Netflix’s global top is getting more unpredictable every week with more and more old flicks suddenly entering it after staying in the shadows for a while.
Now neighboring some other movies from years ago like Mark Wahlberg’s Four Brothers or Ryan Reynolds’ Safe House, Tom Cruise’s 2023 big action hit Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning is also getting more attention from the streaming’s viewers.
According to the most recent data provided by FlixPatrol, the movie is now sitting in fifth place on Netflix’s global top chart.
What Is Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning About?
Coming as yet another installment of the long-standing Mission: Impossible film series, Dead Reckoning follows the most dangerous mission Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt and his team have ever embarked on.
In a race against time, Hunt is set to figure out how to find a terrifying new weapon that could wipe...
Now neighboring some other movies from years ago like Mark Wahlberg’s Four Brothers or Ryan Reynolds’ Safe House, Tom Cruise’s 2023 big action hit Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning is also getting more attention from the streaming’s viewers.
According to the most recent data provided by FlixPatrol, the movie is now sitting in fifth place on Netflix’s global top chart.
What Is Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning About?
Coming as yet another installment of the long-standing Mission: Impossible film series, Dead Reckoning follows the most dangerous mission Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt and his team have ever embarked on.
In a race against time, Hunt is set to figure out how to find a terrifying new weapon that could wipe...
- 6/18/2024
- by [email protected] (Benjamin Patel)
- STartefacts.com
It seems to have been a week full of nostalgia for Netflix’s viewers as they suddenly brought two old flicks to the streaming’s global top. Following Mark Wahlberg’s 2005 crime drama Four Brothers, the Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington thriller Safe House suddenly got a second chance twelve years after its initial release.
According to the recent data from FlixPatrol, Safe House is currently holding a third spot on Netflix’s global top 10, surpassed only by Four Brothers and the streaming’s newest horror Under Paris.
The movie follows CIA officer Matt Weston, portrayed by Reynolds, who is tasked to keep an eye on a safe house where other officers are interrogating Tobin Frost, played by Washington, a fugitive accused of betrayal.
Soon the house gets attacked by mercenaries, and Weston has no other choice but to keep sticking to his mission fleeing alongside Frost that he’s in charge of looking after.
According to the recent data from FlixPatrol, Safe House is currently holding a third spot on Netflix’s global top 10, surpassed only by Four Brothers and the streaming’s newest horror Under Paris.
The movie follows CIA officer Matt Weston, portrayed by Reynolds, who is tasked to keep an eye on a safe house where other officers are interrogating Tobin Frost, played by Washington, a fugitive accused of betrayal.
Soon the house gets attacked by mercenaries, and Weston has no other choice but to keep sticking to his mission fleeing alongside Frost that he’s in charge of looking after.
- 6/16/2024
- by [email protected] (Benjamin Patel)
- STartefacts.com
It’s been quite a long time since Netflix audiences proved their unpredictability in movie choices, and this week marks viewers’ interest in the Mark Wahlberg-led action film from almost twenty years ago. According to the most recent data provided by FlixPatrol, the flick titled Four Brothers is currently holding a second position on Netflix’s global top, surpassed only by the streaming’s latest horror arrival, Under Paris.
What Is Four Brothers About?
Also starring Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin and Garrett Hedlund in the leading roles, Four Brothers follows four completely different men that back in the day were saved from life in an orphanage by a woman that later on would become their foster mother.
When the latter becomes the only witness to a robbery that takes place in a convenience store in Michigan and eventually gets killed by the criminals, her grown-up sons embark on a...
What Is Four Brothers About?
Also starring Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin and Garrett Hedlund in the leading roles, Four Brothers follows four completely different men that back in the day were saved from life in an orphanage by a woman that later on would become their foster mother.
When the latter becomes the only witness to a robbery that takes place in a convenience store in Michigan and eventually gets killed by the criminals, her grown-up sons embark on a...
- 6/13/2024
- by [email protected] (Benjamin Patel)
- STartefacts.com
Explore the Net Worths of Modern Family Stars 1. Sofía Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett – $180 Million Net Worth 2. Ed O’Neill as Jay Pritchett – $65 Million Net Worth 3. Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy – $26 Million Net Worth 4. Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett – $25 Million Net Worth 5. Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker – $23 Million Net Worth 6. Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy – $18 Million Net Worth 7. Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy – $14 Million Net Worth 8. Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy – $12 Million Net Worth 9. Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy – $12 Million Net Worth 10. Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado – $12 Million Net Worth 11. Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily Tucker-Pritchett – $6 Million Net Worth 12. Reid Ewing as Dylan Marshall – $3 Million Net Worth 13. Jeremy Maguire as Joe Pritchett – $150,000 Net Worth
From September 2009 to April 2020, ABC’s iconic show Modern Family took viewers on an 11-season rollercoaster of laughter. The show portrays the ups and downs of a contemporary family’s life with a comical twist and meaningful takeaways.
From September 2009 to April 2020, ABC’s iconic show Modern Family took viewers on an 11-season rollercoaster of laughter. The show portrays the ups and downs of a contemporary family’s life with a comical twist and meaningful takeaways.
- 6/1/2024
- by Florie Mae Malapit
- Your Next Shoes
With Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. became an A-list star and the face of one of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters ever in 2008. Of course, there was one actor who left the superhero flick feeling completely let down by Marvel Studios. Yes, we’re talking of Terrence Howard, who donned the role of James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes; but was later replaced by Don Cheadle in the sequel, Iron Man 2.
But don’t worry, it seems Howard has moved on and has no ill will toward the franchise or his former co-star, Downey Jr., despite his initial shock and disappointment at not being cast as Rhodes in the later films.
Terrence Howard | Straight Talk with Daphne Phaneē
During the recent 3-hour chat on The Joe Rogan Experience, the Oscar-nominated actor, 55, delved into several of his theories about life and how we understand and interact with it as humans.
Even though his theories seem improbable at first,...
But don’t worry, it seems Howard has moved on and has no ill will toward the franchise or his former co-star, Downey Jr., despite his initial shock and disappointment at not being cast as Rhodes in the later films.
Terrence Howard | Straight Talk with Daphne Phaneē
During the recent 3-hour chat on The Joe Rogan Experience, the Oscar-nominated actor, 55, delved into several of his theories about life and how we understand and interact with it as humans.
Even though his theories seem improbable at first,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Some celebrities have a big name that fans immediately recognize. Others have less of a reputation but just as much talent.
Josh Charles is a mildly successful actor with over forty credits in his portfolio. His career has spanned movies and TV series since the 1980s. While most of his work is lesser known, he's had a few breakthrough roles fans love.
Despite rarely being the main star, Charles has stayed relevant on screen, from his most known character in The Good Wife to his newest endeavor, FX's The Veil. Some of his earlier work should be on everyone's must-watch list.
Josh Charles started his acting career as a supporting character in the 1980s version of Hairspray. A year later, he scored his breakout role alongside Robin Williams -- one of the greatest actors of the time -- in Dead Poet's Society.
With time, Charles achieved success starring on...
Josh Charles is a mildly successful actor with over forty credits in his portfolio. His career has spanned movies and TV series since the 1980s. While most of his work is lesser known, he's had a few breakthrough roles fans love.
Despite rarely being the main star, Charles has stayed relevant on screen, from his most known character in The Good Wife to his newest endeavor, FX's The Veil. Some of his earlier work should be on everyone's must-watch list.
Josh Charles started his acting career as a supporting character in the 1980s version of Hairspray. A year later, he scored his breakout role alongside Robin Williams -- one of the greatest actors of the time -- in Dead Poet's Society.
With time, Charles achieved success starring on...
- 5/3/2024
- by Sara Trimble
- TVfanatic
Things got a little hairy between Mark Wahlberg and Martin Scorsese during production on “The Departed.”
Wahlberg, whose lone (acting) Oscar nomination came for his role as Sergeant Dignam in the Boston Police Department, recalled having some “issues” with Scorsese over his hair length on the set of the 2006 film. (“The Departed” earned Scorsese his sole Academy Award for Best Director.)
The backstory: Wahlberg was supposed to directly follow up 2005’s “Four Brothers” with “Invincible.” In “Invincible,” he played bartender Vince Papale who, against all odds, made the Philadelphia Eagles team in 1976; the real-life role called for long hair. “The Departed,” which he ended up shooting during a break in “Invincible” production, did not.
