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While Taken‘s success, for better or worse, rebranded Liam Neeson as an action star, the actor initially rose to stardom following his dramatic prowess in Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List. On the flip side, Sandra Bullock, whose career has been mostly defined by rom-coms and dramas, originally rose to global stardom due to Speed and Demolition Man.

Speed | Credit: 20th Century Studios

Although their careers have rarely intertwined, interestingly, the duo did join forces in the early 2000s for an action comedy, which is often considered one of the most forgettable outings in their filmography.

A quite forgettable collaboration – Gun Shy

Considering Sandra Bullock was popping off in the ’90s and Liam Neeson had starred in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace just a year prior, on paper, a collaboration between the two screamed success. But at the end of the day, it all boils down to the story,...

One of the most surprising films in Sandra Bullock’s early filmography has to be Demolition Man. At a time when she gained a reputation for her rom-coms and sweet films, she starred in a project alongside Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes. It is safe to say that the combination was an unlikely one.

Sandra Bullock and Sylvester Stallone in Demolition Man | Credit: Warner Bros.

However, the film has become somewhat of a classic, and fans have been fawning over it for years. The film had several iconic scenes that have stayed in the back of their minds; however, one seems to be the most peculiar.

For years, fans have been trying to understand the mystery behind the toilet seashells in the film, and the answer seems to have finally been revealed.

Demolition Man’s biggest mystery has troubled fans for years

Demolition Man was certainly a successful film. The...

The '90s were a special time for sci-fi. With the release of Jurassic Park and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, film studios began to recognize the practical potential of CGI and other special effects. Films like The Matrix revolutionized cinema with techniques such as slow motion, influencing not only sci-fi and action films but nearly every genre across the industry. However, many 90s sci-fi films were overlooked at the time and are only now receiving the appreciation they deserve.

A lot of great sci-fi films from the '90s had a dark, grungy aesthetic that made them less family-friendly, thereby limiting their audience. Several were independent productions that had to find creative ways to work around small budgets. Additionally, 90s sci-fi often leaned into the strange and unconventional, which led to poor reception from critics and a lack of awareness among general audiences. Exploring the sci-fi films of the '...

16 years ago this month, The Film Stage was born in city of Buffalo. For those living in or near the Western New York city, the Buffalo International Film Festival is certainly on your radar, curated by Artistic Director John J. Fink, also a long-time contributor to The Film Stage. The 18th edition of the festival has now announced its lineup, featuring over 200 feature films, shorts and episodic works from over 30 countries, running in person October 10-17th. Festival screening venues in Buffalo include the historic North Park Theatre, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo Toronto Public Media (Wned Studios), Burchfield Penney Arts Center, Journey’s End Refugee Cinema.

“We’re so excited to welcome everyone to our expanded edition of the Buffalo International Film Festival, which features a rich assortment of local, regional, national and global fiction and nonfiction works that we hope will delight, inspire, and challenge our audiences to...

Mount Eerie, the recording project of Phil Elverum, has announced Night Palace, a new album out on November 1st via his own P.W. Elverum & Sun label. In addition to the announcement of the double LP, Elverum has unveiled plans for shows in New York and Los Angeles, and shared two of the album’s songs, “Broom of Wind” and “I Walk.” Stream both new singles below.

The newly announced New York and Los Angeles concerts are two of just four shows Elverum has scheduled for the rest of 2024, with the remaining dates going down in Olympia, Washington. Tickets for each go on sale Friday, September 6th via Ticketmaster.

Night Palace follows 2019’s Lost Wisdom Pt. 2, a collaborative project with singer-songwriter Julie Doiron, as well as 2018’s live album (After). The press release likens the new album to Elverum’s highly acclaimed 2001 record the Glow pt. 2, which he released under his The Microphones moniker.

Get ready to embark on an exciting journey with the “Maine Cabin Masters” crew as they venture into new territory in the Season 1 Episode 2 titled “Demolition and a New Italian Bathroom,” airing Monday, June 24, 2024, at 9:00 Pm on Magnolia. In this episode, Chase, Sarah, Ashley, and Ryan find themselves in Italy, ready to tackle their first major project abroad.

The team faces the daunting task of demolishing an old house with the help of local artisans and builders, marking the beginning of their ambitious Italian adventure. Their goal? To transform the rustic property into a charming cabin that meets the needs of their clients – and most importantly, their soon-to-arrive kids who require a fully functional bathroom.

As they navigate cultural differences and embrace local craftsmanship, viewers can expect a blend of renovation challenges, cultural immersion, and the signature camaraderie that defines “Maine Cabin Masters.” From demolishing walls to designing and installing a brand-new Italian-style bathroom,...

