Today marks the launch of No Sleep October, a month-long celebration for Halloween and horror fans alike. Max’s brand new exclusive films, horror library, imaginative curations, designs, and specially designed art featuring iconic stars from fans’ favorite scary movies will haunt viewers and keep them up all night with fear.
No Sleep October brings horror fans three films only available to stream on Max, including Salem’s Lot on October 3. In the film, author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book, only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.
The new Max Original film Caddo Lake debuts on October 10. When an eight-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes, a series of past deaths and disappearances start to link together, forever altering a broken family’s history. And in Trap, debuting October 25, a father and teen daughter attend a pop concert,...
No Sleep October brings horror fans three films only available to stream on Max, including Salem’s Lot on October 3. In the film, author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book, only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.
The new Max Original film Caddo Lake debuts on October 10. When an eight-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes, a series of past deaths and disappearances start to link together, forever altering a broken family’s history. And in Trap, debuting October 25, a father and teen daughter attend a pop concert,...
- 10/1/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
October is here! Which means peak Halloween season is now underway, and that includes the launch of “No Sleep October,” a month-long celebration for Halloween and horror fans alike at Max. Max’s brand new exclusive films, a best-in-class horror library, imaginative curations, and specially designed art featuring iconic stars will keep you busy all month long.
Look for new Max Original Film, Salem’s Lot on October 3. In the film, “Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.”
Max Original Film Caddo Lake arrives on October 10. “When an eight-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes, a series of past deaths and disappearances start to link together, forever altering a broken family’s history.” Celine Held & Logan George (Topside) wrote and directed for New Line Cinema, and the film...
Look for new Max Original Film, Salem’s Lot on October 3. In the film, “Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.”
Max Original Film Caddo Lake arrives on October 10. “When an eight-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes, a series of past deaths and disappearances start to link together, forever altering a broken family’s history.” Celine Held & Logan George (Topside) wrote and directed for New Line Cinema, and the film...
- 10/1/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Ready for Halloween? So is Max. The streamer just debuted their month-long Halloween and horror movie celebration, dubbed “No Sleep October,” and we’ve got the full list for your perusal.
There’s a batch of A24 horror movies that includes favorites like “Bodies Bodies Bodies” and “Midsommar” alongside new releases “MaXXXine” and “I Saw the TV Glow.”
Timed to the release of Max’s “Salem’s Lot” adaptation from “Anabelle Comes Home” director Gary Dauberman, which debuts on Oct. 3, Max also has a collection of Stephen King movies, including Tobe Hooper’s 1979 mini-series adaptation, “It” and “It: Chapter Two,” “The Shining” and “Doctor Sleep.”
And with the streaming debut of “Trap” landing on Max on Oct. 25, M. Night Shyamalan is also getting the spotlight with a collection that includes “Unbreakable,” “The Sixth Sense” and “The Visit.”
Finally, there are of course plenty of horror and Halloween classics, including “A Nightmare on Elm Street,...
There’s a batch of A24 horror movies that includes favorites like “Bodies Bodies Bodies” and “Midsommar” alongside new releases “MaXXXine” and “I Saw the TV Glow.”
Timed to the release of Max’s “Salem’s Lot” adaptation from “Anabelle Comes Home” director Gary Dauberman, which debuts on Oct. 3, Max also has a collection of Stephen King movies, including Tobe Hooper’s 1979 mini-series adaptation, “It” and “It: Chapter Two,” “The Shining” and “Doctor Sleep.”
And with the streaming debut of “Trap” landing on Max on Oct. 25, M. Night Shyamalan is also getting the spotlight with a collection that includes “Unbreakable,” “The Sixth Sense” and “The Visit.”
Finally, there are of course plenty of horror and Halloween classics, including “A Nightmare on Elm Street,...
- 10/1/2024
- by Haleigh Foutch
- The Wrap
Finnish director Samppa Batal finds sadness in romance and romance in sadness in the Helsinki-set “Apple Thieves.”
“I see it as a romantic dramedy,” he says.
“I believe we should embrace sadness [in relationships] because it will come. The problems start when we refuse to admit it. I don’t remember when, but I have learned to embrace it and live through it, and it doesn’t feel that bad.”
In the (mostly) black-and-white film world-premiering at Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy – previously, it was presented at its industry sidebar Finnish Film Affair – Sebe (Joel Hirvonen) is going through a devastating breakup in the middle of the pandemic.
Forced to go out with his friends, he meets Satu (Satu Tuuli Karhu). Sparks fly, even with their masks on, but they are both terrified of starting anything new.
“With the actors, we talked a lot about where these characters come from and what they fear.
“I see it as a romantic dramedy,” he says.
“I believe we should embrace sadness [in relationships] because it will come. The problems start when we refuse to admit it. I don’t remember when, but I have learned to embrace it and live through it, and it doesn’t feel that bad.”
In the (mostly) black-and-white film world-premiering at Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy – previously, it was presented at its industry sidebar Finnish Film Affair – Sebe (Joel Hirvonen) is going through a devastating breakup in the middle of the pandemic.
Forced to go out with his friends, he meets Satu (Satu Tuuli Karhu). Sparks fly, even with their masks on, but they are both terrified of starting anything new.
“With the actors, we talked a lot about where these characters come from and what they fear.
- 9/20/2024
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
The world of Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan novels is set to come alive in the anime adaptation of the popular book series. The Leviathan anime released its first teaser trailer today showcasing what Christophe Ferreira has been working on at anime studio Orange for a release on Netflix in 2025. Leviathan Anime Teaser Trailer Related: Anime Studio Orange to Adapt Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan Novels Christophe Ferreira will direct Leviathan at Orange, with Justin Leach and Taiki Sakurai producing. In addition to music from Nobuko Toda ( Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 ) and Kazuma Jinnouchi, the series will also feature original songs by long-time Studio Ghibli collaborator Joe Hisaishi. Netflix describes the adaptation as such: In 1914, on the eve of war, a fugitive prince and a girl in disguise meet aboard a bioengineered airship, the Hms Leviathan, and change the course of history. Source: Netflix Anime on YouTube...
- 9/10/2024
- by Daryl Harding
- Crunchyroll
"Tombstone" may now be considered one of the most beloved Westerns of the late twentieth century, but the film had an incredibly rocky path from the page to the big screen. "Tombstone" was intended to be the directorial debut of "Glory" screenwriter Kevin Jarre, but when he fell behind schedule a month into the shoot, producer Andrew Vajna fired him and brought in veteran helmer George P. Cosmatos ("Rambo: First Blood Part II" and "Leviathan") to ostensibly drag the movie to the finish line.
We've since learned that, after Jarre's departure, the driving creative force on "Tombstone" was star Kurt Russell. Cast as legendary lawman Wyatt Earp, Russell brought a semblance of order to the wayward production by streamlining the lengthy screenplay with producer Jim Jacks. His instincts proved plenty sharp. By foregrounding the unlikely friendship forged between Earp and the tuberculosis-stricken gambler/gunman Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer in one...
We've since learned that, after Jarre's departure, the driving creative force on "Tombstone" was star Kurt Russell. Cast as legendary lawman Wyatt Earp, Russell brought a semblance of order to the wayward production by streamlining the lengthy screenplay with producer Jim Jacks. His instincts proved plenty sharp. By foregrounding the unlikely friendship forged between Earp and the tuberculosis-stricken gambler/gunman Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer in one...
- 7/29/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Arrow Films has acquired Kazakh thriller Steppenwolf for the US, UK and Canada from UK-based Blue Finch Films, ahead of its North American premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival.
The feature was written and directed by Kazakhstan’s Adilkhan Yerzhanov, whose credits include The Owners and The Gentle Indifference Of The World, which played at Cannes in 2014 and 2018 respectively.
His latest follows a mother, played by Anna Starchenko, who is searching for her missing son in a small town consumed by riots and violence. In an act of desperation, she hires a dubious ex-detective, played by Berik Aitzhanov, who employs...
The feature was written and directed by Kazakhstan’s Adilkhan Yerzhanov, whose credits include The Owners and The Gentle Indifference Of The World, which played at Cannes in 2014 and 2018 respectively.
His latest follows a mother, played by Anna Starchenko, who is searching for her missing son in a small town consumed by riots and violence. In an act of desperation, she hires a dubious ex-detective, played by Berik Aitzhanov, who employs...
