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Being partly responsible for turning George Clooney into a movie star, Steven Soderbergh knows a thing or two about spotting a hitmaker. Sure, Clooney had the looks, the charm, and a juicy part on the hit medical drama “E.R.” that gave him the opportunity to hone his craft, but in casting him to lead “Out of Sight,” and their most successful collaboration, “Ocean’s Eleven,” Soderbergh gave him a leg up few stars manage to receive today. Nowadays, it seems acting is a talent you have to be born with, and no one knows this better than recent Oscar-nominee Timothée Chalamet.

“It would appear Timothée Chalamet is a movie star,” said Soderbergh in a recent interview with Men’s Health. “Like, this guy can make movies hits, and they’re a wide range of movies. So, everybody’s chasing him. I don’t know him, but he seems to be making interesting choices.

There have been multiple takes on the life of British Intelligence Officers. While the James Bond franchise is considered by many to be the epitome of the genre, Kingsman provided a fresh take for many. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was another film about the life of British Intelligence Officers that turned the world on its head.

Fans can now add another name to this illustrious list—Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag. The Michael Fassbender starrer, which hit the theatres in the US on 14 March 2025, has already carved its place in fans’ (and critics’) hearts.

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Winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes with your first venture isn’t a small feat after all. That is just what Steven...

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.

[Editor’s Note: this list was originally published in August 2017. It has since been updated to include more of Soderbergh’s films, including “Black Bag.”]

Steven Soderbergh’s directing career started with “Sex, Lies and Videotape,” a massive breakout that not only launched his career — it changed the industry of independent filmmaking in America. While struggling to find his footing after becoming a household name at age 26, Soderbergh never let himself become frozen by his early success or some preconceived notion of what his career would be. Instead, he dogmatically followed any story that piqued his interest, regardless if it was building the slick “Ocean’s Eleven” franchise or an experimental film he shot in his hometown with friends (“Schizopolis”).

He has been careful to build a career that was commercially viable so as to maximize his ability to be constantly creating and experimenting with films that were sometimes aggressively uncommercial. Along the way, he has fought to be as efficient a filmmaker as possible — constantly trying different approaches and new technology to make...

Steven Soderbergh and David Koepp had a very offbeat idea for their next movie.

“David and I talked about what it would be like if George and Martha were spies,” Soderbergh says. “We wanted to make an espionage version of ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.'”

The result is “Black Bag,” a sleek, sexy and frequently surprising thriller that opens in theaters on Friday. It may be the breeziest movie Soderbergh has made since he stuffed George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez in the trunk of a car for “Out of Sight.” Only this time, it’s Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett providing the romantic sparks as George Woodhouse and Kathryn St. Jean, intelligence operatives whose marriage is threatened after he discovers that one of their colleagues is a traitor. The twist is Kathryn is a prime suspect.

To ferret out the mole, George hosts two dinner parties at their...

Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag is the kind of old-fashioned caper that the filmmaker can make in his sleep, and unfortunately in this case, it feels as if he did just that. Like the Ocean’s series, the film seeks to pay tribute to a bygone era of genre cool—to a brand of popular escapist cinema where beautiful people casually navigated high-stakes situations while trading blithe bon mots. That it ultimately comes to feel so inconsequential may be partly by design, but it’s hard not to wish that the newly prolific Soderbergh had woken up a bit to give the routine plot machinations in this London-set spy yarn the same spark that he’s brought to similar genre throwbacks in the past, among them 1998’s Out of Sight.

Black Bag drops us into the shadowy milieu of British intelligence agents with an opening one-take shot that follows top...

Exclusive: Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows) has been cast in the Catherine Hardwicke-directed movie Street Smart.

The drama feature heralds Hardwicke’s return to her storytelling roots from such past work as Lords of Dogtown and Thirteen, while revisiting her exploration of found-family dynamics in Twilight. She co-wrote Street Smart with New York Times bestselling author and screenwriter Nic Sheff (13 Reasons Why).

Hardwicke and producers Natalie Marciano and Jamie R. Thompson began principal photography at the end of January in Los Angeles.

Street Smart offers a gripping look into the lives of a lively group of unhoused young adults in the iconic beach town of Venice, CA. They come together with humor and a bit of Robin Hood-style larceny, forging unbreakable bonds and redefining what it means to be a family.

Guillén joins...

