In the gaming industry, very few titles hold as much reputation and prestige as the Silent Hill franchise in the survival horror genre. The game has captivated players’ hearts with its unsettling atmosphere and psychological depth. However, the series is still haunted by the ghost of a highly anticipated project that died in development and was canceled after releasing just a playable teaser: Silent Hills.
Fans still remember the brilliance of the P.T. and compare it to newer titles. | Image Credit: Bloober Team Sa’s Silent Hill 2 Remake
The game was set to bring together two of the most renowned people: game director Hideo Kojima and popular filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, promising the fans of the franchise that the series will make a return to form. Instead of reviving the series, the title became one of gaming’s most infamous cancellations in gaming history, leaving a dark history...
Fans still remember the brilliance of the P.T. and compare it to newer titles. | Image Credit: Bloober Team Sa’s Silent Hill 2 Remake
The game was set to bring together two of the most renowned people: game director Hideo Kojima and popular filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, promising the fans of the franchise that the series will make a return to form. Instead of reviving the series, the title became one of gaming’s most infamous cancellations in gaming history, leaving a dark history...
- 9/18/2024
- by Shubham Chaurasia
- FandomWire
Zum dritten Mal steckten das Zdf und der Verband Deutscher Drehbuchautoren (Ddv) die Köpfe zusammen bei einem Austausch über die Zukunft der Zusammenarbeit.
Writers in the Room am 13. September 2024 in Berlin (Credit: Zdf/Andreas Pein)
Am 13. September trafen sich Mitglieder des Verbands Deutscher Drehbuchautoren und Programmverantwortliche des Zdf im Zdf-Hauptstadtstudio Berlin, um über Zukunftsstrategien, serielle Programme und die Vielfalt im Erzählen zu diskutieren. Der gemeinsame Austausch unter dem Motto „Writers in the Room“ findet alle zwei Jahre statt. 2024 fand das dritte Treffen statt.
Die Zdf-Programmdirektorin Nadine Bilke sagt über das Event: „Die Arbeit der Drehbuchautorinnen und -autoren ist das Herzstück eines jeden erfolgreichen fiktionalen Programms. Authentische und moderne Geschichten, die Menschen bewegen und ihnen Orientierung bieten, sind wesentlicher Bestandteil des öffentlich-rechtlichen Auftrags, umso mehr in diesen herausfordernden Zeiten.“ Und Ddv-Vorstand Christian Lex fügt an: „Das fiktionale Programm des Zdf basiert auf dem Werkschaffen freiberuflich arbeitender Autor*innen. Damit diese die besten,...
Writers in the Room am 13. September 2024 in Berlin (Credit: Zdf/Andreas Pein)
Am 13. September trafen sich Mitglieder des Verbands Deutscher Drehbuchautoren und Programmverantwortliche des Zdf im Zdf-Hauptstadtstudio Berlin, um über Zukunftsstrategien, serielle Programme und die Vielfalt im Erzählen zu diskutieren. Der gemeinsame Austausch unter dem Motto „Writers in the Room“ findet alle zwei Jahre statt. 2024 fand das dritte Treffen statt.
Die Zdf-Programmdirektorin Nadine Bilke sagt über das Event: „Die Arbeit der Drehbuchautorinnen und -autoren ist das Herzstück eines jeden erfolgreichen fiktionalen Programms. Authentische und moderne Geschichten, die Menschen bewegen und ihnen Orientierung bieten, sind wesentlicher Bestandteil des öffentlich-rechtlichen Auftrags, umso mehr in diesen herausfordernden Zeiten.“ Und Ddv-Vorstand Christian Lex fügt an: „Das fiktionale Programm des Zdf basiert auf dem Werkschaffen freiberuflich arbeitender Autor*innen. Damit diese die besten,...
- 9/13/2024
- by Barbara Schuster
- Spot - Media & Film
I once thought the European mind couldn’t comprehend Dinner for Schmucks. I now know how wrong I was.
14 ‘Dinner for Schmucks’ (2010)
The 1998 French film Le Dîner de Cons (“dinner of fools”) won a ton of awards and sparked three different Indian adaptations: 2007’s Hindi-language Bheja Fry, 2008’s Kannada-language Mr. Garagasa and 2010’s Malayalam-language April Fool. The original film is based on a 1999 French play of the same name. When it was still a stage production, the title was often translated in English as The Prat’s Dinner or The Cunt’s Dinner.
13 ‘The Last House on the Left’ (2009)
The 2009 Wes Craven film is a remake of a 1972 Wes Craven film, which in turn was based on the 1960 Swedish film Jungfrukällan (“the virgin spring”). That film was actually based on a 13th-century Scandinavian ballad, “Töres döttrar i Wänge,” a real mindfreak about the tragic origin of a local Swedish church.
14 ‘Dinner for Schmucks’ (2010)
The 1998 French film Le Dîner de Cons (“dinner of fools”) won a ton of awards and sparked three different Indian adaptations: 2007’s Hindi-language Bheja Fry, 2008’s Kannada-language Mr. Garagasa and 2010’s Malayalam-language April Fool. The original film is based on a 1999 French play of the same name. When it was still a stage production, the title was often translated in English as The Prat’s Dinner or The Cunt’s Dinner.
13 ‘The Last House on the Left’ (2009)
The 2009 Wes Craven film is a remake of a 1972 Wes Craven film, which in turn was based on the 1960 Swedish film Jungfrukällan (“the virgin spring”). That film was actually based on a 13th-century Scandinavian ballad, “Töres döttrar i Wänge,” a real mindfreak about the tragic origin of a local Swedish church.
- 9/10/2024
- Cracked
The Spanish guitar goddesses in Hinds have been through it lately, and they bet that you have, too. They begin their fabulously resilient Viva Hinds with “Hi, How Are You,” a garage-rock strut with some call-and-response about shaking off some bad luck. Ana Perrotte sings, “Hey, you okay?” Carlotta Cosials replies, “I’ve been better tbh.” Viva Hinds is their fourth and finest album, a joyful, brash half-hour of swaggering tunes about facing up to heartache by turning it into a sarcastic joke, with guitars cranked up all the way.
- 9/6/2024
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
Oh, hi, Bruce! It’s pretty rare when a bad movie influences a filmmaker in a positive way. Maybe someone like Tim Burton is intrigued by the do-it-yourself style of Ed Wood and makes a brilliant biopic but most bad movies are examples of what not to do. Then again, not all are…Take cult flick The Room, for example. Sure, there’s James Franco’s The Disaster Artist to recount the making of Tommy Wiseau’s pet project, but The Room actually partly inspired an installment in one of the biggest franchises ever. That’s right, without The Room, the visual style of The Batman may not have been what it was.
As Miguel Santana da Silva – digital artist for Industrial Light & Magic who worked on The Batman – recently revealed, the matte paintings in some of The Room’s most infamous scenes were a direct inspiration for how Gotham would look in certain scenes.
As Miguel Santana da Silva – digital artist for Industrial Light & Magic who worked on The Batman – recently revealed, the matte paintings in some of The Room’s most infamous scenes were a direct inspiration for how Gotham would look in certain scenes.
- 9/3/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
David Byrne, the designer of the 62nd New York Film Festival poster: “Thanks to all the volunteers, the Walter Reade Theater staff, Todomundo, Pace Gallery, and Artists for Humanity.” Photo: Anne Katrin Titze
Film at Lincoln Center has announced that David Byrne is the designer of the 62nd New York Film Festival. Byrne joins an esteemed lineup who have contributed their work to the festival, including Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, David Hockney, Cindy Sherman, Saul Bass, Pedro Almodóvar, John Waters, Kara Walker, Nan Goldin, and Jim Jarmusch.