With its list of new releases for June 2024, HBO streamer Max is finally headed back to Westeros.

The highlight of this month is undoubtedly the premiere of House of the Dragon season 2 on June 16. Episode 1 will drop on both HBO and Max that Sunday night at 9 p.m. Et. With the infamous Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons now underway, the next batch of episodes for this Game of Thrones prequel should be truly epic.

Arriving before House of the Dragon season 2 is another story of a fraught succession. Ren Faire, a documentary series about an ailing king retiring from the country’s largest renaissance festival, premieres on June 2. Other TV options this month include Julio Torres comedy Fantasmas on June 7 and docuseries One South: Portrait of a Psych Unit on June 25.

Max plays host to a couple of major movies in June as well. The...

It’s almost time to head back to Westeros as the second season of “House of the Dragon” premieres on Max and HBO on Sunday, June 16. The epic prequel series to “Game of Thrones” will air new episodes in HBO’s premier window on Sunday night through Aug. 4. Also hitting the service in June will be the comedy special from “Hacks” star “Hannah Einbinder: Everything Must Go” and the motel-renovation series “Trixie Motel: Drag Me Home.”

Also coming to Max via the Bleacher Report Sports Add-On will be United States Men’s and Women’s soccer games, the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, Major League Baseball games, and potentially the conclusions of the NBA and NHL conference championship slates. Don’t miss any of the sports action and streaming premieres of the best prestige and unscripted titles on Max. The streamer offers three monthly subscription plans ranging from ad-supported...

Exclusive: Thad Luckinbill is roaring into Season 2 of Lioness as a newly minted series regular. He will continue to play Kyle, a CIA Officer.

The Taylor Sheridan drama starring Zoe Saldaña and Laysla De Oliveira was renewed for a second season by Paramount+ earlier this month. Season 1 is available to stream in its entirety via P+.

Lioness is based on a real-life CIA program and follows Cruz Manuelos (De Oliveira), a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine recruited to join the CIA’s Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within. Saldaña plays Joe, the station chief of the Lioness program tasked with training, managing and leading her female undercover operatives.

The series also stars Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, Lamonica Garrett, James Jordan, Austin Hébert, Jonah Wharton and Hannah Love Lanier.

Taylor Sheridan, David C. Glasser, Zoe Saldaña, Nicole Kidman, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin, Jill Wagner,...

In 2014, Naomi Watts voiced an animated version of herself in the “BoJack Horseman” episode “One Trick Pony.” The Watts in Hollywoo — the “BoJack” stand-in for the entertainment industry’s epicenter, inhabited mostly by anthropomorphic animals — is starring opposite BoJack in a biopic about his frenemy, Mr. Peanutbutter. She appears on set preparing to play Diane, a burgeoning writer. The meta joke is the actress accepted the part to get a break from emotionally draining, praiseworthy performances.

“I just keep getting pigeonholed as these complex characters in highly acclaimed movies,” the animated Watts bemoans to a character who is a parody of host Ryan Seacrest (A Ryan Seacrest Type). “For once, I would just love to phone it in and play a two-dimensional girl in a rom-com with no inner life of her own. That’s kind of the reason I got into this business.”

Ten years later, that tongue-in-cheek guest appearance now feels almost prophetic.

Dream Of The Rebellion takes Star Wars gaming to an unexpected platform - the Sega Dreamcast, providing an exciting new experience for fans. Frogbull aims to correct the lack of X-Wing gameplay on the Dreamcast by creating a new game full of Easter eggs and features. By using 3D models and AI technology, Dream Of The Rebellion promises an authentic Star Wars experience that will make geeks smile.

A new fan-made Star Wars game, Star Wars: Dream Of The Rebellion has been announced. The new title is inspired by the Star Wars: Rogue Squadron series and will be coming to an unexpected but perfect platform.

As reported by TimeExtension, Frogbull - the developer who got Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy 7 running on the Saga Saturn - has announced the unofficial Star Wars: Dream Of The Rebellion gaming on his Patreon, along with the news that the title will...

Ready to jump to another solar system, navigate a dystopian future, or battle a beast from beyond the stars? Science-fiction movies often combine cutting-edge special effects with sneaky morality tales. They’re also a heck of a lot of fun to watch. Rolling Stone just published its list of the 150 Greatest Sci-Fi Movies of All Time. Because we love a good list, we pulled together all your streaming options for this impressive collection.

Nearly every streaming service offers at least one of these gems. Though these movies may shift from one service to another, this page will automatically update with the current streaming options for each film, so add this one to your bookmarks and come back when you want to work your way through the list!

