Based on the true love story of two of Ewing’s friends, “I Carry You With Me” follows two men who fall in love as they navigate the dangerous move from Mexico to the U.S. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year to warm reviews, where it was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics. The recently released first trailer below promises a moving romance against a timely backdrop....
Wright, working off a slim screenplay from Jesse Chatham and Erin Dignam — the film is Chatham’s first credit, but Dignam previously directed Wright in early ’90s offerings “Loved” and “Denial” — doesn’t waste much time offering up her broken Edie. The film opens with a pair of scenes that showcase just how far gone she is, first telling a well-meaning therapist that “it’s really difficult to be around people, because they just want me to be better,” before threatening suicide in front of her horrified sister (an underutilized Kim Dickens)....
George Lucas was so embarrassed by “The Star Wars Holiday Special” that he prevented anyone from seeing it for decades. But here’s the thing: the two-hour special also introduced Boba Fett to fans, in a stirring cartoon that foretold the saga’s expansive future in animation (and introduced Mando’s pronged weapon on “The Mandalorian”); and it introduced the Wookiee homeworld Kashyyyk, as well as Chewbacca’s extended family, hinting that the galaxy you saw in “Star Wars” was much bigger than you imagined....
Not wanting to break down the ins and outs of time travel does two things for “Looper”: In the scene, it better emphasizes the priorities of the older character (played by Bruce Willis, who can’t help but exude no-bullshit urgency anyway); he’s there with a purpose, and he’s not about to waste time blabbing about the grandfather paradox. But outside of the scene, to the audience watching, the refusal to explain time travel also serves as a refusal to get caught up in explaining something beside the point....
If a CGI crocodile with the dulcet tenor of a pop idol seems at odds with Waber’s freehand illustrations, Javier Bardem is perfectly in step as eccentric showman Hector P. Valenti, star of stage and screen. Bardem’s lesser-seen playful side is on full display in “Lyle,” as he hoofs his way across New York City with madcap gusto. The minute he leaves the croc to fend for himself at the house on East 88th Street, his absence is sorely felt by all — not just lonely Lyle....
Here’s the official synopsis, courtesy of Hulu: “Paul McCartney sits down for a rare, in-depth, one on one with legendary producer Rick Rubin to discuss his groundbreaking work with The Beatles, the emblematic 70s arena rock of Wings and his 50 years and counting as a solo artist. In this six-episode series that explores music and creativity in a unique and revelatory manner, join Paul and Rick for an intimate conversation about the songwriting, influences, and personal relationships that informed the iconic songs that have served as the soundtracks of our lives....
Following the box office domination of “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” select theaters have issued bans to audiences wearing formal attire when attending screenings of the children’s animated film. Why? Well, it’s all due to a TikTok trend. The viral “Minions” fandom has evolved into a squad of “gentleminions,” or people wearing suits to screenings. The Independent reported that some of those fans have cheered, clapped, shouted, and mocked the Minion voices in theaters, disrupting those who wanted to watch the film in peace....
“Moon Knight” comes from Mohamed Diab and “The Endless” and “Synchronic” filmmakers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. Not seen in the footage is Ethan Hawke’s character, widely believed to be the villain of the series. Although a voice that is likely Hawke’s can be heard saying, “The voice in your head, it devours you.” May Calamawy, best known for her breakout supporting turn on Hulu’s “Ramy,” also stars in the series, which does not yet have a release date....
Cinephiles discovered Manville over her ten-year detour from her early musical theater career (when she was married to Gary Oldman; they raised a son) to collaborate with filmmaker Mike Leigh after 1980’s BBC movie “Grown-Ups.” After that, she helped him to create memorable characters in seven films, most notably the heartbreakingly annoying Mary in “Another Year” (2010). Manville recently rejoined her “Vera Drake” costar Imelda Staunton in Peter Morgan’s “The Crown” Season 5 (which starts streaming this November on Netflix) as Princess Margaret to Staunton’s Queen Elizabeth, which recently wrapped in London, to be followed by the sixth and final season....
On March 3, 2010 Barbara Beach Hamburg was found murdered on her front lawn. The suspect pool seemed small and obvious; Hamburg was going through a contentious divorce with her husband who owed her a significant amount of alimony and child support. But as with most true crime documentaries, that’s only the tip of a deep iceberg that, over four episodes, is revealed to be a miasma of mistrust and dark family secrets....
