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If awesomeness had a face, it would be wearing aviators and chomping on a toothpick – oh, wait, that was just Val Kilmer’s Iceman in Top Gun. As Maverick’s ultimate yet oh-so-charming rival, Iceman is just one of those characters you simply cannot forget. Of course, it also has to do with the fact that it was Val Kilmer himself who brought the iconic role to life. While we love Iceman, did you know that there was a time when the actor did not have any interest in playing him?

That’s right. Val Kilmer turned down the director, Tony Scott, when he first offered him the role. Things worked out for him, and he was soon scaling new heights. Then came Déjà Vu, where he had to beg Tony Scott to hire him for a role.

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Colin Donnell is a One Chicago legend. The actor played Dr. Connor Rhodes for four seasons on Chicago Med, and participated in some of the show's most indelible storylines. It's been a long time since fans have gotten to see him walk through the halls of Gaffney Medical Center, but Donnell is very much still part of the franchise family.

This connectivity was evident on Tuesday, April 8. Donnell took to Instagram to pay his respects to Michael Waxman, a former executive producer and director on Chicago Med. Waxman's information is hard to come by online, but Donnell claimed that the television veteran passed away. He also made a point to emphasize how much Waxman played a role in shaping the show we still watch today.

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Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe seemingly starred in every other film in the early 2000s. He has become more selective in recent years, so that when he does appear onscreen in a film, it feels like more of an event.

Crowe is one of only a handful of actors to have been Oscar-nominated for a leading role in three consecutive years -- 1999's "The Insider," 2000's "Gladiator" (win) and 2001's "A Beautiful Mind," all of which were also nominated for Best Picture (with "Gladiator" and "A Beautiful Mind" winning).  In addition to his latest bids for "The Loudest Voice," he has also been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and 10 Screen Actors Guild Awards (winning in both cases for "A Beautiful Mind"). The SAG nominations in particular demonstrate the range of Crowe's work, with nominations for his performances in a heavy drama ("The Insider"), a Western ("3:10 to Yuma") and...

Michael Mann is now waiting to hear back from the studio after working on Heat 2 for over a year. Mann has stated that audiences are ready for a new story in the Heat universe. “It’s sustained in culture. It’s known,” Mann said. “I could delude myself into thinking that the whole world is familiar with it, but when you check out its prominence in home video for over 20 years, this thing really has legs. People are still watching it, people are still talking about it. It’s a brand. It’s kind of a Heat universe, in a way. And that certainly justifies a very large ambitious movie.“ It has also been rumored that his Ferrari star, Adam Driver, and Elvis star, Austin Butler, are attached as a young McCauley and Shiherlis, especially as Butler was training at a gun range last year.

According to Variety, Michael...

For Michael Mann, the detail, focus, and obsession he puts into every frame of his work is, what he believes, should draw viewers in. That being said, when the work is a two hour and forty-five minute biographical drama about a tobacco industry whistleblower, he recognizes the details may in fact be what turns people off.

Speaking in a recent interview with Vulture, Mann shared that his 1999 two-hander between Al Pacino and Russell Crowe, “The Insider,” doesn’t get the appreciation it deserves compared to some of his more popular features like “Heat” and “Ali.” Though the film received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, it was a flop at the box office.

“For myself, that was very challenging,” Mann said of making the film. “It’s a tense psychological drama that takes place in two hours and 45 minutes. The ambition of it is the challenge:...

Michael Mann has long been a filmmaker with an eye for detail. From his early work on Miami Vice to his later films like Collateral and The Insider, Mann explored the impact of work on one's identity through action. Nowhere is this more evident than in Heat, a film that was a turning point not only in Mann’s career but in the crime genre as a whole.

However, what some fans don’t realize is that its roots actually trace back to a lesser-known project – Mann’s 1989 TV film LA Takedown. While the TV movie shares the same cat-and-mouse relationship between a cop and a thief, it was limited by the constraints of TV production, resulting in a more stripped-down and less polished version of the story. What LA Takedown lacked in resources, Heat more than made up for in scale, depth, and precision.

Heat Is One of the...

Settle in for a Michael Mann film and you know you’re going to be in capable hands for the next couple of — or few — hours. That’s most definitely the case with one of his longest, 1999’s The Insider. Haven’t seen it? Well Michael Mann would really like you to.

Despite being one of the best films of its year (and a stacked one it was) and garnering seven Oscar nominations, Michael Mann doesn’t quite think enough people have seen The Insider, about a whistleblower who tries to take on the U.S. tobacco industry. “For myself, that was very challenging. It’s a tense psychological drama that takes place in two hours and 45 minutes. The ambition of it is the challenge: Can I engage and deliver the intensity that Jeffrey Wigand and Lowell Bergman lived through? In Lowell Bergman’s case, your life’s work may be trashed,...

