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Joker’s Joaquin Phoenix praises Heath Ledger in SAG acceptance speech

Posted 7 years ago

Joaquin Phoenix is certainly a, shall we say, unique individual? He definitely didn't have your typical childhood. Born Joaquin Bottom, his parents were members of a religious cult called the Children of God until he was three. They then moved...

David Lynch interrogates a talking monkey in bizarre new Netflix short film

Posted 7 years ago

Okay, wow. I'm just now getting back to my regular work schedule after vacationing in Florida for five days, and the first thing I encounter is TWIN PEAKS mastermind David Lynch interrogating a monkey as part of a Netflix short...

Watchmen actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan may appear in Season 3 of The Boys

Posted 7 years ago

Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan is certainly no stranger to the world of comicbooks. The Seattle, Washington native currently stars as Negan on AMC's The Walking Dead, based on the long running series from Robert Kirkman. However, he's probably even more...

New image, release date for Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories lands online

Posted 7 years ago

As a precocious seven year old in 1985, Amazing Stories was my jam. Not only did its tales of the fantastic and the macabre dazzle and delight me, it was the first time I really discovered the name Steven Spielberg...

Jordan Peele’s Us originally focused on just one character

Posted 7 years ago

Jordan Peele remains a signature voice in the horror genre. His 2017 film GET OUT earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Since then he's gone on to produce the Academy Award winning Spike Lee film BLACKKKLANSMAN and...

End of an era: “Fox” dropped from 20th Century and Searchlight labels

Posted 7 years ago

My mother always used to tell me that the only constant thing in life is change. For years the "Fox" in Fox Searchlight Pictures and 20th Century Fox Studios stood for quality cinema and entertainment. Over the years the two...

The F*cking Black Sheep: Pacific Heights (1990)

Posted 7 years ago

THE BLACK SHEEP is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATH. We’re hoping this column will...

Director John Krasinski discusses the possibility of A Quiet Place Part III

Posted 7 years ago

Although John Krasinski is a multi-faceted talent in the entertainment landscape, I don't think audiences really appreciated that fact until a few years ago. Despite serious roles in films like 13 HOURS and DETROIT, Krasinski still carried the stigma of...

The Safdie Bros are back with a short film starring Adam Sandler

Posted 7 years ago

UNCUT GEMS, a crime thriller from Josh and Benny Safdie, has been receiving rave reviews, particularly directed at the performance of Adam Sandler. Yea, I know, that shocked me as well. The film follows Howard Ratner (Sandler), a jeweler and...

Game of Thrones showrunners’ HBO drama Confederate officially scrapped

Posted 7 years ago

David Benioff (GEMINI MAN) and D.B. Weiss, the executive producers of HBO's Game of Thrones have been no strangers to controversy. Their treatment of people of color as well as women on the long running fantasy series has often come...

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