Synopsis – A widow investigates an insurance fraud, chasing leads to a pair of Panama City law partners exploiting the world’s financial system. Directed – Steven Soderbergh Starring – Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, Sharon Stone Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Laundromat’: Latest Trailer Has Meryl Streep Sniffing Out Dirty Money!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A widow investigates an insurance fraud, chasing leads to a pair of Panama City law partners exploiting the world’s financial system. Directed – Steven Soderbergh Starring – Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, Sharon Stone Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Laundromat’ Trailer Reveals Steven Soderbergh’s Netflix Dramedy!! Check It Out!!
If you haven’t noticed, the Streaming Wars are well under way, and that means stockpiling arms, er, assets. To that end, HBO Max has picked up Steven Soderbergh‘s latest film Let Them All Talk, which is currently in production. Meryl Streep is set to star in the film, fresh off working with Soderbergh on Netflix’s The Laundromat and co-starring in the second season HBO’s Big Little … Continue reading ‘Let Them All Talk’: HBO Max Lands Steven Soderbergh’s Latest!!
While filmmaker Steven Soderbergh is on track to release two films in 2019, he’s already secretly hard at work on his next movie. The notoriously fast-working director released the terrific drama High Flying Bird on Netflix early this year, and this fall Netflix releases his ensemble true-story drama The Laundromat. The latter film boasts an A-list cast that includes Meryl Streep as it chronicles the true … Continue reading Steven Soderbergh Is Filming a Secret New Movie with Meryl Streep and Gemma Chan!!
Synopsis – Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. Directed – Greta Gerwig Starring – Florence Pugh, Emma Watson, Timothée Chalamet Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Little Women’: First Trailer Reveals Greta Gerwig’s Adaptation!!! Check It Out!!
Sony Pictures has revealed a first look at the upcoming drama Little Women, Greta Gerwig’s upcoming star-studded adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel featuring Emma Watson as Meg, Florence Pugh as Amy, Saoirse Ronan as Jo, Eliza Scanlen as Beth, Timothee Chalamet as Laurie, Laura Dern as Marmee, and Meryl Streep as Aunt Josephine; check them out here: Little Women is set for release … Continue reading ‘Little Women’: First Look Images Reveal the Star Studded Adaption!! Check It Out!!
Ryan Murphy is about to embark on his first feature film project under his new deal at Netflix, and in true Ryan Murphy fashion, this will be a major debut. The American Horror Story and Glee creator will direct and produce a feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical The Prom for Netflix, with the movie being eyed for an awards season release in 2020. … Continue reading ‘The Prom’: Ryan Murphy To Direct Star Studded Film for Netflix!!!
Vanity Fair has revealed a first look at the upcoming drama Little Women, Greta Gerwig’s upcoming star-studded adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel featuring Emma Watson as Meg, Florence Pugh as Amy, Saoirse Ronan as Jo, Eliza Scanlen as Beth, Timothee Chalamet as Laurie, Laura Dern as Marmee, and Meryl Streep as Aunt Josephine; check them out via Vanity Fair’s Instagram embed here: View … Continue reading ‘Little Women’: First Look Reveals Greta Gerwig’s Star-Studded Adaptation!! Check It Out!!
Ahh, the beautiful California real estate and dreamy soundtrack mean that Big Little Lies is almost back! The excellent HBO series, which was meant to end after its limited run, was brought back by popular demand (and by how much fun the cast had together) for a second, 7-episode season starting in June. Created by David E. Kelley, based on the novel by Liane Moriarty, … Continue reading ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2 Trailer Shows the Monterey Five Still Deeply Haunted by the Past!! Check It Out!!
HBO has released the first trailer for Big Little Lies season 2, the highly-anticipated second chapter of the drama adaptation from producer David E. Kelley. The second season sees the return of Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, and Zoe Kravitz. Also, Meryl Streep is here this time and boy does she have her well-acted suspicions! *Spoilers* if you’re not caught up, but season … Continue reading ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2 Trailer Reveals the Aftermath of a Murder!! Check It Out!!