Continuing to prove that retirement is not just overrated but a real impediment to an artist’s best work, in “Black Bag,” Steven Soderbergh dashes off a sleek little genre exercise. It’s a doodle really, at a stage in his career when he’s clearly just having fun, yet it proves to be one of his smartest and sexiest films yet. Heading up an impeccable cast are Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett, who play George Woodhouse and Kathryn St. Jean, a Nick and Nora-like pair of spies so deeply, foolishly in love that they find it inconceivable that the mole in the British intelligence agency for which they both work could well be their spouse.

Most successful marriages are built on trust. Once that much is established, then there’s room — if not a psychological need — for both parties to maintain a sort of secret garden where they can keep a few things private.

There is a brief mention of suicide.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer starred Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, the teenage chosen one given supernatural abilities to fight the forces of darkness. The cult phenomenon ran for seven seasons before it ended in 2003. Its spinoff, Angel, ran for another year after Buffy ended.

Buffy's big first love was Angel, the 240-year-old vampire with a soul. Buffy and Angel were star-crossed lovers. While the attraction was immediate, a vampire and the slayer dating was never going to be easy. They did their best to resist and deny their feelings for each other, but in the end, love won out. For a while, anyway.

Buffy and Angel Share Their First Kiss in Season One

When Angel first pops up in Buffy's path to warn her about the Harvest and the Master's plan, Buffy finds him to be "dark, gorgeous in an annoying sort of way.

Set your notifications. Cancel Wednesday night trivia. If you’re old like me, actually get out your red pen and mark your calendar. Seven movies are leaving Netflix this month, and you’ll want to be sure to watch them before they say farewell.

One of them is an Oscar-winning Best Picture. Another, in the eyes of many, should have been. One is a sheer guilty pleasure.

There’s cutting-edge satire, vitally important social commentary, and quite possibly the best film ever made in its particular sub-genre.

Seven movies to stream on Netflix before they leave in March

I will caution you about one thing: with a minor exception or two, these movies tend toward the violent, from the outright physical to the intensely emotional. There are some comic moments to be found and perhaps a tiny bit of offbeat romance, but these are generally high-octane, in-your-face adventures. However – and...

The Academy Awards over the years have garnered a strange reputation. Every year, without hesitation, fans will turn on their televisions to watch the pompous program, and celebrities will flock to the Dolby Theater to take part in it. Despite the awards banquet remaining a huge deal to virtually everyone, it truly seems like no one is happy with the state of the program. A mountain of complaints have been leveled against the Academy over the years, from "#OscarsSoWhite" to complaints of sexism, to allegations of xenophobia. The most common complaint, however, is far less serious and far more avoidable, and it concerns the "Consolation Oscar."

A consolation Oscar is a term for when an award is given to a legendary actor who is deserving of an Academy Award for their body of work, but isn't quite deserving of the one they received the award for. It is a collective...

These days, major Hollywood stars split their time between the small and big screens pretty reliably; hell, it seems like Nicole Kidman has a new TV project every other week. Back in the 1990s and 2000s, though, television was regarded as a lesser medium, meaning that small-screen actors were constantly trying to become big movie stars and leave their TV roots firmly in the rearview mirror. That's precisely why, after five seasons as Dr. Doug Ross, George Clooney left "ER" for greener, more cinematic pastures.

It probably sounds like an oversimplification to say that Clooney stopped playing Doug Ross so that he could focus on his film career, but that's essentially ... exactly what happened! Though Clooney made movies like "Out of Sight" and his often-maligned Caped Crusader flick "Batman & Robin" while playing Doug Ross, filming a network TV show with 20-odd episodes a season is a huge time commitment.

Monster-in-Law, Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda's rom-com from 2005, is a streaming hit on Hulu, where it currently sits at number five on the streamer. The film follows Charlie (Lopez) who falls for a doctor named Kevin (Michael Vartan). After a period of dating, the couple become engaged, but that's when things take a turn for the worst. Kevin's mother, Viola (Fonda), will stop at nothing to do whatever she can to break the relationship up before they get married.

The film was a box office hit when it debuted on May 13, 2005, making over $155 million at the worldwide box office on a production budget of only $43 million. Monster-in-Law was also good counter-programming to Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, which opened later that month. While it did take a critical drubbing when it opened, audiences still liked it enough to make it a hit. Currently, the film...

Over the last decade, Netflix has become one of the primary destinations for audiences and critics to see the best films and television series. With acclaimed dramas, laugh-out-loud comedies, and gut-wrenching horror series, Netflix has been the home to some of the most compelling television storytelling of the last ten years.

