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Disney's Snow White has become one of the most talked-about films of 2025, and likely not for the reasons anyone expected. The film is the long-awaited remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the very first full-length animated film that Walt Disney produced and helped launch the Disney film empire that endures today. Coming 15 years into Disney's modern remake cycle, it is certainly surprising that a live-action remake of Snow White took this long. Part of the reason might have been that audiences might have been overwhelmed by Snow White, as, in 2012, there were three separate Snow White projects.

In 2012, there were two big-budget Snow White films released, not by Disney. Disney's Snow White relaunch was on the small screen. These projects were Relativity Media's Mirror Mirror, Universal Pictures' Snow White and the Huntsman, and ABC's Once Upon a Time. Despite the two movies getting a lot of media attention,...

The The Cell episode of Revisited was Written by Vannah Taylor, Narrated by Tyler Nichols, Edited by Juan Jimenez, Produced by Tyler Nichols and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

Have you ever wanted to take a glimpse inside the mind of a serial killer? Countless crime procedurals are focused on profilers who give their audiences capsule sized psychology lessons, and there is always a new true crime series attempting to unravel the question: what makes a murderer? The only thing we want to know more than why we do the things we do is why evil and horrible things happen in the world around us. Audiences follow fictional killers who hide behind their masks, watch FBI agents as they uncover the mystery of who killed the homecoming queen, and listen to tapes of real-life monsters as they recount the tales of their crimes. We want nothing more...

Join your horror hosts Kimmi & Jon as they revisit Tarsem Singh’s The Cell (2000), the cult classic that transformed Jennifer Lopez from a pop sensation into a serial killer whisper. A movie that everyone laughed at even though Vincent D’Onofrio delivers a career best performance. A movie where people are given the power to walk through a maniac’s mind like it’s a nightmare-scape amusement park. And yes, a movie where Vince Vaughn has his intestines pulled out by a medieval torture device while a godlike monster man claps with glee.

If we’re being perfectly honest, it’s kind of surprising that we don’t cover this movie on the podcast every calendar year! The Cell is a dark fantasy masterpiece, a serial killer procedural, and a twist joyride through the mind of a madman. Catnip for weirdos like us. As far as we’re concerned, The Cell is a cinematic masterpiece…...

An actor’s actor of the first order, Vincent D’Onofrio has been delivering “all in” performances, usually in supporting roles, for nearly four decades—Full Metal Jacket, Men In Black, Household Saints, Steal This Movie!, The Cell, The Magnificent Seven, to name just a few, not to mention 10 audience-loving seasons of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. He’s getting more accolades for his latest performance as Wilson Fisk in Daredevil: Born Again. On this episode he talks about the “emotional event” that he has to summon to bring about Fisk’s voice in that series and its predecessor. He takes us all the […]

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An actor’s actor of the first order, Vincent D’Onofrio has been delivering “all in” performances, usually in supporting roles, for nearly four decades—Full Metal Jacket, Men In Black, Household Saints, Steal This Movie!, The Cell, The Magnificent Seven, to name just a few, not to mention 10 audience-loving seasons of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. He’s getting more accolades for his latest performance as Wilson Fisk in Daredevil: Born Again. On this episode he talks about the “emotional event” that he has to summon to bring about Fisk’s voice in that series and its predecessor. He takes us all the […]

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“Daredevil: Born Again” is here, blending the original Netflix series with Disney’s MCU. As a result, there is a blend of new and old characters in the series.

In the first two episodes, now streaming on Disney+, we get the set-up of the new story, which sees crimelord Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) successfully run to become the mayor of New York. Meanwhile, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) has put his days as Daredevil behind him after a tragedy.

But Cox and D’Onofrio aren’t the only familiar faces in the first two episodes. Here’s who you need to know.

Charlie Cox in “Daredevil: Born Again” (Credit: Marvel Studios) Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox)

Charlie Cox returns as Matt Murdock/Daredevil, after shooting to fame with the role in the original Netflix series, and has since appeared in “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “She-Hulk” and “Echo.” But non-Marvel fans might also recognize him from “Stardust,...

Cinema has long been a mirror for political repression, and in Bill Condon’s Kiss of the Spider Woman, that mirror is adorned with glittering sequins, drenched in melancholy, and distorted by the very power structures it aims to critique. A reimagining of Manuel Puig’s 1976 novel (and its stage musical adaptation and Oscar-winning 1985 film), this 2025 film leans into its meta-musical structure, shifting between the grim realities of an Argentine prison in 1981 and the dazzling escapism of Golden Age Hollywood pastiche. It is both a story about survival and a meditation on the ways cinema itself becomes a survival mechanism — how film can be a salve for oppression, a tool of control, or, sometimes, an act of resistance.

