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Soderbergh says “philosophical” Contagion sequel is in early development

Posted 5 years ago

Contagion may have been well-received upon its release but I don't think anyone could've predicted the resurgence the film would get nine years later as the COVID-19 pandemic began to take shape nationwide. By March of this year, the movie was the...

Steven Soderbergh doesn’t believe movie theaters will go extinct

Posted 5 years ago

The future of the movie theater business is the topic of hot conversation because the COVID-19 pandemic has put into question just how viable exhibition will be as movie theaters nationwide remain shuttered and studios have pursued other options to...

Contagion: Jude Law was warned while filming a similar pandemic was coming

Posted 6 years ago

When the COVID-19 pandemic was in its infancy in the United States and seemed much more like an overseas problem, pandemic films began to surge in popularity across streaming platforms. The one film that really seemed to find a new...

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No Sudden Move: Matt Damon reunites with Steven Soderbergh for HBO Max

Posted 6 years ago

Word on the mean streets of Detroit is that Matt Damon is reteaming with Steven Soderbergh for the filmmaker's latest HBO crime thriller NO SUDDEN MOVE. Damon is expected to cameo for what will be the duo's ninth collaboration, after previously...

Contagion’s Steven Soderbergh heading DGA committee to reopen Hollywood

Posted 6 years ago

Back in 2011, Steven Soderbergh directed the pandemic thriller CONTAGION and he probably had no idea that we'd basically be living that movie in 2020. As COVID-19 has shuttered Hollywood productions since March, the big question that has to be...

Matt Damon and other celebs deliver PSAs to prevent the spread of COVID-19

Posted 6 years ago

"Immunity, long overdue. Contagion, I exhale you. Naive, I opened up to you. Venom in mania." – "Fear Inoculum," Tool As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the globe, it's become paramount to our survival that everyone does their...

Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 film Contagion gains popularity due to Coronavirus

Posted 6 years ago

Plague films hold a certain bizarre appeal for moviegoers. Whether it's the criminally underrated 1995 film OUTBREAK starring Morgan Freeman and Dustin Hoffman, the post apocalyptic world of Will Smith's I AM LEGEND, or the Biblical aspect of Cecil B....

Review: The Report

Posted 7 years ago

This is a repost of our Sundance 2019 review. PLOT: Daniel Jones (Adam Driver), an ambitious Senate staff working for Senator Dianne Feinstein (Annette Bening), is put in charge of an investigation into the CIA’s controversial Detention and Interrogation Program,...

Bret McKenzie to pen Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas remake

Posted 7 years ago

A blank, empty stare. That's the response I would typically get when someone used to ask me "What's your favorite Christmas special?" and I'd reply with EMMET OTTER'S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS. Almost no one would know what the hell I was...

Trailer for The Report finds Adam Driver hunting for the truth

Posted 7 years ago

Anyone who closely follows the world of movies has likely heard about THE REPORT, the political drama that debuted at Sundance this year to immense critical acclaim and was later purchased by Amazon. The studio just released the first trailer for...

Steven Soderbergh may come out of retirement for new Channing Tatum movie

Posted 10 years ago

Prior to shooting 2013's SIDE EFFECTS, Steven Soderbergh said it would be his final feature film directorial effort, and although he's stayed busy since by helming the Cinemax's The Knick, serving as the cinematographer on MAGIC MIKE XXL, and executive...

The Best Movie You Never Saw: Side Effects

Posted 11 years ago

Welcome to The Best Movie You NEVER Saw, a column dedicated to examining films that have flown under the radar or gained traction throughout the years, earning them a place as a cult classic or underrated gem that was either...

Review: Side Effects

Posted 13 years ago

PLOT: A man comes home after four years of prison to find his wife suffering from an extreme bout of depression. When she goes on a new prescription drug to alleviate the symptoms, she quickly goes from bad to worse....

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