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Although director Sam Raimi is known for his horror prowess, dating back to his directorial debut with the classic Evil Dead, there was a long 15-year period in which Raimi focused on other genres. Now that the acclaimed Spider-Man director is setting his sights back on making horror films with his upcoming film Send Help, one of his feel-good fantasy genre films is charting in the top 10 movies on Disney+. However, it is not a surprise that the release of Wicked has brought people's attention back to The Wizard of Oz franchise.

Raimi's forgotten 2013 The Wizard of Oz prequel, Oz the Great and Powerful, starring James Franco as a circus magician lost in the land of Oz, is currently number four in the top 10 movies streaming on Disney+. The director of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is getting some extra love from Disney viewers after the explosive release of Wicked,...

On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every day of the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. The Free Movie of the Day we have for you today is the 2008 action drama Animal 2, starring Ving Rhames. You can check it out over on the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.

Directed by Ryan Combs from a screenplay by Jacob L. Adams, Animal 2 has the following synopsis: Years after being shot by his eldest son Darius and taking the fall for his crimes, former gangster James “Animal” Allen serves a life sentence at Folsom Prison. When a riot breaks out between the Blacks and Mexicans, Animal is transferred to Susanville Prison. While serving his time, Animal learns that his son, James Jr., is framed for murder...

A federal judge has dismissed Frances Fisher’s lawsuit against SAG-AFTRA, in which the actress accused the union and several of its former and current leaders of breaching their duty of fair representation over the raising of eligibility requirements for coverage under the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan

. U.S. District Court Judge Christina Snyder dismissed the suit with prejudice Thursday, meaning that Fisher and her co-plaintiffs cannot refile it. Snyder previously has dismissed the suit without prejudice and allowed Fisher to file an amended complaint.

Fisher, who is first vice president of the union’s Los Angeles Local and a member of its national board of directors, named former SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris, national executive director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, former national executive director David White, chief contracts officer Ray Rodriguez and several other SAG-AFTRA officials as defendants. Other plaintiffs in the case included SAG-AFTRA members David Andrews, Belinda Balaski, Stephen Hart, Raymond Harry Johnson,...

The Hardy Boys has been given the green light for a second season. Canadian broadcaster Ytv and Hulu have renewed the mystery series which is based on the classic children's book series by Franklin W. Dixon. Production will begin on season two later this month and the new episodes will arrive in 2022.

In the current iteration, brothers Frank and Joe Hardy (Rohan Campbell and Alexander Elliot) are forced to move from the big city to their parent's hometown of Bridgeport for the summer. Staying with their Aunt Trudy (Bea Santos), Frank and Joe's quiet summer quickly comes to a halt when they discover their dad, detective Fenton Hardy (James Tupper) has taken on a secret investigation. Season one also stars Keana Lyn Bastidas, Linda Thorson, Adam Swain, Atticus Mitchell, Riley O'Donnell, Cristian Perri, Rachel Drance, and Stephen R. Hart.

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Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments series is the newest book adaptation to find a home on the small screen, following in the footsteps of Game of Thrones, Outlander, and Bosch. The series, which began in 2007 with City of Bones, employed a somewhat circuitous route to end up on television, first being adapted for the big screen in 2013 with The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones before the series was picked up by ABC Family, with the creators declaring that the tv show would not be a continuation of the movie.

The Fosters‘ Katherine McNamara steps into the lead role of Clary Fray, which was played by Lily Collins in the film. McNamara is joined by a supporting cast that includes Isaiah Mustafa, Harry Shum Jr., Dominic Sherwood, and Stephen R. Hart. With the series set to premiere in 2016, the first teaser has now been released, and can be seen below.

Sit down with Jake Gyllenhaal, Sarah Gadon & director Denis Villeneuve as they discuss Villeneuve's directing style and their interpretations of the story in a new featurette from Enemy, which is now available exclusively on DirecTV before opening in theaters March 14th. Enemy tells the story of a university lecturer named Adam (Jake Gyllenhaal) who is nearing the end of a relationship with his girlfriend Mary (M&#233lanie Laurent). One night, while watching a film, Adam spots a minor actor who looks just like him. Consumed by the desire to meet his double, Adam tracks down Anthony, an actor living with his pregnant wife Helen (Sarah Gadon) and engages him in a complex and dangerous struggle. The film is a haunting and provocative psychosexual thriller about duality and identity, where in the end only one man will survive. Go behind-the-scenes with the stars of this upcoming thriller before checking it out in theaters next weekend.

Following the red band teaser from earlier today, A24 Films has released a new featurette for Enemy that focuses on the women in this upcoming thriller. The story centers on a downtrodden history professor (Jake Gyllenhaal), whose life is upended when he discovers that a movie extra looks just like him. Actresses Sarah Gadon, M&#233lanie Laurent and Isabella Rossellini describe how their characters fit into the story, while Jake Gyllenhaal reveals that he thinks this movie is all about the women, and what role they play in this teacher's life. Go behind-the-scenes of director Denis Villeneuve's film, which is currently available for DirecTV subscribers ahead of its theatrical debut on March 14.

