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George A. Romero’s Lost 1973 Movie The Amusement Park Gets First Trailer: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-07T02:05:16+00:00“>May 6, 2021 | 10:05pm ET Three years ago, Guillermo del Toro collaborator Daniel Kraus revealed that George A. Romero’s long lost 1973 horror film The Amusement Park had been discovered and that he had watched a cut. Last year, it screened at a few repertory programs to select viewers. And now, almost 50 years after it was created, the movie has finally gotten its first-ever trailer alongside news that it will stream on Shudder on June 8th. Romero was originally commissioned to direct The Amusement Park by the Lutheran Society, who hoped he could create a film that raised awareness about ageism and elder abuse. The late film icon accepted the task and set ...
Michael B. Jordan Talks Chadwick Boseman and Oscars: “There’s No Award That Can Validate His Legacy”
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-30T18:08:45+00:00“>April 30, 2021 | 2:08pm ET Like many of us, Michael B. Jordan was surprised when Chadwick Boseman was robbed of the 2021 Academy Award for Best Actor, with voters snubbing his powerhouse performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom in favor of Anthony Hopkins. But via The Hollywood Reporter, Jordan is confident that his Black Panther co-star’s body of work is more substantial than any award. “But you know, this is how I honestly and truly really feel about it: There’s like, there’s no award that can validate his legacy,” Jordan said on SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show. “There’s no win that can take anything away from the lives around the world that...
George A. Romero’s Final Zombie Film, Twilight of the Dead, Is Being Finished by His Widow
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-30T19:27:22+00:00“>April 30, 2021 | 3:27pm ET The dead will rise again. The Hollywood Reporter has it that an unfinished treatment for George A. Romero’s final zombie film, Twilight of the Dead, is currently being worked on by his widow, Suzanne Romero. Prior to his death from lung cancer in 2017, Romero began developing Twilight of the Dead as the final entry in his landmark zombie series that began with 1968’s Night of the Living Dead. He and screenwriter/producer Paolo Zelati (The Profane Exhibit) wrote a treatment for the proposed closing chapter in the Dead franchise, but they never got to take it to the scripting stage before Romero’s passing. After her ...
New Documentary Punk the Capital Traces History of Iconic Washington D.C. Hardcore Scene
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-30T21:47:56+00:00“>April 30, 2021 | 5:47pm ET A new documentary tracing the history of the iconic Washington D.C. hardcore-punk scene is set for release. Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement will open in select theaters and via virtual cinema on May 14th, and then arrive on BluRay/DVD on Record Store Day (June 8th). The 88-minute documentary features some of the biggest names from the D.C. scene circa 1976-1983 such as Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Void, Rites of Spring, and more. Among the punk luminaries interviewed are H.R. (Bad Brains), Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat, Fugazi), Henry Rollins (Black Flag), Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), and others. Punk the Capital is billed as th...
21 Savage Reworks the Saw Theme Song with “Spiral”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-30T04:00:59+00:00“>April 30, 2021 | 12:00am ET Lionsgate is going for a full fresh start with the upcoming Spiral: From the Book of Saw. That means a jump in time, an unexpected new cast (Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson), and a complete shift in sound from metal to hip-hop. 21 Savage has been brought on to executive produce the film’s soundtrack, including contributing a new theme song called “Spiral”. Saw fans will no doubt recognize the beat on the track: It’s the horror franchise’s classic theme “Hello Zepp” by composer Charlie Clouser. 21 Savage puts his own dangerous edge on the song, giving it some razor-slick production as he drops bars like, “I’ma let ‘еm spin like a spi...
What Drives Us Is Dave Grohl’s Sweet Love Letter to the Road: Review
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-29T18:45:44+00:00“>April 29, 2021 | 2:45pm ET The Pitch: What motivates rock stars to hit the road — enduring endless hours in a cramped van with smelly bandmates and mic stands poking you in the ribs, all to play a gig that could have 10,000 people or just 10? That’s the premise Foo Fighters frontman and rock legend Dave Grohl sets out to explore in his 90-minute documentary, What Drives Us. But amid his exhaustive interviews with music contemporaries both young and old, from St. Vincent to The Edge to Ringo Starr, Grohl’s journey evolves into something bigger: a quest to examine the appeal of the touring life in all its highs and lows and the soul-feeding nature of rock st...
