperstein, Selig J. Seligman
Directed by John Boorman
Former TV director and producer John Boorman barely survived a first feature with the Dave Clark Five, imitating Richard Lester’s success with the Beatles.
- 6/27/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Pandora’s Box has been upgraded.
Big Brother‘s Season 19 twist will confront Houseguests with “tempting offers that could give them money, power and safety in the game. But, they will need to be careful, because for every temptation taken, there will be a consequence to face,” warns a press release that more than a little evokes Rumplestiltsikin.
RelatedBig Brother 19 Cast Has a New Evel Dick, Rodeo Clown, Fitness Star
One of those twists is the “Den of Temptation,” to which America will vote on which Houseguest they would like to send. At the Garden of Eden-styled location...
Big Brother‘s Season 19 twist will confront Houseguests with “tempting offers that could give them money, power and safety in the game. But, they will need to be careful, because for every temptation taken, there will be a consequence to face,” warns a press release that more than a little evokes Rumplestiltsikin.
RelatedBig Brother 19 Cast Has a New Evel Dick, Rodeo Clown, Fitness Star
One of those twists is the “Den of Temptation,” to which America will vote on which Houseguest they would like to send. At the Garden of Eden-styled location...
- 6/21/2017
- TVLine.com
“Paradise Lost” is a book that most people remember hating in high school. For those that dozed off in English class, or aren’t fans of iconic works of literature, the epic poem retells the biblical story of the fall of man, with Satan tempting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Now, in the age of “Game of Thrones,” Martin Freeman and Dancing Ledge Productions are hoping to bring this classic tale to TV.
Continue reading Martin Freeman Is Turning ‘Paradise Lost’ Into An Epic TV Series at The Playlist.
Continue reading Martin Freeman Is Turning ‘Paradise Lost’ Into An Epic TV Series at The Playlist.
- 6/14/2017
- by Charles Dean
- The Playlist
Martin Freeman (Sherlock, The Hobbit) has jumped on board as a producer for an epic new series based on John Milton’s epic 17th-century poem, Paradise Lost. Freeman is currently an executive producer, but according to Variety, he may also have a role in the series.
The series is described as being like a "Biblical Game of Thrones, transporting the reader into an internecine world of political intrigue and incredible violence. At stake? The future of mankind."
The poem concerns the biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton's purpose stated in Book I, is to "justify the ways of God to men".
Series producer Laurence Bowen had this to say in a statement:
“There’s never been a better time for big, original, bold drama series, and Martin and I...
The series is described as being like a "Biblical Game of Thrones, transporting the reader into an internecine world of political intrigue and incredible violence. At stake? The future of mankind."
The poem concerns the biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton's purpose stated in Book I, is to "justify the ways of God to men".
Series producer Laurence Bowen had this to say in a statement:
“There’s never been a better time for big, original, bold drama series, and Martin and I...
- 6/14/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Jessica Jones Reconstructs The Crime
Well, I can’t put it off any longer no matter how hard I try. And believe me, I’ve tried.
The last time I started a column with those words we were engaged in a not-so-great Civil War. It’s how I began my multi-column series on Marvel’s Civil War II. Today we turn to the aftermath of Civil War II. Call it Marvel’s Reconstruction Era, only the historical one was probably less painful.
Inhuman Ulysses Cain predicted future crimes. Captain Marvel arrested everyone the predictions said would commit some future crime and put them in jail. I wrote about why this was against the law. You know, it’s a pity that this Captain Marvel is forcing a perfectly respectable Captain Marvel to call himself Shazam.
One of the future criminals Captain Marvel imprisoned was Allison Green. Problem was, the prediction about Allison was wrong.
Well, I can’t put it off any longer no matter how hard I try. And believe me, I’ve tried.
The last time I started a column with those words we were engaged in a not-so-great Civil War. It’s how I began my multi-column series on Marvel’s Civil War II. Today we turn to the aftermath of Civil War II. Call it Marvel’s Reconstruction Era, only the historical one was probably less painful.
Inhuman Ulysses Cain predicted future crimes. Captain Marvel arrested everyone the predictions said would commit some future crime and put them in jail. I wrote about why this was against the law. You know, it’s a pity that this Captain Marvel is forcing a perfectly respectable Captain Marvel to call himself Shazam.
One of the future criminals Captain Marvel imprisoned was Allison Green. Problem was, the prediction about Allison was wrong.
- 5/5/2017
- by Bob Ingersoll
- Comicmix.com
Ryan Lambie Apr 26, 2017
To mark Alien Day, we look back at 2012's Prometheus, and wonder what lies ahead for the franchise in Alien: Covenant...
Nb: The following contains spoilers for Prometheus and speculation about Alien: Covenant.
See related Why Alien: Isolation proves the Alien deserves another movie
Talk about melodramatic. Having stepped out of a Saturday afternoon IMAX screening of Prometheus in June 2012, your humble writer fell into a steep pit of gloom. A picture of a torn cinema ticket with the caption, “My broken heart” (or something to that effect) was posted on Twitter. A pub was visited; consolatory beers were imbibed.
