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Donnie Wahlberg was practically unrecognizable Hollywood Pictures There is making the most of limited screen time and then there’s Donnie Wahlberg’s performance in “The Sixth Sense.” Warning, there are 25-year-old spoilers ahead. Also, where have you been if you don’t already know the plot twist to the movie? “The Sixth Sense” opens with a haunting sequence where child psychologist Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) and his wife come home to find Crowe’s distressed former patient, Vincent Gray (Wahlberg), in their house....

Francis Ford Coppola’s Long-Awaited Megalopolis Will Star Adam Driver And Nathalie Emmanuel MGM By Jeremy Mathai/May 12, 2022 2:28 pm EST Wake up, babe, a new Francis Ford Coppola movie is officially inbound! It goes without saying that the legendary figure will forever remain one of our most storied filmmakers, contributing multiple classics to the medium over the decades and casting an incredibly long shadow that has influenced countless individuals — both filmmakers and fans alike....

Frank Langella Fired From Mike Flanagan’s The Fall Of The House Of Usher Following Alleged Misconduct Showtime By BJ Colangelo/April 13, 2022 9:56 pm EST Modern master of horror Mike Flanagan’s upcoming Netflix series “The Fall of the House of Usher” took a turn into the depths of real-life horror, as Oscar-nominated star Frank Langella vacated the lead role following an investigation of his alleged misconduct on set. The series, based on the words of Edgar Allan Poe, is now on the lookout for a new Roderick Usher....

Free Guy Is Getting The Franchise Treatment 20th Century Studios By BJ Colangelo/March 3, 2022 5:26 pm EST It’s a great day to be a fan of wholesome action movies with video game sensibilities, because the Ryan Reynolds’ movie “Free Guy” seems to be heading toward franchise territory. Despite the pandemic related delays, “Free Guy” managed to have one of the stronger box office showings in 2021 in addition to critical and audience acclaim....

Getting The Money To Make Glory Was A Struggle At Every Step TriStar Pictures By J. Gabriel Ware/June 13, 2022 11:00 am EST The U.S. Civil War drama “Glory” was Denzel Washington’s breakout movie role. The film earned him his first Oscar and set the stage for him to follow up with classics such as “Malcom X,” “Philadelphia,” and “Training Day.” Directed by Edward Zwick and released in 1989, “Glory” chronicles the rise of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first African American armed forces, as they fight to prove themselves as worthy soldiers for the Union Army....

House of the Dragons images, poster, and release date HBO Ever wonder about the largely unseen series of events that led to Daenerys and her would-be king brother, Viserys (Harry Lloyd), becoming exiled and ending up destitute in Essos at the very beginning of “Game of Thrones,” which motivated them to either reclaim the Iron Throne from the “Usurper,” King Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy), or die trying? Well, we’re about to find out … in almost exactly 6 months, in fact....

“Peacemaker … What a Joke.” Warner Bros. In “The Suicide Squad,” Peacemaker is a rude, violent jerk with a bad attitude. Under orders from Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) he kills his hero, Colonel Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman), and Flag gets one last dig in before he dies, sputtering, “Peacemaker, what a joke.” In the movie, Peacemaker really is a total joke of a human being with only tiny moments of humanity, and he does everything he can to hide those from his fellow mercenaries....

It Wasn’t Easy Getting Joe Pesci To Join The Irishman’s Cast Netflix By Devin Meenan/June 26, 2022 11:37 am EST Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” (or if you prefer, “I Heard You Paint Houses”) was an onscreen reunion. It was the first time that the director had worked with Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci since 1995’s “Casino” — they play Frank Sheeran and Russell Bufalino, respectively, two of the film’s three leads....

Simple But Effective Warner Bros. “Trust me, I know bad. I used to moderate for Facebook,” Angela says at one point, but she’s still unprepared for what sounds like a woman screaming, and possibly dying, on one of the Kimi recordings. It’s at this point that “Kimi” starts to require a heavy dose of suspension of disbelief, but Soderbergh is so good at sweeping us along that it’s easy to accept some of the huge logic jumps that follow....

Shyamalan’s Cinematic Experiment Buena Vista Entertainment While the JoBlo reveal doesn’t give much more information or even a full quote from the director, it is an exciting tidbit of news. Shyamalan has used long takes in his work before, most notably in “Signs,” where he used long single-shot sequences to build a sense of dread. Over the years, he’s experimented with numerous cinematic devices, including his infamous twist endings, using color for thematic understanding, and even telling multiple stories at the same time through the use of cuts....

