Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Poolman, A Man in Full and Hacks.
TCM Classic Film Festival
After kicking off with a Pulp Fiction reunion on April 18, the TCM Classic Film Festival continued through the weekend, as Jodie Foster had her handprints and footprints enshrined in concrete at the Tcl Chinese Theatre and then appeared at a screening of her film The Silence of the Lambs; Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins reunited for a screening of their film The Shawshank Redemption; and Mel Brooks introduced a closing night presentation of his film Spaceballs.
Jodie Foster signs her autograph in cement during the Handprint and Footprint Ceremony TCM Host Eddie Muller, Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins and TCM Host Dave Karger attend ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ screening Mel Brooks speaks onstage at the ‘Spaceballs’ screening
Poolman premiere...
TCM Classic Film Festival
After kicking off with a Pulp Fiction reunion on April 18, the TCM Classic Film Festival continued through the weekend, as Jodie Foster had her handprints and footprints enshrined in concrete at the Tcl Chinese Theatre and then appeared at a screening of her film The Silence of the Lambs; Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins reunited for a screening of their film The Shawshank Redemption; and Mel Brooks introduced a closing night presentation of his film Spaceballs.
Jodie Foster signs her autograph in cement during the Handprint and Footprint Ceremony TCM Host Eddie Muller, Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins and TCM Host Dave Karger attend ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ screening Mel Brooks speaks onstage at the ‘Spaceballs’ screening
Poolman premiere...
- 4/26/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Noah Hawley has named Michael Garcia as President of 26 Keys, his Austin-based production banner. Hawley has additionally brought on Maddy Bilder as Project Director at the company. Garcia and Bilder join 26 Keys as Hawley continues to grow and build the company’s overall slate of film and television projects.
Garcia will oversee the day-to-day operations of the company. Working closely with Hawley and Garcia, Bilder will project manage the company’s film and television projects through development, script, prep and production phases. She will also oversee external projects and events for 26 Keys across Hollywood, Austin, and global filmmaking communities.
Garcia joins 26 Keys from Lucasfilm Ltd., where he was Vice President of Live Action Series. While at Lucasfilm Ltd., he was in charge of developing and producing Star Wars content for Disney+ as well as documentary films and series including serving as Co-Producer on the series Star Wars: Andor and...
Garcia will oversee the day-to-day operations of the company. Working closely with Hawley and Garcia, Bilder will project manage the company’s film and television projects through development, script, prep and production phases. She will also oversee external projects and events for 26 Keys across Hollywood, Austin, and global filmmaking communities.
Garcia joins 26 Keys from Lucasfilm Ltd., where he was Vice President of Live Action Series. While at Lucasfilm Ltd., he was in charge of developing and producing Star Wars content for Disney+ as well as documentary films and series including serving as Co-Producer on the series Star Wars: Andor and...
- 4/25/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
No one sets out to be an object of obsession.
On Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer” when Martha (Jessica Gunning) enters the pub where down-and-out comedian Donny Dunn (show creator and writer Richard Gadd) works, she is looking downcast, like she’s trying to disappear. One simple cup of tea opens her up. It’s an act of kindness (or pity), but that’s all it takes for Donny to become her new fixation. Her interest in him unfolds in a montage of colorful outfits, badly applied pink lipstick and lies. She sends him tens of thousands of emails, ranging from the randy (“myy curtains r waitinfro yu they r readyy”) to the ranting (“i just had an egg”). She follows him home and sits outside his window for hours, pretends to be a hot-shot lawyer with politicians’ names in her phone and to own a penthouse in Belsize Park. Martha...
On Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer” when Martha (Jessica Gunning) enters the pub where down-and-out comedian Donny Dunn (show creator and writer Richard Gadd) works, she is looking downcast, like she’s trying to disappear. One simple cup of tea opens her up. It’s an act of kindness (or pity), but that’s all it takes for Donny to become her new fixation. Her interest in him unfolds in a montage of colorful outfits, badly applied pink lipstick and lies. She sends him tens of thousands of emails, ranging from the randy (“myy curtains r waitinfro yu they r readyy”) to the ranting (“i just had an egg”). She follows him home and sits outside his window for hours, pretends to be a hot-shot lawyer with politicians’ names in her phone and to own a penthouse in Belsize Park. Martha...
- 4/25/2024
- by Anna Bogutskaya
- Indiewire
Chris Pine has done just about everything in Hollywood. The 43-year-old has starred in blockbuster franchises, indie flicks, and rom-coms, as well as TV sitcoms, series, and comedies. No wonder Pine was getting “bored and frustrated” with his entertainment career. He was ready to try something new, hence his directorial debut with Poolman. The Don’t Worry Darling star also seems ready to spice up his wardrobe. Learn more about Pine’s new comedy mystery movie and out-there look for the premiere.
Chris Pine at the ‘Poolman’ premiere celebrating Pine’s directorial debut | Monica Schipper/Getty Images
Chris Pine rolled up to LA’s Vista Theatre in a blue work van outfitted with his Poolman character’s “Awesome Aquatics” logo and catchphrase, “Love’s alive in Los Angeles,” emblazoned on its sides. The Star Trek star exited the vehicle and began signing autographs in a surprising get-up. Pine donned a beige...
Chris Pine at the ‘Poolman’ premiere celebrating Pine’s directorial debut | Monica Schipper/Getty Images
Chris Pine rolled up to LA’s Vista Theatre in a blue work van outfitted with his Poolman character’s “Awesome Aquatics” logo and catchphrase, “Love’s alive in Los Angeles,” emblazoned on its sides. The Star Trek star exited the vehicle and began signing autographs in a surprising get-up. Pine donned a beige...
- 4/25/2024
- by Ali Hicks
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The full trailer is out now for Chris Pine‘s upcoming directorial debut Poolman!
The 43-year-old actor not only directs the movie, but he also stars, produces and co-wrote the film with Ian Gotler.
Poolman “tells the story of Darren Barrenman (Pine), a native Los Angeleno who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live. When he is tasked by a femme fatale to uncover the truth behind a shady business deal, Darren enlists the help of his friends to take on a corrupt politician and a greedy land developer. His investigation reveals a hidden truth about his beloved city and himself.”
Check out the trailer and learn more inside…
Also starring in the film are Annette Bening, Danny DeVito, Jennifer Jason Leigh, DeWanda Wise, Stephen Tobolowsky, Clancy Brown, John Ortiz and Ray Wise.
The 43-year-old actor not only directs the movie, but he also stars, produces and co-wrote the film with Ian Gotler.
Poolman “tells the story of Darren Barrenman (Pine), a native Los Angeleno who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live. When he is tasked by a femme fatale to uncover the truth behind a shady business deal, Darren enlists the help of his friends to take on a corrupt politician and a greedy land developer. His investigation reveals a hidden truth about his beloved city and himself.”
Check out the trailer and learn more inside…
Also starring in the film are Annette Bening, Danny DeVito, Jennifer Jason Leigh, DeWanda Wise, Stephen Tobolowsky, Clancy Brown, John Ortiz and Ray Wise.
- 4/4/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
"You waded out into the deep end, and now you're drowning right before our eyes." Vertical has debuted the full official trailer for the wacky stoner comedy titled Poolman, marking the directorial debut of actor Chris Pine. He shot this film in 2022 when the pandemic was still on, and now it's set for release starting in May in theaters. This initially premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival last fall, but got terrible reviews (and even a few walk outs) from most critics at the festival. Poolman is described as a stoner riff on the noir classic Chinatown. It's about a hapless dreamer and would-be philosopher who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block in sunny LA. When he uncovers the greatest water heist, he does what he can to protect his precious city. Chris Pine also stars in this as Darren Barrenman, the titular "poolman", with Annette Bening,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Atx TV Festival announced new updates to its line-up Wednesday, including screenings of Fargo, Pretty Little Liars and the Season 3 premiere of HBO’s critically acclaimed Industry. All of these are in addition to the previously announced Suits reunion panel that’s set to take place at the annual Austin, Texas event later this spring.
