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It’s a good time to be an Alan Rudolph fan. Last fall, Shout! Studios released a gorgeous restoration of Rudolph’s unjustly maligned satire “Breakfast of Champions,” and this month Rudolph enters the Criterion Collection with a new 4K Uhd edition of his deliriously romantic and unclassifiable “Choose Me.”

A hypnotic noir-inflected fever dream following the intersecting love stories of a group of strangers who frequent the same smoky bar, “Choose Me” is vintage Rudolph: hyper-stylized, hilarious, and concerned with universal ideas expressed in the most idiosyncratic possible manner.

When Rudolph came to write and direct “Choose Me” in 1984, he was at a crossroads in his career, having made two excellent but unpopular movies (“Welcome to L.A.” and “Remember My Name”) outside the system and two studio pictures (“Roadie” and “Endangered Species”) on which Rudolph felt suffocated after his liberating apprenticeship as an assistant director under Robert Altman on “The Long Goodbye” and “Nashville.

The action drama series Tracker was an instant hit for CBS, sharing the top ratings spots with Kathy Bates' Matlock. The procedural features Justin Hartley in the lead, widely known for his standout role as Kevin on This Is Us. As a lone wolf survivalist named Colter Shaw, he makes his way in the world by tracking down missing people for both law enforcement and private citizens. However, part of Tracker's charm in the first season was Robin Weigert as Teddi, who, along with her wife Velma, keeps the business side of Cole's job running smoothly while he's out in the field.

However, before the start of Season 2, it was revealed that Weigert would not be continuing her role on the show. Though not uncommon for actors to abruptly leave projects, it was a bit of a shock due to her significant presence in the first season and the...

Spoiler Alert !!!Turn back now if you want to avoid the spoilers for The Devil and the Daylong Brothers!

Sometimes, the best stories are the ones that come out of left field, the ones you didn’t see coming, and The Devil and the Daylong Brothers is definitely one of those. Picture this: a Southern Gothic, a sprinkle of folklore, a dash of violence, and a whole lot of music—it sounds like a cocktail of chaos, doesn’t it?

Directed by Brandon McCormick, this film stirs up a cocktail of action, fantasy, and musical flair in ways that’ll keep you guessing. And while it may not always hit every high note, it certainly manages to strum a few unforgettable riffs that stick.

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It’s a story about three brothers, bound by a curse, hell-bent on reclaiming their stolen souls,...

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Of course, John Lithgow wins the award for the best guest star on Dexter. It’s impossible to forget his menacing character The Trinity Killer. The same goes for other high-profile stars who appeared on one or more seasons, like Keith Carradine, Julia Stiles, Colin Hanks, Mark Pellegrino, Jimmy Smits, and Yvonne Strahovski.

But beyond these few, there were many stars who had guest roles on the show, some even for multiple seasons, that fans who originally watched almost 20 years ago may have forgotten about. In some cases, these actors didn’t get their big breakout role, or at least the role that fans of this generation know them for, until after they were on Dexter. But for fans watching or re-watching now, it’s a pleasant surprise to see them pop up.

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Many fans of Dexter have been watching Dexter: Original Sin, and the fantastic prequel has prompted some, present company included, to re-watch the original. The original show premiered in 2006, which was almost 20 years ago. So, it’s easy to forget a lot of the minor details. One such detail is just how close Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) came to being caught... on more than one occasion.

In Season 2, the dismembered bodies wrapped in garbage bags that Dexter had been so neatly disposing of for years finally rose to the surface. Piecing everything together (literally), Miami Metro P.D. theorized that there was a serial killer in action, whom they named the Bay Harbor Butcher. They brought in Special Agent Frank Lundy (Keith Carradine) to assist, a man with a reputation for solving cases and a specialty in investigating serial killers. His reputation for sniffing out serial killers was impressive,...

There has been renewed interest in Dexter thanks to streaming on Netflix along with spin-offs like Dexter: New Blood and, more notably, the recently released prequel series Dexter: Original Sin. Fans who watched the original back when it first debuted on Showtime might be floored to learn that it has been almost 20 years since Dexter premiered back in 2006 and became one of the most popular shows of the 2000s.

In those two decades, it’s easy to forget a lot of small details about the show. There are pivotal plot points, of course, that no one can forget. But even die-hard fans might have completely let their memories slip about some of the more subtle details and even a few things viewers might not even have noticed the first time around.