62nd New York Film Festival poster designed by David Byrne
Earlier it was announced that Luca Guadagnino’s Queer, an adaptation of the novel by William S Burroughs, starring Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Jason Schwartzman, Lesley Manville, Michael Borremans, Andra Ursuta, and David Lowery will be the Spotlight Gala selection. RaMell Ross’s Nickel Boys, Steve McQueen’s Blitz, and Pedro Almodóvar’s...
Film at Lincoln Center has announced that David Byrne is the designer of the 62nd New York Film Festival. Byrne joins an esteemed lineup who have contributed their work to the festival, including Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, David Hockney, Cindy Sherman, Saul Bass, Pedro Almodóvar, John Waters, Kara Walker, Nan Goldin, and Jim Jarmusch.
62nd New York Film Festival poster designed by David Byrne
Earlier it was announced that Luca Guadagnino’s Queer, an adaptation of the novel by William S Burroughs, starring Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Jason Schwartzman, Lesley Manville, Michael Borremans, Andra Ursuta, and David Lowery will be the Spotlight Gala selection. RaMell Ross’s Nickel Boys, Steve McQueen’s Blitz, and Pedro Almodóvar’s...
- 8/29/2024
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
There’s little doubt within the Silent Hill fandom that the games, especially Silent Hill 2 onwards, just wouldn’t be the same without the brilliant OSTs by Akira Yamaoka.
However, Yamaoka’s approach to music has significantly evolved over the years, as seen through his recent works on Decarnation and The Medium. Now, perhaps as a direct result of said evolution, the artist seems to be facing a major challenge with recreating his most iconic tracks for the upcoming Silent Hill 2 Remake.
Akira Yamaoka Discusses the Aspects of Remaking Silent Hill 2’s Soundtrack
Take any list covering any particular aspect of horror games, and it would be almost impossible not to mention the impact of sound design and music on said aspect. Of course, most fans of horror are aware that this statement stands the truest for Silent Hill.
Related“My wallet is ready”: From Silent Hill 2 To A Quiet Place,...
However, Yamaoka’s approach to music has significantly evolved over the years, as seen through his recent works on Decarnation and The Medium. Now, perhaps as a direct result of said evolution, the artist seems to be facing a major challenge with recreating his most iconic tracks for the upcoming Silent Hill 2 Remake.
Akira Yamaoka Discusses the Aspects of Remaking Silent Hill 2’s Soundtrack
Take any list covering any particular aspect of horror games, and it would be almost impossible not to mention the impact of sound design and music on said aspect. Of course, most fans of horror are aware that this statement stands the truest for Silent Hill.
Related“My wallet is ready”: From Silent Hill 2 To A Quiet Place,...
- 8/27/2024
- by Akshit Dangi
- FandomWire
Flying Lotus is back with his first solo, standalone single in five years: “Garmonbozia,” a dreamy song that lives up to its Twin Peaks-referencing title.
Built around a hypnotic, mid-tempo bassline, “Garmonbozia” features FlyLo’s production talents at full force, with ‘80s-esque synths galore. Additionally, it includes a rare treat: his own singing voice, delivering lyrics of “pain and sorrow” in reference to the single’s namesake symbol from Twin Peaks, a cream-corn dish that spirits eat in the Black Lodge.
Get Flying Lotus Tickets Here
Speaking about the track, FlyLo doubled-down on the Twin Peaks references, saying “It is happening again.” Stream “Garmonbozia” below.
“Garmonbozia” is the first single from Flying Lotus since his 2022 collaboration with Devin Tracy, “The Room.” That same year, he co-wrote, directed, and contributed music to a segment on the found footage horror anthology, V/H/S/99. Last September, he released a joint EP with Smoke Dza,...
Built around a hypnotic, mid-tempo bassline, “Garmonbozia” features FlyLo’s production talents at full force, with ‘80s-esque synths galore. Additionally, it includes a rare treat: his own singing voice, delivering lyrics of “pain and sorrow” in reference to the single’s namesake symbol from Twin Peaks, a cream-corn dish that spirits eat in the Black Lodge.
Get Flying Lotus Tickets Here
Speaking about the track, FlyLo doubled-down on the Twin Peaks references, saying “It is happening again.” Stream “Garmonbozia” below.
“Garmonbozia” is the first single from Flying Lotus since his 2022 collaboration with Devin Tracy, “The Room.” That same year, he co-wrote, directed, and contributed music to a segment on the found footage horror anthology, V/H/S/99. Last September, he released a joint EP with Smoke Dza,...
- 8/16/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Madame Web was a failure in nearly every way, barely grossing $100 million worldwide and getting absolutely eviscerated by critics. The main cast members have expressed their thoughts on Madame Web one by one, and now it’s time for Isabela Merced to chime in.
Merced played Anya Corazón in the movie, one of the three young women destined to become superheroes. While speaking with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Merced said that the reaction to the film left a “sad taste” in her mouth.
“I’d say…I feel like every actor I know and admire has that one movie where it’s so camp. It’s so camp. The group chat was fun after. All the Tweets that would come out and the memes we would see made the group chat very fun,” Merced said. “But at the same time, it does [leave] a sad taste in...
Merced played Anya Corazón in the movie, one of the three young women destined to become superheroes. While speaking with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Merced said that the reaction to the film left a “sad taste” in her mouth.
“I’d say…I feel like every actor I know and admire has that one movie where it’s so camp. It’s so camp. The group chat was fun after. All the Tweets that would come out and the memes we would see made the group chat very fun,” Merced said. “But at the same time, it does [leave] a sad taste in...
- 8/15/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
With its recent arrival on Netflix, many have wondered if Room is a true story.
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson, Room is a powerful tale of survival and perseverance in a situation that seems hopeless.
The film was nominated for a total of four Academy Awards with star Brie Larson taking home the statue for Best Actress. Larson also won multiple other awards for her performance, including a Golden Globe and a BAFTA.
Read full article on The Direct.
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson, Room is a powerful tale of survival and perseverance in a situation that seems hopeless.
The film was nominated for a total of four Academy Awards with star Brie Larson taking home the statue for Best Actress. Larson also won multiple other awards for her performance, including a Golden Globe and a BAFTA.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 8/14/2024
- by Jennifer McDonough
- The Direct
It’s a “Hot Glen Summer” at the movies.
Just like the immortal words of Megan Thee Stallion, who’s billed every summer since 2019 the perfect time to do “hot girl shit,” Glen Powell is heating up movie screens. Summer 2024 firmly establishes him as a power player with Netflix’s “Hit Man,” the Prime Video documentary “The Blue Angels” and Universal “Twisters” dropping in rapid succession.
In the words of Retta — who first met Powell on the 2014 indie rom-com “Sex Ed” before they reunited for “Hit Man” — “Homie is a straight up movie star.”
“This is the summer of Glen,” director Richard Linklater concurs. “They’re all ‘Johnny come lately’ to the Glen Powell thing. Anybody who’s known Glen for the last 10-plus years knows that he’s a star. He’s smart. He’s funny. He’s hard working.”
Like Retta, Linklater has had a front row seat to the actor’s glow-up,...
Just like the immortal words of Megan Thee Stallion, who’s billed every summer since 2019 the perfect time to do “hot girl shit,” Glen Powell is heating up movie screens. Summer 2024 firmly establishes him as a power player with Netflix’s “Hit Man,” the Prime Video documentary “The Blue Angels” and Universal “Twisters” dropping in rapid succession.