Fargo creator, writer and director Noah Hawley will join for a screening of Season 5, Episode 1 (“The Tragedy of the Commons”), followed by a conversation about the overall season, which stars Juno Temple, Jon Hamm and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
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Fargo creator, writer and director Noah Hawley will join for a screening of Season 5, Episode 1 (“The Tragedy of the Commons”), followed by a conversation about the overall season, which stars Juno Temple, Jon Hamm and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
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- 3/27/2024
- by Claire Franken
- TVLine.com
Actor Walton Goggins collaborated with Quentin Tarantino for the 2015 feature The Hateful Eight. And although he had a good time on set, Goggins asserted that the experience could be a bit nerve-racking due to who he worked with.
How Walton Goggins felt about working alongside his ‘Hateful Eight’ co-stars Walton Goggins | Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images
Goggins and Tarantino already collaborated before the 2015 movie The Hateful Eight. The pair worked together on Django Unchained, where the pair became familiar with each other on set. But beyond Django, Tarantino was also a fan of Goggins’ work on Justified. Given how much he enjoyed the actor’s performance, there was little wonder as to why Tarantino would recruit Goggins again for The Hateful Eight.
But Hateful Eight would have Goggins act alongside even more star-power than Django Unchained did. And Goggins admitted that could be overwhelming at times.
“I wasn’t comfortable with Kurt Russell,...
How Walton Goggins felt about working alongside his ‘Hateful Eight’ co-stars Walton Goggins | Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images
Goggins and Tarantino already collaborated before the 2015 movie The Hateful Eight. The pair worked together on Django Unchained, where the pair became familiar with each other on set. But beyond Django, Tarantino was also a fan of Goggins’ work on Justified. Given how much he enjoyed the actor’s performance, there was little wonder as to why Tarantino would recruit Goggins again for The Hateful Eight.
But Hateful Eight would have Goggins act alongside even more star-power than Django Unchained did. And Goggins admitted that could be overwhelming at times.
“I wasn’t comfortable with Kurt Russell,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Actor Walter Goggins collaborated with Quentin Tarantino for the 2015 feature The Hateful Eight. And although he had a good time on set, Goggins asserted that the experience could be a bit nerve-racking due to who he worked with.
How Walter Goggins felt about working alongside his ‘Hateful Eight’ co-stars Walter Goggins | Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images
Goggins and Tarantino already collaborated before the 2015 movie The Hateful Eight. The pair worked together on Django Unchained, where the pair became familiar with each other on set. But beyond Django, Tarantino was also a fan of Goggins’ work on Justified. Given how much he enjoyed the actor’s performance, there was little wonder as to why Tarantino would recruit Goggins again for The Hateful Eight.
But Hateful Eight would have Goggins act alongside even more star-power than Django Unchained did. And Goggins admitted that could be overwhelming at times.
“I wasn’t comfortable with Kurt Russell,...
How Walter Goggins felt about working alongside his ‘Hateful Eight’ co-stars Walter Goggins | Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images
Goggins and Tarantino already collaborated before the 2015 movie The Hateful Eight. The pair worked together on Django Unchained, where the pair became familiar with each other on set. But beyond Django, Tarantino was also a fan of Goggins’ work on Justified. Given how much he enjoyed the actor’s performance, there was little wonder as to why Tarantino would recruit Goggins again for The Hateful Eight.
But Hateful Eight would have Goggins act alongside even more star-power than Django Unchained did. And Goggins admitted that could be overwhelming at times.
“I wasn’t comfortable with Kurt Russell,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The long wait is over: Patricia Arquette finally explained David Lynch’s “Lost Highway.” Kind of.
“I would ask David: ‘Am I playing two characters, am I playing a ghost?’ He would say: ‘What do you think, Patrish?’ It’s a woman looked at through the distorted view of a psychotic misogynist,” she said at Series Mania.
“He hates women, he doesn’t quite trust her, even though she is his wife. He kills her but can’t remember it, then he recreates himself as this virile young man and meets her again. And now, she actually wants to fuck him and she is in love with him. But even in this version, she is a dirty whore.”
“In this man’s mind, a woman is always the monster. No matter what. I thought about Jezebel and Salomé for this part, all these bad girls of the Bible.”
More explicit scenes in the cult classic,...
“I would ask David: ‘Am I playing two characters, am I playing a ghost?’ He would say: ‘What do you think, Patrish?’ It’s a woman looked at through the distorted view of a psychotic misogynist,” she said at Series Mania.
“He hates women, he doesn’t quite trust her, even though she is his wife. He kills her but can’t remember it, then he recreates himself as this virile young man and meets her again. And now, she actually wants to fuck him and she is in love with him. But even in this version, she is a dirty whore.”
“In this man’s mind, a woman is always the monster. No matter what. I thought about Jezebel and Salomé for this part, all these bad girls of the Bible.”
More explicit scenes in the cult classic,...
- 3/21/2024
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
The first three seasons of FX’s “Fargo” were embraced by the Emmys, racking up loads of nominations including for Best Limited Series. However, season four broke that pattern as critics and viewers alike came away largely disappointed by the series — it didn’t quite match up to the heights of the first three entries.
But “Fargo” season five look like it will get the show back in the Emmy spotlight. The season is set in Minnesota and North Dakota in 2019 and tells the story of Juno Temple as a midwestern housewife plunged into dangers she thought were firmly in her past. Jon Hamm delivers a change-of-pace performance as a sheriff while Jennifer Jason Leigh turns in a wildly entertaining performance. Critics agree, this fifth season is a return to form.
Dan Eivar (Financial Times) observed: “The show’s masterful, suspense-ratcheting approach to action sequences is matched by its assured writing and considered character work.
But “Fargo” season five look like it will get the show back in the Emmy spotlight. The season is set in Minnesota and North Dakota in 2019 and tells the story of Juno Temple as a midwestern housewife plunged into dangers she thought were firmly in her past. Jon Hamm delivers a change-of-pace performance as a sheriff while Jennifer Jason Leigh turns in a wildly entertaining performance. Critics agree, this fifth season is a return to form.
Dan Eivar (Financial Times) observed: “The show’s masterful, suspense-ratcheting approach to action sequences is matched by its assured writing and considered character work.
- 3/21/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Having trouble predicting who will win Best Movie/Limited Supporting Actress at the 2024 Emmy Awards? Let’s consult Gold Derby’s Emmy Experts! These savvy pundits from major media outlets have chimed in with their first set of predictions, and they say the trophy will go to Jennifer Jason Leigh (“Fargo”). The other potential nominees at this early stage are Aja Naomi King (“Lessons in Chemistry”), Sandra Oh (“The Sympathizer”), Diane Lane (“Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”), Kali Reis (“True Detective: Night Country”) and Andrea Riseborough (“The Regime”) — but that could all change in the coming months.
As of this writing, four out of our six Emmy Experts predict a victory for Leigh: Christopher Rosen (Gold Derby), Peter Travers (ABC), Ray Richmond (Gold Derby) and Thelma Adams (Gold Derby). She plays billionaire CEO Lorraine Lyon in “Fargo” Season 5, who’s the mother-in-law of Juno Temple‘s Dorothy “Dot” Lyon. This...
As of this writing, four out of our six Emmy Experts predict a victory for Leigh: Christopher Rosen (Gold Derby), Peter Travers (ABC), Ray Richmond (Gold Derby) and Thelma Adams (Gold Derby). She plays billionaire CEO Lorraine Lyon in “Fargo” Season 5, who’s the mother-in-law of Juno Temple‘s Dorothy “Dot” Lyon. This...
- 3/20/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Updated with more signatories: Reaction continues to The Zone of Interest director Jonathan Glazer’s acceptance speech after his film won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film this month.
Some 1,215 Jewish show business professionals now have signed a letter denouncing the filmmaker’s speech, in which he decried the “dehumanization” of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. See the updated full list below.