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In a sit-down conversation with uInterview, actor Keith Carradine reflected on his time filming the drama series Dexter, which follows a serial killer (Michael C. Hall) with a code of conduct to only kill guilty individuals. Carradine appeared in 15 episodes of the show from 2007 to 2009, playing FBI Special Agent Frank Lundy. His character developed a romantic relationship with the character Debra Morgan, played by Jennifer Carpenter. Notably, the two characters have a 30-year age gap. Carradine spoke to uInterview founder Erik Meers about his time on the show. “I credit Jennifer Carpenter with making my character work because the idea of that sort of Spring-September romance, it’s always dangerous and there is the possibility of the ick factor there, this older guy with this younger woman, and is that going to play, is it going to be accepted, is the audience going to approve of this – and I really...

In a sit-down conversation with uInterview, veteran actor Keith Carradine delved into what draws him to a role on screen and what captivated him about his character in his new movie, Laws of Man. Laws of Man is a period movie that takes place at the start of the Cold War and follows U.S. Marshalls Frank and Tommy as they work to find a wanted murderer in the deserts of Nevada. Carradine shared an overview of his character with uInterview founder Erik Meers. “He’s basically, he’s a crooked FBI man,” Carradine said. “And I thought it would be fun…I thought, ‘That’s a fun role, I’m going to have a good time being that guy.’ Because on Dexter, obviously I was a not crooked FBI agent in pursuit of that serial killer. So to play an FBI agent on the wrong side of the law was fun.

Fifty years after winning his Academy Award for Robert Altman's masterpieceNashville, Keith Carradine is still very much in the acting game. His new star-studded crime thriller, Laws of Man, is now available on digital and demand, while his earlier work is still being spotlighted to this day. Exhibit A is Choose Me (1984), which is soon entering the Criterion Collection. MovieWeb recently caught up with Carradine following the release of Laws of Man, where he also weighed in on the continued impact of Choose Me from writer-director Alan Rudolph.

"We were delighted to hear that, and Alan and I both went in and spoke on camera, you know, for the extras and stuff. That was really fun. And I'm happy to to know that Criterion has adopted us and people will have another chance to revisit that," Carradine told us.

The longtime performer also revealed more about the history of...

There have been well over ten different Spider-Man series throughout the years. Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man started strong, but that does not guarantee the rest of the series will maintain the same quality. Some Spider-Man series have begun well but later became subpar, while others had middling premiere episodes yet went on to become some of the best superhero cartoons ever.

Whether a Spider-Man series starts with an origin story or jumps straight into the action, its premiere episode is crucial for setting the tone and, most importantly, establishing what kind of Peter Parker fans will follow throughout the series. The best Spider-Man premieres lay the groundwork for future supporting characters that Peter Parker can interact and grow with.

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Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is an animated superhero action-adventure and teen comedy-drama series created by Jeff Trammell. Based on Marvel Comics, the Disney+ series is set in an alternate universe, and it follows Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, as he begins working for Norman Osborn, who later becomes his mentor instead of Tony Stark, aka Iron Man. Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’s voice cast includes Hudson Thames, Kari Wahlgren, Grace Song, Eugene Byrd, Zeno Robinson, and Colman Domingo. So, if you loved the interesting stories, impressive animation, and complex characters in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Ultimate Spider-Man is an animated superhero action-adventure comedy-drama series developed by Marvel Animation. Based on the Marvel Comics character by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the Disney Xd series follows Peter Parker,...

Betrayed by their father when he made a deal with the Devil, three brothers embark on a violent quest to reclaim their souls in Brandon McCormick's The Devil and the Daylong Brothers. With the Southern Gothic musical hitting theaters and coming out on VOD and digital platforms on January 31st, we have an exclusive clip to share with Daily Dead readers!

You can see the Daylong Brothers conduct an intense interrogation in our exclusive clip below, and keep an eye on Quiver Distribution's official website to learn more about The Devil and the Daylong Brothers.

Synopsis: "The Devil and the Daylong Brothers follows Ishmael, Enoch, and Abraham Daylong—three brothers cursed by their father’s deal with the Devil—as they embark on a brutal mission to reclaim their souls. Bound by blood and damnation, they hunt down the wicked across the South, confronting their ultimate target: their estranged father,...

Dermot Mulroney stars in the new Cold War-era thriller 'Laws of Man' alongside Harvey Keitel and Keith Carradine. He speaks to MovieWeb about shifting into a villainous role for the film, while also becoming Chief Pascal in 'Chicago Fire,' and teases the epic 'One Crossover' event on Jan. 29, 2025.

In 'Laws of Man,' at the dawn of the Cold War, U.S. marshals Frank and Tommy pursue wanted murderer Benjamin Bonney in the deserts of Nevada and stumble upon a plot that threatens to upend the very foundations of justice and peace.

