The Good Quite simply, this is one of the best films ever made, sports or otherwise. The Bad No extras. Hoosiers is the inspirational, true basketball story about a small town team in Indiana, and their coach Norman Dale who lead them to their greatest glory. Gene Hackman plays Dale in a riveting performance as a man getting a second chance, but never backing away from his dreams of what a great team he can have and what honorable men his players can be....
True crime is one of the most popular genres right now. From books to movies and television shows, there are always cases (or a specific point of view) that haven’t been explored before. With the internet, it has never been easier to research and learn about these stories. This, combined with an exponential growth of real cases being picked up for production every year, makes it unsurprising how popular they really are....
Millennium Entertainment’s CEO Bill Lee announced today that the company has acquired North American rights to Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s chilling Intruders, which had its world premiere at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival, followed by a European premiere in San Sebastian. Millennium Entertainment will release the film theatrically April 2012. Fresnadillo directed the haunting film, starring Clive Owen, Carice van Houten, Daniel Brühl, Pilar López de Ayala, Ella Purnell and Izán Corchero, from a screenplay by Nicolás Casariego and Jaime Marques....
An update has come in on the live-action Invincible film. In previous years, creator Robert Kirkman has been trying to get a movie made based on his hit comic book series, and the live-action adaptation will be unconnected to Prime Video’s animated series. The status of the planned film has been unclear without many fruitful updates in a while, but Kirkman says in a new interview with ComicBook.com that the project has not been shelved....
It’s only fitting that the career of Beyonce and Destiny’s Child mirrors the career of Diana Ross and The Supremes. The Pink Panther actress is starring in the new film Dreamgirls, based on the 1960’s Broadway musical. Last night, we got the opportunity to see a small performance from the stars of the film in Downtown Los Angeles at the Orpheum Theater (yes, the same Orpheum where the ‘Hollywood Round’ of American Idol is held)....
The actor stars as an Elvis loving Memphis police detective thriving in the heart of the blues on TNT On June 22nd, TNT will premiere the new series Memphis Beat with Episode 1.01: That’s All Right, Mama, which centers on Dwight Hendricks (Jason Lee), a quirky Memphis police detective with an intimate connection to the city, a passion for blues music and a close relationship with his mother. He is “the keeper of Memphis,” a Southern gentleman who is protective of his fellow citizens, reverential of the city’s history and deeply rooted in its blues music scene....
Exodus Film Group announced that #1 late night talk show host Jay Leno and perennial siren and Groundlings comedy troupe veteran Jennifer Coolidge have joined the voice cast of its CG-animated feature comedy Igor. Leno will voice the role of “King Malbert,” Malaria’s Machiavellian ruler with Coolidge voicing the role of “Sybil,” the village vixen. They join Jeremy Piven, Molly Shannon, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, and Christian Slater. Igor, distributed by The Weinstein Company, is a playfully irreverent comedy which brings a new twist to the classic monster genre....
Big Bang Theory star, Jim Parsons, has pink things in store. The actor sat down with The Hollywood Reporter and reflected on his career, ending the interview with a surprise! Parsons will be voicing the iconic Snagglepuss in an upcoming Hanna-Barbera animated series! Parsons commented on the character having an impact on his life as “probably the first gay totem” of his life. Snagglepuss is one of many in the famous Hanna-Barbera lineup of colorful characters....
The actor who delivered a breakthrough performance as Guido talks about the film’s 25th Anniversay Edition We now know Joe Pantoliano from a number of roles in his very diverse career, such as his cantankerous captain in Bad Boys and Bad Boys II or the sinister Cypher from The Matrix and many many more. But perhaps none of those performances would’ve been possible if he didnt’ appear alongside upstart actors Tom Cruise and Rebecca DeMornay in 1983’s Risky Business, which comes back to DVD in a 25th Anniversary Edition on September 16....
The Phantom of the Opera has seen many screen iterations over the last century, and the Gaston Leroux novel is being adapted into a new contemporary movie simply titled Phantom. Moving the setting from an opera house in Paris to the nightlife scene of New Orleans, the film has been picked up by Universal, who obviously delivered the iconic 1925 movie version starring Lon Chaney, and is reported to be a spec script from John Fusco, which comes with producers Harvey Mason Jr, Mike Jackson and singer John Legend on board....