But Kiss of the Spider Woman is also a film struggling to find its own footing. Despite a fascinating premise, a powerhouse cast led by Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna, and Tonatiuh, and...

Jennifer Lopez in The Cell

With cult classic The Cell getting an anniversary 4K re-release, Eye For Film recently had the chance to talk to director Tarsem Singh about the film and the new version.

In The Cell, Jennifer Lopez enters the mind of a captured serial killer to find clues to rescue his last victim. It's a high concept that walks a line between the sublime and the ridiculous, but it has a very particular charm. As does Tarsem Singh. Talking from his California home, the director was an enthusiastic interviewee. If there was any room for doubt that someone so intent on visual splendour in his work was not similarly effusive in conversation, let that be dispelled. Due to the rambling nature of our talk elements have been edited for clarity and some sequences have been re-ordered for context.

Subverting expectations, the first question was Tarsem's.

"Hello.

Like many other movies that find their way onto free streaming platforms, Jennifer Lopez’s 2002 psychological thriller Enough is holding the attention of audiences despite being heavily panned by critics on its original release. A story of domestic abuse and revenge, the movie adapted the 1998 novel Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen, and delivered a reasonable $51 million box office haul from its $30 million budget. Now, it has captured the attention of viewers on Tubi, and has been hanging onto a number two spot on the streamer’s movie chart for several days.

Lopez has been involved in as many duds as runaway successes in her career as an actor, and while Enough did not completely crash and burn, it certainly struggled to please very many critics. The storyline synopsis reads:

“Working-class waitress Slim (Jennifer Lopez) finds her life transformed when she marries wealthy contractor Mitch (Billy Campbell). She settles into...

Arrow Video celebrates 25 years of Tarsem Singh’s visionary horror movie The Cell (2000) with a brand new 4K Ultra HD release that is now available in the United States.

Featuring a fresh new 4K restoration, the new release also boasts a previously unseen cut of the film, and you can preview the restoration and that unseen cut with the trailer below.

Sublime, grotesque and visually ravishing, director Tarsem Singh’s debut feature delivers on the extraordinary artistry of his work in music video and commercials as it takes the audience on a journey through the bizarre worlds inside the mind of a killer.

When serial murderer Carl Stargher (Vincent D’Onofrio) falls into a coma with his latest victim still trapped in an unknown location and waiting to die, the FBI turn to psychologist Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) for help. Using an experimental technology she enters the dark dreamscape of Stargher’s mind,...

“The Cell” is back in action.

Tarsem Singh’s somewhat controversial 2000 thriller is getting the 4K treatment thanks to a new, limited edition release from Arrow Video.

“The Cell” stars Jennifer Lopez as a psychologist working with some cutting-edge technology, who is tasked by the FBI to go inside the mind of a serial killer (Vincent D’Onofrio) who has fallen into a coma. While there, she has to battle the demons of his subconscious, along with an FBI agent (Vince Vaughn). Watch a clip from the new restoration below, with Lopez’s character communicating with the ghostly version of the killer’s dog – an all-white German shepherd.

When the movie was released in 2000, it was somewhat controversial, with some claiming that Singh’s imagery, which borrowed from Damien Hirst and H.R. Giger, to name a few, and was honed during Singh’s time making influential commercials and music videos (like...

The theaters might be full of trash, but the January physical media world is thriving. Each month The A.V. Club does our part to keep you up to date on the best of what’s coming out on Blu-ray and 4K Uhd, which is especially important as streaming services become...

Tarsem Singh’s The Cell came at the end of a trend of 1990s noir films that merged the conventions of the genre with the aesthetics of music videos. Tarsem himself cut his teeth making music videos, most famously for R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion,” and his first feature at times feels like an assembly of images that strives primarily for visceral impact, throwing cohesiveness to the wind.

The narrative’s lack of connective tissue does make sense in the context of a film that largely takes place in a virtual reality rendering of the subconscious, the product of an experimental technology that becomes a law enforcement tool when the F.B.I. coaxes one of the tech’s researchers, Catherine (Jennifer Lopez), to enter the mind of captured serial killer Carl Stargher (Vincent D’Onofrio) in order to discern the location of a kidnapped woman set to be his next victim.

The holiday season is here and that means there are lots of new releases coming out just in time to make the season bright. Below are some of the picks coming out sure to make the movie fan in your life smile. Whether it is an upgrade to a 4K edition, a reliable Blu-ray, or a special edition Box Set, this list has something for everyone!

