Actor Jim Caviezel has been in the business since the early ‘90s. While he gained notoriety as an able supporting actor, he hit it big with The Thin Red Line and went on to perform in his most famous role to date The Passion of the Christ. The actor’s struggles while filming Mel Gibson’s Biblical epic is nothing short of a pop culture legend.
Caviezel has worked with a host of acclaimed filmmakers over the years. While he had early roles in Lawrence Kasdan’s Wyatt Earp and Gus Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho, he gained prominence when he worked with the likes of Terrence Mallick, Ang Lee, and Tony Scott. Here are ten of his best roles in film and TV.
1. Person of Interest
Jonathan Nolan’s post-9/11 surveillance drama is one of the best-rated shows in TV history. It follows the story of ex-...
Caviezel has worked with a host of acclaimed filmmakers over the years. While he had early roles in Lawrence Kasdan’s Wyatt Earp and Gus Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho, he gained prominence when he worked with the likes of Terrence Mallick, Ang Lee, and Tony Scott. Here are ten of his best roles in film and TV.
1. Person of Interest
Jonathan Nolan’s post-9/11 surveillance drama is one of the best-rated shows in TV history. It follows the story of ex-...
- 9/28/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
Finding a good movie to watch on Amazon Prime Video can be difficult to say the least. While Amazon’s robust library of titles is available to every Amazon Prime subscriber, they don’t exactly make it easy to find what you’re looking for. That’s where we come in. Below, we’ve assembled a growing list of the best movies on Amazon Prime right now. Our carefully curated selection runs the gamut from crowd-pleasing blockbusters to Oscar-winning dramas to delightful rom-coms and beyond. There’s a little something for everyone, so stop the endless scrolling and simply choose one of these great movies to watch.
Check out our list of the best movies on Amazon Prime video below. The list will be updated weekly with new titles.
“Challengers” Left to right: Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor in “Challengers” (MGM)
“Challengers” is hypnotic. At once a tennis drama, steamy love triangle and dark comedy,...
Check out our list of the best movies on Amazon Prime video below. The list will be updated weekly with new titles.
“Challengers” Left to right: Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor in “Challengers” (MGM)
“Challengers” is hypnotic. At once a tennis drama, steamy love triangle and dark comedy,...
- 9/27/2024
- by Adam Chitwood, Haleigh Foutch
- The Wrap
Thunderbolts* Star Sebastian Stan Confirms What We've Suspected About His Character in Teaser Trailer - Main Image
Thunderbolts* star Sebastian Stan recently opened up about his character's scene-stealing moment in the teaser trailer.
The preview ended with an awesome scene featuring Bucky Barnes as he was seen chasing the Thunderbolts crew and firing a shot at them. It was reminiscent of his iconic scene in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Fans have been wondering whether Bucky's Winter Soldier mode was somehow activated during that moment or it's a showcase of how that part of his persona is still part of him after all this time.
Sebastian Stan on Bucky's Moment in Thunderbolts* Trailer
During his recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Stan was directly asked whether he was Bucky Barnes on the Winter Soldier during the end part of the Thunderbolts* teaser trailer.
"I think a little bit of both,...
Thunderbolts* star Sebastian Stan recently opened up about his character's scene-stealing moment in the teaser trailer.
The preview ended with an awesome scene featuring Bucky Barnes as he was seen chasing the Thunderbolts crew and firing a shot at them. It was reminiscent of his iconic scene in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Fans have been wondering whether Bucky's Winter Soldier mode was somehow activated during that moment or it's a showcase of how that part of his persona is still part of him after all this time.
Sebastian Stan on Bucky's Moment in Thunderbolts* Trailer
During his recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Stan was directly asked whether he was Bucky Barnes on the Winter Soldier during the end part of the Thunderbolts* teaser trailer.
"I think a little bit of both,...
- 9/27/2024
- EpicStream
Thunderbolts* is just one of several exciting MCU projects set to debut next year, and fans have plenty of reasons to be enthusiastic about the film. It will introduce a brand-new team of misfits, similar to DC’s Suicide Squad.
Additionally, the movie will feature the introduction of Marvel’s most powerful superhero, Sentry. Many of the MCU’s anti-heroes and former villains will also return, with Sebastian Stan reprising his role as Bucky Barnes, aka the Winter Soldier, being one of the most popular characters.
Bucky Barnes was first introduced as Steve Rogers’ best friend and fellow soldier during World War II, serving as a supportive character in Steve’s transformation into Captain America. Unfortunately, he is captured by Hydra during a mission with Steve, leading to his presumed death.
It is later revealed that Bucky was taken by Hydra and turned into a deadly assassin. Fortunately, thanks to Rogers’ unwavering loyalty,...
Additionally, the movie will feature the introduction of Marvel’s most powerful superhero, Sentry. Many of the MCU’s anti-heroes and former villains will also return, with Sebastian Stan reprising his role as Bucky Barnes, aka the Winter Soldier, being one of the most popular characters.
Bucky Barnes was first introduced as Steve Rogers’ best friend and fellow soldier during World War II, serving as a supportive character in Steve’s transformation into Captain America. Unfortunately, he is captured by Hydra during a mission with Steve, leading to his presumed death.
It is later revealed that Bucky was taken by Hydra and turned into a deadly assassin. Fortunately, thanks to Rogers’ unwavering loyalty,...
- 9/27/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Fiction Horizon
‘Thunderbolts*’ is just one of many MCU projects releasing next year, but fans have plenty of reasons to be excited about the movie. The movie is set to introduce a completely new team of misfits to the MCU, an equivalent of DC’s Suicide Squad.
It’s also going to mark the introduction of Marvel’s most powerful superhero – Sentry. There’s also the fact that many of MCU’s anti-heroes and former villains will reprise their roles, most popular among them being Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes aka the Winter Soldier.
Bucky Barnes was initially introduced as Steve Rogers’ best friend and fellow soldier during World War II. He initially serves as a supporting character, helping Steve in his transformation into Captain America. Bucky is captured by Hydra while on a mission with Steve, leading to his presumed death.
Later it’s revealed that Bucky was captured by Hydra...
It’s also going to mark the introduction of Marvel’s most powerful superhero – Sentry. There’s also the fact that many of MCU’s anti-heroes and former villains will reprise their roles, most popular among them being Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes aka the Winter Soldier.
Bucky Barnes was initially introduced as Steve Rogers’ best friend and fellow soldier during World War II. He initially serves as a supporting character, helping Steve in his transformation into Captain America. Bucky is captured by Hydra while on a mission with Steve, leading to his presumed death.
Later it’s revealed that Bucky was captured by Hydra...
- 9/27/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Comic Basics
When Gregg Araki last spoke with Slant in 2011, he remarked, “A pet peeve of mine is when filmmakers keep making the same movie over and over without any kind of progression.” As Araki prepares to shoot another film centered around youth culture and sexuality, I Want Your Sex, he continues to bring a fresh perspective to his pet themes. That evolution was evident even within his Teen Apocalypse Trilogy, the series of movies that helped establish his place at the vanguard of the loosely organized New Queer Cinema of the 1990s.
As Araki revealed in a recent conversation with us, the three films weren’t originally mapped out as a trilogy. When the lo-fi charms of his 1993’s Totally F***ed Up—made on a shoestring budget with few additional crew members—struck a chord with festival audiences, new creative possibilities were opened up to the scrappy filmmaker. The language...
