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Back in 2001, a strange and haunting film called Donnie Darko hit theaters, starring a young Jake Gyllenhaal in what would become one of his most iconic roles. The movie didn’t make a huge splash at the box office right away, but over the years, it’s become a beloved cult classic.

If you’ve ever watched it and felt both amazed and incredibly confused, you’re not alone. Even director Richard Kelly admitted that the film wasn’t easy to make — or understand. At first glance, Donnie Darko feels like a mix of sci-fi, teen drama, and surreal horror, all wrapped up in a foggy ’80s dream. There’s a creepy guy in a bunny suit, time travel, an airplane crash, and lots of mysterious moments that leave your head spinning.

But the more you think about it, the more it starts to make sense, kind of. So, let...

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Let’s be real—nothing grabs our attention quite like a jaw-dropping celeb glow-up. You know the kind—the before-and-after pics that make you blink twice and wonder, “Is that even the same person?!” Today, we’re diving headfirst into the most stunning, surprising, and downright iconic transformations that had the internet buzzing and our jaws on the floor.

Hollywood has always been obsessed with transformations, and honestly, who can blame them? Whether it’s actors pushing their bodies to the extreme for a role, stars embarking on personal wellness journeys, or celebrities taking the surgical route to enhance their features – these transformations have kept us glued to our screens.

Uncle Iroh in stills from Avatar: The Last Airbender Animated Series | Credits: Nickelodeon

From dramatic weight changes that make us question if we’re looking at the same person to complete physical makeovers that leave us speechless, these celebrities have...

Patrick Swayze was one of a kind. He’s the only actor I can think of who was as comfortable cutting a rug on the dance floor as demolishing a room full of bad guys with his fists of fury. When he passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2009, we lost an icon who was never really recognized as the legend he is in his time. In the years since many Patrick Swayze movies have become cult favourites, and with a Road House remake recently a hit, we decided now would be a good time to pick the five best Patrick Swayze movies.

Red Dawn (1984)

John Millius’s cold war “what if” thriller goes down in the history books as the first-ever PG-13 movie. It was also Patrick Swayze’s first major leading role, with him best known up to this point for a supporting role in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders.

One of the year’s boldest and most unique new shows, “The Bondsman,” has finally arrived. The genre-bending offering from Amazon’s Prime Video is a supernatural horror-action series with a fittingly surreal tone, darkly comedic edge and a whiskey-soaked helping of good old-fashioned country twang. Whether its unlikely cocktail of wildly different genre elements works for you or not, “The Bondsman” promises to be unlike any other TV series coming out this year.

It features more than a few faces you might recognize from past shows and movies, too. Here are all of the characters you need to know in “The Bondsman,” as well as the actors who play them.

Kevin Bacon in “The Bondsman” (Tina Rowden/Prime Video) Kevin Bacon as Hub Halloran

Kevin Bacon leads “The Bondsman” as Hub Halloran, a murdered bounty hunter who is brought back from the dead by the Devil and ordered to...

Drew Barrymore realized on-air that she starred in and produced Seth Rogen’s feature film debut, Richard Kelly’s 2001 sci-fi thriller “Donnie Darko.”

“Did we start together? Like, is a film that I was in … ?” Barrymore questioned Rogen, who appeared as a guest on her talk show “The Drew Barrymore Show” in promotion of Apple TV+’s “The Studio” on Wednesday.

“And you produced, right?” Rogen confirmed.

“Yes, very much so!” Barrymore said — before Rogen confirmed that he booked his very first feature film role in the modern horror classic. He played Ricky Danforth, a student who comes to blows with Jake Gyllenhaal’s Donnie towards the end of the film. Barrymore starred as Karen Pomeroy, an English teacher at the boys’ high school.

“‘Donnie Darko’ was the first movie I was ever in,” Rogen said as production pulled up a throwback still of the actor from the movie — to the actor’s chagrin.

Kevin Bacon’s action horror series “The Bondsman” has added Kathrine Barnes, Mike Kaye and Jay Ali to the cast.

The eight-episode series launches April 3 on Amazon Prime Video.

“The Bondsman” follows Bacon’s character Hub Halloran, “a murdered bounty hunter who’s back from the dead after being resurrected by the Devil to trap and send back demons that have escaped from the prison of Hell.”

Per the logline, “By chasing down those demons with the help and hindrance of his estranged family, Hub learns how his own sins got his soul condemned — which pushes him to seek a second chance at life, love, and country music.”

The series also stars series regulars Beth Grant, Damon Herriman, Maxwell Jenkins and Jolene Purdy.

Barnes also stars in the BET+ dark comedy “Average Joe” and boasts credits like “Queer as Folk,” “The Glorias” and “Moonshot.” Kaye has appeared in “She-Hulk,” “Mo” and “To Catch a Killer.