Enemy comes to theaters March 14th, 2014 and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Isabella Rossellini, Sarah Gadon, Stephen R. Hart, Jane Moffat, Joshua Peace, Tim Post. The film is directed by Denis Villeneuve.

Jake Gyllenhaal goes down a troubling path that will end in not only his destruction, but those around him in the upcoming thriller Enemy. He stars as a depressed college history professor who discovers his doppelganger working as a movie extra. He quickly becomes obsessed with this other man and his seemingly better life, taking over various aspects of his day-to-day existence, which includes courting his significant other. We have the red band teaser trailer, which shows off the very dark side of this creepy thriller, in theaters soon.

Enemy comes to theaters March 14th, 2014 and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Isabella Rossellini, Sarah Gadon, Stephen R. Hart, Jane Moffat, Joshua Peace, Tim Post. The film is directed by Denis Villeneuve.

What would you do if you discovered your exact look-a-like? That is the question posed in the Denis Villeneuve directed thriller Enemy. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Adam Bell, a depressed history professor who has lost all interest in his own life. Things take a turn for the weird when he discovers his doppelganger acting in a movie. The two identical men meet, and their lives soon become irrevocably intertwined. A new Instagram trailer teases this unique drama, which is in theaters soon.

Enemy comes to theaters March 14th, 2014 and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Isabella Rossellini, Sarah Gadon, Stephen R. Hart, Jane Moffat, Joshua Peace, Tim Post. The film is directed by Denis Villeneuve.

Sit down with Jake Gyllenhaal and director Denis Villeneuve as they discuss how they went about filming the Gyllenhaal dopplegangers in this new featurette from A24 Films' upcoming thriller Enemy, now available exclusively on DirecTV, and opening in theaters March 14th! Enemy tells the story of a university lecturer named Adam (Jake Gyllenhaal) who is nearing the end of a relationship with his girlfriend Mary (M&#233lanie Laurent). One night, while watching a film, Adam spots a minor actor who looks just like him. Consumed by the desire to meet his double, Adam tracks down Anthony, an actor living with his pregnant wife Helen (Sarah Gadon) and engages him in a complex and dangerous struggle. The film is a haunting and provocative psychosexual thriller about duality and identity, where in the end only one man will survive. Go behind-the-scenes with the cast and crew before this gripping film hits theaters next month.

Enemy Trailer. Denis Villeneuve‘s Enemy (2013) movie trailer stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon, Isabella Rossellini, and Stephen R. Hart. Enemy‘s plot synopsis: based on the novel by José Saramago: “Adam (Gyllenhaal) is a glum, disheveled history professor, who seems disinterested even in sex with his beautiful girlfriend, [...]

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Sneak Peek more footage and images from director Denis Villeneuve's  'erotic thriller' "Enemy", starring Jake Gyllenhaal in a dual role, with Mélanie Laurent, Isabella Rossellini, Sarah Gadon, Stephen R. Hart and Jane Moffat, adapting author José Saramago's Nobel prize-winning 2002 novel "The Double" :

"...college history professor 'Adam Bell' (Gyllenhaal) is a detached, terminally unhappy guy living in a darkly lit Toronto apartment, drifting through life by day, with passionless sex with his girlfriend (Melanie Laurent) by night.

"One day during lunch, an intrusive colleague recommends that Bell rent the movie "Where There's a Will, There's a Way", described as a comedy with a happy ending.

"Adam picks up a DVD copy, pops it into his laptop one night after grading papers, and notices something odd: the anonymous background performer playing 'Bellhop #3' in the film, looks exactly like him.

"Gradually becoming obsessed with their similarities, Adam...

Jake Gyllenhaal reunites with his Prisoners director Denis Villeneuve in Enemy. Following the first trailer that debuted back in Septmeber, A24 Films has released the second trailer and a new poster. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Adam Bell, a downtrodden history professor whose life is turned upside down when he spots his exact look-alike in a movie. When he tracks this actor down, they realize how both of their lives are connected. M&#233lanie Laurent, Isabella Rossellini and Sarah Gadon co-star in this upcoming thriller, debuting on DirecTV and VOD formats February 6, before arriving in theaters March 14.

Adam Bell is a glum, disheveled history professor, who seems disinterested even in his beautiful girlfriend, Mary. Watching a movie on the recommendation of a colleague, Adam spots his double, a bit-part actor named Anthony Clair, and decides to track him down. The identical men meet and their lives become bizarrely and irrevocably intertwined.

Sneak Peek footage and images from director Denis Villeneuve's 2013 'erotic thriller' "Enemy", starring Jake Gyllenhaal in a dual role, with Mélanie Laurent, Isabella Rossellini, Sarah Gadon, Stephen R. Hart and Jane Moffat, adapting author José Saramago's Nobel prize-winning 2002 novel "The Double" :

"...college history professor 'Adam Bell' (Gyllenhaal) is a detached, terminally unhappy guy living in a darkly lit Toronto apartment, drifting through life by day, with passionless sex with his girlfriend (Melanie Laurent) by night.

