Don’t Blink.
Terror presents TerrorVision – Live Screaming Your Nightmares, a new immersive in-your-face horror experience, told over three narrative attractions, flickers to life in Times Square. Located at the fictional ‘Horrorwood Studios’ (300 W. 43rd), Will Munro and Katie McGeoch serve as artistic directors, and the second season of screams begin September 13, with opening night set for Thursday, September 14.
This year’s event will push the boundaries of what audience members can expect in a live horror attraction. In these heart-pounding immersive experiences, guests step through a flickering television screen and into a first-person nightmare.
As audiences embark on a tour of the dilapidated Horrowood Studios, they’re invited to get a ‘behind the screams’ sneak peek of the filming of the upcoming TerrorVision Halloween episode. As things go terribly awry, the screen shatters and guests are suddenly cast as the unwitting new star, forced to face three tales...
Terror presents TerrorVision – Live Screaming Your Nightmares, a new immersive in-your-face horror experience, told over three narrative attractions, flickers to life in Times Square. Located at the fictional ‘Horrorwood Studios’ (300 W. 43rd), Will Munro and Katie McGeoch serve as artistic directors, and the second season of screams begin September 13, with opening night set for Thursday, September 14.
This year’s event will push the boundaries of what audience members can expect in a live horror attraction. In these heart-pounding immersive experiences, guests step through a flickering television screen and into a first-person nightmare.
As audiences embark on a tour of the dilapidated Horrowood Studios, they’re invited to get a ‘behind the screams’ sneak peek of the filming of the upcoming TerrorVision Halloween episode. As things go terribly awry, the screen shatters and guests are suddenly cast as the unwitting new star, forced to face three tales...
- 8/28/2023
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
Channel 4’s ‘The Windsors’ To Return With King Charles Coronation Parody
Channel 4 Harry Enfield comedy The Windsors is to return after three years to parody King Charles’ Coronation later this year. Enfield’s King Charles character will take center stage as the UK’s first coronation in 70 years approaches. Meanwhile, Harry and Meghan are concentrating on life in California but pondering whether to fly over for the big day, while Prince William is focusing on the UK’s cost-of-living crisis. Produced by Noho Film & TV, The Windsors aired for three seasons on Channel 4 from 2016 to 2020. “Any channel worth its salt has a landmark show with the word coronation in the title,” said Joe Hullait, Channel 4 Comedy Commissioning Executive. “For the BBC it was the world’s first televised Coronation in 1953. For ITV it’s the world’s longest running soap Coronation Street. We at Channel 4 are delighted to announce...
Channel 4 Harry Enfield comedy The Windsors is to return after three years to parody King Charles’ Coronation later this year. Enfield’s King Charles character will take center stage as the UK’s first coronation in 70 years approaches. Meanwhile, Harry and Meghan are concentrating on life in California but pondering whether to fly over for the big day, while Prince William is focusing on the UK’s cost-of-living crisis. Produced by Noho Film & TV, The Windsors aired for three seasons on Channel 4 from 2016 to 2020. “Any channel worth its salt has a landmark show with the word coronation in the title,” said Joe Hullait, Channel 4 Comedy Commissioning Executive. “For the BBC it was the world’s first televised Coronation in 1953. For ITV it’s the world’s longest running soap Coronation Street. We at Channel 4 are delighted to announce...
- 3/6/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Written by a Scot, adapted from an American novel, with a US director and two Brits playing Americans in the lead roles, HBO and Sky Atlantic co-production The Time Traveler’s Wife could scarcely be more transatlantic. The six-part time-travel rom-com, written by Steven Moffat based on Audrey Niffenegger’s hit 2003 book, is the story of Henry DeTamble, a Chicago librarian with a fantasy genetic condition that causes him to unexpectedly drop out and into his timeline, disappearing and reappearing in inconvenient times, places and states of undress. Played by Theo James, Henry is the titular time traveller, while his titular wife is Claire Abshire, played here by Rose Leslie (and by Rachel McAdams in the earlier movie.) Here’s where you’ll have seen James and Leslie before.
Rose Leslie as Claire Abshire
Actor Rose Leslie could get cast as the 15th Doctor in Doctor Who, go on to...
Rose Leslie as Claire Abshire
Actor Rose Leslie could get cast as the 15th Doctor in Doctor Who, go on to...
- 5/16/2022
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
By Hank Reineke
A March 1945 notice in the Los Angeles Times reported that following his return to Hollywood from a Uso camp tour, Boris Karloff was to begin work on a Rko Radio production titled Chamber of Horrors. The film was to be produced by Val Lewton, the producer who had already brought to the screen such psychological-horrors as Cat People (1942), I Walked with a Zombie (1943) and Curse of the Cat People (1944). Karloff had already appeared in a pair of Lewton’s horror-melodramas for Rko, The Body Snatcher (1945) and Isle of the Dead (1945). The actor had been enjoying his freelance status of late. Recent castings in a series of mad scientist films (1940-1942) for Columbia solidified Karloff’s reputation as cinema’s preeminent boogeyman - even in roles sans grotesque makeup appliances. So the engagement of the actor for Chamber of Horrors was properly trumpeted in a 1945 Variety notice as...
A March 1945 notice in the Los Angeles Times reported that following his return to Hollywood from a Uso camp tour, Boris Karloff was to begin work on a Rko Radio production titled Chamber of Horrors. The film was to be produced by Val Lewton, the producer who had already brought to the screen such psychological-horrors as Cat People (1942), I Walked with a Zombie (1943) and Curse of the Cat People (1944). Karloff had already appeared in a pair of Lewton’s horror-melodramas for Rko, The Body Snatcher (1945) and Isle of the Dead (1945). The actor had been enjoying his freelance status of late. Recent castings in a series of mad scientist films (1940-1942) for Columbia solidified Karloff’s reputation as cinema’s preeminent boogeyman - even in roles sans grotesque makeup appliances. So the engagement of the actor for Chamber of Horrors was properly trumpeted in a 1945 Variety notice as...
- 2/21/2022
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Mélanie Laurent is probably still best known to American filmgoers for her literal barn-burner of a performance in “Inglorious Basterds,” but on the global stage, she’s a filmmaking force, premiering her sixth film in ten years at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on its way to a global debut on Amazon Prime, the streaming service’s first original French production.
“The Mad Women’s Ball,” adapted by Laurent and Christophe Deslandes from Victoria Mas’ novel, explores outdated medical practices and even the supernatural, and it’s another powerful examination of how the asylum essentially served as the witch-burning post for more “enlightened” times — a place to take care of women who didn’t know their place, all under the guise of serving the public order.
Lou de Laâge stars as Eugénie, a spirited young woman who bristles against the expectations of her conservative father, taking every opportunity to hang out...
“The Mad Women’s Ball,” adapted by Laurent and Christophe Deslandes from Victoria Mas’ novel, explores outdated medical practices and even the supernatural, and it’s another powerful examination of how the asylum essentially served as the witch-burning post for more “enlightened” times — a place to take care of women who didn’t know their place, all under the guise of serving the public order.
Lou de Laâge stars as Eugénie, a spirited young woman who bristles against the expectations of her conservative father, taking every opportunity to hang out...
- 9/13/2021
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
With seven titles selected for Venice VR Expanded at this year’s film festival, Taiwan has once again demonstrated its potential as a global leader in virtual reality content production. But this time, the tech hub in Asia has more to offer: it aims higher than just flaunting its technological advancement and the quality of locally produced works. It wants to elevate itself as an international player that collaborates with creative forces from around the world.
Of the seven titles, five featured in competition and two in out-of-competition, four are co-productions with talent from other countries. Among the five titles in competition that are backed by Taiwan Creative Content Agency (Taicca), three are international co-productions. The entries for this year’s VR Expanded has set a record for the independent agency promoting the island’s creative and content industries established under the Executive Yuan and the Ministry of Culture.
“Taicca...
Of the seven titles, five featured in competition and two in out-of-competition, four are co-productions with talent from other countries. Among the five titles in competition that are backed by Taiwan Creative Content Agency (Taicca), three are international co-productions. The entries for this year’s VR Expanded has set a record for the independent agency promoting the island’s creative and content industries established under the Executive Yuan and the Ministry of Culture.
“Taicca...
- 9/8/2021
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
With seven titles selected for Venice VR Expanded at this year’s film festival, Taiwan has once again demonstrated its potential as a global leader in virtual reality content production. But this time, the tech hub in Asia has more to offer: it aims higher than just flaunting its technological advancement and the quality of locally produced works. It wants to elevate itself as an international player that collaborates with creative forces from around the world.
