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Arthur Penn’s Night Moves is one of the great revisionist noirs, taking its place alongside Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye and Roman Polanski’s Chinatown. Like those films, it not only brazenly subverts the tropes of the classic Hollywood private eye film, but also uses the genre’s pervasive aura of moral corruption and social anomie to comment on the American scene in the wake of political scandals and the collapse of the 1960s counterculture into the rampant self-absorption of the Me Decade. All three films eschew pat resolutions, let alone the comforts of a return to status quo order.

Night Moves cadges elements from classic noir films. It lifts basic plot points about the search for the runaway daughter of a moneyed family from Howard Hawks’s The Big Sleep, and emulates that film’s excessively labyrinthine narrative, though here you probably don’t need to pay...

Harris Yulin is one of the most prolific character actors currently working in film and TV. If you've been watching any television since the 1970s, odds are you've probably seen his face in something. Yet, one of his most memorable roles is also his least recognizable, since his face was buried in make-up. That would be a reference to the "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" episode "Duet," where he played a Cardassian named Aamin Maritza.

"Deep Space Nine" is set on Bajor, a world previously occupied by the Cardassian military. The series' primary Bajoran viewpoint comes from Major Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor; read our interview about her "Star Trek" experience here), a former resistance fighter still scarred by her people's years of subjugation. That backstory weighs heavily on "Duet" (written by Peter Allan Fields).

Like most "Star Trek" shows, "Deep Space Nine" had a rocky first season. The two episodes...

MoMA’s Bulle Ogier retrospective was occasion upon occasion for discovery, and even then it was great fortune to encounter Candy Mountain, a 1987 road picture directed by legendary photographer Robert Frank and screenwriter Rudy Wurlitzer starring Kevin J. O’Connor, Tom Waits, Joe Strummer, and Dr. John, with the legendary French actress in a small, pivotal supporting role. Replete with cold, pale colors and a thoroughly comfortable vibe, it’s also, from the 2024’s vantage, more than a little melancholy for introducing sequestered communities that very likely don’t exist today.

But all’s been preserved in a 2K restoration which Film Movement’s releasing on October 25 in celebration of Frank’s centenary, and we’re pleased to debut the trailer. Here’s the synopsis: “New York City, 1980s. A struggling, deadbeat musician named Julius has fallen on hard times. With no guitar, band or paying gigs, he cooks up a...

The movies do not deserve Mary Louise Parker. Her work in the New York theater scene since the 1990s has been rightfully praised from Broadway to the Battery, and the serialized nature of television has allowed her to flex character-developing muscles and play the emotional scales several times over; say what you will about those later seasons of Weeds, the Showtime dramedy that cast Parker as a pot-selling suburbanite, but she always managed to throw in a look, an offbeat line reading or a bit of business that provided a nice second-hand high.

Omni Loop presents an intriguing premise. Zoya Lowe (Mary-Louise Parker), a brilliant quantum physicist, finds herself caught in a time loop while a mysterious black hole grows in her chest. Yes, you read that correctly. Zoya also has just one week to live, but the troubled woman already knows that because shes been repeatedly experiencing this very last week of her life for quite some time. In fact, shes lost track of just how many times shes endured her very own Groundhog Day.

In an attempt to survive her dilemma, Zoya leans into these peculiarities, but alas, she cant find a cure for her mysterious predicament and illness until one day, when she meets a gifted student named Paula (the ubiquitous Ayo Edebiri). Teaming up, the duo embarks on saving Zoyas life and unlocking the mysteries of time travel in the process. Several quantum detours filter into the mix in...

When doctors tell Zoya Lowe (Mary-Louise Parker), the quantum physicist at the center of Omni Loop, that she has a black hole growing inside her chest and little time left to live, she seems oddly unfazed. A montage speeds us through the next few days of her life as she’s taken home from the hospital, then to the beach by her family, who surprise her with a candle-covered cake two weeks ahead of her actual birthday, which she likely won’t live to see.

Throughout each of those scenes, Zoya sits in the center of the frame, staring forward with a placid look on her face. It would be fair to assume that hers is a state of shock—the look of a woman who’s unable to process the finality, maybe even the absurdity, of her diagnosis. In truth, though, Zoya seems so unmoved because she’s seen all of this before.

Summer’s over. Looks like it’s time to get back to work. And by work, we mean some serious movie watching. Luckily September doesn’t disappoint. We have everything from the highly-anticipated Megaopolis, the self-funded opus from Francis Ford Coppola, to the star-studded Netflix affair His Three Daughters, to the return of the king of tight, gnarly thrillers, Jeremy Saulnier, with his new one, Rebel Ridge. Oh, and a doc about psychics from a Fast-Track alum, with Lana Wilson’s Look Into My Eyes. Looks like the fall is shaping up to be quite the movie season. Now get out there and start watching!