Jordan Peele’s first major motion picture, Get Out, was a massive success. Following its release, Get Out was named the greatest script of the 21st century by the Writer’s Guild of America. And the world was sold on his brilliance. Peele’s work displayed mastery because he had a unique ability to craft social commentary into something uniquely horrifying. Astoundingly his product had sticking power. Crowds debated the subtle nuances of his artistry in exploring hot-bed social topics in Get Out for weeks....
The gun-slinging, cowboy hat-wearing, grizzled lawman Raylan Givens is back with Timothy Olyphant reprising his role. Justified, the critically acclaimed series ran 6 seasons and won a Peabody Award in 2011, is getting a revival, Variety reports. The show followed Givens chasing down Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder, the villain in writer Elmore Leonard’s book, Fire in the Hole. The new show, Justified: City Primeval, is based on the book City Primeval; High Noon in Detroit....
*** MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD *** Last night’s Season 5 episode of Sons of Anarchy titled Laying Pipe saw the death of a major character. If you haven’t watch this powerful and heartbreaking episode yet, you may want to skip the rest of this story, as it contains Major Spoilers! Turn back now! You’ve been warned! If you’ve seen the episode, then you know that Jax’s Charlie Hunnam best friend Opie (Ryan Hurst) met his brutal, ugly demise in a county lock-up beating setup by a rival gang that the prison guards were in on....
The Creative Director of the studio’s Animation Research Library shares some rarely-seen concept art from the film and talks about this classic. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will debut on Blu-ray and kick off the studio’s wonderful new Diamond Collection DVD/Blu-ray line on October 6, and I recently was fortunate enough to participate in a web event that gave this animated classic - the first feature-length film from the legendary studio - some new context....
Fans are celebrating Gene Hackman’s 92nd birthday as his name trends throughout social media. Hackman, who retired from acting in 2004, is the oldest living and earliest surviving Best Actor Oscar winner. He won the Oscar for his role as Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in 1971’s The French Connection and later won Best Supporting Actor for his role as Bill Daggett in 1992’s Unforgiven. Hackman was also nominated for Bonnie and Clyde, I Never Sang for My Father, and Mississippi Burning....
After years spent in development hell, the long-gestating live-action adaptation of God of War may have finally found its home. Deadline reports that Prime Video is currently in negotiations for a live-action series based on the popular action-adventure video games. The project comes from The Expanse creators and executive producers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, in collaboration with The Wheel of Time executive producer and showrunner Rafe Judkins, as well as Sony Pictures TV and PlayStation Productions....
Some famous horror movies are limited to a single location (what’s sometimes called a bottle movie), but does that take away from the impact that film has? The answer is a resolute no. In some cases, the use of a single setting enhances the isolation and subject of the film. One location suggests that there is no escape for the characters or the audience. The limitation of a single location requests more effort on the filmmaker’s part to produce a story-driven and psychologically unsettling situation....
The summer reality competition series So You Think You Can Dance kicked into high gear this week, with performances by the Top 16 finalists on Wednesday and a special performance on Thursday night by Fergie and Ludacris. Renowned choreographer Debbie Allen served as a guest judge on both shows. The three couples who received the fewest votes after Wednesday’s performance show were: Lauren Gottlieb and Neil Haskell; Sara Von Gillern and Jesús Solorio; and Anya Garnis and Danny Tidwell....
Once upon a time, superhero movies were cautious about their level of violence as they were marketed with children in mind, where your favorite hero could go six rounds with a villain and come out the other side without a scratch. However, in the last two decades, the likes of Christopher Nolan’s Batman Trilogy, and many of the MCU movies have seen the violence levels increase. When it comes to the Disney+ series Hawkeye, Marvel has pushed the boundaries again with what turned out to be their bloodiest project yet....
With over 60 published books and short stories, Stephen King has built a career as the master of the horror genre. His written works have been incredibly successful, selling an estimated 350 million copies, according to The Washington Post, and his works are still popular today. King’s written work has also been the source material for many film and TV series adaptations over the years. His first novel was Carrie, published in 1974, and followed the story of a bullied teenage girl who discovers she has telekinetic powers and uses them to enact revenge on those who tormented her....
