Another seven days has come and gone, and brought with it a new slew of movie news, box office info, new official websites for upcoming movies and new trailers. So lets get right into it with this week’s Notables. NOTABLES “Magnolia Pictures Picks Up Tears of the Black Tiger” - Tuesday, November 28: I’m pretty sure I’ve never heard of a spaghetti Western done in Thai before, but apparently this 2000 flick Tears of the Black Tiger is....
Howdy folks. Another seven days has swept on by and left us with another wake of movie news, box office info, new official websites for upcoming movies and new trailers. So lets get this party started with this week’s Notables. NOTABLES “Lindsay Lohan and David Strathairn to Star in The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond” - Monday, November 6: This is apparently a long lost Tennessee Williams screenplay, that was apparently unearthed in some Hollywood excavation mission of some sort....
Guess what? Dario Argento’s classic 1977 horror film Suspiria has been completely restored. And you are going to get a chance to see it. The Weinstein Company has purchased rights to the recently polished film. They will be releasing it through one of their three new DVD labels. The cleaned-up shocker recently screened at Cannes, and will now be released on Dimension Extreme. According to Variety, it is a label for new horror, comedy, thriller, and sci-fi titles from the Weinsteins....
The new season of The Witcher is now streaming on Netflix, but its release has not gone without its controversy. In the new episodes, there are scenes which feature live animals, and this has drawn the ire of PETA. The organization has issued a statement condemning the show for including real animals rather than using CGI, arguing that this has a negative effect on their growth. “Netflix’s The Witcher has a monster problem, in that producers apparently monstrously chose to exploit a live lemur and squirrel monkeys, among other animals, instead of using modern and humane computer-generated imagery,” the statement reads....
And things were going so well. Production on Netflix’s The Witcher Season 3 has reportedly been halted due to lead actor Henry Cavill contracting COVID. As revealed by Redanian Intelligence, filming on the third season of The Witcher was due to commence earlier this week, but things were quickly brought to a sudden stop when Cavill tested positive for the dreaded virus. The crew behind The Witcher Season 3 were reportedly ready to start filming a major battle sequence, the Thanedd coup, which should be familiar to those who have read the source material....
Some of cinema’s most memorable and famous films feature real-life couples joining forces on the silver screen, though not all the relationships proved everlasting. It’s truly a treat for audiences when these famous figures headline a picture together, with fans flocking to see a glimmer of their private lives and chemistry firsthand. There’s something deeply enthralling knowing these performers will leave the set together at the end of the day, carrying that movie magic with them....
Ever since the MCU blew up back in 2008 and has only gotten bigger and bolder with each passing year, there has been a debate about whether or not Marvel movies are “true cinema.” In recent years, the juggernaut franchise has come under fire by some of Hollywood’s most elite and notorious directors about how the movies and TV shows resemble theme park rides and are meant to be a 2-hour thrill ride instead of art to be appreciated....
The newest trailer for the upcoming Marvel sequel Thor: Love and Thunder has finally revealed Christian Bale as the villainous Gorr the God Butcher in all his glory. The Oscar winner and star of The Dark Knight will join the MCU as Gorr, an alien who has vowed to kill all the gods as punishment for their arrogance and failure to use their power for the betterment of the universe. And, judging by the footage, he could be the greatest threat that any of the Marvel heroes has ever faced....
Adult Swim’s Three Busy Debras inhabits an alternative universe populated by suburban white people in a city called Lemoncurd, “a charming town filled with charming people eating charming food,” but God forbid a woman makes a “mess” publicly because that’s grounds to have her tubes tied immediately. This is the bizarre, absurd, and yes, hilarious world that Three Busy Debras exists in. The show is about three housewives all named Debra who dress in spotless all-white ensembles and consider themselves the queen bees of Lemoncurd....
George Clooney and Julia Roberts co-star for the fifth time as bickering divorcées trying to sabotage their daughter’s hasty wedding. Ticket to Paradise has crowd-pleasing heart and humor but no surprises whatsoever. It’s got beautiful people, a gorgeous setting, and a formulaic script that could have been written by a romantic comedy robot. I’ll liken the film to vanilla pudding. It looks and tastes decent but loses flavor after a few bites....
