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Looking back at the film, Jake Gyllenhaal had some memories to share about his time working on Brokeback Mountain with the late Heath Ledger. Directed by Ang Lee and written by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, Brokeback Mountain was released in theaters in 2005. A complex love story between two American cowboys, the film drew widespread acclaim and earned a slew of Oscar nominations, including acting awards for Gyllenhaal and Ledger....

Jane Fonda has announced that she is undergoing chemotherapy treatments following a cancer diagnosis. The Grace and Frankie actress, 84, shared the news with fans in an Instagram post Friday afternoon, beginning, “So, my dear friends, I have something personal I want to share. I’ve been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and have started chemo treatments.” Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer that begins in the white blood cells, has an overall 5-year survival rate of near 80% for patients in the United States....

If Chantal Ackerman had been a metalhead raised in Michigan on Doritos and Pepsi, she might have made films like those of underground auteur Joel Potrykus: the two share a common taste for observational camera work, prolonged takes, and suspended time. That this current iconoclast can only be compared with a past iconoclast is telling: no one makes movies like Joel Potrykus. While there are shades of many genres in his films - some (e....

John Forsythe, the handsome, smooth-voiced actor who made his fortune as the scheming oil tycoon in TV’s Dynasty and the voice of the leader of Charlie’s Angels has died after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 92. Forsythe died late Thursday at his home in Santa Ynez from complications of pneumonia, publicist Harlan Boll said Friday. “He died as he lived his life, with dignity and grace,” daughter Brooke Forsythe said....

Ahead of the Pilot episode airing on Friday May 30 at 10 PM ET, NBC has released the first trailer for the 10-episode pirate series Crossbones. John Malkovich stars as the nefarious pirate Edward Teach, a.k.a. Blackbeard, who leads a nation of pillagers and plunderers. Richard Coyle portrays Tom Lowe, an assassin disguised as a doctor, who is sent in to get close to Blackbeard. Take a look at the first footage from this upcoming NBC series, which co-stars Tracy Ifeachor, David Hoflin, Yasmine Al Massri and Claire Foy....

Beijing Perfect World Co,. Ltd, the famous online-game developer and publisher, recently reached a cooperation agreement with China Film Group Corporation (“CFGC”) concerning the large scale 3D MMORPG named “The War of the Red Cliff”, which will open to the public shortly, as well as the film of the same name that will be directed by John Woo, with production schedule to start on August 7, 2007. The War of the Red Cliff, the film screened by CFGC, is expected to be one of the most remarkable movies of 2007, with a release date of 2008....

It’s been an interesting time for singer-songwriter Kate Bush, who’s been enjoying renewed attention in recent weeks after her song “Running Up That Hill” was featured in the new season of Stranger Things. Thanks to the 80s-set series putting the 1985 song back into the conversation, “Running Up That Hill” became more popular than ever, putting the spotlight back on Bush. The song became her first No. 1 single in the UK since 1978 and reached No....

Who says the bottom of the Hollywood barrel can’t be outrageously wild and downright hilarious? Kathy Griffin returns with an invitation to the best D-List party of the year - Bravo’s critically acclaimed, Emmy-nominated series Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, on Tuesday, June 5th at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The seven-episode season of her no-holds-barred humor and constant drama follows Griffin as she adjusts to newly divorced life and gets on the celebrity dating scene, travels the country from Carnegie Hall to a maximum security prison and has to face a family tragedy....

The portrayer of Veronica Mars is about to meet her maker once again. According to E! Online, Kristen Bell has signed on to guest star in Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas’ new series, Party Down. “I’m about to guest star on Rob Thomas’ new show, called Party Down,” Bell told the site. “It’s on Starz…a lot of old Veronica Mars people are on it and some really cool comedians like Adam Scott....

Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy) enlists the help of a computer guru to dig up dirt on Sebastian Blood (Kevin Alejandro) in a scene from tomorrow night’s episode of Arrow, “City of Blood”. Although it isn’t exactly legal, Laurel finds evidence that Sebastian knew Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (Manu Bennett) was going to kill Moira Queen (Susanna Thompson). What will the Starling City District Attorney do with this information? Find out when “City of Blood” airs Wednesday, April 30 at 8 PM ET on The CW....