A new film from director M. Night Shyamalan and romance novelist Nicholas Sparks recently cast Jake Gyllenhaal to star, and it has been revealed who will co-star with him in the yet-untitled film. Deadline reports that Phoebe Dynevor is in negotiations to star opposite Gyllenhaal in the supernatural romantic thriller.

Dynevor, a BAFTA-nominated actress, is known for her roles as Daphne in Bridgerton, Clare in the Hilary Duff series Younger, and Maya in the 2025 thriller Inheritance.The new and still untitled movie will be based on an original story that is being co-created by Shyamalan and Sparks, the bestselling author behind books like The Notebook.

Sparks and Shyamalan are each writing, independently, a novel and a screenplay based on the same original story and each project will be based on the same characters and concept, but will be tweaked to fit the respective mediums. Shyamalan and Ashwin Rajan are producing...

End of Watch was a gritty and realistic cop thriller that became a critical and box office hit when it was released in 2012. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Brian Taylor and Michael Peña as Mike Zavala, the film features the two LAPD partners as they work in South Central Los Angeles. Written and directed by David Ayer, the movie really shows the bond between the two young officers. It's now getting a second life on Max where it sits at number five in the top 10 and even climbed as high as the number two spot.

The movie follows Taylor and Peña as they perform their duties and things take a turn when a cartel targets them. Ayer grew up in South Central L.A. and has written several films about corrupt officers working at the LAPD. But for End of Watch, he wanted to showcase two honest and dedicated officers. Ahead of its 2012 release,...

Joe Bob Briggs is back at “The Last Drive-In,” with Shudder debuting the first trailer for its variety show’s seventh season ahead of its March 7 premiere.

Along with new footage and a promise of many double-features, the show also announced that the first episode would guest feature Spencer Charnas, frontman of the horror-slanted heavy metal band Ice Nine Kills. The program, hosted by Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl, also teased its season premiere programming, promising a 100th birthday celebration for “the first great American horror film.” This seventh season will cover more than 30 genre titles.

Charnas had previously teased his visit to the show to fans, posting on his own Instagram earlier this year, saying he is “Pre Lon’d up” — perhaps a reference to silent film star Lon Chaney ahead of the episode’s centennial celebration.

“The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs” returns on March 7 at 9 pm Et,...

There's a certain kind of magic to seeing real life siblings sharing the screen. Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal in Donnie Darko. Chris and Luke Hemsworth in Thor: Ragnarok. Macaulay and Kieran Culkin in Home Alone. And soon to be joining that niche but ever eye-catching canon are Rooney and Kate Mara. Per Deadline's reporting, the sisters — stars of Carol and Black Mirror respectively — are set to lead Bucking Fastard, the latest movie from mellifluous German auteur Werner Herzog.

Despite their prolific screen careers, Emmy nominee Kate and two-time Oscar nomineee Rooney have never actually shared the screen with one another before. As such, Bucking Fastard — which Herzog is set to direct from a self-penned script — will be a first for the starring siblings, who are set to play twins here. While little has been confirmed regarding the plot for this one, with Deadline only stating that the sisters Mara will...

Director M. Night Shyamalan is working on a new film alongside novelist Nicholas Sparks. The mysterious project is reportedly set to star Jake Gyllenhaal.

Per Deadline, Gyllenhaal is set to star in Shyamalan's upcoming supernatural romantic thriller. Shyamalan and Sparks co-created the story and penned a screenplay along with a novel of the same story featuring the same plot line and characters. Shyamalan announced that he was working on a new film last year. However, not much else is known about the film outside its genre and creators. The film will be produced by Shyamalan's own studio, Blinding Edge Pictures, and will feature Sparks as the project's executive producer.

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Jason Schwartzman was originally cast as Donnie Darko before dropping out and being replaced by Jake Gyllenhaal in the independent cult classic.

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Donnie Darko is an unforgettable 2000s cult classic, and it's hard to imagine the film as anything other than it is. But Jason Schwartzman (best known for playing Gideon in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) actually almost played Jake Gyllenhaal’s most iconic role. Donnie Darko is a 25-year-old independent production and writer-director Richard Kelly's debut feature. This, combined with how unconventional the story is, made it hard to finance the film initially. But igniting the interest of actors like Jason Schwartzman and Drew Barrymore (who plays Ms. Pomeroy) attracted investors.

The movie had financing and were ready to start production when Jason Schwartzman dropped out and Jake Gyllenhaal stepped in. Other than Schwartzman as Donnie Darko, another surprising casting possibility was David Hasselhoff as Jim Cunningham instead of Patrick Swayze. Ultimately, the final cast chosen for Donnie Darko was perfect for it. Although it still needed a push...

The following reveals major spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5, Episode 9, "Fissure Quest," now streaming on Paramount+.

