Kenan Thompson, Rami Malek and surprise cameo guest Daniel Craig were jockeying against one another for the coveted role as Prince in a Jordan Peele-directed horror film/biopic during one of the more memorable sketches from the third episode of SNL‘s new season. Thompson, Craig and Malek all played themselves, while …
Read More »'Black Widow' Is Finally Available For Everyone On Disney+
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Before she was ever fighting alongside the Avengers, Natasha Romanoff had a long uncovered history. Now, the Marvel superhero known as “Black Widow” gets to tell her story, …
Read More »'Cry Macho': A Clint Eastwood Movie That Shoots Right to the Heart
The strangeness of Clint Eastwood’s Cry Macho cannot be boiled down to any one thing — there’s a lot going on — but its origins as a movie, one starring and directed by this particular Hollywood figure, no less, are surprisingly scattered. In so many ways, the movie plays like …
Read More »'Halloween Kills' Will Invade Homes and Theaters on the Same Day
Fans of the Halloween franchise will be able to watch the latest installment in the terrifying comfort of their own homes as Universal has announced that Halloween Kills will stream exclusively on Peacock the same day as its October 15th theatrical release. The sequel to the 2018 “direct sequel” was …
Read More »How True Is 'Respect'? Fact-Checking the Aretha Franklin Biopic
Biopics ain’t Wikipedia entries. Lives never conform to a tidy narrative arc — even one as dramatic as Aretha Franklin’s. With Respect, screenwriter Tracey Scott Wilson and director Liesl Tommy did an admirable job condensing 20 years of the Queen of Soul’s tumultuous life into a mere two-and-a-half hours. Thanks …
Read More »New York Film Festival Announces Main Slate With Coen, Almodóvar Premieres
Film at Lincoln Center has announced the 32 films that will be featured during the 59th New York Film Festival. As previously announced, Joel Coen‘s The Tragedy of Macbeth will open the festival and Pedro Almodóvar’s Parallel Mothers will close it out. NYFF59 runs September 24th through October 10th and …
Read More »Markie Post, 'Night Court' Actress, Dead at 70
Markie Post, the veteran television actress who starred on sitcoms like Night Court and Scrubs, has died at the age of 70. Post’s manager, Ellen Lubin Sanitsky, confirmed her death toThe Hollywood Reporter, adding that the actress died following a battle with cancer. Post was best known for her lengthy …
Read More »'Lord of the Rings' Series to Premiere September 2022 on Amazon Prime
The Amazon Prime series based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings will premiere on September 2nd, 2022 on the streaming platform. According to a release from Amazon Prime Video, filming for the currently untitled series wrapped in New Zealand on Monday. It marks the first …
Read More »Jordan Peele Reveals Title of Next Horror Film: 'Nope'
Jordan Peele revealed Thursday that his next film, Nope, will arrive in theaters exactly one year from today, July 22nd, 2022. The director shared scant details about the film, only posting a cloud emoji with a photo of the movie poster, which shows an ominous cloud hovering over a desolate …
Read More »Barack Obama Charts a Historic Course in New Trailer for 'Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union'
HBO has released a new trailer for its upcoming three-part docuseries on Barack Obama, Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union. Itwill premiere August 3rd, with additional episodes airing on the 4th and 5th. Directed by Peter Kunhardt, the series will chronicle Obama’s personal and political journey, particularly through …
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