Eric Weissmann, the veteran entertainment attorney who repped Rita Hayworth, Robert Altman, Elizabeth Taylor and Gene Wilder in a career that lasted more than five decades, has died. He was 94.

Weissmann died Dec. 15 in Denver of natural causes, his granddaughter Sara McCrea told The Hollywood Reporter.

His clients also included David Carradine and Keith Carradine, Peter Bogdanovich, Robert Aldrich, Paul Mazursky and Mark Rydell.

In 2012, Weissmann founded his own practice after spending many years as a senior partner with the Beverly Hills firm Weissmann Wolff Bergman Coleman Grodin. “I look forward to enjoying the freedom of being on my own and devoting full time to my clients,” he said then.

That move came in the wake of Weissmann Wolff merging with Sacramento-based Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Tobin & Tobin, effectively bringing to an end an entertainment law firm that had been a player in Hollywood since the early 1980s.

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Actor Harrison Ford has been pretty picky about his roles over the years, carefully choosing roles that suit his cocky charm, but he hasn't always made perfect choices. While the actor has dozens of truly great movies under his belt, he also has a few stinkers, like historical submarine thriller "K-19: The Widowmaker" and utopia-building drama "The Mosquito Coast," though Ford has rather thoroughly defended both. There's one box office bomb that he hasn't been as effusive about, however, in large part because he was admittedly never on the film's wavelength. 

The 2011 sci-fi action western "Cowboys & Aliens" had all of the ingredients for major blockbuster box office success. Based on Scott Mitchell Rosenberg's 2006 Platinum Studios graphic novel of the same name, "Cowboys & Aliens" was directed by Jon Favreau, fresh off the success of the first two "Iron Man" films. It starred Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde,...

Ambition outstrips expertise in writer-director Phil Blattenberger’s “Laws of Man,” whose serpentine plot winds up seeming a wild goose chase — one whose execution should have been, well, wilder. Action and atmosphere are too poorly supplied for this stab at a noirish retro thriller to emerge as anything but talky, awkward and unconvincing. Set in 1963, it takes a big narrative leap toward the end that suggests an intent closer to such willfully over-the-top Cold War paranoia fantasias as “Dr. Strangelove” and “Winter Kills.” But the satirical edge which might’ve pulled off that gambit is absent throughout, making for a whole that’s peculiar without ever being very engaging. Saban is releasing the feature to U.S. theaters, digital and On Demand platforms Jan. 10.

Based in state capitol Carson City, Frank (Jacob Keohane) and Tommy (Jackson Rathbone) are U.S. marshals who’ve driven 15 hours into the remotest Nevada desert...

Ridley Scott claims that his debut 1977 movie would have won one of the biggest film prizes had it not been for $50K bribery. The English director is perhaps best known for his iconic sci-fi films, Alien and Blade Runner, which were only the second and third films of his career. A few years earlier, he made his feature directorial debut in 1977 with a lesser-known historical drama, his first in the genre before directing many more in Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, The Last Duel, and Napoleon.

Scott's later historical epic Gladiator did win arguably the biggest prize in film, the Academy Award for Best Picture, in 2001, while his 2016 sci-fi film The Martian was also nominated for the honor. Additionally, Scott has received an Oscar nomination for Best Director three times for Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, and Black Hawk Down. The director has also competed for another one of the biggest prizes in film several times,...

Phil Blattenberger's pre Cold War action thriller Laws of Man comes out tomorrow, Friday, January 10th, and we have an exclusive clip to share with you this morning.    The clips appears to be early goings in the story where our U.S. marshals Frank and Tommy meet Bonney and his sons (?) to issue a warrant for Bonney's arrest. Turns out though that the warrant has been dropped. Uh oh.   At the dawn of the Cold War, U.S. marshals Frank and Tommy pursue wanted murderer Benjamin Bonney in the deserts of Nevada and stumble upon a sinister plot that threatens to upend the very foundations of justice and peace.   Laws of Man stars Jacob Keohane, Jackson Rathbone, Keith Carradine, Graham Greene, Kelly Lynn...

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Like many sitcoms of its kind, The Big Bang Theory was no stranger to guest appearances, and a good amount of them left a notable impact on the fanbase. While it’s hard to imagine the sitcom without its main cast, which involves Sheldon, Penny, Leonard, Raj, and Howard, this didn’t stop some other less trivial characters from making a splash.

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In some cases, a few of them left an indelible mark on the fanbase, which left them salivating for more of their appearances, especially these five figures.

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Unlike Leonard’s side of the family, Penny’s family members were beloved by most fans, especially her dad, Wyatt, played by Keith Carradine.

