Luke Macfarlane isn’t the only Amish stud at Lifetime: Ryan McPartlin (Chuck, L.A.’s Finest) will star in and executive-produce the cabler’s Ripped from the Headlines movie Amish Affair, premiering Saturday, July 6 at 8/7c.
In the film, “Hannah (played by Upload’s Mackenize Cardwell) moves in with a charismatic Amish leader, Aaron (McPartlin), to help with his ailing wife,” reads the official synopsis. “Seeking refuge after leaving her Amish community, Hannah is grateful to Aaron and his wife for opening their home to her and giving her work but as she tends to her household chores,...
In the film, “Hannah (played by Upload’s Mackenize Cardwell) moves in with a charismatic Amish leader, Aaron (McPartlin), to help with his ailing wife,” reads the official synopsis. “Seeking refuge after leaving her Amish community, Hannah is grateful to Aaron and his wife for opening their home to her and giving her work but as she tends to her household chores,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Known as the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock left a legacy that the filmmakers still use while writing tense scripts and making horror and thriller movies. His most influential works are Psycho, Vertigo, The Birds and, of course, Rear Window.
70 years ago, the latter mystery thriller, which follows a story of a wheelchair-bound photographer who was spying on his neighbors, became a ground-breaking sensation. Since then, it has inspired a number of movies, and these include the film that is now holding the second place in Netflix’s global chart, even though it was released in 2007.
Its plot revolves around Kale, a 17-year-old sullen boy who ended up under house arrest after assaulting his teacher. There he turns his attention to spying on the neighborhood out of boredom, however, this childish game soon takes quite an unexpected turn.
Kale gets increasingly suspicious that one of his neighbors, the solitary Robert Turner,...
70 years ago, the latter mystery thriller, which follows a story of a wheelchair-bound photographer who was spying on his neighbors, became a ground-breaking sensation. Since then, it has inspired a number of movies, and these include the film that is now holding the second place in Netflix’s global chart, even though it was released in 2007.
Its plot revolves around Kale, a 17-year-old sullen boy who ended up under house arrest after assaulting his teacher. There he turns his attention to spying on the neighborhood out of boredom, however, this childish game soon takes quite an unexpected turn.
Kale gets increasingly suspicious that one of his neighbors, the solitary Robert Turner,...
- 5/20/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
Serialized storylines are, naturally, tricky for shows that are, by design, inherently episodic. When "House" devoted a large chunk of its third season to the relentless Detective Michael Tritter (David Morse) trying to get back at Hugh Laurie's misanthropic diagnostician for humiliating him, the series' writers were banking on viewers not losing interest before the pair's conflict had concluded. As one of those viewers, let me tell you: It's a good thing they didn't push their luck any further than they did, even if pitting House against a cop was about as effective a way as any to get us to overlook the former's many, many blatantly unethical indiscretions and root for him to outwit this wannabe Moriarty to his Sherlock.
"Bones," like "House," was primarily episodic, with its namesake, Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel), and her other half, FBI agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz), typically wrapping up a...
"Bones," like "House," was primarily episodic, with its namesake, Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel), and her other half, FBI agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz), typically wrapping up a...
- 5/12/2024
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Michael Douglas is in terrific form as Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV’s new historical limited series “Franklin” but he isn’t the only actor to emerge with awards whispers whizzing through the air. Veteran actor Eddie Marsan features in a key supporting role as John Adams and delivers one of the finest performances of his career while also shining a new light onto a man that many actors have depicted before.
The limited series follows Franklin’s eight years in France as he tried to persuade King Louis XVI (Tom Pezier) to join the colonies’ cause and aid them in the American Revolutionary War. The scenes between Douglas and Marsan are nothing short of spectacular and Marsan nails his performance as Adams, as noted by critics.
Clint Worthington (Roger Ebert) noted: “Marsan’s energy as Adams is decidedly different from Paul Giamatti’s in Ellis’ original 2008 miniseries—“Franklin” feels...
The limited series follows Franklin’s eight years in France as he tried to persuade King Louis XVI (Tom Pezier) to join the colonies’ cause and aid them in the American Revolutionary War. The scenes between Douglas and Marsan are nothing short of spectacular and Marsan nails his performance as Adams, as noted by critics.
Clint Worthington (Roger Ebert) noted: “Marsan’s energy as Adams is decidedly different from Paul Giamatti’s in Ellis’ original 2008 miniseries—“Franklin” feels...
- 4/30/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
The 1999 Frank Darabont film "The Green Mile" has its fair share of truly despicable characters, but the grossest of them all has to be Sam Rockwell's "Wild Bill" Wharton, who assaults and abuses both corrections officers and his fellow inmates with abandon. In the film, based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King, Wild Bill is an inmate who comes to the death row facility where guard Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) works and makes life hell for everyone there, and Rockwell really put his all into it, portraying one of cinema's biggest slimeballs. He uses racist slurs, urinates on a guard's shoes, and spits a whole bunch of Moon Pie chocolate filling all over another guard. He also spits right in Paul's face, and it's nasty.
In a video for GQ where he breaks down his most iconic roles, Rockwell shares the secrets behind what was...
In a video for GQ where he breaks down his most iconic roles, Rockwell shares the secrets behind what was...
- 4/27/2024
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Cabrini,” the origin story of the first American canonized saint, Mother Cabrini, directed by Alejandro Monteverde of “Sound of Freedom.” Currently in theaters see local listings.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Christina Dell’Anna is Mother Cabrini, an Italian nun whose life mission is to build orphanages around the world. When she goes to Pope Leo (Giancarlo Giannini) to plead to do this in Asia, the Pope instead sends her to New York City America, where the notorious Five Points neighborhood is crowded by the influx of Italian immigrants in need. She goes to work building an orphanage and hospital, much to the chagrin of Archbishop Corrigan (David Morse) and New York’s Mayor Gould (John Lithgow). Some of their dread is bureaucratic and most has to do with the headstrong female in a man’s world. Can Mother Cabrini make a difference?
“Cabrini” is currently in theaters.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Christina Dell’Anna is Mother Cabrini, an Italian nun whose life mission is to build orphanages around the world. When she goes to Pope Leo (Giancarlo Giannini) to plead to do this in Asia, the Pope instead sends her to New York City America, where the notorious Five Points neighborhood is crowded by the influx of Italian immigrants in need. She goes to work building an orphanage and hospital, much to the chagrin of Archbishop Corrigan (David Morse) and New York’s Mayor Gould (John Lithgow). Some of their dread is bureaucratic and most has to do with the headstrong female in a man’s world. Can Mother Cabrini make a difference?
“Cabrini” is currently in theaters.
- 3/27/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
“Doctor Who” Debuts New Trailer
Allons-y, Whovians! As promised, Disney+ wrapped up last week with the first official trailer for the upcoming new season of “Doctor Who,” starring Ncuti Gatwa as the recently regenerated Fifteenth Doctor.
In wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey fashion, the long-running sci-fi series will start back at Series 1 for its new era, which will see the Fifteenth Doctor and companion Ruby Sunday (played by Millie Gibson) travel across time and space, from Regency-era England to war-torn future worlds.
Watch the trailer for “Doctor Who” below:
The new season, will for the first time, be streamed on both iPlayer and BBC in the United Kingdom and on Disney+ in the United States and internationally with the first two episodes will premiere on Friday, May 10, in the U.S. following a replay of the Christmas special “The Church on Ruby Road” special at 7 p.m. Et before the season premiere.
In addition to Gatwa and Gibson,...
Allons-y, Whovians! As promised, Disney+ wrapped up last week with the first official trailer for the upcoming new season of “Doctor Who,” starring Ncuti Gatwa as the recently regenerated Fifteenth Doctor.
In wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey fashion, the long-running sci-fi series will start back at Series 1 for its new era, which will see the Fifteenth Doctor and companion Ruby Sunday (played by Millie Gibson) travel across time and space, from Regency-era England to war-torn future worlds.
Watch the trailer for “Doctor Who” below:
The new season, will for the first time, be streamed on both iPlayer and BBC in the United Kingdom and on Disney+ in the United States and internationally with the first two episodes will premiere on Friday, May 10, in the U.S. following a replay of the Christmas special “The Church on Ruby Road” special at 7 p.m. Et before the season premiere.
