Warner Bros. Television is looking to enlist an Academy Award-winning actor to portray Professor Albus Dumbledore in the upcoming Harry Potter TV show for HBO. The iconic character was formerly played by Richard Harris and Michael Gambon in the blockbuster franchise. Who does HBO want to play Dumbledore in the Harry Potter TV show? Oscar … Read more
Following the underwhelming response, Warner Bros. has announced the release of a 4K Blu-ray that will hit retailers in a couple months. While this year has had its fair share of surprising flops, Joker: Folie à Deux is probably one of the more surprising ones. It had the hype of Lady Gaga taking on the … Read more
The leaves are changing, the weather is cooling, and film enthusiasts are gathering outside Alice Tully Hall and the Walter Reade Theater as New York welcomes the fall season with the latest installment of the New York Film Festival. Since its inception in 1963 with the screening of Luis Buñuel’s “The Exterminating Angel,” the festival … Read more
One of the parents who accused Ezra Miller of grooming their child has walked back their statements, and said they no longer blame the actor. In a recent post to Instagram, Chase Iron Eyes — the father of Tokata Iron Eyes, who went by Gibson at the time — said that he initially made the … Read more
This, we learn, was in 1990; the movie cuts ahead to 2012, and its director Miguel Garay (Manolo Solo, whose deep-set eyes convey universes of worry and sadness) is approached by a Spanish television series called “Unresolved Cases”—yes, the “Unsolved Mysteries” thing is worldwide—to discuss the movie and his missing friend. He’s not sure about … Read more
For example, take “The Shining”: When it first came out, there were complaints across the board about its deviations from the text, the over-the-top performances from Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, and its slow pace. Nowadays, of course, it’s regularly considered one of the greatest horror movies ever made. Therefore, it shouldn’t be surprising that Kubrick’s final film, … Read more
Joe Swanberg has produced a slate of 5 horror films, including Kansas Bowling’s Helldorado and Jay Burleson’s Kenneled Filmmaker Joe Swanberg was a major figure in the mumblecore film movement, and as the years have gone by he has also earned several credits in the horror genre, whether by taking acting roles in films like … Read more
Eddie Murphy is planning a remake of It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, aiming to recruit the top comedians of the past 30 years. “You’ll see it! You’ll see it under this big W. You can’t miss it! A big, big, W!” And that’s just what Eddie Murphy is hoping to get with his … Read more
The Black Sheep looks back at the 2007 sequel-to-a-remake The Hills Have Eyes 2, co-written and produced by Wes Craven The Hills Have Eyes 2. No, not that one. That’s The Hills Have Eyes PART 2 and has one of the greatest things ever filmed where a dog, an actual dog, has a flashback and … Read more
The form in “Will & Harper” is basically a road buddy comedy. Directed by Josh Greenbaum (“Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar”), this is the deeply personal story of Will Ferrell and his good friend Harper Steele. They met when Steele was a writer on “Saturday Night Live,” helping Ferrell hone the comedic … Read more