One disclaimer: Deals as good as these can be fickle, so there’s no telling if and when a money-saving opportunity might end or if the price may change. So if you want something – snap that shit up quick! Don’t wait, only to have Festivus roll around and discover you’ve nothing to give or the price suddenly changed and you no longer have the bread. And remember that if you want to support JoBlo.com, please make all your purchases by initially clicking through our links,...

Some bad movies just cant be saved by great effects. Whether its CGI or practical, visual effects are considered good when they are compelling, realistic, or are simply eye-catching.

Plenty of terrible movies have brilliant effects. However, this doesnt make up for a lack of creative storytelling, intriguing characters, or logic. Even if a films appearance is stellar, it doesnt always convince audiences that its a worthwhile watch.

Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)

Transformers: Age of Extinction has some amazing cinematography. For example, several scenes that feature stretching landscapes are beautiful, and the ones that also include Autobots are even more impressive. The insertion of large-scale robots in picturesque shots is well done and looks relatively natural.

Related Transformers: 10 Best Visual Effects In The Franchise

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However, the film lacks in characterization. Figures like Tessa and...

The world of Stephen King adaptations runs the gamut across nearly every aspect of filmmaking. You have theatrically released ones and straight to video ones. Stories stretched into TV miniseries and short stories used as segments of anthology movies. Of course, there are features that do well with critics but fail with audiences and vice versa, fail with critics but are eaten up but movie goers worldwide. 1408 came at the beginning of the King renaissance in 2007 and was a success with both critics and audiences but somehow stands alone in the mid 2000s horror pantheon as a successful but forgotten movie. Who was originally going to star in the title role? How many endings does the movie technically have? How meticulous was the production about the number 1408? Grab your room keys as we find out what happened to 1408.

Stephen King had released books in several different ways throughout his career...

The Cell will enter the mind of a killer on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray on January 21, 2025 via Arrow Video. The 2000 psychological sci-fi horror film will be celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Tarsem Singh directs from a script by Mark Protosevich. Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, and Vincent D’Onofrio star with Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Jake Weber, and Dylan Baker.

The theatrical and director’s cuts have been newly restored in 4K, approved by Singh, with Dolby Vision. An alternate version of the theatrical cut created by director of photography Paul Laufer is also included.

Disc 1 – 4K Uhd:

Theatrical cut (107 min) Director’s cut (109 min) Audio commentary with film scholars Josh Nelson & Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (new) Audio commentary with screenwriter Mark Protosevich & film critic Kay Lynch (new) Audio commentary with director Tarsem Singh Audio commentary with director of photography Paul Laufer, production designer Tom Foden, makeup supervisor Michèle Burke, costume designer April Napier, visual effects supervisor Kevin Tod Haug,...

Dev Patel will star in “The Journeyman,” a crime thriller directed by Tarsem Singh from a script by husband-wife duo Bryan and Alexis Roberts (aka The Roberts). Patel plays a down-on-his-luck tennis pro who is drawn into the dark world of match-fixing to make ends meet for his family.

AGC Studios will fully finance and produce the film with Academy Award nominee Scott Franklin, Patel’s Minor Realm and Lbi Entertainment.

Joining Franklin as producers are AGC Studios chairman and CEO Stuart Ford and Mason Eways for Lbi Entertainment. Shamier Anderson and Stephan James will executive produce for Bay Mills.

AGC Intl. represents the film’s international distribution rights and will introduce the film to buyers at the AFM next week; CAA Media Finance is handling domestic with AGC. Production is set to commence next year.

“The Journeyman” is the story of a struggling pro tennis player who is lured...

Oscar nominee Dev Patel (The Green Knight) is set to star in The Journeyman, a new crime thriller fro director Tarsem Singh (The Fall) and Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios, which will produce and fully finance the project.

AGC International reps the film’s international distribution rights and will introduce it to buyers at AFM.

Scripted by the husband-and-wife duo of Bryan and Alexis Roberts, aka The Roberts, The Journeyman is the story of a struggling pro tennis player who is lured into an illegal match-fixing ring to support his family and finds himself trapped in a ruthless world of corruption and violence he may never escape.

Oscar nominee Scott Franklin is producing alongside Ford for AGC, Mason Eways for Lbi Entertainment, and Patel’s Minor Realm, with Shamier Anderson and Stephan James exec producing for Bay Mills. CAA Media Finance is handling domestic alongside AGC, with EVP of Legal...

Arrow Video is going into truly dangerous territory – Nazi-occupied France and the mind of a killer – this January, as they are releasing limited edition 4K Blu-rays of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and Tarsem Singh’s The Cell.

