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Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks has closed new distribution deals for “I Can’t Live Without You” (“No puedo vivir sin ti”), the latest comedy from Argentina’s most bankable star, Adrián Suar.

Warner Bros. Discovery clinched rights for Eastern Europe, while New People Film Company secured rights to Cis, which includes Russia, and the Baltic states, Tanweer for Greece and Av Jet for Taiwan. Distribution rights for France, Germany, Korea, Australia and China are under discussion.

FilmSharks subsidiary The Remake Company has also sealed remake deals for the social satire with Italy’s Federation and Mexico’s BH5 with French, German, Chinese and Korean adaptation talks underway.

“This modern and realistic high concept comedy about cell phone addiction has translated globally very well, raising its distribution and remake potential,” said FilmSharks CEO-founder Guido Rud.

The latest from the producers of Spain’s reigning #1 Comedy “Ocho Apellidos Vascos” (“Spanish Affair”), the Spanish-Argentine co-production...

Exclusive: Yul Vazquez (Severance) has been tapped to star opposite Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera in Apple Original Films’ Camp Fire drama The Lost Bus from writer Brad Ingelsby and director Paul Greengrass, joining in an undisclosed role.

Based on Lizzie Johnson’s novel Paradise: One Town’s Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire, the film is set during the disastrous 2018 Camp Fire that became the deadliest fire in California history. Pic will be told through the perspective of heroic bus driver Kevin McKay and schoolteacher Mary Ludwig, who helped navigate a bus full of children through a deadly wildfire, as the town of Paradise is caught in destruction and chaos.

Produced by Jamie Lee Curtis’ Comet Pictures, Jason Blum’s Blumhouse, Ingelsby and Greg Goodman, the film’s EPs are Lizzie Johnson and Amy Lord. Curtis got the ball rolling on development after hearing the author on Np, reading...

Exclusive: Josh Close (Killers of the Flower Moon) has signed on to star in American Solitaire, an indie drama marking the first feature from writer-director Aaron Davidman.

He stars in the film as a U.S. soldier struggling to make sense of civilian life when he is confronted with the complexities of gun violence in America. Pic’s producers are Davidman, Lisa Bruce, David Oyelowo and Dylan Kussman (Wrestling Jerusalem). Marcus Gardley is serving as consulting producer.

Most recently, Close was seen playing Horace Burkhart, the brother of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Osage murderer Ernest, in Martin Scorsese’s Academy Award-nominated epic Killers of the Flower Moon. Prior to that, he starred opposite Trace Lysette and Patricia Clarkson in the acclaimed drama Monica, which was released by IFC Films after world premiering in Venice.

Kevin Costner and Luke Grimes in ‘Yellowstone’ season 3 episode 1 (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)

Seasons one and two of Yellowstone made their broadcast network debuts on CBS in 2023, and today the network confirmed plans for airing season three of the popular drama. Season two’s CBS run wrapped up on December 3rd with episode 10, “Sins of the Father.” Starring Oscar winner Kevin Costner (Dances with Wolves), the season two finale found Tate reunited with his family after being kidnapped by the militia and Rip learning what John really thinks of him.

The first three episodes of season three will air on Sunday, January 14, 2024 beginning at 8pm Et/Pt. The primetime broadcasts of seasons one and two have been averaging 5 million viewers.

The cast of Yellowstone is led by Costner as family patriarch John Dutton. Luke Grimes is Kayce Dutton, Kelly Reilly is Beth Dutton, Wes Bentley is Jamie Dutton, and Cole Hauser is Rip Wheeler.

"Yellowstone" season 5 will be the last we'll see of the Dutton family in its current form. The series, part of the prolific Taylor Sheridan's cowboy-verse that includes "1883," "1923," and the upcoming "Lawman: Bass Reeves," is coming to an end. That means fans will likely have to say goodbye to one of their favorite characters, Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly).

Beth Dutton is the daughter of John Dutton III (Kevin Costner), who runs the Yellowstone ranch in Montana. She had a rough time as a child, watching her difficult mother die in front of her. Now she's a financier, protector of her father, and in a relationship with ranch foreman Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser).

That on-again off-again romance between Beth and Rip was the backdrop to a scene in season 1, episode 2, "Kill the Messenger," which looked pretty scary to the audience and was especially intense for Reilly as well. The production...