I was pretty bummed to read earlier this week that Wings Hauser had passed away. While often written off as a C-level action star thanks to a long line of eighties and nineties direct-to-video flicks, the fact is Hauser was beyond talented, and when he put the effort in, he could be unforgettable. Such was the case when Michael Mann cast him against time as a slimy lawyer for big tobacco in The Insider where, in one ninety-second scene, he and Bruce McGill all but walk away with what, for the rest of the 158-minute running time, is ostensibly a star vehicle for Al Pacino and Russell Crowe.

Such was the power of Wings, who could be great in the right role. I also vividly remember him being terrific as a slimy bounty hunter hired by Luke Perry’s Dylan in an atypically action-packed episode of Beverly Hills 90210, while...

British Royal Family news and updates reveals Queen Camilla is creating challenges for Prince Harry at this time.

Reports suggest that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have become a concern at Buckingham Palace, with their names rarely mentioned; this information has been revealed by a reliable insider within the palace.

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An insider revealed to Newsweek that the ongoing tension between Queen Camilla and Prince Harry is the reason they are rarely mentioned together.

This conflict traces back to the events surrounding Megxit, leading to a situation where the media now devotes significantly more attention to the daily activities of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex than was ever the case at the Palace.

For those unfamiliar with their feud, it reportedly began when the Duke claimed in his memoir, Spare, that his stepmother was orchestrating a long-term strategy against him.

He accused her of sacrificing...

Wings Hauser, the versatile character actor known for his intense turns in Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling, Vice Squad and Tough Guys Don’t Dance, has died. He was 77.

Hauser died Saturday at his home in Santa Monica after a long battle with Copd, his daughter, Bright Hauser, told The Hollywood Reporter. She noted that he was using an oxygen tank most recently.

Survivors also include his son, actor Cole Hauser, now playing the fixer Rip Wheeler on Yellowstone.

Hauser had his breakthrough when he starred as a psychopath pimp known as Ramrod in Avco Embassy Pictures’ lurid Vice Squad (1982), directed by horror veteran Gary Sherman. He also sang the theme song for the movie, “Neon Slime.”

Later, he played a racist U.S. Army officer in A Soldier’s Story (1984), directed by Norman Jewison; a cocaine dealer in Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986), starring Richard Pryor; and a...

We have some sad news to share today, as the official Wings Hauser page on social media has revealed that the prolific character actor passed away over the weekend at the age of 77. As the post reads, “Movie icon Wings Hauser took flight in the arms of his film & music partner, Cali Lili Hauser at their studio this weekend.“

Known for having one of the coolest names in cinema history, Wings Hauser was actually born Gerald Dwight Hauser on December 12, 1947. “Wings” was part of a stage name (Wings Livinryte) he used for a 1975 folk music album called Your Love Keeps Me Off the Streets, and he was credited as Wings Livinryte when he appeared on an episode of the TV series Cannon that same year. After that, he moved on to calling himself Wings Hauser.

Hauser made his screen debut with an uncredited appearance in the 1967 film First to Fight.

Prolific character actor Wings Hauser has passed away at the age of 77.

“Movie icon Wings Hauser took flight in the arms of his film and music partner, Cali Lili Hauser, at their studio this weekend,” Hauser’s official Facebook page announced.

Born in Hollywood to Academy Award-winning father Dwight A. Hauser, Wings Hauser appeared in over 100 films and TV shows throughout his 58-year career.

His horror credits include Tales from the Hood, Rubber, Vice Squad, Mutant, Nightmare at Noon, The Wind, Watchers III, Pale Blood, The Carpenter, and an episode of “Freddy’s Nightmares.”

Outside the genre, Hauser appeared in films like The Insider, A Soldier’s Story, Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time, and Tough Guys Don’t Dance, which earned him an Independent Spirit Award

He also guest starred on such shows as “House,” “Criminal Minds,” “The Mentalist,” “Bones,” “Castle,” “Monk,” “CSI,” “Roseanne,” and “The A-Team.”

Behind the camera, Hauser worked as a screenwriter,...

Russell Crowehas had one of the most interesting careers of any actor working in Hollywood today. While there was an era where his performances in modern classics such as Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander: Far Side of the World, and Cinderella Man suggested that he could become one of the greatest actors of all-time, Crowe has spent the last few years making poorly-received genre films; while there may be fans of The Pope’s Exorcist and Unhinged that claim that they are “guilty pleasures,” they certainly don’t compare to the brilliance that Crowe displayed in The Insider and American Gangster. However, there was a brief period in which Crowe would take on these seemingly straightforward genre projects and elevate them into truly thought-provoking pieces of drama. The Next Three Daysis an inventive thriller about the origin of criminality, and gave Crowe the rare opportunity to team up with Liam Neeson.