Coming out on January 14th from Arrow Video is Inglourious Basterds, which comes complete with a 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in High Dynamic Range and original lossless DTS-hd Ma 5.1 audio. It comes with previously available special features but also a number of new ones. They are:

What Would Sally Do?, a new interview with editor Fred Raskin

Blood Fiction, a new interview with special make-up effects supervisor Greg Nicotero

Doomstruck, a new interview with actor Omar Doom

Making it Right, a new visual essay by film critic Walter Chaw, author of A Walter Hill Film

Film History on Fire, a new visual essay by film scholar Pamela Hutchinson, author of...

For years, the self-funded visual epic “The Fall” from director Tarsem was challenging to find. It didn’t stream anywhere, wasn’t available to rent, and physical copies were either rare, out of print, or expensive. The film, a visually gorgeous drama that prioritizes practical effects and was shot in more than 20 countries, became something of a cult classic for those in the know.

Continue reading ‘The Fall’: Lee Pace Talks Re-Release Of Tarsem’s Visual Masterwork & Reflects Back On The Experience Of Making A Cult-Classic at The Playlist.

The Walking Dead is known for savagely killing off its main characters. But its also known for teasing the death of characters in such a way that makes fans believe they certainly should have died, only to find out later that they didnt. In many of these cases, the character never ended up dying throughout the entire shows run. A few, however, eventually met their ends.

Often, fans were sure a character was done for only for them to be miraculously saved. The most notable was in Rick Grimes final episode when he was saved in the nick of time by Jadis. But there are other moments that gave fans the same fright.

Glenn Rhees Death Tease Angered Fans

When They Should've Died

Episode

Real Death Episode

How He Died

At the Garbage Dump With Nicholas

Season 6, Episode 3, Thank You

Season 7, Episode 1, The Day Will Come When You Wont Be...

The CW's flagship fantasy, The Vampire Diaries, had an amazingly long run at eight full seasons. Damon, Elena, Stefan, and the rest of the Mystic Falls gang kept viewers hooked as they fought supernatural battles, fell in love, and even discovered alternate universes beyond their small, magical town. At 171 episodes, it had countless intertwining storylines that pushed the show forward.

Seeing how elaborate and intricate The Vampire Diaries Universe was, every plotline did not hit the right spot. Luckily, there were plenty that swept audiences off their feet and became the best story arcs in The Vampire Diaries. From Elena's love stories to the lore of the Originals and immortals, these plotlines revealed some of the best character development and resolutions to the problems of the characters of the show.

The Augustine Society Was a Shocking Moral Commentary

For much of The Vampire Diaries, the vampires had an upper hand on humans.

*Warning — This article contains spoilers for Sugar Season 1*

Whilst we've all been glued to our screens watching Colin Farrell's powerhouse performance as Oz Cobb in HBO's The Penguin in recent weeks, it's not the first truly transformational role we've had from the In Bruges actor this year. Back in April, Farrell starred as Los Angeles Pi John Sugar in stylish Apple TV+ neo-noir crime drama Sugar, a series that largely flew under the radar until a jaw-dropping twist late on caught viewers completely off guard, spurring people to catch up and see what all the fuss was about. Now, in news that will delight fans of the first season, Apple has confirmed that Detective Sugar will be back to crack another case in the newly greenlit Sugar Season 2.

Whilst Farrell is set to return as the eponymous private investigator, who — in a quite literally out of this world twist...

Detective John Sugar is coming back.

Apple has renewed Colin Farrell-led drama series Sugar for a second season.

The first season of the detective drama saw Farrell’s Sugar, a private investigator hired by Hollywood titan Jonathan Siegel, played by James Cromwell, investigate the mysterious disappearance of his granddaughter, Olivia, played by Sydney Chandler.

[Spoiler Alert] The twist? He’s an alien (one of his skills is processing alcohol 50 times faster than humans).

Amy Ryan, Anna Gunn, Dennis Boutsikaris, Nate Corddry, Sydney Chandler, Alex Hernandez and Kirby, formerly known as Kirby Howell-Baptiste, also starred in Season 1.

Season 2 will see Sugar find himself back in Los Angeles taking on another missing person’s case, as he continues to look for answers surrounding his missing sister.

Related: 2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming

The series was created by Mark Protosevich, who has written movies including I Am Legend and The Cell.

Tarsem’s The Fall is now showing exclusively on Mubi.A version of the following interview was originally published in Pardo, the Locarno Film Festival’s official daily magazine. The conversation has been expanded and edited for republication on Notebook.The Fall.“If Andrei Tarkovsky made The Wizard of Oz”—that’s how David Fincher summed up his friend Tarsem’s globe-spanning, decades-in-the-making magnum opus, The Fall (2006). This shapeshifting fable about the art and power of storytelling is maybe more Alejandro Jodorowsky than Tarkovsky, but, most importantly, it’s all Tarsem.Tarsem: the mononym is of a piece with his bold, brazen style. Like his film-school peers Michael Bay and Zack Snyder, the Punjab-born Tarsem is a bona fide vulgar auteur. He was still a student when he made his first hit music video, for R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” (1991). A young Tarsem Singh Dhandwar had arrived in...

