Paul Wesley has finally addressed the claims that he did not get along with his The Vampire Diaries co-star, Nina Dobrev.
Wesley played Stefan Salvatore, and Dobrev played Elena Gilbert on The CW smash, and for the first few seasons, the characters were in a relationship.
“I think the point that Nina was making, and I’ll totally back her up on this, is that we totally clashed [the] first couple years in terms of just getting on each other’s nerves, and then developed this wonderful friendship,” Wesley told reporters at the Television Critics Association summer press tour on Thursday, August 1.
“So it’s like this nice, happy ending.”
Related: The Vampire Diaries Stunner: Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley 'Despised Each Other'
But this ultimately turned into a lasting friendship.
“I think sometimes when people work together nonstop, do press nonstop for years and years on end, you’re just...
Wesley played Stefan Salvatore, and Dobrev played Elena Gilbert on The CW smash, and for the first few seasons, the characters were in a relationship.
“I think the point that Nina was making, and I’ll totally back her up on this, is that we totally clashed [the] first couple years in terms of just getting on each other’s nerves, and then developed this wonderful friendship,” Wesley told reporters at the Television Critics Association summer press tour on Thursday, August 1.
“So it’s like this nice, happy ending.”
Related: The Vampire Diaries Stunner: Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley 'Despised Each Other'
But this ultimately turned into a lasting friendship.
“I think sometimes when people work together nonstop, do press nonstop for years and years on end, you’re just...
- 8/3/2019
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: Phillip Rhys (Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists) is set for a recurring role on the upcoming second season of CBS All Access’ anthology series Tell Me A Story.
Based on a Spanish format, Tell Me A Story takes the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller. Season 2 will feature the tales of three iconic princesses – Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella.
Rhys will play Damien Hewett, a slick, straight shooting record executive to rising country music singer Ashley Rose (Natalie Alyn Lind).
Tell Me a Story is executive produced by Williamson and Kapital’s Kaplan and Dana Honor.
Rhys can currently be seen recurring in Freeform’s Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists as Michael as well as Murphy in Syfy’s Nightflyers.
Based on a Spanish format, Tell Me A Story takes the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller. Season 2 will feature the tales of three iconic princesses – Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella.
Rhys will play Damien Hewett, a slick, straight shooting record executive to rising country music singer Ashley Rose (Natalie Alyn Lind).
Tell Me a Story is executive produced by Williamson and Kapital’s Kaplan and Dana Honor.
Rhys can currently be seen recurring in Freeform’s Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists as Michael as well as Murphy in Syfy’s Nightflyers.
- 7/22/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Author: Stefan Pape
To mark the release of Beauty and the Beast – which hits cinemas across the UK on March 17th, we had the pleasure of sitting down to discuss the project with two of its stars, Audra McDonald (Madame Garderobe) and Stanley Tucci (Maestro Cadenza), as they discuss the joys in shooting this live-action reimagining of such a classic animation.
Stanley describes his role, which is a brand new creation, while the pair discuss the pertinence of Disney movies, carrying the weight of the original film’s legacy, and the relationships their own kids have with movies they star in.
When providing vocals are you able to enjoy the movie back more so like an audience member would? Are you able to detach yourself a little more than you’re able to when watching yourself on screen?
Stanley Tucci: It’s always good not to see yourself, that’s a great thing.
To mark the release of Beauty and the Beast – which hits cinemas across the UK on March 17th, we had the pleasure of sitting down to discuss the project with two of its stars, Audra McDonald (Madame Garderobe) and Stanley Tucci (Maestro Cadenza), as they discuss the joys in shooting this live-action reimagining of such a classic animation.
Stanley describes his role, which is a brand new creation, while the pair discuss the pertinence of Disney movies, carrying the weight of the original film’s legacy, and the relationships their own kids have with movies they star in.
When providing vocals are you able to enjoy the movie back more so like an audience member would? Are you able to detach yourself a little more than you’re able to when watching yourself on screen?
Stanley Tucci: It’s always good not to see yourself, that’s a great thing.
- 3/16/2017
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Like a heroine tumbling through the rabbit hole, Disney took its own great fall this past weekend, as prospective tentpole Alice Through the Looking Glass coughed up a meager $34 million at the box-office in its opening days of release. A paltry sum in comparison to the $116 million opening weekend that Tim Burton's 2010 original "dark" fairy tale garnered, this sequel's poor showing registered as a sizable blip in Disney's ledgers. Floppier than the average flop, Disney's new folly provided industry competitors and common filmgoers several valuable lessons about how movies are made and sold.
- 5/31/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Giving the Brothers Grimm tale Hansel and Gretel a facelift is Curtis Harrington’s Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971), which will be released on Blu-ray / DVD on August 16th courtesy of Kino Lorber.
From Kino Lorber: “Coming August 16th on DVD and Blu-ray!
Brand New 2016 HD Master!
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)
• Audio Commentary with Film Historian David Del Valle and Film Scholar Nathaniel Bell
• Trailers”
Synopsis (via Blu-ray.com): “This is a retelling of the old tale of Hansel and Gretel, but set in England in the 1920’s. To the children and staff at the orphanage, Auntie Roo is a kindly American widow who gives them a lavish Christmas party each year in her mansion, Forrest Grange. In reality, she is a severely disturbed woman, who keeps the mummified remains of her little daughter in a nursery in the attic. One Christmas, her eye falls upon a little girl...
From Kino Lorber: “Coming August 16th on DVD and Blu-ray!
Brand New 2016 HD Master!
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)
• Audio Commentary with Film Historian David Del Valle and Film Scholar Nathaniel Bell
• Trailers”
Synopsis (via Blu-ray.com): “This is a retelling of the old tale of Hansel and Gretel, but set in England in the 1920’s. To the children and staff at the orphanage, Auntie Roo is a kindly American widow who gives them a lavish Christmas party each year in her mansion, Forrest Grange. In reality, she is a severely disturbed woman, who keeps the mummified remains of her little daughter in a nursery in the attic. One Christmas, her eye falls upon a little girl...
- 5/13/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
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Coming off The Big Short and Ant-Man, Adam McKay is now directing an adaptation of Mark Waid's Irredeemable!
Last year, Adam McKay made The Big Short, one of the best films of 2015 and a dizzyingly complex comedy-drama-turned tragedy about the 2000s housing market crash. It snagged McKay an Oscar too, for Best Adapted Screenplay. Having also written the final draft for Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man, many expected his next film might be of the superhero variety. And yes it is, but not in the way you may expect.
Representing McKay stepping away, at least for the time being, from Marvel, he's partnering with 20th Century Fox to make a superhero movie with nary a mutant or X-Man in sight. Indeed, pulling from Boom! Comics, Fox is looking to diversify its masked men portfolio with an entirely separate superhero franchise based around the Irredeemable comic series.