The second episode of “Yellowstone” brought an average 5 million viewers to CBS when it aired on Sunday night.

This marks a 24% decrease from last week, when the Taylor Sheridan-created series made its debut on broadcast television with a strong 6.6 million viewers — though it should be noted that CBS did not air an NFL doubleheader on Sunday ahead of its own programming the way it did the week before. Like last week, though, Episode 2 of “Yellowstone” benefitted by airing after “60 Minutes,” a consistent ratings-bringer for CBS that was watched by 7.2 million average viewers on Sunday.

Among adults 25-54, the “Yellowstone” episode scored a 0.6 rating, down from a 0.9 the week before.

Titled “Kill the Messenger,” the episode made an obviously major leap from the 2 million viewers it reached when it first aired on Paramount Network in 2018. And for a more recent comparison, viewership of the first installation of Season 5 ranged...

In Sunday’s back-to-back episodes of Yellowstone, John made a powerful enemy, Beth made a splash, Rip made a killing, and Jamie… hoo boy, he made a crack that just about got his ass handed to him. But those are just the bullet points; read on, and we’ll go over everything that happened in these Season 1 repeats.

Yellowstone‘s Dutton Family Tree: Who’s Who On the Hit Series and Its Spinoffs — and How They’re All Related View List

‘This Ain’T Checkers, Son, It’S Chess, And You’Re About To Play With Masters’ | In “Kill the Messenger,...

On Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 8:00 Pm, CBS will air Season 1, Episode 2 of “Yellowstone” titled “Kill the Messenger.” This episode follows the aftermath of a dispute involving the Dutton family.

In “Kill the Messenger,” viewers will witness the Dutton family as they navigate the potential consequences of the recent conflict. John Dutton, the family patriarch, takes action by calling in a favor and collecting on old debts. Meanwhile, Jamie, another member of the family, meets with the governor to address the situation and minimize damage.

“Yellowstone” is a TV series that delves into the lives of the Dutton family, who own and operate the largest ranch in the United States. The show explores themes of power, loyalty, and family dynamics.

Tune in to CBS at 8:00 Pm this Sunday to catch the second episode of “Yellowstone,” titled “Kill the Messenger.” It promises to be a continuation of the family’s journey...

Yellowstone has made its network TV debut on CBS, gaining new fans and toning down the bad language and violence to meet broadcast standards. The show premiered with an impressive 6.6 million viewers, indicating a promising future on CBS. Yellowstone's first season will air on Sundays at 8 pm Et on CBS, with two episodes airing back to back each week. The release schedule for the rest of the season has been confirmed, but the finale date is unknown.

Yellowstone has finally landed on CBS, and here's what time and date viewers can expect episodes to drop. The Kevin Costner-fronted Western drama is one of the most unexpected TV success stories of recent years, with the series spawning a host of Yellowstone spinoff shows, including 1883 and the forthcoming Lawmen: Bass Reeves. The show was given a boost by the star power of Costner, but the franchise's wide-reaching success has...

Based on Gold Derby’s odds, one of the absolute tightest 2023 Creative Arts Emmy races involves Best Variety Special Writing contenders Chris Rock and John Mulaney, both of whom have previously conquered the category and are now facing off for the first time ever. Having both pushed their comedy to new levels of boldness in their respective Netflix specials “Selective Outrage” and “Baby J,” they provide voters with a truly tough choice when it comes to honoring the most impressive writing of the year.

This contest is made even more interesting by the fact that Rock and Wanda Sykes (“I’m an Entertainer”) are competing against each other after jointly earning four writing nominations and one win for “The Chris Rock Show” over two decades ago. Also included in this lineup are the sketch comedy special “Would It Kill You to Laugh?” and the career retrospective “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love....

Three top film composers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2023 awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Thursday, January 12, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 7:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Marcus Dixon and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.

RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.

This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Oscar contenders on the 2023 shortlist:

All Quiet on the Western Front (Netflix)

Synopsis: A young German soldier’s terrifying experiences and distress on the western front during World War I.

Bio: Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) was an Oscar nominee for “Lion.” Other...

We've all probably heard the saying "growth and comfort can't ride the same horse." And in the comedy world, there are way too many OGs who refuse to evolve - we all know who they are. The truth is, what we find funny does change over the years - like it or not - because we are always evolving as a society. Good comedy is able to take a clever stab at something very relevant. That's no easy task in today's cultural climate, and yet rising comedy star Ian Lara has managed to strike the right chord when it comes to mastering it.