Three-time Academy Award nominee Russell Crowe is set to headline a new Cold War thriller. The movie is adapted from David E. Hoffman's bestseller, The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal, which tells a riveting story within the final years of the Cold War based on previously classified CIA documents and interviews. Crowe is best known for his performance as Maximus in Ridley Scott's 2000 Oscar-winner Gladiator.

Per Deadline's report, Billion Dollar Spyhas tapped Crowe and Industry's Harry Lawtey as the lead stars with a script by Ben August and revised by Oscar-winning writer Stephen Gaghan. Amma Asante will direct. In the movie, Crowe plays an ordinary man named Adolf Tolkachev, who is set on a highly dangerous mission to give top-secret Soviet intelligence to the United States. Lawtey will play a CIA agent named Tom Lenihan, who aids Crowe's character in challenging the Soviet government.

Exclusive: Walden Media and Akiva Goldsman’s Weed Road Pictures are making the Cold War thriller Billion Dollar Spy, with Oscar winner Russell Crowe and Industry’s Harry Lawtey set to headline.

Oscar-winning writer Stephen Gaghan wrote the most recent draft, revising a script penned by Ben August. The screenplay is adapted from the bestselling book by David E. Hoffman.

Amma Asante

BAFTA Award winner Amma Asante will direct. The project is in pre-production.

Set against the high-stakes backdrop of the late Cold War, Billion Dollar Spy follows Adolf Tolkachev (Crowe), an ordinary man who risks everything to pass thousands of pages of top-secret Soviet intelligence to the U.S. Despite repeated rejections by a wary CIA, Tolkachev persisted, embodying the courage to stand against a regime that betrayed its own people. Finally finding an ally in CIA agent Tom Lenihan...

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.

Chaos: The Manson Murders (Errol Morris)

Over half a century later, what new information can be gleaned from the nights of August 9 and 10, 1969? Tom O’Neill and Dan Piepenbring’s riveting (if convoluted) book Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties––released in June 2019, between the Cannes premiere and theatrical release of Quentin Tarantino’s cathartic rewrite of that history––argues that while all the evidence of the murders has been gleaned, there’s a complex and knotty web of conspiracies for the motivations, some more plausible than others. To pare down the 528-page book to its most overarching theory, it postulates Manson may have been allowed (and perhaps even directed) by the CIA to concoct a reign...

The French box office fell 4% in February year on year to 14.48 million admissions, according to Cnc estimates.

So far this year, total admissions are 28 million, 1.7% less than the same period in 2024. Ticket sales reached €104.8m in February and €202.7m since January based on an average ticket price of €7.24.

The month’s top titles had British connections, with the number one spot taken by comedy God Save The Tuche (Pathe), a French production about a family experiencing culture shock as they meet British royalty, with 2.4m admissions.

Paddington in Peru (Studiocanal) took the second top spot with 1.3 million and Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy...

“Michael Mann’s “Thief” is a film of style, substance, and violently felt emotion, all wrapped up in one of the most intelligent thrillers I’ve seen.” – Roger Ebert

Glistening wet streets, intense neon lights, transient spaces, reflective objects, cool-blue color palette, and a pulsating score. Yeah, it’s all the recognizable nuggets of Michael Mann’s visual style, which isn’t just about remaining ‘showy’, but also remains wholly attuned to the story’s emotional textures. And, what’s fascinating about these confident and meticulous visuals is that Mann accomplished it all in his feature-film debut “Thief” (1981) itself.

The recurring themes in Mann’s works involving hardened, urban males are also present here. A single, rigorous frame and handful of colorful dialogues in “Thief” could serve as a fine blueprint for cinephiles on what to expect from Mann’s masterful film-making skills. Thematic and narrative wise, Mann’s debut...

Copenhagen documentary festival Cph:dox is set to launch a Summit in partnership with Documentary Campus and the Danish Producers’ Assn. on March 24.

The Summit will bring together politicians, thought leaders and film and TV professionals to discuss the future of the industry. It aims to make possible “cross-sector dialogues, enabling key decision-makers to address pressing issues in documentary filmmaking and audiovisual media, and their crucial role in shaping public discourse,” according to a statement.

The event, curated by producer and media consultant Mark Edwards, is open to all accredited guests.

“Discussions will explore how documentary films move beyond conveying facts to foster emotional connections with audiences and deepen public understanding of critical global issues,” the festival said. “Ensuring access to diverse and authentic storytelling will be highlighted as essential to supporting democratic engagement in a polarized world.”

The Summit will also consider media accessibility as a human right and explore...