The streaming service is continuing to uphold its reputation for creating compelling series in 2025, with a slate of new series from acclaimed actors, writers and directors. These series are sure to be at the top of every television fan's watch list over the next year, and Netflix will surely continue to be a dominating force in the media landscape this year.

Apple Cider Vinegar Continues the Trend of Shows About Wellness Grifters

Building off of the success of similar genres like true crime, which tell the stories of real-life criminals and the people who are trying to catch them,...

Exclusive: Bill Condon brings Kiss of the Spider Woman to Sundance for the Sunday night Eccles Theater premiere of the festival’s most eagerly anticipated acquisition title, starring Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna and newcomer Tonatiuh. It has been 27 years since Condon redefined himself after premiering Gods and Monsters at Sundance, 32 years since Kiss of the Spider Woman opened on Broadway and won seven Tony Awards, and 40 years since the original Hector Babenco-directed film drew four Oscar nominations with the late William Hurt winning Best Actor. Condon has written and directed a compelling new version of a tale that is one part vibrant movie musical, and one part prison drama.

Given the recent wildfires in Southern California and the usual wariness that goes into acquiring indie films, it’s no surprise the Sundance market has gotten off to a slow start. But many hope things will open up after Kiss...

One of the best parts of covering the Sundance Film Festival is getting to know the filmmakers and casts, and hearing their stories of struggle to get films made, accepted and the chance to play on a big stage that has launched some of Hollywood’s great careers.

I would be hard pressed to find a group of filmmakers to root harder for than the ones who directed Didn’t Die, a modestly budgeted zombie film that will premiere Tuesday in the festival’s Midnight Madness lineup. Meera Menon directed a film in which a young podcast host clings to her ever-shrinking audience in a zombie apocalypse, with overriding themes that sprang from Covid and the double strikes, about how human nature and a sense of humor is sometimes all we as we try to overcome loss and carry on.

That context takes on extra meaning with the makers of Didn’t Die.

Jennifer Lopez does not have the best reputation in the film industry. Several of her acting performances have been considered abysmal, as she has been a part of some really bad films. Most infamously this includes Gigli, a 2003 Ben Affleck movie that achieved a mere 6% on Rotten Tomatoes. Other Lopez films, such as The Boy Next Door, Feel the Noise, Jack, and The Wedding Planner have also managed to get Tomatometers that are under 20% on Rotten Tomatoes. In critics' eyes, Lopez has had a very rotten streak.

This is not true of every Lopez movie, however, as she has been in some projects that were critical darlings. Her music documentaries are generally fairly well-received, including The Greatest Love Story Never Told, which has a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. The 1998 crime drama Out of Sight got a universally positive 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. Lopez's performance in Hustlers was also praised back in 2019, and it got an 88% Tomatometer.

Quick Links 'Presence' Is Steven Soderbergh's Hair-Raising Horror Hit 'Celebrity Ghost Stories' Inspired the Film's Chilling Premise

Steven Soderbergh is one of Hollywood's most creative and refreshing directors, with the silver screen staple as the genius mind behind a slew of critically acclaimed hits like Out of Sight, Traffic, the Ocean's trilogy, and The Informant!, among an endless list of other fan-favorites. Celebrated as a pioneer of modern independent cinema, the gifted filmmaker has been the recipient of many prestigious accolades, like an Academy Award and the Palme d'Or, becoming the youngest solo director to receive the former prize at just 26 years old.

For the 2025 horror film Presence, Soderbergh teamed up with fellow cinema legend David Koepp to craft a unique and thrilling haunted house tale that provides an electrifying twist on the go-to spooky genre, finding inspiration for his latest project from an unlikely source: the...

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...

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Jennifer Lopez, still chasing her Oscar dream, is reportedly making bold moves to rebuild her image and gain the respect of Hollywood’s elite.

Following her split from Ben Affleck, the 55-year-old singer and actress is allegedly reaching out to top producers like Brad Pitt to secure award-worthy roles.

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Trending Mufasa: The Lion King Worldwide Box Office: Becomes The 10th Highest-Grossing Musical Movie, After Beating La La Land! When Hailey Bieber Spoke About People Being Against Her Love Story With Justin Bieber: “They Don’t Think It Will Last”

Jennifer Lopez’s Strategic Connections with Brad Pitt

Sources reveal that after years of trying to prove herself, Lopez sees an Oscar as the ultimate validation of her talent, and she’s willing to pay for the right project.