- 7/25/2024
- ScreenDaily
As one of the premier metal bands of the 21st century, it only makes sense that Mastodon are diving head first into … the pickle business. That’s right, the Atlanta foursome are selling pickles, with each band member getting his own flavor.
Ahead of their co-headlining summer North American tour with Lamb of God (pick up tickets here), Mastodon have partnered with Atlanta-based Kelly’s Death Pickles for a line of vinegar-soaked cucumbers that reflect each member’s personality.
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Singer-bassist Troy Sanders offers a nod to his supergroup Killer Be Killed with Diller Be Dilled, a “traditional sour dill pickle exploding with garlic.”
Guitarist Bill Kelliher, meanwhile, rocks Dead and Butterslax, a “take on traditional, sweet bread and butter pickles with some unique added spices.”
Singer-drummer Brann Dailor gets spicy with his JalaBranño Dill, featuring “Jalapeño peppers infused into our dill pickle brine.”
And singer-guitarist Brent Hinds...
Ahead of their co-headlining summer North American tour with Lamb of God (pick up tickets here), Mastodon have partnered with Atlanta-based Kelly’s Death Pickles for a line of vinegar-soaked cucumbers that reflect each member’s personality.
Get Mastodon Tickets Here
Singer-bassist Troy Sanders offers a nod to his supergroup Killer Be Killed with Diller Be Dilled, a “traditional sour dill pickle exploding with garlic.”
Guitarist Bill Kelliher, meanwhile, rocks Dead and Butterslax, a “take on traditional, sweet bread and butter pickles with some unique added spices.”
Singer-drummer Brann Dailor gets spicy with his JalaBranño Dill, featuring “Jalapeño peppers infused into our dill pickle brine.”
And singer-guitarist Brent Hinds...
- 7/8/2024
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Discovery Channel is diving back into Shark Week. The highly anticipated TV event returns this July with 21 hours of all-new programming about the ocean’s most feared apex predators.
Highlights of Shark Week 2024 include the next chapter of the hit show Belly of the Beast, which offers a real look at a Great White shark feeding frenzy; a look at a potential new hammerhead species; and an investigation into a massive shark that decapitates its victim and terrorizes a local village.
John Cena hosts Shark Week 2024
John Cena will guide viewers through this year’s Shark Week, previewing each night’s top moments alongside interviews with fan-favorite shark experts.
“I usually do Shark Week from my couch – with lots of snacks, but this year I’m beyond excited to host the week dedicated to the endlessly fascinating, action heroes of the ocean,” Cena said. “It’s a wild week of shocking new footage,...
Highlights of Shark Week 2024 include the next chapter of the hit show Belly of the Beast, which offers a real look at a Great White shark feeding frenzy; a look at a potential new hammerhead species; and an investigation into a massive shark that decapitates its victim and terrorizes a local village.
John Cena hosts Shark Week 2024
John Cena will guide viewers through this year’s Shark Week, previewing each night’s top moments alongside interviews with fan-favorite shark experts.
“I usually do Shark Week from my couch – with lots of snacks, but this year I’m beyond excited to host the week dedicated to the endlessly fascinating, action heroes of the ocean,” Cena said. “It’s a wild week of shocking new footage,...
- 7/5/2024
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Trigun Stampede Announces ‘Final Phase’ Titled Trigun Stargaze: Release Date Predictions Explored - Main Image
After more than a year since its finale, Trigun Stampede has announced its 'final phase' titled Trigun Stargaze.
While specific details such as the release date and cast are still under wraps, this update is sure to excite fans who have been eagerly awaiting news on the anime's next installment.
Trigun Stampede Reveals ‘Final Phase’ Titled Trigun Stargaze
This year's Anime Expo featured several major announcements from various studios and production companies.
One of which is studio Orange, which revealed that the ‘final phase’ of Trigun Stampede, which was originally confirmed last year, is titled Trigun Stargaze.
The announcement included new character designs for Vash, Millions Knives, and Nicholas D. Wolfwood, which thrilled fans and increased anticipation for the upcoming installment.
When Will Trigun Stargaze Premiere? Our Release Date Predictions
The Trigun Stampede anime aired...
After more than a year since its finale, Trigun Stampede has announced its 'final phase' titled Trigun Stargaze.
While specific details such as the release date and cast are still under wraps, this update is sure to excite fans who have been eagerly awaiting news on the anime's next installment.
Trigun Stampede Reveals ‘Final Phase’ Titled Trigun Stargaze
This year's Anime Expo featured several major announcements from various studios and production companies.
One of which is studio Orange, which revealed that the ‘final phase’ of Trigun Stampede, which was originally confirmed last year, is titled Trigun Stargaze.
The announcement included new character designs for Vash, Millions Knives, and Nicholas D. Wolfwood, which thrilled fans and increased anticipation for the upcoming installment.
When Will Trigun Stargaze Premiere? Our Release Date Predictions
The Trigun Stampede anime aired...
- 7/5/2024
- EpicStream
Shark Week is back on July 7 and promises to be as oddly addictive as ever. Known for its A-list hosts — including Dwayne Johnson in 2022 and Jason Momoa in 2023 — this year’s shark spectacular will be spearheaded by actor and pro wrestler John Cena. Here’s how and when to watch the cult-classic marathon of movies, docuseries and specials.
At a Glance: How to Watch Shark Week Online
When Sunday, July 7 – Saturday, July 13 Stream online Max, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream How to Watch Shark Week 2024: Dates, Channels
The 36th annual Shark Week runs from Sunday, July 7, to Saturday, July 13, and airs between 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. nightly on the Discovery Channel.
How to Watch Shark Week 2024 Online Without Cable
Right now, you can binge dozens of Shark Week classics on Max leading up to this year’s event. Shark Week 2024 can be streamed starting July 7 on live TV...
At a Glance: How to Watch Shark Week Online
When Sunday, July 7 – Saturday, July 13 Stream online Max, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream How to Watch Shark Week 2024: Dates, Channels
The 36th annual Shark Week runs from Sunday, July 7, to Saturday, July 13, and airs between 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. nightly on the Discovery Channel.
How to Watch Shark Week 2024 Online Without Cable
Right now, you can binge dozens of Shark Week classics on Max leading up to this year’s event. Shark Week 2024 can be streamed starting July 7 on live TV...
- 7/3/2024
- by Erin Lassner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Prepare for an epic clash of titans on “Jaws vs. Leviathan,” airing at 9:04 Pm on Sunday, July 7, 2024, on Discovery. In this thrilling episode, viewers will be transported to the waters of New Zealand, where a dramatic battle unfolds between two formidable creatures: the Great White shark and a colossal 60-foot leviathan. Led by Dr. Tristan Guttridge and Kina Scollay, the team embarks on a daring mission to simulate these epic battles and uncover the secrets of orca tactics to determine the ultimate predator of the sea.
Throughout the episode, audiences can expect intense scientific exploration and jaw-dropping visuals as researchers delve into the behaviors and strategies of these marine giants. From underwater expeditions to high-tech simulations, every moment promises to be both educational and exhilarating. As the drama unfolds, viewers will gain new insights into the natural world’s most awe-inspiring predators and their complex interactions in the ocean’s depths.
Throughout the episode, audiences can expect intense scientific exploration and jaw-dropping visuals as researchers delve into the behaviors and strategies of these marine giants. From underwater expeditions to high-tech simulations, every moment promises to be both educational and exhilarating. As the drama unfolds, viewers will gain new insights into the natural world’s most awe-inspiring predators and their complex interactions in the ocean’s depths.
- 6/30/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
The world of animation is one of the most creative and unique. Growing up, when you think of cartoons, it may have been anime, Pixar, Bugs Bunny, or Mickey Mouse, but there is far more to offer. Over the decades, filmmakers have taken audiences to brave new worlds too vast to imagine. Even before the advent of CGI, animators created incredible stories for decades that ran the gamut of imaginative tales. And over the past few years, Netflix has proven to be a powerhouse for animated tales. With the successful Academy Award win for last year’s exceptional Pinocchio from Guillermo del Toro, you can expect much more.