Memory Star Liam Neeson Impersonates Robert Mitchum And Shares The One Time He Was Miscast [Interview] Open Road Films By Jack Giroux/April 28, 2022 12:24 pm EST Liam Neeson has a wonderful Robert Mitchum impersonation (as seen below). At one point during our interview with the actor, he flashed his hand across his face and he suddenly had that immediately recognizable Mitchum expression — droopy and unamused. It was impossible not to burst out laughing upon seeing it....

Morbius Sure Seems To Be Setting Up Something Big For Spider-Man Sony Pictures Entertainment By Joshua Meyer/March 25, 2022 8:32 pm EST After a long wait (over two years since the first trailer dropped!), “Morbius” is finally flying your way very soon. This means that next year, you’ll be able to gather round the aluminum pole and celebrate the anniversary of the theatrical release of “Morbius” instead of just the anniversary of its trailer, which is practically a national holiday by now, like Festivus on “Seinfeld....

Nope Footage Reaction: Jordan Peele’s New Movie Looks F***ing Sick [CinemaCon 2022] Universal Pictures By Jeremy Mathai AND Kaylee Dugan/April 27, 2022 8:16 pm EST Nobody these days is doing it like Jordan Peele. The soon-to-be three-time director is currently riding one hell of a hot streak, between the pop-culture sensation of “Get Out” and the more meditative and almost frustratingly ambiguous approach of his follow-up, “Us.” With this year’s upcoming release of “Nope,” Peele is looking to join an exclusive group of directors who’ve made an unmistakable splash in Hollywood and came out swinging right out of the gate....

One Of Robin Williams’ Funniest Moments In The Birdcage Was Unintentional Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer By Fatemeh Mirjalili/March 16, 2022 12:55 pm EST Although “The Birdcage” was released 26 years ago, the film has aged interestingly. A lot of progress has been made for gay rights in the years since, but the film is still relevant. Directed by Mike Nichols, the 1996 movie is a remake of the 1978 French film “La Cage aux Folles” (based on Jean Poiret’s 1973 French play)....

Shah Rukh Khan, Who? Meet The Man Ms. Marvel Can’t Stop Gushing About Yash Raj Films By Fatemeh Mirjalili/June 15, 2022 8:39 am EST “There’s no such thing as a bad Shah Rukh Khan movie,” says the MCU’s newest superhero, Kamala Khan, in the second episode of “Ms. Marvel,” the latest Disney+ series on the block. Kamala’s word is practically gospel for us South Asians. There truly is no such thing as a bad Shah Rukh Khan movie....

‘He Looks a Little Like Me’ Disney+ In the interview, Morrison wouldn’t talk about where we might see Boba Fett show up outside of the other “Star Wars” series. We’ve getting “Obi-Wan Kenobi” and “Ahsoka,” either of which would make sense. That said, Boba Fett isn’t the only one with Temuera Morrison’s face. There are clones all over the place, and really, who else are you going to cast? Morrison said of the possibilities:...

The 17 Blaxploitation Films That Defined The Genre MGM By Joe Garza/May 31, 2022 11:09 am EST Blaxploitation is a subgenre of films that were largely made by Black casts and crews and often dealt with racial themes. Because of their status as “exploitation” flicks, many blaxploitation films contain lurid subject matter, including sex, violence, rape, and drugs, and are often lumped in with the wider grindhouse genre. However, the blaxploitation movement is more nuanced than its schlockier contemporaries and ran the gamut across many other genres, including comedy, crime, drama, and horror....

Videodrome Universal Pictures In a way, horror is integral to the conspiracy thriller. Events have upended the only life our protagonists know, and the future is full of uncertainties. Director and writer David Cronenberg amps up the stakes in his body horror classic, “Videodrome.” The movie starts humble enough: TV sleaze merchant Max Renn (James Woods) is hunting for the hottest viral footage he can air on his Canadian UHF station....

‘I don’t think they would be happy with me’ Warner Bros. For any Marvel fans who have watched the thrilling marketing cycle for “The Batman” with slightly envious eyes, formulating fan-casts in the hopes that Matt Reeves might be a good fit for something at the other major superhero studio in town, I may have some bad news for you. In a wide-ranging profile with Variety, Reeves explained his initial hesitance to find his way onto the blockbuster scene after making his feature film debut with 2008’s found-footage monster movie, “Cloverfield....

Debbie Reynolds Had a Tough Time… Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Debbie Reynolds, just 19 when filming began, knew this was her big chance. She played a few bit parts previously, including an eye-catching role in “Three Little Words,” but “Singin’ in the Rain” was her breakthrough opportunity. All she had to do was match dance moves with two of the greatest dancers in the industry with no experience in dancing at all. Kelly was one of the biggest and most influential stars in Hollywood at the time, an innovative and charismatic dancer who appealed to the ordinary Joe with his combination of athleticism and masculinity, often melding different dance styles in the space of one number (via Screen Culture Journal)....