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Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.

Today we discuss Clint Eastwood, the director and the movie star. Our B-Sides are Breezy, White Hunter Black Heart, Blood Work, Flags of Our Fathers, and The Mule. Our guest is the impeccable Mitchell Beaupre, Managing Editor at Letterboxd.

We talk about Clint’s Casper cameo and how that was probably the first thing all three of us saw him in a movie, John Wayne’s disdain for Eastwood’s on-screen persona, his uncanny direction of actors as well as his smart casting of actors. Often, if Clint is in one of his own movies, he will surround himself with talent as good (if not better) than himself.

There’s significant appreciation for his underseen Honkytonk Man, there’s honest discussion...

Actress Uma Thurman is one of the most influential actresses in the industry. She is often hailed as filmmaker Quentin Tarantino’s muse, as she has been a part of his projects, including Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill: Volumes 1 and 2. Tarantino wrote the part of assassin Beatrix Kiddo especially for the actress and gave her joint credits for the character.

Uma Thurman, who started working at a very young age, surprised everyone when it was revealed that she was lawfully wedded to actor Gary Oldman. But what’s more surprising was the duration of their marriage [it was the shortest for both] and how they believed that it was a mistake.

Uma Thurman opens up about her marriage to Slow Horses actor Gary Oldman

There is no accurate information about how Uma Thurman and Gary Oldman met, but if rumors are to be believed, Sean Penn introduced them to each other when she visited the sets...

Quick LinksWhat is the Story of State of Grace?How Goodfellas Overshadowed the Film During Its Release (and Still Continues To Do So)Gary Oldman Delivered One of His Career-Best Performances in State of Grace

Gary Oldman is considered to be one of the greatest actors currently living and for very good reason. Fans of DC Comics are sure to remember him for his turn as Commissioner Gordon in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, and Harry Potter fans will immediately recognize him for his role as Sirius Black. He's also been celebrated worldwide for his chameleon-like ability to disappear into any role he touches, having won an Oscar for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour. One of his more underrated performances happens to also come from one of his more underrated films. When State of Grace was released in 1992, it was a critical success, garnering a "certified...

Quick LinksWhat is the Story of State of Grace?How Goodfellas Overshadowed the Film During Its Release (and Still Continues To Do So)Gary Oldman Delivered One of His Career-Best Performances in State of Grace

Gary Oldman is considered to be one of the greatest actors currently living and for very good reason. Fans of DC Comics are sure to remember him for his turn as Commissioner Gordon in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, and Harry Potter fans will immediately recognize him for his role as Sirius Black. He's also been celebrated worldwide for his chameleon-like ability to disappear into any role he touches, having won an Oscar for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour. One of his more underrated performances happens to also come from one of his more underrated films. When State of Grace was released in 1992, it was a critical success, garnering a "certified...

While some question the power of celebrities to guarantee box office success, there is one actor whose name value seldom wavers in getting people into the theaters. Tom Cruise has become one of the world's most recognized and revered actors, with an impressive filmography of fan favorites throughout the decades, including Risky Business (1983), Top Gun (1986), Mission Impossible (1996), Jerry Maguire (1996), Minority Report (2002), and the list goes on and on up to the modern era with massive blockbuster his like Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and fan favorites like Edge of Tomorrow (2014).

His success as an actor has remained prevalent for decades, despite controversies involving his association with the Church of Scientology and some oddball interviews (who can forget Cruise jumping on Oprah Winfrey's couch in 2005?). Still, Cruise remains best known as an actor who is very much in charge of his career trajectory. That is what makes his first and last directed work such an oddity.

Dwayne Johnson is now one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood thanks to the likes of the Jumanji franchise, the Fast and Furious franchise, and more. However, this was not always the case, with the former WWE star having starred in several projects as he slowly climbed the ladder up to the tippy top of the A-list. One such movie was the sports drama Gridiron Gang, which is now available to stream for free.

Released back in 2006, the sports movie was directed by Phil Joanou and finds Dwayne Johnson in the lead alongside Xzibit, Kevin Dunn, Leon Rippy and L. Scott Caldwell. Loosely based on the inspirational true story of Camp Kilpatrick, a juvenile detention camp in L.A. County, and the creation of the camp's American football team, the Kilpatrick Mustangs, in the 1990 season. Gridiron Gang is now streaming for free on Tubi, and you can check out the official synopsis below.

