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Nicolas Cage has some new co-stars. Two more actors have just joined the cast of Spider-Noir, the upcoming MGM+ and Prime Video live-action series based on the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man Noir.

According to Deadline, Amy Aquino (Bosch) and Andrew Robinson (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) have been added to the recurring cast of Spider-Noir. Outside Bosch, in which she starred as Lt. Grace Billets, Aquino is known for her recurring roles in Being Human, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Brothers & Sisters, and most recently appeared as Judge Thelma Hollub in Clint Eastwood's 2024 drama Juror #2. As for Robinson, he seems to have taken a step back from acting in the mid-2000s, although he voiced an alternate version of his Deep Space Nine character Elim Garak in an episode of the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks last year.

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Alexandra Lamy and Philippe Katerine topline this production staged by 24 25 Films, which is being sold overseas by Charades. The last clapperboard slammed yesterday to mark the end of the shoot for Le Test, the second feature by Emmanuel Poulain-Arnaud, following Les Cobayes (French release date Tbc). After kicking off on 21 September, principal photography for the helmer’s new effort took place in Marseille, Sète, Agde, Frontignan and Montpellier. The cast includes Alexandra Lamy, Philippe Katerine (César Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2019 for Sink or Swim and set to grace screens from 10 February next year in Old Fashioned), and young actors Chloé Barkoff-Gaillard, Matteo Perez and Joaquim Fossi.The story, written by Emmanuel Poulain-Arnaud himself and Noé Debré (nominated for the César Award for Best Screenplay in 2016 for Dheepan and for the equivalent Ensor Award in 2018 for Racer...

Ned LeDoux celebrates the old ways of livin’, Joel Crouse returns with an Ed Sheeran co-write, and Kelsea Ballerini just wants to stay home in this week’s list of the best country songs to stream now.

Levi Hummon & Runaway June, “Cowboy Take Me Away”

A Dixie Chicks staple is reborn. When “Cowboy Take Me Away” hit the radio airwaves in November 1999, the song represented a woman’s yearning for a storybook romance. Two decades later, it unfolds like a conversation between two lovers, with Levi Hummon’s first verse adding a male perspective.

Kew Media Distribution have announced they will be releasing the new horror feature Itsy Bitsy on UK digital platforms from 14th October. Directed and produced by Micah Gallo (Wick) alongside special effects master Dan Rebert (True Blood), Itsy Bitsy stars Bruce Davison, Elizabeth Roberts, Denise Crosby, Arman Darbo and Chloe Perrin.

Itsy Bitsy weaves a character-driven story of responsibility, love and loss set against a terrifying backdrop of chilling scares and monstrous legends. When Kara (Elizabeth Roberts) a single mother struggling to raise two children in New York City, receives a job offer to work as a private nurse in the mid-West, it’s an opportunity she can’t refuse. So, she uproots her family, moving them to the remote farm owned by Walter (Golden Globe®-winner Bruce Davison), a semi-retired antiquities appraiser who has multiple sclerosis. At first, things seem normal enough. But what Kara doesn’t know is...

Like his longtime friend and collaborator John Prine, folk-country tunesmith Steve Goodman got his professional start in Chicago, penning advertising jingles during the day while working in clubs and bars at night. Goodman’s perspicacious songwriting, which he injected with a deft sense of humor and keen observations about the human condition, will be celebrated with the upcoming reissue of two LPs originally recorded for his own groundbreaking indie label, Red Pajamas.

Available July 19th on Omnivore Recordings, Artistic Hair, a live compilation first released in 1983, and 1984’s Affordable Art...

Shout! Studios, the multi-platform filmed entertainment distribution and production arm of Shout! Factory, has acquired North American rights to the chilling horror thriller Itsy Bitsy, written by Micah Gallo, J. Bryan Dick, Jason Alvino, and directed by Micah Gallo (The Innkeepers). Itsy Bitsy stars Academy Award&#174 nominee Bruce Davison, Denise Crosby, Elizabeth Roberts, and up-and-comer Chloe Perrin. The announcement was made today by Shout's founders and CEOs Bob Emmer and Garson Foos, Throughline Films' founders John W. Bosher and Chris Charles, and Jordan Fields, Vice President of Acquisitions at Shout! Studios.

A story tangled up in a web of family drama, personal demons, and a horrifying monster. Based on the centuries-old poem, a family moves into a secluded mansion where they soon find themselves being targeted by an ancient entity taking the form of a giant spider. Kara, a private nurse and single mother, moves from the big...