“We refute our Jewishness being hijacked for the purpose of drawing a moral equivalence between a Nazi regime that sought to exterminate a race of people, and an Israeli nation that seeks to avert its own extermination,” the letter states (read it in full in full below).
This list includes among its signatories Eli Roth and Amy Sherman-Palladino, Amy Pascal, Debra Messing, Gail Berman, Hawk Koch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gary Barber, Lawrence Bender, Tovah Feldshuh and Rod Lurie.
You can watch Glazer’s speech here,...
Some 1,215 Jewish show business professionals now have signed a letter denouncing the filmmaker’s speech, in which he decried the “dehumanization” of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. See the updated full list below.
“We refute our Jewishness being hijacked for the purpose of drawing a moral equivalence between a Nazi regime that sought to exterminate a race of people, and an Israeli nation that seeks to avert its own extermination,” the letter states (read it in full in full below).
This list includes among its signatories Eli Roth and Amy Sherman-Palladino, Amy Pascal, Debra Messing, Gail Berman, Hawk Koch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gary Barber, Lawrence Bender, Tovah Feldshuh and Rod Lurie.
You can watch Glazer’s speech here,...
- 3/20/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
With the industry names signing on to a letter growing to reportedly near 1,000 (and counting) condemning The Zone of Interest director Jonathan Glazer’s very controversial Oscar acceptance speech, it looks to be taking on a life of its own since the March 10 Academy Awards, where his universally praised movie won the Best International Film Oscar and was nominated for four others including Best Picture.
The speech — in which he seemed, to many at least, to compare Israel’s war on Gaza and the deaths of thousands of Palestinians with the Nazis’ extermination of Jews during World War II — certainly made some in the audience uncomfortable, even uncertain just how to interpret it at the time. It has ignited a firestorm of protest by many, including big names and Academy members like Amy Pascal, Sherry Lansing, Eli Roth, Jennifer Jason Leigh and more. What appears to be the most offending...
The speech — in which he seemed, to many at least, to compare Israel’s war on Gaza and the deaths of thousands of Palestinians with the Nazis’ extermination of Jews during World War II — certainly made some in the audience uncomfortable, even uncertain just how to interpret it at the time. It has ignited a firestorm of protest by many, including big names and Academy members like Amy Pascal, Sherry Lansing, Eli Roth, Jennifer Jason Leigh and more. What appears to be the most offending...
- 3/19/2024
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
More than 500 additional Hollywood figures signed the letter overnight condemning Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars 2024 speech for his best international film win for The Zone of Interest.
The letter, which was published yesterday with 450 signees already attached, denounced the director’s speech, mimicking his own phrasing at the awards show on March 10. The signatories include actors, executives, directors, creators, producers and representatives.
“We refute our Jewishness being hijacked for the purpose of drawing a moral equivalence between a Nazi regime that sought to exterminate a race of people, and an Israeli nation that seeks to avert its own extermination,” the letter began.
In his acceptance speech, Glazer shared that he made The Zone of Interest in an effort to show “where dehumanization leads at its worst” and how it shapes the past and present.
Glazer continued, “Right now, we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being...
The letter, which was published yesterday with 450 signees already attached, denounced the director’s speech, mimicking his own phrasing at the awards show on March 10. The signatories include actors, executives, directors, creators, producers and representatives.
“We refute our Jewishness being hijacked for the purpose of drawing a moral equivalence between a Nazi regime that sought to exterminate a race of people, and an Israeli nation that seeks to avert its own extermination,” the letter began.
In his acceptance speech, Glazer shared that he made The Zone of Interest in an effort to show “where dehumanization leads at its worst” and how it shapes the past and present.
Glazer continued, “Right now, we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being...
- 3/19/2024
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 2024 Oscars were not just another star-studded night of enjoyment, rather it was used as a platform to bring the world’s current atrocities to the viewers’ attention. Whether it was the topic of the Russia-Ukraine war or the ongoing events between Israel and Gaza, celebrities, including Jonathan Glazer, appeared to be steadfast in their support.
A still from Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest
From Mark Ruffalo to Billie Eilish, many celebrities donned red pins on their clothes to subtly call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. However, the boldest statement came from director Jonathan Glazer who stepped onto the stage to accept his award for the night and in his speech, addressed the Israel-Gaza conflict. However, his speech was not well-received by everyone as over 450 Jewish creatives denounced him.
Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar Acceptance Speech Jonathan Glazer in an interview with Film4
On March 10, Jonathan Glazer was...
A still from Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest
From Mark Ruffalo to Billie Eilish, many celebrities donned red pins on their clothes to subtly call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. However, the boldest statement came from director Jonathan Glazer who stepped onto the stage to accept his award for the night and in his speech, addressed the Israel-Gaza conflict. However, his speech was not well-received by everyone as over 450 Jewish creatives denounced him.
Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar Acceptance Speech Jonathan Glazer in an interview with Film4
On March 10, Jonathan Glazer was...
- 3/19/2024
- by Mishkaat Khan
- FandomWire
Signatories, including Debra Messing, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Nancy Spielberg, accuse The Zone of Interest director of fuelling ‘a growing anti-Jewish hatred around the world’
Nine days after Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars acceptance speech and the controversy over his statement continues.
On Monday, more than 450 Jewish creatives, executives and Hollywood professionals have signed an open letter denouncing The Zone of Interest director’s speech, in which he renounced his “Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation which has led to conflict for so many innocent people”.
Nine days after Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars acceptance speech and the controversy over his statement continues.
On Monday, more than 450 Jewish creatives, executives and Hollywood professionals have signed an open letter denouncing The Zone of Interest director’s speech, in which he renounced his “Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation which has led to conflict for so many innocent people”.
- 3/19/2024
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
More than 1,000 Jewish creatives, executives and Hollywood professionals have signed an open letter denouncing Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” Oscar speech.
The list of co-signees provided to Variety Monday morning covers a broad swath of the industry including actors, executives, creators (Amy Sherman-Palladino), directors, producers and representatives. About 500 more individuals have added their names to the nearly 500 who signed on when the open letter was first published.
The group’s statement says: “We refute our Jewishness being hijacked for the purpose of drawing a moral equivalence between a Nazi regime that sought to exterminate a race of people, and an Israeli nation that seeks to avert its own extermination.”
Glazer declined to comment.
With such high-profile co-signees as Jennifer Jason Leigh, “La La Land” producer Gary Gilbert and “The Americans” creators Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, the statement adds, “The use of words like ‘occupation’ to describe an...
The list of co-signees provided to Variety Monday morning covers a broad swath of the industry including actors, executives, creators (Amy Sherman-Palladino), directors, producers and representatives. About 500 more individuals have added their names to the nearly 500 who signed on when the open letter was first published.
The group’s statement says: “We refute our Jewishness being hijacked for the purpose of drawing a moral equivalence between a Nazi regime that sought to exterminate a race of people, and an Israeli nation that seeks to avert its own extermination.”
Glazer declined to comment.
With such high-profile co-signees as Jennifer Jason Leigh, “La La Land” producer Gary Gilbert and “The Americans” creators Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, the statement adds, “The use of words like ‘occupation’ to describe an...
- 3/18/2024
- by Tatiana Siegel
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Christopher Abbott, Andrea Riseborough, Rossif Sutherland, Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean, Jennifer Jason Leigh | Written and Directed by Brandon Cronenberg
Writer-director Brandon Cronenberg proves a proper chip off the old block with his second feature, Possessor, a brilliantly directed and startlingly original sci-fi horror that’s worthy of instant classic status. In fact, it’s fully deserving of a place alongside his father’s very best films, it’s that good.
Opening with an immediately unsettling stabbing sequence, the film centres on Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough), a seasoned assassin who’s able to “possess” unsuspecting strangers and use their bodies to commit murder-for-hire, thanks to brain-implant technology developed by her employers. However, repeated exposure to the procedure has taken a cumulative psychological toll on Vos and she’s beginning to have trouble separating her own psyche from that of her unsuspecting hosts after a job.