A decade before Knight and Day was released, a movie like it would have killed with audiences: Come on, it starred Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz and looked to perfectly mash humor and action in a way that so few male/female-led action-comedies had for years. Yet, it didn’t connect. But why? There are a lot of reasons, really, and not just, as Roy Miller would say, “one of those things.” Through lousy marketing, hokey promotion, poorly timed sneak previews, and even Katie Holmes, Knight and Day fizzled, less “beautiful dress” than beautiful mess…But it did at least inspire a Bollywood remake, so suck on that, Vanilla Sky! Let’s find out: What Happened to this Movie?!

Knight and Day began, as with so many Hollywood screenplays, as a spec script, or a work that is uncommissioned but written in hopes of selling it to a studio (think...

It's common for any long-running television sitcom to eventually "jump the shark." But to do it in 3D? That takes some real moonstones, and the cast of "3rd Rock from the Sun" did it in sublime fashion.

After its first season, "3rd Rock from the Sun" was nominated for three Emmys, with star John Lithgow winning Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. By the show's second season, that number increased to eight nominations and five wins, including a nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series.

Despite the early success of the show, NBC decided that the final episode of season 2 needed to be big -- so big that they brought in film director Phil Joanou to direct 16 minutes of 3D sequences for a two-episode special entitled "A Nightmare on Dick Street, Parts I & II."

Although the show was known for its eccentric nature, the creative team didn't share NBC's enthusiasm over the idea.

Disney Studios is developing a reimagining of its 1986 sci-fi live action feature Flight of the Navigator with a female lead, a project that Bryce Dallas Howard is attached to direct and produce for Disney+.

The original movie, starring Joey Cramer, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Veronica Cartwright, follows a boy who travels eight years into the future from 1978 and has an adventure with an intelligent, wisecracking alien ship, named Max. Paul Reubens provided the voice of Max in the film which was released in late July 1986 grossing an uninflated $18.6M at the domestic B.O. Randal Kleiser, who had directed Paramount’s big hit Grease, and The Blue Lagoon, directed the original Flight of the Navigator off a screenplay by Michael Burton and Phil Joanou.

John Swartz, Howard’s partner at her production company Nine Muses, and Justin Springer are also producing.

The project reteams Howard with Disney+ as a director,...

Tom Petty’s estate has released a new music video for “Something Could Happen,” a track off the recent reissue, Wildflowers and All the Rest.

The clip opens on a book that tells the story of a woman, played by Lauren Cohan of The Walking Dead, whose “heart has been broken beyond repair.” So, she moves far away “never to love again.” While the days, months and years pass, she begins throwing away items from her past. Eventually, she decides to try her hand at love again, only to be...

A special one-hour livestream airing Tuesday, December 8th, will offer a deep dive into Tom Petty’s music videos and conclude with the premiere of a new video for “Something Could Happen.”

The special, hosted by journalist David Fricke, will air on Petty’s YouTube channel and feature appearances from artists and directors who have collaborated with Petty. Guests include directors Julien Temple (who helmed the videos for “Free Fallin’,” “Into the Great Wide Open,” “Yer So Bad” and, “Learning to Fly”) and Jeff Stein (“Don’t Come Around Here...

To kick off a brand new month, we have a brand new batch of horror and sci-fi titles coming home this week on Blu-ray & DVD. If you missed it earlier this year, you can check out Antebellum this Tuesday when it hits 4K Ultra HD, Blu, and DVD. Rlje Films is getting into the holiday mood early with their release of Christmas Presence, and the entire series of Game of Thrones is getting the 4K treatment as well.

Other releases for November 3rd include Lake Michigan Monster, The Veil, They Reach, Let's Scare Julie, and V for Vendetta in 4K.

Antebellum

Successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality that forces her to confront the past, present and future – before it’s too late.