A film that seemed to have so much promise going in - Ridley Scott’s form in the sci-fi genre, those fan-baiting trailers, complete with the hooting space owls from the old Alien promos - had largely evaporated by the time the end credits rolled. Prometheus...
To mark Alien Day, we look back at 2012's Prometheus, and wonder what lies ahead for the franchise in Alien: Covenant...
Nb: The following contains spoilers for Prometheus and speculation about Alien: Covenant.
See related Why Alien: Isolation proves the Alien deserves another movie
Talk about melodramatic. Having stepped out of a Saturday afternoon IMAX screening of Prometheus in June 2012, your humble writer fell into a steep pit of gloom. A picture of a torn cinema ticket with the caption, “My broken heart” (or something to that effect) was posted on Twitter. A pub was visited; consolatory beers were imbibed.
A film that seemed to have so much promise going in - Ridley Scott’s form in the sci-fi genre, those fan-baiting trailers, complete with the hooting space owls from the old Alien promos - had largely evaporated by the time the end credits rolled. Prometheus...
- 4/25/2017
- Den of Geek
Simon Brew Apr 22, 2017
Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie head off to the future, in Frank Cottrell-Boyce’s Smile. Here’s our spoiler-packed review…
This episode contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free review is here.
See related Better Call Saul season 3 episode 2 review: Witness Better Call Saul season 3 episode 1 review: Mabel The subtle rise of good prequels
10.2 Smile
“You can’t reach the controls from the seats, what’s the point in that?”
My thoughts on Smile, the second episode of this year’s Doctor Who run - and the second-ever story to be written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce (previously behind series 8’s In The Forest Of The Night) - aren’t too far away from my thoughts on the series opener, The Pilot. That Pearl Mackie’s Bill is a breath of fresh air, that the interaction between her and Peter Capaldi’s Doctor feels different, and that the more relaxed pacing is...
Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie head off to the future, in Frank Cottrell-Boyce’s Smile. Here’s our spoiler-packed review…
This episode contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free review is here.
See related Better Call Saul season 3 episode 2 review: Witness Better Call Saul season 3 episode 1 review: Mabel The subtle rise of good prequels
10.2 Smile
“You can’t reach the controls from the seats, what’s the point in that?”
My thoughts on Smile, the second episode of this year’s Doctor Who run - and the second-ever story to be written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce (previously behind series 8’s In The Forest Of The Night) - aren’t too far away from my thoughts on the series opener, The Pilot. That Pearl Mackie’s Bill is a breath of fresh air, that the interaction between her and Peter Capaldi’s Doctor feels different, and that the more relaxed pacing is...
- 4/22/2017
- Den of Geek
Hulu has announced the new titles that will be available to stream on the platform during the month of April. Leading the pack is the new original series “The Handmaid’s Tale,” based on Margaret Atwood’s classic novel of the same name and starring Elisabeth Moss. The series premieres April 26.
Read More: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Trailer: New Teaser Reminds Us Elisabeth Moss’ Story Is Ours
Also available to stream next month are a handful of modern classics, such as “Robocop,” “Days of Thunder,” “Thelma & Louise,” “The Usual Suspects,” “Election,” “JFK,” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” as well as indie favorites like “Short Term 12,” “The Babadook,” “In a World,” and “Hello, My Name is Doris.”
Find the list of all titles coming to Hulu in April below.
April 1
1408 (2007) (*Showtime)
A Horse Tale (2015)
Agent Cody Banks (2003)
Affliction (1998)
Almost Famous (2000)
America’s Sweethearts (2001) (*Showtime)
Bad Company (1995) (*Showtime)
Bangkok Dangerous (2008) (*Showtime...
Read More: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Trailer: New Teaser Reminds Us Elisabeth Moss’ Story Is Ours
Also available to stream next month are a handful of modern classics, such as “Robocop,” “Days of Thunder,” “Thelma & Louise,” “The Usual Suspects,” “Election,” “JFK,” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” as well as indie favorites like “Short Term 12,” “The Babadook,” “In a World,” and “Hello, My Name is Doris.”
Find the list of all titles coming to Hulu in April below.
April 1
1408 (2007) (*Showtime)
A Horse Tale (2015)
Agent Cody Banks (2003)
Affliction (1998)
Almost Famous (2000)
America’s Sweethearts (2001) (*Showtime)
Bad Company (1995) (*Showtime)
Bangkok Dangerous (2008) (*Showtime...
- 3/17/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
The world appropriately lost it on Wednesday when Beyoncé announced that she's expecting twins with her husband Jay Z, and now she's sent us into overdrive with tons of gorgeous pictures from a maternity shoot. After sharing a few never-before-seen family photos on her website, she proceeded to give fans a glimpse of her growing baby bump. Not only does she give us some major Garden of Eden vibes with all the flowers, but her daughter, Blue Ivy, also makes a sweet appearance. She even went underwater for a few photos - and it's definitely giving us flashbacks to Lemonade. Congrats again to the Carters on their growing family! Related:We Have a Theory About Beyoncé's Pregnancy, so Just Humor UsBeyoncé Announced That She's Having Twins, and Twitter Had an Instant Meltdown23 Celebrities Who Are Just as Emotional About Beyoncé Having Twins as You Are...