In Lara's HBO Max special, "Romantic Comedy" (directed by fellow comedian Aida Rodriguez), released on Nov. 11, the 32-year-old beautifully finesses the perfect balance of poking fun at modern dating - never getting cringy about it - and sexual politics. His perfect comedic timing, storytelling specificity, and ability...

Ray Liotta, who starred in the Martin Scorsese mob classic Goodfellas, in addition to roles in Cop Land and Field of Dreams, has died at the age of 67.

A cause of death was not immediately available, but a rep for the actor confirmed to Rolling Stone that Liotta died in his sleep while on location in the Dominican Republic, where he was reportedly shooting the film Dangerous Waters.

Over a career that spanned 40 years, Liotta specialized in portraying tough-talking, no-nonsense characters often embroiled in the criminal underworld, or lighthearted variations of that character in comedies.

Exclusive: Concussion filmmaker Peter Landesman will adapt and direct Scout Comics’ comic series The Recount into a feature film for Don Handfield’s Motor Content and Jonathan Kadin’s KadinCreative. Nick Jones Jr. will co-write with Landesman.

The fictional political thriller written by U.S. army veteran Jonathan Hedrick, was published by Scout Comics in November last year and is set in an unsettling, yet recognizable American political climate. The material is described as having the political intrigue of House of Cards blended with the horror of The Purge.

In the series, the U.S. President is assassinated by one of his own security detail. A Secret Service agent must then protect the Vice President at all costs from a vast, dangerous conspiracy. With nowhere to turn and no one to trust, these two women with completely opposing beliefs are forced to work together to fight back and preserve what’s left of American democracy.

With over 90 films to her career, Manisha Koirala is acknowledged as one of the finest Indian actresses to grace the big screen. With each new movie and character, the actress would completely disappear into her role in films like 1942: A Love Story, Khamoshi: The Musical, Dil Se, Company, and most recently Lust Stories and Sanju. Earning rave reviews for her work, audiences are always eager to see what brilliance she will bring to the big screen and this newest film does not disappoint. She is outstanding once again.

Directed by Geeta Malik, India Sweets and Spices is an entertaining film, often funny, and truly thought-provoking. It gives a glimpse of the life of an Indian American family. Ms. Koirala takes on the role of Sheila, a perfectionist, who is very proper and always acts in the manner that she thinks is the right way to be in her life.

Geeta Malik’s exceptional India Sweets and Spices is all set to open on November 19th in US theatres. The film has a fantastic cast that includes Sophia Ali, Deepti Gupta, Rish Shah, Amaran Shaikh, Ved Sapru, Anita Kalathara, Richa Chadha, and many others. It also features Bollywood superstars Manisha Koirala and Adil Hussain in outstanding performances.

India Sweets and Spices is a glimpse into the life of an Indian American family. It follows the story of Alia Kapur, who returns to her family’s posh suburban New Jersey home after a year away at college. She finds that she is ready to trade in the lavish Saturday-night dinner parties and gossiping “aunties” of her community for more, but what that is, she does not know. Along the way, many secrets are revealed, and it changes Alia, her mother Sophia (Manisha Koirala), and father Ranjit’s (Adil Hussain) lives forever...

The fact-based story about former U.S. Army sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins’ four decades of living in North Korea is to be produced as an English-language limited TV series.

Peter Landesman will direct the series for South Korean financing and production company Moving Pictures Company.

Writer Nick Osborne, who most recently adapted the “Last of the Mohicans” series for HBO Max, is adapting the non-fiction book “The Reluctant Communist: My Desertion, Court-Martial, and Forty-Year Imprisonment in North Korea,” co-written by Jenkins and Time journalist Jim Frederick.

Events began in 1965, some 13 years after the end of the inter-Korean war, when Jenkins abandoned his post in South Korea and walked across the militarized border into North Korea. He believed his action would get him back to the U.S. and earn him a short jail sentence. Instead, he found himself in another sort of prison, living for 40 years under a repressive Communist autocracy.

Exclusive: HBO has put in development If You Lived With Me You’d Be Home By Now, a half-hour series inspired by Annabelle Gurwitch’s Los Angeles Times article and corresponding chapter of her recently released book, You’re Leaving When? Adventures in Downward Mobility. The project hails from Gurwitch, Bill Maher (Real Time with Bill Maher) and Naomi Despres and Robert Salerno’s Artina Films.

