Enter The Defenders – the long-awaited all-star team at the heart of the Netflix Marvel universe. Four superheroes, all loners with radically different powers and personalities. There's blind lawyer Matt Murdoch (Charlie Cox), who used to kick ass by night on the streets of Hell's Kitchen as the vigilante Daredevil; now he's trying to stick to his day job after hanging up the mask and retiring from the superhero racket. There's Luke Cage (Mike Colter), the bulletproof Harlem avenger, and the hard-boiled private eye Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter). And then there's...
- 8/8/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Tom Cruise is back for more Impossible stunts.
The actor was photographed in Paris on set for Mission: Impossible 6, which also stars Life actress Rebecca Ferguson. Playing protagonist Ethan Hunt, the legendary actor filmed on top of a roof in a stunt that appeared to involve helicopters.
Could this top his prior heart-stopping stunts? In the fifth franchise installment, Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation, Cruise precariously clung to the side of a moving A400 plane mid-air.
“It was intense,” he admitted to People at the film’s premiere in 2015. “I’m not going to lie.”
Simon Pegg, who has costarred...
The actor was photographed in Paris on set for Mission: Impossible 6, which also stars Life actress Rebecca Ferguson. Playing protagonist Ethan Hunt, the legendary actor filmed on top of a roof in a stunt that appeared to involve helicopters.
Could this top his prior heart-stopping stunts? In the fifth franchise installment, Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation, Cruise precariously clung to the side of a moving A400 plane mid-air.
“It was intense,” he admitted to People at the film’s premiere in 2015. “I’m not going to lie.”
Simon Pegg, who has costarred...
- 4/8/2017
- by Katherine Richter
- PEOPLE.com
Tom Cruise may be a huge Hollywood star, but he still gets starstruck over the royal family. During a dinner for the 75th anniversary of the Outward Bound Trust, a charity that helps young people reach their fullest potentials, the actor met with Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace, and the pictures pretty much speak for themselves. Wearing a black suit and bow tie, Tom was practically beaming as he shook the Duke of Edinburgh's hand during the event. Let's just say, the Mission Impossible star isn't the only celebrity to get excited about meeting a royal.
- 3/9/2017
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
Meeting the royal family is a mission totally possible for Tom Cruise. On Wednesday evening, the Hollywood star was a surprise guest at a dinner inside Buckingham Palace to make the 75th anniversary of the Outward Bound Trust. While following the black-tie dress code, the Mission Impossible star was able to shake hands with Prince Philip also known as The Duke of Edinburgh. Based on his facial expressions, the actor appeared honored—and thrilled—to meet the royal family member. The Outward Bound Trust is a charity that helps young people achieve their potential through outdoor pursuits. According to the palace, The Duke has been Patron of the organization since 1999 and...
- 3/9/2017
- E! Online
Hollywood royalty meets real life royalty!
Tom Cruise paid a visit to Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, where he met (and shared a laugh with) Prince Philip.
Both men are supporters of the Outward Bound trust, an educational charity that seeks to improve the lives of children and young people through outdoor activities and learning.
The dinner hosted at Buckingham Palace honored the 75th anniversary of the U.K.-based organization.
Both men wore tuxes for the occasion, and looked to be in high spirits: Cruise and Philip were photographed laughing together several times during the dinner.
The Duke met @TomCruise...
Tom Cruise paid a visit to Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, where he met (and shared a laugh with) Prince Philip.
Both men are supporters of the Outward Bound trust, an educational charity that seeks to improve the lives of children and young people through outdoor activities and learning.
The dinner hosted at Buckingham Palace honored the 75th anniversary of the U.K.-based organization.
Both men wore tuxes for the occasion, and looked to be in high spirits: Cruise and Philip were photographed laughing together several times during the dinner.
The Duke met @TomCruise...
- 3/9/2017
- by Diana Pearl
- PEOPLE.com
Alex Westthorp Nov 16, 2016
Remember when Grange Hill went to the Isle Of Wight? Or the escaped puma? Here are 12 memorable school trip episodes from the early years...