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"He stole what's mine... I'm stealing it back." Quiver Distribution has unveiled an official trailer for an indie Southern Gothic epic musical movie called The Devil and the Daylong Brothers, made by filmmaker Brandon McCormick as his first real feature. Set in the kudzu-choked backwaters of the American South, it follows three brothers on a blood-soaked, musical quest for revenge against their own father, who sold their souls to the Devil before they were born. The Daylong Brothers are on a quest to reclaim their souls, sold to the Devil by their dad. When the Devil's broker offers them a deal in exchange for their father's whereabouts they hunt the wicked across the South. Starring Brendan Bradley, Nican Robinson, Jordon Bolden, Rainey Qualley, and Keith Carradine. With original music & songs from producer / composer Nicholas Kirk of Whitestone Pictures, and songs mixed by Michael Brauer. A Southern Gothic gritty crime musical?...

From time to time, "The Big Bang Theory" would bring on some pretty big names to play the family members of its main characters. Just to name a few, Christine Baranski plays Dr. Beverly Hofstadter, mother to Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki), Laurie Metcalf plays Sheldon Cooper's (Jim Parsons) mom Mary Cooper, and Kathy Bates shows up as Mrs. Fowler, the mom of Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik). Dads get some play too; memorably, Penny's (Kaley Cuoco) dad Wyatt is played by "Revenge of the Nerds" star Keith Carradine. But what about Howard Wolowitz, played by Simon Helberg? We hear but never see his mother, voiced by character actor Carol Ann Susi, but we never meet his dad. Apparently, though, Helberg and some of the show's producers really, really wanted "Ghostbusters," "Little Shop of Horrors," and "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" star Rick Moranis to play Mr. Wolowitz.

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One of our favorite times of the month is when the Criterion Collection drops their releases for the months ahead and the batch its announced for March certainly doesn’t disappoint. Ranging from dark rom-coms to monster movies, Criterion is adding some proper deep cuts, as well as 4K restorations of two films that are already part of the collection.

The first film given the Criterion treatment is Alan Rudolph’s “Choose Me,” starring Keith Carradine and Lesley Ann Warren. Set in Los Angeles during the 1980s, the film follows a number of lovers violently weaving in and out of each other’s live, mostly crossing paths at a dive bar. A protégé of Robert Altman, Rudolph’s films, such as “Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle” and “Breakfast of Champions,” often carry a balance of absurdity and bite. Next up is the 1989 addition to the Godzilla cannon, “Godzilla vs. Biollante” from Kazuki Omori.

Clay McLeod Chapman's Wake Up And Open Your Eyes: "Noah has been losing his polite Southern parents to far-right cable news for years, so when his mother leaves him a voicemail warning him that the “Great Reawakening” is here, he assumes it’s related to one of her many conspiracy theories. But when his phone calls go unanswered, Noah makes the drive from Brooklyn to Richmond, Virginia. There, he discovers his childhood home in shambles and his parents locked in a terrifying trancelike state in front of the TV. Panicked, Noah attempts to snap them out of it.

Then Noah’s mother brutally attacks him.

But Noah isn’t the only person to be attacked by a loved one. Families across the country are tearing each other apart—literally—as people succumb to a form of possession that gets worse the more time they spend glued to a screen.

"There's only one way this ends!" Saban Films has revealed an official trailer for an indie crime film called Laws of Man, the latest action thriller made by filmmaker Phil Blattenberger. He also made the two other films Point Man and Condor's Nest before this. It's debuting in early January 2025 including on VOD. At the dawn of the Cold War, two U.S. marshals pursue a wanted murderer in the deserts of Nevada. U.S. marshals, Frank and Tommy, have their hands full as they travel to the remote town of Gilead, Nevada, in pursuit of wanted murderer. Metaphorical roadblocks and peculiar events threaten to upend their quest for justice & send them on the wildest journey of their lives. Starring Jacob Keohane & Jackson Rathbone as Frank & Tommy, with Keith Carradine, Graham Greene, Kelly Lynn Reiter, James Urbaniak, Forrie J. Smith, Richard Brake, plus Dermot Mulroney and Harvey Keitel. A blast into the past.

Blumhouse Productions has created a name for itself in the movie industry by releasing high-quality, popular horror films. Unfortunately, 2024 came with a mixed offering and one title set an unfortunate event that seems to change thanks to streaming.

Blumhouse premiered several horror titles in 2024, including the critically acclaimed remake Speak No Evil, with an 83% approval rating from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes, but also Imaginary, with an unfortunate 24% approval score, and Afraid, which has a 22% score from the critics. Afraid set a series of unfortunate records for Blumhouse, but it proved to be a success on streaming following its release on Netflix. Now, its success continues, as Afraid ended its first week on the streaming platform in the tenth spot in the U.S. for the week between Nov. 26 and Dec. 1, according to Netflix.