The 2025 Writers Guild Awards nominations have been delayed again.

The WGA is the latest organization to further postpone an awards announcement amid the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires.

The guild was originally set to announce this year’s nominees on Thursday, Jan. 9, but the announcement was delayed until Monday due to the fires. Now the reveal has been pushed back again.

“Due to ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area, we will be delaying the announcement of Writers Guild Award nominees until further notice,” the guild said Monday in a statement from both its East and West Coast branches.

The WGA’s move comes after the Producers Guild Sunday postponed for a second time the announcement of its film and TV nominees due to the ongoing devastation from the fires. And earlier Monday, the Oscars announced it would be extending its voting window until Jan. 19 and pushing back its nominations announcement...

No one can say that Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh delivers the same movie time after time. In an eclectic three-decade career, he has directed crowd-pleasing all-star vehicles, action comedies, political dramas, micro-mini experimental works, true-life story (“Erin Brockovich”) and even a film starring porn actress Sasha Grey (“The Girlfriend Experience”).

In addition to his Oscar success, Soderbergh has also found success bringing his singular vision to the small screen, winning an Emmy for directing and editing the TV movie “Behind the Candelabra” (which isn’t included on this list of big screen outings). He’s also been nominated twice as a director on “The Knick,” as a cinematographer on “Behind the Candelabra” and as a producer on “Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired,” “His Way” and “Godless.”

Take a tour of our photo gallery of Soderbergh’s 1o greatest films, and see if your favorite topped the list.

Director Steven Soderbergh released his annual "Seen, Read" list of all the movies, TV shows, plays, books, and more he consumed in 2024. The famous helmer of Sex, Lies, and Videotape and Ocean's Eleven consumed a massive amount of content. But you'd be surprised to learn that the man who was once nominated for two movies for Best Director in one year watched the prequest Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (twice), Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith.

Soderbergh is known to be one of the busiest directors / producers / cinematographers in Hollywood, oftentimes directing and releasing multiple films per year. As an example, in 2023 alone, he directed Magic Mike's Last Dance and multiple episodes of TV shows, Command Z and Full Circle. Yet he also finds the time to watch and read dozens of films, shows, and books.

While he has one film set for 2025, the spy thriller Black Bag...

One of the reasons that Den of Thieves felt like such a breath of fresh air is that it was one of the few gritty heist films in quite some time. Although there was a generation in which modern classics like Out of Sight and Heat were coming out at a more frequent pace, heist films have begun to decline in recent years; in fact, the few that have stood out have had to settle for being part of a larger franchise, such as Ant-Man and Fast Five. Den of Thieves made no apologies about being old-fashioned, but showed a remarkable attention-to-detail in how it put together its robbery scenes and gathered an impressive ensemble cast. Although its success heightened the expectations for Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, those who appreciate gritty heist thrillers need to check out the underrated crime film Triple 9.

Jennifer Lopez keeps having to remind Judy Robles that she deserves all the attention she’s been getting as the pair promote “Unstoppable.” The inspirational sports drama has been earning awards buzz, and at screenings, Robles has been greeted with standing ovations. Audiences are clearly impressed by how successfully this single mom raised her son, Anthony, despite having to endure financial hardships and an abusive relationship.

“I tell her all the time, ‘You need to own who you are and what you’ve done,’” Lopez says. “You’re inspiring every mother who has ever struggled. You really have triumphed. You’ve raised a son who has become a leader, and you deserve credit.’ But she’s very humble.”

Anthony, as “Unstoppable” watchers know, became a college wrestling champ, an improbable accomplishment given that he was born with only one leg. Judy was there on the sidelines, unexpectedly learning the same...

Did Batman & Robin teach George Clooney an important lesson? ( Photo Credit – Wikimedia )

Yes, the infamous 1997 superhero flick that tanked both critically and commercially wasn’t just a low point for fans but also for George Clooney himself. And yet, the Caped Crusader’s stumble became the ultimate turning point. Clooney didn’t just reflect on the flop—he flipped the script on his career.

“It’s really easy to pick: Batman & Robin. That’s not a joke,” he admitted. “Up until that moment, I was an actor only concerned with finding work. After the failure of that film creatively, I understood that I needed to take control of the films I made, not just the role.”

What followed was nothing short of a Hollywood masterclass. Clooney traded bat-nipples for brilliance, delivering knockout performances in Out of Sight, Three Kings, and O Brother, Where Art Thou?. These weren’t...