In addition to Gatwa and Gibson,...
- 3/26/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Today, Apple TV+ announced a second season renewal for its gripping, hit series The Last Thing He Told Me, based on the forthcoming sequel to the acclaimed, No. 1 New York Times bestselling novel and Reese’s Book Club pick by Laura Dave.
Dave’s highly anticipated sequel to The Last Thing He Told Me novel is confirmed for publication in 2025 — from Simon & Schuster/Marysue Ricci Books in the U.S., and Penguin Random House/Century Books in the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand — ahead of the premiere of the second season of the Apple TV+ series.
Hailing from 20th Television and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine (a part of Candle Media), The Last Thing He Told Me season two will expand the story. Stars Jennifer Garner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Angourie Rice, and David Morse will reprise their roles.
“Like so many people, I fell for Hannah on page one...
Dave’s highly anticipated sequel to The Last Thing He Told Me novel is confirmed for publication in 2025 — from Simon & Schuster/Marysue Ricci Books in the U.S., and Penguin Random House/Century Books in the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand — ahead of the premiere of the second season of the Apple TV+ series.
Hailing from 20th Television and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine (a part of Candle Media), The Last Thing He Told Me season two will expand the story. Stars Jennifer Garner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Angourie Rice, and David Morse will reprise their roles.
“Like so many people, I fell for Hannah on page one...
- 3/25/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Apple TV+ has picked up a second season of The Last Thing He Told Me, which will be based on the forthcoming sequel to the bestselling novel by Laura Dave.
The sequel to The Last Thing He Told Me tome is set for publication in 2025 from Simon & Schuster/Marysue Rucci Books in the U.S. and Penguin Random House/Century Books in the UK, Australia and New Zealand – ahead of the premiere of the second season of the Apple TV+ series.
Season 2 will expand the story, with stars Jennifer Garner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Angourie Rice and David Morse set to reprise their roles. The thriller from 20th Television and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine follows Hannah Hall (Garner), who must forge a relationship with her 16-year-old stepdaughter Bailey (Rice) in order to find the truth about why her husband has mysteriously disappeared.
The complete first season of the 2023 series is...
The sequel to The Last Thing He Told Me tome is set for publication in 2025 from Simon & Schuster/Marysue Rucci Books in the U.S. and Penguin Random House/Century Books in the UK, Australia and New Zealand – ahead of the premiere of the second season of the Apple TV+ series.
Season 2 will expand the story, with stars Jennifer Garner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Angourie Rice and David Morse set to reprise their roles. The thriller from 20th Television and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine follows Hannah Hall (Garner), who must forge a relationship with her 16-year-old stepdaughter Bailey (Rice) in order to find the truth about why her husband has mysteriously disappeared.
The complete first season of the 2023 series is...
- 3/25/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Though it was originally billed as a limited series, “The Last Thing He Told Me” is returning for a second season at Apple TV+.
Season 1, which premiered in April 2023, was based on Laura Dave’s novel of the same name. Dave has newly set a sequel novel for publication in 2025, which will serve as the basis for Season 2.
“The Last Thing He Told Me” stars Jennifer Garner as Hannah Hall, a woman who must forge a relationship with her 16-year-old stepdaughter Bailey (Angourie Rice) in order to find the truth about why her husband Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) has mysteriously disappeared. Garner, Rice and Coster-Waldau will all reprise their roles in Season 2, as will David Morse, who plays Owen’s father-in-law and Bailey’s grandfather.
20th Television produces the series with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine. Dave created the series alongside showrunner Josh Singer, who is her husband. Both executive produce alongside Garner,...
Season 1, which premiered in April 2023, was based on Laura Dave’s novel of the same name. Dave has newly set a sequel novel for publication in 2025, which will serve as the basis for Season 2.
“The Last Thing He Told Me” stars Jennifer Garner as Hannah Hall, a woman who must forge a relationship with her 16-year-old stepdaughter Bailey (Angourie Rice) in order to find the truth about why her husband Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) has mysteriously disappeared. Garner, Rice and Coster-Waldau will all reprise their roles in Season 2, as will David Morse, who plays Owen’s father-in-law and Bailey’s grandfather.
20th Television produces the series with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine. Dave created the series alongside showrunner Josh Singer, who is her husband. Both executive produce alongside Garner,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
It turns out that there’s more to say when it comes to The Last Thing He Told Me.
Despite being conceived and pitched as a limited series, Apple has doled out a second-season renewal for its drama series based on Laura Dave’s best-selling novel. Season two will be based on the author’s newly announced sequel to her book of the same name. The latter is set to be published in 2025, ahead of the show’s return. Dave’s sequel has already been optioned by producers 20th Television.
Stars Jennifer Garner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Angourie Rice and David Morse will all return for the second season of the series from Disney’s 20th TV and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine banner. TV vet Aaron Zelman, who wrote on his brother’s co-creation Damages and later co-created a series of his own in AMC’s Lucky Hank, has also boarded...
Despite being conceived and pitched as a limited series, Apple has doled out a second-season renewal for its drama series based on Laura Dave’s best-selling novel. Season two will be based on the author’s newly announced sequel to her book of the same name. The latter is set to be published in 2025, ahead of the show’s return. Dave’s sequel has already been optioned by producers 20th Television.
Stars Jennifer Garner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Angourie Rice and David Morse will all return for the second season of the series from Disney’s 20th TV and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine banner. TV vet Aaron Zelman, who wrote on his brother’s co-creation Damages and later co-created a series of his own in AMC’s Lucky Hank, has also boarded...
- 3/25/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
So maybe that’s not the last thing he said?
The Last Thing He Told Me, originally announced as a limited series on Apple TV+, has been renewed for Season 2, TVLine has learned. Season 1 was based on Laura Dave’s 2021 novel of the same name; Season 2 will be based on Dave’s sequel book, which is slated for publication in 2025. Season 2 will premiere sometime after the book is published.
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The Last Thing He Told Me, originally announced as a limited series on Apple TV+, has been renewed for Season 2, TVLine has learned. Season 1 was based on Laura Dave’s 2021 novel of the same name; Season 2 will be based on Dave’s sequel book, which is slated for publication in 2025. Season 2 will premiere sometime after the book is published.
More from TVLineCatherine O'Hara Sets TV Return With Starring Role Opposite Seth Rogen in Apple TV+ Showbiz Satire The StudioTVLine Items: Keith Urban Joins Voice, Bluey Special Trailer and MoreAllison Janney Predicted Working With Carol Burnett,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
So! How’d you do on your 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards ballot? Not good? Well, don’t worry, because a brand new film year begins right now with a fresh crop of Don’t-Miss Indies ready for consumption. Only time will tell which of these titles will still be standing by the time we head back to the beach in 2025. But hey, it’s never too early to start prognosticating!
Love Lies Bleeding
When You Can Watch: Now
Where You Can Watch: Theaters (Limited)
Director: Rose Glass
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian, Jena Malone, Dave Franco, Ed Harris
Why We’re Excited: Billed variously as a lesbian revenge story and a psychological thriller set in the 1980s Las Vegas, filmmaker Rose Glass’s second feature (after 2019’s Saint Maud) premiered at Sundance in January. Desperate to find a way out of her desolate existence, frantic gym manager Lou (Film Independent...
Love Lies Bleeding
When You Can Watch: Now
Where You Can Watch: Theaters (Limited)
Director: Rose Glass
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian, Jena Malone, Dave Franco, Ed Harris
Why We’re Excited: Billed variously as a lesbian revenge story and a psychological thriller set in the 1980s Las Vegas, filmmaker Rose Glass’s second feature (after 2019’s Saint Maud) premiered at Sundance in January. Desperate to find a way out of her desolate existence, frantic gym manager Lou (Film Independent...