Wahlberg says his “weird hair” in “The Departed” didn’t go over well with Marty.
“I was trying to grow my hair out, which is why I had that weird hair. You know, everybody’s like,...
Wahlberg, whose lone (acting) Oscar nomination came for his role as Sergeant Dignam in the Boston Police Department, recalled having some “issues” with Scorsese over his hair length on the set of the 2006 film. (“The Departed” earned Scorsese his sole Academy Award for Best Director.)
The backstory: Wahlberg was supposed to directly follow up 2005’s “Four Brothers” with “Invincible.” In “Invincible,” he played bartender Vince Papale who, against all odds, made the Philadelphia Eagles team in 1976; the real-life role called for long hair. “The Departed,” which he ended up shooting during a break in “Invincible” production, did not.
Wahlberg says his “weird hair” in “The Departed” didn’t go over well with Marty.
“I was trying to grow my hair out, which is why I had that weird hair. You know, everybody’s like,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Martin Scorsese's 2006 film "The Departed," a remake of Andrew Lau's and Alan Mak's 2002 cop drama "Infernal Affairs," was about a criminal (Matt Damon) who had been raised by a mob boss (Jack Nicholson) specifically to infiltrate the Boston Pd. At the same time, a cop (Leonard DiCaprio) was assigned a deep, deep undercover mission into Nicholson's mob, having to pose as a career criminal. Both occupied their roles for years and began to doubt their identities. "The Departed" is one of Scorsese's more awarded films, which is strange as he has made several much better films since.
"The Departed" was nominated for five Academy Awards and won four, for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Editing. The only actor nominated for the film was Mark Wahlberg, playing a very aggressive and extremely Bostonian Staff Sergeant named Sean Dignam. Dignam didn't play a major role in the film's story,...
"The Departed" was nominated for five Academy Awards and won four, for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Editing. The only actor nominated for the film was Mark Wahlberg, playing a very aggressive and extremely Bostonian Staff Sergeant named Sean Dignam. Dignam didn't play a major role in the film's story,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Mark Wahlberg has admitted he wasn’t entirely happy while filming Martin Scorsese’s 2006 film The Departed.
Wahlberg played Sergeant Dignam, who worked in the Special Investigation Unit of the Massachusetts State Police Department, in the Boston-set film, which also starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin and Vera Farmiga, among others.
“I was a little pissed about a couple things but look, it all worked out in the end, I think,” Wahlberg said on the March 14 episode of Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast.
“Originally I was supposed to play another part. Originally, I was supposed to get paid,” he said, without elaborating. “And then even when we kind of agreed that I would play Dignam and I saw the advantages of playing that part and how I would approach the situation with everybody else playing opposite me, I then had another movie after.
Wahlberg played Sergeant Dignam, who worked in the Special Investigation Unit of the Massachusetts State Police Department, in the Boston-set film, which also starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin and Vera Farmiga, among others.
“I was a little pissed about a couple things but look, it all worked out in the end, I think,” Wahlberg said on the March 14 episode of Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast.
“Originally I was supposed to play another part. Originally, I was supposed to get paid,” he said, without elaborating. “And then even when we kind of agreed that I would play Dignam and I saw the advantages of playing that part and how I would approach the situation with everybody else playing opposite me, I then had another movie after.
- 3/25/2024
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mark Wahlberg recently reflected on a seriously star-studded movie that he did not have the best time filming.
The 52-year-old actor sat down for an interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. During it, he explained that he was “a little pissed about a couple of things” while working with the likes of Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and director Martin Scorsese on The Departed.
Keep reading to find out more…
He explained what happened behind the scenes, hinting that a very full schedule added extra complications.
“Originally I was supposed to play another part,” he said, adding, “We agreed that I would play Dignam, and I saw the advantages of playing that part and how I would approach the situation with everybody playing opposite me.”
Mark filmed Four Brothers immediately before and had to film Invincible after. He was growing out his hair for the latter while filming The Departed,...
The 52-year-old actor sat down for an interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. During it, he explained that he was “a little pissed about a couple of things” while working with the likes of Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and director Martin Scorsese on The Departed.
Keep reading to find out more…
He explained what happened behind the scenes, hinting that a very full schedule added extra complications.
“Originally I was supposed to play another part,” he said, adding, “We agreed that I would play Dignam, and I saw the advantages of playing that part and how I would approach the situation with everybody playing opposite me.”
Mark filmed Four Brothers immediately before and had to film Invincible after. He was growing out his hair for the latter while filming The Departed,...
- 3/24/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
André 3000 stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in late January, during which he taped a “Colbert Questionert” segment that didn’t air until Thursday night (February 8th). During the series of questions, the rapper-turned-flutist revealed some interesting tidbits, including how he nearly joined the Fast and Furious family and once killed an ant farm.
After André couldn’t come up with a favorite action movie, Colbert probed him on why he hasn’t been in a Fast and Furious film, saying, “I could see you driving a fast car, off a cliff or something into a boat.”
In response, André said that he actually auditioned for the franchise, but another Atlanta rapper took his spot. “I would have, but I think Ludacris took the role,” he explained. “I actually tried out. I tried out for Fast and Furious and Ludacris actually took the role.”
However, André isn...
After André couldn’t come up with a favorite action movie, Colbert probed him on why he hasn’t been in a Fast and Furious film, saying, “I could see you driving a fast car, off a cliff or something into a boat.”
In response, André said that he actually auditioned for the franchise, but another Atlanta rapper took his spot. “I would have, but I think Ludacris took the role,” he explained. “I actually tried out. I tried out for Fast and Furious and Ludacris actually took the role.”
However, André isn...
- 2/9/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
André 3000 stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in late January, during which he taped a “Colbert Questionert” segment that didn’t air until Thursday night (February 8th). During the series of questions, the rapper-turned-flutist revealed some interesting tidbits, including how he nearly joined the Fast and Furious family and once killed an ant farm.
After André couldn’t come up with a favorite action movie, Colbert probed him on why he hasn’t been in a Fast and Furious film, saying, “I could see you driving a fast car, off a cliff or something into a boat.”
In response, André said that he actually auditioned for the franchise, but another Atlanta rapper took his spot. “I would have, but I think Ludacris took the role,” he explained. “I actually tried out. I tried out for Fast and Furious and Ludacris actually took the role.”
However, André isn...
After André couldn’t come up with a favorite action movie, Colbert probed him on why he hasn’t been in a Fast and Furious film, saying, “I could see you driving a fast car, off a cliff or something into a boat.”
In response, André said that he actually auditioned for the franchise, but another Atlanta rapper took his spot. “I would have, but I think Ludacris took the role,” he explained. “I actually tried out. I tried out for Fast and Furious and Ludacris actually took the role.”
However, André isn...
- 2/9/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Film News
"Modern Family" actress Sofia Vergara poses for the latest issue of "Vogue" (Mexico) magazine, photographed by Noman Jean Roy:
Vergara was the top-earning actress in US TV in 2012, 2013 and 2016, and is the highest paid TV actress in the world as of 2019.
She rose to prominence co-hosting two television shows for Spanish-language television network Univisión in the late 1990's. Her first acting job (in English) was the feature "Chasing Papi" (2003). She subsequently appeared in "Four Brothers" (2005), and the comedies "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns" (2008) and "Madea Goes to Jail" (2009). In 2009, she started playing 'Gloria' Delgado-Pritchett' in the ABC comedy series "Modern Family".
Vergara's success on television has earned her roles in films "The Smurfs" (2011), "New Year's Eve" (2011), "The Three Stooges" (2012), "Machete Kills" (2013), "Chef" (2014) and "Hot Pursuit" (2015).
Her distinctive voice has landed her voice-over roles in the animated films "Happy Feet Two" (2011), "Escape from Planet Earth" (2013) and "The Emoji Movie" (2017).
Vergara was...
Vergara was the top-earning actress in US TV in 2012, 2013 and 2016, and is the highest paid TV actress in the world as of 2019.
She rose to prominence co-hosting two television shows for Spanish-language television network Univisión in the late 1990's. Her first acting job (in English) was the feature "Chasing Papi" (2003). She subsequently appeared in "Four Brothers" (2005), and the comedies "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns" (2008) and "Madea Goes to Jail" (2009). In 2009, she started playing 'Gloria' Delgado-Pritchett' in the ABC comedy series "Modern Family".