As Araki revealed in a recent conversation with us, the three films weren’t originally mapped out as a trilogy. When the lo-fi charms of his 1993’s Totally F***ed Up—made on a shoestring budget with few additional crew members—struck a chord with festival audiences, new creative possibilities were opened up to the scrappy filmmaker. The language...
- 9/24/2024
- by Marshall Shaffer
- Slant Magazine
It's a bummer every single month, but a handful of fan-favorite movies leave Netflix at the end of the month before a new collection of movies arrives the following month. In September, a number of popular movies are leaving Netflix, including two throwbacks and two beloved trilogies.
This month already saw a large number of unfortunate removals from Netflix, including a handful of complete series fans love to watch. The CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, iZombie, and Jane the Virgin have already departed and soon Great News, Good Witch, and How to Get Away with Murder will join them in the final week of the month.
Looking to quickly watch your favorite movie before it leaves Netflix? We shared four good movies watch to add to your watch list before time runs out!
The Divergent Series
Leaving Netflix: Sept. 30
If you need a quick fix of young adult dystopian adventure after watching the current No.
This month already saw a large number of unfortunate removals from Netflix, including a handful of complete series fans love to watch. The CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, iZombie, and Jane the Virgin have already departed and soon Great News, Good Witch, and How to Get Away with Murder will join them in the final week of the month.
Looking to quickly watch your favorite movie before it leaves Netflix? We shared four good movies watch to add to your watch list before time runs out!
The Divergent Series
Leaving Netflix: Sept. 30
If you need a quick fix of young adult dystopian adventure after watching the current No.
- 9/20/2024
- by Reed Gaudens
- Netflix Life
It's wild to think about the fact that the Marvel Cinematic Universe existed for almost a whole decade before Spider-Man joined it. The webslinger was leading his own franchise(s) for Sony Pictures at the time, so it just wasn't possible. That is until the studio was a bit worried by the underperformance of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and decided to make the call to Marvel Studios.
History was made in 2016's Captain America: Civil War when Tom Holland debuted as a brand new Spider-Man, bringing the wall-crawler to the MCU for the first time ever. He didn't have too much screen-time in the guest appearance, but he did shine extremely brightly, making a huge impression with audiences and setting the stage for Peter Parker's major role in the franchise going forward.
Jon Watts was tasked with bringing him to the big screen for his own standalone adventure, and Spider-Man: Homecoming...
History was made in 2016's Captain America: Civil War when Tom Holland debuted as a brand new Spider-Man, bringing the wall-crawler to the MCU for the first time ever. He didn't have too much screen-time in the guest appearance, but he did shine extremely brightly, making a huge impression with audiences and setting the stage for Peter Parker's major role in the franchise going forward.
Jon Watts was tasked with bringing him to the big screen for his own standalone adventure, and Spider-Man: Homecoming...
- 9/20/2024
- by Michael Patterson
- Bam Smack Pow
ITV has commissioned ‘Betrayal’, an intense espionage thriller set within MI5. Starring Shaun Evans, the series follows a veteran spy’s race against time to thwart a major threat while confronting personal turmoil. John Hughes, portrayed by Shaun Evans, is an MI5 agent who joined during the war on terror. Now in his mid-40s, […]
ITV Orders MI5 Thriller ‘Betrayal’ with Shaun Evans...
ITV Orders MI5 Thriller ‘Betrayal’ with Shaun Evans...
- 9/20/2024
- by Noah Masire
- MemorableTV
Exclusive: ITV has greenlit an espionage thriller starring and produced by Vigil’s Shaun Evans from Mammoth Screen.
Evans plays John Hughes in Betrayal, which is set in the clandestine world of MI5. Hughes joined MI5 during the war on terror and was at the forefront of averting the biggest terrorist plots on UK soil. Now in his mid 40s and married with two children he’s struggling to adapt to the new MI5, where threats to national security have changed and he’s forced to adapt to the values of a progressive work environment.
The show is co-produced with Navarino Pictures, the nascent production outfit founded by Evans earlier this year. Evans plays Elliot Glover in BBC hit Vigil while other credits include Until I Kill You and Endeavour, in which he stars as Inspector Morse. He is the latest actor to get involved behind the camera with an ITV series,...
Evans plays John Hughes in Betrayal, which is set in the clandestine world of MI5. Hughes joined MI5 during the war on terror and was at the forefront of averting the biggest terrorist plots on UK soil. Now in his mid 40s and married with two children he’s struggling to adapt to the new MI5, where threats to national security have changed and he’s forced to adapt to the values of a progressive work environment.
The show is co-produced with Navarino Pictures, the nascent production outfit founded by Evans earlier this year. Evans plays Elliot Glover in BBC hit Vigil while other credits include Until I Kill You and Endeavour, in which he stars as Inspector Morse. He is the latest actor to get involved behind the camera with an ITV series,...
- 9/19/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Born to actors Gretchen and David Cryer, Jon Cryer knew from a very young age that he wanted to follow in his parents’ footsteps. He did some well-acclaimed projects in the industry, but everything changed when he got on board Two and a Half Men. In the sitcom, he played Charlie Harper’s brother Alan and earned huge popularity and a loyal fan following.
A still from Two and a Half Men || Credits: CBS
But along with it, he also cashed in a lot of money per episode for playing the down-on-his-luck character. Not just on screen, but even after the show’s conclusion in 2015, Cryer still makes millions, all thanks to the residuals.
Jon Cryer’s Earnings From Two and a Half Men Remain Robust Even After 9 Years of the Show’s Conclusion
Jon Cryer worked in a number of projects in the 1980s and 90s. But his breakthrough...
A still from Two and a Half Men || Credits: CBS
But along with it, he also cashed in a lot of money per episode for playing the down-on-his-luck character. Not just on screen, but even after the show’s conclusion in 2015, Cryer still makes millions, all thanks to the residuals.
Jon Cryer’s Earnings From Two and a Half Men Remain Robust Even After 9 Years of the Show’s Conclusion
Jon Cryer worked in a number of projects in the 1980s and 90s. But his breakthrough...
- 9/18/2024
- by Sakshi Singh
- FandomWire
“The Count of Monte Cristo,” one of four films on France’s shortlist for the country’s official submission to the Academy Awards, will open on Dec. 20 in U.S. theaters. Samuel Goldwyn Films plans to campaign the three-hour adventure drama in all categories including best picture, with the release to roll out nationwide after its bow.
In the classic Alexandre Dumas story, Pierre Niney stars as young Edmond Dantès, who is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he makes a daring escape and assumes the identity of the Count of Monte Cristo, taking revenge on the three men who betrayed him.
Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte wrote and directed the film, which co-stars Anaïs Demoustier and Anamaria Vartolemei.
“The Count of Monte Cristo” premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival,...
In the classic Alexandre Dumas story, Pierre Niney stars as young Edmond Dantès, who is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he makes a daring escape and assumes the identity of the Count of Monte Cristo, taking revenge on the three men who betrayed him.
Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte wrote and directed the film, which co-stars Anaïs Demoustier and Anamaria Vartolemei.
“The Count of Monte Cristo” premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival,...
- 9/17/2024
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
If John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club remains the quintessential ‘80s Brat Pack movie, what ranks as a close second? If we’re talking headcount, Joel Shcumacher’s critically panned commercial hit St. Elmo’s Fire (which might be getting a sequel) tops them all. The movie follows a tight-knit group of seven Georgetown post-graduates navigating young adulthood and helped define the “Brat Pack” as a play on the fraternal friendship forged by Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack in the ‘50s and ‘60s. In addition to advancing Schumacher’s directorial career, St. Elmo’s Fire partially launched the careers of stars Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, and Mare Winningham, most of whom would be associated with the Brat Pack for the next 40 years. The subject is documented in the new Hulu documentary, Brats, written and directed by McCarthy in a tender and touching snapshot of...