Featuring a creepy rendition of a familiar nursery rhyme, the psychologically harrowing creature feature Itsy Bitsy pits a single mother against an eight-legged critter big enough to cause nightmares for life... if you're lucky enough to survive. Directed by Micah Gallo, executive produced by Cory Neal, and co-written by Daily Dead contributor Jason Alvino, Itsy Bitsy has now been acquired by Shout! Studios for North American distribution.

The team at Shout! Studios is planning a theatrical release for Itsy Bitsy this year. We have the full press release below with more details, and in case you missed it, read our previous interview with director Gallo for insights into the making of the film.

Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – April 8, 2019 - Shout! Studios, the multi-platform filmed entertainment distribution and production arm of Shout! Factory, has acquired North American rights to the chilling horror thriller Itsy Bitsy, written by Micah Gallo, J.

Julius Amedume’s neo-noir psychological thriller “Rattlesnakes,” rock documentary “Suzi Q” and the elevated horror thriller “Itsy Bitsy” are among the new titles that Kew Media Distribution will be introducing to buyers at Berlin’s European Film Market, which kicks off Thursday.

They join a slate that includes three buzz-worthy documentaries: Rodney Ascher’s “Glitch in the Matrix, Michael Jackson expose “Leaving Neverland,” one of the talking points at Sundance, and Nick Broomfield’s “Marianne & Leonard – Words of Love,” also a hot title in Park City.

Scripted and directed by Amedume, “Rattlesnakes” tells the story of California life guru and family man Robert McQueen. What begins as a typical day of therapy sessions with his clients takes a turn for the worse… He’s expecting to meet a regular client in a rented apartment, but instead he’s ambushed by three masked men and held hostage.

McQueen is accused of...

Google’s Year in Search was posted on Wednesday, and the data-rich lists prove that food was definitely on the mind in 2017.

The food-focused categories included the most searched for calorie counts, recipes, cocktails, and cookbooks. When it came to calories, people were very concerned about one magical drink and loads of fast food.

The top spot was none other than the short-lived Unicorn Frappuccino that caused a social media frenzy earlier this year. Curious users questioned how many calories were in the colorful creation— and the answer comes in at 410 per serving. Of course, that steep calorie count and...

I have a feeling Taylor Swift is loosening up. If you only heard the first two singles from her recently released album, Reputation - "Look What You Made Me Do" and "...Ready For It?" - you might think that Taylor's newfound focus is on nothing but karma and revenge. But take a closer listen to the catchy songs that you'll actually have on repeat, and you'll notice a few recurring themes throughout nearly all 15 songs: outspoken lyrics about drinking, sex, and relatable, "edgier" topics that have previously been uncharted territory for Taylor. As someone whose knowledge of Taylor Swift's music spans all the way back to the days of 2008's Fearless (and whose fan status begrudgingly remains despite recognition of Taylor's mistakes and failed attempts to resist her music), I appreciate this. Not because talking about drinking makes you a cool person or because "sexy" songs automatically make great ones,...

Ready to give your getaway an upgrade? It starts with great luggage, and companies have totally stepped it up, offering everything from carry-ons with USBs to charge your phones on the go to weight sensors in the handles so you don’t get dinged for overpacking a pair of shoes (or, who are we kidding, five).

The key to selecting the one that’s right for you is to figure out which kind of traveler you are. Do you need a style that makes your laptop easily accessible so you don’t have to dilly dally in those obnoxious airport security lines?...

We’ve always known Taylor Swift was a genius songwriter. Her ability to pen such witty and creative lyrics that are universally applicable to anyone’s life is unmatched.

And the way she’s written on Reputation is no different. In fact, this is her most intimate and honest album yet.

13 Bts Things We Learned About 'Reputation' From Fans at Taylor Swift's Listening Sessions

Below, we’ve compiled all the best lyrics on each track.

…Ready for It?

“Wondered how many girls he had loved and left haunted, but if he’s a ghost then I can be a phantom.”

“And he can be my jailer, Burton to this Taylor.”

“Baby, let the games begin.”

Taylor Swift Pens Poem About 'Revenge' and 'Fair Weather Friends' -- Read!

End Game (feat. Ed Sheeran and Future)

“And I bury hatchets but I keep maps of where I put ‘em.”

“I swear I don’t love the drama, it loves me...

“I never trust a narcissist, but they love me / So I play 'em like a violin, and I make it look oh-so-easy.”

The opening line of “I Did Something Bad,” off of Taylor Swift’s newest album, Reputation, -- available now via iTunes -- is loaded with enough contradiction to make your head spin.