Of the seven titles, five featured in competition and two in out-of-competition, four are co-productions with talent from other countries. Among the five titles in competition that are backed by Taiwan Creative Content Agency, three are international co-productions. The entries for this year’s VR Expanded has set a record for the independent agency promoting the island’s creative and content industries established under the Executive Yuan and the Ministry of Culture.
“Taicca’s...
Of the seven titles, five featured in competition and two in out-of-competition, four are co-productions with talent from other countries. Among the five titles in competition that are backed by Taiwan Creative Content Agency, three are international co-productions. The entries for this year’s VR Expanded has set a record for the independent agency promoting the island’s creative and content industries established under the Executive Yuan and the Ministry of Culture.
“Taicca’s...
- 9/4/2021
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
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By Hank Reineke
All evidence suggests that Mark Robson was producer Val Lewton’s “go to” director. Or, at the very least, for his celebrated series of psychological horror and mystery films released by Rko Radio Pictures 1943-1946. Of the six thrillers produced, Robson would helm no fewer than four (The Seventh Victim (1943), Ghost Ship (1943), Isle of the Dead (1945) and Bedlam (1946). The latter two are perhaps the best remembered of the four as both would feature free-agent boogeyman Boris Karloff in a starring role. Though the first of the Lewton horrors, The Cat People (1942, directed by Jacques Tourneur) is likely the best celebrated of the six films overall, I’ve always held a special fondness for Isle of the Dead. Now, revisiting the film with this stunning Blu ray transfer, I’m as impressed as ever with Robson’s claustrophobic direction, the thoughtful...
By Hank Reineke
All evidence suggests that Mark Robson was producer Val Lewton’s “go to” director. Or, at the very least, for his celebrated series of psychological horror and mystery films released by Rko Radio Pictures 1943-1946. Of the six thrillers produced, Robson would helm no fewer than four (The Seventh Victim (1943), Ghost Ship (1943), Isle of the Dead (1945) and Bedlam (1946). The latter two are perhaps the best remembered of the four as both would feature free-agent boogeyman Boris Karloff in a starring role. Though the first of the Lewton horrors, The Cat People (1942, directed by Jacques Tourneur) is likely the best celebrated of the six films overall, I’ve always held a special fondness for Isle of the Dead. Now, revisiting the film with this stunning Blu ray transfer, I’m as impressed as ever with Robson’s claustrophobic direction, the thoughtful...
- 5/25/2021
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
PBS won four prizes in the 2021 Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia Awards, an annual recognition of some of the best work in the reaml of audio and video journalism. Radiolab won two of the contest’s coveted silver batons, and other winners included NBC News, Vice and and Netflix.
Fifteen honorees were named Tuesday evening in a ceremony that was made available via PBS’ digital venues. The event was hosted by Anderson Cooper, the CNN anchor, and Michele Norris, the Washington Post opinion columnist, in an hour-long presentation. Special guest presenters included Dr. Anthony Fauci, Professor Jelani Cobb and 2019 duPont winner Mariska Hargitay
For the first time, the duPont jury selected 30 finalists, who were announced in November 2020.
“Courageously documenting the turbulent events of 2020, journalists performed a critical public service by reporting on the Covid-19 pandemic, social justice, the role of the internet in our
politics, and much more,” said Cheryl Gould, duPont...
Fifteen honorees were named Tuesday evening in a ceremony that was made available via PBS’ digital venues. The event was hosted by Anderson Cooper, the CNN anchor, and Michele Norris, the Washington Post opinion columnist, in an hour-long presentation. Special guest presenters included Dr. Anthony Fauci, Professor Jelani Cobb and 2019 duPont winner Mariska Hargitay
For the first time, the duPont jury selected 30 finalists, who were announced in November 2020.
“Courageously documenting the turbulent events of 2020, journalists performed a critical public service by reporting on the Covid-19 pandemic, social justice, the role of the internet in our
politics, and much more,” said Cheryl Gould, duPont...
- 2/10/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Another important moment in the awards season has come our way today. Yes, the Academy has released their lists of what’s eligible in a few of the Oscar categories. In short, we now know what’s up for Academy Award nominations in the Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary Feature, and Best International Feature categories. Until we get to a shortlist, everything is up for grabs, but now we know what’s at least in the running, and that’s good… Here now are the lists: Animated Feature Film “Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus” “Bombay Rose” “Calamity” “The Croods: A New Age” “Demon Slayer -Kimetsu No Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train” “Dreambuilders” “Lane” “On-Gaku: Our Sound” “Onward” “Over the Moon” “Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs” “Ride Your Wave” “Scoob!” “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon” “Soul” “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run” “Terra Willy” “Trolls World Tour...
- 1/28/2021
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday released its official entries for 2021 Oscars in the categories of Documentary Feature, Animated Feature and International Films. The takeaway: As expected, the eligible Documentary Feature lineup shatters the record for the most ever.
A total of 238 features are eligible for consideration in the Doc Feature category, breaking the previous record of 170 set in 2017. Last year, by contrast, 159 feature documentaries qualified. The Academy relaxed eligibility rules in light of Covid-19, so that any film that could make a claim of an intended theatrical release was deemed eligible. Earning awards from film festivals was an alternative way to qualify.
For the International Feature race, Lesotho, Sudan and Suriname are first-time entrants among the 93 eligible titles, the same total as last year. Earlier this year, the Academy’s Board of Governors boosted the number of films eligible for the shortlist from 10 to 15. Under the new rules,...
A total of 238 features are eligible for consideration in the Doc Feature category, breaking the previous record of 170 set in 2017. Last year, by contrast, 159 feature documentaries qualified. The Academy relaxed eligibility rules in light of Covid-19, so that any film that could make a claim of an intended theatrical release was deemed eligible. Earning awards from film festivals was an alternative way to qualify.
For the International Feature race, Lesotho, Sudan and Suriname are first-time entrants among the 93 eligible titles, the same total as last year. Earlier this year, the Academy’s Board of Governors boosted the number of films eligible for the shortlist from 10 to 15. Under the new rules,...
- 1/28/2021
- by Patrick Hipes and Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
A new documentary about “Frankenstein” actor Boris Karloff is in the works.
Voltage Films is currently in production on the feature documentary “Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster.” Co-produced and co-written by Ron MacCloskey and Thomas Hamilton with Hamilton directing and Tracy Jenkins producing, the film offers a fascinating portrait of Karloff, examining his illustrious 60-year career in the entertainment industry and his enduring legacy as one of the icons of 20th century popular culture.
The film follows on from the acclaimed 2010 biography “Boris Karloff: More Than A Monster,” written by Karloff’s official biographer Stephen Jacobs, who serves as the film’s historical consultant.
MacCloskey dedicated 23 years to the project, travelling the world to conduct extensive research. Since 2018, the team has filmed 50 interviews in Toronto, New York, Los Angeles and London. Contributors include Peter Bogdanovich, Guillermo del Toro, Christopher Plummer, John Landis, Roger Corman and Kevin Brownlow.
The...
Voltage Films is currently in production on the feature documentary “Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster.” Co-produced and co-written by Ron MacCloskey and Thomas Hamilton with Hamilton directing and Tracy Jenkins producing, the film offers a fascinating portrait of Karloff, examining his illustrious 60-year career in the entertainment industry and his enduring legacy as one of the icons of 20th century popular culture.
The film follows on from the acclaimed 2010 biography “Boris Karloff: More Than A Monster,” written by Karloff’s official biographer Stephen Jacobs, who serves as the film’s historical consultant.
MacCloskey dedicated 23 years to the project, travelling the world to conduct extensive research. Since 2018, the team has filmed 50 interviews in Toronto, New York, Los Angeles and London. Contributors include Peter Bogdanovich, Guillermo del Toro, Christopher Plummer, John Landis, Roger Corman and Kevin Brownlow.
The...
- 1/22/2021
- by Lynsey Ford
- Variety Film + TV
The Oscars Best Documentary Feature race, which set a new record for entries in December when it passed the previous record of 170, has now left all previous years in the dust with 240 eligible films.
An additional 25 documentary features were placed in the members-only online screening room devoted to the category on Saturday, in what the Academy told voters would be “the final batch” of this year’s entries. It was the last of seven groups of documentaries that qualified and were placed into the screening room: 25 in July, 12 in August, 16 in September, 33 in October, 36 in November, a huge group of 93 in December and now 25 in January.
Academy rules put in place because of the Covid-19 pandemic made it easier than usual for documentaries to qualify for the Oscars this year, which opened the door for a field that obliterated the previous record, which was set in 2017. Films could qualify simply...