Randy Quaid “Seriously Considering” Run for Governor in California
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-28T16:15:55+00:00“>April 28, 2021 | 12:15pm ET Randy Quaid, the 70-year-old actor best known for his character Cousin Eddie in the National Lampoon’s Vacation franchise, wants to run for Governor of California. He announced his intent to run Tuesday on Twitter with an informal statement bashing the state’s district attorneys. “I’m seriously considering running for governor,” tweeted Quaid on Tuesday. “The prosecutorial corruption in California (esp Santa Barbara & the Bell scandal) is rampant; and I promise that if elected I will clean up the District Attorney Offices throughout the state. #RandyQuaid4CAGOV” Quaid is a longtime Republican and has been a vocal supporter of Don...
Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse Misfires at Every Trite Turn: Review
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-28T18:15:38+00:00“>April 28, 2021 | 2:15pm ET The Pitch: Here lie the life and tragic times of John Clark, aka John Kelly, aka Tom Clancy’s killer dude. Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse — the novel — is a post-Vietnam veteran thriller about a lost Navy SEAL who snaps and decides to take on drug lords and the Vietnamese after his pregnant wife dies in a car crash and his new girlfriend dies at the hands of her pimp. Yeah! That right there is what we used to call paperback intrigue, folks. Look it up at your nearest used-book store. Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, the new Paramount-to-Amazon Prime thriller starring Michael B. Jordan, is about an elite SEAL, John Clark, whose very pregnan...
Paddington 2 Surpasses Citizen Kane as Top-Rated Film on Rotten Tomatoes
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-28T02:03:57+00:00“>April 27, 2021 | 10:03pm ET Ever since Citizen Kane came out in 1941, it’s been hailed as the greatest movie of all time by countless film organizations, and that ranking is still widely upheld to this day. However, the Orson Welles drama has just been dethroned from its perfect Rotten Tomatoes status by an unlikely contender: the 2018 family flick Paddington 2. As noted by Discussing Film, someone updated the Rotten Tomatoes account for Citizen Kane to include a previously missing 80-year-old review that criticized the film, dropping its score from 100% to 99%. The write-up originally ran in print in the Chicago Tribune back on May 7th, 1941. In her revie...
Framing Britney Spears Producers Making Doc on Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl “Nipplegate”: Report
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-27T15:02:41+00:00“>April 27, 2021 | 11:02am ET Left/Right TV is gonna have you questioning everything you knew about the term “wardrobe malfunction” by the end of this doc. The production team behind the Framing Britney Spears documentary are reportedly at work on a new film about Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake’s infamous 2004 Super Bowl Halftime show and what became known as “Nipplegate”. “It’s going to be all about the fallout and the suits who fucked over Janet [at] Viacom,” a source told Page Six. “They’re reaching out to everyone who was involved: dancers, stylists, directors. Everyone.” For those unaware of how “wardrobe malfunction” entered the lexicon, it was how Tim...
Leonardo DiCaprio in Talks to Star in English-Language Remake of Another Round
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-27T15:20:50+00:00“>April 27, 2021 | 11:20am ET Leonardo DiCaprio‘s production company, Appian Way, has emerged victorious in a bidding war for the Oscar-winning Danish film, Another Round, and now he is being eyed to star in the English-language remake. As first reported by Deadline, DiCaprio would play Mads Mikkelsen’s role in the original film. Another Round won this year’s Academy Award for Best International Film and centers around a group of teachers who test Finn Skårderud’s theory that maintaining a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.05 makes people more creative and relaxed. The dramedy’s Oscar-nominated director, Thomas Vinterberg, added that the film is “about letting go ...
Anthony Hopkins Woke Up This Morning to Learn He Had Won the Oscar for Best Actor
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-26T12:38:16+00:00“>April 26, 2021 | 8:38am ET At the age of 83 and living in Wales, Sir Anthony Hopkins didn’t bother staying up to watch the 2021 Academy Awards. After all, going into last night’s ceremony, Chadwick Boseman was a heavy favorite to win the award. But by night’s end, Hopkins’ performance in The Father had earned him his second Oscar for Best Actor. In a short acceptance speech posted to Instagram on Monday morning, Hopkins expressed his surprise and gratitude, while also paying tribute to Boseman. “At 83 years of age, I did not expect to get this award, I really didn’t. I’m very grateful to the Academy,” Hopkins remarked. “I want to pay tribute to Chadwick Boseman...