A Different Man

When You Can Watch: September 20

Where You Can Watch: Theaters (Limited)

Director: Aaron Schimberg

Cast: Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, Adam Pearson

Why We’re Excited: Yet another selection in this month’s Film Independent Presents series, writer-director Schimberg’s latest offering is...

After starring in five films and eleven TV series last year, Ayo Edebiri’s 2024 is just slightly less crazy. Following up The Bear and Inside Out 2 this summer, she’ll next be seen in Omni Loop, a sci-fi feature that premiered at SXSW earlier this year. Now set for a September 20 theatrical and digital release from Magnolia Pictures, the first trailer has arrived.

Written and directed by Bernardo Britto, the film follows a quantum physicist (Mary-Louise Parker) who finds herself stuck in a time loop, with a black hole growing in her chest and only a week to live. When she meets a gifted student (Edebiri), they team up to save her life – and to unlock the mysteries of time travel.

Also starring Hannah Pearl Utt, Chris Witaske, Carlos Jacott, Harris Yulin, Steven Maier, and Eddie Cahill, see the trailer and poster below.

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“Groundhog Day,” but make it about an inescapable terminal illness. In writer/director Bernardo Britto’s “Omni Loop,” Mary-Louise Parker plays a quantum physicist who learns she has only a week to live. Except she learns that many times over, and as she says in the trailer, “This has happened before. Many times.” IndieWire shares the exclusive trailer for “Omni Loop,” which premiered at SXSW and will hit theaters from Magnolia this fall, below.

Here’s the official synopsis: “A quantum physicist (Mary-Louise Parker) finds herself stuck in a time loop, with a black hole growing in her chest and only a week to live. When she meets a gifted student (Ayo Edebiri), they team up to save her life — and to unlock the mysteries of time travel.”

The cast also includes Hannah Pearl Utt, Chris Witaske, Carlos Jacott, Harris Yulin, Steven Maier, and Eddie Cahill.

At SXSW, Mary-Louise Parker...

If you could choose to be in a Groundhog Day scenario with any two actors, who would you choose? You could certainly do a lot worse than Mary-Louise Parker and Ayo Edebiri, the stars of the new time travel dramedy Omni Loop. To lean into millennial parlance, this is a...

One of Denzel Washington's most iconic movies, which won him his second Oscar of his career, has found streaming life more than 20 years after release. Training Day, the 2001 cop drama which also stars Ethan Hawke, is officially one of the most popular movies on Paramount+, narrowly creeping into the top 10. Training Day falls just short of Mean Girls, which has been enjoying success on Paramount+ for the better part of a week now, and also A Quiet Place Part 2, the sequel starring Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy. In addition to Washington and Hawke, Training Day also stars Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Harris Yulin, and Raymond J. Barry, and the film currently sits at a 74% score from critics and an 89% rating from general audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

100 years ago this fall, Robert Frank was born. The legendary Swiss-born photographer and filmmaker has a number of centenary celebrations, including the first-ever solo exhibition of his work to be presented at the Museum of Modern Art starting in September, and now one of his features has been restored and will receive a theatrical rollout beginning soon after.

Candy Mountain, which Frank co-directed with novelist/screenwriter Rudy Wurlitzer, follows a struggling musician who sets out to find the legendary guitar maker Elmore Silk, with whom he hopes to strike a deal to make himself rich and famous. Released in 1987, the cult classic features a cast including Kevin J O’Conner and Harris Yulin, as well as the legendary actress Bulle Ogier, and real-life music legends Tom Waits, Leon Redbone, Joe Strummer, Dr. John, David Johansen, and Arto Lindsay. Coming from Film Movement, they’ve set an October 25th theatrical release...

Training Day is one of Denzel Washingtons most successful movies, but director Antoine Fuqua has revealed why the films original test screening was almost a disaster. During an appearance at the Directors on Directors panel at Sdcc, Fuqua recalled the negative audience reactions to the movie all being down to Washingtons popularity as an actor.

As per Collider, Fuqua explained that the main issue with the screening came down to Washington playing the movies antagonistic Alonzo Harris, who is killed by the Russian mafia in the final act of the movie. For many audiences, the death of Washington on screen was too much to take, and ultimately led to them disapproving of the movie as a whole. He said:

Training Day didnt score high in the test screening because I killed Denzel. People were pissed. I almost got ran out of the theater on that one. That was probably the lowest test screening.

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ has become a highly-discussed upcoming MCU project, fueled by both fan excitement and its tumultuous production journey, marked by challenges like the SAG-AFTRA strike and creative disagreements between showrunners and the studio.

