“The Harder They Fall” Cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. on Reimagining the Wild West
In The Harder They Fall, now streaming on Netflix, director Jeymes Samuel (who also co-wrote and scored the film) revisits the deserts, saloons, and lonely train cars of the Old West. Taking names if not the exact stories of real people from the region’s history, the film follows Nat Love (Jonathan Majors) as he searches for Rufus Buck (Idris Elba), a villain’s villain who opens the film by murdering Nat’s parents and carving a cross into the young Nat’s (Anthony Naylor Jr.) forehead.
“The Sopranos” Creator David Chase Finally Reveals What Happened to Tony in Final Scene
More than 14-years ago, The Sopranos came to an end on June 10, 2007, in one of the most iconic finales in TV history. Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) is at Holsten’s restaurant in New Jersey, seated around a table with his family. There’s his wife Carmela (Edie Falco) and son A.J. (Robert Iler). And in comes Tony’s daughter Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler), running a little late, but Tony’s thrilled to see her. The family’s all here,
“Morbius” Trailer Reveals Jared Leto’s Marvel Bloodsucker
Sony’s Spider-Man Universe is alive and biting, made evident by the official trailer for Morbius, starring Jared Leto as a doctor with a severe case of bloodlust. Morbius will soon join Venom in Sony’s expanding Spider-Man Universe (once called Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters), offering audiences a potential web of interconnecting stories starring Spidey and the gang of antiheroes. In fact, Morbius makes a great Venom joke at the very end of the trailer.
New “The Book of Boba Fett” Images Tease Iconic Bounty Hunter’s Big Move
Yesterday we got the first trailer for The Book of Boba Fett, revealing the upcoming Disney+ series centered on the iconic bounty hunter’s return to his old hunting grounds. Now, Disney+ has released a handful of new images and a new poster, giving us a few more glimpses at Boba’s big return to Tatooine, the planet once ruled with a blubbery fist (of sorts) by Jabba the Hutt.
Teased during an end-credits scene during the finale of The Mandalorian season 2,
Mixing History & Modernity in the Costumes of “The Harder They Fall”
The Harder They Fall, Netflix’s addition to the world of Westerns from director-writer Jeymes Samuel, is not a monochromatic throwback set on the dusty frontier. Honoring the names of historical characters like Nat Love (Jonathan Majors) and Stagecoach Mary (Zazie Beetz) while leaving most of their actual histories behind, the film is centered around a complicated, fictional rivalry between two outlaw gangs seeking revenge and vying for control of a frontier town called Redwood.
“Morbius” Teaser Reveals Jared Leto’s Vampire Superhero
A new Morbius teaser from Sony Pictures asks us “Who is Morbius?” It’s a question quite a few folks might have, considering Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto), and his thirsty alter ego Morbius, is not the most well-known Marvel character. The new teaser lets Leto himself describe what drew him to the character, and reveals how Morbius, like Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and his alien symbiote Venom, is a superhero not totally in control of his powers.
“The Book of Boba Fett” Trailer Reveals the Bounty Hunter’s Bold Return
Buckle up, Boba-heads, because Disney+ has just revealed the first trailer for The Book of Boba Fett, and it delivers. Our longest look at the series yet opens with a delightfully weird alien arachnid in the desert, and then gives us our first glimpse of the man himself (played by longtime Fett performer Temuera Morrison), sans helmet, now returned to Tatooine and the land that his former employer Jabba the Hutt once ruled.
“Venom 2” & “No Time To Die” Help Power October to Biggest Box Office Month of 2021
Thanks to an alien symbiote and his human host and one of cinema’s most enduring franchises, October has become the high-grossing month of the year for the first time in modern history. Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Daniel Craig’s final turn as James Bond in No Time To Die helped super-boost the month in the opening weeks, while Halloween Kills and Dune came in huge in the middle and towards the end of the month.
“Dune” Dominates Box Office as Desert Power Proves Real
With Dune 2 now official, desert power continues exerting itself over our cinematic landscape. Dune gobbled up another strong week and weekend at the box office, adding $15.5 million domestically, and another $21 million overseas, bringing its global total to a sturdy $292.1 million.
Writer/director Denis Villeneuve’s emphatic adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi doorstopper has been a big hit for Warner Bros. in this pandemic-stricken era,
“The Witcher” Season 2 Trailer is a Monstrous Good Time
The official trailer for The Witcher season 2 is nearly three minutes of epic action and monstrous intrigue. It’s fair to say that the upcoming season looks even more sweeping and sumptuous than the first. Geralt (Henry Cavill) is no longer alone—he’s got Princess Cirilla (Freya Allan) in his care now—although from this much longer look at the new season, it seems Ciri is ready to fight for herself. In one moment in the trailer,
Halloween Treat: How Cinematographers James Kniest & Toby Oliver Capture Horror
It’s that time of year where people gather around screens to watch stories that convey the vivid glow of the season, and the unforgettable gatherings they bring.