- 3/14/2024
- by Su Fang Tham
- Film Independent News & More
Biopic of an Italian nun who moves to New York to build orphanages in the slums portrays her as wholly holy in her mission
Released in the UK to coincide with International Women’s Day, this biopic of Italian nun Francesca Saverio Cabrini, also known as Mother Cabrini (1850-1917), is literally a hagiography. Cabrini, played by Cristiana Dell’Anna, was canonised a saint in 1946, making her the first US citizen to be sanctified. But don’t let the religious angle put you off too much. In fact, the film is reasonably critical of certain members of the clergy who stood in the way of Cabrini’s charitable goals, including Pope Leo Xiii (Giancarlo Giannini) and the Archbishop of New York, Michael Corrigan (Swiss army knife supporting actor David Morse).
Then again, Cabrini is presented as pretty much wholly (even holy) good, a fierce little creature who would let nothing impede her aim to build orphanages,...
Released in the UK to coincide with International Women’s Day, this biopic of Italian nun Francesca Saverio Cabrini, also known as Mother Cabrini (1850-1917), is literally a hagiography. Cabrini, played by Cristiana Dell’Anna, was canonised a saint in 1946, making her the first US citizen to be sanctified. But don’t let the religious angle put you off too much. In fact, the film is reasonably critical of certain members of the clergy who stood in the way of Cabrini’s charitable goals, including Pope Leo Xiii (Giancarlo Giannini) and the Archbishop of New York, Michael Corrigan (Swiss army knife supporting actor David Morse).
Then again, Cabrini is presented as pretty much wholly (even holy) good, a fierce little creature who would let nothing impede her aim to build orphanages,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
They say that conflict is the essence of drama, and in this handsome but impossibly somber biopic there is almost nothing but conflict. Following up last year’s surprise hit Sound of Freedom, director Alejandro Monteverde neatly sidesteps a repeat of that film’s controversy with a story that cannot remotely be interpreted as a QAnon allegory. Based on the true story of Frances Xavier Cabrini — literally the first American saint — this takes a most un-maga viewpoint on immigration, painting an unvarnished portrait of racism in a country that is supposed to embrace the tired and the poor.
Right from the start, Cabrini impresses with its set design, giving Martin Scorsese’s studio work a run for its money and taking place shortly after the latter’s atmospheric brace of 19th century movies The Age of Innocence and Gangs of New York. A title card informs us that between 1899 and...
Right from the start, Cabrini impresses with its set design, giving Martin Scorsese’s studio work a run for its money and taking place shortly after the latter’s atmospheric brace of 19th century movies The Age of Innocence and Gangs of New York. A title card informs us that between 1899 and...
- 3/8/2024
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Alejandro Monteverde, whose Sound Of Freedom was the top grossing independent film of 2023, is back in theaters this weekend with Cabrini, also from Angel Studios, in wide release. The true story of an indomitable Italian nun on a mission to aid immigrants living in misery and poverty in late 19th century New York City, stars Cristiana Dell’Anna as waif-like Francesca Cabrini. She navigates a Pope, an Archbishop, the mayor of New York and the Italian Senate among others to build a charitable empire starting with one orphanage in the immigrant slum called Five Points (last seen in Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York). Giancarlo Giannini plays Pope Leo; David Morse is Archbishop Michael Augustine Corrigan; and John Lithgow a villainous Mayor Gould — men Cabrini lectured, sparred with, cajoled and threatened to realize her life’s work. Canonized in 1946, she is the Patron Saint of Immigrants.
In a Q&a with Deadline,...
In a Q&a with Deadline,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Embraced by Q-Anon conspiracy theorists, last year’s “Sound of Freedom” racked up over $250 million worldwide and brought Mexican-born director Alejandro Monteverde back in the spotlight almost two decades after his awfully saccharine 2006 debut “Bella” won the People’s Choice Award at TIFF. A filmmaker with an unabashedly Christian conservative agenda, Monteverde’s latest is a frustratingly sluggish biopic of Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini (Cristiana Dell’Anna), an Italian nun who defied the Catholic Church, as well as American institutions, to aide her countrymen in New York City during the late 1800s.
All of Cabrini’s past is reduced to an incident in her childhood where she nearly drowned. That she survived and continued to outlive her post-tuberculosis prognosis propels her to prove wrong anyone who suggests she doesn’t belong in any male-dominated space. After a meeting with Pope Leo Xiii (Giancarlo Giannini) to discuss her plans to build orphanages in China,...
All of Cabrini’s past is reduced to an incident in her childhood where she nearly drowned. That she survived and continued to outlive her post-tuberculosis prognosis propels her to prove wrong anyone who suggests she doesn’t belong in any male-dominated space. After a meeting with Pope Leo Xiii (Giancarlo Giannini) to discuss her plans to build orphanages in China,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Variety Film + TV
“Cabrini” is a new biographical drama feature, directed by Alejandro Monteverde, based on a true story, starring John Lithgow, Cristiana Dell’Anna, Romana M. Vegano, David Morse, Giancarlo Giannini, Virginia Bocelli, Frederico Ielapi, Christopher Macchio, Patch Darragh, and Rolando Villazón, opening March 8, 2024 in theaters:
“…after she moves to Five Points in New York City, ‘Francesca Cabrini’ goes toe to toe with the government, the church, and blatant bigotry to fight for those at the margins of society.
“With entrepreneurship, grit, and boldness, Cabrini creates a home full of compassion and a legacy that’s everlasting…”
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“…after she moves to Five Points in New York City, ‘Francesca Cabrini’ goes toe to toe with the government, the church, and blatant bigotry to fight for those at the margins of society.
“With entrepreneurship, grit, and boldness, Cabrini creates a home full of compassion and a legacy that’s everlasting…”
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- 3/6/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The thawing of the winter box office continues this weekend with Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 4 which is bound to see the franchise’s second highest domestic opening at $50M+ at 3,900 theaters after the original 2008 movie ($60.2M). But that’s not all, it’s also the second biggest start for a Dwa title after Universal acquired the label from its 20th Century Fox distribution deal; the biggest during Universal’s 2.0 with Dwa being How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World which debuted to $55M in March 2019. Kung Fu Panda 4 is skewing among males and females under 25. Previews start Thursday at 2Pm. No Rt review rating yet.
Legendary Entertainment/Warner Bros’ Dune: Part Two keeps humming with $8.1M yesterday off bargain Tuesdays, +12% over Monday, for a running total through five days of $98M. The Zendaya-Timothee Chalamet-Austin Butler-Josh Brolin-...
Legendary Entertainment/Warner Bros’ Dune: Part Two keeps humming with $8.1M yesterday off bargain Tuesdays, +12% over Monday, for a running total through five days of $98M. The Zendaya-Timothee Chalamet-Austin Butler-Josh Brolin-...
- 3/6/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
After one of the biggest opening weekends of 2024 (by far), things normally might settle down, but DreamWorks Animation is releasing one of the first family animated movies since December, and it’s one that can help the box office recover. Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.
Offering “Dune: Part Two” some hearty competition and counter-programming this weekend is the first family animated feature in months, as DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda 4” arrives in over 3,900 theaters nationwide. Once again starring Jack Black as Po, the martial arts savvy panda bear, he’s joined in this one by the ubiquitous Awkwafina – when was the last time there was an animated movie in which she didn’t provide a voice? –as a thieving fox. Viola Davis voices the primary villain, the evil sorceress chameleon, plus there are new characters voiced by Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All at Once...
Offering “Dune: Part Two” some hearty competition and counter-programming this weekend is the first family animated feature in months, as DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda 4” arrives in over 3,900 theaters nationwide. Once again starring Jack Black as Po, the martial arts savvy panda bear, he’s joined in this one by the ubiquitous Awkwafina – when was the last time there was an animated movie in which she didn’t provide a voice? –as a thieving fox. Viola Davis voices the primary villain, the evil sorceress chameleon, plus there are new characters voiced by Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All at Once...
- 3/6/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
To mark the release of Cabrini across the United States, we had the pleasure in interviewing two of the film’s leading stars, in the eponymous lead role Cristiana Dell’Anna, along with Hollywood veteran David Morse, as well as the Mexican director Alejandro Monteverde.
In our two interviews, which you can watch in their entirety below, we discussed the inspiring nature and powerful messages within the film, while with Monteverde, we discuss his own personal connection to the tale, and how the film also works as a celebration of women. Finally, of course we had to discuss the decorated career of Morse as he looks back fondly over some excellent projects.