I recently attended the Next on Netflix: Animation Preview, which included something for the entire family. The event took place at the Netflix Tudum Theater in Los Angeles. And our announcer? That would be “Lola” from the hilariously crude animated series Big Mouth.
I recently attended the Next on Netflix: Animation Preview, which included something for the entire family. The event took place at the Netflix Tudum Theater in Los Angeles. And our announcer? That would be “Lola” from the hilariously crude animated series Big Mouth.
- 6/16/2024
- by JimmyO
- JoBlo.com
Netflix unveiled first looks at a whole host of its upcoming animated shows and features during an event on Thursday, and Rebel Moon director Zack Snyder was on hand to introduce the first footage from his Norse Mythology series, Twilight of the Gods.
“I love mythology,” said the filmmaker. "On a scale like this, I feel like animation was the greatest way to tell the story.”
First announced way back in 2019, it's taken quite a while to find its way to our screens, but we recently learned that the show will finally premiere on Netflix this Fall.
The project has been described as "Anime-influenced," but judging by these clips, we'd say the animation style has more in common with the Academy Award-nominated Cartoon Saloon studio.
“When most people think about animation, they think about Saturday morning cartoons, or G-rated movies,” said the presentation’s host, Christopher Sean. “But animation is...
“I love mythology,” said the filmmaker. "On a scale like this, I feel like animation was the greatest way to tell the story.”
First announced way back in 2019, it's taken quite a while to find its way to our screens, but we recently learned that the show will finally premiere on Netflix this Fall.
The project has been described as "Anime-influenced," but judging by these clips, we'd say the animation style has more in common with the Academy Award-nominated Cartoon Saloon studio.
“When most people think about animation, they think about Saturday morning cartoons, or G-rated movies,” said the presentation’s host, Christopher Sean. “But animation is...
- 6/7/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Leviathan Release Date: When Will the Steampunk Adventure Anime Premiere? - Main Image
Studio Orange and Netflix announced the Leviathan anime and its release date window. This upcoming anime did not get a trailer, but new screenshots were revealed that give fans more ideas of what to expect.
Leviathan is the latest anime from Orange as the studio has not released any new series since Trigun: Stampede last year.
Interestingly, this is quite an unexpected project for the studio as it’s not based on a manga like most anime. Instead, it’s an adaptation of an alternate-history steampunk novel.
Leviathan Release Date Predictions
Over the years, Orange has become one of the premier anime studios for 3Dcg shows. One of its biggest hits is the Land of the Lustrous anime adaptation, which they followed up with Beastars.
The Beastars anime premiered in 2019 on Netflix, and it was followed up by another season,...
Studio Orange and Netflix announced the Leviathan anime and its release date window. This upcoming anime did not get a trailer, but new screenshots were revealed that give fans more ideas of what to expect.
Leviathan is the latest anime from Orange as the studio has not released any new series since Trigun: Stampede last year.
Interestingly, this is quite an unexpected project for the studio as it’s not based on a manga like most anime. Instead, it’s an adaptation of an alternate-history steampunk novel.
Leviathan Release Date Predictions
Over the years, Orange has become one of the premier anime studios for 3Dcg shows. One of its biggest hits is the Land of the Lustrous anime adaptation, which they followed up with Beastars.
The Beastars anime premiered in 2019 on Netflix, and it was followed up by another season,...
- 6/7/2024
- EpicStream
The next project for Orange—the anime studio behind Land of the Lustrous , Beastars and Trigun Stampede —has been revealed as Leviathan . The adaptation of Scott Westerfeld's novels is coming from Orange and Qubic Pictures, and it's set to make its global Netflix debut sometime in 2025. Christophe Ferreira will direct Leviathan , with Justin Leach and Taiki Sakurai producing. In addition to music from Nobuko Toda ( Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 ) and Kazuma Jinnouchi, the series will feature an original song by Joe Hisaishi. Related: Feature: 5 Things to Know Before You Watch Trigun Stampede You can see a few quick cuts at 0:47 in the Next on Netflix Animation reel below. Here's a brief description: In 1914, on the eve of war, a fugitive prince and a girl in disguise meet aboard a bioengineered airship, the Hms Leviathan, and change the course of history. Sources: Orange on Twitter , Comic Natalie...
- 6/7/2024
- by Joseph Luster
- Crunchyroll
Lamb of God are commemorating the 20th anniversary of their seminal album Ashes of the Wake with a deluxe reissue, set for release on August 30th.
The reissue features the original tracklist, plus new remixes and previously unreleased demos and live versions. An updated rendition of “Another Nail for Your Coffin” (a Japan-only bonus track upon the album’s original release) features guest vocals from Kublai Khan TX’s Matt Honeycutt and Malevolence’s Alex Taylor, and can be streamed below.
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“I’m not much for re-recording our existing material — old songs are a snapshot of where we were as a band at that time, for better or worse,” stated Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe. “But when the idea came up to have a guest vocalist re-do my parts on ‘Another Nail for Your Coffin,’ I was all for it, especially if we...
The reissue features the original tracklist, plus new remixes and previously unreleased demos and live versions. An updated rendition of “Another Nail for Your Coffin” (a Japan-only bonus track upon the album’s original release) features guest vocals from Kublai Khan TX’s Matt Honeycutt and Malevolence’s Alex Taylor, and can be streamed below.
Get Lamb of God Tickets Here
“I’m not much for re-recording our existing material — old songs are a snapshot of where we were as a band at that time, for better or worse,” stated Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe. “But when the idea came up to have a guest vocalist re-do my parts on ‘Another Nail for Your Coffin,’ I was all for it, especially if we...
- 6/6/2024
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Netflix Animation held its first slate preview event June 6 at the Tudum in L.A., as a lead-up to the Annecy Animation Festival (June 9-15), where it will premiere Shannon Tindle’s “Ultraman: Rising” (streaming June 14) and tout some of its upcoming works in 2024 and 2025.
Hosted by Christopher Sean (the voice star of “Ultraman: Rising”), attendees were treated to exclusive presentations, previews, and special announcements. The biggest announcement was the full title of Aardman’s next stop-motion feature, “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,” which will have an Oscar-qualifying run this winter before streaming in 2025.
Directed by franchise creator Nick Park and creative director Merlin Crossingham, who offered a pre-recorded introduction, “Vengeance Most Fowl” marks the return of the villainous penguin, Feathers McGraw, from the Oscar-winning short “The Wrong Trousers.” The film is a cautionary tale of high-tech gone wrong involving an out-of-control “smart gnome” with a mind of its own.
Hosted by Christopher Sean (the voice star of “Ultraman: Rising”), attendees were treated to exclusive presentations, previews, and special announcements. The biggest announcement was the full title of Aardman’s next stop-motion feature, “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,” which will have an Oscar-qualifying run this winter before streaming in 2025.
Directed by franchise creator Nick Park and creative director Merlin Crossingham, who offered a pre-recorded introduction, “Vengeance Most Fowl” marks the return of the villainous penguin, Feathers McGraw, from the Oscar-winning short “The Wrong Trousers.” The film is a cautionary tale of high-tech gone wrong involving an out-of-control “smart gnome” with a mind of its own.
- 6/6/2024
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Rai Cinema International Distribution (Rcid) has taken international sales rights for “Of Dogs and Men,” an upcoming drama directed by Dani Rosenberg and produced by Ar Content. Rcid is introducing the film to buyers at the Cannes Film Festival’s market, where Variety has been given exclusive access to a first-look image.
Written by Rosenberg, Ori Avinoam and Itai Tamir, “Of Dogs and Men” is produced by two-time Academy Award nominee Alexander Rodnyansky of Ar Content and Itai Tamir (“Under a Blue Sun”) of Laila Films.
Set and filmed in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, the film follows 16-year-old Dar, who is returning to her kibbutz to look for her dog which was lost during the terror spree. She navigates the horrors inflicted upon the place and on the faces of people she meets while encountering the stark reality of the unfolding disaster beyond the fence. Between those...
Written by Rosenberg, Ori Avinoam and Itai Tamir, “Of Dogs and Men” is produced by two-time Academy Award nominee Alexander Rodnyansky of Ar Content and Itai Tamir (“Under a Blue Sun”) of Laila Films.
