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First trailer for Late Night starring Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling

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Amazon Studios has debuted the first trailer for its upcoming comedy Late Night. Directed by Nisha Ganatra, the film stars Emma Thompson as a talk show host that hires a woman (Mindy Kaling) to join her male dominated writer’s room and save her career when she is accused of being “a woman who hates Women. Joining […]

Exclusive Interview: BlacKkKlansman actor Paul Walter Hauser on working with Spike Lee and Adam Driver, playing a white supremacist, Cobra Kai and more

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The following conversation took place between Flickering Myth writer Justin Cook and BlacKkKlansman actor Paul Walter Hauser… Today, Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman hits shelves nationwide on 4K, DVD and Blu-ray (and is available for rental), and in celebration of the film’s home video release, Flickering Myth had the opportunity to talk to one of the film’s stars, […]

Exclusive: BlacKkKlansman actor Paul Walter Hauser on initially auditioning for Jasper Pääkkönen’s role, finding his character one hour before shooting

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In BlacKkKlansman, Paul Walter Hauser gives a memorable performance as dim-witted white supremacist Ivanhoe, but according to a recent interview with Flickering Myth, he initially auditioned for a different role. When asked about the signature laugh that Hauser decided to give his character in the film, Hauser launched into an explanation about how he not […]

Exclusive: BlacKkKlansman actor Paul Walter Hauser on campaigning to play the Penguin for DC, thinks he can do what “Heath Ledger did with the Joker”

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During an interview for the home video release of Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, Flickering Myth questioned actor Paul Walter Hauser about his campaign to play the Penguin/Oswald Cobblepot in the DC Universe (especially Matt Reeves’ upcoming The Batman, in which the character is rumored to appear); while he didn’t divulge any details about whether or not he’s heard of any interest […]

Movie Review – BlacKkKlansman (2018)

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BlacKkKlansman, 2018. Directed by Spike Lee. Starring John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Japser Pääkkönen, Ryan Eggold, Paul Walter Hauser, Topher Grace, Alec Baldwin and Harry Belafonte. SYNOPSIS: Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer from Colorado, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan with the help of a white surrogate, who eventually […]

Movie Review – BlacKkKlansman (2018)

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BlacKkKlansman, 2018. Directed by Spike Lee. Starring John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace, Ryan Eggold, Paul Walter Hauser, Corey Hawkins, Robert John Burke, Michael Buscemi, Jasper Pääkkönen, Harry Belafonte, Ashlie Atkinson, Craig muMs Grant, and Alec Baldwin. . SYNOPSIS: Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer from Colorado, successfully manages to infiltrate the local […]

Second Opinion – BlacKkKlansman (2018)

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BlacKkKlansman, 2018. Directed by Spike Lee Starring John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace, Ryan Eggold, Paul Walter Hauser, Corey Hawkins, Robert John Burke, Michael Buscemi, Jasper Pääkkönen, Harry Belafonte, Ashlie Atkinson, Craig muMs Grant, and Alec Baldwin. SYNOPSIS: Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer from Colorado, successfully managed to infiltrate the local […]

Movie Review – BlacKkKlansman (2018)

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BlacKkKlansman, 2018. Directed by Spike Lee. Starring John David Washington, Adam Driver, Alec Baldwin, Laura Harrier, Ken Garito, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Michael Buscemi, Corey Hawkins, Robert John Burke, Topher Grace, Paul Walter Hauser, Ryan Eggold and Jasper Pääkkönen. SYNOPSIS:  Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer from Colorado, successfully managed to infiltrate the local Ku Klux […]

Movie Review – I, Tonya (2017)

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I, Tonya, 2017. Directed by Craig Gillespie. Starring Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, Sebastian Stan, Paul Walter Hauser, Caitlin Carver, Bobby Cannavale and Julianne Nicholson. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Tonya Harding, who was the world’s best female figure skater despite a deprived background. She found her career derailed after she was implicated in a brutal […]

53rd Chicago International Film Festival Review – I, Tonya (2017)

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I,Tonya, 2017. Directed by Craig Gillespie. Starring Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Julianne Nicholson, Paul Walter Hauser, Bobby Cannavale, Caitlin Carver, Bojana Novakovic, Paul Walter Hauser, and Allison Janney. SYNOPSIS: Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises among the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes. […]