In the words of Retta — who first met Powell on the 2014 indie rom-com “Sex Ed” before they reunited for “Hit Man” — “Homie is a straight up movie star.”
“This is the summer of Glen,” director Richard Linklater concurs. “They’re all ‘Johnny come lately’ to the Glen Powell thing. Anybody who’s known Glen for the last 10-plus years knows that he’s a star. He’s smart. He’s funny. He’s hard working.”
Like Retta, Linklater has had a front row seat to the actor’s glow-up,...
- 6/10/2024
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
David Schmoeller's 1989 film "Puppet Master" was almost going to be a theatrical release in the summer of 1989, but pivoted to the VHS market at the last minute. Looking at the 1989 supper movie season, one can see why producer Charles Band made the decision. "Puppet Master" would have opened against "Batman," "Ghostbusters II," "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," "Back to the Future Part II," "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier," "License to Kill," and "Lethal Weapon 2." There were just too many blockbusters it would've had to compete with.
Its movement to the straight-to-video market might have reduced its prestige, but "Puppet Master" spawned many, many sequels (not to mention a few crossovers) that persist to this day (the most recent "Puppet Master" film was released in 2022). The killer puppets in the film have become minor horror icons and often serve as the face of Full Moon Features, a...
Its movement to the straight-to-video market might have reduced its prestige, but "Puppet Master" spawned many, many sequels (not to mention a few crossovers) that persist to this day (the most recent "Puppet Master" film was released in 2022). The killer puppets in the film have become minor horror icons and often serve as the face of Full Moon Features, a...
- 6/9/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Image: IFC Films, Warner Bros., Cinetic Media, Screenshot: YouTube, YouTube, Apple/YouTube, Disney/YouTube, Photo: Frank Masi (Sony Pictures Entertainment), Atsushi Nishijima (Searchlight Pictures), Warner Bros. Pictures, Magnolia Pictures, Vertical, CraSH/imageSPACE/Shutterstock (Shutterstock), Jasin BolandIn A Violent Nature review: A slasher in touch with its surroundingsIn A Violent NatureImage:...
- 6/1/2024
- avclub.com
Big Shark Screenshot: YouTube Cult filmmaker Tommy Wiseau, somehow independently wealthy despite not seeming to actually do much of anything besides selling underwear with his name on it alongside The Room DVDs and shirts, has finally, after two decades, put aside enough scratch to self-fund a follow-up feature. With Big Shark,...
- 5/28/2024
- by Luke Y. Thompson
- avclub.com
Big SharkScreenshot: YouTube
Cult filmmaker Tommy Wiseau, somehow independently wealthy despite not seeming to actually do much of anything besides selling underwear with his name on it alongside The Room DVDs and shirts, has finally, after two decades, put aside enough scratch to self-fund a follow-up feature. With Big Shark,...
Cult filmmaker Tommy Wiseau, somehow independently wealthy despite not seeming to actually do much of anything besides selling underwear with his name on it alongside The Room DVDs and shirts, has finally, after two decades, put aside enough scratch to self-fund a follow-up feature. With Big Shark,...
- 5/28/2024
- by Luke Y. Thompson
- avclub.com
Spanish indie rock outfit Hinds have announced a new album, Viva Hinds, which is set to drop September 6th via Lucky Number. The band has also confirmed a North American tour and dropped the Beck-featuring single “Boom Boom Back.”
Viva Hinds serves as somewhat of a rebirth for the act, as songwriters Carlotta Cosials and Ana Perrote faced numerous Hinds-related struggles throughout the last few years. They split with their management, label, drummer, and bassist, succumbing to something of a creative rut as a result. Four years after their last release The Prettiest Curse, though, Cosials and Perrote are set to return with a brand new project that seeks to rejuvenate Hinds and, notably, houses the band’s first Spanish language songs.
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To accompany the new record, Hinds have charted out an autumn jaunt through North America. Their 2024 American tour kicks off on October 12th in...
Viva Hinds serves as somewhat of a rebirth for the act, as songwriters Carlotta Cosials and Ana Perrote faced numerous Hinds-related struggles throughout the last few years. They split with their management, label, drummer, and bassist, succumbing to something of a creative rut as a result. Four years after their last release The Prettiest Curse, though, Cosials and Perrote are set to return with a brand new project that seeks to rejuvenate Hinds and, notably, houses the band’s first Spanish language songs.
Get Hinds Tickets Here
To accompany the new record, Hinds have charted out an autumn jaunt through North America. Their 2024 American tour kicks off on October 12th in...
- 5/7/2024
- by Jonah Krueger
- Consequence - Music
In an extra exciting episode of American Idol, Katy Perry ducks for cover after an unexpected wardrobe malfunction. Undeniably, she is keeping her last season on the show spicy!
Katy Perry Isn’t Going Out Quietly
While American Idol won’t be the same without Katy Perry, she is pulling out all the stops before her official exit. During the Monday, April 15 show, she sports a new top by designer Kate Barton. Notably, taking to her Instagram page to give credit for the unique outfit. She captions: “If you see a shark you’re left brained, if you see Idol tonight you’re my bestie.”
Katy Perry’s jet plane/shark shirt. – Instagram
Fans gave their feedback on her shiny new shirt:
“I am here for all these looks. Wow .” “How’d you post this during a performance lol still Gorg.” “Iconic. Sew good it hurts. .” “All I see is...
Katy Perry Isn’t Going Out Quietly
While American Idol won’t be the same without Katy Perry, she is pulling out all the stops before her official exit. During the Monday, April 15 show, she sports a new top by designer Kate Barton. Notably, taking to her Instagram page to give credit for the unique outfit. She captions: “If you see a shark you’re left brained, if you see Idol tonight you’re my bestie.”
Katy Perry’s jet plane/shark shirt. – Instagram
Fans gave their feedback on her shiny new shirt:
“I am here for all these looks. Wow .” “How’d you post this during a performance lol still Gorg.” “Iconic. Sew good it hurts. .” “All I see is...
- 4/16/2024
- by Bonnie Kaiser-Gambill
- TV Shows Ace
Paul Walter Hauser will play comedian Chris Farley in a so-far untitled biopic. Here’s what we know at present:
A biopic based on the biography The Chris Farley Show: A Biography In Three Acts by the late comedian’s brother Tom Farley Jr. and Tanner Colb is in the works.
With full endorsement from Farley’s family, Richard Jewell star Paul Walter Hauser will play him in the film. It will be the directorial debut of Frozen star Josh Gad, with Scott Neustadter and Michael H Weber writing the screenplay according to Deadline. They previously adapted the surreal true story of Tommy Wiseau’s experience making cult film The Room into 2017 film The Disaster Artist.
A feature film examining the origins of Saturday Night Live is also in production. Jason Reitman is directIng SNL 1975 from a script he wrote with Gil Keenan. It will star Gabriel Labelle as series creator Lorne Michaels,...
A biopic based on the biography The Chris Farley Show: A Biography In Three Acts by the late comedian’s brother Tom Farley Jr. and Tanner Colb is in the works.
With full endorsement from Farley’s family, Richard Jewell star Paul Walter Hauser will play him in the film. It will be the directorial debut of Frozen star Josh Gad, with Scott Neustadter and Michael H Weber writing the screenplay according to Deadline. They previously adapted the surreal true story of Tommy Wiseau’s experience making cult film The Room into 2017 film The Disaster Artist.