Star Trek: Lower Decks serves as a parody of its parent franchise first and foremost, and while it always has far more going on than just laughs, it understands its central purpose very well. As its fifth and final season draws to a close, it never forgets to poke fun at Star Trek's various quirks and foibles, even as it celebrates and enriches them at the same time.

The penultimate episode encompasses nothing less than the Multiverse itself, as the fissures that the Cerritos have been repairing all season finally have a cause. In the process, it provides a startling strong defense for one of its biggest rivals: the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Though the superhero franchise rebounded with Deadpool & Wolverine, it has previously struggled with a string of disappointments in the 2020s,...

Some of the greatest Hollywood collaborations have come about through chance encounters and random conversations. Such was the case with "Zodiac," David Fincher's critically acclaimed 2007 true crime thriller about the Zodiac Killer and the investigation surrounding him. The film features something of an ensemble cast, with the likes of Robert Downey Jr. playing journalist Paul Avery and Brian Cox playing celebrity lawyer Melvin Belli.

The two lead roles, though, are played by the duo of Mark Ruffalo and Jake Gyllenhaal, with the latter playing famed writer Robert Graysmith and the former playing detective Dave Toschi. While both actors are big-time stars today -- and already were in 2007, with Gyllenhaal a particularly hot item coming off "Brokeback Mountain" and "Jarhead" -- the pair might never have been put together for "Zodiac" if not for Jennifer Aniston.

"I was talking to Jennifer Aniston," David Fincher explains on the film's DVD commentary track.

When filmmaker Richard Kelly made his feature directorial debut "Donnie Darko" in 2001, it caused a stir in the arthouse world. "Donnie Darko" quickly accumulated a passionate cult who fell in love with its unbalanced hero (Jake Gyllenhaal) and its twisted time-travel plot. It was a combination psychological horror film and bizarro indie coming-of-age-in-the-1980s tale. Unsurprisingly, it only took a few additional years for "Donnie Darko" to become a regular staple on the midnight movie circuit, with fans dressing up as the film's enigmatic Frank the Bunny on Halloween.

The cult success of "Donnie Darko," however, seemingly went to Kelly's head as he appeared to become very, very convinced of his own importance as a new artistic voice in the indie film world. It took five years, but he eventually returned to theaters with the utterly gonzo "Southland Tales," an epic and ambitious film about the horrors of the George W. Bush administration.

Plex is gearing up for an exciting lineup of films and series in November 2024. Viewers can look forward to a variety of new additions, including Blue Ridge, But I’m A Cheerleader, Call Jane, and Empire State. Cult classics like The Grudge, Hard Candy, House of 1000 Corpses, and The Midnight Meat Train are also hitting the platform, alongside more recent hits like Wind River and Where’d You Go, Bernadette? For fans of horror, thrillers, and emotional dramas, there’s no shortage of options. However, Plex is also bidding farewell to a number of films and shows in November. Among those leaving are 24 Hours to Live, Drive Angry, The Devil’s Rejects, Snowpiercer, and USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage. If you’ve been meaning to watch these titles, now is the time to catch them before they disappear. For those looking to binge their favorites, many notable titles are still available for streaming.

Pop sensation and actor Lady Gaga is no stranger to the macabre. With her fierce love for all things gothic and horror-inspired, she’s brought dark and edgy elements to both her music and on-screen performances, like Lady Gaga’s unforgettable role in American Horror Story. Whether it’s her iconic meat dress or a performance with fake blood at the 2009 VMAs, Gaga has always embraced her love for the eerie. But which horror and thriller films rank as her personal favorites?

Gaga’s admiration for legendary director Alfred Hitchcock is no secret. In her hit song Bad Romance, she famously references three Hitchcock masterpieces: Psycho, Vertigo, and Rear Window. Her love for these films is deeply ingrained in her artistic identity.

In a 2015 interview on The Tonight Show, she even described thrillers and horror as calming for her, elaborating on her affection for the genre. This appreciation for Hitchcock extends to her music,...

Donnie Darko is a cult classic that jumps from one genre to the next at every turn of the film. At times, it feels like a coming-of-age story, while at other times, it operates as a comedy. However, the deeper-rooted story focuses on science fiction, drama, and horror. The narrative of the film Donnie Darko had audiences baffled and intrigued, keeping potential theories going to this day. Due to the peculiar tale and relatable angst, Donnie Darko spread like wildfire and invoked multiple watches. It even caused many fans to pass on their physical copies to their friends with the hopes of fresh eyes explaining or acknowledging theories about the film. Scored to stellar 80s music, the film will have you sucked in and dissecting the end over and over again.

28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, 12 seconds. That is when the world will end.

The film Donnie Darko follows a young boy...

