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The Klute connection Warner Bros. “Klute” stars Donald Sutherland as the titular character, straight-laced detective John Klute. When Klute takes a gig looking for his friend, a chemical company executive, he winds up crossing paths with Bree (Jane Fonda), a sex worker who’s being hounded by creepy letters. To say that “Klute” treats Bree with empathy would be an understatement; despite the title, it’s her movie. Bree is a fully developed character, a young woman making it on her own in the city and living according to her own set of rules....

The Chinese-Born Cinematographer Who Shaped Hollywood As We Know It Hulton Archive/Getty Images By Anthony Crislip/May 23, 2022 2:07 pm EST Outside of exceptions like “Citizen Kane” cinematographer Gregg Toland, the role of the director of photography in classic Hollywood was fairly anonymous. No matter the impact of their work on the public consciousness or their sculpting of unforgettable images, their names have historically been left out of the public discourse — being remembered by pocket communities of dedicated film historians or industry veterans who were influenced by their work....

The Cow Review: Winona Ryder Goes Through A Bad Breakup In This Unfocused Thriller [SXSW] SXSW By Chris Evangelista/March 14, 2022 1:00 am EST “The Cow” is one of those puzzling mystery movies that cheats at every turn, deliberately obfuscating pretty much every detail until the last possible second. It’s not about keeping you guessing. It’s about keeping you completely in the dark before flipping on the lights and yelling, “GOTCHA!...

The Daily Stream: How To Train Your Dragon Will Light A Fire In Your Heart DreamWorks Animation By Jenna Busch/June 18, 2022 10:00 am 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: “How to Train Your Dragon” Where You Can Stream It: Netflix The Pitch: Have you always wanted a dragon of your very own?...

The Daily Stream: Time To Watch Fringe And Find, As You Suspected, Airtight Sci-Fi TV FOX By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 18, 2022 6:28 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 Series: “Fringe” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: After a run-in with a strange phenomenon involving her former partner and a case of transparent skin, FBI Agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) is assigned by her boss Phillip Broyles (Lance Reddick) to the bureau’s special Fringe Division, which investigates unusual crimes and occurrences — usually connected to the paranormal....

The Easter Eggs In The Chip ‘N Dale: Rescue Rangers Trailer You Might Have Missed Disney+ By Ben F. Silverio/Feb. 16, 2022 8:55 am EST When John Mulaney and Andy Samberg announced that they would be starring in the Disney+ original movie “Chip ’n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers” last summer, they were very adamant that this story would not be a reboot. Many assumed that it would be similar to the James Gunn “Scooby-Doo” movies in that they acknowledged the past adventures that took place in the original animated series, but the hybrid live-action tale would be set in modern times and feature a completely new adventure....

The Mandalorian Vs. Boba Fett, Round 6: Storytelling Edition Lucasfilm By Jeff Ewing/Feb. 2, 2022 3:25 pm EST We’ve been breezing along through “The Book of Boba Fett,” and we finally have enough of a window into the series and its world to start making some bigger picture comparisons between it and that other “Star Wars” series that follows a helmeted space tank in the shape of a man, “The Mandalorian....

The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Robots Are Quintessential Gen-Xers Funny Or Die By Witney Seibold/March 8, 2022 10:19 am EST It is necessary to preface this article with the understanding that delineations between popularly named generations are an abundantly arbitrary process, and the generation to which an individual ally themselves — if they even care to do so — is going to be completely at their own discretion. That said, certain age groups in every country are going to have — in a broad sense — shared experiences that may speak to their identities....

The One Role Denzel Washington Wishes He’d Agreed To Do Paramount By Witney Seibold/April 5, 2022 4:58 pm EST Denzel Washington undoubtedly is one of the best actors of his generation. His films are often either critically lauded, financially successful, or often both. He moves adroitly between intense personal dramas, Shakespeare, sci-fi blockbusters, and even the occasional horror film (“Fallen” and “The Tragedy of Macbeth” remain the actor’s only straight-up supernatural thrillers, unless you also count 1990’s “Heart Condition”)....

The Royal Treatment Trailer: It’s Nice To Know There Are Still Hot Princes From Fictional Countries Netflix By Jenna Busch/Dec. 21, 2021 3:58 pm EST If you can’t get your fill of Hallmark Christmas movies and you’re wondering how you’ll cope with the loss when January hits, I have good news for you. There is a single royal in town, engaged to a total jerk who is just looking for a girl with financial issues to come and love him for who he is....