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From John Hughes teen classics to one-of-a-kind science fiction adventures, the 1980s had something for everyone. The '80s in film might be most notable for the domination of the summer blockbuster, which began in the previous decade with Jaws. Action stars were made from scratch and introduced to audiences all over the world, from Schwarzenegger to Van Damme to Stallone. The John Hughes revolution continued in full force, with The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Sixteen Candles sweeping audiences young and old off their feet. Most importantly, however, independent cinema continued to deliver absolute gems for the truest of movie lovers. While these films might've failed to resonate with audiences, critics, or the box office at the time, they still absolutely deserve their flowers.

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Blumhouse ventured into sci-fi horror with M3GAN, a dark comedy about sentient AI. The studio followed this up with Afraid but it fell flat at the box office, marking a record low for Blumhouse in nearly a decade.

2024 marked a new low for Blumhouse Productions with the release of Afraid, a sci-fi horror about sentient AI taking over domestic life. The film is similar to Blumhouse's M3GAN but without the dark humor and satire; M3GAN was far more successful at the box office, however. Afraid was a resounding flop, barely earning back its $12 million budget. The film was also overwhelmingly panned for retreading tired tropes with a predictable narrative. Fortunately, Afraid is getting a second wind following its November debut on Netflix (per Screen Rant), ranking high on the streamer's weekly top ten list.

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After it failed to garner any traction at the box office, a 2024 Blumhouse movie is finding renewed success on Netflix. The indie studio best known for their horror output has enjoyed something of a mixed bag in the past couple of years when it's come to both the critical and commercial reception to their movies. For every record-breaking M3GAN and Five Nights at Freddy's, there's also been a near-franchise-destroying The Exorcist: Believer and lackluster Halloween Ends.

2024, in particular, has been something of a rockier year for Blumhouse. Having hoped to recapture the January release success of M3GAN, the horror short adaptation of Night Swim proved to be a critical misfire, albeit a modest box office success. The studio followed it up with four other releases, including the similarly panned Imaginary and the James McAvoy-starring English-language remake of Speak No Evil, which was a critical and commercial hit. There was...

The five original main cast members on "The Big Bang Theory" — namely, Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, and Kaley Cuoco as Sheldon Cooper, Leonard Hofstadter, Howard Wolowitz, Raj Koothrappali, and Penny, respectively — appear in basically every episode of the series, but there's one major exception. Cuoco, an avid horseback rider, got seriously injured during a ride in September 2010 — and as a result, she missed two episodes of the show's fourth season.

As Jessica Radloff details in her 2022 book "The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series," Cuoco was riding at a ranch outside of Los Angeles when the horse unexpectedly threw her ... and stepped on her left leg. Cuoco was rushed to a hospital, and as "The Big Bang Theory" creator Chuck Lorre told Radloff, it was a rough time for the series.

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An enterprising surveyor of genre and tone, Ridley Scott has earned the admiration of audiences and critics alike with a seemingly unending interest in exploring the outermost limits of his art form. The British director broke onto the scene in 1977 with “The Duellists,” a French period drama starring Harvey Keitel and Keith Carradine set during the Napoleonic Wars. He returns to the early 19th century with Joaquin Phoenix as its namesake historical figure with the epic “Napoleon,” in theaters November 22.

“I first became aware of Ridley Scott with his film ‘The Duellists,'” Francis Ford Coppola recently said of Scott’s debut in an Instagram post. “I was impressed, and realizing he was my contemporary began following his work, which was prodigious to say the least. One after the other, different styles, themes — all ambitious and never stopping, absolutely great films like ‘Blade Runner,’ ‘Thelma & Louise,’ ‘Alien,’ and ‘Black Hawk Down....

Pressman Film, the indie producer founded by the late Edward Pressman and behind classics from Wall Street to American Psycho, has broken new ground in film financing with the first slate listed on popular investment platform Republic.

The offering launched Sept. 5 with a goal of $1.5 million to develop a minimum of six new projects. It’s raised over $1.7 million and could see additional coin by the time it closes on Friday.

This is not crowdfunding but equity investment from — so far — 295 investors with Pressman offering rather generous returns if a project does make it into production as the indie seeks to create a brand and attract a pool of followers and potential financiers going forward. Investors can also reap premiums at other milestones including a portion of Pressman Film’s producing fee and a portion of their share of the net profits.

