Bruce Campbell playfully hypes up his future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He’s more than just Pizza Poppa! When Sam Raimi signed on to direct Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, it was pretty much a given that he was going to give his longtime friend and Evil Dead franchise star Bruce Campbell a … Read more
Over the course of more than 15 years of film and television shows, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has grown to contain a veritable galaxy of Hollywood stars. Some of those stars have appeared in upwards of half a dozen movies and series as their characters, until they become nearly synonymous with their onscreen Marvel roles. It’s hard … Read more
For decades, producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory cornered the market on period dramas and literary adaptations. Their movies transported viewers to bygone eras and locations filled with exquisite details, erudite dialogue, and top-notch talent both behind and in front of the camera. Theirs was a storied partnership (and a behind-the-scenes love story) that … Read more
The weekly box office results tell us: People love big franchises. Marvel, DC, Godzilla and Kong, that’s where the big box office these days. Those folks might be interested in HBO’s new comedy, The Franchise, which is executive produced by Armando Iannucci, the guy behind The Thick Of It, In the Loop, and Veep. The series follows the making of … Read more
Melville’s antiheroes (primarily in his noirs) are bathed in disciplines, morals, and strategies. They endure surveillance from authoritative and bureaucratic forces. To lead up to the 4K restoration release of his French Resistance classic “Army of Shadows” on August 2, Film Forum will host a 13-film “Complete Melville” retrospective filled with the director’s crime thrillers, … Read more
The legendary antagonist from a highly anticipated Netflix comedy sequel makes an appearence in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. By now, many of you have undoubtedly watched Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F on Netflix. While jam-packed with easter eggs that will please fans of the series, the movie also contains an unusual cameo that left … Read more
Based on Shakespeare’s last and bloodiest tragedy—and a play that some consider to be more trouble to adapt and more off-putting to audience than it’s worth to mount—”Titus” was a great example of a filmmaker expending the artistic capital they’d accrued on a very successful commercial project to make something that was expensive but challenging. … Read more
The four Beatles members will be the subjects of a quartet of upcoming biopics telling the band’s story from each perspective. The upcoming feature films about John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were conceived by Sam Mendes, who directed American Beauty, 1917 and two James Bond films, Skyfall and Spectre. Mendes will also direct the four … Read more
Jon Hamm was once attached to play Mister Sinister but now he is ready to follow through with joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Jon Hamm has turned up in small roles in a number of franchises — an admiral in Top Gun: Maverick and voices in Shrek and Despicable Me entries — but he has … Read more
The image above is one of the only shots of Ahsoka Tano in the sixth episode of Star Wars: Ahsoka. After this week’s installment’s opening scene, Rosario Dawson is never seen again. The other characters mention Ahsoka a handful of times, but beyond exchanging a couple lines of dialogue with her droid Huyang, she is a total non-factor in this episode. That … Read more