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After a comet disrupts the rain cycle of Earth,...

July brings new channels to Pluto TV, including the Godzilla Channel, which features 30 films, such as “Godzilla Vs. King Chidorah” and “Godzilla vs. Biollante,” as well as the 1998-2000 animated adventure “Godzilla: The Series.” The Hollywood Squares Channel is also debuting. Celebrities in nine separate tic-tac-toe boxes provide right — and wrong — answers to contestants longing to hear “circle gets the square!”

July continues the streamer’s Summer Popcorn Movies with the “Mission Impossible” franchise starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, an agent of the Impossible Missions Force (Imf). Cruise has played the super-fit spy since 1996, as well as produced the series. The seventh iteration, “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1,” has a theatrical release date of July 12.

Check out the first “Mission Impossible” trailer

“The Soldier’s Story,” a gripping 1984 drama nominated for three Academy Awards, is a jarring mystery about the death of a black sergeant stationed at a...

Exclusive: After helping relaunch the Ghostbusters franchise for Sony Pictures, Jason Reitman is reuniting with the studio to tell the behind-the-scenes story of the premiere of one of the most iconic shows in TV history. Sources tell Deadline that Reitman is set to direct an untitled original screenplay for Sony based on the real-life accounts of the opening episode of Saturday Night Live. Reitman will reteam with his Ghostbusters: Afterlife co-scribe Gil Kenan to co-write the script.

The film will be set on October 11, 1975, where a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. This is the true story of what happened that night behind the scenes in the moments leading up to the first SNL broadcast, retelling chaos and magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, counting down the minutes in real time to the infamous words, “Live From New York, it’s Saturday Night.”

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1995 – it was the best of times; it was the worst of times. While the peak era of action movies was beginning to wane, multiplexes were still packed with decent action films, and icons like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone were still packing them in. Meanwhile, second-tier action heroes like Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme still tried to punch their way onto the A-list. It would never quite happen for those two, with both starring in direct-to-video movies by the decade’s end. But 1995 was arguably the last year in the nineties when Stallone and Schwarzenegger were at the top of their game. Schwarzenegger’s career would only really falter at the end of the decade, with him never really able to recapture his former box office glory following his run as the Governor of California. Stallone would be luckier, with him able to reinvent himself in the mid-2000s...

Exclusive: Thad Luckinbill has been tapped for a heavily recurring role opposite Zoe Saldaña in Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ original series Lioness, headlined and executive produced by Saldaña and also starring Nicole Kidman, who executive produces, and Laysla De Oliveira. The series hails from Sheridan, MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios.

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Lioness is based on a real-life CIA program and follows Cruz Manuelos (De Oliveira), a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine recruited to join the CIA’s Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within. Saldaña will play Joe, the station chief of the Lioness program tasked with training, managing and leading her female undercover operatives.

Marco Brabilla's 1993 film "Demolition Man" was amusing when it was first released, but has become whimsically prescient as time has passed. Set largely in 2032, "Demolition Man" is a utopian film about how humanity has learned to be peaceful and to get along. They achieved this through an extreme right-wing televangelist messiah figure named Dr. Cocteau. People no longer touch physically, cussing is met by strict fines, and the only business to have survived the bloody Franchise Wars was Taco Bell, the fanciest restaurant in town. Anything that's bad for you is outlawed, including the consumption of salt. Most amusingly, toilet paper has been replaced by a technology that Sgt. John "The Demolition Man" Spartan (Sylvester Stallone) describes as "three seashells." 

Audiences will get no points for guessing that this so-called utopia actually houses secrets, that poverty and oppression still exist, and that its bland sexlessness is actually a proper dystopia.

1993 was an important year for Sylvester Stallone. After a long string of flops, Renny Harlin’s mountaineering epic Cliffhanger was the much-needed international hit Sly needed, with the film helping to reaffirm his position as one of the biggest action stars in Hollywood. But, before that movie had ever come out, Sly was shooting his second film of the year, once which, in the end, would make less money than Cliffhanger but would go on to achieve legendary cult status. Almost thirty years later, it remains Stallone’s most famous film featuring a character that isn’t named Rocky or Rambo. The movie, of course, is Demolition Man.

Flashback to twelve-year-old me walking into a movie theater in October of 1993 here in Montreal. Demolition Man would be my first Sly epic on the big screen. I vividly remember munching on my popcorn as the WB logo hit the screen while...

Filmmaker Gil Kenan will be directing ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ sequel with the previous cast returning.