Set and filmed in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, the film follows 16-year-old Dar, who is returning to her kibbutz to look for her dog which was lost during the terror spree. She navigates the horrors inflicted upon the place and on the faces of people she meets while encountering the stark reality of the unfolding disaster beyond the fence. Between those...
- 5/22/2024
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Final Fantasy 16 is no doubt the best of the modern installments that this series has seen lately. This game was launched last year exclusively for the PlayStation 5, and fans loved it. This game introduced a bunch of new ideas to the age-old Final Fantasy formula by giving fans a game with a whole new feel.
Final Fantasy 16 took the series from a hardcore Jrpg to a full third-person action hack-and-slash genre. The game looks incredible, and its story is much darker than its previous installment, Final Fantasy Xv. Now, this game is about to get a brand-new expansion, and it will introduce players to a relentless new enemy.
Final Fantasy 16 producer promises fans challenging new battles in a new Dlc
A still from Final Fantasy 16
When a new role-playing game is launched, fans are always looking forward to its expansions. Especially if it’s a big-budget Aaa role-playing game. These...
Final Fantasy 16 took the series from a hardcore Jrpg to a full third-person action hack-and-slash genre. The game looks incredible, and its story is much darker than its previous installment, Final Fantasy Xv. Now, this game is about to get a brand-new expansion, and it will introduce players to a relentless new enemy.
Final Fantasy 16 producer promises fans challenging new battles in a new Dlc
A still from Final Fantasy 16
When a new role-playing game is launched, fans are always looking forward to its expansions. Especially if it’s a big-budget Aaa role-playing game. These...
- 4/6/2024
- by Rohit Sejwal
- FandomWire
If you're not still knee-deep in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth , it's almost time to jump back into Final Fantasy XVI for another round of Dlc. The new chapter, The Rising Tide , is officially set to launch on April 18, priced at $19.99 on its own or as part of the $24.99 Expansion Pass that also includes Echoes of the Fallen . The new chapter of Final Fantasy XVI finds Clive and co. heading to a hidden land with a tragic history known as Mysidia. You'll meet new allies, battle some odd-looking new Tonberries, earn the Eikon of Water Leviathan and challenge the new Kairos Gate mode upon completion. Final Fantasy XVI - The Rising Tide Trailer Related: Final Fantasy XVI Continues Clive's Adventure in New Dlc, Available Now Beyond that, there's a crossover questline on the way to Final Fantasy Xiv , as well as a collab with Final Fantasy Brave Exvius . The former hits...
- 3/22/2024
- by Joseph Luster
- Crunchyroll
Ernie Hudson is an American actor known for portraying some iconic characters in movies like Ghostbusters, The Crow, and, Leviathan. Alongside these notable movies, the actor also starred with Leonardo DiCaprio before he became famous.
Starring in the 1995 film titled The Basketball Diaries, DiCaprio and Ernie Hudson had to have a Basketball match in the film. Well, in a recent interview, Hudson revealed that DiCaprio kicked his b-tt even before he was a famous movie star!
Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Wahlberg in The Basketball Diaries When Leonardo DiCaprio Kicked Ernie Hudson’s B-tt!
It was an interesting time when DiCaprio hadn’t quite yet reached the same level of fame that he got from Titanic. Well, the actor starred in an iconic film back in 1995 alongside Mark Wahlberg aka Marky Mark, titled The Basketball Diaries.
Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddermore in Ghostbusters: Afterlife
As the name suggests, the film was based on Basketball.
Starring in the 1995 film titled The Basketball Diaries, DiCaprio and Ernie Hudson had to have a Basketball match in the film. Well, in a recent interview, Hudson revealed that DiCaprio kicked his b-tt even before he was a famous movie star!
Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Wahlberg in The Basketball Diaries When Leonardo DiCaprio Kicked Ernie Hudson’s B-tt!
It was an interesting time when DiCaprio hadn’t quite yet reached the same level of fame that he got from Titanic. Well, the actor starred in an iconic film back in 1995 alongside Mark Wahlberg aka Marky Mark, titled The Basketball Diaries.
Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddermore in Ghostbusters: Afterlife
As the name suggests, the film was based on Basketball.
- 3/16/2024
- by Visarg Acharya
- FandomWire
Lego and Marvel are teaming up again this summer with nine new sets hitting the shelves on August 1, 2024. Brick Clicker, a trusted source for Lego news, leaked details on the upcoming releases, ranging from a Guardians of the Galaxy ship to a Spider-Man-themed advent calendar.
Kicking off the lineup is ‘The Milano,’ a revamped set featuring Star-Lord, Gamora, Rocket, Baby Groot, and Drax mini-figures, along with a display stand, priced at $169.99. Iron Man vs. Hulk follows with 68 pieces for $10.99, including mini-figures and a motorbike. The Iron Legion Battle Pack from ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ includes 135 pieces, featuring Iron Legion androids, an Hydra agent, and Iron Man, priced at $24.99.
Inspired by ‘Thor: Ragnarok,’ the Surtur Battle set offers 245 pieces and a buildable Surtur model for $24.99. Avengers vs. Loki & Leviathan includes a model of a Leviathan and mini-figures of Captain America, Black Widow, Hulk, Loki, and Chitauri Warrior, totaling 347 pieces for $59.99. The...
Kicking off the lineup is ‘The Milano,’ a revamped set featuring Star-Lord, Gamora, Rocket, Baby Groot, and Drax mini-figures, along with a display stand, priced at $169.99. Iron Man vs. Hulk follows with 68 pieces for $10.99, including mini-figures and a motorbike. The Iron Legion Battle Pack from ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ includes 135 pieces, featuring Iron Legion androids, an Hydra agent, and Iron Man, priced at $24.99.
Inspired by ‘Thor: Ragnarok,’ the Surtur Battle set offers 245 pieces and a buildable Surtur model for $24.99. Avengers vs. Loki & Leviathan includes a model of a Leviathan and mini-figures of Captain America, Black Widow, Hulk, Loki, and Chitauri Warrior, totaling 347 pieces for $59.99. The...
- 3/11/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Fiction Horizon
Lego and Marvel are a match made in heaven as it seems, as the construction toys manufacturer is set to add several new sets to its portfolio this summer, on August 1, 2024, to be more exact. This is according to Brick Clicker notable leaker and scooper on all things related to Lego. Expected sets are going to span everything from notable Guardians of the Galaxy ship with quite a price tag on it to Spider-Man-inspired advent calendar, so let’s take a look at all the available info.
First in line is ‘The Milano’ with the expected revamped set following in the footsteps of Benatar, the set is bound to include a display stand and Minifigures for Star-Lord, Gamora, Rocket, Baby Groot, and Drax. The expected price for the set stands at a steep $169.99.
Next, Iron Man vs. Hulk features 68 pieces going for around $10.99, with mini-figures of both Hulk and Iron Man,...
First in line is ‘The Milano’ with the expected revamped set following in the footsteps of Benatar, the set is bound to include a display stand and Minifigures for Star-Lord, Gamora, Rocket, Baby Groot, and Drax. The expected price for the set stands at a steep $169.99.
Next, Iron Man vs. Hulk features 68 pieces going for around $10.99, with mini-figures of both Hulk and Iron Man,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Comic Basics
Around this time last year, our YouTube channel JoBlo Movie Clips reached the 5 million subscriber mark. Over the last year, a million more subscribers have joined the party, and the channel has now officially surpassed the 6 million subscriber mark! We’re always happy to see these numbers climbing, and we are sincerely thankful for every single one of you for helping to make it our most popular channel ever! To show our thanks, we will continue to fill the channel with some of the coolest movie clips around.
Our entire network now has 15 million subscribers, and it’s JoBlo Movie Clips that’s topping the list.
If you’re not a subscriber yet, we’d be glad to add you as one. Just head over to the YouTube channel, then hit the subscribe button and the little bell so you’ll be notified whenever we upload a new video. If...
Our entire network now has 15 million subscribers, and it’s JoBlo Movie Clips that’s topping the list.
If you’re not a subscriber yet, we’d be glad to add you as one. Just head over to the YouTube channel, then hit the subscribe button and the little bell so you’ll be notified whenever we upload a new video. If...
- 2/23/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
This month, Goredrome Pictures have announced the release of The Wind, the 1986 American slasher film directed by Nico Mastorakis (Island of Death), the extreme film Trypophobic Possession about trypophobia and Visions of Filth, the sixth film of the Abomination Collection series.
