Netflix has released the first Nyad clip and poster for its forthcoming sports biographical drama, featuring acclaimed actresses Annette Bening and Jodie Foster who can be seen playing ping-pong. The video shows Bening’s Diana Nyad as she tries to convince her best friend Foster’s Bonnie Stoll to become her coach for her return to long-distance … Read more
Netflix has released their trailer for the biographical drama Rustin. The film’s subject is Bayard Rustin, one of the men responsible for helping organize the hugely important 1963 March On Washington. It also features historical figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Roy Wilkins, and Asa Phillip Randolph. The movie itself centers around Rustin’s often behind-the-scenes involvement in the American Civil … Read more
“We all write our own stories,” announces Richard Montañez in his voiceover narration for Flamin’ Hot, the film that dares to reveal the origin of the popular Flamin’ Hot line of snack chips. In Montañez’s case, that is literally true; Flamin’ Hot is based on his memoir about his improbable rise from janitor to Frito-Lay … Read more
Christopher Nolan’s latest movie is definitely not your typical summer blockbuster. This one is more of a blockbuster in the way that term was originally conceived: A massive bomb dropped from the sky that could destroy a large portion of a city (literally a block buster). His Oppenheimer is a biopic about scientist J. Robert … Read more
If there is anyone qualified to bring the King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley’s colorful story to life on screen, then Baz Luhrmann has got to be high up on the list, and we have had our first peek at just what the director with a flair for the spectacular has done with Elvis, … Read more
One specific moment in Ben Affleck’s Air won me over for good. A down-on-his-luck Nike recruiter named Sonny Vaccaro has bet his career, and the careers of many of his colleagues, on the longest of long shots: That he can sign the #3 pick in the 1984 NBA Draft, Michael Jordan , to an endorsement … Read more
The story of The Grateful Dead, one of rock music’s all-time greatest bands, will be told in an upcoming untitled biopic, courtesy of Apple. The company has lined up esteemed filmmaker Martin Scorsese to direct a movie based on the psychedelic rock band with Jonah Hill on board to play late frontman Jerry Garcia. American … Read more