Despite the show being called “Winning Time”, telling the story of the five-time championship winning Lakers of the 1980s, HBO‘s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty will not be returning for a third season. After airing the season finale of its sophomore season, it was confirmed by HBO that the basketball series will not be making a comeback to the court. The sports … Continue reading ‘Winning Time’ Cancelled After Two Seasons!!
The first season of HBO sports drama Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty was controversial for its depiction of NBA legends in a way that prompted both Lakers alumnus Jerry West and Magic Johnson to voice their opinions on the show. The show took a humorous, fourth-wall-breaking tone as it dramatized the Los Angeles Lakers during the days when Jerry Buss portrayed by … Continue reading ‘Winning Time’ Season 2 Teaser Sees Magic Johnson and Larry Bird Squaring Off!! Check It Out!!
This isn’t the time to put a frown on your face yet, as Smile is still scaring its way onto our screens with a featurette showcasing lead actress Sosie Bacon performing behind-the-scenes. Since its theatrical release, the trauma-inducing, Parker Finn-directed horror film has achieved a significant milestone, earning a considerably fair global box office and a 78% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as … Continue reading ‘Smile’: New Featurette Highlights Sosie Bacon’s Performance!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can’t explain. Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality. My Take – While a genuinely happy face can bring delight to anyone’s gloomy day, this latest horror adds an uncanny creepiness to the whole situation by … Continue reading Smile (2022) Review!!
Synopsis – After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can’t explain. Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality. Directed – Parker Finn Starring – Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kal Penn Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Smile’: Final Trailer Further Teases the Upcoming Horror!! Check It Out!!
A new featurette for Smile takes us behind the scenes of the creepy horror movie from director Parker Finn. The upcoming film marks Finn’s feature debut and is adapted from his acclaimed short film Laura Hasn’t Slept. Smile follows Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon), a psychiatrist who witnesses the gruesome suicide of a young woman who claims to see an entity that smiles at her … Continue reading ‘Smile’: New Featurette Goes BTS of the Unsettling New Horror!! Check It Out!!
“What makes you smile?” Certainly not an unsettling grin. As if the film’s unnerving premise isn’t spine-chilling enough, Paramount Pictures unveiled—or in this case, unzipped—a new poster for the upcoming horror flick, Smile, with a short yet frightening warning that says, “Once you see it, it’s too late,” teasing that the whole creepy grin thing is a contagion. Director Parker Finn‘s horror debut, starring Sosie … Continue reading ‘Smile’: Unnerving New Horror Gets a New Poster!! Check It Out!!
Netflix announced today that its upcoming horror movie The Deliverance has just added four new actors to its already star-studded slate of cast members. Omar Epps, Demi Singleton, Miss Lawrence, and Anthony B. Jenkins are all set to star in the new Lee Daniels exorcism movie. Based on a true story, it centers around a woman who must fight for her life, her faith, and … Continue reading ‘The Deliverance’: Lee Daniels’ Star-Studded Exorcism Thriller Adds Omar Epps and Demi Singleton!!
Synopsis – After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can’t explain. Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality. Directed – Parker Finn Starring – Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kal Penn Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Smile’ Trailer Promises an Unnerving New Horror Starring Sosie Bacon!! Check It Out!!
HBO has announced that they have renewed the drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty for a second season. Winning Time is based on the book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s by Jeff Pearlman. The series tells the story of the rise of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, chronicling both the personal and professional … Continue reading ‘Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’ Renewed for Season 2!!
Shooting from the three-point line, it looks like HBO is about to sink it with their upcoming series, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. With an official trailer finally released today, the teaser comes alongside the news of a commercial for the series set to air during this Sunday’s Super Bowl. Debuting live on the platform, the show will take center court for … Continue reading ‘Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’: First Trailer Reveals Adam McKay’s ’80s Lakers Series!! Check It Out!!
HBO Max has officially announced the release date of its new sports drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty while also dropping some fresh new character art of the main cast that gives them the perfect 80s basketball vibe. Max Borenstein‘s crazy ’80s-soaked look at the machinations of one of basketball’s greatest dynasties on and off the field will make its primetime … Continue reading ‘Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’ Set for March 6 Premiere!! Check Out the Character Posters!!