The conference program of Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival, a.k.a. Cph:Dox, will explore topics such as AI in non-fiction, immersive storytelling, investigative journalism and climate justice.

Speakers attending the program, running March 24-28 and held in partnership with Documentary Campus, include Christo Grozev, James Jones, Alexis Bloom, Kate Townsend, Sam Soko, Mstyslav Chernov and Nathan Grossman.

The conference this year is curated by Mandy Chang, former head of BBC Storyville, and global documentaries at Fremantle.

Mara Gourd-Mercado, head of industry and training at Cph:dox, said the conference “creates space to explore how documentary filmmaking shapes the world around us.” She added: “Through hands-on discussions and insights from industry leaders, the conference promises to spark fresh ideas and equip filmmakers with new tools for telling impactful stories.”

Donata von Perfall, managing director of Documentary Campus, added: “The documentary filmmaking community has an immense sense of shared responsibility and values.

Endemol Shine Australia (Esa), part of French TV giant Banijay Entertainment, has formed a global partnership with Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS), the Japanese broadcaster and producer behind international hit formats such as “Ninja Warrior” and “Takeshi’s Castle.”

The co-development deal will give Esa access to TBS’s library of new and existing formats which it can look to innovate and adapt for both Australian and global audiences. As part of the agreement, Banijay Entertainment has a first-look arrangement to produce the co-developed titles locally across its label footprint.

The first TBS format now in development with Esa is a take on the strategic gameshow “Actors Vs Reactors,” produced by Junya Ueda. Reinvented and scaled by Esa as “The Insider,” the format sees a group of celebrities in a strategic game where they will be continually and mercilessly pranked. But one celebrity sneakily knows the details of every prank and is faking their reactions.

No streaming service does a director retrospective like the Criterion Channel, and March offers two masters at opposite ends of exposure. On one side is Michael Mann, whose work from Thief through Collateral (minus The Keep) is given a spotlight; on the other is Alain Guiraudie, who (in advance of Misericordia opening on March 21) has five films arriving. (2001’s duet of That Old Dream That Moves and Sunshine for the Scoundrels have perhaps never streamed in the U.S. before.) Meanwhile, three noirs from Douglas Sirk are programmed alongside a Lee Chang-dong retrospective that features three new restorations.

Showcases will be staged for Dogme 95, Best Supporting Actor winners, and French Poetic Relaism. Welles’ The Trial gets a Criterion Edition alongside Demon Pond; Horace Ové’s newly restored Pressure makes a streaming premiere alongside spruced-up copies of Amadeus, Love Is the Devil, Port of Shadows, and Burning an Illusion, as...

Former Sundance Institute CEO Keri Putnam and Bulgarian investigative journalist Christo Grosev are among the speakers lined up for Cph:Conference, the talks platform of Denmark’s Cph:dox film festival.

Putnam, who was president of production at Miramax from 2006 to 2009 and Sundance CEO & executive director from 2010 to 2021, will participate in a session named ‘Collaborations & Coalitions’, alongside Arte’s Alexandre Marionneau and Pov’s Erika Dilday.

Grosev will speak on a panel titled ‘The Cost of Exposing Truth to Power, with James Jones, director of 2024 documentary Antidote; and Jenny Raskin on Impact Partners. Grosev is head of investigations with investigative journalism publication The Insider,...

One does not simply walk into "The Lord of the Rings" movies. Wait, that's not the right quote -- or is it? The point is Peter Jackson's trilogy was a big deal around the turn of the millennium, and everyone wanted to be a part of Middle-earth. Well, almost everybody, since a number of actors turned down "The Lord of the Rings" franchise.

It's always a good time to look back at the casting process of major movies and consider the big what-ifs. More often than not, these films go through significant changes to reach their final form, and not every actor envisioned for a role lands up in the part. Look at the risky move replacing Stuart Townsend as Aragorn behind the scenes of "The Lord of the Rings," even though production had already commenced. It paid off in the end, since Viggo Mortensen's Aragorn is arguably...

When Hollywood legend William Shatner speaks, people tend to listen, whether he’s talking about space, Star Trek, or, apparently, celebrity relationships. So, when he weighed in on Sandra Bullock’s very public and very messy split from Jesse James, it raised more than a few eyebrows. Why? Because Shatner, ever the optimist, actually thought there was a chance they’d get back together! Yes, you read that right.

William Shatner as James T. Kirk in Star Trek: The Original Series | Credits: NBC

Back in 2010, the world watched in collective horror as news broke that Jesse James, the motorcycle-building reality TV star, had cheated on the ever-lovable Sandra Bullock. It wasn’t just one mistake, it was a full-on scandal with multiple women coming forward. America’s sweetheart had her heart broken, and fans were ready to protect her at all costs. But Shatner? He had a different take.