A feature film examining the origins of Saturday Night Live is also in production. Jason Reitman is directIng SNL 1975 from a script he wrote with Gil Keenan. It will star Gabriel Labelle as series creator Lorne Michaels,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Nobody does April Fools’ Day better than Adult Swim. For the past 20 years, the network has made it an annual mission to keep the prankish spirit of the jester-based day alive by throwing its viewers a curveball. Be it absurd gags, silly gimmicks, and sometimes grade-a shocking game-changers, April Fools’ Day is a colossal event for Adult Swim that every adult animation fan can’t miss.
Here are a few of the channel’s best April Fools’ Day moments from the past two decades.
2004 – Mustaches
Let’s go back to the prank that started it all—mustaches! It was just a night of regular adult animated programming, but with mustaches drawn onto all the characters in every scene in every show. It is such a simplistic gag, yet it birthed the tradition.
2007 – The Aqua Teen Hunger Force Movie Premieres … Sort Of
A few days before Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters hit,...
Here are a few of the channel’s best April Fools’ Day moments from the past two decades.
2004 – Mustaches
Let’s go back to the prank that started it all—mustaches! It was just a night of regular adult animated programming, but with mustaches drawn onto all the characters in every scene in every show. It is such a simplistic gag, yet it birthed the tradition.
2007 – The Aqua Teen Hunger Force Movie Premieres … Sort Of
A few days before Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters hit,...
- 4/1/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
The Smile headlined the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival on Saturday by teaming up with the London Contemporary Orchestra for a performance at the 02 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, UK.
The trio of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner performed 12 songs with the backing of the London Contemporary Orchestra, including the live debut of “I Quit” from The Smile’s newly released sophomore album, Wall of Eyes. Other performed songs included “Pana-Vision,” “Speech Bubbles,” Tiptoe,” “Waving a White Flag,” and “Bending Hectic.”
Later in the evening, The Smile delivered a seven-song encore set as a three-piece band, including renditions of “The Thing,” “The Same,” “The Smoke,” and “You Will Never Work in Television Again.”
The full concert was streamed on BBC’s website and select clips can be found below.
The Smile will spend the summer touring the UK and Europe in support of Wall of Eyes. Tickets to their upcoming concerts can be found here.
The trio of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner performed 12 songs with the backing of the London Contemporary Orchestra, including the live debut of “I Quit” from The Smile’s newly released sophomore album, Wall of Eyes. Other performed songs included “Pana-Vision,” “Speech Bubbles,” Tiptoe,” “Waving a White Flag,” and “Bending Hectic.”
Later in the evening, The Smile delivered a seven-song encore set as a three-piece band, including renditions of “The Thing,” “The Same,” “The Smoke,” and “You Will Never Work in Television Again.”
The full concert was streamed on BBC’s website and select clips can be found below.
The Smile will spend the summer touring the UK and Europe in support of Wall of Eyes. Tickets to their upcoming concerts can be found here.
- 3/10/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
In addition to Bambi: The Reckoning, which is part of the Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey universe, another upcoming Bambi horror movie has been announced this week.
A gory horror-comedy that pays tribute to the slasher movies of the ’80s and ’90s, Bambi horror movie Bampire was just launched on Indiegogo, and we’ve got your first look.
Directed by Taylor Morden (The Last Blockbuster) and written by Zoë Wassman, the indie film is said to feature “heart-wrenching live action performances, hand-drawn animation by Josh Stifter (A24 and Kevin Smith’s Tusk), practical gore by award-winning fx artist Trysta Kelley, a claymation sequence from effects supervisor Webster Colcord, and even diegetic VHS footage from an in-world camera.”
Writer Zoë Wassman teases, “Picture Evil Dead 2 meets Who Framed Roger Rabbit.”
Bampire (produced by Path Films and Popmotion Pictures) features appearances by Diane Franklin, Greg Sestero, and Troma’s own Lloyd Kaufman...
A gory horror-comedy that pays tribute to the slasher movies of the ’80s and ’90s, Bambi horror movie Bampire was just launched on Indiegogo, and we’ve got your first look.
Directed by Taylor Morden (The Last Blockbuster) and written by Zoë Wassman, the indie film is said to feature “heart-wrenching live action performances, hand-drawn animation by Josh Stifter (A24 and Kevin Smith’s Tusk), practical gore by award-winning fx artist Trysta Kelley, a claymation sequence from effects supervisor Webster Colcord, and even diegetic VHS footage from an in-world camera.”
Writer Zoë Wassman teases, “Picture Evil Dead 2 meets Who Framed Roger Rabbit.”
Bampire (produced by Path Films and Popmotion Pictures) features appearances by Diane Franklin, Greg Sestero, and Troma’s own Lloyd Kaufman...
- 3/4/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Zehan (Urdu for Mind) is a psychological thriller directed by Dhiren Dimri that stars Aarya Babbar and Surbhi Mahendru. Saying anything about this movie is proving to be quite difficult for me because I can’t type while rolling on the floor laughing about it. It’s one of those movies that is so bad that it is hilarious. It gives a strong competition to the 2003 masterpiece (of the so-bad-it’s-hilarious genre) The Room, but to be fair, Zehan, is a little bit better than the Tommy Wiseau film and hence will lose that competition. The film does have a couple of old-school bangers that I liked.
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In The Film?
Zehan begins by showing us a couple deeply, madly, and passionately in love, but they have had a fight. Hence, they go on a trip. The couple also carries their kid around on this trip,...
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In The Film?
Zehan begins by showing us a couple deeply, madly, and passionately in love, but they have had a fight. Hence, they go on a trip. The couple also carries their kid around on this trip,...
- 2/3/2024
- by Ayush Awasthi
- Film Fugitives
Celebrating its 48th-and-a-bit anniversary, Monty Python And The Holy Grail is coming back to cinemas for a limited time only.
Forget your usual sing-along screenings of your favourite musical. You can go to a quote-along screening of Monty Python And The Holy Grail this February.
It’s been 48 (and a half) years since the iconic comedy premiered in cinemas. Starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin, Monthly Python And The Holy Grail marked the directorial debuts of Gilliam and Jones.
To mark the anniversary, the film is making a comeback in cinemas, but there will also be special quote-along screenings. They will give you an opportunity to shout out lines like “She’s a witch!” and “I fart in your general direction” at the screen.
Tickets for these are already on sale and you can purchase them here.
Monty Python’s Life Of Brian...
Forget your usual sing-along screenings of your favourite musical. You can go to a quote-along screening of Monty Python And The Holy Grail this February.
It’s been 48 (and a half) years since the iconic comedy premiered in cinemas. Starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin, Monthly Python And The Holy Grail marked the directorial debuts of Gilliam and Jones.
To mark the anniversary, the film is making a comeback in cinemas, but there will also be special quote-along screenings. They will give you an opportunity to shout out lines like “She’s a witch!” and “I fart in your general direction” at the screen.
Tickets for these are already on sale and you can purchase them here.
Monty Python’s Life Of Brian...
- 1/31/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
One year ago, Canadian sweetheart Ryan Reynolds showed everyone how easy it is to protect themselves from hackers with the 1Password security setup. Well, for accuracy’s sake, Reynolds’s assistant protected the actor’s varying accounts. The Deadpool and Green Lantern actor just sat around, waiting for some “bad actor” to steal his private information. What matters is that his accounts are secure, and he can email love letters to Hugh Jackman at his leisure.
Today, Tommy Wiseauiends) is getting in on the 1Password action and bringing a tiger along for the ride. In the new 1Password promo, Wiseau throws bottled water to the ground, The Room style, while explaining the importance of having top-of-the-line online security. You never know what sort of “bad actors” could lurk online, and Tommy is no fool. He relies on 1Password to protect his company data with an app designed to log you in from anywhere,...