Despite the concerns of her supervisor,...
Writer-director Brandon Cronenberg proves a proper chip off the old block with his second feature, Possessor, a brilliantly directed and startlingly original sci-fi horror that’s worthy of instant classic status. In fact, it’s fully deserving of a place alongside his father’s very best films, it’s that good.
Opening with an immediately unsettling stabbing sequence, the film centres on Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough), a seasoned assassin who’s able to “possess” unsuspecting strangers and use their bodies to commit murder-for-hire, thanks to brain-implant technology developed by her employers. However, repeated exposure to the procedure has taken a cumulative psychological toll on Vos and she’s beginning to have trouble separating her own psyche from that of her unsuspecting hosts after a job.
Despite the concerns of her supervisor,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
Our own Chris Bumbray caught Chris Pine’s Poolman at the Toronto International Film Festival last year and absolutely loved the movie, calling it “desperately unfunny,” “grating,” “and “one of the worst movies I’ve ever reviewed.” High praise indeed. The first trailer for Poolman was recently released, giving audiences the chance to check out this cinematic triumph for themselves.
Poolman tells the story of “Darren Barrenman (Pine), a native Los Angeleno who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live. When he is tasked by a femme fatale to uncover the truth behind a shady business deal, Darren enlists the help of his friends to take on a corrupt politician and a greedy land developer. His investigation reveals a hidden truth about his beloved city and himself.” In addition to starring in Poolman,...
Poolman tells the story of “Darren Barrenman (Pine), a native Los Angeleno who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live. When he is tasked by a femme fatale to uncover the truth behind a shady business deal, Darren enlists the help of his friends to take on a corrupt politician and a greedy land developer. His investigation reveals a hidden truth about his beloved city and himself.” In addition to starring in Poolman,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Chris Pine is making his directorial debut!
The 43-year-old actor stars in and directs the new comedy movie Poolman, which he also co-wrote with Ian Gotler.
Here’s the synopsis: “Poolman tells the story of Darren Barrenman (Pine), a native Los Angeleno who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live.”
Keep reading to find out more…“When he is tasked by a femme fatale to uncover the truth behind a shady business deal, Darren enlists the help of his friends to take on a corrupt politician and a greedy land developer. His investigation reveals a hidden truth about his beloved city and himself.”
The movie also stars Annette Being, Danny DeVito, Jennifer Jason Leigh, DeWanda Wise, Stephen Tobolowsky, Clancy Brown, John Ortiz, and Ray Wise.
Did you see that a famous actor recently...
The 43-year-old actor stars in and directs the new comedy movie Poolman, which he also co-wrote with Ian Gotler.
Here’s the synopsis: “Poolman tells the story of Darren Barrenman (Pine), a native Los Angeleno who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live.”
Keep reading to find out more…“When he is tasked by a femme fatale to uncover the truth behind a shady business deal, Darren enlists the help of his friends to take on a corrupt politician and a greedy land developer. His investigation reveals a hidden truth about his beloved city and himself.”
The movie also stars Annette Being, Danny DeVito, Jennifer Jason Leigh, DeWanda Wise, Stephen Tobolowsky, Clancy Brown, John Ortiz, and Ray Wise.
Did you see that a famous actor recently...
- 3/15/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Vertical has debuted a new trailer for the feature from Chris Pine ‘Poolman’.
Written, directed and starring Pine, the movie tells the story of Darren Barrenman (Chris Pine), a native Los Angeleno who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live.
When he is tasked by a femme fatale to uncover the truth behind a shady business deal, Darren enlists the help of his friends to take on a corrupt politician and a greedy land developer. His investigation reveals a hidden truth about his beloved city and himself.
Annette Bening, DeWanda Wise, Stephen Tobolowsky, Clancy Brown, John Ortiz, Ray Wise, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Danny DeVito also star.
Also in trailers – “What do you want to do today?” First trailer lands for ‘The Greatest Hits’
The movie hits U.S. cinemas on May 10th.
Written, directed and starring Pine, the movie tells the story of Darren Barrenman (Chris Pine), a native Los Angeleno who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live.
When he is tasked by a femme fatale to uncover the truth behind a shady business deal, Darren enlists the help of his friends to take on a corrupt politician and a greedy land developer. His investigation reveals a hidden truth about his beloved city and himself.
Annette Bening, DeWanda Wise, Stephen Tobolowsky, Clancy Brown, John Ortiz, Ray Wise, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Danny DeVito also star.
Also in trailers – “What do you want to do today?” First trailer lands for ‘The Greatest Hits’
The movie hits U.S. cinemas on May 10th.
- 3/15/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Chris Pine’s directorial debut Poolman is on the way, and you can get your first look right here.
Chris Pine’s Poolman is set to release next month courtesy of Vertical in the US and Signature Entertainment here in the UK. Poolman marks Pine’s directorial debut and is said to be an LA-based mystery comedy which to our mind, brings forth notes of The Big Lebowski or Under The Silver Lake.
Whether Poolman can hit these highs remains to be seen, although the film did find itself coming under some fire when it released at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Still, we won’t be judging it until we’ve seen it with our own eyes and the opportunity to do that will soon be arising. The film releases on the 10th of May in the US although here in the UK, Signature haven’t yet dated its release.
Chris Pine’s Poolman is set to release next month courtesy of Vertical in the US and Signature Entertainment here in the UK. Poolman marks Pine’s directorial debut and is said to be an LA-based mystery comedy which to our mind, brings forth notes of The Big Lebowski or Under The Silver Lake.
Whether Poolman can hit these highs remains to be seen, although the film did find itself coming under some fire when it released at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Still, we won’t be judging it until we’ve seen it with our own eyes and the opportunity to do that will soon be arising. The film releases on the 10th of May in the US although here in the UK, Signature haven’t yet dated its release.
- 3/15/2024
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
"Dear Moviegoer, thanks for watching my trailer." You're welcome, Mister Poolman. Vertical has unveiled a teaser trailer for the wacky stoner comedy titled Poolman, marking the directorial debut of actor Chris Pine. He shot this film in 2022 when the pandemic was still on, and now it's set for release starting in May in theaters around the country. It originally premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival last year, but got terrible reviews (and even a few walk outs) from most critics. Poolman is described a stoner riff on the noir classic Chinatown. It's about a hapless dreamer and would-be philosopher who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block in sunny LA. When he uncovers the greatest water heist, he does what he can to protect his precious city. Chris Pine also stars as Darren Barrenman, the titular "poolman", with Annette Being, Danny DeVito, Jennifer Jason Leigh,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
You know what's really got me excited for "Superman: Legacy"? Aside from director James Gunn previously delivering the best movies that Marvel Studios has had to offer, Rachel Brosnahan is playing Lois Lane. Just as her soon-to-be co-star David Corenswet looks like Superman in the flesh, Brosnahan looks so much like how Lois is drawn: a gaze that sees through you and yet attracts your own, round and slender face with a strong chin, and brunette.
It's not all looks though, Brosnahan has got the talent and attitude to back it up. Check out her leading performance in the 2020 thriller "I'm Your Woman" as Jean, a housewife caught up in a crime. Jean is more naive than Lois, but they share a proper spine and a good heart. Brosnahan is best known, though, for awards darling series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" — playing a snappy, mid-century New Yorker like Midge Maisel...
It's not all looks though, Brosnahan has got the talent and attitude to back it up. Check out her leading performance in the 2020 thriller "I'm Your Woman" as Jean, a housewife caught up in a crime. Jean is more naive than Lois, but they share a proper spine and a good heart. Brosnahan is best known, though, for awards darling series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" — playing a snappy, mid-century New Yorker like Midge Maisel...