- 9/16/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
One of the best things to happen in Hollywood in recent years is that Michael Keaton’s career got a major second wind (but don’t call it a comeback) after a somewhat lower-key period. While the extent of Keaton’s career downturn pre-Birdman has indeed been overblown (let’s not forget he was still a big enough star to play the villain in the RoboCop reboot months before Birdman came out), it can’t be denied that Alejandro González Iñárritu’s movie gave him a major boost. Since then, he’s appeared In some amazing films, including Spotlight, The Founder, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and The Trial of the Chicago 7. He has also done great TV work, such as the exceptional limited series Dopesick.
However, Keaton’s pre- and post-Beetlejuice/Batman career tends to be overlooked when discussing his filmography, which is a shame as he was already a...
However, Keaton’s pre- and post-Beetlejuice/Batman career tends to be overlooked when discussing his filmography, which is a shame as he was already a...
- 9/14/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
As Hollywood attempts to keep up with the ever-changing face of streaming, Kevin Smith has gotten into the movie theater business.
The director’s latest film is The 4:30 Movie, which serves as a love letter to small-town cinemas. It came at a time when he was feeling “existential” about being “one more goofy-ass tile to this never-ending wall” of film and television content on streaming platforms.
“I know it’s hard out there. It’s always been hard,” he said. “That’s the one thing I could say. But it’s worth the struggle. It’s worth the fight. Like, it’s worth making that tile, man, because that tile winds up being all the difference in some person’s life you’ll never meet.
“I meet people who tell you wonderful things about movies you’ve made years ago that other people lambast, and they’re like: ‘That’s my favorite movie.
The director’s latest film is The 4:30 Movie, which serves as a love letter to small-town cinemas. It came at a time when he was feeling “existential” about being “one more goofy-ass tile to this never-ending wall” of film and television content on streaming platforms.
“I know it’s hard out there. It’s always been hard,” he said. “That’s the one thing I could say. But it’s worth the struggle. It’s worth the fight. Like, it’s worth making that tile, man, because that tile winds up being all the difference in some person’s life you’ll never meet.
“I meet people who tell you wonderful things about movies you’ve made years ago that other people lambast, and they’re like: ‘That’s my favorite movie.
- 9/14/2024
- by Glenn Garner
- Deadline Film + TV
The American French Film Festival (previously called Colcoa) is back with a bang after being canceled last year due to the WGA and SAG/AFTRA strikes.
The 28th edition of the festival will play two of the year’s most buzzed-about French movies, Jacques Audiard’s redemption thriller “Emilia Pérez” and epic adventure film “The Count of Monte Cristo.” They’re also two of the four films submitted by France’s Oscars committee for the international feature film race.
“Emilia Pérez,” which won two prizes at Cannes and played at both Telluride and Toronto, will kick off festivities on opening night, as part of a red-carpet event presented in association with Netflix on Oct. 29; and “The Count of Monte Cristo,” a sweeping three-hour period film starring Pierre Niney in the titular role, be play on closing night on Nov. 3.
A genre-defying musical thriller, “Emilia Perez” won the jury prize at...
The 28th edition of the festival will play two of the year’s most buzzed-about French movies, Jacques Audiard’s redemption thriller “Emilia Pérez” and epic adventure film “The Count of Monte Cristo.” They’re also two of the four films submitted by France’s Oscars committee for the international feature film race.
“Emilia Pérez,” which won two prizes at Cannes and played at both Telluride and Toronto, will kick off festivities on opening night, as part of a red-carpet event presented in association with Netflix on Oct. 29; and “The Count of Monte Cristo,” a sweeping three-hour period film starring Pierre Niney in the titular role, be play on closing night on Nov. 3.
A genre-defying musical thriller, “Emilia Perez” won the jury prize at...
- 9/12/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Plot: Writer-director Kevin Smith presents his most personal film to date with this coming-of-age story — set in the summer of 1986 — that follows three sixteen-year-old friends who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local cineplex. When one of the guys invites the girl of his dreams to see an R-rated film, all hilarity breaks loose, as a self-important theater manager and teen rivalries interfere with his best-laid plans.
Review: I have been a Kevin Smith fan since I saw Clerks in the mid-90s. Smith had a solid run over the early course of his career, but the 2010s were less kind from a critical standpoint. While I have stood by his projects even when the quality was less than I knew he was capable of, my gut told me that Kevin Smith had another great project in him. I am happy to say that The 4:30 Movie is...
Review: I have been a Kevin Smith fan since I saw Clerks in the mid-90s. Smith had a solid run over the early course of his career, but the 2010s were less kind from a critical standpoint. While I have stood by his projects even when the quality was less than I knew he was capable of, my gut told me that Kevin Smith had another great project in him. I am happy to say that The 4:30 Movie is...
- 9/11/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Set in the summer of 1986, The 4:30 Movie follows Brian David, a teenager enjoying his final days of freedom before the start of the new school year. Living with his parents in suburban New Jersey, Brian spends his days hanging out at the local movie theater with his best buds, Belly and Burny. Their favorite pastime is “movie-hopping” between shows to sneak into multiple films in a single afternoon.
On this particular Saturday, Brian works up the courage to ask his longtime crush Melody on a date. To his delight, she says yes and agrees to join him for the 4:30 screening. Directed by Kevin Smith, well known for semi-autobiographical comedies that mine his experiences growing up in New Jersey, The 4:30 Movie has a very similar feel. Smith brings the same lighthearted sense of humor and flair for capturing the small moments of teenage life.
While the plot is simple,...
On this particular Saturday, Brian works up the courage to ask his longtime crush Melody on a date. To his delight, she says yes and agrees to join him for the 4:30 screening. Directed by Kevin Smith, well known for semi-autobiographical comedies that mine his experiences growing up in New Jersey, The 4:30 Movie has a very similar feel. Smith brings the same lighthearted sense of humor and flair for capturing the small moments of teenage life.
While the plot is simple,...
- 9/11/2024
- by Shahrbanoo Golmohamadi
- Gazettely
Kevin Smith will always hold a special place in my heart as one of the filmmakers who defined my formative years in cinema. "Clerks," "Mallrats," "Chasing Amy," "Dogma," and even the silly "Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back" were packed full of hilarious yet immature laughs and pop culture references that tickled my funny bone and my geek gland. But ever since he tried to make his own Judd Apatow movie with "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," which made him feel like he ruined Seth Rogen's career at the time, he's struggled to re-capture the comedic voice that once defined him.
"Jay & Silent Bob Reboot" was a clumsy return to Kevin Smith's stoner slacker duo, and while "Clerks III" had a meaningful emotional core inspired by the filmmaker's real life brush with death and a meta narrative about the beginning of his film career, the movie ultimately...
"Jay & Silent Bob Reboot" was a clumsy return to Kevin Smith's stoner slacker duo, and while "Clerks III" had a meaningful emotional core inspired by the filmmaker's real life brush with death and a meta narrative about the beginning of his film career, the movie ultimately...
- 9/11/2024
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton is to direct Spider-Man 4 for Sony and Marvel.
It’s been a long time coming but it looks like Marvel and Sony have finally decided on a successor to director Jon Watts, meaning that Spider-Man 4 can press ahead with reports suggesting that the film is eyeing a 2026 release date.