All of them are already available for pre-order on Goredrome Pictures and TetroVideo official websites together with the new edition with 2 discs of the 1987 Italian cult film Cross of the Seven Jewels (aka La croce dalle sette pietre) by Eddy Endolf.
The Wind (aka The Edge of Terror)
The Wind (aka The Edge of Terror) is a film with a number of genre influences and is co-written, produced and directed by Nico Mastorakis. It stars Meg Foster, Wings Hauser, Robert Morley and David McCallum and the story follows Sian Anderson, a famous mystery author who is under attack by an assailant during a windy night in Monemvasia in Greece.
All of them are already available for pre-order on Goredrome Pictures and TetroVideo official websites together with the new edition with 2 discs of the 1987 Italian cult film Cross of the Seven Jewels (aka La croce dalle sette pietre) by Eddy Endolf.
The Wind (aka The Edge of Terror)
The Wind (aka The Edge of Terror) is a film with a number of genre influences and is co-written, produced and directed by Nico Mastorakis. It stars Meg Foster, Wings Hauser, Robert Morley and David McCallum and the story follows Sian Anderson, a famous mystery author who is under attack by an assailant during a windy night in Monemvasia in Greece.
- 2/21/2024
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Curb Your Enthusiasm returns to Max this month in what’s being called the show’s final season (for now). If you’re not ready for the Larry David-centric comedy series to end, you can binge all eleven of the show’s previous seasons on Max right now before hitting the new episodes.
Tokyo Vice will also be back in February for season 2. Stars Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi, Rachel Keller, Show Kasamatsu, and Ayumi Ito are joined by Kubozuka and Miki Maya this time around, as Jake Adelstein feels the danger closing in on him. Max also welcomes you to the premiere of the highly acclaimed (and highly depraved) Dicks: The Musical this month, as a couple of self-obsessed businessmen discover they’re identical twins and decided to bring their divorced parents back together.
Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) HBO and Max this month…
HBO...
Tokyo Vice will also be back in February for season 2. Stars Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi, Rachel Keller, Show Kasamatsu, and Ayumi Ito are joined by Kubozuka and Miki Maya this time around, as Jake Adelstein feels the danger closing in on him. Max also welcomes you to the premiere of the highly acclaimed (and highly depraved) Dicks: The Musical this month, as a couple of self-obsessed businessmen discover they’re identical twins and decided to bring their divorced parents back together.
Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) HBO and Max this month…
HBO...
- 2/1/2024
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
February may be the shortest month, but Max is staying true to its name with a jam-packed schedule of additions all month long!
In addition to dozens of library shows and movies getting added to the platform throughout February—from classics like “Citizen Kane” and “A Clockwork Orange” to recent A24 favorites like “Midsommar” and “Dicks: The Musical“—several major HBO premieres are coming this week to the cabler and its streamer, including Season 11 of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and the final season of the long-running “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
Find out The Streamable’s top picks for February, and continue below to the full list of everything new on Max this month!
7-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month Max via amazon.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Max in February 2024? “Chasing Flavor” | Thursday, Feb. 1
“The Chew” host and “Top Chef” fan favorite Carla Hall hits the...
In addition to dozens of library shows and movies getting added to the platform throughout February—from classics like “Citizen Kane” and “A Clockwork Orange” to recent A24 favorites like “Midsommar” and “Dicks: The Musical“—several major HBO premieres are coming this week to the cabler and its streamer, including Season 11 of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and the final season of the long-running “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
Find out The Streamable’s top picks for February, and continue below to the full list of everything new on Max this month!
7-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month Max via amazon.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Max in February 2024? “Chasing Flavor” | Thursday, Feb. 1
“The Chew” host and “Top Chef” fan favorite Carla Hall hits the...
- 1/29/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Curb Your Enthusiasm begins its 12th and final season and Tokyo Vice returns for season two as part of Max’s February 2024 lineup. The streaming service has also set a February 18th launch date for season 11 of the award-winning, critically acclaimed series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
Chef and bestselling author Carla Hall’s Chasing Flavor makes its debut on February 1st, and one of the best seasons of True Detective, True Detective: Night Country with Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, wraps up its too-short season on February 25th. The popular animated series Clone High releases new season two episodes beginning on February 1st.
‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ (Photograph by Courtesy of HBO) Series & Films Arriving On Max In January 2024
February 1
Bad Education (2004)
Batman vs. Robin (2015)
Batman: Bad Blood (2016)
The Bling Ring (2013)
Brooklyn (2015)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Citizen Kane (1941)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Dying of the Light (2014)
Everest...
Chef and bestselling author Carla Hall’s Chasing Flavor makes its debut on February 1st, and one of the best seasons of True Detective, True Detective: Night Country with Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, wraps up its too-short season on February 25th. The popular animated series Clone High releases new season two episodes beginning on February 1st.
‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ (Photograph by Courtesy of HBO) Series & Films Arriving On Max In January 2024
February 1
Bad Education (2004)
Batman vs. Robin (2015)
Batman: Bad Blood (2016)
The Bling Ring (2013)
Brooklyn (2015)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Citizen Kane (1941)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Dying of the Light (2014)
Everest...
- 1/26/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The episode of The Black Sheep covering DeepStar Six was Written, Narrated, and Edited by Lance Vlcek, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
Sean S. Cunningham will always be primarily remembered for directing the original Friday the 13th, but he has taken the helm of some other movies that are worth checking out, like 1985’s The New Kids and the subject of the latest entry in our Black Sheep video series, DeepStar Six (get it Here).
Released in 1989 and often compared to its fellow ’89 release Leviathan (which has also gotten the Black Sheep treatment), DeepStar Six was scripted Geoff Miller and Lewis Abernathy – which is interesting because movies like Leviathan and DeepStar Six exist because James Cameron’s The Abyss was coming out the same year, and Abernathy and Cameron are pals. Abernathy even had an acting role in Titanic.
Starring Greg Evigan,...
Sean S. Cunningham will always be primarily remembered for directing the original Friday the 13th, but he has taken the helm of some other movies that are worth checking out, like 1985’s The New Kids and the subject of the latest entry in our Black Sheep video series, DeepStar Six (get it Here).
Released in 1989 and often compared to its fellow ’89 release Leviathan (which has also gotten the Black Sheep treatment), DeepStar Six was scripted Geoff Miller and Lewis Abernathy – which is interesting because movies like Leviathan and DeepStar Six exist because James Cameron’s The Abyss was coming out the same year, and Abernathy and Cameron are pals. Abernathy even had an acting role in Titanic.
Starring Greg Evigan,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
After the success of Ridley Scott’s Alien, the world saw a surge in sci-fi movies centered around blue-collar workers finding themselves up against terrifying creatures, usually in a dark, dank, remote setting. Some of these rip-offs were studio affairs, but a majority of them were made for the home video and late-night cable markets, where the cheap sets and shoddy effects weren’t such big deals. Who among us hasn’t enjoyed a low-budget monster flick that was clearly made for the price of a six-pack? 1989 brought us not one but three sci-fi movies that had at least partial inspiration from Alien and its sequel, Aliens. The latter film’s director, James Cameron, brought us his underwater epic The Abyss, which isn’t a horror film but certainly takes some cues from those earlier movies. Deepstar Six was Sean S. Cunningham’s attempt to bring the slasher movie underwater,...
- 1/4/2024
- by Eric Walkuski
- JoBlo.com
The countdown to Creepmas continues, and it’s crunch time. With three days left remaining, it’s time to cram in as much holiday cheer and fear as possible. So, for the 3rd day of Creepmas, we’re offering up three genre-bending double feature ideas for your holiday horror watchlists. These pairings delve into action-horror or fantasy or even switch tones once the holiday spirit has been established. If you’re trapped spending the holidays with family members that hate horror, these double features might do the trick.
The 12 Days of Creepmas continues on Bloody Disgusting, this time with 3 genre-bending double features that bring the holiday spirit.
Keep track of the 12 Days of Creepmas here.
Holiday Action/Horror/Sci-fi Mashups:
Horror pairs well with everything, from holiday fare to action and sci-fi. This double feature is for those that want it all.