Watching a movie is one of the easiest forms of audio-visual entertainment today, requiring viewers to simply click a few buttons, pop in a DVD, or buy a theater ticket. Movies are fantastic for any occasion, meaning theyre always in high demand, and studios will probably always have a market for them. Despite modern accessibility and stable demand, films often get labeled failures or flops, even if people love them.

Making a movie is obviously more complicated than just enjoying it. Simply put, a few factors are working to determine whether its successful. For some, critic reviews rank high on that list, especially when heading out to watch a movie, as many look towards reviews to see if its worth the trouble of leaving the house. With the money aspect, a film is a success if it earns a profit. While sometimes, a movie can still be successful if it breaks even,...

Donna Berwick, a costume designer who worked on films including Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods,” “Donnie Darko” and more died, July 14 of breast cancer. She was 66.

Berwick was nominated for best contemporary film by the Costume Designers Guild for her work on “Da 5 Bloods,” a Vietnam War veterans drama starring Delroy Lindo, Chadwick Boseman, Jonathan Majors and Clarke Peters. The 2020 Netflix original film follows four veterans that return to Vietnam searching for the remains of their squad leader and the fortune he helped them hide.

She also designed the costumes for Lee’s “Inside Man,” starring Denzel Washington and Clive Owens as well as Ernest Dickerson’s “Juice,” starring Tupac Shakur.

The late costume designer April Ferry and Berwick worked together on costuming films and TV shows including “Donnie Darko,” “U571” and “Game of Thrones.”

Born in Queens, New York, Berwick earned a Bfa from the School of Visual Arts...

Harvey is the pièce de résistance of films featuring massive human-like bunnies

How does one go about choosing their favourite James Stewart movie? The great actor’s oeuvre spans a wide variety of genres and moods. For good ol’ fashioned Christmas cheer, it’s hard to go past It’s a Wonderful Life. For political drama, Mr Smith Goes to Washington. For repartee-filled romantic comedy, The Shop Around the Corner. For thrillers, there’s not one but three great Hitchcock productions: Vertigo, Rear Window and Rope.

These are all fine films (and we haven’t even mentioned his westerns yet), but I have a soft spot for a less well-known production, starring Stewart as a lovely drunkard whose best friend and constant companion is a giant invisible rabbit. If you’ve never heard of Harvey (the title of the film and the name of the rabbit) you may wonder whether you read that sentence correctly.

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Subscribers also get classic shows that first aired on AMC: “Mad Men,” “Killing Eve,” “The Killing,...

In an exciting piece of casting news, Jake Gyllenhaal has officially joined the cast of The Bride, the upcoming film directed by his sister, Maggie Gyllenhaal though no, their mom didn't actually have anything to do with the choice which is a new twist on the classic tale, Bride of Frankenstein. Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal have worked together on various projects before, most notably in the critically acclaimed film Donnie Darko (2001), where they portrayed siblings. Their on-screen chemistry and shared understanding of the craft have always been evident, particularly as they roasted each other playing teen siblings in that film, making this new collaboration particularly intriguing for fans of both actors.

When it was released in January of 2001, Richard Kelly's bleak time-travel psychological drama "Donnie Darko" caused a notable stir. The title character, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, is a teen struggling with schizophrenia in 1988, a time when Reagan's great Conservative revolution was drawing to a close and adults clung to suburban conformity as it crumbled under them. Donnie is obsessed with time-travel and regularly hallucinates a vicious, strange anthropomorphic rabbit monster named Frank (all while attempting to socialize at school and foster a romance with a classmate played by Jena Malone). Patrick Swayze appears as a cheesy self-self guru, Drew Barrymore plays one of Donnie's teachers, and Maggie Gyllenhaal plays Donnie's sister.

By turns psychedelic and weirdly moving (in a Goth sort of way), "Donnie Darko" quickly became a cult hit and rotated directly into the local midnight movie circuit, attracting a wide swath of misfits and night people.

“Road House” is getting a sequel.

During the Amazon MGM Studios upfronts, a follow-up to the streaming-only remake was announced with Jake Gyllenhaal reprising his lead role of a former UFC fighter turned bouncer.

According to Amazon, “Road House” had nearly 80 million worldwide viewers to-date after premiering on Prime Video March 21. The feature had a record-breaking over 50 million worldwide viewers over its first two weekends, becoming Amazon MGM Studios’ most-watched film debut ever on a worldwide basis.

Yet not all went smoothly with the “Road House” rollout. Director Doug Liman announced that he was boycotting the premiere due to the lack of a theatrical run, and original “Road House” screenwriter R. Lance Hill announced he was planning on suing Amazon for allegedly using AI to complete the remake before the rights to the original film reverted back to him.

“Road House” originally starred late actor Patrick Swayze in the role that Gyllenhaal reimagined.