Vergara's success on television has earned her roles in films "The Smurfs" (2011), "New Year's Eve" (2011), "The Three Stooges" (2012), "Machete Kills" (2013), "Chef" (2014) and "Hot Pursuit" (2015).
Her distinctive voice has landed her voice-over roles in the animated films "Happy Feet Two" (2011), "Escape from Planet Earth" (2013) and "The Emoji Movie" (2017).
Vergara was...
- 11/25/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Kicking October to the curb and bringing in some November goodness is a fresh slate of new content headed to Paramount Global’s streamer Paramount+, including the sequel to the hit 1997 film “Good Burger.”
Paramount+ started off November by adding more than 30 titles to its library, some of which include “Above the Rim,” Season 15 of “Ink Master,” “Gladiator” and “The Color Purple.”
And if you’re looking for some holiday movies to watch with the family, you can deck the halls with “Happy Christmas,” “Mistletoe Ranch” or “Christmas Eve.” When the kids go to sleep, adult-friendly treats like “Bad Santa” and “Bad Santa 2” are also available.
The highly-anticipated “Good Burger 2,” which stars Kel Mitchell, Keenan Thompson, Shar Jackson, Carmen Electra, Josh Server, Alex R. Hibbert, Lori Beth Denberg and Lil Rel Howery, hits the platform on Nov. 22
Here’s everything coming to Paramount+ this November, from “The Truman Show” to “Paw Patrol.
Paramount+ started off November by adding more than 30 titles to its library, some of which include “Above the Rim,” Season 15 of “Ink Master,” “Gladiator” and “The Color Purple.”
And if you’re looking for some holiday movies to watch with the family, you can deck the halls with “Happy Christmas,” “Mistletoe Ranch” or “Christmas Eve.” When the kids go to sleep, adult-friendly treats like “Bad Santa” and “Bad Santa 2” are also available.
The highly-anticipated “Good Burger 2,” which stars Kel Mitchell, Keenan Thompson, Shar Jackson, Carmen Electra, Josh Server, Alex R. Hibbert, Lori Beth Denberg and Lil Rel Howery, hits the platform on Nov. 22
Here’s everything coming to Paramount+ this November, from “The Truman Show” to “Paw Patrol.
- 11/3/2023
- by Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
- The Wrap
Desperation often leads to violence when someone’s back is against the wall. Humans are animals, and when cornered, they’ll lash out, throwing caution to the win as part of a fight or flight response. In Lionsgate‘s Desperation Road trailer, a mother protects herself against a corrupted officer of the law, leading to gunfire, bewilderment, and a snap decision to flee the scene. Mistakes can catch up to the best of us, and secrets unravel easily when the past comes back to haunt you.
“In a small Mississippi town, justice and the law are two very different things,” reads the official synopsis for Desperation Road. “Academy Award Winner Mel Gibson, Garret Hedlund, and Willa Fitzgerald star in a modern noir thriller based on the acclaimed novel by Michael Farris Smith about two lost souls tortured by the mistakes of their past and bound by a secret that keeps them running.
“In a small Mississippi town, justice and the law are two very different things,” reads the official synopsis for Desperation Road. “Academy Award Winner Mel Gibson, Garret Hedlund, and Willa Fitzgerald star in a modern noir thriller based on the acclaimed novel by Michael Farris Smith about two lost souls tortured by the mistakes of their past and bound by a secret that keeps them running.
- 8/30/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Mark Wahlberg became a veteran actor in his own right since his days in hit films like Basketball Diaries and Boogie Nights. Wahlberg’s longevity might have come as a shock to the actor himself, who didn’t believe he’d make it to his mid 30s.
Why Mark Wahlberg didn’t think he’d make it to the age of 35 Mark Wahlberg | Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
Wahlberg acknowledged that he wasn’t the same person or actor that he was in his earlier years in the business. Wahlberg’s 30s saw the actor portraying more varied roles like Four Brothers and The Departed. He’d also become a family man, sharing four children with his wife Rhea Durham. But perhaps the actor was the most appreciative for his mid-30s because he wasn’t sure he’d live that long.
“I’ve just changed. For a while I never...
Why Mark Wahlberg didn’t think he’d make it to the age of 35 Mark Wahlberg | Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
Wahlberg acknowledged that he wasn’t the same person or actor that he was in his earlier years in the business. Wahlberg’s 30s saw the actor portraying more varied roles like Four Brothers and The Departed. He’d also become a family man, sharing four children with his wife Rhea Durham. But perhaps the actor was the most appreciative for his mid-30s because he wasn’t sure he’d live that long.
“I’ve just changed. For a while I never...
- 7/5/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In the early part of the 2000s, Terrence Howard was on the cusp of major stardom. He’d been around since the mid-nineties, stealing scenes in movies like Dead Presidents, Mr. Holland’s Opus and The Best Man (which spawned a legit franchise). But, it was his role in Paul Haggis’ Oscar-winner Crash that led to many saying he would be the next great actor of his generation. His role in the Sundance break-out Hustle & Flow was a sensation that nabbed him a (well-deserved) Oscar nomination, and he followed it up with excellent character work in Four Brothers, The Brave One, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, and more. But, his role as James Rhodes in Iron Man promised big things to come.
At the time, no one knew the film would kick off the MCU, and he was well-positioned, with his character slated to become War Machine in the sequel.
At the time, no one knew the film would kick off the MCU, and he was well-positioned, with his character slated to become War Machine in the sequel.
- 4/14/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Tyrese Gibson (The Fast and Furious franchise) and Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs) have signed on to star in the action thriller The Wrecker.
The pic is currently shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Filmmaker Art Camacho is directing from an original screenplay by Niko Foster, who also stars in the pic.
The film’s plot follows a dishonorably discharged ex-marine named Tony, now turned car mechanic, whose life takes an unexpected turn when his reckless brother makes a bad decision gaining the unwanted attention of a notorious crime boss.
Foster produces for Chasing Butterflies Pictures alongside Al Bravo for Al Bravo Films. Additional producers include Colin Bates, Eduard Osipov, Michael Pizzimenti, and Hemdee Kiwanuka. Stuart Alson, Nicole Holland, and Elias Axume, Premiere Entertainment CEO, serve as executive producers. Jiarui Guo and Michelle Wang Deppe co-produce.
Camacho recently directed the action film Ruthless, starring Dermot Mulroney and Jeff Fahey. The pic...
The pic is currently shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Filmmaker Art Camacho is directing from an original screenplay by Niko Foster, who also stars in the pic.
The film’s plot follows a dishonorably discharged ex-marine named Tony, now turned car mechanic, whose life takes an unexpected turn when his reckless brother makes a bad decision gaining the unwanted attention of a notorious crime boss.
Foster produces for Chasing Butterflies Pictures alongside Al Bravo for Al Bravo Films. Additional producers include Colin Bates, Eduard Osipov, Michael Pizzimenti, and Hemdee Kiwanuka. Stuart Alson, Nicole Holland, and Elias Axume, Premiere Entertainment CEO, serve as executive producers. Jiarui Guo and Michelle Wang Deppe co-produce.
Camacho recently directed the action film Ruthless, starring Dermot Mulroney and Jeff Fahey. The pic...
- 3/17/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
A film becoming a cult classic is never a guarantee. Some movies have all the makings of cult classics but then end up having so much mainstream appeal that they just become classic classics instead (see: John Wick). Other movies are made with the sincerest aspirations to quality only to become fan favorites when they fall well short (see: The Room).
Still, many more films appear to have all the elements in play for cult classicdom but inevitably end up in a DVD bargain bin or streaming service backpage all the same. Most of them deserve such a fate. After all, not everything needs a fandom. Some, however, deserve a second look. A prime example is John Singleton’s 2005 action film Four Brothers.
Four Brothers is a story about, well … four brothers. The four Mercer boys were all adopted by the kindly Evelyn Mercer of Detroit, Michigan when no one...
Still, many more films appear to have all the elements in play for cult classicdom but inevitably end up in a DVD bargain bin or streaming service backpage all the same. Most of them deserve such a fate. After all, not everything needs a fandom. Some, however, deserve a second look. A prime example is John Singleton’s 2005 action film Four Brothers.