- 2/2/2017
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Alicia Keys has contributed songs to dozens of soundtracks including “The Great Gatsby,” “Muscle Shoals,” “Quantum of Solace” and “Drumline.” But Mira Nair’s “Queen of Katwe,” which features a Keys original, “Back to Life,” was a different kind of project.
Keys first discovered the true story of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi (portrayed by Madina Nalwanga in her debut) “by a little twist of fate” in 2011, when Tim Crothers’ remarkable feature story on the budding prodigy was published by Espn’s magazine (a year later, Crothers published the book “The Queen of Katwe,” on which Nair’s film is based).
Producing partner Jeff Robinson gave the article to Keys, in hopes that they could develop it under their Big Pita, Little Pita Productions banner. While that didn’t ultimately pan out, Keys could never quite shake Mutesi’s story.
Read More: Why ‘Hidden Figures’ Is...
Keys first discovered the true story of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi (portrayed by Madina Nalwanga in her debut) “by a little twist of fate” in 2011, when Tim Crothers’ remarkable feature story on the budding prodigy was published by Espn’s magazine (a year later, Crothers published the book “The Queen of Katwe,” on which Nair’s film is based).
Producing partner Jeff Robinson gave the article to Keys, in hopes that they could develop it under their Big Pita, Little Pita Productions banner. While that didn’t ultimately pan out, Keys could never quite shake Mutesi’s story.
Read More: Why ‘Hidden Figures’ Is...
- 1/12/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Sophia Amoruso wrote the book on being a #GirlBoss . . . like the actual book.
The phrase has been tossed around a lot recently, but the founder of edgy online fashion retailer Nasty Gal, laid out what exactly it means in her 2014 manifesto and encouraged a whole new group of savvy, style-obsessed young women entrepreneurs. On top of her business savvy, Amoruso is also known for her cutting edge personal style, so it’s no wonder her modern Los Angeles home, featured in this month’s C Magazine, is not only fit for a major boss lady, but a style force, too.
The phrase has been tossed around a lot recently, but the founder of edgy online fashion retailer Nasty Gal, laid out what exactly it means in her 2014 manifesto and encouraged a whole new group of savvy, style-obsessed young women entrepreneurs. On top of her business savvy, Amoruso is also known for her cutting edge personal style, so it’s no wonder her modern Los Angeles home, featured in this month’s C Magazine, is not only fit for a major boss lady, but a style force, too.
- 11/2/2016
- by Mackenzie Schmidt
- PEOPLE.com
Before The Flood National Geographic Reviewed by: Harvey Karten, Shockya Grade: B+ Director: Fisher Stevens Written by: Mark Monroe Cast: Leonardo Di Caprio, Barack Obama, John Kerry, Pope Francis, Screened at: Dolby88, NYC, 10/6/16 Opens: October 21, 2016 The Dutch painter Hieronymous Bosch executed a triptych between 1495 and 1505, yet even then he knew more than Donald Trump. Trump says that global warming is a hoax and that even if true, human beings contributed nothing toward it. Bosch, however, tells another story. In the first panel, a youthful, matchmaking God introduces Eve to Adam in the Garden of Eden surrounded by nature. In the middle panel, people are enjoying [ Read More ]
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- 10/17/2016
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Clip It: Each day, Jon Davis looks at the world of trailers, featurettes and clips and puts it all in perspective. I did not want to like this trailer. I'm sick of found footage movies. We've seen it all many times by now. The shaky camera. The blacked out camera. Tripping and falling camera. Sarcastic characters at their most shrill, telling us how they aren't scared. Then more screaming, shaking and running. And vomiting. I'm the one doing the vomiting, but it's still part of the overall process. The Blair Witch Project was an original when it came out, and if you saw it before it was hyped, it was a genuinely scary film - and anyone who says otherwise is a liar! But all the found footage movies that came after really put a damper on the format. So I came in not wanting to like this trailer... and you know what?...
- 7/25/2016
- by Jon Davis
- Hitfix
Samuel L. Jackson appeared on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert Wednesday night to promote The Legend of Tarzan, where he plays a former soldier turned humanitarian.
In a segment called "Big Questions With Even Bigger Stars," Colbert and Jackson lay side-by-side on a picnic blanket under the stars, volleying deep questions at each other. "If you were stranded on a desert island, which famous person would you most want to have with you?" Jackson asked. Colbert replied, "Whichever celebrity is most shaped like a boat."
Jackson humorously touched on...
In a segment called "Big Questions With Even Bigger Stars," Colbert and Jackson lay side-by-side on a picnic blanket under the stars, volleying deep questions at each other. "If you were stranded on a desert island, which famous person would you most want to have with you?" Jackson asked. Colbert replied, "Whichever celebrity is most shaped like a boat."
Jackson humorously touched on...