Today, Tommy Wiseauiends) is getting in on the 1Password action and bringing a tiger along for the ride. In the new 1Password promo, Wiseau throws bottled water to the ground, The Room style, while explaining the importance of having top-of-the-line online security. You never know what sort of “bad actors” could lurk online, and Tommy is no fool. He relies on 1Password to protect his company data with an app designed to log you in from anywhere,...
- 1/29/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
In our Thursday predictions we said that despite most horror films being critic proof, the new James Wan/ Jason Blum collaboration Night Swim would (forgive the pun) sink or swim based on its reviews. Well later that day reviews began flooding in and they were not great. From critics calling it cliche to our own Tyler Nichols giving it a 4/10 and calling it “terrible on top of more bad” which is a line I will steal from him for future use!
Night Swim doesn’t seem to be one of those horror films that has the juice to prove those reviews wrong, with what is looking like a debut just over $11 million and a second place finish at the box office. What’s worse is that the film has garnered an absolutely horrible 40% audience score. To put that into perspective, the movie The Room, widely regarded as one of the worst movies ever made,...
Night Swim doesn’t seem to be one of those horror films that has the juice to prove those reviews wrong, with what is looking like a debut just over $11 million and a second place finish at the box office. What’s worse is that the film has garnered an absolutely horrible 40% audience score. To put that into perspective, the movie The Room, widely regarded as one of the worst movies ever made,...
- 1/6/2024
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
Variety is expanding its international coverage with the appointment of well-respected trade correspondent Alex Ritman as its London Bureau Chief.
Ritman, who is based in London, was U.K. correspondent at The Hollywood Reporter for nine years. During that time, he was nominated for several National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards, co-winning in 2017 for a feature about Leonardo DiCaprio and a major international corruption scandal. He was most recently nominated for a profile of Daniel Radcliffe. Prior to joining THR, Ritman wrote for publications including The Guardian, Time Out, The Sunday Times, Esquire, The Daily Beast, The Los Angeles Times and Little White Lies. He spent several years in the Middle East as the main film writer for The National newspaper.
At Variety, Ritman will contribute to magazine features and web stories with an emphasis on U.K. film and media, production and financial news, as well as industry analysis,...
Ritman, who is based in London, was U.K. correspondent at The Hollywood Reporter for nine years. During that time, he was nominated for several National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards, co-winning in 2017 for a feature about Leonardo DiCaprio and a major international corruption scandal. He was most recently nominated for a profile of Daniel Radcliffe. Prior to joining THR, Ritman wrote for publications including The Guardian, Time Out, The Sunday Times, Esquire, The Daily Beast, The Los Angeles Times and Little White Lies. He spent several years in the Middle East as the main film writer for The National newspaper.
At Variety, Ritman will contribute to magazine features and web stories with an emphasis on U.K. film and media, production and financial news, as well as industry analysis,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: You’ve Heard of Jump Scares, But Are You Ready for… Reverse Jump Scares?
When Foreman and I launched IndieWire After Dark, a big part of our motivation was the fact that we were burned out on the existing midnight movie canon. No disrespect to “The Room” or “Eraserhead” or “Rocky Horror,” but we had seen them so many times that we felt called to mine other eras of film history for new cinematic oddities.
But while it’s always a thrill to place the midnight movie crown atop...
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: You’ve Heard of Jump Scares, But Are You Ready for… Reverse Jump Scares?
When Foreman and I launched IndieWire After Dark, a big part of our motivation was the fact that we were burned out on the existing midnight movie canon. No disrespect to “The Room” or “Eraserhead” or “Rocky Horror,” but we had seen them so many times that we felt called to mine other eras of film history for new cinematic oddities.
But while it’s always a thrill to place the midnight movie crown atop...
- 11/18/2023
- by Christian Zilko and Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
As 2023 hits its final straights, Spain’s “Nowhere,” a mother-baby survival thriller, rates as the most-viewed non-English title – film or series – of 2023, with 77.9 million views. It also ranks as Netflix’s second most-watched non-English movie of all time, currently punching 141.6 million hours, bettered only by Norway’s “Troll.”
“Nowhere” also has legs: No other non-English Netflix movie has punched 1.6 million views on its seventh week of release.
That achievement is all the more remarkable given that “Nowhere” is also the first title by the film’s producer Miguel Ruz and exec producer Jordi Roca at their new Madrid-based production company Rock & Ruz which they launched after the success of their first film together, Mario Casas-starrer “The Paramedic” (“El Practicante”), also on Netflix.
Made for an above-average budget for Spain, based on an original story by Indiana Lista (“Scandinoir”), “Nowhere” is co-written by producers Ruz and Ernest Riera alongside...
“Nowhere” also has legs: No other non-English Netflix movie has punched 1.6 million views on its seventh week of release.
That achievement is all the more remarkable given that “Nowhere” is also the first title by the film’s producer Miguel Ruz and exec producer Jordi Roca at their new Madrid-based production company Rock & Ruz which they launched after the success of their first film together, Mario Casas-starrer “The Paramedic” (“El Practicante”), also on Netflix.
Made for an above-average budget for Spain, based on an original story by Indiana Lista (“Scandinoir”), “Nowhere” is co-written by producers Ruz and Ernest Riera alongside...
- 11/15/2023
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Radiohead side project the Smile — featuring the band’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood along with former Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner — have announced their second album, Wall of Eyes, the follow-up to their 2022 debut A Light for Attracting Attention.
Ahead of the LP’s January 26 release, the trio have shared the video for the album’s title track, a visual that reunites Yorke with director Paul Thomas Anderson, who previously helmed the singer’s Anima short film along with Radiohead’s “Daydreaming” video:
Wall of Eyes features the...
Ahead of the LP’s January 26 release, the trio have shared the video for the album’s title track, a visual that reunites Yorke with director Paul Thomas Anderson, who previously helmed the singer’s Anima short film along with Radiohead’s “Daydreaming” video:
Wall of Eyes features the...
- 11/13/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
After many film and music collaborations between Paul Thomas Anderson, Thom Yorke, and Jonny Greenwood, they’ve once again teamed for a new project. Following a perfectly PTA-style tease yesterday, the director’s music video for The Smile’s new track “Wall of Eyes” has now premiered.
The delightfully trippy five-minute music video accompanies an announcement that Yorke, Greenwood, and Tom Skinner’s band will release a new album, Wall of Eyes, on January 26, 2024 via Xl Recordings, and it’s now available to pre-order. Said album was recorded between Oxford and Abbey Road Studios, and is produced and mixed by Sam Petts-Davies. It features string arrangements by the London Contemporary Orchestra.
Check out the tracklist, music video, and album art below. Meanwhile: now that the strikes have concluded, rumors are emerging that Paul Thomas Anderson will start production on his mysterious new film early next year, but we’ll wait...
The delightfully trippy five-minute music video accompanies an announcement that Yorke, Greenwood, and Tom Skinner’s band will release a new album, Wall of Eyes, on January 26, 2024 via Xl Recordings, and it’s now available to pre-order. Said album was recorded between Oxford and Abbey Road Studios, and is produced and mixed by Sam Petts-Davies. It features string arrangements by the London Contemporary Orchestra.
Check out the tracklist, music video, and album art below. Meanwhile: now that the strikes have concluded, rumors are emerging that Paul Thomas Anderson will start production on his mysterious new film early next year, but we’ll wait...