Sources said that Jason Reitman, who directed the previous movie, will move into the writer-producer role alongside co-scribe Kenan and Jason Blumenfeld.

Insiders add that the ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ ensemble that includes Paul Rudd and Carrie Coon is on board to return, reports ‘Deadline’.

“It’s an absolute honour to pick up the proton pack and step behind the camera for the next chapter of the Spengler family saga,” said Kenan.

“I just wish I could go back to 1984 and tell the kid in the sixth row of the Mann Valley West that one day he was going to get to direct a Ghostbusters film.”

While not much is known about the sequel, but sources say the plan is to return to New York City and the iconic firehouse made famous in the original Ghostbusters films. It...

After co-writing and executive producing Sony Pictures’ “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” Gil Kenan will direct the live-action sequel, which will see the previous cast returning and the film returning to the original films’ New York City and Firehouse setting, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.

Jason Reitman and Kenan co-wrote the film together and are also producing the film along with Jason Blumenfeld.

“It’s an absolute honor to pick up the proton pack and step behind the camera for the next chapter of the Spengler family saga. I just wish I could go back to 1984 and tell the kid in the sixth row of the Mann Valley West that one day he was going to get to direct a Ghostbusters film,” Kenan said in a statement.

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Exclusive: After successfully relaunching the franchise with 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Sony Pictures is ramping up pre-production on the sequel with the film’s writer and exec producer Gil Kenan set to take over directing reins. Sources tell Deadline that Jason Reitman, who directed the pervious pic, will move into the writer-producer role alongside co-scribe Kenan and Jason Blumenfeld. Insiders add that the Ghostbusters: Afterlife ensemble that includes Paul Rudd and Carrie Coon is on board to return.

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Well here’s something we don’t see every day…thankfully. A naked Sylvester Stallone–in prop form, mind you–was found in Australia. The prop is from 1993’s Demolition Man, in which Sylvester Stallone played an LAPD sergeant who is cryogenically frozen who is roused to stop Wesley Snipes’ thawed-out criminal.

During the ’90s, prop versions of Sylvester Stallone’s cryogenically frozen character in Demolition Man hung from the ceilings of Planet Hollywood restaurants.

Now a defrosted John Spartan has surfaced in an Australian country town. pic.twitter.com/skOpt2e3ys

— Adam Howes (@Howsito) August 28, 2022

The Stallone prop, more info on which can be read here, was spotted by a visitor while vacationing in the “kookie” town of Katoomba in New South Wales, Australia. The woman described it as both a “weird screaming doll” and a “car wreck you simply can’t look away from.” Objectively, yes, it is both.

Rolling Stone’s interview series King for a Day features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and singers who had the difficult job of fronting major rock bands after the departure of an iconic vocalist. Some of them stayed in their bands for years, while others lasted just a few months. In the end, however, they all found out that replacement singers can themselves be replaced. This edition features former Judas Priest singer Tim “Ripper” Owens.

When the Mark Wahlberg/Jennifer Aniston movie Rock Star hit theaters in the...

Before there was punk, there were Los Saicos. Started by four guys in Lima, Peru, Los Saicos thrashed their way through local venues and cinema matinees in the 1960s, eventually flickering into obscurity almost as quickly as they’d arrived. But they left behind a roster of hits, including “Demolición,” a buzzing maelstrom of a song driven by the guttural screams of lead singer Erwin Flores, whose orders to smash a train station capture the lawlessness of these proto-punk pioneers. Around the same time in Michigan, a bunch of kids...

Refresh for updates… The news that writer-director Jean-Marc Vallée died suddenly over the weekend at age 58 has spurred reactions from his homey country Canada to Hollywood and beyond.

The Montreal-born filmmaker behind Dallas Buyers Club, which won Oscars for Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto, and Wild, which scored nominations for Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern, also scored Emmys and Emmy nominations for piloting the HBO limited series Big Little Lies and Sharp Objects, passed away in Quebec City at age 58.

Tributes last night and this morning came from those who worked with him including Witherspoon, who starred in Wild and Big Little Lies. The Canadian film community also has responded in shock; Vallée’s first big feature after starting out as a music video director was his semi-autobiographical C.R.A.Z.Y., which played the Toronto Film Festival.

TIFF was a favorite home to his films, as the fest...

Jean-Marc Vallée, an Emmy-winning director and executive producer, has died. He was 58.

Vallée, who was Canadian, died in his cabin outside of Quebec City, our sister site Variety reports.

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Vallée was behind HBO’s Big Little Lies and Sharp Objects. In 2017, he won the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special for Big Little Lies‘ first season.

