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After Yang’s Haley Lu Richardson On Working With Kogonada And Being Very Serious About Dancing [Interview] A24 By Ethan Anderton/March 4, 2022 11:29 am EST “After Yang” debuted at the Cannes Film Festival last year, but it also made a splash at the Sundance Film Festival this year. The latest film from “Columbus” director Kogonada stars Colin Farrell and Jodie Turner-Smith as Jake and Kyra, a pair of parents who purchased a big brother android (Justin H....

An Untitled Article About How Much Melanie Lynskey F****** Rules Showtime By BJ Colangelo/Jan. 18, 2022 3:00 pm EST My parents had a standing agreement with the Mom & Pop video store at the end of my block growing up that I was allowed to rent whatever I wanted, no questions asked. It’s how I was able to name John Waters as my favorite director before I was old enough to get my braces off, and it’s why I was renting rape-revenge movies before I had my driver’s license....

Barry Goes On The Road In The Best Episode Of The Season HBO By Josh Spiegel/May 29, 2022 10:30 pm EST There’s nothing like a good cold open. Some cold opens — you know, the opening scene of an episode of TV before the title card — are just brilliantly funny, while others are surprising or terrifying or propulsive. And others are just plain shocking. Enter the cold open of “710N”, the sixth episode of the third season of HBO’s “Barry....

Brad Pitt Action Movie Bullet Train Moved Back A Week To August 5 Columbia Pictures By Shania Russell/May 12, 2022 3:14 pm EST “Bullet Train” is leaving the station a little later than expected. Damn these pesky train schedules — now the wait to see Brad Pitt kick butt as a dangerous assassin is even longer! Thankfully, this isn’t one of those lengthy pandemic-fueled delays, “Bullet Train” is only being pushed back by a single week, premiering in theaters on August 5, 2022 instead of on July 29....

Clint Eastwood’s Directorial Debut Helped Launch Jessica Walter’s Career Universal By Anthony Crislip/March 16, 2022 1:44 pm EST Clint Eastwood’s 1971 directorial debut, “Play Misty For Me,” rings with the same confidence he would bring to every film he’s made since. In most of Eastwood’s work, clear, uncomplicated, but elegant filmmaking mingles with strong performances (from non-actors and professionals alike) to bring any different genre to life. There’s an unvarnished vitality to those movies, and “Misty,” shot on location in Carmel on the Monterey Peninsula, has that in spades....

Don’t Expect The Stranger Things Season 4 Finale To Have A Happy Ending Netflix By Debopriyaa Dutta/June 10, 2022 1:27 pm EST Warning: Spoilers ahead for “Stranger Things” Volume 1. “Stranger Things” fans are obviously waiting for Volume 2 with bated breath, especially after the huge reveal at the end of Volume 1, which recontextualizes a lot of Vecna’s motivations throughout this season. While every season of “Stranger Things” has ended on a mostly good note (or bittersweet, in the case of season 3), fans should not expect the season 4 finale to have a happy ending — or to be an “ending” at all....

Every Season Of King Of The Hill Ranked Worst To Best 20th Television By Joe Garza/May 13, 2022 12:12 pm EST Ever since “King of the Hill” debuted January 12, 1997 on Fox, fans have delighted at the amusing-yet-relatable antics of Hank, Peggy, and Bobby Hill, as well as their friends and neighbors in the fictional town of Arlen, Texas. One of the best aspects of the show is the writing of its characters, as they are all clearly defined and have their own set of idiosyncrasies, making it all the more hilarious when their quirks collide in otherwise mundane situations....

This Isn’t Kirkman’s First Legal Rodeo AMC Studios There’s a lot to unpack here, and we won’t know anything for certain until the lawsuit unfolds, but it’s worth noting this isn’t the first time Kirkman has been sued by a collaborator. In 2012, Kirkman and comic book artist Tony Moore amicably settled a lawsuit in which Moore alleged that “Kirkman and his agents had duped him into assigning his interest in the material over to Kirkman,” according to The Hollywood Reporter....

Michelle Pfeiffer Couldn’t Read The Ant-Man And The Wasp Script Before Joining The Film Marvel By Debopriyaa Dutta/April 8, 2022 11:09 am EST Prolific actor Michelle Pfeiffer, who plays Janet van Dyne in “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” recently opened up about her struggles with constant script rewrites while working on a Marvel project, a factor that hindered her from reading the film’s script before joining. In an interview with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, Pfeiffer was asked about her involvement in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” and the process of her signing up for the films the first time, leading her to comment about the secrecy and constant script changes surrounding the films (via The Hollywood Reporter)....

Oscar Isaac And Oscar Isaac: The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Greatest Duo Marvel Studios By Fatemeh Mirjalili/April 28, 2022 10:00 am EST Read with caution. Spoilers for “Moon Knight” episode 5 follow. Which set of co-stars has the strongest on-screen chemistry in the MCU? Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan’s Steve and Bucky? Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Holland’s Tony and Peter? Or Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany’s Wanda and Vision? Let me tell you: There is only one correct answer, and it is Oscar Isaac … and Oscar Isaac....