Cristiana Dell’Anna & David Morse
Alejandro Monteverde
Synopsis
Arriving in New York City in 1889, Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini is greeted by disease, crime and impoverished children. She soon sets off on a daring mission to convince the mayor to...
In our two interviews, which you can watch in their entirety below, we discussed the inspiring nature and powerful messages within the film, while with Monteverde, we discuss his own personal connection to the tale, and how the film also works as a celebration of women. Finally, of course we had to discuss the decorated career of Morse as he looks back fondly over some excellent projects.
Cristiana Dell’Anna & David Morse
Alejandro Monteverde
Synopsis
Arriving in New York City in 1889, Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini is greeted by disease, crime and impoverished children. She soon sets off on a daring mission to convince the mayor to...
- 3/6/2024
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Alejandro Monteverde’s last movie, the wildly profitable Christian thriller “Sound of Freedom,” was dogged by accusations that its anti-trafficking hero was himself guilty of fraud and grooming — a tough break for a piece of conspiracy-driven Maga theology that purported to shine a light on the secret cabal of sex criminals who are hiding in plain sight. Monteverde presumably had no way of knowing that Tim Ballard would become the target of a criminal investigation and get ousted from the very organization that “Sound of Freedom” exists to valorize, but his follow-up feature — shot in 2021 — seems designed to avoid any hint of a similar controversy.
Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini may not have been as pure and perfect a soul as Monteverde’s biopic imagines she was, but the director can rest easy in the knowledge that his newest subject is a literal saint. At this point, more than a century after Cabrini’s death,...
Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini may not have been as pure and perfect a soul as Monteverde’s biopic imagines she was, but the director can rest easy in the knowledge that his newest subject is a literal saint. At this point, more than a century after Cabrini’s death,...
- 3/5/2024
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
To quote a famous lyric from the musical Hamilton, immigrants get the job done. That message seems to be getting lost in the current wave of anti-immigrant sentiment sweeping the nation, if not the world. But it receives a timely reminder in Cabrini, the new drama about Francesca Cabrini, the Catholic missionary who arrived on our shores in 1889 and eventually established enough schools, orphanages and hospitals to form a veritable charitable empire. She became the first U.S. citizen to be canonized, in 1946, 29 years after her death. (And she’s apparently still performing miracles to this day, since she’s billed as one of the film’s executive producers.)
The film arrives courtesy of Angel Studios and director Alejandro Monteverde, both responsible for last year’s surprise, controversial smash hit about child sex trafficking, Sound of Freedom. This effort will likely prove far less divisive, if also less commercial. An old-fashioned,...
The film arrives courtesy of Angel Studios and director Alejandro Monteverde, both responsible for last year’s surprise, controversial smash hit about child sex trafficking, Sound of Freedom. This effort will likely prove far less divisive, if also less commercial. An old-fashioned,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New month, new recommendations from Deep Cuts Rising. The second installment of 2024 features selections reflecting holidays, events or traditions of February.
Regardless of how they came to be here, or what they’re about, these past movies can generally be considered overlooked, forgotten or unknown.
This month’s horror offerings include reincarnation, vampires and more.
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)
Pictured: Michael Sarrazin and Jennifer O’Neill in The Reincarnation of Peter Proud.
Directed by J. Lee Thompson.
Author Max Ehrlich handled the screenplay for his own novel’s adaptation. Despite its quirky title, though, this movie is a rather surreal and sad, not to mention unpredictable viewing experience. The obsession with metaphysical matters seeped into ’70s cinema, and this trippy psycho-horror gem, one directed by J. Lee Thompson, is a valid reflection of that bygone trend.
The namesake of The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (Michael Sarrazin) is having what...
Regardless of how they came to be here, or what they’re about, these past movies can generally be considered overlooked, forgotten or unknown.
This month’s horror offerings include reincarnation, vampires and more.
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)
Pictured: Michael Sarrazin and Jennifer O’Neill in The Reincarnation of Peter Proud.
Directed by J. Lee Thompson.
Author Max Ehrlich handled the screenplay for his own novel’s adaptation. Despite its quirky title, though, this movie is a rather surreal and sad, not to mention unpredictable viewing experience. The obsession with metaphysical matters seeped into ’70s cinema, and this trippy psycho-horror gem, one directed by J. Lee Thompson, is a valid reflection of that bygone trend.
The namesake of The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (Michael Sarrazin) is having what...
- 1/31/2024
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
The The Langoliers episode of Wtf Happened to This Adaptation? was Written and Narrated by Andrew Hatfield, Edited by Mike Conway, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian. Here is the text of Hatfield’s script:
Well, it’s time to let the King have his moment again. This is Stephen King’s second go around on the show and while Silver Bullet based on Cycle of the Werewolf is a minor cult classic, it’s not one of the bigger adaptations out of his overall catalogue. Today is going to an even deeper cut. While it seems that nearly everything has been adapted, there is a lot that has yet to be turned into a show, movie, or short film. Back in the 90s and early 2000s it felt like his made for TV miniseries were happening more frequently and had more hype to them,...
Well, it’s time to let the King have his moment again. This is Stephen King’s second go around on the show and while Silver Bullet based on Cycle of the Werewolf is a minor cult classic, it’s not one of the bigger adaptations out of his overall catalogue. Today is going to an even deeper cut. While it seems that nearly everything has been adapted, there is a lot that has yet to be turned into a show, movie, or short film. Back in the 90s and early 2000s it felt like his made for TV miniseries were happening more frequently and had more hype to them,...
- 12/21/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Andre Braugher, the dynamic actor known for his outstanding work on such shows as Homicide: Life on the Street and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, has died. He was 61.
Braugher died Monday after a brief illness, his longtime rep Jennifer Allen told The Hollywood Reporter. The cause of death turned out to be lung cancer.
Braugher starred as master interrogator Det. Frank Pembleton on NBC’s Homicide: Life on the Street for the first six seasons of the show’s acclaimed 1993-99 run, then played another cop, Capt. Raymond Holt — this time against type and for laughs — on the 2013-21 Fox-nbc sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
He won his first Emmy in 1998 for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for Homicide after a season that featured one of its most memorable episodes, “Subway.” That was a two-hander in which Pembleton tries to unearth whether a man (Vincent D’Onofrio) pinned between a Baltimore subway train...
Braugher died Monday after a brief illness, his longtime rep Jennifer Allen told The Hollywood Reporter. The cause of death turned out to be lung cancer.
Braugher starred as master interrogator Det. Frank Pembleton on NBC’s Homicide: Life on the Street for the first six seasons of the show’s acclaimed 1993-99 run, then played another cop, Capt. Raymond Holt — this time against type and for laughs — on the 2013-21 Fox-nbc sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
He won his first Emmy in 1998 for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for Homicide after a season that featured one of its most memorable episodes, “Subway.” That was a two-hander in which Pembleton tries to unearth whether a man (Vincent D’Onofrio) pinned between a Baltimore subway train...
- 12/13/2023
- by Mike Barnes, Rick Porter and Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
André Braugher has died. The two-time Emmy-winning star of series including Homicide: Life on the Street, Men of a Certain Age and Brooklyn Nine-Nine was 61.
Braugher, whose first film role came alongside Matthew Broderick and Denzel Washington in the Ed Zwick-directed Glory, died Monday after a brief illness.
While Braugher peppered his résumé with comedies, many will remember him for his ferocious portrayal of Detective Frank Pembleton in the NBC drama Homicide: Life on the Street. Put him in “the box,” sweating out and outsmarting crime suspects in the interrogation room, and you were looking at a weekly dose of tour de force acting, as good as it got on television during that time. He won an Emmy for that show he starred in from 1992-98. His wife, Ami Brabson, recurred as Pembleton’s wife on Homicide.
Related: André Braugher Remembered As “Megawatt Talent” & “Incredible Human Being”
He won...
Braugher, whose first film role came alongside Matthew Broderick and Denzel Washington in the Ed Zwick-directed Glory, died Monday after a brief illness.