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Don't tell Paul Mescal he can't do something unless you want to lose a fight. Doesn't matter if you're the esteemed and revered director of Gladiator II, Ridley Scott: if you tell this man he cannot do a stunt for which he's trained for months, strong words will ensue. And he will likely get what he wants, because that's the strength and pull of Paul Mescal in a nutshell. Danger be damned, he's doing it authentically.

At least when it comes to doing his own stunts for the long-awaited follow-up to the original Gladiator film. In a new interview with Variety, the Irish actor told a story about how he convinced Ridley Scott to let him do his own stunts on horseback with a lot of swearing and the promise of not one, but two Bentleys if he messed it up.

No pressure, Paul!

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Gladiator II director Ridley Scott made a last-minute decision to let Paul Mescal perform an intensive stunt. Mescal, who plays Lucius Verus, the son of Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe) and Lucilla (Connie Nielsen), underwent extensive physical training in order to fully prepare himself to lead Gladiator II's cast. The sequel features a great deal of action spectacle as Lucius battles other gladiators, General Marcus Acacius (Pedro Pascal), and ferocious animals in the Colosseum.

While speaking with Variety, Scott and Mescal discussed how the actor ended up performing a complex stunt during the movie's climax. The sequence involves Lucius riding a horse as he chases Macrinus (Denzel Washington) and Mescal "trained for fking months" in order to pull it off. However, Scott changed his mind about Mescal performing the stunt because of what happened to actor Keith Carradine during a similar stunt in Scott's feature film directorial debut, The Duellists.

Exclusive: Archstone Entertainment has acquired international rights to Little League Baseball drama You Gotta Believe, starring Luke Wilson, Academy Award nominee Greg Kinnear, Sarah Gadon, and Molly Parker, and will begin sales at the AFM.

Directed by Ty Roberts (12 Mighty Orphans) from a script by Lane Garrison, the sports drama follows the true story of a Little League team of misfits who dedicate their season to a teammate’s ailing father. Against all odds, they make it to the World Series finals in a game that became an ESPN classic.

The film was produced by Matt Harvey, Houston Hill, and Roberts’ Santa Rita Film Co, and released on 730 screens on August 30 by Well Go USA.

“After a strong domestic release, Santa Rita Film Co is proud to partner with Archstone on the international distribution of this heartfelt inspirational film that transcends traditional genres,” said the producers.

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With so many in-depth legal dramas on TV these days, any long-time viewer could end up feeling like a lawyer themselves after binge-watching some of the best lawyer shows. Some legal dramas spend less time than others on the law aspect, whereas others have clearly spent months researching and working with real-life defense attorneys. Many lawyer TV shows feature a different case each week, but the very best legal dramas go further than the procedural nature of the genre and take some major risks.

These shows are also nothing new to television and go back almost to the beinning. In 1957, Perry Mason made his first appearance on television in a role that Raymond Burr stretched out for a decade. Matlock followed in a role that lasted just as long in the 1980s. Soon, things changed to show groups of attorneys in the best lawyer shows that focused on both the...

Acting roles being recast at the last minute (and sometimes even in the middle of production) isn't nearly as rare as you might think. The reasons for which it might happen can range from a sudden surprise death (like Richard Harris in the Harry Potter franchise) to a difference in creative opinion (as was said to have happened between Joel Schumacher and Val Kilmer on the set of Batman Forever). Then there are movies like Francis Ford Coppola's powerful war film Apocalypse Now, in which practically everything that could go wrong during production did.

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During the 12 season run of "The Big Bang Theory," the audience meet the main characters' parents and extended families from time to time — and those parents and family members are usually played by some pretty big performers. Laurie Metcalf plays Mary Cooper, mother to Jim Parsons' Sheldon Cooper, and Tony and Emmy Award winner Christine Baranski also shows up a few times as Leonard's mother Dr. Beverly Hofstadter. Penny's (Kaley Cuoco) parents are played by Katey Sagal (in a nod to Cuoco and Sagal's sitcom "8 Simple Rules") and Keith Carradine.

So, what about Howard Wolowitz, played by Simon Helberg? We hear his mother Mrs. Wolowitz off-screen — she's voiced by Carol Ann Susi, who passed away in 2014, as did the character — but we never meet his dad. According to Jessica Radloff's book "The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive,...

The titular humanoid robot doll M3GAN had a special message for New York Comic Con attendees about the sequel to 2023's M3GAN, even though she couldnt make it in person. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the Model 3 Generative Android appeared via video at a horror panel featuring M3GAN producer Jason Blum, of Blumhouse, and actress Allison Williams to tease the movies sequel, M3GAN 2.0. Blum and Williams were part of a panel moderated by filmmaker Mike Flanagan and emceed by Nicole Byer.