Despite these obstacles, the show persevered through development, undergoing reshoots and revealing glimpses of the story and cast through set photos. In light of these developments, we’ve put together a detailed guide on ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ to provide insight into what viewers can anticipate from the upcoming series.

The show was planned as a soft reboot

Initially, the upcoming show was presented as a soft reboot of the Netflix series. Matt Murdock was set to establish a new law firm, leaving his old life behind. In the post-credits scenes of ‘Echo,’ it was hinted that Kingpin has ambitions to run for mayor of New York, a role he will likely succeed in, as earlier...

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ is one of the most talked-about upcoming MCU projects, partly due to the fan-fueled hype and partly due to its turbulent production that’s been plagued with everything from SAG-AFTRA strike to creative differences in what the showrunners wanted and what the studio wanted.

Following the strike, the show continued its development with reshoots and plenty of set photos that uncovered much of the story and the cast about to appear in the upcoming show. Due to that, we decided to bring you a comprehensive guide on ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ and everything you can expect from the show.

Matt will be starting anew leaving his past behind

At first, the upcoming show was marketed as a soft reboot of Netflix production. Matt Murdock was supposed to open a new law firm, leaving his old behind. In the post-credits scenes of ‘Echo,’ we saw that Kingpin is interested...

"Duet" in DS9 season 1 tackles complex themes, introducing Cardassian war criminal Marritza to challenge Major Kira's prejudices. Actor Harris Yulin faced memory troubles due to lengthy Cardassian makeup process, needing lines fed by director Jim Conway. Nana Visitor also struggled with Cardassian makeup in DS9 season 3, but delivered a fantastic performance in "Second Skin".

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine guest star Harris Yulin had one problem with playing Cardassian war criminal Aamin Marritza in DS9 season 1, episode 19, "Duet". Widely regarded as a highlight of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Duet" is DS9 season 1's best episode, acting as an early indicator of the complex political themes that Star Trek: DS9 would come to be known for. Yulin's Marritza is a Cardassian war criminal who forces Major Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor) to reckon with her own prejudices against Cardassians by seeking punishment for his complicity in the atrocities committed at a...

“Daredevil: Born Again” has garnered significant attention in the realm of upcoming MCU projects. The buzz is fueled by both enthusiastic fans and a rocky production journey, marked by challenges such as the SAG-AFTRA strike and clashes between the showrunners and the studio regarding creative direction.

Months back, a decision was made to overhaul the show, bringing in a fresh creative team to steer the project forward. Dario Scardapane steps in as the new showrunner, accompanied by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead as the co-directing duo.

After the SAG-AFTRA strike ended, filming for ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ resumed on January 22, following a brief hiatus. The production team returned to set to complete filming. Exciting action scenes were captured, along with glimpses of new characters. With filming now concluded, the project has reached a significant milestone.

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‘Daredevil: Born Again’ is one of the most talked-about upcoming MCU projects, partly due to the fan-fueled hype and partly due to its turbulent production that’s been plagued with everything from SAG-AFTRA strike to creative differences in what the showrunners wanted and what the studio wanted.

This is why several months ago, it was announced that the show would partially be scrapped with a new creative team that would sign their names on the upcoming McU-based TV show. Dario Scardapane will act as a new showrunner for the series, with Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead announced as the co-directing team.

Following the resolution of the SAG-AFTRA strike, ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ was back on set by January 22, following a short pause in filming, the show returned to set once again to wrap up the filming. We’ve got some pretty amazing action footage and details from the set, as well...

The upcoming MCU project ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ has garnered significant attention, driven both by fan excitement and production challenges. Issues ranging from the SAG-AFTRA strike to disagreements between showrunners and the studio have impacted its development.

Despite these hurdles, it was announced that the new iteration of the show would closely tie in with the original Netflix series, with several actors reprising their roles. Charlie Cox returns as Daredevil, Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin, and Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle, the Punisher. Margarita Levieva portrays Heather Glenn, a love interest of Matt Murdock, while Michael Gandolfini appears as Daniel Blade. Sandrine Holt takes on the role of Vanessa Fisk, Wilson Fisk’s wife. Additionally, Nikki M. James plays Kirsten McDuffie, Genneya Walton portrays Bb Urich, and Clark Johnson is cast as Cherry. Arty Froushan plays Buck Cashman, Zabryna Guevara portrays Sheila Rivera, Deborah Ann Woll reprises her role as Karen Page,...

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ is one of the most talked-about upcoming MCU projects, partly due to the fan-fueled hype and partly due to its turbulent production that’s been plagued with everything from SAG-AFTRA strike to creative differences in what the showrunners wanted and what the studio wanted.