- 2/13/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
You can tell a lot about a Ryan Gosling character by his hair. In Derek Cianfrance's "The Place Beyond the Pines," the actor's motorcycle stunt driver Luke's bleached mop speaks to his immaturity when the story begins in the late '90s. Compare that to Gosling's replicant cop K in Denis Villeneuve's "Blade Runner 2049," whose haircut is pragmatic and unflashy. It befits his personality yet it's almost too tidy, as though he's a kid playing at being a grown-up ... or, in K's case, at being "a real boy," to quote his holographic AI girlfriend Joi (Ana de Armas).
Like K, Gosling's Ken ends up having an existential crisis as he comes to ponder who he truly is and what he's meant to do with his life in "Barbie." But he's even more like Luke, in that he, too, is fairly juvenile, has bleach-blonde locks, and ends up...
Like K, Gosling's Ken ends up having an existential crisis as he comes to ponder who he truly is and what he's meant to do with his life in "Barbie." But he's even more like Luke, in that he, too, is fairly juvenile, has bleach-blonde locks, and ends up...
- 2/7/2024
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Ryan Gosling is delivering a darker take on Ken.
The “Barbie” star, who is Oscar-nominated for his turn as Stereotypical Barbie’s (Margot Robbie) would-be love interest, explained in a Variety cover story that he took Ken’s affection for Barbie to be more obsessive than endearing.
“I thought, ‘Ken is “Single White Female”-ing Barbie,'” Gosling recalled, citing the Jennifer Jason Leigh-led psychological thriller that saw a mirroring pattern of obsession between two roommates. “So he would try to dye his hair, even though he can’t dye his hair. I thought, ‘I should bleach my hair, but it should be an off version of hers.'”
Gosling added that, at first, for his Ken look, he had an “almost Redford wig, they called it,” that made him look like a luxury beach hotel employee. “I looked at the screen test, and I thought it wasn’t Ken,...
The “Barbie” star, who is Oscar-nominated for his turn as Stereotypical Barbie’s (Margot Robbie) would-be love interest, explained in a Variety cover story that he took Ken’s affection for Barbie to be more obsessive than endearing.
“I thought, ‘Ken is “Single White Female”-ing Barbie,'” Gosling recalled, citing the Jennifer Jason Leigh-led psychological thriller that saw a mirroring pattern of obsession between two roommates. “So he would try to dye his hair, even though he can’t dye his hair. I thought, ‘I should bleach my hair, but it should be an off version of hers.'”
Gosling added that, at first, for his Ken look, he had an “almost Redford wig, they called it,” that made him look like a luxury beach hotel employee. “I looked at the screen test, and I thought it wasn’t Ken,...
- 2/7/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
FX’s hit television show Fargo just wrapped up its fifth season. Fargo loosely based on the 1996 movie of the same name first debuted on the network way back in 2014. Each season of the show follows a mostly new cast of characters who get involved with murder investigations in different Midwestern towns. Each crime is somehow connected.
Season five was no different from the past seasons. The fifth season of Fargo follows It stars Juno Temple as Dorothy “Dot” Lyon, a seemingly typical Midwestern housewife living in Scandia, Minnesota, whose mysterious past comes back to haunt her after she lands in hot water with the authorities. Season five also stars Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jon Hamm, Joe Keery, Lamorne Morris, Dave Foley, and Sam Spruell.
The cast and the stories may change throughout the seasons of Fargo, but there has been one person from the beginning that we owe a big thank you to.
Season five was no different from the past seasons. The fifth season of Fargo follows It stars Juno Temple as Dorothy “Dot” Lyon, a seemingly typical Midwestern housewife living in Scandia, Minnesota, whose mysterious past comes back to haunt her after she lands in hot water with the authorities. Season five also stars Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jon Hamm, Joe Keery, Lamorne Morris, Dave Foley, and Sam Spruell.
The cast and the stories may change throughout the seasons of Fargo, but there has been one person from the beginning that we owe a big thank you to.
- 1/22/2024
- by Stephen Nepa
- Age of the Nerd
[This story contains spoilers from Fargo’s season five finale, “Bisquik.”]
For Fargo season five star Juno Temple, nothing was going to get in the way of Dorothy “Dot” Lyon’s mostly happy ending.
When the dust settled on Noah Hawley’s tremendous fifth season of Fargo, Dot finally overcame her wickedly abusive ex-husband Roy Tillman (Jon Hamm), his hired gun who happened to be a 500-year-old sin-eater named Ole Munch (Sam Spruell) and her mistrustful mother-in-law, Lorraine Lyon (Jennifer Jason Leigh). Dot thought her quarrel with Munch was settled when he saved her and freed her at Roy’s ranch so she could put a stop to the latter’s vicious cycle of abuse once and for all, but a year after Roy ended up in handcuffs, Dot and her daughter Scotty (Sienna King) arrived home to see Munch sitting in their living room with their respective, unsuspecting husband and father, Wayne (David Rysdahl...
For Fargo season five star Juno Temple, nothing was going to get in the way of Dorothy “Dot” Lyon’s mostly happy ending.
When the dust settled on Noah Hawley’s tremendous fifth season of Fargo, Dot finally overcame her wickedly abusive ex-husband Roy Tillman (Jon Hamm), his hired gun who happened to be a 500-year-old sin-eater named Ole Munch (Sam Spruell) and her mistrustful mother-in-law, Lorraine Lyon (Jennifer Jason Leigh). Dot thought her quarrel with Munch was settled when he saved her and freed her at Roy’s ranch so she could put a stop to the latter’s vicious cycle of abuse once and for all, but a year after Roy ended up in handcuffs, Dot and her daughter Scotty (Sienna King) arrived home to see Munch sitting in their living room with their respective, unsuspecting husband and father, Wayne (David Rysdahl...
- 1/18/2024
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Spoiler Alert: This story contains spoilers for Season 5 of “Fargo,” now airing on FX and streaming on Hulu.
Juno Temple leads the fifth season of “Fargo” as Dorothy “Dot” Lyon, a Minnesota housewife whose past begins to catch up to her. When Roy Tillman (Jon Hamm), the abusive ex-husband she escaped, sets out to find her, her survivalist side is revealed. As she lays out booby traps and lights men on fire to avoid being kidnapped, she earns the fitting nickname of “tiger.”
But for Temple, what made Dot a compelling character was not just the traits that made her a tiger, but also the qualities that made her a good mother. The show’s creator Noah Hawley told Variety that Dot’s true weapon is her kindness — which Temple said she “couldn’t agree more with.” She added that Dot also wanted deeply to have a mother figure of her own.
Juno Temple leads the fifth season of “Fargo” as Dorothy “Dot” Lyon, a Minnesota housewife whose past begins to catch up to her. When Roy Tillman (Jon Hamm), the abusive ex-husband she escaped, sets out to find her, her survivalist side is revealed. As she lays out booby traps and lights men on fire to avoid being kidnapped, she earns the fitting nickname of “tiger.”
But for Temple, what made Dot a compelling character was not just the traits that made her a tiger, but also the qualities that made her a good mother. The show’s creator Noah Hawley told Variety that Dot’s true weapon is her kindness — which Temple said she “couldn’t agree more with.” She added that Dot also wanted deeply to have a mother figure of her own.
- 1/18/2024
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
[This story contains major spoilers from the season five finale of Fargo.]
Antecedently on Fargo season five, Juno Temple’s Dorothy Lyon battled against a centuries-old sin eater named Ole Munch (Sam Spruell), reckoned with her violent ex-husband and current lawman Roy Tillman (Jon Hamm), all while negotiating family politics with her mother-in-law Lorraine (Jennifer Jason Leigh), and receiving assistance from good souls like deputy Indira Olmstead (Richa Moorjani) and state trooper Witt Farr (Lamorne Morris).
Now, all of those characters are done struggling, at least on screen, and one of them is done struggling forever, thanks to a blade in the dark. As always, Fargo concludes with Coenesque violence, but also, with Coenesque questions — this time, the question being: What do we do with debt? Do we owe, or do we forgive?
The question comes to a head in the final sequence of the finale, in which Dot comes home with daughter Scotty (Sienna King), only to find the sin-eating...