Yuletide lights? Hanukkah latke feeds? A Secret Santa party? No, think more along the lines of glinting blood, the glow from a flaming church with vampires huddled inside, or a town’s lynch mob futilely pursuing a supernaturally charged serial killer.
Welcome to the sights and sounds of Halloween.
Ana de Armas May Play Lead in “John Wick” Spinoff “Ballerina”
If you saw No Time To Die, you saw just how phenomenal Ana de Armas was as the young CIA agent Paloma. In arguably the film’s most boisterous, giddy sequence, Armas’s Paloma, so nervous about her first mission she downs her entire martini in a single gulp, ends up being such a stellar agent even James Bond’s impressed. Paloma takes down a dozen (two dozen?) bad guys all on her own, in a thrilling action sequence that she seemed to delight in.
New “Hawkeye” Trailer Promises to Save the Holidays
In a new peek at Hawkeye, Marvel Studios has revealed just how excited Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) is to be teaming up with Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner), better known within the Marvel Cinematic Universe—which now also extends television via Marvel’s expanding Disney+ series—as Hawkeye. “I’m working with an Avenger” Bishop tells a dapper older gentleman she’s sharing an elevator with. He looks a little confused, like maybe he hadn’t asked her a question.
How Movie Superfan Cory Everett Created “Cinephile: A Card Game”
Batman and the death of his parents …
Wonder Woman and the pilot who crash lands on her island …
T’Challa and the legacy of Wakanda …
Who doesn’t love an origin story?
Now, move things a peg or three, from the King of Wakanda to Planet Superfan, where one fanboy, the subject of our story, grows up with such a deep and transcendental love of movies,
“American Crime Story: Impeachment” Editor Chris A. Peterson, ACE on Telling Linda & Monica’s Story
American Crime Story: Impeachment is the third limited series in what has become one of TV’s most ambitious franchises. The first season, subtitled The People v. O.J. Simpson, dealt with the most sensational criminal trial in American history, and managed, in ten episodes, to make millions of viewers take a fresh look at the main players involved, especially prosecutor Marcia Clark (played by Sarah Paulson). Season two, The Assassination of Gianni Versace,
Bill Murray Reveals He’s in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania”
If Bill Murray gets to play a wacky villain in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, all will be right in the world. Okay, not all, but you have to love this revelation. While speaking to the German language Faz about Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch, Bill Murray casually revealed he’s in Peyton Reed’s upcoming Marvel film. This is the type of news we can use.
Everything You Need To Know About “Eternals” in 60 Seconds
With the reviews in and only a week and change to go to before the premiere of Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao’s Eternals, there’s little left to do but wait. Well, there is one bit of business you could attend to—getting background on the MCU’s newest crop of superheroes and what Eternals is all about. In a new video released from Marvel, all ten of the Eternals are on hand to explain who they are and where they come from.
“Dune 2” is Officially Greenlit
Writer/director Denis Villeneuve will get to finish the entirety of his vision for Dune. Legendary Entertainment announced the good news via tweet on Tuesday, booking our ticket back to the desert planet of Arrakis so we can see how Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and Chani (Zendaya) navigate the coming war with both House Harkonnen and the mysterious Emperor. After Villeneuve scored the best opening of his career last weekend and Dune proved to be Warner Bros.
How Director Chloé Zhao Got a Superman Reference Into “Eternals”
Although this moment is referenced in a trailer and does not shape the plot, please consider this a spoiler warning all the same.
There’s a brief moment in a recent Eternals featurette where a little boy named Jack (Esai Daniel Cross) excitedly tells his father, an Eternal named Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry) that fellow Eternal Ikaris (Richard Madden) is Superman. Jack’s not silly for thinking such a thing, Ikaris and Superman have some things in common,
Christopher Nolan Calls Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” a “Gift To Film Fans Everywhere”
Writer/director Denis Villeneuve’s Dune was one of the most eagerly-anticipated films of the year and for good reason. Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s legendary 1965 sci-fi novel was always going to be a big swing from one of our most ambitious filmmakers, and arguably one of the greatest living directors of sci-fi. Villeneuve had proven with Blade Runner: 2049 and Arrival that he had the chops to take on Herbert’s notoriously dense,