Later it was announced that the new version of the show would be more akin to the continuation of the original Netflix series, with many actors reprising their roles. Carlie Cox will return to reprise his role as Daredevil, and D’Onofrio will reprise his role as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin. Jon Bernthal will portray Frank Castle, aka the Punisher. Margarita Levieva plays Heather Glenn, a love interest of Matt Murdock. Michael Gandolfini appears as Daniel Blade, while Sandrine Holt portrays Vanessa Fisk, Wilson Fisk’s wife. Nikki M. James takes on the role of Kirsten McDuffie, and Genneya Walton plays Bb Urich, a young journalist.

History repeats itself in this ingenious but surprisingly heartfelt sci-fi, which takes the premise of Groundhog Day and fashions from it a poignant statement about life and mortality. Refreshingly for the genre, it focuses on a middle-aged woman — a scientist-slash-physicist, even — whose 55th birthday and final breath will occur within the same week. But though there is an element of resistance to the latter, Omni Loop is unusual in that it isn’t simply about breaking the cycle; Bernardo Britto’s film is about facing the inevitable, gently phasing out the genre elements to reach an understated but emotional climax.

Zoya Lowe, when we first meet her, is a little girl who, a voiceover tells us, is predicted “to do incredible things one day” and “change the world”. The next time we see her, Zoya is now played by Mary-Louise Parker and things are not so positive: X-rays show a...

Daredevil star Élodie Yung recently revealed that she would love to return as Elektra in Daredevil: Born Again, she just hasn't been asked to come back yet.

"Oh my gosh, I would love that," said Yung while speaking with toofab. "It’s so funny because my fans are like, 'Can you come back?' and I’m like, 'Ask Mr. Marvel,' you have to ask Mr. Marvel for that, not me, because I would gladly replay this part. Are you kidding? She's fierce. She's a sociopath. She's so much fun." Yung made her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Elektra Natchios in Daredevil Season 2 before returning for the crossover miniseries, The Defenders, which was the last time audiences saw the fan-favorite character.

Related Eternals 2, Ant-Man 4 & Captain Marvel 3 Get Disappointing Updates Insider Daniel Richtman shares some disappointing news about the upcoming sequels to Eternals, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and The Marvels.

Daredevil star Rosario Dawson has opened up about a potential return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as night nurse Claire Temple.

On the social media platform X, the actor responded to a Marvel fan asking if she'd be willing to return as Claire now that the Netflix/Marvel series are officially MCU canon. "Of course!" remarked Dawson, tagging her post with the hashtag "#unfinishedbusiness." Dawson first portrayed Claire Temple, a nurse and ally of Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock, in Daredevil Season 1. She later reprised the role in Season 2, while also appearing in all the other Marvel/Netflix shows except for The Punisher.

Related Rumor: Marvel Studios Developing a Midnight Sons Crossover Movie A new rumor from Insider Daniel Richtman claims that Marvel Studios is working on Midnight Sons movie, with a familiar MCU face attached to direct. Of course! #unfinishedbusiness https://t.co/FuioR2q2Z4 — Rosario Dawson (@rosariodawson...

Training Day's strength lies in the relationship between Alonzo and Jake, showcasing the real corruption within law enforcement. The theory that Jake was working with Alonzo all along doesn't hold up under scrutiny - the events would be too absurd. Training Day doesn't need ridiculous theories, as it is already a classic with its gritty and realistic portrayal of corruption in the police force.

The classic crime thriller, Training Day, would have been completely ruined if one obscure theory regarding the movie were proven correct. Starring Denzel Washington as Detective Alonzo Harris and Ethan Hawke as Officer Jake Hoyt, Training Day centers around Alonzo showing Jake the ropes to making detective over the course of a day. Filled with great acting performances, particularly one that would earn Washington his second Academy Award, Training Day remains one of Denzel Washington's best movies. Furthermore, Training Day's quotes are some of the most...

Armin Shimerman's favorite episode of DS9 is "Duet," which delves into Bajoran nationalism and Cardassian war crimes. "Duet" showcases DS9's ability to address social issues within the context of space exploration. Armin Shimerman has other favorite Ferengi episodes, including "Bar Association" and "Little Green Men," which explore worker's rights and the dynamics of the Ferengi family.

Although he's best known for playing Quark, one of Armin Shimerman's favorite Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes has nothing to do with the Ferengi. DS9's Quark was at the center of some of the show's best episodes, including beloved Ferengi comedies like "Little Green Men." However, there's very little to laugh about in Armin Shimerman's favorite episode from DS9 season 1.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 1 is notoriously uneven, but it contains flashes of brilliance that demonstrate the potential of the premise. DS9's ability to explore the gray areas...

