He’s been called the Clown Prince of Crime, a first-round contender for best Batman bad guy of all time, and a supervillain IP with the same amount of brand recognition as his Caped Crusader archnemesis. For most actors, he’s an excuse to go H.A.M. and/or to extremely ham it up. …
Read More »'The Confidante,' Max's Limited Series Revolving Around Bataclan Attack, Shares New Trailer
Max’s first original French limited series The Confidante, a drama that revolves around the 2015 Bataclan terror attack, will arrive on the streaming service on October 11. The Just Philippot-directed series is adapted from Alexandre Kauffmann’s book La Mythomane du Bataclan (The Mythomaniac Of The Bataclan), which chronicles the true …
Read More »'My Old Ass' Director Megan Park on Why 'Everybody Loses Their Minds' Over Film's Surprise Pop Star 'Cameo'
Halfway though the new coming-of-age movie My Old Ass, things start to get really weird. Of course, things have already been a little weird up to that point, with the film following 18-year-old Elliott (Maisy Stella) as she deals with the after-effects of a mushroom trip just days before she’s …
Read More »'The Franchise' Is a Superhero-Movie Satire Too Snooty for Its Own Good
HBO’s new comedy series The Franchise is about the making of Tecto: Eye of the Storm, a superhero movie for a barely-disguised version of Marvel Studios. In short order, it becomes clear that the only person in the cast and crew who actually cares at all about the movie’s subject …
Read More »Dana Carvey Says His Cameo as Joe Biden 'SNL' Was 'Top Secret'
Saturday Night Live kicked off its 50th season with a few special appearances, including Dana Carvey playing President Joe Biden in the cold open. Carvey, who took over for cast member Mikey Day, says he had to keep the cameo under wraps ahead of the premiere. “It’s been top secret,” …
Read More »Netflix Announces 'It's All Over' Documentary About Infamous 2023 World Cup Kiss Scandal
The infamous 2023 women’s World Cup kiss scandal is the subject of an upcoming Netflix documentary. Out Nov. 1, It’s All Over: The Kiss That Changed Spanish Football will explore the lasting impact of Luis Rubiales, former president of Spain’s soccer federation, kissing athlete Jennifer Hermoso allegedly without her consent …
Read More »Is 'It's What's Inside' as Clever as It Thinks It Is?
A wise man once said it’s a fine line between stupid and clever, and should anyone doubt the inherent truth in that comment, we’d like to present them with Exhibit A: It’s What’s Inside, a Netflix acquisition out of this year’s Sundance that’s far more of the former and way, …
Read More »Daniel Day-Lewis Is Coming Out of Retirement to Act in a New Movie He Wrote With His Son
Daniel Day-Lewis’ son, Ronan, is using his nepo baby powers for good, bringing his father, the acclaimed actor, out of retirement for his first movie since 2017, per The Associated Press. The 26-year-old Ronan is set to direct his father — a three-time Best Actor Oscar winner — in a …
Read More »John Amos' Daughter Learned of Actor's August Death Through the Media
The daughter of John Amos, the Good Times actor whose death at the age of 84 was announced Tuesday, revealed that she learned about her father’s death at the same time as the public, even though Amos died in August. “I am without words… Our family has received the heartbreaking …
Read More »John Amos Was Solid as a Rock
With all due respect to Coming to America’s Cleo McDowell — owner of an off-brand McDonald’s featuring a logo with golden arcs, not arches, and a Big Mick burger, not a Big Mac — John Amos’ two most iconic roles came more than a decade prior, in the Seventies. In …
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