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How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People Netflix In case you missed the story when it broke and lead to all sorts of infamous shenanigans, Delvey (real name Anna Sorokin) is a Russian-born German who posed as a wealthy heiress in New York City. Between 2013 and 2017, Delvey was able to con her way into the world of the rich and famous, defrauding banks, hotels, and people who thought she was a friend along the way....

Josh Safdie Was Relentless When It Came To Writing Good Time A24 By Jeremy Mathai/March 23, 2022 9:45 am EST It is officially out of vogue to hold the “Twilight” movies against either Krysten Stewart or Robert Pattinson. In the years since their first major appearances in the industry with the vampire blockbuster, both actors have gone on to reestablish themselves as two of the most compelling and must-watch actors around....

A painful birthday present Universal Winston and his team used a wide variety of methods such as puppeteering, animatronics, and, of course, men in suits to bring the velociraptors to life and lend them an unsettling sense of intelligence in the famous kitchen scene. In true monster movie fashion, the suits weren’t exactly comfortable. The actor was bent down inside at a ninety-degree angle the entire time, holding the dinosaur’s head up with a rod, while operators controlled the eyes and arms with remotes....

Kenneth Branagh Has Now Been Nominated For Seven Oscars, All In Different Categories Warner Bros. By Jeremy Mathai/Feb. 8, 2022 4:16 pm EST It’s not every day you can wake up one morning and find out that you’ve set a new record for Academy Award nominations by the longstanding institution which is set to hold its 94th ceremony (94!) in March of this year. Well, that’s precisely the position Kenneth Branagh finds himself in after his latest film, the largely black-and-white picture “Belfast,” earned Branagh an additional three nominations that he’s never accrued in his career until now....

The Winter of Frankie Machine Netflix The mob movie duo had plans to adapt the novel “The Winter of Frankie Machine” by Don Winslow into a Paramount film. “Frankie Machine” follows a hitman that comes out of retirement for one last job. This type of crime film would have been familiar territory for both De Niro and Scorsese, which earned them a green light for production at Paramount. De Niro actually read Brandt’s “I Heard You Paint Houses” in preparation for his role in “Frankie Machine....

Netflix’s All The Light We Cannot See Casts Mark Ruffalo And Hugh Laurie Focus Features By Marisa Mirabal/Jan. 11, 2022 8:48 am EST Hugh Laurie (“House,” “Veep”) and Mark Ruffalo (“Spotlight,” “I Know This Much Is True”) are the latest actors on board for Netflix’s four-part limited series “All The Light We Cannot See,” adapted from Anthony Doerr’s best-selling novel of the same name. TV Line announced Laurie and Ruffalo’s involvement in the World War II drama which tells the story of a blind French girl who crosses paths with a German boy named Werner....

Now You, Too, Can Have The Hot Dog Fingers From Everything Everywhere All At Once A24 By Valerie Ettenhofer/April 12, 2022 2:19 pm EST If you’ve ever had the nagging sense that your fingers are too short, too functional, and not at all prone to being slathered in mustard and ketchup, A24 has the product for you! In celebration of the wide release of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s mind-and-heart-melting new film “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” the studio is releasing some truly unique merch....

Season 4 could feature more solo vampire adventures FX Clement’s departure from “What We Do in the Shadows” in season 3 marked a notable shift in the show’s plot lines, as it became wilder and crazier than ever before. There were talking gargoyles, bird-legged sirens, and giant inflatable rats possessed by the spirit of dolls. The season ended with the three main vampire roommates, Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), and Laszlo (Matt Berry), going their separate ways, with Nandor’s familiar, Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) unexpectedly packing — or being packed — off to England with Nadja after Laszlo decided to stay behind in Staten Island....

Richard Harris Thought Fawkes Was A Real Bird In Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets Warner Bros. By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Jan. 1, 2022 10:02 am EST From Buckbeack to Fluffy the three-headed dog to all kinds of dragons, the “Harry Potter” films brought to life numerous magical creatures from the books. But few are as endearing and memorable as Fawkes the Phoenix, Albus Dumbledore’s companion and defender, and the savior of Harry Potter (one too many times)....

Sigourney Weaver Needed A Comic Book Crash Course For Her Role In The Defenders Disney+ By Fatemeh Mirjalili/April 13, 2022 10:27 am EST When “The Defenders” premiered on Netflix back in 2017, the show’s four leading superheroes — Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Luke Cage (Mike Colter), Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Finn Jones), and Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) had already headlined shows featuring their origin stories. The superheroes and the lore surrounding them had been established through their respective adventures in Marvel’s shared universe on the streaming service, so fans were pretty excited about “The Defenders....