- 6/30/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and when that eye belongs to Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn, it's a trait to both admire and fear. His breakthrough film, Bronson (2008), featured Tom Hardy's celebrity super-prisoner cavorting violently through visually stunning sets; in Drive (2011), Ryan Gosling curb-stomps an enforcer's head in an immaculately-lit elevator; and Only God Forgives (2013) embeds its stabbings and brutal assaults in a eye-popping version of Bangkok at midnight. And the attraction/repulsion idea of beauty itself is at the center of his latest work The Neon Demon,...
- 6/24/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Hey there, creeps! As you know I love turnin’ you ghouls on to new music, and this time I got somethin’ a bit different for ya — a band that embraces a multitude of 90s-era alternative influences to create their own unique sound: The Foxfires! Of course they are fans of our beloved horror biz as well, as you will see as you read on!
Famous Monsters. Welcome, fellas. Please have a seat… pick any coffin you want! Now let’s kick off this lil’ convo with an introduction!
Foxfires. Our name is the Foxfires; we’re a Seagaze band from Nyack, NY. Seagaze is a clever combination of indie rock and 90s alternative. Our influences include My Bloody Valentine, Foals, Nirvana, and Silversun Pickups. We came up with the term “Seagaze” based on the feeling you get when gazing out into the ocean when you’re on the shore.
FM.
Famous Monsters. Welcome, fellas. Please have a seat… pick any coffin you want! Now let’s kick off this lil’ convo with an introduction!
Foxfires. Our name is the Foxfires; we’re a Seagaze band from Nyack, NY. Seagaze is a clever combination of indie rock and 90s alternative. Our influences include My Bloody Valentine, Foals, Nirvana, and Silversun Pickups. We came up with the term “Seagaze” based on the feeling you get when gazing out into the ocean when you’re on the shore.
FM.
- 3/21/2016
- by DanielXIII
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
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It's definite: Indiana Jones is returning to our screens in 2019. But Disney's announcements leaves a lot of questions behind...
This article contains spoilers for Star Wars - The Force Awakens and Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
Who knew that was coming? You might have been wondering Disney would do with Lucasfilm's other big franchise since it acquired the rights from Paramount in 2013, but yesterday saw the unexpected announcement that 19th July 2019 will see Steven Spielberg direct Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones for the fifth time, a whole 11 years after the late, lamented fourth instalment, Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull.
The announcement has come relatively quickly on the heels of Star Wars - The Force Awakens, in which Ford was top-billed as Han Solo. The overwhelming success and, more importantly, good reception for that film will probably have been...
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It's definite: Indiana Jones is returning to our screens in 2019. But Disney's announcements leaves a lot of questions behind...
This article contains spoilers for Star Wars - The Force Awakens and Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
Who knew that was coming? You might have been wondering Disney would do with Lucasfilm's other big franchise since it acquired the rights from Paramount in 2013, but yesterday saw the unexpected announcement that 19th July 2019 will see Steven Spielberg direct Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones for the fifth time, a whole 11 years after the late, lamented fourth instalment, Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull.
The announcement has come relatively quickly on the heels of Star Wars - The Force Awakens, in which Ford was top-billed as Han Solo. The overwhelming success and, more importantly, good reception for that film will probably have been...
- 3/16/2016
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Chicago – The myth and fear of witches has fascinated personhood since religion and anti-religion have clashed. “The Witch” is a new film that takes that battle and puts it right back into 17th century America, when religious separatists like the Puritans tamed the New World. Robert Eggers wrote and directed the film.
The film is a fascinating combination of the psychology of fear and emerging sexuality. Using a mysterious woods against a family’s failing homestead, Robert Eggers plants the seeds of darkness with a mysterious coven in those woods, and a series of events that splinters the family’s faith and sanity. The film is dark and enabling to the witch ethos and history, which continue in other “hunts” and “accusations” to this day.
Into the Woods: Anya Taylor-Joy in ‘The Witch’
Photo credit: A24
Eggers came to Chicago for a promotional tour and spoke to HollywoodChicago.com...
The film is a fascinating combination of the psychology of fear and emerging sexuality. Using a mysterious woods against a family’s failing homestead, Robert Eggers plants the seeds of darkness with a mysterious coven in those woods, and a series of events that splinters the family’s faith and sanity. The film is dark and enabling to the witch ethos and history, which continue in other “hunts” and “accusations” to this day.
Into the Woods: Anya Taylor-Joy in ‘The Witch’
Photo credit: A24
Eggers came to Chicago for a promotional tour and spoke to HollywoodChicago.com...
- 2/18/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
As far as first impressions go, Alex Garland’s Ex Machina proved to be quite a remarkable directorial debut. Blending button-pressing themes of artificial intelligence and a breakout performance from Swedish actress Alicia Vikander, the screenwriter more than proved that his talents aren’t restricted to a pen and paper. Imagine our excitement, then, now that Garland’s next feature film is shaping up to be a doozy.
Entitled Annihilation, the film will bring Jeff VanderMeer’s acclaimed sci-fi novel to the silver screen – the first book in the Southern Reach trilogy – and over the past few months Garland has been quietly assembling his cast. From Creed star Tessa Thompson to Natalie Portman and Gina Rodriguez, the female-centric feature focuses on a crack team of scientists – a biologist, an anthropologist, a psychologist, and a surveyor – who throw caution to the wind and venture into a patch of American land known as Area X.