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.

Roxy Cinema

Olivier Assayas’ Demonlover plays on 35mm Friday and Sunday; Frederick Wiseman’s High School screens on 16mm Saturday and Sunday; A Woman Under the Influence and Faces continue.

Bam

Chantal Akerman’s Toute une nuit begins playing in a 4K restoration; the black-and-white restoration of Basquiat begins a run.

Museum of the Moving Image

A retrospective of first-person documentaries begins; Vanishing Point screens on Saturday.

Film Forum

The Devil, Probably plays in a new restoration, while Sleeping Beauty screens on Sunday.

Museum of Modern Art

A career-spanning Johnnie To retrospective continues.

Anthology Film Archives

A Christopher Harris retrospective begins; a Yugoslav cinema series begins.

IFC Center

The black-and-white restoration of Julian Schnabel’s Basquiat continues; Tim Burton’s Batman and a 40th-anniversary restoration of Paris, Texas play daily; The Warriors, Tetsuo the Iron Man, Twister, and a print of The Cell play late.

With today being Friday the 13th, fans are rewatching their favorite entries in the iconic horror movie franchise to celebrate the day. While some relive the past, others lament the many lost projects that didn't make it to screens. One recent scrapped project is Bryan Fuller's Friday the 13th prequel series Crystal Lake. Unfortunately for those already disappointed that the series was abandoned, one horror movie director has made things worse by calling the scripts for the series some of the best he had ever read.

Director Vincenzo Natali, best known for his work on films like The Cell and Splice, took to X/Twitter to share a little tease about Fuller's Crystal Lake series.. He also said, "The scripts for the first two episodes remain among the best I have ever read for any show." Natali has collaborated with Fuller before, directing five episodes of Hannibal and one for American Gods,...

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.

Bam

A Different Man director Aaron Schimberg has assembled an all-35mm retrospective of films that inspired his new feature, including work by Lynch, Lubitsch, Nicholas Ray, and Tsai; the 50th-anniversary restoration of The Conversation begins a run.

Museum of Modern Art

A career-spanning Johnnie To retrospective has begun, featuring the director in-person.

Anthology Film Archives

An Ingrid Caven retrospective includes films by Fassbinder and Eustache; work by Joseph Cornell, Tony Conrad, and Bruce Conner plays in “Essential Cinema.”

Film at Lincoln Center

An essential retrospective of Brazil’s L.C. Barreto Productions continues.

Roxy Cinema

Faces and A Woman Under the Influence screen.

Museum of the Moving Image

A retrospective of the Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden continues; two films by Joanna Hogg screen on Saturday; Young Frankenstein and The Warriors have standalone showings, the latter on 35mm.

Film Forum

The Searchers...

Poster for the 2024 Beyond Fest

82 feature films will screen during the 2024 Beyond Fest, taking place September 25 through October 9 in Los Angeles. Among the offerings will be the West Coast premieres of Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, Sean Baker’s Anora, Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice, Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch, and Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3.

The 12th edition of the festival kicks off with the world premiere of Salem’s Lot, directed by Gary Dauberman and based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel. Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cloud is this year’s closing night film. Plus, the genre festival hosts a reunion of Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, and director Jan de Bont in honor of the 30th anniversary of Speed.

“Combining a celebration of cinema whilst firmly focusing our gaze on the next generation of filmmakers has always been at the heart of the Beyond Fest,” stated Head of Programming Evrim Ersoy. “And...

The long-awaited unveiling of Gary Dauberman’s Salem’s Lot, the west coast premiere of Terrifier 3, a 30th anniversary Speed reunion with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, and focus on filmmakers Sam Raimi and Shane Black are among the many highlights of the 12th edition of Beyond Fest, which will hit Los Angeles starting Sept. 25.

Other big-name titles include the international premiere of Toho’s My Hero Academia: You’re Next and the west coast premieres of The Brutalist, the immigration thriller that is coming off a Silver Lion award for best director at the Venice Film Festival. Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner Anora, Donald Trump origin story The Apprentice, and Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch are also on the docket And there will be the U.S. premiere of Sarah Paulson’s suspense thriller Hold Your Breath.

Billing itself the largest genre film festival in the United States,...

This article is part of IndieWire’s 2000s Week celebration. Click here for a whole lot more.