While Braugher peppered his résumé with comedies, many will remember him for his ferocious portrayal of Detective Frank Pembleton in the NBC drama Homicide: Life on the Street. Put him in “the box,” sweating out and outsmarting crime suspects in the interrogation room, and you were looking at a weekly dose of tour de force acting, as good as it got on television during that time. He won an Emmy for that show he starred in from 1992-98. His wife, Ami Brabson, recurred as Pembleton’s wife on Homicide.
Related: André Braugher Remembered As “Megawatt Talent” & “Incredible Human Being”
He won...
- 12/13/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
With The Morning Show named today as one of the AFI Awards’ 2023 honorees for television program of the year, the question arises, how will the Apple TV+ show possibly up the ante for Season 4?
Will Bradley be in jail ? Will Alex be running everything? And will Cory finally give up and go home to his mom to sing another round of “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”? With the FBI, a company merger, and a sociopathic businessman (Jon Hamm) in the mix at the close of Season 3, it seems there’s everything to play for next season.
“Everybody keeps asking me if Bradley’s in jail,” Reese Witherspoon said during a press conference moderated by Deadline on Thursday, “but I don’t know if I’m in trouble.”
“But you’ve tried on jumpsuits, right?” executive producer Michael Ellenberg said.
“Did you decide on a shade of orange?” Jennifer Aniston joked.
Will Bradley be in jail ? Will Alex be running everything? And will Cory finally give up and go home to his mom to sing another round of “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”? With the FBI, a company merger, and a sociopathic businessman (Jon Hamm) in the mix at the close of Season 3, it seems there’s everything to play for next season.
“Everybody keeps asking me if Bradley’s in jail,” Reese Witherspoon said during a press conference moderated by Deadline on Thursday, “but I don’t know if I’m in trouble.”
“But you’ve tried on jumpsuits, right?” executive producer Michael Ellenberg said.
“Did you decide on a shade of orange?” Jennifer Aniston joked.
- 12/8/2023
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
Film currently in post. Well Go USA to distribute in US.
In the run-up to AFM Red Sea Media has come on board to handle international sales on the samurai action thriller Lone led by Japanese rising star Shogen from Brillante Ma Mendoza’s Busan selection Gensan Punch.
Josh Waller (Raze), a co-founder of Spectrevision with Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah, directed from his screenplay about a Japanese samurai and assassin who loses his family and finds himself stranded on an island where he gets kidnapped by a tribe of cannibals.
The warrior soon escapes and enacts revenge on his captors and their leader.
In the run-up to AFM Red Sea Media has come on board to handle international sales on the samurai action thriller Lone led by Japanese rising star Shogen from Brillante Ma Mendoza’s Busan selection Gensan Punch.
Josh Waller (Raze), a co-founder of Spectrevision with Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah, directed from his screenplay about a Japanese samurai and assassin who loses his family and finds himself stranded on an island where he gets kidnapped by a tribe of cannibals.
The warrior soon escapes and enacts revenge on his captors and their leader.
- 10/26/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Angel Studios will release “Cabrini,” the new film from “Sound of Freedom” director Alejandro Monteverde, in theaters nationwide on March 8, 2024. The picture focuses on Francesca Cabrini (Cristiana Dell’Anna), an impoverished Italian immigrant who became a famous and groundbreaking nun.
“Francesca Cabrini is one of the most inspiring and influential figures in modern history, and yet few know her story,” stated Angel Studios chief operating officer Liz Ellis. “Faced with seemingly insurmountable life obstacles, Cabrini chose instead to focus on how she could change the status quo in her time, and her impact on the world is still felt today.”
‘Cabrini’ trailer
The picture co-stars John Lithgow, David Morse, Giancarlo Giannini and Federico Castelluccio. Monteverde’s human trafficking thriller “Sound of Freedom” became this summer’s biggest non-Barbenheimer box office story.
Angel Studios released “Sound of Freedom,” starring Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino and Bill Camp with an innovative pay-it-forward program. It...
“Francesca Cabrini is one of the most inspiring and influential figures in modern history, and yet few know her story,” stated Angel Studios chief operating officer Liz Ellis. “Faced with seemingly insurmountable life obstacles, Cabrini chose instead to focus on how she could change the status quo in her time, and her impact on the world is still felt today.”
‘Cabrini’ trailer
The picture co-stars John Lithgow, David Morse, Giancarlo Giannini and Federico Castelluccio. Monteverde’s human trafficking thriller “Sound of Freedom” became this summer’s biggest non-Barbenheimer box office story.
Angel Studios released “Sound of Freedom,” starring Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino and Bill Camp with an innovative pay-it-forward program. It...
- 9/5/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Sound of Freedom director Alejandro Monteverde is getting back in business with Utah-based Angel Studios for the release of his latest movie, Cabrini.
Angel Studios, which found box office gold with Sound of Freedom and prides itself on working outside of the Hollywood studio system, will release Cabrini in theaters on March 8, 2024. The drama portrays Francesca Cabrini, a poor Italian immigrant in New York City who overcame the odds to become a major entrepreneur in the 19th century.
“Francesca Cabrini is one of the most inspiring and influential figures in modern history, and yet few know her story. Faced with seemingly insurmountable life obstacles, Cabrini chose instead to focus on how she could change the status quo in her time, and her impact on the world is still felt today,” Liz Ellis, COO of Angel Studios, said in a statement on Tuesday.
Cabrini stars Cristiana Dell’Anna, John Lithgow, David Morse,...
Angel Studios, which found box office gold with Sound of Freedom and prides itself on working outside of the Hollywood studio system, will release Cabrini in theaters on March 8, 2024. The drama portrays Francesca Cabrini, a poor Italian immigrant in New York City who overcame the odds to become a major entrepreneur in the 19th century.
“Francesca Cabrini is one of the most inspiring and influential figures in modern history, and yet few know her story. Faced with seemingly insurmountable life obstacles, Cabrini chose instead to focus on how she could change the status quo in her time, and her impact on the world is still felt today,” Liz Ellis, COO of Angel Studios, said in a statement on Tuesday.
Cabrini stars Cristiana Dell’Anna, John Lithgow, David Morse,...
- 9/5/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The fire around Sound of Freedom still isn’t entirely out but already director Alejandro Monteverde has set up his next movie, the biopic Cabrini.
As per Deadline, Cabrini “tells the story of Francesca Cabrini, a poor, audacious Italian immigrant who became one of the great entrepreneurs of the 19th century. Through her willpower, courage, compassion, and business skill, she overcame sexism and violent anti-Italian bigotry while fighting against an establishment seeking to hold her back.” Alejandro Monteverde will again be teaming with Angel Studios, who released Sound of Freedom.
As per a statement from Angel Studios’ COO, “Francesca Cabrini is one of the most inspiring and influential figures in modern history, and yet few know her story. Faced with seemingly insurmountable life obstacles, Cabrini chose instead to focus on how she could change the status quo in her time, and her impact on the world is still felt today…...
As per Deadline, Cabrini “tells the story of Francesca Cabrini, a poor, audacious Italian immigrant who became one of the great entrepreneurs of the 19th century. Through her willpower, courage, compassion, and business skill, she overcame sexism and violent anti-Italian bigotry while fighting against an establishment seeking to hold her back.” Alejandro Monteverde will again be teaming with Angel Studios, who released Sound of Freedom.
As per a statement from Angel Studios’ COO, “Francesca Cabrini is one of the most inspiring and influential figures in modern history, and yet few know her story. Faced with seemingly insurmountable life obstacles, Cabrini chose instead to focus on how she could change the status quo in her time, and her impact on the world is still felt today…...
- 9/5/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Alejandro Monteverde, the director of 2023’s surprise box office hit “Sound of Freedom,” has set his next film, “Cabrini,” for a theatrical release on March 8, 2024.
From “Sound of Freedom” indie distributor Angel Studios, “Cabrini” tells the story of Francesca Cabrini, an Italian American religious sister who founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and became the first U.S. citizen to be canonized a saint by the Catholic Church. Per the movie’s press release, Cabrini “fought the establishment and became the greatest social entrepreneur of the 19th century.”
“Through her willpower, courage, compassion and business skill, she overcame sexism and violent anti-Italian bigotry while fighting against an establishment seeking to hold her back,” reads the release.