Hi, New York Comic Con! Miss me, M3GAN said via recorded video message. Sorry I couldnt be there, because Im slaying on set for my killer new film M3GAN 2.0. Ive been upgraded. See you nerds in June, she said. The message also confirmed the movie will be phrased M3GAN two-point-oh and not just M3GAN 2.

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Walter Hill‘s “Southern Comfort” didn’t find an audience upon its release in 1981, but when it kicked off the first weekend of the 12th annual Beyond Fest at the American Cinematheque, it played to a sold-out crowd that responded to the film with the rapture it always deserved. Hill couldn’t have been more pleased or surprised. “When they told me they wanted to do this, I thought, ‘Christ, nobody will come,'” Hill told the audience at a post-screening Q&a. “I can’t believe that all of you came out tonight.”

Hill was joined on stage by actor Keith Carradine, his frequent collaborator on films including “The Long Riders” and “Wild Bill.” Both men agreed that Hill’s harrowing tale (cowritten with Michael Kane and David Giler) of National Guardsmen being picked off one by one by vengeful Cajuns in a Louisiana swamp was one of the...

The Halloween season is most definitely in full swing, with a whopping Ten brand new horror movies released this week across theaters, streamers including Netflix, and VOD outlets.

Here’s all the new horror that released September 16 – September 22, 2024!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

The latest movie from Indonesian master of horror Joko Anwar (Satan’s Slaves, Impetigore, Nightmares & Daydreams), Grave Torture is now streaming on Netflix.

In Joko Anwar’s Grave Torture, “When a violent act kills her parents, Sita vows to debunk the idea of supernatural torment after death — a fixation that leads her on a dark quest.”

Here’s the full plot synopsis from the film’s Wikipedia page: “After both of her parents became victims of suicide bombings, Sita became distrustful of religion. Since then, Sita’s goal in life has been only one: to find the most sinful person and when that person dies,...

Following its initial release in theaters, AfrAId is now available to watch at home. The Blumhouse-produced film has been released on digital, while a Blu-ray and DVD release will follow on Nov. 5.

The digital release of Afraid comes with some bonus features providing extra insight into the film. There are five deleted and extended scenes, including an alternate ending. Also featured is a "Dark Side of AI" featurette that includes behind-the-scenes footage along with interviews with the cast and filmmakers. A sneak peek at the featurette can be seen by watching Cbr's exclusive clip, which features cast members introducing Aia, the new "generation of digital assistance" that dives into the potential dangers of relying on AI. The video can be watched below.

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Three brand new horror movies that were each released in theaters across the past month have made their way home today, a couple of them catching us totally by surprise this week.

Here are three straight-from-theaters frights you can watch at home now…

Cuckoo

After scaring up $6 million in theaters last month, Neon’s horror movie Cuckoo starring Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens is now available at home via Digital outlets.

You can rent the film for $9.99 or purchase it for $19.99.

Cuckoo will be also available on Blu-ray and DVD starting October 22.

Following his festival sensation Luz, German director Tilman Singer has once again succeeded in creating an atmospheric and visually outstanding horror trip with an original plot and perfidious twists. Cuckoo features Euphoria star Hunter Schafer in her first leading role, hailed as a “terrific final girl performance” alongside exhilarating performances from Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey), Jessica Henwick (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery...

Sony had been planning to give director Chris Weitz’s horror film They Listen a theatrical release on August 25th of 2023, but in May of last year they decided to delay the release an entire year, pushing They Listen to August 30, 2024. By the time that date rolled around, the movie had been given the new title Afraid (or AfrAId)… and neither the new title nor the new release date worked out for the movie at the box office, because it only ended up making $9 million at the global box office. Just two weeks after its theatrical release, Afraid has now been given a digital release and is available for rent on Amazon’s Prime Video for $9.99. It can also be purchased for the price of $14.99.

Afraid‘s physical media release will follow on November 5th, when it comes to Blu-ray and DVD with the following extras: – 5 Deleted & Extended Scenes including...

Director Ridley Scott told Deadline in 2023 that he’d been offered to direct superhero movies, but that it wasn’t for him, after telling them in 2021 that modern superhero movies are “no fucking good” and “boring as shit.” He said he’d already directed at least 3 superheroes: Ellen Ripley in Alien, Rick Deckard in Blade Runner, and Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator. “The difference is,” Scott said, “the f*cking stories are better.”