Entitled Annihilation, the film will bring Jeff VanderMeer’s acclaimed sci-fi novel to the silver screen – the first book in the Southern Reach trilogy – and over the past few months Garland has been quietly assembling his cast. From Creed star Tessa Thompson to Natalie Portman and Gina Rodriguez, the female-centric feature focuses on a crack team of scientists – a biologist, an anthropologist, a psychologist, and a surveyor – who throw caution to the wind and venture into a patch of American land known as Area X.
- 2/10/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Albert Zugsmith’s 1960 film about a motley band of misfits transported back to the Garden of Eden plays like a sexploitation farce written by Rod Serling. The movie never lives up to the salacious possibilities of its title but with its wacky casting coups (including Mickey Rooney as the devil and Mamie Van Doren as Eve!), who can complain? Boasting a B-movie dream cast including Tuesday Weld and Mel Torme, it was written by Robert Hill, the scribe behind Zugsmith’s similarly gonzo "Confessions of an Opium Eater."...
- 2/8/2016
- by Trailers From Hell
- Thompson on Hollywood
Albert Zugmith’s 1960 film about a motley band of misfits transported back to the Garden of Eden plays like a sexploitation farce written by Rod Serling. The movie never lives up to the salacious possibilities of its title but with its wacky casting coups (including Mickey Rooney as the devil and Mamie Van Doren as Eve!), who can complain? Boasting a B-movie dream cast including Tuesday Weld and Mel Torme, it was written by Robert Hill, the scribe behind Zugsmith’s similarly gonzo Confessions of an Opium Eater.
- 2/8/2016
- by TFH Team
- Trailers from Hell
The Audubon Society battles plumage poachers in the Everglades, circa 1900. Legendary director Nicholas Ray suffered an on-location meltdown filming this early ecologically sensitive epic, but the finished product is still one of his better pictures. Burl Ives, Christopher Plummer and Chana Eden give top 'Ray' performances. The eccentric supporting cast includes Peter Falk, boxer Two-Ton Tony Galento and none other than the real Gypsy Rose Lee. Wind Across the Everglades DVD-r The Warner Archive Collection 1958 / Color / 1:85 enhanced widescreen / 93 min. / Street Date October 6 2015, 2016 / available through the WBshop / 21.99 Starring Burl Ives, Christopher Plummer, Gypsy Rose Lee, George Voskovec, Tony Galento, Howard Smith, Emmett Kelly, Pat Henning, Chana Eden, Curt Conway, Peter Falk, Sammy Renick, Cory Osceola, MacKinlay Kantor, Totch Brown, George Voskovec, Sumner Williams. Cinematography Joseph Brun Film Editor Georges Klotz, Joseph Zigman Art Direction Richard Sylbert Original Music Paul Sawtell & Bert Shefter Written by Budd Schulberg Produced by Stuart Schulberg...
- 1/19/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Monstress #2
Written by Marjorie Liu
Art by Sana Takeda
Letters by Rus Wooton
Published by Image Comics
In Monstress #2, cats are sarcastic, utopian religions are helpful, inquistrixes are scary, and Maika Halfwolf continues to struggle with her monstrous nature as she scares her adorable fox Arcanic companion, Kippa. Writer Marjorie Liu and artist Sana Takeda tell two stories in Monstress #2 with a heartbreaking flashback sandwiched in between. The comic opens with the Mother Superior of The Cumaea, a coven of witch-nuns who extract lilium from the body of Arcanics, coming to Zamora to investigate the aftermath of Maika’s escape and vicious attack on the Cumaeans. And in the other plot Maika, Kippa, and wiser-than-he looks cat Ren are on the run in the borderlands between the Federation and Arcanic lands. (The overarching conflict of Monstress is that the humans and Arcanics hate each other because of ethnic difference in...
Written by Marjorie Liu
Art by Sana Takeda
Letters by Rus Wooton
Published by Image Comics
In Monstress #2, cats are sarcastic, utopian religions are helpful, inquistrixes are scary, and Maika Halfwolf continues to struggle with her monstrous nature as she scares her adorable fox Arcanic companion, Kippa. Writer Marjorie Liu and artist Sana Takeda tell two stories in Monstress #2 with a heartbreaking flashback sandwiched in between. The comic opens with the Mother Superior of The Cumaea, a coven of witch-nuns who extract lilium from the body of Arcanics, coming to Zamora to investigate the aftermath of Maika’s escape and vicious attack on the Cumaeans. And in the other plot Maika, Kippa, and wiser-than-he looks cat Ren are on the run in the borderlands between the Federation and Arcanic lands. (The overarching conflict of Monstress is that the humans and Arcanics hate each other because of ethnic difference in...