Here’s a spooky bit of Monday news that might just put a chill up your spine: Lee Daniels, the multi-hyphenate director behind hits such as Precious, The Butler, and The United States vs. Billie Holiday, has set sights on his next directorial outing – with Netflix coming on board yesterday evening, after a tense bidding war that raged late into the night. The untitled project … Continue reading Netflix Picks Up Lee Daniels’ Star-Studded Exorcism Thriller!!
Synopsis – Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth. My Take – While there is no doubt that writer-director Adam McKay is responsible for some of the greatest comedies of the 21st century like the Anchorman films, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Step Brothers and The Other Guys, he … Continue reading Don’t Look Up (2021) Review!!
HBO Max has released a teaser for their upcoming show Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, directed by Adam McKay (Don’t Look Up, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy). The trailer begins with narration from Jerry Buss (John C. Reilly), saying that the two things in the world that make him believe in God are sex and basketball, and then announces that he’s … Continue reading ‘Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’: First Teaser Teases Adam McKay’s ’80s Lakers Series!! Check It Out!!
The upcoming HBO drama from Adam McKay (Don’t Look Up) about the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers officially has a new title. The series was initially titled Showtime, in reference to the Lakers’ “showtime era” where they won five championships, but now is set to be called Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. The announcement of the title change came in the form of … Continue reading Adam McKay’s ’80s Lakers Series Titled ‘Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’!!
Synopsis – Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth. Directed – Adam McKay Starring – Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Jonah Hill Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Don’t Look Up’ Trailer Reveals Adam McKay’s Political Dark Comedy!! Check It Out!!
USA Today has published a new still from Adam McKay‘s upcoming Netflix awards contender Don’t Look Up, giving us a new look at Timothée Chalamet‘s Quentin, an “evangelical shoplifting skater punk” who joins forces with two astronomers, played by Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio, to warn the world about an approaching comet that could destroy planet earth. Chalamet is joined by Lawrence and DiCaprio in … Continue reading ‘Don’t Look Up’: New Image Sees Timothée Chalamet with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past. Directed – Nora Fingscheidt Starring – Sandra Bullock, Jon Bernthal, Viola Davis Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Unforgivable’ Trailer Sees Sandra Bullock Seeking Redemption!! Check It Out!!
Netflix has released a new clip from their highly-anticipated Don’t Look Up from The Big Short and Vice writer-director Adam McKay. The new clip features Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, and Meryl Streep in this dark comedy about a comet heading directly towards Earth. In addition to DiCaprio and Lawrence, Don’t Look Up will also feature Cate Blanchett, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Chiklis, … Continue reading ‘Don’t Look Up’ Gets a New Clip!! Check It Out!!
Netflix has released a first look at their newest drama-thriller, The Unforgivable, which looks like it’s taking star Sandra Bullock to all new, never-before-seen levels. Based on the British miniseries Unforgiven, the film, also starring Vincent D’Onofrio and Jon Bernthal, follows Bullock as a woman recently released from prison, coping with the fact that the world refuses to forgive her for the crimes she’s committed. … Continue reading ‘The Unforgivable’: First Look Reveals the Netflix Remake of British Thriller!! Check It Out!!
The first look at Adam McKay‘s new comedy Don’t Look Up is here, with major star power. Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio play a pair of astronomers, Kate Dibiasky and Dr. Randall Mindy, attempting to warn the world about the apocalyptic threat presented by an approaching comet in the upcoming film (out in select theaters Dec. 10 and on Netflix December 24). “I’ve known Jennifer … Continue reading ‘Don’t Look Up’: Official Images and Teaser Revealed for Adam McKay’s Next!! Check It Out!!
Netflix has announced the release date for Don’t Look Up, the latest film from The Big Short and Vice writer-director Adam McKay. After a release in select theaters on December 10th, McKay’s newest film will come to Netflix on December 24th. Don’t Look Up centers around two low-level astronomers, played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, who go on a tour to try to warn … Continue reading ‘Don’t Look Up’: Netflix Sets Dec 24th as Release for Adam McKay’s Next!!