Cristiana Dell’Anna stars as Cabrini, while John Lithgow, David Morse, Giancarol Giannini and Federico Castelluccio round out the cast.
“Francesca Cabrini is one of the most inspiring and influential figures in modern history,...
From “Sound of Freedom” indie distributor Angel Studios, “Cabrini” tells the story of Francesca Cabrini, an Italian American religious sister who founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and became the first U.S. citizen to be canonized a saint by the Catholic Church. Per the movie’s press release, Cabrini “fought the establishment and became the greatest social entrepreneur of the 19th century.”
“Through her willpower, courage, compassion and business skill, she overcame sexism and violent anti-Italian bigotry while fighting against an establishment seeking to hold her back,” reads the release.
Cristiana Dell’Anna stars as Cabrini, while John Lithgow, David Morse, Giancarol Giannini and Federico Castelluccio round out the cast.
“Francesca Cabrini is one of the most inspiring and influential figures in modern history,...
- 9/5/2023
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Sound of Freedom director Alejandro Monteverde is reteaming with Angel Studios. The outfit will release his next movie, Cabrini on March 8, 2024.
Angels Studios and Monteverde had monumental success this past summer as the anti-child trafficking movie, Sound of Freedom, racked up $180M at the domestic B.O. The pic is rolling out overseas.
Deadline first told you about Cabrini, which tells the story of Francesca Cabrini, a poor, audacious Italian immigrant who became one of the great entrepreneurs of the 19th century. Through her willpower, courage, compassion, and business skill, she overcame sexism and violent anti-Italian bigotry while fighting against an establishment seeking to hold her back.
Pic stars Cristiana Dell’Anna as Cabrini, John Lithgow (Footloose), David Morse, Giancarol Giannini and Federico Castelluccio (The Sopranos)
“Francesca Cabrini is one of the most inspiring and influential figures in modern history,...
Angels Studios and Monteverde had monumental success this past summer as the anti-child trafficking movie, Sound of Freedom, racked up $180M at the domestic B.O. The pic is rolling out overseas.
Deadline first told you about Cabrini, which tells the story of Francesca Cabrini, a poor, audacious Italian immigrant who became one of the great entrepreneurs of the 19th century. Through her willpower, courage, compassion, and business skill, she overcame sexism and violent anti-Italian bigotry while fighting against an establishment seeking to hold her back.
Pic stars Cristiana Dell’Anna as Cabrini, John Lithgow (Footloose), David Morse, Giancarol Giannini and Federico Castelluccio (The Sopranos)
“Francesca Cabrini is one of the most inspiring and influential figures in modern history,...
- 9/5/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Director Rob Savage’s adaptation of the Stephen King short story The Boogeyman (read our review Here) just had a solid opening weekend of $20 million, and there could be more King adaptations in Savage’s future. If so, he has already picked out the story he wants to bring to the screen next. It’s a story that already received a mini-series adaptation back in 1995, but that one didn’t go over well. It’s the novella The Langoliers, which was featured in King’s story collection Four Past Midnight.
Written and directed by Tom Holland (the one who made Child’s Play and Fright Night), the mini-series adaptation of The Langoliers told the following story: On a red-eye flight to Boston from Los Angeles, 10 people wake up to a shock. All of the other passengers and crew have vanished. When they try to contact the ground they make no connections.
Written and directed by Tom Holland (the one who made Child’s Play and Fright Night), the mini-series adaptation of The Langoliers told the following story: On a red-eye flight to Boston from Los Angeles, 10 people wake up to a shock. All of the other passengers and crew have vanished. When they try to contact the ground they make no connections.
- 6/5/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
This article and video contain spoilers for the full series of “The Last Thing He Told Me”
When “The Last Thing He Told Me” gets to the end of its twisty story, the thriller’s central conflict is not resolved via violence or trickery but rather a simple conversation between two people about the well-being of a child.
Based on the book of the same name by Laura Dave and adapted for Apple TV+ by Dave and her husband, Oscar-winning writer Josh Singer (“Spotlight”), “The Last Thing He Told Me” focuses on a woman named Hannah (Jennifer Garner), whose new husband, Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), disappears and leaves behind a note imploring Hannah to protect his daughter, Bailey (Angourie Rice). Over the course of the seven-episode limited series, Hannah and her stepdaughter travel from San Francisco to Austin, Texas, and find themselves embroiled in a larger conspiracy that includes Owen’s former father-in-law,...
When “The Last Thing He Told Me” gets to the end of its twisty story, the thriller’s central conflict is not resolved via violence or trickery but rather a simple conversation between two people about the well-being of a child.
Based on the book of the same name by Laura Dave and adapted for Apple TV+ by Dave and her husband, Oscar-winning writer Josh Singer (“Spotlight”), “The Last Thing He Told Me” focuses on a woman named Hannah (Jennifer Garner), whose new husband, Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), disappears and leaves behind a note imploring Hannah to protect his daughter, Bailey (Angourie Rice). Over the course of the seven-episode limited series, Hannah and her stepdaughter travel from San Francisco to Austin, Texas, and find themselves embroiled in a larger conspiracy that includes Owen’s former father-in-law,...
- 6/5/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Mother May I?: "Mother, May I?, a psychological thriller from writer-director Laurence Vannicelli and featuring stars Kyle Gallner (Smile, Dinner In America) and Holland Roden (Teen Wolf) comes to theaters and on VOD on July 21st.
The spine-chilling film is the debut feature from writer-director Laurence Vannicelli, and it marks a breakthrough in mind-bending horror. Emmett (Kyle Gallner) and Anya (Holland Roden) unexpectedly inherit his estranged mother’s house after her passing. As they sift through her estate, Anya begins acting more and more like Emmett’s mother – forcing him to question if she’s pushing him to confront his traumatic past or if she’s actually been possessed by his mother’s spirit. The cast also includes Chris Mulkey (Twin Peaks).
Kyle Gallner currently stars opposite Sosie Bacon in the surprise hit Smile, which spent two weeks atop the box office and is nearing a global tally of $150 million.
The spine-chilling film is the debut feature from writer-director Laurence Vannicelli, and it marks a breakthrough in mind-bending horror. Emmett (Kyle Gallner) and Anya (Holland Roden) unexpectedly inherit his estranged mother’s house after her passing. As they sift through her estate, Anya begins acting more and more like Emmett’s mother – forcing him to question if she’s pushing him to confront his traumatic past or if she’s actually been possessed by his mother’s spirit. The cast also includes Chris Mulkey (Twin Peaks).
Kyle Gallner currently stars opposite Sosie Bacon in the surprise hit Smile, which spent two weeks atop the box office and is nearing a global tally of $150 million.
- 6/2/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Kathryn Bigelow won an Oscar for directing “The Hurt Locker,” based on Mark Boal’s screenplay. Boal, a journalist, was embedded in Iraq with a bomb squad for two weeks in 2004. The film, streaming on Plex June 1, is a portrait of men in combat, the Iraq War, and the adrenaline that drives some soldiers to succeed at war, but fail at peace. “The Hurt Locker,” shot in a pseudo-documentary style, won additional Oscars for writing, editing, sound editing, and sound. Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, and Guy Pearce star.
Watch the trailer for “The Hurt Locker”:
Also coming to the streamer in June is “Drowning Mona,” starring Bette Midler as a hateful woman despised by her entire town. When her car ends up in the river, the police chief (Danny DeVito) immediately suspects foul play. The only problem? Everyone is a suspect as Jamie Lee Curtis,...
Watch the trailer for “The Hurt Locker”:
Also coming to the streamer in June is “Drowning Mona,” starring Bette Midler as a hateful woman despised by her entire town. When her car ends up in the river, the police chief (Danny DeVito) immediately suspects foul play. The only problem? Everyone is a suspect as Jamie Lee Curtis,...
- 5/31/2023
- by Fern Siegel
- The Streamable
While HBO Max may now be Max, there are still loads of new films to watch on the streaming service. From the early hits of now young adult actors and actresses like Dakota Fanning and Jaden Smith to one of Will Smith’s emotional movies and the 2020 Best Picture Oscar winner “Parasite,” there are options for all sorts of audiences, even the superhero-loving ones.
