Film Writer Says New Disney+ Sequel’s Creative Process Had “More Of A Corporate Feeling” Than The 1988 Film

Author: administrator

Film Writer Says New Disney+ Sequel’s Creative Process Had “More Of A Corporate Feeling” Than The 1988 Film

It’s no secret that George Lucas struggled to develop 1988’s “Willow.” Lucas hatched his idea for the film before “Star Wars,” but he couldn’t make it until he approached Ron Howard to direct in 1985. Shortly afterward, MGM entered the production process, Bob Dolman came…

A Promising, But Ultimately Messy Paean To Sisterhood & Sustainable Living [TIFF]

“Until Branches Bend,” which plays in this year’s TIFF Spotlight section, is a promising but poorly executed debut from Canadian filmmaker Sophie Jarvis. While it tries to be a paean to peaches and sisterhood and sustainable living, and at times…

Mob Series ‘Tulsa King’ Lands Season 2 Pickup

Taylor Sheridan and Paramount have come together with the next generation of scripted shows geared toward an adult audience thanks to the massive success of the flagship series, “Yellowstone.” The writer/producer is also behind the new mob series “Tulsa King”…

Brian Geraghty on Yellowstone Prequel and Riding Like a Cowboy

From creator and executive producer Taylor Sheridan, Paramount+ series 1923 is a prequel that builds out more of the Dutton dynasty first established on-screen in Yellowstone. The show takes place after the events of the previous prequel, 1883, starring Tim…

Ana De Armas Shines In Exploitative, Hollow Marilyn Monroe Drama

Marilyn Monroe is a household name and her image often brings to mind a confident sex symbol whose life story has been the subject of many a biopic and books. Much has also been made of writer-director Andrew Dominik’s Blonde,…

Mark Boal Talks’ Echo 3,’ Kathryn Bigelow, ‘Triple Frontier’ & His Still Unmade Showtime 2016 Election Series’ Intelligence’ [Bingeworthy Podcast]

In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast, Editor-In-Chief Rodrigo Perez steps inside “Echo 3,” Apple TV+’s new ten-part drama mini-series from Academy Award-winner Mark Boal (“The Hurt Locker,” “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Detroit”). An action-packed thriller set in South…

Lew Temple Interview

I sit down with my good friend Lew Temple to talk all about A Fighting Season. A controversial military recruitment movie shot in the United States. We talk about the US army, his co-star Clayne Crawford and his recent success…

Tourist Season Is Over & Everyone’s Fave Expat’s Adventure Returns In December

Created, written, and executive produced by Darren Starr, the hit Netflix series, “Emily In Paris,” shows no signs of slowing down. Now in its third season, Lily Collins’ Emily Cooper has experienced up and downs in Paris, but work/life and…

No Magic In The World Can Save This Underdeveloped Legacy Sequel

Based on a story conceived by George Lucas in 1972, Ron Howard’s 1988 epic fantasy film “Willow,” starring Val Kilmer and Warwick Davis, topped off a decade of stellar high fantasy films. The two played the charming mercenary Madmartigan and…

Justin Theroux Can’t Salvage This Scattered Adaptation

Of all the many works of film and television to attempt to adapt a novel, The Mosquito Coast remains one of the most strange. Supposedly based on the far more nuanced 1981 novel of the same name by Paul Theroux,…

Harrison Ford & Jason Segel Lead Apple TVTV+’sherapy Comedy Series

Apple TV+’s upcoming comedy series “Shrinking,” created by Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, and Jason Segel, will see Harrison Ford’s first major television series role, starring opposite Jason Segel, who plays a grief-stricken therapist speaking his mind to his patients. Ford…

Director Tim Lightell Gives Birth to the Manbaby

Comedian Sal Howard has a big problem: his wife, scientist Dr. Dana Howard, doesn’t want kids. To save his marriage, Sal tricks Dana into thinking he’s become a real baby to show Dana the joys of motherhood. Sal’s harebrained scheme…

Prev 1 … 2,332 2,333 2,334 2,335 2,336 … 2,367 Next