On one hand, it’s delightfully baffling to hear the word “narcissist” being levied by one of the world’s biggest pop stars -- who is literally launching a social media app that is entirely focused on herself. And yet, in its own frustrating way, the line is a cathartic moment of apparent honesty from an artist traditionally so guarded in “curated authenticity,” that we’ve never stopped questioning who the real Taylor is. If you choose to, it’s not hard to relate to the feeling -- allowing mistrust in your love life to consume you, to the point of...

Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best show currently on TV?” can be found at the end of this post.)

This week’s question: What is the saddest show? Which show makes you cry the most? (Old and current shows are all fair game.)

Daniel Fienberg (@TheFienPrint), The Hollywood Reporter

I just wrote something on this very topic! And I think these are two different questions. Which show makes me cry the most? In the balance across its entire series run? I think the answer has to be “Friday Night Lights.” I’m a sucker for underdog sports stories in general, but “Friday Night Lights” could make me cry in so many different ways, from what happens to Jason Street in the pilot to what Matt Saracen goes through in...

‘Things Blowing Up Good’ has been surefire entertainment since the beginning of cinema, but this ill-fated Cinerama extravaganza about the biggest explosion in recorded human history limps along despite some pretty darned impressive volcanic effects. It’s quite an entertaining spectacle, with various good performers in three soap opera plots, either overacting or loitering about with nothing to do. And don’t forget the from-left-field musical striptease.

Krakatoa East of Java

Blu-ray

Kl Studio Classics

1969 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 131 min. / Street Date September 12, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95

Starring: Maximilian Schell, Diane Baker, Brian Keith, Barbara Werle, Sal Mineo, Rossano Brazzi, John Leyton, J.D. Cannon, Jacqueline (Jacqui) Chan, Victoria Young, Marc Lawrence, Geoffrey Holder, Niall MacGinnis, Sumi Haru.

Cinematography: Manuel Berenguer

Film Editors: Walter Hannemann, Warren Low, Maurice Rootes

Production Design: Eugèné Lourié

Costumes: Laure Lourié

Special Effects: Eugèné Lourié, Alex Weldon, Francisco Prósper

Original Music: Frank De Vol

Written by Clifford Newton Gould,...

It took 12 whole episodes, but Audrey Horne (Sherilyn Fenn) has finally returned to our television screens.

The Twin Peaks chat rooms, message boards and Twitter feeds have been speculating for years on end about where we would find her and how (Is she in Hollywood? Is she the mysterious billionaire in New York? Is she still in a coma? Was she horribly disfigured in the bank explosion? Is she now running One Eyed Jacks?). But I am fairly certain that no one saw this outcome, this development, this new Audrey.

At first I found it confusing and jarring: that weird guy is Audrey’s husband?...

If you're fond of Mike Mignola's fiery comic book creation and you want to raise a little hell with your next drink, then you might want to add Hellboy Hell Water Cinnamon Whiskey to your liquor cabinet. The new whiskey is now available from Dark Horse Comics, XXX Distillery LLC, and Prestige Imports LLC, and it never hurts to have a bottle on hand in case the B.P.R.D. shows up at your front door.

Press Release: Milwaukie, Ore., (May 22, 2017)—The first ever whiskey based on Mike Mignola’s legendary Hellboy comic book character was announced officially today by Dark Horse Comics, XXX Distillery LLC and Prestige Imports LLC. Hellboy Hell Water Cinnamon Whiskey is a craft distilled, small batch, naturally flavored cinnamon whiskey retailing for $19.99 for a 750ml bottle. The 66.6 proof Hellboy Hell Water Cinnamon Whiskey is available nationally and can be ordered at www.hellboyhellwater.

Hellboy's got his own whiskey! XXX Distillery and Prestige Imports have teamed up with Dark Horse Comics to deliver Hellboy Hell Water cinnamon whiskey to the fans that like the hard stuff. I know it's not the third film in the film trilogy that we've all been hoping for, but it's still pretty cool.

Hellboy Hell Water is small batch naturally flavored cinnamon whiskey. It is micro-distilled, hand bottled and styled in the old traditional process of making Southern Corn Whiskey. Old fashioned corn whiskey uses only the finest corn, natural ingredients, spring water, glassware and craftsmanship.

The Hell Water whiskey is 66.6 proof and it's set to be released on April 14th and will cost around $19.99 per bottle.

Via: That's Nerdalicious...

Once upon a time, Life would have been made for a sack of pennies on a set made out of cardboard and released as the bottom half of a double bill alongside whatever Roger Corman was making that year. Take away the modern window dressing and you’re left with one the great B-movie templates: there […]

The post ‘Life’ Review: An Old Fashioned B-Movie Dressed Up Like a Blockbuster appeared first on /Film.