Canadian director/producer reportedly died in his cabin outside Quebec City.

Jean-Marc Vallée, the Canadian director of Big Little Lies and Dallas Buyers Club, has died suddenly aged 58, it emerged on Sunday (December 26).

His representatives confirmed that the director and producer’s sudden death occurred at his cabin in Quebec City.

Vallée won the Emmy in 2017 and the Directors Guild of America award in 2018 for directing TV series Big Little Lies, the all-star show starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and Shailene Woodley that confirmed his huge talent after an illustrious run in independent film.

Three years prior he had shared...

Jean-Marc Vallée, the Quebecois director of films including “Dallas Buyers Club” and TV projects such as “Big Little Lies,” died at his cabin outside Quebec City, Canada. He was 58.

Vallée died from a heart attack, according to his representative Bumble Ward.

His producing partner, Nathan Ross, said in a statement, “Jean-Marc stood for creativity, authenticity and trying things differently. He was a true artist and a generous, loving guy. Everyone who worked with him couldn’t help but see the talent and vision he possessed. He was a friend, creative partner and an older brother to me. The maestro will sorely be missed but it comforts knowing his beautiful style and impactful work he shared with the world will live on.”

Vallée earned an Oscar nomination for best editing for 2013’s “Dallas Buyers Club,” which won Oscars for Jared Leto and Matthew McConaughey. The film was based on the true story of Ron Woodroof,...

In the wake of Ghostbusters: Afterlife reinvigorating the Sony franchise, as well as the family business at the pandemic box office with $115.8M WW, the Culver City lot has signed the sequel’s director/co-writer Jason Reitman and EP/co-writer Gil Kenan to an overall producing deal.

“Jason is the thing you dream about: a world-class, signature storyteller, visionary filmmaker, and dream producing partner,” said Sanford Panitch, President, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group. “Jason and Gil as co-writing partners have a remarkable understanding of commercial quality cinema, and we are thrilled about the upcoming pipeline from these guys.”

“We’re excited to have evolved our storytelling partnership into a full-fledged production company and couldn’t be more proud to have a home at Sony Pictures, the studio most committed to the theatrical movie going experience,” said Reitman and Kenan.

Reitman and Kenan are Oscar nominees. Reitman received four Oscar noms,...

This review of “The Guilty” was first published on Sept. 10, 2021 after the film’s premiere at the Toronto Film Festival

Jake Gyllenhaal has given his share of searing performances in films that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, “End of Watch,” “Enemy,” Nightcrawlers,” “Demolition” and “Stronger” among them. But none of them were as completely the Jake Gyllenhaal Show as “The Guilty,” director Antoine Fuqua’s revved-up but tightly-wound adaptation of the 2018 Danish film by Gustav Möller, which premiered at TIFF on Friday.

Sure, there’s a sterling supporting cast that’s seen more than heard, but this Netflix film is a thriller that takes place entirely in two rooms, and most of the time Gyllenhaal is the only person on the screen. If it’s taut and urgent and suspenseful, which it is, it’s because all of that is on the actor’s face and in his voice.

Former Wildbear Entertainment senior production manager Mags Scholes has been appointed head of content at Screen Queensland, replacing Diya Eid.

Scholes brings more than a decade of production experience to the role, having previously delivered content Netflix, Universal, HBO, Discovery, BBC, Nhk, Disney, Channel NewsAsia, Channel 5 UK, ITV and MTV among others.

She has also lectured at a variety of tertiary institutions, and is also on the management committee of Dame Changer.

In her new role, she will lead the Screen Queensland’s local production support and talent development initiatives.

Scholes said she was “particularly excited” to begin brainstorming new ideas for programs and assessing applications across games, factual, scripted series, feature films, and shorts.

“I love all forms of screen storytelling and it’s such a privilege to be at a point in my career where I can actively enable the creativity and professional development of emerging and...

Exclusive: Escalating a relationship at Jason Blum’s Blumhouse, Carla Hacken has signed her Paper Pictures banner to a two-year first look producing deal. Among the films that Hacken will produce at Blumhouse is Coming Around Again, a romantic drama that Sophia Takal will direct from a script by Lawrence Michael Levine. The film is casting up, and focuses on a middle aged divorcee who rekindles a relationship with an old flame while vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard. Coming Around Again will be Takal’s third film for Blumhouse, for whom she last directed Black Christmas.

Hacken’s Paper Pictures will develop film and TV projects, and she is also consulting to help Jason Blum’s company as is expands into streaming films. The deal will run for two years.