Antecedently on Fargo season five, Juno Temple’s Dorothy Lyon battled against a centuries-old sin eater named Ole Munch (Sam Spruell), reckoned with her violent ex-husband and current lawman Roy Tillman (Jon Hamm), all while negotiating family politics with her mother-in-law Lorraine (Jennifer Jason Leigh), and receiving assistance from good souls like deputy Indira Olmstead (Richa Moorjani) and state trooper Witt Farr (Lamorne Morris).
Now, all of those characters are done struggling, at least on screen, and one of them is done struggling forever, thanks to a blade in the dark. As always, Fargo concludes with Coenesque violence, but also, with Coenesque questions — this time, the question being: What do we do with debt? Do we owe, or do we forgive?
The question comes to a head in the final sequence of the finale, in which Dot comes home with daughter Scotty (Sienna King), only to find the sin-eating...
- 1/17/2024
- by Josh Wigler
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Warning: The following post contains spoilers about tonight’s fifth season finale of FX’s Fargo, “Bisquik”
Who knew a TV series based on an iconic Oscar-winning Coen Brothers noir movie had so much juice in it five seasons out?
But Fargo series creator Noah Hawley continues to prove that there’s a thousand bodies buried in those Minnesota snow drifts.
Granted, M.A.S.H. ran for 11 seasons; the industry joke being that the CBS show ran longer than the actual three-year Korean War. But similar to how Larry Gelbart pulled a relentless amount of inspiration from that 1970 Robert Altman, Hawley’s mind for ‘true stories’ about folksy Scandinavian-Midwesterners isn’t blank yet like a freshly fallen snow.
Typically, especially in streaming times, a series checks out around season 3, and to see Fargo in a renaissance, testosterone mode this season has even given Hawley a new sense of hope for the FX series.
Who knew a TV series based on an iconic Oscar-winning Coen Brothers noir movie had so much juice in it five seasons out?
But Fargo series creator Noah Hawley continues to prove that there’s a thousand bodies buried in those Minnesota snow drifts.
Granted, M.A.S.H. ran for 11 seasons; the industry joke being that the CBS show ran longer than the actual three-year Korean War. But similar to how Larry Gelbart pulled a relentless amount of inspiration from that 1970 Robert Altman, Hawley’s mind for ‘true stories’ about folksy Scandinavian-Midwesterners isn’t blank yet like a freshly fallen snow.
Typically, especially in streaming times, a series checks out around season 3, and to see Fargo in a renaissance, testosterone mode this season has even given Hawley a new sense of hope for the FX series.
- 1/17/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
A 10-episode season is far too short a time to spend with Dot, Wayne, Scotty, Lorraine, Witt, Roy, Indira, and, yes, even Gator. Unfortunately, that’s all we get with FX’s Fargo season five as episode 10, “Bisquik,” brings the second-best season of the series to a close.
The season finale opens with the now-blind Gator (Joe Keery) deserted by his dad and left to make it back to the ranch on his own. He whines as he repeatedly falls and then eventually makes it into the secret tunnel almost by accident.
Gator emerges from the tunnel in a field and is immediately spotted by the FBI. He throws up his hands, no longer the arrogant vape-addict we’ve come to know and loathe.
Meanwhile, “patriots” line the ranch’s fence on Roy Tillman’s orders, fully prepared to take on the FBI. North Dakota Deputy Witt Farr (Lamorne Morris...
The season finale opens with the now-blind Gator (Joe Keery) deserted by his dad and left to make it back to the ranch on his own. He whines as he repeatedly falls and then eventually makes it into the secret tunnel almost by accident.
Gator emerges from the tunnel in a field and is immediately spotted by the FBI. He throws up his hands, no longer the arrogant vape-addict we’ve come to know and loathe.
Meanwhile, “patriots” line the ranch’s fence on Roy Tillman’s orders, fully prepared to take on the FBI. North Dakota Deputy Witt Farr (Lamorne Morris...
- 1/17/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
This article contains spoilers for Fargo season 5 episode 10 and No Country for Old Men.
After an underwhelming fourth season, FX’s Fargo found excellence again with season 5. The fifth season of this anthology series inspired by the Coen Brothers’ film and created by TV auteur Noah Hawley returned to the “present” (or 2019 at least) for an inspired yarn about family, debt, and the creeping fascistic rot in small town America.
The cast was at the top of their game including Juno Temple (Ted Lasso) as the resourceful Dorothy “Dot” Lyon and Jon Hamm (Mad Men) as “constitutional” sheriff Roy Tillman. Fargo season 5 didn’t need to stick the landing for its 10-episode saga about Dot winning her life back from the abusive Roy to have weight. Still, a good ending would have been one hell of a bonus. That ending arrives in the final episode “Bisquik” and thankfully, it’s a good one.
After an underwhelming fourth season, FX’s Fargo found excellence again with season 5. The fifth season of this anthology series inspired by the Coen Brothers’ film and created by TV auteur Noah Hawley returned to the “present” (or 2019 at least) for an inspired yarn about family, debt, and the creeping fascistic rot in small town America.
The cast was at the top of their game including Juno Temple (Ted Lasso) as the resourceful Dorothy “Dot” Lyon and Jon Hamm (Mad Men) as “constitutional” sheriff Roy Tillman. Fargo season 5 didn’t need to stick the landing for its 10-episode saga about Dot winning her life back from the abusive Roy to have weight. Still, a good ending would have been one hell of a bonus. That ending arrives in the final episode “Bisquik” and thankfully, it’s a good one.
- 1/17/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This post contains spoilers for the season finale of Fargo, now available on FX and streaming tomorrow on Hulu.
At the end of Fargo the movie, justice is mostly done. The kidnapping orchestrated by Jerry Lundegaard, and carried out by Carl Showalter and Gaear Grimsrud, results in a lot of deaths and heartbreak. But Gaear kills Carl (and feeds his body into a wood chipper), Jerry gets arrested, and Marge Gunderson — as morally upright a person as you’ll find in a Coen brothers movie — catches Gaear. As she drives him to jail,...
At the end of Fargo the movie, justice is mostly done. The kidnapping orchestrated by Jerry Lundegaard, and carried out by Carl Showalter and Gaear Grimsrud, results in a lot of deaths and heartbreak. But Gaear kills Carl (and feeds his body into a wood chipper), Jerry gets arrested, and Marge Gunderson — as morally upright a person as you’ll find in a Coen brothers movie — catches Gaear. As she drives him to jail,...
- 1/17/2024
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Juno Temple as Dorothy “Dot” Lyon in ‘Fargo’ season 5 (Photo Cr: Michelle Faye/FX)
FX’s Fargo season five episode eight, the season’s penultimate episode, is one of the series’ finest hours of storytelling. It opens with Ole Munch (Sam Spruell) punishing Gator (Joe Keery) for his innumerable acts of cruelty, topped off by the murder of Ole’s elderly mother.
Gator tries to bribe Ole into letting him go, but Ole doesn’t care one iota about promises of women, weapons, or cash. Tied to a chair, Gator can only whimper and beg as he realizes Ole’s about to take a red-hot knife to his eyes. An eye for an eye, correct? “This for that,” says Ole, adding, “What is taken must be given.”
Over at the Tillman Ranch, Dot (Juno Temple) is back in the game after a brief moment of despair at the end of episode seven.
FX’s Fargo season five episode eight, the season’s penultimate episode, is one of the series’ finest hours of storytelling. It opens with Ole Munch (Sam Spruell) punishing Gator (Joe Keery) for his innumerable acts of cruelty, topped off by the murder of Ole’s elderly mother.
Gator tries to bribe Ole into letting him go, but Ole doesn’t care one iota about promises of women, weapons, or cash. Tied to a chair, Gator can only whimper and beg as he realizes Ole’s about to take a red-hot knife to his eyes. An eye for an eye, correct? “This for that,” says Ole, adding, “What is taken must be given.”
Over at the Tillman Ranch, Dot (Juno Temple) is back in the game after a brief moment of despair at the end of episode seven.