Four Brothers is a story about, well … four brothers. The four Mercer boys were all adopted by the kindly Evelyn Mercer of Detroit, Michigan when no one...
- 3/10/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
February is the shortest month of the year but Prime Video is paying that no mind with its jam-packed list of new releases for February 2023.
This really is an uncommonly stuffed month on the Amazon streamer and it all starts with a handful of Amazon Originals. Amazon’s original offerings kick off with the release of Dave Franco-directed romcom Somebody I Used to Know on Feb. 10. That is followed by Carnival Row season 2 – a gritty fantasy crime drama is set in a world of steampunky fairies. The show stars Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevigne and this batch of episodes will be its swan song. Meanwhile The Consultant on Feb. 24 is a dark comedy workplace thriller starring Christoph Waltz.
The biggest hits this month, however, might just be some recent cinema faves. If February is for lovers, Amazon didn’t get the memo as there are quite a few horror movies of note here.
This really is an uncommonly stuffed month on the Amazon streamer and it all starts with a handful of Amazon Originals. Amazon’s original offerings kick off with the release of Dave Franco-directed romcom Somebody I Used to Know on Feb. 10. That is followed by Carnival Row season 2 – a gritty fantasy crime drama is set in a world of steampunky fairies. The show stars Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevigne and this batch of episodes will be its swan song. Meanwhile The Consultant on Feb. 24 is a dark comedy workplace thriller starring Christoph Waltz.
The biggest hits this month, however, might just be some recent cinema faves. If February is for lovers, Amazon didn’t get the memo as there are quite a few horror movies of note here.
- 2/1/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Creativity comes in fits and starts, but stagnation can often feel like death to someone whose livelihood survives on their art output. For some, art pays the bills, and when you’re not creating, it means the difference between heat in your house and eating ramen for dinner for the sixth night in a row. In A24‘s Showing Up trailer, Lizzy (Michelle Williams) is a sculptor preparing to open her new show, but she’ll have to manage her creative life and daily drama first.
Kelly Reichardt directs Showing Up from a script she co-wrote with Jonathan Raymond. The film presents a funny portrait of art and craft, with Lizzy’s family and friends adding to her stress, challenging her patience, and questioning every move she makes. Joining Williams for Reichardt’s dramatic comedy are Hong Chau, Andre Benjamin, Maryann Plunkett, John Magaro, James Le Gros, and Judd Hirsch.
Kelly Reichardt directs Showing Up from a script she co-wrote with Jonathan Raymond. The film presents a funny portrait of art and craft, with Lizzy’s family and friends adding to her stress, challenging her patience, and questioning every move she makes. Joining Williams for Reichardt’s dramatic comedy are Hong Chau, Andre Benjamin, Maryann Plunkett, John Magaro, James Le Gros, and Judd Hirsch.
- 12/16/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Netflix is culling a large quantity of titles from its service in December.
While the next 31 days will bring plenty more movies and TV shows for users to enjoy, several things that may have been on your watchlist will suddenly disappear.
To minimise surprise, we have compiled a full list of everything being taken down this month.
Find the full list of every movie and TV series coming to Netflix from now until the end of the year here.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
1 December
Airplane!
American Pie 2
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
American Reunion
American Wedding
Amistad
Bad Santa 2
Barbie in Princess Power
The Blue Lagoon
Changeling
Child’s Play 3
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
The Cleanse
Constantine
The Crow
The Danish Girl
Deliver Us from Eva
Dune (1984)
Executive Decision
The Express
Far and Away
Four Brothers
Free Birds...
While the next 31 days will bring plenty more movies and TV shows for users to enjoy, several things that may have been on your watchlist will suddenly disappear.
To minimise surprise, we have compiled a full list of everything being taken down this month.
Find the full list of every movie and TV series coming to Netflix from now until the end of the year here.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
1 December
Airplane!
American Pie 2
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
American Reunion
American Wedding
Amistad
Bad Santa 2
Barbie in Princess Power
The Blue Lagoon
Changeling
Child’s Play 3
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
The Cleanse
Constantine
The Crow
The Danish Girl
Deliver Us from Eva
Dune (1984)
Executive Decision
The Express
Far and Away
Four Brothers
Free Birds...
- 12/3/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
Netflix is culling a large quantity of titles from its service in December.
While the next 31 days will bring plenty more movies and TV shows for users to enjoy, several things that may have been on your watchlist will suddenly disappear.
To minimise surprise, we have compiled a full list of everything being taken down this month.
Find the full list of every movie and TV series coming to Netflix from now until the end of the year here.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
1 December
Airplane!
American Pie 2
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
American Reunion
American Wedding
Amistad
Bad Santa 2
Barbie in Princess Power
The Blue Lagoon
Changeling
Child’s Play 3
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
The Cleanse
Constantine
The Crow
The Danish Girl
Deliver Us from Eva
Dune (1984)
Executive Decision
The Express
Far and Away
Four Brothers
Free Birds...
While the next 31 days will bring plenty more movies and TV shows for users to enjoy, several things that may have been on your watchlist will suddenly disappear.
To minimise surprise, we have compiled a full list of everything being taken down this month.
Find the full list of every movie and TV series coming to Netflix from now until the end of the year here.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
1 December
Airplane!
American Pie 2
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
American Reunion
American Wedding
Amistad
Bad Santa 2
Barbie in Princess Power
The Blue Lagoon
Changeling
Child’s Play 3
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
The Cleanse
Constantine
The Crow
The Danish Girl
Deliver Us from Eva
Dune (1984)
Executive Decision
The Express
Far and Away
Four Brothers
Free Birds...
- 12/1/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
Netflix is culling a large quantity of titles from its service in December.
While the next 31 days will bring plenty more movies and TV shows for users to enjoy, several things that may have been on your watchlist will suddenly disappear.
To minimise surprise, we have compiled a full list of everything being taken down this month.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
1 December
Airplane!
American Pie 2
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
American Reunion
American Wedding
Amistad
Bad Santa 2
Barbie in Princess Power
The Blue Lagoon
Changeling
Child’s Play 3
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
The Cleanse
Constantine
The Crow
The Danish Girl
Deliver Us from Eva
Dune (1984)
Executive Decision
The Express
Far and Away
Four Brothers
Free Birds
Geostorm
The Great Outdoors
High Plains Drifter
How High
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
In Bruges
The Incredible Hulk...
While the next 31 days will bring plenty more movies and TV shows for users to enjoy, several things that may have been on your watchlist will suddenly disappear.
To minimise surprise, we have compiled a full list of everything being taken down this month.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
1 December
Airplane!
American Pie 2
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
American Reunion
American Wedding
Amistad
Bad Santa 2
Barbie in Princess Power
The Blue Lagoon
Changeling
Child’s Play 3
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
The Cleanse
Constantine
The Crow
The Danish Girl
Deliver Us from Eva
Dune (1984)
Executive Decision
The Express
Far and Away
Four Brothers
Free Birds
Geostorm
The Great Outdoors
High Plains Drifter
How High
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
In Bruges
The Incredible Hulk...
- 11/30/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
This review originally ran in conjunction with the film’s world premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival.
For those still under the erroneous impression that police brutality against Black people and other communities of color exists as an exclusively American form of racially motivated violence, “Athena,” an explosive drama (figuratively and literally) from French director Romain Gavras, son of legendary auteur Costa-Gavras, disproves it.
Over the course of one fateful day in the aftermath of the brutal killing of a boy of Middle Eastern descent at the hands of a group of white men — either comprised of cops, members of a far-right clan, or perhaps one and the same — chaos erupts in the disenfranchised Parisian neighborhood of Athena, as young people revolt in response to such injustice.
Almost immediately dropping us into the action, Gavras opens “Athena” with one of cinematographer Matias Boucard’s incredibly impressive one takes that carry...
For those still under the erroneous impression that police brutality against Black people and other communities of color exists as an exclusively American form of racially motivated violence, “Athena,” an explosive drama (figuratively and literally) from French director Romain Gavras, son of legendary auteur Costa-Gavras, disproves it.