Leonard Nimoy's connection to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was through a play he performed in 1971, which inspired the best episode of DS9 season 1. The episode "Duet" was based on Robert Shaw's play "The Man in the Glass Booth," in which Nimoy played dual roles. "Duet" flipped a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode, "The Conscience of the King," by presenting a more raw and natural tragedy influenced by contemporary theater.

While Leonard Nimoy's Spock would later appear - via archive footage - in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribble-ations," the iconic Star Trek: The Original Series star had a surprising connection to one of DS9 season 1's best episodes. By the time DS9 premiered in 1993, Leonard Nimoy had made what appeared to be his final appearance as Spock in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. However, Nimoy was eventually coaxed out of...

Star Trek: Voyager's "Jetrel" failed to recreate the compelling storyline of "Duet" from Deep Space Nine, focusing too much on exposition and lacking dramatic action. Unlike "Duet," which delved deep into Kira's established history, "Jetrel" was only able to scratch the surface of Neelix's traumatic past. Voyager made up for the lackluster portrayal of Neelix's backstory in "Jetrel" with the well-executed exploration of his character in "Mortal Coil" in season 4.

Star Trek: Voyager season 1 copied a popular Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, but failed badly in recreating what made the storyline compelling. Voyager season 1, episode 15, "Jetrel" was a reimagined version of Deep Space Nine season 1, episode 19, "Duet." The Voyager episode featured Neelix (Ethan Phillips) being forced to confront his past when Dr. Ma'Bor Jetrel (James Sloyan), a Haakonian scientist who had created the weapon that destroyed Neelix's homeworld, contacted the USS Voyager claiming Neelix was dying of a...

The race by the AMPTP and the WGA to get a deal done by sundown had plenty of folks thinking back to a very memorable episode of Entourage — Doug Ellin, included.

The creator of the HBO comedy was reminded Sunday on X about how the weekend negotiations between the AMPTP and the WGA sounded “like an Entourage storyline.”

Ellin replied, “And on Yom Kippur it sure does.”

Not sure what he’s talking about? Think back 16 years ago to the season 3 episode dubbed “The Return of the King.” The 2007 episode kicks off with the boys at the race track while Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven) is arriving at temple before the start of Yom Kippur. That’s when he runs into Nick Rubenstein (Adam Goldberg), the neurotic son of movie producer Phil Rubenstein who is making the movie Medellin with Paul Haggis.

The rub: Benecio Del Toro has walked away from...

Star Trek was conceived in part as a way to attract talented actors without being tied down to long-term contracts. The Original Series essentially sends the Enterprise to a new planet with a new problem every week, allowing guest stars to play meaty parts and then step away. Subsequent series often made use of the tactic as well, though the increasingly complicated arcs that started with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine made them less frequent.

As a result, the franchise offers a bumper crop of great characters who only appeared once in the franchise. They grow less frequent with later Star Trek shows, who invariably bring good characters back for a curtain call. 10 of the best are discussed below.

Related: 10 Best Star Trek Spinoffs, Ranked

Kamala (Famke Janssen) The Next Generation Season 5, Episode 21, "The Perfect Mate"

"The Perfect Mate" centers around Kamala, an "empathic metamorph" designed to respond to and emulate the people around her.

Simone Cleary (Kate Hudson) greets Shriver (Michael Shannon) in Michael Maren’s whimsical A Little White Lie

Michael Maren’s whimsical A Little White Lie (adapted from Chris Belden’s book Shriver) stars Michael Shannon (also a producer), Kate Hudson (executive producer), Don Johnson, and M Emmet Walsh with Kate Linder, Romy Byrne, Mark Boone Junior, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Jimmi Simpson, Wendie Malick, and Zach Braff.

Honoré de Balzac, Jerzy Kosinski and Hal Ashby’s Being There, starring Peter Sellers (shown to Olivia Colman by Toby Jones in Sam Mendes’s Empire Of Light), The Landlord, Harold And Maude, Linda Lavin and Harris Yulin in A Short History Of Decay, Max Frisch’s I’m Not Stiller and Call Me Gantenbein, John Barth’s Giles Goat-Boy, James Joyce’s Finnegan’s Wake and Ulysses, Marcel Proust’s Remembrance Of Lost Time, Robert Musil’s The Man Without Qualities, Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper,...

CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted season four episode seven finds the team investigating a shooting at a Buddhist temple. Directed by Cory Bowles from a script by D. Dona Le, episode seven – “Karma” will air on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 10pm Et/Pt.

Season four stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Alexa Davalos as Special Agent Kristin Gaines, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, and Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon. Oriana Bustamante recurs as Ingrid Vargas and Wendy Moniz recurs as April Brooks.

Scott Ly, Harris Yulin, Vien Hong, Amy Hargreaves, Tim Lounibos, and Molly Leland guest star.