Cobra
Director George P. Cosmatos gives a horror...
The 12 Days of Creepmas continues on Bloody Disgusting, this time with 3 genre-bending double features that bring the holiday spirit.
Keep track of the 12 Days of Creepmas here.
Holiday Action/Horror/Sci-fi Mashups:
Horror pairs well with everything, from holiday fare to action and sci-fi. This double feature is for those that want it all.
Cobra
Director George P. Cosmatos gives a horror...
- 12/23/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Leviathan Productions has hired Jared Sleisenger as Vice President of Production, Deadline has learned. In his new role, focused on Leviathan’s TV slate, Sleisenger will work across development and production.
The entertainment veteran joins from CrossCheck Studios, a Gen Z focused production company with a development deal at Prime Video. During his time at that company, he led film and TV development efforts across their scripted and unscripted slates, working with distribution partners including Amazon, Paramount, Peacock, and STXFilms. Prior to that, he worked as a development executive at Paramount Television Studios.
Most recently, Sleisenger served as a co-producer on Alex Edelman’s acclaimed one-man show Just For Us during its Broadway run at the Hudson Theatre.
“I’m incredibly excited to welcome Jared to our team here Leviathan,” said CEO Ben Cosgrove. “His deep knowledge about the TV industry, thoughtful creative instincts, and tireless work ethic have...
The entertainment veteran joins from CrossCheck Studios, a Gen Z focused production company with a development deal at Prime Video. During his time at that company, he led film and TV development efforts across their scripted and unscripted slates, working with distribution partners including Amazon, Paramount, Peacock, and STXFilms. Prior to that, he worked as a development executive at Paramount Television Studios.
Most recently, Sleisenger served as a co-producer on Alex Edelman’s acclaimed one-man show Just For Us during its Broadway run at the Hudson Theatre.
“I’m incredibly excited to welcome Jared to our team here Leviathan,” said CEO Ben Cosgrove. “His deep knowledge about the TV industry, thoughtful creative instincts, and tireless work ethic have...
- 12/7/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
After recovering from a prolonged health scare, and newly based in Western Europe, Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev stepped back onto the international stage at this year’s Marrakech Film Festival. Better still, the director of Oscar nominated films “Loveless” and “Leviathan” will soon step back behind the camera, as he readies the oligarch drama “Jupiter,” his first film made outside of his native country. Variety spoke with the filmmaker in Marrakech.
After this significant interval between “Loveless” in 2017 and next year’s shoot, do you feel as if you’re picking back up where you left off or starting anew?
To be honest with you, I’m hoping to start from scratch. Though extremely difficult to put into words, I’m absolutely convinced that I have new sensibilities, and that I’m at a new stage in my life. In any case, I’m absolutely certain that this new sensibility...
After this significant interval between “Loveless” in 2017 and next year’s shoot, do you feel as if you’re picking back up where you left off or starting anew?
To be honest with you, I’m hoping to start from scratch. Though extremely difficult to put into words, I’m absolutely convinced that I have new sensibilities, and that I’m at a new stage in my life. In any case, I’m absolutely certain that this new sensibility...
- 12/3/2023
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
The smoke sauna practices of southern Estonia will likely be unfamiliar to most viewers entering the cloistered world of Anna Hints’s Smoke Sauna Sisterhood, and it’s to the film’s credit that any pedagogy it does offer comes only in allusive, piecemeal ways. Some research will reveal that there’s a metaphysical dimension that separates the Estonian spa tradition from that of other cultures, but Hints’s documentary is in no hurry to dispel secrets.
Throughout the immersive Smoke Sauna Sisterhood, Hints centers the experiential qualities of women gathering in a smoke sauna deep in the woods over what appears to be a year of screen time. It focuses particularly on therapeutic sessions of soul-baring conversation undertaken at length in blistering heat. Such epiphanies are the implied intent of the Estonian nature spas, and Hints’s candid presentation of these moments is testament to both her technical commitment...
Throughout the immersive Smoke Sauna Sisterhood, Hints centers the experiential qualities of women gathering in a smoke sauna deep in the woods over what appears to be a year of screen time. It focuses particularly on therapeutic sessions of soul-baring conversation undertaken at length in blistering heat. Such epiphanies are the implied intent of the Estonian nature spas, and Hints’s candid presentation of these moments is testament to both her technical commitment...
- 11/23/2023
- by Carson Lund
- Slant Magazine
“Casino Royale” Bond villain Mads Mikkelsen and Moroccan actor-director Faouzi Bensaïdi will be celebrated with career achievement awards at the upcoming 20th Marrakech International Film Festival that will run Nov. 24- Dec. 2.
The fest, which is forging ahead despite the Israel-Hamas conflict that has caused cancellations of several other fests in the region, as well as the earthquake that hit the country in September, has also recruited an impressive lineup of international talents to hold onstage conversations, including Tilda Swinton, Viggo Mortensen and Willem Dafoe.
Mikkelsen, who in tandem with his Hollywood career has recently returned to making films in his native Denmark such as Thomas Vinterberg’s “Another Round” and Nikolaj Arcel’s “The Promised Land,” which is Denmark’s current Oscar hopeful, said in a statement that he is “proud, honoured and so fortunate, that in a short while I will meet friends and colleagues and some of...
The fest, which is forging ahead despite the Israel-Hamas conflict that has caused cancellations of several other fests in the region, as well as the earthquake that hit the country in September, has also recruited an impressive lineup of international talents to hold onstage conversations, including Tilda Swinton, Viggo Mortensen and Willem Dafoe.
Mikkelsen, who in tandem with his Hollywood career has recently returned to making films in his native Denmark such as Thomas Vinterberg’s “Another Round” and Nikolaj Arcel’s “The Promised Land,” which is Denmark’s current Oscar hopeful, said in a statement that he is “proud, honoured and so fortunate, that in a short while I will meet friends and colleagues and some of...
- 11/7/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
The Marrakech International Film Festival has unveiled the 10 cinema figures who will participate in its In Conversation With program at its 20th edition running from November 24 to December 2.
They comprise Australian actor Simon Baker, French director Bertrand Bonello, U.S. actor Willem Dafoe, Indian filmmaker and producer Anurag Kashyap; Japanese director Naomi Kawase; Danish-u.S. actor and director Viggo Mortensen; U.K. actor Tilda Swinton; and Russian director and screenwriter Andrey Zvyagintsev.
Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen and Moroccan director Faouzi Bensaïdi, who will receive the festival’s honorary Étoile d’or prize this year, will also participate in the program.
Baker’s was seen most recently in Toronto title Limbo and Tribeca 2022 selection Blaze, with early features including L.A. Confidential (1997), David Frankel’s The Devil Wears Prada (2006), and J. C. Chandor’s Margin Call (2011), followed by hit series The Mentalist (2008–2015).
Bensaïdi’s first feature A Thousand Months world premiered...
They comprise Australian actor Simon Baker, French director Bertrand Bonello, U.S. actor Willem Dafoe, Indian filmmaker and producer Anurag Kashyap; Japanese director Naomi Kawase; Danish-u.S. actor and director Viggo Mortensen; U.K. actor Tilda Swinton; and Russian director and screenwriter Andrey Zvyagintsev.
Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen and Moroccan director Faouzi Bensaïdi, who will receive the festival’s honorary Étoile d’or prize this year, will also participate in the program.
Baker’s was seen most recently in Toronto title Limbo and Tribeca 2022 selection Blaze, with early features including L.A. Confidential (1997), David Frankel’s The Devil Wears Prada (2006), and J. C. Chandor’s Margin Call (2011), followed by hit series The Mentalist (2008–2015).
Bensaïdi’s first feature A Thousand Months world premiered...
- 11/7/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
As 2023 winds down, like most cinephiles, we’re looking to get our eyes on titles that may have slipped under the radar or simply gone unseen, so—as we do each year—we’re sharing a rundown of the best titles available to watch at home.
Curated from the Best Films of 2023 So Far list we published for the first half of the year, it also includes films we’ve enjoyed the past few months and some we’ve recently caught up with. While our year-end coverage is still to come, including our staff’s top 50 films of 2023, this streaming guide will hopefully be a helpful tool for readers to have a chance to find notable, perhaps underseen, titles of late.