“I Saw the TV Glow” is a film that will have you searching for the soundtrack on your ride home from the theater. It’s an assembly of incredible tracks that collectively capture the emotional journey of Owen (Justice Smith) growing up in a suburban world where he can’t be his true self.

“Music was such a formative part of my teenage years and remains such a formative part of my life,” director Jane Schoenbrun said when they were on an upcoming episode of the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast to discuss “I Saw the TV Glow.” “It just made sense that this very teenage movie needed a classic teenage soundtrack.”

The writer/director started with an ambitious plan: Ask their favorite modern bands to write songs for the film’s fictional 1990s TV show, “The Pink Opaque,” which becomes Owen’s obsession after new friend Maddy (Brigette Lundy-Paine) introduces it to him.

“Saturday Night Live” has set Maya Rudolph to host its May 11 episode alongside Vampire Weekend as musical guest, while the May 18 episode will by headlined by Jake Gyllenhaal with performances from Sabrina Carpenter.

Rudolph was an “SNL” cast member for seven seasons from 2000 to 2007 and returns to the late-night sketch show for her third time as host, having previously hosted in 2012 with musical guest Sleigh Bells and in 2021 alongside Jack Harlow. Currently, she stars in and executive produces the Apple TV+ comedy “Loot.” Besides “SNL,” her prominent credits include “Bridesmaids,” “Sisters,” “The Good Place” and “Big Mouth.”

Vampire Weekend is currently touring its fifth album, “Only God Was Above Us.” May 11 will mark the band’s fourth appearance on “SNL.” Their previous albums include “Vampire Weekend,” “Contra,” “Modern Vampires of the City” and “Father of the Bride.”

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The late, great, Patrick Swayze was taken from us far too soon, but left behind a legacy of phenomenal films, performances, and characters to hold near and dear. Before pivoting into a full-time acting career, Swayze was trained in ballet, ice skating, martial arts, and football. Pairing this with his dazzling good looks and acting prowess allowed him to thrive in a variety of film genres, playing fast-dancing heartthrobs and action hunks in equal measure. He had his professional breakthrough as a dancer with the Disney Theatrical Group before taking on the replacement role of Danny Zuko in a Broadway production of "Grease." This put him on the radar of Hollywood, and he made his film debut as Ace in the 1979 film "Skatetown, U.S.A."

But when the 1980s came calling, Swayze exploded in popularity and became a household name. While he certainly hit his peak when I was just a child,...

The real story begins long before you know it in Desert Road, a very smart, trippy chiller that plays with the conventions of survival horror and takes them in a wholly unexpected and, ultimately, really quite moving direction. Making her directorial debut, Shannon Triplett shows a sophisticated grasp of genre dynamics, with a bold use of space — a stretch of the Mojave Desert doubling for Death Valley — that proves more and more gripping as the film’s mysteries unfold. At which point, its boundaries begin to blur, slipping between horror and sci-fi in a way that recalls a hypnotic blend of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s The Endless and Herk Harvey’s Carnival of Souls.

The woman in question is Clare Devoir (Kristine Froseth), a twentysomething photographer who is throwing in the towel after too many disappointments as a struggling artist in Los Angeles. Clare is driving home to...

Patrick Swayze's role in Donnie Darko showcased his willingness to take risks and pivot from his normal sexy image. The character of Jim Cunningham in the film is a chilling portrayal of hidden depravity and manipulative behavior. Swayze's nuanced performance in the movie reveals his talent for playing complex and morally ambiguous characters.

Actors often find themselves in slumps or career stagnation when they are presented with a choice. They can continue to take similar parts or try and switch up the narrative and do something different. For Patrick Swayze, the sex symbol of the '80s, this was the case in 2001. That year, he starred in the cult classic Donnie Darko. In the film, he did not portray his normal sexy self. Rather, he banked on his good-guy image to subvert expectations. In doing so, he made a clear statement that he was willing to take certain...

Jake Gyllenhaal is hoping to make his late friend Patrick Swayze proud with the new Road House movie.

At the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival, the Road House remake held its world premiere. While promoting the film on the red carpet, star Jake Gyllenhaal was asked by IMDb if he had any favorite callbacks to the original film. The actor shared how what was "most important" to him was to make a film that would "make Patrick proud." Gyllenhaal also commented on the friendship he had with Swayze while noting what made the late actor so special.

Related 'A Total Riot': Road House Remake Gets Rave Reviews at SXSW The new Road House was embraced by the majority of critics with its world premiere at SXSW. Close

"I think the thing that was most important to me was to make Patrick proud," Gyllenhaal explained. "He and I were friends,...