- 11/13/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
If you were a kid or teen in the 2000s, it's likely that you watched at least one movie featuring Josh Hutcherson, and it's also likely that you had a favorite movie with him in it. Hutcherson began acting in the early 2000s and had minor roles in a variety of TV shows before making his film debut in 2003's "American Splendor." From there, Hutcherson was launched into stardom and starred in a number of popular films throughout the decade, including "Kicking & Screaming," "Zathura: A Space Adventure," and "Journey to the Center of the Earth." By the 2010s, Hutcherson took on more mature roles and arguably landed his most popular role as Peeta Mellark in "The Hunger Games," which he would reprise for the remaining three movies in the beloved film series.
Most recently, Hutcherson is set to star in "Five Nights at Freddy's," the film adaptation of the...
Most recently, Hutcherson is set to star in "Five Nights at Freddy's," the film adaptation of the...
- 10/27/2023
- by Alicia Geigel
- Popsugar.com
Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vaserhelyi’s Nyad is aggressively bad. The kind of bad where you have to wonder how it passed through the eyes of two otherwise-competent filmmakers (known for their documentary work), not to mention an entire production team and studio. With a Netflix logo, the bar is already lowered beneath what would be suitable for a theatrical release, but this biopic suggests something whipped together with minimal thought––from the words on the page given to the actors to basic blocking to how we move from scene to scene. Whatever skills they used to create the dizzying spectacle of Meru and Free Solo, Chin and Vaserhelyi feel like they got completely lost in the translation to narrative cinema.
The staging of both Annette Benning and Jodie Foster, two of Hollywood’s most lauded and storied actresses giving absolute career-worst performances, is akin to a Disney Channel afterschool special.
The staging of both Annette Benning and Jodie Foster, two of Hollywood’s most lauded and storied actresses giving absolute career-worst performances, is akin to a Disney Channel afterschool special.
- 10/4/2023
- by Soham Gadre
- The Film Stage
Paramount+'s highly-anticipated "Zoey 101" spinoff film, "Zoey 102," hit the streamer on July 27, and it features most of the original show's cast, including Jamie Lynn Spears. The new movie's plot sees Zoey confront the state of her life (and love) as an adult when she reunites with her Pacific Coast Academy crew at her friends Quinn and Logan's over-the-top wedding.
However, three of the show's main characters are noticeably missing from the reunion festivities. Victoria Justice, who played Zoey's friend Lola; Alexa Nikolas, who played Nicole Bristow for the first two seasons; and Paul Butcher, who portrayed Zoey's little brother, Dustin Brooks. The three original series staples will not be seen in the film for their own reasons.
Find out everything we know about why Victoria Justice, Alexa Nikolas, and Paul Butcher aren't in "Zoey 102."
Why Isn't Victoria Justice in "Zoey 102"?
Regarding Justice's decision not to...
However, three of the show's main characters are noticeably missing from the reunion festivities. Victoria Justice, who played Zoey's friend Lola; Alexa Nikolas, who played Nicole Bristow for the first two seasons; and Paul Butcher, who portrayed Zoey's little brother, Dustin Brooks. The three original series staples will not be seen in the film for their own reasons.
Find out everything we know about why Victoria Justice, Alexa Nikolas, and Paul Butcher aren't in "Zoey 102."
Why Isn't Victoria Justice in "Zoey 102"?
Regarding Justice's decision not to...
- 7/27/2023
- by Lindsay Paige Stein
- Popsugar.com
It seems like people will become nostalgic for anything over a long enough period of time. Don’t believe me? Well, then how else do you explain Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore: a spiritual successor to the worst Legend of Zelda games ever?
Arzette: The Jewel of Faramor is an action-platformer that sees players control Arzette on her journey to save the Kingdom of Faramore. While Arzette‘s core gameplay looks fairly standard for the genre, the title’s visuals and voice acting certainly stand out. If those aspects of the game strike you as being slightly…off, that’s because they are. In fact, those “off” elements of the game are actually a tribute to the infamous Phillips CD-i titles Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon.
Widely considered to be some of the worst games ever made, Faces of Evil and Wand of Gamelon...
Arzette: The Jewel of Faramor is an action-platformer that sees players control Arzette on her journey to save the Kingdom of Faramore. While Arzette‘s core gameplay looks fairly standard for the genre, the title’s visuals and voice acting certainly stand out. If those aspects of the game strike you as being slightly…off, that’s because they are. In fact, those “off” elements of the game are actually a tribute to the infamous Phillips CD-i titles Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon.
Widely considered to be some of the worst games ever made, Faces of Evil and Wand of Gamelon...
- 7/13/2023
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
Audible, the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, and Fresh Produce Media, the audio-first entertainment company, are launching In the Room with Peter Bergen, a weekly podcast exploring the news from a nonpartisan and uniquely security-focused lens, today, May 16th, 2023 on Audible and across all audio services.
For his first ever podcast, Bergen — the renowned national security journalist and best-selling author who initially rose to prominence when he produced the first-ever television interview with Osama bin Laden several years before 9/11 — taps into his exceptional contact network to bring listeners “In the Room'' with experts across the fields of policy, international affairs, government, science, and more, to help unpack the most important and captivating stories of our moment. Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning journalist and editorial leader Alison Craiglow, formerly of Freakonomics Radio, is Executive Producer of the show for Fresh Produce Media.
Peter Bergen said “When the world is constantly screaming ‘Breaking News!
For his first ever podcast, Bergen — the renowned national security journalist and best-selling author who initially rose to prominence when he produced the first-ever television interview with Osama bin Laden several years before 9/11 — taps into his exceptional contact network to bring listeners “In the Room'' with experts across the fields of policy, international affairs, government, science, and more, to help unpack the most important and captivating stories of our moment. Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning journalist and editorial leader Alison Craiglow, formerly of Freakonomics Radio, is Executive Producer of the show for Fresh Produce Media.
Peter Bergen said “When the world is constantly screaming ‘Breaking News!
- 5/17/2023
- Podnews.net
Stars: Manon Pages, Austin Naulty, Carter Simoneaux | Written by Austin Frosch | Directed by Austin Frosch, Paul Dale
Tommy Wiseau has a lot to answer for. While he did not create the “bad movie” with 2003’s The Room, his misguided attempt to deliver “the passion of Tennessee Williams” resulted in a cult film which has regular theatre showings across the world. Many films followed to try and create a similar success story, but such a thing cannot be manufactured, and that is sadly evident in this work by co-directors Austin Frosch and Paul Dale.
After her grandma dies, Abby (Manon Pages) inherits a mysterious kite which she gives to her brother. After his mysterious death, the kite disappears and the body count rises, leaving Abby to search for the truth amidst a strange supernatural plot. From the historical photos with kites superimposed on them, complete with the hint at who assassinated JFK,...
Tommy Wiseau has a lot to answer for. While he did not create the “bad movie” with 2003’s The Room, his misguided attempt to deliver “the passion of Tennessee Williams” resulted in a cult film which has regular theatre showings across the world. Many films followed to try and create a similar success story, but such a thing cannot be manufactured, and that is sadly evident in this work by co-directors Austin Frosch and Paul Dale.
After her grandma dies, Abby (Manon Pages) inherits a mysterious kite which she gives to her brother. After his mysterious death, the kite disappears and the body count rises, leaving Abby to search for the truth amidst a strange supernatural plot. From the historical photos with kites superimposed on them, complete with the hint at who assassinated JFK,...
- 5/11/2023
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
Get on the phone with Ron Bernstein and he’ll happily share his views on who’s up and down at the studios — and inevitably, he’ll talk about his latest deals. On a recent call, he hyped the Redstone family power saga by James Stewart and Rachel Abrams, “Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Hollywood Media Empire”; sure enough, within weeks it sold to producer Steven Paul, who’s developing the juicy Shakespearean drama for television.