When Jake Gyllenhaal gets into a creative groove with a director, he likes to keep that fire burning. He’s made two films with Denis Villeneuve (“Prisoners,” “Enemy“) with a third in development (“The Son“), and now it looks like his latest film-making buddy is “Life” director Daniel Espinosa.

Read More: ‘Life’ With Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson & Ryan Reynolds Is A Pleasurably Old Fashioned Sci-Fi Thriller [SXSW Review]

The pair are set to reteam on “The Anarchists vs Isis,” based on the Rolling Stone article by Seth Harp, that tells the true story of a ragtag team of American volunteers, socialists and outcasts, who are fighting alongside the Kurdish militia known as the Ypg to beat Isis in Syria and establish an anarchist collective amid the rubble of war.

Continue reading ‘Life’ Duo Jake Gyllenhaal & Daniel Espinosa Reteam For ‘The Anarchists vs Isis’ at The Playlist.

The whole murderous-alien-aboard-a-spaceship trope has been around since at least 1958’s “It! The Terror From Beyond Space,” which was initially viewed as a typical, below-average drive-in movie about a doomed Mars expedition. Of course, that movie suddenly took on more importance when the creative team behind “Alien” cited it as a major inspiration. Since “Alien,” of course, there have been countless riffs on this idea (including a handful of actual “Alien” sequels and spin-offs) — a ragtag crew of space explorers or profiteers venture into some darkened corner of the galaxy in the name of scientific progress or capitalism, unwittingly encounter vicious otherworldly killing machines, and get turned into bloody zero-g globs.

Continue reading ‘Life’ With Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson & Ryan Reynolds Is A Pleasurably Old Fashioned Sci-Fi Thriller [SXSW Review] at The Playlist.

Google’s top searches from the year are out and when it comes to food, the world wanted comfort, comfort and more comfort.

The most requested recipe of 2016 was green bean casserole followed by Brussels sprouts, hashbrown casserole, guacamole and chicken marsala. A few sweets also made the list with hungry people searching for buttercream frosting and snow cream (ice cream made from snow, apparently).

A stressful year clearly meant the world was stress-eating which of course eventually leads to dieting. The Golo Diet — which claims to optimize the body’s insulin levels — topped the list. But a diet claiming...

As Season 4’s “Ghost Rider” arc came to a close, two agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. finally cracked open that bottle of Haig, sharing extra-warm, knowing smiles across the rims of their Old Fashioned glasses.

Thing is, one of those agents is not who they seem to be.

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But more on that in a moment. For now, let us talk simply of the idea that Phil Coulson is finally steering his oft-tested friendship with longtime colleague Melinda May in a very new direction. “In different moments, it’s...

EC VP for the Digital Single Market defends principle of “territoriality” but also offers stark statistics during Brussels event.

Speaking today (Friday) at the European Film Forum in Brussels, European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Single Market, Andrus Ansip, has defended the principle of “territoriality” even as he called for greater flexibility when it comes to “portability” of rights.

Ansip also had some stark statistics about the way that European films are still lagging far behind those from the Us when it comes to their international distribution prospects.

Around 80% of American movies are available in at least 20 countries around the world at any one time - but 79% of EU-made movies are available only in two countries at maximum, he told delegates. In other words, European films simply aren’t travelling.

The dilemma for the EU is how to provide better cross border access to digital content while ensuring that authors receive fairer renumeration.

During his “fireside...

“I can’t sing, I can’t dance, I can’t write… no real talent. But I’m pretty, and I can make money off pretty.”

Amazon Studio’s The Neon Demon directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, is a sumptuous horror-thriller, set in the highly competitive and often vicious world of fashion modeling, where the term “eat their own” takes on a decidedly new meaning. When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will use any means necessary to get what she has. The film is co-written by Refn (Bronson, Drive, Only God Forgives, Valhalla Rising), Mary Laws (”Preacher”) and Polly Stenham; and stars Elle Fanning (Maleficent,Super 8), Karl Glusman (Love, Stonewall), Jena Malone (Inherent Vice, The Hunger Games series), Bella Heathcote (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Dark Shadows), Abbey Lee (Gods of Egypt, Max Max:...

[[tmz:video id="0_0o8zb5ge"]] Lady Gaga crashed the stage at a ritzy jazz club for a surprise worth Way more than the price of an Old Fashioned. Gaga flew under the radar in the audience at Rose Bar's jazz night Tuesday in NYC ... that is, until she grabbed the mic. We're told it even surprised the staff, who closed the doors after she took the floor. Check out the video ... the entire room is hanging on her every note.

