Synopsis – Based on Roald Dahl’s 1983 classic book ‘The Witches’, the story tells the scary, funny and imaginative tale of a seven year old boy who has a run in with some real life witches! My Take – Full disclosure, unlike a lot of critics, I have continued to admire Robert Zemeckis as a filmmaker. Sure, status wise, his filmography has been facing a … Continue reading The Witches (2020) Review!!
Synopsis – Based on Roald Dahl’s 1983 classic book ‘The Witches’, the story tells the scary, funny and imaginative tale of a seven year old boy who has a run in with some real life witches! Directed – Robert Zemeckis Starring – Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Witches’: First Trailer Reveals the Anne Hathaway led New Adaptation!! Check It Out!!
In a pretty shocking piece of news, Warner Bros. and HBO Max announced today that Robert Zemeckis’ feature film reimagining of the Roald Dahl book The Witches is going to be premiering directly on HBO Max, skipping theaters altogether. As if that wasn’t surprising enough, it’ll be available to stream this month. Indeed, the Back to the Future and Who Framed Roger Rabbit? filmmaker’s new … Continue reading ‘The Witches’: Robert Zemeckis’ Reimagining to Premiere on HBO Max!!
Chris Rock has written a new script that will pair him with his longtime pals Adam Sandler and Dave Chappelle, the Fargo star revealed in a recent interview with the Hollywood Reporter. Plot details remain under wraps at this early stage in the game, but THR described Rock as “giddy” about the idea. While one would assume the project would be a comedy, judging by … Continue reading Chris Rock Working on Script Which Pairs Him with Adam Sandler and Dave Chappelle!!
Showtime has released the trailer for its upcoming docuseries The Comedy Store, which chronicles the evolution of comedy from within the walls of the legendary L.A. club. Directed and executive produced by Mike Binder (Reign Over Me), who started at the Store as a doorman before rising to main stage performer, the five-part series brings to life the legends, heartbreak and history created at the … Continue reading ‘The Comedy Store’ Trailer Teases the Star-Studded Showtime Docuseries!! Check It Out!!
FX has released a first look featurette at Fargo Season 4, diving deeper into the 1950s set story while introducing a few key characters from the ensemble cast. The new installment of the anthology series will premiere on Sunday, September 27 on FX and FX on Hulu. You can check out the video now in the player below! In 1950, at the end of two great … Continue reading ‘Fargo’ Season 4 Gets a First Look Featurette!! Check It Out!!
Folks, Fargo Season 4 is back on track. The new season of the critically acclaimed FX anthology series was originally poised to premiere this past April, just in time for Emmys eligibility, but that premiere date was cancelled as production was shut down due to the coronavirus. Today, however, FX has announced that filming on Fargo Season 4 is set to resume later this month, … Continue reading ‘Fargo’ Season 4 Gets a New Premiere Date from FX!!!
In lieu of a whole new season, FX’s Fargo has gifted us with a new teaser trailer hyping up Season 4. Fargo newcomers Chris Rock, Jason Schwartzman, Timothy Olyphant, and Ben Whishaw definitely make a splash in the short and punchy teaser. In addition to regaling fans with new footage, this Fargo teaser also offers an update on Season 4’s expected release date following news from March the the premiere date would be delayed due to … Continue reading ‘Fargo’ Season 4 Gets a New Teaser!! Check It Out!!
It has been decades since Eddie Murphy has done stand-up comedy for the general public, but in a precursor to his upcoming Netflix specials, Murphy has agreed to perform a set from home for Byron Allen‘s upcoming charity event, the Feeding America Comedy Festival. Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish and Billy Crystal are also part of the star-studded lineup for the festival, … Continue reading Eddie Murphy Returns to Stand-Up Comedy For Charity!!
The world of Fargo, both originally set up in the Coen Brothers‘ 1996 film and expanded upon in the Noah Hawley FX anthology series of the same name, is rife with black humor, abrupt acts of casual violence, and an inherently existential point of view. Even so, what just happened to the show as a result of, well, you know, *sighs heavily, gestures broadly*, is just a little much. Because … Continue reading ‘Fargo’ Season 4 Premiere Delayed!!
Synopsis – Unknown Directed – Darren Lynn Bousman Starring – Samuel L. Jackson, Marisol Nichols, Max Minghella Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Spiral’: First Trailer Reveals Chris Rock’s New ‘Saw’ Movie!! Check It Out!!
It’s been a bit of a wait for Fargo Season 4, but the latest installment in Noah Hawley‘s critically acclaimed FX series is just around the corner. The network announced the series would return in April and now FX has debuted the first-look trailer for a new season that takes us back to 1950s Kansas for an entrepreneurial spin on an old-fashioned mafia story. In keeping with Fargo‘s … Continue reading ‘Fargo’ Season 4 Trailer Reveals Chris Rock as a 1950s Mob Boss!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Eddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon. My Take – It sure has been a remarkable year for Eddie Murphy! His Netflix stand-up special has received appreciation from all quarters, he is also marking his return to hosting Saturday … Continue reading Dolemite Is My Name (2019) Review!!!