2025 is shaping up to be a good year for cinema, with several big-name directors releasing exciting, original movies. As next year's movie calendar starts to take shape, many fans are looking forward to 2025's big franchise blockbusters, like Superman and Avatar: Fire and Ash. However, there are also a lot of original concepts which have just as much potential for certain fans, thanks to the high-profile directors attached.

Directors such as Wes Anderson, Spike Lee and Ryan Coogler are all returning in 2025 after a quiet 2024. Next year also has Bong Joon-ho's hotly-anticipated follow-up to Parasite, and Paul Thomas Anderson is finally collaborating with Leonardo DiCaprio. Overall, next year promises an exciting mix of big franchise movies and smaller standalone projects, with many award-winning directors back in action.

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Wes Anderson had a big year in 2023, with the release of his Roald Dahl...

Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists.

Reflecting on the past year in film, I find myself at an interesting crossroads where my alignment with the consensus is back off the axis. After 2022 left me feeling a bit out in the weeds regarding cinema culture, last year I was more in tune with the overall vibes––several favorites picked up Academy Awards, including Best Picture. This year is similar to 2022 for me, in that I won’t be surprised if not a single one of my top ten even gets a nomination.

But that doesn’t mean it was a poor year in my eyes; quite the contrary. From massive big swings by long-dormant auteurs or those recently bursting on the scene, to quiet dramas with volumes to say, to a bevy of formally...

The enemies-to-lovers trope is extremely popular with rom-com fans, but some movies do it better than others. Rom-coms have existed in Hollywood for almost as long as movies, with the first two – Sherlock Jr. and Girl Shy – coming out as silent films in 1924. The movies are popular with audiences due to their balanced combination of romance, drama, and comedy. However, the large amount of variation in tropes makes the movies appealing as well.

One of the most popular tropes in rom-com movies is enemies-to-lovers. Enemies-to-lovers rom-coms are the perfect pick to watch after a long week. Movies with this trope include zippier dialogue, sexual tension, and relatable conflicts. These stories function on the premise that there's a thin line between love and hate. Moreover, the scripts typically have compelling character development before the couple gets together, making it easier to emotionally invest in them. Ultimately, some of the best rom-coms...

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George Clooney might seem like a fun-loving sort, but he is a man who takes his movie stardom seriously. Yes, he's a notorious practical joker who once affixed a frame to Brad Pitt's license plate that read "F*** Cops," but, really, when he's not trying to get his "Ocean's Eleven" co-star arrested, he cares deeply about his craft. If you doubt this, you should perhaps read the book "George Clooney: Anatomy of an Actor," which examines ten of his most significant film performances in some detail — and, yes, I am just recommending this book because I wrote it.

Though Clooney does come from a long line of entertainers, most prominent among them his aunt Rosemary Clooney, he's more than earned his A-list stature. After struggling throughout the 1980s by appearing in past-their-prime sitcoms ("The Facts of Life") and literally...

Scott Frank, a two-time Adapted Screenplay Oscar nominee for Logan and Out of Sight, will receive the WGA East’s Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement Writers Guild Awards in February.

Frank, who marks his 40th year as a WGA member in 2025, will be honored during the New York portion of the 77th annual Writers Guild Awards on February 15 at the Edison Ballroom in Manhattan.

Hel also has two Emmys for The Queen’s Gambit on six nominations, including three for Godless, and two WGA Awards on nominations, alomg with a USC Scripter Award for Queen’s Gambit. Frank’s long list of film and TV credits also includes Out of Sight, Get Shorty, Minority Report, MArley & Me, The Wonder Years, Dead Again, and Little Man Tate.

Frank most recently teamed with three-time Emmy Winner Tom Fontana on Monsieur Spade, a Sam Spade limited series for AMC.

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Some movie formulas are eternal and cannot be trifled with. It's a proven fact now that no matter how many times Hollywood pumps out a Hallmark Christmas movie or a big city rom-com, niche audiences will be there to gobble it up. The target audiences for these movies are generally easy to please, which causes filmmakers to lose their eye for meticulous detail and resort to recycling and replicating. Tropes become tropes for a reason, after all. Some subgenres, however, rely so heavily on fresh originality that they cannot be endlessly recycled for profit. This is the problem that the Heist thriller genre faces.

Audiences are fed up with some recent heist thriller releases, citing laziness and unoriginality. Fans have every reason to have high standards.