- 12/9/2015
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
Monstress #2
Written by Marjorie Liu
Art by Sana Takeda
Letters by Rus Wooton
Published by Image Comics
In Monstress #2, cats are sarcastic, utopian religions are helpful, inquistrixes are scary, and Maika Halfwolf continues to struggle with her monstrous nature as she scares her adorable fox Arcanic companion, Kippa. Writer Marjorie Liu and artist Sana Takeda tell two stories in Monstress #2 with a heartbreaking flashback sandwiched in between. The comic opens with the Mother Superior of The Cumaea, a coven of witch-nuns who extract lilium from the body of Arcanics, coming to Zamora to investigate the aftermath of Maika’s escape and vicious attack on the Cumaeans. And in the other plot Maika, Kippa, and wiser-than-he looks cat Ren are on the run in the borderlands between the Federation and Arcanic lands. (The overarching conflict of Monstress is that the humans and Arcanics hate each other because of ethnic difference in...
Written by Marjorie Liu
Art by Sana Takeda
Letters by Rus Wooton
Published by Image Comics
In Monstress #2, cats are sarcastic, utopian religions are helpful, inquistrixes are scary, and Maika Halfwolf continues to struggle with her monstrous nature as she scares her adorable fox Arcanic companion, Kippa. Writer Marjorie Liu and artist Sana Takeda tell two stories in Monstress #2 with a heartbreaking flashback sandwiched in between. The comic opens with the Mother Superior of The Cumaea, a coven of witch-nuns who extract lilium from the body of Arcanics, coming to Zamora to investigate the aftermath of Maika’s escape and vicious attack on the Cumaeans. And in the other plot Maika, Kippa, and wiser-than-he looks cat Ren are on the run in the borderlands between the Federation and Arcanic lands. (The overarching conflict of Monstress is that the humans and Arcanics hate each other because of ethnic difference in...
- 12/9/2015
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
Warning: If you haven't seen "Prometheus," there are some plot spoilers below... The official title for Ridley Scott's second "Alien" prequel has finally been revealed, and it is...not "Alien: Paradise Lost," as the director previously claimed. Instead, prepare yourself for... In addition to the title announcement, the film's official release date (October 6, 2017) and synopsis have been revealed -- the latter of which raises questions about the fate of Noomi Rapace's Elizabeth Shaw, who survived the first installment but is nowhere to be found in the plot description: Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in Alien with Alien: Covenant, the second chapter in a prequel trilogy that began with Prometheus — and connects directly to Scott’s 1979 seminal work of science fiction. Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise,...
- 11/16/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
The Goddamned #1
Written by Jason Aaron
Art by r.m. Guera
Colors by Giulia Brusco
Letters by Jared K. Fletcher
Published by Image Comics
The Goddamned #1 could be classified as a post-apocalyptic story with its violent gangs of basically cavemen wandering around killing, fighting, and falling in their own excrement. Ironically, it is set in the time before the Great Flood and the classic story of Noah’s ark. Writer Jason Aaron holds to a fairly literal and Creationist view of the book of Genesis as he sets The Goddamned about 1,600 years after the creation of the universe and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. Guera doesn’t hold back in his depiction of the gruesome nature of the antediluvian world, and Aaron wisely rests on his art and Giulia Brusco’s colors to tell the story of Cain, a man who is cursed by...
Written by Jason Aaron
Art by r.m. Guera
Colors by Giulia Brusco
Letters by Jared K. Fletcher
Published by Image Comics
The Goddamned #1 could be classified as a post-apocalyptic story with its violent gangs of basically cavemen wandering around killing, fighting, and falling in their own excrement. Ironically, it is set in the time before the Great Flood and the classic story of Noah’s ark. Writer Jason Aaron holds to a fairly literal and Creationist view of the book of Genesis as he sets The Goddamned about 1,600 years after the creation of the universe and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. Guera doesn’t hold back in his depiction of the gruesome nature of the antediluvian world, and Aaron wisely rests on his art and Giulia Brusco’s colors to tell the story of Cain, a man who is cursed by...
- 11/11/2015
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
Welcome to Outrage Watch, HitFix's semi-regular rundown of entertainment-related kerfuffles. Not anxious enough already? Get your fix of righteous indignation below, and stay posted for outrage updates in the coming weeks. Run for the hills, everybody! Ultra right-wing "thinker" Geoffrey Botkin has exposed "Satan's rebellion anthem," and it is...Disney's Oscar-winning empowerment ballad "Let It Go." But first, a little background on Botkin: leader of the prestigious-sounding Western Conservatory of the Arts and Sciences, the far right-winger founded the organization "to equip Christians to examine the cultures of our lives, homes, churches, and communities in light of the transforming and unstoppable Gospel of Jesus Christ." Here's a photo of him with his lucky grandchild, who was inexplicably photographed with a mouthful of banana: Photo Credit: Western Conservatory of the Arts and Sciences To be clear: this is an organization entirely made up of a single, unnervingly-photogenic family. As in, literally...
- 11/10/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
Ridley Scott has been dropping lots of details about his follow-up to "Alien" prequel "Prometheus" in recent months, and now, the director has shared the flick's new name.