An additional 25 documentary features were placed in the members-only online screening room devoted to the category on Saturday, in what the Academy told voters would be “the final batch” of this year’s entries. It was the last of seven groups of documentaries that qualified and were placed into the screening room: 25 in July, 12 in August, 16 in September, 33 in October, 36 in November, a huge group of 93 in December and now 25 in January.
Academy rules put in place because of the Covid-19 pandemic made it easier than usual for documentaries to qualify for the Oscars this year, which opened the door for a field that obliterated the previous record, which was set in 2017. Films could qualify simply...
- 1/17/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The Academy has added 93 more films to the members-only screening room devoted to entries in the Best Documentary Feature category, bringing the total number of eligible contenders to a record-shattering 215.
The previous record for entries was 170 in 2017. And this year’s crop of nonfiction films is expected to pass that number by an even bigger margin — at least 50 — once a final, smaller group of films is added to the screening room in January.
New eligibility rules that were passed in the wake of the Covid-19 theater closings made it easier for documentaries to qualify this year by allowing them to do so by playing at film festivals, even virtual ones, and by easing requirements for theatrical runs. In an email to members detailing the new additions, the Academy said, “The Documentary Branch Executive Committee felt it was important to be inclusive and supportive of documentary filmmakers in this unprecedented and challenging year.
The previous record for entries was 170 in 2017. And this year’s crop of nonfiction films is expected to pass that number by an even bigger margin — at least 50 — once a final, smaller group of films is added to the screening room in January.
New eligibility rules that were passed in the wake of the Covid-19 theater closings made it easier for documentaries to qualify this year by allowing them to do so by playing at film festivals, even virtual ones, and by easing requirements for theatrical runs. In an email to members detailing the new additions, the Academy said, “The Documentary Branch Executive Committee felt it was important to be inclusive and supportive of documentary filmmakers in this unprecedented and challenging year.
- 12/22/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
If you were to look at the members-only screening room where films in contention for the Academy Award for Best Picture stream for voters, you might think that documentaries are going to do very well in the Oscars top category this year.
As of Dec. 7, there were 104 films in the Academy Screening Room for the Best Picture category, 26 of which were documentaries. That’s a full 25% of the field, which seems to suggest that nonfiction filmmakers and the companies that release them are optimistic that Oscar voters will recognize docs when they vote this year. After all, it costs $12,500 to put a film in that screening room — and all 26 docs that paid the cost to be there are also in the separate screening room available to the Academy’s Documentary Branch. Spots in that screening room are free for any film that qualifies in the Best Documentary Feature category.
Common sense,...
As of Dec. 7, there were 104 films in the Academy Screening Room for the Best Picture category, 26 of which were documentaries. That’s a full 25% of the field, which seems to suggest that nonfiction filmmakers and the companies that release them are optimistic that Oscar voters will recognize docs when they vote this year. After all, it costs $12,500 to put a film in that screening room — and all 26 docs that paid the cost to be there are also in the separate screening room available to the Academy’s Documentary Branch. Spots in that screening room are free for any film that qualifies in the Best Documentary Feature category.
Common sense,...
- 12/8/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The Academy dropped another 33 feature films into the online screening room for members of its Documentary Branch on Oct. 30, giving the Oscars doc race its biggest influx of new films to date. The branch now has 86 films to consider, with two or three more batches of films (and potentially more than 50 additional contenders) likely to be added to the field by early January.
Coming the same week that the Critics Choice Documentary Awards announced its nominees and the International Documentary Association’s Ida Documentary Awards revealed the 30-film shortlist from which it will make its final choices, the Academy move kicked the Oscar doc race into another gear in a year that promises to be highly competitive.
Among the docs that were made available to voters this week were Bryce Dallas Howard’s film about fatherhood, “Dads,” which means she’ll be competing against her father, Ron Howard, who is...
Coming the same week that the Critics Choice Documentary Awards announced its nominees and the International Documentary Association’s Ida Documentary Awards revealed the 30-film shortlist from which it will make its final choices, the Academy move kicked the Oscar doc race into another gear in a year that promises to be highly competitive.
Among the docs that were made available to voters this week were Bryce Dallas Howard’s film about fatherhood, “Dads,” which means she’ll be competing against her father, Ron Howard, who is...
- 11/2/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
HBO Max is packed with new and classic genre titles this Halloween season. From the new Invisible Man and Doctor Sleep, to The Brood and The Blob, here's a look of what HBO Max is offering as part of their "Halloween is Here" lineup:
Hit horror movies you won’t want to stream alone like The Invisible Man, Us, It: Chapter 2, and Doctor Sleep, creepy cult classics Night of the Living Dead, Eraserhead and Scanners, and psychological thrillers like The Haunting, Glass, and Dolores Claiborne will be available to stream alongside TV series such as Lovecraft Country, True Blood, The Outsider, and Raised by Wolves, and scares for all ages such as Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays, Gremlins 2, Spooky Buddies, and Adventure Time.
In addition, HBO Max is pulling together a collection of Halloween-themed episodes from fan-favorite series like Friends, Euphoria, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Big Bang Theory,...
Hit horror movies you won’t want to stream alone like The Invisible Man, Us, It: Chapter 2, and Doctor Sleep, creepy cult classics Night of the Living Dead, Eraserhead and Scanners, and psychological thrillers like The Haunting, Glass, and Dolores Claiborne will be available to stream alongside TV series such as Lovecraft Country, True Blood, The Outsider, and Raised by Wolves, and scares for all ages such as Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays, Gremlins 2, Spooky Buddies, and Adventure Time.
In addition, HBO Max is pulling together a collection of Halloween-themed episodes from fan-favorite series like Friends, Euphoria, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Big Bang Theory,...
- 10/2/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Before Disney ended up purchasing Fox and acquiring all of their most marketable assets, it appeared as though X-Force would add a new dimension onto the long-running X-Men franchise. Having spent years stuck in development hell, The Cabin in the Woods‘ Drew Goddard was attached to write and direct a spinoff that would place the focus on Josh Brolin’s instant fan favorite Cable.
Of course, X-Force had already been introduced into the big screen mythology at that point, although the team’s involvement in Deadpool 2 was played entirely for laughs. Given the amount of recognizable talent that had been assembled for the lineup, it was very much in keeping with the irreverent nature of the Merc with a Mouth that they were all killed off in the space of a single scene.
Terry Crews’ Bedlam, Bill Skarsgard’s Zeitgeist, Lewis Tan’s Shatterstar, Rob Delaney’s Peter and,...
Of course, X-Force had already been introduced into the big screen mythology at that point, although the team’s involvement in Deadpool 2 was played entirely for laughs. Given the amount of recognizable talent that had been assembled for the lineup, it was very much in keeping with the irreverent nature of the Merc with a Mouth that they were all killed off in the space of a single scene.
Terry Crews’ Bedlam, Bill Skarsgard’s Zeitgeist, Lewis Tan’s Shatterstar, Rob Delaney’s Peter and,...
- 8/15/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Even though every single one of them was played for laughs, Deadpool 2 contained so many cameos from various superheroes and A-list actors that it put the Marvel Cinematic Universe to shame.
As well as the fantastic moment where James McAvoy and his entire X-Men team show up without Deadpool even realizing, Alan Tudyk and Matt Damon also appear buried under heavy makeup as two rednecks that Cable encounters early in his journey. Despite Fox building towards their own X-Force movie at the time Deadpool 2 was released, the Merc with a Mouth still took the concept and turned it upside down by bringing in some recognizable faces to play the team and then killing them off before they could even start their first mission.
Rob Delaney’s decidedly ordinary Peter may have captured the hearts of audiences around the world, but the rest of X-Force was made up of...
As well as the fantastic moment where James McAvoy and his entire X-Men team show up without Deadpool even realizing, Alan Tudyk and Matt Damon also appear buried under heavy makeup as two rednecks that Cable encounters early in his journey. Despite Fox building towards their own X-Force movie at the time Deadpool 2 was released, the Merc with a Mouth still took the concept and turned it upside down by bringing in some recognizable faces to play the team and then killing them off before they could even start their first mission.
Rob Delaney’s decidedly ordinary Peter may have captured the hearts of audiences around the world, but the rest of X-Force was made up of...
- 7/16/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Dr. Ken Rosenberg became a psychiatrist because of Merle, his late older sister who suffered from schizophrenia. But did the documentarian and Cornell Weill Medical College doctor set out to tell Merle’s story in Philadelphia when he began shooting Bedlam, his new documentary on the troubled American mental-health system, nearly eight years ago?
“No, never!” Rosenberg told me during a phone interview on Monday. “Years into the project, that was not my intention.” Rosenberg had done some film work in the 1990s, but until Bedlam premiered Monday night on PBS’ Independent Lens,...
