Actualités

Dead for a Dollar, starring the iconic Willem Dafoe and Christoph Waltz, will arrive on Tubi this December. The underrated western debuted in 2022, to a mixed reception from critics.

Dead for a Dollar hits Tubi on December 1. Written and directed by Walter Hill, the Western thriller movie follows the bounty hunter Max Borlund, played by Waltz, on a search to find Rachel Kidd, the missing wife of a businessman. Dafoe plays Joe Cribbins, a card-sharp, armed robber and an old enemy of Borlund. Superman's Rachel Brosnahan plays Rachel Kidd as part of the ensemble that includes Batman: Caped Crusader's Hamish Linklater as Martin Kidd, Warren Burke as Sergeant Alonzo Poe, Brandon Scott as Elijah Jones, and Benjamin Bratt as Tiberio Vargas. Luis Chavez, Fidel Gomez, Guy Burnet, Alfredo Quiroz, Scott Peat, and Jackamoe Buzzell also star in the film.

Related Disney's Failed King Kong Replacement Will Stream for...

With the Academy Awards not arriving until March 12, 2023, the term “long lead time” takes on a whole new meaning. But that’s not stopping anyone from getting on the campaign trail early.

It’s time, time for the parade of Oscar winners and multiple-time nominees to reveal their latest work and start the drums beating across the industry to get the buzz going. Who knows if these early contenders can beat out the Christmas releases? Only time will tell. Meanwhile, TV networks and streaming services are hard at it, showcasing their stars in a profusion of places to keep their shows at front of mind. Join us on a trip exploring the most interesting parties and premieres in recent weeks.

“Amsterdam”

Alice Tully Hall, New York

Rami Malek, Andrea Riseborough, Margot Robbie and Christian Bale attend the European Premiere of 20th Century Studios and New Regency “Amsterdam” at Odeon Luxe...

Click here to read the full article.

As the credits come up on screen at the end of Dead for a Dollar, the dedication “In Memory of Budd Boetticher” is bannered so prominently next to the title, it could almost serve as a subtitle for the film itself.

In fact, it’s not entirely clear whether or not it officially is the film’s subtitle. Either way, this entertaining latest feature from venerable writer-producer-director Walter Hill is soaked in elegiac love for the clean lines, brisk storytelling and moral clarity of classic westerns, like the kind Boetticher used to make, such as The Cimarron Kid (1952), The Man From the Alamo (1953) or Comanche Station (1960). Even the highly jiggery-pokered look of the film, presumably shot on digital but adjusted in post so that all the blues get filtered out, makes the movie look like something made 60 or 70 years ago. The palette is a study in earth tones,...