Exclusive: Faith-based distributor Pure Flix has closed deals in Cannes on the follow-up to the Us box office hit.

Pure Flix / Quality Flix sales chief Ron Gell, in Cannes with a slate of new titles, has cut a raft of deals on God’s Not Dead 2, the follow-up to the 2014 faith-based Us smash.

God’s Not Dead 2 screens in the market at Cannes today [May 14] and Monday and opened in the Us last month, where it has grossed more than $20m theatrically.

Gell has licensed rights for Australia (Crossroads), Hong Kong (United Artists), Latin America, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Scandinavia (California Filmes), Germany (Other Films), South Korea (Sycomad), and Eastern Europe/Poland (Revolutionary Releasing/Monolith), and Africa (Cmd).

Tanweer has picked up God’s Not Dead and God’s Not Dead 2 for the Middle East and vice-president of international sales and distribution Gell is closing in on sales for mainland China and Sri Lanka. Dominus licensed...

I've seen it all. New York City is soon to be home to Beetle House, a Tim Burton-themed bar. Slashfilm says the establishment, which comes from the same guys who created a Will Ferrell-themed bar last year, will embody the feel of Burton's films...but probably not Batman. The whole idea — even for the most average of Burton fans like myself — sounds pretty cool. The drink list gives you a feel of the place. It all sounds good...but man, look at those NYC drink prices!

It’s Showtime: Bulleit Rye whiskey, 2 shots of espresso, simple syrup, dash of peychauds bitters, lemon peel garnish. $16

Beetlejuice: Muddled blackberry and limes, Tequila, Blackberry schnapps, Angostura bitters, splash of cranberry. $14

Edward’s Lemonade: Old fashioned with Orange bitters $12

Alice’s Cup of Tea: Peach vodka, Gin, rum, tequila, peach schnapps, sour mix, splash of coke. $14

The Headless Horseman: Hendricks Gin,...

• only 22% of 2015’s movies had female protagonists

• best and worst representations of women on film in 2015 (and the average Watw score for the year)

• critics are slightly more likely to rate a film highly if it represents women well

• mainstream moviegoers are not turned off by films with female protagonists

• movies that represent women well are just as likely to be profitable as movies that don’t, and are less risky as business propositions

The Where Are the Women? project was designed to drill deep down into the films of 2015 in order to determine how well — or how poorly — they represented women. The project has now come to its end, and you can examine the final ranking here. The ranking includes 270 films released in the Us, Canada, and the UK, in both limited and wide release (including every wide-release North American film and most of the UK wide-release films). The...

Who’s that girl? It’s definitely not Jess.

Tuesday’s episode of New Girl, at long last, introduced us to Megan Fox‘s Reagan, a pharmaceutical sales rep staying in downtown Los Angeles on business. In addition to being drop-dead gorgeous, she can concoct the perfect Old Fashioned cocktail, give Chuck Norris a run for his money with her roundhouse kick and make the art of prescription drug sales look badass.

The perfect woman, right?

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For Nick, absolutely. After spending the first few...

Even with Michael Dougherty’s Krampus invading theaters this year, Chris Kasick’s Uncle Nick will assuredly be the creepiest Christmas tale of the holiday season. Demonic elves and killer toys might get a few screams, but there’s nothing more horrifying than a drunken Uncle who’s contemplating some inter-step-family boinking. Mike Demski’s screenplay scrutinizes every family-get-together cliché in this Yuletide clusterf#ck, with the sleaze factor jacked up to sloppy, mythical levels of alcoholic debauchery. This is the family dinner every dysfunctional family dreads, especially if memories of Cleveland-based sports teams are only more cause for sadness. Forget about a bad Santa, this Christmas is all about one bad uncle.

Posehn stars as the lewd, crude, and far-too-jolly Uncle Nick, who kicks off his Christmas Eve with a whiskey Old Fashioned that never seems to find itself fully empty. His brother, Cody (Beau Ballinger), invites Nick over...

Goldfinger

Directed by Guy Hamilton

Screenplay by Richard Maibaum and Paul Dehn

Starred: Sean Connery, Honor Blackman

Released September 1964 by United Artists

Even if you had never seen this film, just as with Ursula Andress rising from the waves like a bikini-clad version of Botticelli’s Venus in Dr. No, you’d recognize the iconic image. The girl, the bed, the gold paint. The sight of gilded Shirley Eaton spread out on the sheets is so evocative that – like Ursula – it was subjected to an ironic nod in a later Bond film. If Halle Berry wore the updated bikini in Die Another Day, instead of gold Gemma Arterton did sheet-duty wearing nothing but a coat of oil for Quantum of Solace.