“No, never!” Rosenberg told me during a phone interview on Monday. “Years into the project, that was not my intention.” Rosenberg had done some film work in the 1990s, but until Bedlam premiered Monday night on PBS’ Independent Lens,...
- 4/16/2020
- by Jamil Smith
- Rollingstone.com
It took a global pandemic, but Courteney Cox has finally joined the millions who binge-watch “Friends.”
Having extra time in an era of “safer at home” and “shelter in place” was an added factor in the “why now” aspect for Cox, as she revealed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on March 25. But the former star of that NBC sitcom noted she was finally watching her way through her own seminal work because so many others love the show.
In fact, the series has become a go-to source of comfort for audience members who grew up with the original broadcast run, as well as those who found it in syndication or streaming.
On a normal day many television fans find themselves putting on their favorite television shows while they cook or get ready for bed as a way of self-soothing and coming down from the stresses of their workday and the global news cycle.
Having extra time in an era of “safer at home” and “shelter in place” was an added factor in the “why now” aspect for Cox, as she revealed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on March 25. But the former star of that NBC sitcom noted she was finally watching her way through her own seminal work because so many others love the show.
In fact, the series has become a go-to source of comfort for audience members who grew up with the original broadcast run, as well as those who found it in syndication or streaming.
On a normal day many television fans find themselves putting on their favorite television shows while they cook or get ready for bed as a way of self-soothing and coming down from the stresses of their workday and the global news cycle.
- 4/8/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
After a winter lineup of documentaries covering current issues like women’s rights and racial injustice, the spring and summer season of Independent Lens will tackle such timely topics as America’s mental health crisis, climate change, globalization, and the role news media plays in our everyday lives. It will also profile several trail-blazing figures.
Broadcast on PBS, the acclaimed “Independent Lens” highlights thought-provoking documentaries, many of which are co-funded and co-produced by Independent Television Service (Itvs). Films making their broadcast debuts from April through June include Kenneth Paul Rosenberg M.D.’s “Bedlam,” an intimate examination of the mental health crisis in America, Brett Story’s critically acclaimed “The Hottest August,” which paints a portrait of collective anxiety around the looming threat of climate change, and Bill Haney’s “Jim Allison: Breakthrough,” which chronicles the work of the Nobel Prize-winning visionary doctor who discovered a way to defeat cancer.
Broadcast on PBS, the acclaimed “Independent Lens” highlights thought-provoking documentaries, many of which are co-funded and co-produced by Independent Television Service (Itvs). Films making their broadcast debuts from April through June include Kenneth Paul Rosenberg M.D.’s “Bedlam,” an intimate examination of the mental health crisis in America, Brett Story’s critically acclaimed “The Hottest August,” which paints a portrait of collective anxiety around the looming threat of climate change, and Bill Haney’s “Jim Allison: Breakthrough,” which chronicles the work of the Nobel Prize-winning visionary doctor who discovered a way to defeat cancer.
- 3/25/2020
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
For its 50th anniversary, PBS is painting a portrait of America through diverse stories and several features on inspirational women.
PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger discussed the network’s upcoming year during Friday morning’s executive session at the Television Critics Association 2020 Winter Press tour in Pasadena. Chief among PBS projects is “PBS American Portrait,” which will gather first-person narratives from Americans throughout the country. Kerger said that PBS would leverage the broadcaster’s numerous local stations to connect with everyday Americans and share their stories.
“American Portrait is a digital-first national storytelling project that invites people to participate in a conversation about what it really means to be an American today,” Kerger said during her executive session. “PBS will gather the stories through photo, video, and written submissions. We will then share and amplify those stories through digital platforms, events, and educational resources for classrooms, as well as...
PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger discussed the network’s upcoming year during Friday morning’s executive session at the Television Critics Association 2020 Winter Press tour in Pasadena. Chief among PBS projects is “PBS American Portrait,” which will gather first-person narratives from Americans throughout the country. Kerger said that PBS would leverage the broadcaster’s numerous local stations to connect with everyday Americans and share their stories.
“American Portrait is a digital-first national storytelling project that invites people to participate in a conversation about what it really means to be an American today,” Kerger said during her executive session. “PBS will gather the stories through photo, video, and written submissions. We will then share and amplify those stories through digital platforms, events, and educational resources for classrooms, as well as...
- 1/10/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Exclusive: CW Seed, the CW’s free, ad-supported digital network, has acquired non-exclusive streaming rights to 14 series from BBC Studios.
The second-window deal will bring more than 200 episodes and 150 hours of scripted library content to Seed, which launched as an on-demand service in 2013 and will add a live, linear channel later this winter. The announcement was made today by Rick Haskins, Evp of Marketing and Digital Platforms for the CW.
Among the shows already live on Seed are The Intruders, starring Mira Sorvino and Millie Bobby Brown; Atlantis, with Game of Thrones alum Mark Addy; The Secret of Crickley Hall, starring Thrones‘ Maisie Williams and Tom Ellis; Bedlam, with pop star Will Young; and a new take on Sinbad.
A wave of additional shows will be added in late January and roll out through the month of February. That roster includes James Corden’s Gavin & Stacey; The Fades, starring...
The second-window deal will bring more than 200 episodes and 150 hours of scripted library content to Seed, which launched as an on-demand service in 2013 and will add a live, linear channel later this winter. The announcement was made today by Rick Haskins, Evp of Marketing and Digital Platforms for the CW.
Among the shows already live on Seed are The Intruders, starring Mira Sorvino and Millie Bobby Brown; Atlantis, with Game of Thrones alum Mark Addy; The Secret of Crickley Hall, starring Thrones‘ Maisie Williams and Tom Ellis; Bedlam, with pop star Will Young; and a new take on Sinbad.
A wave of additional shows will be added in late January and roll out through the month of February. That roster includes James Corden’s Gavin & Stacey; The Fades, starring...
- 1/8/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Independent Lens, the Emmy-winning PBS series, will feature a lineup of buzzy documentaries during the first three months of 2020 that will include everything from deep-dives into racial injustice and climate change to the penetrating looks at the clash between science and creationism.
“The topics are serious, but all of the films offer hope,” said “Independent Lens” executive producer Lois Vossen.
Making their broadcast debuts from January through March are Nanfu Wang’s critically acclaimed “One Child Nation,” an examination of China’s controversial attempts at population control; Jacqueline Olive’s “Always in Season,” a look at a mother’s struggle to get law enforcement to acknowledge that the death of her teenage son was a lynching and not a suicide: and “We Believe in Dinosaurs,” the story of how the construction of an $120 million Noah’s Ark-inspired theme park in Kentucky threatens the barrier between church and state.
“We’re...
“The topics are serious, but all of the films offer hope,” said “Independent Lens” executive producer Lois Vossen.
Making their broadcast debuts from January through March are Nanfu Wang’s critically acclaimed “One Child Nation,” an examination of China’s controversial attempts at population control; Jacqueline Olive’s “Always in Season,” a look at a mother’s struggle to get law enforcement to acknowledge that the death of her teenage son was a lynching and not a suicide: and “We Believe in Dinosaurs,” the story of how the construction of an $120 million Noah’s Ark-inspired theme park in Kentucky threatens the barrier between church and state.
“We’re...
- 12/23/2019
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Reign’s Toby Regbo is to star in the third and final season of Italian drama Medici.
The series will air over four nights in a primetime slot on Italian broadcaster Rai from December 2 with Netflix airing it after its domestic launch in early 2020. It will be branded an original Netflix series in the U.S., UK, Ireland, Canada, India and Taiwan.
Regbo will star alongside Daniel Sharman, and Synnøve Karlsen as well as Francesco Montanari and John Lynch, who joins for Medici The Magnificent: Final Season. Elsewhere, Troy: Fall of a City’s Johnny Harris and Bedlam’s Jack Roth form part of the international cast with Callum Blake, Aurora Ruffino and Sebastian De Souza.
Medici The Magnificent: Final Season starts a few months after the infamous Pazzi conspiracy that cost the life of Lorenzo’s brother, and nearly his own. Lorenzo, now a more complex and conflicted character,...
The series will air over four nights in a primetime slot on Italian broadcaster Rai from December 2 with Netflix airing it after its domestic launch in early 2020. It will be branded an original Netflix series in the U.S., UK, Ireland, Canada, India and Taiwan.
Regbo will star alongside Daniel Sharman, and Synnøve Karlsen as well as Francesco Montanari and John Lynch, who joins for Medici The Magnificent: Final Season. Elsewhere, Troy: Fall of a City’s Johnny Harris and Bedlam’s Jack Roth form part of the international cast with Callum Blake, Aurora Ruffino and Sebastian De Souza.
