Tag: Tim Story
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Human Torch’s Messy Licensing Drama Gave Marvel Fans Two Beloved Characters
While the Marvel Universe has seen a number of characters make the leap from the comic page onto the big and small screens, the property that seems to be the hardest to adapt is Fantastic Four. The quartet of superpowered adventurers hasn’t exactly had the best luck when it comes to film adaptations. The Roger…
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‘The Blackening’ Sets VOD Release Date
After killing it at the box office over Juneteenth weekend and appearing at the Tribeca Film Festival, The Blackening is coming home through Premium Video on Demand this week. The fresh horror comedy by director Tim Story, based on the hilarious Comedy Central sketch of the same name written by Dewayne Perkins, tells the story…
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The Blackening review – Get Out meets Scary Movie in whipsmart horror satire
The stereotype of Black characters dying first in horror movies is put to the test in a funny and incisive Juneteenth-set slasherThere is an august tradition in the African American community of talking back to the film screen loud enough to jolt the characters on screen. The Blackening doesn’t just hear those cries; it needles…
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‘The Blackening’: Release Date, Trailer, Cast and Everything We Know So Far
If you know anything about horror, you surely know the age-old trope where the Black friend dies first. In Lionsgate’s upcoming horror-comedy, The Blackening, instead asks what happens when all the friends are Black. Adapted from the Comedy Central sketch of the same name, the movie follows a group of friends whose weekend reunion turns…
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‘Fantastic Four’: Galactus’ Controversial Look Explained By Director
While fans wait for the Fantastic Four to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the group has already appeared in three films that were produced by 20th Century Fox. Tim Story directed 2005’s Fantastic Four and its 2007 sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. The sequel featured the classic Marvel Comics villain Galactus. However,…
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Sterling K. Brown, Dewayne Perkins and Cast of ‘The Blackening’ Added 2023 CultureCon Los Angeles Lineup – Film News In Brief
Sterling K. Brown and the cast of “The Blackening” have been added to the lineup at CultureCon Los Angeles 2023. The festival kicks off on Saturday, June 17 at Rolling Greens Mateo, making it the first-ever full CultureCon summit to take place in L.A.The festival is presented by Max and will be hosted by comedian…