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Coming off The Big Short and Ant-Man, Adam McKay is now directing an adaptation of Mark Waid's Irredeemable!
Last year, Adam McKay made The Big Short, one of the best films of 2015 and a dizzyingly complex comedy-drama-turned tragedy about the 2000s housing market crash. It snagged McKay an Oscar too, for Best Adapted Screenplay. Having also written the final draft for Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man, many expected his next film might be of the superhero variety. And yes it is, but not in the way you may expect.
Representing McKay stepping away, at least for the time being, from Marvel, he's partnering with 20th Century Fox to make a superhero movie with nary a mutant or X-Man in sight. Indeed, pulling from Boom! Comics, Fox is looking to diversify its masked men portfolio with an entirely separate superhero franchise based around the Irredeemable comic series.
McKay will...
- 5/5/2016
- Den of Geek
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Coming off The Big Short and Ant-Man, Adam McKay is now directing an adaptation of Mark Waid's Irredeemable!
Last year, Adam McKay made The Big Short, one of the best films of 2015 and a dizzyingly complex comedy-drama-turned tragedy about the 2000s housing market crash. It snagged McKay an Oscar too, for Best Adapted Screenplay. Having also written the final draft for Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man, many expected his next film might be of the superhero variety. And yes it is, but not in the way you may expect.
Representing McKay stepping away, at least for the time being, from Marvel, he's partnering with 20th Century Fox to make a superhero movie with nary a mutant or X-Man in sight. Indeed, pulling from Boom! Comics, Fox is looking to diversify its masked men portfolio with an entirely separate superhero franchise based around the Irredeemable comic series.
McKay will...
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Coming off The Big Short and Ant-Man, Adam McKay is now directing an adaptation of Mark Waid's Irredeemable!
Last year, Adam McKay made The Big Short, one of the best films of 2015 and a dizzyingly complex comedy-drama-turned tragedy about the 2000s housing market crash. It snagged McKay an Oscar too, for Best Adapted Screenplay. Having also written the final draft for Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man, many expected his next film might be of the superhero variety. And yes it is, but not in the way you may expect.
Representing McKay stepping away, at least for the time being, from Marvel, he's partnering with 20th Century Fox to make a superhero movie with nary a mutant or X-Man in sight. Indeed, pulling from Boom! Comics, Fox is looking to diversify its masked men portfolio with an entirely separate superhero franchise based around the Irredeemable comic series.
McKay will...
- 5/5/2016
- Den of Geek
Right now, 20th Century Fox’s main superhero movie properties consist of X-Men and the Fantastic Four. The former has enjoyed a lot of success with its main movies and spinoffs, while the latter has failed to take off across two separate series. Now Fox wants to expand its lineup of superhero material, but they’re looking outside of Marvel for material. Instead, they’re tapping Anchorman director Adam McKay to helm a big screen adaptation of the Boom! Studios series Irredeemable. The McKay-directed Irredeemable movie will be penned by Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters writer and director Tommy Wirkola. According to Deadline, Fox is intending to build a new superhero movie universe with Irredeemable, but this one significantly more edgy than most of their X-Men material. This will be the second superhero movie McKay has worked on, previously re-writing Ant-Man with Paul Rudd. Written by Mark ...
- 5/5/2016
- cinemablend.com
Adam McKay has been attached to direct “Irredeemable” for 20th Century Fox, TheWrap has learned. The film is based on the Boom! Comics book of the same name and would help kick off Fox’s brand-new superhero cinematic universe. The “Anchorman” and “Big Short” director will be working with Tommy Wirkola (“Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters”), who is writing the screenplay. Also Read: 'Batman v Superman' Won't Be Joining $1 Billion Box Office Club In the comics, “Irredeemable” follows superhero-turned-villain, the Plutonian, as he goes on a killing rampage. It’s up to the superhero group The Paradigm to stop him.
- 5/5/2016
- by Meriah Doty
- The Wrap
Deadline reveals that 20th Century Fox has landed the rights to Irredeemable, a Boom! Comics property which they've acquired as a directing vehicle for Adam McKay (Anchorman). The fimmaker will be working off a script by Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters writer/director Tommy Wirkola, and while the studio has yet to announce a release date, it sounds like this is a priority for them. Running for a total of 36 issues, Irredeemable revolves around The Plutonian, a character once known as the world's greatest superhero before he decided to turn on the Earth and become its greatest villain instead. When his former allies assemble - a group known as The Paradigm - to take him down, they're forced to turn to The Plutonian's greatest enemy (from his days as a good guy) for help. The series by writer Mark Waid has received plenty of praise from fans and critics,...
- 5/5/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
20th Century Fox Taps Boom! Superhero Tale ‘Irredeemable’; Adam McKay Helms, Tommy Wirkola Scripting
Exclusive: Move over, X-Men and Deadpool. 20th Century Fox has tapped into an entirely new superhero universe. The studio has acquired Irredeemable, a Boom! Comics comic book that will be adapted by Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters writer-director Tommy Wirkola as a directing vehicle for Adam McKay. McKay, who with Charles Randolph just won the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for The Big Short, is a big comic book fan who co-wrote Marvel’s Ant-Man and wrote with Paul Rudd…...
- 5/5/2016
- Deadline
Rollercoasters and houses of horror may be the scariest parts of open amusement parks, but once the lights turn off and things go silent, they simply become part of a creepy ensemble. This is amplified to the extreme in the case of abandoned and decrepit amusement parks, both of which bear similarities to the Atlantic Island Park that acts as the setting of Funcom’s 2015 horror title, The Park.
Rusted, squeaking and full of age, the struggling Atlantic Island Park happens to be a favourite vacation spot for a single mother named Lorraine and her young son, Callum. And, given the chance, they’ve returned to the rather empty amusement centre for another day of fun. It’s after this excursion that we’re introduced to them, as they discover that Callum’s favourite teddy bear was left inside.
As Lorraine returns to the information booth to ask an attendant...
Rusted, squeaking and full of age, the struggling Atlantic Island Park happens to be a favourite vacation spot for a single mother named Lorraine and her young son, Callum. And, given the chance, they’ve returned to the rather empty amusement centre for another day of fun. It’s after this excursion that we’re introduced to them, as they discover that Callum’s favourite teddy bear was left inside.
As Lorraine returns to the information booth to ask an attendant...
- 5/3/2016
- by Chad Goodmurphy
- We Got This Covered
The movie may function fourfold as a prequel, sequel, spinoff and quasi-remake to the highly budgeted slice of fantasy dreck that was 2012’s Snow White and the Huntsman, but it’s surprisingly hard to hate The Huntsman: Winter’s War. That’s not to say it’s a good movie – it manifestly is not – but what director Cedric Nicolas-Troyan and writers Evan Spiliotopoulos and Craig Mazin have wrought is a deeply weird, definitely unnecessary, and frequently entertaining piece of popcorn programming, one that – while existing purely to further Universal’s franchise-first agenda – also possesses a wacky, oddball appeal that its morose predecessor never even attempted to harness.