“Shazam! Fury of the Gods” lands on the streamer after being released in theaters in March. The Max rebrand preceded Sydney Sweeney’s next project “Reality,” the television movie taken from an FBI transcript. A campy take on the story of Snow White is available to stream as well.
Here are seven of the best new movies to watch on Max in May.
Dreamer: Inspired By A True Story (2005) Dreamworks Pictures
Past, present and future horse girls need look no further than “Dreamer: Inspired By A True Story,...
“Shazam! Fury of the Gods” lands on the streamer after being released in theaters in March. The Max rebrand preceded Sydney Sweeney’s next project “Reality,” the television movie taken from an FBI transcript. A campy take on the story of Snow White is available to stream as well.
Here are seven of the best new movies to watch on Max in May.
Dreamer: Inspired By A True Story (2005) Dreamworks Pictures
Past, present and future horse girls need look no further than “Dreamer: Inspired By A True Story,...
- 5/28/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
“The Last Thing He Told Me” ends with Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), disguised in a very long beard and baseball cap, finally connecting with his wife Hannah (Jennifer Garner) at one of her wood-turning exhibitions.
The Apple TV+ drama follows Hannah and her stepdaughter Bailey (Angourie Rice) as they try to piece together clues about Owen’s disappearance after his tech firm The Shop comes under investigation for fraud. As they figure out the complex reason why he vanishes, Hannah and Bailey forge a bond beyond their step relationship, with the last word of dialogue being Bailey calling Hannah “mom.”
The penultimate scene sees Hannah glimpse Owen by the wooden wedding ring he made to match hers. When she realizes it’s him in her woodwork exhibition, she drops some paperwork, and he bends to the ground to pick it up, whispering “The could’ve been boys still love you,” to signal that he is okay.
The Apple TV+ drama follows Hannah and her stepdaughter Bailey (Angourie Rice) as they try to piece together clues about Owen’s disappearance after his tech firm The Shop comes under investigation for fraud. As they figure out the complex reason why he vanishes, Hannah and Bailey forge a bond beyond their step relationship, with the last word of dialogue being Bailey calling Hannah “mom.”
The penultimate scene sees Hannah glimpse Owen by the wooden wedding ring he made to match hers. When she realizes it’s him in her woodwork exhibition, she drops some paperwork, and he bends to the ground to pick it up, whispering “The could’ve been boys still love you,” to signal that he is okay.
- 5/26/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Those trying to predict the ending of the Apple TV+ limited series “The Last Thing He Told Me” may have fallen into the trap author Laura Dave saw in the genre that initially prompted her to write the book.
The disappearance of Owen Michaels (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) from his wife Hannah (Garner) and daughter Bailey (Angourie Rice) doesn’t look good at the beginning of the series, especially when his tech company The Shop goes under investigation for fraud. Hannah and her stepdaughter Bailey spend the rest of the show unraveling the complicated reason for Owen’s disappearance, but Dave told TheWrap she wanted to upend the way these stories usually conclude.
“Often when I watch something or read something in the thriller genre [that] involves a love story, you either find out that the husband was bad and then the wife gets some sort of revenge and starts again, or the husband is good,...
The disappearance of Owen Michaels (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) from his wife Hannah (Garner) and daughter Bailey (Angourie Rice) doesn’t look good at the beginning of the series, especially when his tech company The Shop goes under investigation for fraud. Hannah and her stepdaughter Bailey spend the rest of the show unraveling the complicated reason for Owen’s disappearance, but Dave told TheWrap she wanted to upend the way these stories usually conclude.
“Often when I watch something or read something in the thriller genre [that] involves a love story, you either find out that the husband was bad and then the wife gets some sort of revenge and starts again, or the husband is good,...
- 5/21/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Roberto Sneider, whose credits include “You’re Killing Me Susana” and “Dos Crímenes,” has been tapped to direct multi-generational family drama “Blood Knot,” which stars Michael Douglas and Cameron Douglas. Emmy and Tony nominated actor David Morse, Michael Stahl-David and Walker Scobell have joined the cast.
Screen Media will be presenting the project to buyers at the Cannes Film Festival.
The film is based on Bob Rich’s novel “Looking Through Water” and is adapted for the screen by Rowdy Herrington (“Road House”). It follows a father who, in an attempt to reconnect with his estranged son, invites him to Belize to compete in a father-son fishing competition.
Sneider replaces Howard Deutch, who was originally announced as director, but had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict.
The film is produced by Stan Spry of Cartel. Eric Woods and Robert Mitas (“Ratched”) also serve as producers. Screen Media’s David Fannon...
Screen Media will be presenting the project to buyers at the Cannes Film Festival.
The film is based on Bob Rich’s novel “Looking Through Water” and is adapted for the screen by Rowdy Herrington (“Road House”). It follows a father who, in an attempt to reconnect with his estranged son, invites him to Belize to compete in a father-son fishing competition.
Sneider replaces Howard Deutch, who was originally announced as director, but had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict.
The film is produced by Stan Spry of Cartel. Eric Woods and Robert Mitas (“Ratched”) also serve as producers. Screen Media’s David Fannon...
- 5/17/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The penultimate episode to the Apple TV thriller miniseries The Last Thing He Told Me premiered today, and we got to meet the infamous mob lawyer to the Campano family, Nicholas Bell, played by the talented David Morse. We also have an answer to where Bailey went in the previous episode when Grady Bradford from the US Marshal’s office showed up at Hannah’s hotel. A lot of the mysteries are finally unwinding, and we’re getting closer to the answer. Here’s what happened in this week’s episode.
Spoilers Ahead
1999
Ethan Young, aka Owen Michaels, steps out of a restaurant to go on a car ride with his girlfriend Katherine Smith, and the two are truly deeply in love. In the middle of nowhere, though, a tire goes flat, and they swerve to the side of the road. Ethan considers calling Aaa, but Katherine has contacted her dad,...
Spoilers Ahead
1999
Ethan Young, aka Owen Michaels, steps out of a restaurant to go on a car ride with his girlfriend Katherine Smith, and the two are truly deeply in love. In the middle of nowhere, though, a tire goes flat, and they swerve to the side of the road. Ethan considers calling Aaa, but Katherine has contacted her dad,...
- 5/12/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
Spoiler Alert: This story contains spoilers for “The Never Dry,” the fifth episode of “The Last Thing He Told Me,” now streaming on Apple TV+.
Most people would run in the other direction if they found out their family had credible ties to the mob. Unfortunately, Bailey Michaels didn’t get the memo.
In this week’s fifth episode of Apple TV+’s “The Last Thing He Told Me,” Bailey (Angourie Rice) and her stepmother Hannah (Jennifer Garner) continued their search in Austin for answers about why her father Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) disappeared four days earlier.
What first seemed like a tech startup scam gone wrong has quickly unraveled the fake lives Owen and Bailey apparently have been living since she was a child. In the final moments of the episode, Hannah finds out why.
Owen and Bailey –– or rather Ethan and Kristie Young –– fled Texas after Bailey’s mother died,...
Most people would run in the other direction if they found out their family had credible ties to the mob. Unfortunately, Bailey Michaels didn’t get the memo.
In this week’s fifth episode of Apple TV+’s “The Last Thing He Told Me,” Bailey (Angourie Rice) and her stepmother Hannah (Jennifer Garner) continued their search in Austin for answers about why her father Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) disappeared four days earlier.
What first seemed like a tech startup scam gone wrong has quickly unraveled the fake lives Owen and Bailey apparently have been living since she was a child. In the final moments of the episode, Hannah finds out why.
Owen and Bailey –– or rather Ethan and Kristie Young –– fled Texas after Bailey’s mother died,...
- 5/5/2023
- by Hunter Ingram
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: David Morse (The Chair), Bill Heck (Locke & Key) and Jaklyn Bejarano have been set to star in Santa Rita Film Co.’s La Gloria, a drama exploring the humanity and political abstractions surrounding the U.S.-Mexico border. The latter came aboard following a nationwide casting search in Mexico.