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A showdown’s a’ comin’! Not on the main street of Dodge City, but at the multiplex once again. The final throw down between the hero and villain has been a staple of cinema since its earliest days, mainly in action films and primarily the western. There have been countless screen versions of that infamous incident , the gunfight at the O.K. Corral (the most famous being the Kirk Douglas/Burt Lancaster 1950’s classic) . This most likely inspired many other “oaters”, the most celebrated being the iconic 1952 High Noon (which garnered an Oscar for star Gary Cooper). It’s set in real-time as the clock ticks to 12, while Will Kane readies himself for the arrival of the Miller gang. We’ve seen this plot used in many other genres, providing extra excitement to the final acts of every movie hero’s exploits from Rocky to Bond to Batman. But it...

Phil Joanou's 1987 teen comedy Three O'Clock High, while not a remake of High Noon, signaled its heritage and its comic anxiety in the title: The solemnity of Fred Zinnemann's midday-showdown Western was transformed into something sounding like the name of a high school, with the ticking-clock deadline now timed to the final school bell — three more hours of desperation than Gary Cooper had to endure.

Richie Keen's Fist Fight, which isn't a remake of either film, makes a considerably blander promise to viewers: There's going to be a fight. With fists.

If that's an attempt to manage expectations,...

With February being a short month, genre fans only have a handful of horror and sci-fi arriving on VOD to look forward to over the next few weeks. One of my own most anticipated movies for 2016, the horror anthology Southbound, makes its VOD debut on February 9th, courtesy of The Orchard. For those of curious about two of the more buzzed-about remakes in some time – Martyrs and Cabin Fever – both films arrive on VOD on February 2nd and February 12th respectively.

Other notable titles hitting VOD this February include All Hallow’s Eve 2, Convergence, The Veil, Uncaged and Riddle Room.

All Hallows' Eve 2 (Rlj Entertainment) – February 2nd

Alone on Halloween, a young woman finds a mysterious VHS tape on her doorstep—a tape that shows a series of gruesome and ghastly tales that appear to be all too real. But these terrifying glimpses of damned souls are not the only horrors that stalk her.

I’ve always thought that Thomas Jane deserved more frequent zany roles, which The Veil certainly provides for him – it’s just a shame his twisted charisma will most likely go unnoticed. Phil Joanou’s cultish thriller (penned by Robert Ben Garant) is the latest Blumhouse indie to be unceremoniously dumped straight to Netflix, like last year’s backlog purge that included Mockingbird, Mercy, and a few other buried thrillers. But it’s not without reason, as questions of quality are answered within the film’s dreary first few scenes, even with Jessica Alba leading the show. Spiffy cultist ideas shine through, mixed with a supernatural story, but Joanou’s vision is the blandest shade of grey imaginable – or, in this case, visibly seen as a color-blocking filter in every shot.

Abla plays a filmmaker named Maggie Price, who returns to where her FBI agent father stumbled upon the largest mass-suicide in history,...

Director: Phil Joanou. Writer: Robert Ben Garant. Cast: Jessica Alba, Thomas Jane, Lily Rabe and Shannon Woodward. The Veil is a haunted story, from Blumhouse Productions. The film takes place inside a Jim Jones' cult. But, in this film, there is life after suicide. Thomas Jane (The Punisher) plays Jim Jacobs, the cult leader. Jessica Alba (The Eye) plays a documentarian, in search of closure. A creepy cabin invites viewers into a horrifying time, while the film offers at least two decent jump scares. As well, Jane provides a great performance as the curtain falls on many of the characters. In the end, The Veil is a decent horror film, which draws viewers into its growing darkness. The setting focuses on a small, dilapidated cabin. This type of setting has been used many times before, in horror. This time, in this remote locale, the characters try to piece together...

One of the best American suspense films of the last ten years sneaks onto VOD, iTunes, and Netflix streaming this week as director Phil Joanou’s The Veil arrives courtesy of Universal and Blumhouse. A movie in the subgenre that James Mangold once referred to as “the cinema of unease,” it’s a slow burn horror flick that skillfully utilizes the Blumhouse production model (which yielded The Purge, Sinister, and The Visit) to tell a slightly more ambitious – though no less unsettling – tale. Working from a subtle, complex, and ruthlessly original script by Robert Ben Garant, Joanou tells the story […]...