Medici The Magnificent: Final Season starts a few months after the infamous Pazzi conspiracy that cost the life of Lorenzo’s brother, and nearly his own. Lorenzo, now a more complex and conflicted character,...
- 11/29/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Arthur’s Miller’s The Crucible is one of the most-produced plays in the U.S., so it takes a lot make this old standard come alive. The experimental theater troupe Bedlam, known for their pared-down productions of The Seagull and Pride & Prejudice, manage to infuse the classic with new energy in its production which opened tonight […]
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- 11/22/2019
- by Erik Meers
- Uinterview
Exclusive: CAA has signed artist, organizer, educator, and public speaker Patrisse Cullors for representation in all areas.
Cullors is known as the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network. In addition to her work with Blm, her advocacy shines through as a Chairperson of Reform La Jails, and Founder and Board Chair of grassroots Los Angeles-based organization Dignity and Power Now.
On the TV side, Cullors is part of the writers’ room for the Freeform series Good Trouble. She initially served as a consultant for the first season of The Fosters spinoff to help with Malika (Zuri Adele) activism and social justice storyline. She joined the writers’ room for the second season.
Cullors also appeared in the Kenneth Paul Rosenberg’s documentary Bedlam, which sheds light on the state of mental health in the U.S. It premiered at Sundance earlier this year and Cullors’ family is one of...
Cullors is known as the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network. In addition to her work with Blm, her advocacy shines through as a Chairperson of Reform La Jails, and Founder and Board Chair of grassroots Los Angeles-based organization Dignity and Power Now.
On the TV side, Cullors is part of the writers’ room for the Freeform series Good Trouble. She initially served as a consultant for the first season of The Fosters spinoff to help with Malika (Zuri Adele) activism and social justice storyline. She joined the writers’ room for the second season.
Cullors also appeared in the Kenneth Paul Rosenberg’s documentary Bedlam, which sheds light on the state of mental health in the U.S. It premiered at Sundance earlier this year and Cullors’ family is one of...
- 8/27/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Independent Lens is approaching its 18th season offering documentary films to a wide viewing audience. Its upcoming collection, set to begin airing this fall on PBS.
Series executive producer Lois Vossen spoke with IndieWire about the ongoing relevance of these stories, whether they’re primarily focused on illuminating a part of the past or putting current events in a greater historical context.
“One of the things that I’m a firm believer in is that we can’t understand where we are right now without looking back at the past and how we got here,” Vossen said. “History is such an important part of who we are today. I personally am fascinated by filmmakers who can take something from history and show us why it’s incredibly relevant today.”
This season’s slate begins with “Made in Boise,” a film that not only addresses a growing trend of surrogate births in the Idaho city,...
Series executive producer Lois Vossen spoke with IndieWire about the ongoing relevance of these stories, whether they’re primarily focused on illuminating a part of the past or putting current events in a greater historical context.
“One of the things that I’m a firm believer in is that we can’t understand where we are right now without looking back at the past and how we got here,” Vossen said. “History is such an important part of who we are today. I personally am fascinated by filmmakers who can take something from history and show us why it’s incredibly relevant today.”
This season’s slate begins with “Made in Boise,” a film that not only addresses a growing trend of surrogate births in the Idaho city,...
- 8/15/2019
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
July’s home entertainment releases are ending on a high note this week, as we have tons of great horror and sci-fi titles coming our way this Tuesday. Scream Factory is keeping busy with a handful of Blu-rays on their docket this week, including Quatermass and the Pit, Quatermass 2, The Leopard Man, Lust for a Vampire, and a Steelbook edition of Humanoids from the Deep.
Roxanne Benjamin’s feature film debut, Body at Brighton Rock, is also being released this Tuesday on various formats, and Vinegar Syndrome is resurrecting both Hellmaster and Play Dead as well. And, if you happened to miss it in theaters, Deon Taylor’s The Intruder is set to invade your home media shelves this week as well.
Other Blu-ray and DVD releases for July 30th include What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Hotel Inferno and The Reptile.
Body at Brighton Rock
Wendy, a part-time...
Roxanne Benjamin’s feature film debut, Body at Brighton Rock, is also being released this Tuesday on various formats, and Vinegar Syndrome is resurrecting both Hellmaster and Play Dead as well. And, if you happened to miss it in theaters, Deon Taylor’s The Intruder is set to invade your home media shelves this week as well.
Other Blu-ray and DVD releases for July 30th include What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Hotel Inferno and The Reptile.
Body at Brighton Rock
Wendy, a part-time...
- 7/29/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
After directing Cat People (1942), Jacques Tourneur introduced moviegoers to The Leopard Man, and more than 75 years after its initial release, Scream Factory is bringing the serial killer horror film to Blu-ray for the first time on July 16th, and we've been provided with the cover art and full list of special features:
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – Scream Factory proudly presents the 40s horror cult classic The Leopard Man in its Blu-ray debut July 30, 2019. The release comes complete with special features including new audio commentary and a brand new 4k scan of the original nitrate camera negative.
From legendary horror film producer Val Lewton and from Jacques Tourneur, the director of the original Cat People, The Leopard Man is one of the first American films to attempt a remotely realistic portrayal of a serial killer.
Is it man, beast or both behind a string of savage maulings and murders? An...
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – Scream Factory proudly presents the 40s horror cult classic The Leopard Man in its Blu-ray debut July 30, 2019. The release comes complete with special features including new audio commentary and a brand new 4k scan of the original nitrate camera negative.
From legendary horror film producer Val Lewton and from Jacques Tourneur, the director of the original Cat People, The Leopard Man is one of the first American films to attempt a remotely realistic portrayal of a serial killer.
Is it man, beast or both behind a string of savage maulings and murders? An...
- 6/19/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Hollywood takes a hard look at the mundane horrors of mental asylums, and Olivia de Havilland scores another career high with her portrayal of a housewife experiencing a nervous breakdown. Some people found the show scary and a few felt it was tasteless, but Ms. de Havilland’s performance is riveting, 71 years later. Anatole Litvak’s intense direction makes good use of expressionistic visual devices, without veering into dippy Salvador Dalí psycho-surrealism.
The Snake Pit
Region B Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1948 / B&W / 1:37 Academy / 108 min. / Street Date April 22, 2019 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £15.99
Starring: Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Glenn Langan, Helen Craig, Leif Erickson, Beulah Bondi, Lee Patrick, Natalie Schafer, Ruth Donnelly, Katherine Locke, Minna Gombell, Ann Doran, Jacqueline deWit, Betsy Blair, Queenie Smith, Virginia Brissac, Marie Blake, Isabel Jewell, Celia Lovsky, Mae Marsh, Doro Merande, Mary Newton, Inez Palange, Mary Treen, Minerva Urecal.
Cinematography:...
The Snake Pit
Region B Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1948 / B&W / 1:37 Academy / 108 min. / Street Date April 22, 2019 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £15.99
Starring: Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Glenn Langan, Helen Craig, Leif Erickson, Beulah Bondi, Lee Patrick, Natalie Schafer, Ruth Donnelly, Katherine Locke, Minna Gombell, Ann Doran, Jacqueline deWit, Betsy Blair, Queenie Smith, Virginia Brissac, Marie Blake, Isabel Jewell, Celia Lovsky, Mae Marsh, Doro Merande, Mary Newton, Inez Palange, Mary Treen, Minerva Urecal.
Cinematography:...
- 6/1/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
“Doctor Who” and “Antiques Road Show” are headed to Pluto TV, with each show getting its own channel, the Viacom-owned streaming TV service announced Monday.
The additions are part of a larger deal between Pluto TV and the BBC that brings more than 1,000 episodes of BBC original programming to the streaming service. Those episodes, which will be available beginning May 1, include “Being Erica,” “Bedlam,” “Primeval,” and “Robin Hood.”
The “Doctor Who,” channel will stream more than 200 episodes from the earlier seasons of the cult-classic series, which has featured 13 official Doctors.
Also Read: Pluto TV CEO on Impact of $340 Million Viacom Deal - and a Possible Premium Streaming Plan
“This new Pluto TV enterprise is appealing for us as we continue to attract new audiences through the creation of branded pop-up channels like Classic ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Antiques Roadshow’ and expand on opportunities for existing fans to find their favorite shows to stream,...
The additions are part of a larger deal between Pluto TV and the BBC that brings more than 1,000 episodes of BBC original programming to the streaming service. Those episodes, which will be available beginning May 1, include “Being Erica,” “Bedlam,” “Primeval,” and “Robin Hood.”
The “Doctor Who,” channel will stream more than 200 episodes from the earlier seasons of the cult-classic series, which has featured 13 official Doctors.