William...

Australian singer Amy Shark has got her big screen break, thanks to her fellow Antipodean Russell Crowe.

The Oscar winning actor has cast the singer in his movie Beast in Me, currently filming in Thailand.

Shark posted a picture of herself in transit, complete with script, to her social media, adding the caption: “Bangkok for the next week to become a movie star.”

News.com.au reports that Shark will play Crowe’s daughter in the film, described as a “revenge story infused with mixed martial arts.” She will join actors Daniel McPherson Luke Hemsworth and Bren Foster in the film, directed by Tyler Atkins.

As well as her Instagram post, Shark made a video for her TikTok fans in which she captioned herself “Amy Shark – actress 2025.”

And it reports that Crowe has partnered with the Singapore-based fighting league One Championship, and has received permission to film at an indoor stadium in Bangkok,...

Taylor Sheridan is a miniature industry unto himself. He wrote the Oscar hopefuls "Sicario," "Hell or High Water," and "Wind River," as well as the thrillers "Without Remorse" and "Those Who Wish Me Dead." On TV, Sheridan has been blasting barn doors off with "Yellowstone" and its multiple spinoffs, as well as shows like "Tulsa King," "Lioness," and "Landman." These are in addition to a modest acting career that put Sheridan on TV shows like "Walker, Texas Ranger," "Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman," "Party of Five," "NYPD Blue," "Sons of Anarchy," and even "Star Trek: Enterprise." He also plays the supporting character of Travis Wheatley on "Yellowstone" and Charles on the prequel series "1883."

Sheridan has evolved into the modern torch-bearer for Western machismo, and he is often drawn into the dark hearts of manly men. He also seems to love crime stories, tales of criminals/lawmen, and conflicts that end with gunplay.

William Goldenberg has been working as an editor for over 30 years, during which time he has collaborated with A-list directors like Michael Mann, Kathryn Bigelow, and Ben Affleck, whose “Argo” won the Oscar for best editing. Yet when the time came to direct his first feature, the inspirational sports drama “Unstoppable,” there was still one thing made Goldenberg apprehensive: working with actors.

“That was the thing I was most nervous about,” Goldenberg told IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit podcast. “Luckily for me, I got my first choice for everybody, and they’re all spectacularly good actors, so it’s not like I’m taking a first-time actor and trying to mold the performance. It was about making sure we’re all making the same film, that we all have the same goals and are trying to interpret the scenes in the same way.”

Goldenberg quickly realized that there was a direct...

The new sports biopic Unstoppable features an outstanding cast led by Emmy winner Jharrel Jerome as 2011 NCAA wrestling champion Anthony Robles. Unstoppable chronicles the remarkable true story and difficult upbringing of Robles, who faced obstacles and challenges both on and off the wrestling mat. Directed by Oscar-winning editor William Goldenberg in his feature film directorial debut, Unstoppable is based on Robles' 2012 book Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion. Goldenberg has been nominated for five Best Editing Oscars, winning for 2012's Argo.

Unstoppable premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024 before getting a limited release in theaters on December 6. Unstoppable has received mostly positive reviews, earning a Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 75%. Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and the real-life Anthony Robles produced the film. The Los Angeles premiere of the film was scheduled for January 7, 2025 but was canceled due to the Palisades Fire. Robles remains...

The Critics’ Choice Awards has been one of the entertainment industry’s major awards that honor both movies and TV shows. Since the event occurs earlier in the calendar year, it is generally an accurate predictor of Oscar wins. The Critics’ Choice Awards has become a standard by which the industry can measure quality.

Oppenheimer won the most number of Critics’ Choice Awards in 2024 | Credit: Critics Choice YouTube

Among the infinite talents who have graced this ceremony so far, there are two actors who can be considered the most successful in this regard for clinching three Critics’ Choice Awards in the Best Actor category each. These heavyweight performers have not only triumphed in award competitions but also revolutionized method acting and character portrayal in contemporary cinema.

Russell Crowe’s back-to-back Critics’ Choice Awards wins Russell Crowe in The Insider | Credit: Touchstone Pictures

Russell Crowe made a record by winning three...

Russell Crowe is one of the most distinguished actors of his generation. Recently, Crowe's career has deviated towards the horror genre — with two similar roles in The Pope's Exorcist and The Exorcism. Crowe was nominated for Best Actor three years running during the 2000s for his lead role in Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, and The Insider. While Crowe has experienced notable highs in his career, he has encountered significant setbacks, too. Poker Face sits at Crowe's lowest critic score on Rotten Tomatoes with a meager 9%, and his most recent slate of films has not performed well.