In an interview with Hey U Guys, Scott said that rather than go with the traditional "Prometheus 2," the flick's title would instead draw inspiration from a famous epic poem, and be called "Alien: Paradise Lost." In addition to providing more of a direct link to the "Alien" franchise -- which Scott has said in the past that the "Prometheus" flicks will eventually do -- that title also gives filmgoers a bit of a taste of Scott's inspiration for the film's plot.
In case you're a bit rusty on high school English, here's Hey U Guys explaining John Milton's poem:
Building on the literary heritage of the previous film the allusion to John Milton is certain to have implications for the film's plot.
In an interview with Hey U Guys, Scott said that rather than go with the traditional "Prometheus 2," the flick's title would instead draw inspiration from a famous epic poem, and be called "Alien: Paradise Lost." In addition to providing more of a direct link to the "Alien" franchise -- which Scott has said in the past that the "Prometheus" flicks will eventually do -- that title also gives filmgoers a bit of a taste of Scott's inspiration for the film's plot.
In case you're a bit rusty on high school English, here's Hey U Guys explaining John Milton's poem:
Building on the literary heritage of the previous film the allusion to John Milton is certain to have implications for the film's plot.
- 9/25/2015
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
Still in the spotlight of his science nerd-out, The Martian, Ridley Scott has revealed the title to the sequel of his Alien prequel, Prometheus, which will be entitled Alien: Paradise Lost.
Yay or Nay?
In narrative terms, it seems as if Scott is still interested in exploring the storylines leading up to his sci-fi classic, while District 9 director Neill Blomkamp’s supposed sequel, Alien 5, will forward the storyline.
Scott revealed the title in an exclusive interview with the British, London-based online publication, HeyUGuys, in which he mostly spoke about his time directing The Martian.
In response to how Scott was planning to have “Prometheus 2” connect to the Alien franchise, he said the following, revealing the title of the next film:
“Well, actually, really it’s going to be called Alien: Paradise Lost. So Prometheus 2 is not really going to be. It’s going to be Alien: Paradise Lost.
Yay or Nay?
In narrative terms, it seems as if Scott is still interested in exploring the storylines leading up to his sci-fi classic, while District 9 director Neill Blomkamp’s supposed sequel, Alien 5, will forward the storyline.
Scott revealed the title in an exclusive interview with the British, London-based online publication, HeyUGuys, in which he mostly spoke about his time directing The Martian.
In response to how Scott was planning to have “Prometheus 2” connect to the Alien franchise, he said the following, revealing the title of the next film:
“Well, actually, really it’s going to be called Alien: Paradise Lost. So Prometheus 2 is not really going to be. It’s going to be Alien: Paradise Lost.
- 9/24/2015
- by Fiman Jafari
- SoundOnSight
Ridley Scott's 2012 "Alien" sorta-prequel "Prometheus" took its title from the mythological Titan who created mankind and endowed them with fire against the wishes of Zeus, who damned him to eternal punishment for his transgression. The sequel, meanwhile, is taking a cue from John Milton -- specifically the epic poem "Paradise Lost," which centers on the Biblical story of Adam and Eve and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. The official "Prometheus 2" title? "Alien: Paradise Lost." Is this going to hold? I have no idea, but here's Scott briefly explaining it to U.K. entertainment outlet HeyUGuys: "Well actually really, it's gonna be called 'Alien: Paradise Lost,'" he responded when asked about the sequel. "So 'Prometheus 2's' not really gonna be...you know the poem? I doubt you've ever been through it, have you? The poem is a book, 'Paradise Lost.' It sounds intellectual,...
- 9/24/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
Ridley Scott has made it clear that he'll be shooting Prometheus 2 next, and while doing the press rounds for The Martian has revealed the title of the upcoming sequel; going in a very surprising (and familiar) direction. Come inside to check it out!
Well, looks like we can stop calling Prometheus 2...Prometheus 2. Instead, Sir Ridley Scott has revealed (thanks to an interview with Hey U Guys) what the title of the sequel will be, and it's not at all what I was expecting.
Alien: Paradise Lost
That's interesting. Especially considering Scott's latest statements that his Prometheus movies wouldn't connect more directly with Alien until a third or even fourth sequel (news in and of itself). So it seems strange that the title of the Prometheus sequel would reference Alien so directly. As for Paradise Lost, that makes a certain sense. The idea behind Prometheus is the...
Well, looks like we can stop calling Prometheus 2...Prometheus 2. Instead, Sir Ridley Scott has revealed (thanks to an interview with Hey U Guys) what the title of the sequel will be, and it's not at all what I was expecting.
Alien: Paradise Lost
That's interesting. Especially considering Scott's latest statements that his Prometheus movies wouldn't connect more directly with Alien until a third or even fourth sequel (news in and of itself). So it seems strange that the title of the Prometheus sequel would reference Alien so directly. As for Paradise Lost, that makes a certain sense. The idea behind Prometheus is the...
- 9/24/2015
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
The latest movie-turned-tv-show is CBS’ Limitless, which wraps slick visuals around a generic, empty centre…
This review contains spoilers.