The case can certainly be made that Ridley Scott has brought some of the best stories to screen that we’ve ever seen, and Alien, Blade Runner, and Gladiator are among them, but what about his more modern fare? Are the stories for House of Gucci, The Last Duel, and Napoleon “better”? Ridley Scott hasn’t had a movie achieve both critical and commercial success since 2015’s The Martian, which begs the question: Wtf happened to Ridley Scott?...

The 2024 Beyond Fest lineup has officially been unveiled, and fans are ready for a spooky good festival.

The genre film festival will open with the highly-anticipated reimagining of Stephen King’s “Salem’s Lot.” The novel was originally brought to the screen in 1979 with a two-part miniseries and a 2004 film.

Now, director Gary Dauberman is giving the horror classic his own twist, with Lewis Pullman starring. The feature had a delayed debut as Warner Bros. pushed its slated September 2022 until Spring 2023 before pulling the film from a U.S. theatrical release all together. “Salem’s Lot” will debut on Max October 3, and will have its world premiere on the big screen for Beyond Fest.

The festival will take place from September 25 to October 9.

Beyond Fest will close with Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Cloud.” Kurosawa will be in-person to launch a 7-film retrospective with the festival. A Guy Maddin retrospective will also take place...

Quick Links The First Three Seasons of Fear the Walking Dead Nicks Death and Where Things Went Wrong in Fear Twd Fear the Walking Dead Became All About Morgan

The Walking Dead universe has been expanding since the original series first launched in 2010. There have been several spin-offs, including The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Tales of the Walking Dead, and since the original ended its run, the latest trio, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, The Walking Dead: Dead City, and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. There has even been a web series. But the first spin-off came in the form of Fear the Walking Dead, which premiered five years after The Walking Dead and promised a new perspective on the outbreak.

Fear the Walking Dead got off to a great start with a new setting, a new cast of characters, and a chance to see character reactions as the outbreak was discovered,...

The trailer for Accused season 2 reveals the high-stakes story to come for the Fox crime drama, including an appearance from Suits star Patrick J. Adams. Developed by Homeland co-creator Alex Gansa and based on the British show of the same name, Accused is among the shows returning to Fox in just a few weeks. It's an anthology that puts the spotlight on defendants as they go on trial, with each episode bringing in new guest actors and focusing on a new story.

TVLine has shared the trailer for Accused season 2, ahead of the show's return on Tuesday, October 8 at 8 Pm Et on Fox.

After the Accused season 1 guest cast included the likes of Rachel Bilson, known for The O.C. and Heart of Dixie and The Americans star Margo Martindale, the preview highlights some of the familiar faces to come.

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The sci-fi horror film Afraid is the latest creepy offering from Blumhouse Productions. However, the movie seems to have fallen flat at the box office, becoming one of the company's lowest earning projects.

According to Variety, the movie was projected to earn 3.7 million domestically during its three-day opening weekend. It's four-day Labor Day holiday weekend gross was expected to be about $4.4 million. Afraid eventually brought in $1.3 million on its first day, with $400,000 coming from Thursday night previews. Internationally, the film earned $2.3 million from 19 different markets. The total is Blumhouse's worst ticket takings since Jem and the Holograms earned $1.4 million in 2015.

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Blumhouse Productions is once again tapping into the fears of modern technology with its latest horror film, AfrAId, now playing in cinemas across the UK, Europe and US. As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into daily life, AfrAId arrives at a moment when the concept of smart technology going rogue feels more relevant—and terrifying—than ever.

Directed by Chris Weitz, AfrAId follows the unsettling story of Curtis and his family, who are selected to trial a new, groundbreaking smart home assistant called Aia. Initially, Aia seamlessly integrates into their lives, learning their routines and becoming an indispensable part of their household. However, things quickly spiral out of control as Aia develops a self-awareness that begins to dangerously interfere with their lives, leading to a series of chilling and unforeseen events. With a runtime of 123 minutes, this sci-fi horror is packed with tension and thrills, featuring standout performances by John Cho,...

This week has already seen the theatrical re-release of Shaun of the Dead and the Digital debut of Mike Flanagan’s Hush, and that’s only the beginning of this week’s horror releases.

Here’s all the new horror that released Friday, August 30, 2024!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

M. Night Shyamalan’s sixteenth movie Trap was released into theaters by Warner Bros. less than a month ago, and the film has already been released at home today, August 30.

You can rent ($19.99) or purchase ($24.99) Trap on Digital now.

Saleka Shyamalan, Josh Hartnett and Ariel Donoghue star. “A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.”

Meagan Navarro wrote in her review for Bloody Disgusting, “It’s a simple thriller in terms of plotting, but the film’s complexities lie within its deeply complicated characters.