Note that we’re going by U.S. releases and that streaming services are limited solely to the territory as well. If you want to stay up-to-date with new titles being made available,...
Curated from the Best Films of 2023 So Far list we published for the first half of the year, it also includes films we’ve enjoyed the past few months and some we’ve recently caught up with. While our year-end coverage is still to come, including our staff’s top 50 films of 2023, this streaming guide will hopefully be a helpful tool for readers to have a chance to find notable, perhaps underseen, titles of late.
Note that we’re going by U.S. releases and that streaming services are limited solely to the territory as well. If you want to stay up-to-date with new titles being made available,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Andrey Zvyagintsev, the two-time Oscar-nominated Russian filmmaker of “Loveless” and “Leviathan,” will next direct “Jupiter,” a politically-minded movie set to shoot in Spain and France next spring.
The movie will tell the story of a Russian oligarch’s reckoning with the harsh reality of his family’s future.
Anonymous Content and Lorem Ipsum Entertainment (“War on Everyone”) are producing “Jupiter” alongside Les Films du Losange (“A Silence”) in France and Elastica Films (“Anatomy of a Fall”) in Spain. Zvyagintsev will reteam with his regular crew, including cinemtographer Mikhail Krichman and production designer Andrey Ponkratov, who worked “Loveless” and “Leviathan.”
“Jupiter” is set in the seemingly impenetrable world of the ultra-wealthy and is being described by the producers as an “unrelenting exploration of power and corruption.”
Zvyagintsev said “Jupiter” will be a “very modern story” which “goes beyond today’s political context.” “The nature of absolute power is a universal theme,...
The movie will tell the story of a Russian oligarch’s reckoning with the harsh reality of his family’s future.
Anonymous Content and Lorem Ipsum Entertainment (“War on Everyone”) are producing “Jupiter” alongside Les Films du Losange (“A Silence”) in France and Elastica Films (“Anatomy of a Fall”) in Spain. Zvyagintsev will reteam with his regular crew, including cinemtographer Mikhail Krichman and production designer Andrey Ponkratov, who worked “Loveless” and “Leviathan.”
“Jupiter” is set in the seemingly impenetrable world of the ultra-wealthy and is being described by the producers as an “unrelenting exploration of power and corruption.”
Zvyagintsev said “Jupiter” will be a “very modern story” which “goes beyond today’s political context.” “The nature of absolute power is a universal theme,...
- 9/28/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
In an interview with the Metrograph Journal, Eduardo Williams remembers the first time he ventured into a jungle. Rumor had it the forest teemed with cougars, but the Argentinian director saw none; instead, all he experienced was a curious mix of wonder and terror, poised between “wanting to see the wild animal but also being afraid.” Anyone mildly acquainted with the filmmaker’s oeuvre––a handful of shorts and two features to date––will recognize that as an accurate description of what it means to dive into his cinema. There is something exhilarating about Williams’ films: experimental works in the most literal sense of the word, they combine conceptual audacity with technological virtuosity to stress-test the boundaries of what cinema can still be and mean. To watch them is to be ushered into unmapped universes pullulating with images that feel in turns familiar and perturbing. Each time out, Williams doesn...
- 9/28/2023
- by Leonardo Goi
- The Film Stage
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Astrakan (David Depesseville)
Astrakhan fur is unique: dark, beautiful, and stripped exclusively from newborn lambs, even ones killed in their mother’s womb. (Stella McCarthy once said it’s like wearing a fetus.) That ruthlessness—a sense of lost innocence; blood sacrifice—runs deep in Astrakan, a new film from France and one of the better in Locarno this year; and if that title isn’t enough to give pause, plenty else in the opening exchanges will. The first act is a procession of flags, both red and false: at the opening the protagonist, Samuel, lightly goads a snake in the reptile house of a zoo; moments later a rabbit is hung and skinned in his kitchen with all the ceremony of...
Astrakan (David Depesseville)
Astrakhan fur is unique: dark, beautiful, and stripped exclusively from newborn lambs, even ones killed in their mother’s womb. (Stella McCarthy once said it’s like wearing a fetus.) That ruthlessness—a sense of lost innocence; blood sacrifice—runs deep in Astrakan, a new film from France and one of the better in Locarno this year; and if that title isn’t enough to give pause, plenty else in the opening exchanges will. The first act is a procession of flags, both red and false: at the opening the protagonist, Samuel, lightly goads a snake in the reptile house of a zoo; moments later a rabbit is hung and skinned in his kitchen with all the ceremony of...
- 9/1/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Despite Capcom’s Resident Evil franchise doing gangbusters, fans of their Survival Horror output obviously want Capcom to give a bit of focus to the neglected Dino Crisis series. And when it comes to their recently-released multiplayer Fps Exoprimal, Capcom is interested in giving fans some Dino Crisis love. Providing that fans show enough interest, of course.
In an interview with Siliconera, Exoprimal director Takuro Hiraoka was asked if we could eventually see Dino Crisis content in Exoprimal. After all, Exoprimal does feature a red-haired woman that many fans were hoping was Dino Crisis‘ Regina, but sadly that wasn’t the case. And the fact that Street Fighter 6 is doing a crossover with Exoprimal.
Hiraoka stated that Leviathan, the AI program in Exoprimal‘s story that among other things, collects combat data, is the type of entity that “will go to any means” to collect this data. “If there’s enough demand from players,...
In an interview with Siliconera, Exoprimal director Takuro Hiraoka was asked if we could eventually see Dino Crisis content in Exoprimal. After all, Exoprimal does feature a red-haired woman that many fans were hoping was Dino Crisis‘ Regina, but sadly that wasn’t the case. And the fact that Street Fighter 6 is doing a crossover with Exoprimal.
Hiraoka stated that Leviathan, the AI program in Exoprimal‘s story that among other things, collects combat data, is the type of entity that “will go to any means” to collect this data. “If there’s enough demand from players,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie being reviewed here wouldn't exist. This article also contains major spoilers for "Meg 2: The Trench."
Every summer movie season deserves a killer shark flick! After all, it was a killer shark movie that pretty much kicked off what we now know as the "summer blockbuster" way back in 1975, the immortal "Jaws." Because of that film's success, every killer shark venture is inevitably compared to that Spielberg classic, its three sequels, and the large number of copies that appeared immediately in its wake. In a subgenre that's been through the waves of popularity, postmodernism, and back, there's not a ton that's wholly new out there in the ocean.
For that reason, the Sharksploitation subgenre has generally settled into a pattern not unlike the slasher, an "if it ain't broke,...
Every summer movie season deserves a killer shark flick! After all, it was a killer shark movie that pretty much kicked off what we now know as the "summer blockbuster" way back in 1975, the immortal "Jaws." Because of that film's success, every killer shark venture is inevitably compared to that Spielberg classic, its three sequels, and the large number of copies that appeared immediately in its wake. In a subgenre that's been through the waves of popularity, postmodernism, and back, there's not a ton that's wholly new out there in the ocean.
For that reason, the Sharksploitation subgenre has generally settled into a pattern not unlike the slasher, an "if it ain't broke,...
- 8/5/2023
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Babylon (Damien Chazelle)
Those seeking an insightful exploration of cinema history in Hollywood’s Golden Age or a nuanced, affecting character study on the lives within this early era will mostly like be disappointed by Damien Chazelle’s latest. Babylon is a brash, bombastic, unwieldy comic opera conveyed with enough bad taste and directorial panache that it—refreshingly—registers as a refutation of the well-mannered prestige drama to which these kinds of nostalgic odes often conform. And while there’s a touch of wistfulness in regards to the communal power of big-screen cinema, the film is more defined by an acidic unsentimentality, both when it comes to its characters and the precarious world they inhabit. Capturing the mad, violent clash of high...
Babylon (Damien Chazelle)
Those seeking an insightful exploration of cinema history in Hollywood’s Golden Age or a nuanced, affecting character study on the lives within this early era will mostly like be disappointed by Damien Chazelle’s latest. Babylon is a brash, bombastic, unwieldy comic opera conveyed with enough bad taste and directorial panache that it—refreshingly—registers as a refutation of the well-mannered prestige drama to which these kinds of nostalgic odes often conform. And while there’s a touch of wistfulness in regards to the communal power of big-screen cinema, the film is more defined by an acidic unsentimentality, both when it comes to its characters and the precarious world they inhabit. Capturing the mad, violent clash of high...
