Barbra Streisand, the ever-talented singer of 36 albums and a 40-year film career, has left a permanent impression on American cinema and music with her voice and down-to-earth wit. Streisand kickstarted her career in September 1960 when she opened with a singing number for comedian Phyllis Diller. Streisand originally maintained an interest in acting, but tried her hand at music when the 1960 Sound of Music director recommended she pursue singing....
With a remake of the original Nosferatu coming soon from director Robert Eggers, the lasting influence of German horror cinema is plain to see. Some of the earliest horror masterpieces were German-language productions, without which we might not have the later American classics: Frankenstein, The Mummy, Dracula, The Invisible Man. These and other genre films owe much to the work of directors like F.W. Murnau and Robert Wiene (via The Twin Geeks)....
Westerns reflected America at the turn of the century, a time when civilization was in its primordial stage. Virtual lawlessness reigned in the remote stretches of outlands, deserts, and ramshackle towns. Survival, greed, justice, and freedom were the common currency in the late 1800s. Cowboys and Native American Indians warring over territories. Bandits robbing the local bank in broad daylight. The cruel, unforgiving power of nature and wilderness trying to be tamed by Manifest Destiny....
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe takes on his weirdest role yet in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, and he have the first official sneak peek photo. Recently, images from the set had leaked to social media revealing Radcliffe in wardrobe as the popular parodist who first rose to fame in the 1980s. Now an official photo from Roku has unveiled a closer look at Radcliffe, and while the angle and lighting still obscure the actor’s face quite a bit, he does look a lot like a young “Weird Al....
Peacock has announced a straight-to-series order for a gladiator drama that Roland Emmerich will direct. Titled Those About To Die, the series is “a large-scale drama set within the spectacular, complex and corrupt world of gladiatorial sports in Ancient Rome. The series introduces an ensemble of diverse characters across the many layers of Roman society where sports, politics and business intersect and collide.” The book of the same name by author Daniel Mannix is the basis for the series....
In the span of ten days, artist/activist Rose McGowan was arrested, met with former President Barack Obama, and became one of TIME Magazine’s “People of the Year,” all while navigating the minefield of those trying to silence her. E! brings viewers a limited series event in five parts, Citizen Rose, and for the first time, we will see the world through her eyes. A two-hour documentary special airing on Tuesday, January 30 at 8pm ET/PT, followed by four episodes airing in Spring 2018, Citizen Rose is a project that reflects a dramatically changing world....
Director Scott Sanders is a name that isn’t instantly recognizable in filmdom, but it just might be in the near future. After making his feature film debut with Thick as Thieves, the filmmaker stepped away from Hollywood, taking an 11-year break to pursue other endeavors. Now he’s back with the new blaxploitation film Black Dynamite, which will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 16. I had the chance to speak with the co-writer/director of this film and here’s what he had to say....
Yesterday it was reported that filmmaker Guillermo del Toro had decided his first directorial project since leaving his directing duties on The Hobbit and now it seems that news isn’t quite true. Latino Review is reporting that del Toro will not be directing The Haunted Mansion 3D. The director himself sent a brief statement over to the site and here’s what he had to say. The site also revealed that del Toro will announce his next directing gig next week....
The second trailer has arrived for Brave, Disney Pixar’s latest animated adventure starring Kelly Macdonald as a fierce Scottish princess named Merida. Click on the video player below for your latest look at this animated tale, which hits theaters June 22, 2012, and also stars Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Kevin McKidd. Since ancient times, stories of epic battles and mystical legends have been passed through the generations across the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland....
We travel to Bucharest, Romania to visit Nicolas Cage and the rest of the cast on the set of Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance Johnny Blaze will ride again! Scheduled for release on February 17th is Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance, the long-awaited sequel to ‘2007s anti-superhero film Ghost Rider, which was based on the popular Marvel Comics character and starred Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage, and Eva Mendes. In the original film, Nicolas Cage plays Johnny Blaze, a stunt motorcyclist who sells his soul to the Devil and as a result, transforms into the flaming vigilante Ghost Rider....