"One day during lunch, an intrusive colleague recommends that Bell rent the movie "Where There's a Will, There's a Way", described as a comedy with a happy ending. Adam picks up a DVD copy, pops it into his laptop one night after grading papers, and notices something odd: the anonymous background performer playing 'Bellhop #3' in the film, looks exactly like him.

"Gradually becoming obsessed with their similarities, Adam does...

Another title just added to the 2013 Toronto Film Festival is Denis Villeneuve's Enemy based on "The Double" by Nobel Laureate Jose Saramago and the first picture has just been sent over featuring star Jake Gyllenhaal. Enemy explores the troubled psyche of a man who is torn between his mistress and his wife and as the picture above shoes, Gyllenhaal plays dual roles in this one, both Adam and Anthony -- a man and his double. Melanie Laurent, Isabella Rossellini, Sarah Gadon, Stephen R. Hart and Jane Moffat co-star. You can get more information on the plot if you read the Wikipedia entry for Saramago's 2002 novel. This is the second film for Villeneuve and Gyllenhaal in the festival as the thriller Prisoners will also be premiering at the fest, which is already set for a September 20 release from Warner Bros. and co-stars Hugh Jackman.

The Movie: Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Director: Sam Raimi Starring: James Franco as Oz, Mila Kunis as Theodora, Rachel Weisz as Evanora, Michelle Williams as Annie / Glinda, Zach Braff as Frank / Finley, Bill Cobbs as Master Tinker, Joey King as Girl in Wheelchair / China Girl, Tony Cox as Knuck, Stephen R. Hart as Winkie General and Abigail Spencer as May Screenwriters: Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire RottenTomatoes: 60% MetaCritic: 44/100 Snippet from My Review: (read my full review here) You're going to hear about how great Oz the Great and Powerful is in terms of visuals. The 100% CGI china doll character is, admittedly, phenomenal, but for the most part we are teleported into a CG wonderland that's lovely to look at, but lacking in wonder. You don't look at the Oz developed by the effects wizards employed by director Sam Raimi and awe at its majesty as...

Film: "'Oz - The Great and Powerful"; Cast: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff, Bill Cobbs, Joey King, Tony Cox, Stephen R. Hart, Abigail Leigh Spencer, Bruce Campbell; Director: Sam Raimi; Rating: ** 1/2 - an enchanting fairytale.

"Oz - The Great and Powerful" is a fantasy film about a hero's journey that deals with conflict between good and evil prevalent in the land of Oz and his personal struggle with greed and morality.

The film is laced with messages for its impressionable target audience. One of the lessons revealed early in the film is three ups in life,- show up, keep up and.

Fans of Cassandra Clare's "The Mortal Instruments" series will agree that casting for the "City of Bones" movie has been one hellaciously long process. Consider this: The first actor announcement came down nearly two years ago.

However, as the spiffy new official movie website for "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" now shows, there are very few spaces left open on the casting roster. In fact, this week "The Tudors" star Jonathan Rhys Meyers might've nabbed the biggest opening left (he's reportedly in talks to star as Valentine Morgenstern, the brainy and sadistic arch-villain of the series).

The loose ends are really starting to tie up on the project, and it's about time seeing as production is expected to at long last begin on August 15. So, to give you a handy who's who in the newly developed "Mortal Instruments" cast family, we assembled the low-down on everyone — Shadowhunters, High Warlocks and human sidekicks-turned-rats alike.

Earlier this week, we told you about the casting of a very creepy character in the big screen adaptation of Cassandra Clare’s New York Times best-selling Ya series, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. The nearly seven-foot tall Stephen R. Hart (Silent Hill) will play Brother Jeremiah, a member of the elite group of Shadowhunters, called The Silent Brothers.

THR reports that Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Dracula, The Tudors) is in talks to join the cast of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. Rhys Meyers is to play the role of the demon hunter, Valentine Morgenstern, “a powerful but insane Shadowhunter looking to make the world pure at any cost.”

Harald Zwart is helming the film with script by Jessica Postigo and I. Marlene King. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, jointly produced by Constantin Film and Unique Pictures, will begin production this month in Toronto.

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Just a few days ago, we brought you continuing coverage of the casting for the big screen adaptation of Cassandra Clare’s New York Times best-selling Ya series, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. Aidan Turner, the Being Human vamp will now playing a werewolf in this film and is joined by Warehouse 13’s C.C.H. Pounder who has the authoritative mystique about her to hold a powerful position in a secret society.

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Clare has just confirmed the latest casting on her blog of the nearly seven-foot tall Stephen R. Hart (Silent Hill) to play Brother Jeremiah, a member of the elite group of Shadowhunters, called The Silent Brothers. Silent is an apt description since Brother Jeremiah has “mutilated his body- removed his eyes, sewn his mouth shut and covered his body with runes.” Needless to say, Hart will be having some fun with special effects make-up.

Here’s what...