HBO has revealed the first set of images from Big Little Lies Season 2 and if you’ve been waiting to see the “Monterey Five” back together, then you won’t be disappointed. Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, and Zoë Kravitz are reunited once again in the new photos, and they’ve got some might fine new company — none other than miss Meryl Streep, … Continue reading ‘Big Little Lies’: Season 2 Images Brings Back the Monterey Five!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael’s children through a difficult time in their lives. My Take – Mary Poppins, the lead character of children’s books from author P.L. Travers, was a hard character to bring to life, as we practically no nothing about her past and from where she gains her magical powers … Continue reading Mary Poppins Returns (2018) Review!!!
As 2018 winds to a close, it becomes time to start talking about what we’re looking forward to seeing in 2019. One of the most highly anticipated films of next year is undoubtedly Little Women, not only because it marks the second directorial effort from writer/director Greta Gerwig after the masterful Lady Bird, but also the cast of this adaptation is stacked. And now we … Continue reading ‘Little Women’: First Image Reveals Greta Gerwig’s A-List Cast!!! Check It Out!!
A second season of “Big Little Lies” was far from guaranteed, given that the first season adapted Liane Moriarty’s novel in its entirety, but the show turned into such a runaway success that another go-round was ordered nevertheless. It may not happen again: Nicole Kidman, in a Variety interview, says that getting the band back together would be extremely difficult: “I think it would simply be … Continue reading ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 3 Is Unlikely, According to Nicole Kidman!!!
With a little under a month to go until Mary Poppins Returns arrives in cinemas, Walt Disney Pictures has released two new clips from the fantasy adventure sequel featuring Emily Blunt’s magical nanny and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s lamplighter Jack; take a look here: Mary Poppins Returns is set in 1930s depression-era London (the time period of the original novels) and is drawn from the wealth of … Continue reading ‘Mary Poppins Returns’: Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda Feature In New Clips!! Check It Out!!
A new featurette for Disney’s upcoming live-action sequel Mary Poppins Returns is here to take you behind the scenes. Director Rob Marshall and stars Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda are joined by more cast members as they look back to their experience with the original 1964 film and look ahead to the modern continuation. It’s a short but sweet tease for what’s sure to be … Continue reading ‘Mary Poppins Returns’: New Featurette Goes Behind the Scenes of Disney’s Sequel!! Check It Out!!
Disney has released seven new images from Mary Poppins Returns. For those unfamiliar with the upcoming sequel, Rob Marshall’s follow-up to the 1964 classic sees Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) coming back into the life of the Banks family after they suffer a loss. Michael (Ben Whishaw) and Jane (Emily Mortimer) are now adults, but Mary, with the help of her friend, lamplighter Jack (Lin-Manuel Miranda), has … Continue reading ‘Mary Poppins Returns’: 7 New Images Showcase the Color and Wonder of the Sequel!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – In Depression-era London, a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael’s three children, are visited by the enigmatic Mary Poppins following a personal loss. Through her unique magical skills, and with the aid of her friend Jack, she helps the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives. Directed – Rob Marshall Starring – Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth … Continue reading ‘Mary Poppins Returns’: New Trailer Shows More of the Magic!!! Check It Out!!
Back in May it was announced that Meryl Streep (The Post), Antonio Banderas (Genius) and Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) are teaming with filmmaker Steven Soderbergh for The Laundromat, a drama based upon the Panama Papers scandal, and now we have word on six more additions to the cast. Melissa Rauch (The Big Bang Theory), Jeffrey Wright (Westworld), Chris Parnell (30 Rock), James Cromwell (Halt and … Continue reading ‘The Laundromat’: Steven Soderbergh’s Film Adds Melissa Rauch, Jeffrey Wright, Among Others!!
Steven Soderbergh‘s next film to go into production is officially heading to Netflix. While we learned last month that Soderbergh’s NBA drama High Flying Bird, which he shot on an iPhone and is already in the can, was bought by the streaming service, but now Netflix is committing to Soderbergh’s next movie before he rolls cameras (or phones, whichever). Word surfaced in May that Netflix … Continue reading ‘The Laundromat’: Netflix Picks Up Soderbergh’s Next With An A-List Cast!!