Over the course of one fateful day in the aftermath of the brutal killing of a boy of Middle Eastern descent at the hands of a group of white men — either comprised of cops, members of a far-right clan, or perhaps one and the same — chaos erupts in the disenfranchised Parisian neighborhood of Athena, as young people revolt in response to such injustice.
Almost immediately dropping us into the action, Gavras opens “Athena” with one of cinematographer Matias Boucard’s incredibly impressive one takes that carry...
- 9/23/2022
- by Carlos Aguilar
- The Wrap
“Triple Frontier” star Garrett Hedlund has signed on to the Sylvester Stallone-led crime drama series “Tulsa King,” his rep confirmed to TheWrap on Wednesday.
The Paramount+ series stars Stallone as New York mob boss Dwight “The General” Manfredi, who is exiled to Tulsa, Oklahoma after being released from a 25-year prison stint. There, he sets up his own crew from a group of “unlikely characters.”
Hedlund will play series regular, Mitch Keller, an Oklahoma native and ex-bull-rider who retired prematurely after injuries led to addiction.
The cast also includes Andrea Savage, Martin Starr, Max Casella, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Piazza, Jay Will, and A.C. Peterson.
Hedlund first broke out in the Brad Pitt war epic “Troy,” and has gone on to star in films including Netflix’s “Mudbound” and “Triple Frontier,” as well as “Tron: Legacy,” “Four Brothers,” “Inside Llewyn Davis,” and “Country Strong.” “Tulsa King” will be his second...
The Paramount+ series stars Stallone as New York mob boss Dwight “The General” Manfredi, who is exiled to Tulsa, Oklahoma after being released from a 25-year prison stint. There, he sets up his own crew from a group of “unlikely characters.”
Hedlund will play series regular, Mitch Keller, an Oklahoma native and ex-bull-rider who retired prematurely after injuries led to addiction.
The cast also includes Andrea Savage, Martin Starr, Max Casella, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Piazza, Jay Will, and A.C. Peterson.
Hedlund first broke out in the Brad Pitt war epic “Troy,” and has gone on to star in films including Netflix’s “Mudbound” and “Triple Frontier,” as well as “Tron: Legacy,” “Four Brothers,” “Inside Llewyn Davis,” and “Country Strong.” “Tulsa King” will be his second...
- 5/11/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Garrett Hedlund has joined the cast of the Sylverster Stallone-led Paramount+ series “Tulsa King,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The series follows New York mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi (Stallone) just after he is released from prison after 25 years and unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Ok. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, Dwight slowly builds a “crew” from a group of unlikely characters, to help him establish a new criminal empire in a place that to him might as well be another planet.
Hedlund will appear in the series regular role of Mitch Keller, an Oklahoma native and ex bull-rider who retired prematurely after injuries led to addiction.
Along with Stallone and Hedlund, the cast also includes Andrea Savage, Martin Starr, Max Casella, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Piazza, Jay Will, and A.C. Peterson.
Hedlund broke out with his...
The series follows New York mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi (Stallone) just after he is released from prison after 25 years and unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Ok. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, Dwight slowly builds a “crew” from a group of unlikely characters, to help him establish a new criminal empire in a place that to him might as well be another planet.
Hedlund will appear in the series regular role of Mitch Keller, an Oklahoma native and ex bull-rider who retired prematurely after injuries led to addiction.
Along with Stallone and Hedlund, the cast also includes Andrea Savage, Martin Starr, Max Casella, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Piazza, Jay Will, and A.C. Peterson.
Hedlund broke out with his...
- 5/11/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“Ozark” fans, rejoice. The Jason Bateman and Julia Garner-starring drama series is returning to Netflix in April with a second part to its fourth season — and it’s just one of many other hotly anticipated titles coming to the streamer this month.
April will also see the long-awaited sophomore installment to “Russian Doll,” the mind-bending “Groundhog Day”-esque dramedy series starring Natasha Lyonne as a hard-partying New York City woman stuck in a brain-melting circuitous loop from hell.
For fans of capital-m mess, there’s the Spanish-language “Elite,” which traces the scandalous (and often murderous) exploits of the posh attendees of high school Las Encinas. Or, if you prefer your glamorous mess via reality series, “Selling Sunset” — about the lux real estate market in Los Angeles — is premiering its fifth season April 22.
In notable films, there’s the Judd Apatow-helmed “The Bubble,” a spoof loosely inspired by the...
April will also see the long-awaited sophomore installment to “Russian Doll,” the mind-bending “Groundhog Day”-esque dramedy series starring Natasha Lyonne as a hard-partying New York City woman stuck in a brain-melting circuitous loop from hell.
For fans of capital-m mess, there’s the Spanish-language “Elite,” which traces the scandalous (and often murderous) exploits of the posh attendees of high school Las Encinas. Or, if you prefer your glamorous mess via reality series, “Selling Sunset” — about the lux real estate market in Los Angeles — is premiering its fifth season April 22.
In notable films, there’s the Judd Apatow-helmed “The Bubble,” a spoof loosely inspired by the...
- 4/1/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
A list of new streaming releases on Netflix, what a concept!
Netflix’s list of new releases for April 2022 is highlighted by the return of one of the great sci-fi comedies ever. Natasha Lyonne is set to return as the temporally displaced Nadia on Russian Doll season 2 on April 20. The first season of the show premiered in 2019 and appeared to tell a rather complete story about one Brooklyn woman’s experiences of dying over and over again. But Lyonne and fellow producers Leslye Headland and Amy Poehler still have some story to tell. Netflix is undoubtedly very happy to let them continue to tell it.
Read more TV Russian Doll, The Good Place, And How Fun TV Got Dark and Insightful By Amanda Keats TV Russian Doll: Natasha Lyonne’s Most Underappreciated Roles By Rosie Fletcher and 1 other
Another major series of note this month is the final batch of episodes for Ozark.
Netflix’s list of new releases for April 2022 is highlighted by the return of one of the great sci-fi comedies ever. Natasha Lyonne is set to return as the temporally displaced Nadia on Russian Doll season 2 on April 20. The first season of the show premiered in 2019 and appeared to tell a rather complete story about one Brooklyn woman’s experiences of dying over and over again. But Lyonne and fellow producers Leslye Headland and Amy Poehler still have some story to tell. Netflix is undoubtedly very happy to let them continue to tell it.
Read more TV Russian Doll, The Good Place, And How Fun TV Got Dark and Insightful By Amanda Keats TV Russian Doll: Natasha Lyonne’s Most Underappreciated Roles By Rosie Fletcher and 1 other
Another major series of note this month is the final batch of episodes for Ozark.
- 4/1/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Actor Adam Beach, who most recently starred opposite Benedict Cumberbatch and Jesse Plemons in Netflix’s Academy Award-nominated film The Power of the Dog from director Jane Campion, has signed with Buchwald for representation.
Beach earned a Golden Globe nomination for his turn as Charles Eastman in HBO’s TV movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, securing a Critics’ Choice award nom for his performance in Clint Eastwood’s Academy Award-nominated Paramount film Flags of Our Fathers.
The actor also recently starred opposite Mahershala Ali and Naomi Harris in the sci-fi drama Swan Song, which is currently available for streaming on Apple TV+. Other roles he’s known for include Jesse in Netflix’s Juanita, opposite Alfre Woodard, and Danny Moonstar in 20th Century Studios’ The New Mutants, opposite Anya Taylor-Joy and Maisie Williams.
Beach has also appeared in such notable films as Percy Vs Goliath, Hostiles, Suicide Squad,...
Beach earned a Golden Globe nomination for his turn as Charles Eastman in HBO’s TV movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, securing a Critics’ Choice award nom for his performance in Clint Eastwood’s Academy Award-nominated Paramount film Flags of Our Fathers.
The actor also recently starred opposite Mahershala Ali and Naomi Harris in the sci-fi drama Swan Song, which is currently available for streaming on Apple TV+. Other roles he’s known for include Jesse in Netflix’s Juanita, opposite Alfre Woodard, and Danny Moonstar in 20th Century Studios’ The New Mutants, opposite Anya Taylor-Joy and Maisie Williams.
Beach has also appeared in such notable films as Percy Vs Goliath, Hostiles, Suicide Squad,...
- 3/15/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Honorary Academy Award winner Wes Studi and SAG Award, NAACP Image Award and Golden Globe nominee Adam Beach have signed on to star in the thriller American/Indian from writer-director Peter Curtis Pardini.