Gold was the symbol of wealth in 1964, but in today’s world of global warming and fuel station queues, hydrocarbons have taken its place in the cultural lexicon. And...

Did you foresee that none of the eight couples competing in "Good Old Fashioned Spit In The Face," the fourth leg of "The Amazing Race," was going to be sent packing? If you got that result right, why are you not taking part in our predictions contest? Every week, someone will win a $100 Amazon gift certificate and the top place on our leaderboards. Do you have what it takes to be the best among the most fervent fans of the "Race"? -Break- To get started Click Here or scroll down and make your first prediction using our easy drag-and-drop menu. Don't worry, you can keep changing your predictions right up until show time. But we urge you not to wait till then.  'Survivor: Second Chance': Win prizes predicting who'll win Season 30 Why? Because your predictions will factor into our official racetrack odds that are pored over by other "Race...

According to predictions made so far in our contest, it looks like tonight's episode of "The Amazing Race" will be a non-elimination leg. We're four episodes into this 27th season and  historically that has been a time when the last team to the mat avoided being bounced.  -Break- If one of the remaining eight teams does get eliminated, our contest entrants are predicting it will be Jazmine and Danielle. This athletic duo has odds of 6 to 1 to be ejected from the race in this Friday's episode, "Good Old Fashioned Spit In The Face," which takes place in Victoria Falls, Zambia. (Click on the chart to the left to see the odds and rankings for elimination as well as the winners of this leg and the season.) Cheerleaders Tiffany and Krista have odds of 9/1 to be eliminated while mother/son pairing Denise and James are at 14/1 and newlyweds Cindy and Rick...

Pyar karne wale kabhi darte nahin jo darte hain woh pyar karte nahin. 32 years ago Meenakshi Sheshadri had lip-synced Anand Bakshi’s famous words about boundless, unchained, unstoppable love.

Now it’s the striking debutant Athiya Shetty who mouths these words, though we don’t see her saying it. Just feeling it.

Which is really in the fitness of things. This 2015 adaptation of Subhash Ghai’s 1983 musical blockbuster captures the impish bustle and the unbridled impetuousness of first love from the original, and merges these into something slightly sinister and dark.

Because, folks this is 2015. Love at first sight is not a tenable target for a lifetime of togetherness. There are more practical considerations to be gone through before love conquers the pay cheque. Nikhil Advani’s remake of a film about a highly melodratic love is rendered into practical pastel pastiche of passion pain and rebellion.

Hero looks and feels posh.

If the ‘faith and family’ film-makers’ task is to proselytize, they are doing a wretched job with these cheap, risible films

If you just can’t wait for that first Republican primary debate to get some vague talking points about duty, honor and the healing power of Christ’s love inarticulately blurted in your face, have I got the movie for you! PureFlix Entertainment, the Arizona-based purveyor of (per their subscription-based streaming website) “faith and family movies” that hit big with God’s Not Dead, has followed up the recent Old Fashioned and Do You Believe? with their worst movie yet. At least the others had ludicrous storylines worthy of ridicule. This one is just plain boring.

It’s 1997, and California-based nice guy John Paul George (Kevin Downes) is readying to marry his longtime girlfriend whose sole ambition in life is the preparation of home-cooked meals. John Paul’s mother recently passed and,...

Wild Tales Because it's in a foreign language Wild Tales was never going to be a massive hit stateside, but trust me, this is a movie you're going to want to give a shot as six short stories come together for a wildly hysterical anthology of revenge gone wrong. You can read my theatrical review right here.

Run All Night Sean's review of this one was just posted this morning (read it here) and he seems to have had mostly the same impression I had when seeing it in theaters (read my review here), which is to say it's something of a ho hum actioner, but does sport some solid performances.

Spirited Away (Blu-ray) This is probably my favorite Hayao Miyazaki film and it might have actually been the first of his I saw, I can't quite remember. However, if you're looking to get into the master animated filmmaker's work...

Peanuts #28

Story by Charles M. Schulz, Jason Cooper, Jeff Dyer

Art by Charles M. Schulz, Vicki Scott, Scott Jeralds, and Paige Braddock

Colors by Nina Kester, Lisa Moore, Art Aoche

Letters by Donna Alemndrala, Steve Wands, Nomi Kane

Published by Boom! Studios

Do you enjoy the Peanuts gang? How about good humor and laughs? Peanuts #28 comes packed with several different adventures of the Peanuts gang. It has three major stories following various members of the Peanuts gang. There is “Studs,” “Sunny Disposition,” and “Happy Any Day.” Each of the stories offers good laughs, fun times, and some tender hearted moments. The comics allow for a charming time that relives the innocence and trials of childhood. Just like any other Peanuts comic, it comes with slice of life moments for Charlie Brown and his friends as they live their lives.