Written by Gurwitch, in the series, recently divorced and at the end of her financial and emotional rope, a woman takes in boarders who are also at the end of their financial and emotional rope, and everyone’s life changes, for better and worse.

Maher executive produces with Despres and Salerno for Artina Films. Gurwitch serves as co-executive producer.

HBO optioned rights to Gurwitch’s book, which was published by Counterpoint in March 2021. The...

Exclusive: Josh Close has joined the cast of Andrea Pallaoro’s Monica.

He’ll appear in the dramatic feature alongside previously announced cast members Trace Lysette (Hustlers), Patricia Clarkson (Sharp Objects), Emily Browning (American Gods) and Adriana Barraza (Babel).

Monica follows a woman of the same name (Lysette) who returns home to the Midwest for the first time in 20 years to take care of her dying mother (Clarkson). The film will lead the viewer into Monica’s world and state of mind—the pain and fear, needs and desires of a woman, whose journey ultimately illuminates the human condition.

The feature exploring universal themes of abandonment, aging, rejection, acceptance and forgiveness is the second in a women’s trilogy helmed by Pallaoro. It comes on the heels of the director’s 2017 drama, Hannah, which starred Charlotte Rampling.

Pallaoro penned the script for Monica with his longtime writing partner Orlando Tirado.

Chris Rock is no stranger to Emmy. In the 24 years since his first nomination, the celebrated comic has earned a whopping 19 nominations for writing, directing, producing and performing in his series and specials. He has won four of those Emmy bids — three for writing (his self-titled series and two stand-up specials “Bring the Pain” and “Kill the Messenger”) and one for producing “Bring the Pain.”

This Emmy season, Rock is primed to earn two more nominations. The first (and more likely) is as Guest Comedy Actor for his third sting hosting “Saturday Night Live.” That late-night staple gave Rock his big break more than three decades ago. Our exclusive Emmyy predictions have Rock pegged in fifth place for a nomination with odds of 8/1.

The more intriguing prospect is the possibility of a nomination for Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actor for his performance as a 1950s crime boss in “Fargo.

More than two decades after first airing, the first two seasons of “The Chris Rock Show” are available to stream on HBO Max.

The late-night talk show created and hosted by Rock originally aired on HBO over five seasons, from 1997 to 2000. Starting Friday, June 25, Season 1 (7 episodes) and Season 2 (12 episodes) are on HBO Max.

“The Chris Rock Show,” which won an Emmy for writing in 1999, showcased the actor-comedian’s singular comedic sketches and pointed social commentary. Legendary DJ and rapper Grandmaster Flash served as the show’s musical director.

The series premiere of the half-hour variety show featured a performance by Prince of “Emancipation” — but that was cut from the home-video release and isn’t in the version available on HBO Max. Guests in the first two seasons of “The Chris Rock” included Whoopi Goldberg, Tracy Morgan, Mary J. Blige, Conan O’Brien, George Carlin, Usher, Jesse Jackson, Rev. Al Sharpton, Johnnie Cochran,...

Originally slated for release April of 2020 but postponed due to the pandemic, director Brad Leo Lyon’s (Little Creeps/Monsters on Main Street) latest film Thursday the 12th – a horror comedy in the realm of Evil Dead meets Mallrats with a touch of Tucker and Dale Versus Evil – is finally getting ready for a new theatrical roadshow, touring the country doing advanced theatrical screenings of the film followed by a Q & A in cities across the US, starting in June.

Starring such familiar faces as Todd Bridges (Different Strokes), Jena Sims (Kill the Messenger), Brian Sutherland (Z Nation), and Marilyn Ghigliotti (Clerks), Thursday the 12th follows two failed film school graduates closing in on their 30’s, the fearful Seth Franco and the unreliable James Rogen, who are stuck working the same jobs they had in high school. Life for these two already has its fair share of complications but things...

New trailer for the movie “Thursday the 12th” starring such familiar faces as Todd Bridges (Different Strokes), Jena Sims (Kill the Messenger), Brian Sutherland (Z Nation), and Marilyn Ghigliotti (Clerks) is releasing today at 6:00 Pm Est. Thursday the 12th is a horror comedy in the realm of Evil Dead meets Mallrats with a touch of Tucker and …

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Chris Rock’s 2018 Netflix stand-up comedy special “Tamborine” is adding 27 minutes of previously unreleased footage in a repackaged release. “Chris Rock: Total Blackout, The Tamborine Extended Cut” is set to debut next week on Netflix.