The Road House remake is fighting multiple bouts as it fights to win over fans of the original, as well as fighting a new lawsuit from the original’s scribe. The film is also in a fight with its distributing studio, Amazon, as director Doug Liman boycotts screenings of the film for being denied any kind of theatrical releasing. The star of the remake, Jake Gyllenhaal, recently weighed in on his director’s stance, saying, “I adore Doug’s tenacity, and I think he is advocating for filmmakers, and film in the cinema, and theatrical releases. But, I mean, Amazon was always clear that it was streaming. I just want as many people to see it as possible. And I think we’re living in a world that’s changing in how we see and watch movies, and how they’re made.”

While controversy brews behind the scenes, Gyllenhaal is...

Chicago – During Oscar week, all eyes turn to Unit Photographer Dale Robinette, who got the assignment on the Oscar nominated “Barbie.” The following on-set pictures were snapped during the production’s time in Los Angeles, which including the iconic cowpoke wardrobe of Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.

“Uncle Dale” Robinette first contacted me via email in 2013, to give information about some photos he took on the film “Lovelace.” Ever since then he has been a reliable email pal, sending me image after image from the movie sets that he is “blessed” (his word) to work on. He has plied his skills in Hollywood as a Unit Still Photographer since 1988, after a career as a stage and television actor in New York and Los Angeles. Starting with a TV short called “The Big Five” (1988), he has worked his way up the ladder, and has built an impressive photo resume through familiar films like “Donnie Darko,...

Doug Liman’s upcoming “Road House” remake features some dramatic departures from its source material, moving the setting from Missouri to the Florida Keys and introducing a UFC-centric backstory for its bouncer protagonist. But no amount of creative changes could fully separate it from the legacy of original “Road House” star Patrick Swayze — something leading man Jake Gyllenhaal understands all too well.

In a post on his personal Instagram account on Sunday morning, Gyllenhaal paid tribute to Swayze and recalled their time working together on “Donnie Darko.” He recalled Swayze’s generosity as a mentor and expressed hope that the late actor would enjoy his new take on “Road House.”

“I’ve been thinking back about my time working with Patrick on ‘Donnie Darko,’ and rewatching this great man in the original ‘Road House’ plus so many other films. I’ve never stopped being a fan,” Gyllenhaal wrote. “He...

This weekend brings a jocks vs. weirdos showdown, as "Lisa Frankenstein" prepares to take on the tough box office challenge of competing with Super Bowl Sunday. The movie is the feature directorial debut from Zelda Williams (daughter of the late Robin Williams) and it boasts a screenplay by Diablo Cody, who returns to the horror comedy for the first time since writing 2009's "Jennifer's Body." In her latest spooky tale, Kathryn Newton ("Freaky") stars as the titular goth with a yearning for a dead boy, and Cole Sprouse ("Riverdale") plays said dead boy.

Earlier box office forecasting for "Lisa Frankenstein" had it pegged for a $9 million to $14 million debut, but it now looks set to fall far short of that range. Opening in 3,144 locations, the film grossed just $1.7 million on its opening day (including Thursday previews), and Variety reports that it's now tracking to make just $4 million over the weekend.

Jake Gyllenhaal is set to star in a TV series called "Presumed Innocent," marking his first major TV role in his 30-year career. "Presumed Innocent" is a legal thriller miniseries based on the 1987 novel and centers around Gyllenhaal's character, a prosecutor who becomes the prime suspect in a murder case. Gyllenhaal will also star in the remake of the movie "Road House" and both projects are slated for a 2024 release.

Jake Gyllenhaal has a couple of projects set to be released in 2024, including a TV series with which he’s breaking a 30-year career streak. Jake Gyllenhaal’s acting career began in 1991 in the western comedy film City Slickers, after which he appeared in some of his father’s, Stephen Gyllenhaal’s, projects. Gyllenhaal got his first lead role in a movie in 1999 in the biographical drama October Sky, but his big break arrived two years later when he starred...

Jake Gyllenhaal finally revealed the correct pronunciation of his last name: "Yeel-en-hyaal" on Conan. Despite frequent mispronunciations, Gyllenhaal has maintained an easygoing attitude towards the topic. Gyllenhaal's laid-back response to mispronunciations adds another layer to his public persona.

Jake Gyllenhaal is an A-list Hollywood actor, but have fans been getting the pronunciation of his name wrong for decades? Gyllenhaal's journey to stardom began in the 1999 film October Sky, where he played a young man aspiring to be a rocket scientist, a performance that showcased an early ability to bring depth and sensitivity to his characters. However, it was his portrayal of the troubled teenager Donnie in the 2001 dark teen movie Donnie Darko that truly set him apart in the industry. This role demonstrated his willingness to delve into complex, unconventional characters in movies with unique concepts.

Gyllenhaal has amassed an impressive body of work that spans across genres. His role in Brokeback Mountain,...