Bernstein is Hollywood’s most respected media rights agent. He’s repped the source material for the Coen brothers’ Best Picture winner “No Country for Old Men” (Cormac McCarthy), Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” (Doris Kearns Goodwin), Danny Boyle’s “Jobs” (Walter Isaacson), and Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell” (Marie Brenner).
Now, he has a new job. After a 23-year run at ICM, which CAA bought in 2022, Bernstein recently joined the Agency for the...
Bernstein is Hollywood’s most respected media rights agent. He’s repped the source material for the Coen brothers’ Best Picture winner “No Country for Old Men” (Cormac McCarthy), Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” (Doris Kearns Goodwin), Danny Boyle’s “Jobs” (Walter Isaacson), and Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell” (Marie Brenner).
Now, he has a new job. After a 23-year run at ICM, which CAA bought in 2022, Bernstein recently joined the Agency for the...
- 4/27/2023
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
In what is possibly one of the most elaborate anti-jokes in recent memory, a remake of Tommy Wiseau's "The Room" starring Bob Odenkirk will take the entire thing dead seriously. The volunteer organization Acting for a Cause has produced and staged the charity project for amFAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, with company creator Brando Crawford acting as director. Those who worked on the project have promised to not treat Wiseau's shining beacon of unintentional hilarity for laughs, including longtime comedian Bob Odenkirk, who tweeted out how excited he was about participating in this momentous occasion.
Created during the 2020 pandemic lockdown, Acting for a Cause usually stages script readings of plays and films over laptop video conference meetings. However, "The Room" will be more elaborate than the average table read, incorporating green screens to replicate scenes in the original film. The lack of location changes allowed the entire production...
Created during the 2020 pandemic lockdown, Acting for a Cause usually stages script readings of plays and films over laptop video conference meetings. However, "The Room" will be more elaborate than the average table read, incorporating green screens to replicate scenes in the original film. The lack of location changes allowed the entire production...
- 4/12/2023
- by Andrew Housman
- Slash Film
Marvel better not call Bob Odenkirk.
The “Better Call Saul” star revealed that he is not interested in joining the MCU and prefers more “relatable” stories onscreen.
“I always like to keep things grounded, relatable, and smaller. I don’t think I’m built for that world,” Odenkirk told The Independent. “I’m built for characters that make you feel like that guy could live next door.”
Odenkirk’s upcoming sequel to action film “Nobody” is the furthest level of heightened anti-heroism he is interested in. “I care about this more than you could imagine,” Odenkirk said. “You’d think it’s the personal story of my life, and not an action-genre movie.”
The “Lucky Hank” actor previously shared that “Nobody” was a natural extension of “Better Call Saul.”
“I was very surprised by ‘Nobody.’ I had initiated that project because I had a feeling that the character I was...
The “Better Call Saul” star revealed that he is not interested in joining the MCU and prefers more “relatable” stories onscreen.
“I always like to keep things grounded, relatable, and smaller. I don’t think I’m built for that world,” Odenkirk told The Independent. “I’m built for characters that make you feel like that guy could live next door.”
Odenkirk’s upcoming sequel to action film “Nobody” is the furthest level of heightened anti-heroism he is interested in. “I care about this more than you could imagine,” Odenkirk said. “You’d think it’s the personal story of my life, and not an action-genre movie.”
The “Lucky Hank” actor previously shared that “Nobody” was a natural extension of “Better Call Saul.”
“I was very surprised by ‘Nobody.’ I had initiated that project because I had a feeling that the character I was...
- 4/10/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
This year at Glasgow Film Festival, the 2023 FrightFest contingent offered eleven genre-bending feature films, packed into a horror-filled weekend of scares, screams, and…suddenly realizing you happened to pack a gun in your suitcase for the girls weekend – just after your best friend has been murdered by the psycho Bear-Man! A little too late…darn.
I had the great pleasure of catching ten out of the eleven films screened over the 10th and 11th of March 2023. Here are my thoughts and recommendations for which films you should catch if you can (or avoid like the plague) once they complete their festival runs and find distribution in the big, wide world.
#Chadgetstheaxe USA 2022 83 mins. International Premiere
What happens when a group of self-involved influencers decides to raid a house that was supposedly the site of a cult sacrifice – all whilst live-streaming the entire night? Filmed and told entirely through the camera-phones...
I had the great pleasure of catching ten out of the eleven films screened over the 10th and 11th of March 2023. Here are my thoughts and recommendations for which films you should catch if you can (or avoid like the plague) once they complete their festival runs and find distribution in the big, wide world.
#Chadgetstheaxe USA 2022 83 mins. International Premiere
What happens when a group of self-involved influencers decides to raid a house that was supposedly the site of a cult sacrifice – all whilst live-streaming the entire night? Filmed and told entirely through the camera-phones...
- 4/8/2023
- by Gareth Tidball
- Horror Asylum
The movies have always been at odds with new mediums, especially television. With the invention of the television and its ability to bring entertainment to the masses at home, movies began to revolutionize their format in order to re-attract audiences back to theaters. Films became bigger and wider with 70mm formats. The first trend of 3D movies attempted to capture the audience’s wonder. However, streaming is a whole different monster where it has been seen by many as the definitive movie theater killer. The Academy took a while to come around to considering streaming films to be nominated for awards. Last year saw Netflix films like All Quiet on the Western Front beat out theatrical releases in a couple of categories.
Puck is now reporting on the Academy’s newest strategy to help raise interest in theater-going. Rather than outright snubbing films that stream, there is a new proposal...
Puck is now reporting on the Academy’s newest strategy to help raise interest in theater-going. Rather than outright snubbing films that stream, there is a new proposal...
- 3/31/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
After twenty years of silence, Tommy Wiseau is back with an all-new feature film, his first since the immortal 2003 cult classic “The Room.” Is this cause for celebration or riots? It all depends on what one thinks of Wiseau: a lovable hack, a shameless charlatan, or some seemingly impossible hybrid of both things at once.
Read More: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2023
In any case, Wiseau’s next film is “Big Shark,” about three best friend firefighters who must save the city of New Orleans from, that’s right, a really big shark.
Continue reading ‘Big Shark’ Trailer: Tommy Wiseau Returns With His First Feature Film Since ‘The Room’ This Summer at The Playlist.
Read More: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2023
In any case, Wiseau’s next film is “Big Shark,” about three best friend firefighters who must save the city of New Orleans from, that’s right, a really big shark.
Continue reading ‘Big Shark’ Trailer: Tommy Wiseau Returns With His First Feature Film Since ‘The Room’ This Summer at The Playlist.
- 3/24/2023
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
After 20 long years, The Room auteur Tommy Wiseau is back with a new narrative feature film Big Shark — and you better believe it’s got an extremely big shark in it.
For those anxious to see if the man behind one of the strangest cult classics in film history still has what it takes to delight and confuse audiences in equal measure, the new Big Shark trailer should offer plenty of hope. The clip starts as a classic heart-pumping action movie, with an intense boxing sequence and big text graphics...
For those anxious to see if the man behind one of the strangest cult classics in film history still has what it takes to delight and confuse audiences in equal measure, the new Big Shark trailer should offer plenty of hope. The clip starts as a classic heart-pumping action movie, with an intense boxing sequence and big text graphics...
- 3/24/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Screenshot: YouTube There’s no point, in 2023, in trying to accurately parse the mind of The Room and The Neighbors creator Tommy Wiseau. The whole point of Wiseau is that he’s inexplicable: Moved by his own, very odd notions of what is romantic, or exciting, or smart, or sexy,...
- 3/24/2023
- by William Hughes
- avclub.com
The moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived. Tommy Wiseau has directed his first feature film since The Room, and the trailer for the project — dubbed Big Shark — is out now.