In what Rock and Netflix have dubbed a “remix” of the Grammy-nominated special, the comedian offers (even) more searing observations on race, fatherhood, and politics, the streaming service said on Monday. The extended cut includes never-before-seen jokes, interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage.

Watch a chilly Rock tease the special in the above video. There are a whole bunch of tambourines — er, tamborines — hanging from trees in the pretty low-budget promo.

“Chris Rock: Total Blackout, The Tamborine Extended Cut” premieres globally on Netflix on Jan. 12, 2021.

The original “Tamborine” release has a 100% fresh rating among critics on Rotten Tomatoes. It has a 37% rating among viewers, however, so something is up.

Rock’s first stand-up comedy special in more...

CAA Media Finance is representing worldwide distribution rights to “India Sweets and Spices,” produced by Sk Global (“Crazy Rich Asians”) and Madison Wells (“Genius”).

The film is directed by Geeta Malik (“Troublemaker”) and is based on her own script “Dinner With Friends” that won the 2016 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in screenwriting. The film follows a young woman who, after her first year at college, returns to her affluent suburban New Jersey home for the summer and discovers distressing secrets about her seemingly picture-perfect Indian American family.

“We don’t often see movies about the duality of identifying strongly with both Indian and American traditions, and not having to choose between them,” Malik said. “And I didn’t want to make a movie specifically about any sort of culture clash. Every generation, no matter what their background, has to find a way to both break free from and embrace their history. That...

Film industry veteran executive and producer Pamela Abdy has been named president of MGM Motion Picture Group, three months after Jonathan Glickman departed the post.

MGM Film Group chairman Michael De Luca made the announcement Tuesday. Abdy will oversee development, production and post-production for all MGM and Orion films, reporting to De Luca.

De Luca, the Oscar-nominated producer of “The Social Network” and a former executive at Sony and New Line, joined MGM in early January in the newly created role.

“I have long admired Pam for her exceptional abilities as both a studio executive and producer – both critical jobs in our industry and ones that she has handled with the utmost skill, taste and talent,” he said. “She is among the very best and we are all beyond thrilled that she will be joining the MGM team as we steer the studio into the future.”

Abdy said, “I am...

Update: Shortly after Deadline broke the story, MGM sent out a press release, confirming Pam Abdy’s appointment. She’ll carry the title of MGM Motion Picture Group President. Read the release before Deadline’s scoop.

Exclusive: Pam Abdy is being named to a top production post at the reconstituted MGM, sources said. The hire was made by Michael De Luca, who in early January was named chairman of MGM Motion Picture Group.

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Abdy is a veteran producer and studio exec who most recently helped Brad Weston start the production/finance company Makeready. Before that, she worked closely with Weston at New Regency during that company’s...

John Rambo loves to give during the holiday season! Rambo: Last Blood is now available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital from global content leader Lionsgate. To celebrate, we have two behind the scenes clips from the special features

This first features producer Les Weldon:

The second features composer Brian Tyler:

One of Sylvester Stallone’s most iconic characters draws blood one last time when Rambo: Last Blood has arrived on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital), Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital), DVD, and On Demand from Lionsgate. Cowritten by Oscar®-nominated screenwriter Sylvester Stallone and Matt Cirulnick, with a story by Dan Gordon and Sylvester Stallone – and directed by Adrian Grünberg – the highly anticipated last chapter of the legendary Rambo series follows the titular character as he seeks vengeance and puts his unmatched combat skills to the test one final time.

Samantha Lang.

Lion and Mary Magdalene director Garth Davis and See-Saw Films have launched a production co-venture with Samantha Lang as head of development.

Entitled I Am That, the partnership will develop feature film and TV projects for Davis to direct and produce alongside See-Saw founders Iain Canning and Emile Sherman.

The president of the Australian Directors Guild, Lang has started work already, based at See-Saw Films’ Sydney office. “This is a really great fit,” Sam tells If. “I really admire Garth and Emile and we look forward to creating beyond beautiful, large scale international film and TV projects together.”