James Gunn is once again uniting a team of super-powered misfits in the new animated DC series, “Creature Commandos.” The “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “The Suicide Squad” filmmaker — and co-head of the new DC Universe — unites a cast full of familiar faces, including some you’ll recognize from “The Suicide Squad,” as a roster of less familiar superheroes, including Rick Flagg Sr., GI Robot and The Bride.

Check out a handy guide to the “Creature Commandos” cast and the DC characters to whom they’re lending their voices.

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Amanda Waller is the imposing leader of A.R.G.U.S. (Advanced Research Group Uniting Super-Humans) and basically the closest thing the DC Universe has to its own Nick Fury. After the events of “The Suicide Squad,” Waller has been hemmed in; she can no longer use humans in her go-for-broke, off-the-books suicide missions. But don’t worry,...

Contrary to the "Eleven" in its title, only 10 of the main ensemble actors involved in "Ocean's Eleven" were credited for the movie. Indeed, despite being a major player, then-future Marvel Cinematic Universe star Don Cheadle's name doesn't appear at all in the film's credits.

Cheadle's absence from the credits has confused fans of the Steven Soderbergh heist movie since its release in 2001. The actor was already a known quantity in Hollywood by the time the movie came out, and his character, the questionably Cockney-accented explosives expert Basher Tarr, gets plenty of screen time in the movie. Yet, if you pop over to IMDb, Cheadle is currently the 77th person on the cast credits page for "Ocean's Eleven," under the "uncredited" section after characters with names like "Dog Track Gambler" and "Woman in Casino." What gives? Cheadle himself seems to have rarely spoken about the issue on the record, although...

Beyond Marvel and DC's cinematic universes, legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has also built one of his own. From the moment Reservoir Dogs first hit the big screen, it's been readily apparent that Tarantino wears his cinematic influences on his sleeve. Ever since, fans have scoured his films for references and Easter Eggs to other classic or contemporary movies, but hiding in plain sight was something even more interesting: a shared cinematic universe.

Anyone who's ever looked close enough at a Quentin Tarantino film has stumbled upon the secret he's been hiding in plain sight. Each of his movies is connected in some way, shape, or form, ranging from the in-universe TV show Fox Force Five to the Vega Brothers, who appear in iconic films like Pulp Fiction and the aforementioned Reservoir Dogs.

Updated on December 2, 2024, by Arthur Goyaz: Quentin Tarantino has hidden plenty of exciting clues in each of his movies,...

When it comes to Hollywood’s handsome hunks, no one can beat George Clooney. Think of charm, sophistication, and that dazzling smile that graced red carpets and screens for decades. But behind that aura lies a career that’s been a bit of a rollercoaster, especially when it comes to the box office.

Sure, Clooney’s Hollywood royalty, but his journey in the film industry has had its fair share of big wins and surprising stumbles. Take Gravity for instance, a cinematic masterpiece that grossed a hefty box office success and cemented Clooney’s place as a bankable star. But besides floating in space with Sandra Bullock, Clooney went through challenges before hitting another jackpot.

George Clooney in Tomorrowland (Credits- Walt Disney Studios)

Undoubtedly, Hollywood loves a good underdog and Clooney’s acting career features a thrilling gamble. From the fame of the Ocean’s Eleven franchise to Tomorrowland, his career...

War Machine himself, Don Cheadle, is set to star in the crime thriller Canyon for Alcon Entertainment, taking on the role of a jazz-playing killer. Deadline reports that veteran music video director Colin Tilley, who made his feature directorial debut with Halsey’s concept horror film If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, will be taking of the helm of Canyon, working from a screenplay by John Wick and Nobody writer Derek Kolstad.

The story Kolstad has crafted for this one takes place over the course of one scorching night. Canyon — a part-time jazz musician and full-time killer — finds himself the unlikely protector of a young siren pulled into a turf war between feuding crime families. When you mix crime, murder, and jazz, I immediately think of the 1992 John Woo classic Hard Boiled – which would be a great film for the makers of this movie to draw inspiration from.

Ocean's 14 looks like it's finally going to happen - just don't expect it to have that title if George Clooney gets his way. After Clooney broke through with his role in ER, it took him a few years to ascend to movie stardom. After some notable fires like Batman & Robin, he found his stride with movies like Out of Sight and Three Kings. It was the Ocean's movie franchise that cemented his A-list status, with Clooney's Danny Ocean leading an all-star ensemble through three movies.

