Sinbad will return to the screen following his 2020 stroke, appearing in Tyler Perry’s upcoming Netflix movie Straws. Sinbad is poised for a comeback, appearing in his first movie since his 2020 stroke. While he has been on the long road to recovery, that he is doing well enough to step before the camera shows … Read more
Roger Corman, the legendary filmmaker, B Movie King, actor, and producer with a keen eye for talent, has died at 98. Roger Corman, a pioneering producer, actor, and King of B Movies, passed away at 98. Few people in the entertainment industry leave a mark as lasting and essential as Mr. Corman’s. With 493 producer … Read more
FACETS Executive Director, Karen Carderelli said she is inspired by Jacqueline Stewart’s work in celebrating film, teaching its important history, and shining a light on the work of people of color. “The FACETS Board of Directors are honored to acknowledge her with its Brilliance Award.” FACETS has been a centerpiece of the Chicago and national film scene for 48 years. … Read more
“Preconceived methods, applied simply for demonstrative purposes, often end by reducing the complexity of films,” David and Kristin once wrote. That’s a sentiment I heartily agree with. It bears repeating today, now that so much of “cultural writing” consists of “takes” that discuss works of moving image art as if they were pamphlets or PDFs, and that … Read more
While it’s usually considered Steven Seagal’s best movie, in Under Siege, the pony-tailed star’s screen time was limited. Andrew Davis’ Under Siege is usually considered Steven Seagal’s best movie. However, at the time, most critics singled out Tommy Lee Jones’s performance as the baddie, Strannix, as a scene-stealer. According to Nick de Semlyen’s new book, … Read more
2024 marks the 45th anniversary of the release of George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead in the U.S., and it’s coming back to the big screen The George A. Romero classic Dawn of the Dead (get it HERE) is a film that can actually reasonably celebrate its 45th anniversary in two separate years. While its premiere was held … Read more
Austin Butler ended up landing the role of Tex Watson in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Austin Butler could have had an even more successful 2022 than he already did, that year nabbing numerous accolades and an Oscar nomination for playing Elvis Presley for Baz Luhrmann. As it turns out, he could … Read more
Writer/director Damien Leone’s Terrifier, starring David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown, is getting a theatrical re-release For an indie horror movie that went out into the world unrated, Terrify 2 was a massive hit last year, earning $15.1 million at the box office on a budget of $250,000. And that success has not only … Read more
Hayley Atwell says that her screen test for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One involved two hours of stunt choreography. When it comes to screen tests, most involve the actor(s) performing a scene to the camera. Some, like the recent Superman: Legacy screen tests, also involve full costume and makeup, but when it comes … Read more
More details have emerged on the screen tests for James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy, including which actors have been paired together. The actors testing for the roles of Clark Kent and Lois Lane in James Gunn’s upcoming Superman: Legacy were revealed earlier this month, and a new report from THR has shed a little more light … Read more