In the vast pantheon of hidden gems of fantasy and sci-fi from the early 2000s, “The Cell” comes highly recommended. Take it from “SNL” vet and director of the forthcoming horror-comedy “Y2K” — when we asked to interview Kyle Mooney about a movie from that time period, he knew exactly which one he wanted to talk about.

“I feel like ‘The Cell’ as a title is ambiguous enough that you don’t necessarily know what that implies,” Mooney said, video chatting with IndieWire from his backyard in Los Angeles. “And I’m not trying to be hyperbolic here, but it was one of the most sensational movie-going experiences of my life — one where I didn’t know what the movie was and got fully caught off guard by something so wildly different from what I could have ever expected.

Vince Vaughn shines as the comedic lead in Bad Monkey, showcasing his charm and wit in a new television role. The show has received high praise, with a strong 92% Rotten Tomatoes critic score, creating buzz around its release. Bad Monkey features a talented supporting cast, including Michelle Monaghan, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Natalie Martinez.

Apple's new series crime dramedy Bad Monkey stars Vince Vaughn as a former Miami detective trying to get his job back. Bad Monkey is one of the many shows created by prolific television producer Bill Lawrence, whose other works include Ted Lasso (2020-2023), Shrinking (2023- ), Cougar Town (2009-2015), and Scrubs (2001-2010). Bad Monkey follows Vaughn's Andrew Yancy who comes across a severed human arm and believes it's his way back to the police force after being demoted to a health inspector in the Florida Keys.

Bad Monkey is an adaptation of the 2013 novel of the same name written by Carl Hiaasen,...

Wassup and welcome to IndieWire’s 2000’s Week, our annual summer-time celebration of whichever decade we’re thinking on most fondly this particular season. As we’ve previously done with both the ’80s (rad) and the ’90s (the shiznit), we’re spending this stretch of the dog days of summer looking back on some recent history. Some very recent history, in this case.

Like those previous iterations, this celebration of the best of the early aughts’ cinematic output will kick off with our ranked mega-list of the decade’s 100 greatest films, which we will then follow with interviews with the people who made them, essays about the impact these contemporary classics had on the world at large, close listens of the scores and needle-drops that still reverberate in our ears, and so very much more.

As we’re fond of saying around these parts, if you’re worried about the...

We’re not going to take all the credit for the long overdue resurgence of Tarsem Singh’s The Fall, but this author did say that it would be a great time to revisit the divisive 2006 magnum opus all the way back in May before any of this was announced.

Do you relish the eerie thrill of watching creepy killers in action? Inspired by the creepy af vibes of Longlegs, we’ve curated a list of 12 of the most disturbing serial killer movies ever made. These films plunge deep into the minds of the most twisted and terrifying murderers, delivering spine-tingling suspense that will make you question the very fabric of humanity.

Serial killer movies are all about the psychological thrill, the nerve-wracking tension, and that unshakable sense of dread. We’re not just talking about gore—though there’s plenty to go around. We’re diving into the chilling calm of meticulous murderers, the grotesque enjoyment of their gruesome deeds, and the horrific genius that makes these films unforgettable. If you’re a true crime fan or just love a good scare, these movies are guaranteed to haunt your thoughts.

New Line Cinema 12. The Cell (2000)

The Cell is a...

Lee Pace’s “The Fall” is getting a 4K re-release courtesy of streaming platform Mubi.

The film, which was released in 2006, stars Pace as a hospital patient whose imagination inspires a globe-trotting tale. The official synopsis reads: In Los Angeles circa the 1920s, a little immigrant girl (Catinca Untaru) in a hospital recovering from a fall, strikes up a friendship with a bedridden man (Pace). He captivates her with a whimsical story that removes her far from the hospital doldrums into the exotic landscape of her imagination.

The feature was filmed over 4 years in 20 different international locations. Tarsem Singh, known just as Tarsem, directed the film, which was his sophomore release after 2000’s “The Cell.” He later went on to helm “The Immortals” (2011), “Mirror Mirror” (2014), “Self/less” (2015), and Dear Jassi (2023). Tarsem also directed the 10-part mini-tv series “Emerald City.”

“The Fall” was originally presented by David Fincher and Spike Jonze, with...

Mubi, the global distributor, streaming service and production company announces the acquisition and exclusive premiere of Tarsem’s re-release of The Fall, available to stream in 4K on Mubi from September 27, 2024 in the US, Canada, Latin America, the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Benelux, Turkey and India. The Match Factory is handling sales for the rest of the world. The 4K restoration of The Fall will have its world premiere at this year’s edition of Locarno Film Festival, where it will play to audiences on the Piazza Grande.