“Karma” Plot: The team’s Thanksgiving plans are put on hold when they are brought in to investigate whether a shooting at a Buddhist temple was a hate crime or something more personal. Also, Remy and April make a tough decision.

I’m not sure “Ozark” ever improved upon “Kaleidoscope.” The first season’s eighth episode takes place entirely in flashback, as director Ellen Kuras and writer Ryan Farley bounce between the pivotal choices that precede the Byrdes’ fateful decision to start laundering money. Wendy (Laura Linney) is fighting through an extended depression, brought on by a complicated miscarriage, and she’s doubly frustrated by a job market closed off to a woman who spent a few years having kids. Marty (Jason Bateman), who’s typically mocked for his cautious nature as “the numbers guy,” is being courted by Camino Del Rio (Esai Morales), who wants to hire the Chicago-based financial advisor to handle his accounts, even after (or because) Marty spots suspicious activity on the books.

Conversations continue. Hypothetical scenarios are played out. The allure of greater purpose, financial security, and just a hint of danger — the kind of danger...

Veteran actor and frequent scene stealer Bruce Davison joins Josh Olson and Joe Dante to discuss a few of his favorite films.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Extra School (2017)

Gone With The Wind (1939)

Willard (1971) – Joe Dante’s review, Lee Broughton’s Blu-ray review

Fortune And Men’s Eyes (1971)

Short Cuts (1993) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Longtime Companion (1989)

Last Summer (1969) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary

Short Eyes (1977)

The Manor (2021)

Ulzana’s Raid (1972) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review and All-Region Blu-ray review

King Solomon’s Mines (1950) – John Landis’s trailer commentary

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937)

Them! (1954) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary

Tarantula (1955) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Spartacus (1960) – Larry Cohen’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Ben-Hur (1959) – John Landis’s trailer commentary

Psycho (1960) – John Landis’s trailer commentary,...

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More than 30 years after he first donned that infamous Batman suit, Michael Keaton is stepping back into familiar territory. On Monday, Keaton’s agency confirmed that he will appear as Batman in the forthcoming movie “The Flash,” which began filming in the U.K. this week. The film won’t be hitting theaters until 2022, which gives you plenty of time to catch up Keaton’s “Batman” movies and a bunch of other films in his catalog such as “Beetlejuice,” “Birdman,” “Multiplicity,” and “The Founder.”

The 69-year-old actor played Batman in the 1989 blockbuster directed by Tim Burton, and its 1992 sequel, “Batman Returns.” Pretty much all of the “Batman” movies are currently streaming on HBO Max.

Frank Perry’s version of the shootout at the O.K. Corral shapes up as a fine western and an even better drama — the revisionist angle is supported by an excellent script and thoughtful, challenging characterizations. Tombstone’s frontier folk are dirty, vulgar and corrupt, but Stacy Keach and Faye Dunaway generate a rough-hewn romantic harmony. Harris Yulin’s Wyatt Earp is a revelation as well — if this were modern times Earp would get a lock on city hall politics and go into the land development racket. The beautifully filmed movie looks terrific on disc. Alex Cox delivers a solid audio commentary as well.

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1971 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 96 min. / Street Date March 23, 2021 / available through Kino Lorber / 24.95

Starring: Stacy Keach, Faye Dunaway, Harris Yulin, Mike Witney, Penelope Allen, Antonia Rey, Denver John Collins, Penelope Allen, Luis Barboo.

Cinematography: Gerald Hirschfeld

Film Editors: Alan Heim, Juan Serra

Production...

Have you ever watched and enjoyed a movie, but by the time it ends, you're not really sure what it was trying to accomplish?

That's how I felt after watching The Sounding, the feature debut of its co-writer, director, and star, Catherine Eaton.

Eaton co-wrote the film with Bryan Delaney. It's the first feature for both, but they had some pull, landing an admirable cast, up for the challenge of a story about a young woman named Liv (Eaton).

For all intents and purposes, Liv is an ordinary woman. But she has an extraordinary story -- she hasn't spoken a word in years with no discernable explanation.

Liv's grandfather, Lionel (Harris Yulin), in ill health and concerned over his grandaughter's future in light of his imminent passing, calls on the son of an old friend, a neuropsychologist named Michael (Teddy Sears), to help Liv when the time is right.

Lionel...

Because he doesn't particularly like playing the character, Rowan Atkinson's next Mr. Bean movie will be animated. As an actor, he has certainly shined in other roles, but the character Atkinson has described as a "child in a grown man's body" is perhaps his most famous. Rowan Atkinson has now been playing the role for over three decades, starting with the original sitcom and later reprising the role in two theatrical movies.