Synopsis – In Depression-era London, a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael’s three children, are visited by the enigmatic Mary Poppins following a personal loss. Through her unique magical skills, and with the aid of her friend Jack, she helps the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives. Directed – Rob Marshall Starring – Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth … Continue reading ‘Mary Poppins Returns’: New Trailer Is Downright Delightful!! Check It Out!!
Filmmaker Greta Gerwig’s highly anticipated Little Women adaptation is moving quickly, but a casting switcheroo is taking place before cameras roll. Word broke in June that the Lady Bird director was eyeing an adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott book for her next project, with an all-star cast lined up. Meryl Streep, Emma Stone, Saoirse Ronan, and Timothee Chalamet were part of that initial lineup, … Continue reading ‘Little Women’: Emma Watson to Replace Emma Stone in Greta Gerwig’s Film!!
Synopsis – Five years after the events of Mamma Mia! (2008), Sophie learns about her mother’s past while pregnant herself. My Take – Does anyone remember the summer blockbuster season of 2008? Where films like The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Hancock, Wall-E, Tropic Thunder and Kung Fu Panda dominated the box office? However, amidst all this films, a little known jukebox musical romantic comedy called … Continue reading Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) Review!!!
How many adaptations of Little Women can we pack into the next few years? Add another one to the list! Though PBS just aired the BBC Little Women miniseries starring Maya Hawke, and another, modernized Little Women is on the horizon starring Lea Thompson and Sarah Davenport, there is apparently room for more. According to Variety, Greta Gerwig is eyeing an adaptation for Columbia Pictures, which would unite her with … Continue reading ‘Little Women’: Greta Gerwig Set To Direct Adaption With Streep, Stone, Ronan, and Chalamet!!!
Steven Soderbergh’s last two movies haven’t exactly blown up at the box office despite being thoughtful and entertaining. So perhaps it’s no surprise that he’s considering Netflix as the distributor for an upcoming feature. According to THR, Soderbergh’s new film, The Laundromat, which is based on which is based on the book by Jake Bernstein titled Secrecy World: Inside the Panama Papers Investigation of Illicit … Continue reading Steven Soderbergh’s ‘The Laundromat’ Could Head to Netflix With Meryl Streep Starring!!!
Synopsis – Sequel to the 2008 musical comedy ‘ Mamma Mia!’ Directed – Ol Parker Starring – Lily James, Christine Baranski, Meryl Streep Check out the trailer: Continue reading New ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ Trailer Celebrates with More ABBA Songs!!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – In Depression-era London, a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael’s three children, are visited by the enigmatic Mary Poppins following a personal loss. Through her unique magical skills, and with the aid of her friend Jack, she helps the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives. Directed – Rob Marshall Starring – Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth … Continue reading ‘Mary Poppins Returns’: Emily Blunt Is Here to Save the Day in First Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Universal has released a new Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again TV spot. The upcoming film functions as both a prequel and a sequel as it jumps between the present, where Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is now pregnant with her first child, and we cut back to see a young Donna (Lily James) living it up in the past. As expected there will be plenty of … Continue reading ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ TV Spot Has Cher Singing ABBA!! Check It Out!!
On the heels of landing her twenty-first Oscar nomination for her work The Post, Meryl Streep is heading to one of the most celebrated new dramas on television. Streep has joined the cast of Big Little Lies Season 2 alongside Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon in a juicy new role that’s sure to give the legendary actress a lot to sink her teeth into. Streep will play Mary … Continue reading Meryl Streep to Star in ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2!!!
The Oscar nominations are here! At long last, the list of nominees for the 90th annual Academy Awards have been unveiled. The Shape of Water leads the pack with 13 nominations overall, including Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Actress, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actor. Guillermo del Toro‘s fairy tale is pretty far ahead, as Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri comes closest with 9 nominations, while Dunkirk scored 7 nominations including a first-ever … Continue reading Oscars 2018: ‘The Shape of Water’ Dominates with 13 Nominations!! Check Out the Full List!!