Synopsis – The story of two low-level astronomers, who must go on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet earth. Directed – Adam McKay Starring – Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Don’t Look Up’: First Leaked Teaser Offers a Peek at Adam McKay’s Comet-Apocalypse Comedy!! Check It Out!!
The absolutely bonkers cast list of Adam McKay’s upcoming disaster comedy Don’t Look Up just grew by two acclaimed actors. Oscar winner Mark Rylance and Emmy winner Michael Chiklis have joined the upcoming film in unspecified roles, although they are both presumably playing genial bald men. As reported by Deadline, Rylance and Chiklis are the latest additions to an already A-list ensemble including Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer … Continue reading ‘Don’t Look Up’: Adam McKay’s Netflix Film Adds Mark Rylance and Michael Chiklis!!
Adam McKay‘s upcoming Netflix movie, Don’t Look Up, simply has too many stars. Somebody must stop this film before it becomes too powerful. The latest: Deadline reports Chris Evans has joined a cast that already includes Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence. And also Meryl Streep. And also Cate Blanchett, Jonah Hill, Timothee Chalamet, Ariana Grande, Rob Morgan, Himesh Patel, Kid Cudi, Matthew Perry, and Tomer Sisley. … Continue reading ‘Don’t Look Up’: Chris Evans Joins Adam McKay’s Star Studded Netflix Film!!
Meryl Streep has revealed what character she is playing in Netflix‘s Don’t Look Up. Director Adam McKay is behind the disaster satire (disastertire?) and will be directing another star-studded cast on par with his 2015 feature The Big Short. Back in October, we learned Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Lawrence, Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi, and Matthew Perry would be in the cast. This week, Streep was a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Her … Continue reading ‘Don’t Look Up’: Meryl Streep to Play President and Jonah Hill’s Mom in Adam McKay’s Next!!
Holy moly! Adam McKay has hinted he’d be putting together an A-list ensemble for his upcoming Netflix movie Don’t Look Up, and he wasn’t messing around, as Leonardo DiCaprio and Meryl Streep are set to join fellow Oscar winners Jennifer Lawrence and Cate Blanchett along with Timothée Chalamet, Jonah Hill, Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi, Matthew Perry, Himesh Patel, Tomer Sisley and Rob Morgan. Don’t Look … Continue reading ‘Don’t Look Up’: Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothée Chalamet, and More Join Adam McKay’s Next!!
Originally scheduled for a theatrical release, Sony Pictures’ naval war drama Greyhound made its streaming debut last Friday on Apple TV+. According to Deadline, the Tom Hanks-led film immediately broke an Apple TV+ record by having the biggest opening-weekend viewing of any other movies and TV shows on the platform. In addition, the film has also brought Apple new subscribers, as 30% of film’s viewers were … Continue reading ‘Greyhound’: Tom Hanks’ Film Smashes Apple TV+’s Opening-Weekend Records!!
Synopsis – Early in World War II, an inexperienced U.S. Navy captain must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by Nazi U-boat wolfpacks. My Take – With his continued roll out of picking up roles which have him playing brave, honorable yet largely every man heroes, I think we all can agree that Hollywood legend Tom Hanks has earned himself the moniker of America’s Dad. … Continue reading Greyhound (2020) Review!!
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today the 819 artists who are being extended invites to join and become bona fide Oscar voters. The Academy continues a much-needed push for diversity among its membership, as the 2020 class is 45% women, 36% underrepresented ethnic/racial communities, and 49% international from 68 countries. Ever since #OscarsSoWhite, the Academy has been making strides to make … Continue reading Academy Invites a Whole Set of New Oscar Voters!! Check Out the Full List!!
Apple has announced that the World War II action movie Greyhound will be released exclusively on Apple TV+ this July. The film was originally a Paramount Pictures movie and was intended for a theatrical release, but after the COVID-19 shutdown, Paramount decided to sell the film to Apple to turn it into an “Apple TV+ Original” and release it via their streaming service. And, Apple … Continue reading ‘Greyhound’: Tom Hanks led WWII Film Set for July 10 Premiere on Apple TV+!!
