‘Fast X’ Composer on the “Gamechanger” Sequel & ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’
Without music, cinema couldn’t be the gargantuan industry that it is. Since the inception of the seventh art, when movies still didn’t have an audio track, we still presented films with a live orchestra to set the story's tone. So,…
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Ariana Grande’s Rare Tribute to Husband Dalton Gomez Is Like Magic
4. He Met Grande Through His WorkA source told Us Weekly in August 2020 that before the coronavirus pandemic began, "Ariana was looking for a home outside of Los Angeles to be her getaway house, and her team found Dalton to help."…
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A New Old Play | Film Threat
Writer-director Qiu Jiongjiong’s A New Old Play opens with two affable demons, Oxhead and Horseface, personified as humans, pumping the front tire of the rickshaw they use to shuttle souls to the afterlife. This moment, an eccentric mixture of the supernatural and…
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‘It Probably Would Have Shut Us Down’
Extraction 2, the latest film from director Sam Hargrave, was completed long before Hollywood writers went on strike at midnight today. But if you think the strike only affects film and TV projects without finished scripts, think again. We spoke…
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The Apple TV+ Teen Sports Drama Returns In June
What is it like to walk the fine line between success and failure? Basketball drama “Swagger ” is returning for a second season; the Apple TV+ series, from creator, showrunner, and director Reggie Rock Bythewood, finds its inspiration in NBA…
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Ethan Coen’s Drive Away Dolls Tops Focus Features CinemaCon Previews
Universal Pictures may have had some big guns to play with at CinemaCon with Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked” and David Leitch’s “The Fall Guy,” but its mini-major division, Focus Features, wanted a little bit of the spotlight.…
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“I Think That’s Why I’m an Actor—I’m a Daydreamer”: Jon Voight (Back To One, Episode 253)
With incredible performances in films like Midnight Cowboy, Coming Home, Deliverance and Runaway Train, Jon Voight has earned himself a spot in the acting Pantheon. At 84, he has never stopped working. Seven seasons of Ray Donovan being a recent highlight.…
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John Lurie Returns For More Existential Hilarity, True & Untrue Stories
Here’s the rewind and context if you’re unsure who John Lurie is (And you’ll only be mildly forgiven if you don’t). A cult musician, actor, director and in recent years, painter, Lurie started his career in the New York scene…
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Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar
In the year 2980, death is not the end. Instead, a soul can be extracted into “essence,” a small blue liquid used to resurrect those who have passed on. However, finding the process of immortality through essence is only available…
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Yes, Chef! FX’s Hit Dysfunctional Kitchen Show Returns For Seconds This June
In case you’re living under a rock, FX’s “The Bear” took the TV world by storm last year, seemingly coming out of nowhere and turning the whole cast and crew into rock stars, especially the series’ lead Jeremy Allen White,…
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Timothy Olyphant Returns With A New Season Of ‘Justified’ In July
In 2023, there’s no surprise when you hear that a network is reviving an old show for a new season. We’ve seen this play out with numerous series and more are to come. So, it wasn’t necessarily a shock that…
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Bruce Campbell Calls Out Horror Movie’s Shameless Marketing
Horror icon Bruce Campbell criticizes the 1989 slasher flick Intruder for what he deems "shockingly misleading" marketing. Campbell rose to fame with 1981's The Evil Dead, which marked his first significant team-up with director Sam Raimi. The star would go…
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