This is another way of saying that you won’t marvel at anything in The Huntsman on an intellectual or even a cinematic level, but you might be surprised to find yourself appreciating its ridiculous antics and consummate messiness. The film never quite...
This is another way of saying that you won’t marvel at anything in The Huntsman on an intellectual or even a cinematic level, but you might be surprised to find yourself appreciating its ridiculous antics and consummate messiness. The film never quite...
- 4/20/2016
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
My, what big guns you have. NRA Family, the ostensibly family-oriented wing of the National Rifle Association, is putting a decidedly revisionist spin on classic fairy tales by arming the protagonists. Two of the rejiggered yarns have appeared on the group's site so far, and we promise you we are not making up these names: "Hansel and Gretel (Have Guns)" and "Little Red Riding Hood (Has a Gun)." Well, looks like its time to break out #NRAFairyTales again. Thanks, @NRAFamily! https://t.co/zdUiMj7NMZ pic.twitter.com/VzgsV2mYkq— Gun Lobby Watch (@GunLobbyWatch) March 20, 2016The aim of these stories...
- 3/24/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
My, what big guns you have. NRA Family, the ostensibly family-oriented wing of the National Rifle Association, is putting a decidedly revisionist spin on classic fairy tales by arming the protagonists. Two of the rejiggered yarns have appeared on the group's site so far, and we promise you we are not making up these names: "Hansel and Gretel (Have Guns)" and "Little Red Riding Hood (Has a Gun)." Well, looks like its time to break out #NRAFairyTales again. Thanks, @NRAFamily! https://t.co/zdUiMj7NMZ pic.twitter.com/VzgsV2mYkq— Gun Lobby Watch (@GunLobbyWatch) March 20, 2016The aim of these stories...
- 3/24/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Years ago, Sony Pictures attempted to make a spin-off of its "Spider-Man" film franchise focusing on Venom - the extraterrestrial symbiote who became a major villain in the third of the Sam Raimi films.
The project remained in development for some time and looked to be potentially gaining traction until the release of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" effectively scuttled those hopes, Spider-Man being recast and now incorporated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Now though, THR says the project has come back to life - only this time its "Spider-Man" connection has been cut. Dante Harper ("Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters," "Edge of Tomorrow") will reportedly pen the script for "Venom" which will be a potential franchise launcher that Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach will produce.
More importantly it's a standalone that is "completely apart from and unrelated" to the upcoming "Spider-Man" reboot starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker. It...
The project remained in development for some time and looked to be potentially gaining traction until the release of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" effectively scuttled those hopes, Spider-Man being recast and now incorporated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Now though, THR says the project has come back to life - only this time its "Spider-Man" connection has been cut. Dante Harper ("Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters," "Edge of Tomorrow") will reportedly pen the script for "Venom" which will be a potential franchise launcher that Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach will produce.
More importantly it's a standalone that is "completely apart from and unrelated" to the upcoming "Spider-Man" reboot starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker. It...
- 3/4/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Icelandic cinema scored one more victory at the 2016 Harpa Awards, which took place at the Nordic Embassies during Berlinale on February 15, 2016. Composer Atli Örvarsson won the award for Best Film Score for the Icelandic film "Rams," while Johann Johannson took home the Honorary Award.
“The award for Best Film Score goes to a man with a unique sound,” said the jury who consisted of Thomas Robsahm, Konrad Sommermeyer and Christineauf der Haar. “The accordion perfectly matches the loneliness, the nature and the sound of the sheep calling out for each other - the bleating. The music, the atmosphere and the pictures fit perfectly together. It feels as if the director and the composer really are in close contact – and telling their story together.”
Grímur Hákonarson's "Rams" took home the Un Certain Regard Award at last year's Cannes Film Festival and has since screened at numerous festivals around the world charming critics and audiences alike. Cohen Media Group released the film stateside earlier this month.
Read More: 'Rams' Director Grímur Hákonarson on Icelandic Pastoral Life and Casting the Right Sheep
Atli has worked with Hans Zimmer in Los Angeles for a number of years. Since moving back to his original hometown Akureyri in northern Iceland, he has scored a number of Hollywood films and TV series as well as Icelandic films. The film "Rams" was coincidentally shot in the remote countryside village where his mother grew up and is based on a true story about two elderly brothers living on the same farm and leading a very rural countryside life - but have not spoken to each other for many decades. Atli is the son of Iceland´s most distinguished accordionist Örvar Kristánsson who passed away last year. Atli created the score to a large degree using his father’s old accordion which is heavily featured in the score.
Atli’s credits include orchestrating and writing music for some of Hollywood’s biggest projects, including the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. He has contributed music to films from "Angels and Demons" to "The Holiday. As a composer, Atli Örvarsson displays musical diversity throughout his action-film scores in "The Eagle," "Vantage Point," "Babylon A.D.," the Morgan Freeman caper "Thick as Thieves," "The Fourth Kind," and the Nicolas Cage medieval fantasy "Season of the Witch." Atli’s most recent credits include "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones," the dark and edgy film "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters," the drama/thriller "A Single Shot" starring Sam Rockwell, the hit NBC series "Chicago Fire" and "Chicago Pd," and working with Hans Zimmer to contribute music to the Zack Snyder's Superman reinstallment "Man of Steel."
The Harpa Awards were invented in 2009. The aim was to put a spotlight on Nordic talent, skills and know-how and to promote the great Nordic film talents in music and acting for the international film industry and thereby strengthening the opportunities for cooperation between the Nordic countries and the international film market. More information you can visit http://www.nordicfilmmusicdays.com/
Take a look at Örvarsson on the accordion in the video below.
“The award for Best Film Score goes to a man with a unique sound,” said the jury who consisted of Thomas Robsahm, Konrad Sommermeyer and Christineauf der Haar. “The accordion perfectly matches the loneliness, the nature and the sound of the sheep calling out for each other - the bleating. The music, the atmosphere and the pictures fit perfectly together. It feels as if the director and the composer really are in close contact – and telling their story together.”
Grímur Hákonarson's "Rams" took home the Un Certain Regard Award at last year's Cannes Film Festival and has since screened at numerous festivals around the world charming critics and audiences alike. Cohen Media Group released the film stateside earlier this month.
Read More: 'Rams' Director Grímur Hákonarson on Icelandic Pastoral Life and Casting the Right Sheep
Atli has worked with Hans Zimmer in Los Angeles for a number of years. Since moving back to his original hometown Akureyri in northern Iceland, he has scored a number of Hollywood films and TV series as well as Icelandic films. The film "Rams" was coincidentally shot in the remote countryside village where his mother grew up and is based on a true story about two elderly brothers living on the same farm and leading a very rural countryside life - but have not spoken to each other for many decades. Atli is the son of Iceland´s most distinguished accordionist Örvar Kristánsson who passed away last year. Atli created the score to a large degree using his father’s old accordion which is heavily featured in the score.