With just over thirty years worth of screen time, there are plenty of memorable moments in Grange Hill. From its inception in February 1978 the programme proved both entertaining and controversial. It tackled many difficult subjects head-on: bullying, vandalism, racism, censorship, shop-lifting, school uniform protest, teenage pregnancy and - most famously of all - drugs. However, every now and again it would attempt to give viewers a break from the everyday and head off on a day trip or weekend excursion.
See related DC Comics movies: upcoming UK release dates calendar Batman V Superman: where does it leave the Justice League? Batman V Superman: Michael Shannon fell asleep watching it Zack Snyder interview: Batman V Superman
Join us and H5 on a bit of escapism then,...
Remember when Grange Hill went to the Isle Of Wight? Or the escaped puma? Here are 12 memorable school trip episodes from the early years...
With just over thirty years worth of screen time, there are plenty of memorable moments in Grange Hill. From its inception in February 1978 the programme proved both entertaining and controversial. It tackled many difficult subjects head-on: bullying, vandalism, racism, censorship, shop-lifting, school uniform protest, teenage pregnancy and - most famously of all - drugs. However, every now and again it would attempt to give viewers a break from the everyday and head off on a day trip or weekend excursion.
See related DC Comics movies: upcoming UK release dates calendar Batman V Superman: where does it leave the Justice League? Batman V Superman: Michael Shannon fell asleep watching it Zack Snyder interview: Batman V Superman
Join us and H5 on a bit of escapism then,...
- 9/29/2016
- Den of Geek
Here's a sterling example of what Hollywood excelled at back in the golden age: Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes, Claude Rains and Edward Everett Horton star in possibly the most magical of movies known as Film Blanc. A cosmic goof leaves a man with fifty years yet to live without a body -- so heavenly troubleshooters try to find him a new one. Here Comes Mr. Jordan Blu-ray The Criterion Collection 819 1941 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 94 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date June 14, 2016 / 39.95 Starring Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes, Claude Rains, Rita Johnson, Edward Everett Horton, James Gleason. Cinematography Joseph Walker Art Direction Lionel Banks Film Editor Viola Lawrence Original Music Frederick Hollander Written by Sidney Buchman, Seton I. Miller from the play Heaven Can Wait by Harry Segall Produced by Everett Riskin Directed by Alexander Hall
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Some movies are so entertaining that it's best to tell people,...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Some movies are so entertaining that it's best to tell people,...
- 6/7/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
While promoting American Ultra, screenwriter Max Landis has described his idea of what a new Lethal Weapon sequel should look like...
If Lethal Weapon is to return to our screens at all, it will almost certainly take the form of a reboot. But what if Mel Gibson and Danny Glover were miraculously reunited for a fifth time? Screenwriter Max Landis has one possible answer.
During an interview with Grantland for his latest movie American Ultra, the new action comedy directed by Nima Nourizadeh, Landis was thrown a fun hypothetical question: if you were given $130m to make a new Lethal Weapon, would you do it? Landis' reply was an emphatic yes, which he followed with a remarkably well-formed, off-the-cuff pitch:
The final Lethal Weapon, if I have to pocket-pitch it right now, is Murtaugh and Riggs are asked to work with a group of, like, four cops who are younger,...
If Lethal Weapon is to return to our screens at all, it will almost certainly take the form of a reboot. But what if Mel Gibson and Danny Glover were miraculously reunited for a fifth time? Screenwriter Max Landis has one possible answer.
During an interview with Grantland for his latest movie American Ultra, the new action comedy directed by Nima Nourizadeh, Landis was thrown a fun hypothetical question: if you were given $130m to make a new Lethal Weapon, would you do it? Landis' reply was an emphatic yes, which he followed with a remarkably well-formed, off-the-cuff pitch:
The final Lethal Weapon, if I have to pocket-pitch it right now, is Murtaugh and Riggs are asked to work with a group of, like, four cops who are younger,...
- 8/24/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
For Jon Stewart, last night’s screening of his directorial debut, Rosewater, was a glorious homecoming of sorts. After all, he filmed Death to Smoochy in Toronto. But last night’s standing-room-only showing at the Toronto Film Festival was a true celebration, and before the screening, Stewart joked that Canada’s earnest warm reception felt like sarcasm to a cynical New Yorker like himself. Afterwards, the audience responded with a standing ovation, as much for the real Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari, who was imprisoned and accused of being a spy by Iranian authorities, as the cast and their first-time director.