Watts directed all three films in the current Spider-Man trilogy, which stars Tom Holland as the webswinger. After spending years in the Marvel sandbox, Watts was clearly ready for a break and has since directed Wolfs, an Apple Studios thriller starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney.
Watts has recently signed up for a sequel to that project.
Marvel and Sony’s live action Spider-Man series has been left with something of a blank slate forthe character following the events of the last film, 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home. It...
It’s been a long time coming but it looks like Marvel and Sony have finally decided on a successor to director Jon Watts, meaning that Spider-Man 4 can press ahead with reports suggesting that the film is eyeing a 2026 release date.
Watts directed all three films in the current Spider-Man trilogy, which stars Tom Holland as the webswinger. After spending years in the Marvel sandbox, Watts was clearly ready for a break and has since directed Wolfs, an Apple Studios thriller starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney.
Watts has recently signed up for a sequel to that project.
Marvel and Sony’s live action Spider-Man series has been left with something of a blank slate forthe character following the events of the last film, 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home. It...
- 9/10/2024
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Have you ever wondered about the work of psychics? What really happens behind closed doors in those storefront mystical shops? The new documentary Look Into My Eyes provides an intimate look at the lives of several New York City psychics, exploring both their practices and personal journeys. Filmed by skilled nonfiction director Lana Wilson, it had its world premiere at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.
Wilson gains rare access to follow seven diverse psychic practitioners. Their specialties vary from healing ancestral trauma to impromptu party readings to communicating with deceased pets. But Wilson resists quick judgment, observing each subject’s methods up close with empathy. She also gently probes their backgrounds to add understanding. Deeper portraits emerge of people finding purpose in their gifts while grappling with private pains.
A balanced perspective is provided on the believability of psychic ability itself. But perhaps what matters most is...
Wilson gains rare access to follow seven diverse psychic practitioners. Their specialties vary from healing ancestral trauma to impromptu party readings to communicating with deceased pets. But Wilson resists quick judgment, observing each subject’s methods up close with empathy. She also gently probes their backgrounds to add understanding. Deeper portraits emerge of people finding purpose in their gifts while grappling with private pains.
A balanced perspective is provided on the believability of psychic ability itself. But perhaps what matters most is...
- 9/7/2024
- by Shahrbanoo Golmohamadi
- Gazettely
Macaulay Culkin is set to embark on a tour celebrating 'Home Alone'.The 44-year-old actor will host 'Home Alone: A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin', a tour across the US to celebrate his iconic 1990 Christmas classic 'Home Alone'.The tour will feature a special screening of the film, along with a moderated interview and Q A.Carson Daly announced the tour on the 'Today' show and said it will include Culkin looking back at “his experiences on the set [and] memories,” as well as speaking about “all the things about the movie.”It will kick off in in Buffalo, NY, on November 30, followed by stops in in Kentucky, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, New Jersey, Illinois, Massachusetts and more.A synopsis for the tour states: "Relive the iconic scenes and heartwarming moments from 'Home Alone' on the big screen, and then dive deep into the behind-the-scenes stories and insights with Macaulay Culkin himself.
- 9/7/2024
- by Colette Fahy 2
- Bang Showbiz
Ben Stiller just got his comedy mojo back in the most unexpected of places.
Nutcrackers, the official opening-night film of the 2024 Toronto Film Festival, is not the kind of movie you expect to see at serious film festivals, which tend to go for darker or less obviously commercial fare. So it is a bit of a surprise to see TIFF launching with a purely entertaining and heartwarming family holiday movie that will make you laugh, cry and walk out feeling good. Nothing wrong with that.
This is the kind of movie Hollywood used to deliver all the time but has clearly forgotten how to make — until now. Among the inspirations for director David Gordon Green were The Bad News Bears, Six Pack, Uncle Buck and Overboard. You might expect John Hughes was back from the dead, along with this genre. I would go back even further to the ’50s and ’60s,...
Nutcrackers, the official opening-night film of the 2024 Toronto Film Festival, is not the kind of movie you expect to see at serious film festivals, which tend to go for darker or less obviously commercial fare. So it is a bit of a surprise to see TIFF launching with a purely entertaining and heartwarming family holiday movie that will make you laugh, cry and walk out feeling good. Nothing wrong with that.
This is the kind of movie Hollywood used to deliver all the time but has clearly forgotten how to make — until now. Among the inspirations for director David Gordon Green were The Bad News Bears, Six Pack, Uncle Buck and Overboard. You might expect John Hughes was back from the dead, along with this genre. I would go back even further to the ’50s and ’60s,...
- 9/6/2024
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
“I always thought the only alien in this high school was me.”
In 1985, John Hughes set a template for high school archetypes in his classic film The Breakfast Club. The brain, the athlete, the basket case, the princess and the criminal became part of our collective consciousness while expanding ideas of adolescent identity. But 13 years later, these stereotypical roles had begun to feel stifling. While reassuring to know that each identity is valid, the tendency to define your life by an external ideal could keep young adults from overcoming the fear of being themselves. In 1998, Robert Rodriguez applied a sci-fi lens to these classic archetypes in The Faculty, a teen horror film that explores the terror of conformity. A high school faculty taken over by monsters becomes the backdrop for a nuanced dissection of stereotypical expectations and discontent adolescence in a treacherous high school environment built to dehumanize.
Casey (Elijah Wood...
In 1985, John Hughes set a template for high school archetypes in his classic film The Breakfast Club. The brain, the athlete, the basket case, the princess and the criminal became part of our collective consciousness while expanding ideas of adolescent identity. But 13 years later, these stereotypical roles had begun to feel stifling. While reassuring to know that each identity is valid, the tendency to define your life by an external ideal could keep young adults from overcoming the fear of being themselves. In 1998, Robert Rodriguez applied a sci-fi lens to these classic archetypes in The Faculty, a teen horror film that explores the terror of conformity. A high school faculty taken over by monsters becomes the backdrop for a nuanced dissection of stereotypical expectations and discontent adolescence in a treacherous high school environment built to dehumanize.
Casey (Elijah Wood...
- 9/5/2024
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
Words cannot describe the impact John Hughes has had on Cinema. His movies have impacted a generation of teenagers and fledgling filmmakers. How many times have you seen ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ being played on TV, or heard “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” from ‘The Breakfast Club’ on any 80s radio station? He defined the 1980s and 90s, and his teen comedies are still analyzed and discussed today. He also brought many actors that we now know and love into stardom, as many of the child and teen actors in his films became pop-culture icons. Without him, the coming-of-age drama would be drastically different, and with that, let’s take a look into how important Hughes was to American Cinema.
Breaking the Teenage Stereotype One of the most defining and most charming aspects of Hughes’ films is his focus on young people and their personal growth. In real life,...
Breaking the Teenage Stereotype One of the most defining and most charming aspects of Hughes’ films is his focus on young people and their personal growth. In real life,...
- 9/1/2024
- by Ben Ross
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
"The Mick" creators and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" writers Dave and John Chernin made their feature directorial debut with "Incoming," a coming-of-age sex comedy for Netflix about a group of incoming freshmen attending their first high school party. It's a raucous, raunchy, ridiculous night of debauchery featuring a 14-year-old running a control room of spy cams, plenty of upperclassmen making the beast with two backs in random open bedrooms, a science teacher desperately trying to appear cool by taking shots of Fireball and ripping bongs with students, fist fights leading to broken noses, accidentally falling into a K-hole, running from the cops, and drunkenly sharting out a night's worth of Taco Bell binge-eating.