Atli’s credits include orchestrating and writing music for some of Hollywood’s biggest projects, including the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. He has contributed music to films from "Angels and Demons" to "The Holiday. As a composer, Atli Örvarsson displays musical diversity throughout his action-film scores in "The Eagle," "Vantage Point," "Babylon A.D.," the Morgan Freeman caper "Thick as Thieves," "The Fourth Kind," and the Nicolas Cage medieval fantasy "Season of the Witch." Atli’s most recent credits include "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones," the dark and edgy film "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters," the drama/thriller "A Single Shot" starring Sam Rockwell, the hit NBC series "Chicago Fire" and "Chicago Pd," and working with Hans Zimmer to contribute music to the Zack Snyder's Superman reinstallment "Man of Steel."
The Harpa Awards were invented in 2009. The aim was to put a spotlight on Nordic talent, skills and know-how and to promote the great Nordic film talents in music and acting for the international film industry and thereby strengthening the opportunities for cooperation between the Nordic countries and the international film market. More information you can visit http://www.nordicfilmmusicdays.com/
Take a look at Örvarsson on the accordion in the video below.
- 2/19/2016
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Örvarsson: 'It was a very difficult film to score because it's so sensitive, so fragile. It would be so easy to be overpowering' Cannes Un Certain Regard winner Rams is out on release in the UK and Us now. The tragicomic Icelandic drama tells the story of two brothers, Gummi (Sigurður Sigurjónsson) and Kiddi (Theodór Júlíusson), who haven't spoken for decades despite living on neighbouring farms. When their flocks are threatened with extermination due to an outbreak of scabies, the pair discover they may have to communicate after all. Due to the near-silent lives that the brothers lead, music plays a key role in supporting the story and I caught up with Icelandic-born composer Atli Örvarsson at Sundance Film Festival last month, where the film screened in the Spotlight section.
Composer Atli Örvarsson: 'It's not that I never watch entertainment or mainstream things, but I wanted to do something...
Composer Atli Örvarsson: 'It's not that I never watch entertainment or mainstream things, but I wanted to do something...
- 2/10/2016
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The twice-Oscar-nominated Jeremy Renner continues his pursuit of the manliest film roles possible. Having previously portrayed an armed-forces bomb expert, a Bostonian thug, a superhero who uses a bow and arrow, an Imf agent, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Hansel (of Hansel and Gretel), Renner now takes on the role of Rocky Marciano, the second-most famous boxer named Rocky. Marciano held the title from 1952 to 1956 and remains the only heavyweight champ to retire undefeated, at 49-0. He died in a plane crash in 1969. Undefeated: The Rocky Marciano Story, written by Samuel Franco and Evan Kilgore, is still looking for a director. Hey, what's Sylvester Stallone doing? He hasn't directed a boxing movie in a while.
- 12/17/2015
- by Greg Cwik
- Vulture
Diesel plays a man of action, not ideas, as he leads a brotherhood of bad-women slayers in this dismal film
Did Vin Diesel watch the 2013 film Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters and say to his associates in that trademark rumbly voice: “Yeah. I want to make an action-thriller on a witch-hunting theme as well, though obviously I can’t aspire to being as good as that film with Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton as Hansel and Gretel.” Or did Diesel point to a shelf of books about the history of witchcraft and rumble to his colleagues: “Yeah. Witch-hating is a misogynist paranoid phenomenon. So let’s deconstruct that satirically with a film starring me as a macho witch hunter battling an evil female.”
In this dismal and dull film, Diesel plays Kaulder, a guy who has been alive for 800 years, on an eternal mission to fight the witches who live secretly among us.
Did Vin Diesel watch the 2013 film Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters and say to his associates in that trademark rumbly voice: “Yeah. I want to make an action-thriller on a witch-hunting theme as well, though obviously I can’t aspire to being as good as that film with Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton as Hansel and Gretel.” Or did Diesel point to a shelf of books about the history of witchcraft and rumble to his colleagues: “Yeah. Witch-hating is a misogynist paranoid phenomenon. So let’s deconstruct that satirically with a film starring me as a macho witch hunter battling an evil female.”
In this dismal and dull film, Diesel plays Kaulder, a guy who has been alive for 800 years, on an eternal mission to fight the witches who live secretly among us.
- 10/22/2015
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
This weekend sees four new wide releases hitting theaters, plus the nationwide expansion of Steve Jobs, all on the heels of last weekend's four new releases, making for an October box office bottleneck. Goosebumps looks like a solid holdover, hoping to repeat at #1. In its way is The Last Witch Hunter, which should top the weekend, taking advantage of the timeframe and Vin Diesel's Furious fame. Additional new releases include the latest installment in the Paranormal Activity franchise, which finds Paramount taking a shot at a new release strategy while Rock the Kasbah and Jem and the Holograms feast on the scraps. Starting with last weekend's #1, Goosebumps opened with $23.6 million, but more importantly carried an "A" CinemaScore. With Halloween just around the corner and a CinemaScore that suggests positive word of mouth, expect this children's horror to holdover well with a 34% drop and a $15.5 million second weekend. Should The Last Witch Hunter...
- 10/22/2015
- by Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
After leading the critical darling that was 2009’s “The Hurt Locker,” Jeremy Renner dived headfirst into the blockbuster world with an eye towards toplining his own franchise. He took over for Matt Damon in “The Bourne Legacy” as Aaron Cross, was cast in “Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol” with the possibility of taking over for a then-unpopular Tom Cruise in future installments, and nabbed the superhero role of Hawkeye in the Marvel universe. Although he’s not exactly hurting financially, it’s pretty clear that his stock as a leading man never really took off with Damon returning to the “Bourne” series, Cruise sticking around, and Hawkeye still playing second fiddle to the other heroes in the Marvel-verse. Now, Deadline reports Renner will lose out on another franchise. 2013’s “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters” may not have been loved by critics but the film was a modest success with audiences and that was enough.
- 10/16/2015
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
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Instead of a cinematic sequel to Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters, we could now be getting a TV show instead…
Only two months after Paramount recruited Bruno Aveillan to direct Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters 2, the studio has apparently decided to put a pin in that idea and is moving forward with a Hansel and Gretel TV show instead.
Deadline has reported that Paramount TV, MGM and Gary Sanchez Productions (founded by Adam McKay and Will Ferrell) are currently working together on the new TV idea, with the ideal end product being a cable network show.
It’s not clear whether Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton will feature in the telly show, but according to Deadline, “it sounds like they’ll start from scratch.” That sounds like a waste of two reasonably-sized star names to us, but what to do we know?
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Instead of a cinematic sequel to Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters, we could now be getting a TV show instead…
Only two months after Paramount recruited Bruno Aveillan to direct Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters 2, the studio has apparently decided to put a pin in that idea and is moving forward with a Hansel and Gretel TV show instead.
