It’s that time again for the magic and excitement of Shriekfest 19- THE horror, sci-fi film festival to attend! I love this festival, and Denise Gossett, the festival’s creator and co-founder, is a genuinely kind, generous, and supportive person. You find find a finer human running a film festival anywhere, and that’s the truth. So,…
It’s already post-Shriekfest week! IN THIS WEEK’S “Batman queries” story, After months of speculation about who might be under the cowl for Matt Reeves’ upcoming superhero film The Batman, we now know it’s going to be Robert Pattinson. However, he’s the only actor officially attached to the project. Last week’s news that Jeffrey Wright is…
A spooky week of film news! IN THIS WEEK’S “Goodbye, Captain Spaulding” story, Sid Haig, known for his role as Captain Spaulding in Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses trilogy, died Saturday. He was 80. His wife announced the news on Instagram. Haig had a fall several weeks ago and suffered serious breathing complications after…
Onward with another week of filmy news! IN THIS WEEK’S “In a theater near you – or at home” story, The Breaking Bad sequel movie, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, will receive a limited theatrical release alongside its arrival on Netflix. The film will premiere on the streaming service October 11th, while screenings will…
Uh oh, it’s Friday the 13th! IN THIS WEEK’ S “Life imitates art that imitates life..etc.” story, According to a new Variety report, the Oscar-winning actor is taking on a new Paramount film based on the forgotten ‘60s action figure, Major Matt Mason. Hanks has reportedly agreed to star in the upcoming film based on…
Post Labor Day news! IN THIS WEEK’S “Movie Thyme” story, Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Wild Mountain Thyme, a lyrical romance that will star Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan playing star-crossed lovers, the distributor announced Monday. Lionsgate UK has also acquired the U.K. rights to Wild Mountain Thyme, which is based…
Well, here’s some stuff that happened. IN THIS WEEK’S “Mean Mr. Quaid” story, Dennis Quaid and Madalen Mills are joining Queen Latifah in Ray Giarratana’s independent drama Tiger Rising. Highland Film Group is handling worldwide sales, which will launch at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival Giarratana adapted the script from Kate DiCamillo’s 2001 New…
Things keep happening. Funny how that is. IN THIS WEEK’S “Slowly but surely” story, James Bond 25 info tickles in little by little. The 25th James Bond movie will be titled No Time To Die, the official 007 Twitter account announced Tuesday. The film starring Daniel Craig returning as Bond opens in the U.K. on…
Oh look, more stuff happened! IN THIS WEEK’S “So long, Easy Rider…” story, Peter Fonda, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his work in the groundbreaking Easy Rider, which he co-wrote, produced and co-starred in, has died. The son of Hollywood legend Henry Fonda, brother of actress Jane Fonda, and father of actress Bridget…
Oh, hey, it’s the week after Star Trek Las Vegas! Well, for me, anyway. IN THIS WEEK’S “Atomic streaming” story, a sequel to Atomic Blonde could find it’s way to a streaming service. “I think there is [still talk of ‘Atomic Blonde 2’],” said Leitch. “A streaming service is into it. I don’t know all…