Category: Movie News
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‘Tarantino Live’: How Quentin Tarantino’s Movies Are Being Transformed into Theater
All products and services featured by IndieWire are independently selected by IndieWire editors. However, IndieWire may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.Quentin Tarantino’s fans can watch some of his iconic movies come to life in “Tarantino Live: Fox Force Five…
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Seth Rogen Is Starting A New Podcast Where His Famous And Not-Famous Friends Share Crazy Stories
Seth Rogen is selfish. There, I said it and I mean it, too. It’s not enough that he’s one of the most famous comedy stars in the business. Oh no. It’s also not enough that he and Evan Goldberg are big-time producers of comic adaptations “The Boys” and “Preacher,” or that he launched a successful cannabis business…
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‘The Gateway’ Review: A Two-Fisted Social Worker Fights Off Organized Crime
Set in St. Louis but shot in coastal Virginia, attempting to wrestle tough sociopolitical issues while sporting the neon hues of a stylized neo-noir, “The Gateway” lets itself get pulled in too many directions for any of them to be well-realized. Nonetheless, this crime melodrama represents an advance for commercials and music video director Michele…
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Candyman Spoiler Review: Nia DaCosta Combines Trauma And Martyrs With A Terrifying Myth
Is Candyman real? The characters of Nia DaCosta’s legacy sequel begin to ponder this question when the answer reaches its deadliest point. They mine the legend of the supernatural killer for inspiration and laugh at the ridiculous notion that a ghost can be summoned by the repetition of his name. But even when they make light…
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Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions Will Make TV Shows For Universal Now
Jordan Peele’s production company, Monkeypaw Productions, has seen many of its films distributed through Universal Pictures, including Nia DaCosta’s “Candyman” and Peele’s own “Get Out” and “Us.” Until now, however, it has worked with other partners on the TV side of things, like HBO, Amazon Prime Video, and CBS All Access (now Paramount+).All that has changed…
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Bassam Tariq Talks ‘Mogul Mowgli,’ Working With Riz Ahmed & Directing The ‘Blade’ Reboot [The Playlist Podcast]
“Mogul Mowgli” is one hell of a film with what might be Riz Ahmed’s best performance of his career. The fact that it marks the narrative feature debut for filmmaker Bassam Tariq is incredibly impressive. And on this episode of The Playlist Podcast, Tariq joins the show to talk about everything that went into the…
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The Muppets Haunted Mansion Will Feature Non-Muppet Darren Criss
Sometimes, your nerdy obsessions collide, and when that happens you just have to sit back and smile, knowing that all is right in the world. Like most ’80s kids, I grew up inundated with “The Muppets.” I’m talking movies, reruns of “The Muppet Show,” read-along books, “Muppet Babies” every Saturday morning — the works.I was…
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Ethan Hawke Talks Moon Knight, Says Oscar Isaac Gives An “Absolutely Phenomenal” Performance
Ethan Hawke’s last TV project was “The Good Lord Bird,” a Western set in the pre-Civil War era. That’s the American Civil War, not the McU’s “Civil War,” though anyone who flunked History could be forgiven for making that mistake since Hawke has now joined the MCU and is out there comparing its movies and…
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Marvel Studios Creative Exec Jonathan Schwartz On Shang-Chi, Secret Invasion, And Planning The MCU
Before becoming a full-fledged producer on Marvel Studios’ “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” Jonathan Schwartz worked as Kevin Feige’s assistant before quickly rising up the ranks to creative executive in time for “The Avengers” in 2012. He went on to co-produce the first “Guardians of the Galaxy,” executive produce “Guardians of the Galaxy…
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Movies To Watch If You Loved Luca
Pixar’s “Luca” is a majestic summer fantasy with seaside aesthetics and emotional core. In it, a young sea monster named Luca transforms into a human to explore the coastal Italian village Portorosso, where he bonds with another young monster named Alberto, leading to the adventure of a lifetime. After spending some time on land, Luca never wants…