Per Variety, Big Shark follows New Orleans firefighters Georgie, Patrick, and Tim as they attempt to save their city from the titular fishy menace. In addition to writing and directing the film, Wiseau stars alongside Isaiah Laborde and Mark Valeriano. Wonderfully, the trailer for the picture looks like it was made in iMovie, with ridiculous red text assaulting the screen over dramatic action music before its stars are seen running through the streets of Nola, where the shark inexplicably manages to chase them.
Wiseau has big plans for Big Shark. The film will debut at a Portland screening on April 2nd before hitting other markets hosted by Prytania Theatres, with the filmmaker slated to appear at each event.
Per Variety, Big Shark follows New Orleans firefighters Georgie, Patrick, and Tim as they attempt to save their city from the titular fishy menace. In addition to writing and directing the film, Wiseau stars alongside Isaiah Laborde and Mark Valeriano. Wonderfully, the trailer for the picture looks like it was made in iMovie, with ridiculous red text assaulting the screen over dramatic action music before its stars are seen running through the streets of Nola, where the shark inexplicably manages to chase them.
Wiseau has big plans for Big Shark. The film will debut at a Portland screening on April 2nd before hitting other markets hosted by Prytania Theatres, with the filmmaker slated to appear at each event.
- 3/24/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Film News
Shark movies are a dime a dozen, especially with schlock like Jersey Shore: Shark Attack, Sand Sharks, Ghost Shark, and so much more. But what happens when Tommy Wiseau, the visionary director of The Room, takes aim at the ocean’s most fearsome predator? Tommy Wiseau has released a new trailer for Big Shark, which is somehow the first movie he’s directed since the release of The Room twenty years ago.
The Big Shark trailer cuts back and forth between shots of New Orleans with two boxers fighting in a gym, all while the text reads, “You can Run. You can Hide. But that won’t save you. The world’s most vicious hunter has come to the bayou and only wants one thing… blood.” The film stars Tommy Wiseau as Patrick, Isaiah Laborde as Tim, and Greg Sestero as Georgie, three firefighters who must save New Orleans from a killer shark.
The Big Shark trailer cuts back and forth between shots of New Orleans with two boxers fighting in a gym, all while the text reads, “You can Run. You can Hide. But that won’t save you. The world’s most vicious hunter has come to the bayou and only wants one thing… blood.” The film stars Tommy Wiseau as Patrick, Isaiah Laborde as Tim, and Greg Sestero as Georgie, three firefighters who must save New Orleans from a killer shark.
- 3/23/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
"You can run... You can hide... But that won't save you." Tommy Wiseau, famed director of The Room, is back!! I guess...? Maybe? A new trailer has debuted for his next feature film titled Big Shark. The second trailer for a shark movie out this week after The Black Demon, too. It's also Wiseau's only feature since The Room in 2003. The trailer launched on Variety along with a poster and info about a roadshow tour Wiseau is going on, playing the film in different cinemas around the country throughout 2023. So it will indeed be the return of Mr. Wiseau. The only simple synopsis available is: Three firefighters must save New Orleans from a shark attack. Because of course they do. It's no surprise to say that this looks like a parody film. Also a warning - the trailer ends halfway and suddenly turns into an ad for Wiesau's underwear brand - yes,...
- 3/23/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
There are few appreciators of ill-advised cinema that haven't seen "The Room," director Tommy Wiseau's so-bad-it's-legendary 2003 film that has become a true cult classic almost despite itself. It even inspired a much-acclaimed biopic in the form of A24's "The Disaster Artist," a film we called "a hilarious and sincere tribute to one of the worst films ever made." Now, a full two decades later, Wiseau is back in the director's chair for another presumably schlocky adventure. And this time, he's taking on the creature feature with a big, cheesy CGI shark flick appropriately titled "Big Shark." In even better news, we've got a trailer!
A teaser for the film first appeared online back in 2019, but now a new trailer has surfaced as the film readies for a select theatrical rollout beginning next month. According to Variety, these "Pre Premier" screenings will feature Wiseau in person and will be...
A teaser for the film first appeared online back in 2019, but now a new trailer has surfaced as the film readies for a select theatrical rollout beginning next month. According to Variety, these "Pre Premier" screenings will feature Wiseau in person and will be...
- 3/23/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Tommy Wiseau can’t jump the shark: He is the shark.
The “Room” writer-director-star (auteur?) is officially back with his first feature film in 20 years. “Big Shark,” following the craze of the B-movie “Sharknado” franchise and spinoffs, follows three firefighters as they work to save New Orleans from one massive shark.
The tagline reads: “Can New Orleans survive?”
The trailer has been playing for audiences at theatrical screenings of “The Room” for the last few months, but the official trailer is now online. “Big Shark” will begin a nationwide rollout April 2 with a debut screening at Cinema 21 in Portland, Oregon, followed by New Orleans (April 28 and 29), San Francisco (May 5 and 6), Los Angeles (June 2 and 3), and at the Village East by Angelika in New York City.
Wiseau is set to appear in person for branded “Pre Premier” screenings, with the “Official Final Cut Version” of “Big Shark” being released only after an eight-month theatrical rollout window.
The “Room” writer-director-star (auteur?) is officially back with his first feature film in 20 years. “Big Shark,” following the craze of the B-movie “Sharknado” franchise and spinoffs, follows three firefighters as they work to save New Orleans from one massive shark.
The tagline reads: “Can New Orleans survive?”
The trailer has been playing for audiences at theatrical screenings of “The Room” for the last few months, but the official trailer is now online. “Big Shark” will begin a nationwide rollout April 2 with a debut screening at Cinema 21 in Portland, Oregon, followed by New Orleans (April 28 and 29), San Francisco (May 5 and 6), Los Angeles (June 2 and 3), and at the Village East by Angelika in New York City.
Wiseau is set to appear in person for branded “Pre Premier” screenings, with the “Official Final Cut Version” of “Big Shark” being released only after an eight-month theatrical rollout window.
- 3/23/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Tommy Wiseau is back behind the camera again. The director and star of “The Room” has debuted the trailer for “Big Shark,” his first follow-up feature to his trademark 2003 cult melodrama.
“Big Shark” follows three firefighters, Georgie, Patrick and Tim, as they work to save New Orleans from an attack by — you guessed it — a very big shark.
While this first look at “Big Shark” is only now being debuted online, the trailer has already been playing for audiences at theatrical screenings of “The Room” over recent months.
“Big Shark” will kick off its rollout on April 2 with a debut screening at Cinema 21 in Portland, Ore. Screenings will follow over the coming months, with a tentative schedule of engagements hosted by Prytania Theatres at Canal Place in New Orleans (April 28 and 29), the Balboa Theatre in San Francisco, Calif. (May 5 and 6), the Landmark Westwood in Los Angeles (June 2 and 3) and the...
“Big Shark” follows three firefighters, Georgie, Patrick and Tim, as they work to save New Orleans from an attack by — you guessed it — a very big shark.
While this first look at “Big Shark” is only now being debuted online, the trailer has already been playing for audiences at theatrical screenings of “The Room” over recent months.
“Big Shark” will kick off its rollout on April 2 with a debut screening at Cinema 21 in Portland, Ore. Screenings will follow over the coming months, with a tentative schedule of engagements hosted by Prytania Theatres at Canal Place in New Orleans (April 28 and 29), the Balboa Theatre in San Francisco, Calif. (May 5 and 6), the Landmark Westwood in Los Angeles (June 2 and 3) and the...
- 3/23/2023
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
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