A new earnings report from WB Discovery cites a $115 million write-down in content, referring to abandoned films. WB recently held its annual earnings report, and according to THR, the news does not seem to be good for the long-beleaguered Coyote Vs Acme. According to their article, “As part of an earnings filing, Warner Bros. … Read more
It’s obvious to any fan that superhero movies had a rough 2023. But even the studios making these movies are now admitting that comic-book movies may be in a bit of trouble. For example, during Warner Bros.’ quarterly earnings call this week, Warner Bros. Discovery’s CFO, Gunnar Wiedenfels gave a less-than-bullish description of the company’s … Read more
Scorsese has long been instrumental in championing and restoring Powell and Pressburger’s films. (And many others’: At the tribute, Wenders called Scorsese’s Film Foundation “a Noah’s Ark of film heritage.”) But “Made in England,” which goes nearly feature by feature through their careers, is a stunning compendium that gets to the heart of what made … Read more
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1989) Season 6 is the sixth addition to this American science fiction comedy series created by Joel Hodgson. The show hosts a roster of vintage movies that are viewed by its fictional leads, who later review the films they’ve watched. The movies featured in this chapter include Zombie Nightmare, Colossus and the Headhunters, … Read more
A sequel series to cult comedy series Blue Mountain State is in the works with Reacher’s Alan Ritchson returning as Thad. Before Alan Ritchson was Jack Reacher, he was Kevin “Thad” Castle, the Blue Mountain State football team captain in the cult TV comedy series. I’m not at all familiar with the series, but according … Read more
Naruto, the massively popular manga and anime series, is getting a live-action adaptation. The concept, which has sold hundreds of millions of copies around the world, is being turned into a movie by Destin Daniel Cretton, who previously helmed Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Just Mercy. Cretton is attached to both write and direct … Read more
Trueba has said in interviews that he didn’t instantly settle on animation as the movie’s format, but gravitated toward it after working on the 2010 animated romantic drama “Chico and Rita” with artist Javier Marsical, his collaborator on many projects (including record albums; Trueba, who did the great Latin jazz documentary “Calle 54,” is also a … Read more
A Grotesquerie teaser trailer has been released, revealing a new unannounced FX horror series from American Horror Stories co-creator Ryan Murphy. Variety has reported that the series is set to debut this fall, though no plot or character details from Grotesquerie have been revealed at this time. The cast of the series includes Niecy Nash-Betts, … Read more
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 character posters feature horrific twists on the characters Pooh, Piglet, Owl, and Tigger Made on a budget of less than $100,000, director Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (watch it HERE) earned more than $6 million during its global release earlier this year – so of course we’re getting … Read more
Screen acting is a multifaceted discipline. It’s not enough for an actor to look the part. They’ve got to sound the part as well. And when they don’t, things can go really wrong really fast. “Sounding the part” has proven very tricky for a lot of screen actors through the decades, including some of the very best performers … Read more