The Staircase Went To The Real Crime Scene To Create Its Sets HBO Max By Christian Gainey/May 16, 2022 1:03 pm EST As a culture, we’ve always been obsessed with true crime. Back in 1970, the public devoured every grizzly detail of the Manson murders, right down to the bloody writing on the walls, and the whole case became a spectacle. America couldn’t tear its eyes away from the weirdo cult leader and his gang of acid-tripping misfits....

The Walking Dead Season 11 Part 2 Trailer: The End Is Near-Ish AMC Networks By Anya Stanley/Jan. 19, 2022 4:51 pm EST AMC’s long-running zombie series “The Walking Dead” ambles into its final stretch this February, when the second installment of its three-part finale drops on AMC. Up until now, the post-apocalyptic series (based on the comics of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard) would structure its seasons over an average of sixteen episodes, but the eleventh and final season from showrunner Angela Kang contains a whopping 24 episodes spread across three installments....

The Weeknd-Led HBO Series The Idol Is Undergoing Significant Changes And Reshoots Universal Republic Records By Ben F. Silverio/April 25, 2022 9:27 pm EST They say that you should never meet your idols, but they never said anything about making your idols. Well, technically the Bible does mention something about that, but it doesn’t specifically mention TV shows. That’s probably why The Weeknd went ahead with “The Idol” on HBO, a show about a female pop singer that enters into a romantic relationship with an enigmatic self-help guru who also happens to be a secret cult leader....

Weird Al Announces His ‘Oscar Bait’ Biopic Has Wrapped Orion Pictures By Sandy Schaefer/March 11, 2022 1:06 pm EST Jamie Foxx. Rami Malek. Reese Witherspoon. What do they have in common? They were all in “Short Term 12” each won an Oscar for portraying a real-life music superstar. Now, it’s Daniel Radcliffe’s turn to go for the gold with “WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story,” a biopic about the mind behind such genre-defining tunes as “Like a Surgeon,” “The Saga Begins,” and “Tacky” that’s headed to The Roku Channel....

5 Brilliant Betty White Performances And Where You Can Watch Them Buzzr By BJ Colangelo/Dec. 31, 2021 8:03 pm EST After 99 brilliant, hilarious, beautiful years on this earth, we said goodbye today to television legend and pop culture icon, Betty White. With a world-record setting career in the entertainment industry, White has felt omnipresent for as long as just about anyone else on the planet has been alive. White was nominated for a whopping 21 Emmys, winning 8, and earned three American Comedy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Grammy Award, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and is a Television Hall of Fame inductee....

AMC’s Mayfair Witches Series Finds Its Lead In Alexandra Daddario HBO By Jenna Busch/March 16, 2022 3:53 pm EST Anne Rice fans have something to celebrate today. Though we’ve known for quite a while that AMC is bringing us a “Mayfair Witches” series based on Rice’s “The Lives of the Mayfair Witches” novels, we didn’t know who would be playing the lead character Rowan. Today Variety reports that Alexandra Daddario (“The White Lotus,” “Why Women Kill”) has been cast as the doctor and heir to the powerful witch family....

Another Kenneth Branagh Poirot Movie Is On The Way By Anya Stanley/March 3, 2022 5:51 pm EST First came “Murder on the Orient Express.” Kenneth Branagh’s 2017 adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel of the same name (and the novel’s fourth screen adaptation) made a killing at the box office, pulling in $352 million on its $55 million budget. Not two weeks after its release, a sequel was announced in which Branagh would direct “Death on the Nile” and reprise his role as immaculately-mustachioed detective Hercule Poirot....

The cure Netflix The primary mystery throughout the show’s inaugural season revolves around the zombie virus. Created by biology teacher Byeong-chan (Kim Byung-chul) in a morally questionable attempt to make his son more courageous, the Jonas Virus has a cure. Or so Byeong-chan claims. On his laptop, he has documented the virus from inception to failed attempts to control it — along with what he purports to be the cure to save humanity....

Disney+ Exceeded New Subscriber Expectations For 2021, But It Has A Long Way To Go Disney By Ryan Scott/Feb. 10, 2022 3:24 pm EST Disney+ had a pretty great 2021 as it turns out and the streaming service, as well as Disney overall, managed to beat Wall Street expectations with pretty substantial growth. While the theme parks sector rebounded from the pandemic and other bright lights were shining, it was the streaming numbers that made Disney’s latest earnings report so impressive....

Future Shock (1994) Hemdale “Future Shock” was an opportunity to create an anthology movie based around previously-made short films, but with the participation of the three leads from said shorts in wraparound segments to make the whole thing feel cohesive. These bumpers between the three films feature none other than “Karate Kid” bad guy Martin Kove as a psychiatrist who utilizes a special virtual reality probe (which looks like a novelty item purchased from Spencer’s Gifts) to treat three patients (the leads in all three shorts) dealing with traumatic events....