One of the best American suspense films of the last ten years sneaks onto VOD, iTunes, and Netflix streaming this week as director Phil Joanou’s The Veil arrives courtesy of Universal and Blumhouse. A movie in the subgenre that James Mangold once referred to as “the cinema of unease,” it’s a slow burn horror flick that skillfully utilizes the Blumhouse production model (which yielded The Purge, Sinister, and The Visit) to tell a slightly more ambitious – though no less unsettling – tale. Working from a subtle, complex, and ruthlessly original script by Robert Ben Garant, Joanou tells the story […]...

Need a pick-me-up from the Fourth of July holiday weekend? Check out the official trailer and key art for Chris Tucker Live, Chris Tucker's first-ever stand-up comedy special, launching exclusively on Netflix on Friday, July 10th. A man who needs no introduction, Chris Tucker is a comedy legend and is bringing his larger-than-life comedy to Netflix in his first ever stand-up special.

In the special, Chris Tucker returns to the stage he loves and showcases his mind-blowing comedic chops as he shares his experiences from childhood to the big time. From his pitch perfect impersonations to his singular on-stage physicality, Chris Tucker is absolutely hilarious and you can tell that he truly loves stand-up comedy. Chris Tucker Live marks the first project that Tucker has starred in and produced through his own company, Chris Tucker Entertainment, bringing on board Phil Joanou to direct.

Filmed in his hometown of Atlanta,...

Actor and comedian Chris Tucker will headline his first full length stand-up comedy special, Chris Tucker Live, premiering exclusively on Netflix on Friday, July 10. Tucker's stand-up comedy performance will be available to stream in all territories where Netflix is available. In the special, Chris Tucker returns to the stage he loves and showcases his mind-blowing comedic chops, from his pitch perfect impersonations to his singular on-stage physicality, as he shares his experiences from childhood to the big time. The special was filmed at the Historic Fox Theatre in Tucker's hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Said Ted Sarandos, Netflix Chief Content Officer:&#8232

"Chris Tucker is a true global movie star and a one-of-a-kind talent whose remarkable energy, delivery and original style make him one of the funniest comedians of our time. We cannot wait to share his distinct and hilarious voice with our members across the globe."

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Netflix To Air Tucker’s Stand Up Special. Netflix has inked a deal with actor/comedian Chris Tucker to exclusively air his first full-length comedy special, “Chris Tucker Live” this summer. Chris Tucker Live will be directed by Phil Joanou and produced through Chris Tucker Entertainment. According to Variety, Tucker’s stand-up comedy performance will be [...]

Continue reading: Chris Tucker Live (2015): Netflix to Air Tucker’s First Stand-Up Special...

Actor and comedian Chris Tucker will debut his first full length stand-up comedy special exclusively on Netflix, the company announced Monday. “Chris Tucker Live” will see the “Rush Hour” star showcasing his comedic chops, from his impersonations to his on-stage physicality, as he shares his experiences from childhood to the big time. The special was filmed at the Fox Theatre in Tucker’s hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. The special will be the first project that Tucker has starred in and produced through his own company, Chris Tucker Entertainment, with Phil Joanou directing. Also Read: CBS Orders ‘Rush Hour’ Pilot, Projects From Greg Garcia,...

Chris Tucker’s first stand-up comedy special Chris Tucker Live will premiere exclusively on Netflix on Friday, July 10. Tucker produces through his banner, Chris Tucker Entertainment with Phil Joanou set to direct. Filmed at the Historic Fox Theatre in Tucker’s hometown of Atlanta, Ga, the special will showcase Tucker’s comedic chops, including impersonations, as he shares his experiences from childhood to the big time. "Chris Tucker is a true global movie star and a…...

• Kevin Bacon (currently starring on Fox’s The Following) is set to lead the micro-budget Blumhouse thriller 6 Miranda Dr. The story follows a seemingly normal family who take a trip to the Grand Canyon and manage to bring a horrifying supernatural force back home as a souvenir. Radha Mitchell (Red Widow) is also in talks to star in the Greg Mclean-directed pic, which is set for a March shoot. [THR]

• American Horror Story’s Lily Rabe has boarded the Blumhouse thriller The Veil. She’ll star alongside Thomas Jane and Jessica Alba in the Phil Joanou-directed pic about a...

Los Angeles, Feb 26: Actress Lily Rabe, best known for "American Horror Story", will be seen in horror movie "The Veil".

The 31-year-old has joined Thomas Jane and Jessica Alba for the microbudget horror movie, which will be directed by Phil Joanou, reports hollywoodreporter.com.