"Incoming" is an attempt to merge the tradition of beloved high school stories with the over-the-top screwball sex comedies of the 1970s and '80s, and when it works, it really works. Similar to recent high...
"Incoming" is an attempt to merge the tradition of beloved high school stories with the over-the-top screwball sex comedies of the 1970s and '80s, and when it works, it really works. Similar to recent high...
- 8/30/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
The Count of Monte Cristo, directed by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière, made its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it received a resounding 11-minute standing ovation.
Produced by Pathé Films, the same company behind the acclaimed The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan (2023), this film continues the studio’s tradition of bringing classic French literature to life with grandiosity and meticulous attention to detail. In France, the film has been both a box office success and a cultural event, celebrated for its faithful adaptation of a beloved classic.
The film follows the tragic tale of Edmond Dantès (played by Pierre Niney), a young and promising sailor who is falsely accused of treason and imprisoned in the dreaded Château d’If. After years of enduring unimaginable hardship, he escapes and reinvents himself as the mysterious and wealthy Count of Monte Cristo, bent on exacting revenge against those who betrayed him.
Produced by Pathé Films, the same company behind the acclaimed The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan (2023), this film continues the studio’s tradition of bringing classic French literature to life with grandiosity and meticulous attention to detail. In France, the film has been both a box office success and a cultural event, celebrated for its faithful adaptation of a beloved classic.
The film follows the tragic tale of Edmond Dantès (played by Pierre Niney), a young and promising sailor who is falsely accused of treason and imprisoned in the dreaded Château d’If. After years of enduring unimaginable hardship, he escapes and reinvents himself as the mysterious and wealthy Count of Monte Cristo, bent on exacting revenge against those who betrayed him.
- 8/30/2024
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Dropout’s “Dimension 20” is known for its genre mash-ups. Its “Fantasy High” and “The Unsleeping City” seasons transpose the concerns and archetypes of high fantasy into a John Hughes-esque high school movie and the urban legend that is New York City. “Mentopolis” takes the tropes of a film noir and crams it inside a single mind, a la “Inside Out,” while “A Crown of Candy” forces a “Game of Thrones” world of magical realpolitik to wield the weapons of “Candyland” in order to slake its sugar/bloodlust.
So there’s something comforting — and deceptively simple — about the series’ latest season, “Never Stop Blowing Up.” In the main, it is an ode to the absurdity of action movies, from renegade cops and powerful mobsters to master assassins and omnipotent hackers to James Bond-esque agents and racing drivers who solve worldwide conspiracies with the power of… cars. The mash-up comes...
So there’s something comforting — and deceptively simple — about the series’ latest season, “Never Stop Blowing Up.” In the main, it is an ode to the absurdity of action movies, from renegade cops and powerful mobsters to master assassins and omnipotent hackers to James Bond-esque agents and racing drivers who solve worldwide conspiracies with the power of… cars. The mash-up comes...
- 8/28/2024
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
The Marvel Comics character Thor officially made his live-action debut in the 1988 TV movie The Incredible Hulk Returns. But the year before that, Thor was a major presence in a teen comedy film about a group of youngsters having a wild night in downtown Chicago. The kids deal with gun-wielding car thieves, knife-wielding gang members, a homicidal tow truck driver, and a lot of other odd characters and dangerous situations. Their lives are put at risk on multiple occasions. And throughout, Thor’s iconic helmet is worn by an eight-year-old girl who looks up to the character… and believes he’s real. By the time the night is over, she might be proven right… Or maybe not. Whatever the case, there’s a whole lot of Thor in the 1987 film Adventures in Babysitting (watch it Here). And it’s time for it to be Revisited.
Adventures in Babysitting began with...
Adventures in Babysitting began with...
- 8/28/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Pierre Niney plays the man behind the multiple masks in this fast-moving adaptation that needs a touch more finesse
There have been dozens of (mostly inadequate) attempts to adapt Alexandre Dumas’ behemoth payback yarn on film and TV, but it doesn’t stop people trying; this time, it’s the team behind the recent two-part Three Musketeers adaptation. Compared to the saturnine Gérard Depardieu in the well-regarded 1998 TV miniseries, lead actor Pierre Niney is a lightweight proposition as the count, playing his second major French icon after Yves Saint Laurent in 2014. But Niney’s physical slightness and poise lend something distinctive here, a hint of vulnerability underneath the multiple masks, a mortal psychological wound that can never be healed.
There’s no improving on Dumas’ timeless setup: young mariner Edmond Dantès (Niney) is imprisoned ad eternum in the Chateau d’If, Marseille’s own Devil’s Island, after being framed...
There have been dozens of (mostly inadequate) attempts to adapt Alexandre Dumas’ behemoth payback yarn on film and TV, but it doesn’t stop people trying; this time, it’s the team behind the recent two-part Three Musketeers adaptation. Compared to the saturnine Gérard Depardieu in the well-regarded 1998 TV miniseries, lead actor Pierre Niney is a lightweight proposition as the count, playing his second major French icon after Yves Saint Laurent in 2014. But Niney’s physical slightness and poise lend something distinctive here, a hint of vulnerability underneath the multiple masks, a mortal psychological wound that can never be healed.
There’s no improving on Dumas’ timeless setup: young mariner Edmond Dantès (Niney) is imprisoned ad eternum in the Chateau d’If, Marseille’s own Devil’s Island, after being framed...
- 8/28/2024
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
It’s hard to believe, but the concept of the teenager is younger than film as a medium. According to historians, American culture first began thinking of the period between 13 to 19 as a specific bridge between childhood and adulthood in the 1940s, in part due to marketing executives looking to define people in that age range as a new demographic. And shortly afterwards, that demographic became ubiquitous on TV and films.
The first teen films began popping up in earnest during the 1950s, with landmark titles like “The Wild One,” “Blackboard Jungle,” and the enduringly iconic “Rebel Without a Cause.” Each film featured a bonafide screen legend — Marlon Brando in “The Wild One,” Sidney Poitier in “Blackboard Jungle,” and James Dean in his most iconic role in “Rebel Without a Cause” — and established films that took the emotional turmoil of teen life seriously as a vibrant subgenre. Since then, teens...
The first teen films began popping up in earnest during the 1950s, with landmark titles like “The Wild One,” “Blackboard Jungle,” and the enduringly iconic “Rebel Without a Cause.” Each film featured a bonafide screen legend — Marlon Brando in “The Wild One,” Sidney Poitier in “Blackboard Jungle,” and James Dean in his most iconic role in “Rebel Without a Cause” — and established films that took the emotional turmoil of teen life seriously as a vibrant subgenre. Since then, teens...
- 8/27/2024
- by Wilson Chapman and Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Gen X are a funny lot. Generally acknowledged to be made up of folks born between 1965 and 1980. This means Gen Xers were teenagers between the ’80s and the late ’90s. Crucially this also means it’s a generation that grew up without any meaningful internet and no mobile phones, who were used to relying on cinema trips to watch trailers, Blockbuster Video for our weekend viewing and highlighting the TV guide at Christmas.
Streaming services, of course, did not exist so movies we watched at the cinema, recorded off the telly and even potentially owned on VHS (if you were the Queen) became very precious in a way that something you caught on Netflix while you were looking at your phone are not. Every generation has movies that are iconic to them – here’s to the ones that shaped today’s 40-somethings+.
Before Sunrise (1995)
Richard Linklater’s naturalistic romance about...