Deadline has reported that Paramount TV, MGM and Gary Sanchez Productions (founded by Adam McKay and Will Ferrell) are currently working together on the new TV idea, with the ideal end product being a cable network show.
It’s not clear whether Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton will feature in the telly show, but according to Deadline, “it sounds like they’ll start from scratch.” That sounds like a waste of two reasonably-sized star names to us, but what to do we know?
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- 10/15/2015
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
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Wondering what you’ll watch when The Hunger Games franchise is over? We’ve got some ideas…
As well as sequels, remakes, and comic book adaptations, there’s one kind of movie you can feel fairly sure is going to keep popping up at a cinema near you: young adult adaptations. Stories about teenagers are still doing big business in the book trade, and thanks to Harry Potter, Twilight, and The Hunger Games, Hollywood is convinced of the genre’s appeal, too.
A couple of new franchises have already been kicked off – there’s still at least another Divergent sequel on the way, and another Maze Runner sequel – but what’s more interesting is the list of Ya novels that have been optioned and may soon be taking over the box office. Now, not all of the adaptations on this list will see the light of day,...
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Wondering what you’ll watch when The Hunger Games franchise is over? We’ve got some ideas…
As well as sequels, remakes, and comic book adaptations, there’s one kind of movie you can feel fairly sure is going to keep popping up at a cinema near you: young adult adaptations. Stories about teenagers are still doing big business in the book trade, and thanks to Harry Potter, Twilight, and The Hunger Games, Hollywood is convinced of the genre’s appeal, too.
A couple of new franchises have already been kicked off – there’s still at least another Divergent sequel on the way, and another Maze Runner sequel – but what’s more interesting is the list of Ya novels that have been optioned and may soon be taking over the box office. Now, not all of the adaptations on this list will see the light of day,...
- 10/14/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
[Editor's Note: We're bringing some of our columns from Deadly Magazine into Daily Dead as well and today we have a look at our review roundup from Monte he likes to call "Movie Mayhem." Each month, he'll give you the rundown on movies he watched over the last 30 days that you may be interested in checking out. In the first installment on Daily Dead, find out what he thought of The Visit, Turbo Kid, Deathgasm, and more...]
The Visit: “The Visit” is a modern day spin of a familiar grim fairy tale; you could call it “Hansel and Gretel” the documentary. Director M. Night Shyamalan returns to better form with another frightening tale where children are placed in the center of complicated, sometimes perilous, situations. Shyamalan, a director whose films have been a mix of accomplishment and disappointment, crafts an effective horror film with “The Visit”, a scaled down success of simple and strategic storytelling heavy on the “creepy” factor. Ploys like a rickety old house, monsters with smiling faces, and the hand-held horror techniques are a few of the genre characteristics that are utilized by Shyamalan. While some of time this works other times it falls into familiar trappings, like annoyingly predictable jump scares. Still “The Visit” is effectively strange enough to keep one watching until the end.
3.5 out of 5.00
Turbo Kid: Some call...
The Visit: “The Visit” is a modern day spin of a familiar grim fairy tale; you could call it “Hansel and Gretel” the documentary. Director M. Night Shyamalan returns to better form with another frightening tale where children are placed in the center of complicated, sometimes perilous, situations. Shyamalan, a director whose films have been a mix of accomplishment and disappointment, crafts an effective horror film with “The Visit”, a scaled down success of simple and strategic storytelling heavy on the “creepy” factor. Ploys like a rickety old house, monsters with smiling faces, and the hand-held horror techniques are a few of the genre characteristics that are utilized by Shyamalan. While some of time this works other times it falls into familiar trappings, like annoyingly predictable jump scares. Still “The Visit” is effectively strange enough to keep one watching until the end.
3.5 out of 5.00
Turbo Kid: Some call...
- 10/10/2015
- by Monte Yazzie
- DailyDead
To celebrate the October 16th release of the horror anthology Tales of Halloween, Daily Dead spoke to the filmmakers behind the movie to discuss the project, their individual contributions and more.
Lucky McKee is a completely singular filmmaker. From The Woods to The Woman, May to All Cheerleaders Die, he has worked through similar, often feminist, themes but never made the same movie twice. His segment in Tales of Halloween, a beautiful dark fairy tale called “Ding Dong,” represents yet another change of pace for the director.
How did you come to be involved with the movie? If I’m not mistaken, you’re the only filmmaker who’s not based in L.A. and who flew into town to shoot a segment.
Lucky McKee: Yeah, I was in the middle of a road trip and Axelle called me to ask if I wanted in on Tales of Halloween.
Lucky McKee is a completely singular filmmaker. From The Woods to The Woman, May to All Cheerleaders Die, he has worked through similar, often feminist, themes but never made the same movie twice. His segment in Tales of Halloween, a beautiful dark fairy tale called “Ding Dong,” represents yet another change of pace for the director.
How did you come to be involved with the movie? If I’m not mistaken, you’re the only filmmaker who’s not based in L.A. and who flew into town to shoot a segment.
Lucky McKee: Yeah, I was in the middle of a road trip and Axelle called me to ask if I wanted in on Tales of Halloween.
- 10/8/2015
- by Patrick Bromley
- DailyDead
Even though Supernatural has been on for 10 seasons, I only started watching last August. Though I quickly became a devoted Supernatural fan and by June I wrapped up Season 9. I figured, “Hey, I’ll just wait until season 10 comes out on Netflix,” but when they announced that the Season 10 DVD would be coming out in the Fall at the Comic Con panel, I was like, “No!” And when I got the Blu-Ray (which was released on September 8th), I watched it all in like, a week, because that’s what I do.
The Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Blu-ray, Digital HD and DVD release of Supernatural: The Complete Tenth Season is well worth owning. It contains 23 episodes and over four hours of bonus content. It picks up after Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) was transformed into a demon and cursed with the Mark of Cain. And of course, Sam (Jared Padalecki) & their angel buddy,...
The Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Blu-ray, Digital HD and DVD release of Supernatural: The Complete Tenth Season is well worth owning. It contains 23 episodes and over four hours of bonus content. It picks up after Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) was transformed into a demon and cursed with the Mark of Cain. And of course, Sam (Jared Padalecki) & their angel buddy,...
- 9/17/2015
- by Maddy and Anya Ernst
- Comicmix.com
Writer-director M Night Shyamalan returns with the low-budget horror, The Visit. Here's Ryan's review of a superbly made chiller...
Don’t ever leave your room after 9:30pm. That’s the one golden, Gremlins-like rule that is inevitably broken in M Night Shyamalan’s terrifically entertaining horror flick, The Visit.