The movie revolves around members of a religious cult known as Heaven's Veil who take their own lives. The truth behind what really happened remains buried deep in the memory of the sole survivor, a five-year-old girl, who returns to the compound with a documentary crew as an adult.

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One of the few actors to appear in all three seasons of "American Horror Story," Lily Rabe is on a roll as far as genre fare is concerned, and she's just been tapped to star in two upcoming projects that will further endear her to us horror fans. Read on!

First up, THR reports that Rabe will topline low budget supernatural thriller The Veil, which is being produced by Blumhouse Productions. She joins the previously announced Thomas Jane and Jessica Alba.

Written by Robert Ben Garant and set to be directed by Phil Joanou, the film's story revolves around members of a religious cult known as Heaven's Veil, who take their own lives. The truth behind what really happened remains buried deep in the memory of the sole survivor, a 5-year-old girl, who returns to the compound with a documentary crew as an adult. They soon discover something that is...

With HBO.s True Detective currently winning over critics and audiences, along with Mitchell Altieri.s Holy Ghost People and Ti West.s The Sacrament's recent and upcoming releases, it.s clearly a popular time for religious cult thrillers. Jason Blum.s microbudget genre film mill Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures recently performed the ancient ritual to hop on that bandwagon with The Veil, and American Horror Story.s Lily Rabe is the latest to sign on, joining the previously cast Jessica Alba and Thomas Jane. This is excellent news, as Rabe was consistently one of the most enjoyable parts about these last two seasons of the FX anthology series. Directed by Gridiron Gang filmmaker Phil Joanou, The Veil has a foundation in the religious cult called Heaven.s Veil, whose members all simultaneously committed suicide decades ago. In the present day, a documentarian (Alba) wants to discover the...

Lily Rabe, best known for co-starring in American Horror Story, has signed on to topline in The Veil, the Blumhouse thriller being directed by Phil Joanou. Thomas Jane and Jessica Alba are already on board the microbudget horror movie, which will be distributed by Universal. Photos: 15 Horror Movies That Offered the Most Bang for the Buck Veil's story revolves around members of a religious cult known as Heaven's Veil who take their own lives. The truth behind what really happened remains buried deep in the memory of the sole survivor, a 5-year-old girl, who returns to

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The Veil

Lily Rabe ("American Horror Story") has signed on to join Thomas Jane and Jessica Alba in Phil Joanou's microbudget horror thriller "The Veil" for Blumhouse.

The story is set thirty years after a religious cult take their own lives. The sole survivor, a 5-year-old girl, returns to the compound as an adult (Rabe) with a documentary crew. [Source: Heat Vision]

Boychoir

Debra Winger, Eddie Izzard, Josh Lucas and Kevin McHale have joined Dustin Hoffman and Kathy Bates in "Boychoir" at Informant Media. Filming beings in Connecticut this week.

The story follows a troubled youngster who locks horns with a demanding choir master. Francois Girard directs from a screenplay by Ben Ripley. [Source: Screen]

The Field

Ray Liotta has joined the cast of award-winning director Rohit Karn Batra's multi-storied crime thriller "The Field". Filming begins this Fall in India.

The story explores an undercover operation between a generational Indian mafia family. Liotta...

(Cbr) Jessica Alba might be sticking around the Blumhouse. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actress is circling the role of documentary filmmaker in "The Veil", alongside Thomas Jane. She worked with the micro-budget producers recently on "Stretch". Alba’s character films the lone survivor or a religious cult called Heaven’s Veil who returns to the site of their mass suicide. While recounting what happened to her when she was 5 years old, the now-grown survivor, Alba and their crew discover the truth might be even scarier than they originally thought. The film is directed by Phil Joanou who helmed "Gridiron Gang"...

Recently a new Blumhouse horror project was announced in the form of the Phil Joanou helmed cult chiller 'The Veil', a production which is set to kick off in April. Thomas Jane ('The Mist') has been lined up in a leading role and now according to the Hollywood Reporter the gorgeous Jessica Alba -below ('Sin City', 'Machete Kills') will be starring alongside him. Alba is set to play a documentary filmmaker who is hired to investigate what is believed to be a mass cult suicide. Universal will distribute the feature whilst Joanou will direct from a script written by Robert Ben Garant ('Hell Baby')....