- 1/11/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Exclusive: Amanda Knox is ready to tell her story on screen. According to sources, Hulu is close to greenlighting a limited series about the author and activist’s wrongful-conviction ordeal and its aftermath. Knox will executive produce the series with Emmy-winning producer Warren Littlefield and Monica Lewinsky. Search is underway for an actress to play the lead.
Written and executive produced by Kj Steinberg (This Is Us), the untitled limited series is based on the true story of how Knox was wrongfully convicted for the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher and her 16-year odyssey to set herself free.
Steinberg and Lewinsky are executive producing the series, which is expected to film this year, with Littlefield, Ann Johnson, Graham Littlefield & Lisa Harrison of The Littlefield Company as well as Knox & Chris Robinson. 20th Television is the studio.
The Amanda Knox series had been on priority-track development at Hulu for a while.
Written and executive produced by Kj Steinberg (This Is Us), the untitled limited series is based on the true story of how Knox was wrongfully convicted for the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher and her 16-year odyssey to set herself free.
Steinberg and Lewinsky are executive producing the series, which is expected to film this year, with Littlefield, Ann Johnson, Graham Littlefield & Lisa Harrison of The Littlefield Company as well as Knox & Chris Robinson. 20th Television is the studio.
The Amanda Knox series had been on priority-track development at Hulu for a while.
- 1/9/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
FX’s “Fargo” is facing some tough competition at the Golden Globes this year in the form of Netflix’s “Beef.” Noah Hawley‘s anthology limited series follows a different cast and storyline every season with the latest installment, the fifth season, featuring the likes of Jon Hamm, Juno Temple, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. This story follows a kidnapping gone wrong that leads to implications for many.
This season has fared well, garnering three Golden Globe nominations: Best Limited Series/TV Movie, Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actor for Hamm, and Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actress for Temple. These two acting bids add to the Golden Globes history of “Fargo,” which has often done well in snagging nominations for its cast. Here’s the breakdown.
The first season saw Billy Bob Thornton win Best Limited Series/TV Movie in 2015 while co-star Martin Freeman was also nominated in the same category.
This season has fared well, garnering three Golden Globe nominations: Best Limited Series/TV Movie, Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actor for Hamm, and Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actress for Temple. These two acting bids add to the Golden Globes history of “Fargo,” which has often done well in snagging nominations for its cast. Here’s the breakdown.
The first season saw Billy Bob Thornton win Best Limited Series/TV Movie in 2015 while co-star Martin Freeman was also nominated in the same category.
- 1/4/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Fargo Year 5, Episode 8, “Blanket.”] Fargo‘s fifth year is approaching its conclusion and not slowing anything down while raising the stakes in the eighth episode, “Blanket,” which saw Roy (Jon Hamm) imprison his runaway second bride Dot (Juno Temple) after signing her out of the hospital following her rest-stop parking lot accident. But hope remains for Dot, whose location is known to others thanks in part to North Dakota Deputy Witt Farr (Lamorne Morris), who runs into her and Roy while exiting the hospital. While Dot maintains that she’s okay and not in danger, Roy and son Gator (Joe Keery) threaten the Deputy, forcing him to let the party exit the premises without acting. On the road, Witt crosses paths with Danish Graves (Dave Foley), who is doing boss Lorraine Lyon’s (Jennifer Jason Leigh) bidding by infiltrating Roy’s Sheriff debate by having debtors legally change their names to Roy Tillman,...
- 1/3/2024
- TV Insider
There are storied casting what-ifs that make us genuinely wonder how different a movie would have been had X gotten the role over Y. Usually it’s tough to even picture anyone else even being considered. Take Michelle Pfeiffer in Batman Returns, for example. She redefined the character for a generation and still remains the ultimate version of Catwoman. And to think Catwoman could have been Sean Young, who ended up redefining how to botch a campaign in spectacular fashion.
One of the oddest attempts in landing a role for a movie came in Sean Young’s infamous shot at sealing the deal as Catwoman for Tim Burton, but the director wouldn’t meet with her. To up her chances, Sean Young went on Joan Rivers’ talk show in 1991 decked out in a homemade Catwoman costume, playfully yet menacingly calling out “Timmy” for not returning phone calls. And while the...
One of the oddest attempts in landing a role for a movie came in Sean Young’s infamous shot at sealing the deal as Catwoman for Tim Burton, but the director wouldn’t meet with her. To up her chances, Sean Young went on Joan Rivers’ talk show in 1991 decked out in a homemade Catwoman costume, playfully yet menacingly calling out “Timmy” for not returning phone calls. And while the...
- 12/29/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Fargo Year 5, Episode 7, “Linda.”] Fargo isn’t new to tackling the surreal, and the latest Year 5 installment, “Linda,” does just that as Dot (Juno Temple) takes a trippy journey down the road to Camp Utopia. As fans will recall, Dot was seen driving away from having dropped off her daughter Scotty (Sienna King) at Indira Olmstead’s (Richa Moorjani) home in Episode 5. She resurfaced in the form of battered photos enclosed in a file presented to Lorraine (Jennifer Jason Leigh) in Episode 6, and now, viewers rejoined Dot on the road. Sleepy and motivated, she keeps inching her way toward a destination we have yet to understand. Upon stopping at a rest area for a bite to eat, Dot smiles down at her stack of pancakes before continuing her “journey.” Following her to a windmill, viewers see Dot dig up a postcard to Camp Utopia with a message from Linda that reads,...
- 12/27/2023
- TV Insider
When it comes to Fargo, Midwest accents are aplenty among the array of characters Noah Hawley has presented viewers with over the years. But one Year 5 performance continues to befuddle viewers as Jennifer Jason Leigh‘s accent for Lorraine Lyon strays from the usual form. Questions from fans on social media abound around Lorraine’s somewhat Mid-Atlantic dialect, with some pondering why she’s using it and where it comes from. “Not really sure what kind of accent Jennifer Jason Leigh is aiming for Fargo…,” one fan noted. “I don’t know what accent Jennifer Jason Leigh has but she’s ready to destroy you with each syllable,” another viewer acknowledged. (Credit: Michelle Faye/FX) Echoing the sentiment, another viewer wrote, “I’m still really confused about what accent Jennifer Jason Leigh is supposed to have in Fargo.” Thankfully, TV Insider has an answer for you as we caught up...
- 12/20/2023
- TV Insider
Grab your floaties and stay out of the deep end because Vertical has acquired the U.S. rights to AGC Studios‘ Poolman, the absurdist comedy and Chris Pine’s directorial debut! The comedic caper premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2023, where audiences experienced Pine’s first time behind a camera for a feature-length film.
Joining Pine in Poolman are Annette Bening, Danny DeVito, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and DeWanda Wise. In addition to directing, Pine co-wrote the script with Ian Gotler (The Doula). The duo also produced the film alongside Stacey Sher (Erin Brockovich) and Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman).
Poolman “tells the story of Darren Barrenman (Pine), a native Los Angeleno who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live,” reads the official description. “When he is tasked by a femme fatale to uncover...
Joining Pine in Poolman are Annette Bening, Danny DeVito, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and DeWanda Wise. In addition to directing, Pine co-wrote the script with Ian Gotler (The Doula). The duo also produced the film alongside Stacey Sher (Erin Brockovich) and Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman).
Poolman “tells the story of Darren Barrenman (Pine), a native Los Angeleno who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live,” reads the official description. “When he is tasked by a femme fatale to uncover...
- 12/20/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach are married and we have photos from their wedding day!
The 40-year-old Barbie director tied the knot with her longtime love Noah, 54, on Tuesday (December 19) after 12 years of dating.
Greta and Noah got married at New York City Hall and then celebrated their nuptials by attending a Billy Joel concert at Madison Square Garden. At the show, they posed backstage with the singer himself and his wife Alexis Roderick.
“They were both glowing and celebrating. They are so happy,” a source told Page Six, adding that Greta “looked look a bride,” wearing a white suit skirt and jacket, while Noah “looked handsome in his suit.”