Director Shane Carruth came out of nowhere to stun the indie film world with his 2004 debut feature Primer when it premiered at Sundance in 2004 and went on to achieve cult status. The director hasn’t been heard from since, but it seems he has a new film in the works. An io9 reader has uncovered a bizarre new website ATopiary.com which registered by Carruth last year, although the website has apparently gone live just recently....
Back in the early part of 2008, it was announced, and then eight months later unannounced, that Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum) was going to be directing DC Comics and Warner Brother’s adaptation of The Flash. Levy recently spoke to MTV about his involvement, and the un-involvement with the film. Levy explained that the issue was largely one of time and focus, saying that when he was brought on-board for The Flash, it was before the WGA strike, and while George Miller’s Justice League of America was still on the radar....
The Xenomorph that we all know and love has been through the wringer. Between Alien: Resurrection, Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem, and Alien: Covenant, cinema’s most iconic creature has not had the best representation since its seminal appearance in the 1970s classic Alien. Ever since Covenant was released back in 2017, there were rumblings of a potential sequel that would tie the prequel series to Ridley Scott’s original film. But that never came to fruition as Covenant heavily underperformed and was not beloved by fans....
Showtime is getting in the Kanye West business, and Jaden Smith is coming along for the ride. The premium cable network has ordered a script for a new anthology series titled Omniverse. The kicker here is that Smith, the son of Hollywood superstar Will Smith, is on board to play a younger version of the prolific rapper. Not just any version mind you, but one from an alternate reality. Yes, this show sounds very weird but it’s absolutely happening....
A Gran Turismo movie is officially in the works at Sony Pictures and will race into theaters on August 11, 2023. Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium) will direct the film from a screenplay by Jason Hall (American Sniper, Thank You for Your Service). PlayStation Productions’ Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan serve as producers alongside Doug Belgrad and Dana Brunetti. While the larger plot details are being kept under wraps, the official logline of Gran Turismo (via Deadline) reads:...
Ah, the holiday season, spending time with friends and families, making cookies, and sitting down to enjoy your favorite television shows’ holiday specials. Needless to say, we have come a long way since specials like A Charlie Brown Christmas and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. In 1997, from the twistedly brilliant minds of Matt Stone and Trey Parker, came the first South Park Christmas episode, and the animated holiday special was never the same....
A new viral video has debuted for the upcoming horror adventure Stake Land, which hits theaters across the country on April 22. Click on this viral video below, which takes a look at the zombie epidemic through the eyes of a young child. The video also reveals a viral website OntoNewEden.com, which features more videos and “frontline” reports from the zombie invasion in this thriller. CLICK HERE to learn more about Stake Land through this viral website....
Star Trek Discovery is finally going to arrive later this month, but we have an early indication that the show may not be very good. It has been revealed that CBS isn’t allowing for any reviews of the New Star Trek series to be published before the first episode airs. While there are exceptions to every rule, typically speaking, if a network or studio doesn’t want reviews to get out, it means they aren’t very confident in the product....
Prepare to enter a new dimension with your favorite sci-fi crew this July. Stargate Atlantis: Season 4 is coming to DVD on July 8. The five-disc set will contain all 20 episodes from this season and the set will be priced at $49.98 SRP. The series stars Amanda Tapping, Jewel Waite and Joe Flanigan. The fourth season also continues to deliver out-of-this world excitement and amazing adventures with exceptional visuals chronicling the voyage of the Atlantis team in the Pegasus galaxy....
As most of the ArrowVerse shows come to a close, a new superhero is about to entry the fray in The CW’s Stargirl, based on the popular DC Comics character. Stargirl is set to premiere Tuesday, May 19 at 8:00p.m. ET on The CW (one day after its digital debut on the DC Universe subscription service on 5/18). Every episode of DC’S Stargirl will be available to stream on The CW’s free digital platforms (CWTV....
