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As far as modern Italian filmmaking goes, few names hold as much water asPaolo Sorrentino, the man behind the Oscar-anointedThe Great Beauty. Last year, the director released his first English-language film,Youth, a gorgeous but shallow film starring the likes ofPaul Dano,Michael Caine, andHarvey Keitel, but he’s been making movies for quite some time, some of which -Il Divo,The Consequences of Love- are very good.The Great Beauty, a visually dazzling yet dramatically thin riff on Fellini, remains his most celebrated work, but that might change with his latest work,The Young Pope, a mini-series about the first American pope, starringJude LawandDiane Keaton....

2015 took me by surprise. Like many film fans, I bemoan how many sequels are scheduled for release each year and how bloated many stories are getting with excessive running times that give two separate films within the story arc of one. However, when I assembled my list of the top 10 movies of 2015, it included three sequels and a six-hour trilogy that contained numerous stories. And with these movies (and more!...

Feedis a real labor of love forTroian Bellisario, who wrote, produced and plays the lead role in the intense film about a young woman named Olivia (Bellisario) who, along with her twin brother Matthew (Tom Felton), was born into a world of privilege that expects success and their futures shine bright. When unexpected tragedy tears them apart, Olivia must learn how to survive without her other half, which will test just how far she’s willing to go to not break their bond....

Last month, we reported that directorDan Trachtenberghad leftSony’s long-in-developmentUncharted, making him the, let’s say 151st director, to leave a project that has the complex narrative of “roguish hero searches for treasure.” Deadline now reports thatBumblebeeandKubo and the Two StringsdirectorTravis Knightis in negotiations to take the director’s chair on the project, which is still set to begin production early next year and holds a release date of August 24, 2025. You may recall thatKnight was on the shortlist to directVenom 2, and while that gig ultimately went toAndy Serkis, the studio clearly likes Knight and felt he was a good fit forUncharted, which is based off the long-running PlayStation video game series about treasure hunter Nathan Drake....

Sony Pictures bossTom Rothmanis enlisting the help of a longtime friend on one of the studio’s biggest projects, as veteranX-MenproducerHutch Parkerhas joined the producing team ofVenom 2, Collider has learned. Andy Serkisis directing from a script byKelly Marcel, and the sequel is bringing back the original producing team ofAvi Arad,Matt TolmachandAmy Pascal. An industry source tells Collider that Parker is “a total pro” who came aboardVenom 2a couple months ago due to his experience with Marvel movies, as well as his relationship with Rothman from their time together at Fox....

We last heard major news onWanuri Kahiu’s upcoming Netflix project in 2021 when the film was still known asPlus/Minus. It’s recently been announced that the parallel-universe drama now has a release date, August 17, as well as a new title,Look Both Ways. The movie is aptly named for the audience’s ability to see the protagonist’s life diverge into two paths on the eve of her college graduation. Kahiu’s film, starringRiverdale’sLili Reinhart, explores the age-old question: what if?...

Based on Blizzard Entertainment’s global phenomenonWorld of Warcraft, played by more than 100 million people since its inception, the epic sagaWarcraftsees the peaceful realm of Azeroth on the brink of war, as it faces invasion by orc warriors who are fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As one army faces the other, two heroes – human commander Anduin Lothar (Travis Fimmel) and orc chieftain Durotan (Toby Kebbell) – are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their people and their home....

Last week I got to talk toTaylor Sheridanfor his new filmWind River. The film marks directorial debut of the Oscar-nominated screenwriter (Hell or High Water) and follows a wildlife officer (Jeremy Renner) teaming up with an FBI agent (Elizabeth Olsen) to investigate a murder on a Native American reservation. It’s a powerful conclusion to Sheridan’s “frontier trilogy”, and I definitely recommend checking it out when it comes to a theater near you....

Don Hertzfeldtisn’t a household name, but he should be. Since the release of his Academy Award-nominated filmRejectedin 2000, Hertzfeldt has been steadily carving out his place in the history books of animation, and is now considered among the greatest animators of his generation. His relatively low profile can be attributed to several factors, but perhaps the most significant is also the biggest reason behind his success — that his work consists almost entirely of shorts....

Quick Links Space is big and more extensive than the human mind can comprehend. Light moves at 186,000 miles per second. Given the size of the universe and the vast distance between the Earth and the nearest star system, even moving at the speed of light, it would take five years to arrive. Though the odds of extraterrestrial intelligent life visiting the Earth with any regularity are impossibly high, what if it were possible?...

Get ready for another wild ride of laughter, adventure, and emotion inFX’sReservation Dogsas the hilarious journey continues in its third and final season! Co-created and executive produced bySterlin HarjoandTaika Waititi, the series follows four Indigenous teenagers from rural Oklahoma.In Season 3, get ready for sidesplitting laughter and heartwarming momentsas the Rez Dogs reunite, braving Bigfoot, bathroom wisdom, and unexpected fathers on their journey back home. This season is packed with surprises, rumors, and sweet revenge....

Dorit Kemsleyhas had a rough few years onThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsand she sharedwhy she didn’t leave the show.Kemsley, who survived a break in at her home, has been going through a separation and potential divorce with husbandPaul “PK” Kemsley. She has fought withKyle RichardsandSutton Strackeand has made herself into an enemy of some of her fellow housewives. Butone of her biggest alliesseems to be former co-starLisa Rinna. And Rinna is the one who convinced Kemsley to stay on the show....

Star Wars: Ahsokabrought one of the galaxy’s biggest foes into the live-action form when Grand Admiral Thrawn came to take on Ahsoka and her crew. Played byLars Mikkelsen,Thrawn took on Ahsoka (Rosario Dawson) and tried his hardest to take over as the next big bad in the galaxy now that Darth Vader and Palpatine were gone. This meant that many fans wanted to add Thrawn to their Hot Toys collection....