Clearly energised by the experience of shooting a low-budget project free from studio oversight (and reportedly funded out of his own pocket), Shyamalan serves up a found footage flick that serves as a reminder of why the subgenre can be so effective. It helps that the characters are so vibrant where so many horror protagonists are mere cyphers, and that the jabs of horror are joined by an unexpected yet entirely welcome streak of dark humour.
Teenage filmmaker Becca (Olivia De Jonge) heads to her estranged grandparents’ house in the middle of nowhere with her rapping younger brother Tyler (a scene-stealing Ed Oxenbould) in tow.
Don’t ever leave your room after 9:30pm. That’s the one golden, Gremlins-like rule that is inevitably broken in M Night Shyamalan’s terrifically entertaining horror flick, The Visit.
Clearly energised by the experience of shooting a low-budget project free from studio oversight (and reportedly funded out of his own pocket), Shyamalan serves up a found footage flick that serves as a reminder of why the subgenre can be so effective. It helps that the characters are so vibrant where so many horror protagonists are mere cyphers, and that the jabs of horror are joined by an unexpected yet entirely welcome streak of dark humour.
Teenage filmmaker Becca (Olivia De Jonge) heads to her estranged grandparents’ house in the middle of nowhere with her rapping younger brother Tyler (a scene-stealing Ed Oxenbould) in tow.
- 9/7/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
It’s been a full 11 years since Joaquin Phoenix and M. Night Shyamalan last collaborated for The Village, a somewhat divisive thriller that failed to match the box office heights of Signs, which drew in over $400 million worldwide in 2002. Nevertheless, fast forward to the here and now and Deadline reports that the pair are close to reuniting for a brand new project.
According to the outlet, Phoenix has entered negotiations to topline the as-yet-untitled film. Granted, his would-be collaboration with Shyamalan isn’t the only potential reunion on the cards, as the director’s latest is to be produced by Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Pictures banner. Over the past few months, Shyamalan has worked in tandem with the horror maestro for his upcoming genre piece The Visit, itself described as a twisted, modernized take on the famed tale of Hansel and Gretel.
Little-to-no information has been released about the filmmaker...
According to the outlet, Phoenix has entered negotiations to topline the as-yet-untitled film. Granted, his would-be collaboration with Shyamalan isn’t the only potential reunion on the cards, as the director’s latest is to be produced by Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Pictures banner. Over the past few months, Shyamalan has worked in tandem with the horror maestro for his upcoming genre piece The Visit, itself described as a twisted, modernized take on the famed tale of Hansel and Gretel.
Little-to-no information has been released about the filmmaker...
- 8/26/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.' 2015: Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer. 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.' movie is a domestic box office bomb: Will it be saved by international filmgoers? Directed by Sherlock Holmes' Guy Ritchie and toplining Man of Steel star Henry Cavill and The Lone Ranger costar Armie Hammer, the Warner Bros. release The Man from U.N.C.L.E. has been a domestic box office disaster, performing about 25 percent below – already quite modest – expectations. (See also: “'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.' Movie: Bigger Box Office Flop Than Expected.”) This past weekend, the $80 million-budget The Man from U.N.C.L.E. collected a meager $13.42 million from 3,638 North American theaters, averaging $3,689 per site. After five days out, the big-screen reboot of the popular 1960s television series starring Robert Vaughn and David McCallum has taken in a mere $16.77 million. For comparison's sake:...
- 8/19/2015
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Buoyed by a strong box office haul overseas, it was two years ago when Paramount officially issued the green light on Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters 2, but since then all has been quiet on the fantastical front. Over the weekend, though, Deadline broke news of the sequel finally beginning to pick up speed at the studio, with Bruno Aveillan supplanting Timmy Wirkola in the director’s chair.
Set to make his feature film debut, Aveillan has carved out a reputation for his commercial work hitherto, and it looks as though he’ll be overseeing Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton’s titular, monster-hunting siblings for Witch Hunters 2. Having passed on directorial duties, it’s understood that Wirkola – who helmed the 2013 sleeper hit – has penned an early version of the screenplay, and that the biggest hurdle currently facing the industry heads at Paramount is working around Renner’s bustling schedule.
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Set to make his feature film debut, Aveillan has carved out a reputation for his commercial work hitherto, and it looks as though he’ll be overseeing Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton’s titular, monster-hunting siblings for Witch Hunters 2. Having passed on directorial duties, it’s understood that Wirkola – who helmed the 2013 sleeper hit – has penned an early version of the screenplay, and that the biggest hurdle currently facing the industry heads at Paramount is working around Renner’s bustling schedule.
New...
- 8/10/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Notice to witches: you’re still not safe. There was talk of a sequel for the January 2013 release Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters even before the film hit theaters, but more than two years later there has been relatively little movement. Until now. Hansel and Gretel 2 is still happening, likely because the international box office for the […]
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- 8/8/2015
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
A director is now in place to helm Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2, the follow-up film to the 2013 Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton-starring feature adaptation of the enduring fairy tale.
According to The Tracking Board (via Bloody Disgusting), Paramount Pictures has set Bruno Aveillan to helm Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2. This will mark the feature film debut of Aveillan, who takes the directing reigns vacated by Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead), the writer/director of the first film that followed the adult duo of Hansel and Gretel as they tracked down witches and fought evil. Wirkola wrote the screenplay for the sequel, but announced last September that he had decided to pass on directing Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2 in favor of trying something different.
Michael Finch (Hitman: Agent 47, Predators) wrote the most recent version of the Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2 script for Paramount, but Aveillan has...
According to The Tracking Board (via Bloody Disgusting), Paramount Pictures has set Bruno Aveillan to helm Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2. This will mark the feature film debut of Aveillan, who takes the directing reigns vacated by Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead), the writer/director of the first film that followed the adult duo of Hansel and Gretel as they tracked down witches and fought evil. Wirkola wrote the screenplay for the sequel, but announced last September that he had decided to pass on directing Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2 in favor of trying something different.
Michael Finch (Hitman: Agent 47, Predators) wrote the most recent version of the Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2 script for Paramount, but Aveillan has...
- 8/7/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
It’s been a long while since last there was anything to report regarding Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters 2, but that stops now as The Tracking Board is reporting that renowned French director Bruno Aveillan will be at the helm… Continue Reading →
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- 8/7/2015
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Kourtney Kardashian is clearly done with Scott Disick, because she has a severe case of post breakup hotness. Kourtney was leaving the Montage hotel in Bev Hills Friday, wearing chicly-tattered duds. She's clutching a clutch with a Hansel and Gretel cover, but the only thing that looks Grimm in this pic is the chance of reconciliation. Read more...
- 7/18/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Thomas Mann is an actor on the cusp. Think of Miles Teller right before the release of “The Spectacular Now” or Michael B. Jordan before “Fruitvale Station.” Once “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” hits theaters over the course of the next month, the 23-year-old actor is going to find himself busier than ever. Of course, Mann’s mug may be familiar to many moviegoers. He starred in the hit comedy “Project X” ($102 million worldwide) and had supporting roles in “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters” and “Beautiful Creatures.” “Earl,” which won both the Grand Jury and Audience Awards at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, is on a completely different level. Based on Jesse Andrews' novel, “Me and Earl” centers on Greg (Mann), a Pittsburgh area high school senior whose life takes a turn after his mom (Connie Britton) pushes him to hang out with a family friend and classmate,...