1.1 Pilot
The thematic centre of Neil Burger’s 2011 feature Limitless, based on Alan Glynn’s novel The Dark Fields, was what we’d all be willing to sacrifice for knowledge and power. If you were offered a psychotropic devil’s bargain that would make you an uber-capable genius at the cost of your safety, would you take it?
The CBS spin-off show poses no such question. Not in the pilot at least. It doesn’t use its neural-enhancement-drug premise to probe the ethics of an issue that’s recurred in myth for centuries, from Prometheus to the Garden of Eden to Doctor Faustus to a shelf of comic books a mile long. Instead, it uses it to populate network TV with yet another super-powered crime-solver.
Because by the end of the Limitless pilot,...
This review contains spoilers.
1.1 Pilot
The thematic centre of Neil Burger’s 2011 feature Limitless, based on Alan Glynn’s novel The Dark Fields, was what we’d all be willing to sacrifice for knowledge and power. If you were offered a psychotropic devil’s bargain that would make you an uber-capable genius at the cost of your safety, would you take it?
The CBS spin-off show poses no such question. Not in the pilot at least. It doesn’t use its neural-enhancement-drug premise to probe the ethics of an issue that’s recurred in myth for centuries, from Prometheus to the Garden of Eden to Doctor Faustus to a shelf of comic books a mile long. Instead, it uses it to populate network TV with yet another super-powered crime-solver.
Because by the end of the Limitless pilot,...
- 9/22/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
It was a winner right out of the starting gate, an instant classic that's still a pleasure for the eyes and ears. Carroll Ballard and Caleb Deschanel's marvel of a storybook movie has yet to be surpassed, with a boy-horse story that seems to be taking place in The Garden of Eden. The Black Stallion Blu-ray The Criterion Collection 765 1979 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 117 min. / Street Date July 14, 2015 / 39.95 Starring Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Clarence Muse, Hoyt Axton, Michael Higgins, Ed McNamara, Doghmi Larbi, John Karlsen, Leopoldo Trieste, Marne Maitland, Cass-Olé. Cinematography Caleb Deschanel Film Editor Robert Dalva Supervising Sound Editor Alan Splet Original Music Carmine Coppola Written by Melissa Mathison, Jeanne Rosenberg, William D. Wittliff from the novel by Walter Farley Produced by Fred Roos, Tom Sternberg Directed by Carroll Ballard
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Francis Coppola divided audiences with his war epic Apocalypse Now, but in the same...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Francis Coppola divided audiences with his war epic Apocalypse Now, but in the same...
- 9/15/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Videology is a bi-weekly column by Kyle Turner where we look at music videos, music in film, and the relationship between the two.
Like other smart pop stars before her, Lana Del Rey is obsessed with identity, particularly its paradoxical nature as something both incredibly malleable as well as the rigidity of the norms that society around us/her set. She’s interested in iconography: it’s not just a fancy word for fame, but iconography as a form of recognition that transcends genre, time, and space. Her latest video, “High on the Beach”, which was released two weeks ago, takes the same general subject as Lady Gaga’s “Telephone”. And though she shoots this video, and in a broader sense her entire persona, through the lens of the disparate relationship between time and fame (1960s Americana juxtaposed 2010 realities), there’s always the nagging feeling that the artifice she’s constructed is just that.
Like other smart pop stars before her, Lana Del Rey is obsessed with identity, particularly its paradoxical nature as something both incredibly malleable as well as the rigidity of the norms that society around us/her set. She’s interested in iconography: it’s not just a fancy word for fame, but iconography as a form of recognition that transcends genre, time, and space. Her latest video, “High on the Beach”, which was released two weeks ago, takes the same general subject as Lady Gaga’s “Telephone”. And though she shoots this video, and in a broader sense her entire persona, through the lens of the disparate relationship between time and fame (1960s Americana juxtaposed 2010 realities), there’s always the nagging feeling that the artifice she’s constructed is just that.
- 9/1/2015
- by Kyle Turner
- SoundOnSight
Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor heads to a postapocalyptic twist on the Garden of Eden in Z For Zachariah, the latest by indie vet Craig Zobel, which Roadside Attractions opens this weekend in two dozen markets. The title joins another hefty slate of limited releases heading to theaters this weekend. Screen Media Films opens 7 Chinese Brothers with Jason Schwartzman, Stephen Root and Olympia Dukakis in several cities, while Queen Of Earth starring Elisabeth Moss, Katherine…...
- 8/28/2015
- Deadline
It's safe to say that, 17 years ago, The Daily Show was a fledgling show. "Daily satiric news anchor" was not a job. And Jon Stewart was just a stand-up comic and occasional actor, not yet the comedy nerd/political junkie's lord and savior.
Which isn't to say that Stewart and the team behind Comedy Central's late-night staple invented their own genre of topical tomfoolery. Shows like That Was the Week That Was experimented with the satirical news format as early as the Sixties. Everything from Bob & Ray to HBO's...
Which isn't to say that Stewart and the team behind Comedy Central's late-night staple invented their own genre of topical tomfoolery. Shows like That Was the Week That Was experimented with the satirical news format as early as the Sixties. Everything from Bob & Ray to HBO's...
- 8/6/2015
- Rollingstone.com
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