Streaming services, of course, did not exist so movies we watched at the cinema, recorded off the telly and even potentially owned on VHS (if you were the Queen) became very precious in a way that something you caught on Netflix while you were looking at your phone are not. Every generation has movies that are iconic to them – here’s to the ones that shaped today’s 40-somethings+.
Before Sunrise (1995)
Richard Linklater’s naturalistic romance about...
- 8/22/2024
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Actor-comedians Ramy Youssef (Ramy) and Hasan Minhaj (Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj) have boarded Mustache, the 2023 SXSW Audience Award winner from first-time feature filmmaker Imran J. Khan, as executive producers.
The pair join a stellar producing team, which also includes Academy Award winner Riz Ahmed and Allie Moore exec producing for Left-Handed Films (The Long Goodbye), Good Movies Inc., and producers Christina Won (Birdman) and Jessica Sittig, among others.
Minhaj is now involved in a dual capacity, as he also has a comedic supporting role in the film.
An homage to John Hughes coming-of-age films, ’90s nostalgia, and awkward teenage transitions, Mustache is a Northern California story revolving around 13-year-old Ilyas, a Pakistani American portrayed by new discovery Atharv Verma, whose world is turned upside down when his parents abruptly transfer him from his familiar Islamic private school to the challenges of public education.
Struggling with the mash-up of...
The pair join a stellar producing team, which also includes Academy Award winner Riz Ahmed and Allie Moore exec producing for Left-Handed Films (The Long Goodbye), Good Movies Inc., and producers Christina Won (Birdman) and Jessica Sittig, among others.
Minhaj is now involved in a dual capacity, as he also has a comedic supporting role in the film.
An homage to John Hughes coming-of-age films, ’90s nostalgia, and awkward teenage transitions, Mustache is a Northern California story revolving around 13-year-old Ilyas, a Pakistani American portrayed by new discovery Atharv Verma, whose world is turned upside down when his parents abruptly transfer him from his familiar Islamic private school to the challenges of public education.
Struggling with the mash-up of...
- 8/15/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
For this month’s installment of “TV Terrors” we revisit the small screen adaptation of 1980s movie “Weird Science,” which aired from 1994 – 1998 on the USA Network.
I probably sound like an old fogy when I say this, but the USA Network of the cable television heyday was drastically different than the USA Network we have today. Back in the early nineties, USA Network was a free for all of weird, fun entertainment. There were adult cartoons, erotic thrillers, “Up All Night,” sports events, a large Saturday morning cartoon line up, classic horror movies, Troma double bills, and there were even kung fu movies every weekday morning.
USA Network also aired the primetime TV series adaptation of “Weird Science.”
The classic John Hughes sci-fi comedy from 1985 was adapted in 1994 into a mostly faithful TV version that took everything scandalous about the original film and amped up the ridiculousness by about fifty percent.
I probably sound like an old fogy when I say this, but the USA Network of the cable television heyday was drastically different than the USA Network we have today. Back in the early nineties, USA Network was a free for all of weird, fun entertainment. There were adult cartoons, erotic thrillers, “Up All Night,” sports events, a large Saturday morning cartoon line up, classic horror movies, Troma double bills, and there were even kung fu movies every weekday morning.
USA Network also aired the primetime TV series adaptation of “Weird Science.”
The classic John Hughes sci-fi comedy from 1985 was adapted in 1994 into a mostly faithful TV version that took everything scandalous about the original film and amped up the ridiculousness by about fifty percent.
- 8/9/2024
- by Felix Vasquez Jr
- bloody-disgusting.com
Has one word ever decided an election?
It’s possible we’re about to find out. The word in question is “weird” — a term even a 5-year-old could understand, and one that’s proving extraordinarily effective in Kamala Harris’ bid to defeat Donald Trump in November.
It’s a word that since 1980 has skyrocketed in popularity, according to a graph on Google’s Ngram Viewer, which only accounts for usage until 2022. That line is going to jump even higher once it reaches 2024.
It all began with a casual insult tossed out by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and has since caught on like a viral wildfire. The “weird” label has proven so sticky and effective, it may have even played a significant role in Harris’ decision to choose Walz as her running mate. At their first joint appearance at a rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday, there it was again: “These guys are creepy and yes,...
It’s possible we’re about to find out. The word in question is “weird” — a term even a 5-year-old could understand, and one that’s proving extraordinarily effective in Kamala Harris’ bid to defeat Donald Trump in November.
It’s a word that since 1980 has skyrocketed in popularity, according to a graph on Google’s Ngram Viewer, which only accounts for usage until 2022. That line is going to jump even higher once it reaches 2024.
It all began with a casual insult tossed out by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and has since caught on like a viral wildfire. The “weird” label has proven so sticky and effective, it may have even played a significant role in Harris’ decision to choose Walz as her running mate. At their first joint appearance at a rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday, there it was again: “These guys are creepy and yes,...
- 8/7/2024
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" is one of the best teen movies of all time, but it also (perhaps purposely) tells its story from a very privileged point-of-view. I adore the John Hughes classic, yet the last few times I've watched it, I've been struck by how terribly Ferris (Matthew Broderick) treats the customer service workers he meets throughout the film. It's all a part of his schtick; to craft the perfect day off, he has to get access to all sorts of fun stuff, and the quickest way to do that is by putting on a haughty, rich-white guy persona that he probably learned from his dad.
It may be blasphemous to even consider adding a new layer to a perfect Hughes-made story, but if someone's going to do it, it may as well be a filmmaker who's interested in approaching the material from a truly fresh angle. Enter: "Sam and Victor's Day Off,...
It may be blasphemous to even consider adding a new layer to a perfect Hughes-made story, but if someone's going to do it, it may as well be a filmmaker who's interested in approaching the material from a truly fresh angle. Enter: "Sam and Victor's Day Off,...
- 8/5/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Rob Lowe has confirmed that talks are happening for a sequel to Joel Schumacher’s iconic 1985 Brat Pack film, St Elmo’s Fire.
Joel Schumacher made many films over the course of his career, but 1985’s St Elmo’s Fire, which Schumacher also wrote with Carl Kurlander, holds a special place for many. Made at the height of the teen movie boom spearheaded by John Hughes, the film starred an ensemble that came to be known as The Brat Pack – Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Andie MacDowell and Mare Winningham.
The film focuses on a group of graduates from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C, following their journey as they begin to adjust to post-university life and the responsibilities of adulthood. The theme song, St Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion) by John Parr became a 1980s classic, inextricably intertwined with the film in the same...
Joel Schumacher made many films over the course of his career, but 1985’s St Elmo’s Fire, which Schumacher also wrote with Carl Kurlander, holds a special place for many. Made at the height of the teen movie boom spearheaded by John Hughes, the film starred an ensemble that came to be known as The Brat Pack – Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Andie MacDowell and Mare Winningham.
The film focuses on a group of graduates from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C, following their journey as they begin to adjust to post-university life and the responsibilities of adulthood. The theme song, St Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion) by John Parr became a 1980s classic, inextricably intertwined with the film in the same...
- 8/1/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
This article contains extremely light spoilers for "Deadpool & Wolverine."
Like any human being with good taste, Ryan Reynolds loves John Candy. The star of the "Deadpool" movies has shared his appreciation for the late actor/comedian, who died at age 43 in 1994, multiple times on social media over the years, including when he shared this touching video tribute to Candy:
(I'd never seen that before, and was on the verge of tears when I watched it this morning.)