- 6/8/2015
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
Last summer, Paramount announced Beverly Hills Cop 4 alongside Transformers 5, G.I. Joe 3, and Hansel and Gretel 2. Brett Ratner was to direct, with Eddie Murphy returning to star as Axel Foley in a story that takes him back to Detroit. The film was even given a release date, March 25, 2016, but we’ve heard very little […]
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- 5/7/2015
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
M. Night Shyamalan's latest film-slash-chance at redemption, The Visit, has two grandkids visiting their grandparents for a weeklong getaway in Pennsylvania. Fun, except, they get Hansel and Gretel–ed and Paranormal Activity–ed once the clock strikes 9:30 p.m. (I swear that's not a spoiler because that's all in this trailer, and, hey, on top of all that, there'll most likely be a twist to make things really crazy.) The movie comes out September 11, but you can get thoroughly creeped out right here, right now. When you're done, though, please face your fears, and call your grandparents and relatives to make sure they haven't been scratching any walls lately.
- 4/24/2015
- by Sean Fitz-Gerald
- Vulture
The first trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's The Visit has arrived, and while I'm it will leave you asking the question of whether this is found footage or not (some shots look found footage, while others are definitely more traditional), there is no denying this has the makings of a very creepy horror/thriller. Ok, so I don't have the slightest clue what's going on here (but a stab could be made at a Hansel and Gretel analogy, especially with the oven scene at the end), but god dammit, I'm intrigued by the creepy and down right weird goings on. Shyamalan may have made some serious missteps in recent years, but his early movies showed such promise that you are always left waiting for him to return to that quality. It may be the first trailer, but The Visit could be just that. Released: September 11th Synopsis: Writer/director...
- 4/23/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
What if the gingerbread house witch in the story of Hansel and Gretel was the kids’ actual grandmother? That concept looks like part of the inspiration for The Visit, the new film from writer/director M. Night Shyamalan. In the film, two siblings are sent off to visit their grandparents, and while the strictly-enforced 9:30pm bedtime seems […]
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- 4/23/2015
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Poldark continued to exceed 6 million viewers with its fourth episode, according to overnight figures for Sunday (March 29).
The latest instalment of the BBC One period drama was seen by 6.29m (26.6%) at 9pm. Earlier, Countryfile interested 5.78m (28.5%) at 7pm, and Antiques Roadshow gathered 4.67m (19.6%) at 8pm.
On BBC Two, The Sea King: Britain's Flying Past appealed to 940k (4.6%) at 7pm, before Caribbean with Simon Reeve averaged 2.58m (10.8%) at 8pm. Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity concluded with 1.98m (8.4%) at 9pm.
A celebrity special of ITV's The Chase entertained 3.12m (16.4%) at 6.30pm (93k/0.6% on +1), while Off Their Rockers continued with 3.20m (15.3%) at 7.30pm (169k/0.7%). Mr Selfridge wrapped up its third series with 3.42m (14.5%) at 9pm, with a further 392k (2.4%) tuning in on ITV+1.
On Channel 4, Great Canal Journeys interested 1.24m (5.2%) at 8pm (402k/1.7%). The latest Indian Summers dipped to 900k (3.8%) at 9pm (288k/1.8%).
Channel 5's documentary World's Scariest Animal Attacks brought...
The latest instalment of the BBC One period drama was seen by 6.29m (26.6%) at 9pm. Earlier, Countryfile interested 5.78m (28.5%) at 7pm, and Antiques Roadshow gathered 4.67m (19.6%) at 8pm.
On BBC Two, The Sea King: Britain's Flying Past appealed to 940k (4.6%) at 7pm, before Caribbean with Simon Reeve averaged 2.58m (10.8%) at 8pm. Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity concluded with 1.98m (8.4%) at 9pm.
A celebrity special of ITV's The Chase entertained 3.12m (16.4%) at 6.30pm (93k/0.6% on +1), while Off Their Rockers continued with 3.20m (15.3%) at 7.30pm (169k/0.7%). Mr Selfridge wrapped up its third series with 3.42m (14.5%) at 9pm, with a further 392k (2.4%) tuning in on ITV+1.
On Channel 4, Great Canal Journeys interested 1.24m (5.2%) at 8pm (402k/1.7%). The latest Indian Summers dipped to 900k (3.8%) at 9pm (288k/1.8%).
Channel 5's documentary World's Scariest Animal Attacks brought...
- 3/30/2015
- Digital Spy
A chipper woman-hating comedy about a serial killer… that wants us to feel sorry for him? This is disgusting, repulsive, and enraging. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I’ve said it before, but this has never been more apropos: I am tired of being expected to have a sense of humor about the violent abuse and even the murder of women. Complain about a rape joke or a horror flick in which a sexy half-naked girl is killed in an awesome way, and you’re likely to be told to “lighten up, it’s just a bit of fun.” (If you’re a woman, that is. If you’re a man, you’re just as likely to be applauded for your insightful cultural criticism.) And now The Voices seems to be a deliberate provocation,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I’ve said it before, but this has never been more apropos: I am tired of being expected to have a sense of humor about the violent abuse and even the murder of women. Complain about a rape joke or a horror flick in which a sexy half-naked girl is killed in an awesome way, and you’re likely to be told to “lighten up, it’s just a bit of fun.” (If you’re a woman, that is. If you’re a man, you’re just as likely to be applauded for your insightful cultural criticism.) And now The Voices seems to be a deliberate provocation,...
- 3/25/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Today's episode includes our review of Insurgent and Brad talks about an upcoming movie he still has 30 minutes to watch, stemming from a conversation regarding reviewing movies before you've seen the whole thing or even reviewing it all without seeing it. On top of that we explore listener Mitch's article "What I've Learned from Listening to 340 episodes of The "Brad and Laremy on movies" podcast", play a couple voicemails, play some games, talk some news and dabble into the March Madness basketball tournament. If you are on Twitter, we have a Twitter account dedicated to the podcast at @bnlpod. Give us a follow won'tchac I want to remind you that you can call in and leave us your comments, thoughts, questions, etc. directly on our Google Voice account, which you can call and leave a message for us at (925) 526-5763, which may be even easier to remember at (925) 5-bnl-pod. Just call,...