In 2023, Crowe portrayed the real-life Vatican exorcist in The Pope's Exorcist, Father Gabriele Amorth. Months later, Crowe featured in The Exorcism, where he depicts a single father and recovering addict, starring on a cursed film set. The comparisons between The Pope's Exorcist and The Exorcism were addressed by the writer, who believes "it's sort of a happy accident.

Russell Crowe is one of the more inconsistent actors of his generation. On the one hand, Crowe is an Oscar winner and three-time nominee, having been recognized for his roles in The Insider, Gladiator (for which he won), and A Beautiful Mind. In addition to these nominated films, he has also been in other award-winning movies such as Les Misérables and Cinderella Man. At the same time, these highs have also been met with notable lows, such as the 2022 film Poker Face and 2014's Winter's Tale, which received 9% and 12% Tomatometers, respectively.

Over the past few years, Crowe's career has taken a turn towards horror. These genre movies have been met with mixed success at the box office and among critics. One particularly unfortunate example was last year's The Exorcism, which got a 27% Tomatometer among Rotten Tomatoes critics, and only a slightly higher 35% audience score. The film also struggled at the box office,...

A Complete Unknown has landed on a major box office chart by the end of its first full week in theaters. The movie, which was directed by Walk the Line's James Mangold, follows iconic musician Bob Dylan (Timothée Chalamet) during the early years of his career in the 1960s. The Complete Unknown release kicked off on Christmas Day, 2024, with an $11.6 million debut seeing it land at No. 6 on the chart as the second-best new release of the weekend behind Robert Eggers' horror remake Nosferatu.

Per The Numbers, A Complete Unknown has reached a cumulative domestic box office total of $25.68 million as of Monday, December 30. This means that it has taken the movie less than a week to land on the chart of the Top 100 highest-grossing movies based on a factual book or article at the domestic box office. With its total as of Monday, it has landed at No. 98 on the chart,...

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind awards season’s buzziest films continues with Amazon MGM Studios and Actors Equity’s Unstoppable, the inspirational sports drama directed by Oscar-winning Argo editor William Goldenberg in his feature helming debut and starring Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez.

Eric Champnella, Alex Harris and John Hindman co-wrote the screenplay, based on NCAA national wrestling champ Anthony Robles’ book (written with Austin Murphy) Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion. It chronicles the three-time All American’s journey to the top against every expectation after he was born without a right leg.

Jerome plays Robles, with the story focused on the obstacles faced by he and his mother Judy (played by Lopez) as Anthony overcame a difficult childhood to pursue his dreams, eventually winning the 2021 national title for Arizona State by beating a wrestler from national powerhouse Iowa — the...

Acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann wants one of his most beloved movies, the only one to win an Oscar, to get a 4K Uhd release. The Last of the Mohicans, starring the iconic Daniel Day-Lewis, debuted in 1992 and is considered one of the director's best films.

In a recent sit-down with Collider to discuss the 25th anniversary of his 1999 film, The Insider, it was brought to Mann's attention that The Last of the Mohicans had not yet gotten a 4K Uhd release. He also discovered that The Insider and Thief are yet to arrive on 4K, denying the movies the benefits of the upgraded restoration. The Heat director is intent on righting these wrongs. "I didn't realize The Last of the Mohicans wasn't available in 4K," he said. "We absolutely gotta pursue that. Same thing with Insider."

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In 1999, filmmaker and screenwriter Michael Mann released what would become one of the greatest dramas of its time. Starring Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, and Christopher Plummer, Mann and co-writer Eric Roth adapted the story of chemistry teacher and whistle-blower Jeffrey Wigand (portrayed on screen by Crowe) into a feature film that went on to garner seven Academy Award nominations. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Insider, Collider's Steve Weintraub had the pleasure of speaking with the esteemed director about his experience throughout the tumultuous production.

Michael Mann is still working on the script for ‘Heat 2’.The 81-year-old director helmed the original 1995 crime/drama, and has now revealed he is currently in the process of writing the screenplay for the sequel and is hoping the project will move forward at Warner Bros. “as soon as possible”.In an interview with Collider, Mann said: “Nothing’s definitely going because the sky may fall. But ‘Heat 2’ is at Warner Bros. I'm writing the screenplay for them, and hopefully, we will go forward as soon as possible.”‘The Insider’ filmmaker added he had recently driven around the streets of Los Angeles early in the morning to find inspiration for the sequel.He said: “I’m finishing the screenplay, and at 2:30 this morning, it woke me up in the middle of the night. “So, I'm in the middle of writing the screenplay, and I wound up driving through LA at 3 a.

Michael Mann is still planning on adapting his novel Heat 2 into a movie. The filmmaker recently offered an update on the forthcoming sequel, revealing that he is still working on the script.