- 9/9/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Versatile actor best known for her roles in The Sound of Music and Of Human Bondage
In the Hollywood of the 1940s and 50s, when typecasting was an essential constituent of stardom, Eleanor Parker, who has died aged 91, never gained the recognition she deserved, because she refused to be pigeonholed. "It means I've been successful in creating the characters that I've portrayed – that I'm not just a personality who is seen in a variety of roles." Dana Andrews, her co-star in Madison Avenue (1962), called her "the least heralded great actress".
The 1957 film Lizzie is almost a reflection of her career. Parker plays three separate and distinct characters harboured inside one woman – the shy, self-effacing Elizabeth; the wanton, raunchy Lizzie; and the "normal" Beth – and switches brilliantly from one to the other. Parker was always able to be convincing in these three sorts of characters. She was naive as the girl...
In the Hollywood of the 1940s and 50s, when typecasting was an essential constituent of stardom, Eleanor Parker, who has died aged 91, never gained the recognition she deserved, because she refused to be pigeonholed. "It means I've been successful in creating the characters that I've portrayed – that I'm not just a personality who is seen in a variety of roles." Dana Andrews, her co-star in Madison Avenue (1962), called her "the least heralded great actress".
The 1957 film Lizzie is almost a reflection of her career. Parker plays three separate and distinct characters harboured inside one woman – the shy, self-effacing Elizabeth; the wanton, raunchy Lizzie; and the "normal" Beth – and switches brilliantly from one to the other. Parker was always able to be convincing in these three sorts of characters. She was naive as the girl...
- 12/11/2013
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
Eleanor Parker dead at 91: ‘The Sound of Music’ actress, three-time Best Actress Oscar nominee (photo: Eleanor Parker ca. 1945) Eleanor Parker, one of the best and most beautiful actresses of the studio era, a three-time Best Actress Academy Award nominee, and one of the stars of the 1965 blockbuster and Best Picture Oscar winner The Sound of Music, died today, December 9, 2013, of complications from pneumonia at a medical facility near her home in the Southern Californian desert town of Palm Springs. Eleanor Parker was 91. “I’m primarily a character actress,” Parker told the Toronto Star in 1988. “I’ve portrayed so many diverse individuals on the screen that my own personality never emerged.” At one point, wildly imaginative publicists called her The Woman of a Thousand Faces — an absurd label, when you think of Man of a Thousand Faces Lon Chaney. Eleanor Parker never altered her appearance the way Chaney did — her...
- 12/10/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Eleanor Parker Now on TCM Palms Springs area resident Eleanor Parker, who turns 91 next June 26, is Turner Classic Movies’ Star of the Month of June. One of the best actresses of Hollywood’s studio era, Parker isn’t nearly as well-remembered today as she should be despite three Best Actress Academy Award nominations (Caged, 1950; Detective Story, 1951; Interrupted Melody, 1955), a number of box-office and/or critical hits, and a key role in one of the biggest blockbusters of all time (The Sound of Music). Hopefully, the 34 Eleanor Parker movies TCM will be showing each Monday this month — beginning tonight — will help to introduce the actress to a broader 21st-century audience. Eleanor Parker movies "When I am spotted somewhere it means that my characterizations haven’t covered up Eleanor Parker the person. I prefer it the other way around," Parker once said. In fact, the title of Doug McClelland’s 1989 Eleanor Parker bio,...
- 6/4/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Warner Archive Collection 4th anniversary DVD / Blu-ray releases The Warner Archive Collection (aka Wac), which currently has a DVD / Blu-ray library consisting of approximately 1,500 titles, has just turned four. In celebration of its fourth anniversary, Wac is releasing with movies featuring the likes of Jane Powell, Eleanor Parker, and many more stars and filmmakers of yesteryear. (Pictured above: Greer Garson, Debbie Reynolds, Ricardo Montalban in the sentimental 1966 comedy / drama with music The Singing Nun.) For starters, Jane Powell and Debbie Reynolds play siblings in Richard Thorpe's Athena (1954), whose supporting cast includes Edmund Purdom, Vic Damone, frequent Jerry Lewis foil Kathleen Freeman, Citizen Kane's Ray Collins, Tyrone Power's then-wife Linda Christian, former Mr. Universe and future Hercules Steve Reeves, veteran Louis Calhern, not to mention numerology, astrology, and vegetarianism. As per Wac's newsletter, the score by Hugh Martin and Martin Blane "gets a first ever Stereophonic Sound remix for this disc,...