The Destin Daniel Cretton directed feature Just Mercy about civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson and his crusade to free wrongly condemned death row prisoner Walter McMillian is being made available by Warner Bros. to rent for free during the month of June on all digital platforms. “We believe in the power of story. Our film Just Mercy, based on the life work of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, … Continue reading ‘Just Mercy’ Is Now Available For Free To Support Blackout Tuesday!!
SXSW 2020 is proof that, just because a viral pandemic has put a temporary stop to festivals and other celebratory gatherings, that doesn’t mean that hard-working and talented creatives will go unrewarded. The festival was among the early events to be canceled in the wake of coronavirus, but also one of the first to go digital; the cancellation was just about two weeks ago and … Continue reading SXSW 2020 Reveals Award-Winners Despite Cancelling the Festival!!
Synopsis – During World War II, a US Navy skipper must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by Nazi U-boat wolf packs. Directed – Aaron Schneider Starring – Tom Hanks, Elisabeth Shue, Stephen Graham Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Greyhound’ Trailer Reveals the Tom Hanks led WWII Navy Epic!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner. My Take – It is a poignant feeling when you read about how American lawyer and social justice activist Bryan A. Stevenson‘s 2014 best-selling memoir, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, has become a touchstone of criminal justice writing to help change the conversation around … Continue reading Just Mercy (2020) Review!!
Oscar winner Viola Davis, Mudbound star Rob Morgan and The Nightingale breakout Aisling Franciosi have joined the cast of Sandra Bullock‘s new Netflix movie based on the British miniseries Unforgiven, Collider has learned. Nora Fingscheidt, who made her directorial debut with Germany’s current Oscar entrant System Crasher, will direct the untitled feature, which was written by Oscar winner Christopher McQuarrie. Graham King is producing under … Continue reading Viola Davis and Aisling Franciosi Join Sandra Bullock’s New Netflix Movie!!
Synopsis – Just Mercy shadows world-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson as he recounts his experiences and details the case of a condemned death row prisoner whom he fought to free. Directed – Destin Daniel Cretton Starring – Brie Larson, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Just Mercy’: New Trailer Looks at a System of Injustice!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Just Mercy shadows world-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson as he recounts his experiences and details the case of a condemned death row prisoner whom he fought to free. Directed – Destin Daniel Cretton Starring – Brie Larson, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Just Mercy’ Trailer Has Michael B. Jordan’s Lawyer Fighting for a Man’s Freedom!! Check It Out!!
Oscar-nominee Ethan Hawke (First Reformed) has become the latest addition to the cast of Cut Throat City, the new film from director RZA (The Man with the Iron Fists). Cut Throat City tells the story of four boyhood friends in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward who return after Hurricane Katrina to find their homes decimated, no jobs, and no help from FEMA. Reluctantly turning to … Continue reading ‘Cut Throat City’: Ethan Hawke to star in RZA’s Latest Film!!
Synopsis – A heist movie set in the lower ninth ward in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Directed – RZA Starring – Kat Graham, Eiza González, Wesley Snipes Check out the trailer: Continue reading Cut Throat City Trailer: RZA’s Heist Film Is Set During Hurricane Katrina!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war. My Take – As a subscriber and a huge fan of their original content, I do agree that Netflix hasn’t had the best track record when it comes to original feature films. Sure they … Continue reading Mudbound (2017) Review!!!!
Synopsis – Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war. Directed – Dee Rees Starring – Garrett Hedlund, Carey Mulligan, Jonathan Banks Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Mudbound’: New Trailer Highlights Dee Rees’ Powerful Southern Epic!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war. Directed – Dee Rees Starring – Garrett Hedlund, Carey Mulligan, Jonathan Banks Check out the trailer: Continue reading First ‘Mudbound’ Trailer Reveals One of the Best Films of the Year!! Check It Out!!!