Rebel with a computer Spaz’s career at ILM began with “The Abyss,” which made him fast friends with Mark Dippé, who also worked tirelessly on “Terminator 2” and “Jurassic Park.” Initially, both were immediately put off by each other’s look and demeanor. Spaz donned a crew cut, tight white t-shirt, and jeans cuffed up above engineer boots like John Milner in “American Graffiti,” while Dippé looked like a bespectacled, long-haired hippie....

Super Pumped Trailer: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Founded Uber, And Now He’s Under Attack Showtime By Shania Russell/Dec. 22, 2021 5:43 pm EST We’ve entered a new chapter of the Eat the Rich media era — the one where we focus all our energy on hating Silicon Valley. Prepare for frenzied boardroom meetings, flashing nightclub lights, and lots of whiny white guys in blazers (this also works as a description of HBO’s “Succession”)!...

Tar Footage Reaction: Cate Blanchett Smokes The Competition As A World-Famous Conductor [CinemaCon 2022] The Weinstein Company By Valerie Ettenhofer AND BJ Colangelo/April 27, 2022 9:35 pm EST CinemaCon 2022 is now in full swing, with Focus Features among the first studios presenting sneak peeks of their upcoming slate of movies. Among their upcoming titles is “TÁR,” a Cate Blanchett-led drama about the world of music composition. “TÁR” is the first feature film Academy Award-nominated director Todd Field has made in 16 years, since the Kate Winslet-led psychological drama adaptation “Little Children....

The Daily Stream: Craig Of The Creek Is The Show Everyone (Yes, Everyone) Needed Growing Up Cartoon Network By BJ Colangelo/Dec. 16, 2021 5:06 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: “Craig of the Creek” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: Created by Matt Burnett and Ben Levin (“Steven Universe”) for Cartoon Network, “Craig of the Creek” is a celebration of friendship, imaginative play, conflict resolution, and embracing one’s unique identity....

The Daily Stream: Kwaidan Offers Four Japanese Ghost Stories With Universal Themes Toho By Joshua Meyer/June 19, 2022 2:00 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: “Kwaidan” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max, The Criterion Channel, DirecTV The Pitch: Four Japanese folk tales come to life in Masaki Kobayashi’s visually inventive ’60s horror anthology, which remains spooky and timeless in its evocation of people haunted by secrets and regret....

Inspiration From The Boss Gus Stewart/Redferns In 2019, Martin Scorsese and Bruce Springsteen participated in a live discussion on “Springsteen on Broadway.” One of their topics of conversation was the long-swirling rumor that Springsteen had impacted Robert De Niro’s “You talkin’ to me?” quote. “I tried reaching Bob now, but of course he’s about to land somewhere,” Scorsese told Springsteen. While the rock and roll legend believes it is an urban myth, Scorsese replied, “No, I think it might be [true]!...

The Many Faces Of Randall Flagg On Screen And Beyond Paramount+ By Valerie Ettenhofer/May 25, 2022 9:58 am EST One of Stephen King’s greatest villains goes by many names, including Walter o’Dimm, Russell Faraday, and even, simply, The Man in Black. Yet the seemingly immortal evil entity who appears and reappears several times across King’s extensive bibliography is most often known by one name: Randall Flagg. To date, the shadowy figure has appeared in at least nine of King’s novel, plus three on-screen adaptations....

The Matrix Resurrections Review: Lana Wachowski Reboots The Series With A Funny, Ultra-Meta Sequel Warner Bros. By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 21, 2021 12:20 pm EST “Warner Bros. wants a ‘Matrix 4,’ and they’re going to make it with or without you.” That’s a (paraphrased) line from “The Matrix Resurrections,” and it should tell you all you need to know about Lana Wachowski’s incredibly funny meta-sequel/reboot. “The Matrix Revolutions,” the third film in the original trilogy, seemingly wrapped up the story, killing off main characters and bringing an end to the long-running machine vs....

The Scariest Scene In Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel Wants You To Stay A While Cognetti Films By Matt Donato AND Ariel Fisher/March 25, 2022 9:00 am EST (Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition, Matt schedules a return to the Abaddon Hotel in “Hell House LLC II” and Ariel’s ready to check out and go home....

The Surprising Character Nicolas Cage Almost Played In Wedding Crashers MGM By Ryan Leston/Feb. 24, 2022 3:50 pm EST Back in 2005, “Wedding Crashers” reignited the R-rated comedy. In fact, it was one of the most successful comedies of the 2000s and a firm favorite of single guys everywhere. It also paved the way for a raunchy resurgence, with the likes of “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” and “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” following in its footsteps....