Deadline is reporting that Denzel Washington is set to team with fellow Oscar-winners Frances McDormand and Joel Coen for a new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Details on the project are scarce, but Coen will direct and write the script for the film, which is being produced by Scott Rudin for A24. Macbeth tells the […]
Blu-ray Review – For a Few Dollars More (1965)
For a Few Dollars More, 1965. Directed by Sergio Leone Starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volonte, Mara Krup, Luigi Pistilli, Klaus Kinski, Josef Egger, Panos Papadopulos, Benito Stefanelli, Robert Camardiel, Aldo Sambrell, Luis Rodriguez, Mario Brega. SYNOPSIS: Kino Lorber has completed its Special Editions of Sergio Leone’s “dollar” or “man with no […]
Movie Review – Us (2019)
Us, 2019. Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Tim Heidecker, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Anna Diop, and Madison Curry. SYNOPSIS: A family’s serenity turns to chaos when a group of doppelgängers begins to terrorise them. Us, the follow up to Jordan Peele’s subversive horror Get Out […]
Tom Hanks to play Elvis’ manager Colonel Tom Parker for director Baz Luhrmann
Oscar-winner Tom Hanks looks set to follow his upcoming Mr. Rogers biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood by portraying another real-life figure – that of Elvis Presley’s legendary manager Colonel Tom Parker. Variety reports that Hanks is in talks to star in the as-yet-untitled film, which is being directed by Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!) […]
Movie Review – Dumbo (2019)
Dumbo, 2019. Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Eva Green, Danny DeVito, Nico Parker, Alan Arkin, Finley Hobbins, Joseph Gatt, DeObia Oparei, Roshan Seth, Sharon Rooney, and Douglas Reith. SYNOPSIS: A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new […]
Taika Waititi joins Ryan Reynolds in Free Guy
Having starred together in 2011’s Green Lantern, Taika Waititi and Ryan Reynolds are set to reunite this year for the upcoming action comedy Free Guy, with Deadline reporting that the Thor: Ragnarok filmmaker has signed on for a supporting role. Free Guy is being directed by Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum) from a script […]
Sylvester Stallone to produce and direct dirty cop drama series The Tenderloin
A+E Networks has announced that Sylvester Stallone is teaming with History for a new drama series entitled The Tenderloin, which will deal with dirty cops in early 20th century New York City. According to THR, Stallone will serve as executive producer on the drama as well as directing multiple episodes of the show, which is […]
Hot Toys unveils its new Thanos Movie Masterpiece Series figure from Avengers: Endgame
With the release of Avengers: Endgame fast approaching, Hot Toys has unveiled its 1:6 scale Movie Masterpiece Series Thanos figure which is based on the appearance of the Mad Titan in the upcoming Marvel superhero epic Avengers: Endgame and gives us our best look yet at the character’s new armor and double-bladed sword from the […]
Captain Marvel’s McKenna Grace joins the new Ghostbusters
Young Captain Marvel actress McKenna Grace has signed on to appears in director Jason Reitman’s as-yet-untitled Ghostbusters sequel, Entertainment Weekly has revealed. Grace is set to portray the daughter of Carrie Coon’s (The Sinner) single mother character, and sister to Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard. While specific plot details are being kept under wraps, it’s […]
DC Universe announces Swamp Thing premiere date, new content plans and release schedule
DC Entertainment hosted a special DC Universe panel at WonderCon Anaheim yesterday, where – in addition to unveiling a first-look image of Brec Bassinger as Stargirl – we got a number of announcements regarding the streaming service’s upcoming slate of content. First up comes the official premiere date for the live-action series Swamp Thing from […]