Taking advantage of the beautiful weather, Jessica Alba and Cash Warren enjoyed a lunch outing in West Hollywood in Sunday afternoon (February 16).

Joined by their daughters Honor and Haven, the “Awake” actress and her doting beau headed over to Real Food Daily for some delicious grub before doing a little retail therapy.

In career news, Jessica is in talks to star in the forthcoming Phil Joanou horror flick “The Veil” alongside Thomas Jane.

Per the synopsis, “Thirty years after members of a religious cult committed mass suicide, the lone survivor returns to the scene of the tragedy with a documentary crew in tow.”...

Jessica Alba is currently in talks to join Thomas Jane in an upcoming micro-budget horror film titled The Veil. Coming to us from Blumhouse Productions, the Phil Joanou-directed film will focus on Heaven’s Veil, a religious cult whose members suddenly take their own lives. The only survivor of the massacre is a five-year-old, who returns to the compound as an adult with a documentary crew (led by Alba’s character) intent on finding out what happened.

Scripted by Robert Ben Garant, who also wrote Jessabelle for Blum, and set to start shooting in April, The Veil will mark the second collaboration for Alba and the producer, as the actress also has a role in Blum’s upcoming thriller Stretch, with Patrick Wilson and Ed Helms.

For those who don’t know, Jason Blum and his Blumhouse Productions banner have been taking the horror world by storm over the past few years.

Jessica Alba is being lined up to star in The Veil.

The Machete Kills actress is in talks to join the Thomas Jane horror, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

The Veil follows a religious cult who take their own lives. The truth remains buried in the memory of a 5-year-old girl, the only survivor.

Alba will likely play the filmmaker of the documentary crew who joins the girl back to the cult's compound to find out what really happened.

The Veil will be directed by Phil Joanou and is penned by Robert Ben Garant, with production starting in April.

Earlier this month, Alba joined the Kevin Connolly-directed movie The Wright Girls.

Watch a trailer of Machete Kills below:...

Things look to be coming together fairly quickly for The Veil, a new Blumhouse Productions project directed by Phil Joanou (U2: Rattle and Hum) that already has Thomas Jane attached to star. Currently in talks for the film is Jessica Alba, and an April shoot is planned.

The Veil is written by Robert Ben Garant (Jessabelle), and the story springs from the real-world headlines of religious cults and mass suicides. It begins 30 years ago, when members of a religious cult known as Heaven's Veil take their own lives.

The truth remains buried deep in the memory of the sole survivor, a five-year-old girl, who returns to the compound with a documentary crew as an adult. They soon discover something that is far more terrifying than anything they could have imagined.

Per THR's Heat Vision Blog, Alba would play the filmmaker who accompanies the survivor back to the compound to investigate what really happened.

The Golden Lady

Helen Mirren is in early talks to star in Simon Curtis' "The Golden Lady". Alexi Kaye Campbell penned the script.

Mirren would play Maria Altmann, a Jewish refugee who, in her 80s, took on a government to recover art treasures she believed rightfully belonged to her family, including one painting said to be worth over $130 million dollars. [Source: Daily Mail]

Freddie Mercury

Johnny Flynn ("Song One") has been cast as Queen drummer Roger Taylor in Dexter Fletcher's upcoming Freddie Mercury biopic starring Ben Whishaw stars as the famed singer. [Source: Daily Mail]

Pitch Perfect 2

Universal Pictures has signed a deal for "Pitch Perfect" co-star Brittany Snow to return for the Elizabeth Banks-directed sequel.

In the first film, Snow played Chloe Beale - the kinder co-leader of the Bellas who undergoes surgery and discovers she can sing at a substantially lower pitch. [Source: Deadline]

The Veil

Jessica Alba is in talks to...

• Brittany Snow is set to reprise her role as Chloe in Pitch Perfect 2, which is already scheduled for a May 15, 2015, release. For those keeping tabs, we know that Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson plan to return as well, and that Elizabeth Banks will direct. The plot is being kept under wraps, but fans can rest easy knowing that Pitch Perfect scribe Kay Cannon is writing the sequel. [THR]

• Thomas Jane (Hung) is set to star in The Veil, a Blumhouse thriller about a woman who returns to the site of a mass religious cult suicide that she witnessed as a child.