- 7/21/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
As we approach 2023’s halfway point it’s time to take a temperature of the finest cinema thus far: we’ve rounded up our favorites from the first six months of this year, many of which have flown under the radar. Kindly note that this is based solely on U.S. theatrical and digital releases from 2023.
We should also note a number of stellar films that premiered on the festival circuit last year also had an awards-qualifying run, thus making them 2022 films by our standards––including One Fine Morning, Saint Omer, and Return to Seoul. Check out our picks below, as organized alphabetically, followed by honorable mentions.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (Kelly Fremon Craig)
Like Judy Blume’s treasured young adult classic, Kelly Fremon Craig’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret begins in 1970 with 11-year-old Margaret Simon (Abby Ryder Fortson) getting the worst news any...
We should also note a number of stellar films that premiered on the festival circuit last year also had an awards-qualifying run, thus making them 2022 films by our standards––including One Fine Morning, Saint Omer, and Return to Seoul. Check out our picks below, as organized alphabetically, followed by honorable mentions.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (Kelly Fremon Craig)
Like Judy Blume’s treasured young adult classic, Kelly Fremon Craig’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret begins in 1970 with 11-year-old Margaret Simon (Abby Ryder Fortson) getting the worst news any...
- 6/13/2023
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
A Moscow court has ordered the arrest of Oscar-nominated film producer Alexander Rodnyansky and theater director Ivan Vyrypaev, accusing the two of “spreading false information” about Russia’s war in Ukraine.
According to the Associated Press, both men — who each reside outside Russia — will be placed in custody once they are either detained by Russian authorities or extradited from abroad.
A source close to Rodnyansky said the producer is currently in Cannes, but he could not immediately be reached for comment.
Rodnyansky currently splits his time between Ukraine, Europe and L.A., where his production shingle Ar Content is based. The Kyiv-born producer, who spent nearly three decades living and working in Russia, fled the country just days after its invasion of Ukraine, after receiving a tip that his outspoken criticism of the war had landed him in the Kremlin’s crosshairs.
In Oct. 2022, Russia’s Ministry of Justice declared him a “foreign agent.
According to the Associated Press, both men — who each reside outside Russia — will be placed in custody once they are either detained by Russian authorities or extradited from abroad.
A source close to Rodnyansky said the producer is currently in Cannes, but he could not immediately be reached for comment.
Rodnyansky currently splits his time between Ukraine, Europe and L.A., where his production shingle Ar Content is based. The Kyiv-born producer, who spent nearly three decades living and working in Russia, fled the country just days after its invasion of Ukraine, after receiving a tip that his outspoken criticism of the war had landed him in the Kremlin’s crosshairs.
In Oct. 2022, Russia’s Ministry of Justice declared him a “foreign agent.
- 5/17/2023
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
The latest film by the directors of Leviathan combines disorientating, brutal surgery closeups with doctors’ candid chats to powerful effect
Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel are the French documentary film-makers who in 2012 gave us Leviathan, an experimental and immersively strange account of life on a fishing trawler in the north Atlantic. In 2017 their Somniloquies was a hallucinatory, image-driven film about sleep-talking, while Caniba was about the notorious Japanese murderer and cannibal Issei Sagawa and the strange half-life of his later years, when he was immobilised by a cerebral infarction.
Their new film does for the human body what Leviathan did for the alien world of the sea: an account of surgical and clinical procedures in a number of Paris hospitals, with extreme, disorientating closeups and some deeply disturbing images, including one mortuary scene of a dead body being dressed in the “civilian” clothes of the living. It gives us brutally...
Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel are the French documentary film-makers who in 2012 gave us Leviathan, an experimental and immersively strange account of life on a fishing trawler in the north Atlantic. In 2017 their Somniloquies was a hallucinatory, image-driven film about sleep-talking, while Caniba was about the notorious Japanese murderer and cannibal Issei Sagawa and the strange half-life of his later years, when he was immobilised by a cerebral infarction.
Their new film does for the human body what Leviathan did for the alien world of the sea: an account of surgical and clinical procedures in a number of Paris hospitals, with extreme, disorientating closeups and some deeply disturbing images, including one mortuary scene of a dead body being dressed in the “civilian” clothes of the living. It gives us brutally...
- 5/15/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
The technology of cinematography has undergone some of the most seismic shifts in film history this century, with what began in the 2000s as an almost entirely photochemical process transforming into the digitally captured, manipulated, and projected images of today. The art of cinematography, however — using light, color, and texture to express ideas and elicit emotional reactions from the audience — remains intact.
In 2017, IndieWire made a list of the best shot feature films of the century thus far; the list was updated in 2020, and what follows is the third and most extensive version of the list. It’s also the first to be spearheaded by the IndieWire Craft team, which has grown considerably since this list was first published. Ranking cinematography is, in some ways, a fool’s errand given the broad variety of genres, resources, and intentions encompassed by the films below, but these are 60 titles that IndieWire believes...
In 2017, IndieWire made a list of the best shot feature films of the century thus far; the list was updated in 2020, and what follows is the third and most extensive version of the list. It’s also the first to be spearheaded by the IndieWire Craft team, which has grown considerably since this list was first published. Ranking cinematography is, in some ways, a fool’s errand given the broad variety of genres, resources, and intentions encompassed by the films below, but these are 60 titles that IndieWire believes...
- 5/3/2023
- by Jim Hemphill, Chris O'Falt, Bill Desowitz and Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
Summer is right around the corner. The most significant indicator of this for horror fans isn’t in the increasingly warmer weather and longer days but in the arrival of new shark horror.
This week brings megalodon terror in The Black Demon, kicking off a summer of aquatic terror that also includes Meg 2: The Trench and The Last Voyage of the Demeter. The latter of which proves that aquatic horror doesn’t solely belong to sharks.
This week’s streaming picks highlight the various terrors that lurk in various bodies of water, from ghosts to Lovecraftian nightmares. Here’s where you can stream them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
Dagon – Plex, Tubi, Vudu
Loosely based on H.P. Lovecraft’s stories “Dagon” and “The Shadow Over Innsmouth,” this Stuart Gordon film induces ichthyophobia. While on a boating trip, Paul Marsh (Ezra Godden) and his...
This week brings megalodon terror in The Black Demon, kicking off a summer of aquatic terror that also includes Meg 2: The Trench and The Last Voyage of the Demeter. The latter of which proves that aquatic horror doesn’t solely belong to sharks.
This week’s streaming picks highlight the various terrors that lurk in various bodies of water, from ghosts to Lovecraftian nightmares. Here’s where you can stream them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
Dagon – Plex, Tubi, Vudu
Loosely based on H.P. Lovecraft’s stories “Dagon” and “The Shadow Over Innsmouth,” this Stuart Gordon film induces ichthyophobia. While on a boating trip, Paul Marsh (Ezra Godden) and his...
- 4/24/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Ben Cosgrove and Josh Foer’s Leviathan Productions has tapped Daniel Handler, the visionary behind the hit children’s book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, to pen a contemporary horror film based on the Golem legend from Jewish folklore, which Cosgrove will produce.
Considered the Jewish Frankenstein, the Golem’s story is one of the most enduring legends from Jewish tradition, and has been the subject of numerous books and plays. The film updates the story, which first appeared in 15th century Prague, to the present day, where a young woman on a college campus finds herself terrorized by a creature with a mysterious past.
Handler wrote the A Series of Unfortunate Events books under the pen name Lemony Snicket, seeing them be adapted into both a hit movie from Paramount, as well as a Peabody Award-winning Netflix series. He’s also written books including The Basic Eight,...
Considered the Jewish Frankenstein, the Golem’s story is one of the most enduring legends from Jewish tradition, and has been the subject of numerous books and plays. The film updates the story, which first appeared in 15th century Prague, to the present day, where a young woman on a college campus finds herself terrorized by a creature with a mysterious past.
Handler wrote the A Series of Unfortunate Events books under the pen name Lemony Snicket, seeing them be adapted into both a hit movie from Paramount, as well as a Peabody Award-winning Netflix series. He’s also written books including The Basic Eight,...
- 4/20/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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