Oscar-Nominated CODA Is Getting A Musical Stage Adaptation Apple TV+ By Witney Seibold/March 23, 2022 2:44 pm EST As of this writing, Siân Heder’s 2021 film “CODA” — a remake of Éric Lartigau’s 2014 French film “La Famille Bélier” — has won Best Picture at the PGA Awards and Best Adapted Screenplay at the WGA Awards. These wins come after a long string of accolades from various critical and production groups and three Academy Award nominations, with winners set to be announced on Sunday, March 27....

Reno 911! The Hunt For QAnon Cast And Creator Talk Cops, Cameos, And Cancel Culture [Interview] Paramount+ By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 20, 2021 10:37 am EST Nothing can stop the fictional Reno Sheriff’s Department from “Reno 911!” The series has somehow outlived the slice-of-life cop shows it was spoofing, as shows like “Cops” and “Live P.D.” were cancelled in the wake of the George Floyd protests and rising police brutality (though one of those shows unfortunately returned)....

Sally’s Show Goes Live In The Latest Episode Of Barry HBO By Josh Spiegel/May 15, 2022 10:30 pm EST Here’s a fun fact: the second-season premiere of HBO’s hit show “Barry” first aired on March 31, 2019, with its finale airing in May of that year. So it’s been three years, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, since this show aired regularly. And while it makes perfect sense that “Barry” would not incorporate the pandemic into its storyline, the show also isn’t doing a ton of hand-holding for its audience in season three about even the tiniest details from previous seasons....

Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known Review: A Nostalgic Documentary Brimming With Warmth HBO By Lex Briscuso/April 26, 2022 2:00 pm EST I saw “Spring Awakening” on Broadway for the first time on December 5, 2007, just about a year after the off-Broadway production transferred to the Eugene O’Neill Theatre. Alongside a small group of girls, I was invited by a friend to celebrate her birthday at the show. And I had no idea when we took our seats that night that my life would be changed forever by what I was about to witness....

Why it’s essential viewing Warner Bros. When writer/director Mike Flanagan took on the adaptation of “Doctor Sleep” he had two masters to appease: Stanley Kubrick and Stephen King. King notoriously disliked Kubrick’s take on his novel, “The Shining,” calling it cold and miscast, so when he wrote a sequel to his novel there was naturally very little connective tissue to “The Shining” that non-readers have in their heads. As a novel, that’s an easy leap to take, but for any movie adaptation of the sequel to “The Shining” there was going to be a huge challenge in tackling this material visually and making it feel like a worthy successor to one of the most iconic horror movies of all time....

The Daily Stream: The Muppets Take Manhattan Has Frogs, Dogs, Bears, Chickens…and Heart Tri-Star Pictures By Sandy Schaefer/Jan. 31, 2022 3:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: “The Muppets Take Manhattan” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: Kermit and his pals have only just graduated from Danhurst College when they decide to try to get their original stage musical, “Manhattan Melodies,” turned into a Broadway show....

The Northman Trailer: Robert Eggers Promises Brutal Karmic Vengeance Focus Features By Lex Briscuso/April 13, 2022 11:24 am EST Prepare yourself: there’s a new trailer for “The Northman” in our midst. The upcoming viking revenge epic will be in theaters before we know it, but now we have some new footage to marinate on. The new trailer takes us on lead actor Alexander Skarsgård’s journey to enact revenge on those who have wronged him....

‘Political intrigues, magical encounters, & forbidden romance’ Ballantine Books/Penguin Random House “The Scent of Burnt Flowers” centers on a Black couple, Melvin and Bernadette — who are fleeing persecution in 1960s America, on their way to seek asylum in Ghana — and the dangers they encounter on their path to newfound freedom. Forced to disguise themselves in order to ensure safe passage, the couple seeks help from the Ghanaian president and has a chance encounter with a highlife musician, Kwesi Kwayson....

This Shining Reference In Doctor Sleep Is Tough To Catch Warner Bros. By Caroline Madden/Feb. 28, 2022 11:44 am EST Mike Flanagan is a contemporary master of horror with an immaculately detailed and compassionate filmmaking style. “Doctor Sleep” is another extraordinary entry in his canon. This hypnotic sequel to “The Shining” manages to work as both an engaging adaptation of Stephen King’s novel and continuation of Stanley Kubrick’s film. It’s no easy task to synthesize those worlds, especially considering that King is not a fan of Kubrick’s version, which departs in many ways from his original novel....

‘You see the emotional journey of the characters’ Paramount Pictures It’s no secret that the production of this “Top Gun” sequel has endured a long and unexpectedly challenging development process, with years of rumors preceding a pandemic which threw a massive wrench in the plans to release the film. Cruise has been excited about this one for years, and after an incredibly long wait, the actor is once again back on the press tour and hyping up the film with all the ferocity of the jet wash from an outgoing fighter jet....