Also Read: Pluto TV CEO on Impact of $340 Million Viacom Deal - and a Possible Premium Streaming Plan
“This new Pluto TV enterprise is appealing for us as we continue to attract new audiences through the creation of branded pop-up channels like Classic ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Antiques Roadshow’ and expand on opportunities for existing fans to find their favorite shows to stream,...
- 4/8/2019
- by Matt Lopez
- The Wrap
In the second live podcast recording of the New Hollywood Podcast at the Sundance Film Festival, we dive deep into Lgbtq content from the documentary angle with Where’s My Roy Cohn? director Matt Tyrnauer and Bedlam subject Patrisse Cullors, who is also the co-founder of Black Lives Matter.
During the panel titled “Preserving the Past for the Future: Documenting Untold Histories,” Tyrnauer and Cullors were on the same page when it came to discussing relevant socio-political issues affecting marginalized communities. Tyrnauer’s Where’s My Roy Cohn? is an eye-opening documentary about the titular Cohn, who essentially was the beta version of Donald Trump. Tyrnauer talks about how the lawyer and political figure was a sorcerer’s apprentice to Sen. Joseph McCarthy which paved the way to Trump. In between, his influence saw him emerge as a New York power broker, mafia consigliere, and white-collar criminal that serves as...
During the panel titled “Preserving the Past for the Future: Documenting Untold Histories,” Tyrnauer and Cullors were on the same page when it came to discussing relevant socio-political issues affecting marginalized communities. Tyrnauer’s Where’s My Roy Cohn? is an eye-opening documentary about the titular Cohn, who essentially was the beta version of Donald Trump. Tyrnauer talks about how the lawyer and political figure was a sorcerer’s apprentice to Sen. Joseph McCarthy which paved the way to Trump. In between, his influence saw him emerge as a New York power broker, mafia consigliere, and white-collar criminal that serves as...
- 1/30/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos and Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: “The way we treat mentally ill in this country is insane.” That’s how one psychiatrist starkly describes the state of affairs in America’s broken mental health system, which is put under the microscope in Bedlam, a documentary directed by psychiatrist-filmmaker Kenneth Rosenberg. The pic is having its world premiere later this month at the Sundance Film Festival.
Check out the trailer that offers the first look at the docu, which bows in Park City in the fest’s U.S. Documentary Competition section. It will also air likely later this year as part of PBS’ Independent Lens series.
Rosenberg, fueled by his own sister’s battles with mental illness, captures footage shot over a five-year period at a Los Angeles County psych ER, revealing the sometimes horrific reality of a deinstitutionalized system in which emergency rooms often provide the only refuge for the severely mentally ill who need care.
Check out the trailer that offers the first look at the docu, which bows in Park City in the fest’s U.S. Documentary Competition section. It will also air likely later this year as part of PBS’ Independent Lens series.
Rosenberg, fueled by his own sister’s battles with mental illness, captures footage shot over a five-year period at a Los Angeles County psych ER, revealing the sometimes horrific reality of a deinstitutionalized system in which emergency rooms often provide the only refuge for the severely mentally ill who need care.
- 1/18/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Cybill Shepherd’s “Being Rose” gets acquired, Booboo Steward gets a lead role, Itvs reaches a Sundance milestone, and oilfields drama “The Iron Orchard” gets a release.
Acquisition
Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to Rod McCall’s romance “Being Rose,” starring Cybill Shepherd, James Brolin, and Pam Grier, Variety has learned exclusively.
The film will be available in theaters and on demand on Jan. 4. Shepherd plays an ex-cop diagnosed with serious health issues who goes on a road trip in a wheelchair to search for her estranged son. Along the way, she falls in love with Brolin’s cowboy character, who has come to a crossroads of his own.
“I consider ‘Being Rose’ the crown jewel of my career,” Shepherd said. “Rod McCall, who wrote and directed the film is one of the finest directors I’ve ever had the privilege of working with.
Acquisition
Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to Rod McCall’s romance “Being Rose,” starring Cybill Shepherd, James Brolin, and Pam Grier, Variety has learned exclusively.
The film will be available in theaters and on demand on Jan. 4. Shepherd plays an ex-cop diagnosed with serious health issues who goes on a road trip in a wheelchair to search for her estranged son. Along the way, she falls in love with Brolin’s cowboy character, who has come to a crossroads of his own.
“I consider ‘Being Rose’ the crown jewel of my career,” Shepherd said. “Rod McCall, who wrote and directed the film is one of the finest directors I’ve ever had the privilege of working with.
- 12/1/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
You guys, the dark and fun alternate versions of the Archie gang continues and it's my everything! In this month's Jughead the Hunger #9, the very lovable "Moose" Mason becomes Frankenmoose! Also: Phantasmagoria #1, The Weatherman #5, Grimm Fairy Tales #21, and Devil Within #1.
Jughead the Hunger #9: "Marmaduke “Moose” Mason is dead, having been executed by the Cooper clan after turning into a werewolf. Then who… or what… is FrankenMoose? Find out as Jughead the Hunger goes classic movie monster with “FrankenMoose Meets the Wolf Jug” Part 1!
On October 10th, writer Frank Tieri and artist Joe Eisma, colorist Matt Herms, and letterer Jack Morelli bring you the ninth issue of Jughead: The Hunger and the rise of FrankenMoose!
Pre-order your copy today from your local comic book shop or order online from the Archie Comics Shop!
Get issues of Jughead: The Hunger delivered straight to your mailbox with a subscription from the Archie Comics Shop!
Jughead the Hunger #9: "Marmaduke “Moose” Mason is dead, having been executed by the Cooper clan after turning into a werewolf. Then who… or what… is FrankenMoose? Find out as Jughead the Hunger goes classic movie monster with “FrankenMoose Meets the Wolf Jug” Part 1!
On October 10th, writer Frank Tieri and artist Joe Eisma, colorist Matt Herms, and letterer Jack Morelli bring you the ninth issue of Jughead: The Hunger and the rise of FrankenMoose!
Pre-order your copy today from your local comic book shop or order online from the Archie Comics Shop!
Get issues of Jughead: The Hunger delivered straight to your mailbox with a subscription from the Archie Comics Shop!
- 10/10/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Classic horror film lovers get excited, as Turner Classic Movies just unveiled its movie lineup for the Halloween season. I’d run through and list all the classics that will be popping up throughout the month, but there’s just too many to list. This is Turner Classic Movies after all. Check out the full lineup below, and let us know if you’re excited for any of these! (via Bloody Disgusting)
Wednesday October 3, 2018
8:00 Pm The Unknown (1927) Dir: Tod Browning
9:00 Pm The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Dir: Rupert Julian
10:45 Pm The Monster (1925) Dir: Roland West
Thursday October 4, 2018
12:30 Am The Penalty (1920) Dir: Wallace Worsley
2:15 Am The Unholy Three (1925) Dir: Tod Browning.
4:00 Am He Who Gets Slapped (1924) Dir: Victor Seastrom
Saturday October 6, 2018
2:00 Am Deadly Friend (1986) Dir: Wes Craven
3:45 Am Demon Seed (1977) Dir. Donald Cammell
Sunday October 7, 2018
8:00 Pm The Mummy’s Hand (1940) Dir: Christy...
Wednesday October 3, 2018
8:00 Pm The Unknown (1927) Dir: Tod Browning
9:00 Pm The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Dir: Rupert Julian
10:45 Pm The Monster (1925) Dir: Roland West
Thursday October 4, 2018
12:30 Am The Penalty (1920) Dir: Wallace Worsley
2:15 Am The Unholy Three (1925) Dir: Tod Browning.
4:00 Am He Who Gets Slapped (1924) Dir: Victor Seastrom
Saturday October 6, 2018
2:00 Am Deadly Friend (1986) Dir: Wes Craven
3:45 Am Demon Seed (1977) Dir. Donald Cammell
Sunday October 7, 2018
8:00 Pm The Mummy’s Hand (1940) Dir: Christy...
- 9/16/2018
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
A new clip has been released for the upcoming animated series Young Justice: Outsiders. It features Nightwing and Oracle infiltrating a secret metahuman lab run by the mysterious Bedlam.
I've been such a huge fan of this Young Justice series and I've got high hopes for its return. So far I've liked what I've seen, especially with that five-minute long trailer that was released during Comic-Con. That definitely stirred up some excitement among the fans!
The superhero line-up also includes Static, Kid Flash, Robin, Wonder Girl, Spoiler, Blue Beetle, Thirteen, Arrowette, Arsenal and Beast Boy. Here's the synopsis:
In Young Justice: Outsiders, the teenage Super Heroes of the DC Universe come of age in an animated world of super-powers, Super-Villains and super secrets. In the highly anticipated new season, the team faces its greatest challenge yet as it takes on meta-human trafficking and the terrifying threat it creates for a...
