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No Time to Die director Cary Fukunaga said the Sean Connery-portrayed version of the long-running character “basically rapes a woman.” Addressing the history of the cinematic take on the Ian Fleming-created character in a recent interview with the Hollywood Reporter, the True Detective alum referenced a scene from an earlier franchise entry in which Bond forced […]
Nearly two decades after the end of the original Matrix trilogy, fans of the Wachowskis-crafted universe have been understandably hyped about the impending arrival of a new franchise entry, albeit one without Laurence Fishburne. The Matrix Resurrections, directed by Lana Wachowski, sees original stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss returning to their iconic roles as Neo and Trinity […]
During a virtual panel at San Diego Comic-Con earlier today, Showtime unveiled the debut trailer for Dexter: New Blood, the upcoming miniseries centered around Dexter Morgan, the serial killer who targets other murderers. The show picks up 10 years after the events of Dexter’s final season, as he finds himself living in upstate New York under the alias Jim Lindsay. While certain […]
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: There’s simply too much TV out there. We’ve survived Peak TV, and have settled into a groove where Netflix and Amazon Prime are viable contenders against the established network television channels, but with the pandemic ushering in HBO Max, Paramount+, and a number of other streaming […]
Years before she had a main role on Ted Lasso, actress Hannah Waddingham was cashing a paycheck to play religious fanatic Septa Unella on Game of Thrones. She recalled a particularly shitty experience of her days on the latter, bringing up the filming of a torture sequence in which she claims she was “waterboarded” for 10 hours as […]
If you’re up on your Pattman news, it should come as no surprise that none other than Paul Dano is aboard the Matt Reeves-directed 2022 film The Batman. Dano, fittingly, will put his versatile ambience-defining skillset to good use in the role of Edward Nashton, a.k.a. Riddler. We’ve already been given a peek at Reeves’ Batman […]
Anthony Hopkins wasn’t expecting to bag his second Oscar on Sunday night. With his win in the Best Actor category for his performance in The Father, Florian Zeller’s devastating exploration of the continual heartbreaks of dementia, Hopkins made history as the oldest winner in the show’s history. Previously, Hopkins—83—won in the same category for his […]
For his performance as Fred Hampton in Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah, Daniel Kaluuya has been awarded the Best Supporting Actor distinction at the 2021 Oscars. Kaluuya delivered an emotional acceptance speech, in which he thanked “the gift that is LaKeith Stanfield.” He also shouted out Hampton and the Black Panther party for showing him […]
Nomadland director Chloé Zhao made history on Sunday night. With her Best Director win at the 93rd Academy Awards, Zhao became the first woman of color to win in the category. She’s also only the second woman to ever win the award, with Kathryn Bigelow having become the first—and prior to Sunday, the only—woman to have […]
Following a year that challenged the film industry like no other, the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony—delayed by two months thanks to the ongoing pandemic—is upon us. Heading into Sunday’s ABC-broadcast ceremony, Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland had been discussed as a likely contender to emerge as the night’s most awarded production. The film, based on Jessica Bruder’s 2017 nonfiction […]