Speaking with Radio Times, Atkinson says he's now "in the foothills" of making his Mr. Bean Animated Movie. He also reveals that playing the goofy character is not quite as fun for Atkinson as it might seem. From the interview. the actor says this.

"It's easier for me to perform the character vocally than visually. I don't much enjoy playing him. The weight of responsibility is not pleasant. I find it stressful and exhausting and I look...

In the spring 2017, one-time “All My Children” star Catherine Eaton’s directorial debut, “The Sounding,” made its premiere at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, where it picked up the Audience Award in the “New American Visions” section. Since then, Eaton — who also stars in the film, which she wrote with Bryan Delaney — has taken the film around the world, picking up jury awards, audience awards, and even a best cinematography win for Dp David Kruta at the Woodstock Film Festival. , Eaton’s film is finally being released more than 40 months after its Minnesota debut, offering a well-drawn character study wrapped inside an ambitious plot.

Set (and shot) mostly on the remote island of Monhegan, just off the coast of Maine, Eaton’s film conjures both a place and a people. Mostly, there is Olivia (Eaton), the only grandchild and last living family member of Lionel (Harris Yulin), a...

The Sounding Giant Pictures Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Catherine Eaton Writer: Catherine Eaton, Bryan Delaney Cast: Catherine Eaton, Teddy Sears, Harris Yulin, Frankie Faison, Danny Burstein, David Furr, Lucy Owen Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 10/1/20 Opens: October 20, 2020 As a former high school teacher, […]

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Giant Pictures has acquired North American rights to The Sounding, the feature directing debut of Catherine Eaton. She also co-wrote with Bryan Delaney and stars in the pic, which is shifting release gears from theatrical owing to the pandemic lockdown and now will premiere on-demand nationwide October 20. HBO Europe has acquired Central European streaming rights.

Eaton plays Liv, a young woman who has never spoken, raised on a remote island by her grandfather (Harris Yulin). When Lionel discovers he’s dying, he calls the maverick son (Teddy Sears) of his best friend and asks him to protect Liv’s independence, alongside Lionel’s attorney (Frankie Faison). That night, as Lionel is reading to Liv, his voice fails him. Liv picks up the book of Shakespeare and begins to weave a new language from Shakespeare’s words. She is committed to a psychiatric hospital and becomes a full-blown rebel, while her...

Pete Hamill, the Brooklyn-born journalist whose street-savvy writing style and editorial hand lent an authentic, even quintessential voice to city tabloids The New York Post and The Daily News over a 50-year-career, died today in his native borough. He was 85.

His brother, the writer Denis Hamill, told The New York Times that Hamill fell at home on Saturday after returning from a dialysis treatment. He was taken to Brooklyn’s Methodist Hospital were he died apparently from kidney and heart failure.

Hamill began his newspaper career at the Post in 1960. Over the next decades he would write for the Daily News, Newsday, The Village Voice, The Saturday Evening Post, Esquire, Playboy, Rolling Stone and many other publications. Along with columnist Jimmy Breslin, Hamill popularized a streetwise writing style that could seem equal parts Norman Mailer, Damon Runyon and the millions of outer borough residents he both championed and chronicled.

The...

Michael Shannon, Kate Hudson, Don Johnson and Da’Vine Joy Randolph are set to star in a comedy called “Shriver” that is set in the literary world, it was announced Thursday.

Michael Maren is writing and directing “Shriver” based on a novel of the same name by Chris Belden. Jimmi Simpson, Zach Braff, Mark Boone, Jr. and Aja Naomi King round out the cast for the film that’s being introduced to buyers at the Cannes Virtual Market.

In “Shriver,” a small college, desperate to make a splash in the literary world, thinks they have found Shriver, a famous writer who has been in hiding for 20 years. Unfortunately, the person they have located is a different Shriver, a down-on-his-luck handyman who has never read a book in his life and has trouble telling the difference between his imagination and reality.

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Above: Candy Mountain“How much of this film is composed, and how much is improvised?” The obvious question posed by Robert Frank’s first film (coauthored by painter Alfred Leslie), Pull My Daisy (1959), is also posed, sometimes less obviously, by the authored and coauthored Frank films that follow it—an unwieldy filmography that has on occasion become even harder to access because of the unwieldy ways it was financed or put together. To wonder whether they’re Frank or just frank is arguably another way of interrogating their relative degrees of sincerity or subterfuge, non-fiction or fiction, single or collective authorship. And it’s ultimately our call whether any shot in a Frank film corresponds to a declarative statement or a question—something that might also apply to his better known, more celebrated, and noncollaborative still photography. “After seeing these pictures,” wrote Jack Kerouac of The Americans, “you end up...

