‘He craved an Oscar’: James Baldwin’s long campaign to crack Hollywood | Movies
IIt’s safe to say that James Baldwin was not a fan of The Exorcist. “That just doesn’t work,” he wrote in his 1976 memoir-criticism collection, The Devil Finds Work. “With the exception of Satan, he’s definitely the star.” William Friedkin’s 1973 horror may have wreaked havoc in theaters with its hit portrayal of a possessed […]
ISS review – Ariana DeBose is ace as third world war sparks space station survival race | Movies
aFirst, the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) mistook a small spark on Earth for a volcano. But look, there’s another one, and another one. In fact, these astronauts get a bird’s eye view of the nuclear retaliation between the Russian and American governments that turns the Earth into a giant glowing fireball by […]
28 Years Later: Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes cast in sequel | Movies
Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes star in Danny Boyle’s sequel to the zombie horror classic 28 Years Later. The new film marks a reunion between Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland, who directed and wrote the original 2002 film and executive produced the 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later. . 28 Years Later is the […]
Molly Ringwald says 80s movies were “really, very white”
Actress Molly Ringwald, known for classic 1980s films such as “The Breakfast Club” and “Sixteen Candles,” says modern remakes of these films need to have more diverse casts. Ta. Ringwald received Variety’s Creative Vanguard Award during the Miami Film Festival, and the award ceremony was followed by a Q&A session about her career. Ringwald was […]
Netflix Will Make Fewer Lousy, Super-Expensive ‘Auteur’ Movies
Netflix, the only profitable streamer, will reportedly no longer produce bad, super-expensive blockbusters or bad “auteur” movies. Netflix’s new head of film, Dan Lin, started work on April 1st. The news is that Netflix is ”no longer just home to big-ticket action movies featuring big-name movie stars.” gray man Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans or […]
‘APOCALYPTIC’: This is the stuff you see in horror movies, Sen. Rubio says
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., joins ‘America Reports’ to discuss a number of topics including the crisis in Haiti. #foxnews Subscribe to … source
Billy Dee Williams says actors ‘should’ be allowed to wear blackface | Movies
Billy Dee Williams has said that actors should be able to perform in blackface, and the Star Wars actor has revealed that he believes “if you’re an actor, you should be able to do whatever you want.” Talk to Bill Maher on the Club Random Podcast, the 87-year-old actor recalled laughing while watching the 1965 […]
Exclusive — By 2-to-1, Americans Believe Movies are Worse Today
The sycophantic entertainment media will blame everything for Hollywood’s continued box office collapse. Liars make all kinds of excuses: Streaming! Unruly crowd! Too much condensation on the windshield! Heck, to this day, some people still blame the coronavirus pandemic. What no one dares to suggest is… quality. In any other industry – automobiles, restaurants, pizza, […]
Louis Gossett Jr obituary | Movies
Actor Lou Gossett Jr., who has died at the age of 87, was best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), whose rigorous training helped recruit Richard Gere He transforms into the man of the movie’s title. He was the first black person to win the […]
Oscar-winning director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi: ‘The world is full of mystery and absurdity’ | Movies
TThe winter sky in the opening shot of Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist” is a brilliant white, visible through a tangle of thin tree branches. Against the backdrop of glorious orchestral music, the scene looks sublime. But then I hear a dissonance in the music. And one more thing. Not everything is as it […]