Teenaged Juliet (Sweeney) is always playing second fiddle to her more outgoing, sexuality-oozing, and less virginal twin sister Vivian (Madison Iseman), older than Juliet by just a few seconds. They’re both students at an elite music academy, where they study piano, but where Vivian is the darling prodigy, Juliet is the underachiever never taken seriously by her teachers. With graduation looming, Vivian has already been accepted into Juilliard, while Juliet has opted to take a gap year, though not exactly by choice....
Hulu issued a faux content warning joking that influencer satire film “Not Okay” features an “unlikable female protagonist,” and viewers took to social media to share their puzzlement at…not getting the joke. The R-rated film stars Zoey Deutch as Danni Sanders, an aspiring writer who lacks a social media presence. She fakes an Instagram-worthy trip to Paris and gets wrapped up in a lie that she survived a terrorist attack while in France....
Universal Pictures, who financed the film, attached a teaser to Jordan Peele’s “Nope,” which opens in theaters this weekend. The footage offers the clearest look yet at Cillian Murphy as the eponymous inventor of the atomic bomb, and moviegoers get to hear the voices of some of the film’s all-star supporting cast. “The world is changing, reforming. This is your moment,” says Emily Blunt, who plays Oppenheimer’s wife, Katherine. Then a ticking countdown clock appears on the screen, reading “11 months, 24 days, 15 hours, 29 minutes....
And it was Snyder’s movie, not the 1978 original, that filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho recalled as his first encounter with the undead. “That was when I started my interest in zombies,” Yeon said, in an email interview through a translator from South Korea. Even today, he added, “it’s the most memorable and intense zombie movie I’ve ever seen.” Coming from the director of Korea’s massive zombie franchise-starter, 2016’s “Train to Busan,” and now its 2020 sequel “Peninsula,” that conviction means something....
“The idea of scale difference is one that most film crews haven’t encountered much in the other things they’ve done,” executive producer Lindsey Weber said. “It’s also one that’s inherent to Tolkien. It’s part of the property. So we knew we had to get it right.” Depending on how you look at it, it can be a headache or a “delightful challenge.” “It can be slow and tedious at times to make it all work, but hopefully the final product and magic trick feels really worth it and very Tolkienian,” Weber said....
The worst thing about “Ron’s Gone Wrong,” the debut feature from Locksmith Animation, is that it came out right under the heels of the superb Netflix effort “The Mitchells vs. the Machines.” Don’t let that stop you from watching this film, however, because even without experimental visuals, this film packs enough heart and ideas about the social connections and friendship in the Extremely Online era to become a fun film for the whole family....
Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan and Emmy nominee Zoe Kazan star as New York Times journalists Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, respectively, in the drama, in theaters November 18. Based on the real-life story of breaking the #MeToo scandal, “She Said” is adapted from bestselling memoir “She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement.” The film is described as not focusing on Harvey Weinstein or the scandal itself, but rather on the all-female group of journalists who faced intimidation and legal threats to publish a bombshell investigative report in October 2017....
Then in 2016, he unexpectedly made the hit animation “Sing” for Illumination (the studio behind “Despicable Me” and “The Secret Life of Pets”). In the inexplicable five year gap between “Sing” and its inevitable sequel, Jennings has only directed once — and that was a short horror film. The problem with leaving such a long gap between children’s movies is that the fans of the original film (y’know, kids) have grown too old by the time the sequel comes around....
Host: Jason Sudeikis The thing about “SNL” alumni eventually hosting episodes is that even their hosting debut never quite feels like a true “debut.” Whether that’s because they’ve made a number of other “SNL” appearances (outside of their tenure as cast members or, in John Mulaney’s case for example, writers) over of the years or because the audience already has a laundry list of returning characters (Sudeikis, unfortunately, did not revive “Two A-Holes…”) coming in, there’s not quite the same spark that comes with a debuting host out of the bubble....
“Soul” took best supervision for a film budgeted over $25 million, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” for under $25 million, “Promising Young Woman” for under $10 million, “The Cuban” for under $5 million, and “Hear My Voice” took best song honors from “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” In TV, “Watchmen” won for drama and best song (“The Way It Used To Be”), “To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You” scored for movie, and there was a three-way tie for comedy or musical split between “High Fidelity,” “Insecure,” and “The Marvelous Mrs....