Here's a look at today's latest movie casting news: Helen Mirren is in early talks to star in The Golden Lady, written by Alexi Kaye Campbell and directed by Simon Curtis. Jessica Alba is in negotiations to star opposite Thomas Jane in Phil Joanou's horror-thriller, The Veil, scripted by Robert Ben Garant. Brittany Snow is set to reprise her role in Elizabeth Banks' singing sequel, Pitch Perfect 2, which stars Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson. Fiona Dourif (True Blood) will star in writer-director Stuart Sauvarin's indie psychological thriller, Origami Fox. Hit the jump for more on each project. First up from Daily Mail (via The Playlist) is word that Mirren is in talks to star in The Golden Lady as "Maria Altmann, a Jewish refugee who, in her 80s, took on a government to recover art treasures she believed rightfully belonged to her family," among them Gustav Klimt's "The Lady In Gold,...

Jessica Alba and Thomas Jane are in negotiations to star in Blumhouse’s latest microbudget horror movie “The Veil,” an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap. Phil Joanou is directing from a script by Robert Ben Garant, who previously wrote “Jessabelle” for Blumhouse. Universal Pictures will distribute “The Veil” under its first-look deal with Blumhouse. Story follows a religious cult known as Heaven’s Veil whose members take their own lives. The truth behind the incident is buried deep within the memory of the sole survivor, a young girl who as an adult returns to the compound with a documentary crew.

Jessica Alba is in talks to star in The Veil alongside Thomas Jane for producer Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions.

The story centers on a religious cult called Heaven's Veil, whose members all took their own lives in a mass suicide several years ago. The only survivor was a five-year-old girl who, as an adult, returns to the cult's compound looking for answers. Jessica Alba is playing a documentary director who accompanies the young woman on her journey. No details were given for Thomas Jane's character.

Phil Joanou (Gridiron Gang, The Punsher: Dirty Laundry) is directing from a screenplay by Robert Ben Garant. While the writer normally works with his fellow Reno 911! co-creator Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant wrote this script on his own. He also wrote the upcoming horror-thriller Jessabelle, which Jason Blum is producing, by himself. The producers are eyeing an April production start.

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Jessica Alba is in negotiations to join Thomas Jane in The Veil, the latest microbudget horror film from Jason Blum's Blumhouse. Phil Joanou is on board to direct the pic, which has a script by Robert Ben Garant, a co-writer on the Night of the Museum movies who also wrote Jessabelle for Blum. Story: Thomas Jane Reteams With Phil Joanou for Blumhouse's 'The Veil' Veil’s story revolves around members of a religious cult known as Heaven's Veil who take their own lives. The truth behind what really happened remains buried deep in the memory of the sole survivor, a five-

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Hey, guess what? Blumhouse Productions has yet another horror film in the works, and Thomas Jane is attached to star. Sound good to you? Because it sounds great to us. Read on!

THR reports that The Veil will be the next micro-budget genre effort from Blumhouse, which will re-team director Phil Joanou with Thomas Jane. They last partnered on the unauthorized short film The Punisher: Dirty Laundry (below), which was one of the hands down coolest things to ever happen to the internet.

The Veil is written by Robert Ben Garant, and the story springs from the real-world headlines of religious cults and mass suicides. It begins 30 years ago, when members of a religious cult known as Heaven's Veil take their own lives.

The truth behind what really happened remains buried deep in the memory of the sole survivor, a five-year-old girl, who returns to the compound with a documentary crew as an adult.

Thomas Jane has been cast in The Veil.

The actor will star in the new horror film from Paranormal Activity and Insidious creators Blumhouse Productions, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Jane will reunite with Phil Joanou, who directed him in the Punisher: Dirty Laundry short.

The film centres around a girl who - 30 years earlier at the age of 5 - was the only survivor of a cult's mass suicide.

Returning to the scene of the deaths with a film crew, she tries to recover her lost memories of that time and succeeds in waking a terrible truth.

Blumhouse and Jason Blum's next releases will be The Purge: Anarchy and Ouija.

Jane will star with John Cusack in the upcoming Drive Hard.