April Ferry, the Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning costume designer known for her work on Big Trouble in Little China, Maverick, Rome and Game of Thrones, died Thursday, the Costume Designers Guild announced. She was 91.

Ferry, who graduated to costume designer on Lawrence Kasdan’s The Big Chill (1983), collaborated with John Hughes on Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987), She’s Having a Baby (1988) and Flubber (1997) and with Jonathan Mostow on U-571 (2000), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) and Surrogates (2009).

She received her Academy Award nom for Richard Donner’s reimagining of Maverick (1994) — she lost out to Lizzy Gardiner and Tim Chappel of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert on Oscar night — and won her Emmy in 2006 for HBO’s Rome.

Her résumé also included Made in Heaven (1987), Child’s Play (1988), The Babe (1992), Donner’s Radio Flyer (1992), Unlawful Entry (1992), Free Willy (1993), Beethoven’s 2nd (1993), Little Giants (1994), Donnie Darko (2001), Elysium (2013), RoboCop (2014) and Jurassic World (2015).

In 2014, she...

Nothing defined New Hollywood quite like "The Graduate," and for very good reason. The film was chock full of innovation, from the salacious script to the ground-breaking cinematography, but the movie might be best remembered for its incredible cast. The coming-of-age classic features career-defining performances from Anne Bancroft, already a huge star at the time, and Dustin Hoffman, the best actor ever, in one of the first major roles of his long and storied career.

The 1967 film follows Ben, a recent college graduate (as the film's title implies) with an uncertain future and a community of expectant WASPs to answer to. In his summertime languor, he finds his way into the waiting arms of Mrs. Robinson, a middle-aged family friend who persistently pursues our passive hero into his sexual awakening.

Quite a lot of time has passed since 1967. The world is almost unrecognizable now, and yet, today's 20-somethings can still...

Normally, to reach the level of cult status, a film has to gain an underground popularity that breathes new life into a project that may have been otherwise overlooked. But when it comes to "Five Nights at Freddy's," the smash hit gateway horror movie had already become a cult film before it was even released. Thanks to the game's immense popularity, viral reaction videos, and numerous spinoffs, books, and toys, there was already a rabid fan base built in to ensure the "FNaF" phenomenon would translate to box office success on the big screen. 

On the other hand, Richard Kelly's mind-bending masterwork "Donnie Darko" became a cult sensation that slowly gained momentum due to its complex plot that combined a teen drama with head-scratching surrealism, time travel, and alternate dimensions. There was also a giant bunny named Frank that would have blended right in among the creepy animatronics located inside Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.

Amazon MGM Studios, the renamed joint venture of Amazon Studios and MGM, has acquired rights to James Ponti’s popular children’s book series “City Spies” and is developing a film based on the first novel.

The idea is for the initial installment to launch a global franchise, described by the company as a “four-quadrant action-adventure that will delight audiences of all ages and as a universe-building property for the studio.”

The story follows a 12-year-old coding prodigy, who is recruited by an eccentric MI6 agent to join the City Spies, a team of kids from around the world who feel unnoticed in their own lives. When they’re not at the local boarding school, they are mastering spy skills to go to places in the world of espionage that adults can’t access. The cast and creative team have yet to be set.

Since it’s early in the development process,...

Logan star Dafne Keen leads the cast of Whistle, an upcoming horror film from the director of The Nun.

Helmed by Corin Hardy, Whistle tells the story of a cursed, supernatural whistle discovered by teenagers. Per Deadline, the film stars Keen alongside Sophie Nélisse (Yellowjackets), Sky Yang (Tomb Raider), Percy Hynes White (Wednesday), and Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead). The screenplay is written by Owen Egerton, and the film is produced by David Gross of No Trace Camping with Macdara Kelleher of Wild Atlantic Pictures.

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According to a synopsis of the film, Whistle follows "a misfit group of unwitting high school students [who] stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. They discover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will summon their future deaths to hunt them down. As the body count rises,...

As “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” continues to dominate the box office, one three-screen arthouse movie theater in Milwaukee will also show films starring several of Taylor Swift’s past boyfriends.

Cara Ogburn, artistic director of Oriental Theater overseer Milwaukee Film, brainstormed the idea in response to the requirement that theaters can only show “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” Thursdays through Sundays.

“What if we show all Jake Gyllenhaal movies,” Ogburn, who was interviewed by The New York Times, recalled suggesting initially as a joke. “True counterprogramming.”

Thus next week, the theater will screen “Twilight” starring Taylor Lautner as werewolf Jacob Black, “Dunkirk” featuring Harry Styles formerly of the boyband “One Direction” and now doing just fine on his own as a solo musician and actor, “Crimson Peak” starring Tom Hiddleston before he took on the mantle of the MCU’s Lokie and several Jake Gyllenhaal features — “Zodiac,” “Enemy,” “Nocturnal Animals...

