Aldis Hodge Will Play Hawkman In ‘Black Adam’
Followingstandout dramatic turns in “Clemency,” Showtime‘s“City On A Hill,” and most recently, the critically acclaimed“One Night In Miami” from director Regina King, actor AldisHodge is about to try something different and take flight in the superherogenre. Today, Warner Bros. cast the actor as Hawkman in their upcoming “BlackAdam” film, news of which Hodge confirmed on […]
Continue readingThe Best Movies & TV Shows Coming to Netflix in October 2020
During the month of October, Netflix will receive several new additions to its streaming library that we’re very interested in – shows like The Haunting of Bly Manor, Song Exploder, and The Queen’s Gambit, and films like Ben Wheatley’s Rebecca and Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7. But I haven’t seen any of […]
Continue readingMiss Juneteenth star Nicole Beharie: ‘Black people are not monolithic’
The actor on Black Lives Matter, discussing representation with Steve McQueen and remembering co-star Chadwick BosemanSpeaking to Nicole Beharie, it becomes apparent that she is really passionate about science. During our interview, the actor erupts into a flurry of asides, from the discovery of two new black holes to her ardour for neuroscience. “I’m fascinated […]
Continue readingJanelle Monáe: ‘What is a revolution without a song?’
From starring roles in Moonlight and Hidden Figures, to a genre-busting musical career, the actor and singer has always gone her own wayA downside, perhaps, to the sheer imaginative power of Janelle Monáe is that it’s hard not to bring unreasonable expectations to any conversation one has with her. The musician and actor is on […]
Continue readingIce Cube is Making a Screen Capture Sci-Fi Thriller with the Director of ‘Wanted’
Just two years ago, Wanted and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter director Timur Bekmambetov said he was developing no less than 14 movies that would use his Screenlife screen capture technology to tell stories that unfolded across the screens of computers, tablets, and phones. This narrative format has already been used with the likes of Host, […]
Continue reading‘The Perfect Weapon’ and ‘A World of Calm’ Trailers: HBO and HBO Max Capture Both Sides of the Stress Spectrum
HBO and HBO Max have released new trailers that fall on the complete opposite sides of the stress spectrum. And based on their titles, it doesn’t take much to figure out which project falls on which side. Check out The Perfect Weapon and A World of Calm trailers below, with one detailing the increase of […]
Continue reading‘The Boys in the Band’ Review: Richly Performed and Full of Layers
The entire cast and director of the 2018 Tony-winning Broadway revival of Mort Crowley’s The Boys in the Band return for this 2020 Netflix film adaptation, and you can feel it. There’s a quiet confidence, a mode of working both locked-in and free to be free, a commanding grasp of the material’s most elliptical, complicated […]
Continue readingGong Li Drama ‘Leap’ Opens to $8.2 Million in China
Female-led volleyball drama “Leap” hit China with an $8.2 million opening day Friday, narrowly topping the premiere-day box office haul of Disney’s “Mulan” earlier this month, according to industry tracker Maoyan.Both films star China-born Singaporean actress Gong Li, who plays a powerful witch character in “Mulan” and the hard-driving, real-life head coach of the Chinese […]
Continue readingWatch: Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Florence Pugh Team Up for ‘Father of the Bride Part 3-ish’
Netflix reunited the cast of Father of the Bride and Father of the Bride Part II for a sort-of sequel, appropriately titled Father of the Bride Part 3-ish, that featured some pretty unexpected cameos. Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short, Kieran Culkin, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, and George Newbern all reprised their roles from the original two […]
Continue readingSuperhero Bits: Watch a Documentary About The Joker, Why ‘The Flash’ Was Canceled in the 1990s & More
What’s in store for the Spider-Man: Maximum Venom season finale in October? What did The Flash series from the 1990s get canceled? What are some of the most over-powered attacks in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Will you rewatch Man of Steel when it hits HBO Max next month? Want to see a documentary about the […]
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