I've been such a huge fan of this Young Justice series and I've got high hopes for its return. So far I've liked what I've seen, especially with that five-minute long trailer that was released during Comic-Con. That definitely stirred up some excitement among the fans!
The superhero line-up also includes Static, Kid Flash, Robin, Wonder Girl, Spoiler, Blue Beetle, Thirteen, Arrowette, Arsenal and Beast Boy. Here's the synopsis:
In Young Justice: Outsiders, the teenage Super Heroes of the DC Universe come of age in an animated world of super-powers, Super-Villains and super secrets. In the highly anticipated new season, the team faces its greatest challenge yet as it takes on meta-human trafficking and the terrifying threat it creates for a...
- 8/30/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
In case you didn’t know – but judging from the alarming frequency in which we’re receiving marketing material, it really should’ve been apparent by now – Deadpool 2 completed the journey to home video today.
Along the way, the Merc with a Mouth picked up a quarter-hour of additional footage, and an audio commentary featuring Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, David Leitch and, of course, Ryan Reynolds – which Wade Wilson and company are deeming: Deadpool 2: The Super Duper $@%!#& Cut. That said, the theatrical cut really is good enough to warrant the purchase, let alone with the slew of bonus content promised on the packaging, but I digress.
As I stated earlier, throughout the last week or so, we’ve witnessed an onslaught of promotional ballyhoo – not that we’re complaining, mind you – including a new teaser that one can’t help but feel is teasing Deadpool 3. Not to mention,...
Along the way, the Merc with a Mouth picked up a quarter-hour of additional footage, and an audio commentary featuring Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, David Leitch and, of course, Ryan Reynolds – which Wade Wilson and company are deeming: Deadpool 2: The Super Duper $@%!#& Cut. That said, the theatrical cut really is good enough to warrant the purchase, let alone with the slew of bonus content promised on the packaging, but I digress.
As I stated earlier, throughout the last week or so, we’ve witnessed an onslaught of promotional ballyhoo – not that we’re complaining, mind you – including a new teaser that one can’t help but feel is teasing Deadpool 3. Not to mention,...
- 8/22/2018
- by Joseph Falcone
- We Got This Covered
For such an eclectic cast of X-Men wannabees and supercharged mutants, Rob Delaney’s regular old Peter soon became the breakout star of Deadpool 2 due to his wonderfully modest nature.
He has no powers to speak of, mind you, but that doesn’t curb his enthusiasm – nor does it discourage the Merc With a Mouth from welcoming Peter into the X-Force, where he joins the likes of Shatterstar, Bedlam, Domino, and the vomit-spewing Zeitgeist.
The duo clearly hit it off behind the scenes, too, as Ryan Reynolds took to Twitter just yesterday to share a new pic of Rob Delaney’s unlikely hero in honor of Canada Day. Going one step further, the Deadpool 2 marketing team also unveiled a close-up of a battle-ready Merc via Instagram (h/t ComicBook.com) replete with the caption: “Happy day to the great country who gave us Ryan Reynolds.”
Ryan Reynolds Honors...
He has no powers to speak of, mind you, but that doesn’t curb his enthusiasm – nor does it discourage the Merc With a Mouth from welcoming Peter into the X-Force, where he joins the likes of Shatterstar, Bedlam, Domino, and the vomit-spewing Zeitgeist.
The duo clearly hit it off behind the scenes, too, as Ryan Reynolds took to Twitter just yesterday to share a new pic of Rob Delaney’s unlikely hero in honor of Canada Day. Going one step further, the Deadpool 2 marketing team also unveiled a close-up of a battle-ready Merc via Instagram (h/t ComicBook.com) replete with the caption: “Happy day to the great country who gave us Ryan Reynolds.”
Ryan Reynolds Honors...
- 7/2/2018
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Director Drew Goddard (Cabin in the Woods) is hard at work on developing his X-Force film that will bring together Deadpool, Cable, Domino, and a few other heroes to save the world from some kind of evil villain.
We thought that team would consist of Bedlam, Shatterstar, The Vanisher, and Zeitgeist but they were all hilariously killed off in Deadpool 2. I have no idea who the new team will entail, but I imagine Firefist, Colossus, and Negasonic Teenage Warhead might be a part of it. When previously talking about what happened in Deadpool 2, Goddard said he was completely on board with it:
"One thing I said to Ryan was, ‘Don’t worry about it, we’ll come up with new ideas; you guys go make your movie, and do your thing. We’ll figure it out.' That tends to be the way I like to work. It...
We thought that team would consist of Bedlam, Shatterstar, The Vanisher, and Zeitgeist but they were all hilariously killed off in Deadpool 2. I have no idea who the new team will entail, but I imagine Firefist, Colossus, and Negasonic Teenage Warhead might be a part of it. When previously talking about what happened in Deadpool 2, Goddard said he was completely on board with it:
"One thing I said to Ryan was, ‘Don’t worry about it, we’ll come up with new ideas; you guys go make your movie, and do your thing. We’ll figure it out.' That tends to be the way I like to work. It...
- 6/29/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
If you haven't seen Deadpool 2 yet, you might want to skip this article because it deals with how the X-Force team was handled in the movie. If you did see the film, you know exactly what I'm talking about.
In a completely surprising twist, almost the entire X-Force team that Deadpool gathered together to fight Cable was killed off as fast as they were introduced in the most hilarious ways. It was amazingly funny. Those characters included Shatterstar, Bedlam, Zeitgeist, and The Vanisher.
I was actually wondering what this meant for director Drew Goddard's X-Force film and what he thought about the characters being killed off like that. Turns out he was completely on board with it and thought it was great! During a recent interview with EW Goddard explained:
"To be honest, I think that’s why it excited me so much. I remember reading that scene and just cackling with delight,...
In a completely surprising twist, almost the entire X-Force team that Deadpool gathered together to fight Cable was killed off as fast as they were introduced in the most hilarious ways. It was amazingly funny. Those characters included Shatterstar, Bedlam, Zeitgeist, and The Vanisher.
I was actually wondering what this meant for director Drew Goddard's X-Force film and what he thought about the characters being killed off like that. Turns out he was completely on board with it and thought it was great! During a recent interview with EW Goddard explained:
"To be honest, I think that’s why it excited me so much. I remember reading that scene and just cackling with delight,...
- 5/30/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
[Editor’s Note: This article includes spoilers for “Deadpool 2”]
20th Century Fox marketed “Deadpool 2” as an unofficial X-Force movie. Trailers for the superhero tentpole saw Ryan Reynolds’ Wade Wilson/Deadpool recruiting candidates such as Shatterstar (Lewis Tan), Bedlam (Terry Crews), and Domino (Zazie Beats) for the eponymous supergroup. But as soon as the X-Force is assembled in “Deadpool 2,” every member is killed off in brutal ways on their first mission, save for Domino. That’s right, Fox’s X-Force marketing was a giant diversion that provided “Deadpool 2” with a bloody punchline.
“Deadpool 2” brings together the X-Force and then kills them off, which leaves fans wondering what exactly Fox and writer-director Drew Goddard have in store for the announced “X-Force” movie. “X-Force” will be the next installment in the “Deadpool” universe before a proper third “Deadpool” sequel is made. Goddard confirmed to Entertainment Weekly his superhero movie will focus exclusively on Deadpool, Cable, and Domino.
20th Century Fox marketed “Deadpool 2” as an unofficial X-Force movie. Trailers for the superhero tentpole saw Ryan Reynolds’ Wade Wilson/Deadpool recruiting candidates such as Shatterstar (Lewis Tan), Bedlam (Terry Crews), and Domino (Zazie Beats) for the eponymous supergroup. But as soon as the X-Force is assembled in “Deadpool 2,” every member is killed off in brutal ways on their first mission, save for Domino. That’s right, Fox’s X-Force marketing was a giant diversion that provided “Deadpool 2” with a bloody punchline.
“Deadpool 2” brings together the X-Force and then kills them off, which leaves fans wondering what exactly Fox and writer-director Drew Goddard have in store for the announced “X-Force” movie. “X-Force” will be the next installment in the “Deadpool” universe before a proper third “Deadpool” sequel is made. Goddard confirmed to Entertainment Weekly his superhero movie will focus exclusively on Deadpool, Cable, and Domino.
- 5/30/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
(Spoiler alert: Do not read unless you have seen “Deadpool 2”)
A “Deadpool 2” trailer that had fans buzzing in anticipation of a continuing presence of the X-Force was actually shot to pull the rug from under Marvel fans, says Terry Crews, who played a mutant called Bedlam.
