Focus Features‘ newest fantasy comedy movie, The American Society of Magical Negroes, has finally received its official Peacock, digital, Blu-ray, and DVD release dates. This comes after over a month since the Justice Smith-led movie had made its theatrical debut. When is The American Society of Magical Negroes Peacock, digital, Blu-ray and DVD release dates? … Read more
“I don’t want to end up being a nothin’.” American Movie premiered 25 years ago. I saw it for the first time when it played my college campus. Back then it almost felt a mockumentary, except its subjects were real people. I still remember the sound of the laughter erupting in the theater when American Movie’s subject, independent filmmaker … Read more
We talk with David Alan Grier, Justice Smith, An-Li Bogan, Nicole Byer, and Kobi Libii about The American Society of Magical Negroes Kobi Libii’s feature film debut is already facing some divisive reaction. For this viewer, having grown up on classic films that he is examining, I thought the approach was quite interesting. The American … Read more
Alan Ritchson once tried to make it big with his pipes and not his pecs, auditioning for season three of American Idol. So many actors have their beginnings on the stage, doing routines that might seem cringe but are 100% part of who they are: a pre-teen Ryan Gosling with those retro dance moves and … Read more
It started with the Inslaw Case. Inslaw, Inc. was a D.C.-based company who developed a software in the early ‘80s called PROMIS, which they then alleged was essentially stolen by the U.S. government, leading to multiple Congressional investigations that involved famous ‘80s political names like William Barr and Janet Reno. This was a big deal. More … Read more
Remakes of the Bret Easton Ellis story American Psycho and the Stephen King story The Dead Zone are both in the works A few years ago, we heard that Lionsgate was developing TV shows based on American Psycho and the Saw franchise. Obviously those projects didn’t go anywhere, as Saw has since been revived with … Read more
Another big award show took place this weekend (in addition to the SAG Awards), the Film Independent Spirit Awards, which celebrates indie film and TV. One thing about this awards show is that their idea of independent sometimes makes me scratch my head a bit, with HBO’s big-budget The Last of Us nominated a whole … Read more
Professional wrestling has undoubtedly been providing entertainment for several decades now. Wrestling, which started as an actual sport, has now become a billion-dollar endeavor. Although the results of matches are scripted, the fascination of people going against each other and putting their bodies on the line has always captured everyone’s attention. Millions of people tune … Read more
Notorious American gangster John Dillinger rose to power during the Great Depression. Reportedly, he was the leader of the infamous Dillinger Gang that was accused of committing several bank robberies. According to the FBI, he and his gang wreaked havoc in the Midwest from September 1933 until July 1934. They killed 10 men, wounded 7, … Read more
What’s it about? I’ve seen “American Star” and I’m still not entirely sure—partly because director Gonzalo López-Gallego, who also edited the movie, and screenwriter Nacho Faerna go long stretches without dropping bits of exposition; but mainly because it’s the sort of film where the look and sound and overall energy is what it’s really “about,” not so much any … Read more