Just when you thought FX had revealed the entire cast for Season 4 of Fargo, along comes Timothy Olyphant to disabuse you of that notion, as the Emmy-nominated star of Deadwood and Justified has joined the all-star ensemble assembled by creator/showrunner Noah Hawley. Season 4 will be set in the ’50s in Kansas City, Missouri, where two crime families — one Italian, one African-American — … Continue reading ‘Fargo’ Season 4 Adds Timothy Olyphant to All-Star Ensemble Cast!!!
The Saw spinoff continues to keep us on our toes as a new release date is announced. Per Deadline, the Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures-produced film will now be released May 15, 2020, moving it up seven months from its original October 23, 2020 release date. This marks a huge break in Saw franchise tradition since each of the previous eight films (plus one short film) have all been … Continue reading ‘Saw’: Chris Rock’s Spinoff Gets a New 2020 Release Date!!
FX has revealed the full Fargo Season 4 cast as production gets ready to begin in Chicago this fall. The anthology series adaptation of the iconic Coen Brothers film hails from creator/showrunner Noah Hawley, and each season has revolved around a different set of characters—albeit loosely inhabiting the same universe. As previously revealed, Season 4 will be anchored by Chris Rock and takes place in … Continue reading ‘Fargo’ Season 4 Reveals Full Cast Led by Chris Rock!!
The new Saw movie just keeps getting weirder. It was announced in May that the horror franchise was getting a spinoff based on an original idea by none other than Chris Rock, who would co-star in and produce the film. Now today Lionsgate has announced that Samuel L. Jackson is joining the cast to play the father of Rock’s character. Filming is currently underway on … Continue reading ‘Saw’: Samuel L. Jackson to Play Chris Rock’s Father!!!
Like the end of a certain 2004 movie, I definitely didn’t see this one coming… but I dig it. Chris Rock has been tapped to expand the Saw franchise with a spinoff film that will bring back Saw II director Darren Lynn Bousman as well as original creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell. Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures will release the untitled new film on Oct. 23, … Continue reading ‘Saw’: Chris Rock Working on a Spinoff!!
After making his directorial debut with 2014’s Top Five, Chris Rock is eyeing a return behind the camera and is in negotiations to direct Kevin Hart (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) in Co-Parenting, a comedy set up at Universal Pictures. Written by Yamara Taylor (Black-ish) from an original idea by Rock and Hart, Co-Parenting will see Hart playing “a stay at home dad who raises … Continue reading ‘Co-Parenting’: Chris Rock To Direct Kevin Hart In The Universal Pictures Comedy!!!
At the 2017 TCA summer press tour, FX CEO John Landgraf told journalists that he was hopeful for a Fargo Season 4, but there hadn’t been any movement on it yet. Creator Noah Hawley has certainly been busy since then, not only with his FX series Legion, but also his film Pale Blue Dot. In March of 2018, though, we got an update — Fargo … Continue reading ‘Fargo’: Chris Rock To Lead 1950 set Season 4!!!
Synopsis – The parents of a soon-to-be married couple make the final preparations for the wedding ceremony. Directed – Robert Smigel Starring – Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi, Chris Rock Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Week Of’ Trailer Has Adam Sandler Struggling to Plan a Wedding!!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – The parents of a soon-to-be married couple make the final preparations for the wedding ceremony. Directed – Robert Smigel Starring – Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi, Chris Rock Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Week Of’ Trailer Reveals Adam Sandler’s New Netflix Movie with Chris Rock!!! Check It Out!!
Adam Sandler‘s latest Netflix comedy, Sandy Wexler, has barely premiered, and already we’re hearing about his next venture. As part of his overall production deal with the streaming giant, Sandler will be re-teaming with his Grown Ups co-star Chris Rock for The Week Of — a comedy, not to be confused with the HBO murder miniseries The Night Of. Netflix announced today that the movie, … Continue reading Adam Sandler, Chris Rock Join Forces for New Netflix Movie!!!
Synopsis – Sandy Wexler (Adam Sandler) is a talent manager working in Los Angeles in the 1990s, diligently representing a group of eccentric clients on the fringes of show business. His single minded devotion is put to the test when he falls in love with his newest client, Courtney Clarke, a tremendously talented singer who he discovers at an amusement park. Over the course of … Continue reading Adam Sandler’s ‘Sandy Wexler’ Is Honored by Celebrity Friends in New Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Netflix’s plan for world domination is taking another major step forward. On the heels of landing two new stand-up comedy specials from Chris Rock, the streaming giant has now sealed a deal for three brand new stand-up comedy specials from one of the best stand-ups of all time: Dave Chappelle. Indeed, Netflix paid a whopping $40 million for Rock’s two stand-up specials, so one can only imagine how much the … Continue reading Dave Chappelle to Release Three New Stand-Up Specials on Netflix!!
Netflix has announced that Emmy Award-winning comedian Chris Rock is returning to stand-up for the first time in eight years with two brand new comedy specials. He will tape his first show in 2017 following a new world tour that is currently being planned. Both of the original comedy specials will debut exclusively on the Netflix service across the world. “Chris Rock is a beloved actor and director, … Continue reading Chris Rock Returns to Stand-Up with Two Netflix Specials!!
Synopsis – A comedian tries to make it as a serious actor when his reality-TV star fiancée talks him into broadcasting their wedding on her TV show. My Take – Frankly I haven’t seen much of Chris Rock movies, actually not even a single solo film comes to my mind (well Grown Up movies don’t count), still having seen some of his best stand up … Continue reading Top Five (2014) Review!!