Brian De Palma’s 1983 saga of hoodlum Tony Montana is an exceptional remake that’s become a classic almost by default — it’s too strikingly original to ignore. De Palma did the Latin male stereotype no favors, while bringing attention to the outrageous drug trafficking aided by law enforcement and criminal banks in a shameful decade of excess. Al Pacino added a page to his catalog of great performances, and the careers of Michelle Pfeiffer and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio were duly launched. De Palma gives this one ‘classical’ direction: he skips his former film school cinema games and homages to Hitch the Master.

Scarface

“The World is Yours” Limited Edition

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1983 / Color / 2:39 widescreen / 170 min. / Street Date October 15, 2019 / 57.22

Starring: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Robert Loggia, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Miriam Colon, F. Murray Abraham, Paul Shenar, Harris Yulin, Pepe Serna, Victor Campos,...

Murder strikes a private college. In the new security guard’s efforts to find the killer, he uncovers sordid secrets and multiple unsavory conspiracies. Triple-threat Burt Lancaster boasts directing and screenwriting credits here, and heads a large, exemplary cast of suspects in a mystery that implicates practically all of them in something illegal.

The Midnight Man

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1974 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 117 min. / Street Date February 26, 2019 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95

Starring: Burt Lancaster, Linda Thorpe, Cameron Mitchell, Morgan Woodward, Harris Yulin, Robert Quarry, Joan Lorring, Lawrence Dobkin, Ed Lauter, Mills Watson, Charles Tyner, Catherine Bach, Bill Lancaster, Quinn K. Redeker, Peter Dane, Linda Kelsey, William Splawn, Nick Cravat.

Cinematography: Jack Priestley

Film Editor: Frank Moriss

Original Music: Dave Grusin

Written by Roland Kibbee, Burt Lancaster from a book by David Anthony

Produced and Directed by Roland Kibbee & Burt Lancaster

Carrying a reputation as an intelligent low-key murder mystery, 1975’s...

1966: Dark Shadows' Matthew took Victoria hostage.

1985: Oltl's Tina tried to sell Viki's story to a tabloid.

1988: Brenda Epperson debuted as Ashley on Y&R.

1996: Hayden Panettiere debuted as Lizzie on Guiding Light."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."

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1957: On The Edge of Night, Ellie Fitzgibbons reluctantly agreed to see Willy Bryan (Edward Holmes).

1966: On Dark Shadows, Matthew Morgan (Thayer David) took Victoria Winters (Alexandra Moltke) hostage at the Old House, and hid her in a secret room behind the drawing room bookcase.

1972:...

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Murphy Brown tackled the #MeToo movement this week, as Murphy was rocked by a painful memory from her distant past.

Murphy’s TV show has to complete a mandatory sexual harassment seminar, which everyone groans about — except Pat, who’s excited to participate. (“Today, I am a man!”) Murphy blows off the dire warnings from the seminar’s leader — “The show’s called Murphy in the Morning! They’re not firing me!” — until the guy reminds her about Matt Lauer… and Charlie Rose… and Bill O’Reilly. But...

"I saw an untapped market..." Taking all bets! Vertical Entertainment has released an official trailer for an indie comedy titled All Square, which first premiered at the SXSW Film Festival this year and played at a few other fests. All Square stars character actor Michael Kelly as a down-on-his-luck bookie who befriends an ex-girlfriend's son and begins taking bets on his youth baseball games, creating chaos in the community. Sounds like fun, actually. The full ensemble cast of this indie includes Pamela Adlon, Jesse Ray Sheps, Josh Lucas, Tom Everett Scott, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Harris Yulin, Yeardley Smith, Jonathan Rosenthal, Craig Walker, Jay Larson, Neal Huff, and Brett Davis. This looks good - like Scorsese meets Linklater, telling an amusing small-town crime story surrounding kids' baseball games. Check it out. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for John Hyams' All Square, direct from YouTube: John Zbikowski (Michael Kelly) is a down-on-his-luck,...

Jason Bateman earned his third and fourth Emmy nominations this year for his work on the Netflix series “Ozark.” Bateman received a Best Drama Actor nomination, which some awards pundits predicted, but he surprised many by also receiving a Best Drama Directing nomination for the show. Bateman had previously received two Best Comedy Actor nominations for his work on “Arrested Development” (2005 and 2013), so can this comedy favorite now win for a dramatic role?

Bateman joins Bill Hader (“Barry”) and Donald Glover (“Atlanta”) on the list of this year’s actors who also managed to receive directing nominations for their shows. For his Emmy episode submission for his acting nomination Bateman has selected the final episode of the season, entitled “The Toll.” (That episode is also his submission for directing.)

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“The Toll” provides Bateman with a lot of...