Speaking with Collider about the 25th anniversary of his film The Insider, Mann offered an update on the sequel to his 1995 crime thriller Heat, which turns 30 years old next year. "I'm finishing the screenplay, and at 2:30 this morning, it woke me up in the middle of the night. So, I'm in the middle of writing the screenplay, and I wound up driving through LA at 3 a.m., which is fantastic, there are no cars, and ended up at Canter's Delicatessen because that's the only thing open 24 hours," said the filmmaker, adding that he sat in the same booth he sat in when he worked on Starsky & Hutch and the original Heat. "Then I sat in a...

Gladiator director Ridley Scott reflects on his relationship with filmmakers James Cameron and Steven Spielberg. Scott started his career directing commercials, before entering the film industry at the age of 40. His directorial debut was The Duellists, before achieving global recognition for his next two efforts with 1979's sci-fi horror movie Alien, and 1982's sci-fi neo-noir masterpiece Blade Runner, starring Harrison Ford. Now, at the age of 86, Scott has directed 29 theatrically released movies, with Gladiator II being the most recent. He is considered among the greatest living film directors, and his work continues to influence and inspire.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Scott reflected on his career and his desire to continue making movies despite his age. He, at one point, commented on his relationship with the two filmmaking icons Cameron and Spielberg. Despite all three reaching the peak of their industries, Scott admitted he isn't really close with either director.

Denzel Washington wasn’t too pleased to lose the Best Actor Oscar to “American Beauty” star Kevin Spacey — so much so, in fact, that he felt bitterness over his “Hurricane” loss for years to come.

The actor (who later won the top Oscar for “Training Day”) revealed in an interview with Esquire published Tuesday that the resentment of the situation lasted “for about 15 years.”

The topic arose mid-interview while discussing his filmography. That’s when he recalled the night he lost to Spacey at the 2000 Academy Awards.

“At the Oscars, they called Kevin Spacey’s name for ‘American Beauty.’ I have a memory of turning around and looking at him, and nobody was standing but the people around him. And everyone else was looking at me,” Washington explained. “Not that it was this way. Maybe that’s the way I perceived it. Maybe I felt like everybody was looking at me.

“At my signal, unleash hell.” For those of us that were alive back in the year 2000 and avid movie fans, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator was an event. While historical dramas aren’t especially rare nowadays, back then, they were relatively rare. Sure, there was the occasional Braveheart or Rob Roy, but they weren’t considered a bankable genre. Yet, that all changed when director Ridley Scott, whose career was at a low ebb following the failure of almost every movie he made in the 90s decided to revive the so-called “sword and sandal” genre with a gritty, lavish redux of the historical epic.

In the fifties and sixties, these types of movies were commonplace, although in movies like The Robe or Ben-Hur, they usually told biblical tales. That changed a little with Spartacus, El Cid, and The Fall of the Roman Empire, but before long the genre was considered a...

Denzel Washington is looking back on how he felt after losing the Best Actor Oscar to Kevin Spacey in 2000. The Gladiator II star, who had already won one Oscar and earned three other nominations before that ceremony, was nominated again for playing Rubin Carter in 1999’s The Hurricane.

He competed against Spacey for American Beauty, Russell Crowe for The Insider, Richard Farnsworth for The Straight Story, and Sean Penn for Sweet and Lowdown. In the end, Spacey took home the award, though Washington did win the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama that year.

“At the Oscars, they called Kevin Spacey’s name for American Beauty,” Denzel remembers. “I have a memory of turning around and looking at him, and nobody was standing but the people around him. And everyone else was looking at me. Not that it was this way. Maybe that’s the way I perceived it.

Ridley Scott entered the new millennium in trouble. Though he directed a pair of sci-fi classics early in his career and hit another peak with Thelma & Louise in 1991, by the end of the ’90s he was coming off a streak of flops: the interminable 1492: Conquest Of Paradise, the largely forgotten White Squall,...

Denzel Washington is recalling his reaction to losing the best actor Oscar to Kevin Spacey in 2000.

The Gladiator II actor, who had already won one Oscar and scored three other nominations before that year’s ceremony, received another nomination for his role as Rubin Carter in 1999’s The Hurricane. He was up against Spacey for American Beauty, Russell Crowe for The Insider, Richard Farnsworth for The Straight Story and Sean Penn for Sweet and Lowdown; however, the Academy Award ultimately went to Spacey (Washington won the Golden Globe for best actor in a motion picture drama that year).

“At the Oscars, they called Kevin Spacey’s name for American Beauty,” he recalled to Esquire magazine. “I have a memory of turning around and looking at him, and nobody was standing but the people around him. And everyone else was looking at me. Not that it was this way. Maybe that...