CIA Technical Advisor to Robert DeNiro breaks down how he does his job Having done extensive work for the CIA, Milton Bearden was director Robert DeNiro’s go to guy when it came time for him to put together his CIA opus, The Good Shepherd. The tumultuous early history of one of the most covert and powerful government agencies in the world is viewed through the prism of one man’s life in this espionage thriller which stars Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie....

Green Lantern is making a big splash at WonderCon in San Francisco, where stars Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have been in promotion mode all day. Four minutes of footage from this DC Comics adaptation was shown, and is rumored to be making its way online tomorrow. The one thing missing from this footage is Blake Lively as Carol Ferris, who many fans hated when they first saw her in the much derided teaser trailer launched late last year....

Happy Death Day has become one of Blumhouse’s biggest hits, earning a sequel that was released only two years after the first movie, back in 2019. But, unfortunately, the third installment of the saga is yet to be confirmed, and it seems to be quite far away. The horror comedy franchise centers on college student Tree, played by Jessica Rothe, as she finds herself trapped in a time loop and hunted down by a killer wearing the mask of her school bandit....

Harrison Ford was born into the entertainment industry to radio actress Dorothy Nidelman and former actor turned advertising executive Christopher Ford. Ford became enamored with acting after taking an class in college to overcome his shyness and would contribute to one season of Summer Stock with the Belfry players. After dropping out of college, Ford moved to California and signed a contract with Columbia Pictures, through their “new talent” program which would offer $150 per week for bit parts in movies....

What makes a good teacher? Acute intelligence? A gentle disposition? A callous and ignorant disregard for student’s lives? The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter franchise attracts professors of all kinds to its hallowed halls. Some of these professors achieved legend status for their mastery of craft and teaching ability, while others met gruesome deaths for their treachery. One thing is undeniable: the teaching staff at Hogwarts is one of the most exciting casts of characters in Harry Potter....

MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY 7 Midsommar A24 Ari Aster is no stranger to the unsettling genre of horror, with his 2018 film Hereditary gripping audiences. His 2019 sophomore feature, Midsommar, follows Dani (Florence Pugh), a young and depressed woman, as she goes on a trip with her boyfriend and his friends to an isolated village in Sweden. With the hopes of experiencing the Midsommar Festival, a celebration that happens every 90 years to mark the beginning of summer, they rapidly discover that the celebration isn’t all that they thought it would be as they find themselves in the clutches of a Scandinavian pagan cult....

The incredible, captivating, and magical video game written by George R.R. Martin, Elden Ring, was released on February 25th. The game’s six-year development was spearheaded by FromSoftware, the same company who created the Souls series, Bloodborne, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. The premise of the open world game is that after the destruction of the Elden Ring, the shards were split up and now possessed by vile demigods who have been poisoned by the power the ring fragments provide....

Sofia Coppola is one of the most singular and interesting directors of her generation. While she first came to fame, or infamy, for her acting in her father’s The Godfather Part III, the director and writer was able to turn the tide thanks to her undeniable cinematic talent. Coppola’s movies always have a well-developed point of view that melds feminine storylines, ornate set designs, daring cinematographic compositions, depressive characters, and dry humor....

Spoiler Alert: This article contains SPOILERS for the new Hellraiser remake.Hellraiser is the latest film to be remade or rebooted in this new age of Hollywood. Released on Hulu for October, the film focuses on Riley, played by Odessa A’zion, a recovering addict who encounters a puzzle that should not be solved. However, upon solving this puzzle, new configurations appear, followed by the deaths of those around her. In addition, she and her friends encounter the cenobites, who are the gatekeepers between this world and the next....

It’s no secret that most sitcoms centered around a married couple are pretty terrible. The husband is usually an out of shape, immature man-child with the intellect and humor of a 12-year-old. The wife is usually beautiful and thin and long-suffering. According to Jim, Everyone Loves Raymond, Last Man Standing, and The King of Queens are examples of this genre of sitcoms. The man follows every childish impulse he has, and the woman is forced to be more like a mother to her husband than a wife....