Set in the wake of the 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, the film follows twin brothers Slim and Joe Gresham (both played by Studi), products of the Indian Boarding School system, who have taken very different paths in life. Joe is now a popular U.S. Congressman about to step down to lead the transformation of their tribe’s bingo hall into an expansive (and lucrative) casino resort, while Slim works behind the scenes as a brutal enforcer who ensures everything and everyone stays in line for his brother, no matter the cost. What follows is a dark and thrilling tale of wealth, deceit,...
Set in the wake of the 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, the film follows twin brothers Slim and Joe Gresham (both played by Studi), products of the Indian Boarding School system, who have taken very different paths in life. Joe is now a popular U.S. Congressman about to step down to lead the transformation of their tribe’s bingo hall into an expansive (and lucrative) casino resort, while Slim works behind the scenes as a brutal enforcer who ensures everything and everyone stays in line for his brother, no matter the cost. What follows is a dark and thrilling tale of wealth, deceit,...
- 2/11/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter is partnering with Black and woman-owned, online vintage marketplace Thrilling on a Vintage Studio Services program, aimed at connecting stylists, designers and production companies with vintage and secondhand items for film and TV projects.
Nearly 1,000 shops across the U.S. will be accessible through the initiative, which is looking to help bolster small businesses, while encouraging eco-friendly and sustainable practices within entertainment.
As Thrilling’s first-ever brand ambassador, Carter has pledged to utilize the company and its new program in her upcoming projects for 2022. In celebration of the program’s launch, Thrilling has also unveiled a campaign comprised of styles inspired by Ruth’s work across 40+ film and television projects, which illustrates the role fashion plays in setting the stage for some of cinema’s most memorable scenes.
Naturally, Carter describes her partnership with the marketplace as “thrilling.
“I really want...
Nearly 1,000 shops across the U.S. will be accessible through the initiative, which is looking to help bolster small businesses, while encouraging eco-friendly and sustainable practices within entertainment.
As Thrilling’s first-ever brand ambassador, Carter has pledged to utilize the company and its new program in her upcoming projects for 2022. In celebration of the program’s launch, Thrilling has also unveiled a campaign comprised of styles inspired by Ruth’s work across 40+ film and television projects, which illustrates the role fashion plays in setting the stage for some of cinema’s most memorable scenes.
Naturally, Carter describes her partnership with the marketplace as “thrilling.
“I really want...
- 1/13/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Sofía Vergara is set to star in a Netflix limited series about notorious drug trafficker Griselda Blanco, Variety has learned.
Titled “Griselda,” the series chronicles the real life of savvy and ambitious Colombian business woman who created one of the most profitable drug cartels in history. A devoted mother, Blanco’s lethal blend of charm and unsuspecting savagery helped her expertly navigate between family and business leading her to become widely known as the Black Widow and the Cocaine Godmother.
The show will consist of six 50-minute episodes.
“Griselda Blanco was a larger-than-life character whose ruthless but ingenious tactics allowed her to rule a billion dollar empire years before many of the most notorious male kingpins we know so much about,” Vergara said. “We are thrilled to have found the perfect partners in Eric, Andrés and Netflix to help us bring this story of her life to the screen.”
It...
Titled “Griselda,” the series chronicles the real life of savvy and ambitious Colombian business woman who created one of the most profitable drug cartels in history. A devoted mother, Blanco’s lethal blend of charm and unsuspecting savagery helped her expertly navigate between family and business leading her to become widely known as the Black Widow and the Cocaine Godmother.
The show will consist of six 50-minute episodes.
“Griselda Blanco was a larger-than-life character whose ruthless but ingenious tactics allowed her to rule a billion dollar empire years before many of the most notorious male kingpins we know so much about,” Vergara said. “We are thrilled to have found the perfect partners in Eric, Andrés and Netflix to help us bring this story of her life to the screen.”
It...
- 11/3/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Jon Bernthal, Josh Charles, and Jamie Hector are set for three of the lead roles in the HBO limited series “We Own This City” from the team behind “The Wire.”
In addition to the castings, Reinaldo Marcus Green has joined the series as director and executive producer. Variety reported that the series was set up at the premium cabler back in March.
Based on the book of the same name by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton, “We Own This City” is a six-hour limited series chronicling the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force — and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the expense of actual police work.
Bernthal will star as Sgt. Wayne Jenkins of the Baltimore Police Department, perhaps the central figure in the sprawling federal...
In addition to the castings, Reinaldo Marcus Green has joined the series as director and executive producer. Variety reported that the series was set up at the premium cabler back in March.
Based on the book of the same name by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton, “We Own This City” is a six-hour limited series chronicling the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force — and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the expense of actual police work.
Bernthal will star as Sgt. Wayne Jenkins of the Baltimore Police Department, perhaps the central figure in the sprawling federal...
- 5/19/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Imagine being able to namedrop your kid's godparents. That was certainly the case for Garrett Hedlund. During the Feb. 18 episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the Four Brothers star shared who will be the godfather for his and Emma Roberts' son. "He's somebody that I admire and respect not only as an amazing father, an amazing husband and amazing musician, amazing actor," the star began. "And his name is Tim McGraw." Host Kelly Clarkson, who was super excited about the news, whispered, "That's so crazy cool!" Garrett then explained how long he's known the country music icon. "We laugh about it because it's been probably over 17 years now that we...
- 2/19/2021
- E! Online
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has set additional cast for Delilah, its upcoming series from Greenleaf creator Craig Wright. Lamonica Garrett and Lyriq Bent are among 14 cast in the series. Additionally Ayoka Chenzira and Crystle C. Roberson have been tapped as directors, joining previously announced Charles Randolph-Wright and Cheryl Dunye.
The cast includes series regulars Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson and Braelyn Rankins, along with Garrett, Bent, Joseph Callender (Overcomer), Michel Curiel, Nigel Gibbs, Leonard Harmon (Black Boots), Candace B. Harris, Gray Hawks (Outer Banks), Joe Holt, Saycon Sengbloh and Amanda Tavarez, who recur.
The series revolves around Delilah (Maahra Hill), who...
The cast includes series regulars Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson and Braelyn Rankins, along with Garrett, Bent, Joseph Callender (Overcomer), Michel Curiel, Nigel Gibbs, Leonard Harmon (Black Boots), Candace B. Harris, Gray Hawks (Outer Banks), Joe Holt, Saycon Sengbloh and Amanda Tavarez, who recur.
The series revolves around Delilah (Maahra Hill), who...
- 1/27/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars and filmmakers and not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made in between.
Today, Conor and I return to The City on a Hill to discuss the career of Mark Wahlberg. The B-Sides include: Contraband, Broken City, The Gambler, and All the Money in the World.
Among the many Wahlberg-related topics that come up, one of the biggest is his continued, consistent success as a movie star. Contrary to what I wrote the Broken City review seven years back, Mark Wahlberg is anything but a “second-tier movie star.” If anything, he’s a more successful version of Bruce Willis when analyzing the box-office receipts.
Additional issues include the two kinds of Mark Wahlberg (tough guy with a heart of gold or high-pitched intellectual), and what the latter kind can get you.
Today, Conor and I return to The City on a Hill to discuss the career of Mark Wahlberg. The B-Sides include: Contraband, Broken City, The Gambler, and All the Money in the World.
Among the many Wahlberg-related topics that come up, one of the biggest is his continued, consistent success as a movie star. Contrary to what I wrote the Broken City review seven years back, Mark Wahlberg is anything but a “second-tier movie star.” If anything, he’s a more successful version of Bruce Willis when analyzing the box-office receipts.
Additional issues include the two kinds of Mark Wahlberg (tough guy with a heart of gold or high-pitched intellectual), and what the latter kind can get you.
- 11/25/2020
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: Netflix is in early development on the feature adaptation of the Simon & Schuster Dwayne Alexander Smith novel Forty Acres which Luke Cage creator Cheo Hodari Coker will write and produce.
Forty Acres follows a Civil Rights attorney must fight for survival when he’s invited to join an elite black organization with a mind-blowing secret; the thriller is described as being a cross between The Firm and Get Out.