“Carla has exemplary taste and deep relationships,” said Blumhouse founder/CEO Blum. “Her calling card for adapting some of the...

Condé Nast Entertainment (Cne) has tapped a new executive, Helen Estabrook, to head up development and production for features and scripted series.

The publisher’s video arm said the hire was indicative of its strategic shift to grow a film and TV business leveraging its portfolio of global brands and IP.

Prior to joining Cne, Estabrook worked at her own production company, A Thousand Ships, which previously operated a first-look deal at HBO. She was involved in the production of films and series including Up In The Air, Jeff, Who Lives at Home, Demolition, Young Adult, Tully, The Front Runner, Whiplash, Casual, and Mrs. Fletcher.

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Exclusive: Condé Nast Entertainment president Agnes Chu has tapped industry veteran Helen Estabrook as Head of Development & Production for Features and Scripted Series. The new role is part of Chu’s ongoing revamp of the organization, prioritizing a global entertainment strategy and growing a film and television business leveraging the company’s portfolio of global brands and IP.

“I am thrilled Helen chose Cne as her first in-house producing opportunity. Her award-winning track record and exceptional producing skills will be instrumental in defining Cne as a key home for talent-driven stories that unlock the power of our IP across the iconic brands of Conde Nast,” said Chu to whom Estabrook reports.

Estabrook will be Condé Nast Entertainment’s top programming executive. She will work alongside Teal Newland, SVP, Digital Video (English Language), and Ezzie Chidi-Ofong SVP, Digital Video (Local Language), who also report to Chu, along with Chief Content Operations Officer Christiane Mack,...

Tom Holland's time playing Peter Parker has already come full circle with the young actor filming Spider-Man 3 at the very same stage where he first picked up the role six years ago. Marking Spidey's debut in the McU, Holland first began playing the role in the sequel Captain America: Civil War. He has since appeared in the Avengers movies along with starring in two solo movies with Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home.

On Instagram, Chris Pratt hosted an Instagram telethon to raise money for the charity Greater Good. Along with several other big stars, Holland made a special appearance and spoke about what he's been doing lately, which includes revealing how filming Spider-Man 3 is a bit of a surreal experience as it took him back to where it all began. From the video, here's how the Spidey actor explains the situation.

"We started shooting Spider-Man 3 a few months ago,...

Bucky Baxter — an ace pedal steel guitarist who played in Bob Dylan’s band for much of the Nineties on Dylan’s Never Ending Tour — died Monday in Sanibel Island, Florida. He was 65. Baxter’s son, singer-songwriter Rayland Baxter, confirmed his father’s death via Instagram on Tuesday.

Born William Baxter in Melbourne, Florida, in 1955, Baxter began studying pedal steel guitar in the Seventies. In the Eighties, he met the country songwriter Steve Earle and played on Earle’s influential 1986 debut, Guitar Town, along with other classic Earle LPs like...

Exclusive: Two more core thirtysomething cast members, Melanie Mayron and Polly Draper, have signed on to appear in ABC’s pilot thirtysomething(else), a sequel to Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick’s beloved 1987-91 drama series.

Mayron and Draper will reprise their respective roles as Melissa Steadman and Ellyn Warren in recurring arcs on the potential series. They join fellow original thirtysomething cast members Ken Olin, Mel Harris, Timothy Busfield and Patty Wettig, who are reprising their characters as supporting series regulars.

Written by Herskovitz and Zwick and to be directed by Zwick, thirtysomething(else) will follow an ensemble of new faces playing the grown-up children of the original cast,Janey Steadman (Odette Annable), Leo Steadman (Chris Wood), Ethan Weston (Patrick Fugit) and Brittany Weston (Auden Thornton), the new generation of thirtysomethings. They are being joined by returning original cast members Olin (Michael Steadman), Harris (Hope Murdoch), Busfield (Elliot Weston...

The music documentary “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band” will be the opening-night film at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, Tiff organizers announced on Thursday.

The film will premiere on Thursday, September 5 at Roy Thomson Hall to kick off the annual 11-day showcase for more than 200 films. It will be the first Canadian-made documentary to open the festival, and the first music-related film since Davis Guggenheim’s U2 doc “From the Sky Down” premiered on opening night in 2011.

“Once Were Brothers” was directed by Daniel Roher and was inspired by Robertson’s 2016 memoir “Testimony.” It will focus on the years in which the Canadian-born musician got together with fellow Canadians Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Rick Danko and Arkansas native Levon Helm to form a group that would back Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan and then go on to an acclaimed career as The Band, one of the...