Steven Soderbergh helmed the Clooney era, with all three films being slick, stylish, and breezy pieces of entertainment. Clooney seemingly retired from Danny Ocean with Ocean's 13 and skipped out on 2018's Ocean's 8, where Danny's younger sister Debbie (Sandra Bullock) took over heisting duties. The series has both a prequel and sequel in development, and while Soderbergh almost certainly won't be returning for the latter,...

Escape at Dannemora feels like a cross between The Shawshank Redemption and Out of Sight. However, this Showtime original turned Netflix offering is about a lot more than two men breaking out of prison. The crime drama based on a true story is headlined by Benicio del Toro, Paul Dano, and Rosanna Arquette -- the latter of whom won Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film at the Golden Globes for her truly understated performance. But they're not the only big names working on the seven-episode series.

Ben Stiller is behind the camera, with veteran screenwriters Michael Tolkin and Brett Johnson filling in the blanks. The duo's credentials in both film and television, from 1992's The Player through to AMC's Mad Men, reveal an innate understanding of flawed humanity that Escape at Dannemora actively explores. With a dozen Emmy nominations in addition to the Golden Globe win, this...

Quentin Tarantino became a household name after Pulp Fiction, which celebrated its 30th anniversary this year. And while that film is getting a 4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition, Blu-ray.com has announced the 4K release of Tarantino’s follow-up — Jackie Brown. The movie is an adaptation of the Elmore Leonard book, Rum Punch, and the 1997 film stars starring Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, and Michael Keaton. This release is expected to hit retailers in the second half of January.

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“When flight attendant Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) is busted smuggling money for her arms dealer boss, Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson), agent Ray Nicolette (Michael Keaton) and detective Mark Dargus (Michael Bowen) want her help to bring down Robbie. Facing jail time for her silence or death for her cooperation, Brown decides instead to double-cross both parties and make off with the smuggled money.

Before it was commonplace in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the idea of a shared universe across movies was a delight for audiences. It was exciting that the characters in Chasing Amy, Clerks, and Mallrats all seemed to know each other, in part through Jay and Silent Bob. Michael Keaton reprising his role as Ray Nicolette from Jackie Brown in Stephen Soderbergh's Out of Sight was a fun surprise for people who read the Elmore Leonard novels which inspired the two movies. Quentin Tarantino was especially obsessed with this idea, with characters sharing connections across movies like Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, but even his faux brand of Red Apple cigarettes being advertised by Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) in Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood.

Jennifer Lopez, an iconic singer and actress who gave the world some of the biggest hits of the 2000s and 2010s in music and movies, has had a rather tough year. From a botched tour to widespread criticism regarding one of her movies and a tragic divorce, the 55-year-old bombshell has faced a lot of struggle lately.

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Amidst the struggle, Lopez worked on three new movies this year since starring in Netflix’s 2023 release, The Mother. Despite the endless battles she’s faced, apparently, she’s also been trying to reignite an old flame from 2016.

Drake lets Jennifer Lopez know that Ben Affleck made a mistake of letting her go Jennifer Lopez in Out of Sight | Credits: Universal Studios

Back in 2016, Jennifer Lopez was briefly linked to Drake, an icon in the rap scene who has won multiple...

George Clooney is one of the most noted actors in Hollywood. Beginning his career on TV with the show ER, Clooney soon became one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood, after starring in films like From Dusk Till Dawn, the Oceans trilogy, Michael Clayton, and Syriana, the latter of which won him the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

Apart from his acting gigs, Clooney has also been a producer and has multiple other business ventures. He has been an activist and his wife Amal Clooney is a human rights lawyer. He has also directed films. Here is everything you need to know about Clooney’s net worth in 2024.

What Is George Clooney’s Net Worth In 2024? George Clooney in Batman & Robin | Credits: Warner Bros.

George Clooney has been in the industry for over four decades, with the actor having his first breakthrough with the medical TV show ER.

Jennifer Lopez is one of the most successful celebrities in Hollywood, the singer-actress is multitalented with a huge fanbase. She became hugely popular after her hit songs and appearances in several films of a diverse range.

However, co-star Jason Statham claimed the actress was like any other woman her age. Statham collaborated with the On the Floor actress for the 2013 action-thriller Parker. Having worked together on set he discovered her humble and down-to-earth nature. Speaking to the media, Statham affectionately claimed that Lopez was extremely regular.