Synopsis – A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country’s first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between the press and the government. My Take – There is no denying that director Steven Spielberg is one of the greatest American filmmakers ever, and probably the only who could assembled Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, and writers Liz Hannah … Continue reading The Post (2018) Review!!!
20th Century Fox has released a new behind-the-scenes featurette for the upcoming drama The Post, which is notable in that it gives a tiny look at how a Steven Spielberg movie is made. The film chronicles the Washington Post’s decision to publish the Pentagon Papers in the face of strict opposition from the Nixon White House, which took both the Post and the New York Times … Continue reading New ‘The Post’ Featurette Digs into Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks’ 5th Collaboration!!! Check It Out!!!
Synopsis – Sequel to the 2008 musical comedy ‘ Mamma Mia!’ Directed – Ol Parker Starring – Lily James, Christine Baranski, Meryl Streep Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Mamma Mia 2’: First Trailer for the Musical Comedy Spans Multiple Generations!!! Check It Out!!
Nominations for the 75th Golden Globe Awards have been announced, and in keeping with this year’s incredibly fluid race, the love was spread to a variety of films and performers. The Shape of Water came away with the most nominations with seven in total, including Best Picture, Director, Actress, Supporting Actress, and Supporting Actor. But it was followed close behind by Steven Spielberg‘s timely The Post and the … Continue reading ‘The Shape of Water’, ‘The Post’, & ‘Three Billboards’ Lead 2018 Golden Globe Nominations!!!
A new TV spot for Steven Spielberg‘s The Post feels particularly timely in its focus on the media — particularly print media — as an important bulwark for truth. The movie focuses on the first woman to serve as a newspaper publisher of The Washington Post, Kay Graham (Meryl Streep), who worked alongside editor Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) to make an impossibly tough decision to publish … Continue reading ‘The Post’ TV Spot Shows the Timely Importance of the Media in Uncovering Truths!!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country’s first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events. Directed – Steven Spielberg Starring – Alison Brie, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Post’ Trailer: Steven Spielberg’s Latest Film Has Journalists Fighting the Government!! Check It Out!!
When it comes to handicapping this year’s Oscar season there are a couple of contenders that remain enigmas, but none moreso than Steven Spielberg’s The Post. The Oscar-winning filmmaker put the film together incredibly quickly this spring, pushing back his intended next film The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara in order to get the timely The Post in theaters as quickly as possible. There’s been a … Continue reading First Look at Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep and More in Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Post’!! Check It Out!!
Sarah Paulson has signed on for M. Night Shyamalan‘s thriller Glass. The American Horror Story actress joins James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson, who already have boarded the Universal film. Written by Shyamalan, Glass is a sequel to the writer-director’s 2000 thriller Unbreakable, which centered on a man (Willis) who learns something extraordinary about himself after a devastating accident. Jason Blum, … Continue reading Sarah Paulson Joins M. Night Shyamalan Thriller ‘Glass’!!
Lily James looks to have found her follow-up to “Baby Driver.” The star has joined the cast of Universal’s “Mamma Mia” sequel, titled “Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again.” Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, and Amanda Seyfried are returning with Ol Parker writing and directing. James will play “Young Donna.” The film goes back and forth in time to show how relationships forged in the past … Continue reading Lily James Joins ‘Mamma Mia’ Sequel!!
Disney has released a collection of Mary Poppins Returns images, concept art, and set photos. The latest EW features Rob Marshall’s upcoming sequel, which takes place 25 years after the original. As EW reports, Michael (Ben Whishaw) and Jane (Emily Mortimer) are now grown up, and Michael has three kids of his own, but when his wife suddenly passes away, he falls into a depression. … Continue reading ‘Mary Poppins Returns’: New Images Show off a Good Time in Jolly Ol’ England!!! Check It Out!!
