Category: New Releases
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Liev Schreiber lands in Hemingway’s last novel adapt ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES
Curated by Screenmancer Staff LOS ANGELES, CA: Tribune Pictures and The Exchange announced today that six-time Golden Globe nominee actor Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan, Spotlight, X-Men Origins: Wolverine) is attached to lead the adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s final novel to be dramatized – NY Times bestseller: ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES. The adaptation…
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Watch Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander both as Gloria Steinem in THE GLORIAS from her memoir
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent What can you say about Gloria Steinem that the (women’s) world doesn’t already know? One thing is her quote that echoes all through the hills, including the Hollywood Hills: “The Truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.” Steinem is now the subject of a…
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Joel Edgerton, Marion Cotillard, Mark Rylance top Brady Corbet’s THE BRUTALIST
Curated by Screenmancer Staff LONDON: Golden Globe nominee Joel Edgerton (Boy Erased, Loving), Oscar winner Marion Cotillard (Inception, La Vie En Rose) and Oscar winner Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies, Dunkirk) will headline the cast of The Brutalist, the third film from director Brady Corbet. “Amidst a revamped cycle of populism and prejudice in the 21st…
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NO TIME TO DIE, out in November, watch Daniel Craig as 007 now
By Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Some have said Daniel Craig is the most bad@ss James Bond… few would disagree. Now the next trailer is out. This is the one hotly anticipated with Rami Malek as the ultra villain. Coming in November. Enjoy! Where We Left Our Hero… 007, Bond, James Bond In No Time To…
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ENTWINED is a Greek horror movie that somehow resonates right now during the Pandemic
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Something about this Pandemic is perfect for a Greek horror movie. Opening in theaters before a VOD North American release on Sept. 8 from Dark Star Pictures, ENTWINED is that movie. Why? Because, for one thing, Pandemic is a Greek word, from ‘pan’ meaning “all” and ‘demos’ meaning “people.”…
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THE PASSION OF ANNA MAGNANI: They don’t make them like that anymore
Curated by Screenmancer Staff MHz Choice Announces the premiere of the Cannes documentary THE PASSION OF ANNA MAGNANI for Sept, 15, 2020. Using archival footage, some never-before-seen from Magnani’s family, journalist Orana Fallaci paints a portrait of the Italian actress who became a symbol of neorealism and an icon of the film industry. Filmmaker Enrico…
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LOVING Ruth Negga’s powerful POV for BLACK STORIES MATTER
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent “I just could not believe my existence was such a problem for people,” is how actor Ruth Negga explains her personal POV that is infused in the movie LOVING, co-starring Joel Edgerton. LOVING is screening now for free as part of AFI Movie Club’s “Black Stories Matter” series. Negga…
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Naughty-nice P*SS OFF, I LOVE YOU airs at Dances With Films & is funny
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Has anyone else ever had the thought that only Australians want to make, or star in, or direct, American TV shows and movies these days? Add your own el-oh-el to that one, but P*SS OFF, I LOVE YOU is a semi-zany series from an American who sounds like an Aussie,…
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No Fossil on Fire in AMMONITE: Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan Do it Differently
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent With Céline Sciamma’s French movie PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE in 2019, some felt the stark same-sex love story, a period piece, was too ‘powerful’ for mainstream audiences. Thus, the film was passed over for worldwide competition even by home country France. Now there is another costume drama…
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AFI & Universal: FREE BLACKKKLANSMAN, GET OUT, GIRLS TRIP, LOVING, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON thru August
Curated by Screenmancer Staff LOS ANGELES, CA: The American Film Institute (AFI) and Universal Pictures today announced the launch of a week-long AFI Movie Club event called “Black Stories Matter,” spotlighting diverse and unique narratives from celebrated Black films. “For decades, Universal has supported thought-provoking stories and powerful perspectives that have served to enlighten, enrich and entertain,”…
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Diane Lane switches gears hard with Kevin Costner in LET HIM GO
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Academy Award nominee Diane Lane has been in the public eye since Coppola, even before THE COTTON CLUB, where she polished her star so brightly that the film still shines out today. Now Focus Features has her set in this gem opposite another leading man of the period, Kevin…
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Rage much: RAVAGE, a hunt-down thriller, is at the drive-in now
by Screenmancer Staff Hey, in case you’re feeling the Pandemic Panic Point rage lately, RAVAGE is the perfect film to play out your ‘gotcha’ game. Bruce Dern plays the creepy old guy, so you know this has to be great. It’s up to hypenate Annabelle Dexter-Jones and crafty Robert Longstreet to hit the pavement out…
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OUT STEALING HORSES and hearts, that’s Stellan Skarsgard in this movie out now
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent This usually never happens, because as a critic these movies are free screeners, but I paid the $6.99 rental fee on YouTube to see Stellan Skarsgård’s new film OUT STEALING HORSES. Why? As a vote of confidence in advance for Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland and his leading man.…
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Katie Holmes and Josh Lucas take THE SECRET movie beyond belief to a healing love crush
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Movies like THE SECRET: DARE TO DREAM come along to remind us that action is required to switch directions in life. So Lionsgate has just released this Katie Holmes and Josh Lucas starrer at the perfect time for a pandemic pause. The source material for this film, also called “The…
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Sex, Drag, Rock & Roll becomes STAGE MOTHER Jacki Weaver, so ready, set, glow
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent There isn’t a Jacki Weaver cult following officially since she rocked the roll in SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK as the understanding Mom to Bradley Cooper’s loveable wack job, but now there might be with her star-turn in STAGE MOTHER, coming Aug. 21 to some platform near you. What is it…
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