DC-Vertigo’s comic The Losers is getting the big screen treatment. According to Variety, Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer’s Tim Story is directing the film. The story will revolve around a team of commandos who are set up for an assassination by their own government. When they get wind of this, they set out to make things right. Jamie Vanderbilt is currently rewriting Peter Berg’s first draft of the script....
Actor/producer Tobey Maguire is teaming up with 20th Century Fox and Ice Age director Chris Wedge for the animated project Cardboard. The story is based on Douglas TenNapel’s graphic novel about a young boy who receives only a cardboard box for his birthday from his widowed father. They both turn the box into a boxer named Bill, who somehow comes to life. The duo must protect their creation from the neighborhood bully, who has nefarious plans for Bill....
When Heath Ledger passed away unexpectedly, his death attracted attention from the media, fans, and from his colleagues in the film-making industry. Ledger had recently completed filming the role of the Joker in Chris Nolan’s The Dark Knight, the sequel to Batman Begins. Chris Nolan, in Newsweek, shared his thoughts about the actor. Nolan described Ledger as having “real charisma - as invisible and natural as gravity.” He also says that Ledger was “bursting with creativity....
Tower Heist is headlined by an all-star cast that includes Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick, Michael Peña, and Gabourey Sidibe. The comedy comes to Blu-ray and DVD this Tuesday, February 21st. To celebrate, we have an exclusive look at the special features with “How They Met”, a featurette that chronicles director Brett Ratner and producer Brian Grazer’s 25 year relationship in the business. Check it out below....
The charts got transformed last week! In a story from The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount Home Entertainment saw Transformers place No. 1 on both Nielsen VideoScan’s First Alert sales chart and Home Media Magazine’s rental chart. As previously reported here the title sold 8.3 million units during its first week in stores. Placing No. 2 in sales was Genius Products’ Planet Terror. It came in at No. 5 in rentals. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s Surf’s Up continued to ride a strong wave placing No....
You can see Robert Downey Jr. as a black man on DVD and Blu-ray this November. Tropic Thunder will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 18. The film will be released in a single-disc theatrical edition ($19.99 SRP), a two-disc director’s cut edition ($24.99 SRP) and the Blu-ray director’s cut edition ($34.99 SRP). The film stars Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. Ben Stiller’s satirical look at Hollywood, Tropic Thunder concerns the production of an epic Vietnam War film that quickly derails thanks to the giant egos of everyone involved in the production....
If you recently missed an episode of your favorite show, don’t sweat it. TV Daily has you covered. Every day, we will be updating you with the funniest, most exciting series out there. Finally, you can catch all of these water cooler conversation starters in one convenient place. Today, we have brand new episodes of Lost, The Millionaire Matchmaker, Sgt. Frog, The Bachelor, Trauma, Castle, Chuck, The Biggest Loser, Kell on Earth, and Make It or Break It....
The Good An interesting show that paved the way for a lot of the multilayered programming we see on television today. The Bad Ultimately, this show marked David Lynch indulging his tastes too much. Twin Peaks: The Second Season continues Dale Cooper’s (Kyle MacLachlan) search for the murderer of Laura Palmer. However, things take a darker, more byzantine turn this season as Cooper is suspended from the FBI and suddenly finds people trailing him....
The viral marketing campaign for The Dark Knightis back in full swing, and this time around it seems to be focused on Aaron Eckhart’s Harvey Dent. By heading over to IBelieveInHarveyDent.com, fans can sign up to “Join the Fight for Gotham”. CLICK HERE if you want to sign up to help Gotham City’s District Attorney clean the city up. If you do register with the site, you’ll get a confirmation e-mail that says:...
Virgin River is a romantic drama that first aired in 2019, telling the story of Melinda Monroe, or “Mel” (Alexandra Breckenridge), who decides that she needs a fresh start after losing her baby to stillbirth and then her husband in a car accident. She answers an ad for a nurse practitioner in a remote town in California. With a picturesque backdrop of pine forests, rivers, log cabins, and a small population of fun-loving characters, you would imagine it being the ideal place to settle and be away from the humdrum hustle and bustle of city life....