In 2020, Reynolds wrote on Instagram, "John Candy passed away 26 years ago today. He always walked that tightrope between hilarious and heartbreaking. His movies mean so much to me. If you haven't seen his work, check it out. He's absolutely beautiful." In 2023, word came out that he's even producing a documentary about Candy that's being directed by Colin Hanks. And as recently as last month, Reynolds randomly shared a meme about Candy in his Instagram stories.
Like any human being with good taste, Ryan Reynolds loves John Candy. The star of the "Deadpool" movies has shared his appreciation for the late actor/comedian, who died at age 43 in 1994, multiple times on social media over the years, including when he shared this touching video tribute to Candy:
(I'd never seen that before, and was on the verge of tears when I watched it this morning.)
In 2020, Reynolds wrote on Instagram, "John Candy passed away 26 years ago today. He always walked that tightrope between hilarious and heartbreaking. His movies mean so much to me. If you haven't seen his work, check it out. He's absolutely beautiful." In 2023, word came out that he's even producing a documentary about Candy that's being directed by Colin Hanks. And as recently as last month, Reynolds randomly shared a meme about Candy in his Instagram stories.
- 7/28/2024
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
In the 1990s, Hollywood found both success and failure by digging deep into the back catalog of horror master Stephen King. The decade saw some of the best adaptations of his work and some of the worst (we don't need to talk about "The Lawnmower Man"), but its high and low points alike notably drew from lesser-known King works, as many of his major hits were already adapted in the decades prior. "Thinner" falls into this category: Released in 1984, the novel that inspired the movie was well-regarded upon release, but is mostly known now as the book that helped readers identify King as the writer behind pseudonym Richard Bachman.
Plenty of King fans love "Thinner," but the novel about an overweight man who is cursed to lose weight rapidly to the point of emaciation isn't exactly as high profile as the novelist's more zeitgeist-defining works. The Tom Holland-directed film...
Plenty of King fans love "Thinner," but the novel about an overweight man who is cursed to lose weight rapidly to the point of emaciation isn't exactly as high profile as the novelist's more zeitgeist-defining works. The Tom Holland-directed film...
- 7/27/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
John Hughes was a huge deal in the ’80s. As a director and screenwriter, he made some of the most iconic films of the decade and became known as the king of teen comedies. His movies, like Home Alone, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, totally defined that era.
Still from Weird Science (Universal Pictures)
But despite his impressive track record, one of his films showed a different side that Hughes might have been experimenting with. Robert Downey Jr., as part of the cast, ended up in one of the wildest scenes they ever made. The public only got to see something about it years after the film was released.
Robert Downey Jr. As A Pig In Weird Science Robert Downey Jr. in Weird Science (Universal Pictures)
Weird Science, released in 1985, stands as one of the classic films of the decade, even if it wasn’t...
Still from Weird Science (Universal Pictures)
But despite his impressive track record, one of his films showed a different side that Hughes might have been experimenting with. Robert Downey Jr., as part of the cast, ended up in one of the wildest scenes they ever made. The public only got to see something about it years after the film was released.
Robert Downey Jr. As A Pig In Weird Science Robert Downey Jr. in Weird Science (Universal Pictures)
Weird Science, released in 1985, stands as one of the classic films of the decade, even if it wasn’t...
- 7/25/2024
- by Catherine Delgado
- FandomWire
Andrew McCarthy, Rob Lowe, and the original MTV VJs will host “Brat Pack Weekend” on 80s on 8 (Ch. 8) in celebration of this summer’s hottest 80s documentary, “Brats.” Starting Friday, July 26, tune in to 80s on 8 as Andrew, who directed “Brats,” and Rob handpick their favorite 80s songs and provide behind-the-scenes stories about the documentary now streaming on Hulu.
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“When we were making ‘Pretty in Pink,’” McCarthy says during the special, “John Hughes used to come to the set with a cassette recorder. And he’d have these little cassettes that he would just play. ‘Hey, guys, what do you think of this?’ And he did play. And he’d just play snippets of these songs. And we’d either give it a thumbs up or thumbs down. And a lot of those...
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“When we were making ‘Pretty in Pink,’” McCarthy says during the special, “John Hughes used to come to the set with a cassette recorder. And he’d have these little cassettes that he would just play. ‘Hey, guys, what do you think of this?’ And he did play. And he’d just play snippets of these songs. And we’d either give it a thumbs up or thumbs down. And a lot of those...
- 7/24/2024
- by Matt Simeone
- SiriusXM
A mash-up of cheerleading and soccer tropes, Victory is like a shiny, bright beach toy that breaks the first time you use it. The opening-night presentation at this year’s New York Asian Film Festival, it has enough hit tunes and dance routines for K-pop fans, as well as some melodrama for their parents.
Most of all, Victory is a showcase for Lee Hye-ri, the South Korean superstar known more familiarly as just “Hyeri.” A member of the Girl’s Day band, Hyeri forged a career on Korean TV as an adorable little sister or the “cute girl next door.” That led to modeling and social media, where she has millions of followers.
In Victory, she’s Pil-Sun, a misfit and outsider. With her bulky clothes and ratty hair, she’s almost afraid to be pretty. Branded a troublemaker at her high school In Geoje, an island off the southern coast of Korea,...
Most of all, Victory is a showcase for Lee Hye-ri, the South Korean superstar known more familiarly as just “Hyeri.” A member of the Girl’s Day band, Hyeri forged a career on Korean TV as an adorable little sister or the “cute girl next door.” That led to modeling and social media, where she has millions of followers.
In Victory, she’s Pil-Sun, a misfit and outsider. With her bulky clothes and ratty hair, she’s almost afraid to be pretty. Branded a troublemaker at her high school In Geoje, an island off the southern coast of Korea,...
- 7/24/2024
- by Daniel Eagan
- The Film Stage
While watching the latest take on Alexandre Dumas’ literary classic, this time by directors Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte (who just adapted Dumas’ The Three Musketeers in 2023), I wondered if I was enjoying myself for the wrong reasons. With a high budget (making it the most-expensive French film of 2024), a starry cast, and all the grandeur of a full-blown cinematic epic, The Count of Monte Cristo is big, blockbuster filmmaking of the French kind. And while these large-scale productions typically get the life taken from them by committee in Hollywood, this film’s stone-faced commitment to executing such silly spectacle makes for an uneven, mostly good time.
Directors de La Patellière and Delaporte, who also wrote the screenplay, keep the general story largely the same, with various tweaks to characters and subplots that streamline the narrative (even its nearly three-hour runtime wouldn’t be enough to cover the...
Directors de La Patellière and Delaporte, who also wrote the screenplay, keep the general story largely the same, with various tweaks to characters and subplots that streamline the narrative (even its nearly three-hour runtime wouldn’t be enough to cover the...
- 7/23/2024
- by C.J. Prince
- The Film Stage
Who doesn’t remember their first high school party? For many of us, it was fairly uneventful and not like what John Hughes made us believe. It damn sure wasn’t like the party seen in the upcoming Netflix film, “Incoming.”
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As seen in the trailer, “Incoming” tells the story of four high school freshmen who find themselves invited to their first real high school party.
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As seen in the trailer, “Incoming” tells the story of four high school freshmen who find themselves invited to their first real high school party.
Continue reading ‘Incoming’ Trailer: Four High School Freshmen Go To Their First Party In Netflix’s Teen Comedy at The Playlist.
- 7/23/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
In Paul Brickman’s Risky Business, Tom Cruise and his character, ambitious teenage virgin Joel Goodson, appear to be going on the same journey toward the status of killer shark—the good-looking guy with the money and confidence and limitless future. When Cruise flashes that iconic smile in those sunglasses near the end of the film, while Joel is at the height of his freeing, enterprising euphoria, the journey is complete. In 1983, you wouldn’t have been wrong if you thought a legend was being minted on celluloid.