The full cast has been revealed for filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s highly anticipated Pentagon Papers film, previously referred to as The Post and now titled The Papers, and boy is it impressive. Spielberg is currently in the midst of the lengthy post-production process on his sci-fi adaptation Ready Player One, opening in March 2018, and had planned on next directing the historical drama The Kidnapping of … Continue reading Steven Spielberg’s Pentagon Papers Movie Gets Itself An Excellent Cast!! Check It Out!!
Steven Spielberg currently has no fewer than 15 producer credits and at least 4 director credits to his name for projects that are either due out in the next few years or have yet to set a release date. So what’s one more epic addition to an already impressive slate? As Deadline reports, Spielberg has signed on to direct Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in The Post, a … Continue reading Steven Spielberg to Direct Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in Pentagon Papers Drama ‘The Post’!!!
Disney has revealed the first look at Mary Poppins Returns, the sequel to the beloved 1964 musical classic that starred Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. Based on the Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers, Mary Poppins Returns comes from a screenplay by Life of Pi scribe David Magee, with Oscar-winning Chicago and Into the Woods director Rob Marshall at the helm. Set in 1930s depression-era … Continue reading ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ First-Look Image Reveals Emily Blunt in the Iconic Role!!! Check It Out!!
Netflix has just unveiled the first trailer for the docu-series Five Came Back, an adaptation of Mark Harris’ best-selling book, “Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War.” Directed by Laurent Bouzereau, the three-part docuseries tells the extraordinary story of how Hollywood changed World War II – and how World War II changed Hollywood, through the interwoven experiences of five filmmakers who interrupted … Continue reading Netflix’s Docu-Series ‘Five Came Back’ Explores the Intersection of Hollywood and War!!! Check It Out!!
Production is officially underway in London on the Disney sequel Mary Poppins Returns, the follow-up to Disney’s 1964 musical classic that starred Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. This new film is based on the Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers and boasts a screenplay by Life of Pi scribe David Magee, with Oscar-winning Chicago and Into the Woods filmmaker Rob Marshall directing. The story … Continue reading Filming Begins on Disney Sequel ‘Mary Poppins Returns’; Full Cast and Synopsis Revealed!!
Whether it’ll result in a fun Easter egg for Marry Poppins fans or a full-fledged role alongside Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dick Van Dyke confirmed during a recent interview that he’ll appear in the cinematic sequel, Mary Poppins Returns. Van Dyke recalled his experience working on the original Mary Poppins to THR before revealing his involvement in the sequel: There was a spirit about … Continue reading Dick Van Dyke Confirms He’ll Appear in ‘Mary Poppins Returns’!!
While the Hollywood Foreign Press Association weighed in with their picks for the best entertainment of the year via this morning’s Golden Globe nominations, last night it was the critics’ turn to shine. The Broadcast Film Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association announced the winners of the Critics Choice Awards last night during a televised ceremony, and Oscar frontrunner La La Land came away … Continue reading ‘La La Land’ and ‘People v. O.J. Simpson’ Win Big at Critics Choice Awards!!! Check Out The Full List!!
Awards season took another leap forward today as the 2017 Golden Globe nominations were announced. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association spread the love around, but the season’s three biggest contenders—La La Land, Moonlight, and Manchester by the Sea—all had big showings in the major categories, so not any surprises on that front. If anything got a boost from the Globes—and really they don’t have too … Continue reading Golden Globe Nominations: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Makes Strong Showing as ‘Silence’ Is Shut Out!! Check Out The Full List!!
Synopsis – The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice. My Take – We all have a bad singer inside us (well at least most of us do) right? Every now and then we do some people whose performance fails go viral and being touted with mean comments. But have … Continue reading Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) Review!!!
What do you do after you reinstate faith in the Star Wars franchise following a miserable trio of prequels? That’s the question facing J.J. Abrams in the wake of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and today, it looks like we got some sort of answer. Deadline reports that Abrams is set to produce and likely direct a few episodes of The Nix, a TV adaptation … Continue reading J.J. Abrams & Meryl Streep Team Up for TV Adaptation of ‘The Nix’!!