- 3/20/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
A passionate and intense drama — fueled by a fierce Jeremy Renner — that furiously underscores the problem of lickspittle corporate “journalism.” I’m “biast” (pro): love Jeremy Renner; predisposed to be sympathetic to freedom-of-the-press theme
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Imagine an All the President’s Men type of scenario, except in addition to the shadowy governmental MIBs trying to intimidate and shut up the intrepid investigative journalist, his newspaper colleagues also throw him under a bus. This is basically what happened to San Jose Mercury News reporter Gary Webb in the wake of his 1996 series of articles called “Dark Alliance” — later expanded into a book of the same name [Amazon U.S.] [Amazon Canada] [Amazon U.K.] [iTunes U.S.][iTunes U.K.] — detailing how the CIA turned a blind eye as, and sometimes actively assisted, the anti-Communist Nicaraguan rebels known as the Contras shipped cocaine...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Imagine an All the President’s Men type of scenario, except in addition to the shadowy governmental MIBs trying to intimidate and shut up the intrepid investigative journalist, his newspaper colleagues also throw him under a bus. This is basically what happened to San Jose Mercury News reporter Gary Webb in the wake of his 1996 series of articles called “Dark Alliance” — later expanded into a book of the same name [Amazon U.S.] [Amazon Canada] [Amazon U.K.] [iTunes U.S.][iTunes U.K.] — detailing how the CIA turned a blind eye as, and sometimes actively assisted, the anti-Communist Nicaraguan rebels known as the Contras shipped cocaine...
- 3/6/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Here are the best and funniest quotes from Sam and Dean Winchester?s adventures in the 12th episode of season 10 of Supernatural, ?About a Boy.? Also, check out my recap of this episode.
Official Synopsis from the CW: ?Looking to get Dean (Jensen Ackles) out of the bunker, Sam (Jared Padalecki) finds a case for him and Dean to investigate - people are disappearing into thin air with only their clothes left behind. Sam and Dean suspect fairies or angels, but the truth turns out to be much more shocking - Hansel (guest star Mark Acheson), from Hansel and Gretel lore, is kidnapping people and turning them into their younger selves to placate the evil witch (guest star Lesley Nicol). Unfortunately, Dean finds this information out the hard way after he becomes Hansel?s next victim and reverts to his 14-year-old self.?...
Official Synopsis from the CW: ?Looking to get Dean (Jensen Ackles) out of the bunker, Sam (Jared Padalecki) finds a case for him and Dean to investigate - people are disappearing into thin air with only their clothes left behind. Sam and Dean suspect fairies or angels, but the truth turns out to be much more shocking - Hansel (guest star Mark Acheson), from Hansel and Gretel lore, is kidnapping people and turning them into their younger selves to placate the evil witch (guest star Lesley Nicol). Unfortunately, Dean finds this information out the hard way after he becomes Hansel?s next victim and reverts to his 14-year-old self.?...
- 2/4/2015
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Recently, CW released this new, 2nd sneak peek/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Supernatural" episode 12 of season 10, and they give us new looks some pretty funny stuff as Dean and Sam hurry up and try to get away from a man who is claiming to have been probed by aliens, and more. The episode is titled, "About A Boy." The official plotline for episode 12, reads like this: "Looking to get Dean out of the bunker, Sam is going to find a case for him and Dean to investigate. People are disappearing into thin air with only their clothes left behind. Sam and Dean will suspect fairies or angels, but the truth will turn out to be much more shocking. Hansel, from Hansel and Gretel lore, is kidnapping people and turning them into their younger selves to placate the evil witch. Unfortunately, Dean will find this information out the hard...
- 2/1/2015
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Well, this is something I certainly can’t say too often, but Jensen Ackles is nowhere to be found in these photos from next week’s Supernatural, titled “About a Boy.” Instead, guest star Dylan Everett will be portraying Dean’s 14-year-old self, since Hansel (of Hansel and Gretel, not Owen Wilson’s character from Zoolander) transforms the older Winchester brother into a teenager in order to hand him over to the evil witch. Yes, you read that right: Hansel will be working with, not against, the evil witch—that’s quite a change from the original story. It will certainly be interesting to see how Supernatural deals with the dynamic between Sam and young Dean. We’ve seen the two brothers work together when Dean was an old man (back in in the Season 5 episode “The Curious Case of Dean Winchester”), but will Sam be willing to listen to...
- 1/30/2015
- by Chris King
- TVovermind.com
Official photos from the 12th episode of Supernatural season 10, "About a Boy," airing Tuesday, February 3 at 9pm on the CW.
Official Synopsis from the CW: "Looking to get Dean (Jensen Ackles) out of the bunker, Sam (Jared Padalecki) finds a case for him and Dean to investigate - people are disappearing into thin air with only their clothes left behind. Sam and Dean suspect fairies or angels, but the truth turns out to be much more shocking - Hansel (guest star Mark Acheson), from Hansel and Gretel lore, is kidnapping people and turning them into their younger selves to placate the evil witch (guest star Lesley Nicol). Unfortunately, Dean finds this information out the hard way after he becomes Hansel?s next victim and reverts to his 14 year old self."...
Official Synopsis from the CW: "Looking to get Dean (Jensen Ackles) out of the bunker, Sam (Jared Padalecki) finds a case for him and Dean to investigate - people are disappearing into thin air with only their clothes left behind. Sam and Dean suspect fairies or angels, but the truth turns out to be much more shocking - Hansel (guest star Mark Acheson), from Hansel and Gretel lore, is kidnapping people and turning them into their younger selves to placate the evil witch (guest star Lesley Nicol). Unfortunately, Dean finds this information out the hard way after he becomes Hansel?s next victim and reverts to his 14 year old self."...
- 1/30/2015
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Last night, CW served up the new promo/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Supernatural" episode 12 of season 10, and it gives us new looks at some very strange stuff as Dean is spotted, getting turned back into a teenager. However it appears that he still has his adult mind, and more! The episode is titled, "About A Boy." In the new, 12th episode official plotline: "Looking to get Dean out of the bunker, Sam is going to find a case for him and Dean to investigate. People are disappearing into thin air with only their clothes left behind. Sam and Dean will suspect fairies or angels, but the truth will turn out to be much more shocking. Hansel, from Hansel and Gretel lore, is kidnapping people and turning them into their younger selves to placate the evil witch. Unfortunately, Dean will find this information out the hard way after he...
- 1/28/2015
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Recently, CW served up the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Supernatural" episode 11 of season 10. The episode is entitled, "About A Boy," and it turns out that we're going to see some pretty wild and crazy action take place when Dean is turned back into a 14 year old kid by the fairytale Hansel from Hansel and Gretel, and more! In the new, 12th episode press release: Dean is going to get turned into his 14 year old self. Press release number 2: Looking to get Dean (Jensen Ackles) out of the bunker, Sam (Jared Padalecki) will find a case for him and Dean to investigate. People are disappearing into thin air with only their clothes left behind. Sam and Dean are going to suspect fairies or angels, but the truth will turn out to be much more shocking. Hansel (guest star Mark Acheson), from Hansel and Gretel lore, is kidnapping...
- 1/27/2015
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
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