Tag: X
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Pearl Review: Ti West’s X Prequel Is a Horror Tease
Ti West’s X is one of 2022’s most acclaimed horror movies. It follows a batch of 1970s filmmakers who clandestinely shoot a skin flick in a farmhouse they rented. When the elderly homeowners discover what’s going on they aren’t horrified, they’re hornified. And when their libidos aren’t respected by the young hotties the bodies start…
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How Jenna Ortega’s Scream Role ‘Sealed The Deal’ For X
2022 hasn’t even reached the halfway mark and already, Jenna Ortega has had an explosive year. Her first big swing saw her taking on the cold open of the latest entry in the “Scream” franchise, as the unfortunate teen who answers Ghostface’s call and plays his taunting questionnaire. Following one blood bath with another, Ortega…
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Gillian Anderson Discusses ‘X-Files’ Sexism, Would Only Consider Revival With ‘A Whole New Set of Writers’
With seemingly every classic film and television property being rebooted as content for streaming services, you would be forgiven for thinking another revival of “
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X Director Ti West Explains The Long Gaps Between His Films
Director Ti West’s horror film “X” is getting a ton of buzz at the SXSW festival. Our own Jacob Hall chatted with West about the project shortly after he attended its premiere at the SXSW festival. “X” is West’s first horror film in almost 10 years, and the director recently wrote about why it took…
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‘X’ Review: Ti West Channels A Winking ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Horror In The World Of Scuzzy ’70s Porn
It’s a little surprising that “X” marks director Ti West’s first film for A24 since his approach to horror — emphasizing character and mood over jump scares, building slowly and steadily to a big bloody blowout — is so synced up with their house style. “X” is also his first feature since 2016, and his…
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James McAvoy Would Play Professor X In The MCU, But ‘It’s Got To Be Good’
James McAvoy isn’t saying whether he is reprising his role as Professor X, but he did say he would if the writing is good enough. The actor has been making the interviewing rounds to promote his voicing of Morpheus in the second part of “The Sandman” audio drama (see /Film’s own Hoai-Tran Bui’s interview with him…
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Can ‘Zola’ Bring Colman Domingo Supporting Actor Love From the Academy?
How much longer can the industry ignore the reverence of actor Colman Domingo before they decide to take notice? This holiday weekend gives audiences the 2020 Sundance Film Festival hit “Zola” from A24 and co-writer and director Janicza Bravo. As “X,” the mysterious and terrifying “roommate” of Stefani (Riley Keough), who takes her, the free-spirited…
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Cannes Festival to Open With Marion Cotillard, Adam Driver Starrer ‘Annette’
The 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival is set to open with Leos Carax’s anticipated romantic musical film “Annette” with Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard on July 7. The movie will also play in competition.“Annette” will be released simultaneously in theaters in France by Ugc. The film marks Carax’s English-language debut. It features original…
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‘Tenet’ Drops But Stays Atop U.K., Ireland Box-Office
Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” suffered a precipitous 60% decline, but stayed on top of the U.K. and Ireland box-office in its second week.The Warner Bros. release collected £2,151,490 from 613 locations and has now amassed £10,006,540 in the territory, according to final numbers released by Comscore.Disney’s “X-Men” universe film “The New Mutants” collected £686,407 from 538…
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‘The Boys’ Season 2 Casts ‘X-Men’ Alum Shawn Ashmore as Lamplighter, Another Deranged Superhero
Shawn Ashmore is trading ice for fire with his new role in the second season of The Boys. Ashmore is joining The Boys season 2 cast as Lamplighter, an original member of the Seven, the show’s Justice League-esque team of famous, and secretly corrupt, superheroes. The X-Men alum is no stranger to the superhero genre,…