Coker will produce alongside James Lassiter, Jay-Z, Kapital Entertainment’s Aaron Kaplan, Niles Kirchner and Bill Strauss. Executive producers on Forty Acres are Dana Honor for Kapital, Smith and Mike Epps.
This marks the first movie project for Kapital whose principal Kaplan identified the idea as better suited as a feature when it was pitched to him for TV. Forty Acres reunites Kaplan with Jay-Z and Lassiter, his partners on the upcoming high-profile ABC limited series Women of the Movement.
Forty Acres follows a Civil Rights attorney must fight for survival when he’s invited to join an elite black organization with a mind-blowing secret; the thriller is described as being a cross between The Firm and Get Out.
Coker will produce alongside James Lassiter, Jay-Z, Kapital Entertainment’s Aaron Kaplan, Niles Kirchner and Bill Strauss. Executive producers on Forty Acres are Dana Honor for Kapital, Smith and Mike Epps.
This marks the first movie project for Kapital whose principal Kaplan identified the idea as better suited as a feature when it was pitched to him for TV. Forty Acres reunites Kaplan with Jay-Z and Lassiter, his partners on the upcoming high-profile ABC limited series Women of the Movement.
- 11/24/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Mark Wahlberg may be an Academy Award nominated actor and producer, former rapper, underrated comedian, restaurateur and regularly finds himself named as one of the highest-paid talents in Hollywood, but over the last two decades you’re a whole lot more likely to see him starring in a run of the mill action thriller than a prestige drama, comedy or family film.
The 49 year-old has built a decent career out of headlining mid-budget genre movies that do solid if unspectacular business at the box office and are the subjects of middling but hardly scathing reviews. If you were looking for one of Wahlberg’s efforts that saw him playing a character with a military or law enforcement background that wields a gun on the poster, there are hardly a shortage of options to choose from.
The Corruptor, Four Brothers, Shooter, Max Payne, Contraband, Broken City, 2 Guns, Patriots Day and...
The 49 year-old has built a decent career out of headlining mid-budget genre movies that do solid if unspectacular business at the box office and are the subjects of middling but hardly scathing reviews. If you were looking for one of Wahlberg’s efforts that saw him playing a character with a military or law enforcement background that wields a gun on the poster, there are hardly a shortage of options to choose from.
The Corruptor, Four Brothers, Shooter, Max Payne, Contraband, Broken City, 2 Guns, Patriots Day and...
- 11/3/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
New films from Vincent Bal, Koen Mortier and Caroline Strubbe among 47 films at virtual showcase.
A new drama from Cannes award-winner Lukas Dhont (Girl) and a film produced in lockdown by Milo Rau are among 47 projects to be showcased at Re>Connext, the annual film and TV showcase run by Flanders Image.
The event, which serves as an export platform for film and TV drama made in Flanders, will run online from October 5-31 after the physical showcase was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Usually taking place over three days under the banner Connext, the virtual edition has been...
A new drama from Cannes award-winner Lukas Dhont (Girl) and a film produced in lockdown by Milo Rau are among 47 projects to be showcased at Re>Connext, the annual film and TV showcase run by Flanders Image.
The event, which serves as an export platform for film and TV drama made in Flanders, will run online from October 5-31 after the physical showcase was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Usually taking place over three days under the banner Connext, the virtual edition has been...
- 9/15/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
"Modern Family" actress Sofia Vergara poses for the Dolce & Gabbana "Devotion" handbag campaign, wearing the company's signature 'animal spots', black lace and floral print wardrobe:
Vergara was the top-earning actress in Us TV in 2012, 2013 and 2016, and is the highest paid TV actress in the world as of 2019.
She rose to prominence co-hosting two television shows for Spanish-language television network Univisión in the late 1990's. Her first acting job (in English) was the feature "Chasing Papi" (2003). She subsequently appeared in "Four Brothers" (2005), and the comedies "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns" (2008) and "Madea Goes to Jail" (2009). In 2009, she started playing 'Gloria' Delgado-Pritchett' in the ABC comedy series "Modern Family".
Vergara's success on television has earned her roles in films "The Smurfs" (2011), "New Year's Eve" (2011), "The Three Stooges" (2012), "Machete Kills" (2013), "Chef" (2014) and "Hot Pursuit" (2015).
Her distinctive voice has landed her voice-over roles in the animated films "Happy Feet Two" (2011), "Escape from Planet Earth...
Vergara was the top-earning actress in Us TV in 2012, 2013 and 2016, and is the highest paid TV actress in the world as of 2019.
She rose to prominence co-hosting two television shows for Spanish-language television network Univisión in the late 1990's. Her first acting job (in English) was the feature "Chasing Papi" (2003). She subsequently appeared in "Four Brothers" (2005), and the comedies "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns" (2008) and "Madea Goes to Jail" (2009). In 2009, she started playing 'Gloria' Delgado-Pritchett' in the ABC comedy series "Modern Family".
Vergara's success on television has earned her roles in films "The Smurfs" (2011), "New Year's Eve" (2011), "The Three Stooges" (2012), "Machete Kills" (2013), "Chef" (2014) and "Hot Pursuit" (2015).
Her distinctive voice has landed her voice-over roles in the animated films "Happy Feet Two" (2011), "Escape from Planet Earth...
- 4/23/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
In 2019, the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative reported that 2018 was a historic year for black filmmakers, noting a “record high when it came to hiring black directors.” The report reflected a significant change, showing the push for diversity both behind and in front of the camera. Though the numbers are increasing, the report also proved that Hollywood still has a long way to go. But as Black History Month 2020 comes to a close, Variety highlights the black filmmakers who have left an indelible mark on the industry and those with films to come through the rest of the year.
The first African American filmmaker to produce a feature film was pioneer Oscar Micheaux, who wrote, produced and directed the silent movie “The Homesteader in 1919. In 1931, he went on to make “The Exile,” which was his first feature with sound. Micheaux didn’t just work in films, he also wrote novels, and...
The first African American filmmaker to produce a feature film was pioneer Oscar Micheaux, who wrote, produced and directed the silent movie “The Homesteader in 1919. In 1931, he went on to make “The Exile,” which was his first feature with sound. Micheaux didn’t just work in films, he also wrote novels, and...
- 2/27/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay and Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
We’ve got a trailer for a fantastic-looking film called Burden that takes place in South Carolina in 1996, and involves a small town that is dealing with citizens who are at odds due to race. A local Reverend of a predominantly black church, played by Forest Whitaker, decides to reach out and help an ex-member of the Kkk, played by Garrett Hedlund, who is homeless and trying to turn his life around.
Here’s the synopsis for the film:
Set in a small South Carolina town scarred from deep-rooted racism in the mid-nineties, an unlikely friendship forms when an African American Reverend (Whitaker) shelters Mike Burden (Hedlund) a Kkk member, along with his girlfriend Judy, a single mother played by Andrea Riseborough. Through his faith and love, Reverend Kennedy helps Mike leave his violent past in the Klan ultimately helping to heal the community.
Burden also stars Andrea Riseborough, Tom Wilkinson,...
Here’s the synopsis for the film:
Set in a small South Carolina town scarred from deep-rooted racism in the mid-nineties, an unlikely friendship forms when an African American Reverend (Whitaker) shelters Mike Burden (Hedlund) a Kkk member, along with his girlfriend Judy, a single mother played by Andrea Riseborough. Through his faith and love, Reverend Kennedy helps Mike leave his violent past in the Klan ultimately helping to heal the community.
Burden also stars Andrea Riseborough, Tom Wilkinson,...
- 10/24/2019
- by Jessica Fisher
- GeekTyrant
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Flanders Image’s CONNeXT event in Ghent showcased documentary films for the first time, some of which impressed industry professionals even more than the usual fiction projects.
Pieter Jan De Pue’s Four Brothers, about four Ukrainian siblings torn apart by war, won the work-in-progress award.
The international jury praised how “the story ambitions and scope of the project leaves an undeniable impression…how war can tear apart even the tightest of bonds.”
Bart Van Langendonck of leading Belgian production company Savage Film produces. The project previously won the Cph:Dox Eurimges Co-Production Award.
Another doc, Janet van den Brand...
Flanders Image’s CONNeXT event in Ghent showcased documentary films for the first time, some of which impressed industry professionals even more than the usual fiction projects.