- 3/27/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Ever since Leslie Howard appeared in Outward Bound, a 1930 film version of Sutton Vane's stage success about recently deceased folk on a boat bound for heaven or hell, there's been a steady stream of movies about the afterlife; very serious in the case of Roman Polanski inducting Gerard Depardieu into purgatory in A Pure Formality, larky in the case of Peter O'Toole and Colin Firth awaiting Charon's ferry together in Wings of Fame. Up There is a modest black comedy starring Burn Gorman as a road-accident victim attempting unsuccessfully to get out of his job as a minder of the newly dead and move onward and upward in a dull, bureaucratic afterlife. Instead he gets stuck in a rundown Scottish seaside resort. It runs out of steam very early on but should be compulsory viewing for would-be suicide bombers who think they're going to be living in a paradise populated by beautiful virgins.
- 11/19/2012
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
After his comment at the end of last night's episode, it sounds like we may never learn the real name of "The Walking Dead"'s Governor, but this Q&A with David Morrissey should shed some light on a few other things involving the character.
British actor Morrissey spoke with AMCtv's Eli Rosenberg about some unexpected overlaps with his character's tastes, explains how the role finally earned him some respect at home, and more.
Q: This is your first season on the show. Was there a learning curve to get up-to-speed with "The Walking Dead"?
A: I was very nervous about joining the show on the first day, but once I got there, it's been a joy ever since. There's an element about needing to know about the conditions: the heat and the humidity and the snakes and bugs and ticks. You have to have a little bit of an...
British actor Morrissey spoke with AMCtv's Eli Rosenberg about some unexpected overlaps with his character's tastes, explains how the role finally earned him some respect at home, and more.
Q: This is your first season on the show. Was there a learning curve to get up-to-speed with "The Walking Dead"?
A: I was very nervous about joining the show on the first day, but once I got there, it's been a joy ever since. There's an element about needing to know about the conditions: the heat and the humidity and the snakes and bugs and ticks. You have to have a little bit of an...
- 10/29/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Geordie Shore has unveiled two new male cast members for its upcoming fourth series. Scott Timlin, a 24-year-old nightclub promoter, and 19-year-old Outward Bound Instructor Daniel Thomas-Tuck will join the likes of Gaz Beadle, Charlotte Crosby and Holly Hagan when the MTV show returns next month. Timlin, who has never seen Geordie Shore before, describes himself as "the life and soul of the party", claims to have "pulled more than Gaz without being on TV" and pledges to bring "more sex" to the show. "Gary says he has a degree in pulling women; well I've got a Phd," he boasts. "He's got competition for the birds with us single lads coming in this series. "I'm already famous in Newcastle... I walk into a club and 300 people (more)...
- 10/2/2012
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
After a long summer away, NBC came back in (almost) full comedy force tonight with the season premieres of Up All Night, The Office and Parks and Recreation. (30 Rock, which rounds out the yuk-filled evening, returns Oct. 4.)
We certainly laughed our boo-honeys off, but we want to hear what you thought of the night’s fare. So here’s the deal: Cruise through the mini-recaps below, give each comedy a grade via poll and then hit the comments to expand your thoughts. Did anything make you actually Lol? How do you feel about the seasons ahead? Let’s hear it!
We certainly laughed our boo-honeys off, but we want to hear what you thought of the night’s fare. So here’s the deal: Cruise through the mini-recaps below, give each comedy a grade via poll and then hit the comments to expand your thoughts. Did anything make you actually Lol? How do you feel about the seasons ahead? Let’s hear it!