The sneak preview footage played up Deadpool’s plan to create the X-Force after he had sufficiently alienated the X-Men. But the result of the much-hyped skydive scene quickly turns that upside down — as almost every single member of Deadpool’s new team was killed off in comically gruesome ways.
Crews, whose Bedlam meets his end at the hands of an oncoming bus, told Business Insider that the audience reaction at the world premiere gasped when the mutant superteam was squashed.
Also Read: 'Deadpool 2': What Is 'Fridging' and Why Are People Annoyed About It?
“Everything that we shot that...
A “Deadpool 2” trailer that had fans buzzing in anticipation of a continuing presence of the X-Force was actually shot to pull the rug from under Marvel fans, says Terry Crews, who played a mutant called Bedlam.
The sneak preview footage played up Deadpool’s plan to create the X-Force after he had sufficiently alienated the X-Men. But the result of the much-hyped skydive scene quickly turns that upside down — as almost every single member of Deadpool’s new team was killed off in comically gruesome ways.
Crews, whose Bedlam meets his end at the hands of an oncoming bus, told Business Insider that the audience reaction at the world premiere gasped when the mutant superteam was squashed.
Also Read: 'Deadpool 2': What Is 'Fridging' and Why Are People Annoyed About It?
“Everything that we shot that...
- 5/27/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Ryan Reynold’s “Deadpool 2” is set to take the No. 1 box office crown from “Avengers: Infinity War” this weekend, with $133.5 million from 4,349 North American locations.
The third R-rated superhero film from Fox took in $53.3 million Friday, including a record-setting $18.6 million from Thursday previews, the highest Thursday tally for an R-rated film (“It” had previously held the title with $13.5 million). “Deadpool 2’s” 4,349 theaters also mark Fox’s widest launch ever.
The “Deadpool” sequel will break its own predecessor’s record as the highest opening weekend for an R-rated film — “Deadpool” stunned the industry two years ago with $132.4 million. The original’s unique take on the superhero genre, with Reynolds breaking the fourth wall to address the audience directly, made the film a must-see, and it went on to earn $363 million in North America and $783 worldwide, making it the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time.
Reynolds returns as the wisecracking...
The third R-rated superhero film from Fox took in $53.3 million Friday, including a record-setting $18.6 million from Thursday previews, the highest Thursday tally for an R-rated film (“It” had previously held the title with $13.5 million). “Deadpool 2’s” 4,349 theaters also mark Fox’s widest launch ever.
The “Deadpool” sequel will break its own predecessor’s record as the highest opening weekend for an R-rated film — “Deadpool” stunned the industry two years ago with $132.4 million. The original’s unique take on the superhero genre, with Reynolds breaking the fourth wall to address the audience directly, made the film a must-see, and it went on to earn $363 million in North America and $783 worldwide, making it the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time.
Reynolds returns as the wisecracking...
- 5/19/2018
- by Erin Nyren
- Variety Film + TV
Deadpool 2 is now in cinemas, which means we can begin to look to the future of the Merc with a Mouth’s corner of the X-Men universe. As we’ve known for a while, Dp will next appear in the X-Force spinoff movie, which this film has paved the way for. Given the character’s scene-stealing personality, you might expect this to be Deadpool 3 in all but name. But, according to star Ryan Reynolds, X-Force will genuinely be more of a team pic.
Speaking to Collider, he explained that he thinks the project will be good for his character, as it’ll allow Deadpool some breathing room. As can be seen in both movies released so far, a film focused entirely on Wade Wilson has to keep ripping up his life and putting him through the ringer. With the stars of the show being X-Force next time around,...
Speaking to Collider, he explained that he thinks the project will be good for his character, as it’ll allow Deadpool some breathing room. As can be seen in both movies released so far, a film focused entirely on Wade Wilson has to keep ripping up his life and putting him through the ringer. With the stars of the show being X-Force next time around,...
- 5/18/2018
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Ryan Reynolds’ “Deadpool 2” is heading for a heroic opening weekend of $130 million in North America, early estimates showed Friday.
First Friday estimates ranged from $128 million to $137 million. “Deadpool 2” started its run by smashing the record for a Thursday night preview gross for an R-rated film with $18.6 million, topping the previous mark of $13.5 million set by “It” in September. Twentieth Century Fox’s superhero sequel will end “Avengers: Infinity War’s” three-week rule, with forecasts in the $130 million to $150 million range on 4,349 screens for its opening weekend — the widest launch ever for a Fox title.
The movie should gross at least $50 million on Friday, including the Thursday night previews.
Paramount’s comedy “Book Club” is outperforming forecasts for a $16 million launch this weekend, and Global Road’s “Show Dogs” should fetch about $6 million, in line with earlier estimates.
“Deadpool 2” will also set a record for the top gross...
First Friday estimates ranged from $128 million to $137 million. “Deadpool 2” started its run by smashing the record for a Thursday night preview gross for an R-rated film with $18.6 million, topping the previous mark of $13.5 million set by “It” in September. Twentieth Century Fox’s superhero sequel will end “Avengers: Infinity War’s” three-week rule, with forecasts in the $130 million to $150 million range on 4,349 screens for its opening weekend — the widest launch ever for a Fox title.
The movie should gross at least $50 million on Friday, including the Thursday night previews.
Paramount’s comedy “Book Club” is outperforming forecasts for a $16 million launch this weekend, and Global Road’s “Show Dogs” should fetch about $6 million, in line with earlier estimates.
“Deadpool 2” will also set a record for the top gross...
- 5/18/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Ryan Reynolds’ “Deadpool 2” has opened with a superheroic $18.6 million on Thursday night at 3,785 North American locations.
“Deadpool 2” smashed the record for top preview gross for an R-rated film, topping the previous mark of $13.5 million, set by “It” in September.
“Book Club,” meanwhile, took in $625,000 at 2,781 locations during Thursday previews.
20th Century Fox’s superhero sequel will end “Avengers: Infinity War’s” three-week rule, with forecasts in the $130 million to $150 million range on 4,349 screens for its opening weekend — the widest launch ever for a Fox title.
The original “Deadpool” stunned the industry two years ago with a $132.4 million debut weekend, which remains the record for an R-rated title. It went on to earn $363 million in North America and $783 worldwide, making it the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time.
Reynolds returns as the wisecracking mercenary in the 11th title in the X-Men franchise. David Leitch replaced Tim Miller as director,...
“Deadpool 2” smashed the record for top preview gross for an R-rated film, topping the previous mark of $13.5 million, set by “It” in September.
“Book Club,” meanwhile, took in $625,000 at 2,781 locations during Thursday previews.
20th Century Fox’s superhero sequel will end “Avengers: Infinity War’s” three-week rule, with forecasts in the $130 million to $150 million range on 4,349 screens for its opening weekend — the widest launch ever for a Fox title.
The original “Deadpool” stunned the industry two years ago with a $132.4 million debut weekend, which remains the record for an R-rated title. It went on to earn $363 million in North America and $783 worldwide, making it the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time.
Reynolds returns as the wisecracking mercenary in the 11th title in the X-Men franchise. David Leitch replaced Tim Miller as director,...
- 5/18/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
(Spoilers ahead for both “Deadpool 2” and its post-credits scene.)
Leave it to Ryan Reynolds and his cherished “Deadpool” franchise to upend not only what’s expected of Marvel movie post-credits but what’s actually possible within the framework of a gag typically used to mildly tease what’s to come in future installments. Instead, “Deadpool 2” uses its jam-packed post-credits sequence to upend just about everything that happened in the previous movie, while also laying on some thick meta jokes and reaching way beyond the limits of a movie universe. They’re wild.
They’re also not entirely impossible to talk about without spoiling the whole film, which follows Reynolds’ Deadpool as he attempts to recover from a tremendous heartbreak, save a cute new mutant on the scene, and assemble his very own crime-fighting team. Here’s what they are, how they impact not only the film they follow,...
Leave it to Ryan Reynolds and his cherished “Deadpool” franchise to upend not only what’s expected of Marvel movie post-credits but what’s actually possible within the framework of a gag typically used to mildly tease what’s to come in future installments. Instead, “Deadpool 2” uses its jam-packed post-credits sequence to upend just about everything that happened in the previous movie, while also laying on some thick meta jokes and reaching way beyond the limits of a movie universe. They’re wild.
They’re also not entirely impossible to talk about without spoiling the whole film, which follows Reynolds’ Deadpool as he attempts to recover from a tremendous heartbreak, save a cute new mutant on the scene, and assemble his very own crime-fighting team. Here’s what they are, how they impact not only the film they follow,...
- 5/17/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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