Tag: Anna Kendrick
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Nsync Reunites on ‘Better Place,’ First Release in Nearly 20 Years
Fresh off a headline-making reunion, Nsync is back with its first release in nearly 20 years, “Better Place.” The single was released on Friday as part of the “Trolls Band Together” soundtrack.With 19 years passing since Justin Timberlake left the group and 10 since their last group performance, rumors about Nsync reuniting at the VMAs…
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‘Memory’ – Everything We Know About Jessica Chastain’s New Movie
This year’s Toronto International Film Festival, or TIFF for short, has showcased a plethora of exciting upcoming releases. Films such as Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut Woman of the Hour and Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers are just two of the many stand-out performers from the highly-acclaimed festival, with this year’s addition certainly a success. Another film…
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‘Hit Man’: Netflix Snatches Up Richard Linklater’s Crime Comedy With Glen Powell For $20 Million
How’s this for a big pick-up in an otherwise quiet sale season on the Fall film festival circuit? Variety reports that Netflix bought the rights to Richard Linklater‘s latest film “Hit Man” after it screened at the Venice Film Festival and TIFF to rave reviews. It’s Netflix’s second significant purchase out of TIFF, the other…
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Netflix Lands Richard Linklater and Glen Powell’s ‘Hit Man’ for $20 Million
Netflix shelled out a staggering $20 million for “Hit Man,” a (sort of) true-crime comedy from director Richard Linklater and star Glen Powell.The movie, which played to enthusiastic crowds at Venice and Toronto film festivals, has been one of the few notable sales from this year’s fall festival circuit. Netflix also acquired Anna Kendrick’s directorial…
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‘Knox Goes Away’ Review: A Puzzling Misfire From Michael Keaton
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist.It is safe to say that we are living in a new era of hitman movies from the John Wick franchise to David Fincher’s The Killer, and…
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Woman of the Hour review – Anna Kendrick directs an unsettling thriller
Actor makes directorial debut with the frightening fact-based tale of a woman on a 1970s dating show who meets a serial killerAt last year’s Toronto film festival, Anna Kendrick played a woman crumbling within an emotionally abusive relationship in Alice, Darling, an unsettling psychodrama that proved revelatory for the star, typically associated with lighter fare.…
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Venice 2023: New Films From Bradley Cooper, David Fincher, Sofia Coppola and…Woody Allen
The red carpet may not have as many stars as in previous years, but the 2023 edition of the Venice Film Festival will feature a slew of highly anticipated films. And, likely, their directors taking center stage. Today La Biennale di Venezia announced 82 selections including highly anticipated world premieres Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” Yorgos Lanthimos’…
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Michael Cera Says He Almost Married Aubrey Plaza Just to Call Her an ‘Ex-Wife’
Michael Cera was almost Mr. Aubrey Plaza.The “Life and Beth” actor revealed to Rolling Stone that he almost tied the knot with “Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World” co-star Aubrey Plaza during production on the 2010 Edgar Wright film.“We were driving through Vegas,” Cera said. “The idea was to then get a divorce right away, so…