“Spider-Man: Far From Home” isn’t just Jake Gyllenhaal’s first Marvel movie, it’s also his first major studio tentpole since the 2010 release of Disney’s “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.” The Mike Newell-directed video game adaptation starred Gyllenhaal opposite Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, and Alfred Molina. The film, a critical and box office dud for Disney, is best remembered as being one of the decade’s worst examples of Hollywood whitewashing for casting a white American actor in the lead role instead of a performer of Iranian descent.

The conversation around Hollywood whitewashing became a lot more amplified following the 2017 release of Scarlett Johansson’s “Ghost in the Shell,” so Gyllenhaal’s “Persia” casting in 2010 did not cause as much of a controversy or derail Gyllenhaal’s career. Still, the movie follows the Oscar-nominated actor around as one of the biggest missteps of his career.

“Sharp Objects” production designer John Paino wanted to create “a kind of southern gothic” look that didn’t feel like it was just copied from a Tennessee Williams play. “I wanted it to be realistic,” he explains, “but I also wanted it to be lurid and colorful.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Paino above.

See Patricia Clarkson interview: ‘Sharp Objects’

Based on the book by Gillian Flynn, the HBO limited series centers on reporter Camille Preaker (Amy Adams), who must confront the demons of her past when she returns to her hometown of Wind Gap, Missouri, to investigate a murder. It was directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, whom Paino previously collaborated with on HBO’s “Big Little Lies,” as well as the films “Dallas Buyers Club” (2013), “Wild” (2014), and “Demolition” (2015).

The centerpiece location for the show is Camille’s family home, a vast mansion owned by her wealthy mother, Adora (Patricia Clarkson). In the book,...

As fans get ready for a new chapter of the Ghostbusters universe, attendees of the first-ever Ghostbusters Fan Fest, presented by Wizard World, will hear from Jason Reitman, the director and co-writer (with Gil Kenan) of Sony Pictures' upcoming 2020 Ghostbusters film, on the famed Sony Pictures Studio Lot this June 7th and 8th in Culver City, California. With Ghostbusters (1984) stars Dan Aykroyd (Dr. Raymond Stantz), Ernie Hudson (Winston Zeddemore) and director and producer Ivan Reitman already slated to attend the event with several other stars from across the franchise and a bevy of themed activities, it's the ultimate, once-in-a-lifetime celebration of everything Ghostbusters.

"I am thrilled that my role of Brownstone Boy #2 will finally be given proper recognition. Might also chat about the upcoming Ghostbusters film," said Reitman.

Reitman is a four-time Academy Award&#174 nominated filmmaker. He made his feature film debut with the 2006 Sundance hit Thank You For Smoking.

Matthew Byrd Apr 5, 2019

WWF WrestleFest remains an essential WWE gaming experience. Too bad you'll probably never properly play it again.

There’s something magical about the late ‘80s/ early ‘90s era of WWE (or WWF as it will always be known in my wrestling-loving heart). Yes, it was filled with drugs, alcohol, questionable morals, and even more questionable mullets, but it was an era of professional wrestling that was larger than life to the impressionable viewers who watched what was essentially the craziest cartoon in existence play out in front of their young eyes. It was like receiving a transmission from another universe.

Years later, I realized that part of what made that era of wrestling so fascinating was the scarcity of it. At a time before weekly TV shows, the internet, and the WWE Network, you rarely got to actually watch wrestling. You might be lucky enough to stumble...

Exclusive: Turn alumna Heather Lind has been cast as the female lead opposite Chris Messina and Rj Cyler in Dark Cargo, YouTube Premium’s drama pilot from Entertainment One and Canada’s Counterfeit Pictures and Seven24 Films. Ben Stiller and Nicky Weinstock executive produce via their Red Hour Productions banner. Nick Santora is the Ep/showrunner.

Written by Adam and Max Reid and directed by Lodge Kerrigan, Dark Cargo is described as a high-octane, cliffhanger-driven neo-noir thriller set in the big-rig cab of Joe Dobbs (Messina) as he traverses the darkest nights of his life. What begins as a random encounter with a disturbed stranger (Cyler) turns into a race against time, the police and even more malevolent forces. All the while, Joe just wants to get back to his family.

Lind will play Ava. Sexy, confident and strong-willed, Ava is the wife of long-haul trucker Joe and the mother of their 5-year-old daughter.

Exclusive: Entertainment 360 has made its first overall producer deal, setting longtime executive and producer Carla Hacken and her Paper Pictures shingle to a first look deal.

