Tag: The Machine

  • Is ‘The Machine’ Based on a True Story?

    Is ‘The Machine’ Based on a True Story?

    Bert Kreischer’s The Machine, just released on Netflix, is the partially true tale of the comedian’s wild trip to Russia during his college years. Kreischer spent a semester abroad to enhance his poor Russian language skills. While there, he had an encounter with some Russian gangsters that he would never forget. The story grew in…

  • Where to Stream ‘The Machine’

    Where to Stream ‘The Machine’

    Few things scream “family bonding” like getting kidnapped by the Russian mob. In Sony’s The Machine (2023), that’s exactly what happens (more or less). Based on the viral story from comedian Bert Kreischer, The Machine chronicles his drunken trip to Russia during college. Over twenty years later, that trip catches up to him when he…

  • ‘The Machine’ Sets Blu-Ray and DVD Release Date

    ‘The Machine’ Sets Blu-Ray and DVD Release Date

    The man, the myth, The Machine is coming to Blu-ray and DVD. The explosive new comedy, starring Bert Kreischer and Mark Hamill as a father-son duo taking on the Russian mob will be released to DVD and Blu-ray on August 15, 2023. The new film, based on Kreischer’s comedy, will see a fictionalized version of…

  • Sundance Horror Movie ‘Run Rabbit Run’ Takes #1 at Netflix

    Sundance Horror Movie ‘Run Rabbit Run’ Takes #1 at Netflix

    Once again. “John Wick: Chapter 4” (Lionsgate) ($5.99) is #1 at iTunes and Google Play, while “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” at $19.99 (Universal) is #1 at Vudu.Like most weeks, Netflix’s top 10 movie list is topsy-turvy. New at #1 is “Run Rabbit Run,” an Australian horror film the streamer acquired out of the Sundance…

  • ‘The Machine’ Clip: Watch Mark Hamill Pray to Jean-Claude Van Damme

    ‘The Machine’ Clip: Watch Mark Hamill Pray to Jean-Claude Van Damme

    As action-comedy The Machine makes its way to its home release, TKSony Pictures Releasing shared with Collider an exclusive deleted scene that we can now share with you. The story centers around Bert “The Machine” Kreischer, a stand-up comedian who had a run-in with the Russian mob during a college trip and now panics as…

  • Box Office: ‘No Hard Feelings’ Makes $2.15 Million in Previews

    Box Office: ‘No Hard Feelings’ Makes $2.15 Million in Previews

    Jennifer Lawrence’s new R-rated comedy, “No Hard Feelings,” hits theaters this weekend and made $2.15 million in previews at the box office.The raunchy comedy from Sony is predicted to open with a soft $12 million in its opening weekend, which may not bode well considering its $45 million budget. It’s been a tough time for…

  • Eva Green, Ed Skrein, Kathy Bates To Star In Sci-Fi Thriller ‘A Patriot’

    Eva Green, Ed Skrein, Kathy Bates To Star In Sci-Fi Thriller ‘A Patriot’

    Eva Green, Kathy Bates and Ed Skrein are attached to star in sci-fi thriller A Patriot, which Brian O’Shea’s The Exchange will launch world sales on in Cannes. Currently in pre-production, the movie’s screenplay comes from Dan Pringle (K-Shop) and Toby Rushton (Monsters) with Pringle also attached to direct. Project is being produced by Adam…