Denzel Washington revealed to Esquire magazine as part of a new cover story that he got bitter after losing the best actor Oscar to Kevin Spacey in 2000. Washington was already a three-time Oscar nominee and one-time winner when his performance as Rubin Carter in “The Hurricane” landed him in the Oscar race for best actor opposite Spacey (“American Beauty”), Russell Crowe (“The Insider”), Richard Farnsworth (“The Straight Story”) and Sean Penn (“Sweet and Lowdown”). Washington won a Golden Globe for his performance, but the Oscar went to Spacey.

“At the Oscars, they called Kevin Spacey’s name for ‘American Beauty,'” Washington said. “I have a memory of turning around and looking at him, and nobody was standing but the people around him. And everyone else was looking at me. Not that it was this way. Maybe that’s the way I perceived it. Maybe I felt like everybody was looking at me.

When it comes to the greatest years in film, 1999 is tough to beat. Personally, I remember it as the year which made me serious about the art of film, as I was just finishing high school at the time, and had begun to go see movies on my own more often. This was the year I got to see movies like Three Kings, Fight Club, Being John Malkovich, The Insider, Magnolia, Any Given Sunday and so many more theatrically, and it’s a year I’ll always look back at fondly.

What’s interesting to me is which movies have had the most staying power. If you were around back then, you’ll remember that the most anticipated movie of the year was Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. While a hit, it was totally overshadowed by The Matrix, which came out on Easter Weekend that year, and...

An exorcism movie starring Russell Crowe has climbed the streaming charts yet again. Crowe was born in New Zealand in 1964 and became a rising star off the back of prominent movies including 1992's Romper Stomper, 1997's L.A. Confidential, and 1999's The Insider before being launched as a superstar with his Oscar-winning performance in Ridley Scott's Best Picture-winning 2000 movie Gladiator. Crowe has been nominated for two other Oscars (for The Insider and A Beautiful Mind) in addition to winning one BAFTA and two Golden Globes.

Russell Crowe movies have occupied many different genres in the more than two decades since he won his Oscar. In addition to his comfort zone of dramas, he has also appeared in comedies, Westerns, comic book movies and a musical (Les Misrables). Crowe has also dabbled in the horror and thriller genres multiple times with titles including Unhinged, The Mummy (2017), and The Exorcism.

The...

We’re just days away from the premiere of Yellowstone Season 5, Part 2, and social media is loaded with spoilers.

Naturally, not all of the rumors and speculation can be trusted.

But fans are very concerned about the reports that Cole Hauser’s Rip Wheeler will meet his demise.

Cole Hauser attends Paramount’s “Yellowstone” Season 5 New York Premiere at Walter Reade Theater on November 03, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

We probably don’t need to tell you that the rest of this article will contain revealing information about the plot of Yellowstone Season 5, Part 2. Don’t read on if you wish to be surprised!

Yellowstone Spoilers: Is This The End For Rip Wheeler?

The rumors started back in 2022, when the official Yellowstone Instagram page attempted to promote Season 5 of this Paramount drama by paying tribute to Rip, most likely the show’s most beloved character.

Actor Russell Crowe is returning to the epic world of ancient Rome in the upcoming film, The Last Druid. The film will follow a peaceful Celtic elder (Crowe), who is faced with protecting his family and people from perishing when a merciless Roman Emperor discovers his secluded stronghold in the mountains of Caledonia. This project marks Crowe's return to Rome for the first time in almost 25 years since his acclaimed role as Maximus from Gladiator.

According to Deadline, Crowe has signed on to the Roman project, and additional casting is still underway. The film will be directed by Will Eubank, known for his previous projects such as Underwater and Land of Bad. Producing the film are Ben Pugh from 42, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger from Range Media Partners, along with Adran Guerra from Nostromo. Executive producers include Brandon Millan, Sam Wasson, and George Hsieh. Additionally, AGC is launching sales for...

Unstoppable is coming.

The highly anticipated film hits select theaters on December 6, and comes to Prime Video on January 16, 2025.

Here’s a synposis: “Unstoppable is the inspiring true story of Anthony Robles (Jharrel Jerome) who was born with one leg but whose indomitable spirit and unbreakable resolve empowered him to defy the odds and pursue his dreams. With the unwavering love and support of his devoted mother Judy (Jennifer Lopez) and the encouragement of his coaches, Anthony fights through adversity to earn a spot on the Arizona State Wrestling team. But it will demand everything he has, physically and mentally, to achieve his ultimate quest to become an NCAA Champion.”

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This film marks William Goldenberg’s directorial debut, the Academy Award-winning editor for Argo with previous nominations including The Imitation Game, Zero Dark Thirty, Seabiscuit and The Insider.

The film features a cast including Bobby Cannavale,...