The synopsis reads,

“Los Angeles, circa 1920s, a little immigrant girl in a hospital recovering from a fall, strikes up a friendship with a bedridden man. He captivates her with a whimsical story that removes her far from the hospital doldrums into the exotic landscapes of her imagination.”

Filmed over 4 years in 20 different locations across the globe, The Fall stars Lee Pace and Catinca Untaru.

Tarsem Singh's incredible The Fall has gotten a 4K restoration and Mubi have announced that they'll stram it on their platform at the end of September. The following territories will be able to do so: US, Canada, Latin America, the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Benelux, Turkey and India.    In 1920s Los Angeles, a bedridden patient in a hospital captivates a young girl with a fantastic tale of heroes, myths, and villains on a desert island. The Fall originally came out in 2006, six years after Tarsem's breakout horror hit The Cell. The most notable face among the cast is Lee Pace.    Mubi, the global distributor, streaming service and production company announces the acquisition and exclusive...

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Exclusive: Arthouse streamer and distributor Mubi is set to re-release Tarsem’s cult 2006 film The Fall in a newly restored 4K version from 27 September 2024 in the US, Canada, Latin America, the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Benelux, Turkey and India. The Match Factory is handling sales for the rest of the world.

The 4K restoration will have its world premiere at this year’s Locarno Film Festival where it will play on the Piazza Grande. Mubi will subsequently stream it on its service.

Set in Los Angeles, circa 1920s, the visually striking movie charts the story of an immigrant girl in a hospital recovering from a fall who strikes up a friendship with a bedridden man. He captivates her with a whimsical story that removes her far from the hospital doldrums into the exotic landscapes of her imagination.

Filmed over four years in 20 different locations across the globe, the movie starred Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru and Justine Waddell. The film was originally presented by David Fincher and Spike Jonze, with a script from Dan Gilroy and Nico Soultanakis.

Reviews were mixed for the film and it failed to ignite at the box office, but its visuals were highly praised and Roger Ebert gave it 4 stars, calling it a singular work: “You might want to see [it] for no other reason than because it exists. There will never be another like it,” he said.

After debuting at Toronto back in 2006, the film became very hard to track down on streaming services and director Tarsem recently expressed hope the feature would soon get a revival.

Tarsem Singh, known as Tarsem, is also known for movies such as The Cell, starring Jennifer Lopez, The Immortals starring Henry Cavill, Mirror Mirror starring Julia Roberts and Self/less with Ryan Reynolds. The filmmaker is also well known for his music videos, including Rem’s Losing My Religion, which won MTV’s Best Video Award. In 2023, he directed his first feature film in Punjabi, Dear Jassi which won the Platform Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Actress, singer Jennifer Lopez, poses for the latest Coach fashion house campaign, including handbags, accessories and ready-to-wear:

Lopez started out as a 'Fly Girl' dancer on the TV series "In Living Color" where she remained a regular until she decided to pursue an acting career in 1993.

For her first leading role in the 1997 "Selena" biopic, Lopez became the first Latin actress to earn over $1 million for a film. She went on to star in "Anaconda" (1997) and "Out of Sight" (1998).

Lopez' debut studio album "On the 6" (1999), was followed by her starring in the feature "The Cell" (2000).

With the simultaneous release of her second studio album "J.Lo" and her romantic comedy feature "The Wedding Planner" in 2001, she became the first woman to have a number-one album and film in the same week.

Her 2002 release, "J to tha L–O! The Remixes", became the first remix album in history to debut atop the US 'Billboard 200'.

Tarsem Singh Dhandwar typically does not employ subdued camerawork. He is more well-known for his visual Hollywood extravaganzas, like the exotic yarns woven into “The Fall” (2006), the Jennifer Lopez-starring, serial killer-thriller “The Cell” (2000), and more. However, Singh takes a totally different approach in “Dear Jassi,” his first feature filmed mostly in India. In this based-on-real-life Romeo and Juliet tale, he revives the lore recalling the terrible love – and loss – of Jaswinder “Jassi” Kaur Sidhu (Pavia Sidhu) and Sukhwinder Singh Mithu (Yugam Sood).

Earlier last year, “Dear Jassi” walked away with the Platform Prize at its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. It also kicked off this year's Opening Night Gala at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles just this week. On the occasion of its Iffla screening, we had the opportunity to speak to Singh over Zoom. We talked about murder, Iranian inspirations, and love at first sight.

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When it comes to action stars, many modern cinema enthusiasts forget Jennifer Lopez was one in the 1990s and 2000s. While she's primarily known for Selena and rom-coms such as Maid in Manhattan and The Wedding Planner, she had more intense roles in movies such as Anaconda, Enough, and, of course, the sci-fi mind-bender, The Cell.