Risky Business created “Tom Cruise” and the subgenre that drove his career for the following 15 years: the capitalist redemption fable. Cruise’s Reagan-era films—particularly Top Gun, Cocktail, and the accurately titled The Color of Money—are most obviously intoxicated with the theme that a neurosis must be transcended so that ideals of money and respect can be attained, while his...
Risky Business created “Tom Cruise” and the subgenre that drove his career for the following 15 years: the capitalist redemption fable. Cruise’s Reagan-era films—particularly Top Gun, Cocktail, and the accurately titled The Color of Money—are most obviously intoxicated with the theme that a neurosis must be transcended so that ideals of money and respect can be attained, while his...
- 7/22/2024
- by Chuck Bowen
- Slant Magazine
Exclusive: Emmy-nominated Gaby Hoffmann, best known for her work on Amazon’s Transparent and HBO’s Girls, has signed with Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment for management.
Hoffman earned three Emmy nominations, two for Supporting Actress on Transparent for her role as Ali Pfefferrman, and a Guest Actress nomination for her performance as Adam’s erratic and mesmerizing sister Caroline on Girls. She currently can be seen starring as the distraught mother of a missing son in Netflix’s praised limited series Eric opposite Benedict Cumberbatch.
Hoffmann got her start as a child actor, landing scene-stealing roles with filmmakers such as John Hughes and Nora Ephron. Early credits include features Uncle Buck, Sleepless in Seattle and Field of Dreams.
Hoffmann’s other recent notable credits include indie features C’mon C’mon; Wild; Obvious Child; You Can Count On Me; 200 Cigarettes; and for TV, Adam McKay’s Winning Time at HBO. Upcoming, she...
Hoffman earned three Emmy nominations, two for Supporting Actress on Transparent for her role as Ali Pfefferrman, and a Guest Actress nomination for her performance as Adam’s erratic and mesmerizing sister Caroline on Girls. She currently can be seen starring as the distraught mother of a missing son in Netflix’s praised limited series Eric opposite Benedict Cumberbatch.
Hoffmann got her start as a child actor, landing scene-stealing roles with filmmakers such as John Hughes and Nora Ephron. Early credits include features Uncle Buck, Sleepless in Seattle and Field of Dreams.
Hoffmann’s other recent notable credits include indie features C’mon C’mon; Wild; Obvious Child; You Can Count On Me; 200 Cigarettes; and for TV, Adam McKay’s Winning Time at HBO. Upcoming, she...
- 7/15/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
While Hollywood has been exploiting comic books and YA novels as intellectual property for a long time, French cinema has only recently begun to feed its wealth of 19th century novels into the content machine, churning big-budget epics out of classic books in the public domain.
Last year, a two-part version of Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers hit local screens, raking in $45 million off a combined $80 million budget for both films. Directed by Martin Bourboulon and featuring a who’s who of Gallic stars, including Vincent Cassel, Eva Green, Romain Duris and Louis Garrel, the Musketeers movies were marked by nonstop action and relentless storytelling tailor-made for the streaming age.
Both films were written by the duo of Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière, who previously helmed a series of hit comedies (Daddy or Mommy, Divorce French Style, What’s in a Name?) with a fast-paced Hollywood edge to them.
Last year, a two-part version of Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers hit local screens, raking in $45 million off a combined $80 million budget for both films. Directed by Martin Bourboulon and featuring a who’s who of Gallic stars, including Vincent Cassel, Eva Green, Romain Duris and Louis Garrel, the Musketeers movies were marked by nonstop action and relentless storytelling tailor-made for the streaming age.
Both films were written by the duo of Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière, who previously helmed a series of hit comedies (Daddy or Mommy, Divorce French Style, What’s in a Name?) with a fast-paced Hollywood edge to them.
- 7/8/2024
- by Jordan Mintzer
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Anthony Michael Hall was asked to be part of Brats but turned down the opportunity.
“I was asked to be a part of it, but you know what, I’ll tell you my attitude is you have to wish everyone success,” Hall told TV Insider. “It was just something I chose not to do because I’m always trying to move forward and make new things and do new stuff.”
Brats, a Hulu documentary from Andrew McCarthy released in June, explored the 1980s group of young actors who often appeared in coming-of-age films. Hall, a member of the group, appeared in 1985’s The Breakfast Club and 1984’s Sixteen Candles when he was just 15 and 16.
The documentary included appearances from actors Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Timothy Hutton, Demi Moore, Rob Lowe and Lea Thompson, along with writer-director Howard Deutch, producer Lauren Shuler and David Blum, the journalist who coined the term “Brat Pack.
“I was asked to be a part of it, but you know what, I’ll tell you my attitude is you have to wish everyone success,” Hall told TV Insider. “It was just something I chose not to do because I’m always trying to move forward and make new things and do new stuff.”
Brats, a Hulu documentary from Andrew McCarthy released in June, explored the 1980s group of young actors who often appeared in coming-of-age films. Hall, a member of the group, appeared in 1985’s The Breakfast Club and 1984’s Sixteen Candles when he was just 15 and 16.
The documentary included appearances from actors Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Timothy Hutton, Demi Moore, Rob Lowe and Lea Thompson, along with writer-director Howard Deutch, producer Lauren Shuler and David Blum, the journalist who coined the term “Brat Pack.
- 7/8/2024
- by Zoe G. Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Anthony Michael Hall was one of the notable Brat Pack figures not featured in Andrew McCarthy’s documentary Brats. Hall, who rose to fame in classic ’80s teen films like Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, spoke with TV Insider about why he decided not to participate in the documentary. “I was asked to be a part of it, but you know what, I’ll tell you my attitude is you have to wish everyone success. It was just something I chose not to do because I’m always trying to move forward and make new things and do new stuff,” Hall said. He added, “The truth is, I’ve had to embrace the John Hughes period of my life all my career, and I’m happy to do so, obviously, as I’ve hopefully relayed here. It’s never been an issue for me. But I also think time...
- 7/2/2024
- TV Insider
Following the massive success of Home Alone, legendary writer-director John Hughes churned out more than a few half-baked scripts for family movies in which low-level criminals are brutalized by small children and/or adorable dogs. There was Dennis the Menace, Beethoven, heck, even the live-action version of 101 Dalmatians updated the classic story to include shabby crooks getting electrocuted in the balls.
But perhaps the wildest example of this trend is Baby’s Day Out, the 1994 comedy in which Joe Mantegna tries to kidnap an infant, with near-fatal results.
Unlike Home Alone, Baby’s Day Out wasn’t exactly a big hit. The film, which came out 30 years ago this week, made just over $16 million at the domestic box office, but cost $48 million to make. This was seemingly due to its cutting-edge animatronics. Had the filmmakers simply opted to imperil a real baby atop a skyscraper, it probably would have been a whole lot cheaper.
But perhaps the wildest example of this trend is Baby’s Day Out, the 1994 comedy in which Joe Mantegna tries to kidnap an infant, with near-fatal results.
Unlike Home Alone, Baby’s Day Out wasn’t exactly a big hit. The film, which came out 30 years ago this week, made just over $16 million at the domestic box office, but cost $48 million to make. This was seemingly due to its cutting-edge animatronics. Had the filmmakers simply opted to imperil a real baby atop a skyscraper, it probably would have been a whole lot cheaper.
- 7/2/2024
- Cracked
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