After serving as Fox 2000 exec veep for 15 years and supervising films including The Devil Wears Prada, Walk The Line and Unfaithful, Hacken moved to Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and was producer or exec producer of films including Hell or High Water, The Book of Henry, Demolition and Brad’s Status. She recently transitioned to producer under her Paper Pictures banner and has developed films including Seuss, based on the life of Theodor Geisel, a film that will be directed by Wonder helmer Stephen Chbosky and financed by Endeavor Content and Sierra Affinity.

Entertainment 360 is a TV studio formed by Management 360 and Mrc. Current series on its roster include Game of Thrones, AMC’s The Terror, the Kiefer Sutherland-starrer Designated Survivor and the...

Gavin Jasper Jan 14, 2020

Every Royal Rumble has to start with someone and these pairs of competitors tend to have some meaning behind their appearances.

One of the things that makes the Royal Rumble so great is the illusion that everything is random. When the countdown ends, we don’t truly know who is going to run out most of the time. The full roster is a mystery, as is its order. But only in storyline. After all, wrestling is predetermined, so all of this is planned and written. That’s why the last five or six spots are usually the heavy hitters.

The #30 spot tends to be pretty straightforward. Outside of the three times when it’s gone to the winner, the final entrant is usually a specific kind of wrestler who is supposed to come off as high-level and threatening, but one that we know has zero real chance winning the match.

Exclusive: Adam Paulsen, a former VP at 30West and CAA film finance agent, has joined venture capitalist David Carrico’s indie production company Valparaiso Pictures as managing partner. The company, which launched in August to produce and invest in film and TV projects, also said today it elevated Bobby Hoppey to VP Development to help oversee the slates.

Valparaiso’s pipeline already includes After Perfect, a feature film based on Christina McDowell’s 2016 memoir that is being adapted by What They Had director Elizabeth Chomko and produced with Matt Reeves’ 6th & Idaho Productions and Joshua Thurston. It also is producing and financing Straight Up, the feature directorial debut of James Sweeney who stars in the romantic comedy alongside Katie Findlay.

The company also executive produced The Sound of Silence, which is world premiering in competition at next month’s Sundance Film Festival.

“I couldn’t be more thrilled to partner...

Channing Tatum executive producer on Gorilla And The Bird.

Jean-Marc Vallée has signed on to direct Gorilla And The Bird, his third limited series for HBO.

Based on Sack Dermot’s 2017 book Gorilla And The Bird: A Memoir Of Madness And A Mother’s Love, the series will be co-produced by HBO and Big Beach TV, producer of Starz series Vida and Facebook Watch series Sorry For Your Loss.

Bryan Sipe, writer of Vallée’s 2015 feature Demolition, will write the series and serve as showrunner and executive producer. Channing Tatum’s company Free Association is also an executive producer.

The...

HBO has greenlighted Gorilla and the Bird, a new limited series from Jean-Marc Vallée, the director/executive producer behind the network’s Big Little Lies and Sharp Objects. Vallée is set to direct and executive produce the project, based on Zack McDermott’s book Gorilla and the Bird: A Memoir of Madness and a Mother’s Love. It hails from Vallée’s crazyrose, Channing Tatum’s Free Association and Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf’s Big Beach, and will be an HBO-Big Beach co-production.

Written by Demolition scribe Bryan Sipe, who will serve as executive producer/showrunner, Gorilla and the Bird is described as an inspirational tale of a mother’s unconditional love for her bipolar son. It follows Zack (the Gorilla) as he fights to regain his sanity after a devastating psychotic break, turning to the only person who didn’t give up on him – his mother (The Bird...

“Big Little Lies” and “Sharp Objects” alum Jean-Marc Vallée has re-teamed with HBO for yet another limited series.

The director has signed on to direct and executive produce the network’s upcoming adaptation of “Gorilla and the Bird,” HBO announced on Monday.

An adaptation of the memoir by former attorney Zack McDermott, the series is described as “an inspirational tale of a mother’s unconditional love for her bipolar son.” Bryan Sipe, who previously collaborated with Vallée on the 2015 Jake Gyllenhaal-led film “Demolition,” is executive producer and showrunner on the limited series.

In an unexpected trajectory (along the lines of a Lance Hammer or Markus Schleinzer), with close to two decades of production and locations department gigs that include Jean-Marc Vallee’s Demolition, Sophie Barthes’ Cold Souls and Julie Delpy’s Two Days in New York, Jeff Brown should be debuting his feature film debut sometime in 2019. His passion sci-fi/horror project The Beach House is an off the radar offering that found a great trio of indie producers in Sophia Lin, Andrew D. Corkin and Tyler Davidson and recently surfaced at the Ifp’s No Borders program. No details on the players.…...