Filmmaker Corin Hardy is set to direct a new horror film called Whistle, which follows the story of a cursed object that predicts one's death. Whistle will be made under an Actra contract instead of SAG-AFTRA, meaning it will not be affected by the ongoing strike. Whistle's cast features Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse, Sky Yang, Percy Hynes White and Nick Frost — and the movie is expected to deliver a fresh and terrifying take on the horror genre.

Filmmaker Corin Hardy is ready to “Whistle” while he works. The director of The Hallow and The Nun is returning to the horror genre with the upcoming high school-centric scary flick titled Whistle. Principal photography is scheduled to start in November, and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) strike will have no bearing on the project. Whistle will be made under an Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (Actra) contract instead.

Exclusive: The Nun and Gangs Of London director Corin Hardy is set to direct high school horror movie Whistle, which Black Bear will be selling at AFM after soft-launching the project at TIFF.

Starring will be Dafne Keen (Logan), Sophie Nélisse (Yellowjackets), Sky Yang (Rebel Moon), Percy Hynes White (Wednesday) and Nick Frost (Fighting With My Family).

In Whistle, a misfit group of unwitting high school students stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. They discover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will summon their future deaths to hunt them down. As the body count rises, the friends investigate the origins of the deadly artifact in a desperate effort to stop the horrifying chain of events that they have set in motion.

Written by Owen Egerton and adapted from his own short story, Whistle is a Canada-Ireland co-production produced by David Gross (Room...

Gore Verbinski's blue-soaked, melancholic "The Ring" incited a wave of J-horror stateside upon its release in 2002. A new century always brings new horror rules, and for the early part of this century, those rules mandated imported ghosties with tragic, complex backstories. Unlike most horror remakes, especially J-horror remakes, Verbinski's "The Ring" is arguably stronger than Hideo Nakata's original, no small feat given Nakata's status as one of this generation's premier Japanese horror auteurs. Post-millennium anxiety, digital unease, and swelling domestic discontent coalesced into more than hospitable conditions for "The Ring" to not just succeed, but succeed remarkably. $249 million worldwide isn't bad by any metric.

Beyond Verbinski's assured control of the material, the cast of new and familiar faces helped augment "The Ring's" most enduring scares. While Naomi Watts might be front and center, Daveigh Chase's contributions as chief baddie Samara Morgan cannot be overstated. With a dense,...

Mike Flanagan brings back several of his favorite actors for his new Netflix series “The Fall of the House of Usher,” including wife Kate Siegel, Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood and Henry Thomas. You’ll also recognize several cast members from the canceled-too-soon “Midnight Club” and a few from the film “Doctor Sleep” and the limited series “Midnight Mass.”

And you might need help keeping track of who’s who within the Usher family, headed up by Roderick and Madeleine Usher. Flanagan drew on various Edgar Allan Poe writings for this macabre tale, including the title story, as well as “The Masque of the Red Death,” “The Raven” and “The Pit and the Pendulum.”

Here’s a complete “Fall of the House of Usher” cast and character guide.

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Bruce Greenwood as Roderick Usher

Roderick Usher is a wealthy pharmaceutical patriarch who proudly welcomes all his children by different mothers. The...

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’90s Horror, Art-House Horror, and Pre-Code Horror

It’s October, which means you are likely crafting an endless queue of horror films to consume. When it comes to a single streaming service to dedicate your eyes to this month, The Criterion Channel takes the cake with three different series. First up, ’90s horror brings together such films as The Rapture (1991), In the Mouth of Madness (1994), The Addiction (1995), and Ravenous (1999), while Art-House Horror features Häxan (1922), Vampyr (1932), Eyes Without a Face (1960), Carnival of Souls (1962), Onibaba (1964), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Sisters (1973), Eraserhead (1977), House (1977), Suspiria (1977), Arrebato (1979), The Brood (1979), The Vanishing (1988), Cronos (1993), Cure (1997), Donnie Darko (2001), Trouble Every Day (2001), Antichrist (2009), and more. Lastly, Pre-Code horrors brings together ’30s features such as Freaks (1932), Island of Lost Souls (1932), The Old Dark House...

October is the time for horror, which makes it a great time for independent movies.

As long as independent movies have existed, horror movies have provided a huge bulk of the films made by artists outside the studio system. It’s one of the cheapest and easiest genres to make, with some of the best potential to make a profit, and has unsurprisingly thrived in the independent film market. Many of the most important and acclaimed American horror movies were independent productions. “Night of the Living Dead” practically created the zombie film, while the original slasher “Halloween” was a tiny budget indie made for just $300,000. Sure, there are plenty of quality horror films made by studios, but nothing beats the grit and pure terror that great indie horror films can provide.

For the latest in our monthly column of streaming independent film recommendations, we took a look at the plethora...