The first story of Peanuts #28 is “Studs.” In “Studs”, Lucy and...

As I’ve mentioned a few times already this year, horror is a genre that doesn’t get a whole lot of respect. The same goes for remakes in general, so when you discuss horror remakes, you can expect a distant lack of appreciation. Still, there are some gems to be found, and with the release this weekend of a Poltergeist remake, I wanted to count down the best that this sub-genre has to offer. You might think that there’s a complete dearth of quality, but I was able to find a solid handful of titles that make for a more than respectable lineup. Here now are the ten best horror remakes of all time: 10. Halloween – Not an incredibly popular choice, I know, but my heart has a soft spot within it for this one. I’m honestly not sure why, but I jived with what musician turned writer...

At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what's streaming on Netflix, we've got you covered.

TV Worth Watching

"Mad Men" (Sunday on AMC at 10 p.m.)

It's the end of an era. Pour yourself an Old Fashioned and toast the end of "Mad Men," 'cause Don Draper leaves us on May 17. Farewell, Don/Dick, Peggy, Joan, Roger, and -- wherever she is -- Lois the foot-crushing secretary. #TeamLois4Life

"Scandal" (Thursday on ABC at 9 p.m.)

"Scandal" is so devoted to its own name that every episode feels like a season finale. But the real end of Season 4 happens May 14 with "You Can't Take Command." ABC promises it will be "shocking" and since it's "Scandal," we believe it.

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Louis C.K. will host the Season 40 finale with Rihanna as musical guest. We have high expectations for both stars,...

March 2015: Cocktail of the Month expands to include newcomer Chivas Regal®, the world’s first luxury whisky, in the newest blend to hit U.S. markets in eight years – Chivas Regal Extra. Chivas Regal Extra can be used to elevate some of the world’s most classic cocktails. The nutty sweetness, spiciness and deep rich amber color of Chivas Regal Extra raise the bar and put a new twist on classics such as the ‘Old Fashioned.’ This blend is a complex, spicy and not too smoky beast that sips well, and makes a compelling cocktail. The new blend has a fruity, […]...

Master all manner of classic cocktails with Pop Chart Lab's Matrix of Mixology poster prints. Using 100 lb. archival stock certified by The Forest Stewardship Council, these posters are pressed on an offset lithographic press with vegetable-based inks in Long Island City, Queens. [Click to Enlarge] From the Old Fashioned to the Mint Julep to the John Collins, this wealth of whiskey recipes traces back each drink to its constituent spirits, mixers, garnishes and more via a series of colorful lines, denoting proper ratios and even illustrating the appropriate glass to serve it in. Whether you’re a seasoned drink-slinger or merely muddling through your first Manhattan, this splashy twist on routine recipe guides is a must-have for mastering the art of mixology. [Click to Enlarge]...

<< Continued from "Weekend Report: 'Grey' Makes Green Over Valentine's Day Weekend"Kingsman: The Secret Service was arguably more impressive than Fifty Shades of Grey this weekend. Playing at 3,204 locations, the comic book adaptation opened to $36.2 million, which is in the same ballpark as recent action movies Taken 3 ($39.2 million) and The Equalizer ($34.1 million).For the four-day weekend, it earned $41.7 million, which trounces past President's Day titles like The Wolfman, Constantine, Jumper, and A Good Day to Die Hard.Fox's decision to schedule Kingsman against Fifty Shades of Grey raised some eyebrows: was it really possible for this R-rated action movie to make money against the Valentine's Day juggernaut that is Fifty Shades? In hindsight, this seems like a particularly savvy move: by providing such a stark contrast, the movie wound up being the de facto counter choice over the holiday weekend.Of course, scheduling alone won't do the trick*the...

Wide Fifty Shades of Grey Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson Cast: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle, Eloise Mumford, Luke Grimes, Victor Rasuk, Max Martini, Rita Ora, Marcia Gay Harden, Callum Keith Rennie Synopsis: "A literature student Anastasia Steele meets a handsome, yet tormented, billionaire named Christian Grey." Criticwire Grade Average: C (9 reviews) Kingsman: The Secret Service Director: Matthew Vaughn Cast: "Jack Davenport, Sofia Boutella, Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Firth, Mark Hamill, Mark Strong, Michael Caine, Taron Egerton, Sophie Cookson, Corey Johnson, Neve Gachev, Geoff Bell, Tom Prior, Samantha Zoe Womack, Jaymes Butler" Synopsis: "The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius." Criticwire Grade Average: B- (7 reviews) Old Fashioned Director: Rik...