- 9/21/2012
- by Megan Masters
- TVLine.com
'The Office' begins its final season on Thursday Sep. 20, in an episode called 'New Guys': Jim and Dwight are thrown off balance by the arrival of two young employees (Clark Duke and Jake Lacy) that the others dub "the new Jim" and "Dwight, Jr." Andy comes back from Outward Bound leadership training with a desire for vengeance on Nellie. Will Oscar adopt Angela's cat? Kevin saves a turtle.
- 9/17/2012
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Prince Andrew abseiled down the Shard skyscraper in London earlier today (September 3). The Duke of York began at the 87th floor - just below the top of the 1,016ft tower - and finished half an hour later on level 20. He was one of around 40 people who completed the task to raise money for educational charity the Outward Bound Trust and the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund. Andrew said afterwards: "I'm not even going to say that was a piece of cake or not. I will never do it again. I have to say, the most difficult bit was walking up the stairs. "You have a moment to realise what you are doing and where you are going to go. The difficult bit was actually stepping out over the edge so the training I had done over the summer with the Royal Marines in Arbroath gave me the confidence to step...
- 9/3/2012
- by By Colin Daniels
- Digital Spy
Britain's Prince Andrew abseiled down London's Shard skyscraper today (03.09.12). The 52-year-old royal scaled down the side of the tallest building in Europe in a bid to raise £1 million for the Outward Bound Trust and the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund, beginning his descent on the 87th floor and finishing half an hour later on the 20th. A relieved Prince Andrew said after the feat: 'I'm not even going to say that was a piece of cake or not. I will never do it again. 'I have to say, the most difficult bit was walking up the stairs.' The Duke of York was one of a group of 40 people to abseil down the 1,016ft tower, raising over...
- 9/3/2012
- Monsters and Critics
After nine seasons, NBC will be airing the final episode of The Office in 2013. Based on the Ricky Gervais BBC hit (which only lasted 14 episodes), the Us version of the show will complete its run with just about 200 episodes. No word on whether Steve Carell will return for the finale, but showrunner Greg Daniels did reveal some details about the final season. Final season plot points: "David Wallace sent Andy to Outward Bound training over the summer to make him more decisive and...
- 8/21/2012
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Let’s face it: Season 8 of The Office was like getting a Prism Durosport for Christmas when you really wanted an iPod. Meandering plots, characters acting out of, well, character and an overall lack of focus dragged down the NBC comedy’s first full year without Steve Carell.
Enter original showrunner Greg Daniels, who is back at the helm and determined to reestablish The Office as Must-See TV — albiet during the show’s just-announced final season. Here, the boss lays out his Season 9 game plan — which includes a more aggressive Andy, several fresh faces and a tormented Nellie.
Related | The Office to End This Season,...
Enter original showrunner Greg Daniels, who is back at the helm and determined to reestablish The Office as Must-See TV — albiet during the show’s just-announced final season. Here, the boss lays out his Season 9 game plan — which includes a more aggressive Andy, several fresh faces and a tormented Nellie.
Related | The Office to End This Season,...
- 8/21/2012
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Britain's Prince Andrew doesn't know if he has 'the balls' to abseil down Europe's tallest building. The 51-year-old royal will be part of a group of 40 people who will scale the east side of The Shard in London in a bid to raise £1 million for the Outward Bound Trust, and he admits the stunt is nerve-wracking. Andrew - who is chairman of the trustees of the educational charity - said: 'It is the same for me as everyone else. Have you got the guts, the balls, whatever you like to call it, to step over the edge at 1,000ft? And the answer is 'we'll see'.' Despite the terrifying nature of the fundraiser, Andrew insists his mother Queen Elizabeth...
- 8/21/2012
- Monsters and Critics
Britain's Prince Andrew is to abseil down The Shard. The 52-year-old royal will be joined by the British Foreign Secretary William Hague's wife Ffion and 20 others as they make the descent down Europe's tallest building in London on September 3 to raise money for the Outward Bound Trust and the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund. Commenting on the exciting venture, Andrew - also known as the Duke of York - said: 'I am delighted to lead the descent of The Shard. 'I am also very proud, as the Chairman of The Outward Bound Trust, of the work the Trust undertakes with young people to give them challenge through adventure.' An aide close to Andrew added: 'He's...
- 7/13/2012
- Monsters and Critics
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