Davis said: “I Am That stems from my long-standing relationship with both Iain Canning and Emile Sherman, who have been incredibly supportive of me in my filmmaking journey and are wonderful partners.

“I also feel very lucky to have the talented Samantha Lang by our side in this new chapter,...

Welcome to The B-Side, a podcast from The Film Stage. Here we explore movies featuring established stars that flopped at the box office, have been forgotten by time, or remain hidden gems. These aren’t the films that made them famous or kept them famous. These are the other ones. So strap in and listen close as we dive into the big swings and big misses from some of the most well-known names in the business.

Specifically, we pick out the original six Avengers of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and talk about some of their B-Sides. After discussing the B-Sides of Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, and Chris Evans on Part I, this week we turn to Mark Ruffalo (The Brothers Bloom), Jeremy Renner (Kill the Messenger), and Chris Hemsworth (In the Heart of the Sea and a dash of Rush). We also discuss Avengers: Endgame and what we hope...

History has set Monday, March 25 at 10 Pm for the season 2 premiere of its popular medieval drama series Knightfall from A+E Studios, Jeremy Renner’s The Combine and Midnight Radio. The date was announced Sunday at TCA along with the first trailer (watch above).

Mark Hamill makes his series debut alongside star Tom Cullen in the eight-episode Season 2 which embraces a more brutal view of this harsh time in history, and heads towards the ultimate demise of the Templar Order which occurred on Friday the 13th, 1307.

Knightfall goes inside the medieval politics and warfare of the Knights Templar, the most powerful, wealthy and mysterious military order of the Middle Ages. The series goes deep into the clandestine world of this legendary brotherhood of warrior monks to learn who these knights were, how they lived, and what they died believing. Season 2 focuses on themes such as power, redemption, revenge, betrayal, family, and...

Netflix has confirmed that 64 new original series, movies and specials will be debuting on the streaming service in December, including the red-hot Oscar contender “Roma.” Among the returning shows are the second half of season 3 of “The Ranch” and season 4 of “Fuller House.”

Available December 1

“8 Mile”

“Astro Boy”

“Battle” (Netflix original)

“Bride of Chucky”

“Christine”

“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”

“Crossroads: One Two Jaga” (Netflix original)

“Friday”

“Friday After Next”

“Hellboy”

“Man vs Wild with Sunny Leone,” Season 1

“Meet Joe Black”

“Memories of the Alhambra” (Netflix original)

“My Bloody Valentine”

“Next Friday”

“Reindeer Games”

“Seven Pounds”

“Shaun of the Dead”

“Terminator Salvation”

“The Big Lebowski”

“The Great British Baking Show: Masterclass,” Season 5 Masterclasses

“The Last Dragon”

“The Man Who Knew Too Little”

Available December 2

“The Lobster”

Available December 3

“Blue Planet II,” Season 1

“Hero Mask” (Netflix original)

“The Sound of Your Heart: Reboot,” Season 2 (Netflix original)

Available December 4

“District 9”

Available December 6

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Just in time for the holiday season, Netflix has unveiled a host of classics to keep you cozy throughout those long, cold nights. As Oscar season gears up, there are plenty of excellent films on offer in theaters, but nothing beats staying on the couch with an old classic. As the streaming giant enters the Oscar race with “Roma,” viewers will have a chance to see Alfonso Cuarón’s epic, though this one really deserves to be seen on the big screen.

Old standby comedies like “The Big Lebowski” and “Shaun of the Dead” should get you through the holidays with your family, and Yorgos Lanthimos fans can revisit “The Lobster” after seeing what the daring Greek auteur does with “The Favourite.” Guillermo del Toro fans rejoice, “Hellboy” is also hitting the streaming waves in December.

As for Netflix Originals films, Patti Cake$” star Danielle MacDonald follows-up her Sundance hit...

Don Kaye Nov 19, 2018

Boy Erased star and New York City native Lucas Hedges explains how he related to a Baptist kid from Arkansas.

Lucas Hedges is, as they say, having a moment. Following his breakout, Oscar-nominated performance two years ago in Kenneth Lonergan’s brilliant Manchester by the Sea (which itself came on the heels of small roles in films like Kill the Messenger and The Grand Budapest Hotel), the 21-year-old New York-based actor has been on something of a tear. After appearing last year in Lady Bird and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, he’s showing up this fall in three already acclaimed films, two of them as the lead: Boy Erased, Mid90s and the upcoming Ben is Back.