<< Continued from "Forecast: 'Fifty Shades' to Dominate Valentine's Day Box OfficeOpening at 3,204 locations, Kingsman: The Secret Service is, by default, being positioned as the action fan's alternative to Fifty Shades of Grey. The action-packed graphic novel adaptation finds a group of British spies attempting to save the world from a megalomaniac villain played by Samuel L. Jackson. The similarities to James Bond movies seem to be intentional, and most recent advertisements have included a "More Badass Than Bond" critic quote.The movie's main character is played by an unknown (Taron Egerton), but he is at least surrounded by recognizable supporting players like Jackson, Colin Firth and Michael Caine. Marketing has also highlighted that the movie is from the director of X-Men: First Class, which has maintained a good reputation over the past few years and also has similar globe-trotting espionage qualities to it.20th Century Fox has been screening Kingsman...

This is a movie about a man who is presented as a romantic hero because of (not in spite of) his medieval ideas about women.

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Old-fashioned is right. Like how the Taliban is old-fashioned. Behold some pretty despicable passive-aggressive othering of women in the name of “respect.” I’m “biast” (pro): nothing

I’m “biast” (con): not a fan of “faith-based” movies

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)

So, this is the film being offered up as the Christian alternative to Fifty Shades of Grey. Which turns out to be rather appropriate, for the “hero” of Old Fashioned is his own sort of controlling, demanding, and precisely, meticulously detailed about how women may and may not interact with him. He’s got a lot of rules that must be followed. It’s just that here, those rules come from Jesus in some nebulous, undefined way.

Clay (Rik Swartzwelder) “made a promise to never be alone with any women that’s not my wife,” he tells Amber (Elizabeth Ann Roberts), by...

6th Update, Monday Actuals, 3:20 Pm: Paramount’s SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge Out Of Water came in with $635K less than its weekend estimate reported yesterday of $56M. Still, it’s a great gross for this time of year, especially when there aren’t a lot of kids out of school. Per Rentrak, only 1% of all K-12 and college students were off this Friday. That figure moves to 17% this Friday, and then 15% for the February 20-22 frame.

As reported this morning, Warner Bros./Village Roadshow’s Jupiter Ascending dropped ducats and is now filing $18.37M while Universal/Legendary’s Seventh Son is a $100K better with a $7.2M actual. They’re in for a hammering this coming weekend as two R-rated mass-appeal pics hit the sked: Universal’s long-awaited E.L. James bestselling adaptation Fifty Shades Of Grey at an estimated 3,600 theaters and 20th Century Fox’s Kingsman: The Secret Service on...

A handful of new specialty titles debuted rather quietly this weekend, leaving the story mostly to 2014-15 awards season hopefuls. Though notably of those newbies, two -- Freestyle's "Old Fashioned" and Magnolia's "Ballet 422" -- both managed strong bows on a couple screens. The former -- a love story about a born again former frat boy and a "free-spirited" woman -- grossed $40,800 from 3 theaters (for a $13,600 per-theater-average), while the latter -- a documentary about emerging ballet choreographer Justin Peck -- took in $26,000 from 2 houses (for a $13,000 PTA). Otherwise, it was mostly bad news for newcomers: Ryan Reynolds' comedic horror film "The Voices" (where he plays a potential serial killer who chats with talking animals) grossed only $12,000 from 12 theaters for a $1,000 average. Though distributor Lionsgate has also been pushing the film on VOD. Another VOD release -- poorly reviewed romantic comedy "Love, Rosie" --...

Among the films that have expanded since Christmas, few come close to the top late-year performers which continue to lure audiences. ("Still Alice" and "Mr. Turner" are still in limited release). But those films are reaching the end of their play. Oscar frontrunner "Birdman" is now on iTunes and Google Play, even though Academy Awards would boost its ordinary gross into higher territory. That leaves this weekend with only a single new core city opener to score a $10,000 per screen average. "Ballet 422" (Magnolia) played two New York theaters to decent results. A quite different release, "Old Fashioned," billed as a Christian alternative to next week's sexy "50 Shades of Grey," did fine in three far-flung non-center city test runs. Specialized theaters will get hit hard next week by Universal/Focus's erotic powerhouse "50 Shades of Grey"--unless they manage to land a booking. Six weeks into 2015, 31 of the 85...