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Lee Daniels returns to Richard Pryor biopic; Jay-Z added as a producer

Posted 10 years ago

Back in May we reported that the long-gestating Richard Pryor biopic was cancelled because director Lee Daniels had to bail due to his busy schedule. I would be over-exaggerating in saying the world wept, but I certainly did, and my...

The Planet of the Apes franchise could continue without Caesar

Posted 10 years ago

After RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES wound up being a bigger hit than any of us suspected, it became clear that Andy Serkis' Caesar was going to be the real star of the rebooted series. The sequel put...

Review: The Girl on the Train

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: Rachel (Emily Blunt), an alcoholic obsessed with her ex-husband (Justin Theroux) and his new wife (Rebecca Ferguson), becomes embroiled in the disappearance of a young woman (Haley Bennett) she’s been observing on her daily train commute. REVIEW: Everyone’s been...

War has begun in first War for the Planet of the Apes digital billboard

Posted 10 years ago

Didn’t expect to see this today, did ya? The first of what is now being called a "digital billboard" for WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES is here (and acting as an actual billboard at NYCC, as seen below)...

Review: Birth of a Nation

Posted 10 years ago

This review was originally posted at the Sundance Film Festival in January – long before the Nate Parker controversy. As such, it's not addressed in the review. PLOT: The true story of slave Nat Turner (Nate Parker) who led a...

Nicholas Hoult charges in to play Nikola Tesla in The Current War

Posted 10 years ago

I've always been fascinated by Nikola Tesla. He seems like he was the world's first real mad scientist, with the Tesla Coil looking like some sort of Doomsday Weapon (and he actually did theorize on things like particle beam...

Natalie Portman portrays First Lady Kennedy in the trailer for Jackie

Posted 10 years ago

JACKIE is a searing and intimate portrait of one of the most important and tragic moments in American history, seen through the eyes of the iconic First Lady, then Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (Natalie Portman). JACKIE places us in her world...

Brad Pitt is tasked with killing his wife in the new trailer for Allied

Posted 10 years ago

Robert Zemeckis' ALLIED follows intelligence officer Max Vatan (Brad Pitt), who in 1942 North Africa encounters French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour (Marion Cotillard) on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Reunited in London, their relationship is threatened by the extreme...

Peter Berg recounts the Boston Marathon bombing in the Patriots Day trailer

Posted 10 years ago

In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders (Mark Wahlberg) joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the bombers before they strike again. Weaving together the stories...

Live By Night will bring the holiday cheer with an early limited release

Posted 10 years ago

No matter what you want for Christmas it pales in comparison to what you will actually be getting. New IPhone? Boo! New tablet? Boo! A friend? Boo! The most magical gift anyone can receive on Christmas is that which Ben...

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