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Jessica Alba is, according to The Hollywood Reporter , negotiating to star opposite Thomas Jane in Universal Pictures' upcoming supernatural thriller The Veil . To be directed by Phil Joanou, the film boasts a screenplay by Robert Ben Garant. The Veil begins 30 years ago, when members of a religious cult known as "Heaven's Veil" take their own lives. The truth behind what really happened remains buried deep in the memory of the sole survivor, a five-year-old girl, who returns to the compound with a documentary crew as an adult. They soon discover something that is far more terrifying than anything they could have imagined. Alba recently starred on the television miniseries "The Spoils of Babylon." She can soon be seen in Joe Carnahan's microbudget...

Jason Blum's Blumhouse is becoming something of a modern day Hammer Horror production company. The constant flow of horror projects from the Blum is quite impressive. Some don't quite hit the mark whilst others are superbly crafted little horror treats. 'The Veil' is the latest small budget genre production that is set to revolve around the theme of cults and mass suicides. And the project, to be helmed by Phil Joanou ('Final Analysis'), has landed its leading man in the form of Thomas Jane ('The Mist'). Joanou will helm from a script provided by 'Hell Baby' star and co-writer Robert Ben Garant whilst Universal are poised to distribute....

Thomas Jane and Eva Longoria have signed on for two new projects from microbudget horror producing magnate Jason Blum.

Jane will re-team with his "The Punisher: Dirty Laundry" unauthorised Marvel short film director Phil Joanou's for "The Veil" at Universal Pictures. Filming begins in April.

"Reno 911" co-creator Robert Ben Garant penned the script which begins three decades ago when the members of the religious cult Heaven's Veil commit suicide.

The sole survivor, a then five-year-old girl, is taken back to the compound thirty years later with a documentary crew to determine what really happened - the truth turns out to be far more terrifying.

Before that starts though, Blum is getting to work on "Visions" which "Desperate Housewives" star Longoria has joined. The story follows a pregnant woman (Isla Fisher) who moves with her husband to the countryside where she is plagued by visions of a sinister hooded figure.

Thomas Jane will star in The Veil, the latest microbudget horror film from Jason Blum's Blumhouse, which has Phil Joanou on board to direct. Universal will distribute per its first-look deal with Blumhouse. Joanou is a video director who helmed the Kim Basinger-Richard Gere erotic thriller Final Analysis but most recently teamed up with Jane to make the wildly popular short The Punisher: Dirty Laundry, an unauthorized take on the Marvel vigilante character. Related: Hollywood's 20 Masters of Horror Veil is written by Robert Ben Garant, a co-creator of the comedy show Reno 911, who with his

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Welcome to Issue 27 of ‘The Marvelous Da7e!’

Real quick mission statement: this column is for discussion of superhero movie news and superhero movies…Or Is It?

This week: A bad comic fan film is in the news for blatant theft. Let’s not let that tarnish fan films.

This Shia Labeouf thing is getting weird.

Mr. Labeouf, for those who don’t know, released a short film that ended up being a word-for-word visual version of Daniel Clowes’ 2007 comic, “Justin M. Damiano”, just with names and a few props changed. No where in the film is Clowes acknowledged and the artist and his editor are super-pissed at the plagiarism at hand.

This is all a little surreal, because I had seen this comic pop up on Tumblr during Cannes when Shia Labeouf’s short HowardCantour.com had premiered. Someone had blogged it with a caption like: ust saw a live action version of this.

Odd List Simon Brew Ryan Lambie 26 Sep 2013 - 07:09

The year 1991 is the focus for our latest underappreciated films list, which includes dramas, thrillers, and a smattering of horror...

Ah, 1991. The year Robert Patrick ran after cars in Terminator 2: Judgement Day, and Kevin Costner grew a spectacular mullet for Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves. But outside the top ten blockbuster list, there lies an entire world of other, less celebrated films to discover.

Some of the movies on this list have been included because they were overlooked in theatres, while others have been added because they were unfairly dismissed by critics. One or two others were modest successes, but (whisper it) we decided to include them anyway because we really, really like them.

So here, for your delectation, is our pick of 25 underappreciated films from 1991.

25. Deceived

You think Goldie Hawn, you tend to think comedy, or her Oscar-nominated turn in Private Benjamin.