In Boy Erased, directed by Joel Edgerton (also an actor himself), Hedges plays Jared Eamons, a character inspired by Garrard Conley, who wrote the memoir the film is based on.

CBS is developing Bait & Tackle, a multi-camera comedy from Stuck In the Middle co-creator/executive producer Linda Figueiredo, musician Brian Kelley, Johnny Galecki’s Alcide Bava Productions and Warner Bros. TV where Alcide Bava is based.

Galecki is executive producing Bait & Tackle alongside Alcide Bava’s new VP, Holly Brown. She replaced Andrew Haas.

Written/executive produced by Figueiredo, Bait & Tackle revolves around three adult siblings who must step up to run the family business—a small town bait & tackle shop—when the family patriarch retires.

Kelley of multi-platinum duo Florida Georgia Line, who is a friend of Galecki’s, also executive produces. This marks the first sale for his production company, CuzBro, with Stephen Snedden and Justin Halliwell.

Brown comes to Alcide Bava with fifteen years of experience working in television and film, having most recently served as producer on Cruise, written and directed by Robert Siegel. She was...

We were so thrilled when we heard that Garrard Conley's memoir Boy Erased was getting a big-screen adaptation written and directed by Joel Edgerton. The story follows Jared, a teenager living in a small Arkansas town who is unwillingly outed to his devout Baptist parents and subsequently must attend a gay conversion therapy program through his church. It's a compelling story that's already been getting a ton of buzz, and we have been counting down the days until its Nov. 2 release.

That excitement quadrupled when we heard the power players who would head up the cast. Ever since Nicole Kidman knocked our socks off in Big Little Lies, we've been patiently waiting for more opportunities to see her own the theater. She has been cast as Nancy, Jared's mother, and we can hear the Oscar buzz already. Then, we have New Zealander Russell Crowe depicting Jared's pastor father, Marshall.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead is no stranger to big screen comic book adaptations, having played Ramona Flowers in Edgar Wright’s 2010 cult hit “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.” She has also portrayed her share of strong female characters in titles including FX series “Fargo” and 2014 biographical crime drama “Kill the Messenger.” Winstead’s new role as Huntress in Warner Bros.’ upcoming female-led “Birds of Prey” is a completely new and different story, though.

“I’m going to start training, and I’ll be learning how to shoot a bow and arrow, too — which is new for me,” Winstead told TheWrap during an interview for her latest film, a dramedy called “All About Nina,” in theaters this weekend.

TheWrap reported earlier this week that Winstead, along with Jurnee Smollett-Bell (“Friday Night Lights”), have been cast in the Margot Robbie-led DC anti-hero team-up “Birds of Prey.”

Also Read: 'Birds of Prey': Jurnee Smollett-Bell,...

Exclusive: Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs, an Amazon Top Bestseller, has been optioned by Overbrook Entertainment and Don Handfield & Richard Rayner’s film and television shingle, Motor. A limited series is planned for what promises to be an epic story.

The book follows the tragic tale of conquest and defeat, of colonization and resistance, of empires won and civilizations lost — and of the violent confluence of two empires previously unknown to each other. It’s the epic account of Hernan Cortes, one of the greatest conquerors history has ever known, and Montezuma, the complex leader of the ancient civilization that he would oppose. Their stories culminate in the cataclysmic battle that would be the end of one world and the making of a new one.

“I can’t believe this story has never been told,” said Caleeb Pinkett of Overbrook, a company whose partners include Will Smith,...

Mike Cecchini Joseph Baxter Feb 28, 2019

Rambo 5: Last Blood, Sylvester Stallone's last go-around in the franchise, now has a release date.

John Rambo is at it again. Rambo 5 is underway, with Sylvester Stallone returning as the wayward one-man army from whom society drew first blood. Apropos to that description, it has just been revealed that the fifth film will go by the full title, Rambo 5: Last Blood.

Adrian Grunberg (Get the Gringo) will serve as director, working off a screenplay by Stallone, joined by producer Avi Lerner. Rambo 5: Last Blood will see Stallone's John headed south of the border to take on the drug cartels.

Here's everything you need to know about Rambo 5: Last Blood...

Rambo 5 Release Date

Per The Hollywood Report, Rambo 5: Last Blood, will premiere on September 20, 2019. The fall is as good a time as any for John Rambo's last go-around.

