‘Billions’ casino plotline leads to lawsuit
'Billions', like a lot of TV series, frequently "rips from the headlines"
'Billions', like a lot of TV series, frequently "rips from the headlines"; this time it might've gotten them in trouble. Read More
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'Forrest Gump' arrived 25 years ago and became a phenomenon almost immediately, but, as with most mainstream hits of the past, not everyone loved it, and there has been a very vocal anti-Gump contingent essentially all along. Read More
Cuomos, Trumps, and Corleones: Politics and ‘The Godfather’ collide, again
Politics crossed paths with 'The Godfather' films again this week
Politics crossed paths with 'The Godfather' films again this week, not for the first time in the Trump era, and probably not the last either. Read More
Cancel culture actually cancels the release of ‘The Hunt’
Fox News, with an assist from the president, appears to have succeeded in stopping the release
Fox News, with an assist from the president, appears to have succeeded in stopping the release of the Blumhouse produced film. Read More
Longtime ‘Simpsons’ composer, Alf Clausen, has filed a lawsuit against Fox
Clausen composed the music for more than 500 episodes of 'The Simpsons'
The 78-year-old composer alleges that his 2017 termination was due to his perceived disability and age. Read More
Nothing Can Stop Quentin Tarantino
On 'Once Upon A Time in Hollywood,' it's QT vs. the wokester thinkpiece crowd. And it's no contest.
'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' is not only the director's biggest opening ever, but it's his best-received movie since the 1990s. It's drawn a lot of diverse reactions, and started a lot of arguments. Which is, let's not forget, exactly what cinema is supposed to do, and rarely does these days. Read More
‘Game of Thrones’ showrunners Benioff and Weiss moving on from HBO
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are looking for a new overall deal and have narrowed their choices down
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the co-creators of the series, are looking for a new overall deal and have narrowed their choices down to three non-HBO entities. Read More
Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ set for late-September debut at the New York Film Festival
The film stars what could be described as the holy trinity of Italian-American actors associated with the genre
The film stars what could be described as the holy trinity of Italian-American actors associated with the genre, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Joe Pesci. Read More
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck co-writing first screenplay since ‘Good Will Hunting’
In the years since 'Good Will Hunting' the two of them had never again gotten together to write a screenplay - until now
In the years since 'Good Will Hunting' the two of them had never again gotten together to write a screenplay, that's about to change - with Ridley Scott directing. Read More
There’s a new Elvis biopic on the way, with Tom Hanks As Col. Parker
The film will focus on the relationship between Presley and Parker.
It was announced this week that Warner Brothers will produce a full-on biopic of Elvis, with young actor Austin Butler playing the legendary rock star. The film will focus on the relationship between Presley and Parker. Read More
There won't be any of that 'Straight Outta Compton'/'Bohemian Rhapsody' stuff where the surviving band members who are involved with producing the movie use it to settle scores with their disassociated and/or deceased collaborators. Read More
David Fincher is returning to movies with ‘Mank’, an old Hollywood biopic for Netflix
Fincher has long wanted to make 'Mank' and nearly made it his first movie after 'The Game' in 1997
The film is a biopic of 'Citizen Kane' screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz and it will be shot entirely in black and white. Read More
Jesus’ Second Coming: ‘The Big Lebowski’ spin-off coming in 2020
There's never been a sequel or spin-off from a Coen film... until now
John Turturro didn't have any writing or directing role in the original movie, but the actor has frequently talked about wanting to make a Jesus movie until the film finally entered production in late 2016. And now we know when we'll see it. Read More
Netflix jumps into musicals with star-studded ‘The Prom’
The show features an all-star cast that includes the likes of Meryl Streep
The show features an all-star cast that includes the likes of Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Ariana Grande, Awkafina, and Andrew Rannels. Read More
With the 20th Anniversary upon us, we take a look back at the unlikely, and often unsung, brilliance of 'South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut', and why it still holds as the series' peak. Read More
'Rolling Thunder Revue' is Scorsese's second doc about Dylan and there are all sorts of elements that make it a must for anyone who's an obsessive fan of Dylan, of the counterculture, or of mid-'70s culture in general. Read More
How the reaction to a piece about how 'Friends' holds up illustrates some of the worst tendencies of pop culture analysis on the Internet. Read More
Apple, in its next phase of content ambitions, plans to chase Oscars
Amazon made a similar move not too long ago
According to sources, Apple has begun financing six small-budget movies a year with an eye toward stories that could win Academy Awards. Read More
Quentin Tarantino is still eyeing an R-Rated ‘Star Trek’ movie
Unsurprisingly, Tarantino says it will have lots of swearing
Quentin Tarantino announced a couple of years ago that he wants to make a Star Trek movie, and the director told Empire magazine this week that that remains his plan. Read More
Since 'Booksmart' arrived in theaters two weeks ago, fans (and foes) of the movie, on "film Twitter" and elsewhere, have been having an extended series of arguments about the film, one that's extended beyond what's on screen. Read More
We finally get our first look at Transparent’s musical finale
After 2 years spent largely in limbo, the critically acclaimed show will wrap up this fall with a musical TV movie
After 2 years spent largely in limbo, the critically acclaimed show will wrap up this fall with a musical TV movie. Read More
It’s Probably Magic: ‘The Muppet Movie’ is coming back to the big screen for its 40th birthday
The Muppets' first foray into the movies is coming back to the big screen
The Muppets' first foray into the movies is coming back to the theater on 700 screens around the country for two days only. Read More
Exploring the niche but growing field of documentaries that cover the intersections of Judaism and baseball, and the stories and figures that spring forth from them. Read More
Director Sheldon Silverstein channels Kathy Griffin for the promo of his politically charged film now showing at Cannes
The film's slogan? "Meet the First Lady of the Future with her Heads of State."
A B-movie sci-fi film that's looking to get acquired at this month's Cannes Film Festival has a pretty eye-catching poster, one seemingly inspired by a certain Kathy Griffin bit from a couple of years ago. Read More