Jennifer Lopez is just like other girls

Jennifer Lopez rose to fame with her unique incorporation of elements of pop, Latin, and hip-hop genres into her songs. Her top hits included Let’s Get Loud, On the Floor, All I Have, Dance Again, and many more.

Jennifer Lopez in The Mother | Credits: Netflix

Soon, the artist ventured into the big screen and started experimenting with movies.

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Outside of established IP, there are few sure things in Hollywood filmmaking. There was a time when John Wayne astride a horse was a license to print money, ditto Clint Eastwood (who also packed 'em in whilst brandishing a shield and a hand cannon). And there was that remarkable decade-long run where Rob Reiner standing behind the camera meant guaranteed critical, if not full-on commercial success.

Hot streaks don't just happen like this, so when it looks like a shooter is heating up, studios line up to place the heaviest of bets on their next roll. Such was the case with the team of star Will Smith and director Barry Sonnenfeld after the blockbuster breakthrough of 1997's "Men in Black." This was Smith's first smash outside of an ensemble (one he almost turned down), and Sonnenfeld's fourth box office hit after "The Addams Family,...

Over the years, Jennifer Lopez has become known for her versatility in both music and film. However, the star once revealed a fierce, competitive side of herself that no one had expected. Long before she shot to fame with her films, Maid in Manhattan, The Wedding Planner, and Monster-in-Law, the now 55-year-old got to team up with legendary actor, George Clooney.

Jennifer Lopez in Out of Sight | Credits: Universal Studios

The duo’s iconic collaboration in Out of Sight may have garnered her a lot of attention. However, the actress once ended up revealing that she could have missed out on the opportunity if Sandra Bullock had not fumbled her chance.

Jennifer Lopez beat out Sandra Bullock for a film role

Jennifer Lopez might be the queen of rom-coms. However, long before the actress cemented herself as one of Hollywood’s finest, she had a lot to prove and was...

George Clooney and Chris O'Donnell may need to be on the lookout, as the villains of Batman & Robin are back together again. The mini-reunion comes 27 years after the DC film was released in movie theaters.

On X, Arnold Schwarzenegger shared a photo of himself joined by Uma Thurman. In Batman & Robin, the two respectively played the supervillains Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy. Commenting on his reunion with Thurman in the image, Schwarzenegger said in post, "Freeze and Ivy, reunited. Watch out, Batman." The post can be seen below.

Freeze and Ivy, reunited. Watch out, Batman. pic.twitter.com/qoDI5ubnmr Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) September 14, 2024

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Bruce Timm's Batman: The Animated Series is a legendary television show that is considered the best DC animated show of all time by most fans.

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Our weekly film quiz returns with 30 all-new movie-related questions – fair warning, it features Michael Keaton’s name three or more times…

We’re back, baby, and so is Beetlejuice in Tim Burton’s new sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Accordingly, this week’s film quiz features questions about sequels, demons, and Michael Keaton movies. It’s quizness as usual for the next few weeks too, with subjects ranging from the silent era to this year in horror movies, every Friday till Christmas.

Once you’ve completed all three rounds, you’ll find a link to a separate post with the correct answers at the bottom of this post. As always, this is just for fun, but please let us know how you did in the comments (scores out of 30 this week!) and give us any other lovely feedback. Oh, and apologies if you were reading that first line aloud, that guy can...

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Almost four decades into his career, Steven Soderbergh still somehow keeps finding new ways to surprise us. As maybe the most prolific independent filmmaker of his generation, his movies can never be mistaken for studio rush jobs. While not every work of his is a hit, his track record remains remarkably consistent after all this time. Among his many classics, his debut, Sex, Lies and Videotape remains an intimate and thoughtful gem, Out of Sight is a wildly entertaining ride, and he reinvented the heist film for a new generation with his wonderful Oceans Eleven trilogy.

Yet for as massive a filmography as Soderbergh has, arguably one of his best is 2017s Logan Lucky, his return to filmmaking after a brief retirement. Sadly, it also stands...

Leading US producer Stacy Sher provided an optimistic take on the outlook for the film industry at the Locarno Film Festival today (August 9), insisting that audiences still want to connect with original stories.

Sher, whose producer credits include Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained and The Hateful Eight as well as Steven Soderbergh’s Out of Sight and Erin Brockovich, took part in an in conversation event the day after being presented with Locarno’s Raimondo Rezzonico Award.

“When I started in the late 80s, people said to me, ‘You missed it. It’s over. The best of the film industry is behind you,...