The film set in South Texas, which is currently shooting in the area, follows the story of Carson Tidwell (Morse), an embittered and isolated rancher who mistakenly shoots a young, pregnant migrant girl named Irena (Bejarano) who is crossing his property. Confronted with his actions and threatened with a criminal investigation, Carson must decide whether to help Irena recuperate on his ranch or face criminal charges led by his son (Heck), an agent for the U.S. Border Patrol.
Christopher Young’s script is based on the personal experiences of Joseph Todd Walker, who is directing, in his feature debut.
The film set in South Texas, which is currently shooting in the area, follows the story of Carson Tidwell (Morse), an embittered and isolated rancher who mistakenly shoots a young, pregnant migrant girl named Irena (Bejarano) who is crossing his property. Confronted with his actions and threatened with a criminal investigation, Carson must decide whether to help Irena recuperate on his ranch or face criminal charges led by his son (Heck), an agent for the U.S. Border Patrol.
Christopher Young’s script is based on the personal experiences of Joseph Todd Walker, who is directing, in his feature debut.
- 4/17/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Apple TV+ has unveiled the first trailer for “The Last Thing He Told Me,” the limited series based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Laura Dave.
The seven-part drama stars Jennifer Garner (who also executive produces) as Hannah, a woman who starts to question everything when her husband Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) disappears overnight leaving only a note that reads “protect her.”
“There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for my daughter,” Coster-Waldau’s Owen says when Garner asks what defines him in the beginning of the trailer.
The “her” this note refers to is Bailey (Angourie Rice), Owen’s daughter and Hannah’s step-daughter. The television adaptation also stars Aisha Tyler, Augusto Aguilera, Geoff Stults and John Harlan Kim.
Garner’s Hannah receives the note from a young girl, and a man shows up to her house to tell her that her husband is not who she thinks he is.
The seven-part drama stars Jennifer Garner (who also executive produces) as Hannah, a woman who starts to question everything when her husband Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) disappears overnight leaving only a note that reads “protect her.”
“There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for my daughter,” Coster-Waldau’s Owen says when Garner asks what defines him in the beginning of the trailer.
The “her” this note refers to is Bailey (Angourie Rice), Owen’s daughter and Hannah’s step-daughter. The television adaptation also stars Aisha Tyler, Augusto Aguilera, Geoff Stults and John Harlan Kim.
Garner’s Hannah receives the note from a young girl, and a man shows up to her house to tell her that her husband is not who she thinks he is.
- 3/9/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Mark Harmon has an impressive resumé spanning decades. The actor is best known for his role as Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the long-running police procedural NCIS. However, before he led the team at NCIS, he played a crucial role that was ahead of its time. Here’s how Mark Harmon’s role in St. Elsewhere was groundbreaking in the ’80s.
The overview of ‘St. Elsewhere’ Mark Harmon wears blue scrubs in this ‘St. Elsewhere’ cast portrait | Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
St. Elsewhere was a medical drama set at the fictional St. Eligius Hospital, which earned the nickname “St. Elsewhere” due to its status as a lesser-equipped medical facility. However, despite the hospital’s reputation, the staffers cared about their patients, and St. Eligius employed first-rate doctors.
The show followed the employees as they dealt with low funding, lack of up-to-date equipment, and personal and professional lives,...
The overview of ‘St. Elsewhere’ Mark Harmon wears blue scrubs in this ‘St. Elsewhere’ cast portrait | Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
St. Elsewhere was a medical drama set at the fictional St. Eligius Hospital, which earned the nickname “St. Elsewhere” due to its status as a lesser-equipped medical facility. However, despite the hospital’s reputation, the staffers cared about their patients, and St. Eligius employed first-rate doctors.
The show followed the employees as they dealt with low funding, lack of up-to-date equipment, and personal and professional lives,...
- 2/16/2023
- by Produced by Digital Editors
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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On Oct. 26, 1982, NBC introduced St. Elsewhere to TV audiences. The ensemble medical drama went on to run for six seasons on the network. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review, as included in a TeleVisions column, is below:
Passing in Review: St. Elsewhere (NBC, Tuesday, 10-11 p.m.) The critics are having a field day. “Well written,” they’ve called it. “Touching.” “Gritty.” And a variety of other words and phrases all meant to tell us that St. Elsewhere, the new hour-long slice-of-life medical drama on NBC, is topnotch television. They’ve compared it to that other prized hour of TV drama, Hill Street Blues. And well they should. Both come from Mtm Enterprises, and both have a similar type of stark realism base which at once repels and attracts — like much of reality. While Hill Street gets its story lines and plots from police life,...
On Oct. 26, 1982, NBC introduced St. Elsewhere to TV audiences. The ensemble medical drama went on to run for six seasons on the network. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review, as included in a TeleVisions column, is below:
Passing in Review: St. Elsewhere (NBC, Tuesday, 10-11 p.m.) The critics are having a field day. “Well written,” they’ve called it. “Touching.” “Gritty.” And a variety of other words and phrases all meant to tell us that St. Elsewhere, the new hour-long slice-of-life medical drama on NBC, is topnotch television. They’ve compared it to that other prized hour of TV drama, Hill Street Blues. And well they should. Both come from Mtm Enterprises, and both have a similar type of stark realism base which at once repels and attracts — like much of reality. While Hill Street gets its story lines and plots from police life,...
- 10/26/2022
- by Richard Hack
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Dark Sky Films has acquired North American distribution rights to Mother, May I?, the psychological thriller starring Kyle Gallner (Smile) and Holland Roden (Teen Wolf).
Laurence Vannicelli’s debut feature is due to be released in spring 2023. Below is a first look.
In the movie, a man’s fiancée starts behaving like his recently deceased mother, leading him to confront his deepest traumas to free her from the bewildering possession.
The distribution deal was negotiated by Greg Newman, EVP of Dark Sky Films, and producer Daniel Brandt alongside Verve Ventures.
Pic is produced by Dane Eckerle, Daniel Brandt and Daisy Long. Roden is also a producer on the film along with Cole Eckerle. Executive producers include Sam Slater, Paul Bernon and Phil Keefe of Burn Later Productions, as well as Raj Trivedi and Alex Whitney.
Gallner currently stars opposite Sosie Bacon in the breakout horror hit Smile, which spent...
Laurence Vannicelli’s debut feature is due to be released in spring 2023. Below is a first look.
In the movie, a man’s fiancée starts behaving like his recently deceased mother, leading him to confront his deepest traumas to free her from the bewildering possession.
The distribution deal was negotiated by Greg Newman, EVP of Dark Sky Films, and producer Daniel Brandt alongside Verve Ventures.
Pic is produced by Dane Eckerle, Daniel Brandt and Daisy Long. Roden is also a producer on the film along with Cole Eckerle. Executive producers include Sam Slater, Paul Bernon and Phil Keefe of Burn Later Productions, as well as Raj Trivedi and Alex Whitney.
Gallner currently stars opposite Sosie Bacon in the breakout horror hit Smile, which spent...
- 10/20/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Before “ER,” “Chicago Hope” and “The Good Doctor,” there was a great little medical drama called “St. Elsewhere.” Today, it’s not unusual to have topics like rape, abortion, domestic abuse, breast cancer discussed. But 40 years ago, such issues were taboo. Much as “Hill St. Blues” revolutionized police dramas in the early 1980s, “St. Elsewhere” pushed boundaries and opened discussions about issues that affected viewers everywhere.
“St. Elsewhere” refers to hospitals who take in the patients no other hospital wants to deal with; the fictitious St. Eligius is such an institution in Boston, a teaching hospital with more budget issues than personnel. But within the crumbling walls is a staff of doctors and nurses who struggle to provide the best care possible for the string of often difficult to diagnose, difficult to understand and difficult to tolerate patients who come through the doors, while balancing their personal lives and own...
“St. Elsewhere” refers to hospitals who take in the patients no other hospital wants to deal with; the fictitious St. Eligius is such an institution in Boston, a teaching hospital with more budget issues than personnel. But within the crumbling walls is a staff of doctors and nurses who struggle to provide the best care possible for the string of often difficult to diagnose, difficult to understand and difficult to tolerate patients who come through the doors, while balancing their personal lives and own...
- 10/14/2022
- by Susan Pennington and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
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