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Actor Chris Pratt has become a household name thanks to his roles in two immensely popular franchises: Jurassic World, where he played dino-conservationist Owen Grady, and Guardians of the Galaxy, where he portrayed the charismatic, trash-talking hero Star-Lord. However, in 2019, he starred in a Western that flew under the radar, receiving a limited release and bringing in just over 1.5 million worldwide on a budget of 8 million.

How much money a movie makes is not always an indicator of quality, but there is a good reason why so few have heard of this outing from the beloved actor. We will examine the 2019 Western, The Kid, a bit closer to see what critics and fans said about it and whether it is worth revisiting.

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Above: 1980 Japanese poster for Apocalypse Now. Design by Eiko Ishioka, artwork by Haruo Takino.With Francis Ford Coppola’s long-gestated Megalopolis having premiered yesterday at Cannes, it's a good time to look back at the posters from his 60-year-long career. The only problem is that many posters for his films are either too well known or nothing to write home about. Like Coppola’s career itself, there are peaks and valleys—one of my very first posts for Notebook, almost exactly fifteen years ago, was about the gorgeous design for The Rain People (1969)—but a career retrospective of his posters seems like it might result in less than the sum of its parts. Yet of all his posters there are three rare Japanese designs that have always stood out as utterly extraordinary: two for Apocalypse Now (1979) and one for Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992).I’ve always seen these posters attributed to Eiko Ishioka,...

Your browser does not support the video tag. Colin Farrell stars as a private detective in the Apple TV+ limited series Sugar, uncovering dark secrets in Los Angeles. Check out a clip from episode five. Sugar offers a contemporary take on film noir, with Farrell's titular character investigating the disappearance of a Hollywood producer's granddaughter. In addition to Sugar, Farrell will also reprise his role as Penguin in The Batman television spinoff.

Academy Award nominee and The Batman star Colin Farrell plays a private detective in the acclaimed new Apple TV+ series, Sugar. Described as a "a genre-bending contemporary take on the private detective story set in Los Angeles," Farrell leads the project as John Sugar, a private investigator who takes on the case of the missing granddaughter of a legendary Hollywood producer and slowly discovers dark secrets along the way. While we have seen co-star Anna Gunn in previous episodes,...

Actress, singer Jennifer Lopez, 'global ambassador' for Italian lingerie brand Intimissimi poses for the company’s 2024 “New Silky Intimates” collection, photographed by Norman Jean Roy:

Lopez started out as a 'Fly Girl' dancer on the TV series "In Living Color"...

....where she remained a regular until she decided to pursue an acting career in 1993.

For her first leading role in the 1997 "Selena" biopic, Lopez became the first Latin actress to earn over $1 million for a film.

She went on to star in "Anaconda" (1997) and "Out of Sight" (1998).

Lopez' debut studio album "On the 6" (1999), was followed by het starring in the feature "The Cell" (2000).

With the simultaneous release of her second studio album "J.Lo" and her romantic comedy feature "The Wedding Planner" in 2001, she became the first woman to have a number-one album and film in the same week.

Her 2002 release, "J to tha L–O! The Remixes", became...

Sugar immediately introduced itself as one of the coolest, most stylish, and downright enigmatic series of the year when the first episodes premiered on Apple TV+ on April 5. The Colin Farrell and Amy Ryan series follows a compassionate and reserved private detective returning to Los Angeles from a case in Japan. He specializes in finding missing people, and is contacted by a rich movie producer whose granddaughter has been missing for two weeks. Farrell reports to his secretive handler, played by Kirby Howell-Baptiste, and is thrust into a world of crime, L.A. style.

Just when you think Sugar is a traditional detective series, the show surprises you with aesthetic flourishes and seemingly unexplainable mysteries. That's fitting when you consider the show is created and written by Mark Protosevich, who created the crime fantasy masterpiece The Cell with Jennifer Lopez and wrote I Am Legend with Will Smith. Sugar is a series you stick with,...

“I don’t like to hurt people,” John Sugar (Colin Farrell) says at the beginning of Sugar, the Apple TV+ series created by Mark Protosevich (The Cell) and directed for the most part by Fernando Meirelles (City of God). He means it.

As an onscreen private investigator, Sugar is atypical. He’s disarming and warm, even kind. The guy’s multilingual and speaks fluent Japanese, Arabic, and Spanish. And he’s patient — and that’s with everyone, mind, even violent types who pull guns on him or slash open his tailored suit jacket. Women invite him to bed; he tucks them in and goes home. Sugar also likes movies — he subscribes to Sight And Sound and Cahiers du Cinéma, among other notable mags — and, just to be thorough, he’s very fond of dogs and cats. Mike Hammer, he is not.