Category: New Releases
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Why Men may not vibe Emerald Fennell’s WUTHERING HEIGHTS?
Ever since Writer/Director Emerald Fennell’s Best Original Screenplay win for Promising Young Woman starring Carey Mulligan in let’s say the revenge-date epic, Fennell has been a puzzle to some… meaning men. This is said in a nice way, because her recent release Wuthering Heights, “sort of a sister, not a twin,” to the classic Emily…
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Ryan Gosling’s big move is PROJECT HAIL MARY
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Opening March 20, from MGM Amazon Studios, Ryan Gosling is taking UFO disclosure to a whole other level with his new movie PROJECT HAIL MARY. Gosling plays a middle school teacher who is tasked with saving the Earth from solar implosion after a virus has infected our life-giving star.…
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Top 10 Freaky Plastic Surgery Films for Jamie Lee Curtis
by Chad Aiggia, Freelance Correspondent Because we love Jamie Lee Curtis at all her ages au naturel, including now as older JLC, who just spoke out in “The Guardian”(UK) news pages against the odd-faced Hollywood obsession with plastic surgery? Screenmancer presents a very unusual entry in our Top 10’s this Summer dedicated to her. That…
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Top 10 Queer and Queer-Adjacent Summer Picks
Curated by Panta Mosleh for Screenmancer So this summer isn’t just about blockbusters with capes, it’s about stories with soul! From queer coming-of-age dramas to chaotic anime royals, this list is a love letter to the films and shows that made me laugh, cry, scream “OMG YAAAAS,” and enthusiastically recommend them to strangers. Some are…
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Is MEGALOPOLIS Coppola’s own Singularity?
By Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent “Imagine today’s Society as a branch of civilization about to reach a dead end.” You want to defend and explain Francis Ford Coppola’s MEGALOPOLIS just as much as narrator Laurence Fishburne , who tries to make the case during the movie that this oddball gorgeous landscape of mildly psychotic…
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STUTZ is Jonah Hill’s free gift for your brain from his therapist Phil on Netflix
Phil Stutz nails the point with “you have to give somebody the feeling they can change right now… you’re giving out the signal to the world ‘I need you because I can’t do this by myself. Take action, no matter how frightened you are… this is such a great moment right now.”
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Director Robert Clem on insider Gospel music for doc HOW THEY GOT OVER
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent After watching documentary HOW THEY GOT OVER, directed by Robert Clem, more than the music of the Soul Stirrers, Dixie Hummingbirds, Five Blind Boys of Mississippi, Sensational Nightingales, the Davis Sisters, and other featured artists stays with you. There’s Sister Rosetta Tharpe in all her glory, guitar on the…
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Tom Cruise’s chopper lands, now Lady Gaga drops a tune for his new movie
by Screenmancer How many surprises does Tom Cruise have on deck for the May 27th release of TOP GUN: MAVERICK? Okay, that was a rhetorical question. The answer is wow, a lot written down in his flight log for this week’s “Global Premiere” that included landing a franchise logo-emblazoned chopper he flew himself. Cruise piloted…
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Review: Todd Wolfe’s WE NEED TO TALK is not just for Gamers
by Robin Menken, Film Critic You don’t need to be a gamer to enjoy Todd Wolfe’s briskly funny WE NEED TO TALK. Set in the world of Youtube gaming, the charming cast keeps laughs rolling, while surrounded by cameos of famous Gamers. Hyper online video-game influencer ‘Great’ Scott (James Maslow) has one of the biggest…
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THE NORTHMAN is all that you heard, wow, plus LA premiere is here
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent You could say Alexander Skarsgård has gone to ‘rack and rune’ in THE NORTHMAN, but puns aside, this is the Viking epic Robert Eggers hinted at during production. Skarsgård literally breaks himself for this role, changes his body posture even, and just destroys his civilized inner self. Also starring…
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Uma Thurman & Samuel L. Jackson Reteam for Nicol Paone’s THE KILL ROOM
NEWS: On the heels of their momentous Pulp Fiction reunion at the 94th Academy Awards® this past weekend, Yale Entertainment just announced that Academy Award® nominee Uma Thurman (Kill Bill, Batman and Robin) and Academy Award® winner Samuel L. Jackson (The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Marvel’s The Avengers, The Hateful Eight) will star in…
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TOP GUN: MAVERICK, or adrenaline on tap right now watch
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Hello Aviators, actually earlier today Paramount led with “Good Morning Aviators” as they dropped a new poster and trailer for the long-awaited Navy ace flier sequel to the iconic TOP GUN. There aren’t enough adjectives for the much-needed adrenaline feel-good boost in the footage. But seat yourself for the…
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THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT draws a parallel Nicolas Cage
by Screenmancer Staff Who else thought THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT from Lionsgate was about the life of Nicolas Cage? Yeah, no, it’s about a movie about the persona Nic Cage, starring Nicolas Cage who gets paid to party with a heavy played by Pedro Pascal, who then hijacks the plot of the man-in-the-mirror,…
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SOUND OF SCARS is a rock doc about alt-metal band Life of Agony’s true story
by Screenmancer Music It’s the story of three lifelong friends who overcame domestic violence, substance abuse and depression to form hardcore alternative-metal group Life of Agony, one of the most influential bands in its genre, led by the very first openly transgender singer. Making its debut today, March 22, THE SOUND OF SCARS is Leigh…
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Even Natalie Portman showed up for Korean epic series “Pachinko” on the red carpet
by Screenmancer Staff Ahead of Apple TV+’s Korean family series premiere “Pachinko” on March 25, they hosted a red carpet extravaganza at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 16. Walking the red carpet premiere were Academy Award-winning actress Yuh-Jung Youn, Lee Minho, Jin Ha, Minha Kim, Anna Sawai, Eunchae Jung, Inji Jeong, Jimmi…
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