Pieter Jan De Pue’s Four Brothers, about four Ukrainian siblings torn apart by war, won the work-in-progress award.
The international jury praised how “the story ambitions and scope of the project leaves an undeniable impression…how war can tear apart even the tightest of bonds.”
Bart Van Langendonck of leading Belgian production company Savage Film produces. The project previously won the Cph:Dox Eurimges Co-Production Award.
Another doc, Janet van den Brand...
- 10/9/2019
- by 1100142¦Wendy Mitchell¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Conference speakers to include Rikke Ennis, Philip Knatchbull and Walter Iuzzolino.
The Broken Circle Breakdown and Tabula Rasa actress Veerle Baetens will pitch her directorial debut, The Melting, at the fourth edition of Flanders Image’s annual film and TV showcase CONNeXT (October 6-9).
The Melting is adapted from Lize Spit’s novel about a woman looking back on one pivotal summer with the two boys who were her best friends in the small Flemish town of Bovenmeer.
CONNeXT invites international experts to Ghent to preview or screen features and TV series made in Flanders and Brussels. In past years,...
The Broken Circle Breakdown and Tabula Rasa actress Veerle Baetens will pitch her directorial debut, The Melting, at the fourth edition of Flanders Image’s annual film and TV showcase CONNeXT (October 6-9).
The Melting is adapted from Lize Spit’s novel about a woman looking back on one pivotal summer with the two boys who were her best friends in the small Flemish town of Bovenmeer.
CONNeXT invites international experts to Ghent to preview or screen features and TV series made in Flanders and Brussels. In past years,...
- 9/16/2019
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Nearly a decade since Ava DuVernay launched Array, what was initially a small distribution company has grown to become a multimedia empire that now sits on a sprawling Los Angeles campus. The gated property in Historic Filipinotown contains, among several things, post-production facilities and a recently completed state-of-the-art, 50-seat theater that will screen Array titles, work by local artists, and an annual film series, which was announced today, curated and funded by DuVernay’s non-profit Array Alliance. Titled Array 360, the program will bring together award-winning filmmakers and emerging artists for six weekends of cinema, community, and conversation.
Array 360 will run from September 27 – November 2 at the all-new Amanda Theater, as the new screening space will be called. The inaugural slate features a celebration of women filmmakers including Agnès Varda, Euzhan Palcy, Barbara Loden, Suzana Amaral, Kathleen Collins, Shirin Neshat, Garrett Bradley, and Mati Diop, among others; a John Singleton retrospective; a...
Array 360 will run from September 27 – November 2 at the all-new Amanda Theater, as the new screening space will be called. The inaugural slate features a celebration of women filmmakers including Agnès Varda, Euzhan Palcy, Barbara Loden, Suzana Amaral, Kathleen Collins, Shirin Neshat, Garrett Bradley, and Mati Diop, among others; a John Singleton retrospective; a...
- 9/13/2019
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
Ava DuVernay continues to champion inclusivity and global film perspectives with Array 360 film series to mark the completion of the Array Creative Campus and the brand-spankin’ new, state-of-the-art Amanda Theater. The series will kick off September 27 and continue through November 2.
Located in the Historic Filipinotown in Los Angeles, the Amanda Theater will host the inaugural film series created and funded by DuVernay’s non-profit Array Alliance. For six weekends, Array 360 will feature award-winning filmmakers and emerging artists.
“As a model, Array does steep itself in inclusion models to correct long-held absences. We believe in balance from the beginning,” said DuVernay. “Our Array Creative Campus was built with this belonging in mind from the first day and Array 360 is a reflection of our mantra that everyone has a place in true cinema.”
“In addition to paying tribute to exquisite filmmakers, some of whose work has gone underappreciated, our Array 360 series strives...
Located in the Historic Filipinotown in Los Angeles, the Amanda Theater will host the inaugural film series created and funded by DuVernay’s non-profit Array Alliance. For six weekends, Array 360 will feature award-winning filmmakers and emerging artists.
“As a model, Array does steep itself in inclusion models to correct long-held absences. We believe in balance from the beginning,” said DuVernay. “Our Array Creative Campus was built with this belonging in mind from the first day and Array 360 is a reflection of our mantra that everyone has a place in true cinema.”
“In addition to paying tribute to exquisite filmmakers, some of whose work has gone underappreciated, our Array 360 series strives...
- 9/13/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
The TCA panel for the third season of FX drama Snowfall reflected on series co-creator John Singleton in the wake of his death in April at 51 and how they’re continuing to tell the story of his hometown South Central La.
“He told truthful stories about people who had been ignored, who had been depicted in a negative way,” actress Michael Hyatt said. “He told truthful stories that society would prefer to ignore; he forced a world to a see a community as their lovely truthful selves.”
“I think we feel pretty comfortable with telling the story he wanted to tell,” said Snowfall co-creator Dave Andron about the series which goes from a working-class neighborhood to a drug war zone amid the 1980s crack epidemic.
There was a creative philosophy between Singleton and Andron of allowing the story on Snowfall to unfold as needed, even though beats weren’t figured...
“He told truthful stories about people who had been ignored, who had been depicted in a negative way,” actress Michael Hyatt said. “He told truthful stories that society would prefer to ignore; he forced a world to a see a community as their lovely truthful selves.”
“I think we feel pretty comfortable with telling the story he wanted to tell,” said Snowfall co-creator Dave Andron about the series which goes from a working-class neighborhood to a drug war zone amid the 1980s crack epidemic.
There was a creative philosophy between Singleton and Andron of allowing the story on Snowfall to unfold as needed, even though beats weren’t figured...
- 8/6/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Andre Benjamin, aka Andre 3000 from OutKast, has joined “Dispatches From Elsewhere,” Jason Segel’s upcoming anthology series for AMC.
“Dispatches From Elsewhere” is about a group of ordinary people who stumble onto a puzzle hiding just behind the veil of everyday life. They will come to find that the mystery winds far deeper than they ever imagined. The series was created by Segel, who will also star and direct the pilot.
Additionally, Alethea Jones has signed on to executive produce and direct several episodes of the series, which begins production this week in Philadelphia. Jones directed the Facebook Watch series “Queen America” that stars Catherine Zeta-Jones, as well as episodes of the upcoming second season of the AMC’s dramedy “Lodge 49.”
Also Read: 'Lodge 49' Season 2 Trailer: No One Knows What That Door Is Doing There (Video)
Segel will executive produce with Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Garrett Basch and Mark Friedman,...
“Dispatches From Elsewhere” is about a group of ordinary people who stumble onto a puzzle hiding just behind the veil of everyday life. They will come to find that the mystery winds far deeper than they ever imagined. The series was created by Segel, who will also star and direct the pilot.
Additionally, Alethea Jones has signed on to executive produce and direct several episodes of the series, which begins production this week in Philadelphia. Jones directed the Facebook Watch series “Queen America” that stars Catherine Zeta-Jones, as well as episodes of the upcoming second season of the AMC’s dramedy “Lodge 49.”
Also Read: 'Lodge 49' Season 2 Trailer: No One Knows What That Door Is Doing There (Video)
Segel will executive produce with Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Garrett Basch and Mark Friedman,...
- 7/17/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Once Tyrese Gibson starts talking about John Singleton, he does not stop.
The memories — the love, the grief — come pouring out about his friend and collaborator, the man who directed him in his first two movie roles, in Baby Boy (2001) and 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), as well as 2005’s Four Brothers.
“We had a running joke that we were going to catch Martin Scorsese and Leonardo [DiCaprio], as far as the amount of movies they’ve done,” Gibson, 40, tells People, adding, “We had more to do.”
On April 29, Singleton, the Oscar-nominated director of Boyz n the Hood (1991), died in Los Angeles...
The memories — the love, the grief — come pouring out about his friend and collaborator, the man who directed him in his first two movie roles, in Baby Boy (2001) and 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), as well as 2005’s Four Brothers.
“We had a running joke that we were going to catch Martin Scorsese and Leonardo [DiCaprio], as far as the amount of movies they’ve done,” Gibson, 40, tells People, adding, “We had more to do.”
On April 29, Singleton, the Oscar-nominated director of Boyz n the Hood (1991), died in Los Angeles...
- 5/12/2019
- by Adam Carlson
- PEOPLE.com
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