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Armie Hammer exits The Offer as fallout from ‘cannibal’ scandal continues

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Having been set to sink his teeth into the role of producer Al Ruddy, Deadline is reporting that Armie Hammer has now exited The Offer, the upcoming Paramount+ series about the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather, as the fallout from his recent controversy continues. Earlier this month, explicit social media messages said to […]

Muscle and the Best Roles of Craig Fairbrass

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Most film fans know British actor Craig Fairbrass for a wide range of commanding roles, playing both violent anti-heroes and merciless villains in a successful career on the big and small screen. Not forgetting his memorable TV parts in the likes of Prime Suspect, Duck Patrol and Eastenders, we’ll focus on his film work here. […]

2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Passing

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Passing, 2021. Written and directed by Rebecca Hall. Starring Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Alexander Skarsgård, and Bill Camp. SYNOPSIS: Follows the unexpected reunion of two high school friends, whose renewed acquaintance ignites a mutual obsession that threatens both of their carefully constructed realities. Rebecca Hall makes a bold feature debut with this adaptation […]

How Bone Tomahawk director S. Craig Zahler came to write a graphic novel

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Flickering Myth spoke with writer, director, and novelist S. Craig Zahler about the release of his first graphic novel. Forbidden Surgeries of the Hideous Dr. Divinus hits shelves in late February/early March and is available for pre-order now… Over the course of his career, S. Craig Zahler has been many things: an author, a musician, […]

Marvel’s WandaVision trailer offers a sneak peek at the upcoming episodes

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With the plot thickening and mysteries deepening after Friday’s episode [read our review here], Disney+ has shared a new trailer for Marvel Studios’ WandaVision offering a sneak peek at the upcoming episodes as Wanda’s perfect ‘reality’ begins to unravel; check it out here… Marvel Studios’ captivating new series WandaVision stars Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany and marks […]

Warner Bros. announces new DC Showcase shorts featuring Constantine, Blue Beetle and more

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Warner Bros. has announced that the DC characters Kamandi, The Losers, Blue Beetle and Constantine are set to headline for new DC Showcase animated shorts set for release between 2021 and 2022. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment, and Rick Morales (Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge), the four shorts will be included as bonus […]

2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Searchers

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Searchers, 2021. Directed by Pacho Velez. SYNOPSIS: Searchers draws on encounters with a diverse set of New Yorkers as they navigate their preferred dating apps, searching for their special someone. Among the most mentally debilitating casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic is surely the absence of a traditional dating scene in most countries around the world, as […]

How to Write a Feature Film Script 101 with Holidate screenwriter Tiffany Paulsen | The Writer Experience #130

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Listen to the latest episode of The Writer Experience… In this episode of The Writer Experience, Court and Harry are joined by Tiffany Paulsen, a writer and director originally from Cashmere, Washington. She’s won both the prestigious Disney ABC writing fellowship and a Sony TV Diverse Directing Fellowship. She wrote the feature adaptation of Nancy […]

In The Earth is Ben Wheatley’s epic return to horror! | Sundance 2021 Video Review

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In The Earth, 2021. Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Hayley Squires, and Reece Shearsmith. Filmmaker Ben Wheatley recently debuted his remake of Rebecca on Netflix and it was met with mixed reactions. Thankfully Wheatley quickly returned to horror as this will surely be one of his most memorable films ever. In […]