Rambo 5 Cast...

Mike Cecchini Joseph Baxter Oct 11, 2018

Rambo 5 is in production, with Sylvester Stallone's Rambo returning to wage a one-man war on a Mexican drug cartel.

John Rambo is at it again. Rambo 5 is getting underway with a shoot in Bulgaria, with Sylvester Stallone returning as the wayward one-man army from whom society drew first blood. Apropos to that description, it has just been revealed that the fifth film will go by the full title, Rambo 5: Last Blood.

Adrian Grunberg (Get the Gringo) will serve as director, working off a screenplay by Stallone, joined by producer Avi Lerner. Rambo 5: Last Blood will see Stallone's John headed south of the border to take on the drug cartels.

Here's everything you need to know about Rambo 5: Last Blood...

Rambo 5 Cast

Sergio Peris-Mencheta will play the Rambo 5 villain, reports Deadline. His character will be Hugo Martinez, the leader...

One of the first things that’s striking about “Chris Rock: Tamborine,” the latest special from the legendary comedian, is the audience. Filmed in Brooklyn, the venue for this hour of introspection, observation, and occasional absurdity has a smaller-sized crowd that feels more in line with its Netflix streaming home. Gone is the to-the-rafters approach of arena-sized performances like Rock’s various Apollo sets. This is a grand re-entry with a smaller focus, but still anchored by all the skill that’s made him essential.

Like Dave Chappelle, another icon who made a Netflix return after a decade away, there’s a good amount of material in “Tamborine” about dealing with fame and a changing relationship to what comes with a high-profile life. Rock’s attitude here is less to revel in the luxuries of his life and more to acknowledge the things that more opportunities put someone in danger of ignoring.

Netflix continues its aggressive push into comedy by teaming up with Chris Rock for his first stand-up special in a decade. Chris Rock: Tamborine premieres on the streaming platform on Valentine's Day.

Netflix posted a brief, vague teaser – no shots of the comedian, but lots of tambourines – for the special earlier this month. The comedian announced the details for Chris Rock: Tamborine on Tuesday. The special was filmed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City and directed by Bo Burnham.

Rock's deal with Netflix was first revealed...

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I’m “biast” (con): nothing

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)

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I’m “biast” (con): nothing

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)

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“No, Mister CIA, your code name cannot be ‘Risky Business.’”

Barry is, in the...

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I’m “biast” (con): this looked really familiar

I have not read the source material

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)

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Director Michael Cuesta, operating more in the vein of his work on Homeland than such features as L.I.E. and Kill the Messenger, proves impressively deft at orchestrating large-scale sequences. The globe-hopping story of covert U.S. operatives zeroing in on terrorist factions and renegade mercenaries...

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I’m “biast” (con): nothing

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)

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Bottom Line: Renner has built his movie stardom and used it to smart advantage, ranging from archer Hawkeye in “The Avengers” to throwing banter with Simon Pegg in “Mission: Impossible.” Those movies make it possible for him to be a magician in love with a Frenchwoman (Marion Cotillard) in James Gray’s “The Immigrant,” or the pompadoured Camden, New Jersey Mayor Carmen Polito in David O. Russell’s “American Hustle.”

Career Peaks: Renner had been a working actor for 13 years, supporting himself with construction and house-flipping (and roles as serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and zombie killer in Danny Boyle’s “28 Days Later”) when he broke out at age 37 as the fearless,...

Welcome to Career Watch, a vocational checkup of top actors and directors, and those who hope to get there. In this edition we take on Jeremy Renner, who stars in Taylor Sheridan’s indie hit western “Wind River” with fellow-Avenger Elizabeth Olsen.

Bottom Line: Renner has built his movie stardom and used it to smart advantage, ranging from archer Hawkeye in “The Avengers” to throwing banter with Simon Pegg in “Mission: Impossible.” Those movies make it possible for him to be a magician in love with a Frenchwoman (Marion Cotillard) in James Gray’s “The Immigrant,” or the pompadoured Camden, New Jersey Mayor Carmen Polito in David O. Russell’s “American Hustle.”

Career Peaks: Renner had been a working actor for 13 years, supporting himself with construction and house-flipping (and roles as serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and zombie killer in Danny Boyle’s “28 Days Later”) when he broke out at age 37 as the fearless,...