Greta and Noah first started dating in 2011 after working together on the movie Greenberg and they got engaged in 2020. Together they share two sons, born in March 2019 and February 2023. Noah also shares son Rohmer, 13, with ex-wife Jennifer Jason Leigh.
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The 40-year-old Barbie director tied the knot with her longtime love Noah, 54, on Tuesday (December 19) after 12 years of dating.
Greta and Noah got married at New York City Hall and then celebrated their nuptials by attending a Billy Joel concert at Madison Square Garden. At the show, they posed backstage with the singer himself and his wife Alexis Roderick.
“They were both glowing and celebrating. They are so happy,” a source told Page Six, adding that Greta “looked look a bride,” wearing a white suit skirt and jacket, while Noah “looked handsome in his suit.”
Greta and Noah first started dating in 2011 after working together on the movie Greenberg and they got engaged in 2020. Together they share two sons, born in March 2019 and February 2023. Noah also shares son Rohmer, 13, with ex-wife Jennifer Jason Leigh.
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- 12/20/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Fargo Year 5, Episode 6, “The Tender Trap.”] In the latest episode of Fargo, “The Tender Trap,” the Debt Queen of the Midwest, Lorraine Lyon (Jennifer Jason Leigh), threw her power around but was also rightly humbled by passionate Scandia cop Indira Olmstead (Richa Moorjani) regarding her daughter-in-law Dot (Juno Temple) who has been on the lam since the previous installment. Getting into a political dispute with self-righteous North Dakota Sheriff Roy Tillman (Jon Hamm), Lorraine is driven by her desire to win until Indira delivers her granddaughter Scotty (Sienna King) back home, along with a revealing file filled with photos depicting the abuse Dot was subjected to during her marriage to Roy. Asking Lorraine if she’s ever known Dot to claim herself as a victim, Indira pleads with the powerful woman to start caring. Seeing something special in Indira, Lorraine offers the young woman a job, throwing her a metaphorical...
- 12/20/2023
- TV Insider
Congratulations are in order for Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach – they’re married!
On Tuesday night (December 19), it was revealed that the 40-year-old Barbie director and the 54-year-old Marriage Story director married earlier that day at City Hall in New York City after 12 years together.
Keep reading to find out more…
A source told Page Six that after they wedding, the couple happily shared the news with others as they hung out backstage at Billy Joel‘s concert at Madison Square Garden.
“They were both glowing and celebrating. They are so happy,” the source said, adding that Greta “looked look a bride,” wearing a white suit skirt and jacket, while Noah “looked handsome in his suit.”
Greta and Noah first started dating in 2011 before getting engaged in 2020. Together they share two sons, born in March 2019 and February 2023. Noah also shares son Rohmer, 13, with ex-wife Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Throughout their relationship,...
On Tuesday night (December 19), it was revealed that the 40-year-old Barbie director and the 54-year-old Marriage Story director married earlier that day at City Hall in New York City after 12 years together.
Keep reading to find out more…
A source told Page Six that after they wedding, the couple happily shared the news with others as they hung out backstage at Billy Joel‘s concert at Madison Square Garden.
“They were both glowing and celebrating. They are so happy,” the source said, adding that Greta “looked look a bride,” wearing a white suit skirt and jacket, while Noah “looked handsome in his suit.”
Greta and Noah first started dating in 2011 before getting engaged in 2020. Together they share two sons, born in March 2019 and February 2023. Noah also shares son Rohmer, 13, with ex-wife Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Throughout their relationship,...
- 12/20/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
If the fifth season of FX’s “Fargo” looks a little familiar to you, all the creators can say to that is…you betcha. Noah Hawley’s Coen-verse thriller series spinoff has sprouted numerous timelines and tangents (the current season even goes back 500 years at one point), but this year’s tense, fiercely comic installment is not at all coy about wanting to put you right back in the universe of the Oscar-winning 1996 classic, even though this incarnation takes place in 2019, only four years ago.
“Frankly, part of the pitch that I made about myself is that it was really a coming of a full circle,” said production designer Trevor Smith, who is returning to “Fargo” after working as an art director on the first season starring Billy Bob Thornton and Martin Freeman, which is the closest to the vibe of the current season. “This fifth installment, I would argue,...
“Frankly, part of the pitch that I made about myself is that it was really a coming of a full circle,” said production designer Trevor Smith, who is returning to “Fargo” after working as an art director on the first season starring Billy Bob Thornton and Martin Freeman, which is the closest to the vibe of the current season. “This fifth installment, I would argue,...
- 12/19/2023
- by Jason Clark
- The Wrap
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Fargo Year 5, Episode 5, “The Tiger.”] Fargo‘s latest episode, “The Tiger,” saw Dot Lyon’s (Juno Temple) two worlds collide as her abusive first husband Roy Tillman (Jon Hamm) sought help from her current icy mother-in-law Lorraine Lyon (Jennifer Jason Leigh). Thinking he could use his powers of persuasion, the sheriff was less than productive in retrieving Dot from Lorraine’s clutches as both were unaware of the woman’s own escape attempt from the local hospital’s psychiatric ward. Setting forth the facts in his eyes, Roy tells Lorraine that Dot owes him a debt, something she should understand, and as his “property” should be returned. Lorraine isn’t one to be metaphorically man-handled though, flipping Roy’s argument on its head by informing the sheriff that after something goes missing for seven years, it no longer has an owner, and if they’re basing things on technicalities, it...
- 12/13/2023
- TV Insider
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Fargo Year 5, Episode 5, “The Tiger.”] Fargo‘s latest installment, “The Tiger,” dips back into the anthology’s storytelling through narration with a rather familiar voice. Waking up in mother-in-law Lorraine Lyon’s (Jennifer Jason Leigh) home, Dot (Juno Temple) is greeted by some uniformed men and lawyer Danish Graves (Dave Foley), who intend to commit her as a psychiatric patient at the local hospital. A narrator chronicles the unfolding events as if the scene were from a nature documentary, categorizing Dot as a Tiger who is both defensive and protective of her young. But who is the individual steering viewers along on this Minnesota safari? It’s none other than Jason Schwartzman, who appeared as Josto Fadda, the son of a mob boss in Fargo Year 4. And he isn’t the first alum to return to the anthology as a narrator, with Billy Bob Thornton previously returning for Year 3’s...
- 12/13/2023
- TV Insider
Sienna King as Scotty Lyon and Juno Temple as Dorothy “Dot” Lyon in ‘Fargo’ season 5 episode 5 (Photo Cr: Michelle Faye/FX)
Dot the Tiger (Juno Temple) orders Lorraine Lyon (Jennifer Jason Leigh) out of Wayne’s hospital room as FX’s riveting season five of Fargo continues with episode five. Lorraine’s not used to having her will be thwarted and considers what to do next about the Dot and Wayne situation.
Lorraine knows Dot’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing, but how do you handle a wild animal without getting bitten?
Dot and family have moved into Lorraine’s mansion, and Lorraine wrongly believes she has them under her thumb. Like the tiger, Dot has a cunning and strategic mind. A fact that’s made apparent when Lorraine conspires with her chief counselor, Danish Graves (David Foley), to have Dot locked up in a psychiatric ward.
When the orderlies come to get her,...
Dot the Tiger (Juno Temple) orders Lorraine Lyon (Jennifer Jason Leigh) out of Wayne’s hospital room as FX’s riveting season five of Fargo continues with episode five. Lorraine’s not used to having her will be thwarted and considers what to do next about the Dot and Wayne situation.
Lorraine knows Dot’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing, but how do you handle a wild animal without getting bitten?
Dot and family have moved into Lorraine’s mansion, and Lorraine wrongly believes she has them under her thumb. Like the tiger, Dot has a cunning and strategic mind. A fact that’s made apparent when Lorraine conspires with her chief counselor, Danish Graves (David Foley), to have Dot locked up in a psychiatric ward.
When the orderlies come to get her,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
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